English Books I

Front 1

resignation

Back 1

1. ontslag, -brief
2. afstand
3. berusting overgave

Hint 1

to send in one's resignation

Front 2

coherent

Back 2

samenhangend, begrijpelijk

Hint 2

what he said was beyond coherent

Front 3

notoriety

Back 3

beruchtheid

Hint 3

she was simply a notoriety in the field of her trade

Front 4

chalice

Back 4

kelk

Hint 4

The Holy grail is nothing but a ordinary chalice

Front 5

supine

Back 5

1. achteroverliggend, op de rug liggend
2. lui, traag

Hint 5

he was a supine student, according to his mum.

Front 6

elicit

Back 6

1. ontlokken, loskrijgen
2. teweegbrengen, veroorzaken

Hint 6

She tried to elicit an answer or just a simple response from him.

Front 7

abate

Back 7

verminderen, afnemen

Hint 7

the wind abated, but his own wind didn't

Front 8

taint

Back 8

1. smetje, vlekje
2. bederven, rotten, ontaarden
3. besmetten

Hint 8

I still really wonder what a tainted love is, for god's sake

Front 9

marvel

Back 9

1. wonderen verrichten
2. zich verwonderen/verbazen over

Hint 9

now I know what marvel comics mean, they can do marvels or marvel about marvels from others.

Front 10

garb

Back 10

dracht, kledij

Hint 10

People outside the borders of the empire wear a strange kind of garb.

Front 11

devoid

Back 11

verstoken/ontbloot/gespeend van

Hint 11

In the winter of the waryear 1944 large parts of Holland were devoid from food.

Front 12

irrefutable

Back 12

onweerlegbaar, onbetwistbaar

Hint 12

the evidence was irrefutable, this was going to be a sentence for life.

Front 13

ponder

Back 13

1. nadenken/piekeren over
2. overdenken, overwegen

Hint 13

he was pondering what he was pondering about.

Front 14

irk

Back 14

ergeren, hinderen, tegenstaan

Hint 14

it irks me to do this job

Front 15

ramble

Back 15

1. zwerftocht, uitstapje
2. dwalen, zwerven
3. kronkelen, woekeren
4. afdwalen, bazelen

Hint 15

he was rambling about the fact that his job included a lot of rambling.

Front 16

snide

Back 16

hatelijk

Hint 16

that was a very rude and snide answer.

Front 17

peruse

Back 17

1. door-, nalezen
2. bestuderen, analyseren

Hint 17

I have to peruse what the core of this assignment will be.

Front 18

amble

Back 18

1. kuierpas, kalme gang
2. kuieren, rustig aan wandelen

Hint 18

his amble shows that he is ambling, he answered tongue in cheek.

Front 19

incline

Back 19

1. helling, glooiing
2. neigen
3. (neer)buigen
4. beinvloeden

Hint 19

I am inclined to think that the inclination of this red giant was not been set right in our database.

Front 20

omit

Back 20

1. weglaten, overslaan
2. verzuimen, nalaten

Hint 20

the writer omitted the whole chapter. It would be an omission not to do so.

Front 21

slouch

Back 21

1. slappe houding, zoutzak
2. erbij hangen

Hint 21

be no slouch in politics, you will be crunched.

Front 22

liable

Back 22

1. wettelijk verplicht
2. aansprakelijk, verantwoordelijk
3. vatbaar, de neiging hebbend

Hint 22

he felt liable of what happened, even though is was not his responsibility.

Front 23

percieve

Back 23

waarnemen, bespeuren, bemerken, beseffen

Hint 23

i was percieving a disturbance of the force.

Front 24

attain

Back 24

bereiken, verkrijgen

Hint 24

grandpa attains old age. But he attained a lot in his days.

Front 25

abide

Back 25

1. trouw blijven aan
2. zich houden aan
3. zich neerleggen bij

Hint 25

the Dude abides, that's for sure.

Front 26

truism

Back 26

waarheid als een koe, afgezaagd gezegde.

Hint 26

The truant spoke words of truism.

Front 27

truant

Back 27

spijbelaar, lijntrekker
playing truant = spijbelen

Hint 27

He was called a truant because he alwas played truant.

Front 28

conceive

Back 28

1. bedenken, ontwerpen
2. opvatten, begrijpen
3. ontvangen

Hint 28

She conceived a dislike for me I didn't understand.

Front 29

apprehend

Back 29

aanhouden, in hechtenis nemen
apprehension, apprehensive = vrees, bezorgdheid, ongerust

Hint 29

His mum had a strong apprehension because he was apprehended for the fourth time.

Front 30

retain

Back 30

1. vasthouden, binnenhouden
2. handhaven, bewaren

Hint 30

I couldn't retain what "a total mass retain" means.

Front 31

immaculate

Back 31

vlekkeloos, zuiver, onberispelijk

Hint 31

"The immaculate fools" had nothing to do with the immaculate conception.

Front 32

rake

Back 32

1. hark 2. losbol 3. hellingshoek 4. harken/zoeken/snuffelen
5. vergaren/doorzoeken

Hint 32

the customs officers raked through my luggage.
You must be raking in a lot of money.

Front 33

adorn

Back 33

versieren, mooi maken

Hint 33

He adorned his presentation a little bit too much.

Front 34

burble

Back 34

1. kabbelen
2. leuteren, ratelen, kwekken

Hint 34

Women are champions when it comes to burbling. They really can burble the day away.

Front 35

detain

Back 35

1. aanhouden, gevangen houden
2. ophouden, vertragen

Hint 35

I don't want you to detain me any longer.

Front 36

momentarily

Back 36

zo meteen, spoedig

Hint 36

A moment please, I will help you momentarily.

Front 37

oblique

Back 37

1. schuin, scheef
2. indirect, ontwijkend

Hint 37

That answer is a little bit oblique, don't you think?

Front 38

vow

Back 38

1. gelofte, eed
2. beloven, zweren

Hint 38

I made my vow to the queen, even I didn't like her very much.

Front 39

pace

Back 39

1. pas, stap
2. tempo, gang
3. stappen, kuieren
4. afpassen

Hint 39

He paced up and down the room in a forced pace to keep pace with his competitors.

Front 40

gnaw

Back 40

1. knabbelen, knagen
2. smart veroorzaken, pijn doen

Hint 40

The mice have gnawn a small hole

Front 41

illustrious

Back 41

illuster, vermaard, gerenommeerd

Hint 41

I want to be illustrious as a professional, a notoriety so to speak.

Front 42

converge

Back 42

samenkomen, samenlopen, naar 1 punt leiden

Hint 42

Some businesses earn money to help other companies converge their processes to the customer.

Front 43

confine

Back 43

1. beperken
2. opsluiten, insluiten

Hint 43

He was confined to bed being operated on two times in a row.

Front 44

demote

Back 44

degraderen, in rang verlagen

Hint 44

Workers are seldom being demoted instead of being promoted.

Front 45

sprawl

Back 45

1. nonchalante houding. nonchalant liggen
2. slordige massa, vormeloos geheel
3. zich uitspreiden, alle kanten op gaan

Hint 45

The suburbs are sprawling to all sides in the bay area.

Front 46

chuckle

Back 46

1. lachje, gegrinnik
2. grinniken, leedvermaak hebben

Hint 46

They chuckled because of my bad pronunciation of the english language.

Front 47

scold

Back 47

schelden op, uitvaren tegen

Hint 47

He scolded at the railway system, another delay.

Front 48

anguish

Back 48

leed, pijn

Hint 48

the anguish of the jewish people was almost palpable.

Front 49

taunt

Back 49

spot, hoon, hekelen

Hint 49

They taunted him so much he lost his temper over their taunts.

Front 50

lunge

Back 50

stoot, uitval, uitvallen naar, stoten

Hint 50

He lunged his elbow against his jaw and it was only his first lesson.

Front 51

elude

Back 51

1. ontwijken, ontsnappen aan,
2. ontgaan, ontschieten

Hint 51

To elude capture (weten te ontkomen)
His name eludes me (ik ben zijn naam kwijt)

Front 52

grope

Back 52

1. tasten, zoeken
2. al tastend zoeken, betasten

Hint 52

He groped her under her skirt, the dirty bastard.

Front 53

podgy

Back 53

rond, klein en dik, propperig

Hint 53

He called her "Podg", even if she was not podgy at all.

Front 54

slither

Back 54

glijden, glibberen

Hint 54

It was a very dangerous slope, they slithered down hill.

Front 55

sloth

Back 55

luiaard, luiheid

Hint 55

sloth is not a virtue.