A2 Woordenlijst - Stad en platteland

the area with farms, fields, and trees, that is outside cities and towns

platteland, landelijk gebied

a very small town located in the countryside

dorp, gehucht

an area with farms, fields, and trees, outside cities and towns

platteland, buitenland

related to or characteristic of the countryside

ruraal, landelijk

an area of a city or country with given official borders used for administrative purposes

district, wijk

related to or characteristic of a city or town

stedelijk, van de stad

the main business area of a city or town located at its center

centrum, downtown

a large place where people go and pay to have fun and enjoy games, rides, or other activities

pretpark, attractiepark

a place that sells fuel for cars, buses, bikes, etc.

tankstation, benzinestation

the office where a local police works

police station, politiepost

a building where people who did something illegal, such as stealing, murder, etc., are kept as a punishment

gevangenis

a building in which people who manage a city work

stadhuis, gemeentehuis

a public place where people buy and sell groceries

markt, beurs

a place in which collections of books and sometimes newspapers, movies, music, etc. are kept for people to read or borrow

bibliotheek

a building where Christians go to worship and practice their religion

kerk

a place of worship, used by Muslims

moskee

a building used for worshiping one or several gods, used by some religious communities, especially Buddhists and Hindus

tempel, heiligdom

a wide straight street in a town or a city, usually with buildings and trees on both sides

laan, avenue

a narrow passage between or behind buildings

steeg, gang

a wide street in a town or city, typically with trees on each side or in the middle

boulevard

the coming and going of cars, airplanes, people, etc. in an area at a particular time

verkeer, traffic

a large number of bikes, cars, buses, etc. that are waiting in lines behind each other which move very slowly

verkeersopstopping, files

a wide path made for cars, buses, etc. to travel along

weg, straat

any major public road that connects cities or towns

snelweg, hoofdweg

a divided highway designed for high-speed traffic, typically with multiple lanes and limited access points

snelweg, autoweg

a structure built over a river, road, etc. that enables people or vehicles to go from one side to the other

brug

the way or direction something or someone moves along

pad, weg

an open area in a city or town where two or more streets meet

plein, lokaal

an underground tunnel or path that people can use to cross a road, railway, etc.

onderdoorgang, tunnel

sounds that are usually unwanted or loud

lawaai, geluid

a change in water, air, etc. that makes it harmful or dangerous

vervuiling, contaminatie

to go across or to the other side of something

kruisen, oversteken

from one side to the other side of something

over, van de ene kant naar de andere kant

to change your position or location

verplaatsen, bewegen

producing or having a lot of loud and unwanted sound

luidruchtig, ruizig

related or belonging to a particular area or place that someone lives in or mentions

lokaal, plaatselijk

a tall and often narrow building that stands alone or is part of a castle, church, or other larger buildings

toren, bastion