Unit 1 and 2 Flashcards

1
Q

clash

A

botsing

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2
Q

demand

A

vraag

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3
Q

cope

A

omgaan met

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4
Q

sweatshop

A

a small business, factory etc where people work hard in bad conditions for very little money

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5
Q

demolish

A

slopen

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6
Q

hare-brained

A

A hare-brained plan or idea is very silly or unlikely to succeed

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7
Q

property

A

grond/landgoed

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8
Q

squalor

A

smerigheid

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9
Q

sprawl

A

bebouwing

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10
Q

slum

A

achterbuurt

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11
Q

drawback

A

nadeel

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12
Q

preserve

A

behouden

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13
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demanding

A

veeleisend

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14
Q

approach

A

aanpak

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15
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nourishing

A

voedzaam

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16
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reassuring

A

geruststellend

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17
Q

emit

A

uitstoten

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18
Q

bold

A

showing that you are not afraid of taking risks and making difficult decisions

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19
Q

render

A

maken

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20
Q

arise

A

ontstaan

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21
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humble

A

nederig

22
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apprehensive

A

worried or nervous about something that you are going to do

23
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desperate

A

wanhopig

24
Q

envious

A

jaloers

25
Q

mortified

A

extremely ashamed or embarrased

26
Q

shattered

A

very shocked and upset

27
Q

snigger

A

giechelen

28
Q

counterproductive

A

achieving the opposite result to the one that you want

29
Q

negotiate

A

onderhandelen

30
Q

grasp

A

begrijpen

31
Q

frown on

A

afkeuren

32
Q

myriad

A

a very large number

33
Q

gesticulate

A

to make movements with your arms and hands usually while speaking

34
Q

slanging match

A

scheldpartij

35
Q

sulk

A

to be silently angry and refuse to be friendly or discuss what is annoying or upsetting you

36
Q

thought-provolking

A

tot nadenken stemmend

37
Q

unsophisticated

A

ongecompliceerd

38
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uptight

A

gespannen

39
Q

whine

A

janken

40
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catch out

A

aantreffen

41
Q

appeal to

A

een beroep doen op

42
Q

gambling

A

het gokken

43
Q

peer group

A

leeftijdsgroep

44
Q

put across

A

overbrengen

45
Q

narrator

A

verteller

46
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suspense

A

onzekerheid

47
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tension

A

spanning

48
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unnerving

A

zenuwslopend

49
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uprising

A

opstand

50
Q

ambiguous

A

dubbelzinnig

51
Q

fore boding

A

voorgevoel