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SPAN 4040 False Cognates
false cognates
80
Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 3
11/11/2013
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Term
Actual
 Definition
current, present
Term
Acta
 Definition
formal written minutes of a meeting
Term
Advertencia
 Definition
warning
Term
Arsenal
 Definition
shipyard
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Avisar
 Definition
warn or let someone know
Term
Bizarro
 Definition
courageous, gallant
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Calificar de
 Definition
describe as; deem
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Campo
 Definition
countryside, field
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Canciller
 Definition
foreign minister
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Capable
 Definition
no such word; castratable
Term
Carpeta
 Definition
folder, as in file folder
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Casualidad
 Definition
by chance or coincidence
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Catedratico
 Definition
tenured professor at a university
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Charlatan
 Definition
talkative; one who pretends to be more than one really is
Term
Colegio
 Definition
secondary school
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Colorado
 Definition
red; blush
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Compromiso
 Definition
commitment, date, obligation
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Confeccionador
 Definition
maker or drafter in general sense
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Constipado
 Definition
to have a cold
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Conveniente
 Definition
advisable, necessary
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Criatura
 Definition
baby, infant
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Criollo
 Definition
of Spanish descent but from Latin America, or "local"
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Cinico
 Definition
shameless, irresponsible
Term
Decepcion
 Definition
disappointment
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Desgracia
 Definition
disaster, tragedy, misfortune
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Deshonesto
 Definition
immodest, lewd, indecent
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Disgusto
 Definition
displeasure, argument, difficulty
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Editor
 Definition
publisher
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Effectivo
 Definition
in cash
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Embarazada
 Definition
to be pregnant
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Escolar
 Definition
schoolboy or schoolgirl
Term
Estampa
 Definition
picture, especially religious one
Term
Exito
 Definition
success
Term
Fabrica
 Definition
factory or plant
Term
Fastidioso
 Definition
boring or irritating
Term
Firma
 Definition
signature
Term
Gentilmente
 Definition
charmingly, kindly
Term
Groseria
 Definition
coarse, boorish or crude act
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Honesto
 Definition
decent, decorous, modest
Term
Ignorar
 Definition
to be unaware
Term
Introducir
 Definition
to present or insert an idea or object
Term
Jornada
 Definition
day's work, short seminar or workshop
Term
Lectura
 Definition
reading
Term
Lujuria
 Definition
lust, lewdness, voluptuousness
Term
Mandatorio
 Definition
governor or political head
Term
Manifestacion
 Definition
demonstration, political
Term
Moroso
 Definition
default, as on a loan
Term
Noticia
 Definition
news
Term
Ocurrencia
 Definition
witticism or clever saying
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Oficio
 Definition
occupation or job
Term
Oficioso
 Definition
diligent, responsible
Term
Papel
 Definition
writing paper, stationary
Term
Parientes
 Definition
relatives
Term
Particular
 Definition
private
Term
Personero
 Definition
spokesperson
Term
Petulancia
 Definition
insolence, vanity
Term
Plantear
 Definition
to raise an issue, pose a problem
Term
Populacion
 Definition
the act of populating an empty region
Term
Presumir
 Definition
to boast or brag
Term
Pretender
 Definition
to attempt or try
Term
Promocion
 Definition
a sale in a store or the promotion of a new product
Term
Quitar
 Definition
remove
Term
Radicar
 Definition
to live or settle somewhere
Term
Realizar
 Definition
to accomplish or achieve something
Term
Recordar
 Definition
remember
Term
Refrigerio
 Definition
snack or light meal
Term
Refundido
 Definition
consolidated or redrafted
Term
Regalar
 Definition
to give a present
Term
Relevante
 Definition
outstanding
Term
Remarcar
 Definition
to mark again
Term
Remover
 Definition
stir
Term
Resorte
 Definition
metallic spring of a vehicle or coil
Term
Reunion
 Definition
meeting
Term
Salvaje
 Definition
savage
Term
Sanidad
 Definition
sanitation
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Sano
 Definition
healthy
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Sensible
 Definition
sensitive
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Simpatico
 Definition
pleasant, nice, attractive personality
Term
Suceso
 Definition
event
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Ultimo
 Definition
final or last
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