unit 4: The future is Yours Flashcards
(140 cards)
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to start looking for a job
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to hit the labour market
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doing something for yourself rather than just learning about it
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hands-on = praktijkgericht
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a job that a student does in order to gain experience
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internship = stage
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trying very hard to be more successful than other people
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competitive = concurrerend
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better than any other, having no equal
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unmatched = ongeëvenaard
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the combination of academic learning and practical skills
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applied degree = toegepaste graad
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to do a job on any location that allows someone to work in a foreign country
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work permit = werkvergunning
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the steps you take to progress into more advanced jobs
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career path
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a new business activity that involves risk
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a venture = een onderneming
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someone who starts his/her own business
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an entrepreneur = een ondernemer
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to start a business
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to found/launch a company
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clear and short, with no unnecessary words
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concise = beknopt
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to stop going to classes and leave without a degree
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to drop out (of school)
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to try to do or achieve something
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to pursue = achtervolgen/najagen
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able or allowed to do something
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eligible = in aanmerking komend
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a sum of money that is paid regularly to somebody for his/her living expenses
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a stipend = een vergoeding/salaris
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an amount of money given by the government or an organisation to someone
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a grant = een subsidie
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a booklet that advertises a school, college or a business and its acivities
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mentorship = vertegenwoordiging
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something (often money) that is owed to someone
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debts = schulden
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perfect passen voor
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to be the perfect fit (for)
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ondernemingsgerichte vaardigheden
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entrepreneurial skills
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stage lopen
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to do an internship
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buiten de campus werken
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to work pff-campus
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praktijkgericht/praktisch
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a hands-on programme
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praktijkopleiding/opleiding op de werkplek
an on-the-job training
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een flexibele loopbaan
a flexible career path
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bedreven worden
to become proficient in/at
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verbeteren
to improve (up)on
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tegenhouden
to hold back (from)
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toegewijd zijn aan/zich toeleggen op
to be dedicated to
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inzicht krijgen in
to gain insight into
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gedreven zijn
to have drive
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waardevol/volwaardig
valuable
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een beeld krijgen van/inzicht verwerven in
to acquire an understanding of
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grondig/done completely; with great attention to detail
thorough
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een carrière nastreven in
to pursue a career in
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opklimmen
to move up the ranks
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mogelijkheden bekijken
to look into opportunities
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iemands interesse wekken
to trigger someone's interest
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betrokken raken
to get involved
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doelen bereiken
to accomplish goals
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lonend/de moeite waard
rewarding
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vakgebied
a field of study
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een bachelorstudent
an undergraduate
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een bachelordiploma (Engels) hebben
to have a Bachelor's degree in (English)
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een masterdiploma in Toegepaste Economische Wetenschappen
a Master's degree in Applied Economics
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een masterproef afwerken
to complete a Master's thesis
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een doctoraat beginnen
to start on a doctorate
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een doctoraat
a PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)
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(een expert) van nabij volgen
to shadow (an expert)
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ik verkies
I prefer
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ik heb/doe liever
I'd rather
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volgens (hem)
according to (him)
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je zou beter... in plaats van...
You'd better... rather than...
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volgens mij
In my opinion/As far as I'm concerned
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Ik ben bang dat...
I'm afraid that
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enerzijds/anderzijds
on the one hand,/on the other (hand)
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alhoewel/ used for introducing a statement that makes the main statement in a sentence seem surprising
although
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ondanks/ used to show that something happened or is true although something else might have happened to prevent it
despite
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een (studie)beurs toegekend krijgen
to be awarded a grant
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ontmoedigen/ergens van weerhouden
to discourage (somebody) from
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in kaart brengen
to chart
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een potentiële klant
a prospective costumer
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veelbelovend/ showing signs of being good or successful
promising
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toegang geven tot
to give access to
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zich ontplooien/ zijn mogelijkheden benutten
to fulfil sombody's potential
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(onmogelijke) droombeelden najagen
to chase rainbows
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solliciteren
to apply
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goede/betere kansen hebben
to have good/better odds
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oprichten
to set up
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jaarlijks
annual
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de omzet/ the total amount of goods or services sold by a company during a particular period of time
the turnover
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werkervaring opdoen
to gain work experience
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liefdadigheid/ an organization for helping people in need
charity
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studiebegeleiding/bijles
tutoring
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ten volle benutten
to take full advantage of
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een haalbaar project
a viable project
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een geniaal idee
an ingenious idea
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het domein/het toepassingsgebied/ the opportunity or ability to do or achieve something
the scope
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een toepassing
an application
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uittesten
to trial
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petenteren/ an official right to be the only person to make, use or sell a product or an invention; a document that proves this
to patent
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er geld in pompen
to plough money into
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voortstuwen
to propel
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geachte heer/mevrouw
Dear Sir/Madam
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betreffende/in verband met
in regard to
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ik zou het op prijs stellen als
I would be grateful if
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Hoogachtend
Yours Faithfully
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Geachte heer Walker
Dear Mr Walker
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contact opnemen met
to get in touch with
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in verband met
in connection with
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geachte mevrouw Morris
Dear Ms Morris
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met betrekking tot
in reference to
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ik hoor graag van u/ik kijk ernaar uit iets van u te horen
I look forward to hearing from you
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Met vriendelijke groeten
yours sincerely
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we zouden het fijn vinden als
We would be delighted if
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verheugd zijn (te)
to be excited to
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blij zijn (te kunnen aankondigen dat)
to be pleased to (announce)
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vriendelijke groet
Kind regards
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een studielening
a student loan
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het afstuderen
graduation
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aantreffen/toevallig tegenkomen
to stumble upon
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zich van iets ontdoen
to dispose of something
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ophopen/to gradually get more and more of something over a period of time
to accumulate
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totaal/ a total number or amount made up of smaller amounts that are collected together
an aggregate
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een handelsartikel/ a product or a raw material that can be bought and sold
a commodity
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the process or method of building or making something, especially roads, buildings, bridges, etc.
a construction
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a person who buys goods or uses services
a consumer
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involving doing something together or working together with others towards a shared aim
a cooperative
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zakelijk/ connected with a large business company
corporate
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een munteenheid/ the system of money that a country uses
a currency
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verminderen/verkleinen/ to become smaller, weaker
To diminisch
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een landgoed/ an area of land with a lot of houses or factories of the same type on it
an estate
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the selling and transporting of goods to another country
to export
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to promise to do something; to promise something will happen
to guarantee
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to persuade or influence somebody to do something
to induce
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the basic systems and services that are necessary for a country or an organization to run smoothly, for example buildings, transport and water and power supplies
an infrastructure
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someone/that thing is an important or necessary part or result of it
to involve
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beroeps-/ connected with a person’s job or profession
occupational
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compenseren/ to use one cost, payment or situation in order to cancel or reduce the effect of another
to offset
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een samenwerking/ the state of being a partner in business
a partnership
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een portie/ one part of something larger
a portion
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doing something as a paid job rather than as a hobby
professional
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projecteren
to project
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to help sell a product, service, etc. or make it more popular by advertising it or offering it at a special price
to promote
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to buy something
to purchase
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bereiken
to range
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herstellen
to recover
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hulpbron/ a supply of something that a country, an organization or a person has and can use, especially to increase their wealth
a resource
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behouden/ to keep something; to continue to have something
to retain
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inkomsten/ the money that a government receives from taxes or that an organization, etc. receives from its business
revenue
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a part of an area of activity, especially of a country’s economy
a sector
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dochteronderneming/ connected with something but less important than it
a subsidiary
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involving the use of natural products and energy in a way that does not harm the environment
sustainable
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a result that you try to achieve
a target
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een taak geven
to task
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overdragen/ to move from one place to another
to transfer
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to change the form of something
to transform
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a system for carrying people or goods from one place to another using vehicles, roads, etc.
transport
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nutsvoorziening/ a service provided for the public, for example an electricity, water or gas supply
utility
