EIM Starter Unit 14 Vocabulary

beat	v	battre	to defeat someone in a competition	Our team beat Germany 3-1.	verslaan
beat	v	battre	to hit a person or animal hard many times	She beat the dog with a stick.	slaan
become	v	devenir	to begin to be something	They became great friends.	worden
blood	n	sang	the red liquid that flows around your body	There was blood all over his shirt.	bloed
cathedral	n	cathédrale	the largest and most important church in an area	St.Paul's Cathedral	kathedraal
clean	adj	nettoyer	not dirty	clean clothes	schoonmaken
conditions	n	conditions	the physical situation that people are in	People are living in very bad conditions.	omstandigheden
die	v	mourir	to stop living	At least 3,000 people have died in the earthquake.	overlijden
dirty	adj	sale	not clean	dirty clothes/dishes	vies
doctor	n	docteur	a person whose job is to treat people who have an illness or injury	I have to go to the doctor's for a check-up.	dokter
end	v	finir	to finish or stop, or to make something finish or stop	What time does the concert end?	eindigen
fight	v	se battre	to try to hurt or kill someone using your body or weapons	Two men were arrested for fighting outside a bar.	vechten
go to bed		aller se coucher	to get into a bed	I usually go to bed at 9.30pm.	naar bed gaan
go to school		aller à l'école	to walk or drive to your school	I usually go to school at 8.30am.	naar school gaan
go to the cinema		aller au cinéma	to go to a place where films are shown in order to see a film	Do you want to go to the cinema tomorrow?	naar de bioscoop gaan
go to work		aller travailler	to go to the place where you do a job that you get money for	I go to work by train.	naar je werk gaan
government	n	gouvernement	the group of people who officially control a country	The government has cut taxes.	regering
have a bath/shower		prendre un bain / une douche	to wash yourself in a bath (=large container) or a shower (=running water)	I have a bath every night.	een bad/douche nemen
have a coffee		prendre un café	to drink a hot, bitter drink made from dark beans	Let's have a coffee?	koffie drinken
have an ice cream		manger une glace	to eat a sweet, cold food made from frozen milk	Let's have an ice cream?	een ijsje eten
have breakfast / lunch / dinner		prendre le petit déjeuner / déjeuner / dîner	to eat a meal	What time do you have dinner?	ontbijten / lunchen / dineren
lady	n	dame	a polite way of saying 'woman'	There's a young lady here to see you.	dame
land	v	atterrir	if an aeroplane lands, it arrives on the ground after flying	We should land in Madrid at 7am.	landen
language	n	langage	words that people use to speak or write	The way that children's language develops is fascinating.	taal
Latin	n	latin	the language used by ancient Romans	I have a Latin exam tomorrow.	Latijn
life	n	vie	the time between a person's birth and their death	He had a happy life.	leven
marriage	n	mariage	the legal relationship of a man and a woman being a husband and a wife	It was a very happy marriage.	huwelijk
marry	v	épouser	to begin a legal relationship with someone as their husband or wife	Will you marry me?	trouwen
mean	v	signifier	to have a particular meaning	What does this word mean?	betekenen
medicine	n	médicament	something that you drink or eat when you are ill, to stop you being ill	Have you taken your medicine today?	medicijnen
moon	n	lune	the round object that shines in the sky at night and moves around the Earth	Wow! Look at the moon.	maan
Olympic Games	n	Jeux Olympiques	an international sports competition that happens every four years	Kelly Holmes won 2 gold medals at the Olympic games.	Olympische Spelen
organisation	n	organisation	a group of people who work together for the same purpose	a voluntary organisation	organisatie
out		dehors	used to show movement away from the inside of somewhere	He dropped the bag and all the apples fell out.	eruit
play sports		faire du sport	When you play a sport or game, you take part in it	Do you play any sports?	sport beoefenen
play the piano		jouer du piano	to make music using a piano	Can you play the piano?	piano spelen
population	n	population	the number of people living in a particular area	What's the population of Brazil?	bevolking
practise English		pratiquer l'anglais	to speak English again and again in order to get better at it	You can practice English with me.	Engels oefenen
practise the piano		travailler le piano	to play the piano again and again in order to get better at it	Do you practice the piano everyday?	piano oefenen
president	n	président	the highest political position in some countries, usually the leader of the government	the president of the United States	president
prison	n	prison	a place where criminals are kept as a punishment	He's spent most of his life in prison.	gevangenis
save	v	sauver	to stop someone or something from being killed or destroyed	He was badly injured, but the doctors saved his life.	redden
Science	n	science	the study of the structure of natural things and the way that they behave	We have Science on Wednesdays.	natuurwetenschap
separate	v	séparer	to divide into parts, or to make something divide into parts	I separated the class into three groups.	opdelen
shop assistant	n	vendeur	someone whose job is selling things in a shop	My sister is a shop assistant.	winkelbediende
signal	n	signal	a movement, light, or sound which gives information, or tells people what to do	At a signal from their teacher, the children all held up their flags.	signaal
soldier	n	soldat	a person in an army	toy soldiers	soldaat
to be born	v	naître	when a person or animal is born, they come out of their mother's body and start to exist	I was born in Paris.	geboren worden
travel	v	voyager	to make a journey	I spent a year travelling around Asia.	reizen
vote	v	voter	to show your choice or opinion in an election or meeting by writing a cross on an official piece of paper or putting your hand up	Who did you vote for?	stemmen
war	n	guerre	fighting, using soldiers and weapons, between two or more countries, or two or more groups inside a country	They've been at war for the past five years.	oorlog