| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the tailor | de kleermaker |
| to sew | naaien |
| The tailor sews the trousers. | De kleermaker naait de broek. |
| the fabric / 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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