shutter
US /ˈʃʌt̬.ɚ/
UK /ˈʃʌt̬.ɚ/
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sluiter, luik
a device that opens and closes to admit light to a camera or to protect a window
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The photographer adjusted the camera's shutter speed.
De fotograaf paste de sluitersnelheid van de camera aan.
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She closed the window shutters to block out the sun.
Ze sloot de raamluiken om de zon buiten te houden.
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sluiten, stopzetten
to close a business or stop operating
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Many small businesses were forced to shutter during the pandemic.
Veel kleine bedrijven moesten tijdens de pandemie sluiten.
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The factory decided to shutter its operations due to declining sales.
De fabriek besloot haar activiteiten te staken vanwege dalende verkopen.