Hablamos de casos de 1-a-2 cuando una palabra representa dos significados diferentes en otro idioma. Hoy veremos un caso del inglés y uno del español. FISH
Fish can mean either pez o pescado: in English, the word "fish" is used for sea creatures both alive and death. In Spanish, on the other hand, the word "pez" is used for live sea creatures and "pescado" for dead ones.  There are hundreds of fish species in that river.
Hay cientos de especies de peces en ese río.
I hate raw fish.
Odio el pescado crudo.
PUERTO
Puerto can mean either dock or port: in Spanish, the word "puerto" refers both to natural and artificial waterfronts where ships can dock. Meanwhile, in English, we use the word ‘dock’ for man-made ports and the word "port" for natural ones. Michael works at the docks.
Michael trabaja en el puerto.
Let’s hope they never build anything on that port.
Esperemos que jamás construyan nada en ese puerto. PICTURE
Picture can mean either fotografía o pintura: in English, the word "picture" is used to refer to both photographs and any type of painting, drawings. While in Spanish, we use the word ‘fotografía’ for any image recorded by a camera and the word ‘pintura’ for any image made by hand using some kind of art supplies. A María le encanta tomar fotos de todo lo que ve.
María loves to take pictures of everything she sees.
Hoy compré una nueva pintura para colgar en la sala.
Today I bought a new painting to hang in the living room.
GALLETA
Galleta can mean either cookie or cracker: in Spanish, the word "galleta" is used to refer any type of biscuit treat whether if it"s sweet or savory. In English, we use the word ‘cookie’ for a small and typically flat cake made from sweetened dough, and the word ‘cracker’ for a thin, crisp wafer or biscuit, usually made of unsweetened dough. Mis galletas favoritas son las de chips de chocolate.
Chocolate chips cookies are my favorites.
Cuando tenemos hambre entre comidas nos gusta comer galletas con queso.
When we get hungry in-between meals, we like to eat cheese and crackers.
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