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Spanish False Cognates

Give the actual English definition of these Spanish words.
Do NOT use articles when translating the nouns
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Last updated: January 31, 2024
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Nouns
la advertencia
warning
la arena
sand
el campo
countryside
la carta
letter
el colegio
high school
el compromiso
commitment
el conductor
driver
la decepción
disappointment
el éxito
success
la fábrica
factory
la falta
absence, shortage, lack
el idioma
language
la jubilación
retirement
la librería
bookstore
el nombre
name
la noticia
news
once
eleven
el pan
bread
la papa
potato
el pariente
(close) relative
la receta
recipe, prescription
la ropa
clothing
la sopa
soup
el vaso
glass
Adjectives & Adverbs
actual
current
blanco
white
educado
polite
embarazada
pregnant
emocionado
excited
largo
long
gracioso
funny
mayor
older
real
royal
sano
healthy
sensible
sensitive
sobre
on, above, over
 
 
Verbs
asistir
to attend
contestar
to answer
despertar
to wake up
molestar
to annoy
quitar
to take away, to get rid of
recordar
to remember
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Level 74
Feb 9, 2024
Thanks for all the suggestions/feedback. I don't really speak Spanish. I only have some very basic knowledge and based the quiz off of the source linked at the top. It looks like the source page has been changed some since I made this quiz, although its content seems to mostly be the same. I'm reluctant to make changes that will reset the stats, although it seems like I probably will need to do so, as a few of the words on here aren't necessarily false cognates. I'll revisit this in the next few weeks when I get the chance.
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Level 46
May 19, 2021
Hola, bueno trabajo pero creo que “el campo” quiere decir “field” o “pitch” también. Por ejemplo, “el campo de fútbol” es “football pitch” no es “football countryside”.

Gracias :)

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Level 74
May 19, 2021
I've added these suggestions, thanks for pointing this out.
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Level 71
May 19, 2021
Nice job.

Some observations: college and school for "el colegio" and fault and foul for "la falta" should definitely work, they're correct

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Level 43
May 25, 2021
Please can you accept "bookshop" for bookstore? Thank you
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Level 81
Aug 11, 2021
Great quiz - suggestions:

molestar = bother, disturb

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Level 47
Oct 15, 2022
also consider "to make fun of"
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Level 88
Feb 8, 2024
La carta can also mean menú
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Level 63
Feb 8, 2024
Mayor: biggest etc; carta: menu; educado: brought up
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Level 74
Feb 8, 2024
Yeah, mayor doesn't just mean older. Also, maybe "family member" wouldn't be a bad type-in for pariente and maybe "mannered/well-mannered" or something for educado.
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Level 76
Feb 8, 2024
sobre is a preposition, not an adjective or adverb
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Level 49
Feb 8, 2024
I don't think "real" should be here, it also means real both as "existing in reality" and as "not fake" in Spanish.
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Level 46
Feb 14, 2024
Please accept menu for la carta.