False friends maybe you don´t know

Question

This is the latest post on my website about false friends but you can find another seven different posts about them.

False friends are words in two languages that look or sound similar but have different meanings. Here are some more examples of the most common mistakes:

1. False friend: rendition Correct meaning: interpretación (rendición = surrender) Example: Su interpretación de la canción fue fantástica. Nos encantó. Her rendition of the song was great. We loved it.

2. False friend: idiom Correct meaning: modismo, dialecto (idioma = language) Example: Los modismos nos dan una percepción interesante sobre otras culturas. Idioms give us interesting insights into other cultures.

   *Note: It could be translated as “idioma” but when we refer to a style of expression and not to a language. Example: Pedro siempre utiliza un idioma familiar y simple para expresar sus ideas. Peter always uses a familiar and simple idiom to convey his ideas.

3. False friend: to dice Correct meaning: cortar en dados, en cubitos, trocear (decir = to say, to tell) Example: Corta en dados la cebolla y mézclala con el ajo y la carne. Dice the onion and mix it with the garlic and the meat.

Thank you very interesting - ray76, Jun 18, 2015

Gracias amiga. - ian-hill, Jun 18, 2015

Answer 1

Nice inormation.

Answer 2

This is well worth another look and learn .