EIM Starter Unit 5 Vocabulary

Are you sure?		Es-tu sûr ?	something you say when you are surprised at something someone has said	"They said 7 o'clock." "Are you sure?"	Weet je het zeker?
around		autour	on all sides of something	They sat around the table.	rond
ask	v	demander	to say something to someone as a question	I asked him about his hobbies.	vragen
beautiful	adj	beau	very attractive	a beautiful woman	mooi
behind		derrière	at or to the back of someone or something	Close the door behind you.	achter
between		entre	in the space that separates two places, people, or things	The town lies halfway between Florence and Rome.	tussen
biology	n	biologie	the study of living things	My favourite subject is Biology.	biologie
bookshop	n	librairie	a shop that sells books	My mother has a bookshop in Cambridge.	boekenwinkel
building	n	immeuble	a structure with walls and a roof, such as a house or school	an office building	gebouw
buy	v	acheter	to get something by giving money for it	I went to the shop to buy some milk.	kopen
café	n	café	a small restaurant where you buy drinks and small meals	Do you want to go to the café after school?	eetcafé
catch	v	attraper	to stop someone or something that is moving through the air by getting hold of it	Try to catch the ball.	vangen
change	v	changer	to become different, or to make someone or something become different	She's changed a lot in the last few years.	veranderen
chemist	n	pharmacien	someone who prepares and sells drugs in a shop	My dad is a chemist.	apotheker
city centre	n	centre-ville	the part of a city that is in the middle and has a lot of shops or offices	My mum works in the city centre.	binnenstad
clothes	n	vêtements	things such as shirts and trousers that you wear on your body	She was wearing her sister’s clothes.	kleren
collection	n	collection	a group of objects of the same type that have been brought together	a private art collection	verzameling
different	adj	différent	not the same as someone or something else	Jo's very different from her sister, isn't she?	anders
dinosaur	n	dinosaure	a very large animal that used to live millions of years ago	Tyrannosaurus Rex was the largest dinosaur.	dinosaurus
directions	n	indications	instructions that tell you how to get to a place, or how to do something	We stopped to ask for directions.	wegaanwijzingen
do	v	faire	to perform an action or job	Go upstairs and do your homework.	doen
down		en bas	towards or in a lower place	The kids ran down the hill to the gate.	naar beneden
excuse (me)	v	excuser	to forgive someone for something that is not very serious	Please excuse my appearance, I've been painting.	vergeven
fashionable	adj	à la mode	popular at a particular time	fashionable clothes	modieus
flight	n	vol	a journey in an aircraft	The flight to Chicago took 4 hours.	vlucht
food	n	nourriture	something that people and animals eat to keep them alive	His favourite food is pizza.	voedsel
happen	v	arriver	if an event or situation happens, it exists or starts to be done	Accidents can happen to anyone.	gebeuren
high street	n	rue principale	the main road in the centre of a town where there are shops	There are lots of clothes shops on the high street.	hoofdstraat
history	n	histoire	events that happened in the past	American history	geschiedenis
hour	n	heure	a period of time equal to 60 minutes	The store is open 24 hours a day.	uur
I have no idea.		Aucune idée.	something you say when you don't know the answer to a question	"Do you know where the Post Office is?" "I'm sorry, I have no idea."	Ik heb geen idee.
idea	n	idée	a suggestion or plan	What a good idea!	idee
in front of		en face de	close to the front part of something	He was sitting in front of me.	vóór
into		dans	towards the inside or middle of something	I went into the hotel.	binnen
leader	n	leader	a person in control of a group, country, or situation	a religious leader	leider
library	n	bibliothèque	a place with a lot of books that you can read or borrow	There's a library at the end of my road.	bibliotheek
look at	n	regarder	to turn your eyes in the direction of something or someone so that you can see them	Look at the picture on page two.	kijken naar
magazine	n	magazine	a big thin book that you can buy every week or month, that has pictures and writing	a fashion magazine	tijdschrift
milk	n	lait	a white liquid that babies and baby animals drink that comes from their mothers' bodies	a carton of milk	melk
minute	n	minute	a period of time equal to 60 seconds	It'll take you thirty minutes to get to the airport.	minuut
money	n	argent	the coins or pieces of paper that are used for buying things	How much money have you got?	geld
natural	adj	naturel	made or caused by nature and not by people or machines	natural beauty	natuurlijk
newsagent	n	marchand de journaux	a shop that sells newspapers and magazines	I've got a job at the newsagent.	tijdschriftenwinkel
next to		à côté de	very close to something or someone, with nothing in between	Her house is next to a pub.	naast
opinion	n	opinion	a thought or belief about something or someone	What's your opinion about/on the matter?	mening
parcel	n	colis ou paquet	something that is covered in paper so that it can be sent by post	There's a parcel for you.	pakket
park	n	parc	a large area of grass, often in a town, where people can walk and enjoy themselves	We went for a walk in the park.	park
park	v	se garer	to leave a car in a place for a period of time	I parked the car near the old bridge.	parkeren
pay	v	payer	to give money to someone because you are buying something from them	Helen paid for the tickets.	betalen
post office	n	poste	a place where you can buy stamps and send letters and parcels	There is post office at the end of my road.	postkantoor
railway station	n	gare	a building where trains stop so that you can get on or off them	The railway station is at the bottom of the road.	station
river boat	n	bateau fluvial	a long, narrow boat that is used on a river	I live on a river boat.	rivierboot
send	v	envoyer	to arrange for something to go or be taken somewhere, especially by post	I sent him a letter last week.	versturen
shampoo	n	shampoing	a liquid substance that you use to wash your hair	a bottle of shampoo	shampoo
shoe	n	chaussure	a strong covering for the foot, often made of leather	a pair of shoes	schoen
sight	n	vue	the ability to use your eyes to see	Doctors managed to save his sight.	gezichtsvermogen
sit	v	s'asseoir	to be in a position with the weight of your body on your bottom and the top part of your body up, for example, on a chair	Please sit down.	zitten
stamp	n	timbre	a small piece of paper that you buy and stick onto a letter before you post it	I need to buy a stamp.	postzegel
start	v	commencer	to begin doing something	He started smoking when he was eighteen	beginnen
stupid	adj	stupide	very silly or not clever	That's a stupid thing to say.	stom
take	v	prendre	to get and carry something with you when you go somewhere	I always take my umbrella with me.	meenemen
tour	n	tour	a visit to and around a place, area, or country	a tour of Europe	rondreis
tourist	n	touriste	someone who visits a place for pleasure and does not live there	There were a lot of tourists in town today.	toerist
travel card	n	carte de transport	a card which allows you to travel on a train, etc for less money	a monthly travel card	voordeelkaart
trip	n	voyage	a journey in which you visit a place for a short time and come back again	a day trip to Paris	uitstapje
try	v	essayer	to attempt to do something	I tried to open the window but couldn't.	proberen
turn	v	tourner	to change direction when you are moving, or to make a car do this	Turn left at the traffic lights.	draaien
underground line	n	ligne de métro	one of the tunnels in a system of trains that is built under a city	I was late for work because there was a problem on the underground line.	ondergrondse tunnel
university	n	université	a place where students study at a high level to get a degree (=type of qualification)	Cambridge University	universiteit
visit	v	visiter	to go somewhere to see someone or a place	Did you visit St Petersburg while you were in Russia?	bezoeken
wait	v	attendre	to stay in a place until someone or something arrives	How long did you wait for a taxi?	wachten
Wait a minute.		Attendez une minute.	used to ask someone to wait for you	"Sally, I'm going now." "Wait a minute, I'm not ready."	Wacht even.
world	n	monde	the Earth and all the people, places, and things on it	She's travelled all over the world.	wereld
young	adj	jeune	having lived or existed for only a short time and not old	We were very young when we met.	jong
You're welcome.		De rien.	used to be polite to someone who has thanked you	"Thank you for the coffee." "You're welcome."	Graag gedaan.