Same words but totally different meaning

There are words in German and English whose spelling is the same, but the meaning is totally different. These words may cause embarrassing situations, so it is better to know them. English Word = German Translation the angel (Eng) = der Engel German Word = English Meaning die ngel (Ger) = the fishing rod

the art = die !unst die rt = the species, the kind

bad (Eng) = b"se, mies das #ad (Ger) = the bathroom

bald (Eng) = kahl, glat$k"pfig (ohne %aare auf dem !opf) bald (Ger) = soon

the boot (Eng) = der Stiefel das #oot (Ger) = the boat

brief (Eng) = kur$, kur$ dargestellt der #rief (Ger) = the letter

dank (Eng) = feucht, unangenehm feucht, nasskalt der &ank (Ger) = thank, the gratitude

fast (Eng) = schnell, flott, fi', rasch fast (Ger) = almost

the gift (Eng) = das Geschenk, die #egabung das Gift (Ger) = the poison

the glut (Eng) = das (berangebot, die )*lle die Glut (Ger) = the embers, the glow

to grab (Eng) = greifen, $upacken das Grab (Ger) = the gra+e

the gut (Eng) = der &arm gut (Ger) = good, well

the hall (Eng) = die %alle, der !orridor der %all (Ger) = the echo, the resonance

handy (Eng) = handlich, passend, be,uem das %andy (Ger) = cell phone, mobile phone

the hat (Eng) = der %ut hat (Ger) = has (like- he has. = er hat.) the hut (Eng) = die %*tte der %ut (Ger) = the hat kind (Eng) = nett, g*tig, lieb, freundlich, liebensw*rdig the kind (Eng) = die rt das !ind (Ger) = the child to lack (Eng) = fehlen, ben"tigen the lack (Eng) = das )ehlen, die Ermangelung der /ack (Ger) = the lac,uer, the +arnish the hell (Eng) = die %"lle hell (Ger) = bright, fair, lucid last (Eng) = let$te, let$ter, let$tes die /ast (Ger) = the load, the burden

lied (Eng) = hat gelogen, log (like in- he lied = er hat gelogen) das /ied (Ger) = the song the links (Eng) = die 0erbindungen (pl.) links (Ger) = left (like in- left and right) the list (Eng) = die /iste die /ist (Ger) = the cunning, the artfulness, the craftiness made (Eng) = machte, gemacht (like in- 1ade in Germany) die 1ade (Ger) = the maggot, the grub the mark (Eng) = die 1arkierung, !enn$eichnung das 1ark (Ger) = the marrow (like in- bone marrow = !nochenmark) the mist (Eng) = der 2ebel, feuchter &unst der 1ist (Ger) = the dung, the manure most (Eng) = 3u4erst, am meisten der 1ost (Ger) = the must (like apple cider) to mutter (Eng) = murmeln, murren die 1utter (Ger) = the mother not (Eng) = nicht die 2ot (Ger) = the emergency, the distress the ,ualm(s) (Eng) = der 5weifel, die 5weifel der 6ualm (Ger) = the smoke, the fume the rat (Eng) = die 7atte der 7at (Ger) = the ad+ice, the councel, the suggestion the rind (Eng) = die 7inde, die Schale, die Schwarte das 7ind (Ger) = the beef, the cattle the rock (Eng) = der Stein der 7ock (Ger) = the skirt sage (Eng) = klug, weise, gescheit die Sage (Ger) = the legend, the myth, the saga to see (Eng) = sehen der See (Ger) = the lake die See (Ger) = the sea sold (Eng) = +erkaufte, hat +erkauft (like in- Er hat sein %aus +erkauft) der Sold (Ger) = the guerdon, the soldier8s salary stern (Eng) = ernst, streng, strikt der Stern (Ger) = the star the stock (Eng) = die ktie, der #estand der Stock (Ger) = the cane, the stick, (but also a story in a building)

%omographs are words that are spelled the same but +ary in pronunciation or meaning. #ut don8t get confused by terms like heteronyms, homographs, homophones or homonyms. 9t really doesn8t matter how they are called.