English Sentence:

Despite decades of warnings, people still continue smoking cigarettes.

Dutch Translation:

Ondanks tientallen jaren waarschuwingen, blijven mensen nog steeds roken.

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Words used:

ondanks

despite

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het tiental   (Pl: tientallen)

decade

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het jaar   (Pl: jaren)

year

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de waarschuwing   (Pl: waarschuwingen)

warning, premonition, caution

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blijven

1. to keep 2. to remain 3. to continue 4. to stay

Here: to continue

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de mensen

people

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nog

1. still 2. again 3. more

Here: still

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steeds

1. still 2. always

Here: still

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roken

to smoke (a cigarette)

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