aangeven
to report | AAN (on) + GEVEN (give) → give info on something = report/indicate.
alsnog
still | ‘All’s now, still’—happens anyway after the fact = still/after all.
arbeidsovereenkomst, de
employment contract, the | ARBEIDS (work) + OVEREENKOMST (agreement) → employment contract.
behoud, het
preservation, the | ‘Be‑hold’ onto something → preservation.
berekenen
to calculate | From REKENEN (to reckon/calc) → compute/calculate.
bestemming, de
destination, the | Where you’re ‘bestemd’ (meant) to end up = destination.
bezwaar, het
objection, the | Literally ‘that which makes it heavy’ (zwaar = heavy) → an objection weighs things down.
bouw, de
construction, the | From BOUWEN (to build) → the building/construction sector.
collectief
collective | Same as English ‘collective’.
doorbetalen
to continue to pay | DOOR (through) + BETALEN (pay) → keep paying.
geval, het
case, the | As in ‘in that geval’ = in that case.
leiden tot
to lead to | LEIDEN (lead) + TOT (to) → lead to/result in.
minimum, het
minimum, the | Same word.
opmaken
to use up | ‘Make it up’ till it’s gone = use up (also: do make‑up).
opnemen
to take | ‘Neem op!’ = pick up (the phone); also take in/withdraw.
recht, het
right, the | RECHT = right/law; ‘human rights’ = mensenrechten.
schriftelijk
in writing | SCHRIFT = writing; ‑ELIJK (~‑ly) → in writing.
stimuleren
to stimulate | Cognate: stimulate/encourage.
tellen
to count | Like ‘tally’—you tell numbers = count.
vaststaan
to fix | VAST = fixed + STAAN = stand → to be set/fixed.
verblijven
to stay | To ‘remain/live for a bit’—stay temporarily.
vervallen
to expire | FALLEN = fall; benefits ‘fall away’ → expire/lapse.
zich houden aan
to abide by | HOUDEN = hold → hold yourself to (rules) = abide by.
zogenaamd
so-called | ‘So‑named’—supposedly called that.
