Nieuwe Woorden (December 21) Flashcards

1
Q

de bevolking

A

population

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2
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hoe staat het…

A

how do things stand…

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3
Q

voorlopig

A

for the time being

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4
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(het) cijfermateriaal

A

figures/statistics/numerical data

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5
Q

het aantal

A

number

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6
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vooral belangrijk

A

especially important

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7
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het mentale welbevinden

A

mental well-being

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8
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de continuïteit

A

continuity

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9
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de achteruit

A

decline/declining

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10
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(al) decennialang

A

for decades

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11
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al lang

A

for a long time

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12
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de toename

A

increase

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13
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een gestage toename

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a steady increase

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14
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de groei

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growth

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15
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omwille van

A

because of

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16
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ziekteverzuim

A

absenteeism

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17
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voelen (vb)

A

to feel

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18
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voor

A

before

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19
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het onbehagen

A

discomfort/uneasiness

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20
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de maatschappij

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society

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21
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een kantelpunt

A

a tipping point

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22
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een kantelpunt afstevende

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heading towards a tipping point

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23
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opdringen/opdrong

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to force/to be necessary

24
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aanvankelijk

A

initially/at first

25
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verschrikkelijk

A

terroble

26
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angstbeelden

A

angst-ridden images

27
Q

oprakelen (vb)/oprakelden

A

stirring up/brought up (past)

28
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ontstaan/onstond

A

arise/arose

29
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een paniekreactie

A

a panic response

30
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vooral

A

particularly/especially

31
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voordien

A

previously/before

32
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schuilen (vb)

A

to lurk

33
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huidige

A

current

34
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zwaar

A

hard/tough

35
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onderschat

A

underestimated

36
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het besef

A

awareness/realisation

37
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wegnemen (vb)

A

to remove/take away

38
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de gebeurtenis

A

event

39
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deel uitmaakt

A

be part (of)

40
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gemakkelijk

A

simply/easILY

41
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We zien … over het hoofd

A

we overlook/miss

42
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aanzienlijk

A

significant

43
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een merkwaardige manier

A

a remarkable way

44
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opgelucht

A

relieved****

45
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bevrijd

A

freed

46
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regelmatig

A

regularly/often/frequently

47
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de sleur

A

routine

48
Q

de samenleving

A

society

49
Q

de rust

A

peace/calm/tranquility

50
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daalde

A

fell/descended

51
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vaak

A

often/frequently

52
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onbewust

A

subconscious

53
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draagvlak voor

A

acceptance of/support for

54
Q

creëerden (vb)

A

to create

55
Q

de oplossing

A

solution