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civilisation L?ëfî]ä-~fDòÉfp]åL beschaving la civilisation The archaeologist was fascinated by the ancient civilisation of Egypt.
civilised LDëfî]ä-~fòÇL beschaafd civilisé France is a very civilised country.
clay LâäÉfL klei l'argile He made a figure out of clay.
coffee maker LDâflÑá=?ãÉfâ]L koffiezetapparaat la machine à café She poured two cups of coffee from the coffee maker.
come up with Lâ¾ã=D¾é=ïfaI=ïfqL bedenken penser à qqch. I tried to come up with an answer, but my mind was a blank.
companion Lâ]ãDéôåà]åL metgezel le compagnon, la compagne One of her travelling companions became ill.
confronted with Lâ]åDÑê¾åífÇ=ïfaI=ïfqL geconfronteerd met confronté à He admitted his guilt when confronted with the evidence.
considered Lâ]åDëfÇ]ÇL beschouwd considéré All things considered, I think the day went well.
contrast LDâflåíê^WëíL tegenstelling le contraste There was a great contrast between the rich and the poor areas of the city.
cuneiform LDâàìWåáÑlWãL spijker- cunéiforme He was studying the cuneiform writing of ancient Mesopotamia.
curator LâàrDêÉfí]L curator le conservateur, la conservatrice He's curator of fine art at the Metropolitan.
definitely LDÇÉÑfå]íäáL beslist assurément, absolument I'll definitely phone you tonight.
dense LÇÉåëL dicht dense They hacked their way through the dense tropical jungle.
documentary L?Çflâà]DãÉåí]êáL documentaire le documentaire We watched a documentary about dinosaurs.
domestication LÇ]?ãÉëífDâÉfp]åL tot huisdier maken la domestication The domestication of this breed of dog took hundreds of years.
drizzle LDÇêfòäL motregen le crachin A light drizzle had started by the time we left.
ecstatic LfâDëíôífâL in extase transporté When Beckham scored, the crowd was ecstatic.
effect LfDÑÉâíL gevolg l'effet We do not know what the long-term effects of pollution are on the Earth.
empire LDÉãé~f]L rijk l'empire She's reading "The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire".
eruption LfDê¾ép]åL uitbarsting l'éruption The village was destroyed by the volcanic eruption.
excessive LfâDëÉëfîL overmatig excessif Excessive dieting can be very harmful.
execute sb LDÉâëfâàìWí=?ë¾ãÄ]ÇáL iemand terechtstellen exécuter qqn They executed the murderer at midnight.
fact LÑôâíL feit le fait I don't want to go, really. In fact, I'm not going.
fertile LDщWí~fäL vruchtbaar fertile The soil was fertile and produced enough food for the whole village.
find sth out L?Ñ~fåÇ=ë¾ãqfÏ=D~ríL achter iets komen découvrir qqn Jack found out that Suki has been seeing Norman.
fit LÑfíL passen correspondre à That word does not fit in the sentence.
fountain LDÑ~råí]åL fontein la fontaine Tourists throw coins into the Trevi fountain in Rome.
fours (on all -) LÑlWòL vieren (on all fours: op handen en voeten) à quatre pattes He was down on all fours playing with the puppy.
full of sth LDÑrä=]î=?ë¾ãqfÏL vol met iets plein de The glass was full of orange juice.
fusion LDÑàìWw]åL fusion la fusion He plays an unusual style of jazz fusion.
gadget LDÖôÇw]íL apparaatje, hebbedingetje le gadget I bought a handy little gadget for opening bottles.
genre LDwflåê]L genre le genre (musical, littéraire) He started a whole new genre of impressionist painting.
gladiator LDÖäôÇáÉfí]L gladiator la gladiateur In ancient Rome, gladiators fought lions in the Coliseum.
go out LÖ]r=D~ríL uitgaan sortir They decided to go out for a meal.
go up in smoke LÖ]r=?¾é=få=Dëã]râL in rook opgaan partir en fumée Her plan to sail to Africa went up in smoke when the engine failed.
grandeur LDÖêôåÇw]L pracht la grandeur (noblesse) Her paintings capture the grandeur of the mountains.
granite LDÖêôå]íL graniet la granit The building was made of grey, sparkling granite.
graze LÖêÉfòL schaven brouter Tim fell off his bicycle and grazed his knees.
grow up in L?Öê]r=D¾é=fåL opgroeien in grandir She grew up in Belgium but has lived in Scotland for years.
guide LÖ~fÇL gids le guide The guide pointed out the cathedral on the left.
gunpowder LDÖ¾å?é~rÇ]L kruit la poudre à canon Their plan was to blow up parliament with barrels of gunpowder.
healthcare LDÜÉäqâÉ]L gezondheidszorg les soins de santé The UK healthcare system is free but we pay for it through our taxes.
hitchhike LDÜfípÜ~fâL liften faire de l'auto-stop He had hitchhiked down from Glasgow.
hold LÜ]räÇL houden tenir The play held me spellbound right up to the end.
hooligan LDÜìWäfÖ]åL hooligan le hooligan A gang of football hooligans attacked the shop.
humidity LÜàìWDãfÇ]íáL vochtigheid l'humidité It was hot but damp and the humidity was very high.
impress sb LfãDéêÉë=?ë¾ãÄ]ÇáL indruk op iemand maken impressionner He tried to impress her with his vast knowledge of world affairs.
impressed LfãDéêÉëíL onder de indruk impressionné I was really impressed by how well the team played in its first game.
inclined to LfåDâä~fåÇ=í]I=írL geneigd om enclin à It seemed unlikely that her story was true, but I was inclined to believe her.
indifferent LfåDÇfÑ]ê]åíL onverschillig indifférent How could a father be so indifferent to his own children?
investigate LfåDîÉëífÖÉfíL onderzoeken enquêter, étudier Police are investigating the robbery.
irrigation channel L?fêfDÖÉfp]å=?ípôåäL irrigatiekanaal canal d'irrigation They dug an irrigation channel to water the crops.
kettle LDâÉíäL waterkoker la bouilloire I'll put the kettle on.
key ring LDâáW=êfÏL sleutelbos le porte-clé She added the luggage key to her key ring.
kiosk LDâáWflëâL kiosk le kiosque We stopped at the kiosk in the shopping centre to buy a newspaper.
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