a great deal

My grandmother gave me this watch so it means a great deal to me.

attractive

She's very attractive, with beautiful eyes and long blonde hair.

background

The artist painted her sitting in a garden with mountains in the background.

boatman

We asked a boatman to take us up the river in his boat.

careless

He was very careless and dropped the picture.

colourful

Her dress was very colourful, covered with flowers in red, blue and yellow.

colourless

Water is colourless.

comic book

Superman and Spider-Man are his favourite comic books.

cry

She is holding a handkerchief and you can see that she's been crying.

depend

I don't always watch TV at night. It depends on how much homework I have.

dog

Maxim and Rebecca went for a walk on the beach with their dog.

expression

You can see from the expression on her face that something terrible has happened.

Expressionism

Expressionism shows emotions and reactions rather than things as they really appear.

foreground

There is a woman in the foreground and behind her you can see mountains.

Handkerchief

She was crying so I gave her my Handkerchief to blow her nose.

hopeless

I feel depressed – everything seems hopeless.

Impressionism

Impressionism uses light and colour to create images rather than exact details.

in particular

There are lots of pictures I like, but one in particular is my favourite.

painful

My foot hurts a lot – it's painful.

painless

It doesn't hurt at all – it's painless.

painting

The painting on the wall was of a beautiful woman.

Pop art

Pop art uses everyday objects and images from advertisements as its subjects.

Realism

Realism shows life and objects as they really are.

realistic

The painting was so realistic it looked like a photograph.

relaxed

The picture is so peaceful that I feel relaxed when I look at it.

remind

The picture reminds me of my holiday in Greece last year.

response

I gave her some flowers and her response was to cry.

achtergrond

achtergrond

aantrekkelijk

aantrekkelijk

heel veel

heel veel

kleurrijk

kleurrijk

achteloos / onvoorzichtig

achteloos / onvoorzichtig

schipper

schipper

huilen

huilen

stripboek

stripboek

kleurloos

kleurloos

uitdrukking

uitdrukking

hond

hond

afhangen van

afhangen van

Zakdoek

Zakdoek

voorgrond

voorgrond

expressionisme

expressionisme

vooral / in het bijzonder

vooral / in het bijzonder

impressionisme

impressionisme

hopeloos

hopeloos

schilderij

schilderij

pijnloos

pijnloos

pijnlijk

pijnlijk

realistisch

realistisch

realisme

realisme

popart

popart

reactie / respons

reactie / respons

doen denken aan

doen denken aan

ontspannen

ontspannen

river

He swam across the river to the other side.

straw

The two men were wearing straw hats.

successful

The team win all their matches – they're very successful.

sunset

There was a beautiful red and gold sunset every evening.

Surrealism

Surrealism uses objects that are not usually related to create images that are like dreams.

truthful

You can trust her – she's always truthful.

upset

If you are upset, you feel worried and unhappy

vest

You should wear a vest under your shirt when the weather is cold.

War

The Second World War began in 1939.

wonder

She's crying – I wonder what has happened to make her so sad.

succesvol

succesvol

stro- / strooien

stro- / strooien

rivier

rivier

waarachtig / oprecht

waarachtig / oprecht

surrealisme

surrealisme

zonsondergang

zonsondergang

oorlog

oorlog

hemd

hemd

van streek

van streek

zich afvragen

zich afvragen