{"id":3673,"date":"2025-10-03T21:49:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T00:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centraldoingles.com\/portal\/?p=3673"},"modified":"2025-11-11T14:35:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T17:35:14","slug":"o-que-sao-falsos-cognatos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centraldoingles.com\/portal\/vocabulario\/o-que-sao-falsos-cognatos\/","title":{"rendered":"O que s\u00e3o falsos cognatos ou false friends?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Os<strong> falsos cognatos<\/strong> <em>(ou false friends)<\/em> s\u00e3o palavras em ingl\u00eas que parecem ter o mesmo significado que em portugu\u00eas, mas na verdade significam outra coisa. Isso pode causar confus\u00e3o, por isso \u00e9 importante conhec\u00ea-los.<br><br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Actually <\/mark><\/strong><br>Parece: <em>atualmente<\/em><br>Significa: <em>na verdade <\/em><br><br><strong>Actually, I don\u2019t like pizza. <br><\/strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">(Na verdade, eu n\u00e3o gosto de pizza.) <br><\/mark><\/em><br><strong>Many people think he is rich, but actually he is not. <br><\/strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><em>(Muitas pessoas pensam que ele \u00e9 rico, mas na verdade n\u00e3o \u00e9.)<br><\/em><\/mark><br><br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Pretend <\/mark><\/strong><br>Parece: <em>pretender <\/em><br>Significa: <em>fingir <\/em><br><br><strong>The child pretended to be a superhero. <br><\/strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">(A crian\u00e7a fingiu ser um super-her\u00f3i.) <br><\/mark><\/em><br><strong>Don\u2019t pretend you\u2019re happy if you\u2019re not. <br><\/strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">(N\u00e3o finja que est\u00e1 feliz se n\u00e3o estiver.)<br><\/mark><\/em><br><br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Parents<\/mark><\/strong> <br>Parece: <em>parentes <\/em><br>Significa: <em>pais <\/em><br><br><strong>My parents live in S\u00e3o Paulo. <br><\/strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">(Meus pais moram em S\u00e3o Paulo.) <br><\/mark><\/em><br><strong>Her parents are very kind. <br><\/strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">(Os pais dela s\u00e3o muito gentis.)<br><\/mark><\/em><br><br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Library <\/mark><br><\/strong>Parece: <em>livraria<\/em> <br>Significa: <em>biblioteca <\/em><br><br><strong>I borrowed a book from the library. <br><\/strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">(Peguei um livro emprestado na biblioteca.) <br><\/mark><\/em><br><strong>She spends hours studying at the library. <br><\/strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">(Ela passa horas estudando na biblioteca.)<br><\/mark><\/em><br><br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Push<\/mark> <\/strong><br>Parece: <em>puxar <\/em><br>Significa: <em>empurrar<\/em> <br><br><strong>Push the door to open it. <br><\/strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">(Empurre a porta para abri-la.) <br><\/mark><\/em><br><strong>He pushed the car because it broke down. <br><\/strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">(Ele empurrou o carro porque ele quebrou.)<br><\/mark><\/em><br><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"><strong>Attend<\/strong> <\/mark><br>Parece: <em>atender <\/em><br>Significa: <em>frequentar <\/em>\/ <em>comparecer <\/em><br><br><strong>I attend English classes every week. <br><\/strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">(Eu frequento aulas de ingl\u00eas toda semana.) <br><\/mark><\/em><br><strong>She attended the wedding with her family. <br><\/strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">(Ela compareceu ao casamento com a fam\u00edlia.)<br><\/mark><\/em><br><br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Fabric <\/mark><\/strong><br>Parece: <em>f\u00e1brica <\/em><br>Significa: <em>tecido <\/em><br><br><strong>This dress is made of cotton fabric. <br><\/strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">(Este vestido \u00e9 feito de tecido de algod\u00e3o.) <br><\/mark><\/em><br><strong>The fabric feels very soft. <br><\/strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">(O tecido parece muito macio.)<br><\/mark><\/em><br><br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Sympathetic <\/mark><\/strong><br>Parece: <em>simp\u00e1tico <\/em><br>Significa: <em>compreensivo <\/em><br><br><strong>She was very sympathetic when I told her my problem. <br><\/strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">(Ela foi muito compreensiva quando contei meu problema.) <br><\/mark><\/em><br><strong>Teachers need to be sympathetic with students. <br><\/strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">(Os professores precisam ser compreensivos com os alunos.)<br><\/mark><\/em><br><br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Sensible <\/mark><\/strong><br>Parece: <em>sens\u00edvel <\/em><br>Significa: <em>sensato<\/em> <br><br><strong>It\u2019s sensible to save money every month. <br><\/strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">(\u00c9 sensato economizar dinheiro todo m\u00eas.) <br><\/mark><\/em><br><strong>She gave me a very sensible suggestion. <br><\/strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">(Ela me deu uma sugest\u00e3o muito sensata.)<\/mark><\/em><br><br><br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Realize<\/mark><\/strong> <br>Parece: <em>realizar <\/em><br>Significa: <em>perceber <\/em>\/ <em>se dar conta<\/em> <br><br><strong>I just realized my mistake. <br><\/strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">(Eu acabei de perceber meu erro.) <br><\/mark><\/em><br><strong>She realized she was late. <br><\/strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">(Ela se deu conta de que estava atrasada.)<\/mark><\/em><br><br><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><br><\/mark><\/em><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Lunch <\/mark><\/strong><br>Parece: <em>lanche<\/em> <br>Significa: <em>almo\u00e7o <\/em><br><br><strong>I had pasta for lunch. <br><\/strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">(Eu comi macarr\u00e3o no almo\u00e7o.) <br><\/mark><\/em><br><strong>They usually eat lunch at noon. <br><\/strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">(Eles geralmente almo\u00e7am ao meio-dia.)<\/mark><\/em><br><br><br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Enrol \/ Enroll <\/mark><\/strong><br>Parece: <em>enrolar <\/em><br>Significa: <em>inscrever-se \/ matricular-se <\/em><br><br><strong>I enrolled in an English course. <br><\/strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">(Eu me inscrevi em um curso de ingl\u00eas.) <br><\/mark><\/em><br><strong>She enrolled at university last year. <br><\/strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">(Ela se matriculou na universidade no ano passado.)<\/mark><\/em><br><br><br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Data <\/mark><\/strong><br>Parece: <em>data <\/em><br>Significa: <em>informa\u00e7\u00f5es \/ dados<\/em> <br><br><strong>The research is based on data. <br><\/strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">(A pesquisa \u00e9 baseada em dados.) <br><\/mark><\/em><br><strong>We lost important data on the computer. <br><\/strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><em>(N\u00f3s perdemos dados importantes no computador.)<\/em><\/mark><br><br><br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Legend <\/mark><\/strong><br>Parece: <em>legenda <\/em><br>Significa: <em>lenda <\/em><br><br><strong>King Arthur is a famous legend. <br><\/strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">(O Rei Arthur \u00e9 uma lenda famosa.) <br><\/mark><\/em><br><strong>The book tells an old legend. <br><\/strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">(O livro conta uma velha lenda.)<\/mark><\/em><br><br><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"><strong>Contest <\/strong><br><\/mark>Parece: <em>contestar <\/em><br>Significa: <em>competi\u00e7\u00e3o <\/em>\/ <em>concurso <\/em><br><br><strong>She won the dance contest. <br><\/strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">(Ela venceu o concurso de dan\u00e7a.) <br><\/mark><\/em><br><strong>There will be a contest next week. <br><\/strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">(Haver\u00e1 um concurso na pr\u00f3xima semana.)<br><\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Os falsos cognatos (ou false friends) s\u00e3o palavras em ingl\u00eas que parecem ter o mesmo significado que em portugu\u00eas, mas na verdade significam outra coisa. Isso pode causar confus\u00e3o, por isso \u00e9 importante conhec\u00ea-los. Actually Parece: atualmenteSignifica: na verdade Actually, I don\u2019t like pizza. (Na verdade, eu n\u00e3o gosto de pizza.) 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