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• Redundancy


  A situation where a worker is no longer needed.

  
  

  ontslag
• Acknowledge


  Taking notice of.

  
  

  erkennen
• Simulation


  Imitation of a situation.

  
  

  nabootsing
• Cutting-edge


  Highly advanced.

  
  

  geavanceerd, baanbrekend
• Legendary


  Remarkable enough to be famous.

  
  

  legendarisch
• Amateur


  Taking part in an activity for pleasure.

  
  

  amateur
• Agenda


  A list of matters to be discussed at a meeting.

  
  

  programma
• Subsidy


  A grant of financial assistance.

  
  

  toelage, subsidie
• Abandon


  To give up control.

  
  

  achterlaten, opgeven.
• Thereby


  As a result of this action.

  
  

  aldus, zodoende
• Triumph


  A great victory or achievement.

  
  

  overwinning, zege
• Vice versa


  In reverse order.

  omgekeerd
• primitive


  Relating to the earliest age.

  
  

  primitief, oer
• Wit


  Brainpower or mental ability.

  
  

  gevatheid
• Abnormal


  Deviating from the normal.

  
  

  afwijkend
• Accumulate


  To collect or increase something gradually.

  zich ophopen
• Tendency


  An inclination to do something.

  
  

  neiging, tendens
• Accusation


  A charge of wrongdoing.

  
  

  beschuldiging
• Affluent


  Having an abundance of goods.

  
  

  welvarend, rijk
• Bankrupt


  A person judged by a court to be insolvent.

  
  

  faillissement, bankroet
• Contradict


  To say the opposite.

  
  

  tegenspreken, weerleggen
• Phenomenon


  An extraordinary occurrence or circumstance.

  
  

  fenomeen, verschijnsel
• Overwhelm


  Have a strong emotional effect.

  
  

  overweldigen, overrompelen
• Cosmopolitan


  Having wide international sophisticatioin.

  
  

  kosmopolitisch, werelds
• Customary


  According to the customs.

  
  

  gebruikelijk
• Abortion


  To stop an activity before it begins.

  
  

  abortus/zwangerschapsafbreking, afblazing
• Downside


  The negative aspect of something.

  
  

  nadeel, minpunt
• Equation


  A mathematical statement.

  
  

  vergelijking, gelijkstelling
• Extinction


  Something no longer exists.

  
  

  uitsterven
• Emerge


  Become apparent or prominent.

  
  

  opduiken, tevoorschijn komen, verschijnen
• Inspection


  Careful examinatioin.

  
  

  keuring, controle
• Exaggerate


  To make something seem larger.

  
  

  overdrijven
• Industrialization


  The development of industries in a country.

  
  

  industrialisering
• Mechanism


  A way of doing something.

  
  

  mechanisme, werkwijze
• Migration


  The seasonal movement.

  
  

  migratie, trek
• Conquer


  Successfully overcome.

  
  

  veroveren, overwinnen
• Obsolete


  No longer used or needed.

  
  

  verouderd, overbodig
• Prolong


  To make something last a longer time.

  
  

  aanhouden, rekken
• Sustainable


  To continue over a period of time.

  
  

  duurzaam, houdbaar
• Allowance


  Money that you are given regularly.

  
  

  vergoeding, toelage