Nederlands | Engels |
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censuur substantief {f} | censorship(use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) |
cesuur substantief | caesura [caesurae](a pause or interruption) |
chemokuur substantief {f} | chemotherapy [chemotherapies](therapeutic chemical treatment) |
Chinese Muur eigennam | Great Wall of China(Chinese fortification) |
citroenzuur substantief {n} | citric acid [citric acids](2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7) |
citroenzuurcyclus substantief | citric acid cycle [citric acid cycles](the Krebs cycle, see also: Krebs cycle; tricarboxylic acid cycle) |
college van bestuur substantief | presidency [presidencies](bureaucratic organization and governmental initiatives) |
commandostructuur substantief {f} | chain of command(hierarchy in which one rank obeys the one above it) |
confituur substantief | jam [jams](sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar) |
confituur substantief {f} | marmalade(citrus jam) |
conjectuur substantief {f} | conjecture [conjectures](unproven statement; guess) |
conjunctuur substantief {f} | conjuncture [conjunctures](combination of events or circumstances) |
contrastfiguur substantief | foil [foils](character who helps emphasise the traits of the main character) |
creatuur substantief {n} | creature [creatures](living being) |
crotonzuur substantief | crotonic acid [crotonic acids](an unsaturated organic acid) |
cultuur substantief {f} | culture [cultures](arts, customs and habits) |
cultuurschok substantief {m} | culture shock [culture shocks](state of anxious confusion) |
cultuurwetenschappen substantief {Pl} {f} | cultural studies(diverse field of study) |
datastructuur substantief {f} | data structure [data structures](organization of data) |
de kastanjes uit het vuur halen werkwoord | pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire(do someone's difficult work) |
de vroege uurtjes substantief | wee small hours(very early morning) |
desoxyribonucleïnezuur substantief | deoxyribonucleic acid [deoxyribonucleic acids]noun |
dictatuur substantief {f} | dictatorship [dictatorships](a government led by a dictator) |
dictatuur van het proletariaat substantief {f} | dictatorship of the proletariat(the temporary period following the fall of capitalism) |
doorstuurbaar bijvoeglijk naamwoord | forwardable(That can be forwarded) |
doorzagen met een figuurzaag werkwoord | fret [fretted, fretting, frets](to cut through with a fretsaw) |
duur bijvoeglijk naamwoord | costly [costlier, costliest](expensive) dear [dearer, dearest](precious to or greatly valued by someone) expensive(having a high price or cost) |
duur substantief {m} | duration [durations](amount of time) |
duurvorm onvoltooid tegenwoordige tijd substantief | present continuous(tense that describes an ongoing action in the present) |
duurzaam bijvoeglijk naamwoord | durable(able to resist wear; enduring) endurable(likely to endure; durable) sustainable(able to be sustained: environmental term) |
duurzaam toerisme substantief | ecotourism(responsible travel) |
duurzaamheid substantief | durability [durabilities](Permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) sustainability(ecological sense) |
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) |
een belachelijk figuur slaan werkwoord | make a show of oneself(To embarrass oneself or others in public) make a spectacle of oneself(To embarrass oneself or others in public) |