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unit 4: The future is Yours Flashcards

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to start looking for a job

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to hit the labour market

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doing something for yourself rather than just learning about it

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hands-on = praktijkgericht

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a job that a student does in order to gain experience

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internship = stage

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trying very hard to be more successful than other people

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competitive = concurrerend

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better than any other, having no equal

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unmatched = ongeëvenaard

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the combination of academic learning and practical skills

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applied degree = toegepaste graad

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to do a job on any location that allows someone to work in a foreign country

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work permit = werkvergunning

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the steps you take to progress into more advanced jobs

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career path

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a new business activity that involves risk

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a venture = een onderneming

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someone who starts his/her own business

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an entrepreneur = een ondernemer

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to start a business

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to found/launch a company

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clear and short, with no unnecessary words

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concise = beknopt

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to stop going to classes and leave without a degree

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to drop out (of school)

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to try to do or achieve something

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to pursue = achtervolgen/najagen

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able or allowed to do something

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eligible = in aanmerking komend

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a sum of money that is paid regularly to somebody for his/her living expenses

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a stipend = een vergoeding/salaris

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an amount of money given by the government or an organisation to someone

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a grant = een subsidie

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a booklet that advertises a school, college or a business and its acivities

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mentorship = vertegenwoordiging

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something (often money) that is owed to someone

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debts = schulden

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perfect passen voor

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to be the perfect fit (for)

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ondernemingsgerichte vaardigheden

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entrepreneurial skills

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stage lopen

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to do an internship

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buiten de campus werken

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to work pff-campus

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praktijkgericht/praktisch

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a hands-on programme

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praktijkopleiding/opleiding op de werkplek

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an on-the-job training

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een flexibele loopbaan

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a flexible career path

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bedreven worden

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to become proficient in/at

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verbeteren

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to improve (up)on

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tegenhouden

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to hold back (from)

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toegewijd zijn aan/zich toeleggen op

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to be dedicated to

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inzicht krijgen in

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to gain insight into

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gedreven zijn

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to have drive

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waardevol/volwaardig

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valuable

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een beeld krijgen van/inzicht verwerven in

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to acquire an understanding of

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grondig/done completely; with great attention to detail

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thorough

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een carrière nastreven in

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to pursue a career in

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opklimmen

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to move up the ranks

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mogelijkheden bekijken

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to look into opportunities

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iemands interesse wekken

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to trigger someone’s interest

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betrokken raken

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to get involved

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doelen bereiken

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to accomplish goals

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lonend/de moeite waard

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rewarding

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vakgebied

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a field of study

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een bachelorstudent

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an undergraduate

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een bachelordiploma (Engels) hebben

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to have a Bachelor’s degree in (English)

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een masterdiploma in Toegepaste Economische Wetenschappen

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a Master’s degree in Applied Economics

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een masterproef afwerken

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to complete a Master’s thesis

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een doctoraat beginnen

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to start on a doctorate

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een doctoraat

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a PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)

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(een expert) van nabij volgen

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to shadow (an expert)

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ik verkies

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I prefer

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ik heb/doe liever

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I’d rather

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volgens (hem)

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according to (him)

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je zou beter… in plaats van…

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You’d better… rather than…

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volgens mij

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In my opinion/As far as I’m concerned

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Ik ben bang dat…

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I’m afraid that

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enerzijds/anderzijds

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on the one hand,/on the other (hand)

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alhoewel/ used for introducing a statement that makes the main statement in a sentence seem surprising

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although

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ondanks/ used to show that something happened or is true although something else might have happened to prevent it

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despite

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een (studie)beurs toegekend krijgen

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to be awarded a grant

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ontmoedigen/ergens van weerhouden

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to discourage (somebody) from

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in kaart brengen

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to chart

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een potentiële klant

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a prospective costumer

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veelbelovend/ showing signs of being good or successful

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promising

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toegang geven tot

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to give access to

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zich ontplooien/ zijn mogelijkheden benutten

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to fulfil sombody’s potential

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(onmogelijke) droombeelden najagen

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to chase rainbows

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solliciteren

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to apply

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goede/betere kansen hebben

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to have good/better odds

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oprichten

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to set up

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jaarlijks

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annual

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de omzet/ the total amount of goods or services sold by a company during a particular period of time

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the turnover

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werkervaring opdoen

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to gain work experience

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liefdadigheid/ an organization for helping people in need

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charity

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studiebegeleiding/bijles

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tutoring

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ten volle benutten

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to take full advantage of

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een haalbaar project

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a viable project

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een geniaal idee

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an ingenious idea

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het domein/het toepassingsgebied/ the opportunity or ability to do or achieve something

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the scope

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een toepassing

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an application

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uittesten

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to trial

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petenteren/ an official right to be the only person to make, use or sell a product or an invention; a document that proves this

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to patent

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er geld in pompen

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to plough money into

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voortstuwen

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to propel

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geachte heer/mevrouw

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Dear Sir/Madam

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betreffende/in verband met

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in regard to

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ik zou het op prijs stellen als

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I would be grateful if

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Hoogachtend

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Yours Faithfully

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Geachte heer Walker

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Dear Mr Walker

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contact opnemen met

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to get in touch with

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in verband met

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in connection with

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geachte mevrouw Morris

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Dear Ms Morris

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met betrekking tot

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in reference to

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ik hoor graag van u/ik kijk ernaar uit iets van u te horen

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I look forward to hearing from you

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Met vriendelijke groeten

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yours sincerely

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we zouden het fijn vinden als

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We would be delighted if

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verheugd zijn (te)

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to be excited to

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blij zijn (te kunnen aankondigen dat)

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to be pleased to (announce)

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vriendelijke groet

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Kind regards

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een studielening

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a student loan

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het afstuderen

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graduation

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aantreffen/toevallig tegenkomen

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to stumble upon

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zich van iets ontdoen

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to dispose of something

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ophopen/to gradually get more and more of something over a period of time

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to accumulate

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totaal/ a total number or amount made up of smaller amounts that are collected together

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an aggregate

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een handelsartikel/ a product or a raw material that can be bought and sold

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a commodity

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the process or method of building or making something, especially roads, buildings, bridges, etc.

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a construction

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a person who buys goods or uses services

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a consumer

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involving doing something together or working together with others towards a shared aim

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a cooperative

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zakelijk/ connected with a large business company

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corporate

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een munteenheid/ the system of money that a country uses

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a currency

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verminderen/verkleinen/ to become smaller, weaker

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To diminisch

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een landgoed/ an area of land with a lot of houses or factories of the same type on it

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an estate

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the selling and transporting of goods to another country

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to export

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to promise to do something; to promise something will happen

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to guarantee

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to persuade or influence somebody to do something

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to induce

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the basic systems and services that are necessary for a country or an organization to run smoothly, for example buildings, transport and water and power supplies

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an infrastructure

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someone/that thing is an important or necessary part or result of it

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to involve

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beroeps-/ connected with a person’s job or profession

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occupational

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compenseren/ to use one cost, payment or situation in order to cancel or reduce the effect of another

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to offset

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een samenwerking/ the state of being a partner in business

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a partnership

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een portie/ one part of something larger

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a portion

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doing something as a paid job rather than as a hobby

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professional

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projecteren

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to project

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to help sell a product, service, etc. or make it more popular by advertising it or offering it at a special price

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to promote

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to buy something

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to purchase

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bereiken

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to range

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herstellen

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to recover

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hulpbron/ a supply of something that a country, an organization or a person has and can use, especially to increase their wealth

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a resource

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behouden/ to keep something; to continue to have something

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to retain

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inkomsten/ the money that a government receives from taxes or that an organization, etc. receives from its business

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revenue

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a part of an area of activity, especially of a country’s economy

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a sector

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dochteronderneming/ connected with something but less important than it

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a subsidiary

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involving the use of natural products and energy in a way that does not harm the environment

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sustainable

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a result that you try to achieve

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a target

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een taak geven

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to task

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overdragen/ to move from one place to another

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to transfer

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to change the form of something

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to transform

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a system for carrying people or goods from one place to another using vehicles, roads, etc.

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transport

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nutsvoorziening/ a service provided for the public, for example an electricity, water or gas supply

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utility

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