English/Spanish Cognates

English Spanish
acceptable aceptable, admisible
accident accidente
acquisition adquisicin
act acto
action accin
active activo
actual actual, real, verdadero
addition adicin, suma
adopt adoptar
affect afectar, influir
affection afecto, cario
air aire
airport aeropuerto
angle ngulo
animal animal
anterior anterior
antique antigedad
appropriate apropiado, adecuado
arch arco
architecture arquitectura
argument argumento
art arte
article artculo
artist artista
association asociacin
astral astral
astologist astrlogo
astronomy astronoma
attack ataque
attention atencin
augment aumentar
author autor
autograph autgrafo
automatic automtico
automobile automvil
avenue avenida
aviation aviacin
baby beb
band banda, pandilla, raya
banquet banquete
basic bsico
bicycle bicicleta
bilingual bilinge
binoculars binoculares
biography biografa
biology biologa
block, blocks bloque, bloques
boat bote de pesca, barca, buque,lancha

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 English/Spanish Cognates

English Spanish
button botn
cabin cabina
calendar calendario
camera cmara
camp acampar
canal canal
cancel cancelar
capacity capacidad
captain capitn
capital capital
car carro
carbon carbn
carnivorous carnvoro
carpenter carpintero
carton cartn, caja
cathedral catedral
caution precaucin, cautela
cement cemento
cemetery cementerio
cent centavo
center centro
cereal cereal
cerebral cerebral
ceremony ceremonia
chimney chimenea
chocolate chocolate
circle crculo
class clase
classic clsico
coffee caf
college colegio
colors colores
combat combate
comfortable confortable, cmodo
common comn
communicate comunicar
company compaa
comparison comparacin
compensate compensar
computer computadora
comrade camarada, compaero/a
concentrate concentrar
concept concepto
conceptual conceptual
concert concierto
conclusion conclusin
condition condicin
conference conferencia

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English Spanish
confident confidente, confiado
confusion confusin
congestion congestin
congregation congregacin
congress congreso
conservation conservacin
consideration consideracin
consist consistir
constellation constelacin
construction construccin
continent continente
contra contra (miembro de un grupo contrarrevolucionario)
contraband contrabando
contribution contribucin
control control
convoy convoy
cooperative cooperativo, servicial
cord cordn
corral corral
coyote coyote
creation creacin
crystal cristal
cube cubo
cultural cultural
curious curiosa, curioso
curiosity curiosity
curve curva
decimal decimal
decision decisin
dedication dedicacin
defect defecto
dentist dentista
desert desierto
dictionary diccionario
different diferente
difficult difcil
digit dgito
director director
distribution distribucin
divertion diversin
division divisin
doctor doctor
dollar dlar
domination dominacin
domino domin
drug droga
east este
economy economa

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 English/Spanish Cognates

English Spanish
education educacin
effect efecto
Egypt Egipto
electricity electricidad
element elemento
elementary elemental, primaria
elephant elefante
emergency emergencia
emotion emocin
emperor emperador
encyclopedia enciclopedia
energy energa
engineer ingeniero
equal igual
estimate estimar
evolution evolucin
excellent excelente
exclamation exclamacin
exotic extico
experience experience
exterior exterior
extra extra
fable fbulo
fabulous fabulosa, fabuloso
facility facilidad, habilidad, instalacin
false falso
family familia
fantasy fantasa
fatal fatal
fertile frtil
festival festival
figure figura, cifra
final final
flowers flores
folkloric folklrico, folclrico
formal formal, official
fruit fruta
function funcin
funeral funeral
future futuro
galaxy galaxia
garage garaje
garden jardn
gasoline gasolina
general general
generator generador
generic genrico
geography geografa

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English Spanish
gesture gesto
giant gigante
globe globo
grade grado, categora
group grupo
guitar guitarra
hamburger hamburguesa
helicopter helicptero
history historia
honest honesto, honrado
honor honor
horizontal horizontal
horrible horrible
hospital hospital
hotel hotel
humid hmedo
idea idea
ideal ideal
illusion ilusin
imagination imaginacin
immigration inmigracin
imperfect imperfecto
impersonal impersonal
impossible imposible
impression impresin
inacceptable inaceptable
inappropriate inapropiado
inaugural inaugural
incredible increble
indifferent indiferente
infantile infantl
inferior inferior
information informacin
ingredient ingrediente
insect insecto
instruction instruccin
instrument instrumento
integration integracin
intelligent inteligente
interior interior
intermediate intermedio
international internacional
interrogation interrogacin
invitation invitacin
irregular irregular
kilo kilo
labor labor, trabajo
lamp lmpara

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English Spanish
lantern linterna, faro
lemon limn
lesson leccin
letter letra
liberty libertad
limit lmite
line lnea
liquid lquido
lyric lrico
list lista
literature literatura
machine mquina
magic mgico
mama mam
map mapa
march marcha
marginal marginal
marine marino
mark marca
mask mscara
material material
mathematics matemticas
mechanic mecnico
medicine medicina
menu men
method mtodo
middle medio
migrant migrante
migration migracin
mile milla
million milln
minute minuto
mission misin
mobile mvil
modern moderno
moment momento
mosquito mosquito
motive motivo
motor motor
motorcylcle motocicleta
mountain montaa
movement movimiento
much mucho
multiplication multiplicacin
musical musical
nation nacin
natural natural
necessary necesario

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English Spanish
no no
normal normal
north norte
notable notable
notary notario
note nota
notice noticia
notion nocin
number nmero
object objeto
objective objetivo
obligation obligacin
office oficina
opinion opinin
opportunity oportunidad
organ rgano
orient oriente
original original
oxygen oxgeno
pacific pacfico
palm palma
panda panda
papa pap
paper papel
park parque
pass pasar
patience paciencia
pear pera
pearl perla
pelican pelcano
peninsula pennsula
pension pensin
perfect perfecto
persons personas
pesticide pesticida
petroleum petrleo
pharmacy farmacia
photo, photograph foto, fotografa
physical fsico
pinguin pingino
pistol pistola
planets planetas
plastic plstico
plate plato
poem poema
popular popular
population poblacin
possible posible

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 English/Spanish Cognates

English Spanish
post poste, puesto
posterior posterior
postpone posponer
present presente
presentation presentacin
primary primaria
prince prncipe
princess princesa
principal principal
problem problema
procession procesin
profession profesin
professor profesor
program programa
progression progresin, evolucin
project proyecto
protect proteger
protection proteccin
psycology psicologa
public pblico
pupil pupila (del ojo)
pajamas pijama
radio radio
ranch rancho
rapid rpido
rat ratn
ray rayo
reaction reaccin
real real
rectangle rectngulo
refrigerator refrigerador
regular regular
religion religin
resolution resolucin
resolve resolver
restaurant restaurante
revolution revolucin
rich rico
rifle rifle
rock roca
rose rosa
routine rutina
sack saco
salon saln
salt sal
sandals sandalias
satisfaction satisfaccin
science ciencia

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 English/Spanish Cognates

English Spanish
scorpion escorpin
second segundo
selection seleccin
semester semestre
sensational sensacional
sensible sensible
sensitive sensitivo
serpent serpiente
service servicio
silence silencio
sincere sincero
sincerely sinceramente
singular singular
social social
soda soda, refresco
soldier soldado
solid slido
solitary solitario
solo solo
special especial
state estado
station estacin
statue estatua
stomach estmago
structure estructura
students estudiantes
study estudio
subject sujeto
sum suma
superior superior
system sistema
tank tanque
taxi taxi
tea t
technical tcnico
telegram telegrama
telephone telfono
telescope telescopio
television televisin
temperature temperatura
tempestous tempestuoso
temporary temporal, eventual
temptation tentacin
tennis tenis
terminal terminal
terrible terrible
theater teatro
thermometer termmetro

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 English/Spanish Cognates

English Spanish
title ttulo
tomato tomate
torment tormenta
tourist turista
train tren
transportation transportacin
tremendous tremendo
triangle tringulo
trompet trompeta
tuberculosis tuberculosis
tulip tulipn
ultimate ltimo, final
universal universal
utilization utilizacin
valley valle
vaseline vaselina
vein vena
ventilation ventilacin
verb verbo
version versin
vertical vertical
victory victoria
violence violencia
violin violn
visit visita, visitar
visitors visitantes
volcano volcn
vote votar
west oeste
x-rays rayos-x (equis)

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