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False Friends

(For and explanation and the introductory False Friends post, click here.)
Here's an alphabetical list of False Friends that we've talked about on this blog. The first word is the Spanish word, and the second is the English word:

actual/actualmente vs. actual/actually

asistir vs. assist

colegio vs. college

discusión vs. discussion

éxito vs. exit

fábrica vs. fabric

groserías vs. groceries

night club vs. nightclub

profesor vs. professor

resumen vs. resume and résumé

sopa vs. soup

terrorífico vs. terrific
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