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Mamma Mia!

I´m sure most of you have seen this film. It´s the kind of film that makes you forget all your problems for a couple of hours. Great music, a wonderful Greek island and entertainment in one.

NO QUIERO HABLAR
DE COSAS QUE NOS PONGAN TRISTES
AUNQUE TODAVíA ME HIEREN
AHORA ES OTRA HISTORIA.

HE JUGADO TODAS MIS CARTAS,
Y Tú TAMBIéN
YA NO HAY NADA QUE DECIR
YA NO QUEDAN MáS ASES PARA JUGAR.

EL GANADOR SE LO LLEVA TODO
EL PERDEDOR SE ENCOGE
ANTE LA VICTORIA,
ESE ES SU DESTINO.

ESTABA EN TUS BRAZOS
PENSANDO QUE PERTENECíA A ELLOS
EN SENTIDO FIGURADO
CONSTRUYéNDOME UNA VALLA.

ME REFUGIABA EN MI HOGAR,
PENSANDO QUE SERíA FUERTE ALLí,
PERO ESTABA LOCA
JUGANDO CON ESAS REGLAS.

LOS DIOSES LANZARáN LOS DADOS
SUS MENTES, FRíAS COMO EL HIELO
Y ALGUIEN AQUí ABAJO
VA A PERDER A ALGUIEN QUERIDO.

EL GANADOR SE LO LLEVA TODO
EL PERDEDOR SE HA DERRUMBADO
ES SIMPLE Y ESTá CLARO
¿POR QUé DEBERíA QUEJARME?

PERO DIME, ¿ELLA TE BESA
COMO YO SOLíA HACERLO?
SIENTES LO MISMO
CUANDO ELLA DICE TU NOMBRE?

EN TU INTERIOR
DEBES SABER QUE TE HECHO DE MENOS
NO IMPORTA LO QUE DIGA
LAS REGLAS DEBEN OBEDECERSE.

LOS JUECES DECIDIRáN
TODO LO QUE HE AGUANTADO
LOS QUE SOLO MIRAN
NUNCA GANAN.

EL JUEGO VUELVE A EMPEZAR
UN AMANTE O UN AMIGO
ALGO GRANDE O ALGO PEQUEñO
EL GANADOR SE LO LLEVA TODO.

NO QUIERO HABLAR
SI TE PONE TRISTE
Y YA VEO QUE QUIERES
QUE SEAMOS AMIGOS

ME DISCULPARáS
SI VERME TAN TENSA
TE HACE SENTIR MAL
NO ME FíO
YA VES
EL GANADOR SE LO LLEVA TODO
EL GANADOR SE LO LLEVA TODO

I WASNT JEALOUS BEFORE WE MET
NOW EVERY WOMAN I SEE IS A POTENTIAL THREAT
AND IM POSSESSIVE, IT ISNT NICE
YOUVE HEARD ME SAYING THAT SMOKING WAS MY ONLY VICE
BUT NOW IT ISNT TRUE
NOW EVERYTHING IS NEW
AND ALL IVE LEARNED HAS OVERTURNED
I BEG OF YOU...
DONT GO WASTING YOUR EMOTION
LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME

IT WAS LIKE SHOOTING A SITTING DUCK
A LITTLE SMALL TALK, A SMILE AND BABY I WAS STUCK
I STILL DONT KNOW WHAT YOUVE DONE WITH ME
A GROWN-UP WOMAN SHOULD NEVER FALL SO EASILY
I FEEL A KIND OF FEAR
WHEN I DONT HAVE YOU NEAR
UNSATISFIED, I SKIP MY PRIDE
I BEG YOU DEAR...

DONT GO WASTING YOUR EMOTION
LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME
DONT GO SHARING YOUR DEVOTION
Letras4U.com » letras traducidas al español
LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME

IVE HAD A FEW LITTLE LOVE AFFAIRS
THEY DIDNT LAST VERY LONG AND THEYVE BEEN PRETTY SCARCE
I USED TO THINK THAT WAS SENSIBLE
IT MAKES THE TRUTH EVEN MORE INCOMPREHENSIBLE
CAUSE EVERYTHING IS NEW
AND EVERYTHING IS YOU
AND ALL IVE LEARNED HAS OVERTURNED
WHAT CAN I DO...

DONT GO WASTING YOUR EMOTION
LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME
DONT GO SHARING YOUR DEVOTION
LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME

DONT GO WASTING YOUR EMOTION
LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME
DONT GO SHARING YOUR DEVOTION
LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME

DONT GO WASTING YOUR EMOTION
LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME
DONT GO SHARING YOUR DEVOTION
LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME

Here you have some extra exercises about some of the most difficult grammar points in English, especially for those students who failed English last year and have to do a resit on the 3rd of March. If you work hard, I´m sure you´ll improve your English!

Write questions with the words below. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.

1. what / music / listen to / right now / you

2. what / kind of / music / Sally / like

3. when / you / want / to meet

4. where / Pete / go / today

Present Simple or Present Continuous?

1. Every Monday, Sally (drive) her kids to football practice.

2. Usually, I (work) as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study) French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.

3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) .

4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) .

5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) .

6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say) because everybody (talk) so loudly.

7. Justin (write, currently) a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished.

8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?
Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go) to a movie tonight with some friends.

9. The business cards (be, normally ) printed by a company in New York. Their prices (be) inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.

10. This delicious chocolate (be) made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.

Fill in with a modal verb.

You ............... borrow a ladder to fix the satellite dish.
I ............... do all the homework tonight.
Sheila ............... lend me some money.
Tom ............... go to the police station to solve the problem.
Alice ............... tell me Sarah’s secret.
I speak English but I ............... write it.
You ............... leave your car keys on the table.
The secretary ............... deliver the papers on time.
You ............... notice the mistakes at the end of the book.
My mother ............... send the letter yesterday.
It ............... be difficult to find the answers to the questions.
If those people are thieves they ............... go to jail.
She ............... bring something for dessert.
Her mother ............... be on the road right now.
I ............... visit you when I am in New York.

Write sentences about places you know. Use Comparative or Superlative structures.

1- (expensive).
2- (cheap).
3- (cold)
4- (hot)
5- (ancient).

Complete Jim’s letter with comparative structures.

Dear Anna,

Here I am in Las Vegas! I’m having a wonderful time. The weather is …… (hot) and ………….(dry) in England. The houses are …………………..(big) ours and the cars are …………………..(long) and ……………..(wide) those in our country. I love the food here. Yesterday I had …………………..(good) hamburger I’ve ever eaten! The hotel is beautiful; I think it’s ………………(beautiful) hotel I’ve ever seen. At the moment I am in a casino; It’s ………………(big) in the world and it’s ……………………………(busy) in town. I’ll phone you when I get back.

Love, Jim

Complete the dialogue. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.

Reporter: Mr Smith, 1. ………………… you ………………… (watch) TV when they 2. ……………………… (announce) the winner?
Mr Smith: No, I wasn’t. I 3. ……………………… (sleep). My wife 4. ……………………… (listen) to the radio when she 5. ……………………… (hear) the lottery results. She 6. ……………………… (scream) and 7. ……………………… (wake) me.
Reporter: Well, what 8. ………………… you ………………… (do)?
Mr Smith: I 9. ……………………… (get up) to see what was wrong. My wife 10. ……………………… (laugh) and 11. ……………………… (cry) at the same time. She 12. ………………… also ………………… (wave) the lottery ticket!
Reporter: What 13. ……………………… (happen) then?
Mr Smith: I 14. ……………………… (start) thinking about a holiday in Hawaii.

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past continous).

1.When I (do) the washing-up, I (break) a plate.
2.While Tom (play) the piano, his mother (do) the washing-up.
3.He (drink) some juice and then he (eat) a few chips.
4.I (have) dinner when I suddenly (hear) a loud bang.
5.When my father (work) in the garden, an old friend (pass) by to see him.
6.She (go) to school, (take) out her textbook and (begin) to learn.
7.When it (start) to rain, our dog (want) to come inside.
8.When Jane (do) a language course in Ireland, she (visit) Blarney Castle.
9.When I (be) on my way home, I (see) an accident.
10.I (not / understand) what they (talk) about.

Write questions about the words in bold type.

1. Danny was the stuntperson in the film.

2. I saw a comedy show yesterday.

3. They are meeting Sandy.

4. David lives in England.

5. The film was boring.

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple

Pamela: What ……….(you/do) last weekend?
Tony: I ………………………….(go) to my cousin’s house.
Pamela: …………………………….(be) it far?
Tony: No, it only ………………………(take) us 30 minutes.
Pamela: ………………………………..(you/stay) there long?
Tony: We ……………………………..(stay) only for the weekend.
What …………………………….(you/do) last weekend?
Pamela: My family and I ……………………..(take) the dog and we ……………………(have) a picnic on the beach.
Tony: ………………………………(be) it sunny?
Pamela: Yes, the sun ……………………..(shine) all day.

Fill in the blanks with the past simple of the correct verbs from the list. Remember some of them are irregular!

Put up- cook – go- make- take – collect- drink – meet – speak – play – feel- sing

Last week I ………camping with my friends. We …………….tents and sleeping bags. Three of us ……………the tents while the others …………….wood and …………..a fire. We …………potatoes and ……….coke. In the evening, Tom …………… the guitar and everybody ………….songs. We …………. Some French tourists and …………………to them in French. At about midnight, we all ………………..sleepy, so we …………………to bed.

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.

1. While I ……………………… (use) the computer, the electricity ……………………… (go) off.
2. Tom ……………………… (run) in the race as the photographer ……………………… (take) photos.
3. The people ……………………… (clap) while the singer ……………………… (sing).
4. When we ……………………… (leave) the party, many people ……………………… (dance).
5. We ……………………… (go) to the concert when we ……………………… (see) the accident.

Present Perfect. Translate:

1. Ellos se han comprado un nuevo apartamento.

2. Él me dijo su nombre pero lo he olvidado.

3. ¿Dónde está mi llave? La he perdido.

4. ¿Quieres comer alguna cosa? No gracias, acabo de comer.

5. ¡No olvides enviar la carta! - La acabo de enviar.

6. No la he enviado todavía.

7. ¿Ha parado ya de llover?

8. ¿Has estado alguna vez en China?

9. Tengo este coche desde 1991.

CHANGE INTO THE PASSIVE VOIE (Present and Past Simple)

1. My wife crashed the new car.
2. I opened the windows.
3. I drink a glass of water.
4. You did not send the parcel.
5. They did not catch the thieves.
6. The teacher made a big mistake.
7. She dropped her bag in the train.
8. My brother takes his medicine every day.

Circle the correct answer.

1. Donna has completed / have completed the project.
2. I has read / have read that book many times.
3. We hasn’t seen / haven’t seen that film yet.
4. The baby hasn’t eaten / haven’t eaten yet.
5. Tom hasn’t been / haven’t been to New York.

Write sentences with the words below.

1. haven’t / my friends / arrived / yet
.
2. eaten / have / the children / lunch / already

3. his room / Tom / painted / hasn’t / ever

4. Tammy / worked / never / in a restaurant / has

5. I / done / my / homework / just / have

Complete using the Simple Past or the Present Perfect of the verbs in the parentheses.

Good luck!
1. A: Did you like the movie "Star Wars"?
B: I don't know. I (see, never)_____________________ that movie.

2. Sam (arrive)___________________ in San Diego a week ago.

3. My best friend and I (know)_______________________ each other for over fifteen years.

4. Stinson is a fantastic writer. He (write)______________________ ten very creative short stories in the last year. One day, he'll be as famous as Hemingway.

5. I (have, not)_____________________ this much fun since I (be)_______________ a kid.

6. Things (change)______________________ a great deal at Coltech, Inc. When we first (start)___________________ working here three years ago, the company (have, only)____________________ six employees. Since then, we (expand)____________________ to include more than 2000 full-time workers.

7. I (tell)_____________________ him to stay on the path while he was hiking, but he (wander)____________________ off into the forest and (bite)______________________ by a snake.

8. Listen Donna, I don't care if you (miss)____________________ the bus this morning. You (be)_____________________ late to work too many times. You are fired!

9. Sam is from Colorado, which is hundreds of miles from the coast, so he (see, never)__________________ the ocean. He should come with us to Miami.

10. How sad! George (dream)______________ of going to California before died, but he didn't make it. He (see, never)______________________ the ocean.

11. In the last hundred years, traveling (become)_______________________ much easier and very comfortable. In the 19th century, it (take) _________________________ two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon. The trip (be)________________________ very rough and often dangerous. Things (change)_________________________ a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years. Now you can fly from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours.

12. Jonny, I can't believe how much you (change)_______________________ since the last time I (see)___________________ you. You (grow)_______________________ at least a foot!

13. This tree (plant)___________________________ by the settlers who (found)_________________________ our city over four hundred years ago.

14. This mountain (climb, never)______________________________ by anyone. Several mountaineers (try)______________________ to reach the top, but nobody (succeed, ever)__________________________. The climb is extremely difficult and many people (die)__________________________ trying to reach the summit.

15. I (visit, never)___________________________ Africa, but I (travel)________________________ to South America several times. The last time I (go)____________________________ to South America, I (visit)______________________ Brazil and Peru. I (spend)___________________________ two weeks in the Amazon, (hike)___________________ for a week near Machu Picchu and (fly)___________________________ over the Nazca Lines.

I have found an interesting site which can give you a clear idea of the history of Great Britain in brief. History is necessary to understand a language.

Little is known about people inhabiting the British Isles in the pre-Celtic period (before 800 BC) Some monuments built by them have been preserved such as Stonehenge, erected some time before 1000 BC or Newgarange monument.

The first Celtic tribes, the Goidels or Gales, are believed to have come to the British isles between 800 & 700 BC. Two centuries later they were followed by the Brythons or ancient Britons after whom the country was called Britain.

The first Roman invasion was led by Julius Caesar in 55 BC. But Britain was not conquered until some 90 years later, under Emperor Claudius, in 43 AD. Although the Roman occupation of Britain lasted nearly 400 years, it’s effects were few.The people did not adopt the Latin language, so Latin did not displace Celtic.

In the middle of the 5th century, three Germanic tribes – The Angles, Saxons and Jutes invaded Britain from the continent. From the 8th century the Anglo-Saxons had to face Scandinavian invaders – the Danes and the Norsemen sometimes refereed to as Vikings –who occupied parts of Britain and made some permanent settlements. The Scandinavian invasions continued till the 11th century. The Anglo Saxon period can be characterised as a period of transition from a tribal to feudal organisation of society.

The period of feudalism started around 1066 and lasted to the 15th century. In this period the modern English nation and language came into being. It was a period of struggle for power between kings and between powerful nobles, a period of frequent wars and suffering. But it was also a period in which the development of the wool trade and the early decline of feudalism prepared the way for England’s rise as a world power.

The period between 1485 and 1603 is known as the Tudor Period. It was a turning point in English history. England became one of the leading powers. The two famous rulers of the House of Tudor were Henry VIII and Elisabeth I.The Elizabethan age produced the world’s greatest playwright William Shakespeare.

The first 40 years of the 17th century can be characterised as a period of growing conflict between the King and parliament, representing the interests of the bourgeosie. The conflict let to the civil war in the 1640 which resulted in the abolition of the monarchy and in Cromwell’s military rule in the middle of the century. This period ended in the Glorious Revolution which marked the end of the English bourgeoise revolution.

In the period of 1688 to 1760 England definitely took the lead in European commerce created the conditions necessary for the establishment of an empire and prepared the way for the industrial revolution.

During the Industrial Revolution (1760 – 1850) Britain became the first industrial power in the world. The Anglo- French rivalry for world domination which had started in the previous period continued and culminated in the Napoleonic Wars (1803 – 1815).

The Victorian era which comprised the second half of the 19th century, called after queen Victoria, was a period in which Britain became the strongest world power: besides being the greatest financial and commercial power, the greatest sea power and the greatest colonial power. In was the era of the greatest colonial expansion, especially in Africa.

The 20th century is a period of the decline of Britain as a world power a period of crises of the two world wars, from which Britain emerged as a victor, but greatly weakened. It is characterised by the disintegration of Britain’s colonial empire and the effort to adjust Britain to the new situation by joining the other developed capitalist countries of western Europe in EEC.

Here you have a list of the most important "false friends" in English so that you can avoid mistakes. It is easy to understand, as it is in Spanish. Learn as many of them as possible by heart.

an abstract: resumen (y no abstracto)
to achieve: lograr (y no archivar, que se dice to file)
actual: real, efectivo (y no actual, que se dice current)
actually: en realidad (y no actualmente, que se dice nowadays, at present)
to advertise: anunciar (y no advertir, que se dice to warn)
advice: consejos (y no aviso, que se dice warning, notice)
ailment: enfermedad leve, achaque (y no alimento, que se dice food)
apparel: ropa, vestimenta (y no aparato, que se dice apparatus, machine)
application form: formulario de solicitud (y no formulario de aplicación)
to apologise: pedir disculpas (y no apología, que se dice defence)
apt: propenso (y no apto, que se dice qualified, able)
argument: discusión, pelea (y no argumento de un libro/una película, que se dice plot)
arena: estadio, plaza de toros (y no arena, que se dice sand)
arm: brazo (y no arma, que se dice gun)
army: ejército (y no armada, que se dice navy)
aspersion: calumnia (y no aspersión, que se dice sprinkling)
assessment: evaluación (y no asesoría, que se dice consultancy)
to assist: ayudar (y no asistir a un lugar, que se dice to attend)
to attain: lograr, conseguir (y no atar, que se dice to tie)
attempt: intento (y no atentado, que se dice terrorist attack)
attendance: asistencia (y no atención, que se dice attention)
avocado: aguacate (y no abogado, que se dice lawyer)
balloon: globo (y no balón, que se dice ball)
bank: banco - la institución (y no banco de plaza, que se dice bench)
bark: ladrar o ladrido (y no barco, que se dice boat o ship)
beef: carne vacuna (y no bife, que se dice steak)
billet: acuartelamiento, alojamiento militar (y no billete, que se dice ticket o note)
billion: mil millones (y no billón, que se dice trillion)
body: cuerpo (y no boda, que se dice wedding)
brave: valiente (y no bravo, que se dice fierce)
camp: base militar o campamento (y no campo en general, que se dice field)
can: lata o el verbo poder (y no cana, que se dice white hair)
cap: gorra (y no capa, que se dice layer)
carpet: alfombra (y no carpeta, que se dice folder)
cartoon: dibujos animados, tira cómica (y no cartón, que se dice cardboard)
casual: fortuito, ocasional, informal, superficial (y no casual, que se dice accidental, chance)
casualty: víctima o herido (y no casualidad, que se dice coincidence)
cave: cueva (y no cavar, que se dice to dig)
cellular: celular, relativo a la célula (y no teléfono celular, que se dice mobile telephone)
chafed: rozado (y no chafado, que se dice crushed o flattened)
collar: cuello de las prendas de vestir (y no collar, que se dice necklace)
to collapse: hundirse, derrumbarse (y no colapsar, que se dice to bring to a standstill)
college: facultad, colegio universitario (y no colegio, que se dice school)
command: orden, mandato (y no comando, que se dice commando unit)
commodity: mercancía o materia prima (y no comodidad, que se dice comfort)
to complain: quejarse (y no complacer, que se dice to please)
complexion: tez, tono de la piel (y no complexión, que se dice body type)
to compromise: ceder, transigir, poner en peligro (y no compromiso, que se dice commitment, engagement o agreement)
conductor: director de orquesta o cobrador (y no conductor, que se dice driver)
confident: seguro de sí mismo (y no confidente, que se dice confidant)
(to be) constipated: sufrir de estreñimiento (y no estar constipado, que se dice to have a cold/chill)
contest: concurso (y no contestar, que se dice to answer)
to convene: convocar, reunir (y no convenir, que se dice to agree, to be advisable)
council: consejo (y no conciliar, que se dice to reconcile)
crane: grúa (y no cráneo, que se dice skull)
curse: maldición (y no curso, que se dice course)
date: fecha (y no dato, que se dice a piece of information o data)
deception: engaño (y no decepción, que se dice disappointment)
to deliver: entregar (y no deliberar, que se dice to deliberate)
deprivation: privación, pérdida (y no depravación, que se dice depravity)
derogatory: despectivo (la palabra despective no existe en inglés)
desperate: desesperado (y no despertar, que se dice to wake up)
dessert: postre (y no desierto, que se dice desert)
dinner: cena (y no dinero, que se dice money)
discrete: diferenciado (y no discreto, que se dice discreet)
disgust: asco, repugnancia (y no disgusto, que se dice annoyance, quarrel, trouble o to be upset)
disparate: dispar (y no disparate, que se dice nonsense o foolish act)
diversion: desviación (y no diversión, alegría, que se dice fun)
to doze: dormitar (y no doce, que se dice twelve)
dramatic: drástico, espectacular
economics: economía (y no económicos, que se dice cheap)
embarrassed: avergonzado/a (y no embarazada, que se dice pregnant)
estate: propiedad, bien inmueble, patrimonio (y no estado, que se dice state)
eventual: definitivo o posible (y no eventual, que se dice casual, incidental)
eventually: finalmente, tarde o temprano (y no eventualmente que se dice by chance, possibly)
exit: salida (y no éxito, que se dice success)
fabric: tela (y no fábrica, que se dice factory)
familiar: conocido, familiar (adjetivo) (y no pariente, familiar (sustantivo), que se dice relative)
fin: aleta (y no fin, que se dice end)
form: formulario (y no forma, que se dice shape)
fray: riña, irritarse o deshilacharse (y no fraile, que se dice friar)
fume: vapor o gas (y no fumar, que se dice smoke)
Geneva: Ginebra (y no Génova, que se dice Genoa)
gentle: moderado, suave (y no gentil, que se dice gentile, kind)
to grab: agarrar, asir (y no grabar, que se dice to record)
gracious: cortés (y no gracioso, que se dice funny)
grocery: tienda de comestibles (y no grosería, que se dice rudeness o rude word/expression)
hardly: apenas, difícilmente (y no duramente, que se dice strongly)
by heart: de memoria (y no de corazón, que se dice from one's heart)
horn: cuerno (y no horno, que se dice oven)
idiom: modismo, locución (y no idioma, que se dice language)
influenza: gripe (y no influencia, que se dice influence)
ingenuity: ingenio (y no ingenuidad, que se dice naivety)
inhabitant: habitante (y no inhabitado, que se dice uninhabited)
installment: cuota, plazo o entrega (y no instalación, que se dice installation)
to intend: tener la intención de (y no intentar, que se dice to try)
intoxicated: ebrio (y no intoxicado, que se dice with food poisoning)
involve: involucrar (y no envolver, que se dice wrap)
jam: mermelada (y no jamón, que se dice ham)
lame: cojo, rengo (y no lamer, que se dice to lick)
large: grande (y no largo, que se dice long)
lecture: conferencia (y no lectura, que se dice reading)
lentil: lenteja (y no lentilla, que se dice contact lens)
letter: letra del abecedario o carta (y no letra de una canción, que se dice lyrics)
library: biblioteca (y no librería, que se dice bookshop)
lobe: lóbulo (y no lobo, que se dice wolf)
luxury: lujo (y no lujuria, que se dice lust)
macaroon: galleta con almendras o coco (y no macarrón, que se dice a piece of macaroni)
man: hombre (y no mano, que se dice hand)
mascot: persona, animal u objeto que da buena suerte (y no mascota como animal doméstico, que se dice pet)
mayor: alcalde (y no mayor, que se dice bigger)
media: medios (y no media, que se dice sock)
misery: tristeza (y no miseria, que se dice poverty)
mocha: café moca (y no mocha/o, desafilada/o, que se dice blunt)
to molest: abusar sexualmente (y no molestar, que se dice to bother o to annoy)
notice: nota, anuncio (y no noticia, que se dice a piece of news)
occurrence: aparición (y no ocurrencia, que se dice absurd idea)
office: oficina (y no oficio, que se dice trade o job)
once: una vez (y no once, que se dice eleven)
oration: discurso ceremonial (y no oración, que se dice sentence o prayer)
ordinary: común (y no ordinario, que se dice vulgar)
pan: cacerola, cazuela (y no pan, que se dice bread)
parade: desfile (y no pared, que se dice wall)
to pare: pelar o cortar las uñas (y no parar, que se dice to stop)
parents: padres (y no parientes, que se dice relatives)
pendant: colgante de un collar (y no pendiente, que se dice earring)
petrol: gasolina o nafta (y no petróleo, que se dice oil, petroleum)
pie: pastel (y no pie, que se dice foot)
place: lugar (y no plaza, que se dice square)
policy: política (y no policía, que se dice police)
politic: diplomático, cortés o prudente (y no político, que se dice politician)
preservative: conservante (y no preservativo, que se dice condom)
prize: premio (y no precio, que se dice price)
to probe: investigar (y no probar, que se dice to prove, taste o try)
prospect: posibilidad, perspectiva o posible cliente (y no prospecto, que se dice leaflet o pamphlet)
quince: membrillo (y no quince, que se dice fifteen)
to quit: abandonar, dejar (y no quitar, que se dice to remove o to put away)
quite: bastante, totalmente (y no quitar, que se dice to remove o to put away)
quote: cita o presupuesto (y no cuota, que se dice fee, installment o payment)
to rape: violar (y no rapar, que se dice to shave o to crop)
recollection: recuerdo (y no recolección, que se dice harvest o collection)
red: rojo (y no red, que se dice net)
regular: de tamaño normal (y no regular, que se dice bad, not so good)
relatives: parientes (y no relativos, que se dice relative (adjective))
rope: cuerda, soga (y no ropa, que se dice clothes)
rude: maleducado, descortés (y no rudo, que se dice rough)
to raze: arrasar (y no raza, que se dice race)
to realize: darse cuenta (y no realizar, que se dice to make)
to record: grabar (y no recordar, que se dice to remember)
to remove: quitar, eliminar (y no remover, que se dice to stir)
resort: centro turístico o recurso (y no resorte, que se dice spring)
to rest: descansar (y no restar, que se dice to subtract)
to resume: reanudar, continuar o reasumir (y no resumir, que se dice to summarize o to sum up)
to reckon: calcular, considerar o creer (y no reconocer, que se dice to recognize)
salad: ensalada (y no salado, que se dice salty)
sane: cuerdo (y no sano, que se dice healthy)
scallop: vieira (y no escalope, que se dice escalope)
sensible: sensato (y no sensible, que se dice sensitive)
sensitive: sensible (y no sensitivo, que se dice related to the senses)
signature: firma (y no asignatura, que se dice subject)
sin: pecado (y no sin, que se dice without)
soap: jabón (y no sopa, que se dice soup)
socket: enchufe o toma de corriente (y no soquete, que se dice ankle sock)
son: hijo (y no son, conjugación del verbo ser, que se dice are)
spade: pala (y no espada, que se dice sword)
stationery: artículos de papelería (y no estacionario, que se dice stationary)
to stay: quedarse (y no estar, que se dice to be)
to stir: revolver un líquido (y no estirar, que se dice to stretch)
stranger: desconocido o forastero (y no extranjero, que se dice foreigner)
success: éxito (y no suceso, que se dice event)
to support: apoyar (y no soportar, que se dice to put up with)
sympathetic: comprensivo (y no simpático, que se dice nice, likeable)
sympathy: compasión, comprensión, pésame (y no simpatía, que se dice friendliness, affection)
target: objetivo (y no tarjeta, que se dice card)
tax: impuesto (y no taxi, que se dice taxi)
tea: té (y no tía, que se dice aunt)
terrific: fenomenal, genial (y no terrorífico, que se dice terrifying)
to traduce: calumniar (y no traducir, que se dice to translate)
trait: rasgo (y no trato, que se dice deal o treatment)
to translate: traducir (y no trasladarse, que se dice to move)
tramp: vagabundo (y no trampa, que se dice trap)
ultimate: final (y no último, que se dice last)
umpire: árbitro (y no imperio, que se dice empire)
zealous: entusiasta (y no celoso, que se dice jealous)

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