éxito — Spanish False Friend
This Spanish word will get you in trouble
Spanish
False friends
Transcript
This Spanish word does not mean what you think.
éxito looks like it means "exit (the way out)".
But it actually means success.
If you want to say "exit (the way out)" in Spanish, you say salida.
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