Appendix G

Deceptive Words and Important Spanish Verbs With More than One Tfanslation

Deceptive Words: Spanish-English pan (m) bread

parientes relatives
actual current, of the present time (day) personaje (m) character (in a play)
actualmente at present, at the present time presentar to introduce (a person)
anciano/anciana old man (woman) realizar to fulfill, to carry out, achieve
antiguo ancient, forme4 old realmente actually
apoyar to support recordar to remember
arena sand restar to subtract, to deduct
asistir a to attend, to be present at, sano healthy
to take care of someone sensible sensitive
atender to take care of, to attend to, sopa soup
to pay attention to soportar to tolerate, to bear, to endure
auditorio audience suceso event, happening
bien educado well mannered tabla board, plank, table of contents
campo field, countryside tinta ink
car6cter (m) character vaso glass
collar (m) necklace
colorado red
conferencia lecture Deceptive words: English-Spanish
confidencia secret, trust
constipado common cold octually en realidad, realmente
copa wine glass assist (to) ayudar
calidad (f) quality dttend, take care of atender
cualidad (f) q uality, attribute, characteristic attend, be present at asistir
cuenta bilt audience (formal audiencia
dato .fact interview with
decepcionado disappointed somebody important)
diario newspaper auditorium auditorio, sal6n de actos
disgusto unpleasantnes,s blind (window) persiana
editor/editora publisher camp campamento
embarazada pregnant carry out, fulfill realizar
en realidad actually collar cuello
6xito success confidence confianza
fribrica factory cup Iaza
funcionar to work (device, apparatus, date (calendar) fecha
machine) disgust asco
grande large editor redactor/redactora
idioma (m) language embarrassed avergonzado
ignorar to not know event, happening suceso
introducir to insert, usher in exciting emocionante
largo long exit salida
lectura reading fabric tela
letra letter (alphabet) factory fdbrica
libreria bookstore hearing (trial) audiencia
mantel (m) tablecloth idiom modismo
mayor older ignore no hacer caso

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ilttroduce a person (to) presentar know (be acquainted conocer
Iurge grande with a person, place,
lccture conferencia thing)
letter (missive) ceJta know (facts) saber
library biblioteca know how to * infinitive saber + infinitive
mayor alcalde/alcaldesa
leave (behind) dejar
memory recuerdo, memoria
leave (go away) irse
older mayor
leave (go out) salir
parents padres
present (day) actual move (change location mudar
publisher editor/editora of something)
realize (become aware of) darse cuenta de move (change place of mudarse
record (to) grabar residence, work etc.)
relative(s) pariente(s) move (put in motion) mover
sane cuerdo(a) move (to put oneself moverse
sensitive sensible in motion)
soap jab6n (m)
spend (money) gastar
soup sopa
spend (time) pasar
story cuento
succeed (in) lograr pLay (sport/game) jugar
success dxito play (a musical tocar
vase florero, jarr6n (m) instrument/music )
well mannered bien educado
return (come back) volver
return (give back what devolver
lmportant Spanish verbs with more than
has been bonowed)
one translation
take (carry from place llevtu
ask (a question) preguntar, hacer una pregunta to place)
askfor (inquire about) preguntar por take (catch, grasp, tomar
ask for (request) pedir seize, take in)

be ser/estar think of/about (used to pensar de

ttsk for an opinion)
become (change in ponerse * adjective
think of/about (used pensar en
physical or
to express what is on
emotional state)
someone's mind)
become (change through hacerse
conscious effort)
become (goal achieved llegar a ser
over time)
become (sudden, volverse * adjective
involuntary change)

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