Appendix:False friends between English and Portuguese

These are terms that are prone to error when translated intuitively.

English term	Portuguese translation	Portuguese term	English translation
a	um, uma	a	the; to
actual	real, verdadeiro	atual	current
advertisement	anúncio, aviso	advertência	warning
ant	formiga	anta	tapir
as	como; tão; enquanto; já que	ás	ace
attend	assistir	atender	answer
balcony	varanda	balcão	counter
bald	careca	balde	bucket
cigar	charuto	cigarro	cigarette
comprehensive	completo	compreensivo	understanding
conceited	presunçoso	conceituado	esteemed
cop	policial	copo	glass
data	dados	data	date
deception	engano	decepção	disappointment
exit	saída	êxito	success
idiom	expressão idiomática	idioma	language
intoxication	embriaguez	intoxicação	poisoning
library	biblioteca	livraria	bookstore
magazine	revista	magazine	department store
no	não	no	in the
parent	pai or mãe (unspecified); genitor; criar, educar	parente	relative
ten	dez	tem	he has
to do	fazer	dar	to give

See also

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