False Cognates INGLÊS - PORTUGUÊS Actually (adv) - na verdade ..., o fato é que ... Agenda (n) - pauta do dia, pauta para discussões Amass (v) - acumular, juntar Anticipate (v) - prever; aguardar, ficar na expectativa Application (n) - inscrição, registro, uso Appointment (n) - hora marcada, compromisso profissional Appreciation (n) - gratidão, reconhecimento Argument (n) - discussão, bate boca Assist (v) - ajudar, dar suporte Assume (v) - presumir, aceitar como verdadeiro Attend (v) - assistir, participar de Audience (n) - platéia, público Balcony (n) - sacada Baton (n) - batuta (música), cacetete Beef (n) - carne de gado Cafeteria (n) - refeitório tipo universitário ou industrial Camera (n) - máquina fotográfica Carton (n) - caixa de papelão, pacote de cigarros (200) Casualty (n) - baixas (mortes ocorridas em acidente ou guerra) Cigar (n) - charuto Collar (n) - gola, colarinho, coleira College (n) - faculdade, ensino de 3º grau Commodity (n) - artigo, mercadoria Competition (n) - concorrência Comprehensive (adj) - abrangente, amplo, extenso Compromise (v) - entrar em acordo, fazer concessão Contest (n) - competição, concurso Convenient (adj) - prático Costume (n) - fantasia (roupa) Data (n) - dados (números, informações) Deception (n) - logro, fraude, o ato de enganar Defendant (n) - réu, acusado Design (v, n) - projetar, criar; projeto, estilo Editor (n) - redator Educated (adj) - instruído, com alto grau de escolaridade Emission (n) - descarga (de gases, etc.) Enroll (v) - inscrever-se, alistar-se, registrar-se Eventually (adv) - finalmente, conseqüentemente Exciting (adj) - empolgante Exit (n, v) - saída, sair Expert (n) - especialista, perito Exquisite (adj.) - belo, refinado Fabric (n) - tecido Genial (adj) - afável, aprazível Graduate program (n) - Curso de pós-graduação Gratuity (n) - gratificação, gorjeta Grip (v) - agarrar firme Hazard (n,v) - risco, arriscar Idiom (n) - expressão idiomática, linguajar Income tax return (n) - declaração de imposto de renda Ingenuity (n) - engenhosidade Injury (n) - ferimento Inscription (n) - gravação em relevo (sobre pedra, metal, etc.) Intend (v) - pretender, ter intenção Intoxication (n) - embriaguez, efeito de drogas Journal (n) - periódico, revista especializada Lamp (n) - luminária Large (adj) - grande, espaçoso Lecture (n) - palestra, aula Legend (n) - lenda Library (n) - biblioteca Lunch (n) - almoço Magazine (n) - revista Mayor (n) - prefeito Medicine (n) - remédio, medicina Moisture (n) - umidade Motel (n) - hotel de beira de estrada Notice (v) - notar, aperceber-se; aviso, comunicação Novel (n) - romance Office (n) - escritório Parents (n) - pais Particular (adj) - específico, exato Pasta (n) - massa (alimento) Policy (n) - política (diretrizes) Port (n) - porto Prejudice (n) - preconceito Prescribe (v) - receitar Preservative (n) - conservante Pretend (v) - fingir Private (adj) - particular Procure (v) - conseguir, adquirir Propaganda (n) - divulgação de idéias/fatos com intuito de manipular Pull (v) - puxar Push (v) - empurrar Range (v) - variar, cobrir Realize (v) - notar, dar-se conta, conceber uma idéia Record (v, n) - gravar, disco, gravação, registro Requirement (n) - requisito Resume (v) - retomar, reiniciar Résumé (n) - curriculum vitae, currículo Retired (adj) - aposentado Senior (n) - idoso Service (n) - atendimento Stranger (n) - desconhecido Stupid (adj) - burro Support (v) - apoiar Tax (n) - imposto Trainer (n) - preparador físico Turn (n, v) - vez, volta, curva; virar, girar Vegetables (n) - verduras, legumes  Atualmente - nowadays, today PORTUGUÊS - INGLÊS  Agenda - appointment book; agenda Amassar - crush Antecipar - to bring forward, to move forward Aplicação (financeira) - investment Apontamento - note Apreciação - judgement Argumento - reasoning, point Assistir - to attend, to watch Assumir - to take over Atender - to help; to answer; to see, to examine Audiência - court appearance; interview Balcão - counter Batom - lipstick Bife - steak Cafeteria - coffee shop, snack bar Câmara - tube (de pneu) chamber (grupo de pessoas) Cartão - card Casualidade - chance Cigarro - cigarette Colar - necklace Colégio (2º grau) - high school Comodidade - comfort Competição - contest Compreensivo - understandable Compromisso - appointment; date Contexto - context Conveniente - appropriate Costume - custom, habit Data - date Decepção - disappointment Advogado de defesa - defense attorney Designar - to appoint Editor - publisher Educado - with a good upbringing, well-mannered, polite Emissão - issuing (of a document, etc.) Enrolar - to roll; to wind; to curl Eventualmente - occasionally Excitante - thrilling Êxito - success Esperto - smart, clever Esquisito - strange, odd Fábrica - plant, factory Genial - brilliant Curso de graduação - undergraduate program Gratuidade - the quality of being free of charge Gripe - cold, flu, influenza Azar - bad luck Idioma - language Devolução de imposto de renda - income tax refund Ingenuidade - naiveté / naivety Injúria - insult Inscrição - registration, application Entender - understand Intoxicação - poisoning Jornal - newspaper Lâmpada - light bulb Largo - wide Leitura - reading Legenda - subtitle Livraria - book shop Lanche - snack Magazine - department store Maior - bigger Medicina - medicine Mistura - mix, mixture, blend Motel - love motel Notícia - news Novela - soap opera Oficial - official Parentes - relatives Particular - personal, private Pasta - paste; folder; briefcase Polícia - police Porta - door Prejuízo - damage, loss Prescrever - expire Preservativo - condom Pretender - to intend, to plan Privado - private Procurar - to look for Propaganda - advertisement, commercial Pular - to jump Puxar - to pull Ranger - to creak, to grind Realizar - to carry out, to accomplish Recordar - to remember, to recall Requerimento - request, petition Resumir - summarize Resumo - summary Retirado - removed, secluded Senhor - gentleman, sir Serviço - job Estrangeiro - foreigner Estúpido - impolite, rude Suportar (tolerar) - can stand Taxa - rate; fee Treinador - coach Turno - shift; round Vegetais - plants More engaged noivo it may mean the same thing as Portuguese "engajado", but commonly refers to someone who has a fiance(e). relapse recaída nothing to do with the Portuguese word "relapso" ponderous pesado nothing to do with the Portuguese verb "ponderar" casement batente de janela nothing to do with the Poruguese word. "casamento" sedulous esforçado nothing to do with the Portuguese word "sedutor" brand marca, tipo nothing to do with Port. "brando", which is "bland" in English conceal ocultar nothing to do with Port. "conselho", which is "council" in English ecstatic empolgado nothing to do with Port. "estático", which is "static" in English sensible sensato in English, "sensível" is "sensitive" precarious perigoso, inseguro not equal to the Portuguese word "precário", which could be translated to "poor" in English vile vil nothing to do with Port. "vila", which is "village" in English trepidation medo not equal to the Portuguese word "trepidação" fracas briga barulhenta nothing to do with Port. "fraca ou fraco" extenuating atenuando not equal to the Portuguese word "extenuante", which is "strenuous (task)" in English procure obter, conseguir, alcançar not equal to Port. "procurar" deter desencorajar, dissuadir not equal to Port. "deter", which is "impede" or "stop" in English mar danificar, estragar nothing to do with Port. "mar", which is "sea" in English anthem cântico in English, "antena" is "antenna" esoterica coisas entendidas ou destinadas a um grupo seleto; assuntos ocultos in English, it is a noun and the meaning is slightly different from the Portuguese word "esotérica", which is an adjective that would be better translated as "mystic" in English ranger guarda florestal nothing to do with the Portuguese verb "ranger", which is "creak" in English grit brita nothing to do with Port. "gritar", which is "scream" in English dependable confiável in English, "dependente" is "dependent" nave cubo de roda; nave de igreja not equal to Port. "nave", which is "ship" in English baton bastão not equal to Port. "batom", which is "lipstick" in English toque tipo de chapéu sem aba parecido com boina nothing to do with Port. "toque", which is "touch" in English morose carrancudo, mal-humorado nothing to do with Port. "moroso", which is "slow" or "defaulting" in English limp mancar; vacilante, fraco, sem energia nothing to do with Port. "limpo", which is "clean" in English dote estar caduco ou senil; ser louco por, idolatrar, amar cegamente nothing to do with Port. "dote", which is "endow" in English temper temperamento in English, "tempero" is "seasoning" contempt desprezo in English, "contente" is "content" chore trabalho diário, obrigação nothing to do with Port. "chorar", which is "cry" in Enlish enervate enfraquecer, debilitar not equal to the Portuguese word "enervar", which is like "irritate" in English. In Portuguese, a poet can still use "enervar" meaning "enfraquecer", but the common use is as "irritate" confident confiante in Portughese, "confidente" is someone to whom we tell a secret - in English the word is "confidant". One can still use English "confident" meaning "confidant", but it's not the common use scrutiny exame ou julgamento minucioso in Portughese, "escrutínio" can mean the same thing, but usually means "votação ou apuração de votos", which is "election voting or ballot" in English entree prato principal in a restaurant in the US, "entree" or "entrée" is the main course of a meal. In Brazil or in Europe, "entrée" is the appetizer (aperitivo ou entrada). facility rooms or areas used for a specific purpose example: "The hotel has facilities for laundry, conferencing, and access for the disabled." The word "facility" can also mean "facilidade", but is rarely used as such In addition to false cognates, other words in English can be tricky when they are used with a meaning that is different from the usual one. Some examples: China jogo de pratos em porcelana I use my china and glassware everyday. helping porção (de comida) Give me another helping of ice cream please. nice preciso (em medidas, por exemplo) This micrometer give nice measures. hold compartimento; perfuração Drill a small hold in the front of the bird house. long desejar fortemente; sentir saudades Jessica Lynch says she longs for normal life after she became a celebrity. lead chumbo They didn't have the technology to produce as much lead as we do. spell significar, representar That guy spells trouble. viewing velório The viewing will be followed by a religious service at 1pm. mass missa On Sunday I attended a Latin mass. champion pessoa/entidade que dá apoio ou patrocina The HR department is championing that project. anal sistemático, obssessivo com detalhes My boss is too anal about deadlines. ("Anal" is a common abbreviation for "anal retentive".) ballpark estimativa pouco precisa I am ballparking a couple of hours to be done. well poço The first oil well was drilled in Pennsylvania in 1859. home Paulo Merson www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~pmerson/falseCognates.html Schutz, Ricardo  http://www.sk.com.br/sk-fals.html