1. Can you spot the false friends and correct them so the sentences make sense?
A) Attend the telephone; I think it's your mother.
B) I must say your daughter is very educated.
C) My brother goes to a particular school.
D) She is going to go on a date with an exquisite boy.
E) The baby is going to cry. He is very sensible.
F) He told me your dad works at a big fabric.
G) Many people dream about having their proper house.
Respostas
⇒⇒ Falsos cognatos - false friends
1. Can you spot the false friends and correct them so the sentences make sense?
A) Attend the telephone; I think it's your mother.
Answer the telephone; I think it's your mother.
B) I must say your daughter is very educated.
I must say your daughter is very polite.
C) My brother goes to a particular school.
My brother goes to a private school.
D) She is going to go on a date with an exquisite boy.
She is going to go on a date with a weird boy.
E) The baby is going to cry. He is very sensible.
The baby is going to cry. He is very sensitive.
F) He told me your dad works at a big fabric.
He told me your dad works at a big factory.
G) Many people dream about having their proper house.
Many people dream about having their own house.
Explicação:
⇒⇒ False friends / Falso cognato >> são palavras em inglês que são escritas quase da mesma forma que em português, mas que têm a tradução completamente diferente.
Exemplos:
parece significa
Pretend pretender fingir
College colégio faculdade
Lunch lanche almoço
Fabric fabrica tecido
Educated educada(o) instruída(o)
Exquisite esquisito(a) exótico(a)
Attend atender comparecer
Sensible sensível sensato
Proper próprio(a) apropriada(o)
Particular particular especial / específica
⇒⇒ Palavras cognatas >>> são palavras em inglês que têm a grafia parecida e o mesmo significado em português.
Exemplos:
Popular ⇔ popular
Comedy ⇔ comédia
Different ⇔ diferente
Future ⇔ futuro
Idea ⇔ ideia
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Resposta:
A) Attend >answer
B) educated > polite
C) Goes > go
D) exquisite > weird
E) sensible > sensitive
F) Fabric > factory