Photos: Aftermath in Iran of US and Israeli air strikes
A bilingual Dutch story with sentence-by-sentence English translation. Level: ADVANCED (CEFR). Tap any word in the DuoBook reader for an instant translation.
De spanningen liepen op toen Amerikaanse en Israëlische aanvallen Iran troffen.
Tensions escalated as US and Israeli strikes hit Iran.
Dichte rook vertroebelt nu de skyline boven Teheran.
Dense smoke now clouds the skyline above Tehran.
De militaire campagne is officieel haar negende dag ingegaan.
The military campaign has officially entered its ninth day.
Strategische oliefaciliteiten blijven het voornaamste doelwit van de aanvallen.
Strategic oil infrastructure remains the primary target of attacks.
Tragisch genoeg is het dodental in Iran gestegen tot boven de dertienhonderd.
Tragically, fatalities in Iran have surpassed thirteen hundred people.
De omvang van de verwoesting zorgt voor een humanitaire crisis.
The scale of destruction creates a humanitarian crisis.
De bombardementen van zaterdag zetten diverse grote opslagfaciliteiten in brand.
Saturday's bombardment ignited several major oil storage facilities.
Brandweerlieden worstelen om de vuurzee in Teheran te beheersen.
Firefighters struggle to contain the inferno in Tehran.
Rapporten bevestigen dat brandstof de straten van de stad instroomt.
Reports confirm that fuel is spilling onto city streets.
Regionale instabiliteit bedreigt het bredere Midden-Oosterse landschap.
Regional instability threatens the broader Middle Eastern landscape.
Getuigen omschrijven de situatie als een ongekende ramp.
Witnesses describe the situation as an unprecedented disaster.
De internationale gemeenschap observeert deze gebeurtenissen met zorg.
The international community observes these events with concern.
Vocabulary (Dutch)
- escalated
- geëscaleerd
- campaign
- campagne
- infrastructure
- infrastructuur
- fatalities
- dodelijke slachtoffers
- humanitarian
- humanitair
- bombardment
- bombardement
- ignited
- aangestoken
- inferno
- vuurzee
- instability
- instabiliteit
- unprecedented
- ongekend
- observes
- observeert
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