A courageous battle
Malign >> benign
Diarrhea
Drip = infuus
It runs in the family
He passed away
Sedation
The funeral
Caesarion section
An approval >> confirmation
Admin = paperwork
Read the terms of conditions
A towel >> bath robe
Sunset ( dusk) >> sunrise ( dawn)
From dusk till dawn
A blanket >> a sheet
A plaid
The hijab = hoofddoek
Poultry = chickens and turkey and duck
Vegetables >> raw onions
Blue Monday = the second Monday of January = the most depressing day of the year/
Hell is Freezing Over Day is celebrated every year on January 31. The Northern Hemisphere experiences a chilling winter during this time period. The original idiom, “When hell freezes over,” actually refers to something that will never happen, but due to the freezing weather, it indeed feels like hell is freezing over.
Celeriac = knolselder
Asparagus
Gout = jicht
Game = wild (vlees)
venison originally meant the meat of a game animal but now refers primarily to the meat of deer
wild boar = everzwijn
a sow = female pig
a buck = a stag >> a male deer
a hot buck
bow and arrow
An examination is at the hospital.
My plan isn’t coming together.
The summer holidays
Performance Anxiety = fear of failure
The approval
I didn’t remain anxious
He is reserved.
Social anxiety
A physiotherapist
Victor Vasarely paints illusions
Op-art
The dormitory
A roommate
A major >> a minor
Library
A scholarship
Water polo tournament
Lifeguard
Nato
Holiday (UK) = vacation (US)
We took a long walk
Oysters
We drove to the south
We overnight >> stay overnight
We have to pay less= it is cheaper
I took the elevator and it blocked
I wish …
Cheerful curiosity about people and possibilities.
Flexibility of mind to change your mind.
Softness of heart to be content in the here and now.
Don’t get annoyed.
Don’t sweat the small stuff, … it is all small stuff. = laat het zweet niet uitbreken over de kleine dingen
This too will be pass.
Force of habit = macht der gewoonte
Inhale… exhale …
The year-end >> end of th year
Stuffed turkey (kalkoen) with different vegetables and croquets
First Aid =EHBO
A fever of 39°Celcius and feeling nauseous =misselijk
Chubby =mollig
Wound care = wondverzorging
The pain had reduced.
Instead of Tielt I prefer Ghent
I lost my appetite
Back on track = terug op spoor
Zombie-drugs have been increasing in Flanders
Flakka is extremely addictive
Inhuman manner = onmenselijke manier
Frozen nature
Colourful sky
Sunrise ( dawn) << >>sunset ( dusk) ( sundown)
Walking is on the rise
It’s good against stress.
Many problems are solved by walking.
Vocal cords = stembanden
A hoarse voice = schorre
Bedroom voice
He hasn’t smoked for three months.
He didn’t smoke for three months.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
There is more husband to love.
My first day of retirement.
Boarding school = internaat
I worked for 43 years.
There is a baby on the way.
I am looking forward to it.
The school’s office
An increasing number of pupils.
Too many pupils
Many kids, bottles, chairs …
Much air, milk, love …
Familiar face = gekend gezicht
Epidural
Cramps in my toes and my feet
My foot gets blocked / stuck when I walk.
I had to wait for two hours. I had to lay flat for an hour.
Optometrist = eye doctor
A consultation
Near sighted – far sighted
An eye-patch
He didn’t smoke for three weeks.
He hasn’t smoked for three weeks.
I work in the garden every day.
I worked in the garden yesterday.
I have worked in the garden.
Dirt = aarde
I washed the car.
I have washed the car.
Last week I swam in Meulebeke.
I have swum.
Love is a drug called dopamine
To claim= beweren / eisen
An assertion = bewering
To conduct = uitvoeren
Prairie vole = woelmuis
A rodent = squirrel (eekhoorn) ,rat, mouse, gerbil, capibara,
A craving >> to crave = verlangen
An established partner = vaste partner
Second to none = nihil
To dim
To stop >> stopped
To quit = to stop forever
A quit= opgeven
Leap year = schrikkeljaar
Look before you leap= kijk vooraleer je springt.
Dandelion= paardenbloem
A key part = sleutel rol >> very important.
It’s key= important to practise playing your instrument if you want to be in the band.
Chemical imprint = chemische afdruk
True or False
1T / 2T / 3T / 4T / 5F / 6F / 7F / 8T
Synoniem Match
1F / 2I / 3A / 4J / 5C / 6G / 7B / 8D / 9E / 10H
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