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(Dutch) concurrent = (English) competitor, rival
eliminate a competitor een concurrent uitschakelen
Our main competitor offers a 5% discount Onze hoofdconcurrent geeft 5% korting op
on first-time orders. alle eerste bestellingen.
(English) concurrent(ly) = (Dutch) gelijktijdig, gezamenlijk; tegelijk
test several projects concurrently meerdere projecten tegelijk toetsen
concurrent courses parallelle cursussen




Borrow of lend?
borrow money from sb geld lenen van iemand/bij iets
We’ll have to borrow money from the bank. We moeten geld bij de bank gaan lenen.
Lend money to sb/lend sb money Geld lenen aan iemand
If they lend us the money, we’ll get the new Indien ze ons geld ter beschikking stellen, schaffen wij
equipment next month. volgende maand de uitrusting aan.
Bank lending rate Beleningstarief, kredietrente


Change money geld wisselen
I have to change a 20-pound note. Ik moet een briefje van twintig pond wisselen.
Change/convert one currency to/into another Een valuta tegen een andere wisselen.
I must change/convert these yen to/into euros. Ik moet deze yens in euro’s wisselen.
Let ook op:
Change/convert (units)(eenheden) omrekenen
How do you change/convert miles to/into kilometres? Hoe reken je mijlen om in kilometers?
Conversion Omrekening
Official conversion rate, the conversion table De officiële omrekenkoers, de omrekentabel



Verklaren = account for? explain? declare?
account for vormen, bedragen, uitmaken
Right now, advertising accounts for around 20% Reclame vormt op het ogenblik ongeveer 20%
of our costs. van onze kosten.
account for a loss een verlies opmerken/verklaren
explain verduidelijken, verklaren, toelichten
He explained the terms of business to me. Hij lichtte de algemene voorwaarden voor me toe.
Perhaps I didn’t explain that point clearly enough. Misschien heb ik dit punt niet duidelijk
genoeg uiteengezet.
declare afkondigen, bekendmaken, verklaren
You mist declare that you will pay your taxes only U dient te verklaren dat u uitsluitend in
Nederland
in the Netherlands. belasting betaalt.

, economic or economical?
economic Economisch
The trade association was founded for De oprichting van de brancheorganisatie had
purely economic reasons. uitsluitend economische redenen.
An economic relationship Een economische relatie
economical Voordelig; zuinig
It’s more economical to send goods by road Het is goedkoper om goederen per vrachtwagen
than by rail. te vervoeren dan per trein.
An economical device Een zuinig apparaat


For an exact sum of money (= precies geldbedrag), use a singular verb (= werkwoord in het
enkelvoud):
A hundred and fifty dollars was too much to pay.

For an indefinite sum of money (= niet nader bepaalde hoeveelheid geld), use a plural verb (=
werkwoord in het meervoud):
A lot of dollars were spent on this.



122 a/one hundred and twenty-two
1,355 one thousand three hundred and fifty-five
200,000 two hundred thousand
199,000 one hundred and ninety-nine thousand

1 = first, 2 = second, 3 = third, 4 = fourth, 5 = fifth, 6 = sixth, 7 = seventh, 8 = eighth, 9 = ninth,
st nd rd th th th th th th



10 = tenth, 11 = eleventh, 12 = twelfth, 13 = thirteenth
th th th th




Vanaf 13th worden -first (= -1st), -second (= -2nd), -third (= -3rd) gebruikt, als het getal op 1, 2 of 3
eindigt.
31st = thirty-first, 22nd = twenty-second, 133rd = one hundred and thirty-third

Als het getal niet op 1, 2 of 3 eindigt, wordt -th toegevoegd.
4th = fourth, 35th = thirty-fifth, 50th = fiftieth



½ = a/one half, ¾ = three quarters, ⅝ = five eighths, 3/16 = threesixteenths, 1 ½ = one and a half,
2 ¾ = two and three quarters, 3 ⅓ = three and a third


For small amounts (= bij kleine bedragen), English uses a dot (= punt) where Dutch has a comma (=
komma).
For amounts of one thousand and upwards (= en hoger), English has a comma where Dutch uses a
dot:

12.9% 12,9%
$1,022.25 $1.022,25
1,000,000 1.000.000

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