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Holiday jargon
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destination
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Australia is a popular holiday destination among young students.
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bestemming
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departure
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You can find all departure times on a big screen in the main hall.
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vertrek
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arrival
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The arrival hall is usually filled with people waiting for their relatives and friends to arrive.
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aankomst
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deviation
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There were many deviations because most North-European airports were closed because of heavy snowstorms.
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omleiding
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delay
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Airport security often causes delays.
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vertraging
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cancellation
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Passengers with a delay or cancellation are requested to come to the information desk.
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afgelasting
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unleaded / lead-free
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Nowadays most cars run on unleaded fuel.
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loodvrij
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bonnet (BE) or hood (AE)
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Something was wrong; a cloud of steam escaped from under the bonnet of my car.
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motorkap
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boot (BE) or trunk (AE)
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The boot of my car is quite big; it easily stores three big suitcases.
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kofferbak
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flat tire
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I had to walk to school because my bike had a flat tire.
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platte bank
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coach (BE) or touring bus (AE)
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Only buses, so no coaches, are allowed to travel on this bus lane.
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bus, touringcar
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bus
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It is only five minutes by bus to the city centre.
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bus (openbaar vervoer)
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token
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Tokens for the coffee machine are available at the reception.
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munt (betaalmiddel in bus of metro)
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to embark
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Passengers with cars are requested to embark first.
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aan boord gaan, instappen
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to disembark
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Foot passengers are requested to disembark first.
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van boord gaan, uitstappen
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slow or local train
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The local train stopped at every small village and it took ages to reach our final destination.
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boemeltrein
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platform
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Your train leaves from platform five.
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perron
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dormitory
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The dormitory of the youth hostel contained forty beds.
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slaapzaal
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berth
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You can choose between a cabin with two or with four berths.
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hut, couchette, slaapplaats
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Who are you on holiday?
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cautious
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She is a very cautious driver.
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voorzichtig, behoedzaam
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easy-going
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He is a relaxed easy-going fellow.
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makkelijk, laconiek
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headstrong
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He does things in his own way; he’s rather headstrong.
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koppig, eigenzinnig
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outgoing
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She is an outgoing, warm person.
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vriendelijk, gezellig, vlot
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taciturn
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He’s a taciturn man, and hardly answers when asked a question.
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zwijgzaam, gesloten
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thrifty
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She was a thrifty housewife and took care of
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zuinig, spaarzaam
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stern
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Mary is her own sternest critic.
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streng, grimmig
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amusement arcade
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One evening we went to the amusement arcade and spent quite some money on the slot machines.
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automatenhal
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to boast
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Cliff is always boasting about how rich he is.
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opscheppen, pochen
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to rip off
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You paid far too much; you have been ripped off.
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afzetten
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Around the world in 80 clicks
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resort
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Brighton is a famous English holiday resort.
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vakantieoord
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to mill
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In former days most grain was milled in local mills.
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malen, bewerken
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avant-garde
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At the time of their first exhibition the Impressionist painters were considered very avant-garde.
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gedurfd, zijn tijd vooruit
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legacy
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My aunt left me a nice legacy, which enabled me to buy a new car.
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erfenis, nalatenschap
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to deserve
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After all that hard work I really deserve a holiday.
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verdienen, recht hebben op
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to access
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I could not access my email because of a technical failure of my Internet system.
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toegang krijgen tot
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tip
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The official statistics on youth criminality are only the tip of the iceberg; the real figure is probably much higher.
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puntje
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mound
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The burial mound was covered with grass.
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heuvel
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defensive wall
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Hadrian’s Wall was built across the North of England as a defensive wall by the Roman emperor Hadrian.
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verdedigingsmuur
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in a statement of defiance
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The architecture of the fortress can be read as a statement of defiance.
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hier: als een onneembare veste
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devastating
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A devastating storm has destroyed many holiday homes along the coast.
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verwoestend, verschrikkelijk
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dignity
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She walked through the crowd with the dignity of a queen.
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waardigheid
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grid
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The city centre has an attractive grid of small medieval streets.
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rooster; netwerk
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alley
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The thief tried to escape but got trapped a blind alley.
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steegje
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remainder
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We paid fifty pounds deposit and the remainder on delivery.
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overblijfsel
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arguably
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Terrorism is arguably the most serious problem of our time.
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betwistbaar; aantoonbaar
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to merit
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These experiments are interesting enough to merit closer examination.
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verdienen, het waard zijn
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chunk
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They fed the lions big chunks of meat.
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brok, stuk
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to pulsate
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The Champs Elysées is the pulsating heart of Paris.
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kloppen
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wasteland
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Time and neglect changed the once prosperous land into wasteland.
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onbewoonbaar gebied
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a hollow gap
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There is a hollow gap between the two sides.
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een gapend gat
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a divided city
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Ethnic strife ruined the country and the capital became a divided city.
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een verdeelde stad
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to flourish
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The country had a flourishing black market economy.
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floreren, bloeien
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to abandon
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The crew had to abandon their sinking ship.
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verlaten
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remains
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His remains were returned to his homeland and given a proper burial.
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overblijfselen
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A portrait of Australia
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climate zone
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The earth is divided into five climate zones, the torrid zone, two temperate zones and two frigid zones.
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klimaatzone
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the temperate zone
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The Netherlands is situated in the temperate zone.
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gematigde luchtstreek
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tributary
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The main tributaries of the Rhine are the rivers Ruhr, Main, Moselle and Neckar.
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zijrivier
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to encompass
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The festival encompasses music, theatre, ballet and poetry.
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omvatten
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lush
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They roamed through the lush green valley of Northern Wales.
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weelderig, rijkelijk begroeid
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spine
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The sound of footsteps coming closer sent shivers down her spine.
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ruggengraat
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bark
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He carved her name and a heart into the bark of a tree.
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schors, bast
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aridity
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The aridity of a country is determined by the average amount of rain a country gets.
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dorheid
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bout
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After a bout of malaria he needed almost six weeks to completely recover.
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periode
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to evolve
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Darwin believed that we evolved from apes.
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ontwikkelen
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bat
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A bat is a small flying animal that looks like a mouse.
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vleermuis
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rodent
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Rats, mice, rabbits, and squirrels are rodents.
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knaagdier
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extinction
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The World Wildlife Fund tries to save endangered species from extinction.
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het uitsterven
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inaccessible
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The roads were inaccessible because of heavy snowfall.
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ontoegankelijk
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tangible
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There is no tangible evidence yet that the economy is recovering.
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tasbaar
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inhospitable
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They were certainly not inhospitable; they offered the tired traveller a meal and a bed.
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onvriendelijk
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impenetrable
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Before the Prince could kiss Sleeping Beauty, he had to cut his way through the impenetrable thorn-hedge round the castle.
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ondoordringbaar
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maze
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The centre of the medieval town consists of a maze of narrow winding streets.
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doolhof
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predominantly
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Public opinion seems to be predominantly in favour of a chosen burgomaster.
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hoofdzakelijk, grotendeels
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Amtraking in the West
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fairly-priced
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Usually fairly-priced articles sell better than the very cheap or very expensive ones.
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redelijk geprijsd
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a whole host of
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There is a whole host of reasons why he should not be re-elected.
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een hele massa
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to embark upon
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The government embarked upon a major programme of reform.
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hier: beginnen met
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a stumble
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He addressed the wrong person and made a bit of a stumble.
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blunder, flater
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to squat
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She squatted down and kissed the child.
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hurken
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a tad
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I would like just a tad more sugar.
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een beetje
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to refrain from
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Passengers are kindly requested to refrain from smoking during the trip
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afhouden van
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hassle
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The examinations caused a lot of hassle.
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problemen, gedoe
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adeptness
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His adeptness at avoiding traffic jams made him a popular driver.
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behendigheid
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the penny has dropped
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It took some time before she understood what he wanted from her, but then the penny finally dropped.
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het kwartje is gevallen; ik snap het
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subway
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The subway is her favourite means of transport.
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ondergrondse, metro
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tracks
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A good spy knows how to cover his tracks.
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spoor
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by hook or by crook
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We will go there by hook or by crook.
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hoe dan ook
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relief
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It is quite a relief that the exams are over.
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opluchting
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comfy (short for comfortable) sojourn
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They bought a nice comfy sofa.
Unfortunately, my sojourn in the luxurious hotel was rather short.
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prettig
verblijf, oponthoud
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subsequently
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The burglar was arrested and subsequently sentenced to two years’ imprisonment.
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vervolgens, daarna
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gorgeous
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The prince kissed his gorgeous princess and they lived happily ever after.
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schitterend, betoverend
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fertile
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Politics are fertile ground for satire.
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vruchtbaar
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dense
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The soldiers had to cut a path through a dense forest.
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dichtbegroeid
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to seal
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The two leaders sealed their agreement with a handshake.
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bezegelen
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the wee hours
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She waited for her husband until the wee hours.
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de kleine uurtjes
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dawn
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The party ended at the break of dawn.
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ochtendgloren, zonsopgang
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trek
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we made an eight-hour trek through the mountain yesterday.
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etappe
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defunct
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They bought all the tools and machinery they needed from a defunct factory.
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niet meer bestaand, verdwenen, in onbruik geraakt
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sedate
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The famous pop singer lived in a sedate little village in the country.
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bezadigd, kalm, bedaard, sereen
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distraction
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Soccer is probably Holland’s most popular distraction.
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afleiding, vermaak, ontspanning
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mundane
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Mundane matters such as eating and drinking do not interest him in the least.
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gewoon, platvloers, aards
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chore
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Every child had to do a few household chores.
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karwei
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to mend
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My shoes need mending. I should take them to the shoemaker.
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repareren
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to discard
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Discarded plastic bottles and wrappings littered the countryside.
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zich ontdoen van, weggooien, afdanken
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to accumulate
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Bill Gates has accumulated a fortune because he succeeded in selling his computer software worldwide
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zich opstapelen; verzamelen
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