Mar 2024 Flashcards by Jonathan Karakowski

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er als de kippen bij zijn

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to be all over it

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vliegdekschip

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aircraft carrier

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halfgeleider

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semiconductor

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zich ontpoppen tot

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to turn out, emerge as

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goedschiks

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willingly, “carrot”

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de branding

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surf

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zonder kleerscheuren

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unscathed

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toenadering tot

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moving closer to

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inwinnen (advies, informatie,etc)

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to obtain

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neerslachtig

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depressed

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hij kon er niets aan doen

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he couldn’t do anything about it

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dat is iets wat mij alleen aangaat

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that is something which only concerns me

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voor nop

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zonder betaling

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wederopbouw

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reconstruction

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knokken

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fight, brawl

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terug bij af

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back to the beginning

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lappendeken

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patchwork

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in de fik

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on fire

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ontheemd

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disenfranchused, uprooted

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het puin

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debris

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het doorzettingsvermogen

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perseverance

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verontwaardigd

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indignant, outraged

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je zegt maar wat

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

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de kentering

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turning point

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althans

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at least, anyway

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het geding

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litigation, proceeding

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aankunnen

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to manage, handle, cope with

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van likmevestje

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shoddy (management)

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knopen doorhakken

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to take decisive action

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betamelijl

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seemly, proper

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zo maar

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simply

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ik maakte daaruit op dat

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I deduced that

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beschouwing

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reflection, contemplation

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smoesje

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excuse, pretext

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verlopen

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to expire

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ik heb het heel druk

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I’m very busy

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nu het nog kon

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while I still can

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verontschuldigen

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to apologize

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het doet kouder aan

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it feels colder

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ik zou graag kunnen dansen

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I’d like to know how to dance

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het heeft nergens mee te maken

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it has nothing to do with anything

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griet, grietje

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chicken, girl

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het zat erin dat

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

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gemunt op iemand

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targeted, after

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ontheemd

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displaced, uprooted

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ik ben helemaal bij (met)

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I’m all caught up, up to speed (with)

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ontheffen van

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

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de veiling

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auction

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het lapmiddel

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quick fix, stopgap measure

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overslaan

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to skip

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jengelen

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to whine

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hom of kuit

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rock and a hard place

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nijpend

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acute, pressing

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steekpenning

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bribe