Jan 2025

Question 1

het wapen

Answer 1

coat of arms

Question 2

inheems

Answer 2

native, indigenous

Question 3

de berk
de beuk

Answer 3

birch
beech

Question 4

de iep

Answer 4

elm

Question 5

de els

Answer 5

alder

Question 6

de es

Answer 6

ash (tree)

Question 7

de knol

Answer 7

tuber, bulb

Question 8

geleidelijk

Answer 8

gradual

Question 9

de gerst

Answer 9

barley, rye

Question 10

de trechter

Answer 10

funnel, hopper

Question 11

op steur vissen

Answer 11

fish for sturgeon

Question 12

de zode

Answer 12

sod, turf

Question 13

wat hebben we daar nou aan

Answer 13

what good is that?

Question 14

er zwaait wat voor je

Answer 14

you’re in big trouble

Question 15

het gezever

Answer 15

crap, bullshit

Question 16

vitten

Answer 16

to carp, nag

Question 17

op den duur

Answer 17

eventually, in the long run

Question 18

daar staat tegenover dat

Answer 18

on the other hand

Question 19

nogal eens

Answer 19

sometimes

Question 20

het uiteinde

Answer 20

tip, extreme

Question 21

bouwvallig

Answer 21

dilapidated

Question 22

vergaan

Answer 22

to delay, perish

Question 23

ingrijpend

Answer 23

far-reaching, significant

Question 24

de cipier

Answer 24

jailguard, warden

Question 25

(de tijd, mijn werk) zit erop

Answer 25

it’s over, done

Question 26

het klappen van de zweep kennen

Answer 26

to know the ropes, the tricks of the trade

Question 27

iemand te slim af zijn

Answer 27

to outsmart, outwit s.o.

Question 28

omwenteling

Answer 28

revolution, transformation

Question 29

naar onze begrippen

Answer 29

by our standards

Question 30

baat hebben bij

Answer 30

to benefit from

Question 31

zodanig dat

Answer 31

in such a way that

Question 32

verdampen

Answer 32

evaporate

Question 33

haveloos

Answer 33

ragged, shabby

Question 34

tot ziens dan maar

Answer 34

guess this is goodbye

Question 35

ontwasemen
de ontwasemer (in a car)
de wasem

Answer 35

to defog, demist
steam, mist