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84 - 86 Flashcards

1
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Leeftijd - what is your …?

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Age

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Eeuw/ tijdperk - … is also used in ‘the Middle …’ and ‘the Stone …’

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Age - ages

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Eeuw 100 jaar - a … is a period of one hundred years

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Century

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Tijdperk - the ending of world war 2 was the beginning of a new …/…

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Epoch / era

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Goede gelegenheid / kans - the World Cup was an … to promote the country

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Opportunity

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Gelegenheid - they had met on several…

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Occasions

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Ter gelegenheid van - we had a day off … the queens birthday

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On the occasion of

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8
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Af en toe - she visits her parents only …

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Occasionally

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9
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Uitstellen - her birthday party was …/… because she was ill

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Postponed / put off

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10
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Tijdgenoot - Dickens was a … of queen Victoria

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Contemporary

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Modern/ eigentijds - this is a museum of … art

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Contemporary

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12
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Verlopen - my passport will … next month

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To expire

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13
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Aflopen - the ultimatum will … tomorrow

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Expire

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14
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De laatste tijd - I haven’t seen her …/…/…

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Of late / lately / recently

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15
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Onlangs / kort geleden - he … visited China

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Recently

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16
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Vooruitzicht - the long-term … for the economy are very good

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Prospects

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17
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Voorspellen - they have … an earthquake

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Predicted

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18
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(On)voorspelbaar - the weather is not always …

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Predictable

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19
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Voorspelling - there have been many … about the end of the world

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Predictions

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20
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Oorsprong - Darwin wrote a book about the … of the human race

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Origin

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21
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Bejaard - he helped an … lady to cross the street

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Elderly

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22
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De mensheid - world war 2 was the biggest war in the history of …

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Mankind

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23
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Ogenblik - he said he would be back in an … /…

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Instant/ moment

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24
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Onmiddellijk - the new product was …/… success

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An instant / immediate

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25
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Generatiekloof - how can teachers bridge the …

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Generation gap

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26
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Tijdschema - the bus was ten minutes behind …

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Schedule

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27
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Op het ogenblik - he is … working on a new tv programme

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Currently

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28
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Waarschijnlijk - the …/… cause of his death is a heart attack

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Likely / probable

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29
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Waarschijnlijkheid - in all …/… it will snow tomorrow

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Likelihood/ probability

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30
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Keerpunt / mijlpaal - the discovery of America is a … in History

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Landmark

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31
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Geleidelijk - the patient is … recovering

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Gradually

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32
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Eeuwig - …/… snow covered the mountain tops

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Eternal / perpetual

33
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Eeuwigheid - it seemed an … before she arrived at last

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Eternity

34
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Uiteindelijk / ten slotte - after thinking for a long time, she … found the answer

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Ultimately

35
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Uiteindelijk / ten slotte - she was very ill, but … she recovered

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Eventually

36
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Toeval - what a … meeting you here in London

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Coincidence

37
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Ophouden - … is formal for ‘to stop’ e.g. it … raining

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To cease - ceased

38
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Vroeger - at the reunion he met many of his … friends

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Former

39
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Stadium - her illness has now reached a critical …

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Stage

40
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(On)geschikt - would 8 o’clock be a … time for you

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(In)convenient

41
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Schikken - will Saturday at 11 o’clock … you

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(To) Suit

42
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Termijn - he paid for the car in monthly … of €200

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Instalments

43
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Aflevering - the tv serial is shown in ten …/… of thirty minutes

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Episodes / instalments

44
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Voorbarig / te vroeg - your conclusion is …: you don’t know all the facts

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Premature

45
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Middeleeuwen - the … were from 500 to 1500

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Middle Ages

Hoofdletter!

46
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Middeleeuws - this … cathedral was built in 1200

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Medieval

47
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Tegelijkertijd - the cup final will be broadcast … on television and radio

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Simultaneously

48
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Versnellen - how can we …/… the process

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Accelerate / speed up

49
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Gewoonte - it was his … to take a daily walk

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Custom

50
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Schrikkeljaar - in a … February has 29 days

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Leap year

51
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Naderen - as winter …, the temperature dropped

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Approached

52
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Nadering - you could feel the … of winter

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Approach

53
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Benadering - this is an entirely new … to the problem

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Approach

54
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Vertraging hebben - our flight … for two hours

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Was delayed

55
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Vertraging - we had a … of more than one hour

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Delay

56
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Verlengen - we … our trip with two days

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Prolonged

57
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Zelden - I …/… go to the cinema

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Rarely / seldom

58
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Jaarlijks - the … pop festival is held in July

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Annual

59
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Verouderd - the guerrillas fought with … /… weapons

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Outdated / obsolete

60
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Ongekend - we had an … hot summer this year

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Unprecedented

61
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Vooruitgang / vordering - scientific …/… in genetics is unprecedented

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Advance / progress

62
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Vooraf / vooruit - I had to pay 20% of the total amount …

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In advance

63
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Tien jaar / decennium - the period 2001-2010 is the first … of the 21st century

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Decade

64
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Nieuwigheid / iets nieuws - in 1990 a mobile phone was a …

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Novelty

65
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Voorafgaand aan - a calm … the storm

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Preceded

66
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Puberteit - children between twelve and eighteen are in their …

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Adolescence

67
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Puber - … Are not yet adults

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Adolescents

68
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Overgang - adolescence is the … from childhood to adulthood

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Transition

69
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Leeftijdgenoot - during adolescence children are influenced by their …

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Peers

70
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Leeftijdsgroep - the … is very important for adolescents

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Peer group

71
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Opvolgen - the queen was … by her eldest son

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Succeeded

72
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Opvolger - who will be the prime ministers …

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Successor

73
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Voorganger - our new doctor is much better than his …

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Predecessor

74
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Lange termijn- - the government failed to realise its … policy

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Long-term

75
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Kortetermijn- - this is a … policy

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Short- term

76
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Duurzaam - … goods will last a long time

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Durable

77
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Eerste - … is used in … voyage/flight and … speech

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Maiden

78
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Verjaardag - an … is a date when something important happens in a previous year

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Anniversary

79
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Trouwdag - they celebrated their tenth … last Saturday

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Wedding anniversary

Engels V5 (9 decks)

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