False friends are those tricky and misleading words that make our life more difficult. They make us think that they’re related, family, partners…but in reality they’re almost enemies. If learning languages was as easy as learning million...

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Los falsos amigos, esas palabras engañosas y malignas que nos hacen la vida imposible, nos hacen creer que son familia, amigas, compañeras, pero en realidad son casi enemigas. Si todo fuera tan sencillo como aprender million/millón...

While the meaning in Spanish is simple and innocent (“A bald man with the jacket in his hands runs after the bus”), in Portuguese it sounds really dirty

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Quando meu irmão de 12 anos voltou de sua primeira aula de espanhol, falou entre risos uma frase que tinha aprendido:
“Un hombre pelado con el saco en la mano corre detrás de la buseta.”
Para quem fala espanhol, essa...

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Quand on apprend une langue étrangère, on est toujours heureux de rencontrer des mots similaires à sa langue maternelle. On se dit: “Enfin un mot que je vais pouvoir utiliser sans hésitation!” Cependant, ces mots à l’appare...

While learning a foreign language, you always find yourself happy when you come across a word that’s similar to one in your native language! However, don’t get too excited, these friendly-looking words are sometimes what we call false frie...

As a British citizen I can wholeheartedly appreciate the need to avoid social faux pas. Good manners and etiquette rules are ingrained within our culture, from thanking waiters when they provide us with food in a restaurant (surely a pre-requisite to...

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Birçok dilin olduğu gibi Türkçenin de diğer yabancı dillerle farklı şekillerde benzeşen kelimeleri var. Bu kelimeler Türkler için yabancı dil öğrenmeyi bazen kolaylaştırıyor, bazen de içinden çıkılmaz bir hale sok...

During the learning process, aside from grammar issues, you’ll experience other problems which will lead you to a sea of confusion. ‘False friends’ rank first within these problems.