Understand spoken Dutch

"was" Practice Dutch lesson

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this one was larger and even more beautiful than the one which she had seen through the glass door at the rich merchant’s.

deze was nog groter en prachtiger dan die, welke zij door de glazen deur bij de rijke koopman gezien had.

The sea was very smooth.

De zee was erg glad.

the wind tore them off, so they danced around, and up in the air it was ice cold

de wind rukte ze af, zodat zij in de rondte dansten, en boven in de lucht was het snerpend koud

The road was completely blocked.

De weg was volledig versperd.

The preparation was an organizational and logistical feat.

De voorbereiding was een organisatorisch en logistiek huzarenstuk.

The next day it was beautiful, wonderful weather; the sun shone on all the green leaves.

De volgende dag was het mooi, heerlijk weer; de zon scheen op alle groene bladeren.

The toll of the pandemic was heavy.

De tol van de pandemie was zwaar.

The exhibition was very interesting.

De tentoonstelling was erg interessant.

The estimate was a complete shock!

De schatting was een complete schok!

The king was furious and sent him to the torture chamber.

De koning was woedend en stuurde hem naar de folterkamer.

The cat was dead.

De kat was dood.

One slipper was nowhere to be found, and the other one was taken by a boy who ran off with it.

De ene pantoffel was niet weer te vinden, en de andere had een jongen opgeraapt en snelde er mee weg.

That was not my intention.

Dat was niet mijn bedoeling.

That was my job.

Dat was mijn werk.

That was my department.

Dat was mijn afdeling.

That was the high point of my day.

Dat was het hoogtepunt van mijn dag.

That was a lie.

Dat was gelogen.

That wasn’t a hard call to make.

Dat was geen moeilijke beslissing om te maken.

That was a fright for the poor duckling.

Dat was een schrik voor het arme eendje.

That was a difficult test.

Dat was een moeilijke test.