False friends Flashcards
False friends:
actual
RO– actual (present) ??
These were not her actual words, but they misinterpreted what she wanted to say.
ENG. actual – RO de fapt (real, true) !!
actually
RO – actual (presently) ??
What they wanted to do and what they actually did are totally different things.
ENG. actually – RO de fapt (in fact) !!
adept
RO – adept (supporter) ??
The adepts in these fields are more and more rare.
ENG adept – RO expert (expert) !!
- it may also mean „supporter” but it is not its first meaning
advertisement
RO – avertisment (warning) ??
The advertisements in print, television and radio are paid for.
ENG advertisement – RO reclamă (commercial, publicity announcement)
apology
RO – apologie (eulogy) ??
I have to present my apologies for being late.
ENG. apology – RO scuză (excuse) !!
arm
RO – armă (weapon) ??
He has broken his arm while playing football.
ENG arm - RO braț (part that connects the hand to the shoulder) !!
to assist
RO –a asista (attend) ??
They have been really helpful, assisting the old persons who had been affected by floods.
ENG to assist – RO a ajuta (to help) !!
ballot
RO – balot (bale) ??
The ballots have been sealed and they will be checked tomorrow.
ENG ballot – RO vot (vote) !!
ban
RO – ban (currency) ??
The parliamentarians are debating the law regarding the ban of international adoptions.
ENG ban – RO interdicție (prohibition, interdiction) !!
bucket
RO – buchet (bouquet) ??
We need a bucket of water.
ENG bucket – RO găleată (pail) !!
camera
RO – cameră (room) ??
I am satisfied with my new photo camera.
ENG camera – RO aparat foto sau video (photo or video camera) !!
car
RO – car (cart) ??
I have just bought a hybrid car and I am pleased with my decision.
ENG car – RO mașină (car) !!
caution
RO – cauțiune (bail) ??
They took the necessary cautions so that nothing bad might happen.
ENG caution – RO atenționare (warning, attention, vigilance) !!
chef
RO – șef (boss) ??
The chef from Intercontinental is very famous and appreciated.
ENG chef – RO bucătar șef (the main cook in a restaurant) !!
cold
RO – cald (warm) ??
Winter has come, it is getting colder and colder.
ENG cold – RO frig (chill) !!
commercial
RO – comercial (trade) ??
I like the commercials of telecommunications companies.
ENG commercials – RO reclamă (publicity) !!
confectionery
RO – confecționare (confection) ??
I went to the confectionery to buy some fruit cakes.
ENG confectionery – RO cofetărie (tea room) !!
consequent
RO – consecvent (consistent) ??
The consequent step after such a big fight with your husband is to leave.
ENG consequent – RO următor (next, the following 1, result, effect)
contest
RO – contestație (appeal) ??
The drawings contest has been won by my brother.
ENG contest – RO concurs (competition) !!
corn
RO – corn (antler) ??
Corn was first cultivated in South America.
ENG corn – RO porumb (maize) !!
crayon
RO – creion (pencil) ??
This drawing is made with a crayon.
ENG crayon – RO cretă cerată/colorată (waxed/colored chalk) ??
crime
RO – crimă (murder) ??
The crime he is charged with is money laundering.
ENG crime – RO infracțiune (fraud, infraction, offense) !!
current
RO – curent (electric power) ??
His current medical situation is a critical one.
ENG current – RO actual (present) !!
cutie
RO – cutie (box) ??
She is such a cutie.
ENG cutie – RO drăguțică (sweet person)
data
RO – dată (date, a certain period in time) ??
The data led us to the conclusion that the factory had to be closed because of water pollution.
ENG data – RO date științifice (values derv. from scientific exprm)
deception
RO – decepție (disappointment) ??
The deception they have committed will be punished by law.
ENG deception – RO înșelăciune (deceit, trick) !!
deserve
RO – a deservi (serve) ??
Such rude people do not deserve to stay at the same table with us.
ENG deserve – RO a merita (to be worth)
economical
RO – economic (related to economics) ??
His economical behaviour is not understood by many people, as he is very rich.
ENG economical – RO econom (prudent, likes to save money, 0 waste)
RO – email (enamel) ??
I received your e-mail with some delay.
ENG e-mail – RO e-mail (electronic message) !!
eventually
RO – eventual (possible) ??
Eventually, you understood my point of view.
ENG eventually – RO în cele din urmă (finally) !!
excited
RO – excitat (sexually aroused) ??
He is excited about going to France this summer.
ENG excited – RO emoționat (emotionally aroused) !!
fabric
RO – fabrică (factory) ??
This dress is made of very expensive fabric.
ENG fabric – RO stofă, țesătură (texture) !!
far
RO – far (lighthouse, beacon) ??
We live rather far from school.
ENG far – RO departe (away) !!
feud
RO – feudă (belonging to a feudal lord) ??
The feud between the two families continued even after the marriage of their children.
ENG feud – RO gâlceavă (hostility) !!
glass
RO – glas (voice) ??
Give me a glass of orange juice.
We have a glass vase, not a porcelain one.
ENG glass – RO pahar (can, cup), sticlă (what bottles are made of)
gymnasium
RO – gimnaziu (secondary school) ??
They meet every day at the gymnasium to play sport.
ENG gymnasium – RO sală de gimnastică (room equipped for sports) !!
- it may also mean „secondary school”, but it is not its first meaning.
grave
RO – grav (serios) ??
They have asked to be buried in the grave from the churchyard.
ENG grave – RO mormânt (tomb)
hearing
RO–a auzi (to hear) ??
The hearing of the supposed murders will take place tomorrow.
ENG hearing – RO audiere în justiție (examin. of an accused pers.)!
industrious
RO–industrial (industrial) ??
They are lucky, they have only industrious employees.
ENG. industrious – RO. harnic (hard working) !!
infatuation
RO – infatuare (vanity, self-conceit) ??
His infatuation with her is impossible to understand, at least for me.
ENG infatuation–RO pasiune, dragoste nebună (passion) !!
interpreter
RO – interpret (singer) ??
I have been an interpreter at the fair from Berlin for a seminar on the benefits of honey.
ENG interpreter – RO interpret (oral translator#) !!
lack
RO – lac (lake) ??
There is a lack of good engineers on the local labour market.
ENG lack – RO lipsă (absence) !!
library
RO – librărie (bookstore) ??
I borrowed this book from the University library.
ENG library – RO bibliotecă (place from where people borrow books)!
magazine
RO - magazin (store) ??
I have read an interview with Elton John in my favourite magazine.
ENG magazine – RO revistă (periodical journal) !!
mare
RO – mare (big) ??
The mare gave birth to a colt.
ENG mare – RO iapă (female horse)
mercy
RO – merci (thanks) ??
Our football team will have a match tonight and their logo is „Have no mercy!”
ENG mercy – RO milă (compassion, clemency) !!
miserable
RO – mizerabil (dirty) ??
They are miserable after the death of their only child.
ENG miserable – RO sărac, nefericit (very poor, unhappy, depressed)
nervous
RO – nervos (angry) ??
He is nervous about is date with Joanne.
ENG nervous – RO emoționat (agitated, distressed) !!
novel
RO – nuvelă (short story) ??
My favourite novel is „Notre-Dame de Paris” by Victor Hugo
ENG novel – RO roman (long fictional prose narrative) !!
ordinary
RO – ordinar (vulgar, rude) ??
For the police, the incident did not seem out of the ordinary.
ENG ordinary – RO obișnuit (common, normal, usual) !!
pace
RO – pace (peace) ??
It was getting dark, so I quickened my pace.
ENG pace – RO ritm de mers (speed)
physician
RO – fizician (physicist) ??
He is a well-known physician, famous for having cured people of very serious diseases.
ENG physician – RO medic (doctor) !!
plane
RO – plan (plan) ??
The plane leaves at 10.45 and it lands in Istanbul one hour later.
ENG plane – RO avion (airplane) !!
policy
RO – poliție (police) ??
They have just signed a life insurance policy.
The government policies are not appreciated at all by old people.
ENG policy – RO poliță/politică (note/ actions of governm. etc.) !!
pregnant
RO – pregnant (striking) ??
She is pregnant, she is going to have a baby.
ENG pregnant – RO gravidă (a woman that will soon give birth) !!
prize
RO – priză (plug) ??
The Nobel Prize for literature has just been offered to a Romanian writer.
ENG prize – RO premiu (award) !!
preservative
RO - prezervativ (condom) ??
More and more preservatives are added to food to make it look fresh for longer periods.
ENG preservative – RO conservant (chemical to inhibit alteration)!!
process
RO - proces (trial) ??
The technological process of making furniture is long and expensive.
ENG process – RO progres (the stages of a procedure) !!
proper
RO – propriu (own) ??
This is the proper house for a family with two children.
ENG proper – RO corect (correct, decent, adequate) !!
prospect
RO – prospect (handout) ??
Our prospects to obtain a full scholarship at Pittsburgh University are very high.
ENG prospect – RO perspectivă (possibility, chance) !!
resort
RO – resort (spring, support) ??
The mountain resorts from the Prahova Valley are full even in summer.
ENG resort – RO stațiune (place where people go to relax) !!
rest
RO – rest (change) ??
We deserve a rest after so much work.
ENG rest – RO odihnă (repose) !!
to resume
RO – a rezuma (to summarize) ??
The debates will be resumed after a ten-minute break.
ENG to resume - RO a relua după o pauză (begin x2 after interrupt.)!
scholar
RO – școlar (pupil) ??
He is a scholar in Japanese literature.
ENG scholar – RO cărturar (learned person) !!
- It may also mean „pupil”, but this is not its first meaning.
sensible
RO – sensibil (sensitive) ??
In his sixties, he must be a sensible person because of his life experience.
ENG sensible – RO înțelept (wise, rational) !!
sever
RO – sever (severe, sharp) ??
They have severed all their ties with the rest of the family.
ENG sever - RO a despărți (to separate, to divide into) !!
slut
RO – slut (deformed, ugly) ??
I don.t like to see women dressed like sluts on the street.
ENG slut – RO prostituată (prostitute) !!
smoking
RO – smoching (dinner-jacket) ??
Smoking is considered a bad habit.
ENG smoking – RO fumat (related to the use of tobacco) !!
stamina
RO – stamină (stamen) ??
He has the stamina of a twenty-year old person, although he is already in his seventies.
ENG stamina – RO rezistență, vitalitate(strengthtoresist,endurance)
stare
RO – stare (mood) ??
Don.t stare at me like that! Don.t you have anything else to do?
ENG stare – RO a se uita fix (to look at smth with insistence) !!
to summarize
RO – a aduna (to add up) ??
Could you summarise the conclusions of yesterday.s conference?
ENG to summarize – RO a rezuma ( short presentation of smth.)
supply
RO – a suplini (substitute) ??
The shops have just been supplied with fresh merchandise.
ENG supply – RO a furniza (to deliver) !!
terrific
RO – teribil (terrible) ??
This is terrific news, I did not expect to be accepted at this university.
ENG terrific – RO nemaipomenit (great, wonderful) !!
topic
RO – topică (word order) ??
We will take the necessary time to discuss each topic of the presentation.
ENG topic – RO subiect (matter, subject) !!
