One of the challenges of learning a new language is the tricky false friends. But today we'll uncover some of them so that they'll never trick you again 😉
falsos amigos
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Which word do we need to use in Spanish to say we're embarrassed by something?
embarazado/a
avergonzado/a
embarrassed
embarazado/a
pregnant
actual
actual (ES)
current
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How would you say in Spanish 'the current situation'?
actual (EN)
real
la situación actual
the current situation
actual (EN)
real
la situación actual
the current situation
la situación real
the actual situation
la situación actual
the current situation
la situación real
the actual situation
la situación actual
the current situation
la situación real
the actual situation
bigote
in Spanish
bigot
in English
el bigote
la barba
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What does 'bigote' mean?
carpeta
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What does 'bigote' mean?
carpeta
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What does 'carpeta' mean?
alfombra
carpet
éxito
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What does 'éxito' mean?
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Before the Oscar ceremony I would walk on the red carpet or '.por la .... roja'
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What does 'éxito' mean?
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Before the Oscar ceremony I would walk on the red carpet or '.por la .... roja'
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'Éxito' means...
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Would I use the word 'bigote'?
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Which adjective do you use to ask me about my current film?
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Compliments make me feel a bit embarrased so I would say 'Estoy un poco...'
Actually
En realidad.
De hecho.
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to answer
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to support
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to introduce
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terrific
¿Alguna vez dijiste una palabra pensando que era la correcta y terminó siendo un error?
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terrific
¿Alguna vez dijiste una palabra pensando que era la correcta y terminó siendo un error?
Salvador Dalí
Ned Flanders
Charles Chaplin - Cantinflas
Ned Flanders
Salvador Dalí
Ned Flanders
Salvador Dalí
Ned Flanders
Charles Chaplin - Cantinflas
¿Cómo dices "argument" en español?
¿Cómo dices "to rest" en español?
Pie - pie /pastel
¿Cómo dices "argument" en español?
¿Cómo dices "to rest" en español?
¿Cómo dices "argument" en español?
Charles Chaplin - Cantinflas
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terrific
Ned Flanders
Ned Flanders
Salvador Dalí
Salvador Dalí
¿Alguna vez dijiste una palabra pensando que era la correcta y terminó siendo un error?
¿Alguna vez dijiste una palabra pensando que era la correcta y terminó siendo un error?
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to introduce
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to support
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to answer
En realidad.
De hecho.
Actually
En realidad.
De hecho.
Actually
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Compliments make me feel a bit embarrased so I would say 'Estoy un poco...'
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Which adjective do you use to ask me about my current film?
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Which adjective do you use to ask me about my current film?
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Would I use the word 'bigote'?
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'Éxito' means...
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Before the Oscar ceremony I would walk on the red carpet or '.por la .... roja'
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What does 'éxito' mean?
éxito
alfombra
carpet
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What does 'carpeta' mean?
carpeta
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What does 'bigote' mean?
la barba
el bigote
bigot
in English
bigote
in Spanish
la situación real
the actual situation
la situación actual
the current situation
actual (EN)
real
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How would you say in Spanish 'the current situation'?
actual (ES)
current
actual
embarazado/a
pregnant
avergonzado/a
embarrassed
embarazado/a
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Which word do we need to use in Spanish to say we're embarrassed by something?
falsos amigos
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