We are going to start checking false cognates in Spanish and English or "falsos amigos", these are words that are written very similarly in Spanish and English but mean things that can be very different.
Today's falso amigo is embarazado/a , embarazado/a may look very similar to the English word embarrassed, however, It means something totally different.
Embarazada is translated into English as pregnant, so do not mistake it with the word embarrassed. The translation of embarrassed in Spanish is avergonzado/a.
You can use the phrase "situación embarazosa" but always in this context and to talk about an embarrassing or uncomfortable situation.
Fernanda
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