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Leeftijd - what is your …?
Age
Eeuw/ tijdperk - … is also used in ‘the Middle …’ and ‘the Stone …’
Age - ages
Eeuw 100 jaar - a … is a period of one hundred years
Century
Tijdperk - the ending of world war 2 was the beginning of a new …/…
Epoch / era
Goede gelegenheid / kans - the World Cup was an … to promote the country
Opportunity
Gelegenheid - they had met on several…
Occasions
Ter gelegenheid van - we had a day off … the queens birthday
On the occasion of
Af en toe - she visits her parents only …
Occasionally
Uitstellen - her birthday party was …/… because she was ill
Postponed / put off
Tijdgenoot - Dickens was a … of queen Victoria
Contemporary
Modern/ eigentijds - this is a museum of … art
Contemporary
Verlopen - my passport will … next month
To expire
Aflopen - the ultimatum will … tomorrow
Expire
De laatste tijd - I haven’t seen her …/…/…
Of late / lately / recently
Onlangs / kort geleden - he … visited China
Recently
Vooruitzicht - the long-term … for the economy are very good
Prospects
Voorspellen - they have … an earthquake
Predicted
(On)voorspelbaar - the weather is not always …
Predictable
Voorspelling - there have been many … about the end of the world
Predictions
Oorsprong - Darwin wrote a book about the … of the human race
Origin
Bejaard - he helped an … lady to cross the street
Elderly
De mensheid - world war 2 was the biggest war in the history of …
Mankind
Ogenblik - he said he would be back in an … /…
Instant/ moment
Onmiddellijk - the new product was …/… success
An instant / immediate
Generatiekloof - how can teachers bridge the …
Generation gap
Tijdschema - the bus was ten minutes behind …
Schedule
Op het ogenblik - he is … working on a new tv programme
Currently
Waarschijnlijk - the …/… cause of his death is a heart attack
Likely / probable
Waarschijnlijkheid - in all …/… it will snow tomorrow
Likelihood/ probability
Keerpunt / mijlpaal - the discovery of America is a … in History
Landmark
Geleidelijk - the patient is … recovering
Gradually
Eeuwig - …/… snow covered the mountain tops
Eternal / perpetual
Eeuwigheid - it seemed an … before she arrived at last
Eternity
Uiteindelijk / ten slotte - after thinking for a long time, she … found the answer
Ultimately
Uiteindelijk / ten slotte - she was very ill, but … she recovered
Eventually
Toeval - what a … meeting you here in London
Coincidence
Ophouden - … is formal for ‘to stop’ e.g. it … raining
To cease - ceased
Vroeger - at the reunion he met many of his … friends
Former
Stadium - her illness has now reached a critical …
Stage
(On)geschikt - would 8 o’clock be a … time for you
(In)convenient
Schikken - will Saturday at 11 o’clock … you
(To) Suit
Termijn - he paid for the car in monthly … of €200
Instalments
Aflevering - the tv serial is shown in ten …/… of thirty minutes
Episodes / instalments
Voorbarig / te vroeg - your conclusion is …: you don’t know all the facts
Premature
Middeleeuwen - the … were from 500 to 1500
Middle Ages
Hoofdletter!
Middeleeuws - this … cathedral was built in 1200
Medieval
Tegelijkertijd - the cup final will be broadcast … on television and radio
Simultaneously
Versnellen - how can we …/… the process
Accelerate / speed up
Gewoonte - it was his … to take a daily walk
Custom
Schrikkeljaar - in a … February has 29 days
Leap year
Naderen - as winter …, the temperature dropped
Approached
Nadering - you could feel the … of winter
Approach
Benadering - this is an entirely new … to the problem
Approach
Vertraging hebben - our flight … for two hours
Was delayed
Vertraging - we had a … of more than one hour
Delay
Verlengen - we … our trip with two days
Prolonged
Zelden - I …/… go to the cinema
Rarely / seldom
Jaarlijks - the … pop festival is held in July
Annual
Verouderd - the guerrillas fought with … /… weapons
Outdated / obsolete
Ongekend - we had an … hot summer this year
Unprecedented
Vooruitgang / vordering - scientific …/… in genetics is unprecedented
Advance / progress
Vooraf / vooruit - I had to pay 20% of the total amount …
In advance
Tien jaar / decennium - the period 2001-2010 is the first … of the 21st century
Decade
Nieuwigheid / iets nieuws - in 1990 a mobile phone was a …
Novelty
Voorafgaand aan - a calm … the storm
Preceded
Puberteit - children between twelve and eighteen are in their …
Adolescence
Puber - … Are not yet adults
Adolescents
Overgang - adolescence is the … from childhood to adulthood
Transition
Leeftijdgenoot - during adolescence children are influenced by their …
Peers
Leeftijdsgroep - the … is very important for adolescents
Peer group
Opvolgen - the queen was … by her eldest son
Succeeded
Opvolger - who will be the prime ministers …
Successor
Voorganger - our new doctor is much better than his …
Predecessor
Lange termijn- - the government failed to realise its … policy
Long-term
Kortetermijn- - this is a … policy
Short- term
Duurzaam - … goods will last a long time
Durable
Eerste - … is used in … voyage/flight and … speech
Maiden
Verjaardag - an … is a date when something important happens in a previous year
Anniversary
Trouwdag - they celebrated their tenth … last Saturday
Wedding anniversary