Cognates - Week 2-3

Question 1

BENEFICIENCIA

Answer 1

pfc) = beneficiary
​​Also = Public Welfare Department (may also be a charity)

Question 2

BIZARRO

Answer 2

fc) ≠ bizarre; instead use “grotesco,” “raro.”

​​= courageous, gallant

Question 3

BRAVO

Answer 3

(Pfc) = courageous
​​Also = fierce; a person who gets mad easily

Question 4

CALIFICAR DE

Answer 4

(fc) ≠ qualify
​​= describe, deem
​​“lo calificó de cobarde por su falta de coraje”

Question 5

CAMPO

Answer 5

(fc) ≠ camp as in base camp; instead use “campamento.”

​​= countryside, field as in playing field, football field.

Question 6

CANCELAR

Answer 6

(pfc) = to erase or eliminate
​​Also = pay a bill or settle an account: “Canceló la cuenta con un ​​​​cheque”

Question 7

CANCILLER

Answer 7

(fc) ≠ chancellor as in prime minister of a country.

​​= foreign minister.

Question 8

CASUALIDAD

Answer 8

(fc) ≠ casualty as in hurt person; instead use “baja” or “víctima”
​​​= coincidence, chance: “nos encontramos de pura casualidad”

Question 9

CATEDRÁTICO

Answer 9

(fc) ≠ associated with a cathedral

​​​=tenured professor

Question 10

COLEGIO

Answer 10

(fc) ≠ college as in university-level institutions; instead use “universidad”
​​= secondary school

Question 11

COLLAR

Answer 11

(pfc) = collar of a shirt
​​Also = necklace

Question 12

COMPROMISO

Answer 12

(fc) ≠ agreement; instead use “acuerdo, convenio”

​​​= commitment, date, obligation

Question 13

BASES

Answer 13

(pfc) = foundations.
​​Also = grass roots or rank and file
​​“las bases del partido son amplias”