- Engels Nederlands
- gap year = gap year
-
I worked during my gap year so I've saved up some money for when I go to university next year.
gap year
- groceries = boodschappen / levensmiddelen
-
We did normal things like shopping for groceries.
boodschappen / levensmiddelen
- lazing = luieren / lummelen
-
Often I just like lazing around on the beach doing nothing.
luieren / lummelen
- obvious = duidelijk
-
Even when it's obvious no one is enjoying themselves, parents want to carry on.
duidelijk
- originally = oorspronkelijk
-
My parents were originally from Argentina, but they live in Spain now.
oorspronkelijk
- packed = vol zitten met
-
The plane was packed with passengers – there were no empty seats.
vol zitten met
- relative = familielid
-
My dad is from Argentina and we still have relatives who live there – my aunt and uncle and cousins.
familielid
- rent = huren
-
We rented bikes there and cycled everywhere.
huren
- save = sparen
-
I worked during my gap year so I've saved up some money for when I go to university next year.
sparen
- self-catering = self-catering
-
We were on a self-catering holiday so we had to do all our own cooking.
self-catering
- snorkelling = snorkelen
-
Ben likes water sports – surfing, snorkelling and swimming.
snorkelen
- turn = blijken te zijn
-
They turned out to be quite rich, so we shared the cost of the villa.
blijken te zijn
- well-behaved = gemanierd
-
The children are usually polite and well-behaved.
gemanierd
- cooked = doorbakken
-
“How would you like your steak cooked?” “Well-done, please.”
doorbakken
- well-dressed = goed gekleed
-
She wears smart clothes and always looks well-dressed.
goed gekleed
- well-off = rijk
-
Unfortunately a lot of people aren't well-off when they retire.
rijk
- well-paid = goedbetaald
-
He hasn't got a well-paid job, so he can't afford to take a holiday.
goedbetaald