False Friends Presentation Pitfalls

False Friends A presentation by Raphael Fecke, Lukas Mutschler, Philipp Weber and Tobias Duczak

Introduction Good day, Sir. What can I get you?

Introduction Hello, I would like to become a beefsteak.

Introduction Oh no, I hope that will never happen to you!

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What are false friends? ,[object Object], - False friends are pairs of words in two languages which look similar but have different meanings

Why do False Friends exist? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Example: Verb ,[object Object],What? You spent money to Unicef?

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Example: Adjective ,[object Object],A very engaged man? What does that mean?

Example: Adjective ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],That is an exemplary father!

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