Hiszpański · B2.11
Nuance and emphasis
Can express feelings and attitudes with nuance and manage a conversation (interrupting, digressing, returning to a point).
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Słówka
- Portuguese–Spanish false friends IIacordar — to agree (PT acordar = to wake up → despertar), la asignatura — school subject (PT assinatura = signature → firma), brincar — to jump (PT brincar = to play → jugar), exprimir — to squeeze (PT exprimir = to express → expresar), la firma — signature (PT firma = company → empresa), latir — to beat (heart) (PT latir = to bark → ladrar), pegar — to hit / to stick (PT pegar = to take → coger, tomar), presunto — alleged (PT presunto = ham → jamón), tirar — to throw (away) (PT tirar = to take off → quitar), el escritorio — desk (PT escritório = office → oficina), el sótano — basement (PT sótão = attic → desván, ático), engrasado — greasy (PT engraçado = funny → gracioso)
- Word families and derivationdesarrollar → el desarrollo — develop / development, aumentar → el aumento — increase, crecer → el crecimiento — grow / growth, libre → la libertad — free / freedom, triste → la tristeza — sad / sadness, aceptar → aceptable → inaceptable, hacer → deshacer; cargar → descargar, escribir → reescribir, valorar → sobrevalorar / infravalorar, desarrollo → subdesarrollado, claro → claramente; fácil → fácilmente, joven → la juventud