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mimic = nachahmen
Mimik = facial expression

gestures = Geste, Bewegung
gesticulation = Gestikulieren

Bio is used as biography and also as bio hazard
organic (food) store = Bio Laden
or health food store

if you pronounce bio in a German way,
it sounds a lot like „B.O.“ which means body odor (ae) or body odour (be)

chef (English) = a cook

chef (German) = the boss

chief (English) = head of a clan/tribe

the chief thing = the main thing/topic

chief reason = main reason

English: person (student) in practical training course

German: in-house, internal (no external help required)

actual = really, real, true, indeed (tatsächlich)

aktuell = current

pregnant = having a baby

prägnant = concise, succinct, incisive, pithily

KISS = Keep It Short and Simple

Juli 17, 2020 / Author: Thorsten / Posted in: Vocabulary