Voc 2 Flashcards by Michiel Jaspers | Brainscape

Q

an elected member of the council

A

a councillor

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

a person who lives in a particluar place

A

a resident

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

give sth officially to sb/sth for a particular purpose

A

to allocate sth to sb/sth for sb

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

verkiesbaar

A

eligible

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

sb that gets attention and is easily noticed

A

sb with a high profile

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

woordvoeder

A

spokesperson/spokesman

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

voorzitter van een vergadering

A

the chair/chairperson/chairman

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

een vergadering voorzitten

A

to chair a meeting

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

in een commissie zitten

A

to sit on a committee

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

een vrouwelijke burgemeester

A

a mayoress

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

ingeschreven zijn/uw naam op een officiële lijst zetten

A

to enroll (at a school/on a course)

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

een klinisch onderzoek

A

a clinical trial

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

gratis

A

free of charge

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

plastische chirurgie

A

cosmetic surgery

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

het heel erg druk hebben

A

to be rushed off your feet

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

niet op iemand letten

A

to take no notice of sb

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

een ziekenhuisafdeling

A

a ward (eg oncology ward)

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

voornaamste zorg

A

prime concern

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

in hechtenis worden gehouden

A

to be detained in custody

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

een misdaad begaan

A

to commit an offence

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

een huiszoekingsbevel

A

a search warrant

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

a constable

A

laagste policierang

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

chief constable

A

head of a regional police force

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

een visum verstrekken

A

to issue a visa

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

to warn sb officialy

A

to caution sb

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

to send sb away from court until their trial

A

to be remanded in custody

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

iemand onschuldig verklaren

A

to acquit sb of sth

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

iemand schuldig verklaren

A

to convict sb of sth

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

doodstraf

A

a capital punishment

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

een afschrikking

A

a deterrent

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

een recidive

A

a reoffender

Q

een geïnterneerde

A

an inmate

Q

unaniem

A

by common consent

Q

to investigate/an investigation

A

to probe/a probe

Q

to remove sb from their job/get rid of

A

to axe

Q

formal permission to do sth

A

a go-ahead

Q

to prevent a plan from succeeding

A

to foil

Q

the number of people who vote in a particular election

A

the turnout

Q

bepaalde waarden hooghouden

A

to uphold certain values

Q

prevent sth bad or dangerous from happening

A

to avert

Q

dodental

A

death toll

Q

brandweerman

A

firefighter

Q

judge or form an opinion about sth

A

to assess

Q

livestreamen/ een livestream

A

to live-stream/a live stream

Q

voor het algemeen nut

A

to be in the public interest

Q

well know to many peiple through TV or newspapers

A

in the public eye

Q

een roddelblad

A

a tabloid

Q

try to find information about people’s private lives

A

to pry into sth

Q

iemand te hulp schieten

A

rally to sb’s defence/suport/rally round sb

Q

stagiair

A

an apprentice

Q

stage

A

apprenticeship

Q

onregelmatig werk

A

casual work/labour

Q

klusjesman

A

handyman

Q

juwelier

A

jeweller

Q

selling goods to people directly in shops/on the internet

A

to work in retail

Q

ontslag nemen

A

hand in your notice/to quit/to resign

Q

help sth to develop

A

to foster

Q

toegeven

A

to give in

Q

activiteit opvoeren

A

to step sth up

Q

een voordeel bovenop loon

A

a fringe benefit/perk

Q

een pensioen

A

a pension (state/company)

Q

vakbond

A

trade union

Q

overname (van een bedrijf)

A

a takeover

Q

fusie

A

merger

Q

een offer

A

a bid

Q

een aandeelhouder

A

a shareholder

Q

heel snel omhooggaan

A

to soar/to rocket

Q

heel snel naar beneden gaan

A

to plunge/to plummet

Q

een gat in de markt

A

a gap in the market

Q

een lening nemen

A

to take out a loan

Q

van het ene succes naar het andere gaan

A

to go from strength to strength

Q

stoefen

A

to boast

Q

juist het examen slagen

A

to scrape through an exam

Q

een ruzie

A

a row [raw] about sth/over sth

Q

iets onderschatten

A

to play sth down

Q

iets in perspectief zien

A

to keep sth in perspective

Q

A