Engels : Nederlands
Winning the gold medal was a great [achievement]. = prestatie
Neil Armstrong was the first [astronaut] to walk on the moon. = astronaut
People who live in a [democracy] can choose who will lead their country. = democratie
In 1966, Indians [elect]ed Indira Ghandi as their first female Prime Minister. = verkiezen
She won the [election] and became the first female Prime Minister. = verkiezing
Which woman became Pakistan's first [female] Prime Minister in 1988? = vrouwelijk
When she won the election she became the first female [head of state]. = staatshoofd
The freedom to say what you think is one of the basic [human rights]. = mensenrechten
People who cannot read or write are described as [illiterate]. = analfabeet
Women earn only 10% of world [income]. = inkomen
Their demonstration was [non-violent], so nobody was hurt. = geweldloos
He doesn't [own] a car, so he usually takes the bus. = bezitten
Men are the [owner]s of 99% of the world's property. = eigenaar / bezitter
The new laws will be discussed in [Parliament]. = parlement
Aung San Suu Kyi is a famous [politician] from Burma. = politicus
She is interested in [politics] and would like to be a politician when she is older. = politiek
We were very [poor] and often had no food to eat. = arm
Ghandi had an extraordinary [power] to make people follow him. = vermogen / macht
All the land and buildings here are private [property]. = bezit
She must have been lonely flying [solo] around the world in a helicopter. = solo / alleen
She was in important figure in the [struggle] for democracy. = strijd
Women in Liechtenstein got the [vote] in 1984. = stemrecht
How old do you have to be to [vote] in an election? = stemmen