This is a list of false friends between Romanian and Spanish. These are word pairs similar in appearance but different in meaning, even though some of them come from the same root.
Romanian word | Spanish translation | English translation | Spanish word | Romanian translation | English translation |
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amar | amargo | bitter | amar | iubi | love |
aprinde | alumbrar, encender | light (verb) | aprender | învăța | learn |
chema | llamar | call (verb) | quemar | arde | burn (verb) |
coasă | halce | scythe | cosa | lucru | thing |
larg | ancho, amplio | wide | largo | lung | long |
lucru | cosa | thing | lucro | profit | profit |
mal | riba | shore | mal | rău | evil (noun), badly |
major | mayor | major | mayor | mai mare | bigger |
mied | aguamiel, hidromiel | mead | miedo | teamă, frică | fear |
miel | cordero | lamb | miel | miere | honey |
mustra | reñir, reprender | reprimand | mostrar | arăta | show |
părinte | padre | parent | pariente | rudă | relative |
plată | pago | payment | plata | argint | silver |
rană | herida, llaga | wound | rana | broască | frog |
raton | mapache, oso lavador | raccoon | ratón | șoarece | mouse |
vesti | proclamar | proclaim | vestir | îmbrăca | dress |