Boek Summit 1A - Unit 2 - Les 4

to amuse someone so that they have an enjoyable time

vermakken, amuseren

providing amusement, often through humor, drama, or skillful performance

entertainend, amuserend

experiencing enjoyment; typically through pleasant distractions

vermaakt, amuserend

to make a person feel interested or happy, particularly about something that will happen soon

opwinden, enthousiasmeren

making us feel interested, happy, and energetic

opwindend, spannend

feeling very happy, interested, and energetic

opgetogen, enthousiast

to find something attractive enough to want to know about it more or keep doing it

interesseren, zich interesseren voor

catching and keeping our attention because of being unusual, exciting, etc.

interessant, aantrekkelijk

to make someone satisfied or happy

plezieren, tevredenstellen

providing a sense of satisfaction or reward

voldaan, aangenaam

feeling happy and satisfied with something that has happened or with someone's actions

tevreden, gelukkig

to feel less worried or stressed

ontspannen, verlichten

helping our body or mind rest

ontspannend, verkwikkend

feeling calm and at ease without tension or stress

ontspannen, rustig

to reduce the severity of a pain

verzachten, kalmeren

providing a calming or comforting sensation that helps to relieve or lessen pain or discomfort

kalmerend, activerend

to encourage or provoke a response, reaction, or activity

stimuleren, aanmoedigen

evoking or speeding up senses or actions

stimulerend, opwekkend

getting emotionally awakened

gestimuleerd, emotioneel wakker

to make someone feel mildly shocked

verrassen, verbazen

causing a feeling of shock, disbelief, or wonder

verrassend, verbazingwekkend

feeling or showing shock or amazement

verrast, verbouwereerd

to be impressed emotionally

aanraken, ontroeren

bringing about strong emotions, often causing feelings of sympathy or warmth

ontroerend, indrukwekkend

deeply moved or emotionally affected by something, often in a positive or sentimental way

ontroerd, geraakt

to cause emotional distress, worry, or unease in someone

onterugbrengen, verontrusten

making one feel worried, upset, or uneasy about something

zorgwekkend, verontrustend

(of a person) feeling anxious or worried

verontrust, gestoord

to greatly surprise someone

verrassen, verbazen

extremely surprising, particularly in a good way

verbazingwekkend, indrukwekkend

feeling or showing great surprise

verbaasd, verwonderd

to make a person feel a little angry

vervelen, storen

causing slight anger

vervelend, irriterend

feeling irritated or slightly angry

geërgerd, verbitterd

to do something that causes a person become uninterested, tired, or impatient

vervelen, vermoeien

making us feel tired and unsatisfied because of not being interesting

saai, vermoeiend

tired and unhappy because there is nothing to do or because we are no longer interested in something

verveeld, ongeïnteresseerd

to make someone feel extremely sad or discouraged, often as a result of challenging situations, such as loss

depressief maken, verdrietig maken

making one feel sad and hopeless

deprimerend, somber

feeling very unhappy and having no hope

depressief, neerslachtig

to fail to meet someone's expectations or hopes, causing them to feel let down or unhappy

teleurstellen, ontgoochelen

not fulfilling one's expectations or hopes

teleurstellend, onbevredigend

not satisfied or happy with something, because it did not meet one's expectations or hopes

teleurgesteld, teleurgestelde