Spanish-English False Friends Flashcards
1
Q
actual
A
current, present day
2
Q
efectivo
A
actual
3
Q
americano
A
person from north or south america
4
Q
estadounidense
A
american
5
Q
asistir
A
to attend, be present at OR to assist
6
Q
ayudar
A
to assist/help
7
Q
billón
A
(us) trillions, (uk) billions
8
Q
mil millones
A
billion (us)
9
Q
bizarro
A
dashing, brave, gallant
10
Q
extraño
A
bizarre, strange
11
Q
bombero
A
firefighter
12
Q
bombardero
A
bomber
13
Q
carpeta
A
folder
14
Q
alfombra
A
carpet
15
Q
casualidad
A
coincidence, chance
16
Q
victima
A
casualty
17
Q
chocar
A
stroke, collide
18
Q
ahogar
A
choke
19
Q
codo
A
elbow
20
Q
código
A
code
21
Q
colegio
A
high school
22
Q
universidad
A
college, university
23
Q
compromiso
A
obligation, committment
24
Q
componenda
A
compromise
25
condescender
to comply, agree
26
dignarse
condescend
27
constipado (n)
a cold
28
constipado (adj)
constipated
29
contestar
to answer
30
contender
contest (v)
31
corrientemente
fluently, plainly, flatly
32
actualmente
currently
33
delito
crime
34
delicia, deleite
delight
35
desgracia
mistake, misfortune
36
vergüenza
disgrace
37
disgusto
annoyance, worry
38
asco, repugnancia
disgust
39
destituido
fired, deprived
40
indigente
destitute
41
dormitorio
bedroom
42
residencia universitaria
dormitory
43
embarazada
pregnant
44
avergonzada
embarrassed
45
empresa
business enterprise, company
46
emperatríz
empress
47
enviar
send
48
envidiar
envy
49
estrechar
to narrow, bring closer together
50
estirar, alargar
stretch
51
estimado
esteemed
52
estimacíon, presupuesto
estimate
53
éxito
success
54
salida
exit
55
suceso
event
56
fábrica
factory
57
tela
fabric
58
grosería
grossness, crudeness
59
abarrotería, tienda de comestibles
grocery
60
introducir
insert
61
presentar
introduce (someone)
62
largo
long
63
grande
large
64
lectura
reading
65
conferencia
lecture
66
librería
book store
67
biblioteca
library
68
mantel
tablecloth
69
manto, mesilla
mantel
70
molestar
bother
71
abusar (sexualmente)
molest
72
nudo
knot
73
desnudo
nude
74
parada
stop, e.g. bus stop
75
desfile
parade
76
pariente
relative
77
padre
parent
78
pretender
to attempt, to woo
79
fingir
pretend
80
preocupado
worried
81
distraído
preoccupied
82
realizar
to come true
83
darse cuenta
realize
84
recordar
to remember, remind
85
grabar
record
86
ropa
clothes
87
cuerda
rope
88
sano
healthy
89
cuerdo
sane
90
sopa
soup
91
jabón
soap
92
soportar
tolerate, put up with
93
apoyar
support
94
tuna
prickly pear
95
atún
tuna
96
últimamente
recently
97
al final
ultimately
98
vaso
drinking glass
99
jarrón, florero
vase
