- Engels Nederlands
- accidentally = per ongeluk
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He accidentally broke a mirror – he should be more careful.
per ongeluk
- anxious = zenuwachtig
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You don't need to be anxious – everything will be OK.
zenuwachtig
- coin = munt
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He took three coins out of his pocket and gave them to the shop assistant.
munt
- down-to-earth = nuchter / met beide benen op de grond
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Are you superstitious or down-to-earth?
nuchter / met beide benen op de grond
- find out = te weten komen
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You can find out more details on our website.
te weten komen
- follow = raad opvolgen
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She followed my advice and worked hard for her exams.
raad opvolgen
- forecast = voorspelling
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The weather forecast said that it's going to rain tomorrow.
voorspelling
- go out = naar buiten gaan
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You shouldn't go out in this terrible weather.
naar buiten gaan
- horoscope = horoscoop
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Tell me when your birthday is and I'll read out your horoscope.
horoscoop
- It = het maakt niet uit
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It was raining but he went out anyway, because it made no difference to him.
het maakt niet uit
- ladder = ladder
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A firefighter climbed up a ladder to the roof of the house.
ladder
- leaves = blad
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In autumn, the leaves start to fall from the trees.
blad
- Look out = uitkijken / oppassen
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Look out! There's a car coming.
uitkijken / oppassen
- Map = kaart / plattegrond
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Take a Map in case you get lost.
kaart / plattegrond
- painter = schilder
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The painter painted the school door blue.
schilder
- prediction = voorspelling
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His prediction that she would be late was correct.
voorspelling
- prove = bewijzen
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Would you walk under a ladder to prove it's not unlucky?
bewijzen
- rational = rationeel / verstandelijk
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He's a very rational person who thinks that everything has a sensible explanation.
rationeel / verstandelijk
- read out = hardop voorlezen
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The teacher told me to read out my answers to the class.
hardop voorlezen
- supernatural = bovennatuurlijk
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He doesn't believe in the supernatural and thinks that everything can be explained.
bovennatuurlijk
- superstition = bijgeloof
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Crossing your fingers for good luck is a popular superstition.
bijgeloof
- superstitious = bijgelovig
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He's very superstitious and would never walk under a ladder.
bijgelovig
- Take no notice = negeren / niet letten op
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Take no notice of what they say – it isn't important.
negeren / niet letten op
- out of = halen uit
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He took some money out of his pocket.
halen uit
- touch wood = afkloppen
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I won't be unlucky, touch wood.
afkloppen
- try out = uitproberen
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Let's try out this new computer game – I've never played it before.
uitproberen
- turn off the lights = de lichten uitdoen
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We should turn off the lights to save electricity.
de lichten uitdoen