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False Friends (Part 2): molestar, recordar, soportar, pretender",null,{"type":49,"value":50,"toc":723},"minimark",[51,56,78,89,94,129,133,162,186,206,226,246,265,269,285,303,320,339,343,378,397,431,435,663,667,681,694,698],[52,53,55],"h1",{"id":54},"spanish-false-friends-part-2-the-verbs-and-the-tricky-ones","Spanish False Friends, Part 2: The Verbs and the Tricky Ones",[57,58,59,64,65,69,70,73,74,77],"p",{},[60,61,63],"a",{"href":62},"\u002Fspanish\u002Fgrammar\u002Ffalse-friends-1","Part one"," rounded up the nouns that trip up beginners: ",[66,67,68],"strong",{},"embarazada"," is not embarrassed, ",[66,71,72],{},"sopa"," is soup not soap, and a ",[66,75,76],{},"librería"," is a bookshop, not a library. Those are the famous ones, the traps you learn to sidestep in your first term.",[57,79,80,81,84,85,88],{},"This second batch is meaner. These are mostly ",[66,82,83],{},"verbs",", and verbs bury themselves inside whole sentences, so the mistake sails past unnoticed until the meaning quietly goes wrong. Each false friend here produces a ",[66,86,87],{},"real, grammatical Spanish sentence"," - just not the one you intended. Nobody blinks. The damage is done in silence.",[90,91,93],"h2",{"id":92},"the-one-that-sounds-like-a-crime","The one that sounds like a crime",[57,95,96,99,100,103,104,107,108,111,112,116,117,120,121,124,125,128],{},[66,97,98],{},"Molestar"," looks alarming and is entirely harmless: it means ",[66,101,102],{},"to bother, annoy or disturb",". ",[66,105,106],{},"No te quiero molestar"," is a polite \"I don't want to trouble you\". ",[66,109,110],{},"¿Le molesta si fumo?"," means \"Do you mind if I smoke?\" It carries none of the weight of the English ",[113,114,115],"em",{},"molest",". For that darker sense, Spanish reaches for ",[66,118,119],{},"abusar de"," or ",[66,122,123],{},"acosar",". So when a parent says ",[66,126,127],{},"no molestes a tu hermana",", they mean \"stop pestering your sister\", nothing sinister.",[90,130,132],{"id":131},"verbs-that-mean-the-opposite-of-what-you-expect","Verbs that mean the opposite of what you expect",[57,134,135,138,139,142,143,146,147,150,151,154,155,150,158,161],{},[66,136,137],{},"Soportar"," looks supportive; it is the reverse. It means ",[66,140,141],{},"to put up with, to bear, to tolerate",", usually something unpleasant: ",[66,144,145],{},"no soporto el ruido"," (\"I can't stand the noise\"). To back someone morally, use ",[66,148,149],{},"apoyar",": ",[66,152,153],{},"te apoyo en tu decisión"," (\"I support your decision\"). To support someone financially, use ",[66,156,157],{},"mantener",[66,159,160],{},"mantiene a toda la familia"," (\"he supports the whole family\").",[57,163,164,167,168,171,172,150,175,178,179,150,182,185],{},[66,165,166],{},"Recordar"," is not a recording studio. It means ",[66,169,170],{},"to remember",", or, with an indirect pronoun, ",[66,173,174],{},"to remind",[66,176,177],{},"te recuerdo que la reunión es a las tres"," (\"I remind you the meeting is at three\"). To record sound or video is ",[66,180,181],{},"grabar",[66,183,184],{},"voy a grabar el concierto",".",[57,187,188,191,192,150,195,198,199,150,202,205],{},[66,189,190],{},"Pretender"," does not mean to pretend. It means ",[66,193,194],{},"to intend, to aim to, to be after",[66,196,197],{},"¿qué pretendes con eso?"," (\"what are you trying to achieve with that?\"). To pretend, in the sense of faking, is ",[66,200,201],{},"fingir",[66,203,204],{},"fingió estar enfermo"," (\"he pretended to be ill\").",[57,207,208,211,212,150,215,218,219,150,222,225],{},[66,209,210],{},"Atender"," is not to attend. It means ",[66,213,214],{},"to attend to, to serve, to see to",[66,216,217],{},"la camarera nos atendió muy bien"," (\"the waitress served us very well\"). To attend an event is ",[66,220,221],{},"asistir a",[66,223,224],{},"asistí a la boda"," (\"I went to the wedding\").",[57,227,228,231,232,235,236,239,240,120,243,185],{},[66,229,230],{},"Remover"," is not to remove. It mostly means ",[66,233,234],{},"to stir"," or to turn something over: ",[66,237,238],{},"remueve la sopa"," (\"stir the soup\"). To remove, in the sense of taking away, is ",[66,241,242],{},"quitar",[66,244,245],{},"eliminar",[57,247,248,251,252,150,255,258,259,120,262,185],{},[66,249,250],{},"Discutir"," leans harder than English \"discuss\". It usually means ",[66,253,254],{},"to argue or quarrel",[66,256,257],{},"discutimos por dinero"," (\"we argued about money\"). To calmly discuss a topic is ",[66,260,261],{},"hablar de",[66,263,264],{},"tratar",[90,266,268],{"id":267},"the-subtle-nouns","The subtle nouns",[57,270,271,274,275,150,278,281,282,185],{},[66,272,273],{},"Asignatura"," is not a signature; it is a ",[66,276,277],{},"school subject",[66,279,280],{},"mi asignatura favorita"," (\"my favourite subject\"). A signature is a ",[66,283,284],{},"firma",[57,286,287,290,291,294,295,298,299,302],{},[66,288,289],{},"Colegio"," is not college or university. It is a ",[66,292,293],{},"school",", usually primary or secondary. University is ",[66,296,297],{},"universidad",". Sending your child ",[66,300,301],{},"al colegio"," does not mean you have enrolled a six-year-old at Oxford.",[57,304,305,308,309,312,313,316,317,185],{},[66,306,307],{},"Pariente"," is not a parent. It means ",[66,310,311],{},"a relative",", any relative: ",[66,314,315],{},"un pariente lejano"," (\"a distant relative\"). Your parents are your ",[66,318,319],{},"padres",[57,321,322,325,326,120,329,150,332,335,336,185],{},[66,323,324],{},"Campo"," is not a camp. It means ",[66,327,328],{},"field",[66,330,331],{},"countryside",[66,333,334],{},"pasamos el verano en el campo",". A camp, as in a summer camp, is a ",[66,337,338],{},"campamento",[90,340,342],{"id":341},"the-two-that-reverse-your-meaning","The two that reverse your meaning",[57,344,345,348,349,352,353,150,356,359,360,363,364,367,368,371,372,120,375,185],{},[66,346,347],{},"En absoluto"," is the cruellest of the lot, because it looks like ",[66,350,351],{},"absolutely"," and means the ",[66,354,355],{},"opposite",[66,357,358],{},"not at all",". Asked ",[66,361,362],{},"¿te molesta?",", if you answer ",[66,365,366],{},"en absoluto"," you have said \"not in the slightest\". To agree emphatically, say ",[66,369,370],{},"por supuesto",", ",[66,373,374],{},"desde luego",[66,376,377],{},"claro que sí",[57,379,380,383,384,150,387,390,391,120,394,185],{},[66,381,382],{},"Últimamente"," is not ultimately. It means ",[66,385,386],{},"lately, recently",[66,388,389],{},"últimamente duermo mal"," (\"I've been sleeping badly lately\"). Ultimately, in the sense of in the end, is ",[66,392,393],{},"al final",[66,395,396],{},"en última instancia",[57,398,399,400,403,404,150,407,410,411,414,415,418,419,422,423,426,427,430],{},"And a small extra caution: ",[66,401,402],{},"gracioso"," is not gracious. It means ",[66,405,406],{},"funny, amusing",[66,408,409],{},"tu hermano es muy gracioso"," (\"your brother is very funny\"). Gracious, in the sense of kind, is ",[66,412,413],{},"amable",". One last spelling trap: ",[66,416,417],{},"enviar"," (\"to send\") is one letter away from ",[66,420,421],{},"envidiar"," (\"to envy\"). ",[66,424,425],{},"Te envío el correo"," sends the email; ",[66,428,429],{},"te envidio el sol"," covets your sunshine.",[90,432,434],{"id":433},"the-false-friend-table","The false-friend table",[436,437,438,457],"table",{},[439,440,441],"thead",{},[442,443,444,448,451,454],"tr",{},[445,446,447],"th",{},"Spanish word",[445,449,450],{},"Looks like",[445,452,453],{},"Really means",[445,455,456],{},"English word you wanted -> Spanish",[458,459,460,475,489,503,517,531,545,559,572,586,599,613,627,639,650],"tbody",{},[442,461,462,466,469,472],{},[463,464,465],"td",{},"molestar",[463,467,468],{},"to molest",[463,470,471],{},"to bother, annoy",[463,473,474],{},"to molest -> abusar de, acosar",[442,476,477,480,483,486],{},[463,478,479],{},"recordar",[463,481,482],{},"to record",[463,484,485],{},"to remember, remind",[463,487,488],{},"to record -> grabar",[442,490,491,494,497,500],{},[463,492,493],{},"soportar",[463,495,496],{},"to support",[463,498,499],{},"to put up with, bear",[463,501,502],{},"to support -> apoyar, mantener",[442,504,505,508,511,514],{},[463,506,507],{},"pretender",[463,509,510],{},"to pretend",[463,512,513],{},"to intend, aim to",[463,515,516],{},"to pretend -> fingir",[442,518,519,522,525,528],{},[463,520,521],{},"atender",[463,523,524],{},"to attend",[463,526,527],{},"to serve, see to",[463,529,530],{},"to attend -> asistir a",[442,532,533,536,539,542],{},[463,534,535],{},"remover",[463,537,538],{},"to remove",[463,540,541],{},"to stir, turn over",[463,543,544],{},"to remove -> quitar, eliminar",[442,546,547,550,553,556],{},[463,548,549],{},"discutir",[463,551,552],{},"to discuss",[463,554,555],{},"to argue, quarrel",[463,557,558],{},"to discuss -> hablar de, tratar",[442,560,561,563,566,569],{},[463,562,417],{},[463,564,565],{},"to envy",[463,567,568],{},"to send",[463,570,571],{},"to envy -> envidiar",[442,573,574,577,580,583],{},[463,575,576],{},"asignatura",[463,578,579],{},"a signature",[463,581,582],{},"a school subject",[463,584,585],{},"signature -> firma",[442,587,588,591,594,596],{},[463,589,590],{},"colegio",[463,592,593],{},"college",[463,595,293],{},[463,597,598],{},"college -> universidad",[442,600,601,604,607,610],{},[463,602,603],{},"pariente",[463,605,606],{},"parent",[463,608,609],{},"relative",[463,611,612],{},"parents -> padres",[442,614,615,618,621,624],{},[463,616,617],{},"campo",[463,619,620],{},"camp",[463,622,623],{},"field, countryside",[463,625,626],{},"camp -> campamento",[442,628,629,631,634,636],{},[463,630,402],{},[463,632,633],{},"gracious",[463,635,406],{},[463,637,638],{},"gracious -> amable",[442,640,641,643,645,647],{},[463,642,366],{},[463,644,351],{},[463,646,358],{},[463,648,649],{},"absolutely -> por supuesto",[442,651,652,655,658,660],{},[463,653,654],{},"últimamente",[463,656,657],{},"ultimately",[463,659,386],{},[463,661,662],{},"ultimately -> al final",[90,664,666],{"id":665},"why-these-stick","Why these stick",[57,668,669,670,673,674,677,678,680],{},"The reason these outlive the noun traps is that they are all ",[66,671,672],{},"plausible in context",". Tell someone ",[66,675,676],{},"soporto a mi familia"," and it parses fine; you have merely said you tolerate your relatives rather than support them, which is a different family dinner entirely. Say ",[66,679,366],{}," with a smile and you have politely refused the thing you meant to accept. The grammar covers for you, which is exactly why the meaning slips through.",[57,682,683,684,687,688,690,691,693],{},"The fix is not cleverness but drilling. Learn the pair each time - the false friend ",[66,685,686],{},"and"," the word that actually does the job - so that ",[66,689,479],{}," and ",[66,692,181],{}," live in the same slot in your head, ready to be told apart.",[90,695,697],{"id":696},"see-also","See also",[699,700,701,708,715],"ul",{},[702,703,704,707],"li",{},[60,705,706],{"href":62},"Spanish false friends, part 1"," - the classic nouns: embarazada, actual, éxito, sensible, constipado and the rest.",[702,709,710,714],{},[60,711,713],{"href":712},"\u002Fspanish\u002Fgrammar\u002Fse-unplanned-events","The Spanish accidental se"," - se me cayó, se me olvidó, and the grammar of \"it wasn't my fault\".",[702,716,717,718,722],{},"The ",[60,719,721],{"href":720},"\u002Fspanish\u002Fgrammar","Spanish grammar cheatsheet"," collects the trickiest false friends on one card.",{"title":724,"searchDepth":725,"depth":725,"links":726},"",2,[727,728,729,730,731,732,733],{"id":92,"depth":725,"text":93},{"id":131,"depth":725,"text":132},{"id":267,"depth":725,"text":268},{"id":341,"depth":725,"text":342},{"id":433,"depth":725,"text":434},{"id":665,"depth":725,"text":666},{"id":696,"depth":725,"text":697},"B2","Part two of the Spanish false-friends guide: the verbs and the subtle traps - molestar, recordar, soportar, pretender, atender and more - that mean something quite different from the English they resemble.",[737,770],{"type":738,"instructions":739,"items":740},"fill-blank","Complete each sentence with the correct Spanish verb. Choose the true friend, not the one that merely looks like the English.",[741,744,748,752,756,760,763,767],{"prompt":742,"answer":465,"hint":743},"No quiero ___ a nadie con mis preguntas. (to bother)","bother, not molest",{"prompt":745,"answer":746,"hint":747},"¿___ dónde dejaste las llaves? (do you remember)","Recuerdas","remember, not record",{"prompt":749,"answer":750,"hint":751},"No ___ el calor de agosto. (I cannot stand)","soporto","put up with, not support",{"prompt":753,"answer":754,"hint":755},"¿Qué ___ decir con eso? (do you intend)","pretendes","intend, not pretend",{"prompt":757,"answer":758,"hint":759},"La camarera nos ___ muy bien. (served)","atendió","serve, not attend an event",{"prompt":761,"answer":535,"hint":762},"Voy a ___ la leche antes de que hierva. (to stir)","stir, not remove",{"prompt":764,"answer":765,"hint":766},"Siempre ___ con mi hermano por tonterías. (I argue)","discuto","argue, not just discuss",{"prompt":768,"answer":382,"hint":769},"___ he dormido fatal. (lately)","lately, not ultimately",{"type":771,"instructions":772,"items":773},"which-one","Choose the word that says what the English means, not the one that merely looks similar.",[774,778,781,784,788,791],{"prompt":775,"answer":776,"options":777},"Tengo que ___ a una boda el sábado. (attend an event)","asistir",[776,521],{"prompt":779,"answer":576,"options":780},"Mi ___ favorita es la historia. (school subject)",[576,284],{"prompt":782,"answer":590,"options":783},"Mi hija va al ___ por la mañana. (primary school)",[590,297],{"prompt":785,"answer":603,"options":786},"Es un ___ lejano por parte de mi madre. (relative)",[603,787],"padre",{"prompt":789,"answer":402,"options":790},"Tu hermano es muy ___, siempre me hace reír. (funny)",[402,413],{"prompt":792,"answer":617,"options":793},"Pasamos el verano en el ___, lejos de la ciudad. (countryside)",[617,338],"md",[796,799,802,805],{"q":797,"a":798},"Does molestar really mean to molest in Spanish?","No, and this one causes genuine alarm. Molestar simply means to bother, annoy or disturb. No te quiero molestar means I do not want to trouble you, and ¿Le molesta si fumo? means Do you mind if I smoke? It carries none of the sinister sense of the English molest. If you need that darker meaning, Spanish uses abusar de or acosar. So a small child who says no molestes a tu hermana is being told to stop pestering their sister, nothing worse. Treat molestar as a polite, everyday verb and you will use it correctly.",{"q":800,"a":801},"What is the difference between recordar and grabar?","Recordar means to remember or to remind: te recuerdo que la reunión es a las tres means I remind you the meeting is at three. It never means to record. To record sound or video is grabar: voy a grabar el concierto means I am going to record the concert. The overlap in English is an accident of spelling. Note that recordar is stem-changing (recuerdo, recuerdas) and often works with an indirect pronoun when it means to remind someone: me recuerda a mi padre means he reminds me of my father.",{"q":803,"a":804},"Why is soportar not the same as to support?","Soportar means to bear, tolerate or put up with, usually something unpleasant: no soporto el ruido means I cannot stand the noise. It does not mean to support in the sense of backing someone or funding them. For emotional or moral backing use apoyar: te apoyo en tu decisión, I support your decision. For financial support use mantener: mantiene a toda la familia, he supports the whole family. A physical structure that holds weight can be soportar, which is where the confusion starts, but for people you almost always want apoyar or mantener.",{"q":806,"a":807},"What does en absoluto actually mean?","This is the trap that reverses your meaning. En absoluto means not at all, an emphatic no, despite looking exactly like the English absolutely. If someone asks ¿Te molesta? and you reply en absoluto, you have said not in the slightest. To agree emphatically, say por supuesto, desde luego or claro que sí. So the two phrases are near opposites: absolutely yes is por supuesto; en absoluto is absolutely not. Get them the wrong way round and you will cheerfully contradict everything you meant to confirm.","higher","Part one dealt with the nouns that ambush beginners: embarazada is not embarrassed, and a librería sells books, not library cards. This second helping is nastier, because the traps here are verbs, and verbs hide inside whole sentences. Molestar looks like a word you should never say in polite company, yet it only means to bother. Recordar sounds like a recording studio but means to remember. Soportar looks supportive and is the opposite: to put up with. Pretender is not pretending, atender is not attending, and telling a Spaniard en absoluto when you mean absolutely will flatly contradict yourself. These are the errors that survive years of study, because each one produces a real Spanish sentence - just not the one you meant. The result is rarely a blank stare; it is a subtle misunderstanding that nobody notices until it matters. This page lines up the worst offenders, gives the real meaning, and hands you the correct Spanish for the English word you were actually reaching for. 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