76 Texture, brightness, weight and density
A. Smooth = This cotton is very smooth to the touch.
Polished = The table had a beautiful polished surface.
Silky = You hair has a very silky feel.
Sleek = That’s a very sleek car!
Downy = That baby-boy’s downy is very blond.
Slippery = It has been snowing so the road might be
slippery. Furry = The inside of those sheepskin gloves feel very
furry. Rough = Those new, unwashed jeans are rough. Coarse = Sand is very coarse
Jagged = The pieces of glass of a broken mirror can be
jagged
Prickly = That cactus is prickly
Gnarled = The wood from that old tree is very gnarled. Underfoot = The ground was rough underfoot. B. Shiny = Shiny leather shoes. Vivid = Carnival costumes can be full of vivid colours
Shady = A shady corner of the garden
Dazzling = A light can be very dazzling
Dim = This lamp is to dim to read in the dark. Glare I wear sun-glasses when I drive because of the glare of the sun. C. Solid = A stone is a very solid object
Hollow = A tree can be hollow
Dense = That area is very densely populated, there live many people. Sparse = That area is very sparsely populated, there don’t live many people. Weighty = These boxes are very weighty, they’re heavier than I expected. Bulky/ = When something is big, difficult and heavy
Cumbersome Nog wat uitdrukkingen: Your bag’s as light as a feather! Have you brought enough? Your bag’s as heavy as lead! What’s in it, bricks? 77 Success, failure and difficulty A. succeeding = We succeeded in persuading a lot of
people to join our protest.
To manage = I managed to contact him just before it
was to late. Achieved = We’ve achieved a lot this year
Accomplished = ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, [more formal] Goal/aim/target = The company has achieved all its
goals/aims/targets this year. Come off = Do you think his plan will come off? [succeed] Er staat een tabel in het boek, die moet je dan zelf ma ff bekijke, heft nie veel zin om dat helemaal over te typen. B. Backfire = When something doesn’t run out as
Intended
Fold/go under = Companies and clubs often fold/ go
under through lack of success. Falter = A plan or project may falter; have ups
and downs
cope with = I can cope with three new students, the
teacher said C is nog een tabel 78 Idions and fixed expressions - general feel under the weather = to feel unwell
Idiom = fixed expressions with meanings that are
usually not clear or obvious. The tin opener has seen better days. (it has broken down) “You must have gotten the wrong end of the stick”= misunderstand “ pull a fast one”= trick/deceive someone “poke your nose into something”= interfere “ be over the moon”= be very happy, elated “feel down in the dumps”= depressed, low “ be in the red”= have a negative bank balance “daft as a bush”= be very stupid/ silly “he takes the biscuit”= is the extreme/ worst of all “you’re a pain in the neck/ass” = a nuisance/ difficult, irritating person “make a meal out of something” = always exaggerate “make a move”= leave/go “most politicians are on the make”= wanting power/money for
themselves. Sommige Idiomen worden alleen in de continious gebruikt, bijvoorbeeld: “barking up the tree” = be mistaken
Je kan wel zeggen: “You are barking up the wrong tree”
Maar NIET: “You bark up the wrong tree”
79 Everyday expressions
If the worst comes to the worst, we’ll have to cancel the holiday.
If all else fails = If nothing else succeeds
What with one thing and another, I haven’t had time to reply her letter. When it comes to restaurants this town’s not that good. As far as I’m concerned, we can eat any time, ( it doesn’t matter to me) As luck would have it, she was out when we called. (by chance) 80 Similes Hfdst. 80 gaat vooral over van die vergelijkingen. Ik schrijf ze maar gewoon op, want ik weet niet of het zin heeft als k er een zin van probeer te maken De betekenis is toch wel duidelijk denk ik. As blind as a bat
As thin as a rake (betekend: hark) As strong as an ox (soort stier ofzo) As quiet as a mouse
As heavy as lead (lood) As light as a feather
As drunk as a lord
As sober as a judge
As black as night
The princess sin was as white as snow
As brown as a berry
As good as gold
As cold as a cucumber
As busy as a bee
The bed was as hard as iron and I couldn’t sleep
I’ll give this plant some water, the soils’s dry as a bone
He’s As mad as a hatter (is iemand die hoede verkoopt). He crossed the Atlantic in a bathtub. She told her teacher, as bold as brass (koper), that her lessons were boring. You’ll have to speak slowly and clearly; he’s as deaf as a post. Don’t worry. Using the computer’s as easy as falling of a log
She knew the answer as quick as a flash
When I told him, his face went as red as a beetroot.
When he saw it happen, his face went as white as a sheet
The fish was bad and I felt as sick as a dog
She ran off with my money and I felt as sick as a parrot
My plan worked like a dream, and the problem was soon solved
She has eyes like a hawk
He eats like a horse and drinks like a fish
Did you sleep well? Yes, thanks, like a log
I forgot to do that again! I’ve got a brain like a sieve! To be like a bear with a sore head = be very bad-tempered
She goes round like a bull in a china shop = behaving in a clumsy, intensive way
Like a red rag to a bull = certain to make someone very angry
slippery. Furry = The inside of those sheepskin gloves feel very
furry. Rough = Those new, unwashed jeans are rough. Coarse = Sand is very coarse
Jagged = The pieces of glass of a broken mirror can be
Prickly = That cactus is prickly
Gnarled = The wood from that old tree is very gnarled. Underfoot = The ground was rough underfoot. B. Shiny = Shiny leather shoes. Vivid = Carnival costumes can be full of vivid colours
Shady = A shady corner of the garden
Dazzling = A light can be very dazzling
Dim = This lamp is to dim to read in the dark. Glare I wear sun-glasses when I drive because of the glare of the sun. C. Solid = A stone is a very solid object
Hollow = A tree can be hollow
Dense = That area is very densely populated, there live many people. Sparse = That area is very sparsely populated, there don’t live many people. Weighty = These boxes are very weighty, they’re heavier than I expected. Bulky/ = When something is big, difficult and heavy
Cumbersome Nog wat uitdrukkingen: Your bag’s as light as a feather! Have you brought enough? Your bag’s as heavy as lead! What’s in it, bricks? 77 Success, failure and difficulty A. succeeding = We succeeded in persuading a lot of
was to late. Achieved = We’ve achieved a lot this year
Accomplished = ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, [more formal] Goal/aim/target = The company has achieved all its
goals/aims/targets this year. Come off = Do you think his plan will come off? [succeed] Er staat een tabel in het boek, die moet je dan zelf ma ff bekijke, heft nie veel zin om dat helemaal over te typen. B. Backfire = When something doesn’t run out as
Intended
Fold/go under = Companies and clubs often fold/ go
under through lack of success. Falter = A plan or project may falter; have ups
and downs
cope with = I can cope with three new students, the
teacher said C is nog een tabel 78 Idions and fixed expressions - general feel under the weather = to feel unwell
Idiom = fixed expressions with meanings that are
usually not clear or obvious. The tin opener has seen better days. (it has broken down) “You must have gotten the wrong end of the stick”= misunderstand “ pull a fast one”= trick/deceive someone “poke your nose into something”= interfere “ be over the moon”= be very happy, elated “feel down in the dumps”= depressed, low “ be in the red”= have a negative bank balance “daft as a bush”= be very stupid/ silly “he takes the biscuit”= is the extreme/ worst of all “you’re a pain in the neck/ass” = a nuisance/ difficult, irritating person “make a meal out of something” = always exaggerate “make a move”= leave/go “most politicians are on the make”= wanting power/money for
themselves. Sommige Idiomen worden alleen in de continious gebruikt, bijvoorbeeld: “barking up the tree” = be mistaken
What with one thing and another, I haven’t had time to reply her letter. When it comes to restaurants this town’s not that good. As far as I’m concerned, we can eat any time, ( it doesn’t matter to me) As luck would have it, she was out when we called. (by chance) 80 Similes Hfdst. 80 gaat vooral over van die vergelijkingen. Ik schrijf ze maar gewoon op, want ik weet niet of het zin heeft als k er een zin van probeer te maken De betekenis is toch wel duidelijk denk ik. As blind as a bat
As thin as a rake (betekend: hark) As strong as an ox (soort stier ofzo) As quiet as a mouse
As heavy as lead (lood) As light as a feather
As drunk as a lord
As sober as a judge
As black as night
The princess sin was as white as snow
As brown as a berry
As good as gold
As cold as a cucumber
As busy as a bee
The bed was as hard as iron and I couldn’t sleep
I’ll give this plant some water, the soils’s dry as a bone
He’s As mad as a hatter (is iemand die hoede verkoopt). He crossed the Atlantic in a bathtub. She told her teacher, as bold as brass (koper), that her lessons were boring. You’ll have to speak slowly and clearly; he’s as deaf as a post. Don’t worry. Using the computer’s as easy as falling of a log
She knew the answer as quick as a flash
The fish was bad and I felt as sick as a dog
She ran off with my money and I felt as sick as a parrot
My plan worked like a dream, and the problem was soon solved
She has eyes like a hawk
He eats like a horse and drinks like a fish
Did you sleep well? Yes, thanks, like a log
I forgot to do that again! I’ve got a brain like a sieve! To be like a bear with a sore head = be very bad-tempered
She goes round like a bull in a china shop = behaving in a clumsy, intensive way
Like a red rag to a bull = certain to make someone very angry
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