Spanish false friend
embarazada doesn’t mean “embarrassed”
It actually means pregnant.
The trap
The most famous Spanish false friend. Saying 'estoy embarazada' at a dinner party will make the whole table go quiet — for entirely different reasons than you intended.
Example
Mi hermana está embarazada de cinco meses.
My sister is five months pregnant.
So how do you say “embarrassed” in Spanish?
Use avergonzado / avergonzada.
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