- Engels Nederlands
- got a lift = een lift krijgen
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Our car broke down on the motorway but we got a lift in a truck to the nearest petrol station.
- Get into the car = in een auto stappen
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Come on kids! Get into the car! We have to go!
- get married = trouwen
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Paul and Mary are going to get married next year.
- got off the train = uit een trein stappen
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She met her cousin when she got off the train.
- got off my bike = van mijn fiets afstappen
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Once I was home, I got off my bike.
- get on the bus = in een bus stappen
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I get on the bus at the bus stop near my house.
- got out of the taxi = uit een taxi stappen
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When she got out of the taxi, she found a ten euro note.
- gives me a lift = mij een lift geven
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Sometimes my mum gives me a lift to school.
- by bus or by car = met de bus of de auto
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Do you go to school by bus or by car?
- go on foot = te voet gaan
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I always go on foot. To school, it takes me only five minutes.
- Go past = passeren / voorbij gaan
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Go past the cinema and the museum is the next building. You can't miss it!
- go straight on = rechtdoor gaan
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It's not far from here to the Old Town. Just go straight on and turn left at the traffic lights.
- in the mountains = in de bergen
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We spent a lovely weekend in the mountains.
- late for school = te laat voor school
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Matt was late for school because he missed his bus.
- learning to drive = autorijles krijgen / auto leren rijden
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I'm learning to drive because I'm going to buy a car soon.
- live abroad = in het buitenland wonen
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I don't want to live abroad because I don't want to leave my friends.
- made a film = een film maken
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Max made a film about our school.
- means of transport = transportmiddelen
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My dad uses different means of transport to get to work. He cycles to the station, then he goes by train and finally he takes a bus.
- to move to another country = verhuizen naar een ander land
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My uncle lives in Spain and he's not planning to move to another country.
- on the beach = op het strand
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You can spend all day on the beach near our hotel.
- park a car = een auto parkeren
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It is usually a problem to park a car in the city centre.
- ride a bike = op een fiets rijden
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My grandma can't ride a bike but she wants to learn.
- start a new business = een nieuw bedrijf starten
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The Browns sold their cafe because they want to start a new business.
- study at university = studeren aan de universiteit
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Are you going to study at university when you finish school?
- take her on holiday = haar meenemen op vakantie
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Her grandparents always take her on holiday in July.
- take the first turning = neem de eerste bocht
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Go to the end of the road, take the first turning on the right and the theatre is on the left.
- take the bus to = de bus nemen naar
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I have to take the bus to school today.
- Turn left = linksaf slaan
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Turn left into London Road, go past the cinema and the post office is on the right.
- Turn right = rechtsaf slaan
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Turn right at the big tree.
- visit the city = een stad bezoeken
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I visit the city of Berlin in Germany each year.
- wait at the bus stop = wachten bij de bushalte
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How long did you have to wait at the bus stop?
- waited for the bus = wachten op een bus
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I waited for the bus for more than twenty minutes and I got very cold.
- wrote a novel = een roman schrijven
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He wrote a novel when he was twenty-one.