aantekening, de
note, the | AANtekening sounds like ‘annotation’ - both are notes you take
afschaffen
to scrap | afSCHAFFen - to SHAFT something means to scrap/abolish it
anoniem
anonymous | Almost identical - anoNIEM = anoNYMous
bedrijfskunde, de
business administration, the | BEDRIJF (business) + KUNDE (knowledge) = business knowledge/administration
deadline, de
deadline, the | Exact same word in both languages!
expert, de
expert, the | Identical word - no translation needed!
formeel
formal | forMEEL = forMAL - nearly the same
hoorcollege, het
lecture, the | HOOR (hear) + COLLEGE = you HEAR a college lecture
individueel
individual | individUEEL = individUAL - almost identical
informeel
informal | informEEL = informAL - nearly identical
initiatief, het
initiative, the | initiaTIEF = initiaTIVE - very similar
leerzaam
informative | LEER (learn) + ZAAM = something that helps you LEARN is informative
massaal
massive | massAAL = massIVE - sounds very similar
mede-
fellow | MEDE sounds like ‘made with’ - your fellow is made with you
Nederlandstalig
in the Dutch language | NEDERLAND (Netherlands) + TALIG (language) = Dutch language
paper, de
paper, the | Same word - international academic term!
passief
passive | passIEF = passIVE - nearly identical
presenteren
to give a presentation | PRESENTEREN = to PRESENT - same root
stelling, de
position, the | STELLING - like ‘telling your stance’ = stating your position
sterk
strong | STERK sounds like STARK (strong/harsh in English)
stof, de
material, the | STOF = STUFF - material is the stuff things are made of
voorkeur, de
preference, the | VOOR (for) + KEUR (choice) = your choice FOR something = preference
werkcollege, het
seminar, the | WERK (work) + COLLEGE = work session/seminar
