Pearson Wider World NL

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  • Engels Nederlands
  • the Antarctic = Antarctica
  • Seals live in the cold waters of the Antarctic.

  • area = gebied
  • There are many forests and fields in this rural area.

  • avalanche = lawine
  • In winter when the temperture goes up it's easy to start an avalanche in the mountains.

  • beach = strand
  • In the summer I love lying on the beach and sunbathing.

  • bear = beer
  • Now there are fewer wild bears in Alaska.

  • boiling = kokend
  • It's 38°C today! It's boiling hot!

    kokend (hier: loeiheet)

  • camp = kamp
  • My brothers spend their holidays in a summer camp.

  • cave = grot
  • I didn't walk into the cave because it was too dark and I didn't have a flashlight.

  • chilly = koud / fris
  • The wind is chilly today!

  • cloud = wolk
  • Let's go home before it starts to rain! There are dark clouds in the sky!

  • cloudy = bewolkt
  • It was cloudy in the morning so I took an umbrella.

  • coast = kust
  • I would like to buy a house on the coast with the view to the ocean.

  • cold = koud
  • I don't like winter because I hate cold weather.

  • column = pilaar
  • There are beautiful ancient columns in front of this museum.

  • conditions = omstandigheden
  • Trees fell down and the conditions were chaotic.

  • cool = koel
  • It's quite cool today! Put on your jacket!

  • create = zorgen voor / opleveren
  • Strong winds can create a big problem for the farmers.

  • degrees = graden
  • It was only 5 degrees last night!

  • desert = woestijn
  • The Sahara is the biggest desert in the world.

  • drought = droogte
  • There isn't much water in the rivers because of the drought.

  • dry = droog
  • Your clothes are now dry so you can put them back on.

  • dust = stof
  • The cars leave big clouds of dust in the Dakar Rally.

  • earthquake = aardbeving
  • Over 200 people lost their lives in the last earthquake.

  • erupt = uitbarsten
  • Mount Vesuvius last erupted in 1979.

  • fire = vuur
  • Jack is a scout so he knows how to light a fire in a forest.

  • flood = overstroming
  • In India there are a lot of floods in the monsoon season.

  • fog = mist
  • I got lost because I couldn't see anything in the fog.

  • foggy = mistig
  • There were a lot of car accidents yesterday because the weather was foggy.

  • freezing = ijskoud
  • It's freezing cold outside! You need to put on a cap and a scarf.

  • grow = kweken
  • Susan grows vegetables in the backyard.

  • geography = aardrijkskunde
  • The geography of the high mountains by the lake meant that storms didn't move but stayed in the same place.

  • ground = grond
  • Look! The tiger is lying on the ground!

  • happen = gebeuren
  • But be quick if you want a photo as it doesn't happen very often.

  • hilly = heuvelachtig
  • This Scottish village is in the hilly countryside.

  • hot = heet
  • It is extremely hot in deserts.

  • hurricane = orkaan
  • They lost their houses in the hurricane.

  • ice = ijs
  • Be careful! There is ice on the road.

  • icy = ijzig / verijsd
  • I was driving very slowly because the road was icy.

  • India = India
  • Over 1 billion of people live in India. It's the second largest population in the world.

  • island = eiland
  • Madagascar is a big African island in the Indian Ocean.

  • lake = meer
  • This lake is a good place to go fishing.

  • land = land
  • In the bright light of the storm, soldiers on land spotted the ships.

  • landscape = landschap
  • The landscape in Ireland is full of green fields, mountains and lakes.

  • leaves = bladeren
  • Rabbits eat leaves.

  • light = licht
  • I can't fall asleep when the light is on.

  • lighthouse = vuurtoren
  • Long ago, sailors used a storm in the same way as a lighthouse, to help them find their way.

  • lightning bolt = bliksemschicht
  • The lightning bolt hit the tree in front of my house.

  • mild = mild
  • When the winter is mild, a lot of people catch a cold.

  • minus = minus
  • It was minus 10 degrees yesterday.

  • mountain = berg
  • There is a beautiful view from the top of the mountain.

  • move = verplaatsen
  • Can you help me move this table, please?

  • natural disaster = natuurramp
  • Earthquakes and floods are examples of natural disasters.

  • Northern Lights = Noorderlicht
  • Norway is the best place to go to if you want to see Northern Lights.

  • open-air = openlucht
  • Some artists don't play open-air concerts.

  • outdoor = buitenshuis
  • I prefer to play football outdoors rather than in the sports hall.

  • path = pad
  • Take this path and you'll get to the bus stop much quicker.

  • plants = planten
  • She has got a lot of beautiful plants on the windowsills.

  • rain = regen
  • There was a flood in the area after a few days of heavy rain.

  • rainy = regenachtig
  • It's rainy today. Don't forget to take an umbrella!

  • river = rivier
  • We were crossing a river when I fell in.

  • rocks = rotsen
  • While we were hiking, we often sat on the rocks to take some rest.

  • sailor = matroos / zeeman
  • My brother is a sailor and he spends most of his time on the ship.

  • sand = zand
  • My children love playng in the sand when we go to the beach.

  • save = redden
  • The firefighters saved five people from the burning house.

  • season = seizoen
  • My favourite season is summer because I love sunbathing.

  • shady = schaduwrijk
  • They need a shady place to cool down.

  • shallow = ondiep
  • He's not a good swimmer so he always swims at the shallow end of the lake.

  • sky = hemel / lucht
  • An astronomer looks at the sky through a telescope.

  • snake = slang
  • Helen is scared of snakes.

  • snow = sneeuw
  • In this part of Europe we always have snow in winter.

  • snowman = sneeuwpop
  • The children are building a snowman in the park.

  • snowy = sneeuwerig
  • It was a cold snowy night.

  • spider = spin
  • I never kill spiders because it can bring bad luck.

  • spot = opmerken / zien
  • John spotted a man that looked like his friend from school.

  • spring = lente
  • I hate winter. I can't wait for the spring to come.

  • star = ster
  • It's a cloudless night so you can see a lot of bright stars.

  • storm = storm
  • We stayed at home because of the storm.

  • stormy = stormachtig
  • The little boy was frightened because it was a stormy night.

  • summer = zomer
  • William and his family go to the seaside every summer.

  • sun = zon
  • It's a beautiful summer day! The sun is shining!

  • sunny = zonnig
  • It's getting sunny! Let's go for a picnic!

  • sunset = zonsondergang
  • They are sitting on a beach and watching a beautiful sunset.

  • sunshine = zonneschijn
  • I'm enjoying the sunshine and drinking cold lemonade in the garden.

  • survival = survival
  • Last winter I went on a survival camp in Siberia.

  • temperature = temperatuur
  • I never visit my aunt in Madrid in the summer because I hate high temperatures.

  • thermal pool = warmwaterbron
  • People in Iceland like to relax in natural thermal pools.

  • thick = dik
  • I don't like reading thick books.

  • thunder = donder
  • Most dogs are afraid of thunders.

  • tsunami = tsunami
  • The Japanese tsunami killed thousands of people.

  • Venezuela = Venezuela
  • Caracas is the capital city of Venezuela.

  • volcanic eruption = vulkaanuitbarsting
  • This evening the news programmes were full of information about the latest volcanic eruptions here.

  • warm = warm
  • It's such a nice warm evening! Let's have supper in the garden!

  • waterfall = waterval
  • Do you want to see what's behind that waterfall?

  • water fight = watergevecht
  • I brought my water gun for a water fight.

  • wave = golf
  • Hawaii is the best place for surfers to catch good waves.

  • wet = nat
  • Take off your clothes! You're completely wet!

  • wild = wild
  • I prefer to spend my holidays in the wild.

  • wildlife = dieren in het wild / wildlife
  • I enjoy being outdoors and watching wildlife.

  • wind = wind
  • We were flying our kites while the wind was blowing.

  • windy = winderig
  • I don't like autumn here because it's usually very windy and wet.

  • winter = winter
  • They go skiing in the Swiss Alps every winter.