unit 3: vocab Flashcards

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crib

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kinderbedje

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fragrance

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zoete, aangename geur

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3
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languor

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loomheid

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marvel

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wonder

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repentance

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berouw

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tussle

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vinnige strijd

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7
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to confound

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in de war brengen

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to dash

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krachtig (neer)gooien

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to linger

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treuzelen, blijven hangen

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to prey (up)on somebody

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door iemands hoofd spoken

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arbitrary

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willekeurig, arbitrair

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dense

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dicht

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dumb

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stom

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incidental

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bijkomstig

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15
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tangible

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tastbaar, specifiek

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16
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as blind as a bat

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zo goed als blind

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17
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as deaf as a post

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potdoof

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18
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dumbfounded

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met verstomming geslagen

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19
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stone-deaf

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potdoof

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20
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struck dumb

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met verstomming geslagen

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21
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kinderbedje

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crib

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zoete, aangename geur

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fragrance

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loomheid

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languor

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wonder

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marvel

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25
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berouw

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repentance

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26
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vinnige strijd

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tussle

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27
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in de war brengen

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to confound

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krachtig (neer)gooien

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to dash

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29
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treuzelen, blijven hangen

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to linger

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30
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door iemands hoofd spoken

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to prey (up)on somebody

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31
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willekeurig, arbitrair

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arbitrary

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32
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dicht

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dense

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33
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stom

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dumb

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34
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bijkomstig

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incidental

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35
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tastbaar, specifiek

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tangible

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36
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zo goed als blind

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as blind as a bat

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37
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met verstomming geslagen

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dumbfounded
struck dumb

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38
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potdoof

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stone-deaf
as deaf as a post

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39
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to turn a blind eye

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een oogje dichtknijpen

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40
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to turn a deaf ear

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negeren

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41
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in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king

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in het land der blinden is eenoog koning.

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42
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to be lost for words

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sprakeloos zijn

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43
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to be tongue-tied

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met de mond vol tanden staan

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44
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you could hear a pin drop

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je kon een speld horen vallen

45
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silence is golden

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zwijgen is goud

46
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endeavour

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poging, inspanning

47
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forerunner

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voorloper

48
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hybrid

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een samensmelting (van 2 verschillende zaken)

49
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linguist

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taalkundige

50
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literacy

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geletterdheid

51
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pitfall

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valkuil

52
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plummy

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geaffecteerd, alsof je tot de hogere klasse behoort

53
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precedent

A

precedent, iets dat door anderen gevolgd zal worden

54
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een oogje dichtknijpen

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to turn a blind eye

55
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negeren

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to turn a deaf ear

56
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in het land der blinden is eenoog koning.

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in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king

57
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sprakeloos zijn

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to be lost for words

58
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met de mond vol tanden staan

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to be tongue-tied

59
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je kon een speld horen vallen

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you could hear a pin drop

60
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zwijgen is goud

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silence is golden

61
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poging, inspanning

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endeavour

62
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voorloper

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forerunner

63
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een samensmelting (van 2 verschillende zaken)

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hybrid

64
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taalkundige

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linguist

65
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geletterdheid

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literacy

66
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valkuil

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pitfall

67
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geaffecteerd, alsof je tot de hogere klasse behoort

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plummy

68
Q

precedent, iets dat door anderen gevolgd zal worden

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precedent

69
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proletarian

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proletarisch, van lagere komaf

70
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vernacular

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volkstaal

71
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to consolidate

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bekrachtigen

72
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to dethrone

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onttronen

73
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to domesticate

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aan huis gewennen, temmen, beschaven

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to die out

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uitsterven

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to diverge

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uiteenlopen

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to interpret

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tolken

77
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to underscore

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onderstrepen

78
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bilingual

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tweetalig

79
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endangered

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in gevaar

80
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extinct

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uitgestorven

81
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indigenous

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inheems

82
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intertwined

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nauw verbonden

83
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mongrel

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bastaard

84
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unequivocal

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eenduidig, ondubbelzinnig

85
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vulnerable

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kwetsbaar

86
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to be at risk

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risico lopen

87
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under threat

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bedreigd

88
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to ride the crest

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genieten van de voordelen van een bepaalde situatie

89
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proletarisch, van lagere komaf

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proletarian

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volkstaal

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vernacular

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bekrachtigen

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to consolidate

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onttronen

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to dethrone

93
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aan huis gewennen, temmen, beschaven

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to domesticate

94
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uitsterven

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to die out

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uiteenlopen

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to diverge

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tolken

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to interpret

97
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onderstrepen

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to underscore

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tweetalig

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bilingual

99
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in gevaar

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endangered

100
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uitgestorven

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extinct

101
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inheems

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indigenous

102
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nauw verbonden

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intertwined

103
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bastaard

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mongrel

104
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eenduidig, ondubbelzinnig

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unequivocal

105
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kwetsbaar

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vulnerable

106
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risico lopen

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to be at risk

107
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bedreigd

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under threat

108
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genieten van de voordelen van een bepaalde situatie

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to ride the crest