False friends

Question 1

arena

Answer 1

estadio (no es arena ‘sand’)

Question 2

assist

Answer 2

ayudar (no es asistir ‘attend’)

Question 3

argument

Answer 3

discusión (no es argumento ‘plot’)

Question 4

bland

Answer 4

soso (no es blando ‘soft’)

Question 5

carpet

Answer 5

alfombra/moqueta (no es carpeta ‘file’)

Question 6

compliment

Answer 6

piropo (no es complemento ‘accessory’)

Question 7

constipation

Answer 7

estreñimiento (no es constipado ‘cold’)

Question 8

deception

Answer 8

engaño/mentira (no es decepción ‘disappointment)

Question 9

fabric

Answer 9

tejido (no es fábrica ‘factory’)

Question 10

influenza (commonly named the flu)

Answer 10

gripe (no es influencia ‘influence’)

Question 11

molest

Answer 11

agredir (no es molestar ‘bother’)

Question 12

dormitory

Answer 12

residencia universitaria (no es dormitorio ‘bedroom’)

Question 13

preoccupied

Answer 13

distraído/ocupado (no es preocupado ‘worried’)

Question 14

sane

Answer 14

cuerdo (no es sano ‘healthy’)

Question 15

vase

Answer 15

jarrón/florero (no es vaso ‘glass/cup’)

Question 16

to demand

Answer 16

pedir/exigir (no es demandar ‘sue’)

Question 17

to rest

Answer 17

descansar (no es restar ‘subtract’)

Question 18

sensible

Answer 18

sensato (no es sensible ‘sensitive’)

Question 19

advice

Answer 19

consejo (no es aviso ‘warning’)

Question 20

card

Answer 20

tarjeta (no es carta ‘letter’)