My grandmother gave me this watch so it means a great deal to me.
heel veel
She's very attractive, with beautiful eyes and long blonde hair.
aantrekkelijk
The artist painted her sitting in a garden with mountains in the background.
achtergrond
We asked a boatman to take us up the river in his boat.
schipper
He was very careless and dropped the picture.
achteloos / onvoorzichtig
Her dress was very colourful, covered with flowers in red, blue and yellow.
kleurrijk
Water is colourless.
kleurloos
Superman and Spider-Man are his favourite comic books.
stripboek
She is holding a handkerchief and you can see that she's been crying.
huilen
I don't always watch TV at night. It depends on how much homework I have.
afhangen van
Maxim and Rebecca went for a walk on the beach with their dog.
hond
You can see from the expression on her face that something terrible has happened.
uitdrukking
Expressionism shows emotions and reactions rather than things as they really appear.
expressionisme
There is a woman in the foreground and behind her you can see mountains.
voorgrond
She was crying so I gave her my Handkerchief to blow her nose.
Zakdoek
I feel depressed – everything seems hopeless.
hopeloos
Impressionism uses light and colour to create images rather than exact details.
impressionisme
There are lots of pictures I like, but one in particular is my favourite.
vooral / in het bijzonder
My foot hurts a lot – it's painful.
pijnlijk
It doesn't hurt at all – it's painless.
pijnloos
The painting on the wall was of a beautiful woman.
schilderij
Pop art uses everyday objects and images from advertisements as its subjects.
popart
Realism shows life and objects as they really are.
realisme
The painting was so realistic it looked like a photograph.
realistisch
The picture is so peaceful that I feel relaxed when I look at it.
ontspannen
The picture reminds me of my holiday in Greece last year.
doen denken aan
I gave her some flowers and her response was to cry.
reactie / respons
He swam across the river to the other side.
rivier
The two men were wearing straw hats.
stro- / strooien
The team win all their matches – they're very successful.
succesvol
There was a beautiful red and gold sunset every evening.
zonsondergang
Surrealism uses objects that are not usually related to create images that are like dreams.
surrealisme
You can trust her – she's always truthful.
waarachtig / oprecht
If you are upset, you feel worried and unhappy
van streek
You should wear a vest under your shirt when the weather is cold.
hemd
The Second World War began in 1939.
oorlog
She's crying – I wonder what has happened to make her so sad.
zich afvragen