kite
[noun]
[de vlie-ger, de vlie-gers]

"Vlieger" is related to "vliegen": to fly.The literal translation would be "flyer", but when Dutch people talk about a "vlieger", they usually mean a kite. Flying a kite can be translated with either "vliegeren", or "een vlieger oplaten" (lit.: to let up a kite). A kite line is called "(vlieger)touw", see the Examples. And yes, the book and movie The Kite Runner was also a hit in the Netherlands: "De vliegeraar".

Examples:
– "Mam, ik ga mijn vlieger oplaten!" – "Is goed, liefie."
("Mum, I’m gonna fly my kite!" – "Okay, sweetie.")

– "Op het strand is vandaag een vliegerwedstrijd, met een jury die beoordeelt welke vlieger het mooist is." 
("There’s a kite competition on the beach today, with a jury that assesses which is the most beautiful kite.")

– "Ik heb hier een brief voor mijn moeder, die hoog in de hemel is. Deze brief bind ik vast aan mijn vlieger, dat zij hem ontvangt, zij die ik mis."
("I have a letter here for my mother, who is high in the heavens. I’ll tie this letter to my kite, for her to receive, her, whom I miss." See Extra)

Expressions:
– "Die vlieger gaat niet op": that’s a no-go, that’s (simply) not on, that won’t wash.

Example:
– "Lisa, ga jij in dat naveltruitje naar school?? Die vlieger gaat niet op jongedame!" – "Maar pap…"
("Lisa, are you going to school in that crop top? That’s a no-go, young lady!" – "But dad…")

Related words:
– Touw: rope, line [noun] [het touw, de touwen].
– Vlieg: fly [noun] [de vlieg, de vliegen].

Example:
– "Ober, er zit een vlieg in mijn soep…"
("Waiter, there’s a fly in my soup.")

– Vliegen: to fly [verb] [vliegen, vloog, h. gevlogen].

Extra:
The third example is taken from the well-known Dutch song "De vlieger", performed by the late artist André Hazes.

Check out this clip on YouTube, which was a well-know info-commercial that was shown on Dutch TV for more than 20 years since 1982…it’s about traffic safety…and it has a sad ending…

to assess, to judge 
[verb]
[be-oor-de-len, be-oor-deel-de, be-oor-deeld]

"Beoordelen" is close to "oordelen". Where "oordelen" is "to pass judgement" or "to make up one’s mind", "beoordelen" implies assessment (based on criteria or circumstances) and usually comes down to indicating approval or disapproval.

Examples:
– "Bij deze auditie wordt u beoordeeld op uw technische vaardigheden." 
("At this audition you will be judged based on your technical abilities.")

– "Moet je vanochtend college geven?" – "Nee, maar ik moet wel tentamens beoordelen." 
("Are you lecturing this morning?" – "No, but I will have to grade tests." Emphasis should be on "will" to reflect the use of "wel". Literally: "Do you have to give lectures…" Note that "college geven" is used only for university lectures. "Tentamen" is the common word for a higher education test.)

– "Hoe is de situatie daar?" – "Het is moeilijk te beoordelen; er is nog veel onduidelijk en iedereen rent rond als een kip zonder kop!" 
("How is the situation (there / with you)?" – "It is difficult to assess; a lot is still unclear and everybody is running around aimlessly / without clear direction." Literally: "like a headless chicken".)

– "De manager behoort de werknemers louter en alleen op hun prestaties te beoordelen." 
("The manager is supposed to assess the employees purely on their achievements.")

– "Oké, ik geef het toe, ik heb hem misschien verkeerd beoordeeld." 
("Alright, I admit, I might have misjudged him.")

– "Mam, ik ben oud genoeg om dat zelf te beoordelen ja!" 
("Mom, I am old enough to judge for myself(, thank you very much)!")

Related words:
– Evaluatie: evaluation [noun] [de evaluatie, de evaluaties].
– Beoordelingsgesprek: appraisal, assessment interview [noun] [het gesprek, de gesprekken].

Example:

– "Heb jij je beoordelingsgesprek al gehad?"
("Have you had your appraisal yet?")

– Inschatting: assessment [noun] [de inschatting, de inschattingen].
– Vooroordeel: prejudice [noun] [het vooroordeel, de vooroordelen].
– Jureren: to act as judge (in a competition) [verb] [jureerde, gejureerd].