Engels : Nederlands We don't know exactly when it was written, but it was in [approximately] 600 BC. = ongeveer The Chinese used a tray made from [bamboo]. = bamboe The Chinese used [bark] from the outside of trees to make paper. = schors It was so [complicated] that I had to ask the teacher to help me. = ingewikkeld Many people think that plastic surgery is [connected] with Hollywood. = verband houdt met / gerelateerd is aan Brightly coloured [cotton] clothes were made in India four and a half thousand years ago. = katoenen [Cotton] was first made in India. = katoen He gave us [detailed] instructions, so we didn't get lost. = gedetailleerd / nauwkeurig In 1519 the Spanish explorer Cortés visited [Emperor] Montezuma II of Mexico. = keizer In 1519 the Spanish [explorer] Cortés visited Emperor Montezuma II of Mexico. = ontdekkingsreiziger "The book gives [instruction]s for doing \"nose jobs\"." = aanwijzing They use leaves and bark from the [mulberry] tree to make paper. = moerbei Jane Austen is one of the most popular English [novelist]s. = romanschrijver China made the first [paper] money. = papieren She had [plastic surgery] to make her nose smaller. = plastische chirurgie After [printing] was invented, it became possible to make books. = boekdrukkunst The Chinese invented a [process] for making paper. = procedé The bark and leaves were mixed with water to make a [pulp]. = pulp Square, circle and triangle are all [shape]s. = vorm When the [sheet] is dry, the paper is ready to use. = vel / blad Thousands of years ago, Europeans wore animal [skins] to keep warm. = huiden / vellen The [soft] pulp was put on a tray to dry. = zacht He [spread] the butter on the bread with a knife. = verspreiden India used to [supply] the world with cotton clothes. = voorzien van The mixture is put on a long, flat [tray]. = blad