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Random Translations

https://www.europelanguagecafe.com/13-untranslatable-european-words/

Zeg (Georgian) = overmorgen (Dutch) = après-demain (French) = dopodomani (Italian)  

The day after tomorrow

Friolero (Spanish) = koukleum (Dutch) = frileux (French) = freddoloso (Italian)

Person sensitive to the cold

Abbiocco (Italian) = Morriña (Spanish)

Person having a food coma

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7. Friolero (Spanish) 

In Spanish there’s a special word to describe those who are sensitive to cold temperatures and weather: friolero.

#spanish #friolero #cold

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BONUS: Nervioso ≠ Nervous

Though these words often have the same meaning, many bilingual speakers of Spanish and English are not aware of the subtle difference between these two terms.

Nervous in English is anticipation + fear. That is the only definition.

This is also true of the Spanish ‘nervioso’, except that the word is usually used to describe someone who is unable to stay still, whether for excitement or stress; i.e. their nerves are easily excited. ‘Excitable’ would in some cases be a better translation, though English really doesn’t have a good word for it.

#nervioso #nervous #false friends #spanish #fear #anticipation #excited

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9. Preservativo ≠ Preservative

Second health warning: do not mix these up. Please. Strawberry jam does not prevent pregnancies!

#preservative #spanish #conservante #false friends #condom #preservativo

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8. Lentillas ≠ Lentils

Health warning: do not put lentils in your eyes. Equally, don’t eat contact lenses.

#spanish #false friends #lentils #lentejas #lenses #lentillas

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7. Agitar ≠ Agitate

If a Spanish speaker wants to convey the word ‘agitate’, they are likely to say ‘poner nervioso’ instead. Otherwise they’re just talking about shaking something around.

#false friends #spanish #agitar #agitate #shake #palpitate #poner #nervioso #panic

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6. Introducir ≠ Introduce

It seems so obvious that these words should have the same meaning that you wouldn’t think to ask what it meant.  However, don’t try and ‘insert’ (instead of ‘introduce’) your friends. Awkward.

#introduce #introducir #spanish #insert #presentar #false friends

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5. Constipado ≠ Constipated

This is one of the most hilarious mix-ups that occurs when Spanish and English meet.

English speaker: How are you today?

Spanish speaker: Ah actually I’m feeling pretty constipated.

English speaker: … umm. TMI.

#spanish #cold #virus #constipated #constipado #false friends #ill #Estreñido

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4. Realizar ≠ Realise

Or at least, they are NOT ALWAYS the same. The Spanish usage of the word refers to ‘making something real’, which in English is most commonly used in this way in the context of ‘realising your dreams’. In any other context, ‘darse cuenta’ is the best translation.

#realise #spanish #realizar #darse #cuenta #real #accomplish #achieve #false friends

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3. Asistir ≠ Assist

When first asked to ‘assist’ a meeting, a Brit may think that you need help at the meeting while the Spaniard will just expect to turn up.

#spanish #asistir #assist #attend #ayudar #false friends

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2. Embarazada ≠ Embarrassed

A classic. It can be an awkward situation if someone just wishes to convey that they feel red-faced, while the listener thinks that they are making an unexpected announcement.

#embarrassed #spanish #embarazada #pregnant #tener #vergüenza #verguenza #false friends

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1. Sensible ≠ Sensible

Let’s start with two words that are exactly the same and completely different, at the same time. If you are behaving in a careful, mature way, a Spanish speaker will be confused by the word ‘sensible’…

#sensible #spanish #false friends #sensitive #prudente

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Hasta la vista

phrase See you later.

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Mano a mano

What to Know

Mano a mano usually refers to a conflict between two people and directly translates from Spanish to "hand to hand." However, it is sometimes confused with man-to-man, which refers to a frank conversation usually between two men or a one-on-one defensive play.

Meaning of 'Mano a Mano'

We define mano a mano as “in direct competition or conflict especially between two people.” The word comes from Spanish, in which it has the literal meaning of “hand to hand.” Mano a mano comes from bullfighting, describing a type of duel between two matadors.

A keen rivalry developed between Garza and “El Soldado” (“The Soldier”) and they had the honor of fighting “mano a mano,” or “hand to hand,” before a capacity crowd in the ring here while still “novelleros,” or apprentice bullfighters. — The Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, UT), 11 Dec. 1934

If Manolete and Arruza appear mano a mano, front row tickets probably will be sold at $100 apiece. — Napa Journal, (Napa, CA), 6 Sept. 1946

However, in part because of the Spanish word for hand (mano) resembling the English word for man (man), some people assume that mano a mano means something closer to man-to-man.

The Rams seldom vary from their tried-and-true zone. And Irvin said he hadn’t seen any teams even try to stop the Dolphins with a man-to-man defense. So why were the Rams caught playing mano-a-mano against the NFL’s Main Man and his Merry Men? — John Weyler, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 1986

After a full day of competition, the state championship is hanging in the balance of one battle. Andrew Wang and James Lung are squared off, mano a mano - as mano as 10-year-old boys can be, anyway - renewing a budding rivalry between two of the best young players in Massachusetts. — The Boston Globe, 24 Jun. 2007

"If I'm the coach? No, we're not playing the zone. We're playing man-to-man. Mano a mano. There'd be no doubt about it.” — The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) 4 Apr. 2013

Man-to-man carries a different meaning in English than mano a mano; it is defined as “characterized by frankness and honesty - usually used of a discussion between two men,” or “of, relating to, or being a system of defense (as in football or basketball) in which each defensive player guards a specified opponent.”

The conflation of mano a mano and man to man is not yet common enough that we would consider it a variant meaning and add a new definition. It seems likely that there will continue to be people who use mano a mano and man to man interchangeably for some time to come. If you are one of these people don’t feel bad about it, for English is filled with similar kinds of words and idioms that often seem synonymous, but aren’t.

Other Conflated "Body" Idioms

For instance, head to head seems like it should be the same as tête-à-tête, since tête-à-tête is French for head to head. But head to head is defined as “in a direct confrontation or encounter usually between individuals” and tête-à-tête is “a private conversation between two persons.” And while you may think that toe to toe is similar to cheek to cheek, the former means “facing one another” and the latter simply means “with one another's cheeks touching.” And while cheek by jowl has some similarity to cheek to cheek it should not be confused with neck and neck (which also refers to being close, but is used in the context of a race or contest, rather than, say a dance).

Some people find that knowing the origin of a word helps them to distinguish it from others. If you are one of these people, you may find it easier to keep mano a mano and man to man separated with the knowledge that man comes from the Old English man (“human being”), while mano is traced back to the Latin word manus, meaning “hand.”

Synonyms

eyeball-to-eyeball,

face-to-face,

head-on,

head-to-head,

one-on-one,

toe-to-toe

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Spanish basic translations 2

something- alguna cosa, algo somewhere- algun lado, en algún lugar   anything- cualquier cosa   anywhere- en cualquier sitio, dondequiera    nothing- nada, el cero (nothing much- no mucho) nowhere- en ninguna parte   somewhat- algo, algún tanto rather- más bien   any- alguna, ninguna, ninguno a little- un poco

elsewhere- en otra parte anyway- de todas formas    lack- carecer de    miss- perder aware- consciente     no more- no más    somehow- de algun modo     anyhow- de todos modos     sometimes- a veces someone- alguien

slight- leve, ligero, ligera slightly- ligeramente     still- todavía    always- siempre around- alrededor, cerca  even- aún, incluso  may- poder, ser posible would- haría, quería   should- debería   could- podría  

however- sin embargo forever- para siempre (forever & ever- por los siglos de los siglos, forevermore- para siempre jamás) probably- probablemente might- podría, poder  perhaps- quizás, tal vez, acaso alone- sólo, solamente, solo, sola  constant- constante, la constante constantly- constantemente wherever- donde quiera   everywhere- En todas partes, por todas partes  

everything- todo, toda every time- cada vez everyone- todos, todas, toda el mundo, cada uno, cada persona whenever- cuando, cuando quiera than- que, de then- entonces, luego respect- respectar, el respeto expect- esperar believe- creer hope- espero, la esperanza, esperar (hopefully- Ojalá)

both- ambos, ambas bother- molestar effect- efectuar affect- afectuar understand- entender, comprender (understood- entendido, comprendido) together- juntos, junto

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Spanish Measurement

high/tall- alto, alta low- bajo, baja long- largo, larga short- corto, corta highest/tallest- mas alto, mas alta lowest- El mas bajo, La mas baja longest- El más largo, La más larga shortest- El mas corto, La mas corta top- la parte superior, el top (topped- Rematado, rematada) bottom- el fondo big- gran, grande small- pequeño, pequeña biggest- más grande   smallest- pequeñísimo, pequeñísima  most- más   least- el lo menos, menos

higher- mayor, mas alto, mas alta lower- más bajo, inferior maximum- el máximo minimum- el mínimo   longer- Más, Más tiempo, más largo smaller- menor, mas pequeño, mas pequeña bigger- más grande   shorter- Más corta, mas corto heavy- pesado, pesada light- ligero, ligera heavier- Más pesado, Más pesada  lighter- Más ligero, Más ligera  heaviest- El mas pesado, La mas pesada lightest- El mas ligero, La mas Ligera average- el promedio fast- rápido, rápida, ayundar slow- lento, lenta faster- mas rapido, mas rapida slower- mas lento, mas lenta fastest- lo más rápido, Más rápida   slowest- el más lento, la más lenta hard- duro, dura soft- suave, blando harder- mas duro, mas dura, Más fuerte softer- mas suave hardest- el mas duro, la mas dura (toughest) softest- el mas suave, la mas suave

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