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Cognates 2
RHS Cognates 2 (with some false friends)
| German | English |
|---|---|
| die Lerche | lark |
| leiten | to lead |
| hüpfen | to hop |
| blenden | to blind (NOT to blend) |
| der Affe | ape |
| die Bank | bench (also bank) |
| die Biene | bee |
| die Flöte | flute |
| der Kohl | cabbage (NOT coal) |
| die Kuh | cow |
| der Kuckuck | cuckoo |
| die Taube | dove |
| das Fett | fat |
| die Futter | fodder |
| das Gift | poison (NOT gift) |
| der Geist | ghost |
| die Hitze | heat |
| der Honig | honey |
| der Hang | slope (NOT hang) |
| eisig | icy |
| der Kessel | kettke |
| der Herd | cooker (NOT hearth) |
| küssen | to kiss |
| lecken | to lick |
| der Stock | stick |
| die Mühle | mill |
| der Vogel | bird (NOT fowl) |
| der Mönch | monk |
| alt | old |
| der Sender | transmitter (NOT sender) |
| der Pfennig | penny |
| der Pfeiler | pillar |
| die Krähe | crow |
| der Rost | rust |
| nackt | naked |
| das Ding | thing |
| spenden | to donate (NOT to spend) |
| der Schatten | shadow |
| der Brennnessel | stinging nettle |
| das Haupt | head |
| die Rippe | rib |
| der Daumen | thumb |
| übersehen | to overlook (NOT oversee) |
| die Leber | liver |
| schießen | to shoot |
| das Fieber | fever |
| der Tropfen | drop |
| selten | seldom |
| das Weib | wife (also woman) |
| der Wall | embankment (NOT wall) |