achtergrond, de
background, the | The ‘achter’ (after) part of a picture is the background.
asiel, het
asylum, the | A seal is seeking political asylum.
bijkomen
to recuperate | ‘By coming’ over to rest, you can recuperate.
conflict, het
conflict, the | (Cognate) Sounds exactly like conflict.
continent, het
continent, the | (Cognate) Sounds exactly like continent.
diagram, het
diagram, the | (Cognate) Sounds exactly like diagram.
dichtbevolkt
densely populated | ‘dicht’ (tight) + ‘bevolkt’ (folked). A place that is tightly-folked is densely populated.
doordat
because | ‘Through that’ door is the reason why… because…
economisch
economic | (Cognate) Sounds like economic.
gebied, het
area, the | I ‘get a bid’ for this area of land.
gelijk
equally | Ge-like. We are treated ‘like’ each other, equally.
groei, de
growth, the | Things that are ‘grow-y’ experience growth.
hoogopgeleide, de
highly educated person, the | ‘hoog’ means high. Someone with a ‘high’ education.
inburgeren
to integrate | To integrate in a new country, you might eat ‘in’ a ‘burger’ joint.
jaarlijks
annually | ‘jaar’ sounds like year. Something that is ‘year-ly’ is annual.
krimpen
to shrink | When you ‘crimp’ paper, you cause it to shrink.
migratie, de
migration, the | (Cognate) Sounds exactly like migration.
motief, het
motive, the | (Cognate) Sounds exactly like motive.
overigens
by the way | ‘Over against’ all expectations, ‘by the way’, I have something to add.
politiek
political | (Cognate) Sounds like political.
relatief
relatively | (Cognate) Sounds like relatively.
religieus
religious | (Cognate) Sounds like religious.
samenleving, de
society, the | ‘samen’ (together) + ‘leven’ (to live) = living together in a society.
vergelijking, de
comparison, the | To make a ‘fair-liking’ you need a comparison.
