New Opportunities Intermediate Wordlist English - Dutch - French

shock LpflâL schokken choquer His arrogance shocked everybody who met him.
skiing LDëâáWfÏL skiën le ski (activité) We went skiing in Switzerland.
skysurfing LDëâ~f?ë‰WÑfÏL skysurfen le surf à ski They jumped out of the aeroplane on their boards and went skysurfing.
sledge LëäÉÇwL slee la luge Ben dragged his sledge through the snow.
sleeping bag LDëäáWéfÏ=ÄôÖL slaapzak le sac de couchage Because I forgot my sleeping bag I had to sleep on the ground.
smoky LDëã]râáL rokerig enfumé The room was crowded and smoky.
snowboarding LDëå]rÄlWÇfÏL snowboarden le snowboard (activité) I prefer snowboarding to skiing.
snowrafting LDëå]rê^WÑífÏL snowraften le snowrafting Snowrafting down a snowy mountain in a rubber boat is fantastic fun!
spirit LDëéfêfíL geest l'esprit He said he could talk to the spirit of his dead mother.
splitting LDëéäfífÏL barstend atroce He talks so loudly, he's given me a splitting headache.
street-lugeing L?ëíêáWí=DäìWwfÏL sleetje rijden de la luge They took their sleds and went street-lugeing down the hill.
stunning LDëí¾åfÏL verbluffend sensationnel, fantastique You look stunning in that dress.
succeed Lë]âDëáWÇL erin slagen réussir By pushing hard, he succeeded in opening the window.
success Lë]âDëÉëL succes le succès, la réussite They were pleased with their success at the tournament.
successful Lë]âDëÉëÑ]äL succesvol (to be successful) = réussir They were successful in persuading him to join their team.
successfully Lë]âDëÉëÑ]äáL met succes avec succès They successfully completed the obstacle course.
sunny LDë¾åáL zonnig ensoleillé It was a wonderful, warm, sunny summer's day.
take up L?íÉfâ=D¾éL beginnen met se mettre à Mum and Dad decided to take up tennis this summer.
take up L?íÉfâ=D¾éL beginnen met se mettre à, apprendre After she saw it on TV, Gran decided to take up ballroom dancing.
talk about sth LDílWâ=]Ä~rí=?ë¾ãqfÏL over iets praten parler de quelque-chose In the office, everyone talks about what was on TV the night before.
team LíáWãL team l'équipe The sledge was pulled by a team of dogs.
tent LíÉåíL tent le tente We had to put up our tent in the dark.
terrible LDíÉê]Ä]äL verschrikkelijk épouvantable We had terrible weather on the journey here.
tiring LDí~f]êfÏL vermoeiend fatigant The plane was in the air for 12 hours and it was a tiring journey.
touch Lí¾ípL contact le contact He said he would get in touch by phone, but I haven't heard from him.
trek LíêÉâL trektocht la randonnée They went on a long and difficult trek through the jungle.
trekker LDíêÉâ]L iemand die een trektocht maakt le randonneur, -euse The lonely trekker looked tired and weary.
trekking LDíêÉâfÏL trektochten maken la randonnée (activité) We all went on a trekking holiday last year.
tribe Líê~fÄL stam la tribu The Masai are one of the largest tribes in Kenya.
trip LíêféL reisje le voyage Dad's promised that we can go on a trip to Disneyland.
trouble LDíê¾Ä]äL moeite les ennuis We had a lot of trouble parking the car.
turn up for sth L?í‰Wå=D¾é=Ñ]=?ë¾ãqfÏL voor iets komen opdagen se présenter, venir We all turned up for the wedding except for the bride!
uncomfortable L¾åDâ¾ãÑí]Ä]äI=¾åDâ¾ãÑ]í-L oncomfortabel inconfortable I'm always so uncomfortable on long plane journeys.
value LDîôäàìWL waarde la valeur That washing machine is good value for money at the price.
variety Lî]Dê~f]íáL soort la variété We tried three different varieties of cheese.
volcano LîfläDâÉfå]rL vulkaan le volcan The volcano erupted without warning.
wait for LDïÉfí=Ñ]I=ÑlWL wachten op attendre Dinner was late but wonderful – well worth waiting for!
whale LïÉfäL walvis la baleine The whale is an endangered species.
while Lï~fäL a while: een tijdje; while I: terwijl ik le moment I found the noise irritating but, after a while, I didn't notice it.
white water rafting L?ï~fí=ïlWí]=Dê^WÑífÏL raften le rafting My brother went white water rafting at the weekend.
widow LDïfÇ]rL weduwe le veuf, la veuve She was a young, rich widow and did not intend to marry again.
work for LDï‰Wâ=Ñ]I=ÑlWL werken voor travailler pour He had always had to work for a living, nothing came easily.
worry about sth LDï¾êá=]Ä~rí=?ë¾ãqfÏL zich zorgen maken over iets s' en faire au sujet de quelque-chose He worried about getting into university, as his grades were low.
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a bit L]=DÄfíL een beetje un peu That child is a bit cheeky and not very well-mannered.
absolutely LDôÄë]äìWíäáI=?ôÄë]DäìWíäáL volstrekt absolument I'll be absolutely amazed if we win.
action LDôâp]åL actie l'action The film star did all his own stunts in the action film.
activist LDôâí]îfëíL activist le militant, la militante The animal rights activists lay a false trail for the hunting dogs.
actor LDôâí]L acteur l'acteur He wants to be an actor when he grows up.
actress LDôâíê]ëL actrice l'actrice Elizabeth Taylor is a famous actress.
adventure L]ÇDîÉåíp]L avontuur l'aventure It's an adventure story about Johnson's travels at sea.
album LDôäÄ]ãL album, cd l'album Do you have Madonna's new album?
anarchist LDôå]âfëíL anarchist l'anarchiste He's always been an anarchist and hates following rules.
arrest L]DêÉëíL arresteren arrêter They arrested her for stealing.
bacillus LÄ]Dëfä]ëL bacil le bacille It was the kind of bacillus that caused diseases.
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