Kaarten: english vocabulary in use upper intermediate

intelligent

intellegent

bright

helder

clever

slim

sharp

scherp

shrewd

sluw

able

in staat

gifted

begaafd

talented

getalenteerd

brainy

snugger

stupid

dom

foolish

dwaas

simple

simpel

silly

gek, dwaas

brainless

hersenloos

daft

stom

dumb

dom

dim

zwak, vaag

thick

dom, oliedom

Are you just thick?

cunning

sluw

He may be a fraud, but you have to admire his cunning

crafty

vindingrijk

sly

sluw, listig

pessimistic

pessimistisch

optimistic

optimistisch

extroverted

extrovert

introverted

introvert

tense

gespannen

wound up

opgewonden, rusteloos

I was to wound up to sleep

stressed out

gestressed

relaxed

ontspannen

sensible

verstandig

He’s such a sensible young man

down-to-earth

nuchter, met beide voeten op de grond

sensitive

gevoelig

upset

van streek, overstuur

worked-up

overstuur (informeel)

He’s all worked up

sociable

gezellig, vriendelijk

gregarious

gesteld op gezelschap

quarrelsome

ruziezoekend

argumentative

twistziek, gesteld op argumenteren

He became argumentative when the manager asked him to leave the store.

cruel

wreed

sadistic

wreed, sadistisch

easy-going

makkelijk in de omgang

even-tempered

gelijkmatig, rustig

laid-back

ontspannen, rustig

impolite

onbeleefd

rude

grof

ill-mannered

ongemanierd

discourteous

onhoffelijk

It was discourteous of you to arrive late at the meeting yesterday.

honest

eerlijk

trustworthy

betrouwbaar

reliable

betrouwbaar, geloofwaardig, je kan op de persoon rekening

They’re a reliable group of people. They always keep their promises

sincere

oprecht

jealous

jaloers

envious

jaloers, afgunstig

She’s so envious of my coat.

determined

vastbesloten

She was determined to win that race.

thrifty

zuinig

My parents had been thrifty and saved a good amount of money.

economical

zuinig, economisch

self-assured

zelfverzekerd

confident

zelfzeker

unconventional

ongewoon, niet de norm

original

origineel

frank

openhartig,

To be frank I thought she was a man.

direct

direct

open

open

broad-minded

ruimdenkend

enquiring

onderzoekend

The committee is enquiring about the delay of the flight.

generous

vrijgevig

innocent

onschuldig

ambitious

ambitieus

assertive

assertief = dat je opkomt voor je eigen mening

If you want people to listen to your opinions, you'll need to learn to be more assertive.

obstinate

koppig (formeel)

He can be very obstinate when he wants to be

stubborn

koppig

pig-headed

koppig, eigenwijs

stingy

gierig

The company was too stingy to raise salaries.

mean

gemeen

tight-fisted

gierig

miserly

gierig

He was miserly with both his time and money.

self-important

egocentrisch

arrogant

arrogant

= iemand die zichzelf beter vind dan de andere

full of yourself

vol van zichzelf

eccentric

excentriek

= iemand die opvallende vreemde of ongebruikelijke gewoontes heeft, hij is buiten de norm

odd

vreemd

peculiar

bijzonder

weird

raar

blunt

bot

abrupt

plotseling, kort

brusque

bruusk

= kortaf, vlug stoppen, nors

curt

kortaf

unprincipled

zonder principes

permissive

verdraagzaam

inquisitive

nieuwsgierig (formeel)

nosy

nieuwsgierig, je neus steken waar het niet hoort

extravagant

extravagant, overdreven

naive

naïef

pushy

opdringerig

aggressive

agressief

bossy

bazig

the United States/the USA

Verenigde Staten

the United Kingdom/the UK

Verenigd Koninkrijk

the Netherlands

Nederland

the Philippines

Filipijnen