CEMATF Colgio Estadual Mrio Augusto Teixeira de Freitas Aluna(o): ....................................................................................... ....... N: ...............

. Prof: Ccia Turno: matutino Turma: 3 ............ FALSOS COGNATOS So palavras semelhantes ao portugus, mas o significado delas em ingls diferente. Por isso, elas so chamadas de falsos cognatos ou, informalmente, false friends. 1. ACTUALLY: na verdade, realmente (atualmente = nowadays) 2. ATTEND: assistir, frequenter (atender = to answer) 3. AVAILABLE: disponvel (avaliado = evaluated) 4. AVOCADO: abacate (advogado = lawyer, counselor) 5. COLLAR: colarinho, coleira (colar = necklace, glue) 6. COLLEGE: faculdade (colgio = school, high school) 7. COMMODITY: produto, mercadoria (comodidade = confort) 8. CONTEST: concurso, competio (contester = to protest, to complain) 9. CONVICT: condenado (convicto = sure, confident) 23. LECTURE: conferncia, palestra (leitura = reading) 24. LIBRARY: biblioteca (livraria = book shop, book store) 25. LUNCH: almoo (lanche = snack) 26. MAGAZINE: revista (magazine = department store) 27. MAYOR: prefeito (maior = larger, bigger) 28. NOTICE: perceber (notcia = news) 29. PARENTS: pais (parentes = relatives) 30. PETROL: gasoline (petrleo = oil)

31. PORTER: carregador de malas (porteiro = doorkeeper, doorman) 10.DATA: dados, informaes 32. PREJUDICE: preconceito (data = date) (prejuzo = loss, damage) 11.EDITOR: redator 33. PRESENTLY: logo, em breve (editor = publisher) (presentemente = nowadays, currently) 12.ENROLL: matricular-se 34. PRETEND: finger (enrolar = to roll up, to twist, (pretender = to intend, to have to curl) in mind) 13.ESTATE: propriedade, 35. PREVENT: evitar, impeder patrimnio (previnir = to warn) (Estado = state) 14.EVENTUALLY: finalmente 36. PUSH: empurrar (eventualmente = probably) (puxar = to pull) 15.EXIT: sada 37. REALIZE: perceber (xito = success) (realizar = to do, to accomplish) 16.EXPERT: especialista, 38. RECORD: graver perito (recordar = to remember, to

(esparto = smart) recall) 17.ESQUISITE: extico 39. RESUME: retomar, voltar a (esquisito = odd, strange) (resumir = to sum up) 18.FABRIC:tecido 40. RETIRE: aposentar-se (fbrica = plant, factory) (retirar = to take out) 19.GRATUITY: gratificao 41. SENSIBLE: sensate (gratuito = free, free of (sensvel = sensitive) charge) 20.GUARDIAN: tutor 42. SUCCEED: ter sucesso, (guarda = policeman, cop) conseguir (suceder = to happen) 21.INTEND: pretender 43. SUPPORT: sustentar, apoiar (entender = to understand) (suportar = to bear, to stand) 22.LARGE: grande 44. SYMPATHETIC: solidrio (largo = wide) (simpatico = nice)

EXERCISE

I Assinale a alternativa que corresponde ao significado do falso cognato sublinhado.

1. We need to resume our negotiations. a) finalizar b) reiniciar c) cancelar

2. This is a very exquisite hotel. a) extremely strange beautiful

b) extremely old

c) extremely

3. This is not a good piece of fabric. a) fabricao b) fbrica

c) tecido

4. I dont like avocadoes. a) advogados

b) abacates

c) invocados

5. I have lunch at 1:00 p.m. a) almoo b) jantar

c) lanche