Engels : Nederlands After living [abroad] for a long time, Bryson wanted to get to know the USA again. = in het buitenland However much you like [cake], there comes a point when you don't want another slice. = cake I gave the money to the lady at the [cash register]. = kassa She brought me some [cutlery] wrapped in a paper napkin. = bestek She came and wiped the table with a [damp] cloth. = vochtig “Would you like some more [dressing] for your salad?” “No, thank you.” = dressing The waitress asked Bryson if he had got enough [gravy] to put on his meat. = jus I [hesitate]d before saying “thank you” but I couldn't stop myself. = aarzelen After ten years in Britain he returned to the USA to rediscover his [homeland]. = vaderland Then she filled my glass with [iced] water. = ijs- [Ketchup] is a type of tomato sauce. = ketchup Bryson drove 13,978 miles, keeping [mainly] to side roads. = voornamelijk I sat down and the waitress brought me a [menu]. = menu She brought me some cutlery wrapped in a paper [napkin]. = servet “You might just [push off] and let me eat my dinner,” I wanted to say, but I didn't, of course. = opzouten After ten years in Britain he returned to the USA to [rediscover] his homeland. = herontdekken She [remark]ed that doing jumps on the snowboard was very difficult. = opmerken Bryson drove 13,978 miles, keeping mainly to [side road]s – avoiding the motorways. = secondaire weg The people at the next table were smiling at me in a [slightly] mad way. = lichtelijk Bill decided to order the fried chicken [Special]. = [Speciaal] I just smiled [sweetly] and said no thank you. = liefjes She came out of the kitchen with a [tray] the size of a table-top. = dienblad I became [uncomfortably] aware that the people at the next table were watching me. = ongemakkelijk The [waitress] asked Bryson if he had got enough gravy to put on his meat. = serveerster The waitress [wipe]d the table with a damp cloth. = afnemen She brought me some cutlery [wrap]ped in a paper napkin. = inpakken “Thank you,” I said. “[You're] welcome,” she said. = graag gedaan