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Bij methode Engels Idioom deel 1 aangemaakt op 30-10-2023 door daan en inmiddels 116 keer bekeken.
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species = soort
destruction = verwoesting
destructive = vernietigend
edge = rand
precipice = afgrond
visible = zichtbaar
site = terrein
level = niveau / peil
to exterminate = uitroeien
extermination = uitroeiing
peninsula = schiereiland
mainland = vasteland
beyond = achter / voorbij
brink* = rand*
boundary = grens
to designate = aanwijzen
by and large = over het algemeen
arid = droog
solitary = eenzaam / alleen
solitude = eenzaamheid
to mar = bederven
to inflict = toebrengen
to vanish = verdwijnen
abyss = afgrond
leap = sprong
to leap = springen
desert = woestijn
sanctuary = reservaat
specimen = exemplaar
prey = prooi
bird of prey = roofvogel
vulture = gier
glacier = gletsjer
moist = vochtig
moisture = vocht
to hover = zweven
ore = erts
avalanche = lawine
to erode = uithollen
to erupt = uitbarsten
to lose one's way = verdwalen
plain = vlakte
desolate = woest en verlaten
provided = mits
arduous = zwaar / moeilijk
to captivate = boeien / fascineren
to stray = afdwalen
to go astray = verdwalen*
vast = enorm groot
belt = strook
to pollute = vervuilen
pollution = vervuiling
environment = milieu
environmental = milieu-
to spoil = bederven
litter = afval / rommel
littered with = bezaaid met
dustbin = vuilnisbak
to generate = opwekken
scenery = natuurschoon
radiation = straling
layer = laag
acid = zuur
solar = zonne-
waste = afval
disposable = wegwerp-
resources = hulpbronnen
odour = geur
paramount = erg belangrijk
disposal = opruiming
to tramp = zwerven
to conserve = behouden
conservation = milieubeheer
conservationist = milieubeschermer
environmentalist = milieubeschermer
to exploit = uitbuiten
exploitation = uitbuiting
at the expense of = ten koste van
unleaded = loodvrij
toxic = giftig
to release = lozen
to contaminate = besmetten
comtamination = besmetting
to endanger = in gevaar brengen
to insulate = isoleren
insulation = isolatie
to depend on = afhangen van
dependent on = afhankelijk van
power station = elektriciteitscentrale
globe = wereld
global = wereldwijd
to bring about = veroorzaken
swamp = moeras
to drain = droogleggen
liquid = vloeistof
well = put / bron
pond = vijver
shape = vorm
to flood = overstromen
flood = overstroming
current = stroom
source = bron
shallow = ondiep
bank = oever
course = loop
damp = vochtig
to reflect = weerkaatsen
tide = getijde
to compose = samenstellen
composition = samenstelling
to float = drijven
surface = oppervlakte
smooth = glad / effen
foam = schuim
jet = straal
treacherous = verraderlijk
arch = boog
principal = voornaamste
forecast = voorspelling
to forecast = voorspellen
shower = regenbui
temperate = gematigd
shelter = schuilplaats
gale = storm
drought = droogte
nasty = naar / akelig
to make up for = goedmaken
to force = dwingen
to adapt = aanpassen
gust = (wind)vlaag
spell = periode
horrid = afschuwelijk
capricious = grillig
to wreck = bederven
relentless = meedogenloos
to drench = doorweken
to brave = trotseren
gloomy = somber
to rely on = vertrouwen op
reliable = betrouwbaar
reliability = betrouwbaarheid
to improve = verbeteren
improvement = verbetering
favour = gunst
favourable = gunstig
to commit = plegen
innocent = onschuldig
innocence = onschuld
crime = misdaad
criminal = misdadiger
region = streek
regional = regionaal
to beam = stralen
agreeable = aangenaam
devine = verrukkelijk
sévère = streng
to penetrate = doordringen
to emerge = tevoorschijn komen
imminent = nabij
ray = straal
phenomenon = verschijnsel
to peer = turen
vapour = damp
Adverse = ongunstig
keen = scherp
gloom = somberheid
lull = stilte
dreary = somber
bleak = guur / onaangenaam
notwithstanding = ondanks
to prevail = heersen
prevalent = heersend / veel voorkomend
to interrogate = ondervragen
to suspect = verdenken
suspicion = verdenking
suspicious = verdenken / wantrouwig / achterdochtig
suspect = verdachte
to investigate = onderzoeken
investigation = onderzoek