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84 - 86 Flashcards

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Leeftijd - what is your …?

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Age

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Eeuw/ tijdperk - … is also used in ‘the Middle …’ and ‘the Stone …’

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Age - ages

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Eeuw 100 jaar - a … is a period of one hundred years

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Century

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Tijdperk - the ending of world war 2 was the beginning of a new …/…

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Epoch / era

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Goede gelegenheid / kans - the World Cup was an … to promote the country

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Opportunity

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Gelegenheid - they had met on several…

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Occasions

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Ter gelegenheid van - we had a day off … the queens birthday

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On the occasion of

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Af en toe - she visits her parents only …

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Occasionally

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Uitstellen - her birthday party was …/… because she was ill

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Postponed / put off

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Tijdgenoot - Dickens was a … of queen Victoria

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Contemporary

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Modern/ eigentijds - this is a museum of … art

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Contemporary

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Verlopen - my passport will … next month

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To expire

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Aflopen - the ultimatum will … tomorrow

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Expire

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De laatste tijd - I haven’t seen her …/…/…

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Of late / lately / recently

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Onlangs / kort geleden - he … visited China

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Recently

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Vooruitzicht - the long-term … for the economy are very good

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Prospects

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Voorspellen - they have … an earthquake

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Predicted

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(On)voorspelbaar - the weather is not always …

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Predictable

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Voorspelling - there have been many … about the end of the world

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Predictions

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Oorsprong - Darwin wrote a book about the … of the human race

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Origin

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Bejaard - he helped an … lady to cross the street

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Elderly

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De mensheid - world war 2 was the biggest war in the history of …

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Mankind

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Ogenblik - he said he would be back in an … /…

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Instant/ moment

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Onmiddellijk - the new product was …/… success

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An instant / immediate

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Generatiekloof - how can teachers bridge the ...
Generation gap
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Tijdschema - the bus was ten minutes behind ...
Schedule
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Op het ogenblik - he is ... working on a new tv programme
Currently
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Waarschijnlijk - the .../... cause of his death is a heart attack
Likely / probable
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Waarschijnlijkheid - in all .../... it will snow tomorrow
Likelihood/ probability
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Keerpunt / mijlpaal - the discovery of America is a ... in History
Landmark
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Geleidelijk - the patient is ... recovering
Gradually
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Eeuwig - .../... snow covered the mountain tops
Eternal / perpetual
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Eeuwigheid - it seemed an ... before she arrived at last
Eternity
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Uiteindelijk / ten slotte - after thinking for a long time, she ... found the answer
Ultimately
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Uiteindelijk / ten slotte - she was very ill, but ... she recovered
Eventually
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Toeval - what a ... meeting you here in London
Coincidence
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Ophouden - ... is formal for ‘to stop’ e.g. it ... raining
To cease - ceased
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Vroeger - at the reunion he met many of his ... friends
Former
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Stadium - her illness has now reached a critical ...
Stage
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(On)geschikt - would 8 o’clock be a ... time for you
(In)convenient
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Schikken - will Saturday at 11 o’clock ... you
(To) Suit
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Termijn - he paid for the car in monthly ... of €200
Instalments
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Aflevering - the tv serial is shown in ten .../... of thirty minutes
Episodes / instalments
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Voorbarig / te vroeg - your conclusion is ...: you don’t know all the facts
Premature
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Middeleeuwen - the ... were from 500 to 1500
Middle Ages | Hoofdletter!
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Middeleeuws - this ... cathedral was built in 1200
Medieval
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Tegelijkertijd - the cup final will be broadcast ... on television and radio
Simultaneously
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Versnellen - how can we .../... the process
Accelerate / speed up
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Gewoonte - it was his ... to take a daily walk
Custom
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Schrikkeljaar - in a ... February has 29 days
Leap year
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Naderen - as winter ..., the temperature dropped
Approached
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Nadering - you could feel the ... of winter
Approach
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Benadering - this is an entirely new ... to the problem
Approach
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Vertraging hebben - our flight ... for two hours
Was delayed
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Vertraging - we had a ... of more than one hour
Delay
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Verlengen - we ... our trip with two days
Prolonged
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Zelden - I .../... go to the cinema
Rarely / seldom
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Jaarlijks - the ... pop festival is held in July
Annual
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Verouderd - the guerrillas fought with ... /... weapons
Outdated / obsolete
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Ongekend - we had an ... hot summer this year
Unprecedented
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Vooruitgang / vordering - scientific .../... in genetics is unprecedented
Advance / progress
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Vooraf / vooruit - I had to pay 20% of the total amount ...
In advance
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Tien jaar / decennium - the period 2001-2010 is the first ... of the 21st century
Decade
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Nieuwigheid / iets nieuws - in 1990 a mobile phone was a ...
Novelty
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Voorafgaand aan - a calm ... the storm
Preceded
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Puberteit - children between twelve and eighteen are in their ...
Adolescence
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Puber - ... Are not yet adults
Adolescents
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Overgang - adolescence is the ... from childhood to adulthood
Transition
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Leeftijdgenoot - during adolescence children are influenced by their ...
Peers
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Leeftijdsgroep - the ... is very important for adolescents
Peer group
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Opvolgen - the queen was ... by her eldest son
Succeeded
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Opvolger - who will be the prime ministers ...
Successor
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Voorganger - our new doctor is much better than his ...
Predecessor
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Lange termijn- - the government failed to realise its ... policy
Long-term
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Kortetermijn- - this is a ... policy
Short- term
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Duurzaam - ... goods will last a long time
Durable
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Eerste - ... is used in ... voyage/flight and ... speech
Maiden
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Verjaardag - an ... is a date when something important happens in a previous year
Anniversary
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Trouwdag - they celebrated their tenth ... last Saturday
Wedding anniversary

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