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FALSE COGNATES (top 10)
1- Embarrased > avergonzado / Embarazada > Pregnant
2- Excited > emocionado / Excitado > excited (sex.)
3- Large > grande / Largo > long
4- Success > éxito / suceso > even
5- To move (residence) > mudarse / moverse > to change position
6- To realize > darse cuenta de / realizar > to make or to do
7- Actually > en realidad / actualmente > currently
8- Soportar > to tolerate / to support > apoyar
9- Contento > happy / content > conforme
10- Egoísta > selfish / egotistical > egotista o egocéntrico
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TRANSPORT
Bondi: n. Bus (also colectivo).
Tacho: n. Taxi.
Tachero: n. Taxi driver.
Subte: n. Underground.
A pie: On foot. Exp.: En dodge /en dosh/ On foot, because of its similarity to “en dos” –> en dos pies.
Citraca: n. Citroen esp. VW beatle.
Fitito: n. Fiat 600.
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SIGNIFICANT ANIMALS AND FOOD:
Gato (cat)= Prostitute.
Nabo (turnip) = Dumb.
Bagre (codfish)= Ugly.
Salame (salami) = Idiot.
Vaca (cow)= Fat.
Banana = Man who acts confident and seductive but is actually pathetic.
Yegua (mare)= Bad woman.
Bombón = Pretty woman.
Jamón del medio = Beautiful woman.
Idioms with food.
Mandar fruta = To say or to write something you are not sure about acting as though you were.
Agarrar para el lado de los tomates = To misinterpret what somebody said.
Hinchar(le) los huevos a alguien = To piss somebody off.
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Vivo: adj. Person who wants to get the most with the minimum effort. Mostly used with the undefinite article. Ej.: ¡Sos un vivo!
Vivada: n. f. What a “vivo” does.
Avivarse: v. (de algo): To realize sth.
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Chamuyar: v.t. Speak -generally to women- easily and confidently but not sincerely.
Chamuyero: adj. Person who “chamuya”.
Chamuyo: n. m and f. Words used by a “chamuyero”.
¡Ojo!: Interj. Watch out! Be careful!
