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False friends

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Many words in German and English seem similar but have very different meanings.

What’s Stapel in English?

Stapel ⋅ = stack, pile

The police found a stack of banknotes in the bank robber’s flat.

It’s not “staple”! staple ⋅ = Heftklamme­r; (etw.) zusammenhe­ften

Could you staple the documents together, please?

 ??  ?? stack
stack
 ??  ?? staple
staple

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