Can you name the true (American) English translation for each commonly mistranslated Spanish word? by Marix

Spanish Word	English Translation	Common Mistake
Arena		Arena as in sporting arena = anfiteatro
Asistir		To Assist = ayudar
Campo		A camp = un campamento
Carpeta		Carpet = una alfombra
Colegio		College = universidad
Desgracia		Disgrace = dishonra
Embarazada		Embarrassed = avergonzado
Éxito		Exit (n.) = una salida
Falta		Fault = un defecto or la culpa

Spanish Word	English Translation	Common Mistake
Idioma		Idiom = idiotosmo
Molestar
Once		Once = una vez
Patrón		Patron = patrocinador or cliente
Recordar		Record = registrar, inscribir or grabar
Ropa		Rope = una cuerda
Sano		Sane = sensato
Sopa		Soap = jabón
Último		Ultimate (as in best) = definitivo

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False Cognates: Spanish to English Quiz

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	Brobert2:	Oct 24th, 2009 at 01:55 GMT		2 points
	Interesting quiz, I've never studied Spanish but I was able to get 7 from a passing knowledge of Romance languages and having heard of some of these. Hell, it would be interesting to make one of these for German.

	TimeAndTide:	Oct 24th, 2009 at 03:49 GMT		2 points
	Very nice quiz. I would recommend making the width of the "English Translation" column shorter and the width of the "Common Mistake" column longer.

	vixinu:	Oct 24th, 2009 at 12:52 GMT		3 points
	Actually, Último, Sopa, Molestar, Ídioma, Sano, Pátron, Falta, Desgracia, Colegio, and Asistir are all indeed cognates, I'm not sure about the others. Maybe "commonly mistranslated," as in the title, should replace "false cognates" in the URL

	tomjenkins:	Oct 24th, 2009 at 15:54 GMT		2 points
	i learned molestar as 'to disturb', I think that should work as well

	max123:	Oct 24th, 2009 at 17:53 GMT		9 points
	in england, college is the equivalent of high school and university is the equivalent of college. so colegio could mean college. if im wrong, accept school for high school?

	MRL:	Oct 25th, 2009 at 01:17 GMT		10 points
	"Molest" and "Bother" are synonyms, so molestar is a true cognate. Similarly, "ultimate" is a synonym for "final", so "ultimo" is a true cognate. That other meanings have become attached to the words does not remove their other meanings.

	Kairo:	Oct 25th, 2009 at 05:29 GMT		6 points
	Doesn't patrón mean pattern as well?

	Chocolatl:	Oct 27th, 2009 at 05:53 GMT		4 points
	I have to second what MRL said. "Molest" does mean "bother;" "molestation" is a euphemism for "sexual assault," not a synonym. "Ultimate" does mean "final" in English. And "idiom" can mean "language." There's not as much falsity here as may appear at first glance.

	the_cgould:	Oct 30th, 2009 at 21:00 GMT		9 points
	accept '11' for 'Once'...

	immi:	Nov 9th, 2009 at 18:42 GMT		4 points
	for falta could you accept "missing" too?

	miguelrodcar:	Oct 2nd, 2010 at 12:16 GMT		7 points
	You really should accept "school" as "colegio", it's the term we learn for it here in Spain.

	demo0043:	Nov 6th, 2010 at 03:16 GMT		4 points
	The use of colegio depends where you are in the Spanish speaking world. In some places colegio means elementary school.

	NYCub:	Dec 15th, 2010 at 09:50 GMT		4 points
	Elementary school was my first guess for that one as well. Also, I think "sopa" is no less a cognate for soup than it would have been for soap. The two words are only one letter off in English.

	rca:	Dec 15th, 2010 at 20:36 GMT		1 point
	clever

	SpotXSpot:	Jan 10th, 2011 at 23:37 GMT		4 points
	As a spanish speaker, "Disgrace" is really the only thing I could think of... also, "colegio" is often used (especially in Spain) to refer to ANY kind of school, even elementary. "Patrón" can also mean "pattern".

	Navarro:	Aug 15th, 2011 at 21:31 GMT		2 points
	yes vixinu, all of those are indeed cognates. and what is "idiotosmo"?, never heard that word, did you mean "idiotismo"?. i think you're confusing idiota with idioma.

	alastor:	Feb 25th, 2013 at 14:48 GMT		1 point
	Please accept school for colegio.