A few Spanish/English False Friends
library - n - librería
a place where you borrow books / a place where you buy books
to divert - v - divertir
to change the direction of something / to have a good time
sympathetic - adj - simpático
understanding / nice, friendly
argument - n - argumento
a verbal fight / the plot of a book, film or play
to prove - v - probar
to make certain that something is true / to try something new, to try some clothes on
topic - n - tópico
a subject/theme / cliché
eventually -adv - eventualmente
in the end/finally / possibly
informal - adj - informal
casual, not formal / irresponsible
crime - n - crimen
something illegal / a murder, serious crime
to realise - v - realizar
to be fully conscious of something / to carry something out
sensible - adj - sensible
to have good sense / sensitive
actually - adv - actualmente
in fact / nowadays
educated - adj - educado
a person who has received a good education / polite
conductor - n - conductor
a person who leads an orchestra / the driver of a vehicle
particular - adj - particular
special / private
content - adj - contento
satisfied / happy
success - n - suceso
someone/thing that turns out well / an event
parent - n - pariente
mother or father / family member
direction - n - dirección
move to something/where / address
Note: sometimes the two words do correspond more or less.
The false friend concerns a different meaning of the same word.
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