Pearson Wider World NL

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  • Engels Nederlands
  • adopted = geadopteerd
  • Mary has two adopted children, a 9-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl.

  • adoption = adoptie
  • Sometimes adoption is the only way to have kids.

  • baby = baby
  • They are getting the room ready for the baby.

  • been friends = vrienden zijn
  • Peter and Jack have been friends for over twenty years.

  • behind = achter
  • I can see Lucy! She is hiding behind the tree.

  • best friends = beste vrienden
  • Mary and I have been best friends since primary school. I can always count on her.

  • big-head = blaaskaak
  • Nobody likes him because he is such a big-head.

  • bossy = bazig
  • People who are bossy don't usually have many friends.

  • bow tie = vlinderdas
  • The bow tie's smart, but you look like a waiter!

  • bride = bruid
  • Betty is the most beautiful bride I have ever seen.

  • bridegroom = bruidegom
  • The bridegroom is waiting for the bride inside the church.

  • buddies = maat / maten
  • I can't imagine life without friends. That's why I try to meet my buddies as often as possible.

  • by blood = door bloed
  • Some people say we are similar, although we aren't really related by blood.

  • celebrate = vieren
  • They decided to celebrate friendship and understanding on 30 July every year.

  • celebration = festiviteit
  • Finally, in 2011, the celebration became International Friendship Day when the United Nations agreed to support it.

  • chat = kletsen
  • Susan can chat on the phone for many hours.

  • classmates = klasgenoten
  • He went on a school trip to Paris with his classmates and teachers.

  • communicate = communiceren
  • Nowadays teenagers usually communicate through text messages and social network sites.

  • confident = zelfverzekerd
  • He's a very confident speaker and people listen to him carefully.

  • cousin = neef / nicht
  • This weekend I'm going to visit my cousin in Dublin.

  • crowd = menigte
  • I never go to concerts or sports events because I hate crowds.

  • dealing with = omgaan / omgaan met
  • Our teacher is really good at dealing with students' emotional problems.

    (met een probleem) omgaan / omgaan met

  • disability = handicap
  • Mandy can't walk after the car accident and she will have to learn how to live with her disability.

  • disappointed = teleurgesteld
  • I am so disappointed with my test results.

  • enemies = vijanden
  • When we were kids, my older sister and I were enemies but now we get on well.

  • fall out = ruziën
  • I fall out with Tom quite often because he is so bossy.

    ruziën (met)

  • friendship = vriendschap
  • You can't make her choose between love and friendship!

  • friendship bands = vriendschapsarmbanden
  • However, if I wanted to do something for my buddies, I would give them friendship bands because they are so popular.

  • generation = generatie
  • My parents' generation watched films on video cassettes.

  • getting married = trouwen
  • My auntie's getting married next month so I need to buy myself a new dress for her wedding.

  • get on well with = kunnen opschieten met
  • Do you get on well with your classmates?

  • go ahead = beginnen
  • Matt is always the first one to go ahead and try new things.

  • go out = uitgaan
  • I usually go out at the weekend and meet my friends.

  • great-grandfather = overgrootvader
  • I can't sell this house! My great-grandfather built it.

  • great-grandmother = overgrootmoeder
  • She was named after her great-grandmother.

  • great-grandparents = overgrootouders
  • My great-grandparents died shortly before the Second World War.

  • greeting card = wenskaart
  • I'm looking for a funny greeting card for my friend.

  • group = groep
  • When I was a student, I had a small group of friends and we did everything together.

  • guest = gast
  • How many guests have you invited to the party?

  • half-brother = halfbroer
  • I have never got on well with my half-brother.

  • hanging out = rondhangen (met)
  • Paul's mum is angry because he spends too much time hanging out with his friends.

  • have a friend = een vriend(in) hebben
  • I have a friend.

  • in front of = voor
  • We love relaxing on a big sofa in front of the fireplace.

  • international = internationaal
  • If you want to work for an international company, you should speak at least two foreign languages.

  • laugh at = lachen om
  • She is quite different from her schoolmates so they often laugh at her.

  • made some new friends = nieuwe vrienden maken
  • Tracy has just moved to a new town and she has already made some new friends.

  • marriage = huwelijk
  • I can't believe that they are getting divorced after 15 years of marriage.

  • married = getrouwd
  • Are you married or single?

  • mates = kameraden
  • He is going to the cinema with his mates.

  • nationalities, = nationaliteiten
  • They set up activities for children and teenagers of mixed nationalities, such as fun runs or friendly games.

  • near = bij
  • My brother is the boy who is standing near the window.

  • neighbour = buurvrouw
  • When I go on holidays, I always ask my neighbour to water the plants for me.

  • next to = naast
  • Who is the man sitting next to you in this photo?

  • on the left = links
  • People in the UK drive on the left side of the road.

  • on the right = rechts
  • Who is that girl on the right who is wearing a red dress?

  • origin = herkomst
  • The idea of a Special Friendship Day has several origins.

  • pageboy = bruidsjonker
  • My son was a pageboy at my sister's wedding. He carried the rings on a cushion.

  • parents' evening = ouderavond
  • I've just been to my son's parents' evening and I'm not satisfied with his marks.

  • part of the family = deel van de familie
  • Our cat, Fluffy, is also a part of the family.

  • peace = rust
  • They saw it as a good way to encourage peace by getting different cultures to communicate more.

  • pulling faces = rare gezichten trekken
  • He got really bored. He was pulling faces all the time.

  • put up with = dulden
  • My brother behaves really badly and I can't put up with him anymore!

  • related = familie zijn
  • I didn't know that you and Sam are related.

  • relation = relatie
  • What is the relation between you and Mark?

  • relative = familielid
  • I don't keep in touch with my relatives in Sydney.

  • respect = respecteren
  • The hope is that these kinds of events help people to respect one another's culture and to make new friends.

  • schoolmates = klasgenoten
  • Tom is very popular at school and he gets on well with most of the schoolmates.

  • social media = sociale media
  • In some countries, people have a meal, phone friends or use social media to send messages.

  • solution = oplossing
  • I can't find the solution to this problem.

  • stepbrother = stiefbroer
  • My mum got married again and now I have two stepbrothers.

  • stranger = vreemde
  • Parents often warn their children not to talk to strangers.

  • stressed = gespannen
  • You were stressed because you had a bridesmaid's dress that looked like a cream cake!

  • surprise = verrassing
  • Henry has a surprise for his wife for their anniversary.

  • uncle = oom
  • My uncle Bob, who lives in Los Angeles, runs his own restaurant.

  • wedding = bruiloft
  • I can't see you today beacause we've got a family wedding.

  • workmates = collega's
  • Jim often hangs out with his workmates outside the office.