False friends

A false friend is an English word that looks similar than another one in Spanish, but their meaning is different.

Some important false friends that make us having mistakes when we speak English are:

1. Bookstore (librería) and library (biblioteca).
2. To have a cold (estar constipado) and constipated (estreñido).
3. Embarrasing (vergonzoso) and pregnant (embarazada).
4. To remember (recordar) and to record (grabar).
5. To insert (introducir) and to introduce (presentar).
6. Rope (cuerda) and clothes (ropa).
7. Carpet (alfombra) and folder (carpeta).
8. To envy (envidiar) and To send (enviar).
9. Exit (salida) and Succes (éxito).
10. Sane (cuerdo) and healthy (sano).

What about the following false friends? Do you know their meaning?

• Support / soportar.
• Vase / Vaso.
• Realize / Realizar.
• Nude / Nudo.
• Fabric / fábrica.
• Actual / actual.