Boek English File - Pre-intermediate - Les 6A

on the other side of an area when seen from a particular vantage point

tegenover, tegenstrijdig

to reach a location, particularly as an end to a journey

aankomen, bereiken

happening or done before the usual or scheduled time

vroeg, vroegtijdig

to separate something into more pieces, often in a sudden way

breken, verbreken

an electronic device used to talk to a person who is at a different location

telefoon, mobiele telefoon

to get something in exchange for paying money

kopen, aanschaffen

a building where people live, especially as a family

huis, woning

to add data to a computer from the Internet or another computer

downloaden

a piece of music that has words

lied, deuntje

to search and discover something or someone that we have lost or do not know the location of

vinden, ontdekken

a specially shaped piece of metal used for locking or unlocking a door, starting a car, etc.

sleutel, sleutelstuk

to not be able to remember something or someone from the past

vergeten, niet herinneren

the word someone or something is called or known by

naam, benaming

to give someone something, like money, expecting them to give it back after a while

lenen, uitlenen

something that we use to buy and sell goods and services, can be in the form of coins or paper bills

geld, munten

to have very strong feelings for someone or something that is important to us and we like a lot and want to take care of

houden van, verlangen naar

the act of preparing food by heat or mixing different ingredients

koken, bereiding

to not hit or touch what was aimed at

missen, vergemakkelijker

a series of connected carriages that travel on a railroad, often pulled by a locomotive

trein, wagon

to get the necessary grades in an exam, test, course, etc.

slagen, doorstaan

a way of testing how much someone knows about a subject

examen, toets

to take and lift something or someone up

oppakken, opheffen

a large place where planes take off and land, with buildings and facilities for passengers to wait for their flights

luchthaven

to use your hands, arms, body, etc. in order to make something or someone move forward or away from you

duwen, drukken

the thing we move to enter, exit, or access a place such as a vehicle, building, room, etc.

deur

to have a person, letter, or package physically delivered from one location to another, specifically by mail

verzenden, sturen

a digital message that is sent from one person to another person or group of people using a system called email

e-mail, elektronische post

to begin something new and continue doing it, feeling it, etc.

beginnen, starten

a competition between people, vehicles, animals, etc. to find out which one is the fastest and finishes first

race, wedstrijd

to give lessons to students in a university, college, school, etc.

onderwijzen, lesgeven

to cause a machine, device, or system to start working or flowing, usually by pressing a button or turning a switch

inschakelen, activeren

to become the most successful, the luckiest, or the best in a game, race, fight, etc.

winnen, zegevieren

a competition in which two players or teams compete against one another such as soccer, boxing, etc.

wedstrijd, match

to use or take something belonging to someone else, with the idea of returning it

lenen, ontlenen

to stop and hold an object that is moving through the air by hands

vangen, opvangen

to take a person or thing to a predetermined location and leave afterwards

afzetten, brengen

to be unsuccessful in accomplishing something

falen, niet slagen

to make something end

afmaken, afronden

to receive or come to have something

ontvangen, krijgen

to really not like something or someone

haten, verafschuwen

to become knowledgeable or skilled in something by doing it, studying, or being taught

leren, kennis verwerven

to go away from somewhere

vertrekken, verlaten

to be deprived of or stop having someone or something

verliezen, kwijtraken

to fix something that is damaged or broken so it can work or be used again

repareren, herstellen

to use your hands to move something or someone toward yourself or in the direction that your hands are moving

trekken, slepen

to be given something or to accept something that is sent

ontvangen, aanvaarden

to bring a type of information from the past to our mind again

onthouden, herinneren

to fix something that is damaged, broken, or not working properly

repareren, herstellen

to give something to someone in exchange for money

verkopen, verhandelen

to cause a machine, device, or system to stop working or flowing, usually by pressing a button or turning a switch

uitschakelen, afzetten

to send an electronic file such as a document, image, etc. from one digital device to another one, often by using the Internet

uploaden, versturen

the study of numbers and shapes that involves calculation and description

wiskunde, berekening

an electronic device with a screen that receives television signals, on which we can watch programs

televisie, TV