Question 1

verbal - Communication can be verbal and non-verbal.

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met woorden

Question 2

gesture - Making gestures is a way of non-verbal communication.

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gebaar

Question 3

by means of - Deaf people can communicate by means of sign language.

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door middel van

Question 4

to propose/to suggest - I proposed/suggested that we should leave at once.

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voorstellen

Question 5

proposal/suggestion - They accepted my proposal/suggestion.

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voorstel

Question 6

proposition - They discussed the proposition at a business lunch.

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voorstel

Question 7

to propose - If you propose to a woman, you ask her to marry you.

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ten huwelijk vragen

Question 8

to reject - Why did they reject your proposal?

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verwerpen

Question 9

item - There were ten items on the agenda of the meeting.

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punt

Question 10

to focus - We must focus our attention on the main problem.

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richten

Question 11

focus - She always wants to be the focus of attention.

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middelpunt

Question 12

to notice - Did you notice that his hands were shaking?

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merken

Question 13

noticeable - Her words had a noticeable effect on him.

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merkbaar

Question 14

rumour - There were rumours that the Queen was seriously ill.

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gerucht

Question 15

to spread - Social media often spreads rumours and fake news.

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verspreiden

Question 16

spokesperson - The rumour was denied by a government spokesperson.

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woordvoerder

Question 17

to comment - The minister refused to comment on the rumours.

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commentaar geven

Question 18

comment - The minister said: 'No comment.'

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commentaar

Question 19

questionnaire - The villagers were asked to fill in a questionnaire.

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vragenlijst

Question 20

survey - The questionnaires were used for a survey.

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enquête

Question 21

to conduct - The survey was conducted by university students.

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uitvoeren

Question 22

at random/randomly - For this survey people were selected at random/randomly.

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willekeurig

Question 23

to complete - The survey was completed in two months.

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voltooien

Question 24

to emerge/to appear - From the survey it emerged/appeared that people wanted more police in the streets.

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blijken

Question 25

it makes sense - It makes sense to use different passwords.

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het is verstandig

Question 26

it doesn’t make sense - I don’t understand why he did this; it doesn’t make sense.

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het is onbegrijpelijk

Question 27

sense/meaning - The word 'appear' can be used in different senses/meanings.

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betekenis

Question 28

to imply - Does your silence imply that you agree with me?

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inhouden

Question 29

to imply - He implied that I was wrong, but he didn’t say so.

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laten doorschemeren

Question 30

(un)intelligible - Legal language is not always intelligible.

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onbegrijpelijk

Question 31

mass media - Television, radio and newspapers are mass media.

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massamedia

Question 32

zip code (AE) - Zip code is American English for 'postcode'.

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postcode

Question 33

parcel/package - Could you take this parcel/package to the postoffice?

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pakje

Question 34

to deliver - The parcel will be delivered tomorrow.

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bezorgen/leveren

Question 35

delivery - You have to pay for the goods on delivery.

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bezorging

Question 36

courier - The package was delivered by a special courier.

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koerier

Question 37

to inform - She informed him that she couldn’t come to the meeting.

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mededelen

Question 38

to notify - To notify is a formal word for 'to inform'.

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mededelen

Question 39

to respond - Dave didn’t respond to any of her e-mails.

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reageren

Question 40

response - There were no responses to our advertisement.

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reactie

Question 41

to keep in touch - They kept in touch by WhatsApp.

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contact houden

Question 42

junk mail - There was a heap of junk mail on the doormat.

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ongewenste reclame

Question 43

to text - Don’t text while you are cycling or driving.

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texten

Question 44

current/topical - In a newspaper you can read about current/topical events.

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actueel/huidig

Question 45

currently - He is currently working on a new TV programme.

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op het ogenblik

Question 46

to announce - The royal engagement was announced on TV.

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bekendmaken

Question 47

announcement - The announcement of the royal engagement was on TV.

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bekendmaking

Question 48

orbit - The TV satellite was put into orbit round the earth.

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baan

Question 49

bold - Bold letters look blacker than ordinary letters.

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vet

Question 50

italics - You can emphasise a word by using italics.

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cursieve letters

Question 51

to nod - He didn’t say 'yes', he only nodded his head.

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knikken

Question 52

to whisper - You don’t have to whisper, no one can hear us.

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fluisteren

Question 53

to address - The Queen addressed the House of Commons.

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toespreken

Question 54

address/speech - They listened to the Queen's address/speech.

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toespraak

Question 55

particular - This article is of particular interest to businessmen.

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bijzonder

Question 56

particulars/details - Are there more particulars/details about the accident?

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bijzonderheden/details

Question 57

(ir)relevant - You can leave out the irrelevant details.

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onbelangrijk

Question 58

relevance - What is the relevance of these details?

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relevantie/belang

Question 59

to overhear - I couldn’t help but overhearing their conversation.

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toevallig horen

Question 60

topic/subject - Politics is a popular topic/subject of conversation.

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onderwerp

Question 61

mobile phone/cell phone - A mobile phone is also called a cell phone, especially in American English.

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mobiele telefoon

Question 62

landline phone - Can you send text messages with a landline phone?

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vaste telefoon

Question 63

dial - Clocks and old telephones have dials.

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wijzerplaat

Question 64

to dial - In Britain you dial 999 or 112 for emergencies.

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kiezen

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