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Fantasie
imagination
    She doesn't have a very active imagination, unfortunately.
fantasy
Fantasiebild
faul
lazy
    I've been very lazy this week.
    But: Where is that foul smell coming from?
foul
widerlich; übelriechend
fehlen
to be missing/absent; to be lacking
    Three colleagues are absent today due to illness. Our ideas are lacking something, but I'm not sure what exactly.
    But: Words fail me. I don't know what to say.
fail
durchfallen
Fehler
mistake / error
    There's an error in that formula. Let's check it.
failure
Misserfolg
Fest
party
    We are throwing a big party to help Chris celebrate his retirement!
feast
Festmahl
fixieren
to stare; to locate
    Everyone was staring at me; I don't know why. I couldn't locate which part of the machine the noise was coming from.
fix
reparieren
flattern
to be in / get into a flap
    He really got into a flap about that email.
flatter
schmeicheln
Fleisch
meat
    What do we call the meat from deer?
    But: Don't worry; it's just a flesh wound.
flesh
Fleisch
Flirt
flirtation
    It was just a brief flirtation, nothing more.
flirt
flirten; Flirt (d.h. Person)
Flocke
flake
    The snowflakes were enormous.
flock
Herde
Flur
hallway
    Please leave your coat in the hallway.
floor
Boden; Stockwerk
Folie
film; transparency / slide
    We are developing a new type of coated film that can be removed without leaving marks.
    You can see our sales figures on this slide.
foil
Metallfolie
Form
shape
    Our machines can produce any shape you want.
form
Formular
Format
dimensions; stature
    Is it possible to manufacture the same product according to different dimensions?
    He is a man of stature.
    But: Can you print this in the same format?
format
Format
Formular
form
    Please could you fill in this form? Thank you.
formula
Formel
Fotograf
photographer
    She's a photographer by trade.
photograph
Foto
Fraktion
parliamentary group; faction
    It's a parliamentary group for animal welfare.
    They belong to a very liberal faction of the party.
fraction
Bruchteil
Fusion
merger
    After the merger they changed the firm's name.
fusion
Verschmelzung; Zusammenschluss
Gasthaus
restaurant; inn
    Have you tried the small Italian restaurant next door yet?
    Let's go to that little inn on the outskirts of town.
guesthouse
Pension; Gästehaus
genial
brilliant
    That's a brilliant suggestion!
genial
freundlich; gesellig
Genie
genius
    You're a genius – that's a great idea!
genie
Dschinn / Flaschengeist
Gift
poison
    You sell rat poison? Oh!
gift
Geschenk
glücklich
happy
    I'm very happy to be here today.
lucky, to be ~
Glück haben
Grad
extent; degree (°C, °F)
    We can only service the equipment for free to the extent of our warrantee.
    The temperature in Athens today is 30°C.
grade
Note; Qualität,(Schul-)Klasse
Gratulation
Congratulations!
    Congratulations on your promotion!
    But on birthdays: Happy birthday!
congratulations
Gratulation!; Herzlichen Glückwunsch!
groß
large / big
    I work for a large company in France.
great / gross
großartig / ekelhaft
größte/r/s
largest / biggest
    Our company is the largest in the world.
greatest
beste; großartigste
Grund
reason
    That's the reason why I cannot attend today.
ground
Boden; Erde
gründen
to found
    He founded the company 20 years ago.
ground
Hausarrest erteilen; aus dem Verkehr ziehen
gültig
valid
    My passport is only valid for two more months.
guilty
schuldig
Grüße
wishes
    Best wishes, Marla / Warm wishes, Megan
    But: Greetings from Munich! Simon
greetings
Grüße
Gurke
cucumber
    I'd like my salad without cucumber, please.
gherkin
Gewürzgurke
Gymnasium
secondary school; high school
gymnasium
Sport-/Turnhalle
halten
to keep
    Please keep the information confidential.
hold
(fest-)halten
handeln
to deal; to act
    What's the best way to deal with this problem?
    We have to act now if we want to see results.
    But: How do you want to handle this matter?
handle
handhaben / behandeln
Handy
mobile phone / cell phone
    My mobile phone has been stolen!
handy
handlich
Haus
office
    I'm sorry; he is not