Words you know, with a second meaning
| word | the meaning you know | the new meaning |
|---|---|---|
| la medida | a measurement | a measure, a step someone takes |
| la crítica | a review | criticism |
| la petición | a petition | a request |
| coincidir | to run into someone | to agree, to share a view |
| suspender | to fail an exam | to suspend, to call off |
| la resistencia | physical endurance | resistance, opposition |
Measures and criticism
In the news, medidas are usually steps a government or a city takes, and they often get críticas:
| The government has passed new measures against pollution. | El Gobierno ha aprobado nuevas medidas contra la contaminación. |
| The measure has received a lot of criticism. | La medida ha recibido muchas críticas. |
With a restaurant or a movie, una crítica is usually a review. With a decision or a person's words, it is criticism.
Agreeing
With a place, coincidir usually means meeting by chance. With an opinion, it means to agree, often as coincidir en que:
| The experts agree that the problem is serious. | Los expertos coinciden en que el problema es grave. |
| I agree with you: the measure is necessary. | Coincido contigo: la medida es necesaria. |
Calling things off
A student suspende an exam, but a judge can suspender a measure, and the rain can get a concert called off:
| They have called off the concert because of the rain. | Han suspendido el concierto por la lluvia. |
Requests, and scientific
Una petición is not only a petition you sign: it is any request, and a petición de means at someone's request. After a noun, científico is the adjective scientific; el científico is the scientist.
| I have a request: can you guys speak more quietly? | Tengo una petición: ¿podéis hablar más bajo? |
| There is no scientific proof that it works. | No hay pruebas científicas de que funcione. |
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