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Valse vrienden

False friends between Dutch and English

These look like English words but mean something else:

Dutch means not
eventueel possibly, if necessary eventually (= uiteindelijk)
actueel current, topical actual (= werkelijk)
brutaal cheeky, rude brutal (= wreed)
sympathiek likeable, nice sympathetic (= meelevend)
slim clever slim (= slank)
bellen to call (phone) to ring a bell only
bekomen to recover (from a shock) become (= worden)
door through; by door (= deur)
raar strange rare (= zeldzaam)
lust to like (food) lust (= begeerte)
winkel shop winkle
wandelen to walk, stroll to wander (= dwalen)
monster sample (also: monster)
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