Wozzol

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Acties

  • Engels Nederlands
  • against the law = verboden

  • It's against the law to drive a car when you are 15.

    verboden

  • aid = hulp

  • More aid is now given to help the poorer countries.

    hulp

  • boil = koken

  • When you make hot drinks, just boil the water you need.

    koken

  • cause = veroorzaken

  • Many illnesses are caused by dirty drinking water.

    veroorzaken

  • control = regulering / beheersing

  • We need new laws to increase pollution control.

    regulering / beheersing

  • incorrect = onjuist

  • It's not right, it's wrong. It's incorrect.

    onjuist

  • developing world = ontwikkelingslanden

  • People in Africa and other countries in the developing world can't get enough water.

    ontwikkelingslanden

  • dignity = waardigheid

  • She was in a very difficult situation, but she was calm and kept her dignity.

    waardigheid

  • dirty = vuil

  • Take your shoes off before you come into the house. They're dirty!

    vuil

  • drinking water = drinkwater

  • He became ill because he drank dirty drinking water.

    drinkwater

  • electricity = elektriciteit

  • We should turn off the lights to save electricity.

    elektriciteit

  • export = uitvoerproduct

  • Coffee is the country's largest export to Europe.

    uitvoerproduct

  • Fair traid = fairtrade

  • Fair traid means that workers in developing countries get a good price for their exports.

    fairtrade

  • figure = aantal / cijfer

  • The total now is 150, but this figure gets bigger every day.

    aantal / cijfer

  • greenhouse gas = broeikasgas

  • Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that causes pollution of the environment.

    broeikasgas

  • heating = verwarming

  • I was feeling rather hot so I turned down the heating.

    verwarming

  • However = echter

  • It's nice talking to you. However, I have to leave now.

    echter

  • illogical = onlogisch

  • It doesn't agree with the facts. It's illogical.

    onlogisch

  • on standby = op stand-by

  • If you leave your TV on standby it will use more electricity than if you switch it off.

    op stand-by

  • imperfect = onvolmaakt

  • It's not how it should be. It's imperfect.

    onvolmaakt

  • policy = beleid

  • The Chinese policy of one family, one child has been very successful.

    beleid

  • impolite = onbeleefd

  • When you are rude you are impolite.

    onbeleefd

  • poverty = armoede

  • They live in poverty. They have no money and not enough food to eat.

    armoede

  • Price = prijs

  • The Price of tickets has increased from £100 to £120.

    prijs

  • proper = echt

  • They don't have proper toilets – they use a hole in the ground.

    echt

  • proverb = gezegde

  • A famous English proverb says that a stitch in time saves nine.

    gezegde

  • remote = afgelegen

  • The village is very remote – the nearest town is 200 km away.

    afgelegen

  • respect = ontzag / respect

  • We must show our respect for the teacher by not talking in class.

    ontzag / respect

  • respect = respecteren

  • We should listen to each other and respect each other's views.

    respecteren

  • skill = vaardigheid

  • The ability to grow food is an important skill in poor countries.

    vaardigheid

  • solar power = zonne-energie

  • There's a lot of sun in Africa, so the developing world should use more solar power.

    zonne-energie

  • Switch off = uitdoen / uitzetten

  • Switch off the lights when you leave a room.

    uitdoen / uitzetten

  • treat = behandelen

  • Doctors can treat a lot of diseases.

    behandelen

  • invisible = onzichtbaar

  • We can't see black holes. They're invisible.

    onzichtbaar

  • work for a living = werken voor je geld

  • Children as young as 5 should not have to work for a living.

    werken voor je geld