Understand spoken Dutch

"was" Practice Dutch lesson

Recording English Dutch Status
The old trunk had become completely hollow. De oude stam was helemaal hol geworden.
The coup was successful. De staatsgreep was succesvol.
Every effort was in vain. Elke inspanning was tevergeefs.
for it was New Year’s Eve want het was oudejaarsavond
She complained because the food was cold. Zij mopperde omdat het eten koud was.
The loot was so large that they were surprised. De buit was zo groot dat ze verrast waren.
The scene was truly breathtaking. Het tafereel was echt adembenemend.
His presentation was succinct yet powerful. Zijn presentatie was bondig maar krachtig.
The negotiation was successful. De onderhandeling was succesvol.
The derisive tone in his voice was clear. De honende toon in zijn stem was duidelijk.
My life would be completely empty without you. Zonder jou was mijn leven helemaal leeg geweest.
Her speech was full of wit. Haar toespraak was zeer scherpzinnig.
he made more noise than was wise hij meer geluid maakte dan verstandig was
He was the presumed leader of the group. Hij was de gedoodverfde leider van de groep.
Tom wasn’t satisfied with Mary’s answer. Tom was niet tevreden met het antwoord van Mary.
The awarding of the medal was a great honour. De toekenning van de medaille was een grote eer.
Tom was a little surprised by Mary’s behaviour. Tom was enigszins verbaasd door Mary’s gedrag.
I was devastated when I heard the truth. Ik was verpletterd toen ik de waarheid hoorde.
He was crushed by the bad news. Hij was verpletterd door het slechte nieuws.
It was expensive; nevertheless, we bought the painting. Het was duur; niettemin kochten we het schilderij.