False Friends - V
Vacant means empty.
Is this seat vacant?
It doesnt mean the noun vacante which would be vacancy or opening.
Vague means not clear in shape or form.
Our holiday plans are still vague at the moment.
The word vago, perezoso is lazy.
Verse refers to writing arranged in regular lines, with a pattern of repeated beats as in music, and often rhymes estrofa. The part that is repeated after each verse is called the chorus estribillo. It also refers to a set of lines of poetry, which forms one part of the poem estrofa. The Spanish word verso could be translated as poem.
To vote is the same as in Spanish when used as a verb to express ones choice or decision.
Which candidate did you vote for?
But
when referring to a promise voto the word is vow.
We had to take a vow of loyalty to join the group.