многозначные слова в немецком языке

Adel

I
m -s дворянство; аристократия (тж. перен.)

II
m -s бав. навозная жижа

Особенно засадно с составными словами - встретил у Зюскинда слово Adelgestank

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Until recently, the Russian army was organized based on the mass-mobilization concept. This meant that in the event of a conflict, millions of reservists would be called to active service. Since it was obvious that reservists would not be able to utilize sophisticated weaponry, there was no need to supply them with such arms. That is one reason why there are so many decrepit, rusty tanks on Russian military bases — and why half of the tanks sent to Tskhinvali never made it to their destination because they broke down along the way.

http://www.moscowtimes.ru/article/1016/42/380392.htm