Question 1

journey - The journey from Utrecht to Calais took three hours.

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reis (over land)

Question 2

voyage - The voyage across the Atlantic took seven days.

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reis (zee/ruimte)

Question 3

coach - A coach is a comfortable bus for long journeys.

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bus

Question 4

ferry - We crossed by ferry from Calais to Dover.

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veerboot

Question 5

cabin - We had a cabin on the night boat.

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hut

Question 6

berth - There were four berths in the cabin.

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kooi

Question 7

yacht - The sailing yacht had two cabins.

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jacht

Question 8

vessel - At sea we saw many large vessels.

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vaartuig

Question 9

binoculars - The captain was looking through his binoculars.

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verrekijker

Question 10

wreck - They know where the wreck of the Titanic lies.

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wrak

Question 11

to be wrecked - The ship was wrecked in a hurricane.

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vergaan

Question 12

to rescue - The crew of the sinking ship was rescued by a helicopter.

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redden

Question 13

rescue - The sailor thanked the helicopter crew for his rescue.

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redding

Question 14

to board - The passengers boarded the plane at 12 o'clock.

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instappen

Question 15

altitude - The plane was flying at an altitude of 4,000 feet.

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hoogte

Question 16

to hijack - The terrorists had hijacked a plane.

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kapen

Question 17

course - The course of the plane was north-west.

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koers

Question 18

to alter - The pilot altered his course.

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wijzigen

Question 19

runway - Planes take off and land on a runway.

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startbaan

Question 20

to cancel - Our flight was cancelled because of the fog.

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annuleren

Question 21

to crash - Five minutes after take-off the plane crashed.

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neerstorten

Question 22

mystery -Why the plane crashed will always be a mystery.

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raadsel/mysterie

Question 23

to disappear - The plane had suddenly disappeared from the radar screen.

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verdwijnen

Question 24

disappearance - The disappearance of the plane was a mystery.

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verdwijning

Question 25

inquiry (into) - There was an official inquiry into the cause of the crash.

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onderzoek (naar)

Question 26

to submit - The results of the inquiry were submitted to the government.

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voorleggen

Question 27

to go through customs - At the airport you have to go through customs.

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door de douane gaan

Question 28

customs officer - A customs officer asked me to open my bag.

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douanebeambte

Question 29

declare - The custom officer asked if she had anything to declare.

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aangeven

Question 30

luggage/baggage - A customs officer searched het luggage/baggage.

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bagage

Question 31

baggage belt - We were waiting for our luggage at the baggage belt.

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bagageband

Question 32

suitcase - This suitcase is very heavy.

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koffer

Question 33

to consist of - Her luggage consisted of a suitcase and a handbag.

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bestaan uit

Question 34

to attach - She attached a label to her suitcase.

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vastmaken

Question 35

excess baggage - The airline charged me $75 for excess baggage.

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extra baggage

Question 36

border/frontier - Holland has borders/frontiers with Belgium and Germany.

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grens

Question 37

enterprise - Sailing round Cape Horn in a storm is a dangerous enterprise.

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onderneming

Question 38

fellow - I had a nice conversation with my fellow traveller.

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mede-

Question 39

foreign - There are always a lot of foreign tourists in Amsterdam.

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buitenlands

Question 40

map - I cannot find this village on the map.

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kaart

Question 41

resort - A resort is aplace where a lot of people go for holidays.

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vakantieoord

Question 42

tax - In many European holiday resorts you pay tourist tax.

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belasting

Question 43

duty-free/tax-free - There's a duty-free/tax-free shop at the airport.

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belastingvrij

Question 44

destination - After a three hours' drive we reached our destination.

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bestemming

Question 45

to surround - The town is surrounded by woods

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omgeven

Question 46

surroundings - The surroundings of this town are beautiful.

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omgeving

Question 47

to explore - We explored the surroundings of the town.

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verkennen

Question 48

form - When you arrive at a campsite, you have to fill in a form.

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formulier

Question 49

(in)valid - This passport is no longer valid.

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(on)geldig

Question 50

visa - You need a visa for Russia.

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visum

Question 51

to apply for - Before travelling to Russia he applied for a visa.

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aanvragen

Question 52

application - He had to fill in an application form.

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aanvraag

Question 53

sight - Big Ben is a famous sight in London.

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bezienswaardigheid

Question 54

leaflet - In this leaflet you will find all the sights.

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folder

Question 55

hospitable - They say that Irish people are very hospitable.

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gastvrij

Question 56

hospitality - The Irish are known for their hospitality.

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gastvrijheid

Question 57

hike - They took a ten minute hike through the mountains.

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trektocht

Question 58

to hike - My parents like hiking in Scotland.

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een trektocht maken

Question 59

to enquire/inquire - We enquired when the next train would depart.

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informeren

Question 60

enquiries/inquiries - At a sign saying enquiries you can ask for information.

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inlichtingen

Question 61

to make enquiries/inquiries - To make enquiries is formal for 'to ask for information'.

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inlichtingen vragen

Question 62

to arrange - The travel agency had arranged their trip to Indonesia.

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regelen

Question 63

arrangement - Have you made all the arrangements for your stay abroad?

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regeling

Question 64

to stay with - I stayed with my uncle for three days.

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