Dutch pronunciation is made easier when you consider the fact that the Dutch Alphabet is structured similarly to the English one. That is, it has twenty-six letters and is divided into both vowels and consonants.ne specific example of this type of difference is the fact that the letters âdâ and âbâ are actually pronounced like the letters âtâ and âpâ when they occur at the end of a word. Though this is not technically a rule of pronunciation, it is also interesting to note that a Dutch word cannot end in a double consonant.
See all translations. uk â /sÉªËment/ us â /sÉËment/. âº a grey powder that is mixed with water and sand to make mortar or with water, sand, and small stones to make concrete: a bag of cement. a cement factory.
Concrete is an artificial conglomerate stone made essentially of Portland cement, water, and aggregates. When first mixed the water and cement constitute a paste which surrounds all the individual pieces of aggregate to make a plastic mixture. chemical reaction called hydration takes place between the water and cement, and concrete normally changes from a plastic to a solid state in about 2 hours. Thereafter the concrete continues to gain strength as it cures.