FALSOS COGNATOS - FALSE FRIENDS Falsos conhecidos, tambm chamados de falsos amigos ou falsos cognatos, so palavras normalmente derivadas

do latim, que tm portanto a mesma origem e que aparecem em diferentes idiomas com ortografia semelhante, mas que ao longo dos tempos acabaram adquirindo significados diferentes. No caso de palavras com sentido mltiplo, esta no-equivalncia pode ocorrer em apenas alguns sentidos da palavra. Aqui neste trabalho so considerados falsos cognatos apenas aquelas palavras que predominantemente ocorrem como tal no ingls moderno. Longe de ser exaustiva, esta lista de falsos cognatos serve apenas para exemplificar o problema com ocorrncias comuns e freqentes. INGLS - PORTUGUS
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PORTUGUS - INGLS

Actually (adv) - na verdade ..., o fato 1. Atualmente - today, nowadays que ... 2. Agenda - appointment book; agenda 2. Agenda (n) - pauta do dia, pauta para discusses 3. Amass (v) - juntar, acumular. 3. Amassar - crush 4. Anticipate (v) - prever; aguardar, ficar 4. Antecipar - to bring forward, to move na expectativa forward 5. Application (n) - inscrio, registro, uso 5. Aplicao (financeira) - investment 6. Appointment (n) - hora marcada, 6. Apontamento - note 7. Appreciation (n) - gratido, 7. Apreciao - judgement reconhecimento 8. Argument (n) - discusso, bate boca 8. Argumento - reasoning, point 9. Assist (v) - ajudar, dar suporte 9. Assistir - to attend, to watch 10. Assume (v) - presumir, aceitar como 10. Assumir - to take over verdadeiro 11. Attend (v) - assistir, participar de 11. Atender - to help; to answer; to examine 12. Audience (n) - platia, pblico 12. Audincia - court appearance; interview 13. Balcony (n) - sacada 13. Balco - counter 14. Baton (n) - batuta (msica), cacetete 14. Batom - lipstick 15. Beef (n) - carne de gado 15. Bife - steak 16. Cafeteria (n) - refeitrio tipo 16. Cafeteria - coffee shop, snack bar universitrio ou industrial 17. Camera (n) - mquina fotogrfica 17. Cmara - tube (de pneu) chamber ( 18. Carton (n) - caixa de papelo, pacote pessoas) de cigarros (200) 18. Carto - card 19. Casualty (n) - baixas (mortes ocorridas 19. Casualidade- chance em acidente ou guerra) 20. Cigar (n) - charuto 20. Cigarro cigarette 21. Collar (n) - gola, colarinho, coleira 21. Colar - necklace 22. College (n) - faculdade, ensino de 3 22. Colgio (2 grau) - high school grau 23. Commodity (n) - artigo, mercadoria 23. Comodidade - comfort 24. Competition (n) - concorrncia 24. Competio - contest 25. Comprehensive (adj) - abrangente, 25. Compreensivo - understandable amplo, extenso 26. Compromise (v) - entrar em acordo, 26. Compromisso - appointment; date fazer concesso 27. Contest (n) - competio, concurso 27. Contexto - context 28. Convenient (adj) - prtico 28. Conveniente - appropriate 29. Costume (n) - fantasia (roupa) 29. Costume - custom, habit 30. Data (n) - dados (nmeros, 30. Data - date informaes) 31. Deception (n) - logro, fraude, o ato de 31. Decepo - disappointment enganar 32. Defendant (n) - ru, acusado 32. Advogado de defesa - defense attorney Design (v, n) - projetar, criar; projeto, estilo 34. Editor (n) - redator 35. Educated (adj) - instrudo, com alto grau de escolaridade 36. Emission (n) - descarga (de gases, etc.) 37. Enroll (v) - inscrever-se, alistar-se, registrar-se 38. Eventually (adv) - finalmente, conseqentemente 39. Exciting (adj) - empolgante 40. Exit (n, v) - sada, sair 41. Expert (n) - especialista, perito 42. Exquisite (adj.) - belo, refinado 43. Fabric (n) - tecido 44. Genial (adj) - afvel, aprazvel 45. Graduate program (n) - Curso de psgraduao 46. Gratuity (n) - gratificao, gorjeta 47. Grip (v) - agarrar firme
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Novel (n) - romance 69. Novela - soap opera Office (n) - escritrio 70. Oficial - official Parents (n) - pais 71. Parentes - relatives Particular (adj) - especfico, exato 72. Particular - personal, private Pasta (n) - massa (alimento) 73. Pasta - paste; folder; briefcase Policy (n) - poltica (diretrizes) 74. Polcia - police Port (n) - porto 75. Porta - door Prejudice (n) - preconceito 76. Prejuzo - damage, loss Prescribe (v) - receitar 77. Prescrever - expire Preservative (n) - conservante 78. Preservativo - condom Pretend (v) fingir 79. Pretender - to intend, to plan Private (adj) - particular 80. Privado - private Procure (v) - conseguir, adquirir 81. Procurar - to look for Propaganda (n) - divulgao de idia 82. Propaganda - advertisement, com intuito de manipular commercial 83. Pull (v) - puxar 83. Pular - to jump 84. Push (v) - empurrar 84. Puxar - to pull 85. Range (v) - variar, cobrir 85. Ranger - to creak, to grind 86. Realize (v) - notar, perceber, dar-se 86. Realizar - to carry out, make come true conta, conceber uma idia 87. Record (v, n) - gravar, disco, gravao, 87. Recordar - to remember, to recall registro 88. Requirement (n) - requisito 88. Requerimento - request, petition 89. Refrigerant (n) - substncia refrigerante 89. Refrigerante - soft drink, soda, pop, coke usada em aparelhos 90. Resume (v) - retomar, reiniciar 90. Resumir - summarize 91. Rsum (n) - curriculum vitae, currculo 91. Resumo - summary 92. Retired (adj) - aposentado 92. Retirado - removed, secluded 93. Senior (n) - idoso 93. Senhor - gentleman, sir 94. Service (n) - atendimento 94. Servio - job 95. Stranger (n) - desconhecido 95. Estrangeiro - foreigner 96. Stupid (adj) - burro 96. Estpido - impolite, rude 97. Support (v) - apoiar 97. Suportar (tolerar) - can stand 98. Tax (n) - imposto 98. Taxa - rate; fee 99. Trainer (n) - preparador fsico 99. Treinador - coach 100. Turn (n, v) - vez, volta, curva; virar, 100. Turno - shift; round girar 101. Vegetables (n) - verduras, legumes 101. Vegetais - plants
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>> Exercite no texto abaixo alguns falsos cognatos: A DAY AT WORK

In the morning I attended a meeting between management and union representatives. The discussion was very

comprehensive, covering topics like working hours, days off, retirement age, etc. Both sides were interested in an agreement and ready to compromise. The secretary

recorded everything in the notes. Eventually, they decided to set a new meeting to sign the final draft of the agreement. Back at the office, a colleague of mine asked me if I had realized that the proposed agreement would be partially against the company policy not to accept workers that have already retired. I pretended to be really busy and late for an appointment, and left for the cafeteria. Actually, I didn't want to discuss the matter at that particular moment because there were some strangers in the office. After lunch I attended a lecture given by the mayor, who is an expert in tax legislation and has a graduate degree in political science. He said his government intends to assist welfare programs and senior citizens, raise funds to improve college education and build a public library, and establish tougher limits on vehicle emissions because he assumes this is what the people expect from the government.

Designar - to appoint

Editor - publisher Educado - with a good upbringing, polite 36. Emisso - issuing (of a document, etc.)
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Enrolar - to roll; to wind; to curl Eventualmente - occasionally

Hazard (n,v) - risco, arriscar Idiom (n) - expresso idiomtica, linguajar 50. Income tax return (n) - declarao de imposto de renda 51. Ingenuity (n) - engenhosidade 52. Injury (n) - ferimento 53. Inscription (n) - gravao em relevo (sobre pedra, metal, etc.) 54. Intend (v) - pretender, ter inteno 55. Intoxication (n) - embriaguez, efeito de drogas 56. Journal (n) - peridico, revista especializada 57. Lamp (n) - luminria 58. Large (adj) - grande, espaoso 59. Lecture (n) - palestra, aula 60. Legend (n) - lenda 61. Library (n) - biblioteca 62. Lunch (n) - almoo 63. Magazine (n) - revista 64. Mayor (n) - prefeito 65. Medicine (n) - remdio, medicina 66. Moisture (n) - umidade 67. Motel (n) - hotel de beira de estrada 68. Notice (v) - notar, aperceber-se; aviso, comunicao
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Excitante - thrilling xito - success Esperto - smart, clever Esquisito - strange, odd Fbrica - plant, factory Genial - brilliant Curso de graduao - undergraduate program 46. Gratuidade - the quality of being free of charge 47. Gripe - cold, flu, influenza 48. Azar - bad luck 49. Idioma - language
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Devoluo de imposto de renda - refund Ingenuidade - naivet / naivety Injria - insult Inscrio - registration, application Entender - understand Intoxicao - poisoning Jornal newspaper Lmpada - light bulb Largo - wide Leitura reading Legenda - subtitle Livraria - book shop Lanche - snack Magazine - department store Maior - bigger Medicina - medicine Mistura - mix, mixture, blend Motel - love motel Notcia - news