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teepan95
06/24/20 9:40:42 AM
#1:


Firstly, thanks to @BalanceLost for letting me piggyback off of his format :P

...except I'm not! While German is known for its compound words, I'll be doing something different: false friends. These are words that look like one word, but mean another. Example: the adjective dick. It looks like it'd mean penis/jerk/Richard, but the actual meaning is fat/thick.

To keep things simple I'll stick to nouns, especially those that I've encountered myself.

So, without further ado: what are the English meanings of the following words?

  1. der Beamer
  2. der Oldtimer
  3. das Gymnasium
  4. das Handy
  5. der Brief
  6. das Gift
  7. das Genie
  8. der Mist
  9. der Rock
  10. der Roman


tl;dr: All of these are German words. Guess what they mean in English!

Have fun!

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Choco
06/24/20 9:45:24 AM
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trying to read these as both the german and the english word is hurting my brain

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DrizztLink
06/24/20 9:46:03 AM
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teepan95
06/24/20 9:47:45 AM
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DrizztLink posted...
I'm still unsure on the premise.
These are all words in German. What do they mean in English?

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Choco
06/24/20 9:47:53 AM
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DrizztLink posted...
I'm still unsure on the premise.
guess what those german words mean

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sauceje
06/24/20 9:49:48 AM
#6:


I know some German so I know a bunch of these >_>

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DrizztLink
06/24/20 9:50:41 AM
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Foppe
06/24/20 9:50:50 AM
#8:


6; https://youtu.be/Qq4j1LtCdww

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teepan95
06/24/20 9:52:21 AM
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Foppe posted...
6; https://youtu.be/Qq4j1LtCdww
Correct!

DrizztLink posted...
Yes, but your example doesn't clear things up for me.
You'd think the German word dick would mean ...well, dick. But it doesn't!

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ZEROWOLF
06/24/20 9:53:01 AM
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What? So like how beamer is projector? Is that what you mean?

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teepan95
06/24/20 9:55:26 AM
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ZEROWOLF posted...
What? So like how beamer is projector? Is that what you mean?
Correct!

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ASithLord7
06/24/20 9:56:04 AM
#13:


Refraining but tag for funz

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ReeNoiP
06/24/20 11:29:28 AM
#14:


Gymnasium=highschool?
genie=genius?
roman=book with a fictional story?

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teepan95
06/24/20 11:30:26 AM
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ReeNoiP posted...
Gymnasium=highschool? a type of high school, yes
genie=genius? yes
roman=book with a fictional story? novel, yes

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Sariana21
06/24/20 3:32:12 PM
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Another term for words like these is false cognates.

Which word does the Alice Cooper video explain? (I can't watch the video right now.)

der Oldtimer: broken clock (j/k)
das Handy: glove?
der Brief: I'm assuming it's not underwear or meeting
das Gift: ?
der Mist: rain?
der Rock: ground?

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Foppe
06/24/20 3:44:31 PM
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Sariana21 posted...
Which word does the Alice Cooper video explain? (I can't watch the video right now.)
Poison.

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sauceje
06/24/20 3:47:51 PM
#18:


Sariana21 posted...
Which word does the Alice Cooper video explain? (I can't watch the video right now.)
Gift means Poison.

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teepan95
06/24/20 4:16:47 PM
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Sariana21 posted...
der Oldtimer: broken clock (j/k)
das Handy: glove?
der Brief: I'm assuming it's not underwear or meeting
das Gift: ?
der Mist: rain?
der Rock: ground?

Unfortunately all incorrect, but good guesses!

E: and yeah, das Gift means poison
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andri_g
06/24/20 4:24:33 PM
#20:


teepan95 posted...
5. der Brief
Letter, no guess.

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teepan95
06/24/20 4:24:54 PM
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andri_g posted...
teepan95 posted...
5. der Brief
Letter, no guess.

Correct!
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Sariana21
06/24/20 4:53:00 PM
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teepan95 posted...
Correct!
Missive or alphabet?

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teepan95
06/24/20 4:54:57 PM
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Sariana21 posted...
teepan95 posted...
Correct!
Missive or alphabet?

Missive

The other one is der Buchstabe
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andri_g
06/24/20 5:55:21 PM
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teepan95 posted...
Missive

The other one is der Buchstabe
And a postage stamp is[t] "die Briefmarke."

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teepan95
06/24/20 10:23:20 PM
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andri_g posted...
teepan95 posted...
Missive

The other one is der Buchstabe
And a postage stamp is[t] "die Briefmarke."


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BalanceLost
06/25/20 1:12:05 AM
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Cool idea! :D

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teepan95
06/25/20 4:46:05 AM
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Bump
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teepan95
06/25/20 2:21:20 PM
#28:


Bump

These remain:

  • der Oldtimer
  • das Handy
  • der Mist
  • der Rock

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BalanceLost
06/25/20 2:26:31 PM
#29:


der Mist = the lost?

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Sariana21
06/25/20 2:28:03 PM
#30:


The only German false cognate I know is "das Boot."

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Sariana21
06/25/20 2:28:43 PM
#31:


teepan95 posted...
Bump

These remain:

* der Oldtimer
* das Handy
* der Mist
* der Rock
der Oldtimer=history?


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InYourWalls1
06/25/20 2:38:02 PM
#32:


teepan95 posted...
der Oldtimer

I've not encountered this one before. An antique maybe?

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teepan95
06/25/20 2:47:10 PM
#33:


BalanceLost posted...
der Mist = the lost?

No :/

Sariana21 posted...
Oldtimer=history

In the right direction!

InYourWalls1 posted...
teepan95 posted...
der Oldtimer

I've not encountered this one before. An antique maybe?

A specific kind of antique...
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Sariana21
06/25/20 2:48:54 PM
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teepan95 posted...
A specific kind of antique...
An antique clock!

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Foppe
06/25/20 2:50:49 PM
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Having das Handy can be pretty handy if you want to communicate.

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teepan95
06/25/20 2:51:14 PM
#36:


Sariana21 posted...
teepan95 posted...
A specific kind of antique...
An antique clock!

Nope!
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VVALLBOUNCE
06/25/20 2:52:33 PM
#37:


Gymnasium = High School
Handy = Cellphone
Brief = Letter (like one you mail to someone)
Genie = Genius

I didnt learn any of the others back in high school that I recall

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teepan95
06/25/20 2:53:39 PM
#38:


VVALLBOUNCE posted...
Handy = Cellphone

This one remained, and it's correct!
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Sariana21
06/25/20 3:24:50 PM
#39:


der Oldtimer=some kind of antique ??
der Mist=cologne or perfume?
der Rock=

I think those are all that are left, correct?

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teepan95
06/25/20 3:26:17 PM
#40:


Sariana21 posted...
der Oldtimer=some kind of antique ??

A very specific kind, yes

Sariana21 posted...
der Mist=cologne or perfume?

Good guess, but no!

Yes, those are the ones that remain
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Nazanir
06/25/20 3:27:17 PM
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Der Oldtimer = classic/antique car

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sauceje
06/25/20 3:28:46 PM
#42:


Mist is shit

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Sariana21
06/25/20 3:29:40 PM
#43:


I'm guessing an antique car because my first thought when I saw the word was the Oldsmobile brand.

But I think I'm wrong because Ransom E. Olds was not from Germany.

ETA: Ninja'd!

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ZEROWOLF
06/25/20 3:31:28 PM
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Mist I think is an expletive and rock is a dress?

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teepan95
06/25/20 3:39:42 PM
#45:


Nazanir posted...
Der Oldtimer = classic/antique car

Correct!

sauceje posted...
Mist is shit

Crap, but yes!

ZEROWOLF posted...
rock is a dress

Correct!

That's all of them!!
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Choco
06/26/20 6:43:28 AM
#46:


Fun fact: They kept Misty's English name in the German Pokmon translations for some reason. >_>

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The Eko
06/26/20 1:20:24 PM
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TC, I have some nominations for a few more

der Fuchs
die Fahrt
der Rat
die Hose

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teepan95
06/26/20 1:29:05 PM
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Ha, nice!
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TarElessar
06/26/20 1:41:17 PM
#49:


Choco posted...
Fun fact: They kept Misty's English name in the German Pokmon translations for some reason. >_>
They did change the name of Mist in Fire Emblem

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