False Friends - Taschen Guide

yet?
build
bauen
Billion
thousand million (BE) / trillion (AE)
    How many trillion dollars have they lost?
billion
Milliarde
Biskuit
sponge cake
    This dessert consists of sponge cake and cream.
biscuit
Keks
blamieren
to make a fool of oneself / to embarrass oneself
    She made a complete fool of herself.
blame
beschuldigen
blank
shiny / bright
    Whose shiny, new company car is that?
    But: Never give anyone a blank cheque!
blank
unbeschriftet; Blanko~
blenden
to dazzle / to blind
    The light is blinding me. I need to move.
blend
mischen; vermengen
blinken
to indicate
    You need to indicate before you turn left!
blink
blinzeln
Blinker
indicator
    Do you know your indicator is still on?
blinker
Scheuklappe
Blitz
lightning
    That plane was hit by lightning in 1998.
blitz
Blitzkrieg
Block
notepad / writing pad
    Could you pass me a notepad, please?
block
Klotz
Blume
flower
    Those flowers are beautiful! Is it your birthday?
bloom
Blüte
Box
loudspeaker
    We need bigger loudspeakers in here.
box
Kiste; Karton
Branche
sector / industry
    I work in the insurance sector.
branch
Filiale; Ast
brav
well-behaved / good
    I agree; their children are very well-behaved.
brave
tapfer
Brief
letter
    All the information you need is in this letter.
brief
Kurzdarstellung; Kurzanweisung
Brillant
cut diamond
    His company trades in cut diamonds.
brilliant
glänzend; großartig
bringen
to take; to bring
    Shall I take this parcel to the post office now?
    I'll bring the report when I see you tomorrow.
bring
bringen
Büro
office
    She won't be in the office until this afternoon.
bureau
Amt; Unterabteilung
Buchung
debit/credit entry
    There's a debit entry on my cost centre that I don't agree with.
booking
Reservierung; Verwarnung (Fußball)
checken
to realize
    I didn't realize that she was the boss!
check
kontrollieren; überprüfen
Chef
boss
    I'll introduce you to my boss.
    But: Who is the current US Chief of Staff?
chef / chief
(Chef-)Koch; Häuptling
City
town
    Shall we travel into town together?
City
Londoner Finanzdistrikt
Controller
management accountant; cost controller
    You need to be a qualified management accountant to apply for this position.
controller
Lotse; Kontrolleur; Steuergerät
Controlling
cost control
    I work in cost control.
controlling
Steuern; Überwachen
Daten
data; dates
    Here are the final data from our survey.
dates
Verabredungen; Kalenderdaten
Datum
date
    What's the date today?
date
Rendezvous; Tagesangabe
defekt
out of order / not working
    The photocopier is out of order.
defect
überlaufen; Störung
definitiv
definitely
    We are definitely going to attend the event.
definitive
endgültig
Dekorateur
interior designer; interior decorator
    He's an interior decorator. She's studying to become an interior designer.
decorator
Maler
delikat
sensitive; subtle
    This is a sensitive subject. This dish has a very subtle lemon flavour.
delicate
zerbrechlich; zart
Delikatesse
delicacy
    Which dishes are considered a delicacy in China?
delicatessen
Feinkostgeschäft
dementiert
denied
    The boss has denied all knowledge of this matter.
demented
verrückt / wahnsinnig
demolieren
to vandalize
    The shop was vandalized during the night.
demolish
abreißen; vernichten
desinteressiert
indifferent
    You seem very indifferent about this subject.
disinterested
unparteiisch; unvoreingenommen
Devise
motto
    I think our motto is clear.
devise / device
ausdenken / Gerät
dezent
subtle
    The message we're sending is very subtle.
decent
anständig; ordentlich
dick
fat / overweight
    More and more people are overweight.
thick
dumm; dick (für alles außer Menschen)
Direktion
head office / headquarters; company management
    He works at head office. She works directly for the company management.
direction
Richtung
Dissertation
thesis
    I wrote a thesis about bilingualism in children.
    But: What is your dissertation all about?
dissertation
Doktorarbeit; dissertation
Dom
cathedral
    Have you ever visited Salisbury Cathedral?
dome
Kuppel
Dusche
shower
    The shower in my room is not working.
douche
Intimdusche
einschlafen
to fall asleep
    I fell asleep on the train to Hamburg.
sleep in
ausschlafen
energisch
forceful
    He's always quite forceful in his opinions.
energetic
energiegeladen; aktiv
engagiert
committed
    My team is fully committed to achieving our company's goals.
engaged
verlobt
Erlaubnis
permission
    First you need to get your boss's permission.
allowance
finanzielle Unterstützung/Taschengeld; Rücksicht
Etikett
label
    Could you remove the label for me,