New Opportunities Intermediate Wordlist English - Dutch - French

metallic Lã]DíôäfâL metallic métallique There's a scratch in the metallic paint on my car.
middle-aged L?ãfÇä=DÉfÇwÇL van middelbare leeftijd d'âge moyen The couple looked middle-aged but were dressed like teenagers.
nowadays LDå~r]ÇÉfòL tegenwoordig de nos jours More people have cars nowadays.
offensive L]DÑÉåëfîL aanstootgevend insultant Lots of people complained that the advert was offensive.
opinion L]Défåà]åL mening l'opinion In our opinion the new head teacher is wonderful!
out-of-this-world L?~rí=]î=afë=Dï‰WäÇL helemaal te gek sensationnel, fantastique The billionaire paid for an out-of-this-world trip on the spaceship.
perfect LDé‰WÑfâíL perfect parfait She speaks perfect English.
permanent LDé‰Wã]å]åíL permanent permanent With broadband you have a permanent connection to the Internet.
personally LDé‰Wë]å]äáL persoonlijk personnellement Personally, I don't like war movies.
powerful LDé~r]Ñ]äL krachtig puissant We'll need some powerful computers to perform these calculations.
properly LDéêflé]äáL naar behoren convenablement The computer printer isn't working properly.
questionnaire L?âïÉëíp]DåÉ]L vragenlijst le questionnaire Could you fill in this questionnaire?
range (mountain -) LêÉfåÇwL keten (berg-) la chaîne (de montagne) He built a railway through the high mountain range.
rap LêôéL rap le rap You don't sing the words in a rap song, you just speak them.
read through sth L?êáWÇ=DqêìW=?ë¾ãqfÏL iets doorlezen lire (entièrement) Sadie read through the book from cover to cover.
red deer L?êÉÇ=DÇf]L edelhert le cerf noble We approached the red deer carefully.
refreshing LêfDÑêÉpfÏL verfrissend rafraîchissant I'd love a long, cool, refreshing drink of water.
reliable LêfDä~f]Ä]äL betrouwbaar fiable Rick is a good, reliable worker.
resistance to LêfDòfëí]åë=í]I=írL verzet tegen la résistance à There was strong resistance to the scheme.
revival LêfDî~fî]äL herleving le regain d'intérêt There's been a revival of seventies music lately.
ridiculous LêfDÇfâà]ä]ëL belachelijk ridicule That's a ridiculous idea!
ring sb up L?êfÏ=ë¾ãÄ]Çá=D¾éL iemand opbellen téléphoner à qqn He rang me up on his mobile to say he'd be late.
roe deer LDê]r=Çf]L ree le chevreuil We could see the roe deer through the trees in the forest.
sale LëÉfäL verkoop la vente Her house is for sale for £100,000.
saxophone LDëôâë]Ñ]råL saxofoon le saxophone My uncle plays the saxophone in a jazz band.
sensual LDëÉåpì]äL sensueel sensuel She likes sensual pleasures such as sunbathing.
serious LDëf]êá]ëL ernstig sérieux There's been a serious road accident.
sexist LDëÉâëfëíL seksistisch sexiste Her boss has a very sexist attitude.
shocking LDpflâfÏL schokkend choquant It's shocking that so many young people are homeless in this country.
shop around L?pflé=]Dê~råÇL rondkijken, oriënteren comparer les prix We had to shop around to find a bargain.
silly LDëfäáL dom stupide That was a silly thing to do!
sit back L?ëfí=DÄôâL achterover leunen se détendre Just sit back and enjoy the show.
sniff LëåfÑL snuiven renifler (sniff at: ignorer) At least he's offered you a job – that's not to be sniffed at!
snorkelling LDëålWâ]äfÏL snorkelen la nage au tuba We tried snorkelling when we were in Hawaii.
software LDëflÑíïÉ]L software le logiciel First you need to load the software onto your computer.
special LDëéÉp]äL speciaal spécial, particulier, exceptionnel We have a very special guest with us this evening.
squirrel LDëâïfê]äL hamsteren accumuler By December I had $300 squirreled away.
standard LDëíôåÇ]ÇL gewoon normal, ordinaire I'd like a standard return ticket to Leeds, please.
start off by L?ëí^Wí=DflÑ=Ä~fL beginnen met commencer par He started off by painting the ceiling and then did the walls.
stylish LDëí~fäfpL stijlvol élégant Joe always wears very stylish clothes.
successful Lë]âDëÉëÑ]äL succesvol qui a du succès They were successful in persuading him to join their team.
suite LëïáWíL suite la suite (dans un hôtel) They've booked us into the honeymoon suite.
take sth back L?íÉfâ=ë¾ãqfÏ=DÄôâL iets terugbrengen rapporter There was a mark on the dress so she took it back to the shop.
tasteless LDíÉfëíä]ëL smakeloos de mauvais goût Some of her clothes are really tasteless!
tasty LDíÉfëíáL smakelijk bon, goûteux This pizza is really tasty.
tempt LíÉãéíL verleiden tenter She tried to tempt me to have a cigarette.
terrible LDíÉê]Ä]äL verschrikkelijk horrible I have a terrible headache.
throw sth away L?qê]r=ë¾ãqfÏ=]DïÉfL iets weggooien jeter qqch. I didn't know whether to throw the coat away or give it to charity.
tight Lí~fíL strak serrant She was wearing a tight white T-shirt.
top (- quality) LífléL top(kwaliteit) (de) première (qualité) This shop only sells top quality products.
try sth on L?íê~f=ë¾ãqfÏ=DflåL iets aanpassen essayer (un vêtement) She tried six dresses on but didn't like any of them.
unique LàìWDåáWâL uniek unique Everyone's personality is unique.
unusual L¾åDàìWwì]äI=-w]äL ongewoon inhabituel He has an unusual name.
wanted LDïflåífÇL gevraagd "nous cherchons" Put your old computer in the "For Sale or Wanted" column.
washable (machine -) LDïflp]Ä]äL wasbaar (in de wasmachine) lavable (en machine) He read the label to see if the jumper was machine-washable.
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