Spanish words similar to English

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AnnaC

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Same as English

abdomen
actor
animal
auto
base
canal
chocolate
color
conductor
data
director
doctor
error
gratis ( is this an english word)
hospital
hotel
idea
ideal
invisible
local
media
monitor
motel
municipal
piano
posible
principal
similar
social




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actor
admirar
adorar
aire
animal
arte
auto
autor
barbero
barrio
b?squetbol
b?isbol
canal
centro
color
conductor
conversaci?n
data
declarar
defender
director
dividir
doctor
documento
dumpl?n
energ?a
error
executivo invencible
fiesta
f?tbol
gasolina medicina
gratis ( is this an english word)
hospital
hotel
informar
men?
mitin (meeting not mitten)
mixtura
monitor
motel
nacional
patio
piano
posible
principal
producto
profesor
profuso
projecto
prol?fi
provincia
pudin
rancho
regi?n
remedio
rosb?f
siesta
sof?
tenis
tomate
toxic?
usar
uso



Is there more?
 
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Dont for get the tion ending words replaced by cion
also Visit and visitat and possible
 
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Add "autor" (author), and "men?" (menu) to the "similar" list, and "probable" to the "same" list.

BTW, Anna, "conversacio?" is actually spelled "conversaci?n" and "b?isbal" is actually spelled "b?isbol".

Profe Keith :glasses:
 
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another three for the "same" list: data, media, monitor

I would also add to the same list a series of English words I find are heavily used by Spanish speakers in Latin America despite the best efforts of the Royal Academy to win acceptance of the made-up Spanish alternative. These include:

e-mail
software
hardware
Internet
fax
camping
 
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Jane J.

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Hi y'all...

Anna, "possible" in Spanish only takes one "s" - "posible." I know it's the Italian in you showing through. :)

I'm failing to see what the words "fiesta" and "siesta" have to do with English. Ford Fiesta? Hee. I need a riesta.

Oh, and add "dumpl?n" to the similar list.
 
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Jane J. said:
I'm failing to see what the words "fiesta" and "siesta" have to do with English. Ford Fiesta? Hee. I need a riesta.
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Interestingly enough, fiesta and siesta show up in English dictionaries.
 
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AnnaC

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I was told that we adopted some Spanish words, such as fiesta and siesta. ;)

I will take out one s . I thought so when typing it but forgot to look it up.
 
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Jane J.

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I was told that we adopted some Spanish words, such as fiesta and siesta.
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Oh.

Does that mean we should add "barrio" to the list? (Also in the dictionary..)
 
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Un par

castigate - castigar
inequivocal - inequivocable
ingrate - ingrato
presumptous - presumido
presume - presumir
skeptic - esceptico
stupid - estupido
idiota - idiot
 
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Words that are the Same: abdomen, base, idea, ideal, invisible, local, municipal, similar, social

Words that are Similar:
document => documento
energy => energ?a
executive => executivo
invincible => invencible
gasoline => gasolina
medicine => medicina
mixture => mixtura
national => nacional
product => producto
profuse => profuso
prolific => prol?fico
project => projecto
province => provincia
region => regi?n
remedy => remedio
sofa => sof?
toxic => toxic?
use => uso
 
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