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I'm looking for some funny 'false friends' that people know.

I'll start off with the two most obvious:

-What's wrong with your nose?
-"Estoy constipado"
-Oh dear, sorry to hear about your toilet problems, now what's wrong with your nose?
***(esta constipado= to have a cold)

-"Estoy muy embarazada por lo que he visto" - (which translates as "I am very pregnant by what I have seen")

Internet lists of falsos amigos never seem to contain any funny ones, although there may be some potential humour in ropa/rope/clothes and carpeta/alfombra/carpet.


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I am very used to........ (estoy muy usada :b: )
 
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