Boek Solutions - Pre-intermediate - Eenheid 5 - 5A

the work that we do regularly to earn money

baan, werk

a person whose job is designing buildings and typically supervising their construction

architect

someone whose job is to clean other people’s houses, offices, etc.

schoonmaker, huishoudelijke hulp

someone who is licensed to fix and care for our teeth

tandarts

a person who designs, fixes, or builds roads, machines, bridges, etc.

ingenieur

a person who works on a farm, typically doing physical labor such as planting, harv

landbouwer, boerenwerker

someone ‌whose job is to cut, wash and style hair

kapper, kapster

a trained individual who provides emergency medical care to people before taking them to the hospital

paramedic, ambulanceverpleegkundige

someone whose job is to operate an aircraft

piloot

a person who writes computer programs

programmeur, programmeerster

a person who greets and deals with people arriving at or calling a hotel, office building, doctor's office, etc.

receptionist

someone whose job involves helping and selling things to the customers and visitors of a store, etc.

verkoopmedewerker, verkoper

(in the UK) a lawyer who is entitled to give legal advice, prepare legal documents for contracts and defend people in lower courts of law

advocaat, jurist

a physical activity or competitive game with specific rules that people do for fun or as a profession

sport, spel

someone who trains a person or team in sport

coach, trainer

someone who buys tickets, arranges tours, books hotels, etc. for travelers as their job

reisagent, travel agent

a man who brings people food and drinks in restaurants, cafes, etc.

ober, kelner

to give details about someone or something to say what they are like

beschrijven, uitleggen

making use of imagination or innovation in bringing something into existence

creatief, scheppend

requiring significant effort, skill, or determination to overcome or accomplish successfully

uitdagend, eisen

referring to something that involves repeating the same actions or elements multiple times, often leading to boredom or dissatisfaction

herhalend, monotoon

(of an activity) making one feel satisfied by giving one a desirable outcome

belonend, bevredigend

causing mental or emotional strain or worry due to pressure or demands

stressvol, belastend

(particularly of an acivity) causing a feeling of physical or mental fatigue or exhaustion

vermoeiend, uitputtend

including or consisting of many different types

gevarieerd, afwisselend

activity that requires physical or mental effort

werk, activiteit

something that a person spends time doing, particularly to accomplish a certain purpose

activiteit, handeling

to say, write, or take action in response to a question or situation

antwoorden, reageren

in good health after a period of illness or injury

used when naming, or giving description or information about people, things, or situations

zijn, liggen

any of the pieces making a whole, when combined

deel, stuk

a group of people who compete against another group in a sport or game

team, groep

to express or convey something in a particular way through speech, writing, or art

uitdrukken, communiceren

of, connected with, or affecting all the people in a society

openbaar, publiek

to get money for the job that we do or services that we provide

verdienen, krijgen

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

geld, munten

(dummy verb) to perform an action that is specified by a noun

een beslissing nemen, een keuze maken

the act of speaking to someone or trying to reach them on the phone

telefoongesprek, telefoonoproep

to give someone food or drink

serven, geven om te eten

a person, organization, company, etc. that pays to get things from businesses or stores

klant, consument

to go from one location to another, particularly to a far location

reizen, verplaatsen

to a large degree

veel, erg veel

to do something with an object, method, etc. to achieve a specific result

gebruiken, toepassen

an electronic device that stores and processes data

computer, rekentuig

to have something such as clothes, shoes, etc. on your body

dragen, aantrekken

the special set of clothes that all members of an organization or a group wear at work, or children wear at a particular school

uniform, kleding

to do certain physical or mental activities in order to achieve a result or as a part of our job

werken, functioneren

without anyone else

alleen, op zichzelf

the area or space inside a building

binnen, interieur

not inside a building or enclosed space

buiten, in de openlucht

a young person who has not reached puberty or adulthood yet

kind, jongen

(of a person) having a greater than average height

lang, hoog

each of the twenty-four time periods that exist in a day and each time period is made up of sixty minutes

uur

a person whose job is to take care of plants in a garden

tuinier, tuinierster

an organization that helps those in need by giving them money, food, etc.

liefdadigheid, goed doel

a person whose job or task is to collect money for a charity, cause, or an organization

fondsenwerver, inzamelaar

a young individual, often a woman, who lives abroad with a family to learn the language, and helps in the house and takes care of children for some money

au pair, huisgenote au pair