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# English :: Dutch dictionary extracted from http://en.wiktionary.org/
# License :: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License; GNU Free Documentation License
# Version :: 20200901
# Size :: 50961 English glosses; 64617 Dutch translations
# URL :: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/User:Matthias_Buchmeier
| a- {prefix} (not, without, opposite of) | :: a- |
| A {n} (playing card) | :: A [aas] |
| aa {n} (a form of lava flow associated with Hawaiian-type volcanoes) | :: scherpe lava {m} {f} |
| Aachen {prop} (city in North Rhine-Westphalia) | :: Aken {n} |
| aah {interj} (expressing amazement or surprise) | :: och |
| Aalborg {prop} (city in northern Denmark) | :: Aalborg |
| aardvark {n} (mammal) | :: aardvarken {n} |
| aardwolf {n} (the mammal species Proteles cristatus) | :: aardwolf {m}, maanhaarjakhals {m} |
| Aaron {prop} (biblical brother of Moses) | :: Aäron |
| Aaron {prop} (male given name) | :: Aäron |
| Aaronic {adj} (pertaining to Aaron) | :: aäronitisch |
| Aaron's rod {n} | :: koningskaars {f} |
| Aaron's rod {n} (mullein) SEE: mullein | :: |
| aba {n} (loose-fitting sleeveless garment, made from aba or silk) | :: abaya {m} |
| aba {n} (coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair) SEE: abaya | :: |
| abac {n} (mathematics) | :: nomogram {n} |
| abaca {n} (plant) | :: manillahennep {m}, abaca {m} |
| abaca {n} (fiber/fibre) SEE: Manila hemp | :: |
| aback {adv} (backwards) | :: achterwaarts, rugwaarts |
| aback {adv} (in the rear) | :: achteraan |
| aback {adv} (said of sails pressed backward) | :: bak, met een kopwind |
| aback {n} (abacus) SEE: abacus | :: |
| abacterial {adj} (not caused by bacteria, characterized by lack of bacteria) | :: abacterieel |
| abacterially {adv} (without the presence or use of bacteria) | :: abacterieel |
| abactinal {adj} (pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal) | :: abactinaal |
| abactor {n} (one who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds) | :: runderdief {m}, veedief {m} |
| abaculus {n} (a small tile) | :: mozaïekelement {n} |
| abacus {n} (device for performing arithmetical calculations) | :: abacus {m}, telraam {n} |
| abacus {n} (uppermost portion of the capital of a column) | :: abacus {m} |
| Abaddon {prop} (the destroyer) | :: Apollyon |
| Abaddon {prop} (Hell) | :: de (diepten der) hel {m} |
| a bad workman always blames his tools {proverb} (not the tools but how they're employed) | :: een kwaad werkman heeft altijd slecht getuig |
| abaft {prep} ((nautical) behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of) | :: achterlijker dan |
| abaft {adv} ((nautical) on the aft side) | :: naar achter, achteruit |
| abaka {n} (plant) SEE: abaca | :: |
| abaka {n} (fiber/fibre) SEE: Manila hemp | :: |
| abalienate {v} (to transfer the title of) | :: abaliëneren |
| abalienation {n} (act of abalienating) | :: abaliënatie {m} |
| abalone {n} (edible univalve mollusc) | :: zeeoor, abalone {m} |
| abandon {v} (to give up control of, surrender) | :: opgeven, prijsgeven |
| abandon {v} (to leave behind or desert; to forsake) | :: achterlaten, in de steek laten; verzaken, verlaten, begeven [to forsake] |
| abandon {v} (to cast out, expel, reject) | :: verwerpen, afwijzen, verbannen |
| abandon {v} (to no longer exercise a right, relinquish a claim to property) | :: afzien (van), afstand doen (van), terugnemen |
| abandon {n} (a giving up to natural impulses) | :: ongedwongenheid {f} |
| abandonable {adj} (able to be abandoned) | :: opgeefbaar |
| abandoned {adj} (wicked, self-abandoned, given to sin) | :: schaamteloos, verdorven, liederlijk |
| abandoned {adj} (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) | :: verlaten, in de steek gelaten |
| abandoned {adj} (free from constraint, uninhibited) | :: ongeremd |
| abandoned {adj} (geology: no longer being acted upon by the geologic forces that formed it) | :: geologisch stabiel |
| abandonee {n} | :: cessionaris, |
| abandonment {n} (act of abandoning) | :: achterlating, verlating, in de steek laten {n} |
| abandonment {n} (maritime law: relinquishment of a property to underwriters) | :: abandonnement, overlating |
| abandonment {n} (relinquishment of a right, claim or privilege) | :: opgave, afstand, overgave, overlating, het prijsgeven, het afstand doen van |
| abandonment {n} (voluntary leaving of a person) | :: achterlating, verlating, verwaarlozing, veronachtzaming, het in de steek laten {n}, het laten zitten van |
| abandonment {n} (refusal to receive freight) | :: vrachtweigering |
| abandonment {n} (careless freedom) | :: ongedwongenheid, uitbundigheid, nonchalence |
| abandonware {n} (software which has been abandoned by its developer) | :: abandonware {m} |
| abaptiston {n} (trepan with a conical shape) | :: kegelvormige schedelboor {m} |
| abase {v} (to lower so as to cause pain or hurt feelings) | :: vernederen, kleineren |
| abase {v} (to lower physically) | :: neerhalen, strijken |
| abased {adj} (humbled) | :: verlaagd, vernederd, gekleineerd, |
| abasement {n} (the act of abasing) | :: vernedering, kleinering {m} |
| abash {v} (to make ashamed, to embarrass) | :: beschamen, in verlegenheid brengen, van zijn stuk brengen |
| abashed {adj} (embarrassed) | :: beschaamd, verlegen, beteuterd, in verlegenheid, op zijn neus kijkend |
| abashment {n} (the state of being abashed; confusion from shame) | :: verlegenheid {f}, moeilijk parket |
| abasia {n} (incapacity to walk) | :: abasie {m} |
| abasic {adj} (of, pertaining to or caused by abasia) | :: met abasie, door abasie |
| abask {adv} (basking) | :: zich koesterend |
| abatable {adj} (Capable of being abated) | :: vatbaar voor prijsverlaging |
| abatacept {n} (medicine) | :: abatacept |
| abatage {n} (abattage) SEE: abattage | :: |
| abate {v} (transitive: to bring someone down physically or mentally) | :: neerslaan (physically), vernederen (mentally), humiliëren |
| abate {v} (transitive: to lessen in force, subside) | :: afnemen, verminderen, verzwakken, luwen, bedaren |
| abate {v} (to deduct, to omit) | :: aftrekken, overslaan, verminderen, weglaten |
| abate {v} (to bar, except) | :: uitsluiten |
| abate {v} (to cut away) | :: uitkappen |
| abate {v} | :: verliezen ; verlagen, reduceren, verminderen, verlichten (pijn) |
| abate {v} (to dull the edge or point of) SEE: blunt | :: |
| abatement {n} (the act of abating or the state of being abated) | :: afname, afslag, inkrimping, korting, vermindering, verzachting |
| abatis {n} (means of defense) | :: verhakking {m}, prikkeldraadversperring {m} |
| abatjour {n} | :: lampenkap {n}, abat-jour {n}, |
| abator {n} | :: kraker {m},; iemand die een ongerief uit de weg ruimt, |
| abattage {n} (slaughter) | :: slachten {n} |
| abattage {n} (anchoring) | :: verankering {m} |
| abattoir {n} (public slaughterhouse) | :: slachthuis {n}, abattoir {n}, slachterij {f} |
| abattoir {n} (a place likened to be a slaughterhouse) | :: slachtplaats {m} |
| abat-vent {n} (louvres) | :: windscherm {n}, |
| abat-vent {n} (sloping roof) | :: afdak {n}, |
| abat-vent {n} (chimney cap) | :: schoorsteenkap {m}, |
| abat-voix {n} | :: klankbord {n}, |
| abaxial {adj} (botany, zoology: of a side away from central line) | :: abaxiaal, dorsaal |
| abaya {n} (loose-fitting sleeveless garment, made from abaya or silk) SEE: aba | :: |
| abaya {n} (coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair) | :: aba {m} |
| abbé {n} (French clergy) | :: abbé {m}, |
| Abbas {prop} (A male given name) | :: Abbas |
| abbatial {adj} (belonging to an abbey) | :: abbatiaal |
| abbe {n} (abbot) | :: abt |
| abbess {n} (female superior of a nunnery) | :: abdis |
| abbey {n} (monastery headed by an abbot) | :: abdij {f} |
| abbey {n} (church of a monastery) | :: abdijkerk {f} |
| abbot {n} (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) | :: abt |
| abbozzo {n} (rough drawing/model) | :: ruwe schets {m} ruw model {n} |
| abbreviate {v} (to make shorter) | :: afkorten, verkorten, inkorten |
| abbreviate {v} (to reduce to lower terms) | :: versimpelen |
| abbreviate {n} (abridgment) SEE: abridgment | :: |
| abbreviated {adj} (shortened) | :: afgekort, ingekort, verkort |
| abbreviation {n} (shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase) | :: afkorting {f} |
| abbreviation {n} (act or result of shortening or reducing) | :: afkorting {f}, verkorting {f} |
| abbreviator {n} (one who abbreviates) | :: afkorter {m} |
| abbreviatory {adj} (serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging) | :: afkortend, verkortend |
| abbreviature {n} (abbreviation) SEE: abbreviation | :: |
| ABC {n} (alphabet) SEE: alphabet | :: |
| ABC {n} (rudiments) | :: ABC {n} |
| ABC book {n} (primer) SEE: primer | :: |
| abdicable {adj} (capable of being abdicated) | :: neerlegbaar |
| abdicate {v} (to disclaim and expel from family, see also: disinherit) | :: onterven |
| abdicate {v} (to reject, cast off, discard) | :: weigeren, afwijzen, verstoten |
| abdicate {v} (to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising) | :: afstand doen van |
| abdicate {v} (to renounce a throne or other high office) | :: aftreden, troonsafstand doen , abdiceren |
| abdicate {v} (to depose) SEE: depose | :: |
| abdication {n} (the act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder) | :: abdicatie, (troons)afstand |
| abdomen {n} (belly) | :: onderbuik {m}, abdomen {n} |
| abdominal {adj} (of or pertaining to the abdomen) | :: abdominaal, buik- |
| abdominal {adj} (having abdominal fins) | :: buikvinnig |
| abdominal cavity {n} (hollow portion of the torso, containing abdominal organs) | :: buikholte {m} |
| abdominal fin {n} (pelvic fin) SEE: pelvic fin | :: |
| abdominal ring {n} (either of two openings in the abdominal muscle wall) | :: liesring {m} |
| abdominoperineal {adj} (relating to the abdomen and the perineum) | :: abdominoperineaal |
| abdominoplasty {n} (surgery) | :: abdominoplastie |
| abdominous {adj} (pot-bellied) | :: gezet, corpulent, dikbuikig |
| Abdon {prop} (biblical judge of Israel) | :: Abdon |
| abduce {v} (transitive, obsolete: to draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part) | :: abduceren, afvoeren |
| abducens nerve {n} (nerve) | :: nervus abducens {m}, afvoerende zenuw {m} |
| abducent {adj} | :: afvoerend |
| abduct {v} (to take away) | :: ontvoeren, kidnappen |
| abduct {v} (to draw away from its ordinary position) | :: abduceren |
| abductee {n} (abducted person) | :: ontvoerde persoon {m} |
| abduction {n} (leading away, carrying away) | :: afvoering {m} |
| abduction {n} (physiology: movement separating limb from axis) | :: abductie {f} |
| abduction {n} (logic: type of syllogism) | :: abductie {f} |
| abduction {n} (law: wrongful carrying off of a human being) | :: ontvoering {f}, kidnapping {f}, schaking {f} |
| abductor {n} (kidnapper) | :: ontvoerder {m}, kidnapper {m} |
| abductor {n} (muscle) | :: abductor {m}, afvoerder {m} |
| Abdul {prop} (male given name) | :: Abdoel, Abdel |
| Abdullah {prop} (Muslim given name) | :: Abdoella |
| abeam {adv} (alongside) | :: dwarsscheeps |
| abearance {n} (behavior) SEE: behavior | :: |
| abecedarium {n} (a book used to teach the alphabet) SEE: primer | :: |
| abecedary {n} (the alphabet) | :: alfabet {n}, abc {n} |
| abed {adv} (in bed, or on the bed) | :: te bed, bedlegerig |
| Abel {prop} (biblical character) | :: Abel {m} |
| Abel {prop} (male given name) | :: Abel {m} |
| abele {n} (Populus alba) SEE: white poplar | :: |
| abelian {adj} (math: of a group) | :: abels, commutatief |
| abelian group {n} (group in which the group operation is commutative) | :: Abelse groep {m}, Abelse ring {m} |
| abelmosk {n} (A. moschatus) | :: abelmos {m} |
| abend {n} (abnormal end) | :: voortijdige beëindiging {m} |
| abend {v} (to terminate abnormally) | :: voortijdig beëindigen |
| abenteric {adj} | :: abenteraal |
| Aberdeen {n} (fishhook) | :: aberdeen {m}, forelhaak {n} |
| Aberdeen Angus {n} (breed of beef cattle) | :: Aberdeen Angus {m} |
| Aberdeen terrier {n} (breed of dog) SEE: Scottish terrier | :: |
| aberrance {n} (state of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude) | :: afwijking {f}, afdwaling {m} |
| aberrant {adj} (deviating from the norm) | :: onconventioneel |
| aberrant {adj} (straying from the right way) | :: aberrant, afwijkend |
| aberrant {adj} (deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal) | :: afwijkend, uitzonderlijk, atypisch |
| aberrant {adj} | :: aberrant, afdwalend |
| aberrant {n} (person wandering from the rest of the group) | :: vreemde apostel {m}, rare snuiter {m} |
| aberration {n} (act of wandering or deviation; abnormality) | :: aberratie, afwijking |
| aberration {n} (optics: convergence to different foci) | :: aberratie {m} |
| aberration {n} (astronomy: small periodical change of position of heavenly bodies) | :: aberratie {m} |
| aberration {n} (minor or temporary mental disorder) | :: aberratie |
| aberration {n} (zoology, botany: atypical development or structure) | :: aberratie {m}, afwijkend exemplaar {n} |
| aberration {n} (medicine: deviation from normal range) | :: aberratie {m} |
| aberration {n} | :: aberratie {m} |
| aberrational {adj} (characterized by aberration) | :: met aberratie |
| abessive {n} (the abessive case) | :: abessief {m} |
| abessive case {n} (case used to express the lack of something) | :: abessief {m} |
| abet {v} (to assist or encourage in crime) | :: aansporen, aanmoedigen, ophitsen, aanzetten |
| abet {v} (to support, uphold, or aid) | :: bijstaan, ondersteunen, meehelpen aan |
| abetment {n} (act of abetting a crime) | :: ophitsing {m}, aanstoken {n} |
| abettor {n} (accomplice) | :: medeplichtige {c}, handlanger {m} |
| abettor {n} (inciter) | :: aanstichter {m}, opstoker {m}, ophitser {m} |
| abeyance {n} (expectancy; condition of being undetermined) | :: onbeslistheid, onzekerheid, onbeheerdheid {m} |
| abeyance {n} (suspension; temporary suppression) | :: opschorting, uitstel |
| abeyance {n} (heraldry: expectancy of a title) | :: onbruik {n} |
| abhor {v} (to regard with horror or detestation) | :: verafschuwen, walgen van, gruwen van |
| abhor {v} (to reject with disdain) | :: verwerpen, |
| abhorrence {n} (extreme aversion) | :: afkeer {m}, afschuw {m}, afgrijzen {n} |
| abhorrence {n} (loathsome person or thing) | :: gruwel {m}, afgrijselijke zaak {m} |
| abhorrent {adj} (contrary or discordant) | :: onverenigbaar |
| abhorrent {adj} (detesting; showing abhorrence) | :: weerzinwekkend |
| abidance {n} (compliance) | :: naleving {m}, nakomen van {n}, |
| abide {v} (endure without yielding) | :: ondergaan, verdragen, doorstaan, uithouden |
| abide {v} (bear patiently; tolerate) | :: tolereren, toelaten, verdragen |
| abide {v} (dwell) | :: verblijven, wonen |
| abide {v} (wait in expectation) | :: afwachten |
| abide {v} (abide by) SEE: abide by | :: |
| abide by {v} (accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it) | :: zich schikken naar, zich neerleggen bij |
| abide by {v} (remain faithful to something or someone) | :: zich houden aan, trouw blijven aan |
| abiding {adj} (continue) | :: voortdurend, blijvend |
| abiding-place {n} | :: woonplaats {m}, |
| Abidjan {prop} (the largest city of Ivory Coast) | :: Abidjan |
| abietic acid {n} (a yellowish resin acid isolated from rosin and used in varnishes) | :: abiëtinezuur {n} |
| abigail {n} (lady's waiting-maid) | :: kamermeisje {n} |
| Abigail {prop} (biblical wife of David) | :: Abigaïl |
| Abigail {prop} (female given name) | :: Abigail, Abigaïl |
| ability {n} (quality or state of being able) | :: vaardigheid {f}, vermogen {n} |
| ability {n} (a skill or competence) | :: bekwaamheid {m} |
| ability {n} (a high level of capability or skill) | :: talent {n}, begaafdheid {m} |
| ability {n} (suitability or receptiveness to be acted on) | :: geschiktheid {m} |
| ability to pay {n} (measure of tax rate) | :: draagkracht |
| ab initio {adv} (referring to the time from when a legal document comes into force) | :: ab initio, vanaf het begin |
| ab intra {adv} | :: van binnenuit, insider- |
| abiogenesis {n} (origination of living organisms from lifeless matter) | :: abiogenese {f} |
| abiogenetic {adj} (pertaining to or originated by abiogenesis) | :: abiogenetisch |
| abiogenic {adj} (not produced or derived by means of living organisms) | :: abiogeen |
| abiological {adj} (pertaining to inanimate things) | :: niet-biologisch |
| abiosis {n} (absence of life) | :: abiose {m} |
| abiotic {adj} (Nonliving) | :: abiotisch, levenloos |
| abiotic {adj} (Of inorganic matter) | :: ongeschikt voor leven |
| abiotically {adv} (in an abiotic manner) | :: in afwezigheid van leven |
| abiotrophy {n} (premature degeneration) | :: abiotrofie {m} |
| a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush {proverb} (small but certain advantage is preferable) | :: beter één vogel in de hand dan tien in de lucht |
| abirritant {adj} (acting to diminish irritation) | :: antiprikkelend |
| abirritate {v} (to diminish the sensibility of) | :: verzachten |
| a bit {adv} (a little) SEE: a little | :: |
| abject {adj} (Sunk to a low condition; down in spirit or hope) | :: diepgezonken, ellendig |
| abject {adj} (Cast down; rejected; low-lying) | :: hulpeloos, moedeloos |
| abject {adj} (showing resignation) | :: hulpeloos, gelaten |
| abject {n} (A person in the lowest and most despicable condition) | :: verworpeling {m}, infaam persoon {m} |
| abjection {n} (the act of bringing down or humbling) | :: vernedering {m} |
| abjection {n} (the state of being rejected or cast out) | :: verworpenheid {m} |
| abjection {n} (a low or downcast condition) | :: moedeloosheid {m} |
| abjectly {adv} (in an abject fashion; with great shame; desperately) | :: opgemene wijze, op verachterlijke wijze |
| abjuration {n} (a solemn recantation or renunciation on oath) | :: afzwering, herroeping {m} |
| abjuratory {adj} (involving abjuration) | :: herroepbaar |
| abjure {v} (to renounce upon oath) | :: afzweren, verzaken aan een eed |
| abjure {v} (to renounce with solemnity) | :: afzweren, herroepen, [aan] verzaken |
| abjurer {n} (one who abjures) | :: afzweerder {m}, verzaker {m}, herroeper, |
| Abkhaz {adj} (of or pertaining to Abkhazia) | :: Abchazisch {n} |
| Abkhaz {n} (person from Abkhazia) | :: Abchaze {m} |
| Abkhaz {prop} (a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia) | :: Abchazisch {n} |
| Abkhazia {prop} (territory in the Caucasus, see also: Republic of Abkhazia) | :: Abchazië |
| Abkhazian {adj} (Of or pertaining to Abkhazia) SEE: Abkhaz | :: |
| Abkhazian {n} (Abkhaz) SEE: Abkhaz | :: |
| Abkhazian {prop} (Abkhazian language) SEE: Abkhaz | :: |
| ablactation {n} (weaning) | :: ablactatie {m}, spenen {n} |
| ablastemic {adj} (unable to form a blastema) | :: niet-kiemend |
| ablastin {n} (antibody efficient against some protozoans) | :: ablastine {m} |
| ablation {n} (amputation) | :: ablatie {m} |
| ablation {n} (progressive removal of material) | :: ablatie {m}, erosie {m}, afsmelting {m} |
| ablative {n} (ablative case) SEE: ablative case | :: |
| ablative absolute {n} (linguistic construction in Latin) | :: losse ablatief |
| ablative case {n} (grammatical case used to indicate movement away from something, removal, separation, source) | :: ablatief {m} |
| ablator {n} | :: ablatief materiaal {n}, hitteschild {n} |
| ablaut {n} (substitution of one root vowel for another) | :: ablaut {m}, klankwisseling {m}, klinkerwisseling {m} |
| ablaze {adj} (on fire) | :: in lichterlaaie, in vuur en vlam |
| ablaze {adj} (radiant with bright light and color) | :: stralend, flonkerend |
| ablaze {adj} (in a state of glowing excitement) | :: vol gloed, opgewonden |
| able {adj} (permitted to) | :: in staat (om), de mogelijkheid hebben (om te), bekwaam |
| able {adj} (skillful) | :: competent, handig, bedreven, kundig |
| able {adj} (legally qualified) | :: competent, in aanmerking komend, gerechtigd, bevoegd |
| -able {suffix} (able to be done) | :: -baar, -abel [for words from Latin or Romance languages] |
| -able {suffix} (fit to be done) | :: -baar |
| -able {suffix} | :: [before the infinitive] te |
| able {adj} (healthy) SEE: healthy | :: |
| able {v} (enable) SEE: enable | :: |
| able {v} (vouch for) SEE: vouch for | :: |
| able-bodied {adj} (having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust) | :: volwaardig, lichamelijk geschikt, valide, robust |
| able-bodied {adj} ((Nautical)) | :: volslagen, bevaren |
| able-bodied seaman {n} (seaman who has been trained in certain skills) | :: volmatroos {m} |
| abled {adj} | :: valide |
| ablegate {n} (representative of the pope in foreign countries) | :: ablegaat {m}, pauselijke gezant {m} |
| ableism {n} (discrimination against persons with disabilities) | :: validisme {n} |
| able-minded {adj} (unimpaired mental capability) | :: goed bij zijn verstand, verstandig |
| abloom {adv} ((postpositive) in or into bloom; in a blooming state) | :: in bloei, in volle bloei |
| abluent {adj} (washing away) | :: reinigend |
| abluent {n} (detergent) | :: reinigingsmiddel {n} |
| ablush {adj} (blushing) | :: blozend |
| ablution {n} (the act of washing or cleansing) | :: rituele wassing, ablutie {m} |
| ablution {n} (Roman Catholic Church: a small quantity of wine and water) | :: ablutie {m} |
| abnegate {v} (to deny oneself something) | :: ontzeggen, |
| abnegate {v} (to reject, to deny) | :: verwerpen, ontzeggen, verzaken, afzweren |
| abnegation {n} (denial; renunciation) | :: verloochening, verwerping {m}, afwijzing |
| abnegator {n} | :: verloochenaar {m}, verwerper {m} |
| Abner {prop} (biblical cousin of Saul) | :: Abner |
| abneural {adj} | :: abneuraal, |
| abnormal {adj} (not conforming to rule or system) | :: abnormaal |
| abnormal {adj} (of or pertaining to behaviour that deviates from norms) | :: abnormaal, afwijkend |
| abnormality {n} (state of being abnormal) | :: abnormaliteit {m} |
| abnormality {n} (something abnormal) | :: abnormaliteit {m}, afwijking {m}, misvorming {m} |
| abnormalize {v} (to make abnormal) | :: abnormaal maken |
| abnormally {adv} (In an abnormal manner) | :: abnormaal |
| abnormalness {n} (abnormality) SEE: abnormality | :: |
| abnormal psychology {n} (academic study) | :: psychopathologie {m} |
| abnormity {n} (departure from the ordinary type) | :: abnormaliteit {m} |
| aboard {adv} (on board) | :: aan boord |
| aboard {adv} (nautical) | :: langszij |
| aboard {prep} (on board of) | :: aan boord |
| abode {n} (obsolete: act of waiting) | :: wachten |
| abode {n} (stay or continuance in a place; sojourn) | :: verblijf {n}, woonstee {f} |
| abode {n} (slightly dated: residence) | :: woonstee {f}, verblijf {n}, onderkomen {n} |
| abode {n} (omen) SEE: omen | :: |
| aboil {adj} (boiling) | :: aan de kook, kokend |
| aboil {adj} (excited) | :: opgewonden, in alle staten, over zijn toeren |
| abolish {v} (to end a law, system, institution, custom or practice) | :: afschaffen, opheffen |
| abolish {v} (to destroy) | :: vernietigen, buiten werking stellen |
| abolishable {adj} (capable of being abolished) | :: afschafbaar, ophefbaar |
| abolisher {n} (one who abolishes) | :: afschaffer |
| abolishment {n} (The act of abolishing) | :: afschaffing {f}, opheffing |
| abolition {n} (act of abolishing) | :: afschaffing {m}, opheffing {m} |
| abolition {n} (abolition of slavery and the slave trade) | :: abolitie |
| abolitionism {n} (opinion in favor of the abolition of something) | :: abolitionisme {n} |
| abolitionist {n} (person who favors the abolition) | :: abolitionist {m} |
| abomasum {n} (fourth or digestive stomach of a ruminant) | :: leb {f}, lebmaag {f} |
| A-bomb {n} (atomic bomb) | :: atoombom {f} |
| abominable {adj} (hateful; detestable; loathsome) | :: abominabel, afstotelijk, verschrikkelijk, afschuwelijk, verfoeilijk |
| abominable {adj} (very bad or inferior) | :: onaangenaam, walgelijk |
| abominable snowman {n} (humanoid or apelike animal said to exist in the Himalayas) | :: verschrikkelijke sneeuwman {m}, yeti {m} |
| abominably {adv} (in an abominable manner) | :: op afschuwelijke wijze |
| abominate {v} (to feel disgust towards, to hate in the highest degree) | :: verachten, verafschuwen |
| abominate {v} (to dislike strongly) | :: gruwelen van, walgen van |
| abomination {n} (an abominable act) | :: gruwel {m} |
| abomination {n} (the feeling of extreme disgust) | :: afschuw, walging, afgrijzen {n}, gruwel {m}, abominatie {f} |
| abomination {n} (something abominable) | :: (een) afschuwelijk iets, gruwel {m}, abominatie {f} |
| abominator {n} (one who abominates) | :: verachter {m}, verfoeier {m} |
| aboral {adj} (situated away from the mouth) | :: aboraal |
| aboriginal {adj} (original; indigenous) | :: inheems, inheemse |
| aboriginal {adj} (living in a land before colonization) | :: autochtoon |
| aboriginal {n} (animal or plant native to a region) | :: inheems |
| Aboriginal {n} (aboriginal) SEE: aboriginal | :: |
| Aboriginal {n} (original inhabitant of Australia) | :: Aboriginal {m} |
| Aboriginal {n} (original inhabitant of any land) | :: inboorling {m}, inboorlinge {f} |
| aborning {adv} (coming in existence) | :: in het kraambed, in wording |
| abort {n} (miscarriage) | :: miskraam {f} |
| abort {n} (product of a miscarriage) | :: miskraam {f} |
| abort {n} (function used to abort a process) | :: afbreken |
| abort {n} (event to abort a computer process) | :: voortijdige beëindiging |
| abort {v} (to miscarry) | :: (een) miskraam hebben, voortijdig bevallen |
| abort {v} (to cause a premature termination) | :: (doen) aborteren, beëindigen, doen mislukken |
| abort {v} (to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages) | :: doen stoppen in een vroegtijdig stadium, voortijdig afbreken |
| abort {v} (biology: to become checked in normal development) | :: onvolgroeid blijven |
| abort {v} (aeronautics: to terminate a mission involving a missile or rocket) | :: afbreken, voortijdig beëindigen |
| abort {v} (computing: to terminate a process prior to completion) | :: annuleren, aborteren, stoppen, afbreken |
| aborted {adj} (brought forth prematurely) | :: geaborteerd, voortijdig geboren |
| aborted {adj} (rendered abortive or sterile) | :: rudimentair |
| aborticide {n} (feticide) | :: vruchtafdrijving {m} |
| aborticide {n} (abortifacient) | :: abortivum {n} |
| abortifacient {adj} (producing miscarriage) | :: abortief, vruchtafdrijvend |
| abortifacient {n} (agent that causes premature delivery) | :: abortivum {n}, vruchtafdrijvend middel {n} |
| abortion {n} (miscarriage) | :: miskraam {n}, abortus {m} |
| abortion {n} (induced abortion) | :: abortus {m}, afdrijving {f}, zwangerschapsonderbreking {f}, vruchtafdrijving {f}, vruchtafdrijving {f}, opgewekte bevalling {m} |
| abortion {n} (act of inducing abortion) | :: abortie {m}, abortus {m} |
| abortion {n} (immature product of an untimely birth) | :: miskraam {n} |
| abortion {n} (biology: arrest of development of an organ) | :: onderbroken ontwikkeling {m} |
| abortion {n} (the act of aborting a project, etc) | :: voortijdige beëindiging {m} |
| abortion {n} (something ugly) | :: misbaksel {n}, miskraam {n}, wangedrocht {n}, miskleun {m} |
| abortionist {n} (one who performs an illegal (backstreet) abortion) | :: engeltjesmaker {m}, engeltjesmaakster {f} |
| abortionist {n} (one who performs a legal abortion) | :: aborteur {m}, aborteuse {f} |
| abortionist {n} (one who favors abortion being legal) | :: voorstander van abortus {m} |
| abortion pill {n} (drug used to terminate pregnancy in early stage) | :: abortuspil {m} |
| abortive {adj} (coming to naught; fruitless) | :: vruchteloos, tevergeefs |
| abortive {adj} (imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile) | :: rudimentair |
| abortive {adj} (causing abortion) | :: afdrijvend |
| abortive {adj} (medicine: cutting short) | :: gestopt |
| abortiveness {n} (quality of being abortive) | :: abortief karakter |
| abortus fever {n} (brucellosis) | :: abortuskoorts {m}, |
| abound {v} (to be full to overflowing) | :: zeer productief zijn, overvloedig voortbrengen |
| abound {v} (to be highly productive) | :: abortuskoorts {m} |
| abound {v} (to be plentiful) | :: overvloedig aanwezig zijn, wemelen [van], in grote aantallen voorkomen |
| abound {v} (to be copiously supplied) | :: wemelen [van], krioelen [van] |
| abound in {v} (to possess in abundance) | :: wemelen van, krioelen [van], zeer rijk zijn [aan] |
| abounding {adj} (ample, plenteous, plenty) | :: overvloedig, zeer productief, uiterst rijk, gevaarlijk gezwollen [said of a stream] |
| abound with {v} (abound) SEE: abound | :: |
| about {prep} (on every side of) | :: om, rond, rondom, eromheen |
| about {prep} (over or upon different parts of) | :: rond |
| about {prep} (on the point or verge of) | :: op het punt staan |
| about {prep} (concerning) | :: over, in verband met |
| about {prep} (concerned with, engaged in) | :: over, aangaande, betreffende |
| about {prep} (in the immediate neighborhood of) | :: omheen, bij, in de buurt |
| about {prep} (on one's person; nearby the person) | :: bij, in de buurt van |
| about {prep} | :: ongeveer, omtrent, omstreeks |
| about {adv} (on all sides) | :: rond |
| about {adv} (here and there) | :: rond- |
| about {adv} (nearly, approximately) | :: ongeveer, vrijwel, bijna |
| about {adv} (near; in the vicinity) | :: nabij, dichtbij |
| about {adv} (to a reversed order, or opposite direction) | :: om-, in tegenovergestelde richting |
| about {adv} (nautical: to the opposite tack) | :: overstag |
| about {adv} (in succession; one after another) | :: afwisselend, beurtelings |
| about {adv} (in circuit) | :: rond |
| about-face {n} (military: abrupt turn to face the opposite direction) | :: rechtsomkeert |
| about-face {n} (reversal of direction or attitude) | :: koerswijziging {m}, ommezwaai {m} |
| about-face {v} (to turn 180 degrees) | :: rechtsomkeert maken |
| about-face {v} (to change opinion or attitude) | :: een totale ommekeer uitvoeren, het roer omgooien, zijn standpunt totaal wijzigen |
| about sledge {n} (largest hammer) | :: voorhamer {m}, smidshamer {m} |
| about time {adv} (close to the right time) | :: ongeveer tijd, haast zover |
| about time {adv} (far past the desired time) | :: eindelijk |
| about to {phrase} (indicating imminence) | :: op het punt staan (om) te |
| about turn {n} (about face) | :: rechtsomkeert |
| about turn {n} (change of opinion) | :: koersverandering {m}, ommezwaai {m} |
| above {prep} (over, on top of) | :: bovenop |
| above {prep} (in or to a higher place) | :: boven, hoger dan |
| above {prep} (farther north) | :: ten noorden van |
| above {prep} (superior to, surpassing) | :: over, meer dan |
| above {prep} (higher in rank) | :: een trapje hoger, met een hogere rang |
| above {prep} (in addition to) | :: bovendien, daarenboven |
| above {prep} (more) | :: over, meer dan |
| above {adv} (in a higher place) | :: boven, hierboven |
| above {adj} (heavenly) | :: hemels in de lucht |
| above {adj} (being located higher on the same page or on a preceding page) | :: bovenstaand, eerder genoemd, bovenvermeld |
| above all {prep} (of prime importance) | :: bovenal, vooral, voornamelijk |
| above average {prep} (Better than average) | :: bovengemiddeld |
| above board {prep} (openly) | :: openlijk, rechtuit, met de handen op tafel, niets onderhands |
| above board {prep} (honestly) | :: volgens het boekje, eerlijk, loyaal |
| above-board {adj} (straightforward, transparent) | :: op eerlijke wijze, openlijk |
| above-cited {adj} (cited before) | :: bovengenoemd bovenvermeld |
| abovedeck {adj} (on deck) | :: bovendeks |
| above ground {prep} (on or above the surface of the ground) | :: bovengronds, aan de oppervlakte |
| above ground {prep} (figuratively: not dead and buried; alive) | :: nog in leven, nog niet dood en begraven |
| above ground {prep} (existing within or produced by the establishment) | :: openlijk, in klaarlichte dag; pen en bloot |
| abovementioned {adj} (abovementioned) SEE: above-mentioned | :: |
| above-mentioned {adj} (mentioned or named before; aforesaid) | :: bovenvermeld |
| above-named {adj} (mentioned or named before) SEE: above-mentioned | :: |
| above one's paygrade {prep} (not suitable for one's rank) | :: boven zijn niveau |
| abovesaid {adj} (mentioned before) | :: bovenvermeld |
| above stairs {prep} (on upper floor) | :: op de verdieping hoger |
| abovestated {adj} (stated earlier) | :: bovenvermeld |
| above the curve {prep} | :: zich onderscheidend van de rest |
| above the law {prep} (exempt from the laws that apply to everyone else) | :: boven de wet |
| abox {adv} (braced aback) | :: vanachter aangespannen |
| abracadabra {n} (use of term abracadabra) | :: abracadabra {n} |
| abracadabra {n} (mumbo-jumbo) | :: wartaal {m}, onzin {m} |
| abradant {n} (material for grinding) | :: schuurmiddel {n} |
| abradant {adj} (abrasive) | :: wegschurend |
| abrade {v} ((transitive) to rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction) | :: schuren, afschuren, uitschuren |
| abrade {v} (to wear down) | :: afmatten uitputten |
| abrader {n} (tool or machine for abrading) | :: schuurmachine {f}, schuurwerktuig {n} |
| Abraham {prop} (prophet in the Old Testament) | :: Abraham |
| Abraham {prop} (male given name) | :: Abraham |
| Abram {prop} (Old Testament patriarch) | :: Abram |
| abranchial {adj} (gillless) SEE: gillless | :: |
| abranchiate {adj} (gillless) SEE: gillless | :: |
| abranchious {adj} (gillless) SEE: gillless | :: |
| abrasion {n} (act of abrading) | :: afschuring {m} |
| abrasion {n} (substance rubbed off) | :: abrasie {m}, brandingserosie {m} |
| abrasion {n} (medicine: superficial wound) | :: schaafwond {c} |
| abrasion platform {n} (sloping or nearly flat bedrock surface extending out from the foot of a marine cliff under shallow water of a breaker (wave) zone) | :: abrasieplat {n}, abrasievlak {n} |
| abrasive {adj} (producing abrasion; rough) | :: schurend |
| abrasive {adj} (rough and coarse in manner or disposition) | :: irritant, irriterend, ruw |
| abrasive {n} (substance used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing) | :: schuurmiddel {n}, slijpmiddel {n} |
| abrasive disc {n} (rotating disc of abrasive material) | :: slijpschijf {m} |
| abrasive paper {n} (abrasive material) | :: schuurpapier {n} |
| abreact {v} (eliminate previously repressed emotions) | :: afreageren |
| abreaction {n} (psychoanalysis) | :: afreagering {m}, emotionele ontlading {m} |
| abreast {adv} (informed) | :: op de hoogte, bekend, goed ingelicht, welingelicht, met zijn tijd mee |
| abreast {adv} (side by side) | :: zij aan zij, naast elkaar |
| abreast {adv} (up to a certain level or line) | :: gelijke tred houdend, bijblijven |
| abrenunciation {n} (absolute renunciation; repudiation) | :: verzaking {m}, herroeping {m} |
| abridge {v} (to make shorter) | :: beperken, verkorten, inkorten, bekorten |
| abridge {v} (to shorten or contract by using fewer words) | :: verkorten, inkorten |
| abridge {v} (to deprive) | :: beroven (van), beknotten |
| abridged {adj} (cut or shortened, especially of a literary work) | :: verkort, beknopt |
| abridger {n} (one who abridges) | :: samenvatter {m}, inkorter {m} |
| abridgment {n} (act of abridging) | :: bekorting, verkorting |
| abridgment {n} (state of being abridged) | :: ingekorte versie {m} |
| abridgment {n} (shortened version) | :: ingekorte versie , uittreksel, korte inhoud , excerpt {n} |
| abrim {adj} (brimming) | :: boordevol, stampvol, bomvol, overlopend [van], afgeladen [met] |
| abristle {adj} (bristling) | :: overeind, rechtop |
| abroach {adj} (tapped) | :: aangestoken |
| abroach {adj} (astir) | :: verspreidensklaar |
| abroad {adv} (in foreign countries) | :: [place] in het buitenland; [movement to] naar het buitenland |
| abroad {adv} (at large; widely; broadly; over a wide space) | :: wijd uiteen, ver van elkaar |
| abroad {adv} (without a certain confine; outside the house) | :: in het rond, naar alle kanten, buitenshuis |
| abroad {adv} (astray) | :: verward, de kluts kwijt |
| abroad {adv} (played elsewhere) | :: op verplaatsing, uit- |
| abroad {n} (countries or lands abroad) | :: buitenland {n} |
| abroad {prep} (throughout) | :: alover, over de ganse lijn |
| abrogable {adj} (capable of being abrogated) | :: ophefbaar, intrekbaar, afschafbaar |
| abrogate {v} (to annul by an authoritative act) | :: afschaffen, opheffen, abrogeren |
| abrogate {v} (to put an end to) | :: tenietdoen |
| abrogation {n} (act of abrogating) | :: afschaffing {m}, intrekking {m}, opheffing {m}, ongeldigverklaring {m} |
| abrogator {n} (one who abrogates) | :: afschaffer {m}, opheffer {m} |
| Abruka {prop} (Estonian island located in the Gulf of Riga) | :: Abruka |
| abrupt {adj} (extremely steep) | :: steil |
| abrupt {adj} (without notice) | :: abrupt, plots, bruusk |
| abrupt {adj} (curt in manner) | :: kortaf, bruusk |
| abrupt {adj} (having sudden transitions from one state to next) | :: hortend, onsamenhangend |
| abrupt {adj} (botany: truncated) | :: afgeknot |
| abrupt {v} (to tear off or asunder) | :: afbreken, scheiden |
| abrupt {n} (abyss) | :: kloof {m} |
| abruptly {adv} (in an abrupt manner) | :: abrupt, bruusk |
| abruptly {adv} (precipitously) | :: plots, plotseling |
| abruptly-pinnate {adj} (with a pair of leaflets at the apex) | :: even geveerd |
| abruptness {n} (state of being abrupt) | :: abruptheid {f}, plotselinge {n}, onverwachtheid {m} |
| abruptness {n} (suddenness) | :: kortgebondenheid {m}, bruuskheid {m} |
| abs {n} (abdominal muscles) | :: buikspieren |
| abs {n} (absolute function) | :: abs |
| ABS {n} (antilock braking system) | :: ABS {n} |
| Absalom {prop} (male given name) | :: Absalom |
| ABS brake {n} (antolock brake) | :: ABS {n}, antiblokkeerremsysteem {n} |
| abscess {n} (cavity filled with pus) | :: abces {n}, etterbuil {m}, ettergezwel {n} |
| abscess {v} (to form an abscess) | :: een abces vormen |
| abscessed {adj} (of an abscess) | :: met een abces |
| abscind {v} (to cut off) | :: afsnijden, doorsnijden, couperen |
| abscise {v} (cut off) | :: afsnijden door abscissie |
| abscise {v} (botany: shed off) | :: afvallen |
| abscisic acid {n} (plant hormone that inhibits seed germination) | :: abscisinezuur {n} |
| abscissa {n} (first of two coordinates) | :: abscis {f} |
| abscission {n} (act of cutting off) | :: afsnijden {n} |
| abscission {n} (abrupt stop of speech) | :: afbreken {n} |
| abscission {n} (natural separation of a part of a plant) | :: abscissie {f} |
| abscond {v} (to flee, often secretly) | :: heimelijk vertrekken (van/uit), zich stilletjes uit de voeten maken, zijn biezen pakken |
| abscond {v} (to withdraw from) | :: zich terugtrekken |
| abscond {v} (to hide (something)) | :: wegrennen |
| absconder {n} (one who absconds) | :: drosser {n} |
| abseil {v} (to descend a vertical drop using a rope) | :: abseilen |
| abseil {n} (a descent by abseil) | :: het abseilen, gezekerde afdaling |
| absence {n} (state of being away) | :: afwezigheid {f}, verstek {n} |
| absence {n} (lack; deficiency; non-existence) | :: afwezigheid {f}, ontbreken {n}, gemis {n}, tekort {n} |
| absence {n} (inattention to things present) | :: verstrooidheid {f} |
| absence makes the heart grow fonder {proverb} (when someone or something is faraway, you realise how much you love or miss them or it) | :: afwezigheid versterkt de liefde |
| absence of mind {n} (inattention) | :: verstrooidheid {n}, afwezigheid {f} |
| absence seizure {n} (term for a petit mal epileptic seizure) | :: petit mal {m} |
| absent {adj} (being away from a place) | :: afwezig, weg, absent |
| absent {adj} (not existing) | :: afwezig, ontbrekend, niet meer voorhanden, tekort |
| absent {adj} (inattentive) | :: afwezig, verstrooid, dromerig, elders met zijn gedachten |
| absent {prep} (without) | :: behalve, zonder, uitgezonderd, in afwezigheid van |
| absent {v} (to withhold from being present) | :: wegblijven van, zich absenteren, niet opdagen |
| absent {v} | :: afwezig zijn, zich verwijderen, vertrekken |
| absentation {n} (act of absenting oneself) | :: aanwezigheidsverzuim {n} |
| absentee {n} (person who is absent) | :: afwezige |
| absentee ballot {n} (postal vote) | :: schriftelijke stem {m}, stemper brief {m} |
| absenteeism {n} (state of being absent) | :: absenteïsme {n}, (arbeids)verzuim {n}, (school)verzuim {n} |
| absentee voting {n} (postal voting) | :: stemming per brief {m} |
| absent-minded {adj} (absent in mind) | :: verstrooid, afwezig, elders met zijn gedachten, er niet bij |
| absent-mindedness {n} (state or quality of being preoccupied) | :: verstrooidheid {m} |
| absent-minded professor {n} (fictional character) | :: verstrooide professor {m} |
| absent-minded professor {n} (person) | :: verstrooide professor {m} |
| absinthe {n} (liquor) | :: absint |
| absinthe {n} (Artemisia absinthium) | :: alsem {m}, absintalsem {m} |
| absinthe green {n} (type of green) | :: absintgroen {n} |
| absinthin {n} (principal compound found in wormwood) | :: absintine {f} |
| absinthium {n} (Artemisia absinthium) SEE: wormwood | :: |
| absolute {adj} (free from limitations or conditions) | :: absoluut |
| absolute {adj} (peremptory) | :: absoluut, autoritair |
| absolute {adj} (free from imperfection; complete in itself) | :: volkomen |
| absolute {adj} (pure; unmixed) | :: absoluut, onvermengd, rein, puur, onversneden |
| absolute {adj} (positive; clear) | :: absoluut, onbetwistbaar |
| absolute {adj} (fundamental, ultimate, intrinsic, independent of references or relations to other things) | :: absoluut, volstrekt |
| absolute {adj} (grammar: not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence) | :: absoluut |
| absolute {adj} | :: absoluut |
| absolute {n} (that which is independent of context-dependent interpretation) | :: absolute {n} |
| absolute address {n} (identification of a fixed location) | :: absoluut adres {n} |
| absolute advantage {n} (economics: capability) | :: absoluut voordeel {n} |
| absolute altitude {n} (vertical distance) | :: absolute hoogte {m} |
| absolute complement {n} (Ac for a given set A) | :: absoluut complement {n} |
| absolute humidity {n} (mass of water vapour in a given volume of air) | :: absolute vochtigheid {m} |
| absolutely {adv} (in an absolute manner) | :: absoluut |
| absolutely {adv} (independently; viewed without relation to other things or factors) | :: absoluut, onafhankelijk |
| absolutely {adv} (in a manner that does not take an object) | :: geheel op zichzelf staand |
| absolutely {interj} (yes; certainly) | :: absoluut, werkelijk, echt, beslist, zeker, ontegenzeglijk |
| absolute magnitude {n} (intrinsic luminosity of a celestial body) | :: absolute grootte {m}, absolute helderheid {m} |
| absolute majority {n} (A number of votes totalling over 50 per cent) | :: volstrekte meerderheid {m}, absolute meerderheid {m} |
| absolute monarchy {n} (state) | :: absolute monarchie {m} |
| absolute monarchy {n} (rule) | :: absolute monarchie {m} |
| absolute music {n} (music which depends solely on its rhythmic, melodic and contrapuntal structure) | :: abstracte muziek {m} |
| absoluteness {n} (the fact free from any conditions or other beings) | :: absoluutheid {m}, volstrektheid {m}, onbeperktheid {m} |
| absolute pitch {n} (ability to identify and reproduce a tone) SEE: perfect pitch | :: |
| absolute pitch {n} (pitch established by its rate of vibration) | :: absolute toonhoogte {m} |
| absolute space {n} (physics) | :: absolute ruimte {f} |
| absolute space-time {n} (Newtonian concept of an unchangeable reference system of time and spatial coordinates) | :: absolute ruimte-tijd {m} |
| absolute temperature {n} (thermodynamic temperature) | :: absolute temperatuur {m} |
| absolute time {n} (unchangeable time) | :: absolute tijd {m} |
| absolute value {n} (numerical value of a real number) | :: absolute waarde {f} |
| absolute value {n} (modulus of a complex number) | :: modulus {m} |
| absolute zero {n} (coldest possible temperature) | :: absoluut nulpunt {n} |
| absolution {n} (absolving or setting free from guilt, sin or penalty; forgiveness of an offense) | :: absolutie {f}, vergiffenis {f} |
| absolution {n} (acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent) | :: vrijspraak {m} |
| absolution {n} (exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the sacrament of penance, by which Catholics believe the sins of the truly penitent are forgiven) | :: absolutie {f} |
| absolution {n} (absolving from ecclesiastical penalties) | :: absolutie {f}, dispensatie {f} |
| absolutism {n} (theology: doctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees) | :: predestinatieleer {m} |
| absolutism {n} (political science: absolute or arbitrary government; despotism) | :: absolutisme {n}, alleenheerschappij {f} |
| absolutism {n} (belief in a metaphysical absolute) | :: absolutisme {f} |
| absolutist {n} (one who favors autocratic government) | :: absolutist {m} |
| absolutistic {adj} (pertaining to absolutism) | :: absolutistisch |
| absolutive {adj} (grammatical case) | :: absolutief |
| absolutive case {n} (case used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action) | :: absolutief {m} |
| absolutize {v} (to make absolute) | :: absoluuut maken |
| absolutory {adj} (serving to absolve) | :: absolutie gevend, vrijspraak verlenend |
| absolvable {adj} (that may be absolved) | :: vergevensvatbaar |
| absolve {v} (to set free) | :: vergeven, kwijtschelden, ontheffen, ontslaan van een verplichting |
| absolve {v} (obsolete: to resolve or explain) | :: uitleggen |
| absolve {v} (to pronounce free or give absolution) | :: vrijspreken, vergeven |
| absolve {v} (law: to pronounce not guilty; to grant a pardon for) | :: niet-schuldig verklaren, kwijtschelden [(van)] |
| absolve {v} (theology: to pronounce free or give absolution from sin) | :: vergeven, absolveren |
| absolve {v} (obsolete: to finish, accomplish) | :: beëindigen, afwerken |
| absolve {v} (to pass a course or test; to gain credit for a class; to qualify academically) | :: slagen [bij] |
| absolver {n} (one who absolves) | :: vergiffenis schenker {m} |
| absorb {v} (to include so that it no longer has separate existence) | :: absorberen, (in zich) opnemen |
| absorb {v} (to suck up or drink in) | :: absorberen, opzuigen |
| absorb {v} (to learn) | :: absorberen, laten doordringen, verteren |
| absorb {v} (to occupy fully) | :: verdiepen, bezighouden, in beslag nemen |
| absorb {v} (to consume completely) | :: consumeren, opgebruiken |
| absorb {v} (to endure) | :: ondergaan |
| absorb {v} (physics: to take up by chemical or physical action) | :: absorberen, in zich opnemen, intrekken |
| absorb {v} (finance: to assume or pay for) | :: in last nemen, overnemen |
| absorbability {n} (being absorbable) | :: absorbeerbaarheid {m}, opzuigbaarheid {m} |
| absorbable {adj} (capable of being absorbed) | :: absorbeerbaar, aanleerbaar |
| absorbance {n} (logarithmic measure) | :: absorbantie {m}, optische dichtheid {m} |
| absorbate {n} (absorbed substance) | :: geabsorbeerde stof {m} |
| absorbed {adj} (fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed) | :: inbeslaggenomen |
| absorbed {adj} (taken in by a body without reflection) | :: geabsorbeerd, opgenomen |
| absorbed {adj} (taken by through the pores of a surface) | :: geabsorbeerd |
| absorbed dose {n} (amount of energy imparted by nuclear radiation) | :: geabsorbeerde dosis {m} |
| absorbency {n} (quality of being absorbent) | :: absorptie {f}, absorptievermogen {n} |
| absorbent {adj} (absorbing) | :: absorberend, wateropnemend, opzuigend |
| absorbent {n} (anything which absorbs) | :: absorbens {n} |
| absorber {n} (one who, or that which, absorbs) | :: absorptiemiddel {n} |
| absorber {n} (absorber of neutrons) | :: neutronenvanger {m} |
| absorbing {adj} (engrossing) | :: boeiend, grijpend meeslepend |
| absorptance {n} (absorbed radiation) | :: absorptiefactor, absorptieverhouding |
| absorptiometer {n} (instrument that computes absorption rate) | :: absorptiemeter {m} |
| absorptiometry {n} (analysis using absorptiometer) | :: absorptiemetrie {m} |
| absorption {n} (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything) | :: absorptie {f}, opzuiging {m}, |
| absorption {n} (act or process of being absorbed and made to disappear) | :: absorptie {f} incorporatie {f} |
| absorption {n} (chemistry, physics: imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action) | :: absorptie {f}, endosmose {f} |
| absorption {n} (physiology: process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed) | :: absorptie {f}, opname {f}, incorporatie {f} |
| absorption {n} (entire occupation of the mind) | :: het verdiept zijn in {n}, mentale concentratie {m}, het opgaan in {n} |
| absorption band {n} (absorbed wavelength) | :: absorptieband {m} |
| absorption coefficient {n} (measure of absorption) | :: absorptiecoëfficiënt {m} |
| absorption line {n} (a spectral line that corresponds to the absorption of electromagnetic radiation at a specific wavelength) | :: absorptielijn {m}, absorptiestreep {m} |
| absorption spectrum {n} (pattern) | :: absorptiespectrum {n} |
| absorptive {adj} (having capacity to imbibe) | :: absorberend |
| absorptiveness {n} (absorptivity) SEE: absorptivity | :: |
| absorptivity {n} (the quality of being absorptive) | :: absorptievermogen {n} |
| absquatulate {v} (to leave quickly or in a hurry; to take oneself off; to decamp; to depart) | :: er vanonder muizen, 'm smeren, zijn biezen pakken, wegwezen, er vanonder trekken |
| abstain {v} (refrain from) | :: zich onthouden (van), abstineren |
| abstain {v} (refrain from voting) | :: [van stemming] zich onthouden |
| abstain {v} (hinder, withhold) | :: verhinderen |
| abstainer {n} (one who abstains) | :: onthouder {m} |
| abstemious {adj} (refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink) | :: matig, karig, frugaal |
| abstemious {adj} (sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation) | :: sober |
| abstemious {adj} (marked by, or spent in, abstinence) | :: abstinent |
| abstemiousness {n} (austerity) | :: onthouding, gematigheid |
| abstention {n} (the act of abstaining) | :: onthouding {f}, abstinentie {f} |
| abstentionism {n} (policy of abstaining from political participation) | :: abstentionisme {n} |
| abstentionist {n} (advocate of not getting involved politically) | :: onthouder {m} |
| abstentious {adj} (abstemious) | :: (zich) onthoudend |
| abstergent {n} (a substance used in cleansing) | :: reinigingsmiddel {n}, zuiveringsmiddel {n} |
| abstersion {n} (the act of cleaning) | :: reiniging {f}, zuivering {f} |
| abstersive {adj} (cleansing, purging) | :: zuiverend, reinigend |
| abstinence {n} (the act or practice of abstaining) | :: onthouding {f} |
| abstinence {n} (specifically, abstinence from alcohol) | :: alcoholonthouding {f}, [more frequent] geheelonthouding {f}, abstinentie {f} |
| abstinence {n} (specifically, abstinence from sexual intercourse) | :: onthouding {f}, abstinentie {f} |
| abstinence {n} (the practice of self-denial) | :: onthouding {f} |
| abstinence {n} (delay of spending) | :: uitstel van betaling |
| abstinent {adj} (refraining from indulgence) | :: zich onthoudend, matig, bescheiden, sober |
| abstinent {n} (one who abstains) | :: abstinent {m}, onthouder {m} |
| abstract {n} (an abridgement or summary) | :: samenvatting {f}, korte inhoud {m}, resumé {n} |
| abstract {n} (something that concentrates in itself the qualities of something else) | :: essentie {f} |
| abstract {n} (an abstraction) | :: abstractie {f}, abstracte term {m}, abstract begrip {n} |
| abstract {n} (an abstract work of art) | :: abstract kunstwerk {n} |
| abstract {n} (that which is abstract) | :: abstract iets {n}, abstract begrip {n} |
| abstract {n} (an extract of a vegetable substance) | :: uittreksel {n} |
| abstract {adj} (extracted) | :: onttrokken |
| abstract {adj} (separate) | :: afgezonderd, gescheiden |
| abstract {adj} (absent in mind) | :: afwezig, verstrooid |
| abstract {adj} (apart from practice or reality; not concrete) | :: abstract, theoretisch |
| abstract {adj} (difficult to understand) | :: abstract, vaag, algemeen |
| abstract {adj} (art: free from representational qualities) | :: abstract |
| abstract {adj} (general as opposed to particular) | :: algemeen |
| abstract {v} (to separate; to disengage) | :: afzonderen |
| abstract {v} (to remove; to take away; to withdraw) | :: terugtrekken |
| abstract {v} (to steal) | :: ontvreemden |
| abstract {v} (to create an artistic abstraction of) | :: abstraheren |
| abstract {v} (to abridge, epitomize, or summarize) | :: samenvatten |
| abstract {v} (to consider abstractly) | :: abstraheren |
| abstract {v} (to draw off) | :: afleiden |
| abstract {v} (to extract by means of distillation) | :: onttrekken |
| abstract {v} (to withdraw oneself) | :: zich terugtrekken |
| abstract {v} (to perform the process of abstraction) | :: abstraheren |
| abstract algebra {n} (branch of mathematics) | :: abstracte algebra |
| abstract art {n} (art that does not depict objects in the natural world) | :: abstracte kunst {f}, non-figuratieve kunst {f} |
| abstracted {adj} (separated or disconnected) | :: absent, afwezig, in gedachten verdiept |
| abstracted {adj} (inattentive to surrounding objects) | :: verstrooid |
| abstractedly {adv} (in an abstracted manner) | :: in abstracto, in theorie |
| abstractedness {n} (state of being abstracted) | :: verstrooidheid |
| Abstract Expressionism {n} (genre of modern art) | :: abstract expressionisme {n} |
| abstraction {n} (act of abstracting) | :: abstractie {f} |
| abstraction {n} (purloining) | :: ontvreemding, toeëigening |
| abstraction {n} (idea of a visionary nature) | :: vage voorstelling, visionair begrip {n} |
| abstractionism {n} ((Philos.) principles of abstractions) | :: abstractionisme {m} |
| abstractionism {n} (abstract art) | :: abstracte kunst {n} |
| abstractionist {adj} (Related to abstract art) | :: abstractionistisch |
| abstractionist {n} (someone who paints or creates abstract art) | :: abstract kunstenaar {m} |
| abstractionist {n} (an idealist) | :: abstractionist {m} |
| abstractionistic {adj} (abstractionist) SEE: abstractionist | :: |
| abstractive {adj} (having an abstracting nature or tendency) | :: abstraherend, aftrekbaar |
| abstractive {adj} (derived by abstraction) | :: abstract, afgetrokken |
| abstractness {n} (the quality of being abstract) | :: abstractheid {f}, het abstracte {n} |
| abstract noun {n} (noun that denotes an abstract concept) | :: abstract substantief {n}, abstractum {n} |
| abstruse {adj} (difficult to comprehend) | :: onbevattelijk, ondoorgrondelijk |
| abstruse {adj} ((obsolete) concealed) | :: verborgen, versluierd |
| abstruseness {n} (the property of being abstruse) | :: traag van begrip |
| absurd {adj} (contrary to reason or propriety) | :: absurd |
| absurd {n} (obsolete: an absurdity) | :: absurd {n} |
| Abu Dhabi {prop} (capital of UAE) | :: Abu Dhabi |
| abugida {n} (writing system, see also: alphasyllabary) | :: abugida {c} |
| abulia {n} (absence of will-power or decisiveness) | :: willoosheid |
| abundance {n} (ample sufficiency) | :: overvloed |
| abundant {adj} (fully sufficient; plentiful) | :: overvloedig, rijkelijk voorhanden, abondant |
| abundantly {adv} (in an abundant manner) | :: overvloedig |
| abuse {n} (corrupt practice) | :: misbruik {n} |
| abuse {n} (improper usage) | :: misbruik {n}, verkeerd gebruik {n} |
| abuse {n} (insulting speech) | :: beschimpingen {f-p} |
| abuse {n} (physical maltreatment) | :: mishandeling {f} |
| abuse {n} (sexual violation or assault) | :: misbruik {n} |
| abuse {v} (to use improperly) | :: misbruiken, verkeerd gebruiken |
| abuse {v} (to hurt) | :: mishandelen |
| abuse {v} (to insult) | :: beschimpen, uitschelden |
| abuse {v} (to rape) | :: misbruiken, onteren, verkrachten |
| abuse {n} (delusion) SEE: delusion | :: |
| abuser {n} (one who abuses) | :: misbruiker {m}, misbruikster {f} |
| abusive {adj} | :: grof, ruw |
| abut {v} (to border on) | :: grenzen |
| abutment {n} (architecture: support for an arch or vault) | :: steunbeer {m} |
| abysm {n} (abyss) SEE: abyss | :: |
| abyss {n} (hell, bottomless pit) | :: afgrond {m} |
| abyss {n} (bottomless or unfathomed depth) | :: afgrond {m}, ravijn {n} |
| abyss {n} (moral depravity, vast intellectual or moral depth) | :: afgrond {m}, kloof {m} {f} |
| Abyssinian {prop} (Amharic) SEE: Amharic | :: |
| AC {n} (alternating current) | :: wisselstroom |
| AC {n} (alternating potential) | :: wisselspanning |
| academian {n} (member of an academy) | :: academicus {m} |
| academic {adj} (belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato) | :: academisch |
| academic {adj} (belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning) | :: academisch, universitair |
| academic {adj} (scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from scientific) | :: academisch |
| academic {n} (Platonist) | :: academicus {m} |
| academic {n} (senior member of an academy, college, or university) | :: universitair {m} |
| academician {n} (member of an academy) | :: academielid {m} |
| academician {n} (collegian) | :: academicus {m} |
| academy {n} (learned society) | :: academie {f} |
| academy {n} (specialized school) | :: academie {f} |
| academy {n} (college or university) | :: academie {f}, universiteit, college |
| academy {n} (seminary) | :: academie {f} |
| academy {n} (place of training, school) | :: academie {f} |
| Academy Award {n} (award) | :: Oscar {m} |
| acajou {n} (wood from trees of Meliaceae family) SEE: mahogany | :: |
| acajou {n} (cashew tree) SEE: cashew | :: |
| acajou {n} (cashew nut) SEE: cashew nut | :: |
| acalculia {n} (condition of lacking basic mathematical skills) | :: acalculie |
| a cappella {adv} (performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment) | :: a capella |
| acarology {n} (the study of ticks and mites) | :: acarologie {f} |
| accede {v} (obsolete: to approach) | :: naderen |
| accede {v} (to join a group) | :: toetreden |
| accede {v} (to agree to a proposal or view) | :: toestemmen, aanvaarden, inwilligen |
| accede {v} (to enter upon an office or dignity) | :: aanvaarden, (throne) bestijgen |
| accelerate {v} (to cause to move faster) | :: versnellen |
| accelerate {v} (to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process) | :: versnellen |
| accelerate {v} (to hasten) | :: bespoedigen, haasten |
| accelerate {v} (to become faster) | :: versnellen, sneller gaan |
| acceleration {n} (act or state) | :: versnelling {f}, acceleratie {f} |
| acceleration {n} (amount) | :: versnelling {f}, acceleratie {f} |
| acceleration {n} ((physics)) | :: versnelling {f}, acceleratie {f} |
| accelerator {n} (device for causing acceleration) | :: versneller {m} |
| accelerator {n} (substance which speeds up chemical reactions) | :: katalysator {m} |
| accelerator {n} (accelerator pedal) | :: gaspedaal {n} |
| accelerometer {n} (instrument for measuring acceleration) | :: versnellingsmeter {m} |
| accent {n} (stronger articulation) | :: accent {n}, klemtoon {m} |
| accent {n} (orthography: mark to indicate accent) | :: accent {n}, klemtoon {m} |
| accent {n} (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) | :: accent {n}, tongval {m}, uitspraak {f} |
| accent {n} (prosody: stress on syllables of a verse) | :: accent {n} |
| accent {n} (music: recurring stress on a tone) | :: accent {n} |
| accent {n} (music: special emphasis on a tone) | :: accent {n} |
| accent {n} (music: rhythmical accent) | :: accent {n} |
| accent {n} (music: expressive emphasis of a passage) | :: accent {n} |
| accent {n} (math: mark to distinguish magnitudes of similar kind) | :: accent {n}, accentteken {n} |
| accent {n} (mark to denote feet or inches) | :: accent {n}, accentteken {n} |
| accent {n} | :: accent {n} |
| accent {v} (to emphasize) | :: accentueren, beklemtonen |
| accent {v} (to express the accent of) SEE: accentuate | :: |
| accent {v} (to mark with written accents) SEE: accentuate | :: |
| accent {n} (utterance) SEE: utterance | :: |
| accentuate {v} (to pronounce with an accent) | :: beklemtonen, accentueren |
| accentuate {v} (to bring out distinctly) | :: benadrukken, beklemtonen |
| accentuate {v} (to mark with a written accent) | :: beklemtonen |
| accept {v} (to receive with consent) | :: aanvaarden, accepteren |
| accept {v} (to agree to) | :: aanvaarden, accepteren |
| accept {v} (to endure patiently) | :: aanvaarden, ondergaan |
| accept {v} (to receive officially) | :: ontvangen, aannemen |
| acceptable {adj} (capable, worthy or sure of being accepted) | :: aanvaardbaar, acceptabel |
| acceptance {n} (act of accepting) | :: acceptatie |
| acceptance {n} (state of being accepted) | :: acceptatie |
| acceptance {n} (assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn) | :: acceptatie {f} |
| acceptance {n} (agreeing which results in a legally binding contract) | :: aanvaarding {f} |
| acceptancy {n} (acceptance) SEE: acceptance | :: |
| access {n} (way or means of approaching) | :: toegang, toegangsweg, passage |
| access {n} (act of approaching or entering) | :: benadering |
| access {n} (right or ability of approaching or entering) | :: toegang, toegangsrecht, toelating |
| access {n} (admission to sexual intercourse) | :: instemming |
| access {n} (increase by addition) | :: toevoeging, aanwinst |
| access {n} (onset, attack or fit of disease) | :: toeval, aanval |
| access {n} (outburst of an emotion) | :: aanval, uitval |
| access {n} (right to visit one's child) | :: bezoekrecht {n} |
| access {v} (to gain or obtain access to) | :: toegang hebben (tot), bereiken, verkrijgen |
| access {v} (computing: to have access to (data)) | :: toegang hebben (tot) |
| accessibility {n} (the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach) | :: toegankelijkheid {f} |
| accessible {adj} (easy of access or approach) | :: toegankelijk |
| accession {n} (a coming to) | :: toetreding {f} |
| accessory {adj} (having a supplementary function) | :: meegeleverd, toegevoegd |
| accessory {adj} (assisting a crime) | :: medeplichtig |
| accessory {n} (that which belongs to something else deemed the principal, attachment) | :: accessoire {n}, aanhangsel {n}, toebehoren {n} |
| accessory {n} (clothing accessory) | :: accessoire {n}, aanhangsel {n}, toebehoren {n} |
| accessory {n} (contributor to an offense) | :: medeplichtige {m} {f}, handlanger {m}, handlangster {f} |
| accident {n} (unexpected event with negative consequences) | :: ongeluk {n}, ongeval {n} |
| accident {n} (chance event) | :: toeval {n} |
| accident {n} (transport: unintended event that causes damage) | :: ongeval {n} |
| accident {n} (military: unplanned event resulting in injury) | :: toevallig |
| accidental {adj} (happening by chance) | :: toevallig |
| accidentally {adv} (unexpectedly, unintentionally) | :: toevallig |
| accidentally on purpose {adv} (deliberately but seemingly accidentally) | :: per ongeluk expres |
| accidently {adv} (unexpectedly, unintentionally) SEE: accidentally | :: |
| accismus {n} (feigning disinterest in something while actually desiring it.) | :: accismus {m} |
| acclaim {v} (to shout) | :: uitroepen |
| acclaim {v} (to shout applause) | :: juichen, applaudiseren |
| acclaim {v} (to applaud) | :: toejuichen, prijzen, loven |
| acclaim {v} (to declare by acclamations) | :: uitroepen (tot) |
| acclamation {n} (applause) | :: gejuich, acclamatie |
| acclamation {n} (election of a standby) | :: zonder hoofdelijke stemming, met algemene instemming |
| acclimation {n} (acclimatization) SEE: acclimatization | :: |
| acclimatization {n} (the act of acclimatizing) | :: acclimatisatie {f}, aanpassing {f} |
| acclimatize {v} (to get used to a new climate) | :: acclimatiseren |
| acclimatize {v} (to make used to a new climate) | :: acclimatiseren |
| accoil {v} (nautical sense) SEE: coil | :: |
| accolade {n} (a salutation marking the conferring of knighthood) | :: accolade {f} |
| accolade {n} ((music) a brace used to join two or more staves) | :: accolade {f} |
| accommodate {v} (to provide housing for) | :: onderbrengen, herbergen |
| accommodate {v} (to show the correspondence of; adapt to fit) | :: aanpassen, accommoderen |
| accommodation {n} (lodging) | :: onderkomen {n}, logies {n}, onderdak {n} |
| accommodation {n} (state of being fitted and adapted) | :: aanpassing {f} |
| accommodation {n} (adjustment of the eye) | :: accommodatie {f} |
| accompaniment {n} (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) | :: begeleiding {f} |
| accompany {v} (to perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition) | :: begeleiden |
| accompany {v} (to attend as a companion) | :: vergezellen, begeleiden |
| accompany {v} (to perform an accompanying part next to another instrument) | :: begeleiden |
| accompany {v} (to keep company) | :: zich samensluiten, samenwerken |
| accompany {v} (obsolete: to cohabit) | :: samenwonen |
| accompany {v} (obsolete: to cohabit with) | :: samenwonen met |
| accomplice {n} (associate in the commission of a crime) | :: medeplichtige {m} {f}, handlanger {m} |
| accomplice {n} (cooperator) | :: handlanger {m} |
| accomplish {v} (to finish successfully) | :: volbrengen |
| accomplish {v} (to bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to perform) | :: volbrengen |
| accomplishable {adj} (capable of being accomplished) | :: haalbaar |
| accomplished {adj} (completed) | :: voldaan, voldane, voltrokken |
| accomplished {adj} (having many accomplishments) | :: bedreven |
| accomplished {adj} (showing skill) | :: bedreven |
| accomplisher {n} (one who accomplishes) | :: presteerder {m}, presteerster {f}, verwezenlijker |
| accomplishment {n} (the act of accomplishing) | :: voltooiing {f} |
| accomplishment {n} (that which completes) | :: prestatie {f} |
| accord {n} (harmony of sounds) | :: akkoord {n} |
| accordance {n} (agreement; harmony; conformity) | :: overeenstemming {f} |
| according as {adv} (precisely as) | :: zoals, volgens |
| according to {prep} (based on statement) | :: volgens |
| according to {prep} (in proportion) | :: overeenkomstig |
| accordion {n} (A small, portable, keyed wind instrument) | :: accordeon {n}, harmonica {m} |
| accost {v} (to approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request) | :: aanklampen |
| accoucheur {n} (person who assists women in childbirth) | :: vroedmeester {m}, vroedman {m} |
| account {n} (a registry of pecuniary transactions) | :: rekening {f} |
| account {n} (a statement of facts or occurrences) | :: verslag, verhaal |
| account {n} (a statement and explanation or vindication) | :: rekenschap |
| account {n} (an authorization to use a service) | :: account (to an electronic service) |
| account {n} ((archaic) reckoning, calculation) | :: rekening, berekening, telling |
| account {v} (credit (to)) SEE: credit | :: |
| account {v} (account for) SEE: account for | :: |
| accountability {n} (state of being accountable) | :: verantwoordelijkheid {n} |
| accountable {adj} (obliged to answer for one’s deeds) | :: verantwoordelijk, aansprakelijk |
| accountable {adj} (capable of being accounted for; explicable) | :: verklaarbaar |
| accountancy {n} (the profession of accounting) | :: boekhouden {n} |
| accountant {n} (a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)) | :: boekhouder {m}, accountant {m} |
| accountant {n} (one who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts) | :: boekhouder {m} |
| accountant {n} (one whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another) | :: boekhouder {m} |
| account for {v} (to constitute in amount or portion) | :: tellen voor, meetellen voor |
| accounting {n} (development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions) | :: boekhouding {f} |
| accounts receivable {n} (total monetary amount) | :: vordering {f} |
| account statement {n} (bank statement) SEE: bank statement | :: |
| accourage {v} (encourage) SEE: encourage | :: |
| accouter {v} | :: voorzien, uitdossen |
| Accra {prop} (capital of Ghana) | :: Accra |
| accretion disk {n} (structure formed by matter falling into a gravitational source) | :: accretieschijf |
| accrue {v} (increase) | :: verhogen, groeien |
| accrue {v} (to be incurred as a result of the passage of time) | :: accumuleren |
| accrue {v} (to accumulate) | :: accumuleren |
| accumulate {v} (to pile up) | :: opstapelen, vermeerderen, accumuleren |
| accumulate {v} (to grow in number) | :: zich opstapelen, (zich) vermeerderen, accumuleren |
| accumulation {n} (act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated) | :: accumulatie {f}, opstapeling {f}, opeenhoping {f} |
| accumulator {n} (one who or that which accumulates) | :: verzamelaar {m} |
| accumulator {n} (wet-cell storage battery) | :: accu {m} |
| accumulator {n} (hydraulics: container which stores hydraulic power for release) | :: accumulator {m} |
| accumulator {n} (computer science: register for holding intermediate results) | :: accumulator {m} |
| accuracy {n} (state of being accurate) | :: nauwkeurigheid, precisie |
| accurate {adj} (exact or careful conformity to truth) | :: accuraat, precies, exact, trefzeker, nauwkeurig |
| accurately {adv} (exactly, precisely) | :: trefzeker |
| accurse {v} (to devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon; to curse; to execrate; to anathematize) | :: vervloeken |
| accusation {n} (act of accusing or charging with a crime) | :: beschuldiging |
| accusative {adj} (producing accusations; accusatory) | :: beschuldigend |
| accusative {adj} (related to accusative case) | :: accusatief |
| accusative {n} (accusative case) | :: accusatief {m}, vierde naamval {m} |
| accusative case {n} (case used to mark the immediate object) SEE: accusative | :: |
| accusatory {adj} (pertaining to, or containing, an accusation) | :: beschuldigend |
| accuse {v} (attribute blame to someone) | :: beschuldigen, aanklagen |
| accused {n} (defendant) | :: verdachte {m} {f} |
| accuser {n} (one who accuses) | :: aanklager {m}, beschuldiger {m} |
| accustom {v} (to make familiar by use) | :: doen wennen (aan), (to accustom oneself) wennen (aan) |
| accustom {v} (to be wont) | :: plegen |
| accustom {v} (cohabit) SEE: cohabit | :: |
| ace {n} (card with a single spot) | :: aas {m} |
| ace {n} (excellent military aircraft pilot) | :: aas {m} |
| ace {adj} (excellent) | :: puik |
| acedia {n} (boredom) SEE: boredom | :: |
| Aceh {prop} (language) SEE: Acehnese | :: |
| Aceh {prop} (province of Indonesia) | :: Atjeh {n} |
| Acehnese {prop} (language) | :: Atjehs {n} |
| ace of spades {n} (playing card) | :: schoppenaas {m} {n} |
| acetamide {n} (amide of acetic acid) | :: aceetamide |
| acetaminophen {n} (drug) | :: paracetamol {m} |
| acetate {n} (salt or ester of acetic acid) | :: acetaat {?} |
| acetic acid {n} (clear colourless organic acid, CH3COOH) | :: azijnzuur {n} |
| acetone {n} (the organic compound (CH3)2CO) | :: aceton {m} {n} |
| acetonuria {n} (presence of acetone in the urine) | :: acetonurie |
| acetylcholine {n} (the neurotransmitter compound) | :: acetylcholine {m} {f} |
| acetylene {n} (acetylene) | :: acetyleen {n} |
| acetylsalicylic acid {n} (acetate ester of salicylic acid; aspirin) | :: acetylsalicylzuur {n} |
| a chain is only as strong as its weakest link {proverb} (aphorism) | :: de keten is zo sterk als haar zwakste schakel |
| ache {n} (dull pain) | :: pijn {m} |
| ache for {v} (to desire or want very much) | :: verlangen, smachten naar |
| acheilous {adj} (lipless) SEE: lipless | :: |
| achene {n} (small dry fruit) | :: dopvrucht |
| achievable {adj} (capable of being achieved) | :: haalbaar, haalbare, bereikbaar |
| achieve {v} (to carry out successfully; to accomplish) | :: bereiken, realiseren |
| achieve {v} (to obtain, or gain as the result of exertion) | :: bereiken, realiseren, verwerven, winnen, verkrijgen |
| achievement {n} (act of achieving or performing) | :: prestatie |
| achievement {n} (great or heroic deed) | :: prestatie {f}, verwezenlijking {f} |
| achievement {n} (a reward in video games) | :: prestatie {f} |
| Achilles {prop} (Greek mythical hero) | :: Achilles |
| Achilles heel {n} (vulnerability in an otherwise strong situation) | :: achilleshiel |
| Achilles tendon {n} (strong tendon in the calf of the leg) | :: achillespees {f} |
| achoo {interj} (the sound of a sneeze) | :: hatsjoe, hatsjie |
| acid {adj} (sour, sharp, or biting to the taste) | :: zuur |
| acid {adj} (sour-tempered) | :: zuur |
| acid {n} (a sour substance) | :: zuur {n} |
| acid {n} (in chemistry) | :: zuur {n} |
| acid {n} (LSD) | :: lsd {m} {f} {n} |
| acidification {n} (the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid) | :: verzuring {f} |
| acidify {v} (to make something acidic) | :: verzuren |
| acidosis {n} (abnormally increased acidity of the blood) | :: acidose {f} |
| acidotic {adj} (having depressed alkalinity of blood or tissue) | :: acidotisch |
| acid rain {n} (unusually acidic rain) | :: zure regen |
| acid reflux {n} (heartburn) SEE: heartburn | :: |
| acknowledge {v} (to admit the knowledge of) | :: bekennen, erkennen |
| acknowledge {v} (to admit the claims or authority of) | :: erkennen |
| acknowledge {v} (to own with gratitude) | :: erkentelijk zijn, erkennen |
| acknowledge {v} (to notify receipt) | :: ontvangst bevestigen/melden |
| acknowledge {v} (to own as genuine or valid) | :: erkennen |
| acknowledgment {n} (act of acknowledging) | :: erkenning, bekentenis {f} |
| acknowledgment {n} (act of owning or recognizing in a particular character or relationship) | :: erkenning {f} |
| acknowledgment {n} (award) | :: toekenning {f}, erkenning {f} |
| acknowledgment {n} (expression of thanks) | :: erkentelijkheid {f} |
| acknowledgment {n} (message informing that the originator's communication has been received and understood) | :: ontvangstbevestiging {f} |
| acknowledgment {n} (indication of a successful receipt of a transmission) | :: ontvangstbevestiging {f}, kwitantie {f} |
| acknowledgment {n} (act of a man admitting a child as his own) | :: erkenning {f} |
| acknowledgment {n} (formal statement or document recognizing the fulfilment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure) | :: bevestiging {f} |
| acme {n} (the highest point) | :: hoogtepunt {n} |
| acne {n} (a skin condition) | :: acne {f} {m} |
| acne vulgaris {n} (inflammatory disease of the skin) | :: jeugdpuistjes {n-p} |
| acolyte {n} (in general: assistant) | :: helper |
| aconite {n} (herb wolfsbane) | :: monnikskap |
| acorn {n} (fruit of the oak tree) | :: eikel {m} |
| acorn-shell {n} (barnacle of the genus Balanus) | :: zeepok {m} |
| acoustic {adj} (pertaining to hearing or the science of sounds) | :: akoestisch, akoestische |
| acoustic {adj} (producing or produced without electrical amplification) | :: akoestisch, akoestische |
| acoustical {adj} (of or pertaining to hearing or acoustics) | :: akoestisch, akoestische |
| acoustically {adv} (in an acoustic manner) | :: akoestisch |
| acoustic guitar {n} (hollow-body guitar) | :: akoestische gitaar {m} {f} |
| acoustics {n} (quality of a space for doing music) | :: akoestiek {m} |
| acoustics {n} (physics: a science of sounds) | :: akoestiek {m} |
| acquaintance {n} (state of being acquainted, acquaintanceship) | :: bekendheid {f} |
| acquaintance {n} (person) | :: kennis {m}, bekende {m} |
| acquaintanceship {n} (the state of being acquainted) SEE: acquaintance | :: |
| acquaintanceship {n} (acquaintance) SEE: acquaintance | :: |
| acquainted {adj} (familiar) | :: bekend |
| acquiescence {n} (silent or passive assent) | :: toestemming {f} |
| acquiescence {n} (inaction to take legal recourse which implies the abandonment of a right) | :: rechtsverwerking {f} |
| acquiescent {adj} (willing to acquiesce) | :: welwillend, inschikkelijk |
| acquiescent {adj} (resting satisfied or submissive) | :: weltevreden, onderdanig |
| acquire {v} (to get) | :: verwerven, verkrijgen |
| acquire {v} (to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own) | :: verwerven, verkrijgen, opdoen |
| acquis {n} (short for acquis communautaire, see also: acquis communautaire) | :: acquis {n} |
| acquis communautaire {n} (full body of European Union law) | :: acquis communautaire {n}, acquis {n} |
| acquisition {n} (act or process of acquiring) | :: verwerving {f} |
| acquisition {n} (thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain) | :: verworvenheid |
| acquit {v} (to declare or find innocent or not guilty) | :: vrijspreken |
| acquit {v} (to discharge (for example, a claim or debt)) | :: vrijspreken, kwijtschelden, verlossen |
| acquit {v} (to discharge, release, or set free from a burden, duty, etc.) | :: afbetalen, vervullen, aflossen |
| acquit {v} (to bear or conduct oneself; to perform one's part) | :: vervullen, zich bewijzen |
| acquit {v} (to clear oneself) | :: zich bevrijden |
| acquit {v} ((obsolete) to release, rescue) | :: bevrijden, verlossen, vrijlaten |
| acquit {v} ((obsolete) to pay for, to atone for) | :: betalen, afbetalen |
| acquittal {n} (legal decision of not guilty) | :: vrijspraak {m} {f} |
| acrasia {n} (lack of self-control) | :: gebrek aan zelfbeheersing |
| Acre {prop} (city) | :: Akko {n} |
| acrimonious {adj} (angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies) | :: verbitterd, bitsig, gemeen, acrimonieus, venijnig, rancuneus, bits, vinnig, scherp |
| acrobat {n} (an athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination) | :: acrobaat {m} |
| acrocyanosis {n} (acrocyanosis) | :: acrocyanose |
| acromegaly {n} (chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones) | :: acromegalie {f} {m} |
| acronym {n} (word formed by initial letters) | :: acroniem {n}, letterwoord {n} |
| acrophobia {n} (fear of heights) | :: hoogtevrees {f} [informal], acrofobie {f} [formal] |
| Acropolis {prop} (Athenian Acropolis) | :: Akropolis |
| across {prep} (on the opposite side) | :: overheen, tegenover |
| across {prep} (from one side to another) | :: overheen |
| across {prep} (perpendicularly) | :: zijdelings |
| across {adv} (crosswords: horizontally) | :: horizontaal |
| acryl {n} (univalent radical) | :: acryl |
| acrylamide {n} (Amide of acrylic acid) | :: acrylamide |
| acrylic {adj} (derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile) | :: acryl- |
| acrylic {adj} (containing an acrylic resin) | :: acryl- |
| acrylic {n} (paint containing an acrylic resin) | :: acryl {n}, acrylverf {f} |
| acrylic {n} (painting made with acrylic paint) | :: acrylverftekening {f} |
| acrylic {n} (acrylic resin) SEE: acrylic resin | :: |
| acrylic resin {n} (acrylic resin) | :: acryl {n} |
| act {n} (deed) | :: handeling {f}, daad |
| act {n} (statute) | :: wet {f} |
| act {n} (process of doing) | :: handeling {f} |
| act {n} (drama: division of theatrical performance) | :: akte |
| act {v} (to do something) | :: handelen |
| act {v} (to perform a theatrical role) | :: optreden (on stage), spelen (general), opvoeren (on stage), acteren (general), toneelspelen (on stage) |
| act {v} (to behave in a certain way) | :: gedragen, optreden |
| act {v} (to respond to information) | :: handelen, reageren |
| act {v} (to have an effect on) | :: werken |
| act {v} (to feign) SEE: feign | :: |
| actinium {n} (chemical element) | :: actinium {n} |
| action {n} (something done so as to accomplish a purpose) | :: handeling {f}, actie {f} |
| action {n} (way of motion or functioning) | :: beweging {f}, werking {f} |
| action {n} (fast-paced activity) | :: actie {f} |
| action {n} (mechanism) | :: mechanisme {n}, werking {f} |
| action {n} (slang: intercourse) | :: actie {f} |
| action {n} (military: combat) | :: actie {f} |
| action {interj} (signifying the start of something) | :: actie {f} |
| action figure {n} (children's toy) | :: actiefiguur {f} |
| actions speak louder than words {proverb} (it is more effective to act than speak) | :: geen woorden maar daden; daden zeggen meer dan woorden, niet lullen maar poetsen |
| actions speak louder than words {proverb} (actions indicate true sentiments) | :: daden zeggen meer dan woorden |
| action word {n} (verb) SEE: verb | :: |
| activate {v} (to put into operation) | :: activeren, aanzetten, inschakelen |
| activate {v} (to activate a software functionality) SEE: enable | :: |
| activated carbon {n} (absorbent form of finely powdered carbon) | :: actieve kool {f} |
| active {adj} (having the quality or power of acting) | :: actief |
| active voice {n} (the form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action) | :: bedrijvende vorm, actief {n}, activum {n} |
| active volcano {n} (active volcano) | :: actieve vulkaan {m} |
| activism {n} (practice of using action to achieve a result) | :: activisme {n} |
| activist {n} (one who is politically active) | :: activist {m} |
| activistic {adj} (activist) SEE: activist | :: |
| activity {n} (state or quality of being active) | :: activiteit {f}, actief {f} |
| activity {n} (something done as an action or a movement) | :: activiteit {f}, beweging {f}, werkzaamheid {f} |
| activity {n} (something done for pleasure or entertainment) | :: activiteit {f} |
| actor {n} (person who performs in a theatrical play or film, see also: actress) | :: acteur {m}, actrice {f} [actress], toneelspeler {m}, toneelspeelster {f} [actress] |
| actor {n} (plaintiff) SEE: plaintiff | :: |
| actress {n} (female actor, see also: actor) | :: actrice {f} |
| Acts {prop} (Book of Acts) SEE: Acts of the Apostles | :: |
| Acts of the Apostles {prop} (fifth book of the New Testament) | :: Handelingen, Handelingen van de apostelen |
| actual {adj} (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) | :: werkelijk, daadwerkelijk, effectief, reëel |
| actual {adj} (factual, real, not just apparent or even false) | :: echt, reëel, werkelijk |
| actual {adj} (in action at the time being) | :: actueel, huidig |
| actual {adj} (emphasise a noun) | :: eigenlijk, feitelijk |
| actuality {n} (the quality of being actual or factual) | :: werkelijkheid, realiteit, feit |
| actually {adv} (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) | :: eigenlijk, in werkelijkheid, feitelijk |
| actuarial {adj} (pertaining to actuaries) | :: actuarieel |
| actuarial {adj} (relating to statistical calculation) | :: actuarieel |
| actuary {n} (maker of insurance calculations) | :: actuaris {m} |
| actuate {v} (to activate; put into motion) | :: aandrijven |
| actuate {v} (to incite to action) | :: aanzetten |
| acuity {n} (sharpness or acuteness) | :: scherpte {f} |
| acuity {n} | :: scherpzinnigheid |
| acumen {n} (quickness of perception) | :: scherpzinnigheid {f} |
| acupuncturation {n} (acupuncture) SEE: acupuncture | :: |
| acupuncture {n} (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) | :: acupunctuur {f} |
| acute {adj} (brief, quick, short) | :: kort |
| acute {adj} (intense, sensitive, sharp, see also: intense; sensitive; sharp) | :: scherp, gevoelig |
| acute {adj} (urgent, see also: urgent) | :: dringend, acuut |
| acute {adj} ((geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees) | :: scherp |
| acute {adj} ((medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset) | :: acuut |
| acute {adj} ((medicine) of a short-lived condition) | :: acuut |
| acute {adj} ((orthography) after a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent) | :: met accent aigu |
| acyclic {adj} (not cyclic) | :: acyclisch |
| AD {adv} (anno Domini) | :: n. Chr (na Christus) |
| adage {n} (old saying) | :: gezegde |
| Adam {prop} (first man in Abrahamic religions) | :: Adam |
| Adam {prop} (male given name) | :: Adam |
| Adam and Eve {prop} (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) | :: Adam en Eva |
| adamant {adj} (determined; unshakeable; unyielding) | :: onbuigzaam, onvermurwbaar, vastberaden |
| adamant {n} (rock or mineral) | :: adamant |
| Adam's apple {n} (lump in the throat) | :: adamsappel {m} |
| adapt {v} (to make suitable) | :: aanpassen |
| adapt {v} (to fit by alteration) | :: aanpassen, bewerken |
| adapt {v} (to make by altering) | :: bewerken |
| adaptable {adj} (capable of adapting or of being adapted) | :: aanpasbaar |
| adaptation {n} | :: aanpassing {f} |
| adapter {n} (device allowing plug to fit in an outlet of different type) | :: reisstekker {m}, verloopstekker {m}, wereldstekker {m} |
| adapter {n} (device that converts AC to DC for battery-powered gadgets) | :: gelijkrichter {m}, adapter {m} |
| add {v} (to make an addition) | :: toevoegen |
| add {v} (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) | :: optellen, bijtellen |
| adder {n} (snake) | :: adder {f} |
| adder {n} (viper) | :: adder {m} |
| adder stone {n} (stone with a naturally formed hole) | :: heksensteen {m} |
| add fuel to the fire {v} (worsen a conflict) | :: olie op het vuur gooien, opstoken |
| addict {n} (person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug) | :: verslaafde |
| addict {n} (adherent or fan) | :: fan |
| addiction {n} (the state of being addicted) | :: verslaving {n}, verslaafdheid {n} |
| addictive {adj} (tending to cause addiction) | :: verslavend |
| addition {n} (act of adding) | :: toevoeging {f} |
| addition {n} (thing added) | :: toevoeging {f} |
| addition {n} (arithmetic: process of adding) | :: optellen {n}, sommeren {n} |
| addition {n} (arithmetic: thing added) | :: optelling {f}, sommering {f} |
| additional {adj} (Supplemental or added to) | :: bijkomend |
| additionally {adv} (by way of addition) | :: aanvullend |
| addition sign {n} (plus sign) SEE: plus sign | :: |
| addled {adj} (rotten (of eggs)) | :: rot |
| address {n} (direction for letters) | :: adres {n} |
| address {n} | :: rede |
| address bar {n} (bar in a web browser that displays the address) | :: adresbalk {m} |
| address book {n} (small book with addresses) | :: adresboek {n} |
| addressee {n} (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) | :: geadresseerde |
| add up {v} (be reasonable or consistent) SEE: make sense | :: |
| Adelaide {prop} (female given name) | :: Adelheid {f} |
| Adelie penguin {n} (Pygoscelis adeliae) | :: adéliepinguïn {m} |
| Aden {prop} (seaport of Yemen) | :: Aden |
| adenitis {n} (glandular inflammation) | :: adenitis {f} |
| adenohypophysis {n} (the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland) | :: adenohypofyse {f}, pars distalis |
| adenoma {n} (benign tumour) | :: adenoom {n} |
| adenomatous {adj} (of or pertaining to adenoma) | :: adenomateus |
| adenosine {n} (nucleoside) | :: adenosine |
| adept {adj} (well skilled) | :: bekwaam |
| adept {n} (one fully skilled or well versed in anything) | :: expert, deskundige |
| adeptness {n} (The quality of being adept) | :: bekwaamheid |
| adequacy {n} (sufficiency) | :: deugdelijkheid |
| adequate {adj} (equal to some requirement) | :: adequaat, voldoende, deugdelijk |
| adhan {n} ((Islam) The call to prayer) | :: ezan |
| adhere {v} (To stick fast or cleave) | :: kleven, plakken |
| adhere {v} (To hold, be attached, or be devoted) | :: vasthouden, aanhangen |
| adhere {v} (To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree) | :: samenhangen |
| adherence {n} (union of two objects) | :: adhesie |
| adherence {n} (support for a cause) | :: trouw zijn aan |
| adhesive tape {n} | :: plakband {m} {n} |
| ad hoc {adj} (for this particular purpose) | :: ad hoc |
| ad hoc {adj} (special) SEE: special | :: |
| adicity {n} (number of arguments) | :: ariteit {f}, plaatsigheid {f} |
| adieu {interj} (farewell, goodbye) SEE: goodbye | :: |
| adieu {n} (a farewell) | :: adieu |
| ad infinitum {adv} (endlessly) | :: in oneindigheid, voor altijd, in oneindigheid, voor altijd |
| adios {interj} (goodbye) SEE: goodbye | :: |
| adipose tissue {n} (tissue) | :: vetweefsel {n} |
| adiposity {n} (obesity) | :: vetzucht {m} {f} |
| adjacent {adj} (lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring) | :: aanpalend, er naast liggend, aangrenzend, belendend, aanliggend |
| adjacent {adj} (just before, after, or facing) | :: aanpalend, tegenoverstaand |
| adjectival {adj} (functioning as an adjective) | :: bijvoeglijk, adjectivisch |
| adjective {n} ((grammar) a word that modifies a noun or describes a noun’s referent) | :: bijvoeglijk naamwoord {n}, adjectief {n} |
| adjective {adj} (methods of enforcement and rules of procedure) | :: formeel |
| adjective {adj} (adjectival) SEE: adjectival | :: |
| adjoining {adj} (being in contact at some point) | :: naburig |
| adjourn {v} (to postpone) | :: uitstellen, verdagen |
| adjourn {v} (to defer) | :: onderbreken |
| adjourn {v} (to end or suspend an event) | :: stopzetten, afgelasten |
| adjudicate {v} (to settle a legal case or other dispute) | :: berechten |
| adjudication {n} (judgment) | :: vonnis |
| adjunct {n} (appendage) | :: bepaling {f} |
| adjust {v} (to modify) | :: aanpassen, verstellen |
| adjust {v} (to improve or rectify) | :: aanpassen, herzien, verbeteren |
| adjustable {adj} (capable of being adjusted) | :: aanpasbaar, regelbaar |
| adjustment {n} (result of adjusting, small change) | :: aanpassing {c}, bijstelling {c} |
| ad-lib {v} (to improvise) | :: improviseren |
| adminicle {n} (aid) SEE: aid | :: |
| adminicle {n} (auxiliary) SEE: auxiliary | :: |
| administer {v} (to cause to take by openly offering or through deceit) | :: toedienen |
| administrate {v} (administer) SEE: administer | :: |
| administration {n} (the act of administering) | :: administratie {f} |
| administration {n} (the executive part of government) | :: bestuur {n} |
| administration {n} (the act of administering or tendering something to another) | :: toediening {f} |
| administrative {adj} (of or relating to administering or administration) | :: bestuurlijk, administratief |
| administratively {adv} (in an administrative manner) | :: bestuurlijk |
| administrator {n} (one who administers affairs) | :: beheerder {m} |
| admirable {adj} (deserving of the highest esteem or admiration) | :: bewonderenswaardig |
| admirably {adv} (in an admirable manner) | :: bewonderenswaardig |
| admirably {adv} (to an admirable degree) | :: bewonderenswaardig, wonderbaarlijk |
| admiral {n} (naval officer of the highest rank) | :: admiraal {m} |
| admiralty {n} (office or jurisdiction) | :: admiraliteit, admiraalschap |
| Admiralty Islands {prop} (group of islands) | :: Admiraliteitseilanden |
| admiration {n} (adoration; appreciation) | :: bewondering {f} |
| admire {v} (regard with wonder and delight) | :: bewonderen, aanbidden |
| admirer {n} (one who admires) | :: bewonderaar {m}, bewonderaarster {f} |
| admissible {adj} (capable or deserving to be admitted, accepted or allowed; allowable, permissible, acceptable) | :: aannemelijk, acceptabel, toelaatbaar |
| admit {v} (to allow to enter; to grant entrance) | :: toelaten, binnenlaten, toegang verlenen |
| admit {v} (to allow (one) to enter on an office or to enjoy a privilege) | :: toestaan, toelaten |
| admit {v} (to concede as true) | :: toegeven, bekennen |
| admit {v} (to be capable of, to permit) | :: toestaan, toelaten |
| admonish {v} (warn or notify of a fault; exhort) | :: vermanen |
| admonition {n} (gentle or friendly reproof) | :: aanmaning {f},waarschuwing {f} |
| ad nauseam {adv} (to a sickening degree) | :: ad nauseam |
| ado {n} (doing; trouble; difficulty; troublesome business; fuss; bustle; as, to make a great ado about trifles) | :: gedoe {n} |
| adobe {n} (unburnt brick) | :: adobe, steenklei |
| Adolf {prop} (male given name) SEE: Adolph | :: |
| Adolph {prop} (male given name) | :: Adolf |
| Adolphus {prop} (male given name) SEE: Adolph | :: |
| adopt {v} (to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen) | :: adopteren, aannemen |
| adopt {v} (to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally) | :: goed keuren |
| adoptive father {n} (man who has adopted a child) | :: adoptie vader |
| adorable {adj} (befitting of being adored) | :: schattig, snoezig, beeldig |
| adore {v} (worship) | :: aanbidden, adoreren |
| adore {v} (love with entire heart and soul) | :: aanbidden, adoreren |
| adorn {v} (to make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate) | :: sieren |
| adposition {n} (element combining with a phrase and indicating how to interpret the phrase in the context) | :: adpositie {f} |
| adrenal {n} (noun sense) SEE: adrenal gland | :: |
| adrenal gland {n} (endocrine gland situated above the kidney) | :: bijnier {f} |
| adrenaline {n} (the compound epinephrine) | :: adrenaline {f} |
| adrenalitis {n} (inflammation of one or both adrenal glands) | :: adrenalitis {f} |
| adrenocortical {adj} (relating to adrenal cortex) | :: adrenocorticaal |
| Adrian {prop} (male given name) | :: Adriaan |
| Adriatic {prop} (Adriatic Sea) SEE: Adriatic Sea | :: |
| Adriatic Sea {prop} (sea that stretches from the Ionian Sea to the Gulf of Venice) | :: Adriatische Zee |
| adroit {adj} (dexterous) SEE: dexterous | :: |
| adult {n} (fully grown human) | :: volwassene {m} {f} |
| adult {adj} (fully grown) | :: volwassen |
| adulterer {n} (husband or wife who commits adultery) | :: overspelige |
| adultery {n} (sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse) | :: overspel {n}, echtbreuk {m} {f} |
| adulthood {n} (time of life) | :: volwassenheid {f} |
| adumbrate {v} (To give a vague outline.) | :: de contouren vluchtig schetsen |
| adumbrate {v} (To obscure or overshadow.) | :: overschaduwen |
| adumbration {n} (state of being in shadow or shade) | :: beschaduwing {f} |
| adumbration {n} (faint sketch; brief representation, outline) | :: ontwerp {n}, schets {f} |
| adumbration {n} (rough or symbolic representation) | :: afschaduwing {f}, afschetsing {f} |
| adumbration {n} (vague indication of what is to come, see also: foreshadowing) | :: aanduiding {f} |
| advance {v} (to make earlier, as an event or date; to hasten) | :: vervroegen |
| advance {v} (to furnish, as money or other value, before it becomes due) | :: voorschieten |
| advance {v} (to move forwards, to approach) | :: optrekken, benaderen |
| advance {n} (forward move) | :: vooruitgang {m} |
| advance {n} (amount of money) | :: voorschot {n}, vooruitbetaling {f}, voorschot {n} |
| advance {n} (opening approach) | :: avance {m} {f} |
| advanced {adj} (at or close to state of the art) | :: gevorderd |
| advanced {adj} (late) | :: vergevorderd |
| advance directive {n} (document expressing a desire to die naturally in certain medical circumstances) | :: wilsverklaring {f} |
| advance guard {n} (leading unit of an army) | :: voorhoede |
| advancement {n} (state of being advanced) | :: gevorderdheid {f}, vooruitgang {m} |
| advancement {n} (property given in advance of future distribution) | :: voorschot op de erfenis {n} [inheritance] |
| advantage {n} (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) | :: voordeel {n} |
| advantage {n} (superiority; mastery) | :: voordeel {n}, overhand |
| advantage {n} (superiority of state, or that which gives it) | :: voordeel {n} [used with the definite article] |
| advantage {n} (the score where one player wins a point after deuce) | :: voordeel {n} [used without article] |
| advantage {v} (to provide with an edge) | :: begunstigen, bevoordelen |
| Advent calendar {n} (calendar used to count down the days of Advent) | :: adventskalender {m} |
| adventure {n} (encountering of risks) | :: avontuur {n} |
| adventure {n} (remarkable occurrence) | :: avontuur {n} |
| adventure {n} (mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard) | :: risico {n}, avontuur {n} |
| adventure {n} (that which happens without design) | :: avontuur {n} |
| adventure {v} (to risk) | :: wagen, riskeren |
| adventure {v} (to run the risk of) | :: wagen, riskeren |
| adventurer {n} (one who enjoys adventures) | :: avonturier {m} |
| adventurous {adj} (inclined to adventure) | :: avontuurlijk, ondernemend |
| adventurous {adj} (full of hazard) | :: avontuurlijk, gewaagd |
| adverb {n} (lexical category) | :: bijwoord {n} |
| adverbial {adj} (of or relating to an adverb) | :: bijwoordelijk |
| adverbial accusative {n} (noun or adjective used in the accusative case as an adverb) | :: adverbiale accusativus {m} |
| adverbial clause {n} (a subordinate clause that functions as an adverb within a main clause) | :: bijwoordelijke bepaling {n} |
| adversarial {adj} (characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary) | :: vijandig |
| adversary {n} (opponent) | :: tegenstander {m}, tegenstandster {f} |
| adversity {n} (state of being adverse) | :: tegenspoed, tegenslag |
| adversity {n} (adverse event) | :: ramp {f}, tegenval {m} |
| advert {n} (advertisement) SEE: advertisement | :: |
| advert {v} (To turn attention) | :: verwijzen, aandacht vestigen op |
| advertently {adv} (on purpose) SEE: on purpose | :: |
| advertisement {n} (commercial solicitation) | :: reclame {f} {m}, advertentie {f} |
| advertisement {n} (public notice) | :: aankondiging {f} |
| advertising agency {n} (business which handles advertising) | :: reclamebureau {n} |
| advice {n} (opinion recommended or offered, as worthy to be followed; counsel) | :: raad {m}, advies {n} |
| advice {n} (information or notice given) | :: aankondiging {f} |
| advisable {adj} (worthy of being recommended) | :: raadzaam |
| advisatory {adj} (advisory) SEE: advisory | :: |
| advise {v} (to give advice to; to offer an opinion; to counsel; to warn) | :: adviseren, raadgeven, advies geven |
| advise {v} (to give information or notice to; to inform) | :: informeren, inlichten |
| advisedly {adv} (With intentionality; deliberately) | :: doelbewust |
| adviser {n} (advisor) SEE: advisor | :: |
| advisor {n} | :: adviseur {m}, raadgever {m} {f} |
| advisory {adj} (able to give advice) | :: raadgevend |
| advisory {adj} (containing advice) | :: raadgevend |
| advocaat {n} (liqueur) | :: advocaat {m}, eierlikeur {m} {f} |
| advocacy {n} (the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something) | :: belangenbehartiging |
| advocate {n} (person who argues the case of another) | :: advocaat {m}, advocate {f}, verdediger {m}, verdedigster {f} |
| advocate {n} (person who speaks in support of something) | :: voorstander, verdediger |
| advocate {v} (argue for) | :: bepleiten |
| advocate {v} (encourage support for) | :: aanbevelen |
| adynaton {n} (form of hyperbole that expresses impossibility) | :: adynaton |
| adze {n} (cutting tool) | :: dissel {m} |
| Aegean {prop} (Aegean Sea) SEE: Aegean Sea | :: |
| Aegean {adj} (of or relating to the Aegean Sea) | :: egeïsch |
| Aegean Sea {prop} (sea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea) | :: Egeïsche Zee |
| Aegidius {prop} (male given name) | :: Aegidius |
| Aeneid {prop} (Classic epic poem that tells the story of Aeneas fleeing Troy and settling in Italy.) | :: Aeneis {f} |
| aerial {n} (device for receiving or transmitting) | :: antenne {f} |
| aerial device {n} (aerial work platform) SEE: aerial work platform | :: |
| aerial work platform {n} (device used to provide temporary access to areas at high levels) | :: hoogwerker {m} |
| aerobic {adj} (living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen) | :: aeroob |
| aerobic {adj} (involving or improving oxygen consumption by the body) | :: aeroob |
| aerobics {n} (exercise for cardiovascular fitness) | :: aerobics {p} |
| aerobiology {n} (study of the dispersion of airborne biological materials) | :: aerobiologie {f} |
| aerodynamic {adj} (aerodynamic) | :: aerodynamisch |
| aerodynamical {adj} (aerodynamic) | :: aerodynamisch |
| aerodynamics {n} (The science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases) | :: luchtstromingsleer {f} |
| Aeronian {prop} | :: Aeronien |
| aerophone {n} (musical instrument) | :: aerofoon {m} |
| aeroplane {n} (airplane) SEE: airplane | :: |
| aerosol string {n} (sprayed coloured foam) | :: serpentinespray {m}, spuitserpentine {f} |
| aerostatics {n} (study of gases in equilibrium) | :: aerostatica {f} |
| aerothorax {n} (pneumothorax) SEE: pneumothorax | :: |
| Aeschylus {prop} (Greek tragedian) | :: Aischylos |
| Aesculapian snake {n} (a European species of nonvenomous snake, Zamenis longissimus, syn. Coluber longissimus, associated with Aesculapius in Ancient Greek mythology) | :: esculaapslang {f} |
| aesir {n} (Æsir) SEE: Æsir | :: |
| aesthete {n} (someone who cultivates an unusually high sensitivity to beauty, as in art or nature) | :: estheet {m} |
| aesthetic {adj} (concerned with beauty) | :: esthetisch |
| aesthetic {n} (that which appeals to the senses) | :: esthetische {n} |
| aesthetic {n} (the study of art or beauty) SEE: aesthetics | :: |
| aesthetician {n} (someone who provides beauty treatments) | :: schoonheidsspecialist {m} |
| aesthetics {n} (study or philosophy of beauty) | :: esthetica {f} |
| aetiology {n} (study of causes or origins) | :: etiologie {f} |
| Aetna {prop} (Sicilian nymph) | :: Aitne {f} |
| Afar {prop} (language) | :: Afar {n}, Danakil {n} |
| affable {adj} (friendly, courteous, sociable) | :: gemoedelijk, welwillend |
| affair {n} (adulterous relationship) | :: affaire, romance, verhouding |
| affect {v} (to influence or alter) | :: beïnvloeden |
| affect {v} (to move to emotion) | :: ontroeren, emotioneren, emotioneren |
| affect {v} (to infect or harm) | :: aantasten |
| affect {v} (to make a false display of) | :: veinzen |
| affect {n} (psychology: feeling in response to a stimulus) | :: affect {n} |
| affected {adj} (influenced or changed by something) | :: beïnvloed, getroffen |
| affected {adj} (emotionally moved, touched) | :: geëmotioneerd, ontdaan, geraakt |
| affected {adj} (resulting from a mostly negative physical effect) | :: getroffen |
| affection {n} | :: genegenheid |
| affidavit {n} (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) | :: affidavit {n}, beëdigde verklaring {f} |
| affiliate {v} (to adopt) SEE: adopt | :: |
| affine {n} (in-law) SEE: in-law | :: |
| affinity {n} (natural attraction for something) | :: welgezindheid {f}, affiniteit |
| affirmative {n} (answer that shows agreement or acceptance) | :: bevestigende zin {m} |
| affirmative sentence {n} (sentence that affirms) | :: bevestigende zin {m} |
| affix {n} (that which is affixed) | :: affix {n}, aanhangsel {n} |
| affix {n} (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) | :: affix {n} |
| affix {n} (mathematics: the complex number associated to a point) | :: affix {n} |
| affix {v} (to attach) | :: vastmaken aan, aanhangen |
| affix {n} (suffix) SEE: suffix | :: |
| affixoid {n} (regular word that also works as an affix) | :: affixoïde {m} |
| afflict {v} (To cause pain to) | :: bedroeven, kwellen, treffen, teisteren |
| affliction {n} (a state of pain, suffering, distress or agony) | :: lijden {n}, pijn {m} {f} |
| affliction {n} (something which causes pain, suffering, distress or agony) | :: aandoening {f}, kwelling {f} |
| affluence {n} (abundance of wealth) | :: rijkdom {?} |
| affluent {n} (someone wealthy) | :: rijkaard {m} |
| affluent {adj} (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) | :: welgesteld |
| affluent {n} (tributary) SEE: tributary | :: |
| afforest {v} (make into a forest) | :: bebossen |
| affricate {n} (sound) | :: affricaat |
| affront {v} (to insult intentionally, especially openly) | :: belediging {f} |
| Afghan {n} (person from Afghanistan) | :: Afghaan {m}, Afghaanse {f} |
| Afghan {prop} (Pashto language) | :: Afghaans |
| Afghan {adj} (pertaining to Afghanistan) | :: Afghaans |
| Afghan hound {n} (Afghan Hound) SEE: Afghan Hound | :: |
| Afghan Hound {n} (Afghan Hound) | :: Afghaanse windhond {m} |
| Afghani {n} (citizen or native of Afghanistan) SEE: Afghan | :: |
| Afghani {adj} (relating to Afghanistan) SEE: Afghan | :: |
| Afghanistan {prop} (country) | :: Afghanistan {n} |
| afire {adj} (literally on fire) | :: in brand |
| aflame {adj} (in flames, on fire) | :: in brand |
| A-flat {n} (tone four fifths below C) | :: As |
| A-flat major {n} (A-flat major) | :: As majeur |
| afoot {adv} (means of locomotion, walking) | :: te voet, lopend |
| afoot {adv} (in progress) | :: op til, op komst |
| aforementioned {adj} (previously mentioned) | :: voorgenoemde |
| aforementioned {n} (one or ones mentioned previously) | :: eerder vernoemde, voornoemde |
| a fortiori {adv} | :: a fortiori |
| afraid {adj} (impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive) | :: bang, bevreesd |
| Africa {prop} (continent south of Europe) | :: Afrika |
| African {adj} (language) SEE: Afrikaans | :: |
| African {adj} (of or pertaining to Africa) | :: Afrikaans |
| African {n} (a native of Africa) | :: Afrikaan {m}, Afrikaanse {f} |
| African American {adj} (African-American) SEE: African-American | :: |
| African American {n} (African-American) SEE: African-American | :: |
| African-American {adj} (American and black) | :: Afro-Amerikaans |
| African-American {n} (A black American) | :: Afro-Amerikaan {m} |
| African crake {n} (bird from the family Rallidae) | :: Afrikaanse kwartelkoning {m} |
| African penguin {n} (Spheniscus demersus) | :: zwartvoetpinguïn {m}, brilpinguïn {m} |
| African Union {prop} (multinational organisation) | :: Afrikaanse Unie {f} |
| a friend in need is a friend indeed {proverb} (someone who helps you in your time of need is a real friend) | :: in nood leert men zijn vrienden kennen |
| Afrikaans {prop} (language) | :: Afrikaans {n} |
| Afrikaans {adj} (of or pertaining to the Afrikaans language) | :: Afrikaans |
| Afrikaans {prop} (Afrikaner) SEE: Afrikaner | :: |
| Afrikaner {n} (member of ethnic group) | :: Afrikaner {m}, Zuid-Afrikaan {m} |
| Afro-American {n} (African-American) SEE: African-American | :: |
| Afro-American {adj} (African-American) SEE: African-American | :: |
| Afroasiatic {adj} (of or pertaining to a language family) | :: Afro-Aziatisch |
| after {adv} (behind; later in time; following) | :: na, achter |
| after {prep} (subsequently; following in time; later than) | :: na |
| after {prep} (behind) | :: achter |
| after {prep} (in pursuit of, seeking) | :: achter aan |
| after {prep} (in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing) | :: naar |
| after {prep} (next in importance or rank) | :: na |
| after {prep} (as a result of) | :: vanwege, door |
| after {prep} (in spite of) | :: ondanks |
| after {conj} (Signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause) | :: nadat |
| afterbirth {n} (material expelled after childbirth) | :: nageboorte {f} |
| afterbrain {n} (part of brain) | :: merghersenen |
| after dark {prep} (after nightfall, at night) | :: na het donker (worden), nadat de nacht gevallen is, na het vallen van de avond |
| afterdeck {n} (part of a ship's deck from amidships toward the stern) | :: achterdek {n} |
| afterlife {n} (life after death) | :: onderwereld {f}, leven na de dood {n}, hiernamaals {n} |
| aftermath {n} (that which happens after, that which follows) | :: nasleep {m} |
| afternoon {n} (part of the day between noon and evening) | :: namiddag {m} |
| afterpain {n} (pain of uterine contractions experienced after childbirth) | :: nawee {f} |
| afterplay {n} (acts done after finishing sex) | :: naspel {n} |
| aftertaste {n} (The persistence of the taste of something no longer present) | :: nasmaak {m} |
| afterward {adv} (afterwards) SEE: afterwards | :: |
| afterwards {adv} (at a later or succeeding time) | :: nadien, achteraf |
| afterword {n} (appendix) SEE: appendix | :: |
| afterword {n} (postscript) SEE: postscript | :: |
| again {adv} (back to a former place or state) | :: weer, weder |
| again {adv} (another time) | :: opnieuw, nogmaals, weer, alweer, wederom |
| again {adv} (used in a question to ask something one has forgotten) | :: ook al weer |
| against {prep} (in a contrary direction to) | :: tegen (... in) |
| against {prep} (close to) | :: tegen (... aan) |
| against {prep} (in front of; before a background) | :: tegen, voor |
| against {prep} (in physical contact with) | :: tegen |
| against {prep} (in opposition to) | :: tegen |
| against {prep} (in competition with) | :: tegen |
| against {prep} (in exchange for) | :: tegen, voor |
| against {prep} (as protection from) | :: tegen |
| against {conj} (by the time that) | :: tegen dat, totdat, voordat |
| agate {n} (mineral) | :: agaat {m} |
| Agatha {prop} (female given name) | :: Agatha, Aagje |
| age {n} (century) SEE: century | :: |
| age {n} (whole duration of a being) | :: leeftijd {m}, ouderdom {m} |
| age {n} (one of the stages of life) | :: leeftijd {m} |
| age {n} (particular period of time in history) | :: tijdperk {n}, era {f}, tijd {m}, epoch {m} |
| age {n} (great period in the history of the Earth) | :: tijdperk {n}, era {f} |
| age {n} (generation, see also: generation) | :: generatie {f} |
| age {n} (part of the duration of a being or thing between its beginning and any given time) | :: leeftijd {m}, ouderdom {m} |
| age {n} (advanced period of life; latter part of life) | :: ouderdom {m} |
| age {n} (time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities) | :: volwassenheid {f}, meerderjarigheid {f} |
| age {v} (transitive: cause to grow old) | :: oud doen worden, doen verouderen |
| age {v} (intransitive: become old) | :: oud worden, verouderen |
| aged care {n} (eldercare) SEE: eldercare | :: |
| ageful {n} (eternity) SEE: eternity | :: |
| ageful {adj} (aged, old) SEE: elderly | :: |
| ageism {n} (the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age) | :: leeftijdsdiscriminatie {f} |
| agency {n} (capacity of acting or of exerting power) | :: macht, kracht |
| agency {n} (office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent) | :: bureau |
| agenda {n} (temporally organized plan) | :: schema {n}, programma {n}, plan {n} |
| agenda {n} (list of matters to be taken up) | :: agenda {m}, programma {n} |
| agent {n} (one who exerts power) | :: agent |
| agent {n} (one who acts in place of another) | :: vertegenwoordiger, agent, tussenpersoon |
| agent {n} (active power or cause) | :: bewerker |
| agent {n} (grammar: performer of the action in a sentence) | :: handelend persoon |
| agglomeration {n} (act of collecting in a mass) | :: agglomeratie {f} |
| agglomeration {n} (state of being collected in a mass) | :: agglomeratie {f} |
| agglomeration {n} (extended city area) | :: agglomeratie {f} |
| agglutinative {adj} (sticky) | :: agglutinerend |
| agglutinative {adj} (having words derived by combining parts) | :: agglutinerend |
| aggravate {v} (To make worse, or more severe) | :: verergeren |
| aggravation {n} (act of aggravating) | :: verergering |
| aggregate {n} (a mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars) | :: geheel, samenstel |
| aggregate {n} (a mass formed by the union of homogeneous particles) | :: massa |
| aggregate {n} (set (mathematics)) | :: complex |
| aggregate {n} (the full chromatic or the set of all twelve pitch classes) | :: twaalftonenreeks chromatische toonladder |
| aggregate {n} (solid particles of low aspect ratio added to a composite material) | :: aggregaat |
| aggregate {n} (any of the five aspects constituting the sentient being in Buddhism) | :: khandha |
| aggregate {adj} (Formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum) | :: samengesteld |
| aggregate {adj} (consisting or formed of smaller objects or parts) | :: samengesteld |
| aggregate {v} (To bring together; to collect into a mass or sum) | :: samenvoegen |
| aggregate {v} (To add or unite, as, a person, to an association) | :: zich verenigen |
| aggregate {v} (To amount in the aggregate to) | :: bedragen Zijn inkomen bedraagt 100.000 € |
| aggression {n} (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) | :: agressie |
| aggression {n} (the practice or habit of launching attacks) | :: agressie |
| aggressive {adj} (tending or disposed to aggress) | :: agressief |
| aggressively {adv} (in an aggressive manner) | :: agressief |
| aggressor {n} (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) | :: agressor |
| agile {adj} (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) | :: beweeglijk, lenig, behendig |
| agility {n} (quality of being agile) | :: wendbaarheid {f} |
| agitation {n} (act of agitating) | :: opwinding {f}, agitatie {f}, troebelen {p} |
| Aglaia {prop} (female given name) | :: Aglaïa {f} |
| aglet {n} (catkin) SEE: catkin | :: |
| aglet {n} (cover of a shoelace) SEE: aiglet | :: |
| Agnes {prop} (female given name) | :: Agnes |
| agnostic {adj} (of or relating to agnosticism) | :: agnostisch |
| agnostic {n} (one who holds to a form of agnosticism.) | :: agnosticus |
| agnotology {n} (promotion of inaccurate or misleading scientific data) | :: agnotologie {f} |
| ago {adv} (past; gone by; since) | :: geleden |
| agogic {n} | :: agogiek |
| agony {n} (extreme pain) | :: ondraaglijke pijn |
| agony {n} (violent contest or striving) | :: doodsangst {f}, doodsstrijd {m}, agonie {f} |
| agony {n} (last struggle of life) | :: doodsstrijd {m}, agonie {f} |
| agoraphobia {n} (fear of open spaces) | :: agorafobie {f} |
| agorism {n} (philosophy that advocates the creation of a voluntaryist society through counter-economics) | :: agorisme |
| agouti {n} (a rodent similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs) | :: agoeti |
| agrammatism {n} (inability to form sentences) | :: agrammatisme {n} |
| agree {v} (harmonize in opinion; be in unison or concord; be united; concur) | :: overeenkomen, instemmen, overeenstemmen, toestemmen, rijmen |
| agreeableness {n} (quality of being agreeable or pleasing) | :: behaaglijkheid {f} |
| agreement {n} (understanding to follow a course of conduct) | :: afspraak, overeenkomst, goedkeuring {f} |
| agreement {n} (state whereby several parties share a view) | :: overeenstemming {f} |
| agreement {n} (legally binding contract) | :: contract {n} |
| agree to disagree {v} (tolerate one another's opinion and stop arguing) | :: agree to disagree |
| agriculture {n} (the art or science of cultivating the ground) | :: landbouw {f} |
| agrimony {n} (plant of the genus Agrimonia) | :: agrimonie |
| ague {n} (intermittent fever, attended by alternate cold and hot fits) | :: koorts |
| ague {n} (malaria) SEE: malaria | :: |
| ah {interj} (an expression) | :: ah |
| aha {interj} (exclamation of understanding, realization, invention, or recognition) | :: aha |
| Ahab {prop} (biblical king of Israel) | :: Achab |
| Ahaz {prop} (biblical king of Judah) | :: Achaz |
| ahead {adv} (in or to the front) | :: voor ons, vooruit, voorop |
| ahead of one's time {prep} (in advance of commonly accepted ideas) | :: zijn tijd vooruit, zijn tijd ver vooruit |
| ahoy {interj} (used to hail a ship, etc) | :: ahoi |
| aichmophobia {n} (fear of pointed or sharp objects) | :: aichmofobie {f} |
| aid {n} (help; succor; assistance; relief) | :: hulp, bijstand |
| aid {n} (a person that promotes or helps in something being done; a helper) | :: helper, assistent, hulpje |
| aid {n} (something which helps; a material source of help) | :: hulpmiddel |
| aid {n} (subsidy granted to the crown by parliament) | :: bede, aide |
| aid {v} (to support) | :: helpen, bijstaan |
| aid {n} (aide-de-camp) SEE: aide-de-camp | :: |
| aid and abet {v} | :: hand- en spandiensten bewijzen |
| aide {n} (assistant) SEE: assistant | :: |
| aide {n} (military: officer who acts as an assistant to a more senior one) SEE: aide-de-camp | :: |
| aide-de-camp {n} (military officer) | :: vleugeladjudant {m} |
| aidman {n} (an army medical corpsman attached to a field unit) | :: hospik {m} |
| AIDS {n} (acquired immune deficiency syndrome, see also: acquired immune deficiency syndrome) | :: aids {m} |
| aiglet {n} (tip on a ribbon or cord) | :: malie {f}, nestel {m} |
| ail {v} (to cause to suffer) | :: schelen, mankeren |
| ail {v} (to be ill) | :: ziek zijn, iets mankeren, sukkelen |
| aileron {n} (Hinged part on trailing edge of airplane wing) | :: rolroer {n}, aileron {m} |
| ailing {adj} (sick) | :: ziek |
| ailment {n} (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) | :: aandoening {f} |
| ailurophobia {n} (irrational fear or hatred for cats) | :: ailurofobie {f} |
| aim {n} (point intended to be hit) | :: doel {n} |
| aim {n} (intention; purpose) | :: doel {n}, oogmerk {n}, bedoeling {n} |
| aim {v} (to point or direct a missile weapon) | :: richten |
| aimless {adj} (without aim) | :: doelloos |
| aimlessly {adv} (without an aim) | :: doelloos |
| Ainu {prop} (language) | :: Ainu |
| Aion {prop} (Greek god associate with time, the universe and the zodiac) | :: Eon |
| air {v} (to bring into contact with the air) | :: luchten |
| air {v} (to ventilate) | :: verluchten, luchten, ventileren |
| air {v} (to broadcast) | :: uitzenden |
| air {n} (historical: one of the basic elements) | :: lucht |
| air {n} (mixture of gases making up the atmosphere of the Earth) | :: lucht {f} |
| air {n} (sense of poise, graciousness, quality) | :: air |
| air {n} (pretension, snobbishness) | :: air |
| air {n} (informal: absence of anything) | :: leegte {f}, leemte {f} |
| airbag {n} (protective system in automobiles) | :: airbag {m} |
| air base {n} (military airport) | :: vliegbasis {f}, vliegkamp {m} |
| airbase {n} (airbase) SEE: air base | :: |
| air bed {n} (A bed that inflated with air) | :: luchtbed {n} |
| air bladder {n} (swim bladder) SEE: swim bladder | :: |
| air bubble {n} (a small pocket of air) | :: luchtbel {c} |
| air cell {n} (air pocket at the bottom end of an egg) | :: luchtkamer {f} |
| air-conditioned {adj} (equipped with air-conditioning) | :: geklimatiseerd, airconditioned |
| air conditioner {n} (a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space) | :: airconditioner {m}, klimaatregelaar {m} |
| air conditioning {n} (the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner) | :: klimaatregeling {m}, airconditioning {m}, airco {c} |
| air conditioning {n} (an air conditioner or system of air conditioners, see also: air conditioner) | :: klimaatregelaar {m}, airconditioning {m} |
| aircover {n} (protection by aircraft) | :: luchtdekking {m} |
| aircraft {n} (machine capable of atmospheric flight) | :: luchtvaartuig {n} |
| aircraft carrier {n} (warship for launching aircraft) | :: vliegdekschip {n} |
| aircraft engine {n} (engine used to propel an aircraft) | :: vliegtuigmotor {m} |
| aircrew {n} (team that operates an aircraft) | :: vliegtuigbemanning {m} |
| airdrop {n} (act of dropping goods or personnel from an aircraft by parachute) | :: dropping {m} |
| airdrop {v} (to drop goods or personnel from an aircraft by parachute) | :: droppen, met valschermen afwerpen |
| airfield {n} (place where airplanes can take off and land) | :: vliegveld {n} |
| airfoil {n} (wing of an aircraft) SEE: wing | :: |
| airfoil {n} (structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air) | :: vleugelprofiel {n} |
| air force {n} (branch of the military devoted to air warfare) | :: luchtmacht |
| air gun {n} (gun that propels a projective by compressed air) | :: luchtbuks {f}, luchtgeweer {n} |
| air hostess {n} (female flight attendant) SEE: stewardess | :: |
| airlift {n} (the transportation of troops) | :: luchtbrug {m} {f} |
| airlift {n} (a flight) | :: luchtbrug {m} {f} |
| airlift {v} (to transport in an airlift) | :: per luchtbrug vervoeren |
| airline {n} (company that flies airplanes) | :: luchtvaartmaatschappij {f} |
| airliner {n} (passenger aircraft) | :: passagiersvliegtuig {n}, lijnvliegtuig {n} |
| airlock {n} (used to provide access to and from the sealed area) | :: druksluis {f}, luchtsluis {f} |
| air mail {n} (airmail) SEE: airmail | :: |
| air mail {v} (airmail) SEE: airmail | :: |
| airmail {n} (the system of conveying mail using aircraft) | :: luchtpost {m} {f}, airmail {m} {f} |
| airmail {n} (the items of mail carried using aircraft) | :: luchtpost {m} {f}, airmail {m} {f} |
| airmass {n} (a body of air with uniform characteristics) | :: lucht massa |
| airplane {n} (powered aircraft) | :: vliegtuig {n} |
| air pollution {n} (contamination of the atmosphere by noxious gases and particulates) | :: luchtvervuiling {f} |
| airport {n} (place designated for airplanes) | :: luchthaven {f}, vlieghaven {f} |
| air pressure {n} (atmospheric pressure) SEE: atmospheric pressure | :: |
| air resistance {n} (friction that slows things moving through air) | :: luchtweerstand {m} |
| airship {n} (aircraft) SEE: aircraft | :: |
| airship {n} (self-propelled lighter-than-air aircraft that can be steered) SEE: dirigible | :: |
| air show {n} (a public display of stunt flying, aerobatics, and historical aircraft) | :: vliegshow {m} |
| airspace {n} (controlled portion of atmosphere) | :: luchtruim {n} |
| airspace {n} (part of sky used by aircraft) | :: luchtruim {n} |
| airspace {n} (broadcasting space) | :: zendruimte, bandbreedte |
| air ticket {n} (a pass entitling the holder to travel in an aeroplane) | :: vliegticket {m} |
| airtight {adj} (impermeable to air or other gases) | :: luchtdicht, hermetisch |
| airtight {adj} (having no weak points or flaws) | :: sluitend, onweerlegbaar |
| airtime {n} (duration of transmission) | :: zendtijd |
| air traffic {n} (movement of aircraft) | :: luchtverkeer {n}, luchtvaartverkeer {n}, vliegverkeer {n} |
| airway {n} (windpipe) SEE: windpipe | :: |
| airway {n} (trachea) SEE: trachea | :: |
| airworthiness {n} (the state of being airworthy) | :: luchtwaardigheid {f} |
| airworthy {adj} (being able to fly) | :: luchtwaardig |
| aisle {n} (wing of a building, notably in a church) | :: zijbeuk, vleugel |
| aisle {n} (clear path through rows of seating) | :: gangpad {n} |
| aisle {n} (corridor in a supermarket) | :: gangpad {n} |
| aisle {n} (any path through obstructed space) | :: doorgang |
| aitch {n} (name of the letter H, h) | :: haa {m} {f} |
| ajar {adv} (slightly turned or opened) | :: op een kier |
| ajar {adj} (slightly turned or opened) | :: op een kier |
| Ajax {prop} (either of two heroes of the Trojan War) | :: Ajax {m} |
| a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step {proverb} (a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step) | :: een reis van duizend mijlen begint met een enkele stap |
| Akan {prop} (Niger-Congo language) | :: Akan {n} |
| Akan {prop} (language group spoken in Ghana) | :: Akan |
| Akhenaten {prop} (Pharaoh in 14th century BCE, founder of Atenism) | :: Achnaton |
| akimbo {adj} (with a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward) | :: met de handen |
| akin {adj} (of the same kin; related by blood) | :: verwant |
| akin {adj} (of the same kind; similar) | :: gelijkaardig, verwant |
| Akkadian {prop} (Semitic language) | :: Akkadisch {n} |
| -al {suffix} (aldehyde) | :: -al |
| al {n} (Indian mulberry) SEE: Indian mulberry | :: |
| alabaster {n} (variety of gypsum) | :: albast {n} |
| alabaster {adj} (made of alabaster) | :: albasten |
| alacrity {n} (eagerness) | :: bereidwilligheid {f} |
| alacrity {n} (promptness) | :: vlugheid {f} |
| Alan {prop} (male given name) | :: Alan, Alanus, Alain |
| Aland {prop} (archipelago) | :: Åland |
| al-Andalus {prop} (Islamic Spain) | :: Al-Andalus |
| alarm {n} (summons to arms) | :: alarmkreet {n}, oproep te wapen |
| alarm {n} (notice of approaching danger) | :: alarm {n}, alarmsignaal {n} |
| alarm {n} (sudden surprise with fear or terror) | :: alarmstemming |
| alarm {n} (mechanical contrivance for awaking) | :: alarm {n}, alarmklok, wekker {m} |
| alarm {v} (to call to arms) | :: te wapen roepen |
| alarm {v} (to give notice (by sound or otherwise) of approaching danger) | :: alarmeren, alarm slaan |
| alarm {v} (to surprise with apprehension of danger) | :: alarmeren, beangstigen |
| alarm {v} (to keep in excitement; to disturb) | :: alarmeren, verontrusten |
| alarm clock {n} (type of clock) | :: wekker {m} |
| alarmed {adj} (worried) SEE: worried | :: |
| alas {interj} (exclamation of sorrow, etc.) | :: helaas,, ach en wee |
| Alaska {prop} (US state) | :: Alaska |
| alb {n} (a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers) | :: albe {f} |
| Alban {prop} (male given name) | :: Alban |
| Albania {prop} (country in south-eastern Europe) | :: Albanië |
| Albanian {adj} (of or pertaining to Albania) | :: Albanees, Albanese |
| Albanian {n} (person from Albania) | :: Albanees {m}, Albanese {f} |
| Albanian {prop} (language) | :: Albanees |
| Albany {prop} (capital of New York) | :: Albany |
| albatross {n} (seabird) | :: albatros {m} |
| albatross {n} (three under par) | :: albatros {m} |
| albeit {conj} (despite its being; although) | :: alhoewel, hoewel, ofschoon |
| Albert {prop} (male given name) | :: Albert |
| Alberta {prop} (province) | :: Alberta |
| Albin {prop} (male given name) | :: Albin |
| albino {adj} (congenitally lacking melanin) | :: albino |
| albino {n} (one congenitally lacking melanin) | :: albino |
| album {n} (book for photographs, stamps, or autographs) | :: album {n} |
| album {n} (phonograph record (LP)) | :: album {n} |
| album {n} (group of audio recordings on any media) | :: album {n} |
| albumen {n} (white part of an egg) | :: eiwit {n} |
| alburn {n} (bleak) SEE: bleak | :: |
| alburnum {n} (sapwood) SEE: sapwood | :: |
| alchemist {n} (one who practices alchemy) | :: alchemist {c}, alchimist {c} |
| alchemy {n} (ancient chemistry) | :: alchemie {f}, scheikunde {f} |
| alcohol {n} (organic chemistry sense) | :: alcohol {m} |
| alcohol {n} (intoxicating beverage) | :: alcohol {m}, alcoholische drank {m}, sterke drank {m} |
| alcohol abuse {n} (abuse caused by excessive drinking of alcohol) | :: alcoholmisbruik {n} |
| alcohol-free {adj} (containing no alcohol) | :: alcoholvrij |
| alcoholic {n} (a person addicted to alcohol) | :: alcoholist {m}, alcoholiste {f}, alcoholicus {m} |
| alcoholic {adj} (of or pertaining to alcohol) | :: alcoholisch |
| Alcoholics Anonymous {prop} (proper noun) | :: Alcoholics Anonymous |
| alcoholism {n} (chronic disease) | :: alcoholisme |
| alcove {n} (small recessed area) | :: alkoof {f} {m} |
| Aldebaran {prop} (star) | :: Aldebaran |
| al dente {adj} (firm) | :: al dente |
| alder {n} (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) | :: els {m} |
| alderman {n} (member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town) | :: wethouder {m}, schepen {m}, |
| aldosteronism {n} (condition marked by excessive aldosterone secretion) | :: aldosteronisme {n}, hyperaldosteronisme {n} |
| ale {n} (beer produced by warm fermentation) | :: donker bier {n} |
| aleatory {adj} (depending on the throw of a die; random, arising by chance) | :: aleatoir, aleatorisch |
| Alectryon {prop} (character in Greek mythology) | :: Alectryo |
| Alejandro {prop} (cognates of Alejandro) SEE: Alexander | :: |
| alembic {n} (chemical apparatus) | :: alambiek |
| a leopard cannot change its spots {proverb} (one cannot change one's own nature) | :: een vos verliest wel zijn haren, maar niet zijn streken, een vos verliest zijn streken niet |
| alethic {adj} (logic: pertaining to the modalities of truth) | :: alethisch |
| Aletta {prop} (female given name) | :: Aletta |
| alewife {n} (Alosa pseudoharengus) | :: Amerikaanse rivierharing |
| Alex {prop} (male given name) SEE: Alexius | :: |
| Alexander {prop} (male given name) | :: Alexander {m} |
| Alexander the Great {prop} (King of Macedonia) | :: Alexander de Grote {m} |
| Alexandria {prop} (city in Egypt) | :: Alexandrië |
| alexandrine {n} (line of a twelve-syllable poetic meter) | :: alexandrijn {m} |
| Alexandroupoli {prop} (city) | :: Alexandroupolis |
| alexia {n} (word blindness) | :: alexie {f} |
| Alexis {prop} (male given name) SEE: Alexius | :: |
| Alexius {prop} (male given name) | :: Alexius |
| alfalfa {n} (Medicago sativa) | :: luzerne |
| Alfonso {prop} (male given name) | :: Alfons |
| Alfred {prop} (Male given name) | :: Alfred |
| alga {n} (any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms) | :: alg {m} {f} |
| algal bloom {n} (dense spread of algae) | :: algenbloei {m} |
| algebra {n} (system for computation) | :: algebra {m}, stelkunde {f} |
| algebraic {adj} (relating to algebra) | :: algebraïsch |
| Algeria {prop} (country) | :: Algerije {n} |
| Algerian {n} (person from Algeria) | :: Algerijn {m}, Algerijnse {f} |
| Algerian {adj} (of Algeria or its people) | :: Algerijns |
| Algherese {prop} (Catalan dialect spoken in Alghero) | :: Algherees {n} |
| Algic {prop} (language family) | :: Algisch |
| algid {adj} (cold, chilly) | :: kil, koud |
| Algiers {prop} (the capital of Algeria) | :: Algiers |
| Algonquian {adj} (relating to a group of North American languages) | :: Algonkisch |
| algorithm {n} (well-defined procedure) | :: algoritme {n} |
| algorithmic {adj} (relating to an algorithm) | :: algoritmisch |
| alhamdulillah {interj} ((Islam) praise be to God) | :: alhamdoelillah |
| Ali {prop} (male given name from Arabic) | :: Ali |
| alibi {n} (criminal legal defense) | :: alibi {n} |
| Alice {prop} (female given name) | :: Alice {f} |
| a lie has no legs {proverb} (you can't get away with a lie) | :: al is de leugen nog zo snel, de waarheid achterhaalt haar wel |
| alien {n} (person, etc. from outside) | :: vreemdeling {?} |
| alien {n} (foreigner) | :: buitenlander {?}, allochtoon {?}, vluchteling {?} |
| alien {n} (life form of non-Earth origin) | :: buitenaards {?} |
| alienate {v} (to convey or transfer) | :: vervreemden |
| alienate {v} (to estrange) | :: vervreemden |
| alienation {n} (the act of alienating) | :: vervreemden |
| alienation {n} (the state of being alienated) | :: vervreemd |
| alienation {n} (emotional isolation or dissociation) | :: vervreemding |
| alienist {n} (psychiatrist) SEE: psychiatrist | :: |
| alienist {n} (psychologist) SEE: psychologist | :: |
| alike {adj} (having resemblance; similar) | :: gelijk, hetzelfde |
| alimony {n} (a court-enforced allowance) | :: alimentatie {f}, alimentatiegeld {n} |
| alimony {n} (the means to support life) | :: onderhoud {n}, dagelijks brood {n}, levensonderhoud {n} |
| a little {adv} (to a small extent or degree) | :: een beetje, wat |
| alive {adj} (having life) | :: levend |
| alive {adj} (in a state of action) | :: levendig |
| Al Jazeera {prop} (Arabic satellite TV news channel) | :: Al Jazeera |
| alkali {n} (class of caustic bases) | :: alkali {n} |
| alkane {n} (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) | :: alkaan {n} |
| alkyne {n} (hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond) | :: alkyn |
| all {determiner} (every individual of the given class) | :: al, alle |
| all {determiner} (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) | :: heel, hele [adjective], gans de +period of time , [adjective] de ganse +period of time |
| all {adv} (intensifier) | :: helemaal, totaal, alles |
| all {adv} (apiece) | :: elk, per stuk |
| all {n} (everything possible) | :: alles {n}, zich helemaal |
| all {pron} (everyone) SEE: everyone | :: |
| all {pron} (everything) SEE: everything | :: |
| Allah {prop} (God, in Islam) | :: Allah {m} |
| Allahu akbar {interj} (Muslim takbir (proclamation)) | :: God is het grootst, Allahoe akbar |
| all along {adv} (duration) | :: allang |
| all and sundry {pron} (all; everyone) | :: Jan en alleman |
| allative case {n} (case used to indicate movement onto, or to the adjacency of something) | :: allatief {m} |
| allay {v} (To make quiet or put at rest) | :: bedaren |
| all but {adv} (very nearly) | :: bijna, welhaast |
| all cats are gray at night {proverb} (all cats are grey in the dark) SEE: all cats are grey in the dark | :: |
| all cats are grey in the dark {proverb} (proverb) | :: bij nacht zijn alle katten grauw |
| all day {adv} (the entire day) | :: de hele dag |
| allegate {v} (allege) SEE: allege | :: |
| allegation {n} (an assertion or accusation) | :: bewering, aantijging {f} |
| allege {v} (assert without proof) | :: beweren |
| alleged {adj} (supposed) | :: verondersteld |
| allegement {n} (allegation) SEE: allegation | :: |
| allegiance {n} (loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler) | :: trouw, getrouwheid, loyaliteit, trouwhartigheid, aanhang {m} |
| allele {n} (variant of a gene) | :: allel {n} |
| allelomorph {n} (allele) SEE: allele | :: |
| allergen {n} (substance) | :: allergeen {n} |
| allergic {adj} (pertaining to allergy) | :: allergisch |
| allergic {adj} (having an allergy) | :: allergisch |
| allergic {adj} (excessively sensitive) | :: allergisch |
| allergist {n} (doctor who specializes in the treatment of allergies.) | :: allergoloog {m}, allergologe {f} |
| allergologist {n} (physician) SEE: allergist | :: |
| allergology {n} (the study of the causes and treatment of allergies) | :: allergologie {f} |
| allergy {n} (disorder of the immune system) | :: allergie {f} |
| allergy {n} (hypersensitivity) | :: allergie {f} |
| allergy {n} (antipathy) | :: allergie {f} |
| alleviate {v} (make less severe) | :: milderen, temperen, verlichten, verzachten |
| alley {n} (narrow street) | :: doorgang {m}, steeg {f} |
| alleyway {n} (narrow street) SEE: alley | :: |
| All Fools' Day {n} (April Fools' Day) SEE: April Fools' Day | :: |
| All Hallows' Day {prop} (All Saints' Day) SEE: All Saints' Day | :: |
| all hands on deck {interj} (order) | :: alle hens aan dek |
| all hell breaks loose {v} (the situation becomes chaotic) | :: de hel breekt los |
| alliance {n} (state of being allied) | :: alliantie {f} |
| alliance {n} (treaty between nations) | :: alliantie {f} |
| allicin {n} (organic compound) | :: allicine |
| allied {adj} (joined as allies) | :: geallieerd, verbonden |
| alligator {n} (large amphibious reptile of genus Alligator) | :: alligator {m} |
| alligator clip {n} (electronics connector) | :: krokodillenklem {c}, krokodillenbek {m} |
| alligator pear {n} (avocado) SEE: avocado | :: |
| all in all {adv} (generally) | :: al met al |
| all-knowing {adj} (knowing everything) | :: alwetend |
| allocation {n} (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) | :: allocatie, toewijzing |
| allomorph {n} (phonological representation of a morpheme) | :: allomorf {c} |
| allomorphic {adj} (pertaining to allomorphism) | :: allomorfisch |
| allopatric {adj} (geographically isolated) | :: allopatrische |
| allophone {n} (alternative pronunciation for a phoneme) | :: allofoon, foonvariant, stemvariant |
| all-or-nothing {adj} (all or nothing) | :: hollen of stilstaan |
| allot {v} (to distribute) | :: verloten |
| allot {v} (to assign) | :: verdelen, toekennen |
| allotment {n} (that which is alloted) | :: lot {n}, perceel {n} |
| allotment {n} (allowance) | :: betoelaging {f} |
| allotment {n} (plot of land) | :: volkstuin {m} |
| allow {v} (to grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have) | :: toelaten, toestaan, laten doen |
| allow {v} (to permit) | :: toelaten |
| allowance {n} (a customary deduction from the gross weight of goods) | :: toestemming |
| allowance {n} (a child's allowance; pocket money) SEE: pocket money | :: |
| alloy {n} (metal combined of more elements) | :: legering {f} |
| alloy {v} (mix or combine) | :: legeren |
| all right {adj} (good) | :: in orde, prima |
| all right {adj} (in good health) | :: in een goede gezondheid |
| all right {adv} (fairly well) | :: vrij goed, wel degelijk |
| all rights reserved {phrase} (copyright notice formula) | :: alle rechten voorbehouden |
| all roads lead to Rome {proverb} (different paths can take to the same goal) | :: alle wegen leiden naar Rome |
| all-rounder {n} (a person who has many skills) | :: manusje van alles |
| All Saints Day {prop} (All Saints Day) SEE: All Saints' Day | :: |
| All Saints' Day {prop} (feast day) | :: allerheiligen, Allerheiligen {m} |
| All Souls' Day {prop} (Christian feast day) | :: allerzielen {n}, Allerzielen {n} |
| all's well that ends well {proverb} (A happy ending makes up for everything that has gone before...) | :: eind goed, al goed |
| all that glitters is not gold {proverb} (things that appear valuable or worthwhile might not actually be so) | :: het is niet alles goud wat er blinkt |
| all the best {interj} (good luck) | :: het beste |
| all things come to those who wait {proverb} (good things come to those who wait) SEE: good things come to those who wait | :: |
| all too {adv} (way too) SEE: way too | :: |
| allure {n} (the power to attract, entice; the quality causing attraction) | :: aantrekkelijkheid |
| allure {v} (to attempt to draw) | :: verleiden |
| alluring {adj} (having to power to allure) | :: aanlokkelijk |
| allusion {n} (indirect reference, hint) | :: allusie {f}, toespeling {f}, zinspeling {f} |
| allusive {adj} (containing or making use of allusions) | :: zinspelend |
| all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy {proverb} (too much hard work) | :: de boog kan niet altijd gespannen zijn, 't is een slecht dorp waar het nooit kermis is |
| ally {n} (one united to another by treaty or league) | :: bondgenoot {m}, bondgenote {f} |
| ally {n} (anything associated with another as a helper) | :: bondgenoot {m}, bondgenote {f} |
| alma mater {n} (graduated school) | :: alma mater {f} |
| Almere {prop} (city in the Netherlands) | :: Almere |
| almighty {adj} (unlimited in might) | :: almachtig |
| almond {n} (nut) | :: amandel {f} |
| almond {n} (tree) | :: amandelboom {m} |
| almond {adj} (resembling the colour of an almond nut) | :: amandelkleurig |
| almond milk {n} (milky liquid from almonds) | :: amandelmelk {f} |
| almond paste {n} (paste made from ground almonds and sugar in equal quantities) | :: amandelspijs {f} {m}, spijs {f} {m}, amandelpers {f} {m} |
| almoner {n} (person who distributes alms) | :: aalmoezenier {m} |
| almost {adv} (very close to) | :: bijna, nagenoeg, vrijwel, zo goed als |
| almost doesn't count {proverb} (near success (or correctness) is not deemed success (or correctness)) SEE: close, but no cigar | :: |
| alms {n} (something given to the poor as charity) | :: aalmoes {f} |
| aloe {n} (plant of the genus Aloe) | :: aloë |
| aloha {interj} (hello) SEE: hello | :: |
| aloha {interj} (goodbye) SEE: goodbye | :: |
| alone {adv} (by oneself) | :: alleen |
| alone {adv} (without outside help) | :: alleen |
| along {prep} (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) | :: langs |
| along {prep} (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) | :: langs |
| along {adv} (in company, together) | :: mee |
| along {adv} (onward, forward) | :: door |
| alongside {prep} (together with or at the same time) | :: aan de zijde van |
| aloof {adv} (at or from a distance) | :: apart, afstandelijk |
| aloof {adv} (without sympathy) | :: afstandelijk, negatief |
| aloof {adj} (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant) | :: gereserveerd, afstandelijk, terughoudend |
| aloofness {n} (the state of being aloof) | :: afstandelijkheid {f}, gereserveerdheid {f} |
| alopecia {n} (baldness) SEE: baldness | :: |
| a lot {pron} (a large amount) | :: veel |
| a lot {pron} (many things) | :: veel |
| a lot {adv} (very much) | :: veel |
| a lot {adv} (often) | :: vaak, veel |
| alpaca {n} (camelid animal of the Andes) | :: alpaca {m} |
| alpenglow {n} (a reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains) | :: alpengloei {m}, alpengloeien {n} |
| alpha {n} (name of the letter Α, α) | :: alfa {m} {f} |
| alphabet {n} (an ordered set of letters used in a language) | :: ABC {n}, alfabet {n} |
| alphabetic {adj} (alphabetical) SEE: alphabetical | :: |
| alphabetical {adj} (pertaining to the alphabet) | :: alfabetisch |
| alphabetical {adj} (in the sequence of the letters of the alphabet) | :: alfabetisch |
| alphabetically {adv} (arranged in the sequence of the alphabet) | :: alfabetisch |
| Alpha Centauri {prop} (brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus) | :: Alpha Centauri |
| alpha male {n} (dominant male animal) | :: alfamannetje {n} |
| alphanumeric {adj} (consisting of letters and numbers) | :: alfanumeriek |
| alphanumerical {adj} (alphanumeric) SEE: alphanumeric | :: |
| alpha privative {n} (the prefix a- expressing negation or absence) | :: privatieve a {f}, alpha privativum {n} |
| alpha radiation {n} (radiation of alpha particles) | :: alfastraling {f} |
| alphorn {n} (musical instrument) | :: alpenhoorn {m} |
| alpine chough {n} (Pyrrhocorax graculus) | :: alpenkauw {m} |
| alpine skiing {n} (sport) | :: alpineskiën {n} |
| Alps {prop} (a mountain range in Western Europe) | :: Alpen {m-p} |
| al-Qaeda {prop} (The global network of militant Islamic extremists.) | :: Al Qaida |
| al-Quds {prop} (Jerusalem) SEE: Jerusalem | :: |
| already {adv} (prior to some time) | :: al, reeds, alreeds |
| Alsace {prop} (region on the west bank of the upper Rhine) | :: Elzas |
| also {adv} (in addition; besides; as well; further; too) | :: ook, eveneens [formal], tevens [formal] |
| also known as {adv} (used to introduce an alternative name) | :: oftewel, alias |
| Altaic {adj} (pertaining to the group of languages) | :: Altaïsch |
| Altair {prop} (star) | :: Altair |
| altar {n} (flat-topped structure used for religious rites) | :: altaar {n} |
| altar boy {n} (A boy serving as an acolyte) | :: misdienaar {m} |
| altercation {n} (dispute) | :: woordenwisseling, dispuut |
| alterity {n} (otherness) | :: anders zijn |
| alternate {adj} (other; alternative) | :: alternatief |
| alternate {n} (substitute) | :: plaatsvervanger {m} |
| alternately {adv} (succeding by turns) | :: beurtelings |
| alternating {adj} (such that it alternates) | :: wissel- , afwisselend |
| alternating current {n} (electric current that reverses direction periodically) | :: wisselstroom {f} |
| alternation {n} (ablaut) SEE: ablaut | :: |
| alternative {adj} (relating to a choice) | :: alternatief |
| alternator {n} (an electric generator which produces alternating current) | :: alternator, wisselstroomgenerator |
| although {conj} (in spite of the fact that) | :: hoewel, alhoewel, ofschoon |
| although {conj} (but) | :: hoewel, maar |
| altimeter {n} (an apparatus for measuring altitude) | :: hoogtemeter {m} |
| altitude {n} (absolute height) | :: hoogte |
| altitude {n} (distance measured upwards) | :: hoogte |
| altitude {n} (distance measured perpendicularly from a figure's vertex to the opposite side of the vertex) | :: hoogte |
| altitude {n} (distance measured angularly of a heavenly body) | :: hoogte |
| alto {n} (musical part) | :: alt |
| alto {n} (person or instrument) | :: alt |
| altogether {adv} (without exception; wholly; completely) | :: zonder uitzondering , geheel, totaal |
| altogether {adv} (on the whole; everything considered) | :: al met al, kortom |
| altoist {n} (1. someone who plays an alto instrument) | :: altist {m} |
| altophobia {n} (acrophobia) SEE: acrophobia | :: |
| altruism {n} (policy that benefits others' interests) | :: altruïsme {n}, onbaatzuchtigheid {f} |
| altruistic {adj} (regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish) | :: altruïstisch |
| aluminium {n} (silvery metal) | :: aluminium {n} |
| aluminum {n} (aluminium) SEE: aluminium | :: |
| Alvíssmál {prop} (tenth book of the Poetic Edda) | :: Alvíssmál |
| always {adv} (at all times) | :: altijd, immer, altoos, steeds |
| always {adv} (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) | :: steeds, altijd, telkens |
| Alwin {prop} (male given name meaning "noble friend") | :: Adelwijn |
| Alzheimer's disease {n} (mental disorder from brain tissue changes) | :: ziekte van Alzheimer {?}, alzheimer {?} |
| a.m. {adv} (before noon) | :: 's morgens, 's ochtends |
| A major {n} (major key) | :: A-majeur, A-groot |
| A major {n} (major chord) | :: A-majeur, A-groot |
| amalgamation {n} (The process of amalgamating) | :: amalgamatie {?} [formal], vermenging {f}, versmelting {f} |
| amalgamation {n} (The result of amalgamating) | :: mengsel {n}, mix {m} |
| amalgamation {n} (The production of an alloy of mercury) | :: legering {f} |
| amanita {n} (mushroom of the genus Amanita) | :: vliegenzwam {m} {f} |
| amanuensis {n} (one employed to take dictation) | :: kopiist {m}, schrijver op dictaat {m}, secretaris {m} |
| amanuensis {n} (a clerk, secretary or stenographer) | :: stenograaf {m} |
| amaranth {n} (herb of the genus Amaranthus) | :: amarant {m} |
| amaranth {n} (purplish-red colour) | :: amarant {m} |
| amaretto {n} (a sweet almond-flavoured liqueur) | :: amaretto {m} |
| amateur {n} (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) | :: amateur {m} {f} |
| amateur {n} (someone unqualified) | :: amateur {m} |
| amateur {n} | :: niet-professioneel |
| amazement {n} (the condition of being amazed; overwhelming wonder, as from surprise, sudden fear) | :: verwondering |
| amazing {adj} (very good) SEE: good | :: |
| amazing {adj} (causing wonder and amazement) | :: wonderbaarlijk, prachtig, verbluffend |
| amazingly {adv} (wonderfully) | :: geweldig |
| amazingly {adv} (difficult to believe) | :: verbazingwekkend |
| amazingly {adv} (to a wonder-inspiring extent) | :: opvallend |
| Amazon {prop} (river) | :: Amazone {f} |
| Amazonian antshrike {n} (Thamnophilus amazonicus) | :: Amazone-mierklauwier |
| amœba {n} (amoeba) SEE: amoeba | :: |
| ambarella {n} (tree) | :: ambarella |
| ambassador {n} (minister) | :: ambassadeur {m} |
| ambassador {n} (representative) | :: gezant {m}, ambassadeur {m} |
| amber {n} (fossil resin) | :: barnsteen {m} {n} |
| amber {n} (colour) | :: barnsteengeel {n}, barnsteenkleur {f}, amber {n} |
| amber {n} (traffic light colour) | :: oranje {n} |
| amber {adj} (of a brownish yellow colour) | :: amberkleurig, amberkleurige |
| amber {n} (ambergris) SEE: ambergris | :: |
| Amber {prop} (female given name) | :: Amber |
| ambergris {n} (waxy substance produced by sperm whales) | :: amber |
| amber seed {n} | :: bisamkorrel {m}, amberzaad {n}, muskuszaad {n} |
| ambigram {n} (design that reads as the same word or phrase in two different orientations) | :: ambigram |
| ambiguity {n} (something liable to more than one interpretation) | :: dubbelzinnigheid {f}, ambiguïteit {f} |
| ambiguous {adj} (open to multiple interpretations) | :: meerduidig, dubbelzinnig, ambigu |
| ambiguous {adj} (vague and unclear) | :: vaag, onduidelijk, ambigu |
| ambition {n} (desire) | :: eerzucht {m} {f}, ambitie {f} |
| ambitious {adj} (possessing, or controlled by, ambition) | :: eerzuchtig, ambitieus |
| ambitious {adj} (strongly desirous) | :: eerzuchtig |
| ambivalence {n} (coexistence of opposing attitudes) | :: ambivalentie |
| ambivalent {adj} (experiencing or expressing opposing feelings) | :: ambivalent, ambivalente |
| amble {v} (to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely) | :: slenteren |
| Ambonese {prop} (Ambonese Malay) SEE: Ambonese Malay | :: |
| Ambonese Malay {prop} (the language) | :: Ambonees {n}, Ambonees Maleis {n} |
| Ambrose {prop} (male given name) | :: Ambrosius {m} |
| ambrosia {n} (food of gods or delicious foods) | :: ambrozijn, godenbrood {n} |
| ambulance {n} (emergency vehicle) | :: ziekenwagen {m}, ambulance {m}, ziekenauto {m} |
| ambulatory {adj} (Of, relating to, or adapted to walking) | :: ambulant |
| ambulatory {n} | :: ambulant, ambulante |
| ambush {n} | :: hinderlaag {m} {f} ; hinderlaag {m} {f} |
| ameliorate {v} (to make better) | :: verbeteren, amelioreren |
| amen {adv} (so be it) | :: amen |
| amen {adv} (truly, verily) | :: amen |
| amen {adv} | :: amen |
| amen {interj} (expression of strong agreement) | :: amen, amen en uit |
| amen {n} | :: amen, beaming |
| amenable {adj} (Willing to respond to persuasion or suggestions) | :: aanspreekbaar, gevoelig, toegankelijk} |
| amend {v} (to make better) | :: verbeteren, corrigeren, aanpassen |
| amend {v} (to become better) | :: verbeteren |
| amend {v} (to make a formal alteration) | :: amenderen |
| amenity {n} (pleasantness) | :: geriefelijkheid, aangenaamheid |
| amenity {n} (something that makes life easier or more pleasant) | :: voorziening |
| amenity {n} (unit of community infrastructure) | :: faciliteit |
| amenity {n} (convenience) SEE: convenience | :: |
| amenorrhoea {n} (lack of a menstrual period) | :: amenorroe |
| amerce {v} (to make an exaction) SEE: punish | :: |
| amerce {v} (to impose a fine on) SEE: fine | :: |
| America {prop} (United States of America) SEE: United States of America | :: |
| America {prop} (Americas) SEE: Americas | :: |
| American {n} (inhabitant of the Americas) | :: Amerikaan |
| American {n} (person born in, or a citizen of, the U.S.) | :: Amerikaan {m}, Amerikaanse {f} |
| American {n} (1-point type) | :: achtste petit |
| American {adj} (of or pertaining to the Americas) | :: Amerikaans |
| American {adj} (of or pertaining to the U.S. or its culture) | :: Amerikaans |
| American badger {n} (Taxidea taxus) | :: zilverdas {m} |
| American bison {n} (mammal) | :: bizon {m} |
| American bittern {n} (Botaurus lentiginosus) | :: Noord-Amerikaanse roerdomp |
| American black bear {n} (Ursus americanus) | :: Amerikaanse zwarte beer {m} |
| American black vulture {n} (black vulture) SEE: black vulture | :: |
| American Bulldog {n} (American Bulldog) | :: Amerikaanse buldog {m} |
| American eagle {n} (bald eagle) SEE: bald eagle | :: |
| American English {prop} (English of the United States) | :: Amerikaans-Engels |
| American football {n} (American football) | :: Amerikaanse voetbal {n}, rugby {n}, American football {n} |
| American golden plover {n} (Pluvialis dominic) | :: Amerikaanse goudplevier |
| American Indian {n} (a member of some indigenous peoples of the Americas) SEE: Indian | :: |
| Americanism {n} (linguistic feature) | :: amerikanisme {n} |
| Americanize {v} (to make American) | :: amerikaniseren |
| American kestrel {n} (species) | :: Amerikaanse torenvalk |
| American Samoa {prop} (US overseas territory in Oceania) | :: Amerikaans-Samoa |
| American Samoan {n} (person) | :: Amerikaans-Samoaan {m}, Amerikaans-Samoaanse {f} |
| American Samoan {adj} (pertaining to American Samoa) | :: Amerikaans-Samoaans |
| American Sign Language {prop} (language that uses hands, facial expressions, and other bodily behavior to communicate) | :: Amerikaanse gebarentaal |
| American sweetgum {n} (deciduous tree) | :: amberboom |
| American woodcock {n} (Scolopax minor) | :: Amerikaanse houtsnip |
| Americas {prop} (North and South America) | :: Amerika {n} |
| americium {n} (chemical element with atomic number 95) | :: americium {n} |
| Amerindian {n} (an American Indian) SEE: Indian | :: |
| amethyst {n} (gem) | :: amethist {m} |
| Amharic {prop} (language) | :: Amhaars {n}, Amharisch {n} |
| amicable {adj} (showing friendliness or goodwill) | :: goedhartig, vriendelijk |
| amice {n} (hood, or cape with a hood, formerly worn by the clergy) | :: amict {m} |
| amid {prep} (surrounded by) | :: te midden van |
| amidoxime {n} (any oxime in which one of the substituents (R') is an amino group) | :: amidoxim {n} |
| amidships {adv} (in the middle of a ship) | :: midscheeps |
| amigo {n} (friend) SEE: friend | :: |
| amino acid {n} (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) | :: aminozuur {n} |
| amino acid {n} (any of the twenty α-amino acids) | :: aminozuur {n} |
| aminoacyl {n} (class of organic radicals) | :: aminoacyl |
| A minor {n} (minor key) | :: a-mineur, a-klein |
| A minor {n} (minor chord) | :: a-mineur, a-klein |
| amiss {adj} (wrong) SEE: wrong | :: |
| a miss is as good as a mile {proverb} (failure remains a failure) SEE: close, but no cigar | :: |
| a mite {adv} (to a small extent) SEE: a little | :: |
| Amman {prop} (the capital of Jordan) | :: Amman {n} |
| ammeter {n} (device that measures an electric current) | :: stroommeter {m}, ampèremeter {m} |
| ammonia {n} (the compound NH3) | :: ammoniak {m} |
| ammonium chloride {n} (NH4Cl) | :: salmiakzout {n}, salmiak {m} {f} |
| ammonium nitrate {n} (ammonium salt of nitric acid) | :: ammoniumnitraat {n} |
| ammunition {n} (articles used in charging firearms) | :: ammunitie, munitie, schietvoorraad |
| amnesia {n} (loss of memory) | :: amnesie {f} |
| amnesia {n} (forgetfulness) SEE: forgetfulness | :: |
| amnesty {n} (forgetfulness) | :: amnestie {f} |
| amnesty {n} (act of the sovereign power) | :: amnestie {f} |
| amnion {n} (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals, see also: amniotic sac) | :: amnion {n} |
| amoeba {n} (member of a genus of unicellular protozoa) | :: amoebe {f} |
| among {prep} (mingling or intermixing) | :: tussen, onder |
| among other things {adv} (inter alia) SEE: inter alia | :: |
| amongst {prep} (Used to denote a mingling or intermixing) | :: tussen, onder |
| amorous {adj} (inclined to love) | :: amoureus |
| amorous {adj} (of or relating to, or produced by, love) | :: amoureuze |
| amorous {adj} (affected with love) | :: verliefd |
| amorphous {adj} (lacking a definite form or clear shape) | :: vormeloos, amorf |
| amorphous {adj} (lacking organization or unity) | :: ongestructureerd |
| amorphous {adj} (physics: in the non-crystalline state of solid) | :: amorf |
| Amos {prop} (figure mentioned in the Old Testament) | :: Amos {m} |
| Amos {prop} (book of the Old Testament) | :: Amos {m} |
| amount {n} (number of elements in a set) SEE: number | :: |
| amount {n} (total or sum of items) | :: hoeveelheid {f}, bedrag {n}, saldo {n} |
| amount {n} (quantity or volume) | :: hoeveelheid {f} |
| amount {v} (to total or evaluate) | :: bedragen, komen op, uitkomen op |
| amperage {n} (electric current) SEE: current | :: |
| ampere {n} (unit of electrical current) | :: ampère {?} |
| ampersand {n} (the symbol &) | :: en-teken (also et-teken), ampersand |
| ampersat {n} (at sign) SEE: at sign | :: |
| amphetamine {n} (amphetamine) | :: amfetamine {f} |
| amphibian {n} (vertebrate) | :: amfibie {m} |
| amphibious {adj} | :: amfibisch |
| amphibrach {n} (metrical foot of three syllables) | :: amfibrachys {m} |
| amphictyony {n} (religious cooperation among ancient Greek city-states) | :: amphictionie {f} |
| amphitheatre {n} (an open, outdoor theatre) | :: amfitheater {m} |
| amphora {n} (type of jar) | :: amfoor {m} {f} |
| amphoteric {adj} (having the characteristics of both an acid and a base) | :: amfoteer |
| ample {adj} (fully sufficient; abundant) | :: overvloedig, abondant, rijkelijk voorhanden |
| amplification {n} (in translation studies) | :: amplificatie {f} |
| amplitude {n} (magnitude) | :: omvang {m} |
| amplitude modulation {n} (method of sending information) | :: amplitudemodulatie |
| ampoule {n} (small glass vial hermetically sealed) | :: ampul {f} |
| amputate {v} (To surgically remove a body part) | :: afzetten, amputeren |
| amputation {n} (surgical removal of a limb) | :: amputatie {f} |
| amputee {n} (person who has had one or more limbs removed) | :: geamputeerde |
| Amstelveen {prop} (city in North Holland) | :: Amstelveen {n} |
| Amsterdam {prop} (capital of the Netherlands) | :: Amsterdam {n} |
| Amsterdammer {n} (An inhabitant or a resident of Amsterdam) | :: Amsterdammer {m}, Amsterdamse {f} |
| amulet {n} (protective charm) | :: amulet |
| Amur {prop} (the river between the Far East Russia and China) | :: Amoer |
| amuse {v} (to entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner) | :: amuseren |
| amuse {v} (to cause laughter) | :: amuseren |
| amusement {n} (entertainment) | :: amusement {n}, vertier {n} |
| amusement park {n} (commercially-operated collection of rides, games and other entertainment attractions) | :: pretpark {n}, attractiepark {n} |
| amylase {n} (enzyme, present in saliva, that breaks down carbohydrates such as starch) | :: amylase |
| amylum {n} (amylum) SEE: starch | :: |
| amyotrophic lateral sclerosis {n} (disease) | :: amyotrofische laterale sclerose {f} |
| an {article} (indefinite article) | :: een |
| Anabaptist {n} (member of radical wing of Christians during Reformation) | :: anabaptist {m}, doperse {m} {f}, wederdoper {m} |
| Anabaptist {n} (member of present-day church) | :: doopsgezinde {m} {f}, menist {m} |
| Anabaptist {adj} (relating to Anabaptism or the Anabaptists during the Protestant Reformation) | :: anabaptistisch, dopers |
| Anabaptist {adj} (relating to Anabaptism or the Anabaptists of the present-day) | :: doopsgezind, menistisch |
| anabolism {n} (the constructive metabolism of the body) | :: anabolisme {n} |
| anachronistic {adj} (erroneous in date) | :: anachronistisch |
| anaconda {n} (any of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes) | :: anaconda {f} {m} |
| anacrusis {n} ((music) an unstressed note (or notes) before the first strong beat of a phrase) | :: opmaat |
| anagram {n} (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) | :: anagram, letterkeer |
| anal cleft {n} (groove between buttocks) SEE: gluteal cleft | :: |
| analemma {n} (curve of the Sun's position in the sky throughout the year) | :: analemma {n} |
| analgesic {n} (medicine that reduces pain) | :: pijnstiller {m} |
| anally {adv} (Involving the anus) | :: anaal |
| analog {adj} (represented by a continuously variable physical quantity) | :: analoog |
| analogous {adj} (having analogy; corresponding to something else) | :: analoog, analoge |
| analogue {n} (analog) SEE: analog | :: |
| analogy {n} (relationship of resemblance or equivalence) | :: analogie {f} |
| analphabetism {n} (analphabetism) | :: analfabetisme {n} |
| anal sex {n} (sex involving the anus) | :: anale seks {m} |
| analysis {n} (decomposition into components in order to study) | :: analyse {f}, ontleding {f} |
| analysis {n} (in mathematics) | :: analyse {f} |
| analysis {n} (chemistry: process of breaking down a substance or the result of this process) | :: analyse {f} |
| analyst {n} (person who analyses) | :: analist {m}, analiste {f} |
| analyst {n} (psychoanalysis practitioner) | :: psycho-analist {m}, psycho-analiste {f} |
| analyst {n} (systems analyst) SEE: systems analyst | :: |
| analyze {v} (to subject to analysis) | :: analyseren |
| anamnesis {n} (medical history of a patient) | :: anamnese |
| ananas {n} (pineapple) SEE: pineapple | :: |
| anapest {n} (metrical foot) | :: anapest {m} |
| anapest {n} (verse using this meter) | :: anapest {m} |
| anaphor {n} (expression referring to other) | :: anafoor {f}, anafora {f} |
| anaphora {n} (repetition of a phrase used for emphasis) | :: anafoor {f}, anafora {f} |
| anaphora {n} (linguistics: expression that refers to another expression) | :: anafoor {f}, anafora {f} |
| anaphylactic shock {n} (severe allergic reaction) | :: anafylactische shock {m} |
| anaphylaxis {n} (severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen) | :: anafylaxie |
| anarchic {adj} (relating to anarchy) | :: anarchistisch |
| anarchic {adj} (chaotic, without law or order) | :: anarchistisch |
| anarchical {adj} (anarchic) SEE: anarchic | :: |
| anarchism {n} (belief that proposes the absence and abolition of government in all forms) | :: anarchisme {?} |
| anarchist {n} (believer in anarchism) | :: anarchist {m} |
| anarchist {n} (nihilist) | :: anarchist {m}, nihilist {m} |
| anarcho-capitalism {n} (philosophy that advocates the elimination of the state and a self-regulating free market) | :: anarchokapitalisme {n} |
| anarcho-syndicalism {n} (A branch or field of anarchy that focuses on the abolition of capitalism) | :: anarchosyndicalisme |
| anarchy {n} (absence of any form of political authority or government) | :: anarchie {f}, regeringsloosheid {f} |
| anarchy {n} (political disorder and confusion) | :: anarchie {f} |
| an arm and a leg {n} (exorbitant amount) | :: een rib uit het lijf |
| anathema {n} (ban or curse) | :: banvloek, vervloeking |
| anathema {n} (imprecation) | :: vervloeking, verwensing |
| Anatolia {prop} (peninsula of Western Asia) | :: Anatolië {n} |
| Anatolian {adj} (of or pertaining to Anatolia or its people, culture, etc.) | :: Anatolisch |
| anatomy {n} (art of studying the different parts of any organized body) | :: anatomie |
| ancestor {n} (one from whom a person is descended) | :: voorouder {m} |
| ancestor {n} (an earlier type) | :: voorloper {m} |
| ancestor worship {n} (veneration of the spirits of one’s ancestors) | :: voorouderverering {f}, vooroudercultus {m}, manisme {n} |
| ancestry {n} (condition as to ancestors) | :: voorouders, afstamming |
| anchor {n} (tool to moor a vessel into sea bottom) | :: anker {n} |
| anchor {v} (to hold an object to a fixed point) | :: het anker uitwerpen, verankeren, ankeren |
| anchor {v} (to provide emotional stability) | :: houvast bieden |
| anchor {v} (to perform as a TV anchorman) | :: een TV programma coördineren, bij mekaar praten |
| anchorage {n} (place for anchoring) | :: rede, ree |
| anchorite {n} (one who lives in seclusion) | :: kluizenaar {m}, heremiet {m}, anachoreet {m} |
| anchorman {n} (TV host) | :: nieuwslezer {m}, nieuwsanker {m} |
| anchovy {n} (small saltwater fish) | :: ansjovis {m} |
| ancient {adj} (having lasted from a remote period) | :: antiek, oeroud |
| ancient {adj} (existent or occurring in time long past) | :: eeuwenoud, oeroud, eertijds, weleers |
| ancient {adj} | :: antiek, oeroud |
| Ancient Greece {prop} (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) | :: Griekse oudheid, Oude Griekenland {n} |
| Ancient Greek {prop} (the Greek language of classical antiquity) | :: Oudgrieks {n} |
| ancient history {n} (period of history) | :: oudheid {f}, klassieke geschiedenis {f} |
| ancient history {n} (not worth discussing any more) | :: lang geleden, geleden tijd, eeuwen geleden |
| Ancient Rome {prop} (civilization associated with Rome from the 9th century BC to the 5th century AD) | :: Oude Rome |
| ancillary {adj} (subordinate, secondary, auxiliary, accessory) | :: ondergeschikt, ondersteunend |
| and {conj} (used to connect two similar words, phrases, et cetera) | :: en |
| and {conj} (used at the end of a list to indicate the last item) | :: en |
| Andalusia {prop} (autonomous community of Spain) | :: Andalusië {n}, Andaloesië {n} |
| Andalusian {adj} (from or pertaining to Andalusia) | :: Andalusisch, Andaloesisch |
| Andalusian {n} (someone from Andalusia) | :: Andalusiër {m}, Andalusische {f}, Andaloesiër {m}, Andaloesische {f} |
| Andalusian {n} (dialect (or varieties) of Spanish spoken in Andalusia) | :: Andalusisch {n}, Andaloesisch {n} |
| Andean condor {n} (Vultur gryphus) | :: andescondor {m} |
| Andean flamingo {n} (Phoenicopterus andinus) | :: andesflamingo {m} |
| Andes {prop} (mountain range in South America) | :: de Andes {p} |
| and how {phrase} (strong confirmation of preceding) | :: en hoe! |
| andiron {n} (a utensil for supporting wood while burning) | :: vuurbok |
| and/or {conj} (inclusive "or") | :: en/of |
| Andorra {prop} (country) | :: Andorra {n} |
| Andorran {n} (person from Andorra) | :: Andorrees {m}, Andorrese {f} |
| Andrew {prop} (the Apostle) | :: Andreas {m} |
| Andrew {prop} (male given name) | :: Andreas, Andries |
| androgynous {adj} (possessing qualities of both sexes) | :: tweeslachtig, androgyn, hermafrodiet |
| android {n} (robot with human form) | :: androïde {m} |
| android {adj} (possessing human qualities) | :: androïde {m} |
| andrologist {n} (person who studies andrology) | :: androloog, mannenarts |
| Andromeda {prop} (mythical daughter of Cepheus) | :: Andromeda {f} |
| Andromeda {prop} (constellation) | :: Andromeda |
| Andromeda {prop} (spiral galaxy) | :: Andromeda {n} |
| androsexual {n} (a androsexual organism) | :: androseksueel {m} {f} |
| and so forth {phrase} (indicating a list continues similarly) | :: en zo voorts, enzovoorts, enzovoort, enz. |
| and so on {phrase} (indicating a list continues) SEE: and so forth | :: |
| and then some {phrase} (confirming the preceding utterance) | :: en nog wat |
| anecdote {n} (short account of an incident) | :: anekdote {f} |
| anechoic {adj} (anechoic) | :: galmvrij, echovrij, anechoïsch |
| anemia {n} (medical condition with decreased oxygen transport) | :: anemie {f}, bloedarmoede {f} {m} |
| anemia {n} (disease of condition with anemia as symptom) | :: anemie {f} |
| anemic {adj} (of or pertaining to anemia) | :: anemisch |
| anemone {n} (any plant of genus anemone) | :: anemoon |
| anesthetic {adj} (reducing pain sensitivity) | :: verdovend |
| anesthetic {n} (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) | :: verdoving {f} |
| anesthetize {v} (administer anesthesia) | :: verdoven |
| aneurysm {n} (abnormal blood-filled swelling) | :: aneurysma {n}, aderverwijding {f} |
| aneurysmatic {adj} (of, pertaining to, or causing aneurysms) | :: aneurysmatisch |
| anew {adv} (again) | :: opnieuw |
| a new broom sweeps clean {proverb} (new management will often make radical changes) | :: nieuwe bezems vegen schoon |
| anfractuosity {n} (a winding channel or crevice) | :: kronkel, breuklijn |
| anfractuosity {n} (one of the fissures (sulci) separating the convolutions of the brain) | :: hersenkronkel |
| angel {n} (messenger from a deity) | :: engel |
| angel {n} (in Christian angelology, the lowest order of angels) | :: engel |
| angel {n} (selfless person) | :: engel {m} |
| angelic {adj} (belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel) | :: engelachtig |
| angelica {n} (plants of genus Angelica) | :: engelwortel {m} |
| angelical {adj} (resembling, characteristic of, an angel) SEE: angelic | :: |
| angel of death {n} (personification of death in fiction and in art) | :: engel des doods {m}, doodsengel {m}, worgengel {m} |
| angelology {n} (study of angels) | :: angelologie |
| angel shark {n} (a member of the unusual genus Squatina of sharks) | :: zee-engel |
| anger {n} (A strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) | :: boosheid {?}, woede {?} |
| anger management {n} (ability to control temperament) | :: woedebeheersing, agressiebeheersing |
| angina {n} (angina pectoris) SEE: angina pectoris | :: |
| angina pectoris {n} (intermittent chest pain) | :: angina pectoris |
| angioedema {n} (swelling of the lower layers of the skin or of other tissues) | :: angio-oedeem {n} |
| angiopathy {n} (any disease of the blood vessels) | :: angiopathie {f} |
| angklung {n} (instrument) | :: angkloeng {?} |
| Angkor Wat {prop} (Cambodian temple complex) | :: Angkor Wat |
| angle {n} (geometrical figure) | :: hoek {m} |
| angle {n} (measure of such a figure) | :: hoek {m} |
| angle {n} (corner where two walls intersect) | :: hoek {m} |
| angle {n} (viewpoint) | :: invalshoek {m}, standpunt {n} |
| angle {v} (to fish with hook and line) | :: hengelen |
| Angle {n} (A member of the ancient Germanic tribe) | :: Angel |
| angle bracket {n} (type of bracket) | :: hoekanker {n} |
| angle grinder {n} (power tool) | :: haakse slijper |
| Anglian {n} (Angle) SEE: Angle | :: |
| Anglican {adj} (pertaining to the Church of England and related churches) | :: anglicaans |
| Anglican {n} (member of an Anglican church) | :: Anglicaan {m} |
| Anglican Communion {prop} (worldwide network of churches) | :: Anglicaanse Gemeenschap {f} |
| Anglicanism {n} (beliefs and practices of the Anglican Church) | :: anglicanisme {n} |
| anglicise {v} (make English) | :: verengelsen |
| anglicise {v} (become English) | :: verengelsen |
| anglicism {n} (word or other feature borrowed from English to another language) | :: anglicisme {n} |
| anglicism {n} (Briticism) SEE: Briticism | :: |
| Anglicist {n} (expert on Anglistics) | :: anglist {m} {f} |
| Anglish {prop} (variety of English) | :: angels |
| Anglocentric {adj} (focused on England) | :: anglocentrisch |
| Anglocentrism {n} (the practice of viewing the world from English or Anglo-American perspective) | :: anglocentrisme |
| Anglophone {adj} (English-speaking) | :: Engelssprekende, Engelstalig |
| Anglophone {n} (one who speaks English) | :: Engelssprekende {m} {f} |
| Anglo-Saxon {prop} (Old English) SEE: Old English | :: |
| Anglo-Saxon {n} (member of the Germanic peoples who settled in England during the early fifth century) | :: Angelsaks |
| Anglo-Saxon {adj} (related to the Anglo-Saxon peoples or language) | :: Angelsaksisch |
| ang moh {n} (white person) SEE: white | :: |
| Angola {prop} (country in Southern Africa) | :: Angola |
| Angolan {adj} (of, from or pertaining to Angola or its people) | :: Angolees |
| Angolan {n} (person from Angola or of Angolan descent) | :: Angolees {m}, Angolese {f} |
| angora {n} (subspecies of the European rabbit) | :: angorakonijn {n} |
| angry {adj} (displaying anger) | :: kwaad, boos |
| angst {n} (feeling of acute anxiety or apprehension) | :: angst |
| angstrom {n} (A very small unit of length, 10−10 m) | :: ångström |
| anguiform {adj} (serpentine) SEE: serpentine | :: |
| Anguilla {prop} (British overseas territory in the Caribbean) | :: Anguilla |
| anguish {n} (extreme pain) | :: doodsangst {m}, agonie {f}, doodsstrijd {m}, hevig {?} lijden {n}, martelgang {m} |
| anguish {v} (suffer pain) | :: lijden |
| anguish {v} (cause to suffer pain) | :: martelen |
| angular {adj} (relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered) | :: hoekig |
| angular acceleration {n} (rate of change of angular velocity) | :: hoekversnelling {f} |
| angular momentum {n} (angular momentum) | :: impulsmoment |
| angular velocity {n} (angle turned in a given time) | :: hoeksnelheid {f} |
| anhedonia {n} (inability to feel pleasure) | :: anhedonie |
| anhimid {n} (screamer) SEE: screamer | :: |
| anhinga {n} (Anhinga anhinga) | :: Amerikaanse slangenhalsvogel |
| anhydrous {adj} (having no water) | :: vochtvrij, watervrij |
| aniconism {n} (conviction that artists should not depict religious figures) | :: aniconisme {n} |
| anilingus {n} (form of oral sex) | :: anilingus, rimmen, baffen |
| animal {adj} (of animals) | :: dierlijk, dierlijke |
| animal {n} (organism) | :: dier {n}, beest {n} |
| animal {n} (person who behaves wildly) | :: beest {n} |
| animality {n} (animal kingdom) SEE: animal kingdom | :: |
| animal kingdom {n} (Regnum Animalia) | :: dierenrijk {n} |
| animal magnetism {n} (magnetic fluid or ethereal medium said to reside in the bodies of animate beings) | :: magnetiseur |
| animal rights {n} (fundamental rights for animals) | :: dierenrechten {p} |
| animation {n} (causing images to appear to move) | :: animatie |
| anime {n} (an animated work originated in Japan) | :: anime |
| animosity {n} (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike) | :: verbittering {f} |
| anion {n} (negatively charged ion) | :: anion {n} |
| anisakiasis {n} (infection with Anisakis worms) | :: haringwormziekte {f}, anisakiasis {f} |
| anise {n} (plant) | :: anijs {m} |
| anise {n} (fennel) SEE: fennel | :: |
| aniseed {n} (the seed-like fruit of the anise) | :: anijszaad {n} |
| anisotropy {n} (the property of being directionally dependent) | :: anisotropie |
| Ankara {prop} (capital of Turkey) | :: Ankara |
| ankle {n} (joint between foot and leg) | :: enkel {m} |
| anklebone {n} (the talus) | :: sprongbeen {?} |
| ankle bracelet {n} (anklet) SEE: anklet | :: |
| anklet {n} (a bracelet at the ankle) | :: enkelband {m} |
| ankylosis {n} (the growing together of bones) | :: ankylose {f} |
| Ann {prop} (female given name) | :: Anna, Anne, |
| Anna {prop} (given name) SEE: Ann | :: |
| annals {n} (a relation of events) | :: annalen {p} |
| annals {n} (historical records; chronicles) | :: annalen {p}, jaarboeken {p} |
| Anne {prop} (given name) SEE: Ann | :: |
| annealing {n} (act of heating solid metal or glass) | :: gloeien |
| annex {n} (addition, an extension) | :: bijlage {f} |
| annex {n} (appendix) | :: aanhangsel {n} |
| annex {n} (addition or extension to a building) | :: uitbouw {m} |
| annex {v} (to add something to another, to incorporate into) | :: annexeren, inlijven |
| annex {n} (addition of territory) SEE: annexation | :: |
| annexation {n} (addition or incorporation of something) | :: annexatie {f} |
| annihilate {v} (to reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate) | :: vernietigen |
| anniversary {n} (day an exact number of years since an event) | :: jubileum {n} |
| anno Domini {n} (in the year of our Lord) SEE: Anno Domini | :: |
| Anno Domini {adv} (in the year of our Lord) | :: na Christus, in het jaar des Heren |
| annosity {n} (fullness of years) | :: ouderdom {m} |
| announce {v} (give public notice) | :: aankondigen, declareren, verkonden [archaic], verkondigen |
| announce {v} (declare by judicial sentence) | :: declareren, verklaren, uitspreken |
| announcement {n} (that which conveys what is announced) | :: bekendmaking |
| announcement {n} | :: aankondiging {f} |
| announcer {n} (TV or radio announcer) | :: omroeper {m} |
| annoy {v} (to disturb or irritate) | :: ergeren, vervelen |
| annoyance {n} (that which annoys) | :: ergernis {f} |
| annoying {v} (causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious) | :: vervelend, ergerlijk |
| annual {adj} (happening once a year) | :: jaarlijks, jaarlijkse |
| annual aberration {n} (deviation due to the Earth's orbital motion) | :: jaarlijkse aberratie {m} |
| annually {adv} (once every year) | :: jaarlijks |
| annuity {n} (right to receive amounts of money regularly) | :: lijfrente {f}, lijfrenteverzekering {f} |
| annul {v} (formally revoke the validity of) | :: annuleren |
| annul {v} (dissolve (a marital union)) | :: ontbinden, annuleren |
| annulment {n} (act or instance of annulling) | :: tenietdoening {f}, annulatie {f}, annullering, herroeping {f}, annulering {f} |
| annulment {n} (invalidation; declaration of something as being invalid) | :: vernietiging {f}, nietigverklaring {f} |
| annulment {n} (legal invalidation of a marriage) | :: ontbinding, nietigverklaring {f} (van een huwelijk) |
| annulment {n} (total destruction) | :: vernietiging {f} |
| anoa {n} (a small Indonesian water buffalo) | :: anoa |
| anoda {determiner} (another) SEE: another | :: |
| anoint {v} (to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance) | :: zalven |
| anoint {v} (to apply oil to or to pour oil upon) | :: zalven |
| anomalistic {adj} (irregular) SEE: irregular | :: |
| anomalistic {adj} (anomalous) SEE: anomalous | :: |
| anomalous {adj} (deviating from the normal) | :: abnormaal |
| anomaly {n} (deviation from norm) | :: afwijking, anomalie, abnormaliteit |
| anomaly {n} (something or someone that is strange or unusual) | :: rariteit, onregelmatigheid |
| anomaly {n} (science: any event, big or small, out of the ordinary) | :: anomalie {f} |
| anomaly {n} (dated: an irregularity or inconsistency) | :: anomalie {f}, onregelmatigheid {f} |
| anomaly {n} (biological defect or malformation) | :: afwijking, anomalie, misvorming |
| anomie {n} (alienation or social instability) | :: anomie {f}, wetteloosheid {f} |
| anonymity {n} (the quality or state of being anonymous) | :: anonimiteit {f} |
| anonymous {adj} (wanting a name, not named and determined) | :: naamloos, onbenoemd |
| anonymous {adj} (without any name (of responsible agent) acknowledged) | :: naamloos, anoniem |
| anonymous {adj} (of unknown name; whose name is withheld) | :: naamloos, anoniem |
| anopia {n} (medical condition) | :: anopsie, anopsia, anopie, anopia |
| anorexia {n} (anorexia nervosa) SEE: anorexia nervosa | :: |
| anorexia {n} (loss of appetite) | :: anorexie |
| anorexia nervosa {n} (disorder) | :: anorexia nervosa |
| anosognosia {n} (inability of a person to recognize personal defects) | :: anosognosie {f} |
| another {determiner} (one more, in addition to a former number) | :: nog een |
| another {determiner} (not the same; different) | :: een andere |
| an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure {proverb} (prevention is better than cure) SEE: prevention is better than cure | :: |
| anoxia {n} (condition in which a tissue or environment is totally deprived of oxygen) | :: anoxie {f} |
| Anselm {prop} (male given name) | :: Anselmus |
| answer {n} (response) | :: antwoord {n} |
| answer {v} (to make a reply or response to) | :: antwoorden |
| answer {v} (to respond to a call) | :: beantwoorden |
| answer {v} (to suit a need or purpose satisfactorily) | :: beantwoorden |
| answering machine {n} (device that automatically records voice mail) | :: antwoordapparaat {n} |
| answerphone {n} (answering machine) SEE: answering machine | :: |
| ant {n} (insect) | :: mier {f} |
| antagonize {v} (to oppose) | :: tegenwerken, antagoneren |
| Antarctic {adj} (pertaining to Antarctica) | :: Antarctisch, antarctisch |
| Antarctica {prop} (southernmost continent) | :: Antarctica {n} |
| Antarctic Circle {prop} (geographical line) | :: Zuidpoolcirkel |
| Antarctic Peninsula {prop} (the northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica) | :: Antarctisch Schiereiland {n} |
| Antares {prop} (star) | :: Antares |
| anteater {n} (mammal) | :: miereneter {m} |
| antebellum {adj} (of a period of time prior to a war) | :: vooroorlogs |
| antebrachium {n} (forearm) SEE: forearm | :: |
| antecedent {adj} (earlier in time or order) | :: voorafgaand, vroeger |
| antecedent {n} (any thing that precedes another thing) | :: antecedent {n}, voorafgaande {n} |
| antecedent {n} (ancestor) | :: voorouder {c} |
| antecedent {n} (word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun) | :: antecedent {n} |
| antecedent {n} (conditional part of a hypothetical proposition) | :: antecedent {n} |
| antechinus {n} (marsupial) | :: breedvoetbuidelmuizen |
| antedate {v} (To assign a date earlier than the actual date; to backdate) | :: antedateren |
| antediluvian {adj} (extremely ancient or antiquated; old; prehistoric) | :: antiek, prehistorisch |
| antediluvian {adj} (extremely dated) | :: zeer ouderwets |
| antediluvian {adj} (pertaining or belonging to the time period prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge) | :: antediluviaal, behorend tot de tijd voor de zondvloed |
| antelope {n} (mammal of the family Bovidae) | :: antilope {f} |
| antenna {n} (feeler organ) | :: voelspriet {f} |
| antenna {n} (device to receive or transmit radio signals) SEE: aerial | :: |
| antepenultimate {adj} (two before the last) | :: derdelaatste |
| anterior {adj} (before or earlier in time) | :: anterieur |
| anterior chamber {n} (space between cornea and iris) | :: voorste oogkamer {f} |
| anterograde amnesia {n} (inability to remember new information) | :: anterograde amnesie {f} |
| anthelmintic {adj} (destructive to parasitic intestinal worms) | :: wormdodend, ontwormend |
| anthem {n} (national anthem) | :: volkslied {n} |
| anthem {n} (hymn of praise or loyalty) | :: strijdlied {n} |
| anther {n} (pollen-bearing part of the stamen) | :: helmknop {m}, anthere {f} |
| ant-hill {n} (anthill) SEE: anthill | :: |
| anthill {n} (home of ants and termites) | :: mierenhoop {m}, mierennest {n} |
| anthology {n} (collection of literary works) | :: bloemlezing {f} |
| Anthony {prop} (given name) | :: Anton |
| anthrax {n} (disease) | :: miltvuur {n} |
| anthropologic {adj} (anthropological) SEE: anthropological | :: |
| anthropological {adj} (relating to anthropology) | :: antropologisch |
| anthropologically {adv} (in a manner which pertains to anthropology) | :: antropologisch |
| anthropologist {n} (one who is versed in anthropology) | :: antropoloog {m} |
| anthropology {n} (the study of humanity) | :: antropologie {f} |
| anthropomorphic {adj} (having the form of a person) | :: antropomorfisch |
| anthropomorphic {adj} (given human attributes) | :: antropomorfisch |
| anthropomorphism {n} (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human) | :: antropomorfisme {n} |
| anthropomorphize {v} (attribute human qualities) | :: antropomorfiseren |
| anthroposophy {n} (spiritual movement) | :: antroposofie {f} |
| anti- {prefix} (against, hostile to) | :: anti- |
| antiabortionist {n} (one who is opposed to the practice and/or legality of abortion) | :: anti-abortus |
| antibiotic {n} (substance that destroys or inhibits bacteria) | :: antibioticum {n} |
| antibody {n} (protein that binds to a specific antigen) | :: antilichaam {n} |
| antibrachium {n} (antibrachium) SEE: forearm | :: |
| antic {adj} (architecture: grotesque, incongruous) | :: grotesk, onpassend |
| antic {adj} (grotesque) | :: grotesk, bizar, absurd |
| antic {n} (caricature) | :: karikatuur {f} |
| antic {n} (ludicrous act or behaviour) | :: zotternij {f}, kuur {f} |
| antic {n} (grotesque performer or clown) | :: clown {m} |
| antic {v} (perform antics) | :: kuren uithalen, zot doen |
| anticarcinogenic {adj} (tending to inhibit or prevent the activity of a carcinogen) | :: anticarcinogeen, anticarcinogene |
| antichrist {n} (someone that works against the teachings of Christ) | :: antichrist {m} |
| anticlimax {n} (break in the final climax) | :: anticlimax |
| anticline {n} (anticlinal fold) | :: anticline, anticlinaal |
| anticlockwise {adj} (in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock) | :: tegen de klok in, in tegenwijzerzin |
| anticlockwise {adv} (in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock) | :: tegen de klok in , linksom |
| anticlockwisely {adv} (anticlockwise) SEE: anticlockwise | :: |
| anticoagulant {n} (substance) | :: antistollingsmiddel {n} |
| anticolonialism {n} (the movement that opposes colonialism) | :: anti-kolonialisme {n} |
| antidepressant {n} (agent that prevents or counteracts depression) | :: antidepressivum {?} |
| antidepression {adj} (antidepressant) SEE: antidepressant | :: |
| antidepressive {adj} (antidepressant) SEE: antidepressant | :: |
| antidepressive {n} (antidepressant) SEE: antidepressant | :: |
| antidotary {n} (antidote) SEE: antidote | :: |
| antidote {n} (remedy to counteract a poison) | :: tegengif {n} |
| antidote {n} (something that counteracts) | :: tegengif {n} |
| anti-European {adj} (opposing European integration and the European Union) | :: anti-Europees |
| anti-European {adj} (disliking Europe or Europeans) | :: anti-Europees |
| Antifa {prop} (anti-fascist movement) | :: Antifa {f} |
| anti-fascism {n} (the opposition to fascist ideologies) | :: antifascisme {n} |
| antiferromagnetic {adj} (exhibiting antiferromagnetism) | :: antiferromagnetisch |
| antiferromagnetism {n} (a phenomenon, similar to ferromagnetism) | :: antiferromagnetisme |
| antifibrinolytic {adj} (serving to inhibit fibrinolysis) | :: antifibrinolyticum |
| antifibrinolytic {n} (an antifibrinolytic agent) | :: antifibrinolytisch |
| antifreeze {n} (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) | :: antivries {m} |
| antiglobalist {n} (a proponent of antiglobalism) | :: antiglobalist {m} {f} |
| Antigua and Barbuda {prop} (country) | :: Antigua en Barbuda |
| Antiguan {n} (person) | :: Antiguaan {m}, Antiguaanse {f} |
| Antiguan {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Antigua, or the Antiguan people) | :: Antiguaans |
| antigypsyism {n} (prejudice or hostility against Romani people) | :: antiziganisme {n} |
| antihelminth {adj} (anthelmintic) SEE: anthelmintic | :: |
| antihelmintic {adj} (anthelmintic) SEE: anthelmintic | :: |
| antihero {n} (protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner) | :: antiheld {m}, antiheldin {f} |
| anti-intellectualism {n} (hostility towards intellectuals) | :: anti-intellectualisme {n} |
| Antillean {n} | :: Antilliaans, Antilliaan, [slang] Anti |
| Antilles {prop} (islands) | :: Antillen {p} |
| antimatter {n} (matter composed of antiparticles) | :: antimaterie {f} |
| anti-militarism {n} (a doctrine that opposes war) | :: antimilitarisme {n} |
| antimony {n} (chemical element) | :: antimonium {n}, antimoon {n}, stibium |
| antinomy {n} (contradiction) | :: antinomie |
| antiparallel {adj} (parallel of opposite direction) | :: antiparallel |
| antipathy {n} (contrariety or opposition in feeling) | :: antipathie {f}, afkeer {m} |
| antipope {n} (person who claims to be pope) | :: tegenpaus {m} |
| antique {adj} (old; out of date) | :: antiek |
| antique white {n} (colour) | :: gebroken wit |
| antiquity {n} (ancient times) | :: oudheid {f} |
| antirrhinum {n} (snapdragon) SEE: snapdragon | :: |
| antisemite {n} (anti-Semite) | :: antisemiet {m} |
| antisemitism {n} (prejudice or hostility against Jews) | :: anti-semitisme {n}, jodenhaat {m} |
| antisepsis {n} (countering microbial infection) | :: antisepsis {f} |
| antisepticism {n} (antisepsis) SEE: antisepsis | :: |
| antitheism {n} (active opposition to theism) | :: antitheïsme |
| antithesis {n} (proposition that is opposite to other proposition) | :: antithese |
| antithetic {adj} (antithetical) SEE: antithetical | :: |
| antithetical {adj} (pertaining to or being an antithesis) | :: contradictorisch, in tegenspraak met |
| antiziganism {n} (antigypsyism) SEE: antigypsyism | :: |
| antler {n} (bony structure on the head of deer, moose and elk) | :: gewei {n} |
| Antonio {prop} (male given name) SEE: Anthony | :: |
| Antony {prop} (male given name) SEE: Anthony | :: |
| antonym {n} (word which has the opposite meaning) | :: tegendeel {n}, tegengestelde {n}, antoniem {n} |
| ants in one's pants {n} (agitated and fidgety state) | :: hebben de kriebel in zijn gat |
| antsy {adj} (restless, apprehensive and fidgety) | :: ongerust, opgewonden |
| Antwerp {prop} (province) | :: Antwerpen {n} |
| Antwerp {prop} (city) | :: Antwerpen {n} |
| Antwerpian {n} (someone from Antwerp) | :: Antwerpenaar {m} |
| Antwerpian {adj} (of Antwerp) | :: Antwerps |
| anus {n} (lower opening of the digestive tract) | :: anus {m}, aars {m} |
| anvil {n} (block used in blacksmithing) | :: aambeeld {n}, aanbeeld {n} |
| anvil {n} (bone in inner ear) | :: aambeeld {n}, aanbeeld {n}, aambeeldsbeentje {n}, aanbeeldsbeentje {n} |
| anxietude {n} (anxiety) SEE: anxiety | :: |
| anxiety {n} (concern) | :: bezorgdheid {f}, ongerustheid {f} |
| anxiety {n} (uneasy or distressing desire) | :: verlangen |
| anxiety {n} (pathological condition) | :: angst, vrees |
| anxiety disorder {n} (disorder characterised by excessive anxiety) | :: angststoornis |
| anxious {adj} (full of anxiety) | :: bezorgd |
| anxiousness {n} (anxiety) SEE: anxiety | :: |
| any {adv} (at all) | :: enig, enkel |
| any {determiner} (at least one (kind)) | :: enig |
| any {pron} (Any things or persons) | :: elk |
| anyhow {adv} (in any way, in any manner) | :: hoe dan ook, in ieder geval |
| anyhow {adv} (in any case) SEE: in any case | :: |
| any longer {adv} (any more) SEE: any more | :: |
| any more {adv} (not any more) SEE: no longer | :: |
| any more {adv} (in negative or interrogative constructions) | :: meer, langer |
| any other business {phrase} (last item on the agenda of a meeting) | :: wat verder ter tafel komt |
| anyplace {adv} (anywhere) SEE: anywhere | :: |
| anything {pron} (any thing of any kind) | :: iets, alles, wat dan ook |
| anything else {pron} (any other thing) | :: anders nog iets |
| anytime {interj} (you're welcome) SEE: you're welcome | :: |
| anytime {adv} (at any time) | :: altijd, wanneer dan ook, op elk moment |
| anyway {adv} (regardless) | :: toch, desondanks, trots dat [archaic] |
| anyway {adv} (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) | :: in elk geval, in ieder geval, hoe dan ook |
| anyway {adv} (used to indicate change of subject) | :: in elk geval, in ieder geval, maar goed |
| anyway {adv} (in any way) | :: hoe dan ook |
| anywhere {adv} (in or at any location) | :: overal, eender waar |
| a.o.b. {n} (abbreviation for "any other business") | :: w.v.t.t.k. |
| aorist {n} (a grammatical aspect) | :: aoristus {m} |
| aorist {adj} (pertaining to verb in aorist aspect) | :: aoristisch |
| aorist aspect {n} (a grammatical aspect) | :: aorist {m}, aoristus {m} |
| aoristic {adj} (aorist) SEE: aorist | :: |
| aorta {n} (great artery) | :: aorta {f} {m}, lichaamsslagader {f} {m} |
| apart {adv} (separately, in regard to space or company) | :: apart |
| apart {adv} (apart from) SEE: apart from | :: |
| apart from {prep} (except for) | :: afgezien van, behalve |
| apartment {n} (domicile occupying part of a building) | :: woning {f}, appartement {n}, flat {m} |
| apartment building {n} (residential building with multiple flats) | :: flatgebouw {n} |
| apartmentmate {n} (one who shares an apartment (US)) SEE: roommate | :: |
| apartmentmate {n} (one who shares an apartment (UK)) SEE: flatmate | :: |
| apathetic {adj} (void of feeling) | :: apathisch, onverschillig |
| apatheticness {n} (apathy) SEE: apathy | :: |
| apathistical {adj} (apathetic) SEE: apathetic | :: |
| apathy {n} (lack of emotion or motivation) | :: apathie {f} |
| apatite {n} (type of mineral) | :: apatiet |
| ape {n} (animal) | :: aap {m}, apin {f}, mensaap {m} |
| ape {v} (to imitate) | :: na-apen, nadoen, nabootsen, imiteren |
| apeman {n} (prehistoric man resembling an ape) | :: aapmens {m} |
| Apennines {prop} (mountain range) | :: Apennijnen {p} |
| aper {n} (someone who apes something) SEE: imitator | :: |
| aperture {n} (opening) | :: opening |
| aperture {n} (something which restricts the diameter of the light path through one plane in an optical system) | :: diafragma, opening |
| aperture {n} (diameter of the aperture (in the sense above)) | :: diafragma, opening |
| apex {n} (highest point) | :: top {m}, spits {c} |
| apex {n} (moment of greatest success, expansion, etc) | :: top {m} |
| apex {n} (in geometry: topmost vertex of a cone or pyramid) | :: top {m}, spits {c}, punt {m} |
| apex {n} (pointed end) | :: spits {c}, punt {m} |
| apex {n} (botany: end of leaf) | :: spits {c}, punt {m} |
| apex court {n} (supreme court) SEE: supreme court | :: |
| apex predator {n} (an animal atop the food chain) | :: toproofdier {n} |
| aphasia {n} (pathological speech disorder) | :: afasie {f} |
| aphelion {n} (the point in the elliptical orbit of a planet where it is farthest from the Sun) | :: aphelium {n} |
| apheresis {n} (loss of letters or sounds from the beginning of a word) | :: aferesis, aferese |
| aphid {n} (insect) | :: bladluis {f} |
| aphis {n} (aphid) SEE: aphid | :: |
| aphobia {n} (fearlessness) SEE: fearlessness | :: |
| aphotic {adj} (having no light, especially no sunlight) | :: afotisch |
| aphotic zone {n} (that part an ocean or lake that receives insufficient sunlight for photosynthesis) | :: afotische zone |
| aphrodisiac {n} (food or drug) | :: afrodisiacum {n} |
| Aphrodite {prop} (Greek goddess) | :: Aphrodite {f} |
| aphtha {n} (foot-and-mouth disease) SEE: foot-and-mouth disease | :: |
| aphtha {n} (oral thrush) | :: aft {m} {f} |
| aphthous ulcer {n} (ulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane) | :: afte, aft |
| aphyllous {adj} (leafless) SEE: leafless | :: |
| apian {adj} (related to bees) | :: bijen- |
| apiarist {n} (beekeeper) SEE: beekeeper | :: |
| a picture is worth a thousand words {proverb} (visualisation is better than verbal description) | :: een afbeelding zegt meer dan duizend woorden |
| a picture paints a thousand words {proverb} (a picture is worth a thousand words) SEE: a picture is worth a thousand words | :: |
| apiculturalist {n} (beekeeper) SEE: beekeeper | :: |
| apiculturist {n} (beekeeper) SEE: beekeeper | :: |
| apiece {adv} (apiece) | :: per stuk |
| apo- {prefix} (away from, or separate) | :: apo- |
| apo- {prefix} (without, or lacking) | :: apo- |
| apo- {prefix} (derived from, or related to) | :: apo- |
| apo- {prefix} (the apoprotein form of the protein) | :: apo- |
| Apocalypse {prop} (the written account of a revelation of hidden things given by God to a chosen prophet) | :: Openbaring {f} |
| Apocalypse {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Openbaring {f} |
| apocalyptic {adj} (of or relating to an apocalypse) | :: apocalyptisch |
| apocalyptical {adj} (apocalyptic) SEE: apocalyptic | :: |
| apocalypticist {n} (apocalyptic) SEE: apocalyptic | :: |
| apocope {n} (loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word) | :: apocope |
| apocopic {adj} (of or pertaining to apocope) | :: apocopisch |
| apocryphal {adj} (of doubtful authenticity) | :: apocrief |
| apodictic {adj} (incontrovertible) | :: apodictisch |
| Apollo {prop} (the son of Zeus) | :: Apollo |
| Apollyon {prop} (The destroying angel of the abyss, the undoer or disintegrator) | :: Apollyon |
| apologia {n} (apology) SEE: apology | :: |
| apologian {n} (apologist) SEE: apologist | :: |
| apologise {v} (apologise) SEE: apologize | :: |
| apologism {n} (apology) SEE: apology | :: |
| apologist {n} (One who speaks or writes in defense of a faith) | :: apologeet {m} |
| apologize {v} (to make an apology or defense) | :: verantwoorden |
| apologize {v} (to make an apology or excuse) | :: zich verontschuldigen |
| apologize {v} | :: verantwoorden |
| apology {n} (an expression of regret) | :: verontschuldiging {f} |
| apology {n} (formal justification, defence) | :: verweer {n}, apologie {f} |
| apophenia {n} (the perception of connectedness in unrelated phenomena) | :: apofenie {f} |
| apophony {n} (alternation of sounds within a word) SEE: ablaut | :: |
| apoplexy {n} (loss of consciousness) | :: apoplexie {f} |
| apoptosis {n} (death of cells) | :: apoptose {f} |
| aporetic {adj} (tending to doubt) | :: twijfelachtig |
| aporetical {adj} (aporetic) SEE: aporetic | :: |
| aporia {n} (expression of doubt) | :: twijfel, onzekerheid |
| aposematism {n} (adaptation that warns off potential predators) | :: aposematische kleuring |
| apostasy {n} (renunciation of set of beliefs) | :: afvalligheid {f} |
| apostle {n} (missionary or leader of a mission) | :: apostel {m}, zendeling {m} |
| apostle {n} (pioneer) SEE: pioneer | :: |
| apostrophe {n} (the character ’) | :: weglatingsteken {n}, apostrof {f} |
| apostrophe {n} (sudden piece of dialogue) | :: apostrof {f} |
| apothecary {n} (pharmacy) SEE: pharmacy | :: |
| apothecary {n} (pharmacist) SEE: pharmacist | :: |
| apothecium {n} (the ascigerous fructification of lichens) | :: apothecium |
| apotheosis {n} (deification; becoming a god) | :: apotheose, vergoding {f}, verheerlijking {f} |
| app {n} (small computer application) | :: app {m}, applicatie {f} |
| appalling {adj} (That appalls/appals or appall/appal) | :: ontzettend |
| apparatchik {n} (member of a Communist apparat) | :: apparatsjik {m} |
| apparate {v} (to teleport to or from a place) | :: verschijnselen |
| apparatus {n} (complex machine or instrument) | :: toestel {n}, apparaat {n} |
| apparatus {n} (assortment of tools or instruments) | :: apparaat {?} |
| apparatus {n} (bureaucratic organization) | :: apparaat {?} |
| apparatus {n} (firefighting: vehicle for emergency response) SEE: fire engine | :: |
| apparel {n} (clothing) | :: kleding |
| apparent {adj} (visible) | :: zichtbaar, evident, klaar, duidelijk |
| apparent {adj} (clear) | :: ogenschijnlijk, klaar, duidelijk |
| apparent {adj} (seeming) | :: ogenschijnlijk, klaarblijkelijk |
| apparently {adv} ((archaic) plainly) | :: blijkbaar, duidelijk |
| apparently {adv} (seemingly) | :: schijnbaar, ogenschijnlijk |
| apparently {adv} (according to what the speaker has read or been told) | :: blijkbaar, kennelijk, naar het schijnt |
| apparition {n} (act of becoming visible) | :: verschijning {f} |
| apparition {n} (thing appearing) | :: verschijning {f} |
| apparition {n} (unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance) | :: verschijning {f} |
| appeal {v} (to accuse) SEE: accuse | :: |
| appeal {v} (to apply for the removal of a cause to a superior judge or court) | :: in beroep gaan, in hoger beroep gaan |
| appeal {v} (to call upon another) | :: beroep doen op, appeleren |
| appeal {v} (to be attractive) | :: aantrekkelijk zijn, aantrekken, aanspreken |
| appeal {v} (cricket: to ask an umpire for a decision) | :: appeleren |
| appeal {n} (application for the removal of a cause to a superior judge) | :: beroep {n} |
| appeal {n} (call upon a person or authority for help) | :: oproep {m} |
| appeal {v} (to invoke) SEE: invoke | :: |
| appear {v} (to appear, to seem) SEE: look | :: |
| appear {v} (to appear) SEE: seem | :: |
| appear {v} (To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) | :: verschijnen |
| appear {v} (To come before the public) | :: verschijnen, zijn opwachting maken, haar opwachting maken, optreden |
| appear {v} (To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like) | :: verschijnen |
| appear {v} (To become visible to the apprehension of the mind) | :: blijken |
| appear {v} (To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) | :: lijken |
| appearance {n} (The act of appearing or coming into sight) | :: verschijning {f} |
| appearance {n} (Semblance, or apparent likeness) | :: aanblik |
| appearances are deceptive {proverb} (it is not possible to judge one's character by their outward appearance) | :: kleren maken nee man |
| appearing {n} (appearance) SEE: appearance | :: |
| appease {v} (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify) | :: kalmeren |
| appellative {n} (common noun) SEE: common noun | :: |
| append {v} (to hang or attach to, as by a string) | :: hechten, aanhechten, vastmaken, bevestigen |
| append {v} (to add as an accessory) | :: toevoegen, bijvoegen |
| appendectomy {n} (surgical procedure) | :: appendectomie {f} |
| appendicectomy {n} (appendectomy) SEE: appendectomy | :: |
| appendicitis {n} (inflamation of the vermiform appendix) | :: blindedarmontsteking |
| appendix {n} (text added to the end of a book or an article) | :: aanhangsel, appendix |
| appendix {n} (vermiform appendix) | :: blindedarm, wormvormig aanhangsel |
| appetite {n} (desire of or relish for food) | :: honger, trek, appetijt, eetlust |
| appetizer {n} (small, light first course) | :: bittergarnituur, borrelhapjes {p} |
| applaud {v} (to express approval by clapping) | :: applaudisseren, klappen |
| applaud {v} (to praise, or express approval by words) | :: applaudisseren |
| applaudable {adj} (praiseworthy) SEE: praiseworthy | :: |
| applause {n} (act of applauding) | :: applaus, handgeklap {n} |
| apple {n} (fruit) | :: appel {m} |
| apple {n} (wood) | :: appelboom {m}, appelbomenhout {n} |
| apple {n} (tree) SEE: apple tree | :: |
| apple blossom {n} (the flower of an apple tree) | :: appelbloesem {m} |
| apple brandy {n} (brandy made from apples) | :: appelbrandewijn {m}, calvados {m} |
| apple butter {n} (preserved apple purée) | :: appeljam {m}, appelstroop {f} |
| apple-cheeked {adj} (having red cheeks) | :: met appelwangen |
| apple core {n} (the central portion of an apple) | :: klokhuis |
| apple-corer {n} (a tool) | :: appelboor {f} |
| apple dumpling {n} (baked dessert made from apples) | :: appelbol {m} |
| apple-green {adj} (apple-green) | :: appelgroen |
| apple juice {n} (the juice of apples, often used as a drink) | :: appelsap {n} |
| apple of discord {n} (object which sows anger and dissension) | :: twistappel {m} |
| apple of someone's eye {n} (favourite, a particular preference, or a loved one) | :: oogappel {m} |
| apple pie {n} (pie with apple filling) | :: appeltaart {m} |
| apples and oranges {n} (non-comparable items) | :: appels met peren {p} |
| apple sauce {n} (nonsense) SEE: applesauce | :: |
| apple sauce {n} (a food) | :: appelmoes {n}, appelcompote {m} |
| applesauce {n} (nonsense) | :: flauwekul {m}, zever {m} |
| applesauce {interj} (nonsense) | :: flauwekul! |
| applesauce {n} (apple sauce) SEE: apple sauce | :: |
| apple tree {n} (tree that bears apples) | :: appelboom {m}, appelaar {m} |
| apple turnover {n} (a pastry dessert filled with pieces of sweetened apples) | :: appelflap {f} {m} |
| apple wine {n} (cider) | :: cider {m} |
| applewood {n} (apple) SEE: apple | :: |
| appliable {adj} (compliant) SEE: compliant | :: |
| appliable {adj} (applicable) SEE: applicable | :: |
| appliableness {n} (applicability) SEE: applicability | :: |
| appliance {n} (a device in its own right) | :: toestel {n}, (domestic) huishoudstoestel {n} |
| appliance {n} (an implement, instrument or apparatus) | :: hulpstuk {n} |
| applicability {n} (relevancy) | :: toepasbaarheid |
| applicable {adj} (suitable for application; relevant) | :: toepasselijk |
| applicableness {n} (applicability) SEE: applicability | :: |
| applicant {n} (one who applies) | :: aanvrager |
| application {n} (the act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense) | :: aanbrengen {n} |
| application {n} (the thing applied) | :: toepassing |
| application {n} (the act of applying as a means) | :: toepassing {f} |
| application {n} (the act of directing or referring something to a particular case) | :: toepassing {f} in de praktijk |
| application {n} (a computer program) | :: computerprogramma {n}, softwarepakket {n}, toepassing {f}, applicatie {f} |
| application {n} (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) | :: aanschrijven {n}, aanvraag {f}, sollicitatie {f} [for a job] |
| applied {adj} (concerned with practical problems, rather that theoretical abstractions) | :: aangewend |
| applied mathematics {n} (area of mathematics) | :: toegepaste wiskunde |
| apply {v} (employ, apply) SEE: use | :: |
| apply {v} (to lay or place) | :: aanbrengen, aanleggen |
| apply {v} (to put to use for a purpose) | :: toepassen |
| apply {v} (to submit oneself as a candidate) | :: solliciteren (for a job), aanvragen (request) |
| apply {v} (to be relevant to a specified individual) | :: gelden |
| appoint {v} (to fix (the time and place of)) | :: beschikken, bepalen, vaststellen |
| appoint {v} | :: benoemen |
| appointment {n} (act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office) | :: aanstelling {f} |
| appointment {n} (stipulation; agreement) | :: afspraak {f} |
| appointment {n} (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement) | :: afspraak {f} |
| apportion {v} (to apportion) SEE: distribute | :: |
| apposite {adj} (appropriate, relevant, well-suited) | :: treffend |
| apposition {n} (grammatical construction) | :: bijstelling {f}, appositie {f} |
| appraisal {n} (judgement) | :: schatting {f}, taxatie {f}, raming {m} |
| appraise {v} (determine value or worth) | :: taxeren, schatten, waarderen |
| appraisement {n} (appraisal) SEE: appraisal | :: |
| appraiser {n} (one who appraises) | :: taxateur {m} |
| appreciate {v} (to be grateful for something) | :: waarderen; appreciëren, dankbaar zijn voor |
| appreciate {v} (to view as valuable) | :: naar/op waarde schatten, waarderen |
| appreciate {v} (to be aware of) | :: beseffen |
| appreciate {v} (to increase in value) | :: in waarde stijgen |
| apprehend {v} (to understand; to recognize) | :: begrijpen, vatten, snappen |
| apprehension {n} (seizure) | :: grijpen {n}, |
| apprehension {n} (arrest) | :: arrestatie {f}, grijpen {n}, vastgrijpen {n} |
| apprehension {n} (act of grasping with the intellect) | :: begrip {n}, begrijpen {n} |
| apprehension {n} (opinion) | :: begrip {n}, opinie {f}, gezichtspunt {n}, visie {f} |
| apprehension {n} (faculty by which ideas are conceived) | :: begrip {n}, verstand {n} |
| apprehension {n} (distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil) | :: vrees {f}, angst {f} |
| apprehensive {adj} (anticipating something with anxiety or fear) | :: bezorgd |
| apprentice {n} (one not well versed in a subject) SEE: newbie | :: |
| apprentice {n} (trainee, especially in a skilled trade) | :: leerjongen {m}, leermeisje {n}, gezel {m} |
| apprenticeship {n} (condition of, or the time served by, an apprentice) | :: stage {f} {m} |
| apprenticeship {n} (system by which a person learning a craft or trade is instructed) | :: stage {f} {m} |
| apprise {v} (to notify) | :: inlichten, "keep someone apprised" = iemand op de hoogte houden |
| approach {v} (to come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer) | :: naderen |
| approach {v} (To draw near, in a figurative sense) | :: benaderen |
| approach {v} (To come near to in place, time, or character) | :: benaderen, naderen |
| approach {v} (To take approaches to) | :: benaderen |
| approach {n} (the act of drawing near) | :: benadering {f}, aantocht {f}, komst {f} |
| approach {n} (an access, or opportunity of drawing near) | :: benadering {f} |
| approach {n} (movements to gain favor; advances) | :: benadering {f}, toenadering {f} |
| approach {n} (a way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access) | :: toegang {m}, laan {f} |
| approach {n} (a manner in which a problem is solved or policy is made) | :: aanpak {m} |
| approach {n} (the advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post) | :: benadering {f} |
| approach {n} (the way a plane comes in to land at an airport) | :: aanvliegen {n} |
| approachable {adj} (easy to talk to) | :: benaderbaar |
| approbation {n} (the act of approval) | :: bekrachtiging |
| appropinquation {n} (approach) SEE: approach | :: |
| appropriate {adj} (peculiar, suitable, fit, proper) | :: geschikt, passend, toepasselijk |
| appropriate {adj} (suitable to social situation) | :: gepast |
| appropriate {adj} (obsolete: set apart for a particular use or person) | :: aangewezen, geschikt |
| appropriate {v} (to make suitable) | :: aanpassen |
| appropriate {v} (to take to oneself in exclusion of others) | :: zich toeëigenen |
| appropriate {v} (to set apart for) | :: toewijzen |
| appropriation {n} (act of appropriating, or something appropriated) | :: toe-eigening {f} |
| approval {n} (permission) | :: goedkeuring {f}, toestemming {f}, instemming {f}, permissie {f} |
| approval {n} (acceptance) | :: goedkeuring {f} |
| approve {v} ((archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically) | :: goedkeuren |
| approve {v} (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial) | :: goedkeuren |
| approve {v} (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of) | :: goedkeuren |
| approve {v} (to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance) | :: instemmen met |
| approximant {n} (mathematics: approximation) SEE: approximation | :: |
| approximate {adj} (Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling) | :: benaderend |
| approximate {adj} (Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate;) | :: ongeveer, bij benadering |
| approximately {adv} (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) | :: ongeveer |
| approximation {n} (act of approximating) | :: benaderen, schatten |
| approximation {n} (imprecise solution) | :: benadering, schatting |
| apricate {v} (to bask in the sun, see also: bask; sun; sunbathe) | :: zonnebaden, zonnen |
| apricot {n} (fruit) | :: abrikoos {f} |
| April {prop} (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: april {m}, grasmaand {m} [archaic] |
| April fool {n} (practical joke played on April Fools' Day) | :: aprilgrap |
| April fool {n} (person subjected to a practical joke April Fools' Day) | :: aprilvis |
| April Fools' Day {n} (First day of April) | :: één april |
| a priori {adv} (derived by logic) | :: a priori |
| aprioristic {adj} (a priori) SEE: a priori | :: |
| apron {n} (clothing) | :: schort {n} |
| apropos {prep} (regarding or concerning) | :: betreffend |
| apropos {adv} (by the way) | :: terloops |
| apropos {adv} (timely, at a good time) | :: gepast |
| apse {n} (semicircular projection from a building) | :: apsis {f} |
| apse {n} (obsolete or dialectal: aspen tree) SEE: aspen | :: |
| apse {n} (case in which the relics were kept) SEE: reliquary | :: |
| apt {adj} (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) | :: passend, gepast, toepasselijk, geschikt |
| apt {adj} (having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards) | :: geneigd |
| apt {adj} (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert) | :: pienter, fit, slim |
| Aptian {prop} (subdivision of the Early Cretaceous epoch) | :: Aptien |
| aptitude {n} (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) | :: aanleg |
| Apuleius {prop} (author in the Roman Empire) | :: Apuleius {m} |
| Apulia {prop} (region of Italy) | :: Apulië {f} |
| apurpose {adv} (on purpose) SEE: on purpose | :: |
| aqua fortis {n} (nitric acid) SEE: nitric acid | :: |
| aquaponics {n} (system that combines aquaculture with hydroponics) | :: aquaponics |
| aqua regia {n} (mixture of acids) | :: koningswater {n} |
| Aquarian {n} (Aquarius) SEE: Aquarius | :: |
| aquarist {n} (a person who maintains an aquarium) | :: aquarist {m}, aquariumhouder {m}, aquariumhoudster {f} |
| aquarium {n} (tank for keeping fish) | :: aquarium {n} |
| Aquarius {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Waterman {m} |
| aquatic {adj} (relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water) | :: aquatisch, aquatische |
| aquatile {adj} (aquatic) SEE: aquatic | :: |
| aqueduct {n} (an artificial channel conveying water) | :: aquaduct {n} |
| aqueduct {n} (a structure carrying water) | :: aquaduct {n} |
| aquifer {n} (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) | :: aquifer {m} |
| aquiline nose {n} (human nose with a hooked, bent shape) | :: arendsneus {m}, adelaarsneus {m}, haakneus {m} |
| Aquitaine {prop} (region of France) | :: Aquitanië {n} |
| ar {n} (name of the letter R, r) | :: er |
| Ara {prop} (constellation) | :: Altaar {n} |
| Arab {adj} (of or pertaining to Arabs and their nations) | :: Arabisch |
| Arab {n} (Semitic person) | :: Arabier {m} |
| Arabia {prop} (a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf;) | :: Arabië {?} |
| Arabian camel {n} (dromedary) SEE: dromedary | :: |
| Arabian oryx {n} (Oryx leucoryx) | :: Arabische oryx {m}, witte oryx {m} |
| Arabian Peninsula {prop} (peninsula in the Middle East) | :: Arabisch Schiereiland |
| Arabian Sea {prop} (part of the Indian Ocean) | :: Arabische Zee {f} |
| Arabic {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) | :: Arabisch |
| Arabic {prop} (language) | :: Arabisch {n} |
| Arabic numeral {n} (any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9) | :: Arabisch cijfer {n} |
| arable {adj} (suitable for cultivation) | :: bebouwbaar |
| Arab Republic of Egypt {prop} (Official name of Egypt) | :: Arabische Republiek Egypte |
| Arab Spring {prop} (movement) | :: Arabische Lente {f} |
| Arab World {prop} (Arabic speaking world) | :: arabische wereld {f} |
| Aragon {prop} (an autonomous community in Spain) | :: Aragón |
| Aragonese {adj} (from Aragon) | :: Aragonees |
| Aragonese {n} (a person) | :: Aragonees {m}, Aragonese {f} |
| Aragonese {prop} (the language of Aragon) | :: Aragonees {n} |
| Aramaean {n} (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) | :: Arameeër {m} |
| Aramaean {adj} (of or pertaining to Aramaeans or Aram) | :: Aramees |
| Aranese {prop} (dialect) | :: Aranees |
| aration {n} (ploughing) SEE: ploughing | :: |
| arbitrament {n} (arbitration) SEE: arbitration | :: |
| arbitrary {adj} (based on individual discretion or judgment) | :: willekeurig, arbitrair |
| arbitrary {adj} (unrestrained by law; tyrannical) | :: arbitrair, willekeurig |
| arbitrary {adj} (determined by impulse) | :: willekeurig |
| arbitrary {adj} (chosen at random) | :: willekeurig |
| arbitrary {adj} ((mathematics)) | :: willekeurig |
| arbitration {n} (the act or process of arbitrating) | :: arbitratie {f} |
| arbitration {n} (process through which two or more parties use an arbitrator or arbiter in order to resolve a dispute) | :: arbitratie {f} |
| arbitration {n} (form of justice) | :: arbitrage {f} |
| arboriculture {n} (branch of horticulture concerned with the planting and growth of trees) | :: arboricultuur {f} |
| arborway {n} (avenue) SEE: avenue | :: |
| arbutus {n} (strawberry tree) SEE: strawberry tree | :: |
| arc {n} (geometry: part of a curve) | :: boog |
| arc {n} (curve) | :: boog {m} |
| arcade {n} (covered passage, usually with shops on both sides) | :: winkelpassage {f} |
| arcade {n} (establishment running coin-operated games) | :: speelhal {m} {f}, automatenhal {m} {f} |
| Arcadia {n} (A district or a prefecture in the central and mid SE Peloponnese) | :: Arcadië |
| arcane {adj} (understood by only a few; obscure) | :: geheim, duister |
| arc-boutant {n} (flying buttress) SEE: flying buttress | :: |
| arccosine {n} (inverse of the cosine function) | :: arccosinus {m} |
| arch {n} (inverted U shape) | :: boog {m} |
| arch {n} (architectural element) | :: boog {m} |
| -arch {suffix} (leading, leader) | :: -arch |
| arch- {prefix} (chief, highest, most extreme) | :: aarts- |
| archabbey {n} (abbey which is the seat of an archabbot) | :: aartsabdij |
| archabbot {n} (the title of the general superior in certain Catholic congretations) | :: aartsabt {m} |
| archaeologian {n} (archaeologist) SEE: archaeologist | :: |
| archaeologist {n} (someone who studies or practises archaeology) | :: archeoloog {m} |
| archaeology {n} (scientific study of past remains) | :: archeologie {f}, oudheidkunde {f} |
| archaic {adj} (old-fashioned or antiquated) | :: archaïsch, ouderwets, verouderd |
| archaicism {n} (archaism) SEE: archaism | :: |
| archaism {n} (archaic word, language) | :: archaïsme {n} |
| archangel {n} (angel who leads other angels) | :: aartsengel {m} |
| Archangel {prop} (Arkhangelsk) SEE: Arkhangelsk | :: |
| archbishop {n} (senior bishop) | :: aartsbisschop {m} |
| archbishopdom {n} (archbishopric) SEE: archbishopric | :: |
| archbishophood {n} (archbishopric) SEE: archbishopric | :: |
| archbishopric {n} (jurisdiction of an archbishop) | :: metropool {m}, aartsbisdom {n} |
| archbishopship {n} (archbishopric) SEE: archbishopric | :: |
| arch bridge {n} (bridge with abutments at each end shaped as an arch) | :: boogbrug {f} |
| archchancellor {n} (chief chancellor) | :: aartskanselier {m} |
| archdiocese {n} (area administered by an archbishop) | :: aartsbisdom {n}, metropool {m} |
| archduchess {n} (daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary) | :: aartshertogin {f} |
| archduchy {n} (territory of an archduke) | :: aartshertogdom {n} |
| archduke {n} (rank) | :: aartshertog |
| archebiosis {n} (abiogenesis) SEE: abiogenesis | :: |
| archenemy {n} (a principal enemy) | :: aartsvijand {m}, aartsvijandin {f} |
| archeology {n} (archaeology) SEE: archaeology | :: |
| archeopteryx {n} (ancient bird) | :: archaeopteryx |
| archer {n} (one who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow) | :: boogschutter {m} |
| archeress {n} (a female archer) | :: boogschutster {f} |
| archerfish {n} (fish in the family Toxotidae) | :: schuttersvis {m} |
| archery {n} (the practice) | :: boogschieten {n} |
| archfiend {n} (Satan) SEE: Satan | :: |
| archiepiscopal {adj} (of or relating to an archbishop or an archbishopric) | :: aartsbisschoppelijk |
| archiepiscopality {n} (archbishopric) SEE: archbishopric | :: |
| archiepiscopate {n} (archbishopric) SEE: archbishopric | :: |
| archipelago {n} (group of islands) | :: archipel {m}, eilandengroep {m} |
| architect {n} (designer of buildings) | :: architect {m}, bouwmeester {m} |
| architecture {n} (art and science of designing buildings and other structures) | :: architectuur {f}, bouwstijl {m} |
| architrave {n} (the lowest part of an entablature) | :: architraaf |
| archive {n} (place for storing earlier material) | :: archief {n} |
| archive {v} (to archive) | :: archiveren |
| archiver {n} (archivist) SEE: archivist | :: |
| archivist {n} (one who creates, maintains or controls archives) | :: archivaris {m} |
| arc lamp {n} (an electric arc arranged so as to produce useful light) | :: booglamp {f} |
| arcsine {n} (inverse of sine) | :: arcsinus {m} |
| arctangent {n} (inverse of tangent function) | :: arctangens {m} |
| arctation {n} (stenosis) SEE: stenosis | :: |
| Arctic cod {n} (Arctogadus glacialis) | :: arctische kabeljauw |
| arctic hare {n} (Lepus arcticus) | :: poolhaas {m} |
| Arctic loon {n} (black-throated diver) SEE: black-throated diver | :: |
| Arctic Ocean {prop} (the smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole) | :: Arctische Oceaan {m}, Noordelijke IJszee {f} |
| arctic tern {n} (Sterna paradisaea) | :: noordse stern |
| arcuate fasciculus {n} (bundle of axons) | :: fasciculus arcuatus |
| Ardèche {prop} (French department) | :: Ardèche |
| Ardèche {prop} (French river) | :: Ardèche |
| Ardennes {prop} (region) | :: Ardennen |
| ardent {adj} (full or ardour) | :: vurig, passioneel |
| ardent {adj} (glowing) | :: brandend, gloeiend |
| arduous {adj} (needing or using up much energy) | :: uitputtend, zwaar, moeizaam |
| arduous {adj} (hard to climb) | :: uitputtend, zwaar, steil, moeilijk te beklimmen |
| are {v} (second-person singular (informal) simple present indicative form of be) | :: bent, zijt |
| are {v} (second-person plural simple present indicative form of be) | :: zijn |
| are {v} (first-person plural simple present indicative form of be) | :: zijn |
| are {n} (unit of area) | :: are {m} |
| are {v} (be) SEE: be | :: |
| area {n} (maths: measure of extent of a surface) | :: oppervlakte {f} |
| area {n} (particular geographic region) | :: regio, streek, gebied |
| area {n} (soccer: penalty area) SEE: penalty area | :: |
| area code {n} (prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area) | :: netnummer {n} |
| arenarious {adj} (sandy) SEE: sandy | :: |
| arenose {adj} (sandy) SEE: sandy | :: |
| Ares {prop} (the god of war, son of Zeus and Hera) | :: Ares {m} |
| are you allergic to any medications {phrase} (are you allergic to any medications?) | :: [polite] bent u allergisch voor medicijnen?, [familiar] ben je allergisch voor medicijnen? |
| are you feeling better {phrase} (are you feeling better?) | :: voel je je beter? [informal], voelt u zich beter? [formal] |
| are you married {phrase} (are you married?) | :: bent je getrouwd?, bent u getrouwd? |
| are you OK {phrase} (are you OK?) | :: gaat het? |
| are you religious {phrase} (are you religious?) | :: [familiar] ben je godsdienstig?, [polite] bent u godsdienstig? |
| are you single {phrase} (are you single?) | :: [informal] ben je alleenstaand?, [formal] bent u alleenstaand? |
| are you taking any medications {phrase} (are you taking any medications?) | :: gebruikt u medicijnen? |
| argent {n} (silver or metal tincture) | :: zilver {n} |
| argent {adj} (of white or silver tincture on a coat of arms) | :: zilver |
| Argentina {prop} (Argentine Republic) | :: Argentinië {n} |
| argentine {n} (fish of the genus Argentina) | :: zilvervis |
| argentine {n} (Argentina sphyraena) | :: zilversmelt |
| Argentine {prop} (Argentina) SEE: Argentina | :: |
| Argentine {adj} (pertaining to Argentina) | :: Argentijns |
| Argentine {n} (person from Argentina) | :: Argentijn {m}, Argentijnse {f} |
| Argentinian {n} (Argentine) SEE: Argentine | :: |
| Argentinian {adj} (Argentine) SEE: Argentine | :: |
| argileh {n} (hookah) SEE: hookah | :: |
| arginine {n} (an amino acid) | :: arginine |
| argon {n} (a chemical element) | :: argon {n} |
| Argonaut {prop} (member of the Argo crew) | :: Argonaut |
| arguable {adj} (defensible in an argument) | :: verdedigbaar |
| arguable {adj} (open to argument) | :: betwistbaar |
| arguably {adv} (as can be supported or proven) | :: aantoonbaar, onderbouwbaar, ontegenzeggelijk |
| argue {v} (intransitive: to debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints) | :: redetwisten |
| argue {v} (transitive: present a viewpoint) | :: betogen |
| arguing {n} (argument) SEE: argument | :: |
| argument {n} (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) | :: argument {n} |
| argument {n} (verbal dispute; a quarrel) | :: ruzie {f}, betoog {n} |
| argument {n} (process of reasoning) | :: argumentatie {f} |
| argument {n} (variable that is being passed to a function) | :: argument {n} |
| argumentative {adj} (prone to argue or dispute) | :: twistgierig [archaic], twistziek, venijnig |
| argument from silence {n} (argument based on the absence of something) | :: argumentum e silentio {n} |
| Arian {n} (someone whose star sign is in Aries) SEE: Aries | :: |
| Ariana {prop} (female given name) | :: Arianne {f} |
| arid {adj} (very dry) | :: droog |
| Aries {prop} (constellation) | :: Ram {m} |
| Aries {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Ram {m} |
| aril {n} (meat surrounding seed) | :: zaadmantel {m}, zaadrok {m} |
| arillus {n} (aril) SEE: aril | :: |
| arise {v} (get up, stand up) | :: opstaan |
| arise {v} (start to exist, originate) | :: ontstaan |
| arisen {v} (gotten up) | :: opstaan |
| arisen {v} (started to exist) | :: ontstaan |
| aristocracy {n} (the nobility or the hereditary ruling class) | :: aristocratie {f}, adel {m} |
| aristocracy {n} (government by such a class) | :: aristocratie |
| aristocracy {n} (class of people considered superior to others) | :: aristocratie |
| aristocrat {n} (one of the aristocracy) | :: aristocraat {m} |
| arithmetic {n} (mathematics of numbers, etc.) | :: aritmetica {f}, rekenkunde {f} |
| arithmetical {adj} (arithmetical) SEE: arithmetic | :: |
| arity {n} (number of arguments) | :: ariteit {f}, plaatsigheid {f} |
| ark clam {n} (edible saltwater clam) | :: arkschelp |
| Arkhangelsk {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Archangelsk |
| Ark of the Covenant {prop} (the sacred container, a gold-plated wooden chest) | :: verbondsark {m} {f}, Ark van het Verbond {?} |
| Arlon {prop} (city) | :: Aarlen {n} |
| arm {n} (weapon) | :: wapen {n} |
| arm {n} (heraldic bearings) | :: wapen {n}, wapenschild {n} |
| arm {v} (to supply with armour or weapons) | :: bewapenen |
| arm {n} (upper limb from shoulder to elbow) SEE: upper arm | :: |
| arm {n} (baseball: pitcher) SEE: pitcher | :: |
| arm {n} (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) | :: arm {m} |
| armadillo {n} (burrowing mammal covered with bony, jointed, protective plates) | :: gordeldier {n}, armadillo {m} |
| armband {n} (A band worn around the arm) | :: rouwbandje {n} (mourning), protestbandje {n} (protest) |
| armband {n} (An inflatable band worn round the arms to keep afloat in water) | :: zwembandje {n}, bandje {n}, zwemvleugeltje {n} |
| armchair {n} (a chair with supports for the arms or elbows) | :: leunstoel {m}, fauteuil {m} |
| armed {adj} (equipped, especially with a weapon) | :: gewapend |
| armed conflict {n} (contested incompatibility) | :: gewapend konflikt |
| armed forces {n} (the military forces of a nation) | :: leger {n}, krijgsmacht {f}, strijdmacht {f}, strijdkrachten {p}, heer {n}, heir {n}, troep {m}, troepen {p}, armee {f} |
| armed police {n} (police) SEE: police | :: |
| Armenia {prop} (ancient kingdom and country) | :: Armenië |
| Armenian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Armenia, Armenians, the language or alphabet) | :: Armeens |
| Armenian {n} (person) | :: Armeniër {m}, Armeense {f} |
| Armenian {prop} (language) | :: Armeens {n} |
| Armenian Highland {prop} (plateau) | :: Armeens Hoogland |
| armful {n} (amount an arm or arms can hold) | :: armvol {m} |
| armhole {n} (armpit) SEE: armpit | :: |
| armillary sphere {n} (instrument consisting of graduated metal circles) | :: armillarium {n} |
| arm in arm {adv} (arms linked) | :: arm in arm, gearmd |
| Arminianism {n} (school of thought) | :: arminianisme {n} |
| armistice {n} (formal agreement to end combat) | :: wapenstilstand {m}, wapenstand {m} |
| armor {n} (tank) SEE: tank | :: |
| armor {n} (protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces) | :: pantser {n}, harnas {n} |
| armour {n} (tank) SEE: tank | :: |
| armour {n} (protective layer over a body, vehicle etc.) | :: pantser {n}, harnas {n} |
| armoured car {n} (automobile equipped with armour) | :: pantserwagen {m} |
| armoured train {n} (railway train protected with armour) | :: pantsertrein |
| armoured truck {n} (armoured car) SEE: armoured car | :: |
| armpit {n} (cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) | :: oksel {m} |
| armrest {n} (part of a seat) | :: armleuning |
| arms race {n} (a competition for military supremacy) | :: wapenwedloop {m} |
| arm to the teeth {v} (to equip with weapons) | :: tot de tanden gewapend |
| arm up {v} (arm) SEE: arm | :: |
| arm-wrestle {v} (to compete in an arm-wrestle) | :: armworstelen |
| arm-wrestler {n} (someone who arm-wrestles) | :: armworstelaar {m}, armworstelares {f} |
| arm wrestling {n} (a sport) | :: armworsteling {f} |
| army {n} (military force concerned mainly with ground operations) | :: leger {n}, landmacht, weermacht {f} |
| army {n} (government agency in charge of a state's army) | :: defensie, landsverdediging |
| army {n} (large group of people working towards the same purpose) | :: leger {n}, horde, bende |
| army {n} (large group of social animals working towards the same purpose) | :: leger {n} |
| army {n} (any multitude) | :: leger {n}, horde, menigte |
| Arnold {prop} (male given name) | :: Arnoud |
| Aromanian {prop} (language) | :: Aromaans {n} |
| aromatic {adj} (fragrant or spicy) | :: aromatisch, geurig, kruidig |
| aromatic {n} (fragrant plant or spice added to flavour a dish) | :: aromaat |
| around {prep} (defining a circle or closed curve containing) | :: om, rondom, rond |
| around {prep} (following a path) | :: om, omheen, langs |
| arouse {v} (to stimulate feelings) | :: opwekken |
| arouse {v} (to sexually stimulate) | :: opwinden |
| arquebus {n} (firearm) SEE: harquebus | :: |
| arraign {v} (charge someone in a court of law) | :: in staat van beschuldiging stellen |
| arraignment {n} (charging of a defendant) | :: voorgeleiding {f} |
| arrange {v} (to set up, organise) | :: regelen |
| arrange {v} (to put in order) | :: schikken, ordenen |
| arrangement {n} (plural: preparations for some undertaking) | :: voorbereiding, afspraak, akkoord, regeling |
| arrangement {n} (agreement) | :: regeling {f} |
| arrangement {n} (music: adaptation of a piece of music) | :: arrangement {n} |
| arrant {adj} (errant) SEE: errant | :: |
| Arras {prop} (a city in France) | :: Atrecht |
| array {n} (any of various data structures) | :: array {m} |
| arrear {n} (work to be done) | :: achterstand |
| arrear {n} (unpaid debt) | :: achterstallige betaling |
| arrest {v} (to stay, remain) SEE: stay | :: |
| arrest {n} (condition of being stopped) | :: stilstand |
| arrest {n} (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) | :: arrestatie, aanhouding {f} |
| arrest {n} (confinement, as after an arrest) | :: arrest |
| arrest {v} (to stop or slow a process etc.) | :: stoppen, stuiten |
| arrest {v} (to take into legal custody) | :: aanhouden, arresteren, in hechtenis nemen, oppakken, vatten |
| arrest {v} (to catch the attention of) | :: vatten, grijpen |
| arrest warrant {n} (document authorizing an arrest) | :: arrestatiebevel {n}, aanhoudingsbevel {n} |
| arrival {n} (act of arriving or something that has arrived) | :: komst {f}, aankomst {f} |
| arrive {v} (to reach) | :: bereiken, aankomen, arriveren |
| arrive {v} (to get to a certain place) | :: aankomen, arriveren, bereiken |
| arrive {v} (to obtain a level of success or fame) | :: bereiken, het gemaakt hebben |
| arriviste {n} (upstart) SEE: upstart | :: |
| arrogance {n} (act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner) | :: arrogantie {f}, aanmatiging {f} |
| arrogant {adj} (having excessive pride) | :: arrogant |
| arrow {n} (projectile) | :: pijl {m} |
| arrow {n} (symbol) | :: pijl {m} |
| arrowroot {n} (Maranta arundinacea) | :: pijlwortel {m} |
| arrowword {n} (crossword puzzle with the clues written in the grid, accompanied by arrows) | :: Zweeds raadsel {n}, Zweedse puzzel {m} |
| arse {n} (arse) SEE: ass | :: |
| arsehole {n} (anus) | :: gat |
| arsehole {n} (inconsiderate or mean-spirited person) | :: lul {m}, klootzak {m} |
| arsenal {n} (military establishment) | :: arsenaal, wapenmagazijn, wapenopslagplaats |
| arsenic {n} (chemical element) | :: arseen {n}, arsenicum {n} |
| arson {n} (crime of setting a fire) | :: brandstichting {f} |
| arsonist {n} (one who has committed the act of arson) | :: brandstichter {m} |
| arsonry {n} (arson) SEE: arson | :: |
| art {n} (human effort) | :: kunst {f} |
| art {n} (conscious production or arrangement) | :: kunst {f} |
| art {n} (skillful creative activity) | :: kunst {f} |
| art {n} (study) | :: kunst {f} |
| art {n} (aesthetic value) | :: kunstwerk |
| art {n} (skill) | :: kunst {f} |
| art dealer {n} (someone who buys and sells works of art) | :: kunsthandelaar {m} |
| artefact {n} (artefact) SEE: artifact | :: |
| artery {n} (blood vessel from the heart) | :: slagader {m}, arterie {f} |
| art gallery {n} (space where works of art are placed on display) | :: kunstgalerij {f}, kunstgalerie {f} |
| art historian {n} (an expert in art history) | :: kunsthistoricus {m} |
| art history {n} (study of the history of the visual arts) | :: kunstgeschiedenis {f} |
| arthromere {n} (any of the constitutive body segments of a jointed animal) | :: lichaamsgeleding, lichaamssegment |
| arthropod {n} (animal of Arthropoda) | :: geleedpotige {m} {f} |
| Arthur {prop} (male given name) | :: Arthur |
| artichoke {n} (vegetable) | :: artisjok {m} |
| artichoke bottom {n} (edible fleshy receptacle at the bottom of an artichoke flower, see also: artichoke heart) | :: artisjokbodem {m} |
| article {n} (story, report, or opinion piece) | :: artikel {n} |
| article {n} (member of a group or class) | :: artikel {n} |
| article {n} | :: artikel {n} |
| article {n} (part of speech that specifies a noun) | :: lidwoord {n} |
| article {n} (section of a legal document) | :: artikel {n} |
| article {n} (object) SEE: object | :: |
| articulate {adj} (clear, effective) | :: duidelijk, klaar, efficiënt |
| articulate {adj} (speaking in a clear or effective manner) | :: welbespraakt, taalvaardig |
| articulate {adj} (able to bend or hinge at certain points or intervals) | :: geleed, gelede, geärticuleerd |
| articulate {v} (to clarify) | :: uitleggen |
| articulate {v} (to speak clearly) | :: articuleren, goed/correct uitspreken, uitspraak verzorgen |
| articulate {v} (to explain) | :: uitdrukken |
| articulate {v} (to hinge) | :: geleed zijn |
| articulate {v} (music: to attack a note) | :: benadrukken |
| articulate {v} (anatomy: to form a joint) | :: articuleren |
| articulated {adj} (Having one or more pivoted joints) | :: geleed |
| articulated {adj} (Describing a vehicle with such joints) | :: geleed |
| articulated bus {n} (articulated bus) | :: gelede bus {m} |
| artifact {n} (object made or shaped by human hand) | :: artefact {n} |
| artifact {n} (something viewed as a product of human conception) | :: mensenwerk {n} |
| artifact {n} (archaeological object) | :: artefact {n} |
| artificer {n} (inventor) SEE: inventor | :: |
| artificer {n} (artisan) SEE: artisan | :: |
| artificial {adj} (man-made) | :: artificieel, kunstmatig |
| artificial {adj} (false, misleading) | :: kunstmatig, nagemaakt, artificieel |
| artificial {adj} (unnatural) | :: kunstmatig, artificieel, onnatuurlijk, nagemaakt |
| artificial intelligence {n} (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) | :: kunstmatige intelligentie {f} |
| artificial intelligence {n} (branch of computer science) | :: kunstmatige intelligentie {f} |
| artificiality {n} (The quality of being artificial) | :: kunstmatigheid {f} |
| artificialness {n} (artificiality) SEE: artificiality | :: |
| artificial sweetener {n} (sugar substitute) SEE: sugar substitute | :: |
| artificial turf {n} (artificial grass surface) | :: kunstgras {n} |
| artillerist {n} (artilleryman) SEE: artilleryman | :: |
| artillery {n} (weapon) | :: geschut {n}, artillerie {f} |
| artilleryman {n} (soldier enlisted in an artillery unit) | :: geschutmeester {m}, artillerist {m}, kanonnier {m} |
| Artinskian {prop} | :: Artinskien |
| artisan {n} (skilled manual worker) | :: ambachtsman {m}, ambachtsvrouw {f}, ambachtswerker {m} |
| artisanry {n} (the work of an artisan) | :: ambacht {n} |
| artist {n} (person who creates art) | :: kunstenaar {m}, kunstenares {f} |
| artist {n} (person who creates art as an occupation) | :: kunstenaar {m}, kunstenares {f}, artiest {m} |
| artist {n} (skilled person) | :: artiest {m} |
| artistic {adv} (having creative skill) | :: kunstzinnig, artistiek |
| artistic {adv} (relating to art or artists) | :: kunstzinnig, artistiek |
| artistic {adv} (aesthetically pleasing) | :: kunstzinnig, artistiek |
| artistical {adj} (artistic) SEE: artistic | :: |
| artmaker {n} (artist) SEE: artist | :: |
| art nouveau {n} (Art Nouveau) SEE: Art Nouveau | :: |
| Art Nouveau {prop} (style of art and architecture) | :: art nouveau, jugendstil |
| Artsakh Republic {prop} (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic) SEE: Nagorno-Karabakh Republic | :: |
| Aruba {prop} (territory in the Caribbean) | :: Aruba |
| Aruban {n} (person from Aruba) | :: Arubaan {m}, Arubaanse {f} |
| Aruban {adj} (of or pertaining to Aruba) | :: Arubaans |
| Arubian {n} (Aruban) SEE: Aruban | :: |
| arugula {n} (herb) | :: raketsla {f}, rucola {m} {f} |
| Aruküla {prop} (small borough in Estonia) | :: Aruküla |
| Arvanitic {prop} (form of Albanian spoken in Greece) SEE: Arvanitika | :: |
| Arvanitika {prop} (form of Albanian) | :: Arvanitisch {n} |
| Arvanitika Albanian {prop} (form of Albanian spoken in Greece) SEE: Arvanitika | :: |
| Aryan {n} (in Nazism: a member of an alleged master race of non-Jewish Caucasians) | :: Ariër {m} |
| Aryan {n} (used primarily by neo-Nazis: a white) | :: Ariër {m} |
| Aryan {n} (US, euphemistic: a Caucasian racist) | :: Ariër {m} |
| Aryan {n} (rare: an Indo-Iranian) | :: Ariër {m}, Indo-Iraan |
| Aryan {n} (rare: a Proto-Indo-European) | :: Ariër {m}, Indo-Iraan, Indo-Germaan, Indo-Europeaan {m}, Proto-Indo-Europeaan {m} |
| Aryan {n} (obsolete: in 19th century ethnography, a subdivision of the Caucasian race) | :: Ariër {m} |
| Aryan {adj} (pertaining to the (alleged) Aryan master race) | :: Arisch |
| Aryan {adj} (used primarily by neo-Nazis: pertaining to the Caucasian race) | :: Arisch |
| Aryan {adj} (euphemistic: pertaining to Caucasian racists) | :: Arisch |
| Aryan {adj} (of or pertaining to Indo-European or Aryan peoples, culture, and languages) | :: Arisch, Indo-Iraans, Proto-Indo-Europees, Indo-Europees, Indo-Germaans |
| as {adv} (to such an extent or degree) | :: zo ... als |
| as {conj} (in the same way that) | :: zoals |
| as {conj} (at the same instant that) | :: toen |
| as {conj} (at the same time that) | :: terwijl |
| as {conj} (varying through time to the same proportion that) | :: naarmate |
| as {conj} (considering that, because) | :: omdat, want, aangezien |
| as {conj} | :: als ; The Hague dialect: as |
| as {prep} (Introducing a basis of comparison) | :: als; The Hague dialect: as |
| as {prep} (In the role of) | :: als, in de rol van; The Hague dialect: as, in de rol van |
| as {conj} (relative conjunction) SEE: that | :: |
| as {conj} (expressing concession) SEE: though | :: |
| as {conj} (than) SEE: than | :: |
| as {conj} (as if) SEE: as if | :: |
| as {adv} (for example) SEE: for example | :: |
| asafoetida {n} (resinous gum from wild fennel) | :: duivelsdrek {?} |
| as a matter of fact {prep} (actually) | :: eigenlijk, in werkelijkheid |
| asarabacca {n} (Asarum europaeum) | :: mansoor {f} |
| as a result {conj} (consequently) | :: als gevolg van |
| asbestos {n} (any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate) | :: asbest {n}, asbest- [attributive] |
| ascend {v} (to fly, to soar) | :: stijgen, opgaan, opvaren |
| ascend {v} (to go up) | :: opstijgen |
| ascendancy {n} (supremacy; superiority; dominant control) | :: overwicht, overhand |
| ascension {n} (the act of ascending) | :: hemelvaart |
| Ascension {prop} (holiday celebrating Ascension of Jesus) SEE: Ascension Day | :: |
| Ascension {prop} (entering heaven alive) | :: hemelvaart {m} {f} |
| Ascension {prop} (Jesus' rise to heaven) | :: Hemelvaart {m} {f} |
| Ascension Day {prop} (the fortieth day of Easter) | :: Hemelvaartsdag {m}, Hemelvaart {m} {f} |
| ascent {n} (act of ascending; motion upwards) | :: stijging {f} |
| ascent {n} (degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line) | :: stijging {f} |
| ascertain {v} (find out; discover or establish) | :: constateren, vaststellen |
| ascesis {n} ((rigorous) self-discipline, see also: asceticism) | :: ascese {f}, verzaking {f} |
| asceticism {n} (the principles and practices of an ascetic) | :: ascetisme {n} |
| Asclepius {prop} (Greek god of medicine and healing) | :: Asclepius |
| ascribe {v} (attribute a cause or characteristic) | :: toeschrijven aan, wijten aan |
| ascribe {v} (attribute a book, etc) | :: toeschrijven aan |
| ascription {n} (act of ascribing a quality to someone or something) | :: toewijzing {f} |
| asepticize {v} (sterilize) SEE: sterilize | :: |
| asexual {adj} (having no interest in sex) | :: aseksueel |
| asexual {adj} (without sexual action) | :: aseksueel |
| asexual {adj} (having no distinct sex) | :: geslachtloos, aseksueel |
| asexuality {n} (state of not experiencing sexual attraction) | :: aseksualiteit {f} |
| as far as one knows {adv} (to the best of my knowledge) | :: voor zo ver ik weet |
| as follows {adv} (in the manner described hereafter) | :: zo, als volgt |
| Asgard {prop} (the abode of gods in Norse mythology) | :: Asgaard |
| as good as {adv} (almost completely) | :: zo goed als |
| ash {n} (solid remains of a fire) | :: as {f}, asse {f} |
| ash {n} (wood) | :: essenhout {n} |
| ash {n} (tree) SEE: ash tree | :: |
| ashamed {adj} (feeling shame or guilt) | :: beschaamd |
| ashcan {n} (container for ashes) | :: asbak, vuilnisemmer |
| Asher {prop} (eighth son of Jacob) | :: Aser {m} |
| Asher {prop} (one of the Israelite tribes) | :: Aser |
| Asher {prop} (male given name) | :: Aser {m} |
| ashlar {n} (masonry making use of such blocks) | :: blok natuursteen, parement |
| Ashoka {prop} (emperor) | :: Asoka {m} |
| ash pan {n} (pan to catch ashes) | :: asla {f} |
| ashtray {n} (receptacle for ashes) | :: asbak {m} |
| ash tree {n} (Fraxinus tree) | :: es {m} |
| Ash Wednesday {n} (the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter) | :: Aswoensdag {m} |
| Asia {prop} (the continent of Asia) | :: Azië {n} |
| Asia Minor {prop} (peninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea) | :: Klein-Azië {n} |
| Asian {n} (person from Asia) | :: Aziaat {m}, Azische {f} |
| Asian {n} (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent) | :: Aziaat {m}, Azische {f}, Indiër {m}, Indische {f} |
| Asian {n} (person from or descended from people from east Asia) | :: Aziaat {m}, Azische {f}, Oost-Aziaat {m}, Oost-Azische {f} |
| Asian {adj} (of, relating to or from Asia) | :: Aziatisch |
| Asian lion {n} (species of lion that inhabited Asia) | :: Perzische leeuw {m}, Aziatische leeuw {m}, Indische leeuw {m} |
| as if {conj} (as though) | :: alsof |
| as if {conj} (in mimicry of) | :: alsof |
| as if {interj} (interjection) | :: tuurlijk, vast |
| asinine {adj} (failing to exercise intelligence or judgment) | :: oerdom, achterlijk |
| asinine {adj} (of or relating to a donkey) | :: ezelachtig |
| as it were {adv} (to indicate a word or statement is not exact) | :: als het ware |
| ask {v} (request an answer) | :: vragen |
| ask {v} (make a request) | :: vragen |
| askance {adv} (of look: with disapproval) | :: misprijzend |
| askance {adv} (sideways, obliquely) | :: zijdelings |
| askew {adj} (turned or twisted to one side) | :: scheef |
| ask for it {v} (provoke an unwanted action) | :: erom vragen |
| ask for trouble {v} (ask for it) SEE: ask for it | :: |
| asking price {n} (list or sticker price of an item) | :: vraagprijs |
| aslake {v} (mitigate) SEE: mitigate | :: |
| asleep {adj} (in a state of sleep) | :: slapend |
| as long as {conj} (if, assuming) | :: zolang, mits |
| as long as {conj} (while) | :: zolang |
| as much {adv} (the same amount; to the same degree or extent) | :: evenzo, desgelijks |
| Asoka {prop} (Ashoka) SEE: Ashoka | :: |
| asp {n} (aspen) SEE: aspen | :: |
| asparagus {n} (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) | :: asperge {f} |
| asparagus {n} (asparagus shoots (food)) | :: asperge {f} |
| aspartame {n} (the artificial sweetener) | :: aspartaam {n} |
| aspect {n} (any specific feature, part, or element of something) | :: aspect {n} |
| aspect {n} (the way something appears) | :: uiterlijk {n}, aanblik {m} |
| aspect {n} (quality of a verb) | :: aspect {n} |
| aspect ratio {n} (the ratio of an object's longest dimension to its next-longest dimension) | :: aspectverhouding {f} |
| aspect ratio {n} (the ratio of width to height in a flat surface or 2-dimensional abstract construction) | :: aspectverhouding {f} |
| aspen {n} (tree of genus Populus sect. Populus) | :: esp {m}, ratelpopulier {m} |
| Asperger's syndrome {n} (autism related developmental disorder) | :: syndroom van Asperger |
| asperity {n} (roughness as of stone) | :: ruwheid |
| asperity {n} (harshness, as of temper) | :: hardvochtigheid |
| asperity {n} (something that is harsh and hard to endure) | :: ondraaglijkheid |
| asperse {v} (scatter) SEE: scatter | :: |
| asperse {v} (sprinkle) SEE: sprinkle | :: |
| aspersion {n} (an attack on somebody's reputation or good name) | :: beschimping, belediging, |
| aspersion {n} (a sprinkling of holy water) | :: besprenkeling, |
| as per the usual {adv} (as usual) SEE: as usual | :: |
| as per usual {adv} (as usual) SEE: as usual | :: |
| asphalt {n} (asphalt concrete) | :: asfalt {n} |
| asphalt {v} (to pave with asphalt) | :: asfalteren |
| asphyxia {n} (condition with extreme decrease of oxygen and increase of carbon dioxide) | :: asfyxie {f} |
| asphyxiation {n} (Death due to lack of oxygen) | :: verstikking {f} |
| aspic {n} (dish) | :: aspic {m}, aspics {p} |
| aspirate {n} (linguistics: puff of air) | :: aspiratie {f} |
| aspire {v} (to hope or dream) | :: ambiëren, nastreven |
| aspirin {n} (analgesic drug) | :: aspirine |
| aspirin {n} (tablet containing acetylsalicylic acid) | :: aspirientje {n} |
| asplenia {n} (absence of normal spleen function) | :: asplenie {f} |
| as regards {prep} (regarding) | :: betreffende, met betrekking tot |
| ass {n} (animal, see also: donkey) | :: ezel {m} |
| ass {n} (buttocks) | :: kont {m} {f}, reet {m} {f} |
| assailant {n} (an attacker; someone who attacks another violently, or criminally) | :: aanrander {c} |
| Assam {prop} (state in India) | :: Assam {n} |
| Assam {n} (black tea) | :: Assamthee, Assam-thee (sometimes not capitalized) |
| Assamese {adj} (of, from or relating to Assam) | :: Assamees {n}, Assami {n} |
| Assamese {prop} (language) | :: Assamees {n}, Assami {n}, Assamitisch {n} |
| assassin {v} (assassinate) SEE: assassinate | :: |
| assassin {n} (member of the historical Ismaili Muslim militant group) | :: assassijn, Assassijn |
| assassin {n} (one who, motivated by political reasons, intentionally kills a particular person) | :: sluipmoordenaar {m}, huurmoordenaar {m} [professional murderer] |
| assassin {n} (any ruthless killer) | :: moordenaar {m} |
| assassinate {v} (to murder by sudden or obscure attack) | :: vermoorden |
| assassinate {n} (assassination) SEE: assassination | :: |
| assassinate {n} (assassin) SEE: assassin | :: |
| assassination {n} (murder for political reasons or personal gain) | :: moord |
| assault {n} (violent onset or attack with physical means) | :: aanranding {f} |
| assault {v} (to attack) | :: aanranden, vergrijpen |
| assault rifle {n} (a rifle) | :: aanvalsgeweer {n} |
| assegai {n} (slim hardwood spear or javelin with an iron tip) | :: assagaai, assegaai |
| Asselian {prop} | :: Asselien |
| assemble {v} (to put together) | :: in elkaar zetten |
| assemble {v} (to gather as a group) | :: samenkomen, zich verzamelen |
| assembly {n} (congregation of people) | :: vergadering |
| assembly {n} (legislative body) | :: vergadering {f} |
| assembly line {n} (system of workers and machinery in a series) | :: lopende band {m} |
| assert {v} (To affirm) | :: bevestigen |
| assert {v} (To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures) | :: behouden, verdedigen |
| assertion {n} (affirmation; statement asserted) | :: bevestiging |
| assertive {adj} (boldly self-assured) | :: assertief, mondig |
| assess {v} (to determine the value of) | :: beoordelen, evalueren |
| assess {v} (to give or charge with) | :: belasten |
| assess {v} (to impose or subject to) | :: opleggen |
| assessment {n} (act of assessing a tax) | :: schatting {f}, inschatting {f} |
| assessment {n} (appraisal) | :: afweging {f}, beoordeling {f}, taxatie {f}, waardering {f} |
| asset {n} (something or someone of any value) | :: activa {p}, activum {n} |
| asset-backed {adj} (having assets as collateral) | :: door activa gedekt, op onderpand van activa |
| assets {n} (any property or object of value that one possesses) | :: activa |
| assfuck {n} (sodomy) SEE: sodomy | :: |
| assfucker {n} (jerk) SEE: jerk | :: |
| asshole {n} (anus) | :: kontgat, reet |
| asshole {n} (mean or rude person) | :: klootzak, hufter, lul |
| assiduous {adj} (hard-working, diligent) | :: ijverig, vlijtig, betrouwbaar |
| assiduously {adv} (in an assiduous manner) | :: volhardend,ijverig,vlijtig, |
| assign {v} (to allot or give something as a task) | :: toewijzen |
| assignee {n} (law: one to whom rights or property is being transferred) | :: cessionaris {c} |
| assignment {n} (act of assigning; allocation of tasks) | :: toewijzing {f}, toekenning {f} |
| assignment {n} (task) | :: opdracht {f}, taak {f} |
| assignment {n} (position) | :: benoeming {f} |
| assignment {n} (typically a task given to students) | :: huiswerk {n}, opdracht {f}, taak {f} |
| assignment {n} (transfer of rights or benefits) | :: cessie {c} |
| assignment {n} (document that effects this transfer) | :: akte van cessie {c} |
| assignor {n} (maker of an assignment) | :: cedent {c} |
| assimilate {v} (to absorb a group of people into a community) | :: assimileren, integreren |
| assimilate {v} (to compare something to another similar one) | :: vergelijken |
| Assisi {prop} (city) | :: Assisi |
| assist {v} (help) | :: assisteren, bijstaan |
| assist {v} (to make a pass in a sport) | :: voorzetten, een voorzet geven |
| assist {n} ((soccer) a pass that is decisive in scoring a goal) | :: assist {m} |
| assistance {n} (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) | :: hulp {f}, assistentie {f} |
| assistant {n} (an auxiliary software tool) SEE: wizard | :: |
| assistant {n} (person who assists) | :: assistent {m} |
| assistant referee {n} (official at a football match) | :: assistent-scheidsrechter {m} |
| associate {v} (to spend time socially) | :: omgaan |
| associate {v} (to connect in the mind or imagination) | :: associëren |
| association {n} (state of being associated; connection to or an affiliation with something) | :: associatie {f}, verbinding {f} |
| association {n} (group of persons associated for a common purpose) | :: vereniging {f} |
| association football {n} (soccer) | :: voetbal {n} |
| as soon as {conj} (immediately after) | :: zodra |
| as soon as possible {adv} (as soon as is possible) | :: zo snel mogelijk |
| assortment {n} (collection of varying but related items) | :: assortiment {n} |
| assuage {v} (mitigate, relieve) | :: troosten, verzachten |
| as such {prep} (per se) SEE: per se | :: |
| assume {v} (to suppose to be true) | :: aannemen, veronderstellen |
| assume {v} (take on a position) | :: innemen, aannemen |
| assume {v} (adopt an idea) | :: aannemen |
| assumption {n} (the act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself) | :: op zich nemen |
| assumption {n} (supposition) | :: veronderstelling {f}, aanname {f} |
| assumption {n} (thing supposed) | :: veronderstelling {f}, aanname {f} |
| assumption {n} (taking of a person up into heaven) | :: hemelvaart {m} |
| assumption {n} (festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven) | :: Mariahemelvaart {m}, hemelvaart {m} |
| assure {v} (to make sure and secure) | :: verzekeren, afzekeren, beveiligen |
| assure {v} (to give someone confidence in the trustworthiness of something) | :: verzekeren |
| assure {v} (to reassure) | :: verzekeren, geruststellen |
| assured {adj} (confident) SEE: confident | :: |
| Assyria {prop} (Semitic Akkadian kingdom) | :: Assyrië, Assyrische Rijk |
| astatine {n} (the chemical element) | :: astatium {n}, astaat {n} |
| asterisk {n} (symbol used to highlight words or sentences) | :: asterisk {f}, sterretje {n} |
| asterism {n} (typographical symbol) | :: asterisme {n} |
| asteroid {n} (astronomy) | :: planetoïde, asteroïde |
| as the crow flies {adv} (in a straight line) | :: hemelsbreed |
| asthma {n} (chronic respiratory disease) | :: astma |
| as though {conj} (as to suggest that) | :: alsof |
| a stitch in time saves nine {proverb} (a timely effort can prevent larger problems) | :: werk op tijd maakt welbereid |
| as to {prep} (with reference or regard to) | :: over, wat betreft |
| as to {prep} (according to) | :: naar, volgens |
| astonish {v} (to surprise, astound, flabbergast) | :: verbazen |
| astonished {adj} (amazed) | :: verbaasd |
| astound {v} (to astonish, bewilder or dazzle) | :: verbluffen |
| astounding {adj} (that astounds) | :: indrukwekkend,verbijsterend |
| astragalus {n} (anklebone) SEE: anklebone | :: |
| astride {adv} (with one’s legs on either side) | :: schrijlings, wijdbeens |
| astringent {n} (substance which draws tissue together) | :: samentrekkend middel {n} |
| astringent {adj} (sharp, caustic, severe) | :: scherp, bijtend, streng |
| astringent {adj} (having the effect of drawing tissue together) | :: samentrekkend |
| astrolabe {n} (astronomical and navigational instrument) | :: astrolabium {n} |
| astrologer {n} (one who studies astrology) | :: astroloog {m}, sterrenwichelaar {m} |
| astrological sign {n} (sign that is used as the basis of astrology) | :: sterrenbeeld {n} |
| astrologist {n} (astrologer) SEE: astrologer | :: |
| astrology {n} (star divination) | :: astrologie {f}, sterrenwichelarij {f} |
| astronaut {n} (member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft, or someone trained for that purpose) | :: ruimtevaarder {m}, astronaut {m} |
| astronomer {n} (one who studies astronomy) | :: astronoom {m}, sterrenkundige {c} |
| astronomic {adj} (pertaining to astronomy) SEE: astronomical | :: |
| astronomic {adj} (incredibly large) SEE: astronomical | :: |
| astronomical {adj} (of or relating to astronomy) | :: astronomisch |
| astronomical {adj} (very large) | :: astronomisch |
| astronomically {adv} (relating to astronomy) | :: astronomisch |
| astronomically {adv} (in the extreme) | :: astronomisch |
| astronomical twilight {n} (period of partial darkness) | :: astronomische schemering {f} |
| astronomist {n} (astronomer) SEE: astronomer | :: |
| astronomy {n} (study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere) | :: astronomie {f}, sterrenkunde {f} |
| astrophysicist {n} (one who studies astrophysics) | :: astrofysicus {m} |
| astrophysics {n} (interdisciplinary branch of astronomy and physics) | :: astrofysica |
| AstroTurf {n} (synthetic material) SEE: artificial turf | :: |
| Asturia {prop} (Translations) | :: Asturië {n} |
| astute {adj} (Quick at seeing how to gain advantage) | :: scherpzinnig |
| asunder {adv} (into separate parts) | :: uiteen, uit elkaar |
| as usual {adv} (as is usually the case) | :: zoals gewoonlijk |
| as well {adv} (in addition, also) | :: ook |
| as well {adv} (to the same effect) | :: net zo goed |
| as well as {conj} (and in addition) | :: alsmede, evenals |
| as well as {prep} (in addition to) | :: naast |
| as yet {adv} (up to the present) | :: nog steeds, tot nu toe |
| asylum {n} (place of safety) | :: asiel {n} |
| asylum {n} (mental asylum) | :: psychiatrische instelling {f} |
| asylum seeker {n} (person who has applied for asylum) | :: asielzoeker {m} |
| asymmetric {adj} (not symmetric) | :: asymmetrisch |
| asymmetrical {adj} (not symmetrical) | :: asymmetrisch |
| asymmetric bars {n} (uneven bars) SEE: uneven bars | :: |
| asymmetry {n} (lack of symmetry or proportion) | :: asymmetrie {f} |
| asymptomatic {adj} (not exhibiting any symptoms of disease) | :: asymptomatisch |
| asymptote {n} (a straight line which a curve approaches arbitrarily closely) | :: asymptoot {m} |
| at {prep} (in or very near a particular place) | :: op, bij |
| at {prep} (indicating time) | :: om |
| at {prep} (in the direction of) | :: op |
| at {prep} (denoting a price) | :: aan |
| at {n} (at sign) SEE: at sign | :: |
| a tad {adv} (a little) SEE: a little | :: |
| at all {prep} (at all) | :: helemaal |
| at all costs {prep} (sparing no effort) | :: koste wat kost, coûte que coûte, tegen elke prijs |
| at any rate {prep} (in any case) SEE: in any case | :: |
| at a time {prep} (in a continuous period) | :: tegelijk |
| atavistic {adj} (biology: of the recurrence of a trait after an absence of generations) | :: atavistisch |
| atavistic {adj} (of a throwback) | :: atavistisch |
| atavistic {adj} (of the return of earlier, more primitive behavior) | :: atavistisch |
| ataxia {n} (lack of coordination) | :: ataxie {f} |
| Atayal {prop} (language) | :: Atayal |
| at bay {prep} (unable to come closer) | :: op afstand |
| at bay {prep} (cornered) | :: in het nauw |
| at dark {prep} (during nightfall) | :: wanneer de avond valt |
| at first {prep} (initially; at the start) | :: aanvankelijk |
| at first blush {prep} (upon first impression or consideration) | :: op het eerste gezicht |
| at first glance {prep} (after only a superficial examination or review) | :: op het eerste gezicht |
| at first sight {prep} (at first glance) SEE: at first glance | :: |
| at gunpoint {prep} (under coercion by someone with a firearm) | :: onder bedreiging van een vuurwapen, onder schot |
| Athabascan {adj} | :: Athabaskisch |
| atheism {n} (rejection of belief that any deities exist (with or without a belief that no deities exist)) | :: atheïsme {n} |
| atheist {n} (a person who believes that no deities exist) | :: atheïst {m}, atheïste {f} [rare], godloochenaar {m} {f} [pejorative, polemical], goddeloze {m} {f} [pejorative, polemical] |
| atheist {n} (a person who rejects belief that any deities exist, whether or not that person believes that deities do not exist) | :: atheïst {m} {f}, atheïste {f} [rare] |
| Athena {prop} (Greek goddess) | :: Athene {f} |
| Athenian {n} (an inhabitant, resident, or citizen of Athens, Greece) | :: Athener {m} |
| Athenian {adj} (of or pertaining to Athens, Greece) | :: Atheens |
| Athens {prop} (capital city of Greece) | :: Athene |
| atherogenic {adj} (that initiates or accelerates atherogenesis) | :: atherogene |
| athlete {n} (person who actively participates in physical sports) | :: atleet |
| athletics {n} (physical activities) | :: atletiek {f} |
| at home {prep} (In one's place of residence) | :: thuis |
| athwart {adv} (From side to side, across) | :: van de ene kant naar de andere, dwars over |
| athwartships {adv} (athwartships) | :: dwarsscheeps |
| -ation {suffix} (-ation (suffix)) | :: -tie {f}, -atie {f} |
| at it {prep} (in the middle of a given activity) | :: bezig |
| Atlantic {prop} (the Atlantic Ocean) | :: Atlantisch |
| Atlantic {adj} (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) | :: Atlantisch |
| Atlantic Ocean {prop} (the ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east) | :: Atlantische Oceaan {f} |
| Atlantic puffin {n} (Fratercula arctica) | :: papegaaiduiker {m}, papegaaiduiker |
| Atlantic tomcod {n} (Microgadus tomcod) | :: kabeljauw |
| Atlantis {prop} (mythical country said to have sunk into the ocean) | :: Atlantis |
| at large {prep} (in general) | :: in het algemeen |
| atlas {n} (bound collection of maps) | :: atlas {m} |
| atlas {n} (bound collection of tables, illustrations, etc., on any subject) | :: atlas {m} |
| atlas {n} ((anatomy) The uppermost vertebra of the neck) | :: atlas {m} |
| Atlas {prop} (Greek mythology) | :: Atlas {m} |
| Atlas {prop} (a moon of Saturn) | :: Atlas {m} |
| Atlasic {adj} | :: Atlasisch |
| Atlas Mountains {prop} (Atlas Mountains) | :: Atlasgebergte {n} |
| at last {prep} (after a long time; eventually) | :: uiteindelijk |
| at last {prep} (in the end; finally; ultimately) | :: eindelijk |
| at latter Lammas {prep} (never) | :: met sint-juttemis |
| at least {prep} (at a lower limit) | :: minstens, tenminste, althans, op z'n minst |
| at length {prep} (for a long time) | :: lang, ellelang |
| at long last {prep} (at last) SEE: at last | :: |
| atmosphere {n} (gases surrounding the Earth) | :: atmosfeer {m}, dampkring |
| atmosphere {n} (air in a particular place) | :: atmosfeer {m} |
| atmosphere {n} (mood or feeling) | :: sfeer {m} |
| atmosphere {n} (a unit of measurement for pressure) | :: atmosfeer {m} |
| atmospheric {adj} (relating to the atmosphere) | :: atmosferisch |
| atmospheric pressure {n} (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) | :: luchtdruk {m} |
| at most {prep} (at the most; at a maximum or upper limit) | :: hoogstens, maximaal |
| at night {adv} (during the night) | :: 's nachts, in de nacht |
| at no time {prep} (never) SEE: never | :: |
| atoll {n} (island) | :: atol {m} {n}, koraaleiland {n} |
| atom {n} (chemistry, physics: smallest possible amount of matter retaining its chemical properties) | :: atoom {n} |
| atom {n} (historical: theoretical particle of matter) | :: atoom {n} |
| atomic {adj} (of, or relating to atoms) | :: atomair |
| atomic {adj} (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes) | :: atomair, atoom-, kern- |
| atomic {adj} | :: atomisch |
| Atomic Age {prop} (era during which nuclear energy was developed) | :: atoomtijdperk {n} |
| atomic bomb {n} (nuclear weapon) | :: atoombom {f} |
| atomic clock {n} (reference clock) | :: atoomklok {f} |
| atomic clock {n} (radio clock) SEE: radio clock | :: |
| atomic mass {n} (mass of an atom) | :: atoommassa |
| atomic nucleus {n} (nucleus of an atom) | :: atoomkern |
| atomic number {n} (number of protons) | :: atoomnummer {n}, atoomgetal {n} |
| atomic weapon {n} (nuclear weapon) SEE: nuclear weapon | :: |
| atomism {n} (ancient Greek theory) | :: atomisme {n} |
| atomizer {n} (instrument for reducing a liquid to spray) | :: flitspuit {f}; verstuiver |
| atonal {adj} (lacking a tonal center or key (music)) | :: atonaal |
| atonality {n} (a style of music) | :: atonaliteit {f} |
| at once {adv} (at the same time) | :: tegelijk, ineens, tegelijkertijd |
| at once {adv} (immediately) | :: meteen, direct, dadelijk, ineens |
| atone {v} (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) | :: goedmaken, compenseren |
| atonement {n} (amends to restore a damaged relationship) | :: herstel {n} |
| atonement {n} (reconciliation of God and mankind) | :: boetedoening {f} |
| atonement {n} | :: herstel {n} |
| at one stroke {prep} (at once) SEE: at once | :: |
| atop {prep} (on the top of) | :: bovenop |
| atopy {n} (hereditary disorder) | :: atopie {f} |
| atrium {n} (body cavity) | :: boezem {m}, atrium {n} |
| atrium {n} (one of two upper chambers of the heart) | :: boezem {m} |
| atrocious {adj} (frightful, evil, cruel, monstrous) | :: vreselijk, verschrikkelijk, monsterlijk, afgrijselijk |
| atrocious {adj} (offensive, heinous) | :: afschuwelijk |
| atrocious {adj} (very bad) | :: weerzinwekkend, afgrijselijk, verschrikkelijk |
| atrocity {n} (extremely cruel act) | :: wreedheid {f}, gruweldaad {f} |
| atrophic {adj} (pertaining to atrophy) | :: atrofisch |
| atrophy {n} (reduced functionality) | :: atrofie {f} |
| at sign {n} (name of the symbol @) | :: apenstaartje, apenstaart {n} |
| at-sign {n} (at sign) SEE: at sign | :: |
| at stake {prep} (at issue, at risk) | :: op het spel |
| at symbol {n} (at sign) SEE: at sign | :: |
| attach {v} (to fasten, to join to) | :: vastmaken |
| attaché {n} (diplomatic officer) | :: attaché {m} |
| attachment {n} (dependence, especially a strong one) | :: gehechtheid {f} |
| attachment {n} (file sent along with an email) | :: bijlage {f}, attachment {n} |
| attachment {n} (legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt) | :: beslaglegging {f} |
| attack {n} (attempt to cause damage or injury) | :: aanval {m} |
| attack {n} (offense of a battle) | :: aanval {m} |
| attack {n} (cricket: bowlers of a cricket side) | :: aanvalszijde {f} |
| attack {n} (volleyball: hit other than serve or block that sends the ball over the net) | :: aanval {m} |
| attack {v} (to apply violent force) | :: aanvallen |
| attack {v} (to aggressively challenge with words) | :: aanvallen |
| attacker {n} (someone who attacks) | :: aanvaller {m} |
| attacking midfielder {n} (midfield player) | :: aanvallende middenvelder {c} |
| attain {v} (to accomplish; to achieve) | :: bereiken, realiseren |
| attainment {n} (the act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching) | :: het verkrijgen van |
| attempt {v} (to try) | :: pogen, proberen |
| attempt {n} (the action of trying at something) | :: poging {f} [an action], probeersel {n} (making something) |
| attempt {n} (attack) | :: aanslag {m} |
| attend {v} (to be present at) | :: volgen, bijwonen, aanwezig zijn |
| attention {n} (mental focus) | :: aandacht {f} |
| attention {n} (romantic interest) | :: attenties {p} |
| attention {n} (state of alertness in the standing position) | :: paraatheid {f} |
| attention {interj} (military command) | :: geef acht |
| attention whore {n} (someone craving attention) | :: aandachtshoer {f} |
| attentive {adj} (paying attention) | :: aandachtig |
| attentively {adv} (in an attentive manner) | :: oplettend |
| attenuate {v} (To weaken) | :: verzwakken |
| attest {v} (to affirm to be correct, true, or genuine) | :: attesteren |
| attested {adj} (in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records) | :: getuigd |
| at that {prep} (in addition) | :: ook, nog wel, nog ... ook |
| at the end of the day {prep} (in summary; ultimately) | :: uiteindelijk, aan het einde van de rit |
| at the expense of {prep} | :: ten koste van |
| at the hands of {prep} (by the actions of) | :: door toedoen van |
| at the latest {prep} (not later than) | :: uiterlijk |
| at the moment {prep} (right now) | :: momenteel |
| at the outside {prep} (at most) SEE: at most | :: |
| at the same time {prep} (simultaneously, see also: at once; simultaneously) | :: tezelfdertijd, tegelijkertijd, tegelijk |
| at the time {prep} (at the time referred to in the past) | :: toen |
| attic {n} (space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof) | :: zolder {m} |
| Attic {adj} (related to Athens) | :: Attisch |
| Attic {prop} (Ancient Greek dialect) | :: Attisch |
| Attica {prop} (periphery) | :: Attica |
| Attic salt {n} (pointed and delicate wit) | :: Attisch zout {n} |
| attitude {n} (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) | :: houding {f}, attitude {f} |
| attitude {n} (disposition or state of mind) | :: houding {f}, humeur {n} |
| attitude {n} (orientation of a vehicle) | :: opstelling {f} |
| atto- {prefix} (unit of measure) | :: atto- |
| attorney {n} (lawyer) | :: advocaat {m} {f} |
| attorney-in-fact {n} (US legal: ad hoc agent) | :: gemachtigde {m} |
| attract {v} (pull without touching) | :: aantrekken |
| attract {v} (arouse interest) | :: aandacht trekken |
| attract {v} (cause sexual excitement) | :: aantrekken |
| attract attention {v} (attract attention) | :: opvallen |
| attraction {n} (tendency to attract) | :: aantrekkingskracht {f} |
| attraction {n} (feeling of being attracted) | :: aantrekkingskracht {f} |
| attraction {n} (something which attracts) | :: attractie {f}, trekpleister {m} |
| attribute {n} (characteristic or quality) | :: attribuut {n}, eigenschap {f}, kenmerk {n} |
| attribute {v} (to associate ownership or authorship with) | :: toeschrijven |
| attribute {v} (attribute a cause or characteristic) SEE: ascribe | :: |
| attributive {adj} (of, or being an attributive) | :: attributief |
| attributive {adj} (having the nature of an attribute) | :: attributief |
| attrition {n} (wearing by friction) | :: slijtage, sleet {m} |
| attrition {n} (the gradual reduction in a tangible or intangible resource due to causes that are passive) | :: vervliegen |
| attrition {n} (reduction in membership) | :: vrijwillig ontslag, natuurlijke afvloeiing {f} |
| attrition {n} (the loss of participants during an experiment) | :: verloop {n} |
| attrition {n} | :: afvloeiingspolitiek |
| attune {v} (to tune an instrument) | :: stemmen |
| ATV {n} (all-terrain vehicle) | :: quad {m} |
| at work {prep} (in the process of doing work) | :: aan het werk, aan de slag |
| atychiphobia {n} (the fear of failure) | :: faalangst {m} |
| at your service {prep} (way of introduction) | :: tot uw dienst |
| aubade {n} (song or poem greeting dawn) | :: aubade {f} |
| aubergine {n} (eggplant) SEE: eggplant | :: |
| auburn {n} (reddish-brown) | :: kastanjebruin |
| Auckland {prop} (the largest conurbation in New Zealand) | :: Auckland |
| au contraire {adv} (on the contrary, see also: on the contrary) | :: integendeel |
| auction {n} (public sales event) | :: veiling {f} |
| auction {v} (to sell at an auction) | :: veilen |
| audacious {adj} (showing willingness to take bold risks) | :: onvervaard, driest, koen, vermetel, waaghalzig |
| audacious {adj} (impudent) | :: schaamteloos, driest |
| audacity {n} (fearless daring) | :: moed {m} |
| audible {adj} (able to be heard) | :: hoorbaar |
| audience {n} (group of people seeing a performance) | :: publiek {n} |
| audience {n} (readership of a written publication) | :: publiek {n}, lezerspubliek {n}, lezers {p} |
| audience {n} (formal meeting with a dignitary) | :: audientie {n}, onderhoud {n} |
| audience {n} (following) | :: gevolg {n} |
| audiobook {n} (audiobook) | :: luisterboek {n} |
| audiology {n} (study of hearing and hearing defects) | :: audiologie {f} |
| audit {v} (to examine and adjust) | :: verifiëren |
| audition {n} (performance by an aspiring performer) | :: auditie {f} |
| audition {v} (take part in such a performance) | :: auditeren, auditie doen |
| auditorium {n} (a large room for public meetings or performances) | :: gehoorzaal {c}, zaal {c}, auditorium {n} |
| auditory {adj} (of or pertaining to hearing) | :: auditief |
| auditory {n} (an assembly of hearers; an audience) | :: publiek {n} |
| auditory {n} (an auditorium) | :: gehoorzaal {f} |
| Audouin's gull {n} (Ichthyaetus audouinii) | :: Audouins meeuw {f} |
| augment {v} (to increase, make larger or supplement) | :: vergroten, verhogen, aanvullen |
| augment {v} (to become greater) | :: verhogen |
| augment {v} (to slow the tempo or meter) | :: vergroten |
| augment {v} (to increase an interval by a half step) | :: vergroten |
| augment {n} (grammar: prefix indicating past tense of verb) | :: augment {n} |
| augmentation {n} (medicine: a surgical procedure to enlarge a body part, as breast augmentation) | :: vergroting {f} |
| augmentative {n} (a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority) | :: vergrootwoord {n}, augmentatief {n} |
| Augsburg {prop} (city in southern Germany) | :: Augsburg |
| augur {n} (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) | :: waarzegger {m}, wichelaar {m} |
| augur {v} (to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events) | :: waarzeggen, voorspellen |
| August {prop} (male given name) SEE: Augustus | :: |
| August {prop} (eighth month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: augustus {m} |
| Augustine {prop} (male given name) | :: Augustinus {m} |
| Augustus {prop} (Roman emperor) | :: Augustus |
| auk {n} (seabird of the family Alcidae) | :: alk |
| aulete {n} (flautist) SEE: flautist | :: |
| aunt {n} (a parent’s sister or sister-in-law) | :: tante {f} |
| aunt {n} (affectionate term for an older woman, by means of fictive kin) | :: tante {f} |
| aunt {n} (great-aunt or grandaunt) SEE: great-aunt | :: |
| au pair {n} (a single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family) | :: au pair {f} |
| aura {n} (An invisible force surrounding a living creature.) | :: aura {f} |
| auricle {n} (smaller of the two types of heart chamber) SEE: atrium | :: |
| auricle {n} (outer ear) SEE: pinna | :: |
| Auriga {prop} (constellation) | :: Voerman |
| aurochs {n} (European bison) SEE: European bison | :: |
| aurochs {n} (Bos primigenius) | :: oeros |
| aurora {n} (atmospheric phenomenon) | :: poollicht {n} |
| Aurora {prop} (Roman goddess of dawn) | :: Aurora |
| aurora borealis {n} (aurora of the northern hemisphere) SEE: northern lights | :: |
| auscultate {v} (to practice auscultation) | :: ausculteren |
| auscultation {n} (diagnosis by stethoscope or similar auditory device) | :: auscultatie {f} |
| auspice {n} (patronage) | :: patronage {f}, auspiciën {p} |
| auspice {n} (omen) | :: voorteken {n}, omen {n} |
| auspices {n} (patronage or protection) | :: auspiciën {p} |
| auspicious {adj} (indicating future success) | :: gunstig |
| austere {adj} (grim, stern, strict) | :: streng, droog |
| austere {adj} (not extravagant) | :: sober, karig |
| austerity {n} (policy of deficit-cutting: reduce spending and/or raise taxes) | :: bezuiniging {f} |
| Australasia {prop} (Oceania) SEE: Oceania | :: |
| Australia {prop} (Commonwealth of Australia) | :: Australië |
| Australia {prop} (continent of Australia) | :: Australië |
| Australian {n} (a person from the country of Australia or of Australian descent) | :: Australiër {m}, Australische {f} |
| Australian {adj} (of or pertaining to Australia, the Australian people or languages) | :: Australisch, Australische |
| Australian Capital Territory {prop} (Territory of Australia) | :: Australisch Hoofdstedelijk Territorium |
| Australian magpie {n} (Australian magpie) | :: zwartrugfluitvogel {m} |
| Australian pelican {n} (species of pelican) | :: Australische pelikaan, brilpelikaan |
| Australian white ibis {n} (species of wading bird) | :: Australische witte ibis |
| Austria {prop} (country in Central Europe) | :: Oostenrijk {n} |
| Austrian {adj} (related to Austria) | :: Oostenrijks |
| Austrian {n} (Austrian person) | :: Oostenrijker {m}, Oostenrijkse {f} |
| Austroasiatic {adj} | :: Austroaziatisch |
| Austronesian {adj} (of or pertaining to Austronesia) | :: Austronesisch |
| autarchy {n} (autocratic government) SEE: autocracy | :: |
| autarky {n} (state of personal self-sufficiency) | :: gesloten staatshuishouding, autarkie |
| auteur {n} (creative artist) | :: auteur {m} |
| authentic {adj} (of undisputed origin) | :: authentiek, echt |
| authenticate {v} (to render authentic) | :: authenticeren, authentificeren |
| authenticate {v} (to prove authentic) | :: authenticeren, authentificeren |
| authentication {n} (proof of the identity of a user logging on to some network) | :: authenticatie, authentificatie |
| author {n} (writer) SEE: writer | :: |
| author {n} (originator or creator of a work) | :: auteur {m}, schrijver {m} [especially literary], schrijfster {f} [especially literary] |
| author {v} (to create a work as its author) | :: schrijven |
| authoritarianism {n} (authoritarian form of government) | :: autoritarisme {n} |
| authority {n} (power to enforce rules or give orders) | :: bevoegdheid {f}, gezag {n} |
| authority {n} (persons in command; specifically, government) | :: autoriteit {f}, autoriteiten {f-p} [usually plural], gezag {n}, overheid {f} |
| authority {n} (person accepted as a source of reliable information on a subject) | :: autoriteit {f} |
| authorization {n} (act of authorizing) | :: machtiging {f}, volmacht {f}, vergunning {f}, autorisatie {f} |
| authorization {n} (formal sanction, permission or warrant) | :: machtiging {f}, volmacht {f} |
| authorization {n} (power or right to give orders) | :: volmacht {f}, vergunning {f}, autorisatie {f} |
| authorize {v} (to grant power or permission) | :: machtigen |
| authorize {v} | :: machtigen, vergunnen, authoriseren |
| authorship {n} (quality or state of being an author) | :: schrijverschap {n} |
| autism {n} (neurological disorder) | :: autisme {n} |
| autism spectrum disorder {n} (one of various autistic disorders) | :: autismespectrumstoornis {f} |
| autist {n} (person with autism) | :: autist {m}, autiste {f} |
| autistic {adj} (having or pertaining to autism) | :: autistisch |
| autobiography {n} (biography of oneself) | :: autobiografie {f} |
| autochthon {n} (earliest inhabitant) | :: autochtoon {m} |
| autochthonous {adj} (native to the place where found) | :: autochtoon |
| autocracy {n} (form of government) | :: autocratie {f} |
| autocrat {n} (ruler with absolute power) | :: autocraat {m}, alleenheerser {m} |
| autodidact {n} (a self-taught person) | :: autodidact {m} |
| autograph {n} (signature) | :: handtekening |
| automagical {adj} (automatic, but with an apparent element of magic) | :: automagisch |
| automate {v} (to replace or enhance human labor with machines) | :: automatiseren |
| automated teller machine {n} (banking) | :: giromaat {f}, pinautomaat {f}, geldautomaat {f}, flappentap |
| automatic {adj} (capable of operating without external control) | :: automatisch |
| automatic {adj} (acting without conscious thought) | :: automatisch, gedachtenloos, mechanisch |
| automatic {adj} (describing a firearm which fires continuously) | :: automatisch |
| automatic {n} (A car with automatic transmission) | :: automaat {m} |
| automatically {adv} (In an automatic manner) | :: automatisch |
| automatic teller machine {n} (automated teller machine) SEE: automated teller machine | :: |
| automatic transmission {n} (a mechanical transmission which shifts gears automatically in response to speed and/or load) | :: automatische versnellingsbak {m} |
| automation {n} (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) | :: automatisering |
| automatize {v} (automate) SEE: automate | :: |
| automaton {n} (machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions) | :: automaat {m} |
| automobile {n} (passenger vehicle) | :: automobiel {m}, auto {m}, motorrijtuig {n} |
| automorphic number {n} (number whose square ends in itself) | :: automorf getal {n} |
| autonomous {adj} (self-governing) | :: autonoom |
| autonomy {n} (self-government) | :: autonomie {f} |
| autophagy {n} (the process of self-digestion) | :: autofagie {f} |
| autopilot {n} (guiding system) | :: automatische piloot {m} |
| autopsy {n} (a dissection performed on a cadaver) | :: autopsie {f} |
| autopsy {v} (perform an autopsy) | :: (een) autopsie uitvoeren |
| autosome {n} (any chromosome other than sex chromosomes) | :: autosoom {c} |
| autoteller {n} (automated teller machine) SEE: automated teller machine | :: |
| autumn {n} (season) | :: herfst {m}, najaar {n} |
| autumn foliage {n} (coloration of leaves during autumn) | :: herfstkleuren {f-p} |
| Auvergne {prop} (region of France) | :: auvergne |
| auxiliary {n} (auxiliary verb) SEE: auxiliary verb | :: |
| auxiliary {adj} (helping; giving assistance or support) | :: helpend, ondersteunend, hulp- [prefix] |
| auxiliary {adj} (supplementary or subsidiary) | :: extra, bijkomend, ondersteunend, hulp- [prefix] |
| auxiliary {adj} (held in reserve for exceptional circumstances) | :: reserve- [prefix] |
| auxiliary {adj} (of a ship, having both sails and an engine) | :: met hulpmotor |
| auxiliary {adj} (relating to an auxiliary verb) | :: hulp- [prefix] |
| auxiliary {n} (sailing vessel equipped with an engine) | :: zeilboot met hulpmotor |
| auxiliary language {n} (minority language) SEE: minority language | :: |
| auxiliary verb {n} (a helping verb) | :: hulpwerkwoord {n} |
| avail {v} (to turn to the advantage of) | :: profiteren, grijpen |
| avail {v} (to be of service to) | :: dienen |
| avail {v} (to promote; to assist) | :: bevorderen |
| avail {v} (to be of use (intransitive)) | :: baten |
| availability {n} (the quality of being available) | :: beschikbaarheid {f}, voorhanden zijn {n}, |
| availability {n} (that which is available) | :: beschikbaarheid {f} |
| available {adj} (capable of being used) | :: beschikbaar |
| available {adj} (readily obtainable) | :: beschikbaar, voorhanden |
| avalanche {n} (large sliding mass of snow and ice) | :: lawine {f} |
| avalanche {n} (fall of earth, rocks, etc.) | :: lawine {f} |
| avant-guard {n} (advanced body of an army) | :: voorhoede |
| avant-guard {n} (new and (usually) experimental) | :: voorhoede |
| Avar {prop} (language) | :: Avaars {n} |
| Avar {n} (person) | :: Avaar {m}, Avaarse {f} |
| Avar {n} (member of a group of professional equestrian nomads) | :: Avaar {m} |
| avarice {n} (excessive or inordinate desire of gain) | :: hebberigheid {f}, hebzucht {m} {f}, inhaligheid |
| avaricious {adj} (actuated by avarice) | :: inhalig, avaricieus |
| avatar {n} (digital representation of a person or being) | :: avatar {c}, [informal] ava {c} |
| avenge {v} (to take vengeance for) | :: wreken, wraak nemen |
| avenger {n} (one who avenges or vindicates; as, an avenger of blood) | :: wreker |
| avens {n} (plant of Geum) | :: nagelkruid {n} |
| aventurine {n} (variety of translucent quartz) | :: aventurien {m} {n}, aventurijn {m} {n} |
| avenue {n} (broad street) | :: weg {?}, laan |
| avenue {n} (principal approach to a house withdrawn from the road) | :: laan {?} |
| average {n} (arithmetic mean) | :: gemiddelde {n} |
| average {adj} (constituting or relating to the average) | :: gemiddelde |
| Avernus {prop} (underworld) SEE: underworld | :: |
| aversion {n} (fixed dislike) | :: afkeer {m}, aversie {f} |
| avert {v} (to turn aside) | :: ontwijken |
| avert {v} (to ward off) | :: voorkomen, verhinderen |
| Avestan {prop} (Old Iranian language) | :: Avestisch {n} |
| aviation {n} (art or science of flying) | :: luchtvaart {f} |
| avid {adj} (enthusiastic; passionate) | :: gretig |
| avitaminosis {n} (vitamin deficiency) | :: avitaminose {f} |
| avocado {n} (fruit) | :: avocado {m} |
| avocado {n} (tree) | :: avocadoboom {m} |
| avocation {n} (that which calls one away from one's regular employment or vocation) | :: afleiding |
| avocet {n} (bird) | :: kluut {m} |
| Avogadro constant {n} (number of atoms present in 0.012 kilograms of isotopically pure carbon-12) SEE: Avogadro's number | :: |
| Avogadro's number {n} (number of atoms present in 0.012 kilograms of isotopically pure carbon-12) | :: constante van Avogadro {f} {m}, getal van Avogadro {n} |
| avoid {v} (to keep away from) | :: vermijden |
| avoidable {adj} (capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable) | :: leegbaar |
| avoidable {adj} (capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped) | :: voorkoombaar, vermijdbaar |
| avoidance {n} (The act of avoiding or shunning) | :: vermijden {n} |
| Avraham {prop} (given name) SEE: Abraham | :: |
| avuncular {adj} (in the manner of an uncle) | :: vaderlijk |
| avuncular {adj} (kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant) | :: vriendelijk, welwillend, verdraagzaam |
| await {v} (transitive: to wait for) | :: verwachten, wachten op, afwachten |
| await {v} (transitive: to expect) | :: verwachten |
| await {v} (transitive: to be in store for) | :: klaarliggen, liggen te wachten |
| await {v} (to serve) | :: bedienen, dienen |
| await {v} (intransitive, to stay in waiting) | :: wachten op |
| await {v} | :: wachten op |
| awake {adj} (conscious) | :: wakker, ontwaakt |
| awake {v} (to gain consciousness) | :: ontwaken |
| awake {v} (to cause someone to stop sleeping) | :: wekken |
| awaken {v} (transitive: to cause to become awake) | :: wekken, wakker maken |
| awaken {v} (intransitive: to stop sleeping) | :: zich opwekken, wakker worden |
| awara {n} (Astrocaryum vulgare) | :: awarra |
| aware {adj} (vigilant, on one's guard) | :: waakzaam, op zijn hoede |
| aware {adj} (having knowledge of something) | :: op de hoogte zijn |
| awareness {n} (the state of consciousness) | :: besef, bewustzijn |
| awareness {n} (the state or quality of being aware of something) | :: bewustzijn, zich bewust zijn van |
| awash {adj} (washed by the waves or tide) | :: blank, overspoeld |
| away {adv} (from a place; hence) | :: weg |
| away {adj} (not here; gone) | :: weg |
| awayday {n} (meeting away from the office) | :: heidag {c} |
| away side {n} (away side) SEE: visiting team | :: |
| away team {n} (visiting team) SEE: visiting team | :: |
| away with the fairies {adj} (lost in thought) | :: met de feeën |
| awesome {adj} (causing awe or terror) | :: angstaanjagend, beangstigend |
| awesome {adj} (excellent, exciting) | :: indrukwekkend |
| awful {adj} (causing fear; appalling; terrible) | :: verschrikkelijk, vreselijk, afgrijselijk |
| awful {adj} | :: vreselijk |
| awful {adv} (colloquial: very, extremely) | :: verschrikkelijk, vreselijk, ontzettend, onmeunig [dialectal] |
| awfully {adv} (very) SEE: very | :: |
| awkward {adj} (lacking dexterity in the use of the hands) | :: onhandig |
| awkward {adj} (not easily managed or effected; embarrassing) | :: ongemakkelijk, genant |
| awkwardness {n} (the state or quality of being awkward) | :: onbeholpenheid {f}, onhandigheid {f} |
| awl {n} (pointed instrument) | :: els {m}, priem |
| awm {n} | :: aam |
| awn {n} (the bristle or beard of certain plants) | :: kafnaald {f} |
| awning {n} (a rooflike cover) | :: luifel |
| awning {n} (that part of the poop deck which is continued forward beyond the bulkhead of the cabin) | :: luifel |
| a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle {phrase} (a woman is capable of living a complete and independent life) | :: een vrouw zonder man is als een vis zonder fiets |
| axe {n} (tool) | :: bijl {f}, hakbijl {f} |
| axe {n} (weapon) | :: bijl {f}, strijdbijl {f} |
| axilla {n} (armpit) | :: axilla, oksel |
| axiological {adj} (Of or relating to value theory) | :: axiologisch, aangaande de waardentheorie |
| axiology {n} (value theory) | :: axiologie {f} |
| axiology {n} (particular value theory of a philosopher) | :: axiologie {f} |
| axiom {n} (philosophy: supposed self‐evident or necessary truth) | :: axioma {n} |
| axiom {n} (mathematics: fundamental assumption) | :: axioma |
| axiomatic {adj} (self-evident) | :: vanzelfsprekend |
| axiom of choice {n} (axiom that any product of non-empty sets is non-empty) | :: keuzeaxioma |
| axis {n} (geometry: imaginary line) | :: as |
| axis {n} (basis of space or part of graph) | :: as |
| axis {n} (second cervical vertebra) | :: draaier {m} |
| axis of evil {n} (states sponsoring terrorism and seeking weapons of mass destruction) | :: as van het kwaad |
| axis of symmetry {n} (a line about which a geometric figure is symmetric) | :: symmetrieas |
| Axis power {n} (member country of the World War II Axis) | :: as |
| axolotl {n} (endangered salamander) | :: axolotl {m} |
| axon {n} (a nerve fibre) | :: axon {n} |
| ax to grind {n} (proposition or point of view) | :: een appeltje te schillen |
| ayah {n} (A verse in the Quran.) | :: aja {f} |
| ayatollah {n} (a religious leader) | :: ayatollah {m} |
| aye-aye {n} (nocturnal quadruped) | :: vingerdier |
| Ayers Rock {prop} (Uluru) SEE: Uluru | :: |
| Aylmer {prop} (male given name) | :: Adelmar |
| Aymara {n} (indigenous people of South America) | :: Aymara {p} |
| Aymara {prop} (language of South America) | :: Aymara {n} |
| Ayyavazhi {prop} (religion) | :: Ayyavazhi |
| azalea {n} (plant) | :: azalea |
| Azerbaijan {prop} (country) | :: Azerbeidzjan |
| Azerbaijani {adj} (pertaining to Azerbaijan) | :: Azerbeidzjaans, Azeri |
| Azeri {n} (Azerbaijani) SEE: Azerbaijani | :: |
| Azeri {prop} (Azerbaijani) SEE: Azerbaijani | :: |
| azimuth {n} (arc of the horizon) | :: azimut {n} |
| Azores {prop} (an archipelago and an autonomous region) | :: azoren |
| Azrael {prop} (angel of death) | :: Azraël {m} |
| azure {n} (blue colour on a coat of arms) | :: azuur {?} |
| azure {n} (colour of the sky) | :: azuurblauw {n}, hemelsblauw {n} |
| azure {adj} (sky-blue coloured) | :: azuurblauw |
| azure {adj} (heraldry: of blue colour on a coat of arms) | :: azuur (blauw) |
| azure {n} (lapis lazuli) SEE: lapis lazuli | :: |
| Åland {prop} (Åland) SEE: Aland | :: |
| Ålesund {prop} (Norwegian municipality in Møre og Romsdal) | :: Ålesund |
| Æsir {prop} (the principal Norse gods) | :: Asen {p} |