To be berated all through Christmas Dinner will most likely spoil your appetite and make for a Christmas that you won’t want to remember. Wie Tante Sophie jeden Bissen Truthahn in Ihrer Kehle stecken lässt lesen Sie hier: https://www.englisch-nach-mass.com/false-friends-at-christmas-she-berated-me-throughout-christmas-dinner/

Ass is a versatile word. It has many meanings. Since it’s Christmas, the relevant meaning for the season is the animal. The ass, along with the ox and the sheep was one of the animals in the stable when the baby Jesus was born. Ass ist ein vielseitiges Wort. Es hat unterschiedliche Bedeutungen. Da es …

To a German speaker this sentence sounds perfectly normal. It’s the literal translation of a type of Christmas decoration that can be found in many German homes at Christmas. It’s also guaranteed to confuse an English speaker. ********* Falsche Freunde zu Weihnachten: The Crib under the Christmas Tree Für Deutsche klingt dieser Satz völlig richtig. …