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C <pl -'s>, c <pl -'s [or -s]> [si:] N

1. C (letter):

C
C [o. c] nt
C for [or Am as in] Charlie

2. C MUS:

C
C [o. c] nt
ces nt <-, ->
Ces nt <-, ->
Cis nt <-, ->
cis nt <-, ->

3. C (school mark):

C
≈ Drei f
C
≈ Vier f CH
C
C
≈ genügend CH

4. C (Roman numeral):

C
C nt <-, ->
See also

A5 N INV-FIN

A nt <-(s), -(s)>

A lev·el [ˈeɪlevəl] N Brit

≈ das Abitur kein pl
≈ die Matur[a] CH
≈ die Matura A

A4 N Brit

A abbreviation of A level

A3 N

A abbreviation of answer

A2 N

A abbreviation of ampere

A <-(s), -(s)>

A1 <pl -'s [or -s]> [eɪ] N

1. A (hypothetical person, thing):

A <-(s), -(s)>

2. A (blood type):

A <-(s), -(s)>

Phrases:

A <pl -s [or -'s]>, a <pl -'s [or -s]> [eɪ] N

1. A (letter):

a nt <-(s), -(s)>
A nt <-(s), -(s)>
A for Andrew [or Am as in Abel]

2. A MUS:

A nt <-(s), -(s)>
a nt <-(s), -(s)>
As nt <-ses, -se>
as nt
Ais nt <-, ->
ais nt
A-Dur nt
a-Moll nt <->
A nt <-(s), -(s)>
a nt <-(s), -(s)>
A-Dur nt

3. A (school mark):

≈ Eins f
≈ Einser m A
≈ Sechs f CH
≈ sehr gut
to give sb an A

C1 <pl -'s [or -s]> [si:] N (symbol for 100)

C2 after n

C abbreviation of Celsius

C
C <-, ->
See also

I. Celsius [ˈselsiəs] N

II. Celsius [ˈselsiəs] ADJ inv

C3

C abbreviation of cancer

the Big C inf
Krebs m <-es, -e>
See also

I. can·cer [ˈkæn(t)səʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. cancer no pl (disease):

Krebs m <-es, -e>
Brustkrebs m <-es, -e>
Lungenkrebs m <-es> kein pl
Hautkrebs m <-es, -e>

2. cancer (growth):

Krebsgeschwulst f <-, -schwülste>
Karzinom nt <-s, -e>
Krebsgeschwür nt <-(e)s, -e>

II. can·cer [ˈkæn(t)səʳ, Am -ɚ] N modifier

cancer (cell, patient, research):

C N FINMKT

c

c abbreviation of circa

c
See also

cir·ca [ˈsɜ:kə, Am ˈsɜ:r-] PREP form

C-in-C [ˌsi:ɪnˈsi:] N

C-in-C abbreviation of Commander-in-Chief

C-in-C
Oberbefehlshaber(in) m (f) <-s, -; -, -nen>

a/c, Am also A/C N no pl

a/c ECON abbreviation of account current

a/c
Konto nt <-s, Kon·ten>

C-cup·per [ˈsi:kʌpəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

c/f

c/f abbreviation of carried forward, abbreviation of carry forward

See also

carry forward VB trans ECON, FIN

to carry sth ⇆ forward
Saldovortrag m <-(e)s, -träge>

c/h N

c/h abbreviation of central heating

c/h
ZH f
See also

cen·tral ˈheat·ing N no pl

ˈC-note N Am sl

c/o

c/o abbreviation of care of

c/o
c/o
c/o

c-sec·tion [ˈsi:ˌsekʃən] N MED

Kaiserschnitt m <-(e)s, -e>

h & c

h & c abbreviation of hot and cold [water]

h. & c.

h & c abbreviation of hot and cold [water]

h & c
k.u.w.

i/c

i/c abbreviation of in charge [of]

i/c
v. D.

L/C N Am

L/C FIN abbreviation of letter of credit

L/C
Akkreditiv nt <-s, -e>
L/C
Kreditbrief m <-(e)s, -e>
See also

let·ter of ˈcred·it N, L/C N