Spanish false friends for English speakers

18 words · A2 · Español · More language patterns packs

Spanish words that look like English ones but mean something else. Embarazada means pregnant, not embarrassed, and actual means current.

These are Spanish words. Before you add them, open your lists in Mem-App and set the list's From language to Spanish. Otherwise the app looks them up in the English dictionary.

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Spanish false friends for English speakers: words and hints
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pregnant, not embarrassed
current, not actual
having a cold
success, not exit
bookshop, not library
folder, not carpet
to bother
to carry out, not realise
to attend, not assist
sensitive, not sensible
long, not large
clothes, not rope
factory, not fabric
to answer
disappointment
event, not success
to warn
to remember, not record
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