Language labs
Country Inhabitant Language
Poland Pole Polish
France Frenchman / French
Frenchwoman
Belgium Belgian Dutch, German, French
Spain Spaniard Spanish
Denmark Dane Danish
United States American English
Turkey Turk Turkish
Portugal Portuguese Portuguese
Switzerland Swiss German, French, Italian
Greece Greek Greek
Latvia (Letland) Latvian Latvian
Finland Finn Finnish
Ireland Irish man / Irish woman Irish, English
Sweden Swede Swedish
Great Britain Briton English / Welsh
Israel Israeli Hebrew
Pakistan Pakistani Urdu
The Netherlands Dutch man / Dutch Dutch
woman
Thailand Thai Thai
Describing people: appearance
Complexion: (= huidskleur) when we talk about the colour of a person’s skin,
we talk about their complexion. Keep in mind that this is not the same as a
person’s race.
Hair: long / short, straight / curly / sleek / wavy, dark / light (blonde, brown, auburn, red,
black), coarse (= grof / ruw), thin (beard, moustache)
Face-shape: oval, round, long, square, thin, diamond-shaped, heart-shaped
Posture: sturdy, petite, tall / short, broad-shouldered
Describing people: character
Positive associations Vertaling Negative associations Vertaling
Determined Vastberaden Obstinate / Stubborn Koppig
Thrifty / Economical Zuinig Stringy / Miserly Gierig
Self-assured / Zelfverzekerd Full of oneself / Arrogant
confident Arrogant
Original Origineel Eccentric / Odd / Raar
Weird
Direct / Open Direct / Open Blunt / Abrupt / Curt Onbeschoft
Broad-minded New ideas Permissive Meegaand
Generous Cadeau’s Extravagant Drugs / Drank
geven
Innocent Onschuldig Naïve Naïef
Ambitious Ambitious Pushy Opdringerig
Assertive Assertief Aggressive / Bossy Bazig
Enquiring Nieuwschierig Nosy Moeial
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Country Inhabitant Language
Poland Pole Polish
France Frenchman / French
Frenchwoman
Belgium Belgian Dutch, German, French
Spain Spaniard Spanish
Denmark Dane Danish
United States American English
Turkey Turk Turkish
Portugal Portuguese Portuguese
Switzerland Swiss German, French, Italian
Greece Greek Greek
Latvia (Letland) Latvian Latvian
Finland Finn Finnish
Ireland Irish man / Irish woman Irish, English
Sweden Swede Swedish
Great Britain Briton English / Welsh
Israel Israeli Hebrew
Pakistan Pakistani Urdu
The Netherlands Dutch man / Dutch Dutch
woman
Thailand Thai Thai
Describing people: appearance
Complexion: (= huidskleur) when we talk about the colour of a person’s skin,
we talk about their complexion. Keep in mind that this is not the same as a
person’s race.
Hair: long / short, straight / curly / sleek / wavy, dark / light (blonde, brown, auburn, red,
black), coarse (= grof / ruw), thin (beard, moustache)
Face-shape: oval, round, long, square, thin, diamond-shaped, heart-shaped
Posture: sturdy, petite, tall / short, broad-shouldered
Describing people: character
Positive associations Vertaling Negative associations Vertaling
Determined Vastberaden Obstinate / Stubborn Koppig
Thrifty / Economical Zuinig Stringy / Miserly Gierig
Self-assured / Zelfverzekerd Full of oneself / Arrogant
confident Arrogant
Original Origineel Eccentric / Odd / Raar
Weird
Direct / Open Direct / Open Blunt / Abrupt / Curt Onbeschoft
Broad-minded New ideas Permissive Meegaand
Generous Cadeau’s Extravagant Drugs / Drank
geven
Innocent Onschuldig Naïve Naïef
Ambitious Ambitious Pushy Opdringerig
Assertive Assertief Aggressive / Bossy Bazig
Enquiring Nieuwschierig Nosy Moeial
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