A new front door

Grateful for the years I’ve had

The kids gave me a date to keep free for …

Vision

A membrane

Informal care = mantelzorg

I received two North Pole concerts ( Beauty and the Beast)

Impressive =  impresionant

 The film was shown on a large screen while the orchestra performed the music live

The venue = where it happened

The essence = essentie

If you only have an eye for the outside, you won’t see the inside and will never enjoy the inner beauty.

He who judges finds himself alone and imprisoned in the body.

Affectionate = liefhebbend

Turning point

An event = gebeurtenis

A backup plan

A diary =journal

A fragile injury = gevoelige kwetsuur

Postpone =to put off until …

He is in the hospital

Arterial blockage in the legs

He is in terrible pain

His thighs hurt a lot

Municipalities = gemeenten

The right of way = voorrang op de weg

To decrease = to go down

A disadvantage =  nadeel

Priority = voorrang

He teaches initiation lessons in primary schools about how to ride safely with the bike.

There is a need for better training as the basic skills ar sometimes disastrous.

They learn how to perform many actions in a short time.

The speed limit

Moonlighting = a side job = bij-job

This ensures that they have more confidence on their bike = dit verzekert dat ze meer zelfzeker zijnop hun fiets.

To take a bend =  een draai nemen

Kids can be very verbal=  ze zijn niet op hun mondje gevallen

The beltway = de ring

It was well-taken care off.

To read – read –read

Platform= perron

He hesitates =  hij aarzelt, twijfelt

My head is too full

It never rains, it pours = Het regent niet, het giet >> een ongeluk komt nooit alleen.

Injustice = onrecht

Calm before the storm

Treat my eyes with an ointment ( = zalf) and eye-drops

The itch >> it itches

To scratch= krabben

Available = beschikbaar

No alcohol was available

A waiter came= een ober kwam

A fixed menu means the same food for every-one

It should run smoothly= het zou vlotjes moeten verlopen

Nothing could be further from the truth = niets was minder waar.

Dessert is for example ice-cream

Desert= woestijn

Otherwise = anders

We had gotten up early = we waren vroeg opgestaan

Poor communication= slechte communicatie

A guide = gids

A fellow traveller = medereiziger

Poor Eye-sight= slechtziend

We knew = we wisten

A knight = ridder

Petrol-station = benzine station

Problem solved =probleem opgelost

To prevent

Inconvenience =  ongemakkelijk

A cold = verkoudheid

The journey = de reis

To cough = hoesten

To sneeze = niezen

Motion sickness= reisziek

To catch –caught – caught

Due to = te wijten aan

Boiling hot

I couldn’t get much sleep=  ik kon niet veel slaap krijgen

To sit upright= rechtop zitten

In succession = na elkaar

To suppress = onderdrukken

Setbacks= tegenslagen

To vomit = braken

Unconcious = buiten bewustzijn

Wrist = pols

Fortunately = godzijdank

The entire day = de gehele dag

Announcement

In the meantime= ondertussen

The railway station = het station

The group sympathized with the poor lady

All’s well that ends well = eind goed al goed

+   She jumped in the water and swam to England.

• She didn’t jump and she didn’t swim.

 ?   Did she jump and did she swim?

Where did she jump?

Who swam?

Who jumped?

The door opened unexpectedly on Sunday

What opened unexpectedly.

When did the door open.

I’m in the kitchen

She does not like school.

She doesn’t like school.

I’m happy

You’re happy

She’s

We’re

You’re

They’re

The water edge = de waterrand

My foot was stuck= mijn voet zat vast

My toe nail=mijn teen nagel

To remove = verwijderen

My toe tip =  top van mijn teen

Anemia= bloedarmoede

Intestines =  darmen

Coloscopy

Stomach= maag

Iron deficiency = ijzertekort

The government deficit = overheidstekort

Horse beef

Horse milk  is very healthy

Asparagus

Spinach

Pain in my hips due to arthrosis

No pain no gain

Guidance = begeleiding

back roads = binnenwegen

The canal =  kanaal

Absolution

Self-care is important

MIA= missing in action

Absence makes the heart grow fonder

A stubborn man? = koppig

The woman makes the man think he’s coming up with his own ideas, while they are her ideas

Cars of the firm

Peaky blinders >> neighbourhood watch

Nosy people?

A turbine

They do it out of their own= uit hun eigen beweging

Armpit = oksel

Snails and slugs

Blackbird = merel

The magpie = ekster

The jackdaw = kauw

Woodpecker = specht

Ants = mieren

Aunt = tante

IQ is going down

Insight = inzicht

Is it nature or nurture?

The easy way out

The learn by heart

A violin has strings

Amare art tour

The man who gives fire

To give a light

You need a lighter to light a cigarette

He is on his bare feet

I burn heavier than allowed and foreseen

Hop on hop off

The house is for sale

Last Saturday good weather at last.

The runway was wet, which was dangerous for the landing gear.

It was too much of a risk.

A flight simulator

A water puddle

To slip and slide = slippen en schuiven

To fly slowly

Nature’s law

Clouds that look like cauliflower are cumulus

Air bubbles

Life stock = cattle

The runway

Because of security reasons the airplane needs two engines

Airplane = aeroplane

They are trained to land on very short runways.

Aerodynamics

I bought my first glider

My granddaughter needs a recipe to bake cookies

An immersion trip into ADHD

The medication needs to be on point.

The first term

One-on-one lessons

Recreation >> leisure

Julien is tired of eating potatoes

Is fed up

I was invited by Greenpeace to take a trip on the Northsea.

A clipper is a ship with sails

Misty morning

bankrupcy

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Half an hour = een half uur

An inflammation = ontsteking

An eye lid= ooglid

GP= General Practitioner= huisarts (BRITS)

Doctor

It itches = het jeukt

An allergy

It could be better = het zou beter kunnen

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

January, February, March, April, May, June, July,

August, September, October, November, December

Spring, summer, autumn (the fall) , winter

Seriously ill= ernstig ziek

Tired

Gloomy = neerslachtig

The outdoors = het buiten zijn

Cramps

Diarrhoea = the runs

The vomit = to throw up = overgeven

to puke = to barf = kotsen

I couldn’t keep any food or drinks down= niets kunnen binnenhouden

Esophagus = slokdarm

I am hangry = angry + hungry

Look at the bright side =  zie aan het aan de positieve kant

To promise  =  beloven

It was organised by De Meibloem together with Amazing from Antwerp.

To occur = gebeuren

To arise = opkomen

Message = bericht

Fortunately

As a result = als resultaat

Schedule = schema

Busier traffic = drukker verkeer

Possible= mogelijk

Boarding pass

After a while =  na een tijdje

To receive = ontvangen

A suitcase = koffer

A label = a tag

A distance = afstand

To weigh = wegen

However = hoedanook

Insecure = onzeker

A relief =

To be willing = bereid zijn

Luggage= baggage

Valuable time

Soil = bodem

So so = zo zo

The podium

The jersey = de trui

Congratulations

First communion

Twenty children, including 5 grandchildren

Sure to be a beautiful day =  zeker een mooie dag te zijn

Whit Sunday = Pentecoast = Pinksteren

+ She jumped in the river and swam to the other side.

- She didn’t jump and she didn’t swim

? Did she jump and did she swim?

P222

Did she go to the party? Yes, she did.

Did she stay home? No, she didn’t.

Did she visit a friend? Yes, she did.

Did she eat lasagne? No, she didn’t.

Did she see a film? Yes, she did.

Did Edward go to the party? No, he didn’t.

To join= vervoegen, er bij blijven

Did he stay home? Yes, he did.

Did he eat a steak. No, he didn’t.

Did he work in the garden?

Did he go to bed at 11 o’clock.

Casa Blanca ( The White House) is the capital of Morocco.

Moroccon soil

We picked up our suitcase

To notice = vaststellen

The complaints desk=klachten bureau

A few days= enkele dagen

Maybe = misschien

It might happen =  het zou kunnen gebeuren

A courier service = koerierdienst

Collect it yourself

The prodigal son = de verloren zoon

Once we arrived = eenmaal we waren toegekomen

Repair = herstellen

A day trip with Samana is always an adventure

 We had some samples of the chocolates and it was delicious

We could buy some as well

In Lichtervelde we got some fruit and vegetables.

Patience is a virtue = Geduld is een deugd

We had our 40^th wedding anniversary.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder = when you don’t see each other a lot you love each other more.

A hobby of mine is going to the theatre  for a play.

We often see comedies

A hilarious play

The public = the audience

On a regular base= op regelmatige basis

Stand-up comedy

It’s not my cup of tea= it’s not my thing

GP= general practitioner

An ulcer = zweer

Very annoying

The pus= etter

A prescription for an ointment= voorschrift voor zalf

My stomach is upset because of the meds.

Pressure on my eye

Try to make an appointment with an eye-doctor.

An injection

Sedation = verdoving

A milestone = mijlpaal

Algae = algen

Thesis

He was able to answer 70% of the questions

To retire= zicht terugtrekken

The chairman= voorzitter

To praise someone = iemand prijzen

A doctorate

He received many congratulations

He did a lot of research in the laboratory

Drizzle

To peep >> peeping Tom = gluurder

A tomboy= a girl that plays boy games, soccer

a carriage

a cart

the horses turned automatically

we steered the carriage

a one-way street

a dirt road >> off road

dirt = aarde

to harvest >> a harvester

the reins = teugels

to put the cart before the horse = to do things in the wrong order

it’s an accident waiting to happen

predictable

You ride a horse

You need to be foreseeing

Enjoy the silence

In May we always go to Oostakker

He was injured very badly

He was wanted by the Germans

Belgian waffles with whipped cream

Whip =zweep

A twig = takje

We take turns to invite each other

The flood >> flooding

Autumn = the fall

The chapel >> Our Lady = Onze Lieve Vrouw

Marian apparition= Maria verschijning

A jet = straalvliegtuig

Shining

to blink an eye

the meadow

 a lieutenant = a leftenant

Rubbernecking is a derogatory term primarily used to refer to bystanders staring at accidents.

A concrete runway = betonnen landingsbaan

Relaxing strolls through the fields of Egem

Leisure >> doing nothing

The old ball and chain

The solitude

You can’t share >> to share what happened in your day.

50 years of marital bliss

To leave the door ajar

One week together was more than enough.

Don’t outwait your welcome.

Go to the seaside, the beach.

I can’t live with or without you …

Split the stick in half …

You can’t intervene, you can’t meddle

I build a wall or a moat around me so I can’t get hurt.

A widow / a widower

Company >> friends ( with benefits)

The nineth of September = September nineth

It is suffocating

It isn’t easy

My biggest worry is what is to become of you?

Moonlighting = having a second job

To be resilient = weerbaar zijn

I was spoiled.

I couldn’t afford / pay for the insurance

We made it , we’ve come a long way

On the surface I look self-assured

The siblings are very close together.

It is water under the bridge.

He lacks a lot of sleep = he needs a lot of sleep

There is a lack of common sense in politics.

A stubborn jackass= koppige ezel

He lost his teeth

It annoys him

A guinea pig = proefkonijn

A caesarean section

The womb = baarmoeder

My father was mobilized in WW2

POW= prisoner of war

He escaped

He stayed in the basement throughout the war.

The guards = wachters

There are many flies

I hear her up to me.

My birthday was at the end of April.

My seventieth ( 70^th) birthday

The grandchildren read a letter and I received a white rose

A new front door <<>> back door

Beautiful country

To cross the coast = de kust doorkruisen

The mountains = Bergen

To admire = bewonderen

The desert = woestijn

Dessert = cake

The interior = binnenland

Imperial = keizerlijk >> empire = keizerrijk

Heritage = erfenis

An heir = erfgenaam

An heiress = Lady Myriam

Approximately = ongeveer

To forget

Temperature

Clouded= bewolkt

It could have taken two days less= het mocht twee dagen minder geweest zijn

A mosque(s) = moskee

The heighest = he hoogste / de meeste

Mausoleum

Kasbak is made out of mud and straw = gemaakt uit modder en stro

Behind a defense wall= verdedigingsmuur

Residential= residentieel

The souk is Arabic for market

Moroccan

Courtyard = binnentuin

A mansion = een herenhuis

Fortified = versterkt

Immediately = onmiddellijk

Setbacks = tegenslagen

A mark = een stempel

The deepest secret of being happy is being good to yourself

Guard your limits

Give yourself space

In Flanders fields where the poppies grow,

Between the crosses row on row

I’m retired but I have a lack / shortage of time

I sleep in = sleep a little longer

I am no longer in the rat race, but people love to use my precious time

I am an early bird

The early bird catches the worm = de ochtenstond …

He sleeps throughout the night.

Sunburn >> to get sunburnt

We can get a lot of vitamin D on sunny days.

Too much sunshine can be harmful

The risk is highest between noon and three pm, especially in June

Tanning beds >> zonnebank

Sun protection, buy it at the pharmacy

Sunglasses = shades

Specs = spectacles = glasses

Shade = shadow

Nature improves your concentration

To suspect

To be confirmed = bevestigd worden

Immediately

To subject = onderwerpen

A subject = onderwerp / proefpersoon

Guinea pig = proefkonijn

A participant= deelnemer

To measure = meten

A test has been administrated= begeleid

To suggest = sugereren

Prikkels ???

The theatre

Suicidal >> suicide

Despite = ondanks

A witty story = geestig / gevat

An actor uses props on the stage

Times of distress = tijden van zielenood

There is always hope

The audience = the public

When God closes a door he opens a window.

Always look at the bright side of life ( © Monty Python)

Think about the solution

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade

Fairy tale

Pinocchio

Cinderella = Assepoester

Little Red Riding Hood

Lion King

Rapunzel

Little Thumpkin

Hanz and Gretel

The three piglets

Sleeping Beauty

Comic Books

Second-hand bookstore

The thrift store= kringloopwinkel

A novel = roman

www.= double you double you double you dot

 world wide web

The amphitheatre of Boom

The slugs are snails without a house

The track of the snails is slimy

Sinous is the adjective of sinus >> curvy

A curve = a bend

Broken eggshell

There is a slug invasion

Not too bad = I’m fine

Zero waste week

Only very few customers

The earth will be flooded

Larvae, bugs

The will be more vineyards in Northern Europe thus making wine cheaper

 The art academy

The pub ( UK) = The bar (US) >> a tavern

Local beers >> local breweries

They were hardly able to pick up the waste.

The houses were demolished.

Across my house they are building new apartments.

Home for the elderly = rest home 

The sewer grid = rioolrooster

Night and day

Cowboys and crooks = misdadiger

Silence before the storm

The president has a running mate to become vice president.

There are not many female candidates.

The transition between the sand and the painting is very vague.

An heir gets a heritage.

The cavalry >> horses

A maze = a labyrinth

Contemporary art = modern art

The Hague >> The International Court of Justice

Very accessible

Be aware of the bikes.

Public transport is the way to visit a Dutch town.

The womb, the uterus

The music contest

A subscription = abonnement

They are working on the railway / the railroad

The cardiologist and the dentist were happy

To brush teeth and to floss

My former dentist

A bus trip to Tournay with 41 middle aged women.

29 municipalities

A guide on foot

The nave of cathedral needs to be restored.

The belfry is twice as high as supposed to be for a greater display of power.

Three sandwiches with gossip.

Museums and churches

I had a fever in the evening

Abdominal pain >> drugs / meds /

Inflammation = ontsteking

Contamination = besmetting

One woman >> two women

A drive-in-theatre where you can go watch a film by car.

A vulgar film

Anemia = bloedarmoede

Kidney

A long bike trip to go pick up an oltimer

The inaccuracies can’t be seen with the naked eye.

They put your groceries in paper bags

To exchange money

I was flabbergasted = shocked

An iris-scan >> finger prints

I have arthrosis in my fingers

a privately owned car

an estimator gives an estimate how much something ( eg a car is worth)

a card dealer

a mechanic

the heating