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Page 1: Portuguese English Confusing Words - Falsos Cognatos

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by: Professor H. E. Colby

Portuguese and English Confusing Words

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AGENDA

•Why Portuguese / English Confusing Pairs

•3 Falsos Cognatos– Portuguese/English Confusing Pairs

•Why English Confusing Word Pairs

•3 English Confusing Word Pairs

•Learn more English Confusing Pairs

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Portuguese and English Confusion

•English has significant Latin root words in common with Portuguese .

•These Latin words have similar spellings.

•However, the meaning of these words changed over time.

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Falsos Cognatos between Portuguese and English/1

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Portuguese FalsoCognato

ANTECIPAR

English Translation

To bring/move forward

ANTECIPAR - ANTICIPATE

English Look Alike

ANTICIPATE

Portuguese Translation

Prever, Aguardar

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Portuguese FalsoCognato

CARTÃO

English Translation

Card

CARTÃO - CARTON

English Look Alike

CARTON

Portuguese Translation

Caixa de papelão

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Portuguese FalsoCognato

DIVERSÃO

English Translation

Amusement, fun

DIVERSÃO - DIVERSION

English Look Alike

DIVERSION

Portuguese Translation

Desvio

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4 Types Confusing English Pairs/1

•Homographs: same spelling as another word, but different

sound and meaning. (bass (loud, deep sound)– bass (fish)

•Homonym: sounds like another word, same or different spelling.(pair (fruit) – pair (couple) / fair (county fair) – fair (just)

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4 Types Confusing English Pairs/2

•Heteronym: different sound, but same spelling as anotherword.

(tear (in eye) – tear (to rip, like paper)

•Homophone: sounds like another word, but different spelling.(pair (fruit) – pair (couple)

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ALLUSION

An indirect reference

ALLUSION- ILLUSION

ILLUSION

A false reality

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ITS

Of or belonging to it (possessive pronoun)

ITS- IT’S

IT’S

It is (a contraction)

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QUOTE

To cite

QUOTE- QUOTATION

QUOTATION

A citation or act of citing

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