Ejercicio 4 · False friends: palabras que engañan

False friends: palabras que engañan

Elige la traducción correcta. Todas las opciones malas son el falso amigo.

1. Estoy constipado.I am constipated.I have a cold.I am constipation.I have constipated.I have a cold. constipated significa estrenido.
2. Dejame la carpeta azul.Pass me the blue carpet.Pass me the blue carpeta.Pass me the blue folder.Pass me the blue file case.folder. carpet es alfombra o moqueta.
3. La obra fue un exito.The play was an exit.The play was a exit.The play was a successful.The play was a success.success. exit es la salida.
4. Compró los libros en la libreria de la esquina.I buy my books at the bookshop on the corner.I buy my books at the library on the corner.I buy my books at the librery on the corner.I buy my books at the bookstore library.bookshop. library es la biblioteca, donde se prestan.
5. Mi hermana esta embarazada.My sister is embarrassed.My sister is pregnant.My sister is embarrased.My sister has a pregnancy embarrassed.pregnant. embarrassed es avergonzado.
6. Vamos a realizar el proyecto en junio.We are going to realise the project in June.We are going to realize the project in June.We are going to carry out the project in June.We are going to real the project in June.carry out. realise es darse cuenta.
7. Mi asignatura favorita es historia.My favourite signature is history.My favourite asignature is history.My favourite matter is history.My favourite subject is history.subject. signature es la firma.
8. Es un compromiso serio.It is a serious commitment.It is a serious compromise.It is a serious compromiss.It is a serious engagement compromise.commitment. compromise es ceder para llegar a un acuerdo.
9. Recuerdame que compre pan.Remember me to buy bread.Remind me to buy bread.Remember me buying bread.Recall me to buy bread.remind. remember es acordarse uno mismo.
10. El argumento de la película es flojo.The argument of the film is weak.The arguing of the film is weak.The plot of the film is weak.The plot argument of the film is weak.plot. argument es una discusion.
11. Quiero sopa de verduras.I would like vegetable soap.I would like a vegetable sopa.I would like vegetables soap.I would like vegetable soup.soup. soap es el jabon.
12. No pretendia molestarte.I didn’t intend to bother you.I didn’t pretend to bother you.I didn’t pretend bothering you.I wasn’t pretending you.intend. pretend es fingir.