New Opportunities Intermediate Wordlist English - Dutch - French

Pearson Longman Benelux Photocopiable
publicity Lé]DÄäfë]íáL publiciteit la couverture médiatique Murder trials always get a lot of publicity.
publish LDé¾ÄäfpL uitgeven publier This company publishes a lot of children's books.
reality show LêáDôä]íá=p]rL realityshow l'émission de télé réalité "Big Brother" is an interesting TV reality show.
register LDêÉÇwfëí]L aanwijzen afficher A gentle breeze registers 3 on the Beaufort scale.
reject sth for sth LêfDÇwÉâí=?ë¾ãqfÏ=Ñ]=?ë¾ãqfÏL iets afwijzen om rejeter, refuser qqch. pour autre-chose She rejected his marriage proposal for the chance to live in Canada.
Richter scale LDêfâí]=ëâÉfäL schaal van Richter l'échelle de Richter The earthquake measured 7.4 on the Richter scale.
risk LêfëâL risico le risque Looking after sick people is a serious health risk.
rubbish (=nonsense) LDê¾ÄfpL onzin des bêtises, des âneries He knows nothing about the subject and talks utter rubbish.
service LDë‰WîfëL een onderhoudsbeurt geven faire l'entretien The mechanic serviced the car.
single (pop music) LDëfÏÖ]äL single (popmuziek) un single The group's single went straight to the top of the hit parade.
slowdown LDëä]rÇ~råL achteruitgang le ralentissement After the hurricane, there was a slowdown in the tourist trade.
snake-eye camera L?ëåÉfâ=~f=Dâôã]ê]L snake eye camera caméra téléscopique Using his snake-eye camera he could see round corners.
soap opera LDë]ré=?flé]ê]L soap le soap (feuilleton) She starred in a daytime soap opera on TV.
sparkle LDëé^Wâ]äL glans l'étincelle She looks so sad, I wish I could put the sparkle back in her eyes.
star (=celebrity) Lëí^WL ster (beroemdheid) la star The actor was a star of the theatre and cinema.
stress LëíêÉëL stress le stress I don't cope well with stress.
suitable for LDëìWí]Ä]ä=Ñ]I=DëàìW-L geschikt voor qui convient à The jigsaw wasn't suitable for children under three.
surf Lë‰WÑL surfen surfer We surfed every day when we were in Australia.
synthetic LëfåDqÉífâL synthetisch synthétique This factory makes clothes using synthetic fabrics.
tailor LDíÉfä]L kleermaker la tailleur, la tailleuse The tailor measured me for a new suit.
text message LDíÉâëí=?ãÉëfÇwL sms'je le sms My brother's an expert at sending text messages from his mobile.
top-up card LDíflé=¾é=?â^WÇL top-up card (beltegoedkaart) carte payante (por gsm) I paid to make more calls on my mobile phone by adding to my top-up card.
tournament LDír]å]ã]åíL toernooi le tournoi Wimbledon is a famous tennis tournament.
treadmill LDíêÉÇãfäL tredmolen, sleur la routine She wondered how she could escape the treadmill of housework.
turn against sb L?í‰Wå=]DÖÉåëí=?ë¾ãÄ]ÇáI=]DÖÉfåëíL zich tegen iemand keren devenir hostile enver qqn. When Liam refused to help her, she turned against him.
turn over to L?í‰Wå=D]rî]=í]I=írL overschakelen naar changer (de chaîne) The film was boring so he turned over to another channel.
turn sth on L?í‰Wå=ë¾ãqfÏ=DflåL iets aanzetten allumer As soon as she walked in she turned on the TV.
turn up L?í‰Wå=D¾éL iets harder zetten augmenter le volume She couldn't hear properly so she turned up the sound.
tyre Lí~f]L band le pneu I had a flat tyre on the way home.
update LD¾éÇÉfíL update l'update, la nouvelle version I've just downloaded an update for my iPod.
website LDïÉÄë~fíL website le site web Visit our website at www.awl-elt.com/dictionaries.
Module 5
affective L]DÑÉâífîL gevoelig sentimental, émouvant There was a very affective advert for Childline on TV last night.
aftershave LD^WÑí]?pÉfîL aftershave l'after-shave Are you wearing aftershave?
against L]DÖÉåëíI=]DÖÉfåëíL tegen contre Philip was against the idea of selling the house.
amusing (advert) L]DãàìWòfÏL amusant amusant It was an amusing advert aimed specifically at children.
art form LD^Wí=ÑlWãL vorm van kunst une forme d'art Some people think that photography has developed into an art form.
attractive L]DíêôâífîL aantrekkelijk attirant, joli His new girlfriend is very attractive.
awful LDlWÑ]äL afschuwelijk horrible I think the adverts for Pot Noodle are absolutely awful!
backbone LDÄôâÄ]råL ruggengraat la colonne vertébrale The Pennines are the backbone of England.
bad LÄôÇL slecht mauvais Eating too much sugar is bad for you.
be taken in LÄá=?íÉfâ]å=DfåL zich laten inpakken se faire avoir She was easily taken in by the salesman's clever talk.
billboard LDÄfäÄlWÇL reclamebord le panneau d'affichage She was amazed to see her face on a huge billboard advertising shampoo.
blues LÄäìWòL blues le blues New Orleans is the birthplace of the blues.
body building LDÄflÇá=?ÄfäÇfÏL bodybuilden le body-building Body building gives you huge muscles that some people find attractive.
book LÄrâL boeken réserver Have you booked a holiday this year?
boring LDÄlWêfÏL saai ennuyant The programme was so boring she fell asleep.
breath LÄêÉqL adem le souffle Her honesty was a breath of fresh air after all his lies.
brilliant LDÄêfäà]åíL fantastisch génial I've just seen a brilliant advert for mashed potatoes.
cake LâÉfâL cake (piece of cake: fluitje van een cent) le gâteau This machine looks complicated, but it's actually a piece of cake to use!
capture LDâôéíp]L vastleggen immortaliser She smiled at me and I wanted to capture the moment for ever.
chance Líp^WåëL kans la chance There's only a slight chance of rain.
charger LDíp^WÇw]L oplader le chargeur He connected the flat battery to the charger.
clever LDâäÉî]L slim intelligent Paul is good-looking, clever and charming.
colourful LDâ¾ä]Ñ]äL kleurrijk coloré They have a garden full of colourful flowers.
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