The document discusses false cognates, which are words that are similar in English and Spanish but have different meanings. It provides examples of false cognate word pairs, where the English meaning is different than the Spanish meaning. Specifically, it lists 6 examples of English words and their Spanish translations to illustrate how the meanings can be misleadingly different for Spanish speakers learning English.

1. FALSE FRIENDS
OR
COGNATES?

2. Some words in English and Spanish
are very similar:
AMBULANCE
INJECTION

3. But it isn't always so easy...
'Doctor, I'm constipated'
'Ok, You must go to the
pharmacy and ask for
these laxatives'

4. FALSE FRIENDS
WORD ENGLISH MEANING SPANISH MEANING
EVENTUALLY In the end/finally possibly
ARGUMENT A verbal fight The plot of a book, film or play
SENSIBLE To have good sense sensitive
ACTUALLY In fact nowadays
A person who leads an
CONDUCTOR The driver of a vehicle
orchestra
CONTENT satisfied happy
A place where you borrow
LIBRARY A place where you buy books
books