English Vocabulary In Use Upper-Intermediate With Answers
Glossary of words from the book Vocabulary in Use Upper Intermediate - Cambridge
units: 1-5 & 8-48 & 69-87
Business Management - Marketing Communication
Translation English-dutch explanation
,Unit 1
Guys Mannen/ gasten (groepen
mannen en vrouwen)
Minor Minderjarige
Awesome Wonderful, amazing tof
To alight (from a bus) To get off a bus Uitstappen
To feel gutted Very upset Van streek zijn
A felon Misdadiger/ crimineel
To bug someone To annoy/disturb Iemand lastig vallen/storen
someone
To zone out To lose concentration Concentratie verliezen
Unit 2
In a hurry Haast hebben
Out of touch Niet bereikbaar zijn
To and fro Heen en weer
Now and again Soms
Urban Stedelijk
Rural Landelijk
Stop Stoppen/ ophouden
Cease Stoppen/ ophouden
Exhaustion Uitputting
Snowed under with work Veel werk hebben
acquaintance kennismaking
To be close to sb Close zijn met iemand
Dash Stormen/smijten
Yawn Geeuwen
Glad Blij
Deprive sb of sth Beroven/onthouden
chilly Koud/koel
Unit 3
To be supplied with Voorzien zijn van iets
To supply to voorzien
To deny that Iets ontkennen
To deny (-ing form) Iets ontkennen
Damp Dank/soggy/deluge Vochtig (weer)
Unit 4
Longevity Het lang leven
To attain To reach Bereiken
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,To tend To care for Verzorgen
Hibernate Winterslaap
Clamber Klauteren
Ratty Onbeschof
Chisel Beitel
Tureen Terrine (voor soep)
Vole Veldmuis
Lifespan Levensduur
Up to my eyes Tot over mijn oren
Unit 5
Maltese Maltees (inwoner Malta)
Kuwaiti Koeweitse inwoner
Catalan Catalaan
Ethnic group Etnische groep
Dialect Dialect
Native language First language/mother Moedertaal
tongue
Second language Tweede taal
Bilingual Tweetalig
Multilingual Meertalig
Monolingual Eentalig
Unit 6
• Old weather
Word Explication Translation
Daytime During the day Tijdens de dag
Towards the end of a
Late Laat
period of time
With clouds of small drops
of water in the air, making
Misty Dampig
it difficult to see things in
the distance
Slightly wet, and not
Damp Vochtigheid
pleasant or comfortable
Thin, white layer of ice on
Frost surfaces when the Vorst
weather is very cold
Severe Extremely bad Hard, streng, zwaar
Expect Verwachten
Freeze Vriezen
Thaw Change from hard, frozen ontdooien
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, state to softer state
Change from solid to
To Melt Smelten
liquid under heat
• Warm/hot weather
Word Explication Translation
Very hot, as in countries
Tropical Tropisch
near the Equator
Hot, uncomfortable, you
Stifling Verstikkend
can hardly breathe
Very warm and a little
Muggy Zwoel
damp
Hot and damp, makes you
Humid Klam, vochtig
sweat a lot
Boiling Extremely hot Kokend
Heatwaves Very hot, dry period Hittegolven
• Wet weather
Word Explication Translation
A shower (short period of
a shower Een bui
rain)
To rain heavily Heavy rain Hard regenen
To pour down Downpour Stortregenen
Torrential rain Hevige stortregens
To flood Floods Overstromen
Overcast (very cloudy) Bewolkt
A drought Droogte
Shower heavy rain pour down torrential rain flood (zie tekeningen pagina 20)
• Wind
A gentle breeze Zacht windje
Strong/high wind Sterke wind
A gale (very high wind) Stormwind
A hurricane (extremely high, dangerous
Een orkaan
wind)
Unit 7
• Hair, face, skin and complexion
(she’s got) Straight hair Recht haar
A thin face / to be thin-faced Dun gezicht
(she’s got) Long, wavy hair Lang, golvend haar
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