Falsche Freunde aus dem Englischen
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| 🇬🇧 | False Friend | 🇩🇪 |
|---|---|---|
| actual | aktuell → current | tatsächlich, wirklich |
| also | also → so / therefore | auch, ebenfalls |
| ambulance | Ambulanz → clinic / ER | Krankenwagen |
| announcement | Annonce → advertisement | Ansage, Durchsage |
| art | Art → species | Kunst |
| become | bekommen → receive | werden |
| billion | Billion → trillion | Milliarde (109) |
| brave | brav → well-behaved | mutig, tapfer |
| brief | Brief → letter | kurz |
| chef | Chef → boss / supervisor | Koch |
| concrete | konkret → specific | Beton |
| control | kontrollieren → check / inspect | steuern, beherrschen |
| caution | Kaution → deposit / bail | Vorsicht |
| curious | kurios → odd / strange | neugierig |
| delicate | delikat → delicious / tasty | heikel |
| dome | Dom → cathedral | Kuppel |
| eventually | eventuell → possibly / maybe | schließlich, letztendlich |
| fabric | Fabrik → factory | Stoff, Gewebe |
| fantasy | Fantasie → imagination | Vorstellung, Einbildung |
| fast | fast → almost / nearly | schnell |
| fatal | fatal → disastrous | tödlich, verhängnisvoll |
| figure | Figur → shape / figure (body) | Zahl, Ziffer |
| floor | Flur → corridor / hallway | Fußboden, Stockwerk |
| fraction | Fraktion → parliamentary group | Bruchteil |
| genial | genial → brilliant / ingenious | freundlich, herzlich |
| gift | Gift → poison | Geschenk |
| glance | Glanz → shine / gloss | Blick |
| guilty | gültig → valid | schuldig |
| gymnasium | Gymnasium → high-school | Turnhalle |
| handy | Handy → mobile phone | praktisch, nützlich |
| hose | Hose → trousers / pants | Schlauch |
| idle | eitel → vain | untätig |
| irritate | irritieren → confuse | verärgern |
| jealousy | Jalousie → blind (window) | Eifersucht |
| lecture | Lektüre → reading material | Vorlesung |
| list | List → cunning / ruse | Liste |
| loan | Lohn → wage / salary | Darlehen |
| map | Mappe → folder / portfolio | Landkarte |
| massive | massiv → solid / sturdy | riesig |
| meaning | Meinung → opinion | Bedeutung |
| mist | Mist → manure | Nebel |
| mundane | mondän → fashionable | alltäglich, profan |
| note | Note → grade | Notiz |
| novel | Novelle → novella | Roman |
| ordinary | ordinär → vulgar / crude | gewöhnlich |
| pathetic | pathetisch → bombastic | jämmerlich, erbärmlich |
| patron | Patrone → cartridge | Schirmherr |
| pension | Pension → guest-house / B&B | Rente |
| physician | Physiker → physicist | Arzt |
| pregnant | prägnant → concise | schwanger |
| preservative | Präservativ → condom | Konservierungsmittel |
| promotion | Promotion → doctorate / PhD | Doktorgrad |
| protocol | Protokoll → minutes | Verhandlungsordnung |
| quote | Quote → quota / rate | Zitat |
| rat | Rat → advice / council | Ratte |
| receipt | Rezept → prescription / recipe | Quittung |
| rock | Rock → skirt | Fels, Stein |
| sensible | sensibel → sensitive | vernünftig |
| serious | seriös → respectable | ernst |
| smoking | Smoking → tuxedo | Rauchen |
| sympathetic | sympathisch → likeable / friendly | mitfühlend |
| undertaker | Unternehmer → entrepreneur | Bestatter |
| warehouse | Warenhaus → department store | Lagerhaus |
| wand | Wand → wall | Zauberstab |
| wink | winken → wave | zwinkern |
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