Hoofdstuk 1 - Leonardo College 5 vwo vocabulary

Bij methode Diversen Engels aangemaakt op 14-06-2023 door benjamin en inmiddels 188 keer bekeken.
Leerjaar: 5 Niveau: vwo

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to freeze = vriezen
below zero = onder nul
degree = grad
season = seizoen
forecast = voorspelling
to forecast = voorspellen
to predict = voorspellen
to improve = verbeteren
improvement = verbetering
(un)favourable = (on)gunstig
shower = regenbui
sévère = streng
gale / storm = storm
spell / period = periode
to rely on = vertrouwen op
reliable = betrouwbaar
reliability = betrouwbaarheid
phenomenon = verschijnsel
gloomy = somber
to prevail = heersen / overheersen
to be prevelant = veel voorkomen
(dis)agreeable = (on)aangenaam
shelter = schuilplaats
drought = droogte
ray / beam = straal
nasty = akelig / naar
to adjust / to adapt = zich aanpassen
to take advantage of = gebruik maken van
politics = politiek
parliament = parlement
politician = politicus
Member of Parliament = Lagerhuislid
House of Commons = Lagerhuis
House of Lords = Hogerhuis
peer = Hogerhuislid
to represent = vertegenwoordigen
representative = vertegenwoordiger
government = regering
to govern = regeren
administration (AE) = regering
minister / secretary = minister
Prime Minister (PM) = minister-president
Foreign Secretary = minister van Buitenlandse Zaken
Foreign Office = ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken
Home Secretary = minister van Binnenlandse Zaken
Home Office = ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken
Chancellor (of the Exchequer) = minister van Financiën
Treasury = Ministerie van Financiën
domestic / international = binnenlands
to participate / to take part = deelnemen
participant = deelnemer
participation = deelname / participatie
to elect = kiezen
election = verkiezing
constitution = grondwet
constitutional = grondwettelijk
according to = volgens
poll / opinion poll = peiling / opiniepeiling
to go to the polls = gaan stemmen
electorate = electoraat / kiesgerechtigden
civil servant = ambtenaar
the civil service = overheidsdienst
empire = rijk / keizerrijk
emperor = keizer
empress = keizerin
to join = lid worden van
constituency = kiesdistrict
constituent = kiezer (in kiesdistrict)
subject = onderdaan / burger
to rule / to reign = heersen / regeren
ruler = heerser
to abuse = misbruik
abuse = misbruik
people = volk
to be in charge (of) = de leiding hebben (over)
prominent = vooraanstaand / prominent
council / town council = gemeenteraad
business = zaak
entrepeneur = ondernemer
managing director = algemeen directeur
chief executive officer / CEO = algemeen directeur
to manage = besturen / leiden
management = directive
executive / manager = leidinggevende / manager
board of directors = raad van commissarissen
firm = firma
profit = winst
profitable = winstgevend
lucrative = lucratief
share / stock = aandeel
shareholder = aandeelhouder
to share = delen
stock exchange = effectenbeurs
tot trade = handelen
trade = handel
trader = handelaar
commerce = handel
e-commerce = handel via internet
to expand = uitbreiden
expansion = uitbreiding
to compete = concurreren
competition = concurrentie
competitor = concurrent
competitive = concurrerend
fierce = fel / hevig
age = leeftijd
age = eeuw / tijdperk
century = eeuw (100 jaar)
epoch / era = tijdperk
opportunity = goede gelegenheid / kans
occasion = gelegenheid
on the occasion of = ter gelegenheid van
occasionally = af en toe
to postpone / to put of = uitstellen
contemporary = tijdgenoot
contemporary = modern / eigentijds
to expire = verlopen
to expire = aflopen
of late / lately / recently = de laatste tijd
recently = onlangs / kort geleden
prospect = vooruitzicht
(un)predictable = (on)voorspelbaar
prediction = voorspelling
origin = oorsprong
elderly = bejaard
mankind = de mensheid
instant / moment = ogenblik
instant / immediate = onmiddelijk
generation gap = generatiekloof