Una de false friends

Historieta para ilustrar los típicos false friends
más historias en http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/yoursay/false_friends.shtml


Bird flu (English/Spanish)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/yoursay/false_friends/spanish/bird_flu_englishspanish.shtml
                                            


http://blog.castello.es/index.php?blog=111&title=grip_o_catarro_catarro_o_grip_fruita_del&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

Watch out when using the words cotorra and catarro in Mexico. Cotorra refers to a type of parrot, while catarro refers to a cold or the runny nose symptoms of one. I once confounded a pharmacy employee in a futile attempt to describe to him that I had serious 'parrot symptoms.' He recommended that I consult a veterinarinan until I made it clear that it was me that was sick.