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1 iron curtain
ijzeren gordijn (zwaar scherm waar niets door wordt gezien, gesloten grens waarvan men niet weet wat er aan de andere kant gebeurt) -
2 the Iron Curtain
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3 iron
adj. ijzeren, ijzer---------n. ijzer; strijkijzer; ijzeren instrument--------v. strijkeniron1[ ajjən]♦voorbeelden:have too many irons in the fire • te veel hooi op z'n vork genomen hebben1 ijzer♦voorbeelden:as hard as iron • zo hard als staalcast iron • gietijzerwrought iron • smeedijzer→ hot hot/————————iron21 ijzeren ⇒ ijzer-, ijzerachtig2 ijzersterk ⇒ ijzeren; onverzettelijk, bikkelhard♦voorbeelden:iron lung • ijzeren long〈 scheikunde〉 iron pyrites • pyriet, (ijzer)kies————————iron3〈 werkwoord〉1 strijken♦voorbeelden:the wrinkles in this shirt will have to be ironed out • de kreukels in dit overhemd moeten eruit gestreken worden〈 figuurlijk〉 iron out problems • problemen gladstrijken/uit de wereld helpen -
4 curtain
n. gordijn, scherm--------v. afsluiten met gordijnencurtain1[ kə:tn]4 〈 verkorting〉[curtain call]♦voorbeelden:the Iron/Bamboo Curtain • het IJzeren/Bamboe Gordijndraw the curtains • de gordijnen dichtdoen2 ring up/down the curtain (on something) • het signaal geven om het doek op te halen/neer te laten; 〈 figuurlijk〉het begin/einde van iets aangeven, in/uitluidencurtain is at 8.00 p.m. • aanvang der voorstelling: 20 uurcurtain! • tableau!♦voorbeelden:————————curtain2〈 werkwoord〉1 voorzien van/afsluiten met gordijnen♦voorbeelden: -
5 the Iron/Bamboo Curtain
the Iron/Bamboo Curtainhet IJzeren/Bamboe Gordijn
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