Wordie: falsos amigos - false friends

padawan has added 33 words, 1 list, 18 comments, and 15 tags.

falsos amigos - false friends

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"false friends (or faux amis) are pairs of words in two languages or dialects (or letters in two alphabets) that look and/or sound similar, but differ in meaning." (wikipedia)

palabras en inglés que en español no quieren decir lo que uno supondría.

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