13 Mar 2025, 15:53
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Not really, the taste is very (mistake, should be: strange) exquisite
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Not really, the taste is very (fixed) strange
False friends: library, actually, pretend, assist
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Algumas palavras parecem português mas significam outra coisa. 'Library' é biblioteca, não livraria ('bookshop'). 'Actually' é 'na verdade', não 'atualmente' ('at the moment'). 'Pretend' é fingir, não pretender ('intend'). 'Assist' é ajudar, não assistir ('watch').
Some English words look like Portuguese words but mean something else. library = biblioteca (a shop is a bookshop), actually = na verdade (for 'atualmente' say at the moment), pretend = fingir (for 'pretender' say intend or plan), assist = ajudar (for 'assistir' say watch).
Parece português demais? Desconfie: pode ser falso cognato.
Wrong: In a library near my office
Right: In a bookshop near my office
Wrong: I'm going to assist a football match on TV
Right: I'm going to watch a football match on TV
Wrong: Actually I'm reading a book about Japan
Right: At the moment I'm reading a book about Japan
Not really, the taste is very (mistake, should be: strange) exquisite
Not really, the taste is very (fixed) strange
I (mistake, should be: intend) pretend to go, but I'm not sure yet
I (fixed) intend to go, but I'm not sure yet
(mistake, should be: At the moment) Actually I'm reading a book about Japan
(fixed) At the moment I'm reading a book about Japan
I'm going to (mistake, should be: watch) assist a football match on TV
I'm going to (fixed) watch a football match on TV
In a (mistake, should be: bookshop) library near my office
In a (fixed) bookshop near my office