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Acties

  • Engels Nederlands
  • agency = instantie / bureau

  • The agency is a charity which helps poor people in the developing world.

    instantie / bureau

  • assist = ondersteunen

  • Being rich and famous means that he can assist charities which need his help.

    ondersteunen

  • attitude = houding

  • My attitude to drugs has always been to stay away from them.

    houding

  • authorities = autoriteiten

  • He has to follow all the rules created by the authorities.

    autoriteiten

  • charitable = liefdadigheids-

  • It's a charitable organisation – they collect money for poor people in developing countries.

    liefdadigheids-

  • cigarette = sigaret

  • He smoked a cigarette when he was 13, but he didn't like it.

    sigaret

  • community = gemeenschap

  • A community is the group of people who live in a place.

    gemeenschap

  • cut out = stoppen met / kappen met

  • I need to lose weight, so I'm going to cut out chocolate and cakes.

    stoppen met / kappen met

  • drug = verdovend middel / drugs

  • They do a test every day to make sure he hasn't taken drugs.

    verdovend middel / drugs

  • entertain = vermaken

  • He really entertains the crowd with his exciting performances.

    vermaken

  • fell out = ruzie krijgen

  • I fell out with him because he kissed my girlfriend.

    ruzie krijgen

  • fame = roem

  • His fame means that people recognise him wherever he goes.

    roem

  • fortunate = fortuinlijk / goed af zijn

  • The charity helps people who are less fortunate.

    fortuinlijk / goed af zijn

  • get rid of = afkomen van

  • It's very difficult to get rid of a bad habit.

    afkomen van

  • habit = gewoonte

  • He needs to stop looking around him all the time – it's a bad habit.

    gewoonte

  • hit it off = goed overweg kunnen met

  • We hit it off immediately and now he is my best friend.

    goed overweg kunnen met

  • in case = voor het geval dat

  • I have to tell them where I'm going to be in case they decide to do a test.

    voor het geval dat

  • medal = medaille

  • Usain Bolt won 3 gold medals in Beijing.

    medaille

  • metal = metaal

  • The medals contain 3 different metals – gold, silver and bronze.

    metaal

  • novelty = nieuwigheid

  • I liked the novelty of winning a medal for the first time.

    nieuwigheid

  • opportunity = gelegenheid

  • Because he is rich he has the opportunity to help people who are poor.

    gelegenheid

  • piece = stuk

  • A medal is a round piece of metal.

    stuk

  • relay = estafette

  • Each member of the relay team needs to run very fast for part of the race.

    estafette

  • sector = sector / tak

  • I am a teacher, so I work in the education sector.

    sector / tak

  • set a record = een record vestigen

  • He set a record by running faster than anybody else in history.

    een record vestigen

  • straight away = meteen / direct

  • We met and became friends straight away.

    meteen / direct

  • test = test

  • I have to have a test to make sure I haven't taken drugs.

    test

  • test = onderzoeken

  • They test my blood to make sure I haven't taken drugs.

    onderzoeken

  • wore = slijten

  • It was exciting at the beginning, but soon the excitement wore off.

    slijten