| each {determiner} (every)
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:: elk, ieder
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| each other {pron} (to one another; one to the other)
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:: elkaar, elkander
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| each to his own {proverb} (to each his own) SEE: to each his own
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::
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| eager {adj} (excited by desire in the pursuit of any object)
|
:: begerig
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| eagerly {adv} (in an eager manner)
|
:: gretig
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| eagle {n} (any of several large carnivorous birds in the family Accipitridae)
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:: arend {m}, adelaar {m}
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| eagle owl {n} (large owl of genus Bubo)
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:: oehoe {m}
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| ear {n} (fruiting body of a grain plant)
|
:: aar {m}
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| ear {v} (archaic: to plough)
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:: ploegen
|
| ear {v} (plough) SEE: plough
|
::
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| ear {n} (external part of the organ of hearing) SEE: pinna
|
::
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| ear {n} (organ of hearing)
|
:: oor {n}
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| ear canal {n} (tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum)
|
:: gehoorgang
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| eardrum {n} (membrane separating outer and middle ears)
|
:: trommelvlies {n}
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| earl {n} (a British or Irish nobleman)
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:: graaf {m}
|
| earless seal {n} (seal of family Phocidae)
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:: rob {m}, zeehond {m}
|
| ear lobe {n} (a part of the ear)
|
:: oorlel {f}
|
| early {adj} (at a time in advance of the usual)
|
:: vroeg
|
| early {adj} (arriving at a time before expected)
|
:: vroeg
|
| early bird {n} (one who wakes early)
|
:: vroege vogel {m} {f}
|
| Early Middle Ages {prop} (Translations)
|
:: vroege middeleeuwen
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| early riser {n} (early bird) SEE: early bird
|
::
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| earmuff {n} (garment to keep the ears warm)
|
:: oorwarmers {p}
|
| earn {v} (gain through applied effort or work)
|
:: verdienen
|
| earn {v} (transitive: receive (money) for working)
|
:: verdienen
|
| earphone {n} (sound device held near the ear)
|
:: oortelefoon
|
| earphones {n} (small speakers worn over the ears)
|
:: oortelefoon {m}
|
| earpiece {n} (speaker placed inside or held near the ear)
|
:: oortje
|
| earplug {n} (protective clothing for the ear canal)
|
:: oordopje {n}
|
| earring {n} (piece of jewelry)
|
:: oorbel {m} {f}, oorring {m}
|
| ear shell {n} (abalone) SEE: abalone
|
::
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| earshot {n} (distance)
|
:: gehoorsafstand {m}
|
| earth {n} (soil)
|
:: aarde {f}, grond
|
| earth {n} (any general rock-based material)
|
:: aarde {f}
|
| earth {n} (the ground, land)
|
:: aarde, droge land {n}, land {n}
|
| earth {n} (electrical connection)
|
:: aarde {f}
|
| earth {n} (one of the four basic elements)
|
:: aarde {f}
|
| earth {n} (one of the five basic elements)
|
:: aarde {f}
|
| earth {v} (connect electrically to the earth)
|
:: aarden
|
| earth {v} (to bury)
|
:: begraven
|
| earth {prop} (our planet, third out from the Sun) SEE: Earth
|
::
|
| Earth {prop} (third planet of the Solar System)
|
:: Aarde {c}, aarde {f}
|
| Earth {prop} (personification of Earth) SEE: Mother Earth
|
::
|
| earthen {adj} (made of earth or mud)
|
:: aarden
|
| earthen {adj} (made of clay)
|
:: kleien
|
| earthenware {n} (ceramic)
|
:: aardewerk {n}
|
| Earthling {n} (inhabitant of the planet Earth)
|
:: Aardbewoner {m}
|
| earth pig {n} (aardvark) SEE: aardvark
|
::
|
| earthquake {n} (shaking of the surface of a planet)
|
:: aardbeving {f}, aardschok {m}
|
| earth up {v} (cover with soil)
|
:: aanaarden
|
| earthworm {n} (worm (animal))
|
:: aardworm, regenworm
|
| earthy {adj} (resembling dirt or soil)
|
:: aardeachtig, aardig
|
| earthy {adj} (down to earth)
|
:: met de voeten op de grond, natuurlijk
|
| earthy {adj} (resembling or of the earth)
|
:: aardeachtig
|
| earwax {n} (waxy substance secreted by the ear)
|
:: oorsmeer {n}, cerumen {n}
|
| earwig {n} (the insect)
|
:: oorworm {m}
|
| earworm {n} (earwig) SEE: earwig
|
::
|
| earworm {n} (tune that keeps replaying in one's head)
|
:: oorwurm {m}
|
| easel {n} (upright frame for displaying or supporting something)
|
:: schildersezel {m}, ezel {m}
|
| easement {n} (legal right to use another person's property)
|
:: erfdienstbaarheid {f}, servituut {n}
|
| easier said than done {adj} (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish)
|
:: makkelijker gezegd dan gedaan
|
| easily {adv} (without difficulty)
|
:: makkelijk
|
| easiness {n} (the quality of being easy)
|
:: gemakkelijkheid {f}
|
| east {n} (compass point)
|
:: oosten {n}
|
| east {adj} (in or towards the east)
|
:: oostelijk
|
| east {adj} (of or pertaining to the east)
|
:: oostelijk
|
| east {adj} (from the East)
|
:: oosters
|
| east {adv} (towards the east)
|
:: oostwaarts
|
| East {prop} (wind from the east)
|
:: oostenwind {m}
|
| East {prop} (Eastern world)
|
:: (het) Oosten {n}
|
| East {prop} (Eastern bloc)
|
:: (het) Oostblok {n}
|
| East Asia {prop} (eastern subregion of Asia)
|
:: Oost-Azië
|
| East Coast {prop} (the eastern seaboard of the United States)
|
:: oostkust {f} {m}
|
| East Elbia {prop}
|
:: Oost-Elbië
|
| Easter {n} (Christian holiday)
|
:: Pasen {n}, Paasfeest {n}
|
| Easter Bunny {prop} (Symbolic rabbit sometimes depicted delivering Easter eggs to children)
|
:: paashaas {m}
|
| Easter egg {n} (a dyed or decorated egg)
|
:: paasei {n}
|
| Easter Island {prop} (Island in the Pacific)
|
:: Paaseiland {n}
|
| Easter Monday {prop} (Monday after Easter Sunday)
|
:: tweede paasdag
|
| eastern {adj} (related to the east)
|
:: oostelijk
|
| eastern buzzard {n} (Buteo japonicus)
|
:: Japanse buizerd
|
| easterner {n} (a native or inhabitant of the east)
|
:: oosterling {m}
|
| Eastern Europe {prop} (Eastern Europe)
|
:: Oost-Europa {n}
|
| easternmost {adj} (farthest east)
|
:: oostelijkst
|
| Eastern Orthodox {adj} (pertaining to the Eastern Orthodox Church)
|
:: oosters-orthodox
|
| Easter Sunday {prop} (Easter Sunday)
|
:: eerste paasdag paaszondag
|
| Eastertide {n} (Eastertime)
|
:: paastijd {m}
|
| Eastertime {n} (Eastertime)
|
:: paastijd {m}
|
| East Flanders {prop} (East Flanders)
|
:: Oost-Vlaanderen {n}
|
| East Flemish {adj} (from or relating to East Flanders)
|
:: Oost-Vlaams
|
| East Flemish {prop} (group of Flemish dialects)
|
:: Oost-Vlaams {n}
|
| East Frisian {prop} (Frisian language)
|
:: Oostfries {n}, Oosterlauwers Fries {n}
|
| East Frisian {prop} (Low German dialect)
|
:: Oostfries {n}, Oostfries Nedersaksisch {n}
|
| East Germanic {adj} (of or relating to East Germanic languages)
|
:: Oost-Germaans
|
| East Germany {prop} (former European country)
|
:: Oost-Duitsland {n}
|
| East Indies {n} (Southeast Asia)
|
:: Oost-Indië
|
| easting {n}
|
:: Oostwaarde
|
| East Sea {prop} (Baltic sea) SEE: Baltic Sea
|
::
|
| East Sea {prop} (Sea of Japan) SEE: Sea of Japan
|
::
|
| East Sea {prop} (Dead Sea) SEE: Dead Sea
|
::
|
| East Slavic {adj} (of or relating to the East Slavs)
|
:: Oost-Slavisch
|
| East Timor {prop} (Country in Oceania)
|
:: Oost-Timor
|
| East Timorese {n} (person from East Timor or of East Timorese descent)
|
:: Oost-Timorees {m}, Oost-Timorese {f}
|
| East Timorese {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people)
|
:: Oost-Timorees
|
| eastward {adv} (towards the east)
|
:: oostwaarts
|
| easy {adj} (comfortable) SEE: comfortable
|
::
|
| easy {adj} (requiring little skill or effort)
|
:: makkelijk, gemakkelijk
|
| easy {adj} (consenting readily to sex)
|
:: makkelijk, gemakkelijk
|
| easy as pie {adj} (very easy)
|
:: een fluitje van een cent
|
| eat {v} (to ingest, see also: consume; ingest)
|
:: eten, vreten (used for animals; vulgar when applied to people), consumeren
|
| eat {v} (colloquial: cause to worry)
|
:: vreten, opvreten
|
| eatable {adj} (able to be eaten) SEE: edible
|
::
|
| eater {n} (one who eats)
|
:: eter {m}
|
| eatery {n} (a restaurant or café)
|
:: eetcafé {n}
|
| eating disorder {n} (psychological disorder)
|
:: eetstoornis {f}
|
| eating habit {n} (regular consumption of certain foods)
|
:: eetgewoonte {f}
|
| eat one's hat {v} (to express disbelief about a proposition)
|
:: zijn hoed opeten
|
| eat one's heart out {v} (feel overwhelming negative emotion)
|
:: lekker puh, nou jij weer
|
| eat one's words {v} (regret something said)
|
:: zijn woorden terugnemen, zijn woorden innemen
|
| eat out {v} (dine at a restaurant)
|
:: uit eten
|
| eat pussy {v} (to perform cunnilingus)
|
:: beffen
|
| eau de toilette {n} (lightly scented perfume)
|
:: eau de toilette {m} {f}
|
| eaves {n} (underside of a roof)
|
:: dakrand
|
| eavesdrop {v} (to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear)
|
:: afluisteren, luistervinken
|
| eavesdropper {n} (one who eavesdrops)
|
:: luistervink {m}, afluisteraar {m}
|
| eavestrough {n} (roof gutter)
|
:: dakgoot {m} {f}
|
| ebb {n} (low tide)
|
:: eb {n}
|
| ebb {v} (to fall away or decline)
|
:: wegebben
|
| ebb and flow {n} (flowing out and in of the tide)
|
:: eb en vloed
|
| e-bike {n} (bicycle powered by an electric motor)
|
:: elektrische fiets {f}, e-bike {m}
|
| ebony {n} (wood)
|
:: ebben, ebbenhout
|
| ebony {adj} (made of ebony wood)
|
:: ebbenhouten
|
| e-book {n} (electronic book)
|
:: boek {n}, e-book
|
| e-book reader {n} (e-reader) SEE: e-reader
|
::
|
| ebullient {adj} (enthusiastic)
|
:: uitgelaten
|
| ebullient {adj} (agitated)
|
:: uitbundig
|
| ECB {prop} (European Central Bank)
|
:: ECB
|
| eccentric {adj} (not at or in the centre)
|
:: excentrisch
|
| eccentric {adj} (not perfectly circular)
|
:: excentrisch
|
| eccentric {adj} (deviating from the norm)
|
:: excentriek, buitenissig, afwijkend
|
| eccentric {n} (person who does not behave like others)
|
:: excentriekeling {m}
|
| eccentric {n} (off-centre wheel)
|
:: excentriek {n}, kolderschijf {f}
|
| eccentricity {n} (a ratio between distances in a conic section)
|
:: excentriciteit {f}
|
| ecchymosis {n} (skin discoloration) SEE: bruise
|
::
|
| Ecclesiastes {prop} (book of the Bible)
|
:: Prediker
|
| ecclesiastic {adj} (pertaining to the church)
|
:: ecclesiastisch, kerkelijk
|
| ecclesiastical {adj} (pertaining to the church)
|
:: ecclesiastisch, kerkelijk
|
| Ecclesiastical Latin {prop} (Latin language)
|
:: christelijk Latijn {n}
|
| ecclesiology {n} (branch of theology)
|
:: ecclesiologie
|
| echidna {n} (any of the four species of small spined monotremes)
|
:: mierenegel {m}
|
| echo {n} (reflected sound)
|
:: echo {m}, naklank {m}
|
| echo {v} (to repeat back what another has just said)
|
:: echoën, terugzeggen, herhalen, napraten, nadoen
|
| echokinesis {n} (the compulsion or the act of imitating movements of others)
|
:: echokinesie {f}
|
| echolalia {n} (echoing of words or phrases)
|
:: echolalie {f}
|
| echt {adj} (genuine)
|
:: echt
|
| eclaircise {v} (to make clear) SEE: clarify
|
::
|
| eclectic {adj} (selecting a mixture of what appear to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles)
|
:: eclectisch
|
| eclectic {adj} (unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous)
|
:: uiteenlopend
|
| eclectic {n} (one who selects by the eclectic method)
|
:: eclecticus {m}
|
| eclecticism {n} (the quality of being eclectic)
|
:: eclectisch
|
| eclipse {n} (passage of a planetary object between others)
|
:: verduistering {f}, eclips {m}
|
| eclipse {v} (To overshadow)
|
:: overtreffen
|
| ecliptic {n} (Earth's orbital plane)
|
:: ecliptica {f}, schijnbare zonneweg {m}
|
| eco- {prefix} (concerning ecology or the environment)
|
:: eco-
|
| ecofascism {n} (ecofascism)
|
:: ecofascisme {n}
|
| ecofeminism {n} (a sociopolitical movement combining feminism and environmentalism)
|
:: ecofeminisme {n}
|
| eco-friendly {adj} (ecologically friendly) SEE: environmentally friendly
|
::
|
| ecologic {adj} (related to ecology) SEE: ecological
|
::
|
| ecological {adj} (relating to ecology)
|
:: ecologisch
|
| ecologist {n} (A scientist who studies ecology)
|
:: ecoloog {m}
|
| ecology {n} (branch of biology)
|
:: ecologie {f}
|
| e-commerce {n} (commercial activity conducted via the Internet)
|
:: electronic commerce, e-commerce
|
| econometrics {n} (branch of economics)
|
:: econometrie {f}
|
| economic {adj} (pertaining to an economy)
|
:: economisch
|
| economical {adj} (relating to economy) SEE: economic
|
::
|
| economical {adj} (careful with money)
|
:: spaarzaam, zuinig
|
| economics {n} (study)
|
:: economie {f}
|
| economist {n} (expert in economics)
|
:: econoom {c}
|
| economize {v} (to use sparingly)
|
:: bezuinigen, economiseren
|
| economy {n} (effective management of the resources of a community or system)
|
:: economie {f}
|
| economy {n} (frugal use of resources)
|
:: economie {f}
|
| economy {n} (production and distribution and consumption)
|
:: economie {f}
|
| ecosystem {n} (system of an ecological community and its environment)
|
:: ecosysteem {n}
|
| ecoterrorism {n} (terrorism with an ecological motive)
|
:: ecoterrorisme {n}
|
| ecotourism {n} (responsible travel)
|
:: duurzaam toerisme
|
| ecru {adj} (beige) SEE: beige
|
::
|
| ectoparasite {n} (parasite living on the surface of host organism)
|
:: ectoparasiet
|
| ectoplasm {n} (parapsychology: visible substance believed to emanate from spiritualistic mediums)
|
:: ectoplasma
|
| ectoproct {n} (bryozoan) SEE: bryozoan
|
::
|
| Ecuador {prop} (country in South America)
|
:: Ecuador
|
| Ecuadorian {n} (person from Ecuador)
|
:: Ecuadoriaan {m}, Ecuadoriaanse {f}
|
| Ecuadorian {adj} (pertaining to Ecuador)
|
:: Ecuadoriaans, Ecuadoriaanse
|
| ecumenic {adj} (ecumenical) SEE: ecumenical
|
::
|
| ecumenical {adj} (ecclesiastical: pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense)
|
:: oecumenisch
|
| ecumenical {adj} (general, universal, worldwide)
|
:: oecumenisch
|
| eczema {n} (acute or chronic inflammation of the skin)
|
:: eczeem
|
| ed {n} (edition)
|
:: [editie] ed.
|
| ed {n} (editor)
|
:: [redactie] red.
|
| -ed {suffix} (having an object)
|
:: -ig, ge- -d
|
| -ed {suffix} (having an object of a particular quality)
|
:: -ig, also as a past participle: ge- + -d
|
| Edam {prop} (Edam cheese) SEE: Edam cheese
|
::
|
| Edam cheese {n} (type of cheese)
|
:: edammer {m}
|
| eddy {n} (air or water running in an opposite direction to the main current)
|
:: draaikolk, werveling
|
| eddy current {n} (an induced electric current)
|
:: wervelstroom {m}
|
| edema {n} (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue)
|
:: oedeem {n}
|
| Eden {prop} (garden)
|
:: Eden {n}
|
| Edenic {n} (of or suggesting Eden)
|
:: paradijselijk,
|
| Edgar {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Edgar {m}
|
| edge {n} (boundary line of a surface)
|
:: rand, kant
|
| edge {n} (joining line between two vertices of a polygon)
|
:: ribbe
|
| edge {n} (place where two faces of a polyhedron meet)
|
:: ribbe
|
| edge {n} (an advantage)
|
:: voorsprong
|
| edge {n} (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument)
|
:: kling
|
| edge {n} (any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge)
|
:: grens
|
| edge {n} (in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph)
|
:: lijn, zijde, kant, tak
|
| edibility {n} (suitability for use as food)
|
:: eetbaarheid {f}
|
| edible {adj} (that can be eaten without harm; suitable for consumption)
|
:: eetbaar
|
| edible dormouse {n} (dormouse which is food)
|
:: zevenslaper {m}, relmuis {f}
|
| edict {n} (proclamation of law)
|
:: edict {n}
|
| edification {n} (building)
|
:: gebouw
|
| edifice {n} (building)
|
:: bouwwerk {n}, gebouw {n}
|
| edifice {n} (school of thought)
|
:: constructie, denkkader
|
| Edinburgh {prop} (capital of Scotland)
|
:: Edinburgh
|
| edit {n} (a change to the text of a document)
|
:: wijziging {f}, aanpassing {f}, bewerking {f}
|
| edit {v} (to change a text, or a document)
|
:: bewerken, wijzigen
|
| edition {n} (literary work)
|
:: editie {f}
|
| edition {n} (whole set of copies, print run)
|
:: druk {c}
|
| editor {n} (person who edits)
|
:: redacteur {m}
|
| editor {n} (newspaper editor)
|
:: redacteur {m}, krantenredacteur {m}
|
| editor {n} (program for modifying text files)
|
:: editor {m}, tekstverwerker {m}
|
| editor in chief {n} (highest ranking editor)
|
:: hoofdredacteur {m}
|
| edit war {n} (a dispute over the content of a page on a wiki or other editable work)
|
:: bewerkingsoorlog
|
| Edmonton {prop} (city in Alberta, Canada)
|
:: Edmonton
|
| e-dress {n} (e-mail address) SEE: e-mail address
|
::
|
| educate {v} (to instruct or train)
|
:: opleiden, onderwijzen, opvoeden
|
| education {n} (process or art of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment)
|
:: onderwijs {n}
|
| education {n} (facts, skills and ideas that have been learned, either formally or informally)
|
:: opvoeding
|
| educational {adj} (Of or pertaining to education)
|
:: opvoedkundig, onderwijskundig
|
| educative {adj} (educational)
|
:: educatief
|
| educator {n} (teacher) SEE: teacher
|
::
|
| educe {v} (to infer, deduce)
|
:: deduceren, afleiden, opmaken
|
| educe {v} (draw out, bring forth; elicit)
|
:: oproepen
|
| Edward {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Eduard, Edward
|
| eel {n} (any fish of the order Anguilliformes)
|
:: paling {m}, aal {m} [before it can spawn], palingachtigen {p}
|
| eelbuck {n} (device)
|
:: aalfuik, aalkorf {m}
|
| eelgrass {n}
|
:: groot zeegras
|
| eelpout {n} (fish of the family Zoarcidae)
|
:: puitaal
|
| eelspear {n} (A spear for spearing eels)
|
:: aalspeer {m}
|
| eeny, meeny, miny, moe {n} (similar children's counting-out games in other languages)
|
:: iene miene mutte
|
| eerie {adj} (weird)
|
:: vreemd
|
| eerie {adj} (frightened)
|
:: vreesachtig, angstaanjagend
|
| Eeyore {n} (negative or pessimistic person)
|
:: iejoor {m}
|
| efface {v} (make oneself inobtrusive)
|
:: zich wegcijferen
|
| effect {n} (result of an action)
|
:: effect {n}, werking {f}
|
| effect {v} (to make or bring about; to implement)
|
:: bewerkstelligen
|
| effective {adj} (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
|
:: efficiënt, werkzaam, effectief
|
| effective {adj} (producing a decided or decisive effect)
|
:: effectief
|
| effective {adj} (actually in effect)
|
:: effectief
|
| effectiveness {n} (degree)
|
:: effectiviteit {f}
|
| effeminate {adj} (of a man, behaving like a woman)
|
:: verwijfd
|
| efferent {adj} (carrying away from)
|
:: afvoerend, efferent
|
| efferent duct {n} (efferent duct)
|
:: afvoerend kanaaltje
|
| effervescent {adj} (fizzy)
|
:: bruisend, bruisende
|
| efficacious {adj} (effective, see also: effective)
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:: effectief, efficiënt
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| efficacity {n} (efficacy) SEE: efficacy
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::
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| efficacy {n} (ability to produce effect)
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:: doeltreffendheid
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| efficiency {n} (extent to which time is well used)
|
:: efficiëntie {f}
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| efficiency {n} (extent to which a resource is used for the intended purpose)
|
:: rendement {n}
|
| efficient {adj} (making good use of resources)
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:: efficiënt
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| efficient {adj} (using a particular proportion of available energy)
|
:: efficiënt
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| efficiently {adv} (in an efficient manner)
|
:: op een efficiënte manier
|
| effloresce {v} (to seep through material and then crystallize on a surface in a powdery form)
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:: verbloemen
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| efflower {v} (leatherworking: remove an outer surface with a knife) SEE: graze
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::
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| effort {n} (endeavor) SEE: endeavor
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::
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| effort {n} (the amount of work involved in achieving something)
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:: inspanning
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| effortless {adj} (without effort)
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:: moeiteloos
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| effortlessly {adv} (without effort; without difficulty or struggle)
|
:: moeiteloos
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| effrontery {n} (insolent and shameless audacity)
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:: onbeschaamdheid
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| effusion {n} (outpouring of liquid)
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:: uitstorting
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| effusive {adj} (extravagant or excessive)
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:: buitenissig, excessief
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| E flat major {n} (Major scale of E-flat)
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:: es-groot, es-majeur, es grote terts
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| E flat major {n} (Major chord of E-flat)
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:: es-groot, es-majeur, es grote terts
|
| e.g. {adv} (abbreviation for “for example”)
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:: bv., bijv. [bijvoorbeeld]
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| egg {n} (body housing an embryo)
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:: ei {n}
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| egg {n} (egg of domestic fowl as food item)
|
:: ei {n}
|
| egg cell {n} (ovum) SEE: ovum
|
::
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| egg cosy {n} (insulating cover placed over a boiled egg)
|
:: eiermutsje {n}, eiermuts {f}
|
| eggnog {n} (alcoholic beverage)
|
:: advocaat {m}
|
| egg on {v} (provoke)
|
:: provoceren, aanzetten tot
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| egg on one's face {n} (suffer embarrassment or humiliation)
|
:: een figuur slaan
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| eggplant {n} (plant)
|
:: aubergine {m}, eierplant {m}, eiervrucht {f}
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| eggplant {n} (edible fruit)
|
:: aubergine {f}, eiervrucht
|
| egg roll {n} (a food made made by wrapping a combination of ingredients)
|
:: loempia {n}
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| egg-shaped {adj} (having the shape of an egg)
|
:: eivormig
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| eggshell {n} (object)
|
:: eierschaal {f}
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| egg timer {n} (timer with an alarm)
|
:: eierwekker
|
| egg white {n} (clear part of an egg) SEE: albumen
|
::
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| egg yolk {n} (central part of an egg) SEE: yolk
|
::
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| egocentric {adj} (egotistical)
|
:: egocentrisch
|
| egocentrism {n} (following ones egotistical desires)
|
:: egocentrisme {n}
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| egoism {n} (tendency to think of self)
|
:: egoïsme {n}, zelfzucht {f} {m}
|
| egotism {n} (preoccupation with oneself)
|
:: egoïsme
|
| egotism {n} (belief that one is superior)
|
:: hooghartigheid
|
| egregious {adj} (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding)
|
:: flagrant, ongehoord
|
| egress {n} (exit) SEE: exit
|
::
|
| egret {n} (Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea)
|
:: reiger {m}
|
| Egypt {prop} (country in North Africa)
|
:: Egypte
|
| Egyptian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Egypt)
|
:: Egyptisch
|
| Egyptian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians)
|
:: Egyptisch
|
| Egyptian {n} (person from Egypt)
|
:: Egyptenaar {m}
|
| Egyptian {prop} (language)
|
:: Egyptisch {n}
|
| Egyptian goose {n} (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
|
:: nijlgans
|
| Egyptian plover {n} (Pluvianus aegyptius)
|
:: krokodilwachter {m}
|
| Egyptologist {n} (A person; one who is skilled professes or practices Egyptology)
|
:: Egyptoloog {m}, Egyptologe {f}
|
| egyptology {n} (Egyptology) SEE: Egyptology
|
::
|
| Egyptology {n} (the study of ancient Egypt)
|
:: egyptologie {f}
|
| eh {interj} (used as a tag question)
|
:: hè
|
| eh {interj} (used to mean “What?”)
|
:: hè
|
| eh {interj} ((Canadian) an interjection used to ascertain the continued attention)
|
:: hè
|
| Eid al-Adha {prop} (Islamic festival)
|
:: Offerfeest {n}
|
| Eid al-Fitr {prop} (religious celebration)
|
:: Suikerfeest, Kleine Feest
|
| eider {n} (duck of genus Somateria)
|
:: eidereend
|
| eidetic {adj} (pertaining to a memory of perfect clarity)
|
:: eidetisch
|
| eidolopeia {n}
|
:: idolopeia
|
| eidolopoeia {n} (rhetorical figure)
|
:: idolopeia
|
| Eifelian {prop}
|
:: Eifelien
|
| Eiffel Tower {prop} (tower in Paris)
|
:: Eiffeltoren {m}
|
| eigenvalue {n} (scalar multiplier of an eigenvector)
|
:: eigenwaarde {f}
|
| eigenvector {n} (vector not rotated by linear transformation)
|
:: eigenvector {m}
|
| eight {num} (cardinal number 8)
|
:: acht
|
| eight {n} (The digit/figure 8)
|
:: acht {f}
|
| eight {n} (Playing card with value 8)
|
:: acht {f}
|
| eighteen {num} (cardinal number)
|
:: achttien {f}
|
| eighteenth {adj} (the ordinal form of the number eighteen, see also: 18th)
|
:: achttiende
|
| eighteenth {n} (the person or thing in the eighteenth position)
|
:: achttiende {m} {f}
|
| eighteenth {n} (one of eighteen equal parts of a whole)
|
:: achttiende {n}
|
| eightfold {adv} (by a factor of eight)
|
:: achtvoudig
|
| eighth {adj} (ordinal form of the number eight, see also: 8th)
|
:: achtste
|
| eighth {n} (person or thing in the eighth position)
|
:: achtste
|
| eighth {n} (one of eight equal parts of a whole)
|
:: achtste {n}
|
| eighth note {n} (eighth note) SEE: quaver
|
::
|
| eight hundred {num} (cardinal number 800)
|
:: achthonderd
|
| eighties {n} (the decade of the 1980s)
|
:: jaren tachtig {n-p}, jaren 80 {n-p}; jaren 1980 {n-p}
|
| eightieth {adj} (ordinal form of the number eighty)
|
:: tachtigst, tachtigste
|
| eightieth {n} (The person or thing in the eightieth position)
|
:: tachtigste {m} {f}
|
| eightieth {n} (One of eighty equal parts of a whole)
|
:: tachtigste {n}
|
| eightsome {n} (group of eight)
|
:: achttal {n}
|
| eighty {num} (80)
|
:: tachtig {f}
|
| eighty-eight {num} (88)
|
:: achtentachtig
|
| eighty-first {adj} (ordinal number 81st)
|
:: eenentachtigst, eenentachtigste
|
| eighty-first {n} (one of eighty-one equal parts of a whole)
|
:: eenentachtigste {n}
|
| eighty-five {num} (the cardinal number 85)
|
:: vijfentachtig
|
| eighty-four {num} (84)
|
:: vierentachtig
|
| eighty-nine {num} (89)
|
:: negenentachtig
|
| eighty-one {num} (81)
|
:: eenentachtig
|
| eighty-seven {num} (87)
|
:: zevenentachtig
|
| eighty-six {num} (cardinal number 86)
|
:: zesentachtig
|
| eightysomething {n} (octogenarian) SEE: octogenarian
|
::
|
| eighty-three {num} (83)
|
:: drieëntachtig
|
| eighty-two {num} (82)
|
:: tweeëntachtig
|
| Eighty Years' War {prop} (Dutch war of independence)
|
:: Tachtigjarige Oorlog
|
| Eindhoven {prop} (city in the Netherlands)
|
:: Eindhoven {n}
|
| einkorn {n} (einkorn wheat) SEE: einkorn wheat
|
::
|
| einkorn wheat {n} (domesticated form of wheat type)
|
:: eenkoorn {n}
|
| Einstein {prop} (Albert Einstein)
|
:: Einstein
|
| einsteinium {n} (element with atomic number 99)
|
:: einsteinium {n}
|
| either {determiner} (each of two)
|
:: beide
|
| either {adv} ((after a negative) as well)
|
:: ook (niet)
|
| either {conj} (introduces the first of two options)
|
:: of, ofwel, hetzij; of ... of
|
| ejaculate {v} (to eject semen or vaginal fluid)
|
:: ejaculeren
|
| ejaculation {n} (ejection of semen through the urethra)
|
:: ejaculatie
|
| eject {v} (to compel to leave)
|
:: buitengooien
|
| ejection seat {n} (seat in an aircraft which can be ejected from the cockpit)
|
:: schietstoel {c}
|
| eke {adv} (also) SEE: also
|
::
|
| eke {n} (addition) SEE: addition
|
::
|
| eke out {v} (to supplement)
|
:: aanvullen, rekken
|
| eke out {v} (to obtain with difficulty)
|
:: bijeenscharrelen, [dialectal] bijeenscharten
|
| ektara {n} (a one string instrument)
|
:: ektar
|
| elaborate {adj} (detailed)
|
:: gedetailleerd, diepgaand
|
| elaborate {adj} (flashy or fancy)
|
:: intrigerend
|
| elaborate {v} (to give further detail or explanation)
|
:: uitweiden
|
| elaboration {n} (act or process of producing or refining with labor)
|
:: uitwerking
|
| elaiosome {n} (fleshy structure)
|
:: mierenbroodje {n}, elaiosoom {n}
|
| elastic {adj} (made of elastic)
|
:: elastieken
|
| elastic {n} (elastic band) SEE: elastic band
|
::
|
| elastic band {n} (loop of rubber or similar material)
|
:: elastiek {m}
|
| elasticity {n} (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
|
:: elasticiteit {f}
|
| elate {v} (to make joyful or proud)
|
:: verrukken, aanvuren
|
| elate {v} (to lift up, raise, elevate)
|
:: oplaten
|
| elated {adj} (extremely happy and excited)
|
:: uitgelaten
|
| elation {n} (An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism)
|
:: euforie
|
| elation {n} (A feeling of joy and pride)
|
:: opgetogenheid
|
| elative case {n} (case used to indicate movement out of something)
|
:: elatief {m}, elatieve naamval {m}
|
| Elbe {prop} (European river)
|
:: Elbe {f}
|
| elbow {n} (joint between upper arm and forearm)
|
:: elleboog {m}
|
| elbow bone {n} (ulna) SEE: ulna
|
::
|
| elder {adj} (greater than another in age or seniority)
|
:: ouder
|
| elder {n} (officer of the church)
|
:: ouderling {m}
|
| elder {n} (Sambucus)
|
:: vlier
|
| elderberry {n} (elder tree) SEE: elder
|
::
|
| elderberry {n} (fruit)
|
:: vlierbes {f}
|
| eldercare {n} (care for the elderly)
|
:: ouderenzorg {f}
|
| elderly {adj} (old)
|
:: bejaard
|
| elderly care {n} (eldercare) SEE: eldercare
|
::
|
| eldest {adj} (greatest in age or seniority)
|
:: oudst
|
| elecampane {n} (Inula helenium)
|
:: alant {m}
|
| elect {v} (to elect) SEE: choose
|
::
|
| election {n} (process of choosing a new leader or representatives)
|
:: verkiezing {f}
|
| election threshold {n} (minimum percentage of votes that a party needs to receive in order to obtain a parliamentary seat)
|
:: kiesdrempel {m}
|
| elector {n} (person eligible to vote)
|
:: kiezer {m}
|
| elector {n} (official)
|
:: kiesman {m}
|
| elector {n} (in the Holy Roman Empire, a participant in the election of the emperor) SEE: Elector
|
::
|
| Elector {n} (elector or prince-elector)
|
:: keurvorst {m}
|
| electoral fraud {n} (illegal interference with an election)
|
:: verkiezingsfraude
|
| electoral system {n} (voting system) SEE: voting system
|
::
|
| electorate {n} (those entitled to vote collectively)
|
:: electoraat
|
| electorate {n} (dominion of an elector in the Holy Roman Empire)
|
:: keurvorstendom {n}
|
| electric {adj} (electrical)
|
:: elektrisch
|
| electrical {adj} (electric) SEE: electric
|
::
|
| electrical engineering {n} (branch of engineering)
|
:: elektrotechniek {f}
|
| electric chair {n} (device used for performing execution by electrocution)
|
:: elektrische stoel {m}
|
| electric charge {n}
|
:: lading
|
| electric current {n} (measurement of the rate of flow of electric charge)
|
:: stroomsterkte {f}
|
| electric eel {n} (species of fish)
|
:: sidderaal {m}
|
| electric fence {n} (electric fence)
|
:: schrikdraad {m}, elektrische afrastering {f}
|
| electric guitar {n} (guitar which requires electronic amplification)
|
:: elektrische gitaar {m} {f}
|
| electrician {n} (tradesman who works with electrical equipment)
|
:: elektricien
|
| electricity {n} (form of energy)
|
:: elektriciteit {f}, stroom {m}
|
| electro- {prefix} (of electricity or electrical)
|
:: electro-
|
| electrocardiogram {n} (trace of an electrocardiograph)
|
:: elektrocardiogram {n}, hartfilm {m} [Netherlands, informal]
|
| electrocardiography {n} (the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms)
|
:: elektrocardiograaf {m}
|
| electrocute {v} (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock)
|
:: elektrocuteren
|
| electrocution {n} (accidental death or suicide by electric shock)
|
:: elektrocutie {f}
|
| electroencephalogram {n} (a recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph)
|
:: elektro-encefalogram {n}
|
| electrolytic capacitor {n} (capacitor that uses an electrolyte)
|
:: elektrolytische condensator {m}, elco {m}
|
| electromagnet {n} (magnet)
|
:: elektromagneet {f}
|
| electromagnetic {adj} (pertaining to electromagnetism)
|
:: elektromagnetisch
|
| electromagnetic interaction {n} (electromagnetic interaction)
|
:: elektromagnetische interactie {f}
|
| electromagnetic spectrum {n} (electromagnetic spectrum)
|
:: elektromagnetisch spectrum {n}
|
| electromagnetism {n} (a fundamental force)
|
:: elektromagnetisme
|
| electron {n} (the negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit atoms)
|
:: elektron {n}
|
| electron hole {n} (lack of an electron) SEE: hole
|
::
|
| electronic {adj} (pertaining to electrons)
|
:: elektronen-
|
| electronic {adj} (operating on behavior of electrons)
|
:: elektronisch
|
| electronic {adj} (generated by electronic device)
|
:: elektronisch
|
| electronic {adj} (of or pertaining to the Internet)
|
:: virtueel, web-
|
| electronic book {n} (e-book) SEE: e-book
|
::
|
| electronic mail {n} (email) SEE: email
|
::
|
| electronics {n} ((physics))
|
:: elektronica {m}
|
| electron microscope {n} (any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons)
|
:: elektronenmicroscoop {m}
|
| electron neutrino {n} (elementary particle)
|
:: elektronneutrino {n}
|
| electron volt {n} (a unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles)
|
:: elektronvolt {m}
|
| electroplate {v} (to coat an object with a thin layer of metal using electrolysis)
|
:: galvanisch verzilveren
|
| electrovalency {n} (charge)
|
:: elektronenvalenties
|
| electrovalency {n} (number of electrons gained or lost)
|
:: elektronenvalenties
|
| electrum {n} (fossil resin) SEE: amber
|
::
|
| elegance {n} (grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners)
|
:: elegantie {f}
|
| elegance {n}
|
:: elegantie {f}
|
| elegant {adj} (exhibiting elegance)
|
:: elegant, sierlijk, gracieus
|
| elegy {n} (mournful or plaintive poem or song)
|
:: klaaglied {n}
|
| element {n} (simplest or essential part or principle of anything)
|
:: element {n}
|
| element {n} (chemistry: simplest chemical substance)
|
:: element {n}
|
| element {n} (alchemy: one of the four basic building blocks)
|
:: element {n}
|
| element {n} (something small)
|
:: element {n}, fractie
|
| element {n} (place or state of being that an individual or object is better suited towards)
|
:: element {n}
|
| element {n} (law: component of a cause of action)
|
:: element {n}, gegeven {n}
|
| element {n} (set theory: object in a set)
|
:: element {n}
|
| element {n} (heating element)
|
:: element {n}
|
| elemental {adj} (basic, fundamental, elementary) SEE: elementary
|
::
|
| elementary {adj} (relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something)
|
:: elementair
|
| elementary school {n} (school for children) SEE: primary school
|
::
|
| Eleonora's falcon {n} (Falco eleonorae)
|
:: Eleonora's valk {f}
|
| elephant {n} (mammal)
|
:: olifant {m}, elpendier {n}, elp {m}
|
| elephant seal {n} (mammal of the genus Mirounga)
|
:: zeeolifant {m}
|
| elephant shrew {n} (Any member of the order Macroscelidea)
|
:: springspitsmuis {f}
|
| elevate {v} (promote) SEE: promote
|
::
|
| elevating work platform {n} (aerial work platform) SEE: aerial work platform
|
::
|
| elevator {n} (permanent construction) SEE: lift
|
::
|
| elevator {n} (control surface of an aircraft)
|
:: hoogteroer {n}
|
| eleven {num} (the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve)
|
:: elf
|
| eleven hundred {num} (one thousand one hundred)
|
:: elfhonderd {f}, duizend honderd
|
| eleventh {adj} (ordinal form of eleven, see also: 11th)
|
:: elfde
|
| eleventh {n} (something in the eleventh position)
|
:: elfde
|
| eleventh hour {n} (The last minute)
|
:: elfde uur
|
| elf {n} (mythical, supernatural being)
|
:: elf, alf
|
| elf {n} (very diminutive person) SEE: dwarf
|
::
|
| Elgar {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Adelger
|
| Elias {prop} (male given name) SEE: Elijah
|
::
|
| elicit {v} (to evoke, educe)
|
:: ontlokken, oproepen
|
| elicit {v} (to draw out, bring out)
|
:: onthullen, teweegbrengen, veroorzaken
|
| elicit {v} (to use logic to arrive at truth)
|
:: redeneren, afleiden
|
| elide {v} (to leave out or omit)
|
:: weglaten
|
| elide {v} (to cut off, as a vowel or a syllable)
|
:: elideren, verbinden
|
| elide {v} (to conflate)
|
:: samenvoegen, verbinden
|
| Elijah {prop} (biblical prophet)
|
:: Elia {m}
|
| eliminate {v} (to exclude (from investigation or from further competition)) SEE: exclude
|
::
|
| Elisabeth {prop} (female given name) SEE: Elizabeth
|
::
|
| Elisha {prop} (biblical prophet)
|
:: Elisa {m}
|
| elision {n} (deliberate omission)
|
:: weglating {f}
|
| elision {n} (the omission of a letter or syllable)
|
:: elisie {f}
|
| elite {adj} (of high birth or social position)
|
:: elitair, elitaire
|
| elite {n} (group with higher status)
|
:: elite {f}
|
| elite {n} (person who is among the best at certain task)
|
:: top-
|
| elitist {adj} (of or relating to elitism)
|
:: elitair
|
| elixir {n} (liquid which is believed to cure all ills)
|
:: elixer
|
| elixir {n} (pharmacy: sweet taste-masking liquid)
|
:: elixer
|
| Elizabeth {prop} (female given name)
|
:: Elisabeth {f}, Elizabeth {f}
|
| Elizabeth {prop} (mother of John the Baptist)
|
:: Elisabet {f}
|
| Elizabethan {n} (pertaining to the reign of Elizabeth I of England)
|
:: elizabethaans
|
| elk {n} (Alces alces) SEE: moose
|
::
|
| elk {n} (wapiti - Cervus canadensis) SEE: wapiti
|
::
|
| ellipse {n} (curve)
|
:: ellips
|
| ellipsis {n} (typographic mark)
|
:: beletselteken {n}, doorlooppuntjes {p}, ellips {f}
|
| ellipsis {n} (omission of word or phrase)
|
:: ellips {f}, weglating {f}
|
| ellipsoid {adj} (shaped like an ellipse) SEE: elliptical
|
::
|
| elliptical {adj} (oval)
|
:: elliptisch
|
| elliptical {adj} (showing ellipsis)
|
:: elliptisch
|
| elliptic curve {n}
|
:: elliptische kromme {m} {f}
|
| elm {n} (tree of genus Ulmus)
|
:: olm {m}, iep {m}
|
| Elmer {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Aalmar
|
| Elmer Fudd {prop} (fictional cartoon hunter)
|
:: Elmer Fudd
|
| elongated {adj} (extensive in length)
|
:: langgerekt
|
| elongated {adj} (stretched)
|
:: langwerpig
|
| elope {v} (run away with a paramour)
|
:: weglopen
|
| elope {v} (run away to get married)
|
:: weglopen
|
| eloquence {n} (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing)
|
:: welbespraaktheid {f}, eloquentie
|
| eloquent {adj} (fluently persuasive and articulate)
|
:: welsprekend, eloquent, welbespraakt
|
| El Salvador {prop} (country in Central America)
|
:: El Salvador
|
| else {adv} (word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to)
|
:: zoniet, anders, in het andere geval
|
| elucidate {v} (make clear)
|
:: verduidelijken, verklaren, uitleggen, verhelderen, clarificeren
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| elucidation {n} (A making clear; the act of elucidating or that which elucidates, as an explanation, an exposition, an illustration)
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:: verduidelijking, verklaring,
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| elusive {adj} (evading capture, comprehension or remembrance)
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:: ongrijpbaar
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| elusive {adj} (difficult to describe)
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:: moeilijk beschrijfbaar
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| elver {n} (a young eel)
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:: glasaal {m}, aaltje {n}, palinkje {n}
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| em {n} (name of the letter M, m)
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:: em
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| emaciate {v} ((transitive) make extremely thin or wasted)
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:: uitmergelen, uithongeren
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| emaciate {v} ((intransitive) become extremely thin or wasted)
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:: verschrompelen, vermageren
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| emaciated {adj} (thin or haggard)
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:: uitgemergeld
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| e-mail {n} (email) SEE: email
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::
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| e-mail {v} (email) SEE: email
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::
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| email {n} (system for transferring messages from one computer to another)
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:: mail {m}, e-mail {m}, email {m}
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| email {n} (message sent through email an email system)
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:: mail {m}, e-mail {m}, e-mailbericht {n}
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| email {v} ((transitive) to send an email or emails to)
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:: e-mailen, mailen
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| email {v} ((intransitive) to send, or compose and send, an email or emails)
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:: e-mailen, mailen
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| email address {n} (e-mail address) SEE: e-mail address
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::
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| e-mail address {n} (unique identifier)
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:: e-mailadres {n}
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| Emajõgi {prop} (river in Estonia)
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:: Emajõgi
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| E major {n} (the major key with E as its tonic)
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:: E-majeur, E-groot
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| E major {n} (the major chord with a root of E)
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:: E-majeur, E-groot
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| emanate {v} (To come from a source)
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:: uitstralen, ontstaan uit, voortkomen uit
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| emancipation {n} (act of setting free from the power of another)
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:: ontvoogding {f}, emancipatie {f}
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| emasculate {adj} (deprived of virility or vigor)
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:: ontmand
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| embalm {v} (to treat a corpse in order to prevent decomposition)
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:: balsemen
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| embankment {n} (artificial mound of earth and stone)
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:: waterkering {f}
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| embarge {v} (to put in a barge)
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:: inladen, aan boord brengen
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| embarge {v} (to board a barge)
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:: inschepen
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| embark {v} (to start)
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:: beginnen, starten
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| embarrass {v} (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)
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:: verlegen maken, in verlegenheid brengen
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| embarrassed {adj} (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
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:: in verlegenheid gebracht
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| embarrassing {adj} (causing embarrassment)
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:: gênant
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| embarrassment {n} (state of discomfort)
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:: verlegenheid {f}
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| embassy {n} (organization representing a foreign state)
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:: ambassade {f}
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| embattled {adj} (subject to or troubled by battles, controversy or debates)
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:: omstreden, omsingeld
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| embattled {adj} (prepared or armed for battle)
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:: bewapend, gevechtsklaar
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| embattled {adj} (having battlements or crenellations)
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:: voortdurend in moeilijkheden
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| embed {v} (lay as in a bed; lay in surrounding matter)
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:: vastleggen, inbedden
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| embed {v} (mathematics; embed in)
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:: inbedden in
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| embedded {adj} (part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into)
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:: ingebed
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| embedded {adj} (partially buried in concrete or planted in earth)
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:: verankerd, vastgebetonneerd
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| embellish {v} (to make more beautiful and attractive)
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:: verfraaien
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| ember {n} (glowing piece of coal or wood)
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:: sintel, hete kolen
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| embetterment {n} (improvement) SEE: improvement
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::
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| embezzle {v} (to steal money that one has been trusted with)
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:: verduisteren
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| embezzlement {n} (The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)
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:: verduistering {f}, zwendel
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| embiggen {v} (enlarge) SEE: enlarge
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::
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| emblem {n} (representative symbol)
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:: embleem {n}
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| embodiment {n} (entity typifying an abstraction)
|
:: belichaming {f}
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| embody {v} (represent in a physical form; to incarnate or personify)
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:: belichamen
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| embody {v} (include or represent, especially as part of a cohesive whole)
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:: belichamen
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| embolden {v} (To encourage, inspire, or motivate)
|
:: moed geven,verstouten
|
| embolism {n} (obstruction or occlusion of an artery by an embolus)
|
:: embolie {f}
|
| embower {v} (enclose something or someone as if in a bower; shelter with foliage)
|
:: omhullen
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| embrace {v} (to clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection, see also: hug)
|
:: omarmen, omhelzen, knuffelen
|
| embrace {v} (to enfold, to include (ideas, principles, etc.))
|
:: omarmen
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| embrace {n} (act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest, see also: hug)
|
:: omarming {f}, omhelzing {f}, knuffel {c}
|
| embrace {v} (to submit to) SEE: undergo
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::
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| embrace {v} (to encircle; to enclose, to encompass) SEE: encircle
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::
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| embrittlement {n} (Process of being embrittled.)
|
:: verbrossing {f}
|
| embroider {v} (to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread)
|
:: borduren
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| embroider {v} (to add imaginary detail to a narrative)
|
:: aandikken
|
| embroiderer {n} (person who embroiders)
|
:: borduurder {m}
|
| embroidery {n} (ornamentation)
|
:: borduurwerk {n}
|
| embroilment {n} (an entangled situation) SEE: imbroglio
|
::
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| embryo {n} (fertilized egg before developing into a fetus)
|
:: embryo {n}
|
| embryo {n} (botany: rudimentary plant contained in the seed)
|
:: kiemplant
|
| embryo {n}
|
:: embryo {n}
|
| embryology {n} (the scientific study of embryos)
|
:: embryologie {f}
|
| embryonic {adj} (embryology: of or relating to an embryo)
|
:: embryonaal
|
| em dash {n} (typographical symbol '—')
|
:: heel kastlijntje {n}
|
| emend {v} (to correct and revise)
|
:: emenderen
|
| emerald {n} (gemstone)
|
:: smaragd {m}
|
| emerald {adj} (of a rich green colour)
|
:: smaragdgroen, smaragdgroene
|
| emergence {n} (The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view)
|
:: opkomst
|
| emergence {n} (the arising of emergent structure in complex systems)
|
:: emergentie {f}
|
| emergency {n} (situation requiring urgent assistance)
|
:: nood {m}, noodgeval {n}, spoedgeval {n}
|
| emergency brake {n} (type of brake)
|
:: noodrem {m} {f}
|
| emergency escape {n} (fire escape) SEE: fire escape
|
::
|
| emergency exit {n} (exit for evacuation)
|
:: nooduitgang {m}
|
| emergency room {n} (hospital department)
|
:: spoedeisende hulp
|
| emergency service {n} (public service that deals with emergencies)
|
:: nooddienst {m}
|
| emergency stairs {n} (fire escape) SEE: fire escape
|
::
|
| emerging {adj} (becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising)
|
:: (naar) boven komen, naar buiten komen, zich vertonen, zich voordoen, blijken
|
| emic {adj} (analyzing a culture from inside)
|
:: emisch
|
| emigrant {n} (someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country)
|
:: uitwijkeling {m}, uitwijkelinge {f}, landverhuizer {m}, landverhuizerin {f}, emigrant {m}, emigrante {f}
|
| emigrate {v} (to leave one's country in order to reside elsewhere)
|
:: emigreren
|
| emigration {n} (act of emigrating)
|
:: uitwijking {f}, emigratie {f}
|
| emigration {n} (body of emigrants; emigrants collectively)
|
:: uitwijking {f}, emigratie {f}
|
| eminent {adj} (remarkable, great)
|
:: voortreffelijk, eminent
|
| eminent domain {n} (government's right to expropriate private land)
|
:: onteigening {f}
|
| eminent domain {n} (lord's property interest in a fief or fee)
|
:: oppereigendom
|
| E minor {n} (the minor key with E as its tonic)
|
:: e-mineur, e-klein
|
| E minor {n} (the minor chord with a root of E)
|
:: e-mineur, e-klein
|
| emir {n} (Islamic prince or leader)
|
:: emir {m}
|
| emirate {n} (country ruled by an emir)
|
:: emiraat {n}
|
| emissary {n} (an agent sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else)
|
:: afgezant
|
| emission {n} (something that is emitted)
|
:: uitstoot, emissie
|
| emit {v} (to send out or give off)
|
:: uitzenden, afgeven
|
| emitter {n} (that which emits)
|
:: zender {m}
|
| emitter {n} (terminal of a transistor)
|
:: emitter {m}
|
| emmer {n} (Triticum dicoccon)
|
:: emmertarwe {m}, tweekoren {n}
|
| emoji {n} (digital graphic icon)
|
:: emoji {m}
|
| emollient {adj} (Soothing; mollifying)
|
:: verzachtend
|
| emolument {n} (payment for an office or employment)
|
:: bijverdienste {f}
|
| emotion {n} (person's internal state of being)
|
:: emotie {f}
|
| emotional {adj} (of or relating to the emotions)
|
:: gevoelsmatig
|
| emotional {adj} (characterised by emotion)
|
:: emotioneel
|
| emotional blackmail {n} (psychological misuse of a person's emotions)
|
:: emotionele chantage {f}
|
| emotionless {adj} (lacking emotion)
|
:: emotieloos {n}
|
| emotivism {n} (Translations)
|
:: emotivisme {n}
|
| empathic {adj} (showing or expressing empathy)
|
:: empathisch
|
| empathic embarrassment {n} (embarrassment felt for someone else: vicarious embarrassment) SEE: vicarious embarrassment
|
::
|
| emperor {n} (ruler of an empire)
|
:: keizer {m}
|
| emperor penguin {n} (largest penguin)
|
:: keizerspinguïn
|
| emperorship {n} (rank or office of an emperor)
|
:: keizerschap
|
| emphasis {n} (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important)
|
:: nadruk {m}
|
| emphasis {n} (special attention or prominence given to something)
|
:: benadrukking
|
| emphasis {n} (prominence given to a syllable or words)
|
:: klemtoon {m}, beklemtoning
|
| emphasize {v} (stress)
|
:: benadrukken, beklemtonen
|
| emphatic {adj} (characterized by emphasis)
|
:: nadrukkelijk, emfatisch
|
| emphatic {adj} (stated with conviction)
|
:: nadrukkelijk, emfatisch
|
| emphatically {adv} (in an emphatic manner)
|
:: nadrukkelijk
|
| emphyteusis {n} (right)
|
:: erfpacht {f}
|
| empire {n} (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories)
|
:: rijk {n}, keizerrijk {n}
|
| empire {n} (political unit ruled by an emperor)
|
:: keizerrijk {n}
|
| empire {n} (group of states)
|
:: imperium
|
| empire {n} (enterprise under the control of one person)
|
:: imperium
|
| empiric {n} (unqualified or dishonest practitioner) SEE: charlatan
|
::
|
| employ {v} (employ, apply) SEE: use
|
::
|
| employ {v} (to give someone work)
|
:: tewerkstellen
|
| employee {n} (individual who provides labor to a company or another person)
|
:: bediende {m} {f}, werknemer {m}, medewerker {m}
|
| employer {n} (person or entity which employs others)
|
:: werkgever {m}
|
| employment {n} (use, purpose)
|
:: benutting, gebruik {n}, nut {n}, emplooi {n}
|
| employment {n} (the act of employing)
|
:: aanwerving, tewerkstelling
|
| employment {n} (the state of being employed)
|
:: tewerkstelling
|
| employment {n} (the work or occupation for which one is paid)
|
:: emplooi {n}, werk {n}, benutting {n}
|
| employment {n} (an activity to which one devotes time)
|
:: emplooi {n}
|
| employment {n} (the number or percentage of people at work)
|
:: tewerkstellingsgraad [proportion], tewerkstellingscijfer [number]
|
| employment contract {n} (category of contract)
|
:: arbeidsovereenkomst
|
| emporium {n} (place within a city for commerce and trading, see also: marketplace)
|
:: marktplaats {m}
|
| emporium {n} (shop that offers a wide variety of goods for sale)
|
:: warenhuis {n}
|
| empower {v} (to give permission to)
|
:: volmacht geven, machtigen
|
| empower {v} (to give confidence and/or strength to)
|
:: opmachtigen, bemoedigen
|
| empress {n} (female monarch of an empire)
|
:: keizerin {f}
|
| empress {n} (wife or widow of an emperor)
|
:: keizerin {f}
|
| emptiness {n} (the state or feeling of being empty)
|
:: leegte {f}
|
| empty {adj} (devoid of content)
|
:: leeg
|
| empty {v} (to make empty)
|
:: leegmaken, legen
|
| empty set {n} (unique set that contains no elements)
|
:: lege verzameling
|
| empty space {n} (vacuum) SEE: vacuum
|
::
|
| empty vessels make the most sound {proverb} (proverb)
|
:: holle vaten klinken het hardst
|
| empyema {n} (collection of pus)
|
:: empyeem
|
| Emsian {prop}
|
:: Emsien
|
| emu {n} (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
|
:: emoe {m}
|
| emulate {v} (to copy or imitate, especially a person)
|
:: imiteren, nadoen
|
| emulsifier {n} (substance that helps an emulsion form)
|
:: emulgator {m}
|
| emulsify {v} (To make into an emulsion)
|
:: emulgeren
|
| emulsion {n} (suspension of one liquid in another)
|
:: emulsie {f}
|
| enable {v} (to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities)
|
:: inschakelen, in staat stellen
|
| enable {v} (to make something possible)
|
:: mogelijk maken
|
| enable {v} (to allow a way out or excuse for an action)
|
:: in staat stellen
|
| enable {v} (to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device)
|
:: activeren, inschakelen
|
| enantiomer {n} (one of a pair of mirror-image stereoisomers)
|
:: enantiomeer
|
| encapsulate {v} (to enclose as if in a capsule)
|
:: inkapselen
|
| encapsulate {v} (object-oriented programming: To enclose objects in a common interface)
|
:: inkapselen
|
| encase {v} (to enclose in a case)
|
:: omhullen
|
| encephalopathy {n} (condition affecting the brain)
|
:: encefalopathie
|
| enchant {v} (to cast a spell upon)
|
:: betoveren
|
| enchanted {adj} (under the influence of enchantment)
|
:: betoverd
|
| enchanting {adj} (having the ability to enchant)
|
:: betoverend
|
| enchantress {n} (attractive woman skilled at using magic)
|
:: tovenares,heks
|
| enchantress {n} (beautiful, charming and irresistible woman)
|
:: verleidster, charmeuse
|
| encircle {v} (surround)
|
:: omsingelen
|
| enclave {n} (entity completely surrounded by another)
|
:: enclave {m} {f}
|
| enclitic {n} (clitic which joins with the preceding word)
|
:: encliticum {n}
|
| enclitic {adj} (affixed phonetically)
|
:: enclitisch
|
| enclose {v} (surround, fence in)
|
:: omheinen
|
| enclose {v} (insert)
|
:: bijvoegen, insluiten
|
| encode {v} (to convert source information into another form)
|
:: coderen
|
| encoding {n} (character encoding (computing))
|
:: codering {f}
|
| encompass {v} (surround)
|
:: omvatten
|
| encompass {v} (include)
|
:: bevatten
|
| encore {n} (brief extra performance after the main performance is complete)
|
:: toegift {f}, bisnummer {n}
|
| encounter {v} (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
|
:: ontmoeten, stuiten op, botsen op, treffen
|
| encounter {v} (confront (someone or something))
|
:: ontmoeten, oog in oog staan met
|
| encounter {v} (engage in conflict)
|
:: confronteren, het hoofd bieden
|
| encounter {n} (unplanned meeting)
|
:: (ongeplande) ontmoeting, treffen {n}
|
| encounter {n} (hostile meeting)
|
:: botsing, confrontatie, treffen {n}
|
| encourage {v} (mentally support or motivate)
|
:: bemoedigen, aanmoedigen
|
| encourage {v} (spur on, recommend)
|
:: aanmoedigen
|
| encourage {v} (foster, give help or patronage)
|
:: bevorderen, patroneren, steunen
|
| encouragement {n} (the act of encouraging)
|
:: aanmoediging {f}
|
| encouragement {n} (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.)
|
:: aanmoediging {f}, bemoediging {f}
|
| encroach {n} (encroachment) SEE: encroachment
|
::
|
| encroach {v} (to intrude unrightfully on someone else’s rights or territory)
|
:: binnendringen
|
| encroach {v} (to advance gradually beyond due limits)
|
:: uitdijen
|
| encroachment {n} (entry into a place or area that was previously uncommon)
|
:: aantasting {f}, afslijting {f}, overschrijding {f}
|
| encroachment {n} (intrusion upon another's possessions or rights)
|
:: aantasting {f}, inbreuk {f}
|
| encrypt {v} (to conceal information by means of a code or cipher)
|
:: versleutelen, coderen, vercijferen, encrypteren
|
| encyclopaedia {n} (encyclopedia) SEE: encyclopedia
|
::
|
| encyclopedia {n} (comprehensive reference with articles on a range of topics)
|
:: encyclopedie {m}
|
| encyclopedist {n} (person helping to write an encyclopedia)
|
:: encyclopedist {m}, encyclopediste {f}
|
| encyst {v} (To enclose within a cyst.)
|
:: inkapselen
|
| end {n} (extreme part)
|
:: einde {n}, uiteinde {n}
|
| end {n} (death)
|
:: einde {n}
|
| end {v} (ergative, intransitive: be finished, be terminated)
|
:: eindigen, ophouden, einden
|
| end {v} (transitive: finish, terminate (something))
|
:: beëindigen
|
| endangered {adj} (in danger, at risk)
|
:: bedreigd
|
| endarken {v} (to render dark or darker)
|
:: verduisteren
|
| en dash {n} (typographical symbol –)
|
:: half kastlijntje {n}
|
| endearing {adj} (inspiring affection or love)
|
:: vertederend
|
| endeavor {n} (a sincere attempt)
|
:: inspanning, ijveren {n}, poging
|
| endeavor {n} (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity)
|
:: [en] inspanning, moeite, streven {n}
|
| endeavor {v} (attempt through application of effort)
|
:: zich beijveren, proberen, nastreven
|
| endemic {adj} (native to a particular area)
|
:: inheems, endemisch
|
| endemic {adj} (peculiar to a particular area)
|
:: endemisch
|
| endemic {adj} (prevalent in a particular area)
|
:: endemisch
|
| endemic {n} (individual or species that is endemic)
|
:: inheemse soort {f}, inboorling {m}
|
| ending {n} (termination or conclusion)
|
:: beëindiging {f}
|
| ending {n} (grammar: last morpheme of a word) SEE: termination
|
::
|
| endive {n} (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia)
|
:: andijvie {m} {f}
|
| endless {adj} (having no end)
|
:: eindeloos
|
| endless {adj} (indefinite)
|
:: oneindig, grenzeloos
|
| endocarp {n} (inner layer of the pericarp)
|
:: endocarp {n}
|
| endocrine disruptor {n} (substance that hinders the normal functioning of the endocrine system)
|
:: hormoonverstoorder {m}
|
| endocrinologist {n} (practitioner of endocrinology)
|
:: endocrinoloog {m} {f}
|
| endodontist {n} (one who specializes in endodontics)
|
:: tandarts gespecialiseerd in wortelkanaalbehandeling
|
| endogamy {n} (the practice of marrying within one's own social group)
|
:: endogamie {f}
|
| endorse {v} (support)
|
:: ondersteunen, aanbevelen, goedkeuren, bevestigen
|
| endoscope {n} (instrument)
|
:: endoscoop {m}
|
| endosymbiotic theory {n} (the theory that concerns the origins of mitochondria and chloroplasts)
|
:: endosymbiontenhypothese
|
| endovascular {adj} (within a blood vessel)
|
:: endovasculair
|
| endow {v} (to give property to (someone) as a gift; to provide with support in the form of a permanent fund of money or other benefits)
|
:: begiftigen, doteren
|
| endow {v} (to enrich or furnish with some faculty or quality)
|
:: doteren, schenken
|
| endow {v} (to naturally furnish)
|
:: begiftigen
|
| endowment {n} (something with which a person or thing is endowed)
|
:: gift {m}
|
| endowment {n} (property or funds invested for the support and benefit of a person or not-for-profit institution)
|
:: dotatie {f}
|
| end up {v} (arrive at a destination)
|
:: belanden, terechtkomen
|
| endurable {adj} (able to be endured; tolerable; bearable)
|
:: draaglijk
|
| endurable {adj} (likely to endure; durable)
|
:: duurzaam
|
| endurance {n} (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence)
|
:: uithoudingsvermogen {n}
|
| endure {v} (to endure) SEE: take
|
::
|
| endure {v} (endure, undergo) SEE: suffer
|
::
|
| endure {v} (to continue despite obstacles)
|
:: voortduren
|
| endure {v} (to tolerate something)
|
:: verdragen
|
| end user {n} (the final consumer of a product; the intended recipient or user)
|
:: eindgebruiker {m}
|
| end user license agreement {n} (a contract between the manufacturer or copyright holder)
|
:: gebruikersovereenkomst {f}
|
| enema {n} (injection of fluid into the rectum)
|
:: klysma {n}, lavement {n}
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| enemy {n} (someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else)
|
:: vijand {m}, tegenstander {m}
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| enemy {adj} (of, relating to, or belonging to an enemy)
|
:: vijandelijk
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| enemy of the state {n} (person accused of crimes against the state.)
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:: staatsvijand {m}
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| energy {n} (impetus behind activity)
|
:: energie {f}
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| energy {n} (physics)
|
:: energie {f}
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| enfant terrible {n} (unconventional badly-behaved person)
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:: enfant terrible {n}
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| enfeoff {v} (to give up completely) SEE: surrender
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::
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| enfeoff {v} (to put (a person) in legal possession of a freehold interest)
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:: belenen
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| enforce {v} (to strengthen)
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:: versterken
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| enforce {v} (to keep up)
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:: handhaven
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| enforcement {n} (act of enforcing; compulsion)
|
:: handhaving {f}
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| enfranchise {v} (to grant the privilege of voting)
|
:: stemrecht verlenen
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| enfranchise {v} (to grant municipal or parliamentary rights)
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:: stadsrecht verlenen
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| enfranchise {v} (to grant freedom from servitude)
|
:: bevrijden van slavernij
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| engage {v} (to bind through legal or moral obligation)
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:: verloven
|
| engaged {adj} (busy or employed) SEE: busy
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::
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| engaged {adj} (agreed to be married)
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:: verloofd
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| engaged {adj} (already involved in a telephone call)
|
:: bezet, in gesprek
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| engagement ring {n} (a ring signifying a promise to wed)
|
:: verlovingsring {m}
|
| engender {v} (to bring into existence, cause)
|
:: voortbrengen
|
| engender {v}
|
:: voortbrengen
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| engine {n} (mechanical device)
|
:: motor {m}, aandrijving {f}
|
| engine {n} (locomotive) SEE: locomotive
|
::
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| engine block {n} (casting containing piston cylinders)
|
:: motorblok {n}
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| engine displacement {n} (volume of air/fuel mixture)
|
:: cilinderinhoud {m}
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| engine driver {n} (person)
|
:: machinist {m}
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| engineer {n} (person qualified or professionally engaged in engineering)
|
:: ingenieur {m} {f}
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| engineer {n} (person who finds a technical solution to a problem)
|
:: ingenieur {m} {f}, probleemoplosser {m}
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| engineer {n} (locomotive operator)
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:: machinist {m}
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| engineering {n} (application of science to the needs of humanity)
|
:: ingenieurswetenschap {f}
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| engine trouble {n} (problems occurring with an engine or motor)
|
:: motorpech {f}, motorpanne {f}
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| England {prop} (region of Great Britain)
|
:: Engeland {n}
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| Englander {n} (person from England)
|
:: Engelsman {m}
|
| English {adj} (of or pertaining to England)
|
:: Engels
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| English {adj} (of or pertaining to the English language)
|
:: Engels
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| English {n} (people from England)
|
:: Engelsman {m}, Engelse {f}, Engelsen {p}
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| English {n} (14-point type)
|
:: grote Augustijn, dubbel kolonel
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| English {prop} (the English language)
|
:: Engels {n}
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| English Channel {prop} (The part of the Atlantic Ocean between Great Britain and France)
|
:: Kanaal {n}
|
| English holly {n} (Ilex aquifolium) SEE: European holly
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::
|
| English horn {n} (cor anglais) SEE: cor anglais
|
::
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| Englishman {n} (male native or inhabitant of England)
|
:: Engelsman {m}
|
| English sparrow {n} (house sparrow) SEE: house sparrow
|
::
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| Englishwoman {n} (a female native or inhabitant of England)
|
:: Engelse {f}
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| engobe {n} (A clay slip coating applied to a ceramic body)
|
:: engobe
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| engrave {v} (carve text or symbols into (something))
|
:: graveren
|
| engraver {n} (person who engraves)
|
:: graveerder {m}, graveur {m}
|
| engraver {n} (tool used in this process)
|
:: graveerpen {m} {f}
|
| engraving {n} (an engraved image)
|
:: gravure {f} {m}
|
| engrossing {adj} (absorbing)
|
:: volledig inbeslagnemend, geheel doen opgaand, volledig bezighoudend
|
| engulf {v} (overwhelm)
|
:: overweldigen
|
| engulf {v} (surround; cover)
|
:: bedekken, omringen
|
| enhance {v} (augment or make something greater)
|
:: vergroten, uitbreiden
|
| enhance {v} (improve something by adding features)
|
:: uitbreiden, verbeteren
|
| enhanced {adj} (improved)
|
:: versterkt vermeerderd, benadrukt
|
| enhancement {n} (an improvement)
|
:: verbetering {f}
|
| enigma {n} (riddle, or a difficult problem)
|
:: raadsel, enigma
|
| enjoy {v} (to receive pleasure or satisfaction from something)
|
:: genieten van
|
| enjoy {v} (to have the use or benefit of something)
|
:: genieten
|
| enjoy {v}
|
:: genieten
|
| enjoyability {n}
|
:: genietbaarheid {n}
|
| enjoy your meal {phrase} (bon appétit) SEE: bon appétit
|
::
|
| enlarge {v} (make larger)
|
:: uitvergroten, vergroten
|
| enlargement {n} (Act of making larger)
|
:: vergroting {f}
|
| enlargen {v} (enlarge) SEE: enlarge
|
::
|
| enlightenment {n} (act of enlightening, state of being enlightened)
|
:: verlichting
|
| Enlightenment {prop} (the Enlightenment)
|
:: verlichting {f}
|
| en masse {adv} (in a single body or group)
|
:: massaal
|
| enmesh {v} (To mesh; to tangle or interweave)
|
:: vangen, verweven
|
| enmesh {v} (To involve in such complications.)
|
:: verstrikken
|
| enmesh {v} (To involve in difficulties.)
|
:: betrokken zijn, verwikkeld zijn
|
| enmity {n} (hostile or unfriendly disposition)
|
:: vijandschap, animositeit {m}
|
| ennead {n} (the number nine) SEE: nine
|
::
|
| ennui {n} (listlessness, boredom)
|
:: lusteloosheid, verveling
|
| Enoch {prop} (biblical character)
|
:: Henoch {m}
|
| enoki {n} (Flammulina velutipes) SEE: enoki mushroom
|
::
|
| enoki mushroom {n} (Flammulina velutipes)
|
:: fluweelpootje {n}
|
| enormous {adj} (extremely large)
|
:: enorm, gigantisch
|
| enough {determiner} (sufficient)
|
:: genoeg, voldoende
|
| enough {adv} (sufficiently)
|
:: genoeg
|
| enough {pron} (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc)
|
:: genoeg
|
| enough {interj} (stop!)
|
:: genoeg!
|
| en passant {n} (chess move)
|
:: en passant slaan
|
| enrapture {v} (to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate)
|
:: in vervoering brengen
|
| enravish {v} (to enrapture) SEE: enrapture
|
::
|
| enrich {v} (to make rich(er))
|
:: verrijken
|
| enrich {v} (to add nutrients or fertilizer to the soil; to fertilize)
|
:: verrijken
|
| enrich {v} (to increase the amount of one isotope in a mixture of isotopes)
|
:: verrijken
|
| en route {prep} (on the way)
|
:: onderweg
|
| ensconce {v} (to place in a secure environment)
|
:: veilig wegbergen,
|
| ensconce {v} (to settle comfortably)
|
:: nestelen,
|
| ensemble {n} (a group of separate things that contribute to a coordinated whole)
|
:: ensemble {n}
|
| ensemble {n} (a coordinated costume or outfit; a suit)
|
:: ensemble {n}
|
| ensemble {n} (a group of musicians, dancers etc who perform together; the chorus of a ballet company)
|
:: ensemble {n}
|
| ensign {n} (military officer)
|
:: vaandrig {m}
|
| ensign {n} (banner)
|
:: vaandel {n}
|
| enslave {v} (to make subservient; to strip one of freedom; enthrall)
|
:: knechten
|
| ensorcell {v} (to captivate, entrance, fascinate) SEE: captivate
|
::
|
| ensue {v} (to occur as consequence)
|
:: erop volgen, daarop volgen
|
| ensure {v} (assure) SEE: assure
|
::
|
| ensure {v} (make sure or certain)
|
:: verzekeren
|
| entail {v} (to imply or require)
|
:: verlangen
|
| entangle {v} (twist or interweave)
|
:: verwarren, verknopen, verstrengelen
|
| entangle {v} (involve in complications)
|
:: verstrikken, verwikkelen
|
| entanglement {n} (the state of being entangled)
|
:: verstrikking, verwarring, verwikkeling,verstrengeling
|
| entelechy {n} (complete realisation and final form of some potential concept or function)
|
:: entelechie {f}
|
| entelechy {n} (particular type of motivation)
|
:: entelechie {f}
|
| enter {v} (to go into (a room, etc.))
|
:: binnengaan
|
| enter {v} (to type into a computer)
|
:: invoeren
|
| enter into {v} (enter into) SEE: penetrate
|
::
|
| enteritis {n} (intestinal disease)
|
:: enteritis
|
| enterprise {n} (company, business, organization, or endeavor)
|
:: onderneming {f}
|
| entertain {v} (to amuse)
|
:: vermaken, amuseren
|
| entertain {v} (to have over at one's home)
|
:: ontvangen
|
| entertaining {adj} (amusing)
|
:: vermakelijk
|
| entertainment {n} (activity designed to give pleasure or relaxation)
|
:: vermaak {n}, amusement {n}
|
| enthral {v} (hold spellbound) SEE: enthrall
|
::
|
| enthral {v} (make subservient) SEE: enthrall
|
::
|
| enthrall {v} (hold spellbound)
|
:: betoveren
|
| enthronement {n} (the act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned)
|
:: troonsbestijging {f} (act of enthroning), intronisatie {f} [formal]
|
| enthuse {v} (to cause (someone) to feel enthusiasm)
|
:: enthousiasmeren
|
| enthusiasm {n} (feeling of excited, lively interest)
|
:: enthousiasme {n}, geestdrift
|
| enthusiastic {adj} (with zealous fervor; excited, motivated)
|
:: enthousiast
|
| enthusiastically {adv} (in an enthusiastic manner)
|
:: enthousiast
|
| enthymeme {n} (syllogism with required but unstated assumption)
|
:: enthymeem {c}
|
| entice {v} (to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope)
|
:: aantrekken
|
| enticing {adj} (alluring)
|
:: verlokkelijk
|
| entire {adj} (internal; interior) SEE: internal
|
::
|
| entire {n} (stallion) SEE: stallion
|
::
|
| entirely {adv} (to the full extent)
|
:: helemaal, geheel, volledig
|
| entitle {v} (to bestow the right to do something)
|
:: berechtigen
|
| entitle {v} (to give a title to a book etc.)
|
:: benoemen, betitelen
|
| entitled {adj} (having a title - book etc)
|
:: getiteld
|
| entitled {adj} (having a right to something)
|
:: gerechtigd, rechthebbend
|
| entitlement {n} (the right to have something)
|
:: recht op
|
| entitlement {n} (something that one is entitled to)
|
:: aanspraak
|
| entitlement {n} (a legal obligation on a government to make payments to a person, business, or unit of government)
|
:: uitkering
|
| Entlebucher {n} (dog breed)
|
:: Entlebucher sennenhond
|
| entomologist {n} (scientist who studies insects)
|
:: entomoloog {m}
|
| entomology {n} (study of insects)
|
:: entomologie, insectenkunde
|
| entourage {n} (retinue of attendants, associates or followers)
|
:: gevolg {n}
|
| entrails {n} (internal organs)
|
:: ingewanden {n-p}
|
| entrance {n} (place of entering)
|
:: ingang {m}
|
| entrance {n}
|
:: [1] binnenkomst {f}, [2] intrede {f}, [3] toegangsrecht {n}
|
| entrance {v} (to delight)
|
:: verwonderen
|
| entrance {v} (to put into a trance)
|
:: in trance brengen
|
| entrée {n} (main dish) SEE: main course
|
::
|
| entreaty {n} (petition, solicitation, prayer)
|
:: smeekbede {f}, smeekgebed {n}
|
| entrecôte {n} (a premium cut of beef)
|
:: entrecôte {f}
|
| entrench {v} (dig)
|
:: graven
|
| entrench {v} (surround with a trench)
|
:: ingraven
|
| entrench {v} (establish financial position)
|
:: zich vestigen
|
| entrepreneur {n} (person who organizes and operates a business and assumes the associated risk)
|
:: ondernemer
|
| entresol {n} (an intermediate floor in a building)
|
:: tussenverdieping {f}
|
| entropy {n} (term in thermodynamics)
|
:: entropie
|
| entrust {v} (To trust to the care of)
|
:: toevertrouwen
|
| entry {n} (act of entering)
|
:: invoer {m}
|
| entry {n} (permission to enter)
|
:: toegang {m}
|
| entry {n} (doorway that provides a means of entering a building)
|
:: ingang
|
| entry {n} (room immediately inside the front door)
|
:: entree
|
| entry {n} (article in a dictionary or encyclopedia)
|
:: trefwoord {n}, artikel
|
| entry {n} (record in a log or in a database)
|
:: post, notitie
|
| entry {n} (term in a matrix)
|
:: element {n}
|
| enumerate {v} (to specify each member of a sequence individually in incrementing order)
|
:: uittellen
|
| enumerate {v} (to determine the amount of)
|
:: opsommen, enumereren, uittellen
|
| envelop {v} (to surround or enclose)
|
:: omvatten, omhullen
|
| envelope {n} (wrapper for mailing)
|
:: envelop {f}, briefomslag {m}
|
| envelope {n} (something that envelops)
|
:: omslag {m}
|
| envious {adj} (feeling or exhibiting envy)
|
:: jaloers, nijdig
|
| environment {n} (area around something)
|
:: omgeving {c}
|
| environment {n} (natural world or ecosystem)
|
:: milieu {n}
|
| environment {n} (political or social setting, arena or condition)
|
:: milieu
|
| environmentally friendly {adj} (causing little harm to the environment)
|
:: milieuvriendelijk
|
| envoy {n} (representative)
|
:: gezant {m}
|
| envy {n} (resentful desire of something possessed by another)
|
:: afgunst {f}, nijd {m}
|
| envy {v} (to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions)
|
:: benijden, afgunstig zijn
|
| enzyme {n} (catalytic protein)
|
:: enzym {n}
|
| enzymology {n} (branch of science)
|
:: enzymologie {f}
|
| eon {n} (eternity)
|
:: eeuwigheid {f}, [rare] eterniteit {f}, [rare] sempiterniteit {f}
|
| eon {n} (period of 1,000,000,000 years)
|
:: eon {n}
|
| eon {n} (geological time period)
|
:: eon {n}
|
| eosin {n} (red, acidic dye)
|
:: eosine {f}, roodsel {n}
|
| eosinophil {n} (type of white blood cell)
|
:: eosinofiel {m}
|
| epee {n} (A fencing sword)
|
:: degen {m}
|
| epenthesis {n} (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word)
|
:: epenthesis {f}
|
| ephemeral {adj} (lasting for a short period of time)
|
:: vergankelijk, kortstondig, vluchtig
|
| ephemeral {adj} (existing for only one day)
|
:: eendaags, eendags
|
| Ephesians {prop} (book of the Bible)
|
:: Efeziërs, Brief van Paulus aan de Efeziërs
|
| Ephesus {prop} (ancient city)
|
:: Efeze {m}
|
| Ephraim {prop} (given name)
|
:: Efraïm
|
| epi- {prefix} (above, over, on, in addition to)
|
:: epi-
|
| epic {n} (extended narrative poem)
|
:: epos, heldendicht {n}
|
| epic {n} (events appropriate to an epic)
|
:: episch gebeuren/verhaal {n}, heldendaden {p}
|
| epic {adj} (of, or relating to, an epic)
|
:: episch
|
| epic {adj} (Momentously heroic)
|
:: episch, heldhaftig
|
| epic {adj} (extraordinary)
|
:: episch
|
| epicanthus {n} (a skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians)
|
:: amandelogen {p} {n}
|
| epicaricacy {n} (rejoicing at or deriving pleasure from the misfortunes of others) SEE: schadenfreude
|
::
|
| epicarp {n} (exocarp) SEE: exocarp
|
::
|
| epicene {n} (transvestite) SEE: transvestite
|
::
|
| epicene {n} (transsexual) SEE: transsexual
|
::
|
| epicene {adj} (effeminate) SEE: effeminate
|
::
|
| epicene {adj} (asexual) SEE: asexual
|
::
|
| epicene {adj} (of or relating to nouns or pronouns in any language that have a single form for male and female referents)
|
:: gemeenslachtig, geslachtloos
|
| epicene {adj} (androgynous, hermaphrodite) SEE: androgynous
|
::
|
| epicene {adj} (suitable for use regardless of sex) SEE: unisex
|
::
|
| epicentre {n} (point above earthquake)
|
:: epicentrum
|
| epiclesis {n} (part of the Divine Liturgy or the Mass)
|
:: Epiklese {f}
|
| epicycle {n} (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)
|
:: epicykels
|
| epicyclic gear {n} (system of gears) SEE: planetary gear
|
::
|
| epidemic {n} (widespread disease)
|
:: epidemie
|
| epidemic {n} (occurrence of such disease)
|
:: epidemie
|
| epidemic {adj} (like an epidemic)
|
:: epidemisch
|
| epidemiologic {adj} (of or pertaining to epidemiology)
|
:: epidemiologisch
|
| epidemiological {adj} (of or pertaining to epidemiology) SEE: epidemiologic
|
::
|
| epidemiologist {n} (scientist who specializes in epidemiology)
|
:: epidemioloog
|
| epidermis {n} (skin's outer layer in animals)
|
:: opperhuid {f} {m}
|
| epididymal {adj} (epididymal)
|
:: epididymaal, van de bijbal, paratesticulair
|
| epididymis {n} (tube)
|
:: bijbal, paratestikel {m}, epididymis {m}
|
| epigenetic {adj} (related to epigenesis)
|
:: epigenetisch
|
| epigenetic {adj} (related to epigenetics)
|
:: epigenetisch
|
| epigenetics {n} (study of processes)
|
:: epigenetica
|
| epigenetics {n} (study of heritable changes)
|
:: epigenetica
|
| epiglottis {n} (cartilaginous organ in the throat)
|
:: epiglottis, strotklep {f}
|
| epigone {n} (follower, disciple)
|
:: epigoon {m}
|
| epigram {n} (short, witty or pithy poem)
|
:: hekelrijm
|
| epigraph {n} (literary quotation placed at the beginning of a text)
|
:: motto {n}
|
| epigraphy {n} (study of inscriptions)
|
:: epigrafie {f}
|
| epilate {v} (to remove hair) SEE: depilate
|
::
|
| epilogue {n} (brief oration or script at the end of a literary piece)
|
:: epiloog {n}, nawoord {n}
|
| epimer {n} (diastereoisomer)
|
:: epimeer
|
| epiphany {n} (manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being)
|
:: verschijning, openbaring
|
| epiphany {n} (illuminating realization or discovery)
|
:: epifanie, ingeving {n}
|
| epiphany {n} (Epiphany) SEE: Epiphany
|
::
|
| Epiphany {n} (Christian feast)
|
:: Driekoningen {m}, Epifanie
|
| epiphenomenon {n} (medicine: a symptom that develops during the course of a disease not connected to the disease)
|
:: epiphenomena
|
| epiphenomenon {n} (philosophy, psychology: mental state or process that is an incidental byproduct of physiological events)
|
:: bijverschijnsel, epifenomeen {n}
|
| epiphenomenon {n} (any state, process or other activity that is the result of another)
|
:: afgeleid gegeven, epifenomeen {n}
|
| epiphysis {n} (pineal gland) SEE: pineal gland
|
::
|
| Epirote {n} (an inhabitant of Epirus)
|
:: Epiroot {m}
|
| Epirus {prop} (region; historical kingdom)
|
:: Epirus, Epiros
|
| Epirus {prop} (one of the 13 peripheries)
|
:: Epirus, Epiros
|
| episcopal {adj} (related to a bishop)
|
:: bisschoppelijk, episcopaal
|
| episiotomy {n} (surgical incision)
|
:: episiotomie {f}, epi {f}
|
| episode {n} (incident or action connected with a series of events)
|
:: gebeuren {n}, episode
|
| episode {n} (instalment of a drama told in parts)
|
:: episode {f}, aflevering {f}
|
| epistaxis {n} (nosebleed)
|
:: epistaxis {f}
|
| epistemic {adj} (relating to knowledge or cognition)
|
:: epistemisch
|
| epistemic {adj} (relating to theory of knowledge)
|
:: epistemisch, epistemologisch
|
| epistemology {n} (branch of philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge)
|
:: kennistheorie {f}, epistemologie {f}, kennisleer {f}
|
| epitaph {n} (inscription on a gravestone)
|
:: grafschrift
|
| epithelium {n} (membranous tissue)
|
:: epitheel
|
| epithet {n} (term used to characterize a person or thing)
|
:: toenaam {m}, epitheton {n}
|
| epithet {n} (term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person)
|
:: epitheton {n}
|
| epithet {n} (abusive or contemptuous word or phrase)
|
:: scheldnaam {m}, schimpnaam {m}
|
| epithet {n} (word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species)
|
:: epitheton {n}
|
| epitome {n} (embodiment or encapsulation of)
|
:: verwezenlijking {f}, belichaming {f}, personificatie {f}
|
| epitome {n} (the height; the best)
|
:: toppunt {n}
|
| epitome {n} (summary)
|
:: samenvatting {f}, synopsis {f}, uittreksel {n}, excerpt {n}
|
| epitomize {v} (make an epitome)
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:: excerperen, samenvatten
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| epitomize {v} (be an epitome)
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:: belichamen, in zich verenigen
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| epitrochoid {n} (geometric curve)
|
:: epitrochoïde {f}
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| epoch {n} (particular period of history)
|
:: tijdperk {n}
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| eponym {n} (person's name that has given rise to the name of something)
|
:: eponiem {n}, naamgever {m}
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| eponym {n} (word formed from a person’s name)
|
:: eponiem {n}
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| eponymous {adj} (relating to the person after which something is named)
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:: naamgevend, gelijknamig
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| epsilon {n} (name for the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet)
|
:: epsilon {m} {f}
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| epsilon {n} (symbol for front half open unrounded vowel)
|
:: epsilon {m} {f}
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| epsilon {n} (arbitrarily small quantity)
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:: epsilon {m} {f}
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| epsilon {n} (negligible effect)
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:: kleinigheid {f}
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| equability {n} (condition of being equable)
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:: gelijkmatigheid, uniformiteit
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| equable {adj} (calm and steady)
|
:: gelijkmatig
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| equal {adj} (the same in all respects)
|
:: gelijk, gelijke, identiek, identieke
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| equal {adj} (mathematics: exactly identical)
|
:: gelijk, gelijke, identiek, identieke
|
| equal {v} (be equal to)
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:: gelijk zijn aan
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| equal {v} (informal: have as its consequence)
|
:: betekenen
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| equal {n} (person or thing of equal status to others)
|
:: gelijke {m} {f}
|
| equality {n} (fact of being equal)
|
:: gelijkheid {f}
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| equality {n} (mathematics: fact of having the same value)
|
:: gelijkheid {f}
|
| equality {n} (equal treatment of people irrespective of social or cultural differences)
|
:: gelijkberechtiging {f}
|
| equally {adv} (in an equal manner)
|
:: even, gelijk, gelijkelijk, gelijkmatig
|
| equanimity {n} (state of being calm)
|
:: gelatenheid, berusting, kalmte, gelijkmoedigheid {f}
|
| equation {n} (mathematics: assertion)
|
:: vergelijking
|
| equator {n} (circle around the earth)
|
:: evenaar {m}, equator {m}
|
| equatorial {adj} (of, near, or relating to the equator)
|
:: equatoriaal
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| equatorial {n} (kind of telescope)
|
:: equatoriaal {m} {n}
|
| Equatorial Guinea {prop} (country in Western Africa)
|
:: Equatoriaal-Guinea
|
| equerry {n} (responsible for the care of horses)
|
:: stalmeester
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| equerry {n} (personal attendant to a dignitary)
|
:: hofdienaar
|
| equestrian {adj} (of horseback riding or horseback riders)
|
:: ruiter
|
| equilateral {adj} (referring to a polygon all of whose sides are of equal length)
|
:: gelijkzijdig
|
| equilateral triangle {n} (type of triangle)
|
:: gelijkzijdige driehoek {m}
|
| equilibrium {n} (condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced)
|
:: evenwicht {n}
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| equilibrium {n} (physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero)
|
:: evenwicht
|
| equilibrium {n} (mental balance)
|
:: evenwicht {n}
|
| equinox {n} (intersection of the ecliptic with the celestial equator)
|
:: nachtevening, dag-en-nachtevening, equinox
|
| equip {v} (to furnish for service)
|
:: uitrusten
|
| equipment {n} (the act of equipping)
|
:: uitrusting {f}
|
| equipment {n} (whatever is used in equipping)
|
:: uitrusting {f}
|
| equipoise {n} (state of balance)
|
:: evenwicht {n}
|
| equipoise {n} (counterbalance)
|
:: tegenwicht {n}
|
| equitable {adj} (fair, just, or impartial)
|
:: rechtvaardig
|
| equity {n} (ownership, especially in terms of net monetary value of some business)
|
:: aandeel
|
| equivalence {n} (condition of being equivalent)
|
:: gelijkwaardigheid
|
| equivalent {adj} (similar or identical in value)
|
:: gelijkwaardig
|
| equivocation {n} (Logical fallacy)
|
:: ambiguïteitsdrogreden {f}, equivocatie, gelijknamigheid {f}
|
| equivocation {n} (Expression susceptible of a double signification, possibly misleading)
|
:: dubbelzinnigheid {f}
|
| -er {suffix} ((used form a demonym) resident or inhabitant of...)
|
:: -er {m}, -se {f}
|
| -er {suffix} (used to form the comparative of adjectives)
|
:: -er
|
| -er {suffix} (used to form the comparative of adverbs)
|
:: -er
|
| era {n} (time period)
|
:: tijdperk {n}, periode {f}, era {m}, tijdrekening {f}
|
| eradicate {v} (to pull up by the roots)
|
:: ontwortelen
|
| eradicate {v} (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically)
|
:: met wortel en al uitroeien
|
| erase {v} (to remove markings or information)
|
:: uitwissen, uitgummen
|
| eraser {n} (thing used to erase something written or drawn)
|
:: gom, gum
|
| Erasmus {prop} (Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam)
|
:: Desiderius Erasmus {m}, Desiderius Erasmus van Rotterdam {m}
|
| erbium {n} (chemical element)
|
:: erbium {n}
|
| ere {conj} (before, sooner than)
|
:: eer
|
| e-reader {n} (device)
|
:: e-reader {m}
|
| erectile dysfunction {n} (erectile dysfunction)
|
:: erectiestoornis
|
| erection {n} (rigid state of penis or clitoris)
|
:: erectie
|
| eremite {n} (hermit) SEE: hermit
|
::
|
| ereyesterday {adv} (on the day before yesterday) SEE: day before yesterday
|
::
|
| ereyesterday {n} (the day before yesterday) SEE: day before yesterday
|
::
|
| ergative {n} (ergative case) SEE: ergative case
|
::
|
| ergative case {n} (case used to indicate the agent of a verb)
|
:: ergatief {m}
|
| ergativity {n} (linguistics: structuring property of grammar)
|
:: ergativiteit {f}
|
| ergo {conj}
|
:: daarom
|
| ergonomics {n} (science of the design of equipment)
|
:: ergonomie {f}
|
| Eric {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Erik
|
| Eris {prop} (dwarf planet)
|
:: Eris {f}
|
| Eritrea {prop} (country in Eastern Africa)
|
:: Eritrea
|
| erm {interj} (expression of uncertainty)
|
:: euh
|
| erm {interj} (indication of secondary message)
|
:: euh
|
| ermine {n} (Mustela erminea)
|
:: hermelijn {m}
|
| ermine {n} ((heraldry) a white field with black spots)
|
:: hermelijn {m}
|
| erne {n} (Haliaeetus albicilla) SEE: white-tailed eagle
|
::
|
| Ernest {prop} (given name)
|
:: Ernst
|
| E-road {n} (European road with an E-number)
|
:: E-weg {m}
|
| erode {v} (To wear away by abrasion, corrosion or chemical reaction)
|
:: afslijten, uitslijten, verweren, eroderen, corroderen, aantasten, aanvreten, uitbijten, inbijten
|
| Eros {prop} (God of love)
|
:: Eros {m}
|
| erotic {adj} (tending to arouse sexual desire)
|
:: erotisch
|
| err {v}
|
:: een fout maken, een vergissing maken, zich vergissen, dwalen
|
| err {v} (sin) SEE: sin
|
::
|
| errand boy {n} (male employed to run errands)
|
:: loopjongen {m}
|
| errant {adj} (straying from the proper course or standard)
|
:: dolend
|
| errata {n} (added page listing the errors which were discovered after printing)
|
:: errata {n-p}
|
| erratic {adj} (unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent)
|
:: onregelmatig
|
| erratum {n} (corrigendum) SEE: corrigendum
|
::
|
| err on the side of caution {v} (to act in the least risky manner)
|
:: het zekere voor het onzekere nemen
|
| error {n} (mistake)
|
:: fout, vergissing {f}, onjuistheid {f}
|
| error {n} (difference between a measured or calculated value and a true one)
|
:: fout, afwijking
|
| error {n} (one or more mistakes in a trial that could be grounds for review of the judgement)
|
:: procedurefout
|
| error {v} ((nonstandard) To make a mistake; to result in an error) SEE: err
|
::
|
| ersatz {n} (something made in imitation)
|
:: ersatz, surrogaat
|
| erstwhile {adj} (former, previous)
|
:: voormalig, vroeger, toenmalig
|
| erudite {adj} (scholarly, learned)
|
:: geleerd, belezen, erudiet
|
| erudition {n} (profound knowledge, especially that based on learning and scholarship)
|
:: eruditie {f}
|
| eruption {n} (violent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano)
|
:: uitbarsting {f}
|
| eruption {n} (sudden release of pressure or tension)
|
:: uitbarsting {f}
|
| eruption {n} (infection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing)
|
:: huiduitslag {m}
|
| eryngo {n} (Eryngium) SEE: sea holly
|
::
|
| Erythraean Sea {prop} (Red Sea) SEE: Red Sea
|
::
|
| erythrocyte {n} (red blood cell) SEE: red blood cell
|
::
|
| erythromycin {n} (any of a class of macrolide antibiotics)
|
:: erytromycine {f}
|
| erythronium {n} (vanadium) SEE: vanadium
|
::
|
| erythropoiesis {n} (production of red blood cells)
|
:: erytropoëse {f}
|
| Erzya {prop} (language)
|
:: Erzja
|
| Erzya {n} (person)
|
:: Erzja
|
| Esau {prop} (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
|
:: Esau
|
| escalate {v} (to intensify)
|
:: escaleren
|
| escalation {n} (a deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict)
|
:: escalatie {f}
|
| escalator {n} (mechanical device)
|
:: roltrap {m}
|
| escallop {n} (scallop) SEE: scallop
|
::
|
| escapade {n} (daring or adventurous act; undertaking which goes against convention)
|
:: escapade {f}
|
| escape {v} (to get free)
|
:: ontsnappen
|
| escape {v} (to elude)
|
:: ontsnappen aan, ontgaan
|
| escape {v} (to avoid capture)
|
:: er vanaf komen
|
| escape {v} (to halt a program by pressing a combination of keys)
|
:: stoppen, afbreken, onderbreken
|
| escape {n} (act of leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation)
|
:: ontsnappen
|
| escape {n} (computing: escape key)
|
:: escapetoets {m}
|
| escape {n} (sally) SEE: sally
|
::
|
| escarole {n} (subspecies or variety of endive)
|
:: andijvie
|
| Escaut {prop} (the river Scheldt) SEE: Scheldt
|
::
|
| eschatology {n} (system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death)
|
:: eschatologie {f}
|
| eschatology {n} (the study of the end times)
|
:: eschatologie {f}
|
| Escherian {adj} (of or relating to M C Escher)
|
:: Escheriaans {n}
|
| eschew {v} (avoid, shun)
|
:: vermijden, schuwen, ontwijken
|
| escort {v} (To attend to in order to guard and protect)
|
:: begeleiden
|
| escrow {n}
|
:: borg
|
| escutcheon {n} (coat of arms)
|
:: wapenschild {n}
|
| escutcheon {n} (plate or bezel to fill the gap around a protuberance)
|
:: sleutelschild {n}
|
| Esdras {prop} (any of four books)
|
:: Ezra {m}
|
| -ese {suffix} (forming adjectives and nouns describing things characteristic of a particular place)
|
:: -ees
|
| Eskimo {prop} (group of native peoples)
|
:: Eskimo's {m-p}
|
| Eskimo {prop} (language)
|
:: Eskimo {n}
|
| Eskimo {n} (member of the Eskimo people(s))
|
:: Eskimo {m}
|
| Eskimo {adj} (of, or relating to an Eskimo, Eskimos or their language, languages)
|
:: Eskimo-
|
| Eskimo-Aleut {prop}
|
:: Eskimo-Aleoetisch
|
| Eskimo kiss {n} (rubbing of one's nose against another's)
|
:: neuzeneuzen {n}
|
| esoteric {adj} (understood only by a chosen few)
|
:: esoterisch
|
| esoteric {adj} (having to do with concepts that are highly theoretical)
|
:: cerebraal, esoterisch
|
| esoteric {adj} (confidential; private)
|
:: exclusief
|
| esoterism {n} (inward forms of faith and religion)
|
:: esoterie
|
| espagnolette {n} (locking device)
|
:: espagnoletsluiting
|
| especially {adv} (particularly)
|
:: vooral
|
| Esperantist {n} (specialist or speaker of Esperanto)
|
:: esperantist
|
| Esperanto {prop} (auxiliary language)
|
:: Esperanto {n}
|
| Esperantologist {n} (academic of Esperanto)
|
:: esperantoloog {m}, esperantologe {f}
|
| Esperantujo {prop} (notional land)
|
:: Esperantoland, Esperantië
|
| espionage {n} (act of learning secret information through clandestine means)
|
:: spionage
|
| espousal {n} (betrothal) SEE: betrothal
|
::
|
| espouse {v} (become married to)
|
:: trouwen met, in het huwelijk treden met, tot man nemen, tot vrouw nemen
|
| espouse {v} (accept, support, take as one’s own)
|
:: verdedigen, aannemen, ondersteunen
|
| espy {v} (to catch sight of)
|
:: bespeuren, waarnemen
|
| espy {v} (to inspect narrowly)
|
:: onderzoeken, bespioneren
|
| -esque {suffix} (in the style of)
|
:: -esk
|
| -esque {suffix} (resembling)
|
:: -esk
|
| esquire {n} (male member of the gentry ranking below a knight)
|
:: jonkheer {m}, jonker {m}
|
| -ess {suffix} (female suffix)
|
:: -in {f}, -esse {f}
|
| essay {n} (written composition)
|
:: essay {n}, opstel {n}, essai
|
| essay {n} (an attempt)
|
:: poging {f}
|
| essayist {n} (one who composes essays; a writer of short compositions)
|
:: essayist {m}
|
| essence {n} (inherent nature)
|
:: essentie
|
| essence {n} (concentrate)
|
:: essence, aftreksel
|
| essence {n} (fragrance)
|
:: parfum {m} {n}
|
| essence {n} (true nature of something)
|
:: wezen {n}
|
| essential {adj} (necessary)
|
:: essentieel, onontbeerlijk, wezenlijk, noodzakelijk, nodig
|
| essential {adj} (of high importance)
|
:: essentieel, onontbeerlijk, wezenlijk, belangrijk
|
| essential {adj} (in basic form)
|
:: essentieel, wezenlijk, echt
|
| essential {n} (fundamental ingredient)
|
:: essentiële {n}
|
| essentially {adv} (essentially)
|
:: essentieel
|
| essential oil {n} (volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings)
|
:: etherische olie
|
| essential tremor {n} (Neurological condition)
|
:: essentiële tremor {c}
|
| -est {suffix} (superlative of adjectives and adverbs)
|
:: -ste
|
| -est {suffix} (second-person singular present tense of verbs)
|
:: -t
|
| establish {v} (To form; to set up in business)
|
:: oprichten, stichten
|
| establish {v} (To found; to institute)
|
:: oprichten
|
| establish {v} (To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate)
|
:: bevestigen, vaststellen
|
| establishment {n} (the act of establishing)
|
:: oprichting {f}
|
| establishment {n} (the state of being established)
|
:: oprichting {f}
|
| establishment {n} (that which is established)
|
:: vestiging, bestel {n}
|
| establishment {n} (slang: the ruling class or authority group)
|
:: establishment {n}
|
| estate {n} (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person)
|
:: bezit {n}
|
| estate {n} (historical: major social class or order of persons)
|
:: standadel,
|
| estate {n} (law: nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land)
|
:: bezit, eigendom,
|
| estate {n} ((extensive) area of land under single ownership)
|
:: landgoed {n}
|
| estate {n} (housing estate) SEE: housing estate
|
::
|
| esteem {n} (favourable regard)
|
:: achting {f}
|
| esteem {v} (to regard with respect)
|
:: achten, waarderen, prijzen
|
| ester {n} (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
|
:: ester {m}
|
| Esther {prop} (female given name)
|
:: Esther {f}
|
| Esther {prop} (book of the Bible)
|
:: Ester
|
| Esther {prop} (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
|
:: Esther {f}
|
| estimate {n} (rough calculation or guess)
|
:: schatting {f}
|
| estimate {v} (to calculate roughly)
|
:: schatten
|
| Estonia {prop} (country)
|
:: Estland {n}
|
| Estonian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language)
|
:: Ests, Estisch
|
| Estonian {n} (person)
|
:: Est {m}, Estlander {m}, Estlandse {f}
|
| Estonian {n} (language)
|
:: Ests {n}, Estisch {n}
|
| estragon {n} (tarragon) SEE: tarragon
|
::
|
| estrange {v} (cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate)
|
:: vervreemden
|
| estrange {v} (remove from an accustomed place or set of associations)
|
:: ontwortelen
|
| estrangement {n} (the act of alienating)
|
:: vervreemding {m}
|
| estrogen {n} (estrogen)
|
:: oestrogeen {n}, estrogeen {n}
|
| estuary {n} (place where ocean tides and river water merge)
|
:: estuarium
|
| esurient {adj} (avid, eager) SEE: avid
|
::
|
| esurient {adj} (very greedy or hungry) SEE: voracious
|
::
|
| eta {n} (Greek letter)
|
:: èta {m} {f}
|
| et al. {phrase} (and others)
|
:: en anderen
|
| etc. {phrase} (and so on, see also: and so forth)
|
:: enz., en zo voorts, etc.
|
| et cetera {phrase} (noting the omission of the remainder of a list) SEE: etc.
|
::
|
| etching {n} (art of producing an image)
|
:: ets {m} {f}
|
| Eteocypriot {prop} (the pre-Indo-European language)
|
:: Eteocypriotisch {n}
|
| eternal {adj} (lasting forever)
|
:: eeuwig, eindeloos
|
| eternal life {n} (immortality) SEE: immortality
|
::
|
| eternal life {n} (afterlife) SEE: afterlife
|
::
|
| eternity {n} (infinite time)
|
:: eeuwigheid {f} (definite article only)
|
| eternity {n} (time extending infinitely far into the future)
|
:: eeuwigheid {f}
|
| eternity {n} (period of time that elapses after death)
|
:: de eeuwigheid {f} (definite article required; often capitalized)
|
| eternity {n} (informal: a comparatively long time)
|
:: eeuwigheid {f} (indefinite article only)
|
| ethane {n} (aliphatic hydrocarbon, C2H6)
|
:: ethaan
|
| ethene {n} (ethylene) SEE: ethylene
|
::
|
| ether {n} (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
|
:: ether {m}
|
| ether {n} (substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space)
|
:: ether {m}
|
| ether {n} ((organic chemistry) diethyl ether)
|
:: ether {m}
|
| ether {n} ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)
|
:: ether {m}
|
| ether {n} (sky, heavens) SEE: heavens
|
::
|
| ethical {adj} (of or relating to the study of ethics)
|
:: ethisch
|
| ethics {n} (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct)
|
:: zedenkunde {f}, ethiek {f}
|
| ethics {n} (standards of conduct)
|
:: zedenkunde {f}, ethiek {f}
|
| Ethiopia {prop} (country in Eastern Africa)
|
:: Ethiopië {n}
|
| Ethiopian {n} (person)
|
:: Ethiopiër {m}
|
| ethnic {adj} (of or relating to a group of people)
|
:: etnisch
|
| ethnic {adj} (belonging to a foreign culture)
|
:: etnisch, exotisch, vreemd
|
| ethnic {n} (ethnic person, notably when foreigner or immigrant)
|
:: vreemdeling {m}
|
| ethnic {n} (ethnic minority)
|
:: (etnische) minderheid(sgroep)
|
| ethnic cleansing {n} (ethnic cleansing)
|
:: etnische zuivering {f}
|
| ethnographic {adj} (of, or relating to ethnography)
|
:: etnografisch
|
| ethnologist {n} (one who practices ethnology)
|
:: ethnoloog {m}, ethnologe {f}
|
| ethnology {n} (branch of anthropology)
|
:: volkskunde {f}, volkenkunde
|
| ethnopolitics {n} (politics as it relates to different ethnic groups)
|
:: etnopolitiek {f}
|
| ethnoreligious {adj} (Of or pertaining to ethnicity and religion)
|
:: etnoreligieus
|
| ethylene {n} (compound)
|
:: etheen
|
| ethylene oxide {n} (simplest epoxide)
|
:: etheenoxide {n}
|
| ethyne {n} (the compound C2H2)
|
:: ethyn
|
| etic {adj} (analyzing a culture from outside)
|
:: etisch
|
| etiquette {n} (forms to be observed in social or official life)
|
:: etiquette {m} {f}
|
| Etruscan {adj} (pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria)
|
:: Etruskisch
|
| Etruscan {n} (inhabitant of Etruria)
|
:: Etrusk
|
| Etruscan {prop} (extinct language of Etruria)
|
:: Etruskisch {n}
|
| etude {n} (piece of music)
|
:: etude {f}
|
| etymological {adj} (of or relating to etymology)
|
:: etymologisch
|
| etymologically {adv} (Based on or belonging to etymology)
|
:: etymologisch
|
| etymology {n} (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
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:: etymologie {f}, woordherkomst {f}
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| etymology {n} (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
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:: etymologie {f}
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| etymon {n} (source word)
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:: etymon {n}
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| EU {prop} (European Union, see also: European Union; EUSSR)
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:: EU {f}
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| eucalyptus {n} (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus)
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:: eucalyptus {m}
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| Eucharist {n} (sacrament)
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:: eucharistie {f}
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| Eucharist {n} (ceremony)
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:: eucharistieviering {f}
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| eucharistic {adj} (pertaining to the Eucharist)
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:: eucharistisch
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| Euclidean {adj} (of traditional geometry)
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:: euclidisch
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| Euclidean geometry {n} (mathematical system)
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:: euclidische meetkunde {f}
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| euergetism {n} (the practice of élite in Greek and Roman cities to distribute a part of their wealth to the community)
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:: evergetisme
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| eugenics {n} (social philosophy)
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:: eugenetica
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| eukaryote {n} (any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus)
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:: eukaryoten {p}
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| Euler's formula {prop} (Euler's formula)
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:: formule van Euler
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| eulogize {v}
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:: loven
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| eulogy {n} (an oration to honor a deceased person)
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:: grafrede {f}
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| eulogy {n} (high praise or recommendation)
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:: lofrede {f}
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| eunuch {n} (castrated human male)
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:: eunuch {m}, castraat {m}
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| eunuch {n} (such a man who was harem guard or in Middle Eastern courts under Roman Emperors, important officials of the state)
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:: eunuch {m}
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| euonymus {n} (tree of the genus Euonymus) SEE: spindle
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::
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| euphemism {n} (use of a word or phrase to replace another word with one considered less offensive)
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:: verbloeming, eufemisme {n}
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| euphemism {n} (word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way)
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:: eufemisme {n}
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| euphonium {n} (brass instrument)
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:: euphonium
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| euphony {n}
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:: eufonie {f}, welluidendheid {f}
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| Euphrates {prop} (river in the Middle East)
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:: Eufraat
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| Eurasia {prop} (the largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia)
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:: Eurazië {n}
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| Eurasian black vulture {n} (Aegypius monachus)
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:: monniksgier
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| Eurasian collared dove {n} (Streptopelia decaocto) SEE: collared dove
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::
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| Eurasian crag martin {n} (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
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:: rotszwaluw {f}
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| Eurasian hobby {n} (Falco subbuteo)
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:: boomvalk {m} {f}
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| Eurasian jay {n} (Garrulus glandarius)
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:: gaai {m}
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| Eurasian lynx {n} (Lynx lynx)
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:: lynx {m}, los {m}, Europese lynx {m}
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| Eurasian nuthatch {n} (Sitta europaea)
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:: boomklever {m}
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| Eurasian pygmy owl {n} (Glaucidium passerinum)
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:: dwerguil {m}
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| Eurasian siskin {n} (Spinus spinus)
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:: sijs
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| Eurasian sparrowhawk {n} (Accipiter nisus)
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:: sperwer {m}
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| Eurasian spoonbill {n} (Platalea leucorodia)
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:: lepelaar {m}
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| Eurasian tree sparrow {n} (tree sparrow) SEE: tree sparrow
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::
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| Eurasian woodcock {n} (Scolopax rusticola)
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:: houtsnip {f}
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| Euripides {prop} (a Greek tragedian)
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:: Euripides {m}
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| euro {n} (currency unit of the European Monetary Union)
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:: euro
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| euro area {n} (Eurozone) SEE: Eurozone
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::
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| Eurocent {n} (one hundredth of a euro)
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:: eurocent {f}
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| euro coin {n} (coin in the eurozone)
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:: euromunt {f}
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| Euroland {prop} (group of countries having Euro as currency) SEE: Eurozone
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::
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| Euromaidan {prop} (series of anti-government protests in Ukraine)
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:: Euromaidan {n} {m}, Euromajdan {n} {m}
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| Europe {prop} (European Union) SEE: European Union
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::
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| Europe {prop} (continent)
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:: Europa {n}
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| European {adj} (relating to Europe or the European Union)
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:: Europees
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| European {n} (person)
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:: Europeaanse {f}, Europeaan {m}
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| European alder {n} (black alder) SEE: black alder
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::
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| European ash {n} (Fraxinus excelsior) SEE: common ash
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::
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| European bee-eater {n} (Merops apiaster)
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:: bijeneter {m}
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| European bison {n} (the wisent species Bison bonasus)
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:: wisent {m}
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| European Central Bank {prop} (central bank for the European Union)
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:: Europese Centrale Bank
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| European hedgehog {n} (Erinaceus europaeus)
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:: egel
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| European herring gull {n} (Larus argentatus)
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:: zilvermeeuw
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| European holly {n} (Ilex aquifolium)
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:: hulst {f}, steekpalm {m}
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| European honey buzzard {n} (Pernis apivorus)
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:: wespendief {m}
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| European mink {n} (mink species)
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:: nerts {m}
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| European otter {n} (Lutra lutra)
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:: visotter {m}
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| European plaice {n} (Pleuronectes platessa)
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:: schol {m}
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| European polecat {n} (Mustela putorius)
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:: bunzing {m}
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| European robin {n} (Erithacus rubecula)
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:: roodborstje {n}
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| European roller {n} (Coracias garrulus)
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:: scharrelaar
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| European rowan {n} (Sorbus aucuparia) SEE: rowan
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::
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| European shag {n} (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
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:: kuifaalscholver
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| European smelt {n} (Osmerus eperlanus)
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:: spiering
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| European squid {n} (Loligo vulgaris)
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:: gewone pijlinktvis {m}
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| European Union {prop} (European supranational organisation)
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:: Europese Unie {f}
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| europium {n} (chemical element)
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:: europium {n}
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| Eurotunnel {prop} (Channel Tunnel) SEE: Channel Tunnel
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::
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| Eurovision {prop} (television network)
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:: Eurovisie
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| Eurozone {prop} (those European Union members whose official currency is the euro)
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:: eurozone {f}
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| Eustachian tube {n} (tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear)
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:: buis van Eustachius
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| eustasy {n} (worldwide change in sea level)
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:: eustasie
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| euthanasia {n} (practice of killing a human being or animal)
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:: euthanasie {f}
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| eutrophication {n} (becoming eutrophic)
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:: eutrofiëring {f}
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| Euxine Sea {prop} SEE: Black Sea
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::
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| evacuate {v} (to move out of an unsafe location into safety)
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:: evacueren
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| evacuation {n} (act of emptying)
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:: evacuatie {f}
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| evaluation {n} (assessment)
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:: beoordeling {f}, evaluatie {f}
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| evanescent {adj} (ephemeral) SEE: ephemeral
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::
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| evanescent {adj} ((mathematics) diminishing to the point of reaching zero as a limit) SEE: infinitesimal
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::
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| evangelical {adj} (pertaining to the doctrines or teachings of the Christian gospel or Christianity in general)
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:: evangelisch
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| evangelist {n} (itinerant or special preacher, especially a revivalist)
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:: evangelist {m}
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| evangelization {n} (act of evangelizing)
|
:: evangelisatie {f}
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| evangelize {v} (tell people about Christianity)
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:: evangeliseren, uitdragen van de blijde boodschap
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| evaporate {v} (to transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state)
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:: verdampen
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| evaporation {n} (process of liquid converting to the gaseous state)
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:: verdamping
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| eve {n} (day or night before)
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:: vooravond {m}, vigilie {f}
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| Eve {prop} (the first woman)
|
:: Eva {f}
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| Eve {prop} (given name)
|
:: Eva
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| even {adj} (flat and level)
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:: vlak, vlakke, gelijk, gelijke
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| even {adj} (without great variation)
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:: gelijke, gelijkmatig, gelijkmatige
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| even {adj} (equal)
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:: gelijk, gelijkmatig
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| even {adj} (arithmetic: divisible by two)
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:: even, paar
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| even {v} (to make even)
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:: evenen, gelijkmaken, platmaken
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| even {adv} (implying extreme example)
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:: zelfs, (niet) eens
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| even {adv} (emphasising comparative)
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:: nog
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| even {n} (Evening of the day)
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:: avondstond {m}
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| Even {prop} (language)
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:: eveens
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| evening {n} (time of day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight)
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:: avond
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| evening dress {n} (elegant dress worn by women)
|
:: avondjapon, avondjurk
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| evening meal {n} (meal taken in the evening)
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:: avondeten {n}, avondmaal {n}, diner {n}
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| evening star {n} (planet Venus seen in the evening)
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:: avondster {f}
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| evening star {n} (Oenothera biennis)
|
:: middelste teunisbloem {f}, nachtkeers {f}, nachtpitjes {p}, nachtkaars {f}, leliën-van-een-nacht {p}, vierentwintiguursbloem {f}
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| even so {adv} (in spite of the preceding remark or facts)
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:: desondanks, zelfs dan, toch
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| event {n} (occurrence)
|
:: gebeurtenis
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| event horizon {n} (gravitational sphere within which light cannot escape)
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:: waarnemingshorizon
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| even though {conj} (although)
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:: ook al, ondanks dat, hoewel
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| eventual {adj}
|
:: uiteindelijk
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| eventually {adv} (in the end)
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:: uiteindelijk
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| ever {adv} (always)
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:: ooit, altijd, steeds
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| ever {adv} (at any time)
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:: ooit
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| ever and anon {adv} (now and then)
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:: af en toe, nu en dan
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| Everest {prop} (Mount Everest) SEE: Mount Everest
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::
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| Everett {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Evert
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| evergreen {adj} (of plants, that do not shed their leaves)
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:: groenblijvend
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| everlasting {adj} (Lasting or enduring forever)
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:: altijddurend
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| everlasting {adj} (Continuing indefinitely)
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:: eindeloos
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| every {determiner} (all of a countable group)
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:: elk, ieder
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| everybody {pron} (all people)
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:: iedereen, allen
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| every cloud has a silver lining {proverb} (in every bad situation there is an element of good)
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:: achter de wolken schijnt de zon
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| every day {adv} (daily) SEE: daily
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::
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| everyday {adj} (appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions)
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:: alledaags
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| everyday {adj} (commonplace, ordinary)
|
:: alledaags
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| every Jack has his Jill {proverb}
|
:: op elk potje past een deksel
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| every man for himself {phrase} (forget about comradeship; save yourselves!)
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:: ieder voor zich
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| everyone {pron} (every person)
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:: iedereen, elkeen, allen, allemaal, iegelijk
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| everyone else {pron} (all other persons)
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:: alle anderen, ieder ander
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| every so often {adv} (occasionally)
|
:: van tijd tot tijd, af en toe
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| everything {pron} (all the things)
|
:: alles
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| every time {adv} (at each occasion that)
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:: telkens wanneer
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| everywhere {adv} (at all places)
|
:: overal
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| evict {v} (to expel)
|
:: verjagen, uitzetten
|
| evidence {n} (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion)
|
:: bewijs {n}, bewijsmateriaal {n}
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| evidence {n} (anything admitted by a court as proof)
|
:: bewijs {n}, bewijsmateriaal {n}
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| evidential {adj} (of or providing evidence)
|
:: bewijskrachtig
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| evidently {adv} (obviously)
|
:: duidelijk, klaarblijkelijk
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| evil {adj} (intending to harm)
|
:: kwaadaardig, boosaardig, kwaad, slecht, euvel
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| evil {adj} (morally corrupt)
|
:: slecht
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| evil {n} (moral badness, wickedness)
|
:: kwade {n}, kwaad {n}, slechte {n}, euvel {n}
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| evildoer {n} (person who performs evil acts)
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:: overtreder {m},slechterik {m}
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| evil eye {n} (wicked look)
|
:: boze oog {n}
|
| evil laugh {n} (stereotypical villain's laugh)
|
:: demonische lach {m}
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| evil laughter {n} (stereotypical villain's laughter) SEE: evil laugh
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::
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| evilness {n} (of or relating to evil)
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:: slechtheid {f}, kwaadaardigheid {f}
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| evince {v} (to show or demonstrate clearly)
|
:: aantonen, bewijzen, vertonen
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| eviscerate {v} (to disembowel)
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:: ontdarmen, ontweiden, van ingewanden ontdoen
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| eviscerate {v} (to make ineffectual or meaningless)
|
:: ontkrachten,verzwakken
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| eviscerate {v} (to elicit the essence of)
|
:: uithollen
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| evisceration {n} (A disemboweling)
|
:: van ingewanden ontdoenontweien
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| evisceration {n} (A vigorous verbal assault)
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:: iets afbreken, neerhalen
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| evoke {v} (to cause the manifestation of)
|
:: oproepen
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| evolution {n} (general: a gradual process of development)
|
:: evolutie {f}
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| evolution {n} (biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time)
|
:: evolutie {f}
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| evolutionary {adj} (of or relating to evolution)
|
:: evolutionair
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| evolutionary biology {n} (sub-field of biology)
|
:: evolutiebiologie {f}
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| evolutionary theory {n} (theory of evolution)
|
:: evolutietheorie {f}
|
| evolutionistic {adj} (of or pertaining to evolutionism)
|
:: evolutionistisch
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| evolve {v} (come into being; develop)
|
:: ontwikkelen
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| ew {interj} (expression of disgust or nausea)
|
:: bah
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| ewe {n} (female sheep)
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:: ooi {f}
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| Ewe {n} (ethnic group)
|
:: Ewe {p}
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| Ewe {prop} (language)
|
:: Ewe {n}
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| Ewe {adj} (pertaining to the Ewe people or language)
|
:: Ewe-
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| ex {n} (colloquial: former partner or spouse)
|
:: ex {m} {f}
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| ex- {prefix} (former)
|
:: ex-
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| exa- {prefix} (SI prefix)
|
:: exa-
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| exacerbate {v} (make worse)
|
:: verslechteren, verergeren, exacerberen
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| exact {adj} (precisely agreeing)
|
:: exact, precies
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| exact {adj} (habitually careful)
|
:: exact, precies
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| exact {adj} (precisely conceived or stated)
|
:: exact, precies
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| exacting {adj} (Making excessive demands; difficult to satisfy)
|
:: veeleisend
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| exactly {adv} (in an exact manner)
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:: precies, exact
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| exactly {interj} (signifying agreement or recognition)
|
:: precies
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| exaggerate {v} (to overstate, to describe more than is fact)
|
:: overdrijven
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| exaggerated {adj} (that has been described as greater than it actually is)
|
:: overdreven, overtrokken
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| examination {n} (inspection by a doctor)
|
:: onderzoek {n}
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| examination {n} (formal test)
|
:: toets {m}, proefwerk {n}, examen {n}
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| examination {n} (interrogation) SEE: interrogation
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::
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| examine {v} (to observe or inspect carefully or critically)
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:: onderzoeken
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| examine {v} (to determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination)
|
:: examineren
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| example {n} (something representative of a group)
|
:: voorbeeld {n}
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| example {n} (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule)
|
:: voorbeeld {n}
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| example {n} (something serving as a pattern of behaviour)
|
:: voorbeeld
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| exanimate {adj} (lifeless; dead)
|
:: levenloos, levensloos, dood, doods, ontzield
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| exanimate {adj} (spiritless, dispirited, disheartened, not lively)
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:: lusteloos, mat
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| exasperate {v} (frustrate, vex, annoy)
|
:: tot wanhoop drijven
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| exasperated {adj} (greatly annoyed; made furious)
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:: geërgerd
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| excavate {v} (to make a hole in (something); to hollow)
|
:: uithollen
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| excavate {v} (to remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out)
|
:: uithollen
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| excavate {v} (to uncover (something) by digging)
|
:: opdelven, uitgraven
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| excavation {n} (act of excavating, or of making hollow)
|
:: afgraving {f}
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| excavation {n} (cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping)
|
:: bouwput {m}
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| excavation {n} (archaeological excavation)
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:: opgraving {f}
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| excavator {n} (curette used to scrape out pathological material) SEE: curette
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::
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| excavator {n} (vehicle)
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:: graafmachine {f}
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| exceed {v} (to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable)
|
:: overschrijden, overstijgen, overtreffen
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| exceed {v} (to be better than something else or than expected or desirable)
|
:: overstijgen, overtreffen
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| exceed {v} (to go beyond the limits of something)
|
:: overschrijden, te buiten gaan, overstijgen
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| excel {v} (intransitive: to be much better than others)
|
:: uitblinken
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| excellent {adj} (of the highest quality)
|
:: uitstekend, uitmuntend, excellent, voortreffelijk
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| excelsior {n} (3-point type)
|
:: kwart cicero
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| except {v} (to exclude)
|
:: uitsluiten, uitzonderen
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| except {v} (to take exception, to object to)
|
:: bezwaar hebben, protesteren, bezwaar maken
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| except {prep} (with the exception of)
|
:: behalve, uitgezonderd {n}
|
| exception {n} (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion)
|
:: uitzondering {f}
|
| exception {n} (that which is excepted or taken out from others)
|
:: uitzondering {f}
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| exceptional {adj} (forming an exception)
|
:: buitengewoon, exceptioneel, uitzonderlijk
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| exceptionality {n} (quality of being exceptional)
|
:: uitzonderlijkheid {f}
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| exceptionally {adv} (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree)
|
:: buitengewoon
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| exception that proves the rule {n} (occurrence of counterexample)
|
:: uitzondering die de regel bevestigt
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| excerpt {n} (a clip, snippet, passage or extract from a larger work)
|
:: fragment, passage
|
| excess {n} (degree by which one thing exceeds another)
|
:: overtreffen
|
| excess {n} (insurance condition)
|
:: eigen risico
|
| excessive {adj} (exceeding the bounds of something)
|
:: overmatig
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| excessively {adv} (to an excessive degree)
|
:: buitensporig, extreem
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| excessively {adv} (in excess)
|
:: excessief
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| exchange {n} (act of exchanging or trading)
|
:: uitwisseling
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| exchange {n} (place for conducting trading)
|
:: beurs {f}
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| exchange {v} (To trade or barter)
|
:: handelen
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| exchange {v} (To replace with a similar item)
|
:: ruilen, omruilen, wisselen
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| exchange rate {n} (currency rate (finance))
|
:: wisselkoers
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| exchange student {n} (student in an exchange scheme)
|
:: uitwisselingsstudent {m}
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| exchequer {n} (treasury) SEE: treasury
|
::
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| excise {n} (excise tax) SEE: excise tax
|
::
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| excise tax {n} (any of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods)
|
:: accijns {m}
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| excision {n} (removal of a tumor etc. but cutting)
|
:: excisie {f}
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| excite {v} (to stir the emotions of)
|
:: prikkelen, opwinden
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| excite {v} (to arouse or bring out (eg feelings); to stimulate)
|
:: stimuleren, prikkelen
|
| excite {v} (to cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state)
|
:: exciteren
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| excited {adj} (having great enthusiasm)
|
:: opgewonden, opgetogen
|
| excited {adj} (being in a state of higher energy)
|
:: aangeslagen
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| excitement {n} (state of being excited)
|
:: opgewondenheid {f}
|
| exciting {adj} (causing excitement)
|
:: spannend
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| exclamation {n} (exclamation mark) SEE: exclamation mark
|
::
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| exclamation {n} (loud calling or crying out; outcry)
|
:: uitroep {m}
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| exclamation {n} (word expressing outcry)
|
:: uitroep {m}
|
| exclamation mark {n} (punctuation “!”)
|
:: uitroepteken {n}
|
| exclamation point {n} (exclamation mark) SEE: exclamation mark
|
::
|
| exclave {n} (a country's territory not connected to the main part)
|
:: exklave
|
| exclude {v} (to bar from entering; keep out)
|
:: uitsluiten, buitensluiten
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| exclude {v} (to refuse to accept as valid)
|
:: uitsluiten
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| exclude {v} (to eliminate from diagnostic consideration)
|
:: uitsluiten
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| excluding {prep} (to the exclusion of)
|
:: met uitzondering van
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| exclusionary {adj} (acting to exclude something)
|
:: met uitzondering van
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| exclusive {adj} (of high quality and/or renown)
|
:: exclusief
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| exclusive {n} (information granted exclusively)
|
:: exclusief(je) {n}
|
| exclusive {adj} (exclusionary) SEE: exclusionary
|
::
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| exclusively {adv} (to the exclusion of anything or anyone else)
|
:: uitsluitend, exclusief
|
| exclusive right {n} (The power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions)
|
:: exclusief recht
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| excommunication {n} (act of excommunicating, disfellowshipping or ejecting)
|
:: excommunicatie {f}
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| excoriate {v} (to wear off the skin of)
|
:: schrammen
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| excoriation {n} (flaying)
|
:: geseling {f}
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| excoriation {n} (skin abrasion)
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:: afschurving {f}
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| excoriation {n} (verbal dressing down)
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:: uitkaffering {f}
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| excrement {n} (human and animal solid waste)
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:: uitwerpselen {n-p}
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| excrescence {n} (something, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else)
|
:: uitwas, exces
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| excrete {v} (to discharge material)
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:: afscheiden
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| excruciate {v} (to inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture)
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:: folteren
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| excruciating {adj} (Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing)
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:: martelend,ondraaglijk
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| excruciating {adj} (Very intense; extreme)
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:: extreem, intens
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| excursion {n} (brief recreational trip)
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:: uitstapje {n}, excursie {f}
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| excuse {v} (forgive, pardon)
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:: vergeven, excuseren
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| excuse {v} (allow to leave)
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:: verontschuldigen, excuseren
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| excuse {v} (explain with the aim of alleviating guilt or negative judgement)
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:: goedpraten
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| excuse {n} (explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgement)
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:: uitvlucht {m} {f}, excuus {n} smoes {m}
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| excuse me {phrase} (request to repeat, see also: come again)
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:: pardon, wablief, excuseer
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| excuse me {phrase} (request for attention)
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:: pardon, excuseer
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| excuse me {phrase} (request to pass)
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:: pardon, excuseer, excuseert u mij
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| excuse me {phrase} (sorry, as apology)
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:: pardon, excuseer, excuseert u mij
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| execrable {adj} (hateful)
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:: verfoeilijk
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| executable {adj} (capable of being executed)
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:: uitvoerbaar
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| executable {n} (file that can be run)
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:: uitvoerbaar bestand {n}
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| execute {v} (to kill as punishment)
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:: executeren
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| execute {v} (to start a defined process and run it to completion)
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:: bewerkstelligen, uitvoeren
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| execute {v} (to start a defined process, without regard to whether it runs to completion or not)
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:: bewerkstelligen, uitvoeren
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| execute {v} (to start, launch or run software)
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:: uitvoeren
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| execution {n} (act of executing or the state of being executed)
|
:: uitvoering {f}
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| execution {n} (act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty)
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:: executie, terechtstelling {f}, doodstraf
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| execution {n} (manner or style of a performance etc)
|
:: uitvoering {f}
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| execution {n} (carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will)
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:: tenuitvoerlegging, uitvoering {f}
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| execution {n} (carrying out of an instruction by a computer)
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:: uitvoering {f}
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| executioner {n} (the person who carries out the execution)
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:: beul
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| executive {n} (branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions)
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:: uitvoerende macht {f} {m}
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| exegesis {n} (formal written exposition or explanatory essay)
|
:: exegese {f}, uitlegging {f}
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| exegete {n} (person skilled in exegesis)
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:: tekstuitlegger {m}, tekstuitlegster {f}, exegeet {m}, exegete {f}
|
| exemplary {adj} (deserving honour, respect and admiration)
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:: voorbeeldig
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| exemplary {adj} (of such high quality as to serve as an example, see also: ideal; perfect)
|
:: voorbeeldig
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| exempt {adj} (free from duty or obligation)
|
:: vrijgesteld
|
| exempt {n} (one who has been released from something)
|
:: vrijgestelde {m}
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| exempt {v} (to grant freedom or immunity from)
|
:: vrijstellen
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| exemption {n} (act of exempting)
|
:: vrijstelling, ontheffing
|
| exercise {n} (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability)
|
:: oefening {f}
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| exercise {n} (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness)
|
:: lichaamsbeweging {f}
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| exercise bicycle {n} (exercise machine)
|
:: kamerfiets {m}, hometrainer {m}
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| exercise book {n} (booklet for students)
|
:: schrift {n}
|
| exert {v} (to put in vigorous action)
|
:: inspannen
|
| exert {v} (to make use of)
|
:: uitoefenen
|
| exertion {n} (the action of exerting)
|
:: inspanning {f}
|
| exfoliate {v} (to remove the leaves of a plant)
|
:: ontbladeren
|
| exfoliate {v} (to remove a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation)
|
:: exfoliëren
|
| exhalation {n} (meteor) SEE: meteor
|
::
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| exhalation {n} (act or process of exhaling)
|
:: uitademing {f}
|
| exhale {v} (to breathe out)
|
:: uitademen
|
| exhaust {v} (to empty by drawing or letting out the contents)
|
:: uitputten, verminderen
|
| exhaust {v} (to drain, metaphorically; to wear out)
|
:: uitputten
|
| exhaust {n} (system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged)
|
:: uitlaatpijp {f}, uitlaat {m}
|
| exhaust {n} (the steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there)
|
:: uitlaat {m}
|
| exhaust {n} (the foul air let out of a room through a register or pipe provided for the purpose)
|
:: uitlaat {m}
|
| exhaust {n} (exhaust pipe) SEE: exhaust pipe
|
::
|
| exhausted {adj}
|
:: uitgeput
|
| exhaustion {n} (point of complete depletion)
|
:: uitputting {f}
|
| exhaustion {n} (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy)
|
:: uitputting {f}
|
| exhaustive {adj} (including every possible element)
|
:: volledig
|
| exhaustiveness {n} (state of being exhaustive)
|
:: volledigheid {f}
|
| exhaust pipe {n} (pipe that vents waste gases from the engine)
|
:: uitlaat {m}
|
| exhibit {v} (display or show (something) for others to see)
|
:: tonen, tentoonstellen
|
| exhibit {v} (demonstrate)
|
:: vertonen, tonen
|
| exhibit {v} (display publicly)
|
:: tentoonstellen
|
| exhibit {n} (instance of exhibiting)
|
:: vertoning
|
| exhibit {n} (something exhibited)
|
:: tentoonstellingsstuk
|
| exhibit {n} (public showing)
|
:: tentoonstelling, expositie
|
| exhibition {n} (large scale public showing of objects or products)
|
:: tentoonstelling {f}
|
| exhibition game {n} (practice game)
|
:: oefenwedstrijd, vriendschappelijke wedstrijd
|
| exhibitionism {n} (practice of drawing attention to oneself)
|
:: exhibitionisme
|
| exhibitionist {n} (someone who exposes their genitalia in public)
|
:: exhibitionist {m}
|
| exhibition match {n} (exhibition game) SEE: exhibition game
|
::
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| exhilarate {v} (to cheer)
|
:: opvrolijken
|
| exhilarate {v} (to excite, to thrill)
|
:: opwekken, stimuleren
|
| exhort {v} (urge)
|
:: aansporen, aanporren, manen
|
| exhortation {n} (Act or practice of exhorting)
|
:: aanmoediging {f}
|
| exhortation {n} (Incite and encourage)
|
:: aanmoediging {f}
|
| exhume {v} (To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter)
|
:: opgraven
|
| exile {n} (the state of being banished from one's home or country)
|
:: ballingschap {f}
|
| exile {n} (someone who is banished from one's home or country)
|
:: banneling {m}
|
| exile {v} (to send into exile)
|
:: verbannen
|
| exist {v} (to be)
|
:: bestaan
|
| existence {n} (state of being, existing, or occurring)
|
:: bestaan {n}, voorkomen {n}
|
| existent {adj} (existing; having life or being, current; occurring now)
|
:: bestaand, bestaande
|
| existential {adj}
|
:: existentiële
|
| existentialism {n} (philosophical movement)
|
:: existentialisme {n}
|
| existing {adj} (that exists)
|
:: bestaande
|
| exit {n} (way out)
|
:: uitgang {m}
|
| exit {n} (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside)
|
:: uitgang {m}
|
| exit {v} (to go out or go away from a place or situation, see also: depart; leave)
|
:: uitgaan, vertrekken
|
| exit {n} (act of departing from life) SEE: death
|
::
|
| exit {v} (to depart from life) SEE: die
|
::
|
| ex libris {n} (bookplate)
|
:: ex libris {n}
|
| exobiology {n} (biology dealing with extraterrestrial lifeforms)
|
:: exobiologie {f}
|
| exocarp {n} (outermost layer of the pericarp)
|
:: exocarp {n}
|
| exodus {n} (sudden departure)
|
:: exodus {m}, uittocht {m}
|
| Exodus {prop} (departure of Hebrew slaves)
|
:: Exodus {m}, Uittocht {m}
|
| Exodus {prop} (book of Torah and Old Testament)
|
:: Exodus {m}
|
| exogamy {n} (marriage)
|
:: exogamie {f}
|
| exonerate {v} (to relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load))
|
:: verlichten, ontlasten
|
| exonerate {v} (to free from an obligation, responsibility or task)
|
:: ontheffen
|
| exonerate {v} (to free from accusation or blame)
|
:: vrijspreken
|
| exoneration {n} (the act of freeing a person of blame)
|
:: zuivering
|
| exophthalmos {n} (abnormal protrusion of the eyeball)
|
:: exoftalmus
|
| exoplanet {n} (planet outside Earth's solar system)
|
:: exoplaneet
|
| exorbitant {adj} (exceeding proper limits)
|
:: exorbitant, buitensporig
|
| exorcise {v} (To drive out an evil spirit from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer)
|
:: verdrijven, uitbannen
|
| exorcism {n} (ritual driving out of evil spirits)
|
:: exorcisme, uitdrijving {f}
|
| exorcize {v} (exorcise) SEE: exorcise
|
::
|
| exosphere {n} (the uppermost layer of a planet's atmosphere)
|
:: exosfeer {m}
|
| exoteric {adj} (suitable to be imparted to the public)
|
:: exoterisch, openbaar
|
| exoteric {adj} (accessible, capable of being readily or fully comprehended)
|
:: bevattelijk, toegankelijk
|
| exoteric {adj} (of or pertaining to concepts having obvious practical application)
|
:: praktijkgericht, praktisch
|
| exotic {adj} (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign)
|
:: exotisch
|
| exotic {adj} (non-native to the ecosystem)
|
:: uitheems, exotisch
|
| exotic {n} (organism exotic to an environment)
|
:: exoot {m}
|
| exotic dancer {n} (exotic dancer)
|
:: exotisch danser {m}, exotisch danseres {f}
|
| expand {v} ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
|
:: vergroten, uitbreiden, openzetten, opentrekken
|
| expand {v} ((transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of)
|
:: uitbreiden, vergroten, vermeerderen
|
| expand {v} ((transitive) to express at length or in detail)
|
:: elaboreren, uitwerken
|
| expand {v} ((transitive, algebra) to rewrite as an equivalent sum of terms)
|
:: uitwerken, ontbinden in factoren, factoriseren
|
| expand {v} ((intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
|
:: uitdijen, uitzetten, uitplooien
|
| expand {v} ((intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope)
|
:: uitdijen, zich uitbreiden, toenemen
|
| expand {v} ((intransitive) to speak or write at length or in detail)
|
:: [over] uitweiden
|
| expansion {n} (act of expanding)
|
:: expansie {f}
|
| expansive {adj} (Comprehensive in scope or extent)
|
:: omvattend
|
| expatiate {v}
|
:: uitweiden, breedvoerig spreken
|
| expatriate {adj} (living outside of one's own country)
|
:: expat
|
| expatriate {n} (person living outside own country)
|
:: buitenlander {m}
|
| expatriate {n} (person banished from their own country)
|
:: banneling
|
| expatriate {v} (banish)
|
:: verbannen
|
| expect {v} (to look for, look forward to, anticipate)
|
:: verwachten
|
| expect {v} (To consider obligatory)
|
:: verwachten
|
| expect {v} (To consider reasonably due)
|
:: verwachten
|
| expectant {adj} (pregnant)
|
:: in verwachting
|
| expectation {n} (act or state of expecting)
|
:: verwachting {f}, afwachting {f}
|
| expectation {n} (that which is expected or looked for)
|
:: verwachting {f}
|
| expected {adj} (anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur)
|
:: verwacht
|
| expecting {adj} (pregnant)
|
:: in verwachting
|
| expectorate {v} (spit) SEE: spit
|
::
|
| expedience {n} (quality of being fit or suitable to effect some desired end)
|
:: toepasselijkheid {f}, passendheid {f}, gepastheid {f}
|
| expedience {n} (speed, haste or urgency)
|
:: haast {c}, spoed {m}
|
| expediency {n} (quality of being fit or suitable to effect some desired end)
|
:: doelmatigheid, opportunisme,
|
| expedient {adj} (suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended)
|
:: doelmatig
|
| expedient {adj} (simple, easy, or quick; convenient)
|
:: eenvoudig, snel, uitgekookt
|
| expedient {n} (a means for achieving an end)
|
:: redmiddel, uitweg, slimmigheid
|
| expedite {v} (accelerate progress)
|
:: versnellen, in vaart brengen
|
| expedition {n} (An important enterprise, implying a change of place)
|
:: expeditie {f}
|
| expel {v} (to eject)
|
:: verdrijven, verjagen
|
| expel {v} (to remove from membership)
|
:: royeren
|
| expel {v} (to deport)
|
:: deporteren
|
| expenditure {n} (act of expending)
|
:: uitgave
|
| expense {n} (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure)
|
:: uitgave {f}
|
| expensive {adj} (having a high price or cost)
|
:: duur
|
| experience {n} (event(s) of which one is cognizant)
|
:: ervaring {f}, belevenis {f}, beleving {f}, ondervinding {f}
|
| experience {n} (activity which one has performed)
|
:: ervaring {f}
|
| experience {n} (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge)
|
:: ervaring {f}
|
| experience {n} (the knowledge thus gathered)
|
:: kennis
|
| experience {v} (to observe or undergo)
|
:: ervaren, meemaken, ondergaan, ondervinden, beleven
|
| experienced {adj} (having experience)
|
:: ervaren
|
| experiment {n} (test under controlled conditions)
|
:: experiment {n}, proef {f}
|
| experiment {v} (to conduct an experiment)
|
:: experimenteren
|
| experimentally {adv} (in the manner of an experiment)
|
:: experimenteel
|
| expert {n} (person with extensive knowledge or ability)
|
:: deskundige, expert
|
| expiate {v} (to atone)
|
:: boeten
|
| expiate {v} (to make amends)
|
:: goedmaken
|
| expiation {n} (an act of atonement)
|
:: boetedoening {f}, verzoening {f}, voldoening {f}
|
| expire {v} (become invalid)
|
:: aflopen, vervallen, verstrijken, verlopen
|
| expire {v} (to exhale (something))
|
:: uitademen, uitblazen
|
| expire {v} (exhale) SEE: exhale
|
::
|
| expire {v} (die) SEE: die
|
::
|
| expired {adj} (dead) SEE: dead
|
::
|
| expiry {n} (death) SEE: death
|
::
|
| explain {v} (report)
|
:: uitleggen, verklaren, toelichten
|
| explain {v} (excuse)
|
:: verklaren
|
| explanation {n} (the act or process of explaining)
|
:: verklaring {f}, toelichting {f}, uitleg {m}
|
| explanation {n} (something that explains)
|
:: verklaring {f}, uitleg {m}
|
| explanation {n} (reconciliation)
|
:: uitvlucht, uitleg {m}
|
| expletive {adj} (serving to fill up)
|
:: opvullend
|
| expletive {adj} (marked by phrase-fillers)
|
:: expletief, vol krachttermen
|
| expletive {n} (word added to fill a syntactic position)
|
:: vulsel, opvulling
|
| expletive {n} (word that adds strength to a phrase)
|
:: expletief (woord)
|
| expletive {n} (profane, vulgar term) SEE: swear word
|
::
|
| explication {n} (explanation) SEE: explanation
|
::
|
| explicit {adj} (very specific)
|
:: expliciet, uitdrukkelijk
|
| explicit {adj} (containing material that might be deemed offensive)
|
:: expliciet
|
| explode {v} (to destroy with an explosion)
|
:: opblazen
|
| explode {v} (to explode (intransitive))
|
:: exploderen, ontploffen
|
| exploit {n} (heroic or extraordinary deed)
|
:: heldendaad {c}
|
| exploit {n} (achievement)
|
:: wapenfeit {f}
|
| exploit {n} (computing security)
|
:: exploit {m}
|
| exploit {v} (use for one’s advantage)
|
:: exploiteren, uitbuiten
|
| exploit {v} (exploit) SEE: take advantage of
|
::
|
| exploitation {n} (act of exploiting)
|
:: uitbuiting {f}, exploitatie {f}, uitbaten {n}
|
| exploration {n} (act of exploring)
|
:: verkenning {f}, exploratie
|
| exploration {n} (penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery)
|
:: exploratie, ontdekkingsreis, ontdekkingstocht
|
| explore {v} (to examine or investigate something systematically)
|
:: onderzoeken, bestuderen, navorsen, exploreren, napluizen, uitpluizen, uitzoeken, aftasten
|
| explore {v} (to travel somewhere in search of discovery)
|
:: verkennen, exploreren, op/een ontdekkingsreis gaan naar/maken in
|
| explore {v} (to (seek) experience first hand)
|
:: verkennen, exploreren
|
| explore {v} (to examine diagnostically)
|
:: diagnosticeren
|
| explore {v} (to be enagaged exploring in any of the above senses)
|
:: op verkenning zijn, exploreren, (aan) exploratie doen
|
| explorer {n} (person who explores)
|
:: verkenner {m}
|
| explorer {n} (person who by expedition seeks new information)
|
:: ontdekker, ontdekkingsreiziger {m}
|
| explosion {n} (violent release of energy)
|
:: explosie {f}, ontploffing {f}
|
| explosive {n} (explosive substance)
|
:: explosief {n}, springstof {f}, plofstof
|
| exponential {adj} (relating to an exponent)
|
:: exponentieel
|
| exponential growth {n} (growth proportional to value)
|
:: exponentiële groei {m}
|
| exponentially {adv} (in an exponential manner)
|
:: exponentiëel
|
| export {v} (to sell (goods) to a foreign country)
|
:: exporteren
|
| exporter {n} (person who or organization that exports)
|
:: exporteur {m}
|
| exposé {n} (publication of investigative journalism)
|
:: exposé {n}
|
| expose {v} (to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to)
|
:: zichtbaar maken, blootleggen
|
| expose {v} (to subject photographic film to light)
|
:: blootstellen
|
| exposer {n} (one who exposes)
|
:: tentoonsteller {m}
|
| exposition {n} (action of putting something out to public view)
|
:: tentoonstelling {f}
|
| expository {adj} (serving to explain)
|
:: uitleggend, verklarend
|
| exposure {n} (condition)
|
:: blootstelling {f}, contact {n}
|
| exposure {n} (part exposed)
|
:: ligging {f}
|
| exposure {n} (lack of protection)
|
:: blootstelling aan de elementen
|
| exposure {n} (taking a photograph)
|
:: belichting {f}
|
| exposure {n} (time & f-number)
|
:: belichting {f}
|
| exposure {n} (gardening)
|
:: ligging {f}
|
| express {adj} (moving or operating quickly)
|
:: snel
|
| express {adj} (specific or precise)
|
:: gedetailleerd
|
| express {v} (to convey meaning)
|
:: uitdrukken
|
| expression {n} (particular way of phrasing an idea)
|
:: uitdrukking {f}
|
| expression {n} (colloquialism or idiom)
|
:: uitdrukking {f}, spreekwijze {f}, wijze van spreken {f}
|
| expression {n} (facial appearance)
|
:: uitdrukking {f}, gelaatsuitdrukking {f}
|
| expression {n} (mathematics: arrangement of symbols)
|
:: uitdrukking {f}
|
| expressionism {n} (movement in the arts)
|
:: expressionisme {n}
|
| expressionism {n} (genre in music)
|
:: expressionisme {n}
|
| expressionist {adj} (of, pertaining to, or in the style of expressionism)
|
:: expressionistisch
|
| expressive {adj} (effectively conveying feeling)
|
:: uitdrukkend, zeggingskrachtig, expressief
|
| expressiveness {n} (the quality of being expressive)
|
:: zeggingskracht {c}
|
| expressly {adv} (in an expressive or explicit manner)
|
:: uitdrukkelijk
|
| express train {n} (a train making limited stops)
|
:: exprestrein {m}, sneltrein {m}
|
| expressway {n} (US: divided highway)
|
:: expressweg, snelweg
|
| expressway {n} (freeway) SEE: freeway
|
::
|
| expulsion {n} (the act of expelling or the state of being expelled)
|
:: uitwijzing
|
| expunge {v} (to erase or strike out)
|
:: uitwissen
|
| expunge {v} (to eliminate)
|
:: verwijderen
|
| exquisite {adj} (especially fine)
|
:: uitstekend, exquise
|
| extant {adj} (still in existence)
|
:: existent
|
| extemporaneous {adj} (without preparation)
|
:: onvoorbereid
|
| extempore {adj} (carried out with no preparation; impromptu)
|
:: onvoorbereid, geïmproviseerd
|
| extempore {adv} (without preparation; extemporaneously)
|
:: à l'improviste, voor de vuist weg, onvoorbereid
|
| extempore {n} (Something improvised)
|
:: improvisatie {f}
|
| extend {v} (to increase in extent)
|
:: uitbreiden
|
| extend {v} (to possess a certain extent)
|
:: uitstrekken
|
| extend {v} (to cause to increase in extent)
|
:: uitbreiden
|
| extension {n} (act of extending or the state of being extended)
|
:: uitbreiding {f}
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| extension {n} (medicine: operation of stretching a broken bone)
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:: verlenging {f}
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| extension {n} (telecommunication: phone extension number)
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:: toestelnummer {n}, toestel {n}
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| extension {n} (computing: file extension)
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:: achtervoegsel {n}, extensie {f}
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| extension block {n} (power strip) SEE: power strip
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| extension cord {n} (an electrical cord)
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:: verlengsnoer {n}
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| extensive {adj} (wide)
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:: uitgebreid
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| extensively {adv} (in an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth)
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:: uitvoerig, uitgebreid, omvangrijk
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| extensively {adv} (to a great extent)
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:: intensief
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| extent {n} (range of values or locations)
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:: bereik {n}, mate {m} {f}
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| extenuate {v} (make thin or slender)
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:: verdunnen, verslappen
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| extenuate {v} (lessen; palliate)
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:: verzachten, afzwakken, vergoeilijken
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| extenuating {adj}
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:: verzachtend
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| exterior {adj}
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:: uitwendig , buitenlands
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| exterior {n}
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:: buitenland {n}
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| exterior {adj} (being from outside a country) SEE: foreign
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::
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| exterior {adj} (external) SEE: external
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::
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| exterminate {v} (to kill all of a population)
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:: uitroeien, verdelgen
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| exterminate {v} (to bring a definite end to, finish completely)
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:: afmaken, beëindigen, uitroeien
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| extermination camp {n} (death camp) SEE: death camp
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::
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| external {adj} (outside of something)
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:: uiterlijk, uitwendig
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| extinct {adj} (extinguished, no longer alight (of fire, candles etc.))
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:: uit, uitgedoofd
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| extinct {adj} (no longer used; obsolete, discontinued)
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:: in onbruik
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| extinct {adj} (having died out)
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:: uitgestorven
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| extinct {adj} (no longer erupting)
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:: uitgedoofd, slapend, dood
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| extinction {n} (the action of making or becoming extinct)
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:: uitsterven
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| extinguish {v} (to put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench)
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:: uitdoven, doven, blussen
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| extinguish {v} (to destroy or abolish something)
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:: vernietigen
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| extinguish {v} (to obscure or eclipse something)
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:: verduisteren
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| extinguish {v} ((literally) to hunt down (a species) to extinction)
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:: uitmoorden
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| extirpate {v} (to pull up by the roots)
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:: ontworteld
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| extirpate {v} (to destroy completely)
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:: uitgeroeid
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| extirpation {n} (the act of extirpating)
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:: uitroeiing {f}
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| extol {v} (to praise; to make high)
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:: prijzen, ophemelen
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| extortion {n} (the practice of extorting money or other property)
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:: afpersing {f}
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| extra {adj} (beyond what is due, usual)
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:: extra
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| extra {adv} (to an extraordinary degree)
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:: extra
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| extra {n} (person in a play or movie with a minimal part) SEE: walk-on
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| extradite {v} (to remove a person from one state to another by legal process)
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:: uitleveren, uitzetten
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| extradition {n} (a formal process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government)
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:: uitlevering {f}, uitzetting
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| extramarital {adj} (taking place outside marriage)
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:: buitenechtelijk, buitenechtelijk
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| extramarital {adj} (adulterous)
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:: buitenechtelijk
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| extra-natural {adj} (supernatural) SEE: supernatural
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::
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| extraneous {adj} (not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing)
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:: bijkomende, vreemde, extra
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| extraordinary {adj} (not ordinary)
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:: buitengewoon
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| extrapolation {n} (calculation of an estimate)
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:: extrapolatie {f}
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| extrapolation {n} (inference)
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:: extrapolatie {f}
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| extrasensory perception {n} (supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels)
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:: buitenzintuiglijke waarneming {f}
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| extraterrestrial {adj} (originating from outside of the Earth)
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:: buitenaards
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| extra time {n}
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:: verlenging {f}
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| extravagance {n} (prodigality)
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:: buitensporigheid {f}
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| extravagant {adj} (exceeding the bounds of something)
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:: extravagant
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| extra virgin {adj} (of olive oil: fine grade)
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:: extra vergine
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| Extremaduran {prop} (the language of Extremadura)
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:: Extremeens {n}
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| extreme {adj} (of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost)
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:: afgelegen
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| extreme {adj} (in the greatest or highest degree; intense)
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:: extreem, extreme, intens, intense
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| extreme {adj} (excessive, or far beyond the norm)
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:: extreem, extreme, overmatig, overmatige
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| extreme {adj} (drastic, or of great severity)
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:: extreem, extreme, drastisch, drastische
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| extreme {adj} (of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment)
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:: extreem, extreme
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| extreme {adj} (archaic: ultimate, final or last)
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:: ultiem, ultieme
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| extreme {n} (greatest or utmost point, degree or condition)
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:: extreem {n}
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| extreme {n} (each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale)
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:: uiterste {n}
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| extremely {adv} (to an extreme degree)
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:: uitermate, extreem
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| extremist {adj} (holding extreme views)
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:: extremistisch
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| extremist {adj} (of, or relating to extremism)
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:: extremistisch
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| extremity {n} (furthest point)
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:: uiterste {n}, extremiteit {f}, uiteinde {n}
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| extremity {n} (limb) SEE: limb
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::
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| extremophile {n} (organism that lives under extreme conditions)
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:: extremofiel {m}
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| extricate {v} (to free, disengage, loosen or untangle)
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:: bevrijden, ontwarren, verlossen
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| extrusive {adj} (jutting out or extruding)
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:: extrusief
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| exuberance {n} (The quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness)
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:: excuberantie
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| exuberance {n} (An instance of exuberant behaviour)
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:: uitbundigheid
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| exuberant {adj} (of people: very high-spirited)
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:: uitbundig
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| exuberant {adj} (abundant, luxuriant, profuse, superabundant)
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:: overvloedig, overdadig, uitbundig, exuberant
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| exudation {n} (something exuded)
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:: exsudaat {n}
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| exude {v} (to discharge through pores)
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:: afscheiden, uitstralen, uitzweten
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| eyas {n} (hawk)
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:: nesteling {m}
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| eye {v} (to observe carefully or appraisingly)
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:: bekijken, observeren
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| eye {v} (to view narrowly)
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:: nakijken
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| eye {v} (to look as if intending to do sthg)
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:: gadeslaan, in het oog houden
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| eye {n} (organ)
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:: oog {n}, kijker {m}, gezichtsorgaan {n}, oculus {m} [medicine]
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| eye {n} (hole in needle)
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:: oog {n}, naaldoog {n}
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| eye {n} (of a hurricane)
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:: oog {n}
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| eye {n} (of a potato)
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:: oog {n}
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| eye {n} (ability to notice what others might miss)
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:: oog
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| eyebags {n} (dark circles under the eyes, caused by lack of sleep etc.)
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:: wallen {p}
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| eyeball {n} (ball of the eye)
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:: oogappel {m}
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| eyeblink {n} (moment)
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:: ogenblik {n}
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| eyebright {n} (any of the flowering plants of the genus Euphrasia)
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:: ogentroost
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| eyebrow {n} (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket)
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:: wenkbrauw {m} {f}
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| eyebrow pencil {n} (makeup used to define or draw on the eyebrows)
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:: wenkbrauwpotlood {n}
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| eye-catcher {n} (eye-catching thing / person)
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:: blikvanger {m}
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| eye contact {n} (action of looking at another human or animal in the eye)
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:: oogcontact
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| eye doctor {n}
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:: oogarts {m}
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| eye for an eye {n} (compensation for an injury)
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:: oog om oog, tand om tand
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| eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth {proverb} (compensation for an injury)
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:: oog om oog, tand om tand
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| eyeglasses {n} (spectacles) SEE: spectacles
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::
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| eyehole {n} (eye socket) SEE: eye socket
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::
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| eyelash {n} (hair growing on the edge of an eyelid)
|
:: wimper {m}, ooghaar
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| eyelid {n} ((anatomy) a thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye)
|
:: ooglid {n}
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| eye MD {n} (ophtalmologist) SEE: eye doctor
|
::
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| eye of the storm {n} (region of calm weather)
|
:: oog van de storm {n}
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| eye patch {n} (patch worn to cover one eye)
|
:: ooglap {m}, ooglapje {n}
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| eye shadow {n} (makeup around the eyes)
|
:: oogschaduw
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| eyesight {n} (faculty of sight)
|
:: zicht {n}, gezichtsvermogen {n}
|
| eye socket {n} (socket of eye)
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:: oogkas {f}
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| Eyetie {n} (person of Italian descent) SEE: wop
|
::
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| eye tooth {n} (canine tooth) SEE: canine tooth
|
::
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| eyewall {n} (ring of towering thunderstorms of a cyclone)
|
:: oogmuur
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| eyewitness {n} (person who has seen and can testify about an event)
|
:: ooggetuige {m}
|
| eyot {n} (islet) SEE: islet
|
::
|
| eyrie {n} (bird of prey's nest)
|
:: horst {f}, roofvogelnest {n}
|
| eyrie {n}
|
:: adelaarsnest {n}
|
| Ezekiel {prop} (book of the Bible)
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:: Ezechiël {m}
|
| Ezekiel {prop} (prophet)
|
:: Ezechiël {m}
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| Ezekiel {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Ezechiël {m}
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| Ezra {prop} (book of the Bible)
|
:: Ezra
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| Ezra {prop} (Jewish high priest)
|
:: Ezra {m}
|
| Ezra {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Ezra {m}
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| éminence grise {n} (a secret or unofficial decision-maker; the power behind the throne, see also: power broker)
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:: grijze eminentie
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