Survival Kit

Question 1

Advocate

Answer 1

Voorstander

Question 2

Solicitor

Answer 2

Advocaat

Question 3

Bleak

Answer 3

Somber, kleurloos

Question 4

Pale

Answer 4

Bleek

Question 5

Impudent

Answer 5

Schaamteloos

Question 6

Brutal

Answer 6

Wreed, onmenselijk

Question 7

Carton

Answer 7

Kartonnen doos

Question 8

Cardboard

Answer 8

Karton

Question 9

The surgery

Answer 9

De behandelkamer

Question 10

Office

Answer 10

Kantoor

Question 11

Cabinet

Answer 11

Kastje, kabinet

Question 12

Camping

Answer 12

Kamperen

Question 13

Camping site

Answer 13

Kampeerplek

Question 14

False friends

Answer 14

words in two languages that look or sound similar, but differ significantly in meaning. An example is the English embarrassed and the Spanish embarazada (which means pregnant), or the word sensible, which means thoughtful in English, but sensitive in French. So instead of making things easier, they mislead and confuse us.

Question 15

Parking

Answer 15

Parkeren

Question 16

Parking lot

Answer 16

Parkeerplaats

Question 17

Concurrence

Answer 17

Samenloop/ overeenkomst, akkoord

Question 18

Competition

Answer 18

Competitie

Question 19

Entrepreneur

Answer 19

Ondernemer

Question 20

Undertaker

Answer 20

Begrafenisondernemer

Question 21

Current

Answer 21

Actueel, huidig / stroming

Question 22

Actual

Answer 22

Eigenlijk

Question 23

Brief

Answer 23

Kort

Question 24

Letter

Answer 24

Brief

Question 25

Chef

Answer 25

Chef

Question 26

Chief

Answer 26

Leider

Question 27

Factory

Answer 27

Fabriek

Question 28

Fabric

Answer 28

Stof

Question 29

Insolation

Answer 29

Isolatie

Question 30

Isolation

Answer 30

Afgelegenheid

Question 31

Fringe

Answer 31

Franje, pony

Question 32

Pony

Answer 32

Pony (klein paardje)

Question 33

It’s raining very heavily

Answer 33

It's raining cats and dogs

Question 34

Imitate in a mindless, automatic way

Answer 34

Monkey see, money do

Question 35

Having too many decisions to make or think about

Answer 35

My head is spinning

Question 36

Live dangerously

Answer 36

To live on the edge

Question 37

Go to bed

Answer 37

Hit the sack

Question 38

Pay close attention

Answer 38

To be all ears

Question 39

Look great, extremely attractive

Answer 39

To look like a million bucks

Question 40

Very similar

Answer 40

To be like two peas in a pod

Question 41

Be angry, upset, offended

Answer 41

To be bent out of shape

Question 42

To be undecided

Answer 42

To be on the fence

Question 43

To start something badly

Answer 43

To get off on the wrong foot

Question 44

To be unhappy about what can't be undone.

Answer 44

To cry over spilt milk

Question 45

To be totally distracted

Answer 45

To be miles away

Question 46

Don't talk back

Answer 46

Don't give me any lip

Question 47

To simulate someone to remember something

Answer 47

To jog someone's memory

Question 48

Never!

Answer 48

When pigs fly. When hell freezes over

Question 49

To do a job quickly and sloppily

Answer 49

To cut corners

Question 50

To punish oneself over past actions

Answer 50

To beat oneself up

Question 51

TGIF

Answer 51

Thank god it's Friday

Question 52

ASAP

Answer 52

As soon as possible

Question 53

FYI

Answer 53

for your information

Question 54

AKA

Answer 54

Also known as

Question 55

TGIF

Answer 55

Thank god it's Friday

Question 56

ASAP

Answer 56

As soon as possible

Question 57

FYI

Answer 57

for your information

Question 58

AKA

Answer 58

Also known as

Question 59

To be unhappy about what can't be undone.

Answer 59

To cry over spilt milk

Question 60

To be totally distracted

Answer 60

To be miles away

Question 61

Don't talk back

Answer 61

Don't give me any lip

Question 62

To simulate someone to remember something

Answer 62

To jog someone's memory

Question 63

Never!

Answer 63

When pigs fly. When hell freezes over

Question 64

To do a job quickly and sloppily

Answer 64

To cut corners

Question 65

To punish oneself over past actions

Answer 65

To beat oneself up

Question 66

TGIF

Answer 66

Thank god it's Friday

Question 67

ASAP

Answer 67

As soon as possible

Question 68

FYI

Answer 68

for your information

Question 69

AKA

Answer 69

Also known as

Question 70

ID

Answer 70

Identification

Question 71

BTW

Answer 71

By the way

Question 72

FAQs

Answer 72

Frequently asked question

Question 73

DIY

Answer 73

Do it yourself

Question 74

Then

Answer 74

Time marker (toen), sequence of events (1st, 2nd, next, then,...)

Question 75

Than

Answer 75

Comparison. E.g.: Tim is louder than anyone else

Question 76

To

Answer 76

to form an infinitive / preposition. E.g.: I have to go to school too early

Question 77

Too

Answer 77

too much, excessively (te)/ ook | E.g.: I have to go to school too early in the morning too

Question 78

full

Answer 78

vol

Question 79

ful

Answer 79

end of a word. e.g.: Beautiful

Question 80

witch

Answer 80

heks

Question 81

which

Answer 81

welke

Question 82

lose

Answer 82

to no langer have

Question 83

loose

Answer 83

not tight

Question 84

their

Answer 84

personal pronoun

Question 85

there

Answer 85

daar er

Question 86

they're

Answer 86

they are

Question 87

its

Answer 87

possessive

Question 88

it's

Answer 88

it is

Question 89

your

Answer 89

possessive

Question 90

you're

Answer 90

you are

Question 91

were

Answer 91

past to be

Question 92

where

Answer 92

indication of place

Question 93

of

Answer 93

(van, met) preposition

Question 94

off

Answer 94

phrasal verb (e.g. take off)

Question 95

lie (conjuation) not telling the truth

Answer 95

liegen. to lie, lied, lied

Question 96

lie (liggen) (conjuation)

Answer 96

liggen; to lie, lay, lain

Question 97

lay (conjugation)

Answer 97

leggen. to lay, laid, laid