New Opportunities Intermediate Wordlist English - Dutch - French

forehead LDÑflê]ÇI=DÑlWÜÉÇL voorhoofd le front You've got a spot in the middle of your forehead.
freckle LDÑêÉâ]äL sproet la tâche de rousseur She has freckles all over her nose.
fringe LÑêfåÇwL pony la frange My fringe needs cutting.
gather round L?Öôa]=Dê~råÇL om .. komen staan se réunir autour The children gathered round Dad as he gave out the party bags.
gear (=clothes) LÖf]L spullen (kleding) la tenue She's getting changed into her party gear.
generous LDÇwÉå]ê]ëL vrijgevig généreux Ella's such a generous person she'd give you her last penny.
genius LDÇwáWåá]ëL genie le génie Einstein was a genius.
get at sb LDÖÉí=]í=?ë¾ãÄ]ÇáL iemand bekritiseren s'en prendre à qqn Her Mum's always getting at her for one thing or another.
get on with sb LÖÉí=Dflå=ïfa=?ë¾ãÄ]ÇáL met iemand kunnen opschieten s'entendre avec qqn Rachel gets on really well with Jack.
get on with sth LÖÉí=Dflå=ïfa=?ë¾ãqfÏL doorwerken aan iets continuer qqch. I tried to get on with my homework despite the noise from the TV.
get sb down L?ÖÉí=ë¾ãÄ]Çá=DÇ~råL iemand ontmoedigen déprimer qqn The exams are really getting me down, I don't think I'll pass.
get together L?ÖÉí=í]DÖÉa]L bij elkaar komen se retrouver Let's get together after school.
give up L?Öfî=D¾éL opgeven renoncer I give up. What's the correct answer?
give up trying L?Öfî=¾é=Díê~f-fÏL zijn pogingen opgeven renoncer à essayer He's given up trying to climb Everest.
go out together LÖ]r=D~rí=í]?ÖÉa]L samen uitgaan sortir ensemble We decided to go out together for a meal.
good-looking L?ÖrÇ=DärâfÏL knap beau, attirant He used to be a very good-looking man.
granny LDÖêôåáL oma la mamie I feel too young to be anybody's granny!
greenhouse effect LDÖêáWåÜ~rë=f?ÑÉâíL broeikaseffect l'effet de serre The greenhouse effect is causing global warming.
grey (hair) LÖêÉfL grijs (haar) gris He went grey at the age of forty-one.
half-hidden L?Ü^WÑ=DÜfÇåL half verborgen à moitié caché The number of the house was half-hidden by the ivy on the wall.
hard-working L?Ü^WÇ=Dï‰WâfÏL hardwerkend travailleur She's always been a hard-working student.
heed the call L?ÜáWÇ=a]=DâlWäL gehoor geven aan de oproep écouter l'appel Jack heeded the call and went to join the army.
helpful LDÜÉäéÑ]äL nuttig utile The teacher made some helpful comments.
honest LDflå]ëíL eerlijk honnête My father was a very honest man.
impatient LfãDéÉfp]åíL ongeduldig impatient The officer got very impatient with me when I didn't understand.
influence LDfåÑäì]åëL invloed; to influence: beïnvloeden l'influence Your health is strongly influenced by the food that you eat.
insensitive LfåDëÉåë]ífîL ongevoelig insensible Sometimes he can be rather insensitive.
intend to do sth Lfå?íÉåÇ=í]=DÇìW=?ë¾ãqfÏL zich voornemen om iets te doen avoir l'intention de faire qqch. I intend to pass my exams and go to university.
joke LÇw]râL grap la plaisanterie He keeps making jokes about my hair.
junk food LDÇw¾Ïâ=ÑìWÇL junkfood nourriture de mauvaise qualité nutritionnelle,coc You eat too much junk food.
knock LåflâL verbijsteren assommer I was knocked out by how beautiful she looked!
look after Lärâ=D^WÑí]L zorgen voor s'occuper de Jess asked me to look after her cat while she was on holiday.
loser LDäìWò]L verliezer le perdant The loser has to buy everyone a drink.
lottery LDäflí]êáL loterij la loterie What would you do if you won the lottery?
materialistic Lã]?íf]êá]DäfëífâL materialistisch matérialiste He's a very materialistic person and is always buying things.
mathematical L?ãôq]Dãôífâ]äL wiskundig mathématique She was a mathematical genius.
military LDãfä]í]êáL militair militaire Her father was a military man and they travelled all over the world.
model LDãflÇäL fotomodel le mannequin She was a model for a fashion house in Paris.
moody LDãìWÇáL humeurig maussade, mal luné After his divorce, he became moody and began drinking too much.
moustache Lã]Dëí^WpL snor la moustache He's shaved off his moustache.
movement LDãìWîã]åíL beweging le mouvement The civil rights movement of the 1960s was unpopular with many people.
nerve (what a -!) Lå‰WîL lef (hoe durft hij!) le culot He asked me to lend him £100! What a nerve he's got!
ordinary LDlWÇ]å]êáL gewoon ordinaire Nothing much has happened – it's been a very ordinary day.
outgoing L?~ríDÖ]rfÏL spontaan sociable She was a girl with a very outgoing personality.
overweight L?]rî]DïÉfíL te dik en surpoids I'm ten pounds overweight.
panda LDéôåÇ]L panda la panda My little brother thought the panda was a black and white bear!
patient with LDéÉfp]åí=ïfaI=ïfqL geduldig met patient The teacher was very patient with me when I couldn't understand.
persistent Lé]Dëfëí]åíL hardnekkig persistant There have been persistent rumours that he is leaving.
philosophical L?Ñfä]DëflÑfâ]äL filosofisch philosophique She was by nature a philosophical person.
prophesy LDéêflÑ]ë~fL profeteren, voorspellen prédire, prophétiser He prophesied that a flood would cover the Earth.
plaits LéäôíëL vlechtjes les tresses She always wore her hair in plaits when she went swimming.
pneumonia LåàìWDã]råá]L longontsteking la pneumonie Grandad is in hospital with pneumonia.
political Lé]Däfífâ]äL politiek politique The US has two main political parties.
pony-tail LDé]råá=íÉfäL paardenstaart la queue de cheval I'm growing my hair so I can have a pony-tail.
point sth out L?élfåí=ë¾ãqfÏ=D~ríL ergens op wijzen faire remarquer Mum pointed out that I still owed her £10.
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