Questões de Falso Cognatos | False Cognates (Inglês)

False cognates (or "false friends") are words that look similar in Portuguese and English but have different meanings. Analyze the following statements about common false cognates:

I. "Library" in English means "biblioteca" (a place to borrow books), not "livraria" (a place to buy books, which is "bookstore").

II. "Parents" in English means "pais" (father and mother), not "parentes" (which is "relatives").

III. "Actually" in English means "na verdade" or "de fato", not "atualmente" (which is "currently" or "nowadays").

What is stated in the following is correct:

In the sentence “She said she loved swimming, but actually, she is afraid of deep water”, the word false cognate is

Enquanto palavras cognatas favorecem a transferência positiva, falsos cognatos frequentemente interferem na compreensão da língua estrangeira. Assinale a alternativa em que a palavra em negrito é um falso cognato no contexto da frase.

Certain words are cognates across English and Portuguese, while some are false cognates. Considering these two languages and text 7A1-I, it is correct to affirm that the words “lunch” (first panel), “sandwich” (second panel) and “mustard” (third panel) are, respectively,

Take that, society. (l. 6)

The choice of the underlined expression suggests the following attitude towards society’s expectations: