LL-L "False friends" 2004.05.19 (04) [D/E]

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From: Georg.Deutsch at esa.int <Georg.Deutsch at esa.int>
Subject: LL-L "False friends" 2004.05.18 (05) [E]

Reinhard, je schreef:

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Gabriele, Lowlanders,
Consider the "reverse" false friends:

German   |  Dutch
verwesen 'decompose'  |  verwezen 'infatuated', 'besotten'
verwest 'decomposed'  |  verweezd 'orphaned'
UNQUOTE

dat snap ik niet. Het Nederlands woordje 'verwezen' ken ik uitsluitend in de
betekenis 'thunderstruck' of zo iets.
"Verwezen staan kijken" had ik geprobeerd weer te geven met "staring
dumbfounded" [Duits: entgeistert].
"Verwezen" met de betekenis 'infatuated' ben ik nooit tegengekomen. Weet je
dat zeker?
Omgekeerde valse vrienden zijn (Duits)verwesen / (Nederlands) verwezen
echter
zeker en vast in ieder geval.

groetjes

Georg

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: False friends

Ja, Georg, u hebt natuurlijk gelijk.

Bedankt.
Reinhard/Ron

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From: Gustaaf Van Moorsel <gvanmoor at aoc.nrao.edu>
Subject: false friends

Gabriele Kahn wrote:

 > He thought that "Entbindung" meant the same as the Dutch "ontbinding" -
the
 > decomposition of a dead body, that is.

Another one Dutchmen are confronted with when crossing into
Germany by car is the frequent occurrence and excellent sign-
posting of funerals:  every Autobahn exit is indicated by a
large sign 'Ausfahrt'.  In Dutch, uitvaart is synonymous for
funeral.

It would seem from these admittedly few examples that false
friends tend to be related to death and decay.

Gustaaf

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