Fluent For Real

5 “FALSE FRIENDS” to avoid at work - False Cognates


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Check your skills! Are these "false friends" or not?

INTRO: 00:00 - 8:14

Pretend: 8:15

Realize 11:25

Alleviate 15:10

Sensible 19:30

To Converse 23:50

Agenda 27:15

Compromise 31:48



False cognates (words that look like Portuguese but don't really have the same meaning) can make you say something that you don’t want to.


And to reach the 2% English, we need to be #accurate and to communicate really well (after all, we want to open doors to any professional challenge, right?)


• Translation “Jimmy” and what it has to do with these false friends

• Quiz: which words are in fact false friends and which ones are not? Interactive class!

• Join our telegram group to get the class material (PDF with all the explanation and examples) https://t.me/FluentForReal


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Fluent For RealBy Renata Starling