Gift
( pl Gifte )das
[schädliche Substanz] poison
| darauf kannst du Gift nehmen! (fam) you can bet your life on it! |
| Gift |
| Care is required with the German word Gift, a false friend which corresponds to the English poison rather than gift or present. So the sentence Wegen der Mäuse haben wir Gift ausgelegt means We put poison down for the mice. |
| The English gift, on the other hand, has the German equivalent Geschenk . So the sentence I got a really nice gift for my birthday can be rendered as Zu meinem Geburtstag habe ich ein besonders schönes Geschenk bekommen. |
