Mar 2024

Question 1

er als de kippen bij zijn

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to be all over it

Question 2

vliegdekschip

Answer 2

aircraft carrier

Question 3

halfgeleider

Answer 3

semiconductor

Question 4

zich ontpoppen tot

Answer 4

to turn out, emerge as

Question 5

goedschiks

Answer 5

willingly, “carrot”

Question 6

de branding

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surf

Question 7

zonder kleerscheuren

Answer 7

unscathed

Question 8

toenadering tot

Answer 8

moving closer to

Question 9

inwinnen (advies, informatie,etc)

Answer 9

to obtain

Question 10

neerslachtig

Answer 10

depressed

Question 11

hij kon er niets aan doen

Answer 11

he couldn’t do anything about it

Question 12

dat is iets wat mij alleen aangaat

Answer 12

that is something which only concerns me

Question 13

voor nop

Answer 13

zonder betaling

Question 14

wederopbouw

Answer 14

reconstruction

Question 15

knokken

Answer 15

fight, brawl

Question 16

terug bij af

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back to the beginning

Question 17

lappendeken

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patchwork

Question 18

in de fik

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on fire

Question 19

ontheemd

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disenfranchused, uprooted

Question 20

het puin

Answer 20

debris

Question 21

het doorzettingsvermogen

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perseverance

Question 22

verontwaardigd

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indignant, outraged

Question 23

je zegt maar wat

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You’re kidding me, you’re just saying that

Question 24

de kentering

Answer 24

turning point

Question 25

althans

Answer 25

at least, anyway

Question 26

het geding

Answer 26

litigation, proceeding

Question 27

aankunnen

Answer 27

to manage, handle, cope with

Question 28

van likmevestje

Answer 28

shoddy (management)

Question 29

knopen doorhakken

Answer 29

to take decisive action

Question 30

betamelijl

Answer 30

seemly, proper

Question 31

zo maar

Answer 31

simply

Question 32

ik maakte daaruit op dat

Answer 32

I deduced that

Question 33

beschouwing

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reflection, contemplation

Question 34

smoesje

Answer 34

excuse, pretext

Question 35

verlopen

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to expire

Question 36

ik heb het heel druk

Answer 36

I'm very busy

Question 37

nu het nog kon

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while I still can

Question 38

verontschuldigen

Answer 38

to apologize

Question 39

het doet kouder aan

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it feels colder

Question 40

ik zou graag kunnen dansen

Answer 40

I'd like to know how to dance

Question 41

het heeft nergens mee te maken

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it has nothing to do with anything

Question 42

griet, grietje

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chicken, girl

Question 43

het zat erin dat

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I should have known, it was bound to happen. .

Question 44

gemunt op iemand

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targeted, after

Question 45

ontheemd

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displaced, uprooted

Question 46

ik ben helemaal bij (met)

Answer 46

I'm all caught up, up to speed (with)

Question 47

ontheffen van

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to relieve, release, exempt (from a task,etc)

Question 48

de veiling

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auction

Question 49

het lapmiddel

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quick fix, stopgap measure

Question 50

overslaan

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to skip

Question 51

jengelen

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to whine

Question 52

hom of kuit

Answer 52

rock and a hard place

Question 53

nijpend

Answer 53

acute, pressing

Question 54

steekpenning

Answer 54

bribe