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50 Cards in this Set
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pensive
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peinzend, (diep) in gedachten,
droefgeestig, zwaarmoedig |
He was trying to look pensive, but nobody believed his pose.
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mush
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1. moes, brij
2. sentimenteel geklets, kletspraat 3. geruis |
Hush! Stop your mush!
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nudge
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1. stootje, por
2. (zachtjes) aanstoten 3. zachtjes duwen, schuiven |
Nudge, nudge, wink, wink!
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reiterate
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herhalen
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To reiterate is the only way to learn words of a different language.
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scuff
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slijtplek, versleten, schuren, slepen
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His shoes were scuffed.
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squander
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verspillen
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I squandered my resistance.
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jest
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grap, mop, scherts
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All lies and jests, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.
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superimpose
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bovenop leggen, opleggen
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Don't superimpose my ignorance.
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thicket
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bosje, struikgewas
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What is that noise in the thicket? It's a .........
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veritable
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waarlijk, echt, werkelijk
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My offer was veritable, don't mock me!
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perturb
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in de war brengen, van streek brengen
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You perturbed me with your appearance.
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entail
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met zich meebrengen, noodzakelijk maken, inhouden
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Hiring him entails a lot of laughter.
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consign
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1. verzenden, versturen
2. overdragen, toevertrouwen |
I consign my child to you, because I trust you.
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billow
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(hoge) golf, vloedgolf, deinen, golven.
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The sea was billowing before the big one occurred.
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concoct
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1. samenstellen, bereiden, brouwen
2. verzinnen, bedenken |
We have to concoct an excuse, otherwise we loose a lot of money.
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dawdle
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treuzelen, teuten
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Children dawdle over their food.
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elusive
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ontwijkend, moeilijk te vangen, ongrijpbaar
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His real name was elusive, so he was called John.
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fidget
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zenuwenlijer, niet stil kunnen zitten.
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That guy is a fidget, he drives me crazy.
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marsh
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moeras
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The marsh started to stink at night.
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pedigree
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stamboom, goede komaf
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He was from a good pedigree.
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prowl
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jacht, rondsluipen, rondsnuffelen
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He is prowling around on the streets.
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quandary
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moeilijke situatie, dilemma, onzekerheid
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We were in a quandary about how to react.
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redeem
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1. terugkopen, aflossen
2. goedmaken, vergoeden 3. verlossen, bevrijden |
To redeem a mortgage. God redeems.
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rustle
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1. geruis, geritsel, ruisen
2. roven, weten te bemachtigen 3. bij elkaar krijgen, in elkaar flansen |
He rustled up a meal.
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shrug
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schouderophalen
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Don't shrug, just say yes.
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ablaze
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1. in lichterlaaie
2. in vuur en vlam zetten |
I put her in an ablaze performing my song just for her.
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brisk
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1. kwiek, vlot
2. verkwikkend fris |
He performed a brisk style of how to motivate people.
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caption
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1. titel, kop, hoofd
2. onderschrift, ondertiteling |
That's strange, a caption can be followed by a caption.
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instance
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geval, voorbeeld
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In the first instance you got to have a vision, strategy follows a view of the future.
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murky
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1. duister, donker
2. vunzig, kwalijk |
He conducted murky affairs, the ones that can't stand daylight.
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leer
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1. wellustige blik, wrede grijns, vuile blik
2. loeren, grijnzen, verlekkerd kijken |
OMG, her look was leer, she could perform marvels just looking at you.
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peeve
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ergeren, irriteren
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His manegementstyle peeved me, he had no connection with the people he led.
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reel
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1. haspel, klos, (film)rol
2. draaien, wervelen, waggelen 3. terugwijken |
Don't reel back, I won't reel you in!
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seize
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1. grijpen, pakken
2. in beslag nemen 3. bevatten, begrijpen |
They never seemed to seize the point, or maybe I was the one who couldn't seize the core of the pudel.
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stint
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1. portie, karwei, taak
2. zich beperken, inperken 3. zuinig toebedelen |
basicly, I only do my daily stint, that's all folks!
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toss (off)
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1. worp, beweging, opgooi
2. tossen, slingeren 3. (off) razendsnel produceren, achteroverslaan |
In a toss he tossed off a bigsized tequila.
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umbilical
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navel-, navelstreng
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Cutting the umbilical cord is a deed of separation.
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vantage
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voordeel, voorsprong
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In tennis they call it advantage, but it's a vantage anyway.
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dash
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1. ietsje, tikkeltje
2. slag, dreun, versplinteren 3. spurten, zich storten 4. streep |
Dashing is what Link does, when he leaps skyward. To dash into the sky, knowing your bird will catch you.
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covet
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begeren
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Don't covet the belongings of your neighbors, according to Mozes.
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dissect
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in stukken snijden, verdelen, ontleden, grondig analyseren
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A serial killer dissects in more than one way.
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entangle
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verwarren, verstrikken, vast laten lopen.
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Some people abide to a strange kind of desire to entangle things.
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fib
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leugentje
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I'm not telling you fibs. I am trustworthy.
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hence
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1. van nu af
2. vandaar |
Five years hence, you never know what will happen.
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legible
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leesbaar
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My notes were not legible for a bit.
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pagan
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heidens, heiden
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Yes, I am a pagan. I don't believe in a god. He is just an interpretation of things we don't comprehend.
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rap
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1. tik, slag
2. geklop 3. schuld, straf 4. tikken, slaan, praten |
When you are a rapper you just rap on a rap, that's it.
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scrabble
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gegraai, grabbelen
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I scrabble points when I am playing Wordfeud.
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subsequently
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vervolgens, nadien, daarna
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Subsequently, he tossed his gun in the toilet and climbed out of the window.
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vault
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1. gewelf, kluis, sprong
2. springen op/over |
He vaulted over the vault, he'll come back to fetch it when the coast is clear.
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