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censuur substantief
{f}

censorship(use of state or group power to control freedom of expression)
noun
[UK: ˈsen.sə.ʃɪp] [US: ˈsen.sər.ˌʃɪp]

cesuur substantief

caesura [caesurae](a pause or interruption)
noun
[UK: sɪˈz.jʊə.rə] [US: sɪˈz.jʊə.rə]

chemokuur substantief
{f}

chemotherapy [chemotherapies](therapeutic chemical treatment)
noun
[UK: ˌke.məʊ.ˈθe.rə.pi] [US: ˌkemo.ʊ.ˈθe.rə.pi]

Chinese Muur eigennam

Great Wall of China(Chinese fortification)
proper noun
[UK: ˈɡreɪt wɔːl əv ˈtʃaɪ.nə] [US: ˈɡreɪt ˈwɒl əv ˈtʃaɪ.nə]

citroenzuur substantief
{n}

citric acid [citric acids](2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.trɪk ˈæ.sɪd] [US: ˈsɪ.trɪk ˈæ.səd]

citroenzuurcyclus substantief

citric acid cycle [citric acid cycles](the Krebs cycle, see also: Krebs cycle; tricarboxylic acid cycle)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.trɪk ˈæ.sɪd ˈsaɪk.l̩] [US: ˈsɪ.trɪk ˈæ.səd ˈsaɪk.l̩]

college van bestuur substantief

presidency [presidencies](bureaucratic organization and governmental initiatives)
noun
[UK: ˈpre.zɪ.dən.si] [US: ˈpre.zə.dən.si]

commandostructuur substantief
{f}

chain of command(hierarchy in which one rank obeys the one above it)
noun

confituur substantief

jam [jams](sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar)
noun
[UK: dʒæm] [US: ˈdʒæm]

confituur substantief
{f}

marmalade(citrus jam)
noun
[UK: ˈmɑː.mə.leɪd] [US: ˈmɑːr.mə.ˌled]

conjectuur substantief
{f}

conjecture [conjectures](unproven statement; guess)
noun
[UK: kən.ˈdʒek.tʃə(r)] [US: kən.ˈdʒek.tʃər]

conjunctuur substantief
{f}

conjuncture [conjunctures](combination of events or circumstances)
noun
[UK: kən.ˈdʒʌŋk.tʃə(r)] [US: kən.ˈdʒʌŋk.tʃər]

contrastfiguur substantief

foil [foils](character who helps emphasise the traits of the main character)
noun
[UK: fɔɪl] [US: ˌfɔɪl]

creatuur substantief
{n}

creature [creatures](living being)
noun
[UK: ˈkriːtʃ.ə(r)] [US: ˈkriːtʃ.r̩]

crotonzuur substantief

crotonic acid [crotonic acids](an unsaturated organic acid)
noun

cultuur substantief
{f}

culture [cultures](arts, customs and habits)
noun
[UK: ˈkʌl.tʃə(r)] [US: ˈkʌl.tʃər]

cultuurschok substantief
{m}

culture shock [culture shocks](state of anxious confusion)
noun
[UK: ˈkʌl.tʃə(r) ʃɒk] [US: ˈkʌl.tʃər ˈʃɑːk]

cultuurwetenschappen substantief
{Pl} {f}

cultural studies(diverse field of study)
noun

datastructuur substantief
{f}

data structure [data structures](organization of data)
noun
[UK: ˈdeɪt.ə ˈstrʌk.tʃə(r)] [US: ˈdeɪt.ə ˈstrʌk.tʃər]

de kastanjes uit het vuur halen werkwoord

pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire(do someone's difficult work)
verb
[UK: pʊl ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈtʃe.snʌts ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈpʊl ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈtʃe.snʌts ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈfaɪər]

de vroege uurtjes substantief

wee small hours(very early morning)
noun

desoxyribonucleïnezuur substantief

deoxyribonucleic acid [deoxyribonucleic acids]noun
[UK: di.ˌɑːk.si.ˌraɪ.bəʊ.nuː.ˈkleɪɪk ˈæ.sɪd] [US: di.ˌɑːk.si.ˌraɪbo.ʊ.nuː.ˈkleɪɪk ˈæ.səd]

dictatuur substantief
{f}

dictatorship [dictatorships](a government led by a dictator)
noun
[UK: dɪk.ˈteɪ.tə.ʃɪp] [US: dɪk.ˈteɪ.tər.ˌʃɪp]

dictatuur van het proletariaat substantief
{f}

dictatorship of the proletariat(the temporary period following the fall of capitalism)
noun
[UK: dɪk.ˈteɪ.tə.ʃɪp əv ðə ˌprəʊ.lɪ.ˈteə.rɪət] [US: dɪk.ˈteɪ.tər.ˌʃɪp əv ðə ˌproʊ.lɪ.ˈteə.rɪət]

doorstuurbaar bijvoeglijk naamwoord

forwardable(That can be forwarded)
adjective

doorzagen met een figuurzaag werkwoord

fret [fretted, fretting, frets](to cut through with a fretsaw)
verb
[UK: fret] [US: ˈfret]

duur bijvoeglijk naamwoord

costly [costlier, costliest](expensive)
adjective
[UK: ˈkɒst.li] [US: ˈkɑːst.li]

dear [dearer, dearest](precious to or greatly valued by someone)
adjective
[UK: dɪə(r)] [US: ˈdɪr]

expensive(having a high price or cost)
adjective
[UK: ɪk.ˈspen.sɪv] [US: ɪk.ˈspen.sɪv]

duur substantief
{m}

duration [durations](amount of time)
noun
[UK: djʊ.ˈreɪʃ.n̩] [US: dʊ.ˈreɪʃ.n̩]

duurvorm onvoltooid tegenwoordige tijd substantief

present continuous(tense that describes an ongoing action in the present)
noun

duurzaam bijvoeglijk naamwoord

durable(able to resist wear; enduring)
adjective
[UK: ˈdjʊə.rəb.l̩] [US: ˈdʊ.rəb.l̩]

endurable(likely to endure; durable)
adjective
[UK: ɪn.ˈdjuː.rəb.l̩] [US: ɪn.ˈdjuː.rəb.l̩]

sustainable(able to be sustained: environmental term)
adjective
[UK: sə.ˈsteɪ.nəb.l̩] [US: sə.ˈsteɪ.nəb.l̩]

duurzaam toerisme substantief

ecotourism(responsible travel)
noun
[UK: ˈiːkəʊˌtʊərɪz(ə)m] [US: ˈiːkəʊˌtʊərɪz(ə)m]

duurzaamheid substantief

durability [durabilities](Permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force)
noun
[UK: ˌdjʊə.rə.ˈbɪ.lɪ.ti] [US: də.rə.ˈbɪ.lə.ti]

sustainability(ecological sense)
noun
[UK: sə.ˈsteɪ.nəb.l̩] [US: sə.ˌste.nə.ˈbɪ.lə.ti]

duurzame ontwikkeling substantief
{f}

sustainable development(development seeking to economic growth while ensuring future generations' ability to do the same, by not exceeding natural regenerative capacity)
noun
[UK: sə.ˈsteɪ.nəb.l̩ dɪ.ˈve.ləp.mənt] [US: sə.ˈsteɪ.nəb.l̩ dɪ.ˈve.ləp.mənt]

een belachelijk figuur slaan werkwoord

make a show of oneself(To embarrass oneself or others in public)
verb
[UK: ˈmeɪk ə ʃəʊ əv wʌn.ˈself] [US: ˈmeɪk ə ˈʃoʊ əv wʌn.ˈself]

make a spectacle of oneself(To embarrass oneself or others in public)
verb
[UK: ˈmeɪk ə ˈspek.tək.l̩ əv wʌn.ˈself] [US: ˈmeɪk ə ˈspek.tək.l̩ əv wʌn.ˈself]

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