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das Gift (-e)
   poison; toxin; venom

Das ist (wie) Gift für mich.
That's very bad for me. ("like poison")
(This German word is a false friend, not equal to "gift" in English.)

Related Words:
giftig poisonous, toxic; venomous, vitriolic

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