Cognados 8

Question 1

política

Answer 1

= politics or policy (in a political sense)

≠ policy in the insurance sense; instead use “póliza de saguaros”

Question 2

populación

Answer 2

≠ population (instead use población or pueblo)

Question 3

precioso

Answer 3

= great value; also beautiful

Question 4

preciso

Answer 4

= exact; also necessary

Question 5

presumir

Answer 5

= to boast or brag

≠ to suppose (instead use “suponer”)

Question 6

pretender

Answer 6

= to attempt or try

≠ to stimulate or assume an identity falsely

Question 7

promoción

Answer 7

≠ promotion in the sense of advancement; instead use “ascenso”
= a sale in a store or the promotion of a new product

Question 8

propaganda

Answer 8

= political or ideological propaganda

also = advertising

Question 9

quitar

Answer 9

≠ to quit; instead use “abandonar” “terminar” or “salir”

Question 10

radicar

Answer 10

= to live or settle somewhere

≠ radical

Question 11

realizar

Answer 11

≠ realize in sense of being aware; instead use “darse cuenta”

Question 12

recordar

Answer 12

≠ record; instead use “grabar” or “registrar”

= to remember

Question 13

no me importa un pito

Answer 13

I couldn’t care less

Question 14

no se ganó Zamora en una hora

Answer 14

Rome wasn’t built in a day

Question 15

no tener remedio

Answer 15

to be beyond help

Question 16

obrar en poder de

Answer 16

in the hands of

Question 17

pagar a plazos

Answer 17

to pay in installments

Question 18

parece mentira

Answer 18

it seems impossible

Question 19

pasado de moda

Answer 19

out of style

Question 20

pedir prestado

Answer 20

to borrow

Question 21

perro que ladra no muere

Answer 21

a barking dog doesn’t bite

Question 22

plan de estudios

Answer 22

curriculum

Question 23

poner en marcha

Answer 23

to put in motion; to start