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Sentence:

Omdat het aantal bestellingen terugliep, heeft het bedrijf 50% van zijn werknemers met onmiddellijke ingang ontslagen.

English Translation:

As orders declined, the company laid off 50% of its employees effective immediately.

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Words used:

as

/æz/

/əz/

terwijl, als, toen

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order (Pl: orders)

/ˈɔːdə/

1. bestellen 2. bestelling

Here: bestelling

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decline

/dɪˈklaɪn/

1. afwijzen 2. daling, ondergang 3. teruglopen

Here: teruglopen

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the

/ðə/

/ðɪ/

het, de

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company (Pl: companies)

/ˈkʌmpənɪ/

firma, bedrijf

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lay off

/ˈleɪ ˌɒf/

ontslaan

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fifty

/ˈfɪftɪ/

vijftig, 50

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percent

/pəˈsent/

procent

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of

/ɒv/

/əv/

van

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its

/ɪts/

zĳn

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employee (Pl: employees)

/ɪmplɔɪˈiː/

/ɪmˈplɔɪiː/

medewerker, werknemer

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effective

/ɪˈfektɪv/

effectief, doeltreffend

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immediately

/ɪˈmiːdɪətlɪ/

onmiddellijk

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