False Friends - Taschen Guide
please?
etiquette
Etikette; Benimmregeln
eventuell
perhaps / maybe / possibly
It would perhaps be a good idea to sell it now.
eventually
schließlich/im Endeffekt
Evergreen
(golden) oldie
They're using a golden oldie in their TV ads.
evergreen
immergrüne Pflanze
Exemplar
copy
Could you send me a copy of the newsletter please so that I can check it?
example
Beispiel
Existenz
livelihood
His whole livelihood depends on the success of his company.
existence
Bestehen; Dasein
extra; Extra-
especially; on purpose / deliberately
I brought along this English newspaper especially for you.
We dropped the price deliberately to see if it would increase demand.
But: Please could you bring us an extra portion of fries?
extra
zusätzlich; besonders
Fabrik
factory
We are going to build a new factory in Bavaria.
fabric
Stoff; Gewebe
Falte
wrinkle; crease
We are going to start producing a new anti-wrinkle cream.
My shirt is all creased from the long flight.
fold
Falte (Papier~); falten
familiär
domestic / family
He has resigned for family reasons.
familiar
vertraut; bekannt
Fantasie
imagination
She doesn't have a very active imagination, unfortunately.
fantasy
Fantasiebild
faul
lazy
I've been very lazy this week.
But: Where is that foul smell coming from?
foul
widerlich; übelriechend
fehlen
to be missing/absent; to be lacking
Three colleagues are absent today due to illness. Our ideas are lacking something, but I'm not sure what exactly.
But: Words fail me. I don't know what to say.
fail
durchfallen
Fehler
mistake / error
There's an error in that formula. Let's check it.
failure
Misserfolg
Fest
party
We are throwing a big party to help Chris celebrate his retirement!
feast
Festmahl
fixieren
to stare; to locate
Everyone was staring at me; I don't know why. I couldn't locate which part of the machine the noise was coming from.
fix
reparieren
flattern
to be in / get into a flap
He really got into a flap about that email.
flatter
schmeicheln
Fleisch
meat
What do we call the meat from deer?
But: Don't worry; it's just a flesh wound.
flesh
Fleisch
Flirt
flirtation
It was just a brief flirtation, nothing more.
flirt
flirten; Flirt (d.h. Person)
Flocke
flake
The snowflakes were enormous.
flock
Herde
Flur
hallway
Please leave your coat in the hallway.
floor
Boden; Stockwerk
Folie
film; transparency / slide
We are developing a new type of coated film that can be removed without leaving marks.
You can see our sales figures on this slide.
foil
Metallfolie
Form
shape
Our machines can produce any shape you want.
form
Formular
Format
dimensions; stature
Is it possible to manufacture the same product according to different dimensions?
He is a man of stature.
But: Can you print this in the same format?
format
Format
Formular
form
Please could you fill in this form? Thank you.
formula
Formel
Fotograf
photographer
She's a photographer by trade.
photograph
Foto
Fraktion
parliamentary group; faction
It's a parliamentary group for animal welfare.
They belong to a very liberal faction of the party.
fraction
Bruchteil
Fusion
merger
After the merger they changed the firm's name.
fusion
Verschmelzung; Zusammenschluss
Gasthaus
restaurant; inn
Have you tried the small Italian restaurant next door yet?
Let's go to that little inn on the outskirts of town.
guesthouse
Pension; Gästehaus
genial
brilliant
That's a brilliant suggestion!
genial
freundlich; gesellig
Genie
genius
You're a genius – that's a great idea!
genie
Dschinn / Flaschengeist
Gift
poison
You sell rat poison? Oh!
gift
Geschenk
glücklich
happy
I'm very happy to be here today.
lucky, to be ~
Glück haben
Grad
extent; degree (°C, °F)
We can only service the equipment for free to the extent of our warrantee.
The temperature in Athens today is 30°C.
grade
Note; Qualität,(Schul-)Klasse
Gratulation
Congratulations!
Congratulations on your promotion!
But on birthdays: Happy birthday!
congratulations
Gratulation!; Herzlichen Glückwunsch!
groß
large / big
I work for a large company in France.
great / gross
großartig / ekelhaft
größte/r/s
largest / biggest
Our company is the largest in the world.
greatest
beste; großartigste
Grund
reason
That's the reason why I cannot attend today.
ground
Boden; Erde
gründen
to found
He founded the company 20 years ago.
ground
Hausarrest erteilen; aus dem Verkehr ziehen
gültig
valid
My passport is only valid for two more months.
guilty
schuldig
Grüße
wishes
Best wishes, Marla / Warm wishes, Megan
But:
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