Appendix:False friends between English and Portuguese

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These are terms that are prone to error when translated intuitively.

English term Portuguese translation Portuguese term English translation
a um, uma a the; to
actual real, verdadeiro atual current
advertisement anúncio, aviso advertência warning
ant formiga anta tapir
as como; tão; enquanto; já que ás ace
attend assistir atender answer
balcony varanda balcão counter
bald careca balde bucket
cigar charuto cigarro cigarette
comprehensive completo compreensivo understanding
conceited presunçoso conceituado esteemed
cop policial copo glass
data dados data date
deception engano decepção disappointment
exit saída êxito success
idiom expressão idiomática idioma language
intoxication embriaguez intoxicação poisoning
library biblioteca livraria bookstore
magazine revista magazine department store
no não no in the
outdoor ao ar livre outdoor billboard
parent pai or mãe (unspecified); genitor; criar, educar parente relative
ten dez tem he has
to do fazer dar to give

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