Cognados 2

Question 1

bases (pfc)

Answer 1

= foundations

also = grass roots or rank and file

Question 2

beneficencia (pfc)

Answer 2

= beneficiary

also = Public Welfare Department (may also be a charity)

Question 3

bizarro (fc)

Answer 3

DOES NOT MEAN bizarre; instead use “grotesco” or “rare”

= courageous, gallant

Question 4

bravo (pfc)

Answer 4

= courageous

also = fierce; a person who gets mad easily

Question 5

calificar de (fc)

Answer 5

DOES NOT MEAN to qualify

= describe, deem

Question 6

campo (fc)

Answer 6

DOES NOT MEAN camp as in base camp; instead use “campamento”

= countryside, field as in playing field, football field

Question 7

cancelar (pfc)

Answer 7

= to erase or eliminate

also = pay a bill or settle an account

Question 8

canciller (fc)

Answer 8

DOES NOT MEAN chancellor as in prime minister of a country

= foreign minister

Question 9

casualidad (fc)

Answer 9

DOES NOT MEAN causality as in hurt person; instead use “baja” or “victima”
= coincidente, chance

Question 10

catedrático (fc)

Answer 10

DOES NOT MEAN associated with a cathedral

= tenured professor

Question 11

colegio (fc)

Answer 11

DOES NOT MEAN college as in university-level institutions; instead use “universidad”
= secondary school

Question 12

collar (pfc)

Answer 12

= collar of a shirt

also = necklace

Question 13

compromiso (fc)

Answer 13

DOES NOT MEAN agreement; instead use “acuerdo, convene”

= commitment, date, obligation

Question 14

buen provecho

Answer 14

bon apetit

Question 15

cada muerte de obispo

Answer 15

once in a blue moon

Question 16

carne de gallina

Answer 16

goose bumps

Question 17

con destino a

Answer 17

bound for

Question 18

con las manos en la masa

Answer 18

caught red-handed. to be found with hands in the cookie jar

Question 19

conforme a

Answer 19

in accordance with

Question 20

consultar con la almohada

Answer 20

sleep on it

Question 21

contra viento y marea

Answer 21

come hell or high water; against all odds

Question 22

correr la voz

Answer 22

to be rumored

Question 23

costar un ojo de la cara

Answer 23

to cost an arm and a leg

Question 24

cuanto antes

Answer 24

as soon as possible

Question 25

cuesta abajo

Answer 25

downhill

Question 26

dar a luz

Answer 26

to give birth

Question 27

dar de baja

Answer 27

to discharge, to grant leave, to drop from a team or unit

Question 28

dar en el clavo

Answer 28

to hit the nail on the head

Question 29

dar gato por liebre

Answer 29

to deceive, to cheat

Question 30

dar las gracias

Answer 30

to thank, be grateful

Question 31

dar mucha pena

Answer 31

to be very sorry, to be very embarrassed

Question 32

dar parte

Answer 32

to inform, to report, to invite to an important occasion