Avoid These 50 Portuguese False Friends

Learn the familiar-looking Portuguese and English words that carry different meanings before they catch you out in conversation.

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Spot Familiar Words With Unexpected Meanings

A 12-page Portuguese-English reference showing 50 false friends and the words you should use instead.

  • Fifty false friends. Review familiar-looking words whose Portuguese and English meanings do not match.

  • Meanings shown side by side. See the Portuguese term beside its actual English meaning without searching another reference.

  • Correct alternatives included. Find the Portuguese expression that matches the English word you first had in mind.

  • Common traps made clear. Untangle pairs such as assistir and assist, argumento and argument, and constipação and constipation.

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