Portuguese-English False Cognates | AJE

Portuguese-English False Cognates There are certain terms that authors should be particularly aware of when translating from Portuguese to English. Also available in: português Another article features a set of false friends (or false cognates) to watch out for when translating from Spanish to English. False cognates are terms that look similar but have very different meanings. Authors translating their work need to be careful with such terms; it is easy to substitute a similar-s...