During 2016 we present one false friend every week.
handeln (DE) = to trade (kaufen/verkaufen) / to haggle (over sth) (feilschen) (EN)
to handle sth (EN) = etw bearbeiten, für etw zuständig sein (DE)
Example – to trade: “The company trades on the DAX.” / “At the moment, the company is trading for/at EUR 25.75.”
Example – to haggle (over sth): “We haggled over the price until it was 50 per cent of what he originally said.”
Example – to handle sth (etw bearbeiten): “At the moment, my team is handling the purchase of a major competitor.”
Example – to handle sth (für etw zuständig sein): “She handles all our key accounts.”
