Non profit organisation >> NGO : non government organisation

A swamp = moeras

Invasive = it comes from somewhere else, doesn’t belong here

Overgrown = overwoekerend

A creek >> a river

Waders = lieslaarzen

The river banks

yellow skunk cabbage is an invasive plant

to root it out = uitroeien

the border / the frontier

a skunk = stinkdier

a bulb= knol

a mop = dweil

I was radio-active

Thyroid = schildklier

An over-active thyroid

To lose ones balance

An auto-immune illness

Respiration = breathing

Weight loss

Pills / medication

To go to the doctor for a check-up

We had to sleep separately

Spring cleaning

The Dutch flower bulb fields >> hyacinths, daffodils (narcissen),

Crop rotation = drieslagstelsel

Contamination >> to contaminate = besmetten

A back-draw >> an offset

The flowers bloom and smell delicious

To make reservation in advance

The Dutch were starving and ate the flower bulbs >> famine

Easter eggs

The chocolate melted …

A door handle / a door knob

To put the door ajar ( = slightly open)

The home for the elderly

A van = busje

I couldn’t care less =

To receive death threats

The stock exchange >> Wall street

The constitution

Mivalti is a social institution where the vibe is relaxed.

Voluntary work

To warn the driver that there will be more / less passengers.

Accountancy = the income and expenses >> profit

You have to guide the clients / residents

A guide = gids / begeleider

A helmet

A gift

A free mind, unlimited, no limits

A model = maquette

A social environment

To castrate a tomcat

An asylum>> a pet shelter

House broken = the kitten doesn’t defecate in the house

The veterinarian = the vet

A cat roams freely

I feed the cat every day

Unconditional love

We booked a trip to Prague

A midweek to the Czech Republic

A suspect

Suspicious

Obey the law

The Germans ( Polizei) are very strict!

To give the right of way = voorrang

Drivers’ license

Cleavage = décolleté