German False Friends

A list of German words which are the same as an English word, but which means something completely different.

Gift - Poison
bald - soon
Puff - brothel
Slip - underpants
Dose - tin/can
fade - boring
Mist - manure
Parole - motto/slogan
Quark - cheese or trifle
Quote - proportion
Rat - advice
Roman - novel
Smoking - dinner jacket
Stapler - forklift