Did you know these words that have dual meaning in Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese?

Romance languages are notoriously difficult for English-speakers to learn because of the gender of each noun. Not only do you have to learn a new word such as "libro" but you also have to remember that it's "el libro" which is also a "masculine" noun in Spanish, meaning that any adjective you attach to it has to be in masculine form as well.
What you might not have known, is that some words change meaning based on the article/gender that you use with it.

Here are some examples:
Spanish

• el capital = financial capital/money → la capital = capital city

• el orden = order/sequence → la orden = religious order or command

• el cura = priest → la cura = cure/treatment
  

French

• le tour = tour/trick/turn → la tour = tower/rook in Chess

• le livre = book → la livre = pound (weight/currency)

Italian

• il fine = aim/purpose → la fine = the end

• il capitale = capital (financial) → la capitale = capital city

• il fronte = front (military) → la fronte = forehead
  

Portuguese

• o capital = financial capital → a capital = capital city

• o moral = morale → a moral = moral/lesson

• o cabeça = leader/head person → a cabeça = head (body part)
  

As you can see, learning new words in a new language goes beyond just flashcards which can omit or downplay the importance of learning the respective gender of the words too. So I built Accord, Tinder For Learning New Words in Romance Languages, which makes it easier to learn new words and memorize their genders. Plus, it's more fun than flipping through flashcards.

Any other examples of a word changing meaning based on the gender that you want to share?