Engels
Vocabulary
(Coat) hanger Kapstok A hanger in a wardrobe.
What might you offer a
visitor if they want to take
of their jacket? -> A (coat)
hanger.
A beard Een baard
A bit overweight Een beetje te zwaar Fat may sound impolite,
Instead we can say that
someone is rather plump or
stout, or a bit overweight.
A casual acquaintance A person you have met but
you don’t know well
A chubby face Een mollig gezich
A classical violinist A person who plays classical
violin
A cleaner Schoonmaker
Schoonmaakmiddel
A cooker Fornuis, kookplaat
A crew-cut Een crew cut, stekelhaar
A dishwasher A machine for washing
dishes
A drinker Een alcoholist
A full stop Punt ‘.’
A good friend Een goede vriend
A jazz pianist A person who plays jazz on
the piano
A moustache Een snor
A professional photographer A person who takes
professional photographs
A pseudo-science Not really a science even if it
claims to be one
A question mark Vraagteken
A smoker Een roker
A ticket holder Someone who has a ticket
(for a concert or a festival)
Waar je ticket in zit
A windscreen wiper A thing that wipes rain off
your car windscreen
A word family A set of words based on one
root
,Accede It is quite a lengthy process
to accede to the European
Community.
Accept Aanvaarden, accepteren You can invite people to
become your friends, and
you can choose to accept
new friends who invite you.
My grandma has just invited
me to be her friend online!
Don’t know if I should
accept or not.
Action Actie
Active Actief
Actor Achteur
Addressee A person to whom a letter is
addressed
Adjective Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
Admire bewonderen
Admission Toegang The Club refuses admission
to anyone not wearing
shoes.
Adore Aanbidden
Adverb Bijwoord
Advertisements The magazine seems to have
nothing in it but
advertisements for
cosmetics. (vert)
Adverts The magazine seems to have
nothing in it but adverts for
cosmetics. (vert)
Alteration Wijziging
An advisor Adviseur, raadgever
An amateur actor A person who acts in
amateur theatre
An exclamation mark Uitroepteken.
An MP3 player Een mp3-speler
An organ donor A person who donates their
organs upon their death
Antiseptic A cream that helps prevent
infection
Antonym Antoniem
Apostrophe Apostrof ‘’’
We need to be able to
,Applicable convince the judge that the
rule in Meah v Roberts is
applicable to this case.
Apply Follow Judges are required to apply
the ratio, or reasoning, in
relevant previous decided
cases.
Approved Agreed A committee has the job of
checking that the Bill
enshrines the fundamental
elements approved at the
second reading.
Are dead Zijn leeg The batteries in this torch
are dead. I’ll have to get
some more.
What type of batteries does
it take? I’ll get some for you.
The batteries are dead.
Are overworked but Have to work too hard bur
underpaid are paid too little
Argumentative Argumentatief Do you frequently disagree
with what other people say?
Disagreeing with others -> argumentative
Article Lidwoord
Assertive Assertief Do you find it easy to tell
your boss if you feel he or
she has treated you badly? -
> assertive
Attic Space in the roof of a house Old empty boxes in the
used for storing thing; it can attic.
also be converted into an
extra living space with stairs
leading up to it
Attic conversion An attic covert into an extra
living space with stairs
leading up to it
Attract aantrekken 2 personal assistants might
be attracted to or fancy a
very attractive workmate.
Kastanjebruin haar, red- She has such beautiful
Auburn hair brown auburn hair.
, I’d call her auburn rather
than ginger-haired – her
hair’s dark brown with just a
tinge of red in it.
Authority The EC is an important
legislative authority in most
European countries.
Auto-pilot The way aeroplanes are
often flown for easy
stretches of a flight
Balcony Not on the ground floor You’ll find the garden chairs
in the shed at the bottom of
the garden. Bring them up
and we’ll have a drink on
the balcony and watch the
sunset.
Bald Kaal Was that his brother, the
one with wavy hair? No,
completely the opposite, his
brother’s the bald one.
Banged Gestoten I banged my head against
the cupboard door and got a
bruise.
I banged my elbow and now
I’ve got a bruise.
I didn’t look where I was
going as I walked through
the low doorway and
banged my head.
Basement Room below ground level,
with windows, for
living/working
Be attracted to Aangetrekken zijn tot 2 personal assistants might
be attracted to or fancy a
very attractive workmate.
Beautiful Prachtig, mooi Do you think beautiful
women are always attracted
to handsome men?
Beautify Mooi maken
Best friends Beste vrienden
Bill Draft legislation The Bill has to be submitted
to both houses.
Binding Well, that decision of the
Appeal Court is going to be
Vocabulary
(Coat) hanger Kapstok A hanger in a wardrobe.
What might you offer a
visitor if they want to take
of their jacket? -> A (coat)
hanger.
A beard Een baard
A bit overweight Een beetje te zwaar Fat may sound impolite,
Instead we can say that
someone is rather plump or
stout, or a bit overweight.
A casual acquaintance A person you have met but
you don’t know well
A chubby face Een mollig gezich
A classical violinist A person who plays classical
violin
A cleaner Schoonmaker
Schoonmaakmiddel
A cooker Fornuis, kookplaat
A crew-cut Een crew cut, stekelhaar
A dishwasher A machine for washing
dishes
A drinker Een alcoholist
A full stop Punt ‘.’
A good friend Een goede vriend
A jazz pianist A person who plays jazz on
the piano
A moustache Een snor
A professional photographer A person who takes
professional photographs
A pseudo-science Not really a science even if it
claims to be one
A question mark Vraagteken
A smoker Een roker
A ticket holder Someone who has a ticket
(for a concert or a festival)
Waar je ticket in zit
A windscreen wiper A thing that wipes rain off
your car windscreen
A word family A set of words based on one
root
,Accede It is quite a lengthy process
to accede to the European
Community.
Accept Aanvaarden, accepteren You can invite people to
become your friends, and
you can choose to accept
new friends who invite you.
My grandma has just invited
me to be her friend online!
Don’t know if I should
accept or not.
Action Actie
Active Actief
Actor Achteur
Addressee A person to whom a letter is
addressed
Adjective Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
Admire bewonderen
Admission Toegang The Club refuses admission
to anyone not wearing
shoes.
Adore Aanbidden
Adverb Bijwoord
Advertisements The magazine seems to have
nothing in it but
advertisements for
cosmetics. (vert)
Adverts The magazine seems to have
nothing in it but adverts for
cosmetics. (vert)
Alteration Wijziging
An advisor Adviseur, raadgever
An amateur actor A person who acts in
amateur theatre
An exclamation mark Uitroepteken.
An MP3 player Een mp3-speler
An organ donor A person who donates their
organs upon their death
Antiseptic A cream that helps prevent
infection
Antonym Antoniem
Apostrophe Apostrof ‘’’
We need to be able to
,Applicable convince the judge that the
rule in Meah v Roberts is
applicable to this case.
Apply Follow Judges are required to apply
the ratio, or reasoning, in
relevant previous decided
cases.
Approved Agreed A committee has the job of
checking that the Bill
enshrines the fundamental
elements approved at the
second reading.
Are dead Zijn leeg The batteries in this torch
are dead. I’ll have to get
some more.
What type of batteries does
it take? I’ll get some for you.
The batteries are dead.
Are overworked but Have to work too hard bur
underpaid are paid too little
Argumentative Argumentatief Do you frequently disagree
with what other people say?
Disagreeing with others -> argumentative
Article Lidwoord
Assertive Assertief Do you find it easy to tell
your boss if you feel he or
she has treated you badly? -
> assertive
Attic Space in the roof of a house Old empty boxes in the
used for storing thing; it can attic.
also be converted into an
extra living space with stairs
leading up to it
Attic conversion An attic covert into an extra
living space with stairs
leading up to it
Attract aantrekken 2 personal assistants might
be attracted to or fancy a
very attractive workmate.
Kastanjebruin haar, red- She has such beautiful
Auburn hair brown auburn hair.
, I’d call her auburn rather
than ginger-haired – her
hair’s dark brown with just a
tinge of red in it.
Authority The EC is an important
legislative authority in most
European countries.
Auto-pilot The way aeroplanes are
often flown for easy
stretches of a flight
Balcony Not on the ground floor You’ll find the garden chairs
in the shed at the bottom of
the garden. Bring them up
and we’ll have a drink on
the balcony and watch the
sunset.
Bald Kaal Was that his brother, the
one with wavy hair? No,
completely the opposite, his
brother’s the bald one.
Banged Gestoten I banged my head against
the cupboard door and got a
bruise.
I banged my elbow and now
I’ve got a bruise.
I didn’t look where I was
going as I walked through
the low doorway and
banged my head.
Basement Room below ground level,
with windows, for
living/working
Be attracted to Aangetrekken zijn tot 2 personal assistants might
be attracted to or fancy a
very attractive workmate.
Beautiful Prachtig, mooi Do you think beautiful
women are always attracted
to handsome men?
Beautify Mooi maken
Best friends Beste vrienden
Bill Draft legislation The Bill has to be submitted
to both houses.
Binding Well, that decision of the
Appeal Court is going to be
