| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
the tailor | de kleermaker |
to sew | naaien |
The tailor sews the trousers. | De kleermaker naait de broek. |
the fabric / the cloth | de stof |
the needle | de naald |
the thread | de draad |
He sews the fabric with needle and thread. | Hij naait de stof met naald en draad. |
the meter | de meter |
The tailor buys three meters of fabric. | De kleermaker koopt drie meter stof. |
Two meters of thread are lying on the table. | Er ligt twee meter draad op de tafel. |
the centimeter | de centimeter |
The needle is five centimeters long. | De naald is vijf centimeter lang. |
wide / loose (clothing) | wijd |
The trousers are too wide to wear. | De broek is te wijd om te dragen. |
the sleeve | de mouw |
The sleeves are two centimeters too wide. | De mouwen zijn twee centimeter te wijd. |
to shorten | inkorten |
He is going to shorten the sleeves by five centimeters. | Hij gaat de mouwen vijf centimeter inkorten. |
to take in | innemen |
He takes the dress in by three centimeters. | Hij neemt de jurk drie centimeter in. |
The tailor charges twenty euros to shorten the dress. | De kleermaker vraagt twintig euro om de jurk in te korten. |
She has already been sewing for ten years. | Zij naait al tien jaar. |
The man who takes in the trousers works fast. | De man die de broek inneemt, werkt snel. |
the kilometre | de kilometer |
We walk ten kilometres. | Wij lopen tien kilometer. |
The shop is two kilometres from here. | De winkel is twee kilometer van hier. |
loose | los |
The thread is loose. | De draad zit los. |
The sleeve is loose. | De mouw zit los. |
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