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Hello everybody,

In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary about ¨FALSE FRIENDS¨ in German

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GERMAN ENGLISH GERMAN ENGLISH
wer who wo where
geschickt, passend handy Handy mobile phone
ängstigen to alarm alamieren to alert
Gasse alley Allee avenue
auch also also so, therefore
Rettungswagen ambulance Ambulanz outpatient department
Engel angel Angel fishing rod
Kunst art Art (und Weise) kind, sort, type
Ass ace Arsch ass
Australien Australia Österreich Austria
Auster oyster ernst, streng austere
werden to become bekommen to get, to receive
hinten behind behindert handicapped
Glocke bell bellen to bark
beschimpfen to berate beraten to consult
Totenbahre bier Bier beer
(Kreide-)Tafel blackboard Schwares Brett notice board
beschuldigen to blame blamieren to stultify
blinzeln to blink blinken to flash
Blüte bloom Blume flower
Leichensack body bag Bodybag messenger bag
Stiefel boot Boot boat
brav well-behaved mutig brave
Brief letter einweisen to brief
gültig valid schuldig guilty
Gymnasium high school, grammar school Sporthalle, Trainingsraum gymnasium
(Tür-) Griff handle anfassen, handhaben to handle
abscheulich hateful hasserfüllt full of hate
Brotbeutel, Rucksack haversack Hafersack oatbag

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