Boek Insight - Pre-intermediate - Eenheid 5 - 5A

people born and living at approximately the same period of time

generatie, tijdperk

the decade of someone's life when they are aged 20 to 29 years old

twintiger, twintig jaar

a person aged between 13 and 19 years

tiener, adolescent

a young person who has not reached puberty or adulthood yet

kind, jongen

a child who is very young, usually too young to walk or speak

baby, zuigeling

a young child who is starting to learn how to walk

peuter, kleuter

(of a person) approximately between 45 to 65 years old, typically indicating a stage of life between young adulthood and old age

middenleeftijd, van middelbare leeftijd

a person who is a female adult

vrouw

advanced in age

ouderdom, bejaard

a fully grown man or woman

volwassene

an old person, especially someone who is retired

senior burger, ouderen

an individual who is in the early stage of their life, typically between childhood and adulthood

jongere, jeugd

a young person who is in the process of becoming an adult

adolescent, jongere

the period of time in someone's life between the ages of 40 and 49

veertig, de veertigers

the period of one's life between the age of 13 and 19

de tieners, de jongeren

an educational institution at the highest level, where we can study for a degree or do research

universiteit, hogeschool

to start or grow to be

worden, veranderen in

someone who is our mom or dad's parent

grootouder, grootouders

to leave your job and stop working, usually on reaching a certain age

met pensioen gaan, zich terugtrekken

to legally become someone's wife or husband

to go away from somewhere

vertrekken, verlaten

a place where children learn things from teachers

school

to hold or own something

hebben, bezitten

brought to this world through birth

geboren, geboren vrouw

to begin something new and continue doing it, feeling it, etc.

beginnen, starten

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

werken, functioneren

to become knowledgeable or skilled in something by doing it, studying, or being taught

leren, kennis verwerven

to move forward at a regular speed by placing our feet in front of each other one by one

lopen, wandelen

to control the movement and the speed of a car, bus, truck, etc. when it is moving

rijden, besturen

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

opwinden, enthousiasmeren

feeling very happy, interested, and energetic

opgetogen, enthousiast

to cause a person or animal to feel scared

angsten, doen schrikken

causing one to feel fear

angstaanjagend, vreesaanjagend

feeling scared or anxious

bang, angstig

feeling or showing great surprise

verbaasd, verwonderd

extremely surprising, particularly in a good way

verbazingwekkend, indrukwekkend

to make someone feel mildly shocked

verrassen, verbazen

feeling or showing shock or amazement

verrast, verbouwereerd

causing a feeling of shock, disbelief, or wonder

verrassend, verbazingwekkend

to make a person feel ashamed, uneasy, or nervous, especially in front of other people

in verlegenheid brengen, beschamen

feeling ashamed and uncomfortable because of something that happened or was said

gekrenkt, beschaamd

causing a person to feel ashamed or uneasy

beschamend, genant

to take pleasure or find happiness in something or someone

genieten van, houden van

the feeling of pleasure or satisfaction that someone experiences from an activity, a thing or a situation

genot, plezier

to change and become stronger or more advanced

ontwikkelen, versterken

a process or state in which something becomes more advanced, stronger, etc.

ontwikkeling

to provide someone with support, hope, or confidence

aanmoedigen, steunen

something that is told or given to someone in order to give them hope or provide support

aanmoediging, steun

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 give the impression of having a certain quality or being a certain type

indruk maken, imponeren

an opinion or feeling that one has about someone or something, particularly one formed unconsciously

indruk, mening

to think carefully about different things and choose one of them

beslissen, ki kiezen

a choice or judgment that is made after adequate consideration or thought

besluit, keuze

to have something in mind as a plan or purpose

van plan zijn, bedoelen

something that one is aiming, wanting, or planning to do

intentie, doel

to find an answer or solution to a question or problem

oplossen, behandelen

a way in which a problem can be solved or dealt with

oplossing, aanpak