theme 2

the globe

de wereld

• world

a spot

plek

• place

college

hogeschool / universiteit

• higher-education institution

a teenager

tiener

• adolescent

a delay

vertraging

• setback / wait

an aviator

piloot

• pilot

a patch

stukje / plekje

• area

determination

vastberadenheid

• perseverance

a challenge

uitdaging

• difficulty

a newborn

pasgeborene

• baby

adversity

tegenslag / pech

• misfortune

a gesture

gebaar

• sign

the altitude

hoogte

• height

the onset

begin / aanvang

• start

the itinerary

reisplan

• travel schedule

poise

kalmte / bedaardheid

• composure

humility

bescheidenheid

• modesty

a hiccup

kleine tegenslag

• minor problem

a pendant

hangertje

• necklace ornament

a lapel

revers

• jacket fold

to circumnavigate

rondvaren / -reizen

• travel around

to greet

groeten

• welcome

to attempt

proberen

• try

to aim

mikken / proberen

• target

to dodge

ontwijken

• avoid

to bar from

verbieden / tegenhouden

• prevent

to scramble

door elkaar gooien

• mix / jumble

to pile up

opstapelen

• accumulate

to force

dwingen

• compel

to assume

veronderstellen

• suppose

to seep into

binnensijpelen

• leak into

to hitchhike

liften

• thumb a ride

to receive

ontvangen

• get

to nudge

een duwtje geven

• push gently

to tolerate

tolereren / verdragen

• accept

giant

reusachtig

• huge

tiny

piepklein

• very small

desolate

verlaten

• deserted

recreational

recreatief

• leisure-related

remote

afgelegen

• distant

brave

dapper

• courageous

fierce

fel / hevig

• intense

menacing

dreigend

• threatening

nerve-racking

zenuwslopend

• stressful

retired

gepensioneerd

• no longer working

capable (to be capable of)

in staat tot

• able

across

over / overheen

• through

ultimately

uiteindelijk

• eventually

notoriously

berucht

• famously (in a bad way)

amid

te midden van

• among