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brise soleil (structural sunshade) noun | zonneweringsubstantief |
broad-billed sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus) noun | breedbekstrandlopersubstantief |
broad-shouldered (having broad shoulders) adjective [UK: brɔːd ˈʃəʊl.dəd] [US: ˈbrɒd ˈʃoʊl.dəd] | breedgeschouderdbijvoeglijk naamwoord |
brown shrike (Lanius cristatus) noun | bruine klauwiersubstantief |
Brussels sprout (vegetable) noun [UK: ˈbrʌs.l̩z spraʊt] [US: ˈbrʌs.l̩z ˈspraʊt] | spruitsubstantief spruitensubstantief spruitkoolsubstantief usually in the diminutive plural form: spruitjesubstantief |
buff-breasted sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) noun | blonde ruitersubstantief |
buffer solution [buffer solutions] noun [UK: ˈbʌ.fə(r) sə.ˈluːʃ.n̩] [US: ˈbʌ.fər sə.ˈluːʃ.n̩] | bufferoplossingsubstantief |
bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) noun | stierhaaisubstantief |
bulletin board system (computer system to exchange messages and data) noun | bulletin board systemsubstantief |
bumper sticker (sticker) noun | bumperstickersubstantief |
bury one's head in the sand (to deliberately ignore the reality of a situation) verb [UK: ˈbe.ri wʌnz hed ɪn ðə sænd] [US: ˈbe.ri wʌnz ˈhed ɪn ðə ˈsænd] | de kop in het zand stekenwerkwoord |
bus shelter (A building or other structure constructed at a bus stop) noun [UK: bʌs ˈʃel.tə(r)] [US: ˈbəs ˈʃel.tər] | bushoksubstantief bushokjesubstantief |
bus station (major bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes) noun [UK: bʌs ˈsteɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˈbəs ˈsteɪʃ.n̩] | busstationsubstantief |
bus stop (a stop for public transport buses) noun [UK: bʌs stɒp] [US: ˈbəs ˈstɑːp] | bushaltesubstantief |
butter one's bread on both sides (profit from two things at the same time) verb | van twee walletjes etenwerkwoord |
butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth (benign appearance, suggesting the contrary) phrase | |
butterfly stroke (swimming stroke) noun [UK: ˈbʌt.ə.flaɪ strəʊk] [US: ˈbʌt.r̩.flaɪ stroʊk] | vlinderslagsubstantief |
Byzantine studies (study of history, culture, etc. of the Byzantine Empire) noun | Byzantijnse studiessubstantief byzantinistieksubstantief |
Caesar salad noun | caesarsaladesubstantief |
Caesarean section (incision in the womb) noun | keizersnedesubstantief |
cake server (a tool for serving cake) noun | taartschepsubstantief |
cake slice (a knife with a wide, triangular, unsharpened blade, designed to cut and serve slices of cake) noun | taartschepsubstantief |
call a spade a spade (to speak the truth) verb [UK: kɔːl ə speɪd ə speɪd] [US: ˈkɒl ə ˈspeɪd ə ˈspeɪd] | de dingen bij hun naam noemenwerkwoord een kat een kat noemenwerkwoord man en paard noemenwerkwoord zeggen zoals het iswerkwoord |
call sign (broadcasting) noun [UK: kɔːl saɪn] [US: ˈkɒl ˈsaɪn] | roepletterssubstantief |
calm before the storm (peace before a disturbance or crisis) noun [UK: kɑːm bɪ.ˈfɔː(r) ðə stɔːm] [US: ˈkɑːm bɪ.ˈfɔːr ðə ˈstɔːrm] | stilte voor de stormsubstantief |
cancer stick (humorous: cigarette) noun | kankerstaafsubstantief |
candle snuffer (device made to extinguish a candle) noun | dochtscheresubstantief dompersubstantief kaarsendoversubstantief snuitersubstantief |
car seat [car seats] (seat in a motor car) noun [UK: kɑː(r) siːt] [US: ˈkɑːr ˈsiːt] | autostoelsubstantief |
cardinal sin noun [UK: ˈkɑː.dɪn.l̩ sɪn] [US: ˈkɑːr.dɪn.l̩ ˈsɪn] | hoofdzondesubstantief |