Engels : Nederlands
The [agency] is a charity which helps poor people in the developing world. = instantie / bureau
Being rich and famous means that he can [assist] charities which need his help. = ondersteunen
My [attitude] to drugs has always been to stay away from them. = houding
He has to follow all the rules created by the [authorities]. = autoriteiten
It's a [charitable] organisation – they collect money for poor people in developing countries. = liefdadigheids-
He smoked a [cigarette] when he was 13, but he didn't like it. = sigaret
A [community] is the group of people who live in a place. = gemeenschap
I need to lose weight, so I'm going to [cut out] chocolate and cakes. = stoppen met / kappen met
They do a test every day to make sure he hasn't taken [drug]s. = verdovend middel / drugs
He really [entertain]s the crowd with his exciting performances. = vermaken
I [fell out] with him because he kissed my girlfriend. = ruzie krijgen
His [fame] means that people recognise him wherever he goes. = roem
The charity helps people who are less [fortunate]. = fortuinlijk / goed af zijn
It's very difficult to [get rid of] a bad habit. = afkomen van
He needs to stop looking around him all the time – it's a bad [habit]. = gewoonte
We [hit it off] immediately and now he is my best friend. = goed overweg kunnen met
I have to tell them where I'm going to be [in case] they decide to do a test. = voor het geval dat
Usain Bolt won 3 gold [medal]s in Beijing. = medaille
The medals contain 3 different [metal]s – gold, silver and bronze. = metaal
I liked the [novelty] of winning a medal for the first time. = nieuwigheid
Because he is rich he has the [opportunity] to help people who are poor. = gelegenheid
A medal is a round [piece] of metal. = stuk
Each member of the [relay] team needs to run very fast for part of the race. = estafette
I am a teacher, so I work in the education [sector]. = sector / tak
He [set a record] by running faster than anybody else in history. = een record vestigen
We met and became friends [straight away]. = meteen / direct
I have to have a [test] to make sure I haven't taken drugs. = test
They [test] my blood to make sure I haven't taken drugs. = onderzoeken
It was exciting at the beginning, but soon the excitement [wore] off. = slijten