speisen

(verb)

Meanings

1.
to eat
(Very rarely used and sounds super fancy.)
2.
to power
(In context of electricity. Think of it as "feeding electricity")

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False Friends Explained - "spenden vs to spend"

German 'spenden' and English 'to spend' are classic false friends. Today, we'll learn what 'spenden' means, and how to say 'to spend' in various context.

Vocab:

spenden, die Spende, spendieren, die Speise, die Spesen, ausgeben, verbringen


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Root: *(s)pen-
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