List of fake friends

The list of false friends lists a selection of common false friends ( translation traps or comprehension problems)

German and other languages ,
the varieties of German spoken among each other in the German-speaking countries as well as

on.

Indo-European languages

Germanic languages

English

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(Abbreviations: BE = British English ; AE = American English )
English word	Also means)	Similar to the German	Wrong friend translated
actual	actually, actually	current	current
so	also	so	so, therefore
fishing rod	Angel	fishing rod	fishing rod
ankle	Ankle, fetlock (anatom.), Also: ankle	grandson	grandson, grandchild
arbiter	Arbitrator, mediator, arbitrator, arbiter	Workers	worker
art	art	Way)	(Kind) kind, sort, type; ( Manner ) fashion, manner
artist	Artist	Artist (acrobat)	artist, acrobat
arty	artificial, monkey	good	obedient, well behaved
ass	Donkey ; ass	Ace (playing card)	ace
ax, ax	Axe	Axis: coordinate axis , axis (technology)	axis (coordinates); axle (vehicle)
to be blue (AE)	be sad, be downcast	to be blue (drunk)	to be tight, full, drunk, smashed, pissed, loaded, zoned out (coll.)
to become	become	to get	to get, to receive
to behold	look at	to keep	to keep
bell	Bell, bell, bell	bark	to bark
benzene	benzene	petrol	petrol, petrol, gasoline, gas
to advise	abuse, scold, scold	to advise	to consult, to advise, to debate
trillion	billion	trillion	trillion
blackboard	Chalk board	Bulletin board	notice board (BE), bulletin board (AE)
to blame	accuse of blaming	to embarrass	to embarrass
blind passenger	Visually impaired passenger on an airplane or ship	(transferred :) Stowaway (illegally and unnoticed fellow passengers in ship or plane)	stowaway
lightning	Blitzkrieg (hence the English word), strong air attack , blitz (defensive game strategy in American football), in chess as well: blitz (game) = blitz (game )	lightning	lightning, flash
boat	Boots; Luggage room	boat	boat
branch	Branch , branch; [geol .:] apophysis , runners; [geogr .:] tributary (of a river)	Branch	industry
briefcase	Briefcase	Mailbox	letter box, mail box
to bring up	educate, raise, raise	upset, make angry	to infuriate, enrage sb.
canine	Dogs and relatives	Rabbits	rabbit, bunny
canopy	Cover, fabric roof	sofa	settee, sofa
caution	mainly: attention, caution, warning	deposit	bail (law), security (fin.), deposit (rent)
chalk	chalk	lime	lime, whitewash
boss	Cook, chef	boss	superior, boss, chief
clang	Clink	sound	sound
clean	pure, clean	small	small, little
to cling	to hold (together), to hold on, to hang on, to cling, to cling, (clinging to his / her / its life = floating in extreme danger)	sound	to clink, to jingle, to ring, to sound
clock	Clock	Bell jar	bell
coffin	coffin	suitcase	suitcase, case, trunk
to commandeer	to seize, hijack, (possibly illegally) take possession of sth	command	(Military, aviation / marine) to command; (also generally speaking) to boss
concurrent	at the same time, consistent	competitor	competitor
corpse	Corpse, corpse	corps	corps
craft	Craft , trade, vehicle (especially ship), cunning	force	power
crank	crank	ill	ill
critic	critic	criticism	criticism, critique
deacon	deacon	dean	dean
deadbeat	Failure, scrounger	homicide	manslaughter
thick	penis	thick	fat, big, thick
dog	dog	Great Dane	mastiff
dome	dome	Dom ( cathedral )	cathedral
douche	Enema, douche, douche	shower	shower
dry	dry	three	three
eagle	Eagle	Hedgehog	hedgehog
edge	Edge, abyss	corner	corner
eventually	after all, after all	perhaps	perhaps, possible, possibly
fabric	Fabric , fabric	factory	factory, plans
fagot	Fagot; Bundles of wood and brushwood	bassoon	bassoon
family	known, familiar	family	familial
fart	fart	journey	journey, ride
nearly	fast	nearly	almost, nearly
to fast	attach	fast	to fast
fairy	Fee, remuneration, fee, commission, levy [finance]; Real estate [jur.]	fairy	fairy, fay
first	first	First; Prince	ridge; prince
flock	Swarm (birds), flock (sheep)	flake	flake
pinball	fin	Pinball machine	pinball machine
to foresee	foresee	provide	to provide, to design for
foresight	Foresight, foresight,	Attention	caution
forth	forward, forward, further	away	away
freedom	freedom	peace	peace
gawkers	(BE) foreman; (Film industry) lighting technician	Gaffer (coll.)	rubbernecker, rubbernecker (coll.)
gear	Department, squad, gang, gang	gear	walk, movement, motion, action
garb	Clothing , robe	sheaf	sheaf
gas	in the USA short for: gasoline (gasoline, coll. "fuel")	gas	also gas
genius	Djinn , genie in a bottle	genius	genius
poison	Gift , gift	Poison	poison, venom
glad	happy, enjoyable	smooth	smooth, even, polished
big	u. a. clumsy, coarse, offensive, disgusting; (Trade) gross	big	big, large, tall, vast
guilty	guilty	valid	valid
high school	Sports hall , training room ( mostly gym)	high school	high school, grammar school
act	Handle	trade	Trade, deal
to handle	touch, handle, treat	act	to act, to trade, to deal, to bargain
mobile phone	clever, suitable, handy	Cell phone	mobile phone (BE), cell (ular) phone (AE)
haze	haze	Hare	hare, bunny, rabbit
heads up!	Attention! Open eyes!	Heads up!	cheer up! chin up! do not worry!
headstone	Tombstone	Cobblestone	cobble
heaven	Heaven (religious)	port	harbor, port, haven
Rear	covering hell ("What the heck?")	Rear	[naut .:] star; (Auto) rear, rear end
bright	hell	bright	bright
helmet	the rudder of the ship	helmet	helmet
heroine	heroine	heroin	heroin
high school	Secondary school	University	university, college
get	hole	cave	cave
hoop	Mature (toy)	horn	horn
trousers	(Water) hose	trousers	pants, trousers
housemaster	Dormitory director (boarding school)	facility manager	janitor (esp. AE), caretaker
cap	hut	cap	Has
to impress	impress, impress, shape	imprint	imprint, masthead (for newspapers and magazines) (AE), colophon (books)
integrity	integer, integer	integrity	upright, of / with integrity
to irritate	also: annoy, irritate (also chemicals)	irritate	to confuse, to bewilder
iceland	island	Iceland	Iceland
kerosene	petroleum	Kerosene	jet fuel
child	Art	child	child
laboratory	Work , in a professional sense	laboratory	laboratory, lab
last straw	Drop that makes the keg overflow	last straw	last hope; (to clutch / grasp) at straws
lecture	Lecture; Lecture (at a university), lesson	reading	reading
link	connection	link	deceitful
living wants	Living will	Will to live	want to live
loan	Credit, loan	wage	wages, salary
relaxed	Locker, cloakroom, locker	relaxed	loose, casual
to look forward to	look forward to, expect	look ahead	to look ahead
loop	Eyelet, loop	Magnifying glass	magnifier, loupe
lusty	hearty, hearty, powerful	funny; lustful, lustful	funny; lustful, lascivious, voluptuous
map	map	Folder	folder
marsh	swamp	march	march
meaning	Sense , meaning	opinion	opinion
meerkat	meerkat	Monkey monkey	guenon, long-tailed monkey
mince	Hacked	mint	mint
damn	fog	Damn	manure
molasses	molasses	Molasses	molasses
momentum (physics)	Impulse , driving force; Momentum	moment	moment, torque
mood	Mood, mood	courage	courage
mosses	Moose	moss	moss
mundane	everyday, banal	sophisticated	glamorous
murder	murder	killer	murderer, killer, assassin
must not	not allowed	does not have to	need not
neck	neck	neck	nape
novel	Novel ; novel	Novella	short story, novella
now	nun	now	now
offer	offer	Victim	sacrifice, offering
Antique car	elderly person	Antique car	classic car; veteran car
out of the question	out of the question, impossible	no question, no doubt	undoubtedly
outstanding	outstanding	pending	pending
overhead	above, above their heads	at all	at all
to overhear	overhear, randomly listen	ignore (= not hear)	to miss
to oversee	supervise	overlooked	to overlook
to oversleep	oversleep	overslept (= think over until the next day)	to sleep on
pamphlet	Brochure, leaflet, booklet, leaflet	pamphlet	lampoon, pasquil, libel
pepperoni	spicy salami	Hot peppers	chili pepper, hot pepper, bell pepper
staff	personally	staff	staff, personnel, employees
petroleum	oil	petroleum	kerosene (AE), paraffin (BE)
photograph	photography	photographer	photographer
physician	Doctor, physicist	physicist	physicist
pickle	pickled vegetables	Pimples	spot, pimple
pimpernel	Gauchheil	Pimpernell	Sanguisorba minor
plans	plane	Plans	tarpaulin
clumsy	plump, plump, plump, thick	clumsy	clumsy
porridge	porridge	leek	leek
posse	Squad, squad	Posse	burlesque, farce
predict	predict	sermon	sermon
preservative	Preservative	condom	condom
more private	Buccaneers	Privatier	independent gentleman
sample	Probe , probe	sample	rehearsal (performance); sample, specimen (sample); test; [chem.], ( possibly also [biol.]) assay
procurer	pimp	Authorized signatory	[comm.] proxy (holder); authorized person holding a power of attorney
promotion	Promotion , appointment	promotion	graduation, conferral of a doctorate
prospect	view	brochure	brochure, leaflet
commission	Supply, provision, provision	commission	commission
puppy	puppy	Doll	doll, puppet
puzzle	Puzzles, puzzles, inconsistencies	puzzle	jigsaw, jigsaw puzzle
to source	conquer, suppress	source	source, spring, well
queue	Buffer content, row, queue (BE)	Cue (billiards)	cue, cue stick
quote / to quote	Quote, quote	Quota	quota, proportion, rate
reclamation	Renaturation ; Reclamation; Recycling	claim	complaint
shelf	royal, royal	shelf	bookcase, shelf
profitable	(rentable	profitable	profitable
restless	restless, restless	completely	completely, without remainder
reverend	Clergyman	Speaker	speaker, reporter
reuse	reuse	Trap	fyke, fish trap
rheumy	damp, slimy, sticky	rheumatic	rheumatic
wrestler	Bell ringer	Wrestler	wrestler
to rise	get up, rise, rise (sun, dough), rise (up / down)	Trip / travel	(to) travel, journey
skirt	Rock, cliff, stone	skirt	coat, skirt
rocker	Rocking chair, baby bouncer; Rock musician	rocker	member of an outlaw motorcycle club, outlaw biker, motorcycle gang member
novel	Roman, Roman	novel	novel
rumor	rumor	rumble	rumble, make a noise
scholar	Scholar, academic. Expert; college student	student	pupil, student
Jewellery	Idiot, idiot (see Schmock )	Jewellery	jewel (le) ry
scrupulous	conscientious, fussy	unscrupulous	unscrupulous
sea	(the) sea, sea	(the) lake	lake
secret	secret	secretion	secretion, discharge
self-satisfaction	Complacency, self-righteousness	Masturbation	masturbation
sense	sense	Scythe	scythe
serious	seriously (seriously), considerably	serious	respectable, reliable
sexual relations	Sexual intercourse, coitus	sexual relationship, sexual relationship	sexual relationship
shall	intend, should, be	sound	sound
shawl	Shawl, shawl	scarf	scarf
shellfish	Shellfish	Haddock	haddock
shepherd	shepherd	Flock of sheep	flock (of sheep)
win / defeat	Siege / besieged, besieged (with)	Victory / defeated	victory / defeated
sidearm	Sidearm	Branch	anabranch
silicon	Silicon	silicone	silicone
site	Place, location, property , construction site	page	side, page
to sleep in	sleep longer than normal or planned, overslept	fall asleep	to fall asleep
slip / to slip	Mistake; Petticoat; (to slip	Slip (knickers)	briefs
slipper	Slipper	Slipper (shoe without laces)	slip-ons, loafers, casuals
small	small	narrow	narrow
smoking	smoking; Smoke	Tuxedo (evening suit)	dinner jacket (BE), tuxedo (AE)
snake	Snake	slug	snail, slug
sodium	Sodium (chemical element)	Soda , Na ₂ CO ₃	soda, sodium carbonate
solid	solid, massive	solid	sturdy, sound
spanning	tensioning	exciting	exciting, fascinating
to spend	(Spend money; (Spend time	donate	donate, give
spot	Spot, pimple, point	Ridicule	mockery
track	spur	track	track, trace
stage	Stadion	stage	stage
barn	(Sales) stand; lose weight, stay away; in aviation: stall ; stall (a machine)	barn	sty, stable
steer	(Fattening) ox ( neutered )	bull	bull, ox
stone	Beer mug, mug	stone	stone, rock, brick
star	strict; Stern (of a ship)	star	star
sticky	sticky	stuffy, humid	muggy
floor	Broth (for eating); Stock , securities	floor	stick, cane
to punishment	to take under fire (milit.)	Punish	to punish
Beach	Thread, strand, wire	Beach	beach
stream	Stream, smaller river, watercourse	electricity	current; river, main stem
strong	strong	strict	strict
stuffed animal	Stuffed animal, plush toy, cuddly toy	stuffed animal	animal preparation
Day	Label, sign, tag , tag	Day	day
button	taste	button	key
Plate	Bank clerk	Plate	plate
textbook	Textbook	Text book	libretto
therefore	therefore, therefore, consequently	for this	for that, therefor (obs.); instead
animal	Rank, level	animal	animal
tip	Top; Tip	tip	hint, lead
goal	steep rock hill	goal	gate; door; Soccer = goal; Fool = fool
trouble	Trouble, anger	Hustle and bustle	bustle
UG (upper ground floor)	HP (mezzanine floor)	Basement	B (basement)
wall	Staff Wand , Wand, Pen Scanner	wall	wall
warehouse	storage hall	Department store	department store
well	Spring , fountain ; well, well	wave	wave
world	Border, frame, edging; Welt	world	world
wharf	Quay, landing stage	shipyard	shipyard
where	Where	who	who
while	while	because	because
whimper	whimper	eyelash	eyelash
Whit Sunday	Pentecost Sunday	White Sunday	Octave Day of Easter, White Sunday, Low Sunday
who	who	Where	where
to wink	to wink	beckon	to wave, to beckon
to wish	to wish	wipe	to wipe
You are welcome.	You are welcome! / Nothing to thank for!	Welcome!	welcome

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Scandinavian languages

Pitfalls in **Danish** (da), **Norwegian** (no; no-bm for Bokmål , no-nn for Nynorsk ), **Swedish** (sv), **Icelandic** (is) and **Faroese** (fo)
word	Means (among other things)	However, it is similar	Incorrect translation back-translated (among other things)
æde (da), ete (no-bm)	eat	eat	spise
afslappet (da)	relaxed, balanced	slackened, exhausted	udmatt
alfons (da)	pimp	Alfons (first name)
ålderdom (sv)	Age	antiquity	forntiden
alm (sv)	elm	Alm	fjälläng, fäbodsvall
anmoda (sv)	request, request	appear	förefalla
ansigt (da), ansikt (no), ansikt (sv)	face	view	meining (no), mening (da, no-bm), opfattelse (da), oppfatning, betraktning (no), åsikt (sv)
decent (sv)	decent (in the sense of: "according to the customs / valid moral terms; respectable, correct")	decent (in the sense of: "very good, satisfactory, quite sufficient, considerable, fairly")	hyfsat (sv)
good (sv)	polite	good	snäll, lydig
good (no)	funny	good	snill
autograph	Autograph	Autograph	original manuscript
bakke (da, no); cheek (sv)	hill	jaw	(Cheek) = child (buttock) = endebalde (da)
befalla (sv)	command	infested	drabba
comfortable (sv)	enjoyable	comfortable	cozy
mountain (fo)	vertical cliff	mountain	fjall
busy (sv)	busy	employed	sysselsatt
beer (there, no)	Bees	beer	oil
biographer (da), bio (sv)	movie theater	biographer	biographer (da), biographer (sv)
blød (da), bløt (no-bm)	soft, gentle, delicate	stupid	unhappy, annoyed; sløv, fjollet
bløde children (da)	tender cheeks	stupid children	idiotiske børn
blöt (sv)	wet	stupid	dumb, svagsint
bløder (da, no-bm)	Hemophilia	stupid	fjollete, fårete
board (da, no, sv)	table	Board (wall board)	hylde (da), hylle (no), hylla (sv)
bristle (sv)	brush	bristle	borst
bride (is)	train	bride	brúður
bukse (da, no)	trousers	Rifle	bøsning
fucker (there)	Pimple (pl.)	fuck	(crack) = dark, dump (fuck) = kneppe, bolle
colorful (no)	bunch	colorful	broket
byrå (sv)	Dresser	office	office
dagning (sv)	breaking Dawn	meeting	sammanträde, dear, congress
dirk (there, no)	Dietrich (universal key)	Dirk (first name)
dom (da, sv)	judgment	Dom	domkirke (da), domkyrka (sv)
dränka (sv)	drown	soak	vattna, dränka in
drags (there)	also: costume, clothing, suit	Costume	Folkedrags
drop (there)	drop, give up	drop, drop	dryppe, dryp
dværgfalk (da)	Merlin	Pygmy falcon
egg (sv)	Cutting edge	harrow	harv
grandchildren (da, no, sv)	easy	grandson	barnebarn (da, no), barnbarn (sv)
fagurbókmentir (fo)	Beautiful literature ( fagur , beautiful, bók , book, mentir , arts)	Specialist literature	Yrkisbókmentir ( yrking = poem, but yrki = subject)
farstu (sv)	Entrance hall	elevator	hiss
almost (da, no, sv)	fixed (isv. attached, not isv. celebration)	nearly	næsten (da), nesten (no), next (sv)
fucka (sv)	Bag (in pants, jackets, coats)	fuck	knulla
fik (da), fikk (no-bm), fick (sv)	got	fuck; fuck	kneppe (da); knulle; knull
fil (da, no, sv)	File; file	much	meget (da, no), mycket (sv)
fil (sv)	Sour milk; File; Lane; file	much	mycket
flæsk (da), fläsk (sv)	bacon	flesh	kød (da), kött (sv)
fläder (sv)	Elderberry (north German lilac)	lilac	syren
flok (da), flock (sv)	Crowd, flock, heap (in terms of gathering of people)	flake	flage (da); flinga, flaga (sv)
flenna (fo)	laugh	to cry (to cry)	gráta
nimble (no)	proficient	nimble	kjapp
fløde (da), fløte (no-bm)	cream	flute	fløjte (da), fløyte (no)
forsinket (da, no-bm)	delayed	sunk	sunket (da, no-bm), sokket (no-bm), sokke (no-nn)
frisk (sv, no)	healthy	fresh	färsk (sv), fersk (no)
frokost (da)	Having lunch	Early food	morning mad
forbløde (da, no), förblöda (sv)	bleed to death	stupid	fordumme (da, no), fördumma (sv)
förhöra sig (sv)	inquire	interrogate yourself	hear it
förnämlig (sv)	posh	primarily	företrädesvis
förtona (sv)	fade away, fade away	set to music	tonsätta
gammel (da, no-bm), gammal (sv, no-nn)	old	rotten (ig)	rådden (da), råtten (no-bm), red (no-nn), rutten (sv)
ganske (da, no), ganska (sv)	pretty (adverb)	all	hel (t) (da, no); Heil (t) (no); helt, alldeles (sv)
ganske vist (da)	though	assuredly	vist
gift (da, no, sv)	married (at gifte sig = to marry); Poison	Poison	gift (e.g. slangegift (da, no), ormgift (sv); rottegift (da, no), råttgift (sv))
glasögon (sv)	glasses	Glass eye	ögonprotes
gutter (sv)	Boy (boy)	gutter	ran
awn (sv)	Neighbor	awn	agn (sv)
gris (da, no, sv)	pig	semolina	grus (da, no); mannagryn (sv)
gæld (da), gjeld (no)	Debt	money	penge (da), penger (no-bm), pengar (no-nn)
haka (sv)	chin	Chop	hake, hasp
stalk (sv)	straw	Straw	strå
haven (there)	garden	port	havn
helvede (da); helvete (no, sv)	Hell (cf. also Finnish helvetti )	Helvetia	Sveits (no); Switzerland (da, sv)
flock (sv)	Shepherd	stove	spis
hyggelig (da, no-bm); hyggin (no-nn), hygglig (sv)	cozy, pleasant, nice	hilly	bakket (da, no), backig (sv)
hedgehog (da, no), hedgehog (sv)	Leeches	Hedgehog	pindsvin (there, literally: porcupine ); pinnsvin (no); igelkott (sv)
indlægge (da)	also: to admit (to a hospital)	pickle (e.g. cucumber, herring)	sylte, nedsalte
inner (sv)	intimate	inside	inre, invärtes
irritere (there)	irritate, annoy	also: irritate	bring nogen fra koncepterne
irritera ngn. (sv)	annoy sb	irritate	förbistra
"Jeg betakker mig." (Da) "Jag betackar mig." (Sv)	"No, thanks, I will do without." (Rejecting)	"Thank you." (Appreciative)	"Mange tak!" (Da) "Tack så mycket!" (Sv)
jyde (da)	Jute	Jew	jøde
kaka (sv)	cake	"Kacka" (child's word for feces)	Avforing
kappa (sv)	Lady's mantle	cap	mössa
cap (da)	cape	cap	would have
checkout (there)	also: box , box	cashbox	cashbox
child (is)	sheep	child	barn (pl. börn)
child (da, sv)	cheek	child	barn (da, sv)
chin (no)	cheek	chin	hook
box (da), (lik) kista (sv)	coffin	box	kasse (da), låda (sv)
smock (sv)	boiler	Smock	arbetsblus, arbetsrock
toilet (sv)	claw	loo	toa, toilet
knacka (sv)	beat	crack	knaka, knäppa; bryta upp
knulla (pronounced: knülla) (sv)	(vulg.) to fuck	crumple	skrynkla
knulle (pronounced: knulle) (no)	fuck	knülle (dialectal for drunk or exhausted)	full
kostym (sv)	suit	costume	dräkt
kraftaverk (is)	wonder	power plant	virkjun, orkuver
creature (da, sv)	Cattle , livestock (pl.)	Creature ( creature )	skapning (da), varelse (sv)
kundskab (da), kunnskap (no), kunskap (sv)	Knowledge , knowledge (see knowledgeable )	customers	clientele (no), kundekreds (da), kundkrets (sv)
kväll (sv)	Eve	source	källa
kvast (sv)	broom	tassel	tofs, vippa
kæmpe (da)	giant	camping, camping	campere
læber (da)	Lips (pl.)	liver	lever
læge (da), lay (no)	doctor	lay	lægge (da), sette (no)
Buttock (sv); läderlappar (sv)	Batman (cartoon character); bat	Leather rag	all chin
long finger (da, no), long finger (sv)	Middle finger	Thief (jokingly for [pocket] thief )	(Thief) tyv, (da, no-bm), tjuv (no, sv); (Pickpocket) lommetyv (da, no-bm), lommetjuv (no), ficktjuv (sv)
single (da, no, sv)	vacant, unoccupied (e.g .: place, job), unemployed	single (unmarried)	ugift (no), ogift (sv)
lay (there)	play	lay	lægge
leje (da), leie (no)	rent	lend	låne (no, da)
list (is)	art	List, list	Cunning
local (there)	Extension (telephone), department (authority)	Local (restaurant)	værtshus, kro
funny (sv)	funny	funny	glad, lively
rags (sv)	Military service	Rags	lump, trasa
lån (sv)	loan	wage	lön
Löv (sv)	Leaf, foliage	lion	lejon
mannanafn (is)	Personal name (regardless of gender)	Man's name	karlmannanafn
matter (there)	also: pus	matter	fabric
Merkelig (no-bm), merkeleg (no-nn), marvelous (sv)	strange, strange	noticeably	noticeable, følable (no), følelig (no-bm), markable, påtåglig (sv)
middag (da, no, sv)	Lunchtime , lunch , also warm dinner	Noon	lunch, lunchtid (sv)
moderera (sv)	moderate	moderate	fungera som programledare
possible (sv)	moldy	possible	possible
morsk (sv)	bold, brave, daring	rotten	murken, slid
motvilja (sv)	Reluctance	Willfulness	övermod, okynne
myndighet (sv)	authority	Maturity	att vara myndig
myndir (fo)	photos	Mouths	munnar
og (da, no), och (sv)	and	also	også (da, no), också (sv)
øl (da, no), oil (sv)	beer	oil	olie (da), olje (no), olja (sv)
ordfører (no-bm), ordførar (no-nn)	mayor	Spokesman, speaker
ordinary (sv)	normal, ordinary, average	vulgar	popular, vulgar
east (dk, sv)	cheese	East, east	eastern (sv)
oyra, oyrur (fo)	Ore	Euro	evra (sg.), evrur (pl.) or euro [awro]
soggy (sv)	great, magnificent, splendid, pompous	puffy (coll. for: abusive, snotty)	smädlig, högdragen, mallig
planera (sv)	to plan	level	jämna, göra plan
pupper, puppar (no)	bosom	Doll	dukke
practice (sv)	Internship, practice	practice	förfaringssätt, practice, knep
pryde (no), pryda (sv)	decorate, adorn	prudish	prippen (no), pryd (sv)
discount (da), discount (no)	Bed, also: discount (no)	Discount
wheel (there, no)	Line; Guy	wheel	hjul (no, da) cykel (da)
rädsla (sv)	fear	mystery	gåta
ram (there, no)	Frame; to meet (in the sense of "to meet"; with people one says møde (da) / møte (no))	ram	hamre, slå (da, no), trykke (no); [naut.] vædre (da), vedre (no)
ränta (sv), pension (da, no)	interest	pension	pension (sv), pensjon (no), trygd (no)
rar (da, sv)	nice friendly	rar (rare)	sällsynt (sv), sjælden (da)
rar (no)	strange, strange (cf. Dutch raar )	rar (rare)	sjelden
rasera (sv)	tear off	shave	raka
spare wheel (sv)	reserved	Spare wheel	reservhjul
resonera (sv)	talk, discuss, discuss	reason	gorma, kverulera
ringa (sv)	ring, ring, call	wrestle	brottas, kämpa
rock (sv)	coat	skirt	kjol
rolig, roleg (no)	calm	in heat	kåt
rolig (sv)	funny	in heat	heaty
sau (no)	sheep	sow	purke
angry (no-bm)	Sheep	angry	sur
semester (sv)	Vacation , vacation	semester	meeting
sex (sv)	six	sex	samlag
skicklig (sv)	skillful, agile	decent	passande, tillhörig
slang (sv)	tube	Snake	orm (animal), kö (human snake)
slange (there)	tube	Snake	slange (animal), kø (human snake)
slukke (da, no-bm)	extinguish (fire, electric light)	to swallow	synke (da), sluge (da), svelge (no)
snabel (da, no, sv)	Trunk	beak	næb (da), nebb (no), næbb (sv)
snöman (sv)	yeti	Snowman	snögubbe (sv)
spotta (sv)	spit	mock	håna
jumpa (sv), jump (da, no)	going running	leap	hop (da, no), hoppa (sv)
strid (sv)	struggle	dispute	tvist, bråk
strå (sv)	Straw	straw	stalk
student (there)	also: high school graduate	college student
studentereksamen (da)	High School	University Degree
students (sv)	High School	students	student
hour (da, sv, no)	While , moment	hour	time (da, no); timma, timme (sv)
mare (no)	bull	mare	hop
svangur (fo, is)	hungry	pregnant	uppá vegin (“on the way”), is: ófrísk
svimma (sv), svime av (no)	pass out	swim	simma (sv), svømme (no)
synd (da, no, sv)	also: shame (det er / är synd = that's a shame)	sin	en synd
day (there)	Roof ; take!	Day	dag
crime scene (sv)	(densely built-up) locality	crime scene	brottsplats
tappa (sv)	drop, lose	grope	treva, famla
appointment (sv)	semester	meeting	(bestämd) tid
tobacco shop (da, sv), tobacco shop (no)	traffic	Tobacco shop (Austrian)	pressbyrå (sv)
unscrupulous (sv)	approximately	harmless	ofarlig, harmless
vakker, vakkar (no), vacker (sv)	beautiful, handsome	brave	modige (no, sv)
vaktmästare (sv)	facility manager	Constable	polis
vana (sv)	habit	Delusion	villfarelse, vanföreställning
vand (da), vann (no)	water	wall	væg (da), vegg (no)
verksamhet (sv)	activity	effectiveness	effective
vicarie (sv)	Deputy	Vicar	priestly vicary
vilkår (da), villkor (sv)	condition	arbitrariness	forgodtbefindelse (da), vilkårlighed (da), godtycke (sv)
vinde (there)	also: win	Winch
vingar (sv) (pl.)	Wing (pl.)	finger	finger (sg.) , fingrar (pl.)
vintergatan (sv)	Milky Way	Winter garden	vinterträdgård, conservatoriet

Dutch

Dutch word	Also means)	Similar to the German	Friend translates
prayer	Attention, attention	Devotion	godsdienstoefening
aanfluiting	Mockery, ridicule	Kickoff	startsein, fluitsignaal
attached	applied, attached	appropriate	appropriate, sent, interest
aangedaan (ik ben daarvan)	touched (I am moved by it)	I love it	ik ben daar van gecharmeerd
aangever	Keyword giver	Show-off	opschepper
aangezien	after because	viewed	gerenommeerd, vooraanstaand, gezien
aanhouden	arrest, stop, postpone (decision), let (lamp) burn	stop	to stop
aanhouder	someone who is persistent, lover, adulterer	Hitchhikers	lifter
aanleiding	occasion	manual	aanwijziging
aanrecht	Sink, sideboard	Right	aanspraak
aanrijden	to drive off to sth	approach	gaan rijden, begin te rijden
aanschijn	Face, face	Appearance	schijn, indruk
employable	exaggerated, exalted	employed	handy
aanvaard	accepted	Directions	route
aanzegger	Crier (outdated communication organ)	announcer	presentator
aardig	nice, personable	good	zoet (child), welgemanierd, hoffelijk
accu	Battery (car)	Battery (mobile phone)	batterij
achterban	Following, base	Roller coaster	eightbaan
afthank	dismiss, quit	abdicate	aftreden (actief, zelfbestemd)
afdrijven	swim away, drift away	abort	abort
afgetrokken (past of "aftrekken")	withdrawn, subtracted, masturbated, deposed	dried off	afgedroogd
afgezakt	bagged, bagged	called off	afgezegd
afhaken	no longer participate, lag behind, give up	check off	report aanvinken, aanhalen, gereed
afkomen	come away, come on	agreement	afdwalen
afleren	drive out (of the head)	reject (= determination of deviations with a caliper)	afwijkingen tov specificatie vaststellen
afmaken	kill, finish, slaughter	clear	inchecken, verzendklaar maken, inklaren
afnemen	wear off, shorten, become less, lose weight (handcuffs, hat, blood, money, driver's license, pledge, etc.)	lose weight (in terms of weight reduction)	afvallen
afpakken	take away	pack	pack in porties
substances	dust off	dust off	weggraaien, inpikken
afzichtelijk	awful	intentionally	opoppelijk
akelig	terrible, bad	disgusting	walgelijk, vies
chord	Agreement, settlement, consent	chord	samenklank, harmonie (muziek), op akkoordloon works
alen	Glass eels	(bask	zich haaglijk uitrekken
always	all (adj. and pron.)	always (adv.)	yes zeker, in ieder geval
Everything is clear!	Everything ready!	All right!	(Dat is) duidelijk.
as	if how	as	toen, dan
traffic light	detailed, extensive	traffic light	traffic light, stop light, hanglamp, traffic light (schaal voor hangplanten)
fishing rod	Sting, stinging device, (from wasps, bees)	fishing rod	hengel
appel	Apple	appeal	appèl
as	axis	Ass	aas (card), ace (tennis), kei (person)
automat	Doormat in the car	Automat	automaat
baan	(Fabric) web; Path, lane, route; Job (permanent position); (in sports:) (staked) route	(Rail) train, train	pure
babs (afk.Buitengewoon ambtenaar van burgerlijke stand)	Registrars	Babs	Babs (vrouwelijke voornaam, korte vorm voor Barbara)
bath	bathtub	bath	badkamer
bagage	baggage	Baggage	kliek
excavator	Mud ( also type of fish: mud biters)	Excavator	dragline, graafmachine
bak	box	jaw	wang, bil
bale (mv.)	Bullets	Bale	kluit
tape	tires	(Pop) band, band	(pop) band, band
tied	Tires, strips of fabric, ties, bindings, bindings, strands of connective tissue	Gangs	benden, troepen, biljartbanden
need	Putrefaction	requirement	procured
bedoeling	intention	meaning	betekenis
beduiden	show, explain	mean	pray
beeld	Sculpture, plastic	image	schilderij, photo
bed	bite	Bed	perk, bloembed
hung	paper	hang	ophangen, volhangen (bv kerstboom met versierselen)
caked	conceited, affected, stinky [sl.]	crap	(klote-) miserabel, (lit.) volgekakt
beker	cups	baker	bakker
cooked	tricked, betrayed, betrayed	cooked	for someone to be cooked
got	able, proficient	comfortable	(ge) makkelijk
got	Ability, ability	Convenience	made up
belangeloos	selfless	irrelevant	onbelangrijk, not interesting
burdening	tax	burden	load, burdening (vracht)
beleefd	polite	animates	print
receipt	Siege; Topping	receipt	bewijsstuk
occupy	seasoned (fermented beer, medieval cheese, seasoned cigars, seasoned wines)	occupy	located, bewijzen, aantonen, bezet houden
embarrassed	hinder, hinder, block	to lame	heavy vallen, beet nemen
bark	ring the bell, phone	bark	bark
paint	drain	paint	sign
end	Trash, gang, mob	Volumes	band, delen (de)
Bent u here acknowledging?	Do you know your way around here?	Are you known here?	Kent men u here?
berries	Bears	Berry	eat
sheltering	Shelduck, shelduck	Mountain duck	topperend
beroerd	pathetic	touched	aangeraakt
signage	painting	Signage	bebording, wijzering slowly een away
accuse	(more often :) to reproach sb	accuse	accuse
passed	Files, stocks	passed (participle)	haald
bestek	also: description of services, concept, framework	cutlery	bestek
pray	mean, hot	describe	aanduiden, note, types
consider	follow, fulfill, practice, preserve	consider	bekijken
dent	hangman	bump	bult, deuk
crowded	give birth, give birth, fall	infested	overkomen, touch, overvallen
keep	pick up = keep	preserve = protect	behoeden voor
work	to edit	cause, accomplish	brengen stood dead
accuse	visit	accuse	preach, accuse
bezig	employed	snappy	bijterig
bidden - bad - giving	pray - prayed - prayed	ask - asked - asked	ask, delay
Offer	Sugar beet, beetroot	Offer	good
bijlage	Appendix, supplement	garnish	right, right
bijslapen	to catch up on sleep	asleep	seks lift, vrijen
to	Encore, one more time!	to	dead
bark	bark	to bark	Against someone foetern
blauwe maandag	blue moon, very short	blue monday	luie maandag
blender	Blender	Blender	opschepper
blij	glad	lead	lood
blijken	turn out	bleaching	bleken
blik	also: can	Look	blik, kijk
bloed, het	Blood that	stupid	gek, stom
stupid	floury (potatoes)	flowery	bloemrijk
bloot	naked	stupid; just	gek, stom; grandchildren, avenues
blubber	mud	Bubble	walvisvet
blood	burned down, broke, blank	Blood; stupid	stupid; gek, stom
bodem	Soil (short form of earth, synonym for ground)	(Roof) floor	zolder
sweet	Praline	sweet	zuurtje, snoepje
boodschap	Embassy (message), purchasing	Embassy (of a country)	ambassade
boodschappen (doen)	to go shopping	Deliver a message, run errands	een boodschap overbrengen, een report afleveren / bezorgen
boodschappen inladen	Invite purchases	Invite ambassadors	ambassadeurs uitnodigen
board	Plate	Board	plank, boord, reep
borrow	secure, guarantee, vouch, vouch	borrow	len
bristles	Breasts	Bristles	borstels
bos	Forest	boss	baas
bovenleiding	Overhead line	Reconciliation	transition, transitie
box	Playpen	box	doos
shelduck	Barnacle goose	Shelduck	sheltering
broeikas	Glasshouse	Incubator	couveuse
broek	trousers	fracture	breuk
blackberry	Grumbler, complainer	blackberry	braam
brug	bridge	fracture	breuk
brutal	naughty	brutally	bruut
bruut	brutally	Brood	nest
buitel	tumble! (Imp.)	bag	zak, buidel
bureau	writing desk	office	cantoor
coffee shop	Pub, economy	Coffee shop	lunchroom
chauvinist	patriot	chauvinist	macho
circle	circle	Circle	passer
dag	Day	top, roof	dak
the	Badger, tie	that that	het, dat
dat is egaal	that is even	does not matter	dat maakt niet uit
dat is maar	is only	but is	dat is nog eens
permanent	the dew	the rope	touw
dealer	Dealer, specialist dealer	Dealer	drug dealer
decoupeerzaag	Jigsaw	Scroll saw	figuurzaagmachine
hearty	posh	hearty	stevig
yours	weighed, rocked, weighed	yours	jouw
dec	deck	ceiling	dek, plafond, boekomslag, kleedje
del	slut	Dent	deuk
demented	calcify, become demented	deny	ontknen, tegenspreken
the	Fir tree (pine)	the	de
deneboom	Pine, pine	Christmas tree	save
stupid	dab, dab	Morons	sukkels
their	harm, have (can), touch	their	services
the	those	the	de
thieves	thieves	Divas	diva's
dom	also: stupid	Dom	dom, domkerk
domina	also: pastor, pastor	Dominatrix	domina (BDSM)
stupid	deaf (cf. the Low German doof, which originally also meant deaf ; cf. also English dumb )	stupid	dom, stom
stupid	deafness	Stupidity	stommiteit
doos	Cardboard box, box, box	Can	blik
dope	to baptize	dope	drug addicts
draagbaar	also: stretcher	portable	draagbaar
drek	Feces	dirt	vuilnis, viezigheid, rotzooi
drug	Prankster, joker, dry one	drug	drug, verdovend middel
drugs	dry, dry	Drugs	drugs, medicaments
drop	liquorice	Drops; drops	zuurtje, snoepje; druppel
duiken	make a dive	diving	onder water pinch, zeeduiken
duizend	thousand	dozen	dozijn
haze ( super-low )	thinnest	haze	damp, nevel, wasem, stank
durven	dare / dare (cf. trouwen )	allowed to	to like
Really	marriage	Really	onvervalst, really
know a poem van buiten	know a poem by heart	know a poem	get zijn met a poem
eenloop	Einläufer, (rifle with a barrel)	enema	colon peeling
eenvoudig	simple, simple	simple-minded	onnozel, naïef, simply van geest
leech	Hedgehog	Leeches	bloedzuiger
ice	Demand, claim	ice	ijs
iron	demand, demand	iron	ijzer
closely	creepy	closely	nauw
grandson	single, simple, just or ankle	grandson	small child
he	there, there (often untranslated)	he	hij
detect	recognize	detect	know from
erna	after that	Erna	Erna (Duitse vrouwelijke voornaam)
reserve	experience	Experienced	te weten komen, vernemen
essaai	Fine test	essay	essay
eat	Ash trees	eat	eten
extra	additionally	extra	express, apart
ezel	also: frame, easel	ass	ezel
factoor	Authorized representative, agent	factor	factor
thread	fade over, fade away	thread	draad
falen	fail, fail, fail, fail	fall	vallen
family	(almost always) extended family; (coll. :) "clan"	family	interest
fel	violent, grim, clanking, sliding, glaring, sharp, fond of, sharp on	hide	vacht
fik	paw	fuck	vrijpartij, neuk
fuck	to be on fire, to burn	fuck	naaien, neuken
Fikkie	common dog name (means something like: "paw")	Fucker	neuker
fiks	big	fix	vast, snel
fingeren (emphasis on second syllable)	fake turks	fingering	decline
flutter	flatter	flutter	golf, crest, rattle, fladderen
nimble	neat, strong, capable, courageous, proper	nimble	vlug, rap, agile, gauw, snel, spoedig
flit	flash	whiz	razen, snellen
foei	You mustn't be ashamed!	Pooh	Bah, vies!
formulate	Forms	formulate	formulate
fraai	beautiful, successful	free	vrij
eat new	catch some fresh air)	fresh nose (wine)	frisse geur
gaan	drive, fly, pass (time)	go	lopen
gaas	gauze	gas	gas
gammel	rickety, wobbly, dilapidated, limp, limp, dull	Rotten	rommel, rotzooi, slons, sloddervos, sloerie
gangbar	common	feasible	accessible
goose	goose	all	helemaal, erg, totaal, Belgium also goose
whole bloem	Exuberant flower	daisy	madeliefje
garage	also: auto repair shop	garage	garage
nasty	rancid	nasty	vervelend, naar, akelig
alleys	Gases	Alleys	straatjes, steegjes, slopen
gebekerd	a cup game played	cup	pimped
geesten	Ghosts	Gestures (pl.)	gave birth
geestig	witty, witty	mentally	geestelijk, mentaal, intellectueel
geïrriteerd	upset	irritated	in de was brought
approved	insane	bold	vlot, parmant
edge field	crenellated, crenellated	tilted	met overhandse steek afgewandte
cooked	Bought	cooked	kookt
joint	articulated	joint	weight
gelijk	just, same, gelijk lift = be right	at the same time	straks
gemaal	Wasserwerk, ( formerly also: group of mills)	husband	real genoot, eega, gemaal
gemeentehuis	town hall	Parish hall	parociehuis
gemoedelijk	good-natured	cozy	gezellig
kind	generous, gentle, merciful	gracious	minzaam, willing
genius	also: pioneer troop	genius	genius
pimped	cup	pimped	newed
straight	advisable, recommended	straight	Law
fair	Eat a meal)	Court (justice)	law bank
whizzed	rained in torrents, whitewashed	whizzed	straight
divorced	happen, happen	divorced	divorced
sent	suitable	cleverly	handy, vaardig
gesjeesd	retired prematurely from the course	shot	oneervol ontslagen, eruitgegooid
animal	Netting, roaring, roaring	Animals	dated
wild	Great	enormous	enormously
gezellig	Not translatable. Typical Dutch attitude towards life, cf. hyggelig , cozy .	sociable	sociaal; in kudden levend
gezelschap	Society ( only in the sense of: accompaniment, sociable circle)	Society (sociological; trading company)	maatschappij
greed	Vulture, manure	greed	coveted, coveted
greedy	stingy	greedy	goulid
poison	Gift, donation	Poison	gif
glazuur	also: enamel	glaze	glazuur
glow	shine, shine, shine, blink	glow	gloeien, smeulen
godsdienst	religion	church service	kerkdienst
golf	also: wave	golf	golf
golfplaat	Corrugated iron	Golf course	golfbaan
gordijn	curtain	curtain	vitrage
goudvink	bullfinch	Goldfink ( better: gold siskin)	goudsijs
graat	fish bone	ridge	braam
count	dig	Count	graaf
grief	Gram	Grief	betrayed
greyw	Angry, gray (dreary, but also: color), pale, cloudy	Gray	grijs
grip	immediately, promptly	Handle	greep
grijs	Gray	old man	grijsaard
grill	Grille	Cricket	Krekel
grilling	shudder, grill	grilling	barbecueën
grind	gravel	Grind ( scab )	korst
great kool	savoy	Kale	boerenkool
groenteboer	Greengrocer	Vegetable grower	doinder
groezelig	dirty gray	creepy	creepy
grond	ground	reason	talk, bodem
Cheap	benevolent, inclined	Cheap	goedkoop, voordelig
Well	well so what	Well	goed
haast	also: almost, almost, almost	Have	haast, haast, haasty spoed
haatwearing	resentful	hateful	vol (van) haat
had	would have	Has	heeft
hailstorm	Chocolate sprinkles	Hailstorm	violent hagelbuien (met a pity)
halve haan	half chicken	halve Hahn (Cologne)	roggebrood met kaas
handhaven	assert oneself	handle	toepassen, gebruiken, operate, treat
handcuffs	Table bell	Handcuff	handboei
handzaam	handy, easy to grip, docile	hand-tame	tam, mak, temd
hard	Deer / heart	hard	hard
tough	Heart (game color)	harden	hard maken
hard fall	Heart failure	fall hard	hard vallen
pike	firm, stable, unshakable	pike	snoek
heen en weer	round trip	occasionally	(zo) nu en dan
army	Mr	army	casual, strijdkrachten
heerschap	Dude, weirdo	Domination	heerschappij, heer en / of vrouw des huizes
notebook	Shaft, handle	notebook	boekje, font
staple	Handles, shafts	staple	rijgen (twee cloth cloth with rijggaren aan elkaar zetten)
heimelijk	secretly, covertly, secretly	homely	gezellig, knus, huiselijk
hek	Lattice, garden door, picket fence	hedge	heg, hag
hel	hell	bright	helder, klaar
hang	megalithic monuments ("Stonehenge")	hang (verb)	hang
to produce (emphasis on second syllable)	to recover	produce	vervaardigen
hert	deer	stove	fornuis
howl	do common cause (with)	howl	huilen
hobbel	Humps, bumps	Planer	Sheep
Listen	Whores, whores	Listen	Listen
hoogstieg (hoogst • own)	personally	climb up (up • climb)	omhoogklimmen
houden van iets, iemand	to love sth	think (e.g. a lot) of sth., sb.	iemand, iets (bv leuk) vinden
hout	Wood	skin	huid
bumblebee	little kid	bumblebee	hommel
whores	rent	Whores, whores	Listen
cap	hut	cap	hoed
huurling	mercenary	Heuerling	dagloner
somebody heeft me somebody te doen	someone is sorry for someone	dealing with someone	met iemand te maken
iglo	igloo	Iglo	Iglo (Duitse merknaam voor diepvriesproducten)
ijsberen	also: running restlessly up and down	polar bears	ijsberen
India	if	India	India
Indian	Indonesian	Indian	Indiaas
ingewikkeld	complicated	wrapped up	in package
inkeer	Repentance, repentance	Contemplation	rustpunt (tijdens een daughter waar je ook wat kunt eten of drinken)
including	set up, put into words	dress	aankleden
inladen	load, load, load	to invite (sb.)	uitnodigen
inlight	to inform	make sense	duidelijk zijn
inrekenen	to arrest	take into account	meerekenen, erbij rekenen
develop	wrap up, wrap	to be wrapped up	vleien
inzakken	sink in, collapse	to bag (to pack)	in zijn zak stekken
irritate	annoyed ones	irritate	in de war brengen
jaloezie	jealousy	louvre	zonwering, jaloezie
japon	Dress (women's dress)	Japon	Japanse zijde
jongere	Teenagers	Younger	completely
jood	Jew	iodine	iodine
tile	oven	tile	tegel
kaf	Chaff, husk	Dump	dorpje
cantoor	office	cantor	cantor
capsule	Haircut, hairstyle (from kappen = shorten)	capsule	capsule
cards	Go go-karting	cards; cards	kaartspelen, kaarten; cards
carton	Cardboard, cardboard (material)	carton	doos
kast	closet	box	bak
kavel	Land, parcel	electric wire	snoer, cable
kengetal	Area code, network code	identification number	kental, kencijfer
know	Known	knowledge	kennis (singular only)
keren	turn, turn around	sweep	vegen
kerkelijk	ecclesiastical	scanty	barren
Clubs	Cologne	Clubs; cull	bouten (culinary) , knots; (dieren) doden
keuter	Resident of a cottage	Mutt	redond, mormel
keel	Smock, shirt, (ship) keel	(Spring) keel	shaft
gills	Germs	Gills	kieuwen
kien	smart, clever, clever,	Kien	grove den, pijnboom
gravel	(Noun) molar tooth ; (Verb) imperative sing. From kiezen (select): "Select!" / "Select!"	gravel	grind
kikker	frog	Kicker	voetballer
tilt	Chicken	tilt; Tilt	disturb; peuk
clear	finished	clear	duidelijk
klaar komen	Orgasm	get along (with each other)	overweg met somebody
klakkeloos	unseen, without further ado, uncritical, without hesitation	without complaint	zonder te complain
Valves	applaud, clap	fold, fold	in orde zijn, work, close, dichtlaan
flaps (in each hand)	clap (hands)	Valves	hatches
kleed	Carpet, tablecloth, plumage	dress	jurk
kleedkamer, kleedruimte	also: changing room	dressing room	kleedkamer, kleedruimte
small child	Grandchild, grandchildren	small child	kleuter, peuter
clear	clothes	clarify	clear, opulent
climb	clink, rattle, patter	climb	climb
kleuteren	Be a child	clump	plassen (reg.ook : (aan) klooien)
clinker	also: vowel	clinker	clinker
clomp	Wooden shoes	Lump	homp, clones
knock	agree, knock	knock (hit, hit)	vechten, knokken
close	pretty, clever, clever, capable, agile	scarce	vlak, tight, nauw, stupid
knoest	Knot, knothole	Knust	kapje (brood), korst
gnarled	grouchy, grumpy, grumpy	gnarled	knotty, bulky, warm
cooks - cooked	bought - bought	boiled - boiled	kookte - kookt (koken)
koeken	Cookies	look, look	kijken
koeren	coo	Cures; cures	cures; een kuur doen, cures
koetshuis	Coach house	manor	grote boerderij of huis op een landgoed
koken, kookt, kookt	cook, cooked, h. cooked	coke, coked, coked	cocaïne brewed
coke	Cooks	coke	cocaïne, cokes
funny	weird, funny, fun	strange)	raar, vreemd, idiosyncratic
koolraap	Turnip	Kohlrabi	koolrabi
cop	Cup ; Head (only animals except horses)	head	hoofd (people and horses)
feces	Hut, shed, booth	Feces	castings, drek
kozijn	Window and door frames	cousin	neef, Belgium also: kozijn
got into trouble	Booth	junk	rommel
krab	Beach crab	crab	garnaal
crab	scratch	Crabs	garnals
junk	Eyelet, clip	junk	rommel
dig	cling, cling, cling	rummage	snuffel, scratch, drum, zoeken
craney	efficient, courageous, firm	crane	crane (bird)
krentenkakker	Stingy collar	Corinthians	mierenneuker
cross	groan, moan	crown	crown
gears	tickle	tingle	tintelen
get	Heart, sour cherry	war	oorlog
krijsen	screech	circle	circulate
kringloop	Cycle (cyclic process)	(Blood circulation	bloedsomloop
kroeg	pub	jug	kruik
kruis	Genital part , crotch (part of a pair of pants) , cross	Cross (part of the back )	rug
kruisvaart, kruistocht	crusade	Cruise (by ship)	cruise (vaart)
cake	clear one's throat	cake	taart
kuil	Pit, hole	Club	knots, knuppel, bout (vlees)
customer	Skill, knowledge, art	customer	klant
kiss	pillow	kiss	zoenen
cut	Pussies	Frocks	calved
kwartier	Quarter of an hour	Quarter	(Residential area) wijk, (accommodation) accomodatie
kweekschool	Teachers' seminar, educational academy	Nursery	boomkwekerij
kwetsen	hurt, wound, hurt	to squeeze	persen, uitknijpen, fijnstampen; (plat) press, knock, kneuzen, pletten
load	Drawers	load	angle
camp	deeper	camp	magazijn
slowzij	alongside	the long side	de long zijde
rag	manage, leather, patch	Rag	lap, vod
to let	weld, insert, connect	to let	laten
single	idle, empty	single	ongehuwd
leeftijd	Age (of a person or an animal)	Lifetime; Lifespan ( also [tech.], E.g. battery )	also leeftijd; [tech.] / [elec.] gebruiksduur
leek	layman	leak	lek
empty	leather	empty	leeg
empty	student	apprentice	june empty
leesteken	Punctuation marks	bookmark	bladwijzer (bookmark)
lay	empty, empty	lay	lay
suffer - suffer - heeft suffer	lead, lead, direct	Suffer	lijden - leed - heeft geleden
Unfortunately	Leader, leader	Unfortunately	helaas
lekker	also: pleasant; pretty	delicious	lekker, smakelijk
len	borrow, borrow, borrow	lean	lean
learn	learn, teach, made of leather	to empty	single, leegmaken
relevant	lively	lively	levend
lezing	Lecture	reading	voorlezen uit own work
lichaam	body	body	lijk
lid	member	lid	ooglid
ran	dear	ran	liep
lie	lying	lie	liggen
link	smart, risky	link, left	left, left (politiek)
praise	Rag (medical), (the) praise (sport)	(the praise	lof, pruim
relaxed	locker	relaxed	relax, go
local	Classroom	Local	coffee shop
lood	lead	Lot	schietlood
lopen	go, stroll	to run	doorlopen, hardlopen
Come on	loose	Come on	lot
lot	Come on	Lot	lood
lover	Foliage	Lover	lover
lull	chatter, ramble	lull	in slaap sussen, kalmeren
loll around	lounging, lounging	slouch	on gegeneerd, lummelig gaan liggen, zitten
maagd	Virgin (cf. maiden )	Maid	dutiful
like	may	like	houdt van
likes (ik)	may I)	I like	ik hou van, ik lust
maken	produce	do	doen
times	foolish	times	ooit, maal, eens
to paint	grind	to paint	portray
coat	Women's coat	coat	Yes
meemaken	(passively) experience	(actively) participate	meedo
sea	(Inland) sea	sea	zee
sea of less	(literally) more or less	more or less	min of sea
meisje	girl	Titmouse	mees
melange	boring, dull, bland, floury	mealy	with potatoes: crunchy
melkboer	Milkman	Dairy farmer	melkveeboer
meloen	melon	melon	meloen, bolhoed
men	believe	say	bedoelen
menigmaal	often	sometimes	soms
canteens	People	Canteens	mensas
metselen	walls	slaughter	laugh
middag	Afternoon (only in NL, not in Flanders)	Noon	twaalf uur 's middags
bad	Mies (female first name)	bad	prut, gemeen
tenant	ass	Tenant	huurder
milieu	environment	milieu	leefwereld, omgeving
misselijk	bad, bad, disgusting	awkward	benard, hachelijk
damn	fog	Damn	mest
to like	allowed to	to like	houden van, lusten
monad	Monad	Months	maanden
moon	mouth	moon	maan
monster	also: pattern	monster	monster
montuur	Glasses frame	Outfit	uniform, work clothes
mop	Joke, pug	mop	zwabber
Morse code	mess up	Morse code	his met morsetekens
mus	Sparrow, sparrow	mouse	muis
have to	Sparrows, sparrows	have to	moeten
natie	nation	Nazi	nazi, national socialist
certificate of nature	physics	Natural history (biology)	biology
nauwkeurig	exactly, thoroughly	curious	benieuwd
nederzetting	settlement	branch	filiaal
tease	turn your neck	tease	plague
annoy	Leaf veins	annoy; annoy	heavy vallen, op zenuwen works; zenuwen
net	(Adjective) clean, well-kept; scarce; (Adverb) straight, even; (Noun) network	kind; Not	aardig; rivet
New	nö (coll.)	New	nieuw
Not	Niece , cousin	Not	rivet
rivet	Not	rivet	klinknagel
rivet	staples	rivet, rivet	latch; mislukkeling, nul (mens), rivets (loterij)
nietje	Staple	Rivet	klinknagel
nijdig	angry, angry	envious	jaloers
nikkertje	Negroes	nap	dutje
noga	(white) nougat, Turkish honey	(darker) nougat	praline
noodgang	Hell pace	Emergency exit	nooduitgang
noodweer	also: storms	Self-defense	noodweer, legitimate zelfverdediging
grades	nuts	grades	muzieknoten, cijfers
NS (Nederlandse Spoorwegen)	Dutch railways	NS (National Socialism)	national socialism
hookers	use	Hookers (coll.)	Listen
slutty	useful	slutty	Hoerig
oblaat	Educated in the monastery	oblate	hostie (rooms-kathiek), de oblie (dun rond wafeltje)
offer	to sacrifice	opperen	put forward, express
omhoogsteken	stretch up, stand up, rise up	put up	opsteken
onderdeel	Spare part, component, fraction, accessory	Lower part	onderste deel, benedendeel
onderhoud	Maintenance; wegens onderhoud = because of renovation, maintenance work	Maintenance ( technical: alimentation)	alimentation
onderlopen	to be flooded	undermined	tegenkomen, insluipen (fout), omzeilen (politiek), doorlopen
onderscheiding	Award	Distinction	onderscheiden
ondeugend	naughty	vice	ondeugd
ongeluk	accident	bad luck	bad luck (tegendeel van geluk)
unpowerful	powerless	unconscious	bewusteloos, flauwgevallen
onraad	danger	Rubbish	vuil, vuilnis, afval
ontbinding	decay	Childbirth	(Birth) bevalling, (law) ontheffing
onthouden	to remember	contain	vatten
essential	lewd	ineffectual	onbekwaam
ontvreemden	steal	alienate	vervreemden, voor een other doel gebruiken
ontzorgen	to pour out the heart to sb., to leave his worries	to dispose	ontdoen van afval
onvatbaar	insensitive	incomprehensible	onbegrijpelijk
onweer	thunderstorm	storm	noodweer
onwel	bad, sick	uncomfortable	ongemakkelijk, onzeker, niet op je gemak
onwezenlijk	unreal, unreal	insignificant	irrelevant
onzeker maken	unsettle	make insecure	onveilig maken
oorlog	war	Ear hole	gaatje in het oor
op	on	if	of
op twee na grandest	third largest	second largest	op één na grandste
openbaar	public	apparently	blijkbaar
opgewassen zijn (tegen)	to have grown to so	having grown up	opgegroeid zijn
opgewekt	Happy	alert	pienter
ophouden	stop	run away	ervandoor gaan, ophoepelen, verdwijnen, 'm smeren
oploop (each)	Casserole (crowd)	Casserole (culinary)	ovenschotel, soufflé
oponthoud	delay	stay	verblijf
oprecht	sincere, righteous, really	upright	rechtop, overeind
opschieten (haastmaken)	hurry up	shoot up	opschieten (van touw), openschieten
opslagruimte	Storage space, storage space, storage space	Service room (sport)	ruimte op sportveld waarbinnen balopslag plaatsvindt
opstoten	push up	belching	open dead, een boertje laten
optoch	move	rearing	kweken, Fokkerij
opzeggen	cancel, unsubscribe, repeat	recite	protrude, reciteren, opzeggen
opable	sensational, sensational	foreseeable	afzienbaar, af te zien, te overzien
ouderdom	Age	antiquity	oudheid
ouwehoeren	babble	old whores	oude prostituees
oven	oven	oven	tile
overhand	be superior, dominate	Take over	toenemen
overlast	harassment	Overload (electr.)	overstroom
overleggen	consult with others	consider	need to think
overlijden	Death; to die	transfer	overdragen, overgaan
oshade	overestimate	overshadow	overschaduwen
overstaan	stand still, stay left	survive	doorstaan, (voor) uitsteken, uitspringen, naar voren jump
overvloedig	plenty	superfluous	overbodig
overzetten	translate	translate (language)	vertical
pak	suit	Pack (rabble)	gajes
breakdowns	Pans	Mishaps	bad luck
pap	Porridge, paste	cardboard	carton
passeren	exceed, traverse, cross	happen (happen)	give
patser	Proletariat	Blunder	fout, miss
pause	Pabst	Break	paw
sleep	write, pin	pennen (coll.)	slap
Jerk	Clerk	Bum (coll.)	slaapkop, landloper
pimp	made of poplar wood	nurse	voeren, grootbrengen, iem. erbovenop help
perk	Border, barrier, flowerbed	pen	schaapskooi
peuter	infant	Pöter (coll.)	cont
pijn in je kruis	Pain in the crotch	Lower back pain	pijn in je rug
pijnlijk	painful	embarrassing	gênant, onaangenaam, heavy, netelijk, pijnlijk
pijpen	flute, blow (vulg.)	Pipes	flow
spades	Bad luck, penis	Spades (ace of spades)	schoppenaas
to pee	glitter, sparkle	to pee	platten
chat	place	burst	plump, tight
plak	medal	Plaque	tandaanslag, plak, plaque
maintain	usually do, do, commit	care for	mess
broke	disappeared	broke ( coll. penniless, insolvent)	failliet
broke gaan	run away	go bankrupt	failliet gaan
plok	Tufts, tufts, bouquets	Peg	paaltje
po	(Night) pot	Po	aft plant
poef	Seat cushions	puff	Bordeel
poelen	splash	pulse	pound, peel
poepen	do big business, vulg. shit	Dolls	popping
Poet	Putin	Poet	denser
pole	Tufts	pole	pool
pomp	pump	pomp	pronk, statie, praal
pool	Pole, pole, pool (collection)	Pool	pierebadje
Poolster	Pole Star	pad	kiss
popping	trembling, trembling, burning	pick	neuuspeuteren
popping	Dolls	poppen (coll.)	to recreate
postbus	Post office box	Post (car) bus	(door de postdienst geëxploiteerde) bus
pot	also: set (cuttings), plant	Paws	pot
pozen	linger	pose	pose
splendid	beautiful	splendid	uitstekend
praise	preaching	shape	stamp, (munten) slaan, vormen, fixeren, prenten
proeven	try, taste, try	check	onderzoeken, keuren
pummel	Lout, flail, kaffir, bum	Chubby	dikkerdje, dikzak
pups	Puppies	Pups	Scheet, windje
put	Well, pit	puddle	plas
raam	window	Frame; Cream (the cream)	kader, (picture frame) lijst
raar	whimsical, cranky, strange (from behavior: raar persoon = strange person)	rar (in the sense of rare, e.g. a collector's item)	zeldzaam
rage	Mania, great fashion, cult	Rage	woede, razernij
ramp	catastrophe	ramp	slipway
frenzy	level, level, flatten	shave	shear
advice	rat	advice	raad
rat	caught rats, stole	rat	advice
advise	steal	scratch (sleep soundly and long)	heel lang en diep slap
rough	raw, sore	rough	ruw, oneffen, hairy, ruig
razen	Race, romp, rage, hunt, roar	race	gazon, grasveld
research	Criminal police	Research	zoektocht
right door	straight	right through	right
talk	Reason	talk	praten
reet	Gap, crack, ass	Reet (north German)	advised
rice	travel	rice	rijst
irritate	to travel	irritate	aantrekkelijk vinden, sarren
lovely	traveling	lovely	aantrekkelijk
rekening	(Bank) account; (Total) calculation, arithmetic compilation (mathematics)	(Delivery) invoice (trade)	( for goods, services:) factuur ( for telephone, electricity bills etc. occasionally also: rekening)
pension	interest	pension	pensions
rietdekker	Thatchers	Thatched roofs (pl)	advised daken
rijden	also: drive by car , train etc. (see also varen )	horse riding	paardrijden
roekeloos	reckless, daring, daring	nefarious	laag, gemeen, godvergeten
roes	Intoxication	soot	red
roggebrood	pumpernickel	Rye bread	brood van roggemeel
rye	Rays	rye	rye
roller shutter	Roll roast	Roulade; Shutters	blind vink; rolluik
red	rotten, rotten	red	rood
red	rock	snot	snot
rouw	Sadness	Remorse	spijt
quiet	rough, gruff	calm	rustic
ruin	gelding	ruin	ondergang, crash
rukken	vulgar: masturbate	move	rug
rum	rum	around (= around) (coll.)	om (heen), rond (om), voorbij, afgelopen, om, om en nabij, ongeveer
round	Beef	round	rond
fillet	Beef fillet	round fillet	round fillet
rustic	calm, quiet, quiet	sprightly	kras, kwiek
seeds	together	Seeds	zaad
piss	Sauces	whiz	suizen
Sheep	Planer	sheep	schaap
shawl	Scale, table, yardstick, bell bag	scarf	sjaal (halsdoek), overgordijn
crowd	also: scissors	Crowd	flock (birds)
Too bad	damage	Too bad	sorry, helaas
scarf	having a fuss, walking back and forth,	scratch	crab, schrapen (met hoeven)
shadow	estimate	shadow	schaduw
shady	cute	shady	schaduwrijk
clamp	glaring	clamp	evil
give	to water	give	cadeau geven
schetsen	sketch	estimate	shadow
shoots	shoot / shoot (1st-3rd person sing.)	Schiet (northern German)	klote
schijt	crap	Shit	groot stuk gekloofd (gezaagd) (brand) hout
schijtert	Shit, scaredy	fails	iets, somebody folds
send	arrange, regulate	send	stubborn
signs	painter	Signs	border
portray	paint, paint, paint	describe	represent, describe, describe
sign work	Painting, painting	Sign work	fabriek voor naamborden, platen en verkeersborden
lubricate	to play pompous (on stage)	lubricate	smeren, kladden, knoeien, klieren
beautiful	shoe	beautiful	mooi
schoon	clean, but in Flemish usage schoon = beautiful	beautiful; beautiful	al; mooi
scream	cry	scream	schreeuwen
schroot	scrap metal	Shot	gries (large painted folk graan)
be	Sign, signal, blessing	be	zijn (verb and pronoun)
his	Sign (pl.) , To signal	his	zijn
slap	persist, succeed	beat	slaan
slager	Butcher	Bat	hit, topper
slagerij	Butcher's shop	brawl	vechtpartij
slak	also: snail	slag	slak, sintel
slaaf	also: slave	Slav	slaaf
bad	just, just	bad	Erg, bad, not good
slim	smart	bad	kwaad, bad
sloot	Dig (water)	Chimney	(fabrieks) schoorsteen
smakker	Smack (wet kiss)	Schmackerl (dialect)	lekkernij
smoren	also: (sb./sth.) to suffocate	stew	stoven, smoren
snap	understand	snap	happen
snee	Cut, cuts, slice	snow	sneeuw
snelweg	Highway	Schnellweg (expressway)	car way
should (with someone)	to dance around on someone's nose, to play with them	should	moeten
soos	Club, association	sauce	out
span	Team, span (spatial and temporal)	Chip	spaander
save	Fir, rafters	save! (Imp. Sg.)	save!
speculation	speculation	Spekulatius	speculaas
spar	muscle	(reg. that) Spier	halm, sprietje, spiertje
spijker	nail	Storage	(Attic) zolder, (computer science) hugen
spijkeren	nail	to save	opslaan
spijs, (amandelspijs)	coarse marzipan	Food	specie, mortel
be crazy	purr (cat) , spin (thread)	to spin (to be crazy)	gek zijn
whimsy	Melancholy, depression, oppression, Weltschmerz	Whimsy	tic, gril, kuur
spoor	also: track	track	spoor
Sports	also: rung	Sports	Sports
mock	also: discover a VIP, scoff	mock	mock
starts	tail	begin	begin
relay	Graduated interest calculation	Season	estafetteploeg
standje	Scold, ruffle	serenade	serenade
station	also: train station	station	station, (hospital) afdeling, (bus stop) hold
steeg	alley	web	loopplank, steiger
increase	Scaffolding, landing stage	Steiger (mining)	mijnopzichter
stel	Pair, set	Job	plaats, work: baan
stelling	Thesis, assertion, position (war)	position	betrekking, baan, standje (erot.)
to stem	(vote	to stem	breastfeed
quilting	Ride a scooter	quilting	(door) stikken, tapdansen
star	Tern	star	ster
steunen	support	moan	cross
stalk	Subject, craft	stalk	steel
stik	quilting	embroider	borders
style	quiet	style	stijl
breastfeeding	calm down, calm down	breastfeeding	borst geven
sturgeon	sturdy, strongly built, robust, massive, stocky	stubborn	koppig, peculiar
stokbrood	White bread	stick bread	aan een stokje boven een kampvuur bakken brood
disturbs	Dump	Fall	val
stout	bold, daring, naughty	proud	trots, fier
tighten	punish, punish	tighten	stretch tight
straks	soon, soon	straight	meteen, onmiddellijk
stram	stiff	tight	stevig, kloek
strict	also: strand of hair	strict	strict, strict, strict, scherp
strijd	struggle	dispute	ruzie
strijken	iron	strike	stake
strikje	Bow tie	Rope	touw
knit	Catch, charm, bait in a snare	knit	broke
stumper	poor guy	Bungler	stuntel, prutser, prul
stuur	Handlebar, steering wheel, steering wheel	stubborn	stug, koppig, onverabelijk
smelly	drowsy, sleepy	drinkable	lekker, goed drinkbaar
swing	dance, swing, walk high	to force	dwingen
taal	language	number	getal
tablet	Chocolate bar, tablet	tray	dienblad
good	eighty	I thought	thought ik
blackboard	table	blackboard	dis, school board, panel
tapijt	carpet	wallpaper	curtain
grope	tap, tap, pour	grope	zwaar stappen, op tast lopen, buttons
tas	bag	Cup	cop
te geef	cheap	to give away, to give away	free, cadeau
tegel	Tile , tile	brick	dakpan, baksteen
subject	resistance	object	voorwerp
tehuis	Home, home	tea house	theehuis
part	Tub	part	deeled
Plate	Counter, dividend, counter	Plate	board
terechtkomen	arrive, land	to cope (with sth.)	klaarspelen
authorize	execute	adjust	claws
animal	Growth, vitality, bloom, scream	animal	dier
animals	hoot, roar, thunder, rave, rant, scream; Grow lush, flourish, flourish	Animals	date
beastly	hoot, noise, thunder, romp, lively, well	animal	dierlijk
timmermeisje	Carpenter girl	Housekeeping	kamermeisje
tip over	go on the grain	tipp	met small pasjes lopen
tap	Tap (on), tip, give a tip	typing (on the keyboard)	tikken, guys
death	Rags, rags	death	dood
toestaan	allow	to be entitled	toekomen
tol	Inch, top	Great	gek, fijn, gaaf
great	play with the top, stagger, stagger	great	ravotte
volume	ton	volume	toon, small
volume	Ton (male first name, short form of Anton)	volume	toon, small
tone	demonstrate	sound	kleuren
toonaard	key	Clay	steenaarpottenbakkersklei
Top	Peak, peak, peak	pot	pan, pot
goal	Beetle	goal	poort ( soccer: doel)
dead	to	dead	dood
train	pull in length	work out	train
traject	route	Trajectory	overtocht, trip boat
tracteren	invite	to abuse	treiteren, van lang geven
trek	pull	to press	duwen, print
trekzak	Accordion	Bastard (coll.)	schoft, smeerlap
troebel	cloudy, overcast, questionable	Hustle and bustle	drukte, gewoel
trots	Proud	In spite of	koppigheid
good	chaste	proficient	got, tight, nimble
tuin	garden	fence	(om) heining, schutting
tussen	between	Tussen (coll.)	wijfie, trutje
does	Goat, goat, junk shop, old maid	does	doet
types	typing, typing	Types	types
ui	onion	ui!	uitroep van verbazing
uitbaten	manage, lead, operate	pay off	bezuren, (uit) boeten, followed van iets (moeten) dragen
uitbeelden	represent	form	opleiden
uitdunnen	thin out	expand	uitbreiden
uiteenzetting	Presentation, reasoning	confrontation	ruzie, twistgesprek, meningsverschil
uitglijden	to slip	undress	ontkleden, uitkleden
uitkeren	pay off	sweep out	aanvegen
uitknippen	cut out (with scissors)	switch off	uitschakelen (bv een lamp)
uitladen	unload, unload	unload	een uitnodiging herroepen
uitlenen	lend, hidden	to borrow	whores
uitlopen	late (take longer)	leak	leeglopen, lekken
uitmeten	describe, step wide	measure	opmeten
uitnodigen, nodigen	invite	to necessitate	noodzaken
uitrotten	grave away from the inside	exterminate	uitroeien, verdelgen, totaal rivet
uitslag	also: result, e.g. B. for election results	Rash	Skin: uitslag, Pendulum: uitslaan, give the ~: de doorslag geven
uitstellen	put off	exhibit	tentoon positions
uitvaardigen	issue, issue, impose (arrest warrant, sanction, blockade)	to issue	opmaken (document, contract, testament, proces-verbaal)
uitvaart	Funeral, funeral	Exit (on the motorway or expressway)	(Autobahn) afrit; ( other streets mostly) afslag
uitvlucht	excuse	Excursion	uitstapje
essential	externally	by heart	uit het hoofd
uitzet	Trousseau	leprosy	leprosy
uitzetten	switch off, identify, exception	Segregation	een beurt overslaan, schifting, afsplitsing
weird	creepy	weird	not inheems
uur	Hour, (om 12 o'clock ) at 12 o'clock	Clock	loo
vaarkaart	Shipping map, nautical map	ticket	kaartje
vaart	shipping	journey	rit
vals	evil, fake, artificial	if; not correct	ingeval, india; verkeerd
varen	drive - only ships	drive	rijden (cars and trains)
vast	solid, solid	nearly	bijna
vatbaar	susceptible	tangible	begrijpelijk, te vatten, tastbaar
vechten	fight, fight	fencing	pissed off
vedel	Fidel	frond	plumeau, vederborstel
refine	fiddle	wag	wuiven, (dog) kwispelen
vee	cattle	fairy	fairy
veen	moor	Fairies	feeën
veerboot	Ferry boat	Prohibition	verbod
vel	skin	hide	vacht
verblijven	linger, linger, live	remain	resteren, blijven, aanblijven
blinded	bleed to death	stupid	suffen, become dom, afstompen
verbouwen	remodel, renovate	obstruct	verkeerd / slecht bouwen
suspected	suspicious	Suspicion	verdenking
damned	evaporates, evaporates	damned	verdomd
indulge	eradicate, erase	devour	opeten, buffel, eat
blame	suspect	blame	kwalijk nemen
verdieping	floor	deepening	kuiltje
doom	condemn	dumb	suffen, become dom, afstompen
doctorate	spend on medical bills	doctorate (dialect)	treat
dumb (iets)	refuse (something)	dumb	suffen, become dom, afstompen
freeze	require	freeze	bevriezen
verergeren	make worse, make worse	upset	kwaad maken
cursed (cursed)	Color smell	cursed	vervloekt, verdomd!
forget	be wrong	to forget	forgotten
verkeerd	wrong, flawed, erroneous	wrong (the other way around)	achterstevoren, averechts
misjudge	explore, enlighten	misjudge	misknow
collapse	gossip, betray	collapse	lots, storten uit een klepbak, onderlosser; dump, storten van afval
clear up	to explain	transfigure	idealize, uitleggen, niet goed click
declaring	statement	transfiguration	devastating
click	tell	click; click together	uitleggen; niet goed klikken met de muis
crush	mess up, mess up, screw up (money)	(to fall in love	ran zijn, Verkikkerd raken, op iem., different, missed
overcooked	sold	overcooked	coked
crashed	raped	crashed	met ruzie uit elkaar gone
demand (naar)	yearn for)	desire	iron, front
dungeon	loss	dungeon	dungeon
to link	whistle, betray	link (internet)	left
to lose	expire, pass away, pass away, fade away	run away	verdwalen, mislopen, verdolen
forsaken	redeem	giving away	solder
deny	Experienced	hear	interrogate
reasonable	smart, inventive	reasonable	sensible
verongelukken	fatal accident	crash	lift a ongeluk
mess	care for	feed	te eten geven
verpleging	Nursing	Catering	proviand
irritate	Spend money on travel	travel	op reis gaan
verrekijker	binoculars	TV	televisie
verrukken	delight	go crazy	schuiven
crazy	delighted	insane	approved
to fail	despair	to fail	tekortschieten, ontzeggen, niet functioneren, refused te doen
sell	bleaching	shoot	sell (miss a staf sheet)
send	(Furniture) move around, move up	send	confused
spare	also: wrap / dry out (baby), change (laundry), cover (bed)	spare	save, spare
failed	report	Shack	hok, schuurtje
fail	defeated (totally defeated), dejected	devious	sluw, cunning, cunning, geraffineerd
understood	understand, hear	understand	greet
sensible	clever, sensible	understandable	duidelijk, stowable
hide	miter	Hiding place	schuilhoek
clog	hide	clog	tight zitten (straten), aan verstopping lijden (genes knowledgeable)
vertegenwoordigen	represent, represent, represent	to visualize	(zich) realize
verteren	digest	consume, consume (oneself)	(op) eten, consumeren, gebruiken, slutty, verteerd been
vertikken	not thinking about sth., not working	to sell (coll.)	copy
set to music	demonstrate	set to music	op muziek zetten
tolerate	delay	tolerate	disperse, uithouden
vervangen	replace	caught	entangle
vervelen	to bore	to miss	miss, mislop
vervoeren	convey, transport	seduce	to spoil
vervoering	Rapture	seduction	verzoeking
trace	continue	follow	folgen
related	conceited	related	related
bewaarlozen	to neglect	neglect, degenerate, become shabby	grave away
bewantschap	Kinship (the fact that one is related)	Kinship (related people)	family
verweesd (voltooid deelwoord)	orphaned	rotten (participle)	rot, forgotten
discard	acquire, acquire	discard	discard
to waste	referenced, pointed out	decay	rotten
spoil	spend on rent	spoil	uitwonen
delay	request, ask for	try, try	rehearse
verzoeking	seduction	Rapture	vervoering
galvanizing	maintenance	care	levering, bevoorrading
difficult	sprained, dislocated	tricky	moeilijk, compliceerd
vete	feud	Party	feestje, fuif, party
cousin	fatter	cousin	neef
much	fell	much	veel
vies	dirty	nasty	gemeen
vingeren (emphasis on first syllable)	finger, fumble	fake	fingering
visit	visit	visit	doktersbezoek
vlieger	Dragons	Aviator	outright
vlier	elder	lilac	sering
vloer	floor	Hall	hal, gang
vlot	also: brisk, bold, quick	raft	vlot
damn	flight	Escape	ontsnapping
vlug	quick, quick	flight	vlucht, viegenocht
vol	Fed up	full (drunk)	zat
folk song	National anthem	Folk song	folk song (ever)
voorjaar	spring	Previous year	previous jaar
voorleggen	provide	submit	(eten) opscheppen
voorlezen	Read out	lecture	(hoor-) college
present	to lie to	exist	the table liggen
voorover	upside down, forward	over	voorbij
forward	progress	Advancement	ice
forward	Forks	Forks	compost distributors
forward	Frost, monarch	Forest	bos
vreemd	also: strange	strange	onbekend, vreemd
vrijen	walking, smooching, cuddling with someone; to sleep with somebody	free (outdated for: wooing somebody, courting somebody, holding / asking for somebody's hand)	(ver) eren, verse (ve meisje )
vrijer	Lover	Suitor	klant van een prostitute
vrijheer	Mr	Baron	baron
vuil	dirty, filthy, mean	lazy	lui, rot, bedorven
vuilnis	rubbish	Putrefaction	(ver) rotting
waal	Wehl, Wehle	whale	walvis
calf	Fishing gear	calf	kuit
wakker	awake	brave	craney, dapper
to wander	hike, go for a walk	walk	wijzigen, change
was (in de was)	confused	was	What
would	True, natural	Would	(co-op) waar
were	also: to wander, to err	(we / they) were, goods	(wij / zij) were, koopwaren
What	Wax, laundry, war (past tense v. Be)	What	wat
wadding	made of cotton wool	Wadding	Beiers kaartspel
wazig	foggy, hazy, hazy, drowsy, dazed	warty	fat
wake up	Preserves, preserves	Wake up	broodje
wake up	to preserve, can	wake up	wakker maken, wakken
weer	Weather, again	who	how
because of	Streets	because of	wegens, vanwege, omwille van
wel	Source, probably	wave	golf
withered	which which	withered	wilted
become	were	become	been
werkplaats	Workshop	Workplace	werkplek, baan
werktuigbouwkunde	mechanical engineering	Toolmaking	gedschapsbouw
werven	recruit, hire	advertise	reclame maken
wet	law	bet	weddenschap
bet	sharpen, grind; Laws	bet	wedden
how	who	how	hoe
wijnen	several glasses of wine	cry	huilen
angle	load	angle	hoek
knowledge	wipe, delete	knowledge	weten
woonwagen	Clapboard wagon, circus wagon	Caravan	caravan
woordjes	vocabulary	(serious) words	standje
worstelen	wrestle	sausage	prutsen, klungelen
word	Wort	word	woord
to hesitate	saw, saw	say	zeggen
zagen, vijlen	filing	embroider, sew	borders, naaien
zaken	shops	stuff	things; matters
zandaal	Sandeel (fish)	sandal	sandaal
zat	also: full (drunk)	Fed up	zat, for colors: vol, after eating: vol, verzadigd
talk	they drove	they talk	ze praten
zee	the sea (the sea)	the (inland) sea	sea
show	victory	blessing	show
zegel	Seal, stamp, postage stamp	sail	line
line	sail	Row; rope	rule; touw
zeldzaam	Rare	strange	vreemd, strange, raar
zelfs	even	self	zelf
zeperd	Failure	Seahorse	zeepaardje
zetel	Seat	Note; Armchair (Germany) ; Armchair (Austria)	strookje paper; fauteuil; stoel
stuff	sow	Stuff	rommel, reel
to hire	adore, queue, exaggerate, moan	line up	eighth aansluiten, of een bepaalindruk wekken
zich bemoeien	get involved	endeavor	zich moeite geven, moeite doen
beraden	(to consider	(consult	(zich) beraadslagen
ziekenhuis	hospital	Goat house	huis voor geiten
target	soul	target	doel
purposeful	pathetic	blessed	numerous
interest	Sense, sentence	tin	tin
prongs	sink, sink, sink (but also zinc, made of zinc, zinc-)	prongs	turn, link, raffle, remember (maar ook zinken, van zink)
zonde	sin	probe	probe
zonder geweer	without a gun	no guarantee	onder voorbehoud
breed	Addiction, sigh	Breed; Addiction	Fokkerij; verslaving
breed	sigh	breed	focus, kweken
zuiver	pure, louder, thoroughbred	clean	schoon
two	heavy	though	weliswaar
zwaarte	Heaviness, weight	rind	zwoerd
zwam	mushroom	sponge	spons
two	ulcer	heavy	two
zwendel	Fraud, swindle	Dizziness (med.)	duizeligheid, duizeling
twenty	lively	difficult	moeilijk
pinch	sprain, dislocate	tweak	kneeling
to twinkle	get dizzy	dizzy	sjoemelen
two	humid	humid	homo (seksueel)

Luxembourgish

Luxembourgish word	Also means)	Similar to the German	Friend translates
Bréifboîte	Mailbox	Mail carrier	Bréifdréier
beer	bear	beer	Beier
beer	Pear / lightbulb	beer	Beier
Djö!	analogously: damn sh ... e! (from French "Dieu" / God)	Bye! (bye)	Salute!
kill	cool	kill (kill)	kill too
(mam car) easy lead	die in an accident	(with the car)	tight Pann hunn
Thump	frame	Rhum	Rhum
Taart	fruitcake	cake	Cake mat crème
behave	notice	behavior	keep / behave
Aedi!	Goodbye!	Eddy (name)	/

Frisian

Frisian word	Also means)	Similar to the German	Friend translates
moin (from moi)	beautiful	tomorrow	Mörgen

Low German language

Low German word (group)	Also means)	Similar to the German	Friend translates
dat mok sin	this may be	that makes sense (colloquial)	dat makt Sinn (coll.)
Deern	girl	Whore	Whore
Young	Boy	Young (based on age)	no translation	engl. make
(dat) Meer (see Steinhuder Meer )	(Inland) sea	sea	lake
Mess	Damn	Fair
(de) See (see North Sea )	sea	lake	Sea (see Zwischenahner sea )
Pee	smoked, coarse-grained grützwurst ("kale with pee" as a traditional winter dish in the Bremen-Oldenburg area and southern Lower Saxony)	pee, (fine) pee (pejorative for "socially high-standing, well-dressed man")	Piss, pee
wedder	again	Weather (hence the saying: there is "nice weather" - wat schoins weer - when you empty your plate)	Weer
dat Wicht	girl	the wight (fiend, dwarf )	de Wicht
Where	how	Where	(where) neem, woor

Middle and Upper German dialects

Dialect word	Also means)	Similar to high German
aarisch ( Saarland Rhine Franconian )	bad, very	Aryan
arch ( Southwest and Central Ripuarian )	very, bad, bad	ass
Boana / Bana ( Bavarian-Austrian )	bone	legs
bochen ( Thuringian )	bump each other	throb
Büggel ( Kölsch )	Bag, shopping bag, purse, trouser sack	hanger
Stage (Bene) ( Alemannic , Swabian )	Attic	Stage (theater)
Damping ( Bergisch )	Smoking (cigarettes etc.)	Steaming
Thing ( Kölsch )	Your	thing
dry ( Kölsch )	Hug (only)	to press
Finches ( Alemannic )	Slippers	Finches (birds)
Fotzn ( Bavarian-Austrian )	Mouth, slap	cunt
Fott / Fut ( Kölsch , Rheinisch )	Buttocks (meaning harmless)	cunt
Feet ( Alemannic , Swabian )	leg	foot
gar ( Bavarian-Austrian )	used up, used up, finished	cooked
Gsälz ( Alemannic , Swabian )	jam	Salt , smoked food
Gugg / Gugga ( Alemannic , Swabian )	Shopping bag , plastic bag	look (look)
haaß'n ( Upper Franconian )	be called	Rabbits
Häfner ( Viennese )	(former) prison inmate	Dock workers
Halve Hahn ( Kölsch )	half a roll with cheese	half chicken
Hawara ( Austrian )	Husband / friend	Average
lift (lift, heba) ( Alemannisch , Schwäbisch , Palatine , Bavarian )	hold	to lift
Hip, Hippe ( Ripuarian languages )	Goat, goats	hip (in the sense of hip ); Hippe ( polearm [MA] ; gardening and forestry tools ; (poetry / lyric) scythe [the reaper's death]); hippie
Pants ( Upper Franconian )	Rabbits	Pants
Isch holl mir's Lëwwe / Lääwe / Ich hòòl ma's Lääwe ( Saarland )	I am overexerting myself	I'm taking my life
iggelig ( Kölsch )	nervous , restless	disgusting, hedgehog-like
Kampl ( Austrian )	Friend / husband, but also comb	Comb
Gravel ( Kölsch )	cheese	gravel
Keß ( Kölsch )	box	kess
Lumps ( Bergisch , Münsterländisch , Sauerlandisch )	Wooden shoes, clogs	Lump
Lump, lump, lump ( Bergisch )	Guzle, bonbon, candy, caramel	Lumps
kölschen ( Kölsch )	cough violently with expectoration	Speaking Kölsch or kölsch-nah
strange ( Rhenish )	strange, noticeable, unusual (and not funny)	funny
Kotz ( Moselle Franconian )	Cough (see "cough")	Throw up
kriesche ( Kölsch )	cry , howl	crawl
run, loufe ( Alemannic , Swabian )	go	going running
Lauf ( Kölsch )	Attic storey, apartment, floor, chair	running
Lui ( Kölsch )	pimp	Luis, Louis (first name)
Mandl ( Bavarian-Austrian )	male	almond
Man (that) ( Bavarian-Austrian )	easy girl	Human being
Mosquito ( Rhenish Hessian )	Housefly	Mosquito
n / A	yes, no (different meanings in different dialects)	no, yes (wrong interpretation in each case)
Ovve ( Kölsch )	Oven and stove	open, open; above
Platz, Blatz ( Middle Ripuarian languages )	very fluffy, soft, mostly slightly sweet type of white bread	space
powdering, budern ( Austrian )	coarse also: having sexual intercourse	to powder (to sprinkle with powder )
rammeln ( Saxon )	bump, walk fast z. B. Ramming into town; but also: work (hard)	rammeln ( Falconry ; best behavior in rabbits. rough coll. exercise of sexual intercourse )
Rhing ( Ripuarian languages )	Rhine	ring
Riss, Rėß ( Ripuarian languages )	Beatings	Crack
Roaster ( Austrian )	espresso	Fried potatoes, potato pancakes (depending on the dialect)
ruche ( Ripuarian languages )	Smell (active + passive), smell, stink	Ruffle (like rose decor etc.)
Schaaf ( Ripuarian languages )	Cupboard, shelf	sheep
Schääfjen ( Ripuarian languages )	Latch (to move)	Sheep
create, business ( Alemannic , Swabian )	work, work	create (achieve), business (purchase, trade)
Schlouf, schloufe ( Southwest Ripuarian )	Sleep , sleep	loop
Schmek ( Kölsch )	whip	tastes good, taste
schmöcke, schmecka ( Alemannic , Swabian )	smell (usually intr. ); (with people) can also suffer svw. (Schwäb. dui kann i net schmecka = " I can't stand the (Ez.) / can't stand")	taste
schmöcke ( Ripuarian )	decorate, decorate, dress up	taste
Schnake ( Rhenish Hessian )	Mosquito	Schnake
soacha, soicha ( Alemannic , Swabian , Bavarian )	to pee	search
Sparrows, Spätzle ( Alemannic , Swabian )	a type of pasta	Sparrow (species)
Staffl ( Alemannic , Swabian )	stairway	Season
Mares ( Central and Eastern Ripuarian languages )	a soft white bread with sweet ingredients	Mares (female horses )
Carpet ( Swabian , Palatinate )	(Rug	carpet
trabig ("be trabig", also: "have it trabig") ( Austrian )	hurried	trot
lift ( Swabian , Alemannic )	withhold (the necessity); coll. to hold back something (e.g. a remark)	to lift up
Weech ( Kölsch )	Woman, woman, (sexually mature) girl	path
Zick (some Ripuarian languages with Kölsch )	time	Bitch

Belgian standard German

Belgian word	Also means)	Similar to the West German
Facilities	Language facilitation	Facility (granting of a credit line)
garage	Auto repair shop	Garage (parking space for cars)
candidacy	Two to three year first stage of study at universities	Candidacy (application for a mandate)
Aldermen	Mayor's deputy	Lay judge (honorary judge)

Federal German Standard German ("Binnendeutsch")

Teutonism	resembles		correct correspondence
Teutonism	Austrian standard German	Swiss standard German	Austrian standard German	Swiss standard German
poor knight	French toast		Bofese, Pafese, Pofese	Fotzelschnitte
bun	Rolls (sandwiches)		Roll, loaf	Bread rolls, Bürli, Mutschli
Corner (corner)	Corner (angle; edge)		Corner, corner kick
pancake	cake		Omelette [ omˈlɛt ] (n.)	Omelette [ ˈɔm (ə) lɛtə ] (f.)
Floor (floor)	Projectile [ ɡeˈʃɔs ] (projectile)		Floor [ ɡeˈʃoːs ], floor
Jura (f .; law)	Jura (mountains, canton, department, geological period)		Jus (n.)
Veal milk	milk		Bries
Crate (for beverage bottles)	Box (furniture)		Box, crate	Harass, harass
Post (ball sport)	Post (wooden beam)	-	pole	-
armchair	Chair)	Armchair (chair; seat, mandate)	Fauteuil [ foˈtœj ] (m./n.), Upholstered armchair	Fauteuil [ ˈfotœj ] (m.), Upholstered armchair
bag	Bag (cone, steak)	Bag (cornet)	Sack, carrier bag; Packerl	Sack, carrier bag; Parcel, bag
White cabbage	Cabbage		Cabbage, white cabbage	Cabbage, cabbage, white cabbage

Swiss standard German

Swiss word	Also means)	Similar to the (also) West German
Abrasion	Finishing plaster on walls and ceilings	Abrasion (material removal by friction)
operate	compulsorily induce sb. to pay a debt	operate (a business); (exercise a profession
Federal court	highest court in Switzerland	Federal court (court, whose sponsor is the federal government and not a state, a total of seven)
Federal Council	Federal Cabinet (body), Federal Minister (individual)	Federal Council (representation of the federal states at the federal level)
Federal Assembly	Generic term for National Council + Council of States (legislature)	Federal Assembly (body for the election of the Federal President)
Introductory Act	cantonal law that supplements and implements federal law; in federal German usage: implementation law (state law that supplements and implements federal law)	Introductory Act (federal law containing introductory provisions to a comprehensive federal law)
Screed	Attic	Screed (underlay / cement / asphalt floor )
Ticket (informal)	Driving license	ticket
Federweisser	White wine made from red grapes, Blanc de Noirs	New wine
sweep	clean, scrub	Wipe (with a broom)
Finches	Slippers	Finches (bird species)
Municipal Code	Organizational statute that a political municipality issues autonomously	Provincial law that regulates the organization of the municipalities
Community meeting	Gathering of the citizens of a political community with voting rights	usually a meeting of the members of a parish
Collection of laws	official compilation of federal or cantonal laws	usually unofficial compilation of laws
hebä	hold tight	to lift
within	within ("delivery within three days, payable within thirty days")	inert (chemically limited active)
box	closet	box
sweep	turn, turn around; but not clean	sweep (dry clean with a broom)
Sweeping regulations	Rotation, alternation	Ordinance on the cleaning of combustion systems
Church maintenance	Executive of a parish	Church caretaker: Administrative clerk in the church
Confectionery	tea pastries	General term for fine sugar and baked goods such as candied fruit, pralines, fondants
District Administrator	in some cantons the parliament and its members	chief officer of a district
Landsgemeinde	Meeting of all voters of a canton (in the open air)	Landgemeinde (rural commune)
lotter	be loose	live sloppily
magistrate	Member of government, high state official	Magistrate (city administration, community board)
Middle school	high school	Secondary school with a secondary school leaving certificate
Botch; kill	Show of strength; exercise a show of strength	poorly done work; work badly
Probate proceedings	Procedure that regulates the estate between the debtor and the creditors in the event of impending insolvency of a debtor in order to avoid bankruptcy	Probate proceedings (proceedings in probate matters)
Pasta	elongated pasta in strip form	Noodles (pasta in any shape)
the / the paprika, the peperoncin (o /) i	Pepperoni (in CH: the paprika is also an umbrella term, which in Switzerland is called either hot peppers (large and not hot), peperoncini (long, not small and hot), or chilli (pod) (small and hot); obsolete, but still used for peperoncini , sometimes used instead of chilli ; the paprika (-pepper): the dried and ground paprika as a spice powder)	Paprika (sweet pepper)
Identity card	(usually) ID for employees of a company; the personal official ID is called an identity card	Identity card
Hot peppers	Paprika (large, not hot peppers; the elongated, not small and hot ones are called peperoncini , the very small, hot chili peppers )	Hot peppers (small, often hot peppers or chili peppers)
Plätzli	schnitzel	cookie
Post	shop	post (publish on the internet)
Rain	smaller slope	vacant grass strip
Government Council	Cantonal government and its members	Government Council (official title of a senior civil servant)
District President	President of a cantonal government	District President (head of a state authority)
create	work	create
tie	Bow tie, bow tie	Tie ( tie , long tie)
State Chancellery	Central office of the government and often also the parliament of a canton	State Chancellery (official seat of the Prime Minister of a federal state)
phone	also: telephone conversation	-
Trämel	Round wood	thick log, tree trunk
in advance	first of all, first of all, in particular	before, first, in advance
Pension fund	Pension fund	Clinic or convalescent home for preventive health care
wipe	sweep, sweep with a broom (dry)	wipe (wet clean)
curb	move (in the sense of a change of residence)	curb (brake, hold back)

Austrian standard German

Austrian word	Declaration, communal German equivalent or corresponding Teutonism	mistaken teutonism
abort	also: stir butter until foamy and add eggs (kitchen term)	abortion (termination of pregnancy )
Steam fl	Fermentation test ( yeast dough )	steam
cunt	Slap in the face, mouth	vulgar: vulva
club	also: parliamentary group	Club (club; discotheque)
Leiberl	Undershirt, t-shirt	Body, loaf
oven	also: stove	Furnace (heating)
professor	also: official title for teachers at a higher school	(University) professor
armchair	simple chair without armrests; what is called "armchair" in Germany is called "armchair" in Austria.	Armchair (upholstered armchair)
Potting	Quark	pot

Afrikaans

Afrikaans word	Also means)	Similar to the German	Friend translates
argument	Dispute (see also English "argue" / "argument")	argument	gossip
biljoen (colloquial synonym for miljard )	billion	trillion	triljoen
boodskapper	Messenger (cf. but nl. Boodschappen)	ambassador	ambassador
dogter	also: girls	daughter
stupid	deaf	stupid	dom
stupid	deafness	Stupidity	domheid
clear	finished; ready; already, already	clear	heroes; duidelik
small child	Grandchild	small child	kleuter
lemoen	Orange, orange	lime	lemmetjie, suurlemoen
sea	(the sea	Sea (the) sea	lake
Midde-Ooste	middle East	Middle East	-
music	Virtuoso (especially good musician)	Musikus (joking / out of date for "musicians")	musician
never	Not	never	nooit
onderskrifte	Subtitle (pl.)	Signatures	handtekeninge
orally	all over	orally	mondelings
ouderdom	Age	antiquity	vervloë dae
plaas	farm	space	plek
raadskamer	Boardroom	Council Chamber	-
rekenmeester	Accountant	Arithmetic master	-
lake	Sea (the) sea	(the sea	sea
seun	also: boy	son
special	without	rather	maar
blackboard	table	blackboard	swartbord
Veels geluk!	Congratulations!	Good luck!	Starved!
verskoon	to apologize	spare	really wees
wakker	awake	brave	dapper
how	who	how	hoe
wonderlik	wonderful	whimsical	eksentriek

Romance languages

French

French word	Also means)	Similar to the German	Friend translates
accord	Unison	Piecework	travail à la pièce
acte	action	file	document, dossier
actuel	currently	current	d'actualité
alliance	also: wedding ring	Alliance, alliance
ampoule	also: incandescent lamp ; Bladder (e.g. on the foot)	ampoule
apartment	flat	apartment	Studio
arrêt	Stop, interruption, certain court order	Arrest	détention
art	art	Art	façon
attractif, ve	magnetically attractive	optically / erotically attractive	attrayant, e
automat	Robot	Automaton	distributor
meringue	kiss	meringue	meringue
balance	Libra	balance	equilibre
banque	Bank (financial institution)	Bench (seating)	banc
battery	Drums , battery	battery	pile
blâmable	reprehensible	embarrassing	honteux, humiliant
blamer	rebuke	to embarrass	ridiculiser
leaf	Cockroach	leaf	feuille
blindé	armored / drunk	blind	aveugle
lightning	Raid	lightning	eclair
bomb	also: spray can	bomb
bordel	coll. usually pig heaps, mess, mess, chaos; also obsolete for: brothel	brothel	(formal) maison close, maison des plaisirs, lupanar, ( Wallonia ) privé; (coll.) bobinard, claque, also obsolete: bordel
brave	brave	well-behaved	gentil (le)
bureau	also: desk	office	bureau
cabinet	Practice / office / toilet	cabinet	government / cabinet ministériel
caméra	Film camera	camera	appareil photo
cavalier	equestrian	Cavalier	homme gallant
cercle	Circle (geom.), (Discussion) round	Circle	compas
mushroom	mushroom	mushroom	mushroom de Paris; [bot.] psalliote ( genus )
chance	also: luck	chance	chance
chicory	Endive , endive salad	Chicory	endive; (Belgium and Northern France :) chicon
chrétien	Christian	cretin	crétin
Christian	Christ	Christ (the)	chrétien
classicisme	French classic	classicism	neo-classicisme
clavier	(Typewriter, computer) keyboard	piano	piano
cloître	Cloister	monastery	monastere
coffre	Trunk	suitcase	valise
compas	Circle	compass	boussole
concours	Competition , entrance exam	bankruptcy	faillite
coquet	vain	flirtatious	flirt
cordon Bleu	also: a good cook	Cordon Bleu	cordon Bleu
costume	(Men's) suit , costume	costume	tailleur
envelope	Place setting	Envelope (the)	enveloppe
crépir	(Wall) plaster	to die ("die")	crever
curieux	curious	strange	étrange
délicatesse	Sensitivity	delicacy	plat exquisite
demonstration	Demonstration	demonstration	manifestation
désintéressé	altruistic	disinterested	indifferent / peu intéressé
dirigeant	Head, rulers	Conductor (music)	chef d'orchestre
dissertation	Essay	dissertation	thesis
dôme	Domed structure	Dom	cathédrale
can (la)	dose	Can	canette, boite
dossier	also: backrest	Dossier (files)	dossier
emission	(mostly) (television) broadcast, (television) show; [phys.] radiation; (Particle) emission	(Pollutant) emission	émission (des substances toxiques)
endive	s. u. chicory
état, état	State, state	budget	budget
extra (great)	class	extra	à part, en plus, exprès
facteur	also: postman, postman, piano maker (facteur de pianos); the moment	factor	facteur
feuilleton	Serialized novel	Features section	rubrique culture
fiber	Fiber, vein	fever	fièvre
fidèle	loyal to	fidel	enjoué
figure	Face; Figure (playf., Historical f., Rhetorical f. Etc.)	Figure (of a person)	waist, ligne
fleurir	bloom	flourish	prospérer
foil	Madness	foil	feuille, film
fricadelle	fried sausage (in Belgium and northern France)	meatball	boulette de viande hachée (resembles fricadelle in Lorraine and Alsace)
hairdresser	ripple	comb	se faire coiffer / trafiquer (véhicule)
gage	Deposit	Fee	cachet
garage	Auto repair shop	Parking space for cars	remise, abri
glace	Ice cream ; mirror	Glass	verre
large, large	thick, fat	big	grand
gym nose	gym	high school	lycée
hôtel de ville	town hall	urban hotel	hôtel municipal
humeur	Mood , mood	humor	humor
ignorer	also: don't know, don't know (no intention)	to ignore
impotent	powerless	impotent	impressive
indiscutable	indisputable	out of the question	inadmissible
infusion	Infusion , herbal tea	infusion	perfusion
irritating	to annoy, to irritate (is used correctly in Bavarian )	to irritate (confuse)	gêner / égarer
licencier	dismiss, throw out, give notice (coll.), fire	license	( Legal affairs) concéder une license; ( IT (e.g. software / hardware)) enrégistrer la license
ligne	the line	Line (the)	bus line, metro
limon	Mud, silt	lime	lime; also limon
luxurieux	lustful, sexually suggestive	luxurious	luxury
magasin	Department store	Magazine, magazine	magazine
mom	granny	Mommy	maman
jam	Mus , compote	jam	confiture
médecin	doctor	medicine	médecine; remède
fair	Divine service, mass (only in the sense of divine service)	Trade fair (as a sales event or exhibition)	foire professionnelle / salon
militant	activist	Militant	personne violente
modération	moderation	Moderation	presentation
mousse	foam	Mus	compote, jam
neglige	careless, messy	Neglige	déshabillé
neoclassicism	classicism	Neoclassicism
net	clean / pure	kind	gentil / sympathique / joli
noble	also: noble	Nobel	chic, classy
novella	Amendment to the law	Novella (literary genre)	nouvelle
oblat	Lay brother (catholic church)	oblate	host
ordinaire	common, common	vulgar	vulgaire
papy	Grandpa	Papi	father
paragraphe	paragraph	paragraph	l'article
Perfume	in the culinary area: taste note, direction ("aux trois parfums")	Perfume	-
parisia	from Paris / baguette	Parisian	preservatif
parole	word	Parole (solution)	le mot d'ordre
ground floor	Parquet (theater)	ground floor	rez-de-chaussée
absolutely	all over	partout (at any price)	à tout prix
pénible	heavy	Meticulous	méticuleux
pilot	(thick) post, post	Pilot (e.g. airplane)	pilots
pincette	Fire tongs, furnace tongs	tweezers	pince à épiler
plateau	also: tableau, tray	plateau
pratiquant	Churchgoers	trainee	stagiaire
pratique (sport)	Exercise (sport)	Practice (the)	cabinet de médecin
professor	also: teachers , teacher	professor	professor (university)
promiscuité	Living together	promiscuity	changement fréquent de partenaire
turkey (noun)	Hooker (noun)	Turkey (noun)	dinde (f)
radical	radical	radical (polit.)	extremes / extremists
radio	also: X-ray
raisins (pl.)	grapes	Raisins	raisins secs (pl.)
raquette	the bat	Rocket (s)	fusée
recette	Cooking recipe	Recipe	l'ordonnance médicale
shelf	feast	shelf	étagère
Director	Assistant director	Director	Metteur en scene, realist
roll	(Theater) role	Roll, roller	rouleau
rouleau	Roll, roller	Rouleau (roller curtain)	store
route	Road / way	route	itinéraire
salope	slut	casually	décontracté (e)
celery	saddlery	Celery (vegetable)	céleri
s'envoyer en l'air	asleep (vulgar)	get up in the air, be angry	tempêter
napkin	also: towel , folder	napkin	serviette (de table)
sodomy	Anal intercourse	Sodomy (since around 1850, rk church only after 1945 in terms of zoophile sexual acts)	zoophilia, bestialist
sortir	go out	sort by	assortir; trier
supporter	bear; tolerate	support	soutenir
waist	also: (body) size ; Stature; Clothing size	waist	waist
tank	tank	Tank	reservoir
tablet	Filing	tablet	cachet, comprimé
tapette	Gay	wallpaper	tapestry
deadline	break up	terminate	fixed une date
thesis	Dissertation, divergence , (thesis)	thesis	affirmation, assertion; also: thèse
(la) tour	tower	Tour, round trip	(le) tour
tract	Flyer, advertising leaflet	Wing (part of the building)	lot; dépendance
tricot	Knitting; also: undershirt	shirt	maillot
safe	treasure	safe	coffre gone
vaudeville	Selection; diversity	Variety show ( theater )	music hall; spectacle de variétés
valve	Grain sieve	Valve	soupape
veste	Jacket / jacket	vest	gilet
violon	Violin , violin	(hist. :) violone (m.) (bass viol) cello	violone violoncelle
violinist	Violinist , violinist	(hist. :) violonist (bass gambist)
vogue	Reputation, reputation, popularity, fashion	Wave, wave	vague

Italian

Italian word	Also means)	Similar to the German	Friend translates
old	stop!	old	vecchio
alto	high	old	vecchio
analcolici	soft drinks	Anal colic	analcoliche
arma	weapon	Poor, poor	braccio, povero
asce	Axes	ash	cenere
autista	driver	Autistic	autistico
avvocato	Lawyer	avocado	avocado
azione f.	also: share	action	operazione f.
blindato	armored	blind	cieco
brillo	tipsy	glasses	occhiali
caldo	warm hot	cold	freddo
camera	room	camera	macchina fotografica
cantina	basement, cellar	canteen	canteen
casino	Brothel, mess	casino	casinò
cazzo	penis	cat	gatto
circolo	Circle, association, club	Circle	compasso
compasso	Circle	compass	bussola
concorso	competition	bankruptcy	fallimento
confetti	Confectionery	confetti	coriandoli
cozze f. pl.	Mussels . Ital. Restaurants in Germany mostly offer "Vongole" ( clams ).	Throw up	vomito
cucce f. pl.	Dog camp	coach	carrozza
decente	decent; tactful	subtle	discreto
amateur	predominantly: amateur (sport), layperson	dilettante	persona incapace
direttore	Head / Conductor	Principal (school)	preside
conductor m./f.	Senior Staff	conductor	direttore (d'orchestra)
dirigibile	Airship	directable, steerable (adj.)	guidabile
duck m.	Office	duck	anatra
fetta	(Bread) slice	fat	grasso
fiera	Fair / fair (economic show)	ferry	traghetto
company	signature	company	ditta
folla	Crowd	full	pieno
grosso	thick	big	grande
importo	Amount, sum	import	importazione
labial f.	Lip sound	unstable	unstable
lampo	lightning	lamp	lampada
bar	milk	bar	stanga
lussurioso	dissolute, lustful, horny	luxurious	lussuoso
matto	insane	mat	stuoia
mondo	world	moon	luna
nun f.pl.	Grandmothers	nun	suora, monaca
father	Pope	father	father
papa	Porridge	father	father
patents f.	Driving license	patent	brevetto
Po	Po (river)	Po (coll. For buttocks )	sedere
fine	before	fine	ottimo
salato, -a	salted	salad	insalata
scalpellino	Stonemason	(small) scalpel	(piccolo) scalpello
sole m.	Sun	Brine; sole	acqua salata; suola
special m./f.	Druggist, spice dealer	special	speciale
statista m.	Statesman	Extra	comparsa
step	Furnace (plural of stufa)	step	chamfer
aunt	lots	aunt	zia
tappeto	carpet	wallpaper	tappezzeria
tassa	Fee, tax	Cup	tazza
teca	Showcase, showcase	counter	bancone
tempo	Time, weather	Pace (iS speed)	velocità
tinta	colour	ink	inchiostro
volpe f.	Fox	wolf	lupo
zanna	Fang	tooth	dente
zucca	pumpkin	sugar	zucchero

Ibero-Romance languages

Pitfalls in **Spanish** (sp), **Portuguese** (po), and **Brazilian Portuguese** **only** (br)
The word	Also means)	Similar to the German	Friend translates
abogado (sp), advogado (po)	Lawyer, advocate	avocado	aguacate (sp), palta (sp.) [Arg., Chile, Peru, Urug.], abacate (po)
afecto (sp)	affection	affect	arrebato pasional
eye (sp), (po)	Boom, (economy) upswing	eye	ojo (sp), olho (po)
batería (sp), bateria (po)	Cookware set , drums , battery (military) , accumulator	battery	pila (sp), pilha (po)
baño (sp),	Bathroom, toilet	banjo	banyo
bimbo (br)	(vulg.) dick, dick [but a common brand of sandwich bread in Mexico and Spain]	Swear word for Africans
blanco (sp)	White	blank	puro, limpio
bombero (sp), bombeiro (po)	Firefighter	bomber	bombardero (sp), bombadeiro (po)
bravo (sp), (po)	wild, brave; angry, angry (Mex. Central Am.)	well-behaved	bueno (sp), honrado (sp), bom (po)
cálido (sp)	warm (color), hot	cold	frío
carta (sp)	letter	Map (postcard; map)	(tarjeta) postal; mapa
compás (sp)	Circle (device), rhythm	compass	brújula
delicado (sp), (po)	tender; delicate; sensitive	delicate	delicioso
demostración (sp)	Demonstration	Demonstration (in the sense of a protest march)	manifestación, marcha
dirección (sp), dire (c) ção (po)	Address, address; direction	Directorate	oficina principal
company (sp)	signature	company	empresa, compañía
follar (sp)	fuck (only span.)	Fire	fuego, lumbre
freir (sp)	deep-fry, fry, bake	freeze	tener frio
gimnasio	Gym	high school	Instituto (de Educación Secundaria) , liceo
hermano (sp)	Brothers	Hermann (first name)	Arminio
idioma (sp)	mostly (national) language	Idiom (manner of speaking; expression; dialect)	expresión; locución; manera de hablar
irritar (sp), (po)	upset, irritate	irritate	confundir; disoriented
já (po), ya (sp)	beautiful	Yes	sí (sp), sim (po)
legal (br)	great, great, okay	legal	legítimo
coat (sp)	Tablecloth	coat	abrigo
noble (sp)	noble, noble	Nobel	generoso
pastor alemán (sp)	German pastor	Shepherd dog	pastor alemán
presidio (sp), presídio (br)	Prison ; fortress	Bureau	Presidencia, jefatura (sp)
plátano (sp)	Banana (span., Chi.)	plane	plátano, platanero
professor (po, sp)	Teacher	professor	catedrático (sp)
puta (po, sp)	(vulg.) hooker	turkey	perúa (po), pava (sp)
regalo (sp)	gift	shelf	estante
saco (sp)	bag	jacket	chaqueta; saco (arg.)
sin compromiso (sp)	non-binding (non-binding offer)	Compromise	el acuerdo (sp)
só (po)	alone, only, first	so	assim
wallpaper (po)	carpet	wallpaper	papel de parede
técnico (br, sp)	Trainer	technician
tênis (br)	Sneaker	tennis	tênis
tricô (po)	Knit	shirt	camiseta
una media hora (sp)	about half an hour	half an hour	media hora
vaso (sp)	(Drinking) glass, mug	(Vase	florero, jarrón (de florés); (general) container, receptacle
viola (po), violão (br)	viola : in Portugal next to the actual meaning " viola " collateral also: guitar	Viola ( viola ). (In Brazilian Portuguese, a “guitarra” always means an electric guitar; the acoustic / classical guitar is called violão .)	-

Latin

Latin word	Also means)	Similar to the German	Friend translates
altus	high Low	old	antiquus, vetus
ars	art	Art	genus
calidus	warm	cold	frigidus
comis	friendly	funny	comicus, ridiculus
fall	To deceive	fall	cadere
fascinare	hex	fascinate	mente vincire
ignorare	not knowing	to ignore	non animadvertere
casual	read, choose	lay	ponere
mens	Mind, mind	human	homo
father	Pope	Papa (father)	Father
chat	applaud	chat	fabulari, garrire
praesidium	Protection, bodyguard	Bureau	praesidis munus
selachius	shark	coalfish	pollachius
sortiri	trigger	sort by	dispose

Romanian

Romanian word	Also means)	Similar to the German	Friend translates
cald	warm	cold	frig, rece
boss	Lust	boss	șef
concurs	Competition, competition, competition	bankruptcy	bancrută, faliment
cot	elbow	Feces	excrement
cur	Ass, bum	Cure	cură, tattament
there	Yes	since there)	acolo
cheers	fool	Bottom up!	Noroc!

Modern Greek

Greek word	Also means)	Similar to the German	Friend translates
apothiki (αποθήκη)	storage room	pharmacy	farmakio (φαρμακείο)
asbestos (άσβεστος)	lime	asbestos	amiantos (αμίαντος)
atoma (άτομα)	people	Atoms	nuclear also: πυρηνικός
esotericos (εσωτερικός)	internally	esoteric	esoteristikos (εσωτεριστικός)
idiotis (ιδιώτης)	Private citizen	idiotic	vlakodis (βλακώδης)
idiotikos (ιδιωτικός)	personal / private	idiotic	vlakodis (βλακώδης)
kureas (κουρέας)	the hairdresser	courier	Tachidromos (ταχυδρόμος)
canonas (κανόνας)	the rule	cannon	Pirovolo (πυροβόλο)
logikos (λογικός)	reasonable	logical	evlogos (εύλογος)
ne (ναι)	Yes	No	ochi (όχι)
penis (πένης)	penniless man	Penis (organ)	peos (πέος)
persona (περσόνα)	mask	person	anthropos (άνθρωπος)
servieta (σερβιέτα)	Sanitary napkin	napkin	chartopetseta (χαρτοπετσέτα)
techni (τέχνη)	art	technology	technologia (τεχνολογία)
trapeza (τράπεζα)	Bank	Trapezoid	trapezio (τραπέζιο)
trapezi (τραπέζι)	table	Trapezoid	trapezio (τραπέζιο)

Albanian

Albanian word	Also means)	Similar to the German	Friend translates
gjelbër	green	yellow	verdhë
hunda	nose	dog	qeni
jo	No	Yes	po

Armenian

Armenian word	Also means)	Similar to the German	Friend translates
bathroom (բադ)	duck	bath	logank (լոգանք)

Slavic languages

Pitfalls in **Polish** (pl), **Czech** (cz), **Russian** (ru), **Bulgarian** (bg), **Belarusian** (bel), **Ukrainian** (ukr), **Slovak** (sk), **Croatian** (hr), **Slovenian** (slo), **Kashubian** (csb ), **Lower Sorbian** (dsb), **Upper Sorbian** (hsb)
The word	Also means)	Similar to the German	Friend translates
Akademik (академик) (ru)	Academician	Academics	человек с высшим образованием
akurat (pl)	of all things	accurate	staranny, dokładny
alfons (pl)	pimp	Alfons (first name)	Alfons
bereg (берег) (ru)	Shore, coast	mountain	гора (gora)
buterbrod (бутерброд) (ru)	sandwich	Bread and butter	бутерброд с маслом (Buterbrod s Maslom)
detektiw (детектив) (ru)	Crime (novel, film)	detective	сыщик (syschtschik)
diwision (дивизион) (ru)	Department in the military	Division in the military	дивизия (divisija)
dom (дом) (pl, ru, sk, hsb, dsb)	House	Dom	katedra, tum (pl); собор (sobór) (ru); dóm (sk); dom, katedrala, hłowna cyrkej (hsb); cathedral (dsb)
etat (pl)	place of work	budget	budżet
familija (фамилия) (ru)	family name	family	семья (semja)
everyone (pl, cz, sk), jedan (hr)	one (number)	everyone	każdym
judasz (pl)	also: peephole	Judas	Judasz
cantor (pl)	also: exchange office	Choirmaster	dyrektor choru
kleryk (pl)	also: seminary student	cleric	ksiądz, duchowny
komunikacja (pl)	also: traffic	communication	komunikacja
bankruptcy (pl, cz), Конкурс (ru)	Competition (cz and ru: also bankruptcy)	bankruptcy	bankructwo, plajta (pl), bankrot (cz), банкротство (Bankrotstwo) (ru)
crane (pl)	water tap	crane	forever
круг (ru)	circle	jug	кувшин (ru)
kryminalista (pl), kriminalista (cz)	Criminal , criminal	Criminalist	kryminalistyk
liceum (pl)	High school, advanced high school	Lyceum	wyższa szkoła dla dziewczyn
магазин (Magasin) (ru, bg) magazyn (pl)	Business , magazine	magazine	журна́л (Schurnal) (ru), списание (spissanije) (bg), czasopismo (pl)
mapa (pl, cz, hsb)	map	Folder	teczka (pl); desky na spisy, složka (cz); mapa (hsb)
maslo (hr, sk, slo), máslo (cz), masło (pl), масло (ru, bg, bel, ukr)	butter	Pig	-
no (pl, cz)	yes, yes (coll.)	nope	never (pl, sk), ne (не) (cz, hr, slo, bg, bel)
pęseta (pl)	tweezers	peseta	peseta
pilot (pl)	also: remote control / operation, supervisor, travel guide, pacemaker (in sports), pilot	pilot	pilot, operator, kapitan samolotu (flight captain)
post (пост) (bel, hr, pl, ru), půst (cz)	Fast	post Office	pošta (пошта, Poschta) (bel, cz, hr), poczta (почта, Potschta) (pl, ru)
prezencja (pl)	Appearance	presence	obecność
robota (pl, cz), работа (Rabota) (ru)	Work (pl, ru); Frondienst (cz)	robot	robot (робот) (pl, cz, ru)
pink (pl, hsb, dsb)	dew	Pink, pink, rose	Róża, różowy, róża (pl); róža (hsb); roža (dsb)
schtrich (штрих) (ru), strych (pl)	Property, trait, characteristic (ru); Attic (pl)	Line	черта (cherta) (ru); kreska (pl)
sekret (pl), секрет (ru)	secret	secretion	mocz (pl), моча (Motscha) (ru)
siren (сирене) (bg)	cheese	siren	sirena (сирена)
sklep (pl)	Store	склеп (ru)	Burial chamber, crypt
lag (hr)	Whipped cream	Blow	udar
Slovensko (cz, sk)	Slovakia	Slovenia	Slovinsko
smutny (pl)	Sad	dirty	brudny
spectacular (pl)	(Theater, opera) performance	spectacle	awantura
stůl (cz), stół (pl), стол (stol) (ru)	table	chair	židle (cz), krzesło (pl), стул (stul) (ru)
szpaner (pl)	Show-off	Spanner (voyeur, mechanical component)	podglądacz, napinacz
Szwecja (pl), Швеция (Schwezija) (ru)	Sweden	Switzerland	Szwajcaria (pl), Швейцария (Schweizarija) (ru)
tank (танк) (cz, ru)	tank	tank	nádrž (cz), bak (pl), (бак) (ru)
gate (pl)	Track, rail (road, sports, physics), trajectory	goal	brama, bramka, gol
troop (pl)	Corpse	Squad (s)	oddział (wojskowy)
weter (ветер) (ru), wiatr (pl)	wind	Weather	pogoda (погода) (ru, pl)

Baltic languages

Lithuanian

Lithuanian word	Also means)	Similar to the German	Friend translates
kalba	language	calf	veršelis
man	me	man (the people)	(žmonės)
misti	nourish oneself	Damn	mėšlas
mina	expression	mine	rūdynas
mile	love	mile	mylia

Finno-Ugric languages

Pitfalls in **Estonian** (est), **Finnish** (fi) and **Hungarian** (un)
The word	Also means)	Similar to the German	Friend translates
carrion (est)	Meadow	Carrion	raibe
alá (un)	under him	Allah	Allah
barack (un)	Peach apricot	Barrack	barakk
ebb (un)	into this	the ebb	apály
és (un)	and	it	O
fall (un)	the wall, the wall	the case	eset, esés, bukás
fáradt (un)	tired	the bike	kerékpár
fenn (un)	above, above	the fan	rajongó
föld (un)	the field; (also) the earth	the field
full (un)	the ear	feel	érez
gulyás (un)	the goulash soup	the goulash	pörkölt
has (un)	six	(he she it has	neki van
get? (U.N)	Where?	get!	hozz!
hold (un)	the moon	hold	irgalmas, kecses
huomiseksi (fi)	tomorrow (next day)	homosexual	homoseksuaali
ír (un)	(he, she, it) writes; Irish	her	ti
yes (est, fi)	and	Yes	jah (est), kyllä (fi)
canal (un)	the spoon	the channel	csatorna
käsi (fi), kéz (un)	hand	cheese	juusto (fi), sajt (un)
chains (un)	for two	Chains	láncok (un)
chin (un)	outside	the chin	Alles
kint (un)	outside	the child	gyermek
kool (< mnd. schole ) (est)	school	Cabbage	kapsas
sea (< French maire ) (est)	mayor	sea	meri; ookean
orr (un)	the nose	the ear	full
oil (un)	kill, slaughter; the lap; the fathom	the oil	olaj
paraszt (un)	the farmer	the parasite	élősködő
patent (un)	the push button	the patent	szabadalom
praht (est)	rubbish	Splendor	suurepärasus, ilu
pussi (fi)	Bag, bag	Pussy	vittu
puszi (un)	Kiss, kiss	Pussy	punci
régen (un)	long ago, formerly	the rain	eső
rule (un)	the morning; early	the rule	szabály, norma
só (un)	the salt	the show	showműsor
sydän (fi)	heart	south	etelä
szó (un)	the word	so	így
szoknya (un)	the skirt	the socks	zokni
beach (un)	the beach, also: public swimming pool	the beach
tál (un)	the bowl	the valley	völgy
tej (un)	the milk	the tea	tea
great (un)	the pen	Great	eszeveszett
vald (est)	the county	the forest	mets
vár (un)	the castle; waiting	(he she it was	volt
villa (un)	also: the fork; the villa (big house)	the Villa
víz (un)	the water	the meadow	mező
virts (est)	Manure	host	peremees

Austronesian languages

Indonesian

Indonesian word	Also means)	Similar to the German	Friend translates
House	thirsty	House	rumah
cantor	Office, department, office, trading post	Cantor / (pre-) singer	penyanyi
course	chair	course	course
lama	old	lama	llama
according to	sea	according to	bunyi (noun), berisik (adjective)
toll	death	toll	tol
negeri	nation	Negroes	negro
sail	seal	sail	layar

Semitic languages

Arabic

Arabic word	Also means)	Similar to the German	Friend translates
fīl (فيل)	elephant	much	kathīr (كثير)
hat (حوت)	whale	cap	qabʿa (قبعة)
kāmil (كامل)	completely, completely	camel	jamal (جمل)
calf (كلب)	dog	calf	ʿIdschl (عجل)
mauz (موز)	Bananas	mouse	faʾr (قأر)
nūr (نور)	light	just	faqat (فقط)
charm (شرم)	bay	charm	jādhabīya (جاذبية)
tabaq (طبق)	Plate	tobacco	tabgh (تبغ)
kamīn (كمين)	Ambush, trap	stack	mustalan (مصطلى)

Hebrew

Hebrew word	Also means)	Similar to the German	Friend translates
kiss (כיסא)	chair	pillow	kar (כר)
rule (רגל)	foot	rule	klal (כלל)

Other natural languages

Turkish

Turkish word	Also means)	Similar to the German	Friend translates
abi (short for: ağabey )	big Brother	Abi (short for: Abitur )	approximately: YGS-LYS
old	below	old	yaşlı, eski
poverty	pear	poverty	fakirlik
apartman	Apartment house, multiple dwelling	Apartment	daire, apartman dairesi
araba	Car , car	Arabs	Arap
artist	actor	artist	sirk cambazı
ay	Moon, month	egg	yumurta
bal	honey	ball	Top
beaver	pepper	beaver	Kunduz
bir	A one	beer	bira
bok	crap	Buck	(eril hayvan), (goat) buck: erkeç, teke, (sheep) buck: koç
bot	Boots	boat	kayık, sandal
dam	top, roof	dam	set, baraj
dil	Tongue, language	dill	dere otu
direksiyon	steering wheel	Directorate	müdürlük
eleman	Employee, component	element	element, unsur
element	chemical element	element	unsure, chemical element
Angel	Obstacle, problem	Angel	melek
he	Soldier (lowest rank), man	He	O
fil	elephant	much	çok
photographer	photography	photographer	fotoğrafçı
hal	1: state, 2: (market) hall	Hall	ses, (echo :) yankı
hashaş	Opium poppy	Hashish)	esrar, haşiş
inmek	get out	To get into ("in" sth.)	binmek
cadre	fate	Squad	kadro
calendar	(begging wandering) dervish, adj .: undemanding, carefree, unconventional	calendar	takvim
kalp	heart	calf	dana
Kamil	(First name) mature, perfect	chamomile	Papatya
can	blood	khan	Han
chaplain	tiger	Chaplain	(Papaz yardımcısı)
box	intentionally	box	kutu
kayak	ski	kayak	kayık
kral (loan word from Slavic: cf. Polish król, Hungarian király)	king	claw	pençe
keser	Hatchet, ax, hammer	Cheese maker	peynirci
col	Arm (body part)	Cabbage	lahana
composto	compote	compost	gübre
feces	Jeans, denim	Feces	bok
Konser	Concert (music event)	concert	konçerto (piece of music), konser (music event)
kurt	1: wolf, 2: maggot, worm	Kurd	Kürt
lay	(Wash) basin, bucket, bowl	lay	koymak
times	Goods, cattle	meal	yemek
mayo	swimming trunks	Mayo ( coll. For mayonnaise)	mayonez
mis	Musk, mis gibi: like musk, fragrant	Damn	(hayvanların) bok (u), gübre
mus	Moose	Must (<must)	mecburiyet
muz	banana	Mus	ezme, puree
not	note	Need	(zor durum), darlık, yoksulluk
edema	payment	Edema	edemler
oh dear	nail polish	Oh dear! (Interjection)	eyvah!
pasta	cake	Pasta (pasta)	makarna
politics	politically	politics	politika
portal	Orange, orange	Portugal	Portekiz
randevu	Appointment, rendezvous	date	buluşma, randevu
rum	(Eastern) Romans, Byzantines, Greeks (especially from outside Greece)	rum	Rome
novel	Rome (ethnicity)	Novel (story)	roman (r / r!)
novel	Rome (ethnicity)	Romanian	Rumen / Romen
seed	Clock, hour	seed	ekin
saz	Saz , Turkish lute	Sentence (grammar)	cümle
cream	stage	cream	kaymak, krema
cookies	eighty	sixteen	on altı
tobacco	Plate	tobacco	do
terzi	cutter	third	tiyers
door	Art	door	kapı
tsar	Eardrum; cube	Tsar	Çar
zil	bell	target	hedef
ziyaret	Visit ( usually in the phrase ziyaret etmek = visit, pay a visit)	Cigarette	sigara

Through the inflection or in combination with the numerous endings, there are other false friends such as oil (die, imperative of oil mek die) or send (of you, ablative of sen du).

Japanese

Japanese word	Also means)	Similar to the German	Friend translates
アルバイト arubaito	Part-time job ( loan from German)	job	仕事 shigoto
ボンベ bomb	Gas bottle ( loan from German, technically bomb)	bomb	爆弾 bakudan
まんこ manko	pussy	Shortcoming	欠点 chains
虫 mushi	Insect , worm , crawly animal	pussy	まんこ manko

Korean

Korean word	Also means)	Similar to the German	Friend translates
areubaiteu (아르바이트)	Side job, loan word from German for the Japanese word "arubaito" (アルバイト)	job	il (일), nodong (노동)

Planned languages

Esperanto

Esperanto word	Also means)	Similar to the German	Friend translates
alta	high	old	maljuna, malnova, malfreŝa
arta	artificial, artistic	good	ĝentila
betulo	birch	beggar	almozpetanto
bruli	burn	roar	kriegi
buŝo	mouth	bush	arbusto
domo	House	Dom	katedralo
ducent	two hundred	dozen	dekdu
forpasi	pass away, pass away	miss	maltrafi
forta	strong	away	for
frago	strawberry	question	demando
fraŭlo	Bachelor	woman	virino
glacio	ice	Bald head	kalvaĵo
graso	fat	grass	herbo
jarcento	century	decade	jardeko
bankruptcy	Competition , competition	bankruptcy	bankrupt
lango	tongue	length	longeco
legi	read	lay	meti
medio	environment	medium	komunikilo, mediumo (person)
oro	gold	ear	orelo
papo	Pope	father	patro
sorto	fate	variety	specio, tipo
stari	stand	stare	fiksrigardi, rigide rigardi
met	hit (shot, throw)	meet (encounter)	renkonti
sunbrilo	sunshine	sunglasses	sunprotektaj okulvitroj

Interlingua

Interlingua word	Also means)	Similar to the German	Friend translates
sex	six	sex	sexo

Lojban

Lojban word	Means	Similar to the German	Friend translates
cmalu (read: narrowu)	small	narrow	jarki

literature

Hartmut Breitkreuz, Mathias Hütter (illustrator): False Friends. Stumbling blocks of the German-English vocabulary . rororo 8492. Rowohlt , Reinbek bei Hamburg 1999, ISBN 3-499-18492-3 .
Rebecca Davies: PONS Typical mistakes in English at a glance . Klett , Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-12-561477-2 .
Burkhard Dretzke, Margaret Nester: False Friends. A Short Dictionary. Reclam , Stuttgart 2009, ISBN 978-3-15-019756-1 (= Reclams Universal Library Volume 19756).
Béatrice Gra-Steiner, Burkhard Dretzke, Margaret Nester: Petit Dictionnaire des Faux Amis. Reclam's Universal Library 19778. Reclam, Stuttgart 2010, ISBN 978-3-15-019778-3 .
Eric T. Hansen, Astrid Ule: Forbetter your English: English for Germans. Langenscheidt, Berlin / Munich / Vienna / Zurich / London / Madrid / New York, NY 2011, ISBN 978-3-468-73821-0 .
Sylvia Klötzer: PONS typical mistakes in German at a glance. Klett, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-12-561478-9 .
Albena on top: false friends in Russian and Bulgarian . VDM, Saarbrücken 2010, ISBN 978-3-639-23219-6 .
John Stevens: True and False Friends. Stumbling blocks in the English vocabulary. Hueber, Ismaning 2009, ISBN 978-3-19-057918-1 .
Siegfried Theissen, Caroline Klein: Contrastive German-French dictionary . Presses universitaires de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve 2010, ISBN 978-2-87463-220-4 .

Individual evidence

↑ fee . Entry “ fee ” in Link Everything Online (leo.org), accessed August 20, 2015.

↑ personally . Entry " personal " in Link Everything Online (leo.org). Retrieved August 20, 2015.

↑ Personnel . "Personal" entry in Link Everything Online (leo.org), accessed August 20, 2015.

↑ puzzle (Eng.) / Puzzle (German) . Entry puzzle (engl.) / "Puzzle (dt.)" In Link Everything Online (leo.org), accessed on August 20, 2015.

↑ "sexual relations". In: Merriam-Webster Online. Retrieved on January 11, 2015 (English, no singular): "sexual relations (noun plural): Definition of SEXUAL RELATIONS: sexual intercourse, First Known Use of SEXUAL RELATIONS: 1890; Medical Definition of SEXUAL RELATIONS: coitus "

↑ "sexual relation". In: leo.org. Retrieved on January 11, 2015 (English): "sexual relation - the sexual intercourse / the supplement (outdated)"

↑ "sexual relations". In: Macmillan Dictionary. Retrieved on January 11, 2015 (English, no singular): "sexual relations (formal): the act of having sex with someone"

↑ “ How to translate English correctly and incorrectly ” - Author: Hendrik Werner . Website of the newspaper Die Welt on July 27, 2009. Retrieved on August 20, 2015.

↑ John Stevens: Pocket Trainer English. True and False Friends: Stolpersteine Im Englischen, Hueber Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-19-057918-1 (online)

↑ ^a ^b ^c Teutonisms with a higher degree of Germanization in loan words, in: Ulrich Ammon: The German language in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The problem of national varieties. Walter de Gruyter, 1995, ISBN 3-11-014753-X , p. 357; see. Ulrich Ammon: German dictionary of variants. The standard language in Austria, Switzerland and Germany as well as in Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, East Belgium and South Tyrol . Walter de Gruyter, 2004, ISBN 3-11-016575-9 .

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t Ulrich Ammon: German dictionary of variants. The standard language in Austria, Switzerland and Germany as well as in Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, East Belgium and South Tyrol . Walter de Gruyter, 2004, ISBN 3-11-016575-9 .

↑ ^a ^b Teutonismen from a linguistic point of view, in: Ulrich Ammon: The German language in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The problem of national varieties. Walter de Gruyter, 1995, ISBN 3-11-014753-X , p. 341; see. Ulrich Ammon: German dictionary of variants. The standard language in Austria, Switzerland and Germany as well as in Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, East Belgium and South Tyrol . Walter de Gruyter, 2004, ISBN 3-11-016575-9 .

↑ Codified Teutonisms, in: Ulrich Ammon: The German language in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The problem of national varieties. Walter de Gruyter, 1995, ISBN 3-11-014753-X , p. 337; see. Ulrich Ammon: German dictionary of variants. The standard language in Austria, Switzerland and Germany as well as in Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, East Belgium and South Tyrol . Walter de Gruyter, 2004, ISBN 3-11-016575-9 .

↑ "Floor" or "Floor"? In: Austria in History and Literature with Geography , Volume 19 (1975), here p. 39 ff.

^ Ulrich Ammon: The German language in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The problem of national varieties. Walter de Gruyter, 1995, ISBN 3-11-014753-X , pp. 163, 191, 266, 377; see. Ulrich Ammon: German dictionary of variants. The standard language in Austria, Switzerland and Germany as well as in Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, East Belgium and South Tyrol . Walter de Gruyter, 2004, ISBN 3-11-016575-9 .

^ Ulrich Ammon: The German language in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The problem of national varieties. Walter de Gruyter, 1995, ISBN 3-11-014753-X , p. 270; see. Ulrich Ammon: German dictionary of variants. The standard language in Austria, Switzerland and Germany as well as in Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, East Belgium and South Tyrol . Walter de Gruyter, 2004, ISBN 3-11-016575-9 .

^ Austrian dictionary , published on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Education and the Arts. Österreichischer Bundesverlag, 1979, ISBN 3-215-02615-5 , p. 278; see. Ulrich Ammon: German dictionary of variants. The standard language in Austria, Switzerland and Germany as well as in Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, East Belgium and South Tyrol . Walter de Gruyter, 2004, ISBN 3-11-016575-9 .

^ Ulrich Ammon: The German language in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The problem of national varieties. Walter de Gruyter, 1995, ISBN 3-11-014753-X , pp. 189, 343; see. Ulrich Ammon: German dictionary of variants. The standard language in Austria, Switzerland and Germany as well as in Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, East Belgium and South Tyrol . Walter de Gruyter, 2004, ISBN 3-11-016575-9 .

↑ ÖWB: "The word is not or rarely used in Austria."

^ " A Grammar of Afrikaans " by Bruce C. Donaldson . Google Books website . Retrieved July 30, 2015.

Web links

French
- Frogleap: Falsche Freunde / Faux amis - German <-> French
Dutch
- Overview False Friends German - Dutch
Spanish
- www.hispanoteca.eu Falsos amigos

[1] . Entry “ fee ” in Link Everything Online (leo.org), accessed August 20, 2015.

[2] rsonally . Entry " personal " in Link Everything Online (leo.org). Retrieved August 20, 2015.

[3] Personnel . "Personal" entry in Link Everything Online (leo.org), accessed August 20, 2015.

[4] uzzle (Eng.) / Puzzle (German) . Entry puzzle (engl.) / "Puzzle (dt.)" In Link Everything Online (leo.org), accessed on August 20, 2015.

[5] "sexual relations". In: Merriam-Webster Online. Retrieved on January 11, 2015 (English, no singular): "sexual relations (noun plural): Definition of SEXUAL RELATIONS: sexual intercourse, First Known Use of SEXUAL RELATIONS: 1890; Medical Definition of SEXUAL RELATIONS: coitus "

[6] "sexual relation". In: leo.org. Retrieved on January 11, 2015 (English): "sexual relation - the sexual intercourse / the supplement (outdated)"

[7] "sexual relations". In: Macmillan Dictionary. Retrieved on January 11, 2015 (English, no singular): "sexual relations (formal): the act of having sex with someone"

[8] “ How to translate English correctly and incorrectly ” - Author: Hendrik Werner . Website of the newspaper Die Welt on July 27, 2009. Retrieved on August 20, 2015.

[9] John Stevens: Pocket Trainer English. True and False Friends: Stolpersteine Im Englischen, Hueber Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-19-057918-1 (online)