New Opportunities Intermediate Wordlist English - Dutch - French

speciality L?ëéÉpáDôä]íáL specialiteit la spécialité Fish is our speciality.
spellbound LDëéÉäÄ~råÇL gefascineerd sous le charme, envoûté They watched spellbound as the magician cut himself in half.
spellbound LDëéÉäÄ~råÇL geboeid hold sb spellbound : envoûter, fasciner He held the children spellbound with his stories.
squirrel LDëâïfê]äL eekhoorn l'écureuil The squirrels eat all the food I put out for the birds!
stairway LDëíÉ]ïÉfL trap la cage d'escalier She climbed up the stairway to the next floor of the palace.
stateroom LDëíÉfíêrãI=-êìWãL staatsiezaal la chambre d'apparats The councillors held their meeting in the stateroom.
steep LëíáWéL steil raide, pentu I can't ride my bike here – it's too steep.
strike Lëíê~fâL voorkomen frapper It strikes me that you may not be telling the truth.
stroll Lëíê]räL wandelen se promener We strolled along the beach.
struggle up sth L?ëíê¾Ö]ä=D¾é=?ë¾ãqfÏL tegen iets op zwoegen grimper avec difficulté They struggled up the hill to see the view from the top.
stuffy LDëí¾ÑáL bedompt lourd It's very stuffy in here – can I open a window?
stupid of sb to LDëíàìWéfÇ=]î=?ë¾ãÄ]Çá=í]I=írL stom van iemand om idiot de la part de qqn de It was stupid of me to lend him the money, I'll never get it back.
surgeon LDë‰WÇw]åL chirurg le chirurgien The surgeon performed the operation in two hours.
surgery LDë‰WÇw]êáL operatie la chirurgie She had surgery to remove a lump from her neck.
surveyor Lë]DîÉf]L taxateur le (la) géomètre Before buying the house, we asked a surveyor to look at it.
tablet (clay/stone -) LDíôÄä]íL tablet (klei-, steen-) la tablette They found large stone tablets with strange writing on them.
take over L?íÉfâ=D]rî]L overnemen reprendre She has taken over the running of the business.
take sth up L?íÉfâ=ë¾ãqfÏ=D¾éL iets gaan doen se mettre à, apprendre I'm going to take up something easy like hang-gliding!
tapestry LDíôé]ëíêáL wandkleed la tapisserie On the wall there was a tapestry showing a hunting scene.
telescope LDíÉä]ëâ]réL telescoop le télescope Through the telescope I could see details of the moon's surface.
temple LDíÉãé]äL tempel le temple The Temple of Heavenly Peace is in Beijing.
things (all – considered) LqfÏòL dingen (all things considered: alles in aanmertout bien considéré All things considered, I prefer living in the North of England.
time Lí~fãL tijd le temps Don't waste time, get on with it!
time capsule LDí~fã=?âôéëàìWäL tijdcapsule capsule destinée à traverser le temps We buried the time capsule for people of the future to find.
tone Lí]råL toon le ton "Hi, Jane," Rod called out in a friendly tone of voice.
track LíêôâL spoor la piste The soldier left no track to show where he had gone.
turn sth off L?í‰Wå=ë¾ãqfÏ=DflÑL iets uitdoen éteindre Sheila turned off the lights before she went to bed.
unbelievable L?¾åÄfDäáWî]Ä]äL ongelooflijk incroyable Jack's had some unbelievable luck in the last few years.
undergrowth LD¾åÇ]Öê]rqL struiken les broussailles, les sous-bois I promised Mum I'd cut back the undergrowth beneath the trees.
vast Lî^WëíL uitgestrekt vaste The Romans once controlled a vast empire.
voluntary work LDîflä]åí]êá=ï‰WâL vrijwilligerswerk bénévolat Joe does some voluntary work at the hospital.
walkman LDïlWâã]åL walkman le walkman She has a Walkman but would like to replace it with an iPod.
waste LïÉfëíL verspillen gaspiller, perdre My father thought I would just waste time at college.
wheeled LïáWäÇL op wielen à roues The wheeled cart ran over my foot
wilderness LDïfäÇ]å]ëL wildernis l'étendue déserte, la région sauvage Fifty years ago, this area was just a wilderness.
work sth out L?ï‰Wâ=ë¾ãqfÏ=D~ríL iets uitzoeken trouver I'll try and work out the quickest route.
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