False Cognates

Question 1

Actual

Answer 1

current, present

Question 2

aplicar

Answer 2

to apply, to tattach

Question 3

efectivo, verdadero

Answer 3

actual

Question 4

solicitar

Answer 4

to apply for a job

Question 5

apologia

Answer 5

eulogy

Question 6

disculpa, excusa

Answer 6

apology

Question 7

asistir

Answer 7

to attend

Question 8

ayudar

Answer 8

to assist

Question 9

atender

Answer 9

to take care of

Question 10

bachiller

Answer 10

secondary school graduate (i.e. baccalaureate)

Question 11

solter

Answer 11

bachelo

Question 12

billon

Answer 12

trillions

Question 13

mil millones

Answer 13

billion

Question 14

carbon

Answer 14

coal

Question 15

carbono

Answer 15

carbon

Question 16

campo

Answer 16

country, field

Question 17

campamento

Answer 17

camp

Question 18

cargo

Answer 18

duty, responsibility

Question 19

carga

Answer 19

cargo

Question 20

carpeta

Answer 20

folder, file

Question 21

alfombra

Answer 21

carpet

Question 22

chocar

Answer 22

to crash, to shock

Question 23

to choke

Answer 23

asfixiarse

Question 24

collar

Answer 24

necklace

Question 25

cuello

Answer 25

collar, neck

Question 26

complexion

Answer 26

constitution, temperament

Question 27

tez

Answer 27

complexion

Question 28

compromiso

Answer 28

obligation

Question 29

acuerdo mutuo, arreglo

Answer 29

compromise

Question 30

constipacion

Answer 30

cold, illness (of the nose)

Question 31

esten(`)imiento

Answer 31

constipation

Question 32

contestar

Answer 32

to answer, to reply

Question 33

refutar

Answer 33

to contest

Question 34

convenir

Answer 34

to agree, to fit, to suit

Question 35

convocar

Answer 35

to convene

Question 36

decepcion

Answer 36

disappointment

Question 37

engan(`)o

Answer 37

deception

Question 38

delito

Answer 38

crime

Question 39

deleite

Answer 39

delight

Question 40

desgracia

Answer 40

misfortune

Question 41

vergu(..)enza

Answer 41

disgrace

Question 42

desmayo

Answer 42

faint

Question 43

consternacion

Answer 43

dismay

Question 44

disgustar

Answer 44

to upset, to displease

Question 45

dar asco, repugnar

Answer 45

to disgust

Question 46

educado

Answer 46

polite, well-mannered

Question 47

culto

Answer 47

educated

Question 48

embarazada

Answer 48

pregnant

Question 49

avergonzado

Answer 49

embarrassed

Question 50

enviar

Answer 50

to send

Question 51

envidiar

Answer 51

to envy

Question 52

exito

Answer 52

success

Question 53

salida

Answer 53

exit

Question 54

fabrica

Answer 54

factory

Question 55

tela, tejido

Answer 55

fabric

Question 56

fu(‘)til

Answer 56

trivial

Question 57

vano, inu(‘)til

Answer 57

futile

Question 58

gracioso

Answer 58

funny

Question 59

corte(‘)s

Answer 59

gracious

Question 60

honesto

Answer 60

decent, honorable

Question 61

honrado, recto

Answer 61

honest

Question 62

idioma

Answer 62

language

Question 63

modismo

Answer 63

idiom

Question 64

ignorar

Answer 64

to be unaware of (ignoramus!)

Question 65

no hacer caso de

Answer 65

to ignore

Question 66

intoxicar

Answer 66

to poison

Question 67

emborrachar

Answer 67

to intoxicate

Question 68

introducir

Answer 68

to introduce a topic

Question 69

presentar

Answer 69

to inroduce

Question 70

largo

Answer 70

long

Question 71

grande

Answer 71

large

Question 72

lectura

Answer 72

reading

Question 73

conferencia

Answer 73

lecture

Question 74

mayor

Answer 74

older, greater

Question 75

alcalde

Answer 75

mayor

Question 76

mesura

Answer 76

moderation

Question 77

medida

Answer 77

measurement

Question 78

molestar

Answer 78

to annoy, to bother

Question 79

to molest

Answer 79

abusar sexualmente

Question 80

nombre

Answer 80

name

Question 81

numero

Answer 81

number

Question 82

parientes

Answer 82

relatives

Question 83

Padres

Answer 83

parents

Question 84

pinchar

Answer 84

to puncture

Question 85

pellizcar

Answer 85

to pinch

Question 86

preservativo

Answer 86

condom

Question 87

conservante

Answer 87

preservative

Question 88

pretender

Answer 88

to try, to aspire to

Question 89

fingir

Answer 89

to pretend

Question 90

quitar

Answer 90

to take away, to remove

Question 91

dejar

Answer 91

to quit, to leave

Question 92

real

Answer 92

royal

Question 93

verdadero

Answer 93

real

Question 94

realizar

Answer 94

to carry out

Question 95

darse cuenta de

Answer 95

to realize

Question 96

red

Answer 96

net

Question 97

rojo

Answer 97

red

Question 98

recordar

Answer 98

to remind, to remember

Question 99

grabar, registrar

Answer 99

to record

Question 100

ropa

Answer 100

clothes

Question 101

cuerda

Answer 101

rope

Question 102

sano

Answer 102

healthy

Question 103

sensible

Answer 103

sensitive

Question 104

sentencia

Answer 104

court verdict

Question 105

oracion

Answer 105

sentence

Question 106

cuerdo, sensato

Answer 106

sane

Question 107

sensato, prudente

Answer 107

sensible

Question 108

frase

Answer 108

sentence

Question 109

sopa

Answer 109

soup

Question 110

jabon

Answer 110

soap

Question 111

soportar

Answer 111

to hold up, to tolerate

Question 112

mantener, apoyar, sostener

Answer 112

to support

Question 113

suceder

Answer 113

to happen, to follor

Question 114

tener exito

Answer 114

to succeed (see also lograr)

Question 115

suceso

Answer 115

event

Question 116

exito

Answer 116

success

Question 117

tabla

Answer 117

board

Question 118

mesa

Answer 118

table

Question 119

trampa

Answer 119

cheat

Question 120

vagabundo

Answer 120

tramp

Question 121

tuna

Answer 121

prickly pear cactus

Question 122

atu(‘)n

Answer 122

tuna

Question 123

vaso

Answer 123

glass

Question 124

florero, jarron

Answer 124

vase