EIM Starter Unit 15 Vocabulary

angrily	adv	avec colère	showing anger (=a feeling of wanting to shout at someone or hurt them because they have behaved badly)	He said it angrily.	kwaad
begin	v	commencer	to start to do something	She began to cry.	beginnen
bring	v	apporter	to take someone or something with you when you go somewhere	Did you bring an umbrella with you?	meebrengen
busy	adj	occupé	working hard, or giving your attention to a particular activity	Mum is busy in the kitchen.	bezig
captain	n	capitaine	the person in control of a ship or aircraft	He told me about his new school.	kapitein
card	n	carte	a piece of hard paper with numbers and pictures used for playing games	Do you play cards?	kaart
careful	adj	prudent	giving a lot of attention to what you are doing so that you do not have an accident or make a mistake	Be careful, Michael - that knife's sharp.	voorzichtig
carefully	adv	prudemment	giving a lot of attention to what you are doing so that you do not have an accident or make a mistake	I drive very carefully.	voorzichtig
casino	n	casino	a place where card games and other games of risk are played for money	There are lots of casinos in Las Vegas.	casino
castle	n	château	a large, strong building that was built in the past to protect the people inside from being attacked	Warwick Castle	kasteel
coat	n	manteau	a piece of clothing that you wear over your other clothes when you are outside	a winter coat	jas
completely	adv	complètement	in every way or as much as possible	The two sisters are completely different from each other.	compleet
crew	n	équipage	the people who work together on a ship, aeroplane or train	a crew member	bemanning
cup	n	tasse	a small, round container with a handle on the side, used to drink from	a cup of tea	kop
danger	n	danger	the possibility that someone or something will be harmed or killed	the dangers of rock climbing	gevaar
detective novel	n	roman policier	a book about someone whose job is to discover information about a crime	I’m reading a detective novel at the moment.	detectiveroman
disappear	v	disparaître	to suddenly go somewhere and be impossible to see or find	She watched him disappear into the crowd.	verdwijnen
disappearance	n	disparition	when someone or something suddenly goes somewhere or stops existing and is impossible to see or find	A man was being questioned in connection with her disappearance.	verdwijning
early	adj	tôt	near the beginning of a period of time, process, etc	She gets up very early.	vroeg
easy	adj	facile	not difficult	The exam was easy.	gemakkelijk
empty	adj	vide	with nothing or no one inside	an empty house	leeg
exam	n	examen	an official test of how much you know about something, or how well you can do something	to fail/pass an exam	examen
fall	v	tomber	to move down towards the ground	Huge drops of rain were falling from the sky.	vallen
find	v	trouver	to discover something or someone that you have been searching for	I can't find my glasses and I've looked everywhere.	vinden
gamble	v	parier	to try to win money by saying who will win in a game, race, or competition	He gambled away all of our savings.	gokken
Got a minute?		As-tu une minute ?	used to ask someone if they have time to talk to you	"Joe, got a minute?" "Only if it's quick."	Heb je even?
group	n	groupe	a number of people or things that are together in one place	She was with a group of friends.	groep
guide	n	guide	someone whose job is to show interesting places to visitors	a tour guide	gids
hole	n	trou	a hollow space in something, or an opening in something	There's a hole in the roof.	gat
iceberg	n	iceberg	a very large piece of ice that floats in the sea	The Titanic hit an iceberg.	ijsberg
kill	v	tuer	to make someone or something die	Sunday's bomb killed 19 people.	doden
lose	v	perdre	to not be able to find someone or something	I've lost my passport.	verliezen
luck	n	chance	good and bad things caused by chance and not by your own actions	It was just luck that we got on the same train.	toeval
monster	n	monstre	an imaginary creature that is large, ugly, and frightening	I didn't like the monster in that film.	monster
mysterious	adj	mystérieux	strange and not explained or understood	a mysterious stranger	mysterieus
mystery	n	mystère	something strange that cannot be explained or understood	an unsolved mystery	mysterie
No idea.		Aucune idée.	used to say that you do not know the answer to someone's question	"Do you know where the Post Office is?" "No idea – sorry."	Geen idee.
noisy	adj	bruyant	noisy people or things make a lot of noise	A crowd of noisy protesters gathered in the square.	luidruchtig
normally	adv	normalement	usually	Normally I'm home by this time.	gewoonlijk
normally	adv	normalement	in the ordinary way that you expect	She eats fairly normally.	normaal
on board (the ship)		à bord (du bateau)	on a boat, train or aeroplane	Welcome on board the aeroplane.	aan boord (van het schip)
photograph	n	photographie	a picture made with a camera	He took a lovely photograph of the children.	foto
plane	n	avion	a vehicle that flies and has an engine and wings	What time does her plane get in (=arrive)?	vliegtuig
present	n	cadeau	something that you give to someone, usually on a special day	a birthday present	geschenk
pretty	adj	joli	nice to look at, attractive	Your daughter is very pretty.	mooi
probably	adv	probablement	used to mean that something is very likely	I'll probably be home by midnight.	waarschijnlijk
quickly	adv	rapidement	fast or in a short time	I quickly shut the door.	snel
quietly	adv	silencieusement	making little or no noise	Don't worry, she said quietly.	stil
real	adj	réel	existing and not imagined	He's not real you know, he's just a character in a book.	echt
remember	v	se rappeler	to keep something in your mind, or bring it back into your mind	I can't remember his name.	herinneren
rich	adj	riche	a rich person has a lot of money	She's the third richest woman in Britain.	rijk
room	n	pièce	a part of the inside of a building, which is separated from other parts by walls, floors, and ceilings	My room is pink.	kamer
ship	n	bâteau	a large boat that carries people or goods by sea	The Titanic was a large ship.	schip
show	v	montrer	to prove that something is true	Show me!	aantonen
silent	adj	silencieux	without any sound	The building was dark and silent.	stil
slow	adj	lent	moving, happening, or doing something without much speed	I'm making slow progress with the painting.	traag
slowly	adv	lentement	at a slow speed	Could you speak more slowly, please?	langzaam
smart	adj	élégant	if you look smart or your clothes are smart, you look clean and tidy	You look very smart.	verzorgd
steal	v	voler	to secretly take something that does not belong to you	Burglars broke into the house and stole a computer.	stelen
storm	n	tempête	very bad weather with a lot of rain, snow, wind, etc	a snow/thunder storm	storm
story	n	histoire	a description of a series of real or imaginary events which is intended to entertain people	a horror story	verhaal
sudden	adj	soudain	done or happening quickly and not expected	a sudden change	plotseling
suddenly	adv	tout à coup	quickly and when not expected	I suddenly realised who she was.	opeens
tall	adj	grand	being higher than most other people or things	It's one of the tallest buildings in the city.	lang
well	adj	bien	healthy	I'm not very well.	goed