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  • arrest = arrestatie

  • After his arrest Fawkes said, “I wish I had succeeded.”

    arrestatie

  • attempt = pogen

  • Guido Fawkes attempted to blow up King James and his government in London.

    pogen

  • barrel = vat

  • They filled the cellars with barrels containing 2,500 kg of gunpowder.

    vat

  • bishop = bisschop

  • A bishop is an important Christian priest who is in charge of all the churches in an area.

    bisschop

  • blow up = opblazen

  • Guido Fawkes attempted to blow up King James and his government in London.

    opblazen

  • Catholic = katholiek

  • Fawkes and his gang were Catholics, who were persecuted in England at that time.

    katholiek

  • ceiling = plafond

  • A ceiling is the surface above you in a room.

    plafond

  • cellar = kelder

  • They filled the cellars under the building with barrels containing 2,500 kg of gunpowder.

    kelder

  • collapse = instorten

  • After the explosion, a lot of buildings collapsed.

    instorten

  • conspirator = samenzweerder

  • Fawkes and the other conspirators were all executed.

    samenzweerder

  • crack = barsten

  • Up to 500 metres away glass would have cracked or broken.

    barsten

  • destruction = vernietiging

  • There would have been total destruction of all buildings within 42 metres.

    vernietiging

  • execute = executeren

  • Fawkes and the other conspirators were all executed.

    executeren

  • explosion = explosie

  • We saw the car crash and then we heard an explosion.

    explosie

  • explosive = explosief

  • They filled the cellars with barrels containing 2,500kg of gunpowder - a powerful explosive.

    explosief

  • farmhouse = boerderij

  • When Sally won the lottery, did she buy a farmhouse?

    boerderij

  • flatten = platgooien / platwalsen

  • The explosion would have flattened a large part of central London.

    platgooien / platwalsen

  • get away with = wegkomen met

  • If you get away with something, you succeed in doing it without any consequences.

    wegkomen met

  • gunpowder = buskruit

  • They filled the cellars with barrels containing 2,500 kg of gunpowder - a powerful explosive.

    buskruit

  • Houses of Parliament = parlementsgebouw

  • They filled the cellars of the Houses of Parliament with barrels of gunpowder.

    parlementsgebouw

  • lottery = loterij

  • When Sally won the lottery, did she buy a farmhouse?

    loterij

  • MP = MP (parlementslid)

  • An MP is a Member of Parliament – someone who has been elected as a representative.

    MP (parlementslid)

  • noble = persoon van adel

  • A noble is a member of the nobility – people in the highest social class.

    persoon van adel

  • persecute = vervolgen

  • Catholics were persecuted in England at that time.

    vervolgen

  • plot = complot

  • They filled the cellars with barrels of gunpowder but their plot was discovered.

    complot

  • raise = houden / fokken

  • If I hadn't started painting, I would have raised chickens.

    houden / fokken

  • red-handed = op heterdaad

  • Fawkes was caught red-handed just before he set light to the explosive.

    op heterdaad

  • set light to = aansteken

  • Fawkes was caught just before he set light to the explosive.

    aansteken

  • take = beginnen met

  • I've taken up painting and I sold my first picture last week.

    beginnen met