Word lists · B2
Spanish–Portuguese false friends (B2)
Words that look like Portuguese but mean something else: embarazada (pregnant), oficina (office), polvo (dust), rato (a while), propina (tip), apellido (surname), largo (long), sótano (basement) and more.
| # | Word | Type | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | embarazada | adjective | pregnant | B1 |
| 7472 | exquisito | adjective | exquisite; refined; delicious (food) | C2 |
| 368 | la oficina | noun · f | office | A1 |
| 3330 | el escritorio | noun · m | desk; desktop | B2 |
| 2063 | el polvo | noun · m | dust; powder | B1 |
| 2224 | el rato | noun · m | a while, a short time | B1 |
| 2609 | la salsa | noun · f | sauce; salsa (music and dance) | B2 |
| 8585 | la propina | noun · f | tip; gratuity; bonus; extra (de propina) | C2 |
| 2264 | el apellido | noun · m | surname, last name | B1 |
| 220 | largo | adjective | long; a lo largo de: along, throughout | A1 |
| 1684 | la cola | noun · f | tail; queue, line | B1 |
| 2204 | el vaso | noun · m | glass (for drinking); vessel (blood vessel) | B1 |
| 2192 | el taller | noun · m | workshop, repair shop; workshop (class, course) | B1 |
| 2367 | el aceite | noun · m | oil (cooking); oil (engine, lubricant) | B1 |
| 2363 | el pastel | noun · m | cake (Mexico); pie, pastry | B1 |
| 4293 | rubio | adjective | blond | C1 |
| 4848 | latir | verb | to beat (heart); to throb, to pulse | C1 |
| 2585 | pegar | verb | to hit; to stick, to glue | B2 |
| 1090 | tirar | verb | to throw; to throw away | A2 |
| 20 | brincar | … | ||
| 21 | exprimir | … | ||
| 1295 | la firma | noun · f | signature; firm, company | B1 |
| 7230 | presunto | adjective | alleged; presumed | C2 |
| 2895 | el sótano | noun · m | basement, cellar | B2 |
| 11193 | la asignatura | noun · f | school subject; course; module (university) | C2 |
| 2519 | borracho | adjective | drunk; drunkard | B2 |
| 1322 | la cena | noun · f | dinner, evening meal | B1 |
| 998 | acordar | verb | to agree on, to arrange; acordarse de: to remember (Latin America) | A2 |
| 114 | luego | adverb | then, later; luego luego: right away (Mexico) | A1 |
| 288 | todavía | adverb | still; todavía no: not yet | A1 |
| 1723 | contestar | verb | to answer, to reply; to answer (the phone) | B1 |
| 1670 | acostar | verb | to put to bed; acostarse: to go to bed, to lie down | B1 |
| 8750 | fechar | verb | to date (put a date on); to date (establish the age of) | C2 |
| 4922 | el / la cachorro | noun · mf | puppy, cub | C1 |
| 5940 | la funda | noun · f | cover, case; pillowcase | C1 |
| 9305 | la crianza | noun · f | upbringing; child-rearing; crianza (aged wine grade); breeding | C2 |