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False Friends - S
Sane is healthy in mind. "Sano" means healthy.
A scandal is (something that causes) a public feeling that something is improper or shocking.
Will we ever get over the Clinton sex scandal?
"Un escándalo" is a disturbance, uproar.
The courtroom went into an uproar when the defendant changed his plea to guilty.
Scenario is a written description of the action to take place in a film, play etc. It’s also the description of a possible course of action.
One possible scenario could be that they reject the proposal outright.
Sensible means reasonable, showing good sense.
Your suggestion to set up a booth at the trade fair was very sensible. We picked up several potential clients.
Sensible means noticeable.
We’ve had a sensible increase in customer complaints.
Sensitive means strongly or easily influenced or changed by something.
The new machines are very sensitive to humidity.
Sensitive means having feelings that are easily hurt.
You shouldn’t be so sensitive. You have to learn to accept constructive criticism.
Sensitive means being conscious or aware of the feelings of others.
In order to be successful we have to be sensitive to the customer’s needs.
Sensitive means containing highly secret information or refers to information which needs to be dealt with carefully so as not to cause trouble or offence.
Let’s not mention how much we made on the stock options at the meeting. It’s a very sensitive issue lately.
Stable means “cuadra” and “establo” means cowshed or cowhouse.
Subtract is the opposite of add. "Sustraer" is to remove or steal.
Suffocate, “ahogarse”, means to die because of lack of air. “sofocar” a fire is extinguish and “sofocado” after running is to be out of breath. “ahogarse” in the water is to drown.
Suppose means to consider something to be probable and is usually used in the first person singular.
I suppose that you have seen the latest sales figures.
Suppose becomes a false friend when we say try to express "Se supone que llegó a tiempo."
“It is supposed that” is not correct.
In this case we should say:
We haven’t heard from him. We assume that he arrived on time to catch the plane. He is supposed to have arrived on time.
Other words to express this idea are: believe, think, expect, imagine
To express the Spanish:
“Esa cantidad supone mucho para nosotros.”
You should say:
That amount means a lot to us.
Other words you can use are: involve, imply, entail.
Suspend means to stop or cause to be inactive. It also means to prevent from taking part in a team, group etc.
He was suspended from school for three days for his unacceptable behavior.
"Suspender un examen" is to flunk or not pass.
I flunked my first subject (asignatura) when I was in COU.
Sympathetic does not mean "simpático" which would be friendly, nice, pleasant etc. Sympathetic means feeling or showing sympathy "compasión".
My friends were very sympathetic when I lost my job.
