- Engels Nederlands
- absolutely freezing = steenkoud
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It's the end of winter now, but it's absolutely freezing this evening.
- completely crazy = helemaal gek
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He wants to sell his house and move to Australia. He's completely crazy!
- quite long = best lang
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The journey from Paris to Barcelona by train is quite long.
- really interesting = erg interessant
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The trip to Paris was really interesting! I'd like to go there again.
- totally amazing = helemaal geweldig
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The view from the top of Mount Everest is totally amazing!
- very difficult = erg moeilijk
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Our maths teacher, Jacob, gave us a very difficult test this morning.
- soaking wet = zeiknat / kleddernat
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The children are enjoying the water gun fight in the garden. Now they are soaking wet.
- weather forecast = weersvoorspelling
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There was nothing about rain in the weather forecast.
- make a fire = een vuurtje maken / een kampvuurtje bouwen
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I learned how to make a fire on the scout camp.
- sit outside = buiten zitten
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In the warm summer night I like to sit outside and watch the sky.
- made the shelter = een schuilplaats maken
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When we were in the forest, we made the shelter from tree branches.
- learnt a lot about = leren over
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I learnt a lot about healthy food from this book.
- listen to the birds = luisteren naar vogels
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When I go for a walk to the park, I always listen to the birds singing.
- see a lot of stars = sterren zien / sterren kijken
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On a clear night in a dark area you can see a lot of stars.
- look for wild animals = wilde dieren zoeken / wilde dieren spotten
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Wildlife photographers look for wild animals in the remote places to take good pictures.
- grows unusual plants = ongewone planten groeien / exotische planten kweken
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My aunt grows unusual plants in her garden.