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Dutch
Etymology
From roven (“to rob, take away”) + bouw (“exploitation”), calque of German Raubbau.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈroːf.bɑu̯/
- Hyphenation: roof‧bouw
Noun
roofbouw m (uncountable)
- excessive exploitation, of cultivated land or other resources; predatory cultivation
- Synonym: uitputting
De protesten tegen roofbouw in de oerbossen namen toe.- The protests against excessive exploitation in the primeval forests intensified.
- overstraining
Met die levensstijl pleeg je roofbouw op je lichaam.- You engage in rampant overstraining of your body with that lifestyle.