![Advanced false friends in Spanish [C1] — VocaVerb](https://vocaverb.com/wp-content/uploads/vv-cat-images/vv-cat-14980-es.png)
Think you know Spanish? At C1 level, the trickiest traps aren’t beginner mistakes — they’re the sophisticated falsos amigos that even advanced learners fall for. This crossword challenges you to distinguish subtle look-alikes between Spanish and other languages, where intuition can seriously mislead you. Sharpen your vocabulary and prove you can spot the difference!
Grid
Fill in the grid: pick a square, read the clue and type your answer.
Clues
Across
- 4. someone, indefinite person pronoun
- 5. Commitment or obligation, not compromise
- 7. To tolerate, not to support
- 8. To break
- 9. Pregnant, not embarrassed
- 11. To think
- 12. Sensitive, not sensible
- 13. Excited, moved, not emotional
- 14. Imperfect subjunctive of querer
Down
- 1. Fast, quick
- 2. Bookshop, not library
- 3. To help or assist someone
- 6. Friendly, nice, not sympathetic
- 7. Always, at all times without exception
- 10. Possible, temporary, not eventual
Answers
Show the answers
Across
- 4. someone, indefinite person pronoun → alguien
- 5. Commitment or obligation, not compromise → compromiso
- 7. To tolerate, not to support → soportar
- 8. To break → romper
- 9. Pregnant, not embarrassed → embarazada
- 11. To think → pensar
- 12. Sensitive, not sensible → sensible
- 13. Excited, moved, not emotional → emocionado
- 14. Imperfect subjunctive of querer → quisiera
Down
- 1. Fast, quick → rapido
- 2. Bookshop, not library → libreria
- 3. To help or assist someone → ayudar
- 6. Friendly, nice, not sympathetic → simpatico
- 7. Always, at all times without exception → siempre
- 10. Possible, temporary, not eventual → eventual
To go further on this topic: