Wozzol

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  • Engels Nederlands
  • aqualung = aqualong / duikfles

  • The aqualung was invented in 1943 to help people breathe underwater.

    aqualong / duikfles

  • artist = kunstenaar

  • Leonardo da Vinci was not only a great artist, he was also a brilliant inventor.

    kunstenaar

  • atomic bomb = atoombom

  • Two atomic bombs were dropped on Japan in 1945.

    atoombom

  • attempt = poging

  • People made several attempts to build a car but none were successful.

    poging

  • car alarm = autoalarm

  • I couldn't sleep last night because I could hear a car alarm in the street.

    autoalarm

  • carpenter = timmerman

  • A carpenter managed to mend the broken chair.

    timmerman

  • chamber = ruimte / kamer / holte

  • The machine has a chamber which is full of gas.

    ruimte / kamer / holte

  • clockwork = opwindmechanisme

  • The car runs by clockwork – you just turn the handle and it starts to move.

    opwindmechanisme

  • compose = componeren

  • The Marriage of Figaro' was composed by Mozart.

    componeren

  • director = directeur

  • Galuzzi is director of the Institute and Museum of the History of Science in Florence.

    directeur

  • do = schade aanrichten

  • The machine could do serious damage if it hits something. It's very powerful.

    schade aanrichten

  • do the shopping = boodschappen doen

  • I always help my mum do the shopping.

    boodschappen doen

  • do the washing up = afwassen

  • I have to do the washing up after dinner.

    afwassen

  • engineer = ingenieur

  • A team of engineers built the machine.

    ingenieur

  • full-scale = ware grootte

  • The model isn't full-scale – it's three times smaller than the original.

    ware grootte

  • helicopter = helikopter

  • He designed several flying machines, including a helicopter.

    helikopter

  • highly = zeer / bijzonder

  • He is highly intelligent. He can speak ten languages.

    zeer / bijzonder

  • Interestingly = interessant genoeg / vreemd genoeg

  • Interestingly, three inventions were selected for both lists

    interessant genoeg / vreemd genoeg

  • internal combustion engine = verbrandingsmotor

  • The internal combustion engine appeared on the list of both "best" and "worst" inventions.

    verbrandingsmotor

  • inventor = uitvinder

  • Leonardo da Vinci was not only a great artist, he was also a brilliant inventor.

    uitvinder

  • light bulb = gloeilamp

  • The electric light bulb was invented by Swan and Edison in 1879.

    gloeilamp

  • list = (op)noemen

  • The car alarm was listed among the "worst" inventions.

    (op)noemen

  • listener = luisteraar

  • BBC Radio listeners voted the bicycle their favourite invention.

    luisteraar

  • made an attempt = een poging ondernemen

  • They made an attempt to build the car.

    een poging ondernemen

  • mobile phone = mobiele telefoon

  • Luckily, he found the girl's mobile phone and called her parents.

    mobiele telefoon

  • nominate = nomineren

  • Listeners were invited to nominate their favourite and least favourite inventions.

    nomineren

  • nuclear bomb = atoombom

  • Two nuclear bombs were dropped on Japan in 1945.

    atoombom

  • on display = tentoongesteld

  • The model is on display in the museum.

    tentoongesteld

  • poll = peiling

  • The poll gave a list of the best inventions for us to choose from.

    peiling

  • powered = aangedreven

  • The first successful powered flying machine was built in 1903.

    aangedreven

  • Professor = professor

  • It is a very powerful machine,' said Professor Galuzzi.

    professor

  • put = in de praktijk brengen

  • Carpenters have finally put da Vinci's plans into practice.

    in de praktijk brengen

  • Pyramid = piramide

  • The Pyramids of Giza, in Egypt, were built 5,000 years ago.

    piramide

  • damaged = aanrijden tegen

  • The machine ran into a wall and was damaged.

    aanrijden tegen

  • self-propelled = met eigen aandrijving

  • The car is self-propelled – it hasn't got an engine.

    met eigen aandrijving

  • shortlist = shortlist

  • We made a shortlist of our ten favourite inventions.

    shortlist

  • shut = dichtdoen / sluiten

  • The robot could open and shut its mouth.

    dichtdoen / sluiten

  • sketch = schetsen

  • The artist quickly sketched a picture of the machine.

    schetsen

  • sophisticated = geavanceerd

  • The car is highly sophisticated – a work of genius.

    geavanceerd

  • telephone = telefoon

  • When was the first telephone call made?

    telefoon

  • television = televisie

  • The television appeared on the list of both "best" and "worst" inventions.

    televisie

  • vehicle = voertuig

  • The car was the world's first self-propelled vehicle.

    voertuig

  • World Wide Web = world wide web

  • You can find lots of information on the World Wide Web.

    world wide web

  • X-ray = röntgenstraal

  • When were X-rays discovered?

    röntgenstraal

  • zip = rits

  • I couldn't close my coat because the zip was broken.

    rits