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False friends/Falsos amigos - Part III


Greetings dear Portuguese speakers, as promised today we bring you a bigger list of false friends.

 

English – Portuguese Portuguese – English
actual real, verdadeiro atual current
actually na verdade, de facto atualmente currently, nowadays
adept perito, especialista adepto supporter
alms esmola almas souls
alumnus estudante formado aluno student, pupil
anthem hino antena antenna
appoint nomear, designar apontar to point to/at
appointment compromisso (com hora marcada) apontamento note
to assist ajudar assistir to watch
to attend assistir, comparecer atender To serve, to answer the phone/door
avocado abacate advogado lawyer
balcony varanda balcão counter
beef carne de vaca bife steak
brand marca brando tender, soft, mild
chef chefe de cozinha chefe boss
cigar cigarro parentes cigarette
collar gola, colarinho colar necklace/to glue,to stick
college faculdade colégio private school
comprehensive abrangente compreensivo understanding, tolerant
confident confiante confidente confidant
to contest competição, concurso contestar to refute
convict réu, condenado convicto sure, certain
costume roupa de fantasia costume habit, custom
data dados (números, informação) data date
discussion debate discussão argument
to divert desviar divertir to entertain
diversion desvio diversão entertainment, fun
education instrução, formação escolar educação politeness, good manners
effective eficaz efetivo permenant
to enroll inscrever-se, matricular-se enrolar to roll
eventually finalmente eventualmente occasionally
exit saída êxito success
expert especialista, perito esperto smart, clever
exquisite refinado, requintado esquisito strange, weird, odd
fabric tecido fábrica factory
gratuity gratificação, gorjeta gratuito free
hazard perigo, risco azar bad luck
ingenious engenhoso, inventivo ingénuo naive
injury ferimento injúria offense, insult
lamp candeeiro lâmpada light bulb
large amplo largo wide
lecture palestra leitura reading
legend lenda legenda subtitle
library biblioteca libraria bookshop
liquor bebida alcoólica (in general) licor liqueur
lunch almoço lanche snack
luxury luxo luxúria lust
mayor presidente da câmara maior bigger
to notice notar, aperceber-se notícia news
novel romance novela soap opera
office escritório ofício trade, occupation, work
oration discurso formal oração prayer
parents pais parentes relatives
pasta massa (food) pasta folder, briefcase
patron santo, padroeiro patrão boss, employer
phrase expressão frase sentence
physician médico físico physicist
policy política, norma polícia police
pork carne de porco porco pig
prejudice preconceito prejuízo damage, loss
preservative conservante preservativo condom
to pretend fingir pretender to intend
to pull puxar pular to jump
to push empurrar puxar to pull
recipient recetor recipiente container
to record gravar recordar to remember
refrigerant substância refrigerante usada em aparelhos refrigerante soda, soft drink
résumé curriculum vitae resumir to summarize
retired reformado retirado removed
rim aro, borda rim kidney
senior idoso senhor mister, sir
sensible sensato sensível sensitive
to support apoiar suportar to bear, to stand
syllabus conteúdo programático sílaba syllable
sympathetic solidário, compreensivo simpático nice, friendly
sympathy compaixão simpatia liking, affection
tax imposto taxa rate/fee
tent tenda, barrca tentar to try
to toss arremessar, atirar tosse, tossir cough, to cough
trainer instrutor treinador coach
turn vez/volta/turno turno shift/round
tutor professor particular tutor guardian
ultimately finalmente ultimamente lately
vine vinha, videira vinho wine

We honestly hope to have helped you. Please be aware every time you use these words.
Don’t forget to click on the next post where you will find a similar list but now with Spanish and Portuguese words.