Boek English File - Intermediate - Les 8B

to express your annoyance, unhappiness, or dissatisfaction about something

klagen, zeuren

to think about something carefully before making a decision or forming an opinion

overwegen, nadenken over

the act of carefully thinking about something over a period of time

overweging, beschouwing

to bring and give a letter, package, etc. to a specific person or place

bezorgen, afleveren

the act or process of taking goods, letters, etc. to whomever they have been sent

aflevering, bezorging

to show clearly that something is true or exists by providing proof or evidence

demonstreren, tonen

the act of displaying or expressing something such as an emotion or opinion

demonstratie, weergave

to make something clear and easy to understand by giving more information about it

uitleggen, helder maken

information or details that are given to make something clear or easier to understand

uitleg, toelichting

to be unsuccessful in accomplishing something

falen, niet slagen

an instance of not doing something, particularly something that is expected of one

mislukking, falen

to make a person or thing better

verbeteren, optimaal maken

the action or process of making something better

verbetering

to be deprived of or stop having someone or something

verliezen, kwijtraken

unable to be located or recovered and is no longer in its expected place

verloren, kwijt

to do something successfully, particularly something difficult

beheren, slagen in

the process or act of organizing or managing a group of people or an organization

beheer

to give someone money in exchange for goods or services

betalen, vergoeden

an amount of money that is paid for something

betaling, afbetaling

to answer a question in spoken or written form

antwoorden, reageren

a reply to something in either spoken or written form

antwoord, reactie

to give something to someone in exchange for money

verkopen, verhandelen

to give someone food or drink

serven, geven om te eten

the work done by a person, organization, company, etc. for the benefit of others

dienst, service

to reach or achieve what one desired or tried for

slagen, bereiken

the fact of reaching what one tried for or desired

succes, overwinning

to feel the desire to do something

verleiden, prikkelen

the wish to do or have something, especially something improper or foolish

verleiding

to deal with or behave toward someone or something in a particular way

behandelen, omgaan met

an action that is done to relieve pain or cure a disease, wound, etc.

behandeling, zorg

the worth of something in money

waarde

the act of buying goods from stores

winkelen, aankopen

an object, usually made of wicker or plastic, with a handle for carrying or keeping things

mand, basket

a vehicle that runs on electricity, moving on a rail in streets of a town or city to carry passengers

tram, trolley

a plastic card, usually given to us by a bank, that we use to pay for goods and services

creditcard, bankkaart

a small plastic card we use to pay for what we buy with the money taken directly from our bank account

debetkaart, bankkaart

a written or printed document that shows the payment for a set of goods or services has been made

ontvangstbewijs, kwitantie

an amount of money that is paid back because of returning goods to a store or one is not satisfied with the goods or services

terugbetaling, vergoeding

the act of reducing the usual price of something

korting, prijsverlaging

an item bought at a much lower price than usual

koopje, aanbieding

one of a series of stores that are all owned by the same company or person

ketenwinkel, winkelketen

a large store, divided into several parts, each selling different types of goods

warenhuis, grootwinkelbedrijf

a place in which collections of books and sometimes newspapers, movies, music, etc. are kept for people to read or borrow

bibliotheek

a shop that sells books and usually stationery

boekhandel, boekwinkel

to place or wear something on the body, including clothes, accessories, etc.

aantrekken, dragen

a piece of clothing usually worn by men on the upper half of the body, typically with a collar and sleeves, and with buttons down the front

overhemd, T-shirt

to put on a piece of clothing to see if it fits and how it looks

passen, aantrekken om te zien

to be of the right size or shape for someone

passen, geschikt zijn

(of clothes, a color, hairstyle, etc.) to look good on someone

passen bij, goed staan bij

something, particularly money, given to one to make up for the loss, pain, or damage that one suffered

compensatie, vergoeding

a statement that conveys one's dissatisfaction

klacht, bezwaar

an amount of money that is paid for something

betaling, afbetaling

to finally accomplish a desired goal after dealing with many difficulties

bereiken, realizeren

the action or process of reaching a particular thing

prestatie, bereiking

to hold the same opinion as another person about something

akkoord zijn, het eens zijn

a promise, an arrangement, or a contract between two or more people

overeenkomst, contract

to hold or give a different opinion about something

het oneens zijn, afwijken

an argument or a situation in which people have different opinions about something

meningsverschil, conflict

to speak to someone often angrily because one disagrees with them

ruziën, twisten

a discussion, typically a serious one, between two or more people with different views

argument, discussie

to physically connect or fasten something to another thing

bevestigen, aansluiten

a part or accessory that does a particular task when it is connected to something

toebehoren, accessoire

to decide what we want to have or what is best for us from a group of options

kiezen, uitkiezen

an act of deciding to choose between two things or more

keuze, optie

to give something, particularly money, to make up for the difficulty, pain, damage, etc. that someone has suffered

compensatie bieden, vergoeden