Boek Insight - Elementair - Eenheid 9 - 9A

(of a person) having a height that is greater than what is thought to be the average height

lang, hoog

thin in an attractive way

slank, dun

(of skin or hair) very light in color

licht, bleek

having the color of tomatoes or blood

rood

having the color of chocolate ice cream

bruin, kastanjebruin

having the color that is the darkest, like most crows

zwart, donker

having the color of the ocean or clear sky at daytime

blauw, blauwe

having the color of fresh grass or most plant leaves

groen, versgroen

having little or no hair on the head

kaal, kalend

the physical extent of an object, usually described by its height, width, length, or depth

grootte, afmeting

the thin thread-like things that grow on our head

haar, haartje

the particular way in which a person's hair is arranged or styled

frisuur, hairstyle

an important or distinctive aspect of something

kenmerk, functie

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

beschrijven, uitleggen

human beings as a group, including men, women, and children

de mensen, het volk

the hair that grow on the chin and sides of a man’s face

baard

someone with hair that is light or pale yellow or gold in color

blondine

(of hair) having a spiral-like pattern

krullend, golvend

colored in a way that is not natural, but done artificially

geverfd, kunstmatig gekleurd

(usually plural) a small light brown spot, found mostly on the face, which becomes darker and larger in number when exposed to the sun

sproeten, sproeten

a pair of lenses set in a frame that rests on the nose and ears, which we wear to see more clearly

bril

having a size that is not too big or too small, but rather in the middle

gemiddeld, van gemiddelde grootte

the distance from the top to the bottom of something or someone

hoogte

the heaviness of something or someone, which can be measured

gewicht

weighing more than what is considered healthy or desirable for one's body size and build

overgewicht, te zwaar

(of skin) having a dark shade because of direct exposure to sunlight

bruin, gebruind

(of people or animals) weighing less than what is thought to be healthy for their body

dun, slank

having a below-average distance between two points

kort, klein

a thick and stiff type of paper material that is often used for packaging and making boxes

karton, dik karton

a type of heavy and sticky soil that is molded when wet and is baked to become hardened in pottery or ceramic making

klei, aarde

a mass of small bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid or in a gas

schuim, bellen

a hard material that is often clear and is used for making windows, bottles, etc.

glas, kristal

strong material made from animal skin and used for making clothes, bags, shoes, etc.

leer

a type of hard smooth rock that is mostly white in color and has colored lines, which is used as building material or in making statues

marmer, marble

a usually solid and hard substance that heat and electricity can move through, such as gold, iron, etc.

metaal

the thin sheets on which one can write, draw, or print things, also used as wrapping material

papier

a light substance produced in a chemical process that can be formed into different shapes when heated

plastic

a hard material, usually made of minerals, and often used for building things

steen, rots

a solid, fatty substance that is typically melted to make candles, used for coating surfaces or as a component of certain cosmetic or medical products

was, kaarswas

the hard material that the trunk and branches of a tree or shrub are made of, used for fuel or timber

hout

hair that grows or left to grow above the upper lip

snor, snorharen