FALSE FRIENDS

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EXAMPLES

False friend Meaning Wrong word Meaning

Plane Avion Plano Flat

Actual Real, efectivo Actual Current

Actually En realidad Actualmente Nowadays

Advertise Publicidad Advertir Notice

Advise Consejos Avisar Warning

Apologize Pedir perdón Apología Defence

Argument Pelea Argumento Plot

Arm Brazo Arma Gun

Balloon Globo Balón Ball

Brave Valiente Bravo Fierce

False friend Meaning Wrong meaning Meaning

Carpet Alfombra Carpeta Folder

Cartoon Dibujos animados Carton Cardboard

Casuality Victima o herido Casualidad Coincidende

Collar Cuello de prenda Collar Necklace

Command Orden, mandato Comando Unit

Commodity Mercancía Comodidad Comfort

Complexion Tez, tono de piel Complexión Body Type

Conductor Cobrador, director orquesta

Conductor Driver

Confident Seguro de sí mismo

Confidente Confidant

Contest Concurso Contestar Answer

False friend Meaning Wrong word Meaning

Council Consejo Conciliar Reconcile

Crane Grúa Craneo Skull

Curse Maldición Curso Course

Date Fecha Dato Piece

Deception Engaño Decepción Disappointment

Desperate Desesperado Despertar Wake up

Dessert Postre Desierto Desert

Dinner Cena Dinero Money

Discrete Diferenciado Discreto Discreet

Diversion Desviación Diversión Fun

False friend Meaning Wrong word Meaning

Embarrassed Avergonzado Embarazada Pregnant

Eventual Definitivo, posible Eventual Casual

Eventually Finalmente, tarde Eventualmente Chance, possibly

Exit Salida Éxito Success

Fabric Tela Fábrica Factory

Form Formulario Forma Shape

Fume Vapor, gas Fumar Smoke

Gracious Cortés Gracioso Funny

Grocery Tienda de comestibles

Grosería Rudeness

Horn Bocina Horno Oven

False friend Meaning Wrong word Meaning

Idiom Locución Idioma Language

Inhabitant Habitante Inhabitado Uninhabited

Intoxicated Ebrio Intoxicado With food poisoning

Involve Involucrar Envolver Wrap

Large Grande Largo Long

Lecture Conferencia Lectura Reading

Lentil Lentejas Lentilla Contact lens

Luxury Lujo Lujuria Lust

Macaroon Galleta con almendra

Macarrón A piece of macaroni

Mascot Amuleto Mascota Pet

False friend Meaning Wrong word Meaning

Mayor Alcalde Mayor Bigger

Media Medios Media Sock

Misery Tristeza Miseria Poverty

Notice Nota o anuncio Noticia News

Office Oficina Oficio Trade

Once Una vez Once Eleven

Oration Discurso ceremonial Oración Prayer

Ordinary Común Ordinario Vulgar

Pan Cacerola, cazuela Pan Bread

Parade Desfile Pared Wall

False friend Meaning Wrong word Meaning

Parents Padres Parientes Relatives

Place Lugar Plaza Square

Pendant Colgante de collar Pendiente Earring

Policy Política Policía Police

Politic Diplomático Político Politician

Recollection Recuerdo Recolección Collection

Salad Ensalada Salado Salty

Sane Cuerda Sano Healthy

Sensible Sensato Sensible Sensitive

Signature Firma Asignatura Subject

False friend Meaning Wrong word Meaning

Soap Jabón Sopa Soup

Spade Pala Espada Sword

Stranger Desconocido Extranjero Foreigner

Success Éxito Suceso Event

Target Objetivo Tarjeta Card

Tax Impuesto Taxi Taxi

Terrific Fenomenal Terrorífico terrifying

Tramp Vagabundo Trampa Trap

Ultimate Final Ultimo Last

Umpire Arbitro Imperio Empire

False friend Meaning Wrong word Meaning

Zealous Entusiasta Celoso Jealous

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