False Friends
Across
- 3. (7) [EN] The number 1,000,000,000. / [DE] The number 1,000,000,000,000.
- 5. (6) [EN] Begin to be something. / [DE] Receive, get.
- 10. (4) [EN] A regular payment made to a landlord for the use of their house or land. / [DE] Interest or yield.
- 11. (4) [EN] To take or seize hold of something. / [DE] A trench or ditch.
- 13. (6) [EN] A textile material. / [DE] A building for manufacturing, typically with machines - a factory.
- 17. (7) [EN] A formal speech or presentation, typically given at a university. / [DE] Reading or lesson.
- 19. (11) [EN] Showing understanding, compassion, and kindness. / [DE] Likeable or pleasant.
- 21. (4) [EN] A flexible tube or pipe for conveying water. / [DE] A pair of trousers.
Down
- 1. (8) [EN] An elderly person. / [DE] A classic car.*
- 2. office (4, 6) [EN] The UK government department responsible for law and order, immigration, and national security. / [DE] Work from home.*
- 4. (10) [EN] Indicating something will happen at some point in the future, but not immediately. / [DE] Ultimately, finally.
- 6. (4) [EN] Not enough of something. / [DE] Paint or varnish.
- 7. (9) [EN] A supply of something; a legal condition or requirement. / [DE] A commission fee.
- 8. (7) [EN] A series of actions or steps taken to achieve something. / [DE] A trial or legal procedure.
- 9. (6) [EN] Becoming aware of something; an official announcement. / [DE] A written note or warning.
- 11. (5) [EN] A mythical creature who traditionally grants three wishes after being released from a magic lamp. / [DE] An exceptionally talented or skilled individual - a genius.
- 12. (5) [EN] Short in duration, concise. / [DE] Underwear.
- 14. (6) [EN] Something real, as opposed to imagined or hypothetical. / [DE] Happening now, current.
- 15. (4) [EN] Quickly, speedily. / [DE] Almost.
- 16. (3) [EN] A visual representation of a geographic area. / [DE] Folder or file.
- 18. (4) [EN] To blink with one eye. / [DE] A nod of the head.
- 20. (5) [EN] Convenient or useful. / [DE] A mobile phone.*