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preservativos - condoms
conservantes - preservatives

Knowing this one will also help BAexpats avoid embarrassment in a cafe when asking for "preservatives" to spread on their toast (believing they are asking for jam or jelly).

PS: They can play it safe and just ask for "mermelada" (marmalade).
 
These are great -- love false cognates, but especially with the illustrations!
 
I wish I could find one for Italian! I have a book of falsos amigos but with no pics.
 
well constipado got me thinking. i don`t think sick is constipado.


I think constipado means when your nose is clogged (when you have a cold), while constipated means when your intestines are clogged.
 
Thank you dear Nikad.

Serafina was intentionally misguiding us by trying to teach us Spanish, from other countries.
 
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