
Português -> Inglês - ‘False Friends’ (5 mins reading)
Do you know what the word ‘oficina’ means in português? Many people might think that ‘oficina’ sounds very similar to the English word ‘office’. But that is not what ‘oficina’ actually means. Today let’s have a look at ‘falsos cognatos’ or ‘false friends’ - Portuguese words that look similar in English but mean something else. Exemplos de falsos cognatos em frases: Pretender (to intend) Eu pretendo falar português fluentemente um dia. (Peter left the car in the garage for the