Hi everyone! Today's post is about False Friends. If you are a Brazilian or a Portuguese student you probably have mixed up some of this words before. It's because there are some words in English that are similar to some words in Portuguese. These words generally came from Latin and are frequently used in many languages but the problem is that the meaning is totally different causing some misunderstanding. To speak English fluently you must know these words and use them correctly.
There are lots of words, but let's start with just some of them.
ENGLISH PORTUGUESE
Actual: real, verdadeiro Atual: current
Balcony: sacada Balcão: counter
Cigar: charuto Cigarro: cigarette
Data: dados (números, informações) Data: date
Expert: especialista, perito Esperto: smart, clever
Fabric: tecido Fábrica: factory
Gratuity: gratificação Gratuito: free
Hazard: risco, arriscar Azar: bad luck
Intend: pretender Entender: to understand
Journal: periódico, revista especializada Jornal: newspaper
Legend: lenda Legenda: subtitles
Mayor: prefeito Maior: bigger
Notice: notar, perceber Notícia: news
Office: escritório, consultório Ofício: trade, occupation
Push: empurrar Puxar: to pull
Resume: retomar, reiniciar Resumir: to summarize
Stranger: desconhecido Estrangeiro: foreigner
Tent: tenda, barraca Tentar: to try
That's it for today. See you!
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