Boek Solutions - Intermediate - Eenheid 8 - 8G

the highest part of a room, vehicle, etc. that covers it from the inside

plafond

(particularly of water) to fall in small amounts of droplets

druppelen, vallen

(of liquid or gas) to escape through a hole or crack in a container or structure

lekken, weglekken

to try to find information in a dictionary, computer, etc.

opzoeken, onderzoeken

a book containing a list of telephone numbers for a particular area or group of people, arranged alphabetically

telefonische gids, telefoonboek

someone who installs and repairs pipes, toilets, etc.

loodgieter

to officially ask a higher court to review and reverse the decision made by a lower court

in beroep gaan, beroep indienen

after a long time, usually when there has been some difficulty

eindelijk, ten slotte

a suggestion or thought about something that we could do

idee, voorstel

with anyone or anything else excluded

alleen, enkel

something that explains an action or event

reden, verklaring

not involving difficulty in doing or understanding

simpele, gemakkelijke

a place or an area that can be seen, and is usually beautiful

uitzicht, panorama

(of a person or thing) harmed or spoiled

beschadigd, gev damaged

physically harmed or wounded

gewond, beschadigd

to end the life of someone or something

doden, vermoorden

to come into sudden and forceful contact with another object or person

botsen, in botsing komen

to suddenly experience a significant failure or halt in a system, process, or operation

crashen, falen

to be deprived of or stop having someone or something

verliezen, kwijtraken

to have power over a person, company, country, etc. and to decide how things should be done

controleren, beheren

to cause something or someone to fall to the ground

omverwerpen, neerhalen

to experience and be affected by something bad or unpleasant

lijden, ervaren

an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)

whiplash, nekblessure

to administer a breath test to determine the level of alcohol in someone's bloodstream

een ademtest afnemen, alcoholtest uitvoeren

to change direction suddenly, often to avoid something or someone in the way

uitwijken, ontwijken