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vocabulary: vocabulary building Flashcards

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1
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the picture shows a family

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foto toont een familie

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this is a picture of a busy street

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dit is een foto van een drukke straat

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in the foreground/background we can see

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op de voorgrond/achtergrond kun je zien

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bottom right-handed corner/ top left-handed corner

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Rechteronderhoek/linkerbovenhoek

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on left/right/middle

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aan de linker/rechterkant, in het midden

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6
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cry

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producing tears when you’re unhappy or hurt or extremely happy

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sob

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to cry noisily taking sudden, sharp breaths

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wail

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to cry in a loud high voice

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whimper

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to cry making low, weak voices

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weep

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to cry quitely for a long time

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be in tears

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to be crying

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12
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burst into tears

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suddenly start to cry

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cry your eyes out

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cry a lot for a long time because you’re very sad

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14
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beam

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big happy smile on your face

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frown

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make a serious, angry or worried expression by bringing your eyebrows together so lines appear on your forehead

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glare/glower

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look angry, agressive way

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grimace

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ugly expression on your face when showing pain, disgust etc.

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scowl

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look at sbdy in an angry annoyed way

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smirk

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smile in a unpleasant way, shows you’re pleased with yourself, you know sth others don’t know

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sneer

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no respect for sbdy by turning your upper lip upwards

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cackle

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laugh in a loud, unpleasant way, especially in a high voice

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chuckle

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laugh quietly, especially because you’re thinking about sth funny

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giggle

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laugh in a silly way because you’re embarrassed, nervous, think sth is funny

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guffaw

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laugh noisily

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roar

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laugh very loudly

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snigger/snicker

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laugh in a quiet, unpleasant way, sby’s problems

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stitter

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laugh quietly, in a nervous or embarrased way

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28
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convulsed with laughter

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stuiptrekken van het lachen

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29
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dissolve into laughter

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in lachen uitbarsten

30
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shriek with laughter

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gieren van het lachen

31
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howl with laughter

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huilen van het lachen

32
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bite lips

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nervous

33
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clench fist

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angry, aggressive

34
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click fingers

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trying remember sth

35
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click tongue

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annoyed

36
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drum/top fingers

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impatient

37
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hang head

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ashamed

38
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lick lips

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nervous

39
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nod head

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agreeing

40
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purse lips

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disapproving

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raise eyebrows

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surprised

42
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scratch head

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puzzeled

43
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shake head

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disagreeing

44
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shrug shoulders

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doubtful

45
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stamp foot

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angry

46
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wrinkle nose

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distaste

47
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wrinkle forehead

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puzzeled

48
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feel

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voelen

49
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finger

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strelen

50
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handle

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behandelen

51
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rub

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wrijven

52
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stroke

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aaien

53
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pat

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aaien

54
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tap

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tikken

55
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squeeze

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knijpen

56
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grab

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grijpen

57
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snatch

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ruk/pakken

58
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clasp

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klemmen

59
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clutch

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to take or try to take hold of something or someone tightly

60
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grasp/grip

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grijpen

61
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creep

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rondsluipen

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limp

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hinken

63
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pace

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ijsberen

64
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pad

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lopen

65
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plod

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ploeteren

66
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shuffle

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schuivelen

67
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stagger

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wankelen

68
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stomp

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stampen

69
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stroll

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wandelen

70
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tiptoe

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op je tenen lopen

71
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trudge

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sjokken

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