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Cognate
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a word that is spelled the same, or almost the same, in two different laguages and has the same definition.
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Spanish is easy
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El espanol es fácil
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color
koh-lohr |
noun
masculine perfect cognate |
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chocolate
choh-koh-lah-teh |
noun
masculine perfect cognate |
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doctor
dohk-tohr |
noun
masculine perfect cognate |
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hotel
oh-tehl |
noun
masculine perfect cognate |
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soda
soh-dah |
noun
masculine perfect cognate |
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motor
moh-tohr |
noun
masculine perfect cognate |
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banana
bah-nah-nah |
noun
feminine perfect cognate |
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fiesta
fee-yehs-tah |
noun
feminine perfect cognate |
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alpaca
ahl-pah-kah |
noun
feminine perfect cognate |
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plaza
plah-sah |
noun
feminine perfect cognate |
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radio
rrah-dee-yoh |
noun
feminine perfect cognate |
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taxi
tahk-see |
noun
feminine perfect cognate |
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horrible
oh-rree-bleh |
adjective
perfect cognate |
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natural
nah-too-rahl |
adjective
perfect cognate |
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popular
poh-poo-lahr |
adjective
perfect cognate |
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sociable
soh-see-yah-bleh |
adjective
perfect cognate |
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terrible
teh-rree-bleh |
adjective
perfect cognate |
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tropical
troh-pee-kahl |
adjective
perfect cognate |
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Near cognates
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words that are a identical to words in another language, off by an accent or a letter or two but has the same meaning.
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Impossible
eem-poh-see-bleh |
adj.
near cognate |
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interesante
een-teh-reh-sahn-teh |
adj.
near cognate |
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magnifico
mahg-nee-fee-koh |
adj.
near cognate |
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moderno
moh-dehr-noh |
adj.
near cognate |
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necesario
neh-seh-sah-ree-yoh |
adj.
near cognate |
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ordinario
ohr-dee-nah-ree-yo |
adj.
near cognate |
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posible
poh-see-bleh |
adj.
near cognate |
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probable
proh-bah-bleh |
adj.
near cognate |
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presidente
preh-see-dehn-teh |
noun
cognate |
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programa
proh-grah-mah |
noun
masculine near cognate |
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menú
mee-noo |
noun
masculine near cognate |
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restaurante
rrehs-tow-rahn-teh |
noun
masculine near cognate |
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salario
sah-lah-ree-yoh |
noun
masculine near cognate |
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supermercado
soo-pehr-mehr-kah-doh |
noun
masculine near cognate |
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teatro
teh-yah-troh |
noun
masculine near cognate |
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teléfono
teh-leh-foh-noh |
noun
masculine near cognate |
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mansión
mahn-see-yohn |
noun
feminine near cognate |
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música
moo-see-kah |
noun
feminine near cognate |
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nacionalidad
nah-see-yoh-nah-lee-dahd |
noun
feminine near cognate |
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opinión
oh-pee-nee-yohn |
noun
feminine near cognate |
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persona
pehr-soh-nah |
noun
feminine near cognate |
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región
rreh-hee-yohn |
noun
feminine near cognate |
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rosa
rroh-sah |
noun
feminine near cognate |
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turista
too-rees-tah |
noun
feminine near cognate |
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americano
ah-meh-ree-kah-noh |
adj.
near cognate |
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confortable
kohn-for-tah-bleh |
adj.
near cognate |
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curioso
koo-ree-yoh-soh |
adj.
near cognate |
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delicioso
deh-lee-see-yoh-soh |
adj.
near cognate |
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diferente
dee-feh-rehn-teh |
adj.
near cognate |
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difícil
dee-fee-seel |
adj.
near cognate |
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elegante
eh-leh-gahn-te |
adj.
near cognate |
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excelente
ehk-seh-lehn-teh |
adj.
near cognate |
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famoso
fah-moh-soh |
adj.
near cognate |
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grande
grahn-deh |
adj.
near cognate |
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importante
eem-pohr-tahn-teh |
adj.
near cognate |
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aniversario
ah-nee-behr-sah-ree-yoh |
noun
masculine near cognate |
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automóvil
ow-toh-moh-beel |
noun
masculine near cognate |
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banco
bahn-koh |
noun
masculine near cognate |
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ciclismo
see-klees-moh |
noun
masculine near cognate |
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diccionario
deek-see-nah-ree-yoh |
noun
masculine near cognate |
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grupo
groo-poh |
noun
masculine near cognate |
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jardín
har-deen |
noun
masculine near cognate |
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limón
lee-mohn |
noun
masculine near cognate |
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mecánico
meh-kah-nee-koh |
noun
masculine near cognate |
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parque
par-keh |
noun
masculine near cognate |
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plato
plah-toh |
noun
masculine near cognate |
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aspirina
ah-spee-ree-nah |
noun
feminine near cognate |
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bicicleta
bee-see-kleh-tah |
noun
feminine near cognate |
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blusa
bloo-sah |
noun
feminine near cognate |
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catedral
kah-teh-drahl |
noun
feminine near cognate |
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computadora
kohm-poo-tah-doh-rah |
noun
feminine near cognate |
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dieta
dee-yeh-tah |
noun
feminine near cognate |
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familia
fah-mee-lee-yah |
noun
feminine near cognate |
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hamburguesa
ahm-boor-geh-sah |
noun
feminine near cognate |
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lámpara
lahm-pah-rah |
noun
feminine near cognate |
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medicina
meh-dee-see-nah |
noun
feminine near cognate |
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guitarra
gee-tah-rrah |
noun
feminine near cognate |
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Spanish words that begin with "es" are often...
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near cognates
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You can guess the meaning of many spanish words beginning with es- by dropping the...
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"e" from it.
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The spanish word "es" means...
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is
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escarlata
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scarlet
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escéptico
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skeptical
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escultor
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sculptor
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espacio
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space
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españa
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spain
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especial
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special
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espectáculo
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spectacle,show
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espía
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spy
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espiral
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spiral
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espléndido
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splendid
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esquí
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ski
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estudiar
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to study
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estupendo
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stupendous
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El piano es grande
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The piano is big
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El actor es horrible
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The actor is horrible
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La información is terrible
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The information is terrible
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El profesor es sincero
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The professor is sincere
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El tigre es cruel
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The tiger is cruel
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El cereal es delicioso
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The cereal is delicious
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The word "THE" can either be El or La depending upon...
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whether the noun it describes
is masculine or feminine |
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The president is elegant
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El presidente es elegante
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The computer is interesting
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La computadora es interesante
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The information is important
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El información es importante
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The hotel is large
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El hotel es grande
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The color is magnificent
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El color es magnifico
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In the spanish language:
adjectives ending with -o describe... |
masculine nouns
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In the spanish language:
adjectives ending with -a describe... |
feminine nouns
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In the spanish language:
adjectives ending with -e can describe... |
both masculine and feminine nouns
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what are the 3 major verb families?
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ar, er and ir
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what are verbs that belong to a family called?
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regular verbs
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what are verbs that don't belong to a family called?
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irregular
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each verb family has its own set of...
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rules
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why would irregular verbs be considered the "black sheep" of verbs?
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irregular verbs don't follow verb family rules
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name 23 -ar verbs
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acompañar adorar celebrar comenzar declarar eliminar entrar explicar ignorar invitar marchar modificar negar observar pasar practicar preparar refusar reparar reservar terminar usar verificar
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name 3 -er verbs
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comprender responder vender
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name 9 -ir verbs
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aplaudir decidir describir dividir persuadir preferir sufrir omitir recibir
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Juan prepara el menú
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Juan prepares the menu
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El mecánico repara el carro
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The mechanic repares the car
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El turista usa la información
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The tourist uses the information
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El programa termina
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The program ends
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Marta celebra su aniversario
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Marta celebrates her birthday
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José adora el programa
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José adores the program
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The program is excellent
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El programa es excelente
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The park is popular
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El parque es popular
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The dish is famous
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El plato es famoso
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The restaurant is large
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El restaurante es grande
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The theatre is modern
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El teatro es moderno
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The program is magnificent
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El programa es magnífico
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The actor is dynamic
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El actor es dinámico
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The hotel is comfortable
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El hotel es confortable
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What are "false friends"
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words spelled exactly or almost the same in both spanish and english but have different meanings
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false friends:
asistir |
to attend
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false friends:
caro |
expensive
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false friends:
comer |
to eat
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false friends:
fábrica |
factory
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false friends:
flor |
flower
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false friends:
hay |
there is, there are
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false friends:
librería |
bookstore
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false friends:
joya |
jewel
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false friends:
pan |
bread
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false friends:
sopa |
soup
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Newspaper Articles:
DEPORTES-Bogotá, defiende su título |
SPORTS-Bogotá,defends her title
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Newspaper Articles:
ECONOMICAS-Informe confirma vitalidad de la economía |
ECONOMY-A report confirms the vitality of the economy
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Newspaper Articles:
INTERNACIONAL-China pone interés en restaurantes de comida rápida |
INTERNATIONAL-China shows an interest in fast food
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Newspaper Articles:
INFORMACION-ATEROESCLEROSIS TIENE UNA SOLUCION |
INFORMATION- THERE IS A SOUTION TO ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
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