[a house]
the house 		[flame]
fire 		[A collection of tools]
tools		 [clothespins]
laundry, cleaning 		[chess pieces]
chess 		[a building]
buildings 		[garden]
yard 		[]
traffic

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[The Face of Dutch]

Dutch Everyday: Electricity

electriciteit click to hear

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lichtknopje click to hear		 []
lichtknopje click to hear		 [switch]
schakelaar click to hear		 [power outlet]
stopcontact click to hear - 2 		[power plugs]
stekkers click to hear
[3-way adapters]
dubbelstekkers click to hear - 2 		[extension cord]
verlengsnoer click to hear		 [power plug adapters]
verloopstekkers click to hear
[lamp, light]
lamp click to hear		 [lightbulbs]
gloeilampen click to hear		 [a flashlight]
zaklamp click to hear		 [a couple of batteries]
batterijen click to hear
[transformer]
transformator click to hear - 2 		[transformer]
transformator click to hear - 2 		[neigborhood switching station]
electriciteitshuisje click to hear - 2 		[power pylon]
hoogspanningsmast click to hear

de / het / 't click to hear (the)
een, 'n click to hear - 2 (a, an)
één click to hear (one)
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(het) stopcontact
(de) stekker
(de) schakelaar
hear - 2 		(power outlet)
(power plug)
(switch)
(de) stroom
(de) lamp
(de) batterij
hear 		(current, power)
(lamp)
(battery)
stroom click to hear ('current, electricity, power' - also: 'water current')
stroomstoring click to hear ('power outage')
220 Volt click to hear - 2 (tweehonderdtwintig)
110 Volt click to hear - 2 (honderdtien)
wisselstroom click to hear - 2 ('AC, Alternating Current')
gelijkstroom click to hear ('DC, Direct Current')
hoogspanning click to hear - 2 ('high voltage')
hoogspanningsmast click to hear ('power pylon')
electriciteitscentrale click to hear - 2 - ('power station')
Car battery is accu click to hear
Stakkers click to hear are people to be pitied.

[A Dutch flag on the edge of a puddle of water]
colors 		[grapes]
food 		[a path]
the outdoors 		[books]
media 		[jacket]
clothing 		[a mirror]
beauty 		[glasses, watch, etc.]
necessities 		[a 50s radio]
days of old

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