jenniwain
English
Oct 19, 2022
Hi Jorge Spanish vocabulary from our classes - some of these queries that came up in our recent classes are "false friends" or words that have a different meaning in English but sound similar to unrelated Spanish words eg assist - in spanish = help in English, not attend
Acertar = guess (adivinar)
negate = make sth ineffective or invalid
negar = two meanings in English - deny eg I didn't do it! OR refuse eg I won't do it!
puntualizar = point out
matizar = add a colour or change the meaning slightly - in English we can talk about "shades of meaning"
Hope this is helpful Jenni
