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FALSE FRIENDS

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.