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question		réponse
to hesitate She hesitated a while before buying the expensive ring. commencer à apprendre		aarzelen
hesitation After some hesitation she entered the jeweller's shop. commencer à apprendre		aarzeling
diligent/industrious Diligent/industrious pupils work hard. commencer à apprendre		ijverig
diligence He passed his examination because of his diligence. commencer à apprendre		ijver
to cope with She couldn't cope with the difficult problem. commencer à apprendre		aankunnen
appropriate Sports clothes are not appropriate for a funeral. commencer à apprendre		passend; geschikt
to grumble The pupils grumbled when they got too much homework. commencer à apprendre		mopperen
silly Don't ask such silly questions. commencer à apprendre		dwaas
miser Scrooge, from 'A Christmas Carol', was a miser. commencer à apprendre		vrek; gierigaard
mean A miser is a very stingy person. commencer à apprendre		krenterig
to expel After many warnings the boy was expelled from school. commencer à apprendre		wegsturen
to be at stake If you fail your exam again, your future may be at stake. commencer à apprendre		op het spel staan
abusive language/abuse The drunken man greeted us with a stream of abusive language/abuse. commencer à apprendre		scheldwoorden
term of abuse 'Pig' is often used as a term of abuse. commencer à apprendre		scheldwoord
to reconcile It was difficult to reconcile the two enemies. commencer à apprendre		verzoenen
reconciliation There has been a reconciliation between him and his wife. commencer à apprendre		verzoening
for the sake of They did not divorce for the sake of the children. commencer à apprendre		om wille van
avarice Scrooge is well-known for his avarice/stinginess. commencer à apprendre		gierigheid
to assert From the beginning the new teacher asserted his authority. commencer à apprendre		laten gelden
to hush up The scandal was hushed up. commencer à apprendre		in de doofpot stoppen
hush There was a sudden hush when the teacher entered. commencer à apprendre		stilte
to pay homage Everybody rose to pay homage to the President. commencer à apprendre		eer betonen
conduct He apologised for his bad conduct. commencer à apprendre		gedrag
torrent The drunken man answered with a torrent of abuse. commencer à apprendre		stortvloed
to come about How did it come about that you got so furious? commencer à apprendre		komen
to defy I defy you to prove that I am a liar. commencer à apprendre		uitdagen
to defy The soldiers defied the lieutenant's order. commencer à apprendre		negeren; trotseren
in defiance of What you have done is in defiance of the law. commencer à apprendre		in strijd met
austere These mountain people live an austere life. commencer à apprendre		sober; eenvoudig
austerity War is a period of austerity. commencer à apprendre		soberheid
to seduce Don Juan seduced a lot of women. commencer à apprendre		verleiden
craze This computer game has become a real craze. commencer à apprendre		rage
notorious This club is notorious for its hooligans. commencer à apprendre		berucht
to eavesdrop Stop talking; someone is eavesdropping. commencer à apprendre		afluisteren
scapegoat A scapegoat is always blamed for the mistake of others. commencer à apprendre		zondebok
to rebuke He was rebuked for being late. commencer à apprendre		berispen
to make amends for He promised to make amends for his mistakes. commencer à apprendre		goedmaken
credit I must say to his credit that he is honest. commencer à apprendre		eer; verdienste
refined She has very refined manners. commencer à apprendre		beschaafd.
disposition He has a cheerful disposition. commencer à apprendre		aard/karakter
aloof He held himself aloof from the others. commencer à apprendre		afzijdig
seductive The woman gave him a seductive smile. commencer à apprendre		verleidelijk
tacit You don't have to ask; you have my tacit approval. commencer à apprendre		stilzwijgend
to frown upon In those days cohabiting was frowned upon. commencer à apprendre		afkeuren
repute He is a doctor of good repute. commencer à apprendre		naam; reputatie
to bring into disrepute Bad food brought the restaurant into disrepute. commencer à apprendre		een slechte naam bezorgen
disreputable Don't go to that disreputable bar. commencer à apprendre		berucht
to pamper She sometimes pampers herself by going to a sauna. commencer à apprendre		verwennen
to degrade He degraded himself by telling lies. commencer à apprendre		verlagen
facetious I don't like his facetious remarks about women. commencer à apprendre		lollig
furtive The shy boy gave the girl a furtive look. commencer à apprendre		steels; heimelijk
trait Kindness is one of her good traits. commencer à apprendre		karaktereigenschap
sedate A sedate person always remains calm. commencer à apprendre		rustig/bedaard
self-conscious She never starts a conversation; she is too self-conscious. commencer à apprendre		verlegen
agriculture Agriculture is almost impossible in the Sahara. commencer à apprendre		landbouw
agricultural A plough is an agricultural implement. commencer à apprendre		landbouw-
to cultivate Farmers cultivate land. commencer à apprendre		bebouwen
tenant A tenant has no land of his own. commencer à apprendre		pachter; huurder
harvest/crop The farmers will have a good harvest/crop this year. commencer à apprendre		oogst
crop Without water few crops will grow on this dry soil. commencer à apprendre		gewas
soil The soil was very dry. commencer à apprendre		grond; aarde
(in)fertile For farming you need fertile soil. commencer à apprendre		(on)vruchtbaar
fertiliser Fertiliser is used to make soil more fertile. commencer à apprendre		kunstmest
fertility The farmer bought the land because of its fertility. commencer à apprendre		vruchtbaarheid
meadow The cattle were grazing in the meadow. commencer à apprendre		weide
herd The cowboys looked after a big herd of cattle. commencer à apprendre		kudde
flock In the hills we saw a flock of sheep. commencer à apprendre		kudde (schapen)
manure The farmer was speading manure on his fields. commencer à apprendre		mest
grape Wine is made from the juice of grapes. commencer à apprendre		druif
vine A vine is a plant that produces grapes. commencer à apprendre		wijnstok
vineyard A vineyard is a piece of land planted with vines. commencer à apprendre		wijngaard
to destroy The storm destroyed most of the crops. commencer à apprendre		vernietigen; verwoesten
pest A pest is a small animal that can destroy crops. commencer à apprendre		ongedierte
pesticide Pests can be killed with pesticide. commencer à apprendre		verdelgingsmiddel
to subsist on People in this area subsist on agriculture. commencer à apprendre		bestaan van
subsistence Agriculture is a means of subsistence. commencer à apprendre		bestaan
to facilitate Modern machines have facilitated farm work. commencer à apprendre		vergemakkelijken
pasture The farmer sent his cattle to a new pasture. commencer à apprendre		weide
to reap The farmers reaped the corn. commencer à apprendre		maaien; oogsten
remote Life at the remote farm was very lonely. commencer à apprendre		afgelegen
barren Barren land needs a lot of fertiliser. commencer à apprendre		onvruchtbaar
peasant A peasant has a very small farm. commencer à apprendre		kleine boer
mammal Mammals feed their young with milk. commencer à apprendre		zoogdier
tusk The elephants were killed for their tusks. commencer à apprendre		slagtand
veterinary A veterinary surgeon or vet is a doctor for animals. commencer à apprendre		dierenarts
surgeon (vet) Dogs and cats are pets. commencer à apprendre		chirurg (dierenarts)
pet Dogs and cats are pets. commencer à apprendre		huisdier
to chase The cat was chased by a dog. commencer à apprendre		achternazitten
burden The donkey carried a heavy burden. commencer à apprendre		last
to breed/to rear This farmer breeds/rears racehorses. commencer à apprendre		fokken; kweken
breed The Irish setter is a well-known breed of dog. commencer à apprendre		ras
trap The mouse was caught in a trap. commencer à apprendre		val
to attack The swimmer was attacked by a shark. commencer à apprendre		aanvallen
attack There have been attacks by sharks on this coast. commencer à apprendre		aanval
savage He was attacked by a savage dog. commencer à apprendre		woest
seal Seals are killed for their fur. commencer à apprendre		zeehond
to roar The child was afraid of the roaring lion. commencer à apprendre		brullen
to slaughter In America millions of buffaloes were slaughtered. commencer à apprendre		afslachten
cage The canary escaped from its cage. commencer à apprendre		kooi
cruel Some people can be very cruel to animals. commencer à apprendre		wreed
cruelty RSPCA means: Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. commencer à apprendre		wreedheid
to devour The lion killed a deer and devoured it. commencer à apprendre		verslinden
ferocious The ferocious lion attacked the hunters. commencer à apprendre		woest
paw The cat held a mouse between its paws. commencer à apprendre		poot
to elude The fox succeeded in eluding the hunters. commencer à apprendre		ontwijken
to howl The wolves howled in the forest. commencer à apprendre		huilen; janken
to be at large The escaped lion is still at large. commencer à apprendre		vrij rondlopen
to mount She mounted the horse and rode off. commencer à apprendre		bestijgen; beklimmen
docile A docile dog always obeys its master. commencer à apprendre		volgzaam; gedwee
to wag The dog was wagging its tail. commencer à apprendre		kwispelen
to dash The cat dashed into the house. commencer à apprendre		rennen; snellen
to whine In the night we heard a whining dog. commencer à apprendre		janken; huilen
leisure (time) How do you spend your leisure (time)? commencer à apprendre		vrije tijd
audience There was a large audience at the pop concert. commencer à apprendre		publiek
to entertain The comedian entertained the audience with his jokes. commencer à apprendre		vermaken
entertainment A cinema is a place of entertainment commencer à apprendre		vermaak; amusement
to request She requested the disc jockey to play her favourite song. commencer à apprendre		verzoeken
request At my request he played my favourite music. commencer à apprendre		verzoek
to comply with He immediately complied with my request. commencer à apprendre		voldoen aan
to solve One of her hobbies is solving crossword puzzles. commencer à apprendre		oplossen
solution She couldn't find the solution to the puzzle. commencer à apprendre		oplossing
(fun)fair Every year there is a big (fun)fair in our town. commencer à apprendre		kermis
suspense The horror film was full of suspense. commencer à apprendre		spanning
screen A film is shown on a white screen. commencer à apprendre		scherm
to enjoy I really enjoyed the film. commencer à apprendre		genieten van
to enjoy oneself I enjoyed myself very much. commencer à apprendre		genieten
treasure Treasure hunting with metal detectors is very popular. commencer à apprendre		schat
to conduct Who is conducting the orchestra. commencer à apprendre		dirigeren; leiden
to direct The film was directed by Spielberg. commencer à apprendre		regisseren
director Who is the director of this film? commencer à apprendre		regisseur
cast The cast of this film includes some famous stars. commencer à apprendre		rolbezetting
dice A dice is often used in games of chance. commencer à apprendre		dobbelsteen
stakes They played poker for very high stakes. commencer à apprendre		inzet
to admit Children under 16 are not admitted to this disco. commencer à apprendre		toelaten
admittance No admittance for children under 16. commencer à apprendre		toegang
to pursue In her new job she had less time to pursue her hobbies. commencer à apprendre		zich bezighouden met
pursuit Gardening is one of my father's leisure pursuits. commencer à apprendre		bezigheid
intended This book is not intended for children. commencer à apprendre		bedoeld
to depict This novel depicts life in a fishing village. commencer à apprendre		beschrijven
to treasure I still treasure the memory of that wonderful holiday. commencer à apprendre		bewaren; koesteren
to conjure The magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat. commencer à apprendre		toveren
to perform Actors are people who perform a play. commencer à apprendre		opvoeren
performance There are two performances of the show on Saturday. commencer à apprendre		opvoering
to rehearse The actors rehearsed the show many times. commencer à apprendre		repeteren
rehearsal There are many rehearsals before a play is performed. commencer à apprendre		repetitie
art This museum is famous for its collection of modern art. commencer à apprendre		kunst
to exhibit His paintings are exhibited in many museums. commencer à apprendre		tentoonstellen
exhibition We visited an exhibition of modern painting. commencer à apprendre		tentoonstelling
exhibit In a museum you may not touch the exhibits. commencer à apprendre		tentoongesteld
statue The statue of Liberty is in New York. commencer à apprendre		voorwerp
sculpture There are many Roman sculptures in the British Museum. commencer à apprendre		beeldhouwwerk
sculptor This statue was made by a famous sculptor. commencer à apprendre		beeldhouwer
portrait Who painted this beautiful portrait? commencer à apprendre		portret
to describe In this book he describes his life in America. commencer à apprendre		beschrijven
description His book gives a description of life in Morocco. commencer à apprendre		beschrijving
contest The word contest is used in singing contest, beauty contest and boxing contest. commencer à apprendre		wedstrijd
box office A box office is a place in a theatre where tickets are sold. commencer à apprendre		kassa
award The Oscar is a famous film award. commencer à apprendre		prijs
to award He was awarded the first prize. commencer à apprendre		toekennen
stage The pop group played on a big stage. commencer à apprendre		podium; toneel
available There were no tickets available for the evening performance. commencer à apprendre		verkrijgbaar; beschikbaar
attendant The museum attendant was very helpful. commencer à apprendre		bediende
performer A performer is a person who acts, sings or plays an instrument. commencer à apprendre		acteur; artiest
farce A farce is a funny play full of silly situations. commencer à apprendre		klucht
to portray In his book he portrayed life in the Middle Ages. commencer à apprendre		beschrijven
outstanding The actor got an Oscar for outstanding acting. commencer à apprendre		uitstekend
renown He was a director of international renown. commencer à apprendre		faam; beroemdheid
renowned Picasso is a renowned painter. commencer à apprendre		beroemd
heritage Shakespeare's plays are part of the English cultural heritage. commencer à apprendre		erfgoed
to erect A statue was erected in memory of the King. commencer à apprendre		oprichten
adept She is very adept at playing the piano. commencer à apprendre		bekwaam
hallmark The use of black dots is a hallmark of his paintings. commencer à apprendre		kenmerk
rush hour You had better avoid rush hours. commencer à apprendre		spitsuur
cautious She is a very cautious driver. commencer à apprendre		voorzichtig
to overtake You may not overtake other cars in this narrow road. commencer à apprendre		inhalen
to divert Traffic was diverted because of an accident. commencer à apprendre		omleiden
diversion There were many traffic diversions near London. commencer à apprendre		omleiding
careless The accident was caused by careless driving. commencer à apprendre		onvoorzichtig
to avoid It was too late to avoid an accident. commencer à apprendre		vermijden
to prevent Traffic lights prevent accidents. commencer à apprendre		voorkómen; verhinderen
prevention There are traffic lights for the prevention of accidents. commencer à apprendre		voorkoming: verhindering
sign The policeman gave a sign that we could cross the road. commencer à apprendre		teken
driving licence You may not drive a car without a driving licence. commencer à apprendre		rijbewijs
to indicate The right direction was indicated by a signpost. commencer à apprendre		aangeven
indication The signpost didn't give any indication about the distance. commencer à apprendre		aanwijzing
speed limit The speed limit in this street is 50 kilometres. commencer à apprendre		maximum snelheid
to exceed The driver exceeded the speed limit. commencer à apprendre		overschrijden
verge You may not park your car on the verge of a motorway. commencer à apprendre		berm; rand
due to/owing to The accident was due to/owing to careless driving. commencer à apprendre		te wijten aan
to signify A red light signifies that you have to stop. commencer à apprendre		betekenen
to ascribe to The police ascribed the accident to the fog. commencer à apprendre		toeschrijven aan
to discern In the thick fog we could hardly discern the road. commencer à apprendre		onderscheiden
to occur When did the accident occur? commencer à apprendre		gebeuren
occurrence An accident is an everyday occurrence. commencer à apprendre		gebeurtenis
to disrupt The heavy snowstorms disrupted all traffic. commencer à apprendre		ontwrichten
disruption The storm caused disruption of rail travel. commencer à apprendre		ontwrichting
toll This weekend the death toll in traffic was 110. commencer à apprendre		aantal (slachtoffers); tol
glimpse I just caught a glimpse of the driver who overtook me. commencer à apprendre		glimp
caution In this busy street you should drive with caution. commencer à apprendre		voorzichtigheid
lorry A lorry is used for transporting heavy goods. commencer à apprendre		vrachtwagen
cargo The ship carried a heavy cargo of coal. commencer à apprendre		lading; vracht
to leave/depart At what time does the train leave/depart? commencer à apprendre		vertrekken
departure We were waiting for the departure of the train. commencer à apprendre		vertrek
to enquire/inquire We enquire/inquired when the next train would depart. commencer à apprendre		informeren
enquiry/inquiry We made enquiries/inquiries about the train departures. commencer à apprendre		inlichting
terminus The last stop on a bus line is called a terminus. commencer à apprendre		eindstation
carriage The first-class carriages were in the front of the train. commencer à apprendre		wagon
taxi/cab Shall we walk or take a taxi/cab? commencer à apprendre		taxi
queue There was a long queue of people at the bus stop. commencer à apprendre		rij
to queue We had to queue for tickets. commencer à apprendre		in de rij staan
to connect/to link This railway connects/links London and Edinburgh. commencer à apprendre		verbinden
connection/link A new rail connection/link will be opened between the two cities. commencer à apprendre		verbinding
connection/link Is there any connection/link between the two accidents? commencer à apprendre		verband
commuter The train to the suburbs was full of commuters. commencer à apprendre		forens
coach Before the railways were built, people often travelled by coach. commencer à apprendre		rijtuig
coach Did you go to Italy by plane? No, by coach. commencer à apprendre		touringcar; bus
to commute Many people commute from London to the suburbs. commencer à apprendre		heen en weer reizen
distant In this distant part of the country there is no public transport. commencer à apprendre		ver; afgelegen
(in)dispensable For a doctor a car is indispensable. commencer à apprendre		(on)misbaar
fare Train and bus fares have gone up. commencer à apprendre		kaartje; reiskosten
to dispense with Doctors can't dispense with a car. commencer à apprendre		het stellen zonder
to adopt We adopted her suggestion to go by tube. commencer à apprendre		aannemen
to avert Most accidents can be averted by careful driving. commencer à apprendre		vermijden
to loom Suddenly a bus loomed out of the fog. commencer à apprendre		opdoemen
to be due The next bus is due in 10 minutes. commencer à apprendre		moeten aankomen
to convey This plane conveys both passengers and goods. commencer à apprendre		vervoeren
conveyance A bus is a means of conveyance. commencer à apprendre		vervoer
to insure I have insured my luggage against loss. commencer à apprendre		verzekeren
insurance Have you got a travel insurance? commencer à apprendre		verzekering
foreigner How many foreigners visited Amsterdam? commencer à apprendre		vreemdeling
foreign He spoke with a foreign accent. commencer à apprendre		buitenlands
sight Big Ben is a famous sight in London. commencer à apprendre		bezienswaardigheid
leaflet In this leaflet you will find all the sights. commencer à apprendre		folder
to recommend Can you recommend a good hotel? commencer à apprendre		aanbevelen
recommendation I've chosen this hotel on the recommendation of a friend. commencer à apprendre		aanbeveling
fashionable Cannes is a fashionable seaside resort. commencer à apprendre		deftig; chic
inquiry (into) There was an official inquiry into the cause of the crash. commencer à apprendre		onderzoek (naar)
enterprise Sailing round Cape Horn in a storm is a dangerous enterprise. commencer à apprendre		onderneming
to be entitled (to) The customs are entitled to check your luggage. commencer à apprendre		recht hebben (op)
fellow I had a nice conversation with my fellow traveller. commencer à apprendre		mede-
oriental He had visited Japan and other oriental countries. commencer à apprendre		oosters
incident He told us some amusing incidents that occurred during his travels. commencer à apprendre		voorval
worthwhile The trip was tiring, but it was really worthwhile. commencer à apprendre		de moeite waard
otherwise You had better book now, otherwise it is too late. commencer à apprendre		anders
space Who was the first man to travel in space? commencer à apprendre		de ruimte
to be stuck We were stuck in a tailback. commencer à apprendre		vastzitten
venture Sailing round the world in a small boat is quite a venture. commencer à apprendre		waagstuk
to venture Nobody ventured into the mountains during the snowstorm. commencer à apprendre		zich wagen
track We followed a rough track through the mountains. commencer à apprendre		pad; spoor
to assure The pilot assured us that everything was safe. commencer à apprendre		verzekeren
assurance He gave the assurance that nothing would happen. commencer à apprendre		verzekering
to alarm The passengers were alarmed when they heard about the engine-trouble. commencer à apprendre		verontrusten
alarm The stewardess said there was no cause for alarm. commencer à apprendre		ongerustheid
to submit The results of the inquiry were submitted to the government. commencer à apprendre		voorleggen
vacant There was only one vacant room at the village inn. commencer à apprendre		vrij; onbezet
vacancy The hotel had no vacancies. commencer à apprendre		kamer vrij
to let She lets rooms to tourists. commencer à apprendre		verhuren
landlady A landlady is a woman who lets rooms. commencer à apprendre		hospita
landlord The landlord showed us the room. commencer à apprendre		huisbaas
to rent He rented the room at f200 a month. commencer à apprendre		huren
rent How much is the rent? commencer à apprendre		huur
lounge Some hotel guests were watching TV in the lounge. commencer à apprendre		lobby
to accommodate This hotel can accommodate 80 guests. commencer à apprendre		huisvesten; onderdak geven
accommodation Hotel accommodation in London is very expensive. commencer à apprendre		huisvesting; accommodatie
to cater for This restaurant caters for weddings and parties. commencer à apprendre		verzorgen (eten, drank)
resident The car park of the hotel is for residents only. commencer à apprendre		hotelgast
owner Who is the owner of this hotel? commencer à apprendre		eigenaar
bill I paid the bill by credit card. commencer à apprendre		rekening
host The host welcomed his guests. commencer à apprendre		gastheer
hostess She has always been an excellent hostess. commencer à apprendre		gastvrouw
tramp A tramp has no home. commencer à apprendre		zwerver
chain Holiday Inn is a worldwide hotel chain. commencer à apprendre		keten
boarding house The immigrants stayed at a cheap boarding house. commencer à apprendre		kosthuis; pension
board and lodging In a boarding house you get board and lodging. commencer à apprendre		kost en inwoning
to put up Can we put up our tent here? commencer à apprendre		opzetten
to stay with I stayed with my uncle for three days. commencer à apprendre		logeren bij
camp site/camping site The camp site/camping site was near a lake. commencer à apprendre		camping
posh The rooms at this posh hotel are very expensive. commencer à apprendre		chic; deftig
proprietor The proprietor of the hotel welcomed us. commencer à apprendre		eigenaar
discomfort She doesn't like the discomforts of camping. commencer à apprendre		ongemak
to pitch They pitched their tent near a farm. commencer à apprendre		opzetten
to convert The farm had been converted into a small hotel. commencer à apprendre		veranderen; verbouwen
flammable/inflammable The tanker transported highly flammable/inflammable chemicals. commencer à apprendre		ontvlambaar
ticket There was a parking ticket under the windscreen wiper. commencer à apprendre		bekeuring; bon
motorist A motorist should know the traffic rules. commencer à apprendre		automobilist
vulnerable A cyclist is very vulnerable in traffic. commencer à apprendre		kwetsbaar
to fine He was fined for driving too fast. commencer à apprendre		bekeuren
fine He had to pay a fine of f50. commencer à apprendre		boete
regulation It's against the regulations to smoke in this bus. commencer à apprendre		regel
pressure Could you please check the tyre pressure? commencer à apprendre		druk
to adjust He adjusted the seat because he wanted to sleep. commencer à apprendre		verstellen
adjustable This seat is adjustable. commencer à apprendre		verstelbaar
belt It is safer to wear a seat belt in a car. commencer à apprendre		gordel; riem
traffic jam After the accident there was an enormous traffic jam. commencer à apprendre		opstopping
to check We stopped at a petrol station to check the oil level. commencer à apprendre		controleren
to collide A car collided with a bus. commencer à apprendre		botsen
collision The driver of the car died in the collision. commencer à apprendre		botsing
injured The bus driver was badly injured. commencer à apprendre		gewond
injury After two days he died from his injuries. commencer à apprendre		verwonding
damage The damage to the car was very great. commencer à apprendre		schade
to damage The car was badly damaged. commencer à apprendre		beschadigen
tailback There was a tailback of 5 miles on the motorway. commencer à apprendre		file
to pull up The lorry pulled up at a filling station. commencer à apprendre		stoppen
gently When it is slippery, you should brake gently. commencer à apprendre		zacht; voorzichtig
commonplace Air travel has now become commonplace. commencer à apprendre		gewoon
jammed The roads to the coast were jammed with cars and caravans. commencer à apprendre		verstopt
congestion If you leave early, you can avoid traffic congestions. commencer à apprendre		opstopping
congested I was late because the roads were congested. commencer à apprendre		verstopt
to polish When you polish a car, you make it shine. commencer à apprendre		poetsen
wax Cars are polished with wax. commencer à apprendre		was
petrol Does this car use petrol or diesel? commencer à apprendre		benzine
to run out I think our petrol is running out. commencer à apprendre		opraken
vicinity Is there a petrol station in the vicinity? commencer à apprendre		buurt
boot He put the bags in the boot of the car. commencer à apprendre		bagageruimte
luggage You can put your luggage in the boot. commencer à apprendre		bagage
rear The rear of the car was damaged. commencer à apprendre		achterkant
puncture There was a puncture in one of the rear tyres. commencer à apprendre		lek; gat
spare He took a spare tyre from the boot commencer à apprendre		reserve
ramshackle A ramshackle car is a danger on the road. commencer à apprendre		gammel
bonnet The mechanic opened the bonnet to look at the engine. commencer à apprendre		motorkap
gear Most cars have five gears. commencer à apprendre		versnelling
to reverse He reversed the car into the garage. commencer à apprendre		achteruitrijden
grease The mechanic's hands were covered with grease. commencer à apprendre		vet
rag The mechanic cleaned his hands with an old rag. commencer à apprendre		lap; vod
characteristic/feature The most important characteristic/feature of a sports car is that it is fast. commencer à apprendre		kenmerk
inevitable The brakes didn't work and an accident was inevitable. commencer à apprendre		onvermijdelijk
economical An economical car doesn't use much petrol. commencer à apprendre		zuinig
spare part/spare It was difficult to get spare parts/spares for the old car. commencer à apprendre		onderdeel
occupant All the occupants of the car were killed. commencer à apprendre		inzittende
to repair The mechanic repaired the car. commencer à apprendre		repareren
to inflate He repaired the tyre and inflated it. commencer à apprendre		oppompen
exhaust There was a hole in the exhaust of the car. commencer à apprendre		uitlaat
to puncture A nail had punctured the tyre. commencer à apprendre		doorboren
to take advantage of She took advantage of the fine weather and opened the car roof. commencer à apprendre		gebruik maken van
glare I couldn't see anything in the glare of the car's headlights. commencer à apprendre		fel licht
to outweigh The advantages outweighed the disadvantages. commencer à apprendre		zwaarder wegen dan
to dazzle I was dazzled by the headlights of a car. commencer à apprendre		verblinden
awkward The mechanic was lying under the car in a very awkward position. commencer à apprendre		lastig; onhandig
summit There is a big cross on the summit of the hill. commencer à apprendre		top
steep Cycling on this steep hill is difficult. commencer à apprendre		steil
slope The hill slope was too steep for the cyclists. commencer à apprendre		helling
landmark This hill is a landmark for ships at sea. commencer à apprendre		baken; herkenningspunt
range In the middle of the island there is a mountain range. commencer à apprendre		keten
cave These caves in the rocks were used by smugglers. commencer à apprendre		grot
enormous/huge In Canada there are many enormous/huge forests. commencer à apprendre		enorm groot
area There are many lakes in this area. commencer à apprendre		gebied; streek
area The area of this farm is two square miles. commencer à apprendre		oppervlakte
rural Farmers live in rural areas. commencer à apprendre		plattelands -; landelijk
universe The moon and the earth are part of the universe. commencer à apprendre		heelal
universal Universal problems are general problems. commencer à apprendre		universeel
infinite The universe is infinite. commencer à apprendre		oneindig
to wander They wandered through the woods and lost their way. commencer à apprendre		zwerven
gipsy Gipsies wander from place to place. commencer à apprendre		zigeuner
to dwell These primitive people dwell in caves. commencer à apprendre		wonen
to ramble/to roam We rambled/roamed through the woods for hours. commencer à apprendre		zwerven
to envelop The mountain summit was enveloped in clouds. commencer à apprendre		hullen
to survey From this hill you can survey the whole valley. commencer à apprendre		overzien
hazard The expedition to Mount Everest was full of hazards. commencer à apprendre		gevaar
hazardous Climbing this mountain is a hazardous adventure. commencer à apprendre		gevaarlijk
species This species of bird is unknown in Europe. commencer à apprendre		soort
destruction Helplessly they watched the destruction of the forest by fire. commencer à apprendre		verwoesting
destructive Nothing could be done to stop the destructive fire. commencer à apprendre		vernietigend
edge It's dangerous to walk on the edge of a cliff. commencer à apprendre		rand
precipice Don't drive too near the edge of the precipice. commencer à apprendre		afgrond
(in)visible From Dover the French coast is visible. commencer à apprendre		(on)zichtbaar
site The new houses will be built on this site. commencer à apprendre		terrein
level The village lies 700 metres above sea level. commencer à apprendre		niveau; peil
to exterminate His job was to exterminate rats. commencer à apprendre		uitroeien
extermination We must stop the extermination of this species. commencer à apprendre		uitroeiing
peninsula A peninsula is almost surrounded by water. commencer à apprendre		schiereiland
mainland From the island you can see the mainland. commencer à apprendre		vasteland
beyond The village lies beyond the hills. commencer à apprendre		achter; voorbij
brink He stood on the brink of the precipice. commencer à apprendre		rand
boundary The river forms the boundary between the two countries. commencer à apprendre		grens
to designate This area has been designated as a National Park. commencer à apprendre		aanwijzen
by and large By and large the beaches in France were clean. commencer à apprendre		over't algemeen
arid The Sahara is a very arid area. commencer à apprendre		droog; dor
solitary We met a solitary horseman in the wood. commencer à apprendre		eenzaam; alleen
solitude Many people like the solitude of the moors. commencer à apprendre		eenzaamheid
to mar A big marred the beautiful landscape. commencer à apprendre		bederven
to inflict The damage inflicted by the hurricane was enormous. commencer à apprendre		toebrengen
to vanish Some species of animals have vanished from the earth. commencer à apprendre		verdwijnen
abyss Don't walk on the edge of the abyss. commencer à apprendre		afgrond
leap This is an enormous leap forward. commencer à apprendre		sprong
to leap The horse leapt over the ditch. commencer à apprendre		springen
polite It is polite to use 'please'. commencer à apprendre		beleefd
impolite The opposite of 'polite' is impolite. commencer à apprendre		onbeleefd
to realize Do you realize what you are doing? commencer à apprendre		beseffen
consequence Do you realize the consequences of your behaviour? commencer à apprendre		gevolg
consequently He didn't work; consequently he failed his exam. commencer à apprendre		als gevolg; daarom
to sneer at The television critics sneered at the popular soap series. commencer à apprendre		neerkijken op
to tamper with Someone has been tampering with my scooter. commencer à apprendre		knoeien aan
row/quarrel The child heard that the parents were having a row/quarrel. commencer à apprendre		ruzie
to quarrel The two sisters often quarrel. commencer à apprendre		ruzie maken
to persevere In spite of the difficulties, he persevered. commencer à apprendre		volhouden; volharden
to insult/to offend He is angry because you've insulted/offended him. commencer à apprendre		beledigen
insult/offence He took it as a personal insult/offence. commencer à apprendre		belediging
offensive You should apologize for your offensive remarks. commencer à apprendre		beledigend
furious She became furious when he insulted her. commencer à apprendre		woedend
to tease The girls teased John about his new haircut. commencer à apprendre		plagen
to obtain Why didn't he obtain permission to be absent? commencer à apprendre		(ver)krijgen
prudish Her prudish mother didn't allow her to go out in the evening. commencer à apprendre		preuts
haughty She gave me a haughty look and walked on. commencer à apprendre		hooghartig
complacent/smug A complacent/smug person is very pleased with himself. commencer à apprendre		zelfvoldaan
complacency There is no reason for complacency. commencer à apprendre		zelfvoldaanheid
unruly The teacher couldn't handle the unruly class. commencer à apprendre		lastig; onhandelbaar
to mould Our character is mainly moulded by our parents. commencer à apprendre		vormen; kneden
boisterous Boisterous people make a lot of noise. commencer à apprendre		luidruchtig
to heed He didn't heed my warning. commencer à apprendre		acht slaan op
impetuous Children are more impetuous than older people. commencer à apprendre		onstuimig
mob The angry mob threw stones at the police. commencer à apprendre		menigte
engaging She is a very engaging person. commencer à apprendre		innemend; aardig
peculiarity Every person has his/her own peculiarities. commencer à apprendre		eigenaardigheid
rude It's rude to point at people. commencer à apprendre		onbeleefd
(dis)honest To be quite honest, I don't like your new sweater. commencer à apprendre		(on)eerlĳk
honesty She had answered in all honesty. commencer à apprendre		eerlijkheid
to agree I quite agree with you. commencer à apprendre		het eens zijn
to disagree I'm afraid I disagree with you. commencer à apprendre		het oneens zijn
agreement There was no general agreement about the plan. commencer à apprendre		overeenstemming
disagreement There was a lot of disagreement in the political party. commencer à apprendre		verschil van mening; onenigheid
harm That dog won't do you any harm. commencer à apprendre		kwaad
to harm It won't harm you to work a little harder. commencer à apprendre		kwaad doen
harmful Do you know the harmful effects of smoking? commencer à apprendre		schadelijk
harmless Most spiders are harmless. commencer à apprendre		onschadelijk
to decide The teacher decided to punish the impudent pupil. commencer à apprendre		besluiten; beslissen
decisive Napoleon lost the decisive battle of Waterloo. commencer à apprendre		beslissend
decision He protested against the decision. commencer à apprendre		besluit; beslissing
to spoil Grandmother always spoils her grandchildren. commencer à apprendre		verwennen
affair This is my affair, not yours. commencer à apprendre		zaak
to mind Please mind your own business! commencer à apprendre		zich bemoeien met
deliberately The pupil deliberately dropped his book. commencer à apprendre		opzettelijk
improper Laughing in church is improper behaviour. commencer à apprendre		onfatsoenlijk
to meddle in Don't meddle in my affairs. commencer à apprendre		zich bemoeien met
to question I have no reason to question his honesty. commencer à apprendre		in twijfel trekken
rash I'm afraid your decision was a little rash. commencer à apprendre		overhaast
breach Your action is a breach of our contract. commencer à apprendre		breuk
malice Though you insulted me, I bear you no malice. commencer à apprendre		wrok
malicious Malicious gossip can do a lot of harm. commencer à apprendre		boosaardig
to scold The mother scolded her son for being late. commencer à apprendre		een standje geven
to forsake (forsook-forsaken) Even his best friends had forsaken him. commencer à apprendre		in de steek laten
league The English football league has four divisions. commencer à apprendre		competitie
to challenge The boxer challenged the world champion. commencer à apprendre		uitdagen
challenge He accepted the challenge. commencer à apprendre		uitdaging
association FA stands for 'Football Association'. commencer à apprendre		bond
(im)partial A referee should be impartial. commencer à apprendre		(on)partijdig
(im)partiality A referee should not show any partiality. commencer à apprendre		(on)partijdigheid
to exchange At the end of the match the players exchanged shirts. commencer à apprendre		ruilen; uitwisselen
event The next event will be the 100 metres race. commencer à apprendre		gebeurtenis
to lag behind One of the runners was so tired that he was lagging behind. commencer à apprendre		achterblijven
to cheer The supporters cheered when their team scored. commencer à apprendre		juichen
rule Do you know the rules of cricket? commencer à apprendre		(spel) regel
substitute Peter played as substitute in the first team. commencer à apprendre		invaller; vervanger
match The boxer was no match for the world champion. commencer à apprendre		partij; gelijke
fair One of the principles in sports is fair play. commencer à apprendre		sportief
honourable Arsenal lost but it was an honourable defeat. commencer à apprendre		eervol
advantage Playing a home match is usually an advantage. commencer à apprendre		voordeel
disadvantage Playing an away match is usually a disadvantage. commencer à apprendre		nadeel
to stick to (stuck-stuck) The referee stuck to his decision. commencer à apprendre		blijven bij
to observe All the players should observe the rules of the game. commencer à apprendre		zich houden aan
observance Observance of the rules in sport is very important. commencer à apprendre		naleving
entry There were two thousand entries for the marathon. commencer à apprendre		inschrijving; deelnemer
to proclaim The athlete was proclaimed sportsman of the year. commencer à apprendre		uitroepen
to benefit Some exercise will benefit your health. commencer à apprendre		goed doen
benefit One of the benefits of sport is a healthy body. commencer à apprendre		voordeel; nut
beneficial Swimming is beneficial to your health. commencer à apprendre		goed; gunstig
to toss The referee tossed a coin into the air. commencer à apprendre		(op)gooien
trial After many physical trials the expedition reached the North Pole. commencer à apprendre		beproeving
to acclaim The crowd acclaimed the champion. commencer à apprendre		toejuichen
to match No one can match him in kicking penalties. commencer à apprendre		evenaren
tournament He was the best boxer in the tournament. commencer à apprendre		tournooi
endurance Long-distance runners need a lot of endurance. commencer à apprendre		uithoudingsvermogen
gender There were doubts whether the athlete was of male or female gender. commencer à apprendre		geslacht
in favour of The referee's decision was in favour of the home team. commencer à apprendre		ten gunste van
to disqualify The athlete was disqualified because she had taken dope. commencer à apprendre		diskwalificeren
facility Our town has many sports facilities. commencer à apprendre		voorziening; faciliteit
agreement He signed an agreement with Barcelona for two years. commencer à apprendre		overeenkomst
exercise You are growing fat; you need more exercise. commencer à apprendre		lichaamsbeweging
runner-up Our team was runner-up in the football tournament. commencer à apprendre		tweede
to manage (to) He managed to break the world record. commencer à apprendre		slagen (in)
to succeed (in) After 5 days they succeeded in reaching the top of the mountain. commencer à apprendre		slagen (in)
to perform The athlete took dope to perform better. commencer à apprendre		presteren
performance Without dope his performance would have been less. commencer à apprendre		prestatie
to jeer at The supporters jeered at the referee, who disallowed a goal. commencer à apprendre		uitjouwen
to toil The cyclists toiled up the steep mountain. commencer à apprendre		zwoegen
senseless The boxer was knocked out and was senseless for two minutes. commencer à apprendre		bewusteloos
keen on She is very keen on windsurfing. commencer à apprendre		gek op
keen She is a keen tennis player. commencer à apprendre		enthousiast
stamina You need great stamina to run the marathon. commencer à apprendre		uithoudingsvermogen
to ascend It took us two hours to ascend the hill. commencer à apprendre		beklimmen
ascent The ascent of the mountain was difficult. commencer à apprendre		beklimming
to descend Descending the mountain was more difficult than climbing it. commencer à apprendre		afdalen
to exercise He exercised his muscles by lifting heavy weights. commencer à apprendre		oefenen
to favour She favours the team in the blue shirts. commencer à apprendre		ergens voor zijn; steunen
to maltreat/to ill-treat The woman left her husband because she was maltreated/ill-treated. commencer à apprendre		mishandelen
to blame He blamed the cyclist for the accident. commencer à apprendre		de schuld geven
to take the blame He had to take the blame for everything. commencer à apprendre		de schuld op zich nemen
it is my fault It was not my fault. commencer à apprendre		het is mijn schuld
economical His mother was an economical housewife. commencer à apprendre		zuinig
thrift Thanks to her thrift she could save some money. commencer à apprendre		zuinigheid
completely/entirely It was completely/entirely your own fault. commencer à apprendre		helemaal
flimsy A flimsy excuse is not a very good excuse. commencer à apprendre		zwak
pretext A pretext is a flimsy excuse. commencer à apprendre		smoes
to exert oneself He is lazy; he never exerts himself very much. commencer à apprendre		zich inspannen
exertion The sick man had to avoid all exertion. commencer à apprendre		inspanning
to mock The naughty boys mocked the old man. commencer à apprendre		bespotten
mockery There was a tone of mockery in his voice. commencer à apprendre		spot
rascal 'You little rascal! Where have you hidden my shoes?' commencer à apprendre		schurk
to pry into Don't pry into other people's business. commencer à apprendre		je neus steken in
to trifle with He is not a man to be trifled with. commencer à apprendre		spotten met
stealthy The woman stealthily put a watch in her bag. commencer à apprendre		stiekem; heimelijk
thrifty A thrifty person doesn't waste money. commencer à apprendre		zuinig
spendthrift A spendthrift likes to waste money. commencer à apprendre		verkwister
to preach 'Practise what you preach' is a well-known expression. commencer à apprendre		verkondigen; prediken
mainspring Money is the mainspring of everything he does. commencer à apprendre		drijfveer
to redress He did all he could to redress the wrongs. commencer à apprendre		herstellen
to concede He had to concede that he had made a mistake. commencer à apprendre		toegeven
to argue They often argue about politics. commencer à apprendre		twisten
argument They had an argument about money. commencer à apprendre		ruzie
to cancel/call off The match was cancelled/called off because of the snow. commencer à apprendre		afgelasten
to support A supporter supports his club. commencer à apprendre		steunen
spectacle The opening-ceremony of the Olympic Games was a great spectacle. commencer à apprendre		schouwspel
to promote The Olympic Games promote international relations. commencer à apprendre		bevorderen
artificial The hockey club had one field with artificial grass. commencer à apprendre		kunst(matig)
to go in for Do you go in for sports? commencer à apprendre		doen aan
spectator How many spectators saw the match? commencer à apprendre		toeschouwer
referee The referee blew his whistle. commencer à apprendre		scheidsrechter
to disallow The referee disallowed a goal. commencer à apprendre		afkeuren
to deserve The best team deserves to win. commencer à apprendre		verdienen
to eliminate In the quarter-finals Chelsea was eliminated by Liverpool. commencer à apprendre		uitschakelen
to beat/to defeat Ajax beat/defeated Arsenal by 3-2. commencer à apprendre		verslaan
defeat So far we have had three defeats and one win. commencer à apprendre		nederlaag
win So far we have had three defeats and one win. commencer à apprendre		overwinning
draw The match ended in a draw: 2-2. commencer à apprendre		gelijk spel
to exhaust At the end of the race he was completely exhausted. commencer à apprendre		uitputten
to intervene The referee intervened between two fighting players. commencer à apprendre		tussenbeide komen
to attempt She attempted to swim across the Channel. commencer à apprendre		proberen
attempt Her first attempt was successful. commencer à apprendre		poging
to endeavour To endeavour is a very formal word for 'to try'. commencer à apprendre		proberen
endeavour All his endeavours failed. commencer à apprendre		poging
let alone He was so exhausted that he couldn't walk, let alone run. commencer à apprendre		laat staan
to limp The football player limped off the field. commencer à apprendre		hinken
exhaustion The winner of the marathon was in a state of exhaustion. commencer à apprendre		uitputting
inexhaustible His energy seems inexhaustible. commencer à apprendre		onuitputtelijk
stern The back end of the ship is the stern. commencer à apprendre		achtersteven
bow The front part of a ship is the bow. commencer à apprendre		boeg
porthole The cabin had one small porthole. commencer à apprendre		patrijspoort
voyage The voyage across the Atlantic took 7 days. commencer à apprendre		(zee)reis
ferry We crossed by ferry from Calais to Dover. commencer à apprendre		veerboot
navigation The river wasn't deep enough for navigation. commencer à apprendre		scheepvaart
cabin We had a cabin on the night-boat. commencer à apprendre		hut
berth There were four berths in the cabin. commencer à apprendre		kooi
binoculars The captain was looking through his binoculars. commencer à apprendre		verrekijker
to propel The hovercraft was propelled by two jet-engines. commencer à apprendre		voortstuwen
yacht The sailing yacht had two cabins. commencer à apprendre		jach
vessel At sea we saw many large vessels. commencer à apprendre		vaartuig
to board The passengers boarded the plane at 12 o'clock. commencer à apprendre		instappen
altitude The plane was flying at an altitude of 4,000 feet. commencer à apprendre		hoogte
to hijack The plane was hijacked by a terrorist. commencer à apprendre		kapen
course The course of the plane was north-west. commencer à apprendre		koers
runway The plane took off from the runway. commencer à apprendre		startbaan
duty free/tax free There's a duty free/tax free shop at most airports. commencer à apprendre		belastingvrij
to cancel Our flight was cancelled because of the fog. commencer à apprendre		annuleren
fuel What kind of fuel does a plane use ?. commencer à apprendre		brandstof
to fuel The aircraft was fuelled in the air. commencer à apprendre		van brandstof voorzien
to act In case of an emergency a pilot has to act very quickly. commencer à apprendre		handelen
craft The harbour was full of all kinds of craft. commencer à apprendre		vaartuig
to scan He scanned the horizon with his binoculars. commencer à apprendre		afspeuren
peril Storms and shipwrecks are the perils of the sea. commencer à apprendre		gevaar
perilous Perilous is a formal word for 'dangerous'. commencer à apprendre		gevaarlijk
to be bound for That ship is bound for New York. commencer à apprendre		op weg zijn naar
to alter The pilot altered his course. commencer à apprendre		wijzigen
to toss The small boat was tossed about by the waves. commencer à apprendre		heen en weer slingeren
to batter The waves battered against the wrecked ship. commencer à apprendre		beuken; slaan
geared to This small harbour is not geared to big tankers. commencer à apprendre		uitgerust voor
abroad She often travels abroad commencer à apprendre		in/naar het buitenland
to arrange The travel agency arranged their trip to Indonesia. commencer à apprendre		regelen
arrangement Have you made all the arrangements for your stay abroad? commencer à apprendre		regeling
customs The customs checked our luggage. commencer à apprendre		douane
to declare The customs asked me if I had anything to declare. commencer à apprendre		aangeven
resort Brighton is a popular English seaside resort. commencer à apprendre		vakantieplaats
destination After a three hours' drive we reached our destination. commencer à apprendre		bestemming
impression What was your first impression of London? commencer à apprendre		indruk
impressive St Paul's cathedral is an impressive building. commencer à apprendre		indrukwekkend
to surround The town is surrounded by woods. commencer à apprendre		omgeven
surroundings The surroundings of this town are beautiful. commencer à apprendre		omgeving
to explore We explored the surroundings of the town. commencer à apprendre		verkennen
to border on Scotland borders on England. commencer à apprendre		grenzen aan
border/frontier Holland has borders/frontiers with Belgium and Germany. commencer à apprendre		grens
(in)valid This passport is no longer valid. commencer à apprendre		(on)geldig
map I cannot find this village on the map. commencer à apprendre		kaart
scale What scale is this map? commencer à apprendre		schaal
to equip The ship was equipped for an expedition to the North Pole. commencer à apprendre		uitrusten
equipment He bought new camping equipment. commencer à apprendre		uitrusting
form Please fill in this form. commencer à apprendre		formulier
to apply for Before travelling to Russia he applied for a visa. commencer à apprendre		aanvragen
application He had to fill in an application form. commencer à apprendre		aanvraag
gear The mountaineer checked his gear. commencer à apprendre		uitrusting
haphazard(ly) We chose this holiday destination haphazardly. commencer à apprendre		op goed geluk; lukraak
at your disposal When I'm not using my tent, it is at your disposal. commencer à apprendre		tot je beschikking
tentative In January we always make tentative holiday plans. commencer à apprendre		voorzichtig
to attach She attached a label to her suitcase. commencer à apprendre		vastmaken
encounter They had an unexpected encounter with a bear. commencer à apprendre		ontmoeting
to encounter The expedition encountered many difficulties. commencer à apprendre		tegenkomen; ondervinden
to hesitate She hesitated a while before buying the expensive ring. commencer à apprendre		aarzelen
hesitation After some hesitation she entered the jeweller's shop. commencer à apprendre		aarzeling
diligent/industrious Diligent/industrious pupils work hard. commencer à apprendre		ijverig
diligence He passed his examination because of his diligence. commencer à apprendre		ijver
to cope with She couldn't cope with the difficult problem. commencer à apprendre		aankunnen
appropriate Sports clothes are not appropriate for a funeral. commencer à apprendre		passend; geschikt
to grumble The pupils grumbled when they got too much homework. commencer à apprendre		mopperen
silly Don't ask such silly questions. commencer à apprendre		dwaas
miser Scrooge, from 'A Christmas Carol', was a miser. commencer à apprendre		vrek; gierigaard
mean A miser is a very stingy person. commencer à apprendre		krenterig
to expel After many warnings the boy was expelled from school. commencer à apprendre		wegsturen
to be at stake If you fail your exam again, your future may be at stake. commencer à apprendre		op het spel staan
abusive language/abuse The drunken man greeted us with a stream of abusive language/abuse. commencer à apprendre		scheldwoorden
term of abuse 'Pig' is often used as a term of abuse. commencer à apprendre		scheldwoord
to reconcile It was difficult to reconcile the two enemies. commencer à apprendre		verzoenen
reconciliation There has been a reconciliation between him and his wife. commencer à apprendre		verzoening
for the sake of They did not divorce for the sake of the children. commencer à apprendre		om wille van
avarice Scrooge is well-known for his avarice/stinginess. commencer à apprendre		gierigheid
to assert From the beginning the new teacher asserted his authority. commencer à apprendre		laten gelden
to hush up The scandal was hushed up. commencer à apprendre		in de doofpot stoppen
hush There was a sudden hush when the teacher entered. commencer à apprendre		stilte
to pay homage Everybody rose to pay homage to the President. commencer à apprendre		eer betonen
conduct He apologised for his bad conduct. commencer à apprendre		gedrag
torrent The drunken man answered with a torrent of abuse. commencer à apprendre		stortvloed
to come about How did it come about that you got so furious? commencer à apprendre		komen
to defy I defy you to prove that I am a liar. commencer à apprendre		uitdagen
to defy The soldiers defied the lieutenant's order. commencer à apprendre		negeren; trotseren
in defiance of What you have done is in defiance of the law. commencer à apprendre		in strijd met
austere These mountain people live an austere life. commencer à apprendre		sober; eenvoudig
austerity War is a period of austerity. commencer à apprendre		soberheid
to seduce Don Juan seduced a lot of women. commencer à apprendre		verleiden
craze This computer game has become a real craze. commencer à apprendre		rage
notorious This club is notorious for its hooligans. commencer à apprendre		berucht
to eavesdrop Stop talking; someone is eavesdropping. commencer à apprendre		afluisteren
scapegoat A scapegoat is always blamed for the mistake of others. commencer à apprendre		zondebok
to rebuke He was rebuked for being late. commencer à apprendre		berispen
to make amends for He promised to make amends for his mistakes. commencer à apprendre		goedmaken
credit I must say to his credit that he is honest. commencer à apprendre		eer; verdienste
refined She has very refined manners. commencer à apprendre		beschaafd.
disposition He has a cheerful disposition. commencer à apprendre		aard/karakter
aloof He held himself aloof from the others. commencer à apprendre		afzijdig
seductive The woman gave him a seductive smile. commencer à apprendre		verleidelijk
tacit You don't have to ask; you have my tacit approval. commencer à apprendre		stilzwijgend
to frown upon In those days cohabiting was frowned upon. commencer à apprendre		afkeuren
repute He is a doctor of good repute. commencer à apprendre		naam; reputatie
to bring into disrepute Bad food brought the restaurant into disrepute. commencer à apprendre		een slechte naam bezorgen
disreputable Don't go to that disreputable bar. commencer à apprendre		berucht
to pamper She sometimes pampers herself by going to a sauna. commencer à apprendre		verwennen
to degrade He degraded himself by telling lies. commencer à apprendre		verlagen
facetious I don't like his facetious remarks about women. commencer à apprendre		lollig
furtive The shy boy gave the girl a furtive look. commencer à apprendre		steels; heimelijk
trait Kindness is one of her good traits. commencer à apprendre		karaktereigenschap
sedate A sedate person always remains calm. commencer à apprendre		rustig/bedaard
self-conscious She never starts a conversation; she is too self-conscious. commencer à apprendre		verlegen
agriculture Agriculture is almost impossible in the Sahara. commencer à apprendre		landbouw
agricultural A plough is an agricultural implement. commencer à apprendre		landbouw-
to cultivate Farmers cultivate land. commencer à apprendre		bebouwen
tenant A tenant has no land of his own. commencer à apprendre		pachter; huurder
harvest/crop The farmers will have a good harvest/crop this year. commencer à apprendre		oogst
crop Without water few crops will grow on this dry soil. commencer à apprendre		gewas
soil The soil was very dry. commencer à apprendre		grond; aarde
(in)fertile For farming you need fertile soil. commencer à apprendre		(on)vruchtbaar
fertiliser Fertiliser is used to make soil more fertile. commencer à apprendre		kunstmest
fertility The farmer bought the land because of its fertility. commencer à apprendre		vruchtbaarheid
meadow The cattle were grazing in the meadow. commencer à apprendre		weide
herd The cowboys looked after a big herd of cattle. commencer à apprendre		kudde
flock In the hills we saw a flock of sheep. commencer à apprendre		kudde (schapen)
manure The farmer was speading manure on his fields. commencer à apprendre		mest
grape Wine is made from the juice of grapes. commencer à apprendre		druif
vine A vine is a plant that produces grapes. commencer à apprendre		wijnstok
vineyard A vineyard is a piece of land planted with vines. commencer à apprendre		wijngaard
to destroy The storm destroyed most of the crops. commencer à apprendre		vernietigen; verwoesten
pest A pest is a small animal that can destroy crops. commencer à apprendre		ongedierte
pesticide Pests can be killed with pesticide. commencer à apprendre		verdelgingsmiddel
to subsist on People in this area subsist on agriculture. commencer à apprendre		bestaan van
subsistence Agriculture is a means of subsistence. commencer à apprendre		bestaan
to facilitate Modern machines have facilitated farm work. commencer à apprendre		vergemakkelijken
pasture The farmer sent his cattle to a new pasture. commencer à apprendre		weide
to reap The farmers reaped the corn. commencer à apprendre		maaien; oogsten
remote Life at the remote farm was very lonely. commencer à apprendre		afgelegen
barren Barren land needs a lot of fertiliser. commencer à apprendre		onvruchtbaar
peasant A peasant has a very small farm. commencer à apprendre		kleine boer
mammal Mammals feed their young with milk. commencer à apprendre		zoogdier
tusk The elephants were killed for their tusks. commencer à apprendre		slagtand
veterinary A veterinary surgeon or vet is a doctor for animals. commencer à apprendre		dierenarts
surgeon (vet) Dogs and cats are pets. commencer à apprendre		chirurg (dierenarts)
pet Dogs and cats are pets. commencer à apprendre		huisdier
to chase The cat was chased by a dog. commencer à apprendre		achternazitten
burden The donkey carried a heavy burden. commencer à apprendre		last
to breed/to rear This farmer breeds/rears racehorses. commencer à apprendre		fokken; kweken
breed The Irish setter is a well-known breed of dog. commencer à apprendre		ras
trap The mouse was caught in a trap. commencer à apprendre		val
to attack The swimmer was attacked by a shark. commencer à apprendre		aanvallen
attack There have been attacks by sharks on this coast. commencer à apprendre		aanval
savage He was attacked by a savage dog. commencer à apprendre		woest
seal Seals are killed for their fur. commencer à apprendre		zeehond
to roar The child was afraid of the roaring lion. commencer à apprendre		brullen
to slaughter In America millions of buffaloes were slaughtered. commencer à apprendre		afslachten
cage The canary escaped from its cage. commencer à apprendre		kooi
cruel Some people can be very cruel to animals. commencer à apprendre		wreed
cruelty RSPCA means: Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. commencer à apprendre		wreedheid
to devour The lion killed a deer and devoured it. commencer à apprendre		verslinden
ferocious The ferocious lion attacked the hunters. commencer à apprendre		woest
paw The cat held a mouse between its paws. commencer à apprendre		poot
to elude The fox succeeded in eluding the hunters. commencer à apprendre		ontwijken
to howl The wolves howled in the forest. commencer à apprendre		huilen; janken
to be at large The escaped lion is still at large. commencer à apprendre		vrij rondlopen
to mount She mounted the horse and rode off. commencer à apprendre		bestijgen; beklimmen
docile A docile dog always obeys its master. commencer à apprendre		volgzaam; gedwee
to wag The dog was wagging its tail. commencer à apprendre		kwispelen
to dash The cat dashed into the house. commencer à apprendre		rennen; snellen
to whine In the night we heard a whining dog. commencer à apprendre		janken; huilen
leisure (time) How do you spend your leisure (time)? commencer à apprendre		vrije tijd
audience There was a large audience at the pop concert. commencer à apprendre		publiek
to entertain The comedian entertained the audience with his jokes. commencer à apprendre		vermaken
entertainment A cinema is a place of entertainment commencer à apprendre		vermaak; amusement
to request She requested the disc jockey to play her favourite song. commencer à apprendre		verzoeken
request At my request he played my favourite music. commencer à apprendre		verzoek
to comply with He immediately complied with my request. commencer à apprendre		voldoen aan
to solve One of her hobbies is solving crossword puzzles. commencer à apprendre		oplossen
solution She couldn't find the solution to the puzzle. commencer à apprendre		oplossing
(fun)fair Every year there is a big (fun)fair in our town. commencer à apprendre		kermis
suspense The horror film was full of suspense. commencer à apprendre		spanning
screen A film is shown on a white screen. commencer à apprendre		scherm
to enjoy I really enjoyed the film. commencer à apprendre		genieten van
to enjoy oneself I enjoyed myself very much. commencer à apprendre		genieten
treasure Treasure hunting with metal detectors is very popular. commencer à apprendre		schat
to conduct Who is conducting the orchestra. commencer à apprendre		dirigeren; leiden
to direct The film was directed by Spielberg. commencer à apprendre		regisseren
director Who is the director of this film? commencer à apprendre		regisseur
cast The cast of this film includes some famous stars. commencer à apprendre		rolbezetting
dice A dice is often used in games of chance. commencer à apprendre		dobbelsteen
stakes They played poker for very high stakes. commencer à apprendre		inzet
to admit Children under 16 are not admitted to this disco. commencer à apprendre		toelaten
admittance No admittance for children under 16. commencer à apprendre		toegang
to pursue In her new job she had less time to pursue her hobbies. commencer à apprendre		zich bezighouden met
pursuit Gardening is one of my father's leisure pursuits. commencer à apprendre		bezigheid
intended This book is not intended for children. commencer à apprendre		bedoeld
to depict This novel depicts life in a fishing village. commencer à apprendre		beschrijven
to treasure I still treasure the memory of that wonderful holiday. commencer à apprendre		bewaren; koesteren
to conjure The magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat. commencer à apprendre		toveren
to perform Actors are people who perform a play. commencer à apprendre		opvoeren
performance There are two performances of the show on Saturday. commencer à apprendre		opvoering
to rehearse The actors rehearsed the show many times. commencer à apprendre		repeteren
rehearsal There are many rehearsals before a play is performed. commencer à apprendre		repetitie
art This museum is famous for its collection of modern art. commencer à apprendre		kunst
to exhibit His paintings are exhibited in many museums. commencer à apprendre		tentoonstellen
exhibition We visited an exhibition of modern painting. commencer à apprendre		tentoonstelling
exhibit In a museum you may not touch the exhibits. commencer à apprendre		tentoongesteld
statue The statue of Liberty is in New York. commencer à apprendre		voorwerp
sculpture There are many Roman sculptures in the British Museum. commencer à apprendre		beeldhouwwerk
sculptor This statue was made by a famous sculptor. commencer à apprendre		beeldhouwer
portrait Who painted this beautiful portrait? commencer à apprendre		portret
to describe In this book he describes his life in America. commencer à apprendre		beschrijven
description His book gives a description of life in Morocco. commencer à apprendre		beschrijving
contest The word contest is used in singing contest, beauty contest and boxing contest. commencer à apprendre		wedstrijd
box office A box office is a place in a theatre where tickets are sold. commencer à apprendre		kassa
award The Oscar is a famous film award. commencer à apprendre		prijs
to award He was awarded the first prize. commencer à apprendre		toekennen
stage The pop group played on a big stage. commencer à apprendre		podium; toneel
available There were no tickets available for the evening performance. commencer à apprendre		verkrijgbaar; beschikbaar
attendant The museum attendant was very helpful. commencer à apprendre		bediende
performer A performer is a person who acts, sings or plays an instrument. commencer à apprendre		acteur; artiest
farce A farce is a funny play full of silly situations. commencer à apprendre		klucht
to portray In his book he portrayed life in the Middle Ages. commencer à apprendre		beschrijven
outstanding The actor got an Oscar for outstanding acting. commencer à apprendre		uitstekend
renown He was a director of international renown. commencer à apprendre		faam; beroemdheid
renowned Picasso is a renowned painter. commencer à apprendre		beroemd
heritage Shakespeare's plays are part of the English cultural heritage. commencer à apprendre		erfgoed
to erect A statue was erected in memory of the King. commencer à apprendre		oprichten
adept She is very adept at playing the piano. commencer à apprendre		bekwaam
hallmark The use of black dots is a hallmark of his paintings. commencer à apprendre		kenmerk
rush hour You had better avoid rush hours. commencer à apprendre		spitsuur
cautious She is a very cautious driver. commencer à apprendre		voorzichtig
to overtake You may not overtake other cars in this narrow road. commencer à apprendre		inhalen
to divert Traffic was diverted because of an accident. commencer à apprendre		omleiden
diversion There were many traffic diversions near London. commencer à apprendre		omleiding
careless The accident was caused by careless driving. commencer à apprendre		onvoorzichtig
to avoid It was too late to avoid an accident. commencer à apprendre		vermijden
to prevent Traffic lights prevent accidents. commencer à apprendre		voorkómen; verhinderen
prevention There are traffic lights for the prevention of accidents. commencer à apprendre		voorkoming: verhindering
sign The policeman gave a sign that we could cross the road. commencer à apprendre		teken
driving licence You may not drive a car without a driving licence. commencer à apprendre		rijbewijs
to indicate The right direction was indicated by a signpost. commencer à apprendre		aangeven
indication The signpost didn't give any indication about the distance. commencer à apprendre		aanwijzing
speed limit The speed limit in this street is 50 kilometres. commencer à apprendre		maximum snelheid
to exceed The driver exceeded the speed limit. commencer à apprendre		overschrijden
verge You may not park your car on the verge of a motorway. commencer à apprendre		berm; rand
due to/owing to The accident was due to/owing to careless driving. commencer à apprendre		te wijten aan
to signify A red light signifies that you have to stop. commencer à apprendre		betekenen
to ascribe to The police ascribed the accident to the fog. commencer à apprendre		toeschrijven aan
to discern In the thick fog we could hardly discern the road. commencer à apprendre		onderscheiden
to occur When did the accident occur? commencer à apprendre		gebeuren
occurrence An accident is an everyday occurrence. commencer à apprendre		gebeurtenis
to disrupt The heavy snowstorms disrupted all traffic. commencer à apprendre		ontwrichten
disruption The storm caused disruption of rail travel. commencer à apprendre		ontwrichting
toll This weekend the death toll in traffic was 110. commencer à apprendre		aantal (slachtoffers); tol
glimpse I just caught a glimpse of the driver who overtook me. commencer à apprendre		glimp
caution In this busy street you should drive with caution. commencer à apprendre		voorzichtigheid
lorry A lorry is used for transporting heavy goods. commencer à apprendre		vrachtwagen
cargo The ship carried a heavy cargo of coal. commencer à apprendre		lading; vracht
to leave/depart At what time does the train leave/depart? commencer à apprendre		vertrekken
departure We were waiting for the departure of the train. commencer à apprendre		vertrek
to enquire/inquire We enquire/inquired when the next train would depart. commencer à apprendre		informeren
enquiry/inquiry We made enquiries/inquiries about the train departures. commencer à apprendre		inlichting
terminus The last stop on a bus line is called a terminus. commencer à apprendre		eindstation
carriage The first-class carriages were in the front of the train. commencer à apprendre		wagon
taxi/cab Shall we walk or take a taxi/cab? commencer à apprendre		taxi
queue There was a long queue of people at the bus stop. commencer à apprendre		rij
to queue We had to queue for tickets. commencer à apprendre		in de rij staan
to connect/to link This railway connects/links London and Edinburgh. commencer à apprendre		verbinden
connection/link A new rail connection/link will be opened between the two cities. commencer à apprendre		verbinding
connection/link Is there any connection/link between the two accidents? commencer à apprendre		verband
commuter The train to the suburbs was full of commuters. commencer à apprendre		forens
coach Before the railways were built, people often travelled by coach. commencer à apprendre		rijtuig
coach Did you go to Italy by plane? No, by coach. commencer à apprendre		touringcar; bus
to commute Many people commute from London to the suburbs. commencer à apprendre		heen en weer reizen
distant In this distant part of the country there is no public transport. commencer à apprendre		ver; afgelegen
(in)dispensable For a doctor a car is indispensable. commencer à apprendre		(on)misbaar
fare Train and bus fares have gone up. commencer à apprendre		kaartje; reiskosten
to dispense with Doctors can't dispense with a car. commencer à apprendre		het stellen zonder
to adopt We adopted her suggestion to go by tube. commencer à apprendre		aannemen
to avert Most accidents can be averted by careful driving. commencer à apprendre		vermijden
to loom Suddenly a bus loomed out of the fog. commencer à apprendre		opdoemen
to be due The next bus is due in 10 minutes. commencer à apprendre		moeten aankomen
to convey This plane conveys both passengers and goods. commencer à apprendre		vervoeren
conveyance A bus is a means of conveyance. commencer à apprendre		vervoer
to insure I have insured my luggage against loss. commencer à apprendre		verzekeren
insurance Have you got a travel insurance? commencer à apprendre		verzekering
foreigner How many foreigners visited Amsterdam? commencer à apprendre		vreemdeling
foreign He spoke with a foreign accent. commencer à apprendre		buitenlands
sight Big Ben is a famous sight in London. commencer à apprendre		bezienswaardigheid
leaflet In this leaflet you will find all the sights. commencer à apprendre		folder
to recommend Can you recommend a good hotel? commencer à apprendre		aanbevelen
recommendation I've chosen this hotel on the recommendation of a friend. commencer à apprendre		aanbeveling
fashionable Cannes is a fashionable seaside resort. commencer à apprendre		deftig; chic
inquiry (into) There was an official inquiry into the cause of the crash. commencer à apprendre		onderzoek (naar)
enterprise Sailing round Cape Horn in a storm is a dangerous enterprise. commencer à apprendre		onderneming
to be entitled (to) The customs are entitled to check your luggage. commencer à apprendre		recht hebben (op)
fellow I had a nice conversation with my fellow traveller. commencer à apprendre		mede-
oriental He had visited Japan and other oriental countries. commencer à apprendre		oosters
incident He told us some amusing incidents that occurred during his travels. commencer à apprendre		voorval
worthwhile The trip was tiring, but it was really worthwhile. commencer à apprendre		de moeite waard
otherwise You had better book now, otherwise it is too late. commencer à apprendre		anders
space Who was the first man to travel in space? commencer à apprendre		de ruimte
to be stuck We were stuck in a tailback. commencer à apprendre		vastzitten
venture Sailing round the world in a small boat is quite a venture. commencer à apprendre		waagstuk
to venture Nobody ventured into the mountains during the snowstorm. commencer à apprendre		zich wagen
track We followed a rough track through the mountains. commencer à apprendre		pad; spoor
to assure The pilot assured us that everything was safe. commencer à apprendre		verzekeren
assurance He gave the assurance that nothing would happen. commencer à apprendre		verzekering
to alarm The passengers were alarmed when they heard about the engine-trouble. commencer à apprendre		verontrusten
alarm The stewardess said there was no cause for alarm. commencer à apprendre		ongerustheid
to submit The results of the inquiry were submitted to the government. commencer à apprendre		voorleggen
vacant There was only one vacant room at the village inn. commencer à apprendre		vrij; onbezet
vacancy The hotel had no vacancies. commencer à apprendre		kamer vrij
to let She lets rooms to tourists. commencer à apprendre		verhuren
landlady A landlady is a woman who lets rooms. commencer à apprendre		hospita
landlord The landlord showed us the room. commencer à apprendre		huisbaas
to rent He rented the room at f200 a month. commencer à apprendre		huren
rent How much is the rent? commencer à apprendre		huur
lounge Some hotel guests were watching TV in the lounge. commencer à apprendre		lobby
to accommodate This hotel can accommodate 80 guests. commencer à apprendre		huisvesten; onderdak geven
accommodation Hotel accommodation in London is very expensive. commencer à apprendre		huisvesting; accommodatie
to cater for This restaurant caters for weddings and parties. commencer à apprendre		verzorgen (eten, drank)
resident The car park of the hotel is for residents only. commencer à apprendre		hotelgast
owner Who is the owner of this hotel? commencer à apprendre		eigenaar
bill I paid the bill by credit card. commencer à apprendre		rekening
host The host welcomed his guests. commencer à apprendre		gastheer
hostess She has always been an excellent hostess. commencer à apprendre		gastvrouw
tramp A tramp has no home. commencer à apprendre		zwerver
chain Holiday Inn is a worldwide hotel chain. commencer à apprendre		keten
boarding house The immigrants stayed at a cheap boarding house. commencer à apprendre		kosthuis; pension
board and lodging In a boarding house you get board and lodging. commencer à apprendre		kost en inwoning
to put up Can we put up our tent here? commencer à apprendre		opzetten
to stay with I stayed with my uncle for three days. commencer à apprendre		logeren bij
camp site/camping site The camp site/camping site was near a lake. commencer à apprendre		camping
posh The rooms at this posh hotel are very expensive. commencer à apprendre		chic; deftig
proprietor The proprietor of the hotel welcomed us. commencer à apprendre		eigenaar
discomfort She doesn't like the discomforts of camping. commencer à apprendre		ongemak
to pitch They pitched their tent near a farm. commencer à apprendre		opzetten
to convert The farm had been converted into a small hotel. commencer à apprendre		veranderen; verbouwen
flammable/inflammable The tanker transported highly flammable/inflammable chemicals. commencer à apprendre		ontvlambaar
ticket There was a parking ticket under the windscreen wiper. commencer à apprendre		bekeuring; bon
motorist A motorist should know the traffic rules. commencer à apprendre		automobilist
vulnerable A cyclist is very vulnerable in traffic. commencer à apprendre		kwetsbaar
to fine He was fined for driving too fast. commencer à apprendre		bekeuren
fine He had to pay a fine of f50. commencer à apprendre		boete
regulation It's against the regulations to smoke in this bus. commencer à apprendre		regel
pressure Could you please check the tyre pressure? commencer à apprendre		druk
to adjust He adjusted the seat because he wanted to sleep. commencer à apprendre		verstellen
adjustable This seat is adjustable. commencer à apprendre		verstelbaar
belt It is safer to wear a seat belt in a car. commencer à apprendre		gordel; riem
traffic jam After the accident there was an enormous traffic jam. commencer à apprendre		opstopping
to check We stopped at a petrol station to check the oil level. commencer à apprendre		controleren
to collide A car collided with a bus. commencer à apprendre		botsen
collision The driver of the car died in the collision. commencer à apprendre		botsing
injured The bus driver was badly injured. commencer à apprendre		gewond
injury After two days he died from his injuries. commencer à apprendre		verwonding
damage The damage to the car was very great. commencer à apprendre		schade
to damage The car was badly damaged. commencer à apprendre		beschadigen
tailback There was a tailback of 5 miles on the motorway. commencer à apprendre		file
to pull up The lorry pulled up at a filling station. commencer à apprendre		stoppen
gently When it is slippery, you should brake gently. commencer à apprendre		zacht; voorzichtig
commonplace Air travel has now become commonplace. commencer à apprendre		gewoon
jammed The roads to the coast were jammed with cars and caravans. commencer à apprendre		verstopt
congestion If you leave early, you can avoid traffic congestions. commencer à apprendre		opstopping
congested I was late because the roads were congested. commencer à apprendre		verstopt
to polish When you polish a car, you make it shine. commencer à apprendre		poetsen
wax Cars are polished with wax. commencer à apprendre		was
petrol Does this car use petrol or diesel? commencer à apprendre		benzine
to run out I think our petrol is running out. commencer à apprendre		opraken
vicinity Is there a petrol station in the vicinity? commencer à apprendre		buurt
boot He put the bags in the boot of the car. commencer à apprendre		bagageruimte
luggage You can put your luggage in the boot. commencer à apprendre		bagage
rear The rear of the car was damaged. commencer à apprendre		achterkant
puncture There was a puncture in one of the rear tyres. commencer à apprendre		lek; gat
spare He took a spare tyre from the boot commencer à apprendre		reserve
ramshackle A ramshackle car is a danger on the road. commencer à apprendre		gammel
bonnet The mechanic opened the bonnet to look at the engine. commencer à apprendre		motorkap
gear Most cars have five gears. commencer à apprendre		versnelling
to reverse He reversed the car into the garage. commencer à apprendre		achteruitrijden
grease The mechanic's hands were covered with grease. commencer à apprendre		vet
rag The mechanic cleaned his hands with an old rag. commencer à apprendre		lap; vod
characteristic/feature The most important characteristic/feature of a sports car is that it is fast. commencer à apprendre		kenmerk
inevitable The brakes didn't work and an accident was inevitable. commencer à apprendre		onvermijdelijk
economical An economical car doesn't use much petrol. commencer à apprendre		zuinig
spare part/spare It was difficult to get spare parts/spares for the old car. commencer à apprendre		onderdeel
occupant All the occupants of the car were killed. commencer à apprendre		inzittende
to repair The mechanic repaired the car. commencer à apprendre		repareren
to inflate He repaired the tyre and inflated it. commencer à apprendre		oppompen
exhaust There was a hole in the exhaust of the car. commencer à apprendre		uitlaat
to puncture A nail had punctured the tyre. commencer à apprendre		doorboren
to take advantage of She took advantage of the fine weather and opened the car roof. commencer à apprendre		gebruik maken van
glare I couldn't see anything in the glare of the car's headlights. commencer à apprendre		fel licht
to outweigh The advantages outweighed the disadvantages. commencer à apprendre		zwaarder wegen dan
to dazzle I was dazzled by the headlights of a car. commencer à apprendre		verblinden
awkward The mechanic was lying under the car in a very awkward position. commencer à apprendre		lastig; onhandig
summit There is a big cross on the summit of the hill. commencer à apprendre		top
steep Cycling on this steep hill is difficult. commencer à apprendre		steil
slope The hill slope was too steep for the cyclists. commencer à apprendre		helling
landmark This hill is a landmark for ships at sea. commencer à apprendre		baken; herkenningspunt
range In the middle of the island there is a mountain range. commencer à apprendre		keten
cave These caves in the rocks were used by smugglers. commencer à apprendre		grot
enormous/huge In Canada there are many enormous/huge forests. commencer à apprendre		enorm groot
area There are many lakes in this area. commencer à apprendre		gebied; streek
area The area of this farm is two square miles. commencer à apprendre		oppervlakte
rural Farmers live in rural areas. commencer à apprendre		plattelands -; landelijk
universe The moon and the earth are part of the universe. commencer à apprendre		heelal
universal Universal problems are general problems. commencer à apprendre		universeel
infinite The universe is infinite. commencer à apprendre		oneindig
to wander They wandered through the woods and lost their way. commencer à apprendre		zwerven
gipsy Gipsies wander from place to place. commencer à apprendre		zigeuner
to dwell These primitive people dwell in caves. commencer à apprendre		wonen
to ramble/to roam We rambled/roamed through the woods for hours. commencer à apprendre		zwerven
to envelop The mountain summit was enveloped in clouds. commencer à apprendre		hullen
to survey From this hill you can survey the whole valley. commencer à apprendre		overzien
hazard The expedition to Mount Everest was full of hazards. commencer à apprendre		gevaar
hazardous Climbing this mountain is a hazardous adventure. commencer à apprendre		gevaarlijk
species This species of bird is unknown in Europe. commencer à apprendre		soort
destruction Helplessly they watched the destruction of the forest by fire. commencer à apprendre		verwoesting
destructive Nothing could be done to stop the destructive fire. commencer à apprendre		vernietigend
edge It's dangerous to walk on the edge of a cliff. commencer à apprendre		rand
precipice Don't drive too near the edge of the precipice. commencer à apprendre		afgrond
(in)visible From Dover the French coast is visible. commencer à apprendre		(on)zichtbaar
site The new houses will be built on this site. commencer à apprendre		terrein
level The village lies 700 metres above sea level. commencer à apprendre		niveau; peil
to exterminate His job was to exterminate rats. commencer à apprendre		uitroeien
extermination We must stop the extermination of this species. commencer à apprendre		uitroeiing
peninsula A peninsula is almost surrounded by water. commencer à apprendre		schiereiland
mainland From the island you can see the mainland. commencer à apprendre		vasteland
beyond The village lies beyond the hills. commencer à apprendre		achter; voorbij
brink He stood on the brink of the precipice. commencer à apprendre		rand
boundary The river forms the boundary between the two countries. commencer à apprendre		grens
to designate This area has been designated as a National Park. commencer à apprendre		aanwijzen
by and large By and large the beaches in France were clean. commencer à apprendre		over't algemeen
arid The Sahara is a very arid area. commencer à apprendre		droog; dor
solitary We met a solitary horseman in the wood. commencer à apprendre		eenzaam; alleen
solitude Many people like the solitude of the moors. commencer à apprendre		eenzaamheid
to mar A big marred the beautiful landscape. commencer à apprendre		bederven
to inflict The damage inflicted by the hurricane was enormous. commencer à apprendre		toebrengen
to vanish Some species of animals have vanished from the earth. commencer à apprendre		verdwijnen
abyss Don't walk on the edge of the abyss. commencer à apprendre		afgrond
leap This is an enormous leap forward. commencer à apprendre		sprong
to leap The horse leapt over the ditch. commencer à apprendre		springen
polite It is polite to use 'please'. commencer à apprendre		beleefd
impolite The opposite of 'polite' is impolite. commencer à apprendre		onbeleefd
to realize Do you realize what you are doing? commencer à apprendre		beseffen
consequence Do you realize the consequences of your behaviour? commencer à apprendre		gevolg
consequently He didn't work; consequently he failed his exam. commencer à apprendre		als gevolg; daarom
to sneer at The television critics sneered at the popular soap series. commencer à apprendre		neerkijken op
to tamper with Someone has been tampering with my scooter. commencer à apprendre		knoeien aan
row/quarrel The child heard that the parents were having a row/quarrel. commencer à apprendre		ruzie
to quarrel The two sisters often quarrel. commencer à apprendre		ruzie maken
to persevere In spite of the difficulties, he persevered. commencer à apprendre		volhouden; volharden
to insult/to offend He is angry because you've insulted/offended him. commencer à apprendre		beledigen
insult/offence He took it as a personal insult/offence. commencer à apprendre		belediging
offensive You should apologize for your offensive remarks. commencer à apprendre		beledigend
furious She became furious when he insulted her. commencer à apprendre		woedend
to tease The girls teased John about his new haircut. commencer à apprendre		plagen
to obtain Why didn't he obtain permission to be absent? commencer à apprendre		(ver)krijgen
prudish Her prudish mother didn't allow her to go out in the evening. commencer à apprendre		preuts
haughty She gave me a haughty look and walked on. commencer à apprendre		hooghartig
complacent/smug A complacent/smug person is very pleased with himself. commencer à apprendre		zelfvoldaan
complacency There is no reason for complacency. commencer à apprendre		zelfvoldaanheid
unruly The teacher couldn't handle the unruly class. commencer à apprendre		lastig; onhandelbaar
to mould Our character is mainly moulded by our parents. commencer à apprendre		vormen; kneden
boisterous Boisterous people make a lot of noise. commencer à apprendre		luidruchtig
to heed He didn't heed my warning. commencer à apprendre		acht slaan op
impetuous Children are more impetuous than older people. commencer à apprendre		onstuimig
mob The angry mob threw stones at the police. commencer à apprendre		menigte
engaging She is a very engaging person. commencer à apprendre		innemend; aardig
peculiarity Every person has his/her own peculiarities. commencer à apprendre		eigenaardigheid
rude It's rude to point at people. commencer à apprendre		onbeleefd
(dis)honest To be quite honest, I don't like your new sweater. commencer à apprendre		(on)eerlĳk
honesty She had answered in all honesty. commencer à apprendre		eerlijkheid
to agree I quite agree with you. commencer à apprendre		het eens zijn
to disagree I'm afraid I disagree with you. commencer à apprendre		het oneens zijn
agreement There was no general agreement about the plan. commencer à apprendre		overeenstemming
disagreement There was a lot of disagreement in the political party. commencer à apprendre		verschil van mening; onenigheid
harm That dog won't do you any harm. commencer à apprendre		kwaad
to harm It won't harm you to work a little harder. commencer à apprendre		kwaad doen
harmful Do you know the harmful effects of smoking? commencer à apprendre		schadelijk
harmless Most spiders are harmless. commencer à apprendre		onschadelijk
to decide The teacher decided to punish the impudent pupil. commencer à apprendre		besluiten; beslissen
decisive Napoleon lost the decisive battle of Waterloo. commencer à apprendre		beslissend
decision He protested against the decision. commencer à apprendre		besluit; beslissing
to spoil Grandmother always spoils her grandchildren. commencer à apprendre		verwennen
affair This is my affair, not yours. commencer à apprendre		zaak
to mind Please mind your own business! commencer à apprendre		zich bemoeien met
deliberately The pupil deliberately dropped his book. commencer à apprendre		opzettelijk
improper Laughing in church is improper behaviour. commencer à apprendre		onfatsoenlijk
to meddle in Don't meddle in my affairs. commencer à apprendre		zich bemoeien met
to question I have no reason to question his honesty. commencer à apprendre		in twijfel trekken
rash I'm afraid your decision was a little rash. commencer à apprendre		overhaast
breach Your action is a breach of our contract. commencer à apprendre		breuk
malice Though you insulted me, I bear you no malice. commencer à apprendre		wrok
malicious Malicious gossip can do a lot of harm. commencer à apprendre		boosaardig
to scold The mother scolded her son for being late. commencer à apprendre		een standje geven
to forsake (forsook-forsaken) Even his best friends had forsaken him. commencer à apprendre		in de steek laten
league The English football league has four divisions. commencer à apprendre		competitie
to challenge The boxer challenged the world champion. commencer à apprendre		uitdagen
challenge He accepted the challenge. commencer à apprendre		uitdaging
association FA stands for 'Football Association'. commencer à apprendre		bond
(im)partial A referee should be impartial. commencer à apprendre		(on)partijdig
(im)partiality A referee should not show any partiality. commencer à apprendre		(on)partijdigheid
to exchange At the end of the match the players exchanged shirts. commencer à apprendre		ruilen; uitwisselen
event The next event will be the 100 metres race. commencer à apprendre		gebeurtenis
to lag behind One of the runners was so tired that he was lagging behind. commencer à apprendre		achterblijven
to cheer The supporters cheered when their team scored. commencer à apprendre		juichen
rule Do you know the rules of cricket? commencer à apprendre		(spel) regel
substitute Peter played as substitute in the first team. commencer à apprendre		invaller; vervanger
match The boxer was no match for the world champion. commencer à apprendre		partij; gelijke
fair One of the principles in sports is fair play. commencer à apprendre		sportief
honourable Arsenal lost but it was an honourable defeat. commencer à apprendre		eervol
advantage Playing a home match is usually an advantage. commencer à apprendre		voordeel
disadvantage Playing an away match is usually a disadvantage. commencer à apprendre		nadeel
to stick to (stuck-stuck) The referee stuck to his decision. commencer à apprendre		blijven bij
to observe All the players should observe the rules of the game. commencer à apprendre		zich houden aan
observance Observance of the rules in sport is very important. commencer à apprendre		naleving
entry There were two thousand entries for the marathon. commencer à apprendre		inschrijving; deelnemer
to proclaim The athlete was proclaimed sportsman of the year. commencer à apprendre		uitroepen
to benefit Some exercise will benefit your health. commencer à apprendre		goed doen
benefit One of the benefits of sport is a healthy body. commencer à apprendre		voordeel; nut
beneficial Swimming is beneficial to your health. commencer à apprendre		goed; gunstig
to toss The referee tossed a coin into the air. commencer à apprendre		(op)gooien
trial After many physical trials the expedition reached the North Pole. commencer à apprendre		beproeving
to acclaim The crowd acclaimed the champion. commencer à apprendre		toejuichen
to match No one can match him in kicking penalties. commencer à apprendre		evenaren
tournament He was the best boxer in the tournament. commencer à apprendre		tournooi
endurance Long-distance runners need a lot of endurance. commencer à apprendre		uithoudingsvermogen
gender There were doubts whether the athlete was of male or female gender. commencer à apprendre		geslacht
in favour of The referee's decision was in favour of the home team. commencer à apprendre		ten gunste van
to disqualify The athlete was disqualified because she had taken dope. commencer à apprendre		diskwalificeren
facility Our town has many sports facilities. commencer à apprendre		voorziening; faciliteit
agreement He signed an agreement with Barcelona for two years. commencer à apprendre		overeenkomst
exercise You are growing fat; you need more exercise. commencer à apprendre		lichaamsbeweging
runner-up Our team was runner-up in the football tournament. commencer à apprendre		tweede
to manage (to) He managed to break the world record. commencer à apprendre		slagen (in)
to succeed (in) After 5 days they succeeded in reaching the top of the mountain. commencer à apprendre		slagen (in)
to perform The athlete took dope to perform better. commencer à apprendre		presteren
performance Without dope his performance would have been less. commencer à apprendre		prestatie
to jeer at The supporters jeered at the referee, who disallowed a goal. commencer à apprendre		uitjouwen
to toil The cyclists toiled up the steep mountain. commencer à apprendre		zwoegen
senseless The boxer was knocked out and was senseless for two minutes. commencer à apprendre		bewusteloos
keen on She is very keen on windsurfing. commencer à apprendre		gek op
keen She is a keen tennis player. commencer à apprendre		enthousiast
stamina You need great stamina to run the marathon. commencer à apprendre		uithoudingsvermogen
to ascend It took us two hours to ascend the hill. commencer à apprendre		beklimmen
ascent The ascent of the mountain was difficult. commencer à apprendre		beklimming
to descend Descending the mountain was more difficult than climbing it. commencer à apprendre		afdalen
to exercise He exercised his muscles by lifting heavy weights. commencer à apprendre		oefenen
to favour She favours the team in the blue shirts. commencer à apprendre		ergens voor zijn; steunen
to maltreat/to ill-treat The woman left her husband because she was maltreated/ill-treated. commencer à apprendre		mishandelen
to blame He blamed the cyclist for the accident. commencer à apprendre		de schuld geven
to take the blame He had to take the blame for everything. commencer à apprendre		de schuld op zich nemen
it is my fault It was not my fault. commencer à apprendre		het is mijn schuld
economical His mother was an economical housewife. commencer à apprendre		zuinig
thrift Thanks to her thrift she could save some money. commencer à apprendre		zuinigheid
completely/entirely It was completely/entirely your own fault. commencer à apprendre		helemaal
flimsy A flimsy excuse is not a very good excuse. commencer à apprendre		zwak
pretext A pretext is a flimsy excuse. commencer à apprendre		smoes
to exert oneself He is lazy; he never exerts himself very much. commencer à apprendre		zich inspannen
exertion The sick man had to avoid all exertion. commencer à apprendre		inspanning
to mock The naughty boys mocked the old man. commencer à apprendre		bespotten
mockery There was a tone of mockery in his voice. commencer à apprendre		spot
rascal 'You little rascal! Where have you hidden my shoes?' commencer à apprendre		schurk
to pry into Don't pry into other people's business. commencer à apprendre		je neus steken in
to trifle with He is not a man to be trifled with. commencer à apprendre		spotten met
stealthy The woman stealthily put a watch in her bag. commencer à apprendre		stiekem; heimelijk
thrifty A thrifty person doesn't waste money. commencer à apprendre		zuinig
spendthrift A spendthrift likes to waste money. commencer à apprendre		verkwister
to preach 'Practise what you preach' is a well-known expression. commencer à apprendre		verkondigen; prediken
mainspring Money is the mainspring of everything he does. commencer à apprendre		drijfveer
to redress He did all he could to redress the wrongs. commencer à apprendre		herstellen
to concede He had to concede that he had made a mistake. commencer à apprendre		toegeven
to argue They often argue about politics. commencer à apprendre		twisten
argument They had an argument about money. commencer à apprendre		ruzie
to cancel/call off The match was cancelled/called off because of the snow. commencer à apprendre		afgelasten
to support A supporter supports his club. commencer à apprendre		steunen
spectacle The opening-ceremony of the Olympic Games was a great spectacle. commencer à apprendre		schouwspel
to promote The Olympic Games promote international relations. commencer à apprendre		bevorderen
artificial The hockey club had one field with artificial grass. commencer à apprendre		kunst(matig)
to go in for Do you go in for sports? commencer à apprendre		doen aan
spectator How many spectators saw the match? commencer à apprendre		toeschouwer
referee The referee blew his whistle. commencer à apprendre		scheidsrechter
to disallow The referee disallowed a goal. commencer à apprendre		afkeuren
to deserve The best team deserves to win. commencer à apprendre		verdienen
to eliminate In the quarter-finals Chelsea was eliminated by Liverpool. commencer à apprendre		uitschakelen
to beat/to defeat Ajax beat/defeated Arsenal by 3-2. commencer à apprendre		verslaan
defeat So far we have had three defeats and one win. commencer à apprendre		nederlaag
win So far we have had three defeats and one win. commencer à apprendre		overwinning
draw The match ended in a draw: 2-2. commencer à apprendre		gelijk spel
to exhaust At the end of the race he was completely exhausted. commencer à apprendre		uitputten
to intervene The referee intervened between two fighting players. commencer à apprendre		tussenbeide komen
to attempt She attempted to swim across the Channel. commencer à apprendre		proberen
attempt Her first attempt was successful. commencer à apprendre		poging
to endeavour To endeavour is a very formal word for 'to try'. commencer à apprendre		proberen
endeavour All his endeavours failed. commencer à apprendre		poging
let alone He was so exhausted that he couldn't walk, let alone run. commencer à apprendre		laat staan
to limp The football player limped off the field. commencer à apprendre		hinken
exhaustion The winner of the marathon was in a state of exhaustion. commencer à apprendre		uitputting
inexhaustible His energy seems inexhaustible. commencer à apprendre		onuitputtelijk
stern The back end of the ship is the stern. commencer à apprendre		achtersteven
bow The front part of a ship is the bow. commencer à apprendre		boeg
porthole The cabin had one small porthole. commencer à apprendre		patrijspoort
voyage The voyage across the Atlantic took 7 days. commencer à apprendre		(zee)reis
ferry We crossed by ferry from Calais to Dover. commencer à apprendre		veerboot
navigation The river wasn't deep enough for navigation. commencer à apprendre		scheepvaart
cabin We had a cabin on the night-boat. commencer à apprendre		hut
berth There were four berths in the cabin. commencer à apprendre		kooi
binoculars The captain was looking through his binoculars. commencer à apprendre		verrekijker
to propel The hovercraft was propelled by two jet-engines. commencer à apprendre		voortstuwen
yacht The sailing yacht had two cabins. commencer à apprendre		jach
vessel At sea we saw many large vessels. commencer à apprendre		vaartuig
to board The passengers boarded the plane at 12 o'clock. commencer à apprendre		instappen
altitude The plane was flying at an altitude of 4,000 feet. commencer à apprendre		hoogte
to hijack The plane was hijacked by a terrorist. commencer à apprendre		kapen
course The course of the plane was north-west. commencer à apprendre		koers
runway The plane took off from the runway. commencer à apprendre		startbaan
duty free/tax free There's a duty free/tax free shop at most airports. commencer à apprendre		belastingvrij
to cancel Our flight was cancelled because of the fog. commencer à apprendre		annuleren
fuel What kind of fuel does a plane use ?. commencer à apprendre		brandstof
to fuel The aircraft was fuelled in the air. commencer à apprendre		van brandstof voorzien
to act In case of an emergency a pilot has to act very quickly. commencer à apprendre		handelen
craft The harbour was full of all kinds of craft. commencer à apprendre		vaartuig
to scan He scanned the horizon with his binoculars. commencer à apprendre		afspeuren
peril Storms and shipwrecks are the perils of the sea. commencer à apprendre		gevaar
perilous Perilous is a formal word for 'dangerous'. commencer à apprendre		gevaarlijk
to be bound for That ship is bound for New York. commencer à apprendre		op weg zijn naar
to alter The pilot altered his course. commencer à apprendre		wijzigen
to toss The small boat was tossed about by the waves. commencer à apprendre		heen en weer slingeren
to batter The waves battered against the wrecked ship. commencer à apprendre		beuken; slaan
geared to This small harbour is not geared to big tankers. commencer à apprendre		uitgerust voor
abroad She often travels abroad commencer à apprendre		in/naar het buitenland
to arrange The travel agency arranged their trip to Indonesia. commencer à apprendre		regelen
arrangement Have you made all the arrangements for your stay abroad? commencer à apprendre		regeling
customs The customs checked our luggage. commencer à apprendre		douane
to declare The customs asked me if I had anything to declare. commencer à apprendre		aangeven
resort Brighton is a popular English seaside resort. commencer à apprendre		vakantieplaats
destination After a three hours' drive we reached our destination. commencer à apprendre		bestemming
impression What was your first impression of London? commencer à apprendre		indruk
impressive St Paul's cathedral is an impressive building. commencer à apprendre		indrukwekkend
to surround The town is surrounded by woods. commencer à apprendre		omgeven
surroundings The surroundings of this town are beautiful. commencer à apprendre		omgeving
to explore We explored the surroundings of the town. commencer à apprendre		verkennen
to border on Scotland borders on England. commencer à apprendre		grenzen aan
border/frontier Holland has borders/frontiers with Belgium and Germany. commencer à apprendre		grens
(in)valid This passport is no longer valid. commencer à apprendre		(on)geldig
map I cannot find this village on the map. commencer à apprendre		kaart
scale What scale is this map? commencer à apprendre		schaal
to equip The ship was equipped for an expedition to the North Pole. commencer à apprendre		uitrusten
equipment He bought new camping equipment. commencer à apprendre		uitrusting
form Please fill in this form. commencer à apprendre		formulier
to apply for Before travelling to Russia he applied for a visa. commencer à apprendre		aanvragen
application He had to fill in an application form. commencer à apprendre		aanvraag
gear The mountaineer checked his gear. commencer à apprendre		uitrusting
haphazard(ly) We chose this holiday destination haphazardly. commencer à apprendre		op goed geluk; lukraak
at your disposal When I'm not using my tent, it is at your disposal. commencer à apprendre		tot je beschikking
tentative In January we always make tentative holiday plans. commencer à apprendre		voorzichtig
to attach She attached a label to her suitcase. commencer à apprendre		vastmaken
encounter They had an unexpected encounter with a bear. commencer à apprendre		ontmoeting
to encounter The expedition encountered many difficulties. commencer à apprendre		tegenkomen; ondervinden

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