User:Ringbang/sandbox/List of English–Spanish false friends
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Nouns edit
Spanish noun | Meaning | False friend of | Spanish translation of English false friend(s) |
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advertencia | warning | advertisement (anuncio) | |
amígdala | tonsil | amygdala (cuerpo amigdalino) | |
aurora | dawn | aurora borealis (aurora boreal) | |
babel | chaos | babble (balbuceo, galimatías) | |
bafle | loudspeaker | baffle (deflector, pantalla acústica) | |
balón | ball | balloon (globo) | |
bando | edict, side | band | banda, grupo |
barro | mud | bar | bar, barra, pastilla, palanca |
batata | sweet potato | potato | papa, patata |
bruma | mist | broom | escoba |
cacerola | saucepan | casserole | cazuela |
camarera | waitress, maid | camera | cámara |
campo | country, field | camp | campamento |
cardo | thistle, ugly or harsh person | card | carta, tarjeta |
cargo | post, charge, responsibility | cargo | carga, cargamento, flete |
carpeta | folder | carpet | alfombra |
cáscara | shell, peel | cask | barril, barrica |
casualidad | chance, coincidence | casualty | víctima |
cata | tasting | cat | gato |
celibato | celibacy | celibatarian | célibe |
chacra | farm | chakra | chakra |
cigarra | cicada | cigar | cigarro |
cola | tail, queue, end | cola | bebida de cola |
colonia | cologne | colony | |
colono | colonist, tenant farmer | colon | |
comentario | comment | commentary | |
compromiso | commitment | compromise | |
concha | shell | conch, concha | |
conducto | conduit, pipe, channel | conduct | |
conmoción | shock | commotion | |
costumbre | habit, custom, tradition | constume | traje, disfraz |
cova | wine cellar | cove | cala |
cuesta | slope | quest | búsqueda |
curso | course | curse | maldición |
dato | fact, datum | date | fecha |
demanda | request, lawsuit | demand | |
demencia | insanity, madness | dementia, Alzheimer's disease | |
deportista | sportsman, sportswoman | one who deports or is deported | |
desgracia | misfortune, disaster | disgrace | |
destreza | skill | distress | |
ducha | shower | douche | |
editorial | publisher, publishing house | editorial | |
encuesta | survey, opinion poll | inquest | |
envío | dispatch, shipment, parcel | envy | |
equivocación | error, mistake, slip | equivocation | |
factura | bill, invoice | fact | |
faro | lighthouse, headlamp | farro | |
fastidio | annoyance, irritation | fastidious person, neatnik | |
fatalidad | fate, destiny, misfortune | fatality | |
finalidad | aim, purpose | finality | |
fleco | fringe | fleck | |
ganga | bargain | ganja | |
grandiose | magnificent, grand | grandiose | |
hipo | hiccup, hiccough | hippo | |
incremento | increase, rise | increment | |
insolación | sunstroke | insulation, insolence | |
intento | attempt | intent | |
internar | to hospitalize | to intern | |
juicio | judgment, sense | juice | |
labrador | farmer, husbandman | Labrador retriever | |
molesto | annoyed, vexed, annoying, uncomfortable | molested | |
negocio | business, deal, shop | negociation | |
nudo | knot, link, junction | nude | |
olivo | olive tree | olive | |
panti | tights, panty hose | panty | |
papa | potato (cf. papá) | papa, father, grandfather | |
parada | stop (such as for vehicles) | parade | |
peregrino | pilgrim | Peregrine falcon | halcón peregrino |
plumero | feather duster | plumber | |
preservativo | condom | preservative | conservante |
pulpo | octopus | pulp | pulpa |
pupa | cold sore | pupa | crisálida |
quid | nub, crux | quid | libra; mascada |
recipiente | container, receptable | recipient | beneficiario, recibidor |
red | network | red | |
refrán | proverb, saying | refrain | |
reinserción | reintegration | reinsertion | |
repartición | distribution, sharing out (cf. repartir and partir) | repartition | |
resorte | spring | resort | recurso |
resortes | connections | resorts | |
robo | theft, robbery | robot | robot, autómata |
ropa | clothes | rope | cuerda, soga |
ruin | nasty, vicious, mean, nasty, stingy | ruin | ruina; arruinamiento |
sauce | willow | sauce | salsa |
sauco | elderberry | sauce | salsa |
según | according to, depending on | second | segundo |
sensible | sensitive | sensible | sensato |
so! | damn!, great!, whoa! [addressed to a steed] | so! | |
soberbia | haughtiness, arrogance | suburbia | — |
submarinista | scuba diver | submarine officer | |
tímpano | eardrum | timpani | tímpanos, atabales |
tobogan | slide, chute | toboggan | |
tope | end, top, limit, stop, catch, snag, collision, quarrel, reinforcement, et al. | tope shark; blacktip tope | cazón, tiburón vitamínico; Hypogaleus hyugaensis |
trampa | trap, snare, trapdoor | tramp; homeless person; prostitute; slut | vagabundo; el los sin techo, el los sin hogar; prostituta; meretriz, puta |
vaso | glass | vase | florero |
Verbs edit
Spanish verb | Meaning | False friend of | Spanish translation of English false friend(s) |
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advertir | to warn | to advertise | anunciar |
anticipar | to foretell, to prepay, et al. | to anticipate | |
asesorar | to advise | to assess | evaluar, valorar, tasar, juzgar |
balancear | to rock, to swing | to balance | equilibrar |
barrer | to sweep | to bar | prohibir, excluir, impedir |
bordar | to embroider | to board | abordar, embarcar, subir |
bordear | to border, to skirt | to board | abordar, embarcar, subir |
censar | to make a census of | to censor | |
chafar | to flatten, to crush | to chaff | burlar, ridiculizar |
chillar | to shout, to yell, to creek, to sizzle, to hiss | to chill | enfriar |
constiparse | to catch a cold, to become congested | to constipate | estreñir |
damnificar | to cause, to occasion | to damn, to condemn | |
demandar | to request, to sue | to demand | |
denominar | to name, to call | to nominate, to denominate | |
depurar | to purify | to contaminate | |
desgraciar | to ruin, to spoil | to disgrace | deshonrar |
duchar | to shower | to douche | hacerse lavados vaginales |
editar | to publish, to release | to edit | corregir |
elaborar | to manufacture, to make | to elaborate | explicarse con detalles |
encauzar | to channel | to cause | causar, ocasionar |
enrollar | to roll up, to waffle on | to enroll | matricular, inscribir, registrar |
entablar | to begin | to table | |
enterrar | to bury | to enter | entrar, ingresar |
escamar | to make suspicious | to scam | |
fechar | to date | to fetch | ir a buscar, traer a, venderse a, venderse por |
fingir | to feign, to pretend | to finger | tocar, manosear, identificar |
fracasar | to fail, flop, lose | to brawl, to quarrel | pelear, reñir |
garrotear | to beat, to club | to garrote | |
molestar | to bother | to molest | |
negar | to deny | to negate | |
pinchar | to puncture, to sting, to flirt, et al. | to pinch | |
rebotar | to bounce, to rebound | to reboot | |
reclamar | to demand, to claim | to reclaim | |
recolectar | to gather together, et al. | to recollect | recordar, acordarse |
recordar | to remember | to record | grabar |
recuerdo | memory | record, recording | registro, disco, expediente, grabación |
recurrir | to resort to, to appeal to, to turn to, to call on | to recur | repetirse, volver a |
regresar | to return | to regress | retroceder |
restar | to subtract, to take away | to rest | descansar, reposar |
resumir | to summarize (cf. resumé) | to resume | continuar, reanudar, reasumir |
suceder | to happen, to occur (false cognate?) | to succeed | tener éxito |
Adjectives edit
Spanish adjective | Meaning | False friend of |
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ajustado | tight, tight-fitting | adjusted (equilibrado, modificado, rectificado) |
constipado | congested (as from a cold) | constipated (estreñido) |
desgraciado | unfortunate, wretched | disgraced (deshonrado) |
embarazada | pregnant, pregnant woman | embarrassed (avergonzado) |
entrañable | close, intimate, dearly (be)loved | trainable (entrenable) |
inedito | unpublished | unedited (sin editar, poco editar) |
soso | dull, uninteresting, tasteless | so-so (así así) |
vidrioso | glass, brittle, glazed | vitriolic (vitriólico) |
False cognates edit
Spanish word | Meaning | False friend | Spanish translation of false friend(s) |
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mensa | stupid (Mexican slang) |