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False friends in German

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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