Word Of The Day ~ apart (sein)
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apart [sein] (adj.) - [to be] lovely, distinctive, unusual, striking; chicly
Das ist vor allem der Verdienst der aparten Dame, die als Künstlerin den Stil des Hauses prägte. - That is due above all to the distinctive lady, who, as an artist, put her stamp on the style of the house.
Sie ist sehr apart. - She's very lovely.
MORE> Falsche Freunde (False Cognates)~
A "false cognate" is a word in one language that is identical or similar to a word in another language, but does not mean the same thing. For instance, both German and English have the word fast, but the German word means "almost", while the English fast would be "schnell". The following is a glossary of the many German-English "false friends" and other words that can be confusing
http://german.about.com/library/blfalsef.htm
apart [sein] (adj.) - [to be] lovely, distinctive, unusual, striking; chicly
Das ist vor allem der Verdienst der aparten Dame, die als Künstlerin den Stil des Hauses prägte. - That is due above all to the distinctive lady, who, as an artist, put her stamp on the style of the house.
Sie ist sehr apart. - She's very lovely.
MORE> Falsche Freunde (False Cognates)~
A "false cognate" is a word in one language that is identical or similar to a word in another language, but does not mean the same thing. For instance, both German and English have the word fast, but the German word means "almost", while the English fast would be "schnell". The following is a glossary of the many German-English "false friends" and other words that can be confusing
http://german.about.com/library/blfalsef.htm