October 16

Neighbours / neighbors

Seven hundred fiftieth anniversary

The belfry = belfort

The bailiff = baljuw

Playfull = ludiek

The forth largest town of Flanders

Hamlet (gehucht)  >> village >> Town >> city >> metropolis

Witness

Suburb = voorstad

Autumn here you are again

Spicy sense

To Flutter = dwarrelen

 Storm and rain

Mushrooms à toadstool ( paddenstoel)

Leprechaun = kabouter

Acorn = eikels

Spiders

Wet clothes and headwind= tegenwind

A stool = krukje

My stool was bad this morning = slechte stoelgang

Let me embrace you.

I enjoy your charm.

Wait and see.

London

Exciting

The Romans founded Lundundium

The river Thames

William the conqueror 1066: Willem de Veroveraar

Trading center= handelscentrum

1665 the plague= de Pest >> the black death

1666 the great fire of London

Eradicated = uitgeroeid

St Paul’s Cathedral >> Christopher Wren

The British Empire

A man who is tired of London is tired of Life.

Trafalgar Square

Grub = something to eat.

Peace and Quiet

Greenwich

A parish = parochie

Spanish Flu = Spaanse Griep

The ceiling = plafond

Saturday

The chronical ill

Reception with cava ( bubbles) and toast

Festive pastry = feestelijk gebak

Poeke Castle

The modern art biennial ( tweejaarlijks)

Heritage = erfgoed

Urgent need= hoge nood

 Charming water castle

East Flemish = Oost Vlaams  

Municipality = gemeente / gemeenschap

Private collection

Metabolic deseases

To be committed to = toegewijd aan/tot

Hereditary= erfelijk

Scientific = wetenschappelijk

A photographer

Scattered = verspreid

Amidst = in het midden / tussenin

Foliage = gebladerte

72 hours FOOD

One person can eat much more than another.

Nuts

Root vegetables >> carrots / beets / turnip= raap /chicory= witloof /leak= prei   

Cauliflower= bloemkool

Dairy= zuivelproducten

Canned fruit = fruit in blik

Crispbread = beschuit

Raisins = rozijnen

Prunes= pruimen

Dates =  dadels

Biscuits= cookies

Crisps= chips

To cater for >> caterer = traiteur

A rash = uitslag

Phenomena = fenomenen

Thawed = ontdooid

To perish = vergaan / bederven

To avoid = vermijden

Melt water= gesmolten water

Zero = nill

To extinguish = uitdoven / blussen

Nearby =dichtbij

Firewood = brandhout

Corridors = gang

Concrete= beton

Alike = te like = gelijkaardig / dergelijke

Insulate= isoleren

Connecting doors

Rug = tapijt

Carpet = vast tapijt

Curtains= gordijnen

To knit= breien >> to know / a knife / a knight = ridder

Duvet = donsdeken

Gloves = handschoenen

Mittens = wanten

To erect = oprichten

 

A spare phone = reserve telefoon

A burner phone = wegwerptelefoon

To waste =  verspillen

Waste = garbage >> afval

Rapidly = snel

To shelter = schuilen

 A nuclear power plant =  kerncentrale

To leak = lekken

If my bicycle breaks down.

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