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False friends

There are a great number of words that can be confusing for German speakers because theyseem to be the same but have, in fact, different meanings. These are the so-called “falsefriends”. They pretend to be something they are not. If you’re not careful, they can lead toconfusion or embarrassment, or, if you’re lucky, to just a good old laugh.

I have made a list of these “false friends” or “confusing words” below. But do be careful.Mistranslations are easy!

English-German German-English

absolve, lossprechen, freisprechen absolvieren, to participate in and complete anexamination, test or course of instruction

acquire, erwerben, bekommen akquirieren, canvas for, look for, get(customers)

acquisition, Erwerb, Erwerbung Akquisition, getting, securing (customers)

act, Tat Akt, depiction of the nude in photography,painting and sculpture

action, Handlung, Tat, Bewegung Aktion, (military, police) operation, drive,campaign, appeal (Spendenaktion), project,programme

actual, eigentlich, wirklich, tatsächlich, aktuell, topical, of this moment, timely,richtig, echt, genau up-to-date, current, present, (the) latest,

fashionable, recent, of interest

address, ansprechen, sich richten an adressieren, direct, consign (goods)

advocate, Befürworter Advokat, lawyer, attorney

after, nach, nachher After, rectum

alarm, Beunruhigung, Wecker, alarmieren, alert (einsatzbereit machen), callAlarmanlage (police etc.), alarm (beunruhigen)

all day, den ganzen Tag alle Tage, every day

alley, Gasse, Gäßchen Allee, tree-lined road, avenue

allure, anlocken, verlocken, anziehen Allüren, conceited, whimsical or eccentricmannerisms and behaviour, airs and graces

also, auch, ebenso also, so, thus, therefore, it seems




(also gut , “well, all right”; na also , “I told youso”; also doch , “So I was right after all”)

ambulance, Krankenwagen, Ambulanz, the emergency ward of a hospitalRettungswagen as well as the out-patients’ department

ample, reichlich, geräumig, groß Ampel, traffic lights

angina, bezieht sich nur auf das Herz Angina, throat infection, tonsillitis(angina pectoris)

angst, neurotische Angstzustände Angst, fear

announcement, Bekanntmachung, - Annonce, advertisement, announcement

Bekanntgabe, Durchsage (Bekanntmachung)apart, gesondert; entfernt, auseinander, apart, describes a woman who is attractiveabseits or distinguished in an unusual way, strikingapart from, außer

appeal, Anziehungskraft, Berufung (law) Appell, roll-call (mil.)

argument, Streit, Streitfrage Argument, proof, reasons or grounds forholding an opinion, pointkein Argument, no excuse

art, Kunst Art, kind or sort, manner, type, way

artist, Künstler Artist, circus or theatrical performer only

as, wie As, aceass, Esel

audience, Publikum Audienz, official reception or audience

B, H B, B flat

backside, Hintern, Po Rückseite, reverse side, other side, back

bad, schlecht Bad, bath: spa; bathroom

baggage, Gepäck Bagage, (coll.) rabble

bald, kahl, glatzköpfig bald, soon, almost

bank, Bank, Geldinstitut, Böschung Bank, bench, seat; pew (in a church)

barracks, Kaserne Baracke, (wooden) hut

bath, bathe, säubern (eine Wunde), baden, to go swimming, to swim, have orbaden (ein Baby) take a bath

bath, Badewanne Bad, bathroom




beamer, der BMW Beamer, video projector(yuppie nickname for a BMW car)

become, werden bekommen, to receive, to get, be given, have(when ordering in a restaurant), expect (ababy), (not) agree with (with food and drink),to owe (money)

bedtime story, Gute-Nacht-Geschichte Bettgeschichte, (love) affair,

benzene, Benzol Benzin, petrol

berate, schimpfen, schelten beraten, to advise, consult

besiege, belagern besiegen, defeat

billion, Milliarde Billion, trillion

biscuit, Plätzchen, Keks (UK), kleines Biskuit, a special type of dough used forfestes Brötchen (US) cakes, sponge cake

blackboard, Schultafel Schwarzes Brett, noticeboard

blame, Tadel, Schuld, jemandem die blamieren, to make a fool of, to makeSchuld geben, Vorwürfe machen look ridiculous, to embarrass, show s.o. up

blank, unbeschrieben, leer blank, bright, shiny

bloody steak, verdammtes Steak blutiges Steak, rare steak

body bag, Leichensack Bodybag, one-strap bag, J-bag

bowl, Schüssel Bowle, punch, and punchbowl

box, Kasten Box, speaker (stereo system), electrical junction box

branch, Ast, Zweig, Filiale Branche, trade, line of business

brand, Marke Brand, a fire, (coll.) the thirst thataccompanies most hangovers

brave, tapfer, mutig brav, good, well-behaved, nice, decent,respectable, unadventurous, tame

brief, kurz, knapp, Instruktionen Brief, letter

briefcase, Aktentasche Brieftasche, wallet

bring, bringen (only for movement bringen, to take (away from speaker)towards the speaker), mitbringen to bring (to the speaker), to get




buckle, Schnalle Buckel, hump

bureau, Behörde, Amt, Abteilung, Sekretär Büro, office

cadaver, Leiche Kadaver, carcass, dead body of animal

cakes, Kuchen, Torten Keks, biscuit

can, Dose Kanne, (tea, coffee) pot, kettle

card, Karte Karte, map, ticket, menu, card

carton, Tüte, Pappbehälter, Packung Karton, (cardboard) box

cash, Bargeld Kasse, cash-desk, till, checkout, box-office, (also window, cashier)

casino, Spielkasino Kasino(Cafeteria), canteen

catcher, Fänger Catcher, wrestler

caution, Vorsicht Kaution, guarantee, bond, bail, deposit

censure, Tadel, Verweis Zensur, censoring, also mark in school

chef, Chefkoch, Küchenchef Chef, head of a firm or department, boss,

leader, supervisor, manager

chicanery, Täuschung, Irreführung, Schikane, harassment, bullying, bloody-Schwindel, Betrügerei mindedness

chips, Fritten Chips, crisps

Christ, Christus Christ, Christian

circle, Kreis Zirkel, compasses, pair of compasses, circle

city, Stadt, Großstadt City, city centre, downtown (AE)

civil, gesittet, anständig, höflich Zivil, plain (civilian) clothes; civilian

clever, klug, intelligent clever, sharp, crafty, cunning

college, Hochschule Kollege, colleague, fellow worker

comfortable, bequem, gemütlich komfortabel, luxurious, luxury

comic(al), lustig, spaßig komisch, strange, odd, funny, peculiar,comical, comic

companion, Begleiter(in), Kamerad(in) Kompagnon, (business) partner

competent, fähig kompetent, excellent, very good, highly




capable

concept, Begriff Konzept, draft, sketch

concern, Sorge, Anliegen Konzern, large firm

concurrent, gleichzeitig Konkurrent, competitor

concurrence, Zusammentreffen, Konkurrenz, competition, rivalryEinverständnis, Übereinstimmung

condition, Bedingung, Leiden, Zustand Kondition, stamina, physical fitness,condition

confectionery, Konfekt Konfektion, ready-made or ready-to-wear or off-the-peg clothes or clothing

confession, Geständnis (criminal), Konfession, religious denomination,Beichte (religious) religion

consequence, Folge Konsequenz, can mean consequence butoften means rigour or consistency, logic

consequent(ly), daraus folgend, konsequent, consistent(ly), logicaldaraus resultierend

conserve, sparen, schonen, erhalten konservieren, preserve

construction, aufbauen Konstruktion (Fabrik), assembly

control, Aussicht, Leitung, Beherrschung, Kontrolle, can be control in the sense ofüberwachen, lenken, beherrschen, mastery but mostly means checkingsteuern, lenken, regeln, unter Kontrolle kontrollieren, check (nachsehen,halten/haben nachprüfen), inspect, monitor, test, examine,

check up on (people)

cook, zubereiten, kochen kochen, boil (water), make (coffee or a meal),cook

correct, richtig korrekt, proper,

cost, Kosten, Preis, kosten Kost, food, board

course, Kurse, Verlauf, Gang Kurs, can mean course but also trend, stockexchange quotation, rate of exchange, price

crab, Krebs Krabbe, shrimp, prawn

crank, Kurbel; alter Spinner krank, ill, sick, unwell

critic, Kritiker; Rezensent Kritik, criticism, review (Rezension), write-up

crossing, Fußgängerüberweg, Kreuzung, junction, crossroads, cross




Bahnübergang, Überfahrt

cultivated, bebaut kultiviert, cultured

curious, neugierig kurios, odd, queer, strange

curve, Kurve Kurve, curve, but also bend, corner

date, (romantische) Verabredung Date, informal meeting

dealer, Händler Dealer, pusher

decent, anständig, ordentlich, vernünftig. dezent, unobtrusive, unobtrusively elegant(clothes or decorations), soft (music), discreet,

subdued, subtledelicate, zart, fein, empfindlich delikat, difficult (eine delikate Angelegenheit ,

(“a difficult affair”), tricky, delicious, exquisiteDelikatesse, the delicacy

dick, Penis (slang) dick, fat, heavy, overweight

difference, Unterschied Differenz, discrepancy (Abweichung), alsodifference (of opinion), disagreement

direction, Richtung Direktion, management of a firm or

organisation, administration

discretion, Verschwiegenheit Diskretion, confidentiality

displaced, verdrängt, vertriebenen deplaciert, out of place, awkward (in diesemKleid komme ich mir deplaciert vor, “I feel outof place in this dress.”

disinterested, unvoreingenommen, desinteressiert, uninterested, boredunparteiisch, auch desinteressiert

distance, Entfernung Distanz, aloofness, coldness, distance

dome, Kuppel Dom, cathedral

dose, Dosis Dose, can, tin

emission, ausströmen (von Gasen) Emission(Aktien-), issuing, share issue

engage, einstellen, engaged (to be engagieren, to hiremarried) verlobt, engaged (not free), engagiert, committed, hard-working,besetzt, sich beteiligen/beschäftigen involved (in sth. or with s.o.), dedicated

equal, gleich, gleich groß egal, es ist - , it doesn’t matter, it’s all thesame

etiquette, Etikette, Umgangsformen, Etikett, price-tag, label




Manieren, Benimmregeln

eventual(ly), schließlich, endlich, letzten eventuell, possible, possibly, perhaps,Endes maybe, (or use may/might)

evergreen, immergrün Evergreen, old musical standard, classicsong, old favourite

example, Beispiel Exemplar, copy

exercise, üben exerzieren, to drill (military)

existence, Vorhandensein, Bestehen Existenz, livelihood, living, income

expertise, Fachkenntnis, Geschick Expertise, (expert’s) appraisal/reportextra, zusätzlich extra, specially, deliberately

extravagant, verschwenderisch, extravagant, flamboyant, stylish,übertrieben sophisticated (taste)

fabric, Stoff, Gewebe, Gefüge, Struktur Fabrik, factory, plant

fade, verblassen fade, boring, insipid, tasteless, dull

failure, Misserfolg, Fehlschlag Fehler, mistake, error, fault, flaw

fall, Sturz, Fall Fall, case, matter (gesetzt den Fall ,“supposing that”, Er ist ganz mein Fall , “He’s just my type”, Knall und Fall entlassenwerden , “to be sacked on the spot”)

false, unehrlich falsch, wrong, incorrect

familiar, bekannt, vertraut familiär, family-related, family, informal,personal

famous, berühmt famos, fine, f irst-rate, marvellous, excellent

fantasy, Tagtraum, Vorstellung, Vision Fantasie, imagination

fast, schnell fast, almost, nearly

fat, dick, Fett Fett, grease, dripping, fatfett, greasy, rich

fatal, tödlich fatal, annoying, tricky, terrible; fatale Lage,predicament

feast, Festessen, Gelage Fest, party, celebration, reception

firm, fest, Firma firm, well-versed




fix, befestigen, in Ordnung bringen, fix, quick, smartKlemme

flair, Gabe, Talent Flair, special atmosphere

flatter, schmeicheln flattern, flutter

flesh, menschliches Fleisch Fleisch, meat

floor, Fußboden, Stockwerk Flur, hall, hallway, corridor

fly, Fliege, Hosenreißverschluß Flug, flight

force, zwingen forcieren, push, focus on

form, Formular, Schulklasse Form, shape, mould, baking-tin

formula, Formel, Lösung Formular, (printed) form, questionnaire

fort, Festung fort, away, off

foul, sehr schlimm, schlecht faul, lazy, funny, rotten

fraction, Bruchteil, Bruch Fraktion, political party, parliamentary group

friend, Freund, gute(r) Bekannte(r) Freund, friend, boyfriend/girlfriend

furious, wütend, heftig furios, rousing

fusion, Verschmelzung Fusion, merger

garage, Autowerkstatt, Garage, Garage, garageTankstelle (BE)

gasoline/petrol, Benzin Gas, (natural) gas

genial, freundlich, heiter, herzlich genial, brilliant, ingeniouszuvorkommend

genie, Flaschengeist Genie, genius

gift, Geschenk, Mitbringsel, Gabe, Talent Gift, poison, venom (snakes, spiders)

glass, Glas, (glasses = Brille) Glas, glass, jar, lens

good appetite, Sie essen viel (!) Guten Appetit!, bon appetit (oder nichtssagen)

gracious, großzügig graziös, graceful

grade, Zeugnisnote, (Güte)Klasse, Grad, degree, extent(US) Schulklasse, Stufe




graph, Diagramm, Schaubild Grafik, illustration, diagram

gratification, Freude, Befriedigung Gratifikation, bonus payment

great, großartig, bedeutend groß, big, large, tall, also great

guilty, schuldig gültig, valid

gymnasium, Turnhalle Gymnasium, grammar school (UK),secondary school, high school (US)

hairs, Schamhaare Haare, hair

hall, Halle, Flur, Diele Hall, sound, resonance,

half four, halb fünf halb vier, half past three

handle, handhaben, behandeln, handeln, to act, to trade, deal, to haggle,umgehen mit, anfassen bargain, to behave, act, to deal with, be about

handy, praktisch, nützlich, handlich, griffig Handy, cell phone (US), mobile phone, mobile

hear, hören hören, hear but also listen to (bewußtzuhören)

hell, Hölle hell, bright, light

herb, Kraut herb, dry (wine), bitter

herd, Herde Herd, stove, range

high school, Oberschule Hochschule, college, university

hiss, zischen hissen, hoist, raise (a flag)

hose, Schlauch Hose, a pair of trousers, trousers

house, Haus, Privathaus Haus, house, also office block, conference

centre, building, company, office, facility

housemaster, Hausvorsteher Hausmeister, caretaker, janitor

housework, Hausarbeit (cleaning etc.) Hausarbeit, paper, long essay, dissertation,housework

human, menschlich human, humane

instance, konkreter Fall, Beispiel Instanz, authority

irritate, reizen (skin), ärgern, auf die irritieren, to distract, put off, confuseNerven gehen, irritieren (to bother)

isolated, abgelegen isoliert, insulated




justice, Gerechtigkeit, Recht Justiz, the administration of justice, law

kitchen, Küche Kittchen, prison (coll.)Küche, cooking, food, cuisine

labour, Arbeit Labor, laboratory

lack, Mangel Lack, paint (work), lacquer, varnish, nailpolish

land, Land Land, country, state, also land

landlady, Wirtin Landfrau, country woman

landscape, Landschaftsbild, Landschaft, countryside, scenery, alsoGemäldelandschaft landscape

last, letzt Last, load, burden

learn, lernen lernen, to learn but also study, revise(lernen durch Wiederholung)

lecture, Vorlesung Lektüre, reading matter, reading

lend, leihen leihen, borrow (sich etwas von jdm. leihen), l

end (jdm. etwas herleihen)

lens, Objektiv (camera) Linse, lentil, lens (optical)

light, leicht, leichtverdaulich leicht, light but also slight (geringfügig,unbedeutend), easy (mühelos)

limousine, Straßenkreuzer, Luxuslimousine Limousine, saloon (BE), sedan (AE)

list, Liste, Verzeichnis List, cunning

loan, Darlehen Lohn, wages

local, örtlich, ansässig, einheimisch Lokal, general name for places in whichvor Ort, hiesig, regional, von hier you can eat and drink, pub, inn

lot, Los, Menge Lot, plumb-line

to be lucky, Glück haben glücklich sein, to be happy, cheerful

lump, Klumpen, Beule Lump, rascal, yobo

lust, Gier, Wollust, sinnliche Begierde Lust, pleasure , enjoyment ( - haben auf) towant to, to feel like, (Mir ist die Lust vergangen - I no longer feel like it”), longing, liking for

machine, Automat, Gerät, Anlage Maschine, plane, flight




make, machen, herstellen, produzieren machen, to make (das Endprodukt steht imVordergrund) but also to do (die Tätigkeit stehtim Vordergrund), take (to take an exam,photo, trip etc.)

man, Mann, der Mensch Mann, husband

map, Landkarte, Stadtplan Mappe, folder, binder, file, briefcase,portfolio, bag

mark, Zeugnisnote, Zeichen, Fleck, Marke, brand, make, sort, type, stamp,Markierung disc, tag, badge, token, mark, ticket, voucher

marmelade, Orangenmarmelade Marmelade, jammassive, groß, schwer massiv, solid, severe criticism, serious

(threat)

mean, bedeuten, zur Folge haben, meinen, mean but also think, believe(sagen wollen) meinen

meaning, Bedeutung Meinung, opinion,(ich meine , “I think”)

menu, Speisekarte Menü, complete meal consisting of various

courses, today’s special, daily special, setmeal, set lunch, dish

mine, Bergwerk Mine, re-fill for ball-points and propellingpencils

miserable, deprimiert, niedergeschlagen miserabel, awful, useless

mist, Dunst, (dünner) Nebel Mist, manure, dung, droppings (Da haben SieMist gemacht, “You’ve made a mistake there”or “You’ve boobed there”); rubbish, nonsense,fertilizer

mob, anfallen mobben, harass, bully

mode, Art und Weise Mode, fashion

montage, Film-/Fotomontage Montage, assembly, building

murder, Mord Mörder, murderer

must not, nicht dürfen nicht müssen, not have to, not need to

my man, mein Butler mein Mann, my husband

my woman, Frau, Freundin (informal) meine Frau, my wife




namely, nämlich, zwar nämlich, namely, but colloquially it canreplace “because” and have the samesignificance as “you see” (Ich kann nicht

kommen, ich habe nämlich noch zu tun , “Ican’t come because I’ve still got some work todo”)

near, in der Nähe von in der Nähe von, near but also nearby (inder/dessen/deren Nähe or nahegelegen), nearthere, not far away, in the vicinity/area

neck, Hals, schäkern, schmusen necken, to teaseNacken, (nape of the) neck

newest, neueste neueste, latestnext, nächste (r, s) but also neben nächste(r, s), next but also nearest

noble, adlig, edel nobel, generous

note, Notiz, Anmerkung, Zettel, Musiknote Note, mark, grade, quality, touch,notes, Aufzeichnungen, Manuskript trademark, hallmark, characteristic or feature,

music

notice, Anzeige, Kündigung, Notiz, a written note, a note orBekanntmachung, Aufmerksamkeit, memorandum, piece, item (in a newspaper),

Benachrichtigung (keine Notiz nehmen von , “to take no noticeof”; sich Notizen machen is “to take notes”)

notice, bemerken notieren, to make a note of, to jot down

novel, Roman Novelle, novella

object, goal, Ziel Objekt, house, piece of property (for sale)

objective, Ziel objectiv, impartial, objectiveObjektiv, camera lens

oldtimer, alter Mann Oldtimer, classic car, veteran car

ordinary, üblich, normal, gewöhnlich ordinär, vulgar, low, common, rude

orientals, Ostasiaten Orientalen, person from the Middle East

outlandish, fremdartig, exotisch ausländisch, foreign

outspoken, freimütig, unverblümt ausgesprochen, very, extremely

overhear, zufällig mithören, mitbekommen, überhören, to ignore, not to hear, miss,“aufschnappen”, belauschen not catch

oversee, überwachen, beaufsichtigen übersehen, to overlook, miss




oversight, Versehen Übersicht, overview

overtake, überholen übernehmen, take over

pan, Pfanne Panne, breakdown

paragraph, Absatz, Abschnitt, kurzer Paragraph, refers only to a section of a legalArtikel or official document: clause (of a law)

party, Party Partie, the playing of a game

pass, vorbeigehen, vorbeifahren, passen, to be good for the purpose intended,(Das Kleid passt nicht , “The dress doesn’t fit”.)

pass, Passierschein Pass, passportpathetic, bedauernswert pathetisch, emotional, dramatic, also

overacted

patience, Geduld Patience, patience (cards)

pause, Pause, Unterbrechung, Schweigen, Pause, pause but also break, interval,Zögern, kurzes Innehalten intermission, rest

pedantic, haarspalterisch pedantisch, fussy

pension, (retirement), Rente, Pension Pension, retirement, pension payment, butalso “board” and “boarding house”, smallhotel, guesthouse, pension

pep(p)eroni, scharfe Wurst Peperoni, chilli, chilli pepper

per, pro per, by, via

personal, persönlich Personal, personnel, staff, employees

pest, Quälgeist Pest, plague (not nuisance)

photograph, Photographie Photograph, photographer

physician, Arzt/Ärztin Physiker, physicist

pickle, Essiggurke Pickel, pimple

place, Stelle, Ort, Gegend, Stadt, Land, Platz, room (verfügbarer Raum/Platz um jd./etwas herum), a space (ein Platz, eineLücke), space (Abmessungen/Konturen einesPlatzes), square, ground, pitch, home, house,court, course, seat, place

plump, mollig plump, clumsy, unrefined

politics, Politik Politik, policy




öffentlich clientele, customers, readers, fans, admirers

publisher, Verleger Publizist, journalist

pump, Pumpe Pump, on credit

pure, klar, rein pur (unverdünnt) neat, straight

quote, Zitat, Kostenvoranschlag Quote, quota, figures

rat, Ratte Rat, advice, counsel

rate, Maß, Kurs Rate, instalment (hire purchase)rates, Grundsteuer, Sätze

rational, logisch, rational rationell, efficient

real, wirklich reell, solid, respectable, fair

realize, erkennen, begreifen, verwirklichen realisieren, carry out, implement, finalize

receipt, Quittung, Beleg, Kassenbon, Rezept, recipe, prescription (ärztliches -),Empfang, Erhalt, Bon remedy

recipe, Küchenrezept

reclamation, Wiedergewinnung Reklamation, complaint

record, Bericht, Schallplatte Rekord, only used of achievements in sport

refined, fein, gebildet raffiniert, clever, sophisticated, refined

rent, Miete Rente, annuity, pension

rentable, mietbar, Miet- rentabel, profitable, worthwhile, lucrative

residence, Wohnung, Wohnsitz Residenz, only describes the home of nobility

resort, Versammlungsort, Ressort, field of activity or government(health) Kurort, Urlaubsort department

rest, Erholung, Ausruhen Rest, remainder, rest, remainsReste, leftovers, remains, relic, remnants

restless, ruhelos, unruhig restlos, completely

rock, Felsen Rock, skirt

roll, Brötchen Rolle, roll, reel, bobbin

roller, Walze Roller, scooter

Roman, Römer, römisch Roman, novel




room, Zimmer Raum, room, space

routine, alltäglicher Gang Routine, routine but more commonly skill ordexterity

rumour, Gerücht rumoren, to make a noise, to rumble

salad, angemachte Salat (fruit salad, (Kopf)salat, lettucepotato salad etc.)

sea, Meer, See See, sea, ocean, lake, seaside

self-conscious, befangen, gehemmt, selbstbewusst, confident, self-confident,

unsicher, verlegen self-assured, sure of myselfsensible, vernünftig sensibel, sensitive, having tender feelings,

easily moved

serious, ernst, ernsthaft seriös, reliable, trustworthy, honest,respectable

service, Dienst, Bedienung Service, set of crockery

shadow, Schatten Schatten, shadow (der deutlich umrisseneSchatten) but also shade (der Schatten als

Schutz vor der Sonne)

shawl, Umhängetuch, Schultertuch Schal, scarf

sharp, scharf, heftig, raffiniert, schlau, scharf, hot, spicy, keen (on), sharppünktlich

ship, versenden, transportieren, ausliefern verschiffen, to ship, to transport

shy, schüchtern scheu, timid

side, Seite Seite, hand, page, side

silicon, Silicium (Si) Silikon, silicone

since, seit seit, since (Zeitpunkt) but also for (Zeitdauer)

sinful, sündhaft sinnvoll, meaningful

site, Ort, Platz, Stelle Seite, page

slip, Unterkleid, Fehltritt Slip, briefs, underwear

slipper, Pantoffel, Hausschuh Slipper, loafer, shoe without laces

small, klein schmal, narrow




smoking, Rauchen, rauchend, Smoking, dinner jacket, (US) tuxedo(smoking jacket = Hausjacke, -mantel) black tie

so, so so, so but also such, like this/that (so ein/eineusw.; so, auf diese Weise)

solid, fest solide, moderate, respectable

spanner, Schraubenschüssel Spanner, Peeping Tom

spare, übrig haben, verschonen, ersparen, sparen, to savebefreien von, scheuen (effort), Ersatz

speck, Fleck, Körnchen, Spritzer Speck, bacon

spectacle, Schauspiel Spektakel, row, unholy dinspectacles, Brille

spend, (time) verbringen, (money) spenden, to donate, contribute, giveausgeben

sporty, sportlich, (Kleidung) lässig, sportlich, sporty but also sporting/salopp-sportlich sports ..., athletic

spot, -Stelle, Fleck Spot, (Werbespot) commercial, ad

stadium, Stadion Stadium, stage, level

stand up, aufstehen aufstehen (morgens), to get up

star, Stern Star, starling, cataract, film star

stark, steif, ganz, krass, scharf, schroff stark, strong, severe, stout, powerful

start, beginnen (mit), anfangen (mit) starten, to take off (plane), leave, set off

station, Bahnhof Station, ward (hospital), stop

stock, Vorrat Stock, stick

stool, Hocker Stuhl, chair

stream, Bach, Strom Strom, electricity, current, river, stream(e.g. of visitors)Strömung, current(s)

stringent, streng, scharf stringent, rigorous, referring to argumentation

strong, stark, kräftig streng, strict

study, lernen, sich intensiv mit etwas studieren, to study, to read, to scrutinizebeschäftigen




study, Arbeitszimmer; Erforschung; Studium/Studiengang, (course of) studies,spezifische Untersuchung degree

stuff, Zeug, Sachen Stoff, material, fabric, material subject matter

swindle, betrügen schwindeln, to fib

sympathy, Anteilname, Mitgefühl Sympathie, inclination, fondness, an instantliking, affection

sympathetic, mitfühlend, verständnisvoll, sympathisch, nice, likeable, pleasanteinfühlsam

synchronize, abstimmen, gleichstellen synchronisieren, to dub (a film), synchronise

table, Tisch, Tabelle Tafel, blackboard, whiteboard, bar (ofchocolate)

tablet, Tablette, Pille Tablett, tray

taste, kosten, schmecken tasten, touch

technique, Technik, Methode, Verfahren Technik, technique, also technology (derVorgehensweise theoretische/abstrakte Begriff), technical

matters, engineering

temperamental, launisch, unzuverlässig temperamentvoll, lively, vivacious

textbook, Lehrbuch Textbuch, songbook, libretto, script

theme, Leitmotiv, Thema, Erkennungs- Thema, subject, topicmelodie

thesis, Dissertation, Doktorarbeit These, proposition, assertion, hypothesis,theory

thick, dick, dicht, doof, blöd, schwer dick, fat, thickvom Begriff

tin, Weißblech, Konservendosen Zinn, tin, pewter

tip, Trinkgeld; Spitze Tip, only hint, advance information

toll, Zoll toll, mad, silly, daft

ton, Tonne Ton, etiquette

transparent, durchsichtig Transparent, banner, placard

trunk, Baumstamm, Koffer, Rüssel Trunk, drink

turkey, Truthahn Türke, Turk




twilight, Dämmerung Zwielicht, half-light

type, Art, Sorte Typ, guy, chap, bloke, character

ultimate, endgültig ultimativ, given as an ultimatum

undertaker, Leichenbestatter/in Unternehmer, business person,businessman/woman, entrepreneur,industrialist, employer

unsympathetic, ablehnend, mit wenig unsympatisch, disagreeable, notMitgefühl likeable/nice

virtuous, tugendhaft, sittsam virtuos, masterly, masterful, perfect,

brilliant, highly-skilledvisage, Gesicht Visage, very vulgar slang for face

Visagist / in, make-up artist

vision, auch Sicht, Sehkraft Vision, vision

visit, Besuch, besuchen Visite, the doctor’s tour of his patients inhospital (to do the rounds)

vital, lebenswichtig vital, lively, vigorous, energetic

vocals, “Sänger”, “Vocals” Vokale, vowels

wand, Zauberstab Wand, wall

wander, umherirren, schlendern, bummeln wandern, go walking, go hiking

warehouse, Lager(haus/halle) Warenhaus, department store, store

warm, warm, herzlich warm, hot, warm, lukewarm, tepid

way, Richtung, Route, Strecke, Weg Weg, path, track, way

when, wann, als, immer wenn, wenn wenn, when (es steht fest, daß etwas(nicht falls) geschehen wird) but normally if (es ist offen,

ob etwas passieren wird)

where, wo wer, who

while, während während, while (+ verb) but also during(+ noun)

who, wer wo, where

wife, Ehefrau Weib, woman, old woman

will, werden will, want (to)




wink, blinzeln, zwinkern winken, to wave

wonder, sich fragen sich wundern, be surprisedwandern, go walking, go hiking

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