Wrong Guesses 1
FALSE FRIENDS
= pairs of words in 2 languages that look or sound similar but differ in meaning.
A few examples:
- Should we isolate the tubes or would it be better to insulate them?
afzonderen beschermen tegen vorst
- I’m glad you can control yourself after you have done the test, but would you also like to check your answers?
In bedwang houden controleren
- First put your foot down and insist the children go to bed, then put your feet up and relax
Voet bij stuk houden rustig gaan liggen
- ‘ladies’ solicit. Other women just apply for the job.
zich prostitueren solliciteren
A
Action maatregelen actie voeren: to set up a campaign, to organise a strike (to take action)
abuse misbruik, geweld
Schuttingstaal, scheldwoorden
Accident toeval: by chance, ongeval
Accident = misadventure
To accommodate ruimte bieden voor (onderdak verschaffen)
Onderdak vinden = to find accommodation
- A country accommodating different religions = een land waar ruimte is voor verschillende religies
Ache her head ached: zij had hoofdpijn (haar hoofd doet pijn)
To ache for hunkeren naar, popelen om (pijn lijden voor)
,Wrong Guesses 2
Act of God force majeure, heirkracht, overmacht = an instance of uncontrollable natural forces in operation
actually eigenlijk, werkelijk
- Anything might happen, but what actually does is rather amusing than important
Feitelijk, in feite
- They actually ruled Congress, shrewdly, and without too much rhetoric
Actueel = presently, current
The topical event = het actuele verhaal v/d week
Address adres, toespraak
- To his address, he said sciences have suffered in England at the hands of Latin and Greek
Administration regering, beheer, bestuur, overheid
Administratie: office work, clerical work (= work done by a clerk |clark|)
- Administrative ability is important (bestuursbekwaamheid)
To administer toedienen
Adult sex expliciete sex, porno
Adultery overspel
Advice advies ! uncountable !
- She gave me some, a bit of advice (zij gad me een paar adviezen/ een beetje advies)
Advocate voorvechter
- The Smith Act made it a crime to teach or advocate the violent overthrow of the U.S. Government
Advokaat = lawyer (alg., jurist), solicitor (dagelijkse zaken), barrister (hogere rechtbanken)
Afraid I’m afraid = helaas
Bang = scared
, Wrong Guesses 3
Agenda actieprogramma
- Both republican and democratic parties pursued a Prosessive Agenda from 1900 through 1920.
Programma voor vergadering
- Clerks and printers busied themselves with the surpreme court’s weighty agenda
Afsprakenboekje: diary = dagboek
Agent makelaar, impresario
Politieagent: officer, constable, policeman ! MV !
Alimentation voeding, levensonderhoud
Allimentatie: alimony
All but she was all but ready (zij was allesbehalve klaar/was bijna klaar)
She all but killed him (het scheelde weinig of ze vermoorde hem
It is all but impossible (vrijwel/allesbehalve onmogelijk)
Allow laten
- The best hope for ultimately restraining energy prices is to allow the market to function at last (toestaan)
Mogelijk maken
- They try to maintain a cease-fire long enough to allow Habib to work out an agreement
Another nog een
- Young returned and crafted another compromise (een ander)
Een andere
- That’s another ball game
Amiss fout, niet in de haak
- For most Egyptians, the first indication that something was amiss came when television transmission from
the parade broke off. (vermist=missing)
FALSE FRIENDS
= pairs of words in 2 languages that look or sound similar but differ in meaning.
A few examples:
- Should we isolate the tubes or would it be better to insulate them?
afzonderen beschermen tegen vorst
- I’m glad you can control yourself after you have done the test, but would you also like to check your answers?
In bedwang houden controleren
- First put your foot down and insist the children go to bed, then put your feet up and relax
Voet bij stuk houden rustig gaan liggen
- ‘ladies’ solicit. Other women just apply for the job.
zich prostitueren solliciteren
A
Action maatregelen actie voeren: to set up a campaign, to organise a strike (to take action)
abuse misbruik, geweld
Schuttingstaal, scheldwoorden
Accident toeval: by chance, ongeval
Accident = misadventure
To accommodate ruimte bieden voor (onderdak verschaffen)
Onderdak vinden = to find accommodation
- A country accommodating different religions = een land waar ruimte is voor verschillende religies
Ache her head ached: zij had hoofdpijn (haar hoofd doet pijn)
To ache for hunkeren naar, popelen om (pijn lijden voor)
,Wrong Guesses 2
Act of God force majeure, heirkracht, overmacht = an instance of uncontrollable natural forces in operation
actually eigenlijk, werkelijk
- Anything might happen, but what actually does is rather amusing than important
Feitelijk, in feite
- They actually ruled Congress, shrewdly, and without too much rhetoric
Actueel = presently, current
The topical event = het actuele verhaal v/d week
Address adres, toespraak
- To his address, he said sciences have suffered in England at the hands of Latin and Greek
Administration regering, beheer, bestuur, overheid
Administratie: office work, clerical work (= work done by a clerk |clark|)
- Administrative ability is important (bestuursbekwaamheid)
To administer toedienen
Adult sex expliciete sex, porno
Adultery overspel
Advice advies ! uncountable !
- She gave me some, a bit of advice (zij gad me een paar adviezen/ een beetje advies)
Advocate voorvechter
- The Smith Act made it a crime to teach or advocate the violent overthrow of the U.S. Government
Advokaat = lawyer (alg., jurist), solicitor (dagelijkse zaken), barrister (hogere rechtbanken)
Afraid I’m afraid = helaas
Bang = scared
, Wrong Guesses 3
Agenda actieprogramma
- Both republican and democratic parties pursued a Prosessive Agenda from 1900 through 1920.
Programma voor vergadering
- Clerks and printers busied themselves with the surpreme court’s weighty agenda
Afsprakenboekje: diary = dagboek
Agent makelaar, impresario
Politieagent: officer, constable, policeman ! MV !
Alimentation voeding, levensonderhoud
Allimentatie: alimony
All but she was all but ready (zij was allesbehalve klaar/was bijna klaar)
She all but killed him (het scheelde weinig of ze vermoorde hem
It is all but impossible (vrijwel/allesbehalve onmogelijk)
Allow laten
- The best hope for ultimately restraining energy prices is to allow the market to function at last (toestaan)
Mogelijk maken
- They try to maintain a cease-fire long enough to allow Habib to work out an agreement
Another nog een
- Young returned and crafted another compromise (een ander)
Een andere
- That’s another ball game
Amiss fout, niet in de haak
- For most Egyptians, the first indication that something was amiss came when television transmission from
the parade broke off. (vermist=missing)
