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False friends
Palabras en
inglés que tienen parecido léxico pero un significado diferente
y nos pueden confundir.
| Inglés |
Traducción
correcta |
Error de traducción |
En
inglés sería... |
| actually |
realmente |
actualmente |
nowadays |
| abuse |
insultos |
abuso |
imposition |
| actual |
verdadero, real |
actual |
present |
| anticipation |
esperanza |
anticipacin |
advance |
| apparition |
fantasma |
aparicin |
appearance |
| arena |
estadio |
arena |
sand |
| carpet |
alfombra |
carpeta |
file / folder |
| calve |
parir |
calvo |
bald |
| cart |
carro |
carta |
letter |
| code |
código |
codo |
elbow |
| design |
diseo |
designar |
to designate |
| dude |
tio |
duda |
doubt |
| emergent |
en vías de desarrollo |
emergente |
resultant |
| editor |
redactor (jefe) |
editor |
publishing |
| floor |
piso, suelo |
flor |
flower |
| fracas |
riña, alboroto |
fracaso |
failure |
| fume |
humo |
fumar |
to smoke |
| gala |
fiesta, de fiesta |
gala |
full dress |
| grass |
hierba |
grasa |
grease |
| habit |
costumbre |
habitar |
to occupy |
| introduce |
presentar |
introducir |
to bring in |
| invidious |
odioso |
envidioso |
envious |
| lute |
lad |
luto |
mourning |
| lecture |
discurso, debate |
lectura |
reading |
| mar |
estropear |
mar |
sea |
| mayor |
alcalde |
mayor |
main |
| notice |
aviso |
noticia |
new |
| notify |
avisar |
notificación |
notification |
| official |
agente |
oficial |
officer |
| pale |
plido |
pala |
spade |
| panties |
bragas, calzones |
panties, medias |
tights |
| quiet |
reservado |
quieto |
still |
| quote |
citar |
cuota |
quota |
| realize |
darse cuenta de |
realizar |
to achieve |
| record |
registro |
recordar |
to remember |
| rice |
arroz |
rizo |
curly |
| spade |
pala |
espada |
sword |
| sale |
venta |
sala |
room |
| scenery |
paisaje |
escenario |
stage |
| sensible |
sensato |
sensible |
sensitive |
| tape |
cinta |
tapa |
lid, cover |
| topic |
tema |
tpico |
local |
| united |
unido |
unidad |
unit |
| viva |
examen oral |
viva |
hurrah |
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