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

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