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Old 05-03-2005, 12:39 PM
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Default Spanish words similar to English
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




Similar

actor
admirar
adorar
aire
animal
arte
auto
autor
barbero
barrio
básquetbol
béisbol
canal
centro
color
conductor
conversación
data
declarar
defender
director
dividir
doctor
documento
dumplín
energía
error
executivo invencible
fiesta
fútbol
gasolina medicina
gratis ( is this an english word)
hospital
hotel
informar
menú
mitin (meeting not mitten)
mixtura
monitor
motel
nacional
patio
piano
posible
principal
producto
profesor
profuso
projecto
prolífi
provincia
pudin
rancho
región
remedio
rosbíf
siesta
sofá
tenis
tomate
toxicó
usar
uso



Is there more?
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Old 05-03-2005, 12:43 PM
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Dont for get the tion ending words replaced by cion
also Visit and visitat and possible
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Old 05-03-2005, 01:57 PM
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Add "autor" (author), and "menú" (menu) to the "similar" list, and "probable" to the "same" list.

BTW, Anna, "conversacioñ" is actually spelled "conversación" and "béisbal" is actually spelled "béisbol".

Profe Keith
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Old 05-03-2005, 02:09 PM
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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
Last edited by Keith R; 05-03-2005 at 02:18 PM. Reason: add more words
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Old 05-03-2005, 03:55 PM
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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 "dumplín" to the similar list.
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Old 05-03-2005, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Jane J.
I'm failing to see what the words "fiesta" and "siesta" have to do with English. Ford Fiesta? Hee. I need a riesta.
Interestingly enough, fiesta and siesta show up in English dictionaries.
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Old 05-03-2005, 04:11 PM
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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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Old 05-03-2005, 05:44 PM
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I was told that we adopted some Spanish words, such as fiesta and siesta.
Oh.

Does that mean we should add "barrio" to the list? (Also in the dictionary..)
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Old 05-03-2005, 05:48 PM
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Maybe we should have an adopted list.

Will add barrio
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Old 05-03-2005, 11:33 PM
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Default Un par
castigate - castigar
inequivocal - inequivocable
ingrate - ingrato
presumptous - presumido
presume - presumir
skeptic - esceptico
stupid - estupido
idiota - idiot
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