mardi 17 avril 2007

EIM Starter Unit 9 Vocabulary

alone adj seul without other people
She lives alone. alleen
angry adj en colère feeling that you want to shout at someone or hurt them because they have behaved badly
He's really angry with me for upsetting Sophie. boos
bored adj ennuyé tired and unhappy because something is not interesting or because you are doing nothing
I'm bored with doing homework. vervelen
boyfriend n petit ami a man or boy who someone is having a romantic relationship with
Have you got a boyfriend? vriend
call v appeler to telephone someone
Call me tomorrow. bellen
close v fermer if something closes, it moves so that it is not open, and if you close something, you move it so that it is not open
Jane closed the window. sluiten
confused adj confus unable to think clearly or to understand something
Sorry, I'm completely confused. in de war
contact v contacter to telephone someone or write to them
I've been trying to contact you for days. bereiken
cry v pleurer to produce tears from your eyes because you are sad
I could see that she'd been crying. huilen
excited adj excité feeling very happy and enthusiastic The children are getting really excited about the party.
opgewonden
fancy adj chic fancy things and places are expensive and fashionable
a fancy restaurant chic
feel v sentir to have an emotion or a physical feeling
I felt a sharp pain in my side. voelen
final adj final last or coming at the end
the final paragraph laatste
fine adj bien well, healthy, or happy "How are you?"
"I'm fine thanks. And you?"
goed
forget v oublier to not remember something
I've forgotten his name. vergeten
fun adj divertissement enjoyable or entertaining
There are lots of fun things to do here.
leuk
girlfriend n petite amie a woman or girl who someone is having a romantic relationship with
Have you met Steve's new girlfriend? vriendin
go away v partir to leave a place We usually go away in the summer.
weggaan
grass n herbe a common plant with thin green leaves that grows close to the ground
to mow/cut the grass gras
Hang on (a minute).
v patienter (une minute) to wait for a short while "Maria, I'm going now."
"Hang on a minute, I'm not ready."
wacht even
hear v entendre to be aware of a sound through your ears
I could hear his voice in the distance. horen
heart n cœur the thing inside your chest that sends blood around your body
My heart was beating fast. hart
holiday n vacances a time when you do not have to go to work or school
the school holidays vakantie
I miss (San Francisco).
Je regrette (San Fransisco). something you say when you want something you had in the past and don't have now
"Do you like your new school?"
"I miss my old friends"
Ik mis (San Francisco).
join v rejoindre to become a member of an organisation
I've joined the school orchestra. lid worden
late adj tard after the usual time or the time that was arranged
I was late for work this morning. laat
laugh v rire to smile and make sounds with your voice because something is funny
You never laugh at my jokes. lachen
leave v quitter to go away from a place
I leave work at 5 o'clock. weggaan
mail v envoyer par courrier (électronique) to send a letter or parcel or email something
Could you mail it to me? posten
match n match a sports competition in which two people or teams compete against each other
a football match wedstrijd
miss v manquer to feel sad about someone or something that you have stopped seeing or having
I really miss my friends back in Germany. missen
mom n maman an American word for mother
My mom phoned last night. mama
need v nécessiter, avoir besoin de if you need something, you must have it, and if you need to do something, you must do it
I need some new shoes. nodig hebben
night n nuit the time in every 24 hours when it is dark and people sleep
I slept really badly last night. nacht
noise n bruit a sound, often a loud, bad sound
I could hear a hissing noise. geluid
sad adj triste unhappy
I was very sad when our cat died.
triestig
scared adj effrayé frightened or worried
I was scared to death. (=very frightened).
bang
She's fine.
Elle va bien. used to say that someone is healthy and happy
"How's your mum?"
"She's fine thanks."
Het gaat goed met haar.
shout v crier to say something very loudly
Don't shout! schreeuwen
sleep v dormir to be in the state of rest when your eyes are closed, your body is not active, and your mind is unconscious
We had to sleep in the car that night. slapen
sound v sembler to seem, from what you have heard or read
Your job sounds really interesting. klinken
team n équipe a group of people who play a sport or game together
a football team ploeg
test n épreuve a set of questions to measure someone's knowledge or ability
Only two students in the class failed the test. toets
walk v marcher to move forward by putting one foot in front of the other and then repeating the action
She walks to school. stappen
What's the matter?
Que se passe-t-il ? used to ask someone why they are upset, worried or angry
You look sad. What's the matter? Wat is er aan de hand?
worried adj inquiet unhappy because you are thinking about bad things that might happen
She's really worried about her son. bezorgd

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