mardi 17 avril 2007

EIM Starter Unit 13 Vocabulary

10th (tenth)

10ème (dixième)

10de (tiende)
11th (eleventh)

11ème (onzième)

11de (elfde)
12th (twelfth)

12ème (douzième)

12de (twaalfde)
13th (thirteenth)

13ème (treizième)

13de (dertiende)
1st (first)
1er (premier) coming before all others
Ken was the first person to arrive.
1ste (eerste)
20th (twentieth)

20ème (vingtième)

20ste (twintigste)
2nd (second)
2ème (deuxième) being the one after the first This is my second piece of chocolate cake.
2de (tweede)
30th (thirtieth)

30ème (trentième)

30ste (dertigste)
3rd (third)

3ème (troisième)

3de (derde)
4th (fourth)

4ème (quatrième)

4de (vierde)
5th (fifth)

5ème (cinquième)

5de (vijfde)
6th (sixth)

6ème (sixième)

6de (zesde)
7th (seventh)

7ème (septième)

7de (zevende)
8th (eighth)

8ème (huitième)

8ste (achtste)
9th (ninth)

9ème (neuvième)

9de (negende)
afternoon n après-midi the time between the middle of the day and the evening
I played tennis on Saturday afternoon. namiddag
apartment building n immeuble d'appartements a building in which there are many sets of rooms on each level for people to live in
There are many apartment buildings in New York. flatgebouw
autograph n autographe a famous person's name, written by that person
I’ve got Bono’s autograph. handtekening
bag n sac a container made of paper, plastic, leather, or material, used for carrying things
I was carrying three bags of shopping. tas
Calm down!
Calme-toi ! said to tell someone to stop feeling angry or excited
"Help, I can't find my homework."
"Calm down."
Rustig maar!
Can I have a look?
Puis-je regarder ? said to ask someone if you can look at something
"I've got a new ring."
"Can I have a look?"
Mag ik eens kijken?
gun n pistolet a weapon that you fire bullets out of
The British police do not have guns. geweer
hard adj dur firm and not easy to press or bend
The seats were really hard. hard
hard adj compliqué full of problems and difficult to deal with
I've had a hard day. moeilijk
hard adj difficile difficult to do or understand
The exam was really hard. lastig
ill adj malade not feeling well, or suffering from a disease
He was in bed, ill. ziek
inside
dans in or into a room, building, or container
I've never been inside their house. in
last month / night / week / weekend
Le mois dernier / la nuit dernière / la semaine dernière / le week-end dernier
the month/night, etc. before this one Did you go out last night? vorige maand / gisteravond / vorige week / afgelopen weekend
Oh, brilliant!
Super ! something you say when you think something is really good
"Sarah! I've got tickets to see U2"
"Oh, brilliant!"
O, fantastisch!
piece of paper n bout de papier a sheet of paper Have you got a piece of paper I can have?
stuk papier
pocket n poche a part of a piece of clothing that you can put things in
My wallet was in my coat pocket. zak
police n police the organisation that makes people obey the law and that protects people against crime
A 30-year-old man is being interviewed by police. politie
project n projet a planned piece of work that has a particular purpose
a research project project
recording studio n studio d'enregistrement a room where music is recorded
My sister works in a recording studio.
opnamestudio
shoot v tirer to hurt or kill a person or animal by firing a bullet from a gun
He was shot dead in the incident. schieten
sign v signer to write your name on something to show that you wrote/painted, etc it or to show that you agree to it
to sign a contract/treaty tekenen
tomorrow n demain the day after today or on the day after today
It's my birthday tomorrow. morgen
tonight n cette nuit the night of this day, or during the night of this day
What are you doing tonight? vanavond
wallet n portefeuille a small, flat container for paper money and credit cards (=plastic cards used for paying with), usually used by a man
I lost my wallet this morning. portefeuille
yesterday
hier the day before today I went to see the doctor yesterday.
gisteren
yesterday afternoon / evening / morning

hier après-midi / soir / matin the afternoon/evening, etc of the day before this one
I saw Luke yesterday evening. gisteren namiddag / avond / morgen
You must be joking!
Tu plaisantes! something you say to show that you are surprised by what someone has said or do not believe what they have said
"I've got all A's in my exams!"
"You must be joking!"
Dat meen je niet!
accident n accident something bad which happens by chance, and hurts someone or damages something
a car accident ongeluk/ongeval
apartheid n apartheid in the past in South Africa, a political system in which white people had power over black people and made them live separately
The purpose of apartheid was separation of the races. apartheid

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