| la {n} (syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale)
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:: la
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| laager {n} (Boer wagon fort)
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:: lager {n}
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| lab {n} (laboratory) SEE: laboratory
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::
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| labefaction {n} (act of shaking orweakening or the resulting state; overthrow, ruination)
|
:: verzwakken, aan het wankelen brengen
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| label {n} (small ticket or sign giving information)
|
:: etiket {n}, label {n}
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| label {n} (name categorising someone as part of a group)
|
:: etiket {n}
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| label {v} (put a ticket or sign on)
|
:: etiketteren, etiketten aanbrengen, prijzen
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| label {v} (give a label to in order to categorise)
|
:: bestempelen, categoriseren
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| label {n} (company selling records) SEE: record label
|
::
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| labellum {n}
|
:: labellum, lip
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| labia {n} (folds of tissue at opening of vulva)
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:: [-en] schaamlip
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| labial {adj} (pertaining to the lips)
|
:: labiaal
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| labial {n} (consonant articulated by the lips)
|
:: labiaal {f} {m}
|
| labial {n} (organ pipe)
|
:: labiaal {n}
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| labialize {v} (make a sound labial)
|
:: labializeren
|
| labor {n} (labor) SEE: labour
|
::
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| labor {v} (labor) SEE: labour
|
::
|
| laboratory {n} (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research)
|
:: laboratorium {n}, lab {n}, labo {n}
|
| laboratory {n} (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured)
|
:: laboratorium {n}
|
| laborer {n} (One who uses body strength instead of intellectual power to earn a wage, usually hourly)
|
:: arbeider
|
| laborious {adj} (industrious) SEE: industrious
|
::
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| laborious {adj} (requiring much physical effort)
|
:: bewerkelijk, arbeidsintensief, laborieus
|
| labor market {n} (market consisting of workers)
|
:: arbeidsmarkt {f}
|
| labor union {n} (labor union) SEE: trade union
|
::
|
| labour {n} (work)
|
:: arbeid {m}
|
| Labrador duck {n} (Camptorhynchus labradorius)
|
:: Labradoreend
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| labyrinth {n} (maze)
|
:: doolhof {m}, labyrint {n}
|
| labyrinth {n} (part of inner ear)
|
:: labyrint {n}
|
| labyrinthal {adj} (like a labyrinth) SEE: labyrinthine
|
::
|
| labyrinthian {adj} (mazelike) SEE: labyrinthine
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::
|
| labyrinthiform {adj} (having the form of a labyrinth) SEE: labyrinthine
|
::
|
| labyrinthine {adj} (physically resembling a labyrinth)
|
:: als een doolhof {m}
|
| labyrinthine {adj} (twisting, convoluted, baffling)
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:: ingewikkeld, verwarrend
|
| lac {n} (lakh) SEE: lakh
|
::
|
| lace {n} (fabric)
|
:: kant {m}
|
| lace {n} (cord for fastening a shoe) SEE: shoelace
|
::
|
| lachanophobia {n} (irrational fear of vegetables)
|
:: lachanofobie {f}
|
| laches {n} (legal doctrine)
|
:: verwijtbare nalatigheid {f}
|
| lachrymose {adj} (tearful; causing tears)
|
:: aangrijpend, treurig, intriest
|
| lack {n} (deficiency, need)
|
:: gebrek {n}
|
| lack {v} (be without, need, require)
|
:: (archaic) derven, ontberen, missen, gebrek hebben [aan]
|
| lackadaisical {adj} (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
|
:: ongeïnteresseerd, lusteloos, laks
|
| lackey {n} (liveried male servant)
|
:: lakei {m}
|
| lackey {n} (a fawning, servile follower)
|
:: lakei {m}, slaafje, voetvaag
|
| lacking {n} (absence of something) SEE: lack
|
::
|
| lackluster {adj} (Having no shine or lustre; dull)
|
:: dof
|
| laconically {adv} (in a terse manner)
|
:: laconiek
|
| lacquer {n} (glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating)
|
:: lak
|
| lacquer {v} (to apply a lacquer to something)
|
:: lakken
|
| lacrimation {n} (shedding tears)
|
:: tranenvloed {m}
|
| lacrosse {n} (the sport)
|
:: lacrosse
|
| lactase {n} (A β-galactosidase enzyme)
|
:: lactase {f}
|
| lactic acid {n} (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H))
|
:: melkzuur {n}
|
| lactose {n} (disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products)
|
:: lactose {f}, melksuiker {m}
|
| lacuna {n} (absent part)
|
:: lacune {f}
|
| lacuna {n} (in linguistics)
|
:: taalhiaat {n}
|
| lad {n} (a boy)
|
:: jongen {m}
|
| ladder {n} (climbing tool)
|
:: ladder {f}
|
| ladder {n} (the hierarchy or ranking system within an organization)
|
:: ladder
|
| ladder {n} (length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment)
|
:: ladder {m} {f}; ladder {m} {f}
|
| ladder snake {n} (Rhinechis scalaris)
|
:: trapslang
|
| lade {v} (To fill or load)
|
:: laden
|
| laden {adj} (weighed down with a load, burdened)
|
:: geladen
|
| laden {adj} (heavy)
|
:: geladen, zwaar
|
| ladies and gentlemen {n} (phrase used to address an audience of men and women)
|
:: dames en heren
|
| ladies first {proverb} (phrase encouraging gentlemanliness)
|
:: dames gaan voor
|
| Ladinian {prop} (subdivision of the Triassic period)
|
:: Ladinien
|
| ladle {n} (deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle)
|
:: [Belgium] pollepel {m}, [Netherlands] opscheplepel {m}, juslepel {m}
|
| ladle {v} (serve with a ladle)
|
:: opscheppen, inscheppen, opdienen
|
| lady {n} (woman of breeding and authority)
|
:: dame {f}
|
| lady {n} (wife of a lord)
|
:: dame {f}
|
| lady {n} (polite term referring a woman)
|
:: dame {f}
|
| lady {n} (toilets intended for use by women)
|
:: damestoilet {n}
|
| ladybird {n} (member of Coccinellidae)
|
:: lieveheersbeestje {n}
|
| ladybug {n} (ladybird) SEE: ladybird
|
::
|
| ladyfinger {n} (small sponge cake)
|
:: lange vinger
|
| lady-in-waiting {n} (lady in the household of a woman of higher rank who attends he as a personal assistant)
|
:: hofdame {f}
|
| lady's man {n} (womanizer) SEE: womanizer
|
::
|
| laggard {n} (one who lags behind)
|
:: achterblijver {m}, slome duikelaar {c}
|
| lagoon {n} (shallow body of water)
|
:: lagune {f}
|
| lagopode {n} (ptarmigan) SEE: ptarmigan
|
::
|
| lahar {n} (volcanic mudflow)
|
:: lahar {m}
|
| lah-di-dah {adj} (having pretension or haughtiness)
|
:: chic de friemel
|
| lahmacun {n} (dish of Arab origin)
|
:: lahmajoen, Turkse pizza {m} {f}
|
| Lahti {prop} (city of Finland)
|
:: Lahti
|
| lain {v} (situated horizontally)
|
:: gelegen
|
| lair {n} (of an animal)
|
:: hol
|
| lair {n} (of a criminal)
|
:: schuilplaats
|
| lake {n} (body of water)
|
:: meer {n}
|
| lakeshore {n} (the shore of a lake)
|
:: meeroever {m}
|
| lakh {num} (one hundred thousand)
|
:: ton
|
| Lalibela {prop} (town in Ethiopia)
|
:: Lalibela
|
| lama {n} (master of Tibetan Buddhism)
|
:: lama {m}
|
| lamassu {n} (Assyrian protective deity)
|
:: stierman
|
| lamb {n} (young sheep)
|
:: lam {n}, lammetje {n}
|
| lamb {n} (flesh of lamb as food)
|
:: lam {n}, lamsvlees {n}
|
| lamb {v} (of a sheep, to give birth)
|
:: lammeren
|
| lambaste {v} (to scold or verbally reprimand)
|
:: berispen, uitschelden, afkraken
|
| lambaste {v} (to give a thrashing to)
|
:: iemand aframmelen, iemand een pandoering geven
|
| lambda {n} (name of the Greek letter)
|
:: lambda {m} {f}, labda {m} {f}
|
| lambdacism {n} (pronunciation of other sounds as l)
|
:: lambdacisme {n}
|
| lambic {n} (traditional Belgian beer)
|
:: lambiek {m}
|
| lamb's lettuce {n} (corn salad) SEE: corn salad
|
::
|
| lame {adj} (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
|
:: lam, verlamd, kreupel, mank
|
| lame {adj} (moving with difficulty)
|
:: kreupel, mankend
|
| lame {adj} (by extension, hobbling)
|
:: wankel, mankend
|
| lame {adj} (slang: unconvincing)
|
:: flauw
|
| lame {adj} (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant)
|
:: flauw
|
| lamella {n} (gill of a mushroom) SEE: gill
|
::
|
| lament {n} (song expressing grief)
|
:: klaagzang {m}
|
| lamentation {n} (the act of lamenting)
|
:: geklaag {n}, geweeklaag {n}, klagen {n}, weeklagen {n}
|
| lamentation {n} (mourning)
|
:: rouwklacht
|
| lamentation {n} (a sorrowful cry; a lament)
|
:: lamentatie
|
| Lamentations {prop} (book of the Bible)
|
:: Klaagliederen {f-p}
|
| lamia {n} (monster in mythology)
|
:: lamia
|
| laminate {v} (To assemble from thin sheets)
|
:: lamineren
|
| laminate {n} (Material formed of thin sheets)
|
:: laminaat
|
| lammergeier {n} (bird)
|
:: lammergier {m}, baardgier {m}
|
| lammergeyer {n} (vulture) SEE: lammergeier
|
::
|
| lamp {n} (device producing light)
|
:: lamp {f} {m}
|
| lamp {n} (oil device producing light)
|
:: lamp {f} {m}, olielamp {f} {m}
|
| lamppost {n} (pole that holds up a light)
|
:: lantaarnpaal {m}
|
| lamprey {n} (a fish)
|
:: prik, lamprei, negenoog
|
| lampshade {n} (cover over a lamp)
|
:: lampenkap {c}
|
| lance {n} (weapon of war)
|
:: lans {f}
|
| lance {n} (wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting)
|
:: lans {f}
|
| lance {n} (spear or harpoon used by whalers)
|
:: lans {f}
|
| Lancelot {prop} (the knight)
|
:: Lanceloet
|
| lancet {n} (surgical instrument)
|
:: lancet
|
| land {n} (part of Earth that is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water)
|
:: land {n}
|
| land {n} (real estate or landed property)
|
:: land {n}, grond {m}, land {n}
|
| land {n} (country or region)
|
:: land {n}
|
| land {n} (someone's homeplace)
|
:: land {n}, vaderland {n}
|
| land {n} (ground that is suitable for farming)
|
:: grond {f}
|
| land {n} (space between the rifling grooves in a gun)
|
:: trek {m}
|
| land {v} (to descend to a surface, especially from the air)
|
:: landen
|
| land {v} (to bring to land)
|
:: doen landen , aan de grond zetten
|
| land {v} (to deliver) SEE: deliver
|
::
|
| land ahoy {interj} (interjection shouted by the ship's watch)
|
:: land in zicht
|
| land bridge {n} (isthmus)
|
:: landbrug
|
| Landeshauptmann {n} (title of the head of government of an Austrian state or of specific Italian provinces)
|
:: landshoofdman {m}
|
| landgrave {n} (renderings of Landgraf)
|
:: landgraaf {m}
|
| landgraviate {n}
|
:: landgraafschap {n}
|
| land ho {interj} (land ahoy) SEE: land ahoy
|
::
|
| landing {n} (coming to earth, as of an airplane)
|
:: landing {f}
|
| landing {n} (an in-between platform)
|
:: overloop {m}
|
| landing {n} (a place on a shoreline where a boat lands)
|
:: steiger {m}, aanlegplaats {f}
|
| landing gear {n} (undercarriage)
|
:: landingsgestel
|
| landing strip {n} (auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft)
|
:: landingsbaan {m} {f}
|
| landlady {n} (female landlord)
|
:: hospita {f}
|
| landlocked {adj} (surrounded by land)
|
:: binnen-, door land omgeven
|
| landlord {n} (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo)
|
:: huisbaas {m}
|
| landlord {n} (owner or manager of a public house)
|
:: herbergier, kastelein {m}, kroegbaas {m}
|
| landlouper {n} (vagabond) SEE: vagabond
|
::
|
| landlubber {n} (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship)
|
:: landrot {f}, zoetwatermatroos {m}
|
| landmark {n} (recognizable feature)
|
:: oriëntatiepunt
|
| landmass {n} (large continuous area of land)
|
:: landmassa {f}
|
| land mine {n} (mine that is placed on land)
|
:: landmijn {f}
|
| Land of the Rising Sun {prop} (Japan)
|
:: Land van de Rijzende Zon {n}, land van de rijzende zon {n}
|
| landowner {n} (a person who owns land)
|
:: grootgrondbezitter {m}
|
| landrail {n} (Crex crex) SEE: corncrake
|
::
|
| landscape {n} (portion of land or territory)
|
:: landschap {n}
|
| landscape {n} (mode of printing)
|
:: liggend
|
| Landsknecht {n} (German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century) SEE: lansquenet
|
::
|
| landslide {n} (natural disaster)
|
:: lawine {m} {f}, aardverschuiving
|
| lane {n} (passageway)
|
:: gang {m}, wegeltje {n}, laan {f}
|
| lane {n} (division of roadway)
|
:: rijvak {n}, rijstrook {m}
|
| lane {n} (division of racetrack)
|
:: rijvak {n}, rijstrook {m}
|
| Langhian {prop} (subdivision of the Miocene epoch)
|
:: Langhien
|
| language {n} (body of words used as a form of communication)
|
:: taal {f}, spraak {f}, tong {f}
|
| language {n} (the ability to communicate using words)
|
:: taal {f}, spraak {f}
|
| language {n} (nonverbal communication)
|
:: taal {f}
|
| language {n} (vocabulary of a particular field)
|
:: taal {f}, jargon {f}
|
| language {n} (particular words used)
|
:: taal {f}
|
| language {n} (computer language, see also: computer language)
|
:: taal {f}, code {f}
|
| language barrier {n} (barrier to communication)
|
:: taalkloof {f}
|
| language family {n} (set of languages)
|
:: taalfamilie {c}
|
| languish {v} (to lose strength and become weak)
|
:: verzwakken, verslappen
|
| languish {v} (to pine away with longing)
|
:: smachten, verlangen
|
| languish {v} (to live in miserable conditions)
|
:: kwijnen, wegkwijnen
|
| languish {v} (to be neglected, to make little progress)
|
:: stagneren
|
| languor {v} (to languish) SEE: languish
|
::
|
| languor {n} (state of the body or mind caused by exhaustion or disease and characterized by a languid feeling; an instance of this, see also: lassitude)
|
:: loomheid
|
| lanky {adj} (tall, slim)
|
:: dun, slungelig
|
| lansquenet {n} (German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century)
|
:: landsknecht {m}, lansknecht {m}
|
| lantern {n} (case of transparent material made to protect a flame, or light)
|
:: lantaarn {m}
|
| lanternfish {n} (Any small, deep sea fish of family Myctophidae)
|
:: Lantaarnvissen
|
| lanthanum {n} (metallic element)
|
:: lanthaan {n}, lanthanium {n}
|
| lanyard {n} (a cord worn around the neck; used to hold a small object such as a whistle)
|
:: sleutelkoord {f} or {n}, houwtouw {n}
|
| Lao {n} (person)
|
:: Laotiaans {n}
|
| Lao {n} (language)
|
:: Laotiaans {n}
|
| Laocoön {prop} (Trojan or Argonaut)
|
:: Laocoön
|
| Laos {prop} (country in Southeast Asia)
|
:: Laos {n}
|
| Laotian {n} (Laotian person) SEE: Lao
|
::
|
| Laotian {prop} (language)
|
:: Laotiaans {n}
|
| Lao-Tzu {prop} (Laozi) SEE: Laozi
|
::
|
| Laozi {prop} (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism)
|
:: Laozi {m}
|
| lap {n} (edge; border; hem)
|
:: zoom
|
| lap {n} (upper legs of a seated person)
|
:: schoot {m}
|
| lap {n} (sports: one circuit around a race track)
|
:: ronde {f}
|
| laparoscopy {n} (examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity)
|
:: laparoscopie {f}
|
| lapel {n} (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat)
|
:: revers
|
| lapidation {n} (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death)
|
:: steniging {f}
|
| lapis lazuli {n} (precious blue stone)
|
:: lapis lazuli {m}, lazuriet {n}
|
| Lapland {prop} (region in Scandinavia)
|
:: Lapland, Samenland
|
| Lappland {prop} (Lapland) SEE: Lapland
|
::
|
| laptop {n} (computing: a laptop computer)
|
:: laptop, notebook
|
| laptop computer {n} (laptop) SEE: laptop
|
::
|
| lapwing {n} (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
|
:: kievit {m}
|
| larboard {n} (port) SEE: port
|
::
|
| larceny {n} (law: unlawful taking of personal property)
|
:: diefstal {m}, ontvreemding
|
| larch {n} (a coniferous tree)
|
:: lariks {m}, lork {m}
|
| larch {n} (the wood of the larch)
|
:: larikshout
|
| lard {n} (bacon) SEE: bacon
|
::
|
| lard {n} (fat from the abdomen of a pig)
|
:: reuzel {m}, smout {n}
|
| lard {v} (to stuff with bacon or pork)
|
:: larderen
|
| lard {v} (to garnish or strew)
|
:: larderen
|
| large {adj} (of greater size, see also: big)
|
:: groot
|
| large intestine {n} (bodily organ)
|
:: dikke darm {m}
|
| largen {v} (enlarge) SEE: enlarge
|
::
|
| large-scale {adj} (large in amount, scope or extent)
|
:: grootschalig
|
| large-scale {adj} (drawn large so as to show detail)
|
:: grootschalig
|
| largescale archerfish {n} (Toxotes chatareus)
|
:: schuttersvis {m}
|
| largesse {n} (generosity in the giving of gifts or money)
|
:: gulheid {f}
|
| largesse {n} (the gifts or money given in such a way)
|
:: gulle giften
|
| largesse {n} (benevolent demeanor)
|
:: gulheid {f}
|
| large-tailed antshrike {n} (a passerine of the antbird family)
|
:: langstaart-mierklauwier
|
| lark {n} (bird)
|
:: leeuwerik {m}
|
| lark {n} (one who wakes early)
|
:: vroege vogel {m}
|
| lark {n} (romp, frolic, some fun)
|
:: gedol {n}
|
| lark {n} (prank)
|
:: vlerkenstreek
|
| lark {v} (sport, engage in harmless pranking)
|
:: dollen
|
| lark {v} (frolic, engage in carefree adventure)
|
:: stoeien
|
| larkspur {n} (Delphinium)
|
:: ridderspoor
|
| larva {n} (a stage of growth)
|
:: larve {f}, larvestadium {n}
|
| larva {n} (an animal in such stage of growth, see also: tadpole)
|
:: larve {f}
|
| laryngological {adj} (of or pertaining to laryngology)
|
:: laryngologisch
|
| laryngologist {n} (a person who studies or specializes in laryngology)
|
:: laryngoloog
|
| laryngology {n} (branch of physiology)
|
:: laryngologie
|
| larynx {n} (organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production)
|
:: strottenhoofd
|
| lasagna {n} (baked dish)
|
:: lasagne {f}
|
| lasagne {n} (lasagna) SEE: lasagna
|
::
|
| lascivious {adj} (wanton)
|
:: wellustig
|
| laser {n} (device producing beam of light)
|
:: laser
|
| lash {n} (eyelash; hair growing from the eyelid) SEE: eyelash
|
::
|
| lassitude {n} (lethargy)
|
:: loomheid {f}, lusteloosheid {f}, matheid {f}
|
| last {adj} (final)
|
:: laatst
|
| last {adj} (most recent)
|
:: laatst, afgelopen, vorig
|
| last {adj} (being the only one remaining of its class)
|
:: laatst
|
| last {adj} (lowest in rank or degree)
|
:: laagst, laatst
|
| last {v} (to endure, continue over time)
|
:: duren
|
| last {v} (to hold out)
|
:: volhouden
|
| last {n} (tool)
|
:: leest
|
| last {n} (measure of the carrying capacity of a ship)
|
:: last {m}
|
| last but not least {adv} (An expression to start the last item of a list)
|
:: laatst maar niet het minst
|
| last but one {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate
|
::
|
| Last Judgment {prop} (judgment day)
|
:: laatste oordeel {n}
|
| last name {n} (surname) SEE: surname
|
::
|
| last night {n} (previous evening or night)
|
:: gisterenavond, gisteravond, gisterennacht, [used to both last night and coming night] vannacht
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| last night {adv} (during the night before today)
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:: gisteravond, gisterenavond, gisterennacht, vannacht (used to both last night and coming night)
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| last year {adv} (year before this one, see also: yesteryear)
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:: vorig jaar
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| latch {n} (fastening for a door)
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:: klink {f}
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| latch {n} (crossbow)
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:: kruisboog
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| latch-key child {n} (A child who returns to an empty house)
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:: sleutelkind {n}
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| latchkey kid {n} (schoolchild)
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:: sleutelkind {n}
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| late {adj} (near the end of a period of time)
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:: laat, late
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| late {adj} (near the end of the day)
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:: laat, late
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| late {adj} (associated with the end of a period)
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:: laat, late
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| late {adj} (not having had an expected menstrual period)
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:: overtijd
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| late {adj} (euphemism for dead)
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:: wijlen
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| late {adv} (proximate in time)
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:: laat
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| Late Latin {prop} (form of the Latin language)
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:: Laatlatijn {n}
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| lately {adv} (recently) SEE: recently
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::
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| Late Middle Ages {prop} (Translations)
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:: Late middeleeuwen
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| latency {n} (delay)
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:: wachttijd {m}, vertraging {f}
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| latent {adj} (existing or present but concealed or inactive)
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:: latent
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| later {adv} (more late)
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:: later
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| later {adv} (afterward in time)
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:: later
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| later {adv} (at some unspecified time in the future)
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:: later
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| later {interj} (see you later)
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:: later
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| lateral sclerosis {n} (disease)
|
:: laterale sclerose {f}
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| later on {adv}
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:: later
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| latex {n} (milky sap)
|
:: latex
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| lathe {n} (machine tool used to shape a piece of material)
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:: draaibank
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| lathe {v} (to shape with a lathe)
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:: draaien
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| lather {n} (foam of soap and water)
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:: sop {n}, zeepsop {n}, schuim {n}
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| lather {v} (to cover with lather)
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:: inzepen, soppen
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| Latin {adj} (of the language)
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:: Latijns
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| Latin {adj} (of the script)
|
:: Latijns
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| Latin {adj} (of ancient Rome)
|
:: Latijns, Romeins
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| Latin {adj} (of Latium)
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:: Latijns
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| Latin {adj} (of descendants from ancient Romans)
|
:: Latijns, Romeins
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| Latin {adj} (of/from Latin America)
|
:: Latijns, Latijns-Amerikaans
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| Latin {prop} (language of the ancient Romans)
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:: Latijn
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| Latin {n} (person native to ancient Rome or its Empire)
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:: Romein
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| Latin {n} (person whose native tongue is one descended from Latin)
|
:: Romaan
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| Latin alphabet {n} (the 26-letter alphabet)
|
:: Latijnse alfabet
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| Latin America {prop} (parts of the Americas which speak Spanish or Portuguese)
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:: Latijns-Amerika
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| Latin American {adj} (Of or relating to Latin America)
|
:: Latijns-Amerikaans
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| Latin Church {prop} (one of the particular churches)
|
:: Latijnse Kerk {f}
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| Latinization {n} (act or process of Latinizing)
|
:: latinisering
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| Latinize {v} (to transliterate to Latin script) SEE: romanize
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::
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| latissimus dorsi {n} (muscle)
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:: brede rugspier
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| latitude {n} (angular distance north or south from the equator)
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:: breedtegraad {m}
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| lato sensu {phrase} (in the broad sense)
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:: in ruime zin, in brede zin, lato sensu, sensu lato
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| latrine {n} (a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench, see also: toilet; outhouse)
|
:: latrine {f}
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| latrine {n} (chamber pot) SEE: chamber pot
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::
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| latter {adj} (relating to or being the second of two items)
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:: laatstgenoemd
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| latter {adj} (near (or nearer) to the end)
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:: laatste
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| latter {adj} (close (or closer) to the present time)
|
:: jongstleden, dichtsbijzijnde
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| latter-day {adj} (modern, recent) SEE: modern
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::
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| lattermath {n} (literally)
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:: etgroen {n}, nagras {n}
|
| lattice {n} (flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material)
|
:: raster {n}, latwerk {n}
|
| lattice {n} (regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points)
|
:: rooster, kristalrooster
|
| lattice {n} (partially ordered set)
|
:: tralie
|
| latticework {n} (a lattice structure)
|
:: latwerk {n}
|
| Latvia {prop} (country)
|
:: Letland {n}
|
| Latvian {adj} (pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language)
|
:: Lets
|
| Latvian {n} (Baltic language of Latvia)
|
:: Lets
|
| Latvian {n} (person pertaining to Latvia)
|
:: Let {m} {f}, Letse
|
| laud {n} (praise or glorification)
|
:: prijzen, loven, ophemelen
|
| laud {n} (hymn of praise)
|
:: lofzang {c}
|
| laudableness {n} (quality of being laudable)
|
:: prijzenswaardigheid
|
| laugh {n} (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
|
:: lach {m}
|
| laugh {n} (something that provokes mirth or scorn)
|
:: lach {m}
|
| laugh {v} (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
|
:: lachen
|
| laugh {v} (be or appear cheerful)
|
:: lachen
|
| laugh {v} (make an object of laughter or ridicule)
|
:: lachen, uitlachen
|
| laugh {v} (affect or influence by means of laughter)
|
:: lachen
|
| laugh {v} (express by, or utter with, laughter)
|
:: lachen
|
| laughable {adj} (fitted to exite laughter)
|
:: belachelijk
|
| laughing falcon {n} (South American hawk (Herpetotheres cachinnans))
|
:: lachvalk {f} {m}
|
| laughing gull {n} (American gull)
|
:: lachmeeuw
|
| laughing hyena {n} (spotted hyena) SEE: spotted hyena
|
::
|
| laughing kookaburra {n} (Dacelo novaeguineae)
|
:: kookaburra, lachvogel {m}, gewone kookaburra
|
| laugh off {v} (respond to a negative situation lightheartedly)
|
:: weglachen
|
| laugh one's head off {v} (laugh uproariously)
|
:: zich bescheuren, kapot lachen
|
| laughter {n} (sound (as) of laughing)
|
:: gelach {n}
|
| laughter {n} (movement of the muscles of the laughing face)
|
:: gelach {n}, lachen {n}
|
| launch {v} (throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force)
|
:: werpen, gooien, smijten, lanceren
|
| launch {v} (strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce)
|
:: spietsen, doorboren
|
| launch {v} (cause to move or slide from the land into the water)
|
:: lanceren, te water laten
|
| launch {v} (send out; start on a career; set going; give a start to; put in operation)
|
:: lanceren, aanzetten
|
| launch {n} (act of launching)
|
:: worp {m}, lancering {f}
|
| launch {n} (movement of a vessel from land into the water)
|
:: lancering {f}, tewaterlating {f}
|
| laundry {n} (laundering; washing)
|
:: was {m}
|
| laundry {n} (place or room where laundering is done)
|
:: [room] washok {n}; [shop or facility] wasserij {f}
|
| laundry {n} (that which needs to be laundered)
|
:: was {m}, wasgoed {n}
|
| laundry ball {n}
|
:: wasbal {m}
|
| laundry basket {n} (container for holding and transporting clothing)
|
:: wasmand {f} {m}
|
| Laura {prop} (female given name)
|
:: Laura
|
| laurel {n} (Laurus nobilis)
|
:: laurier {m}
|
| laurel {n} (crown of laurel)
|
:: laurierkroon {m} {f}
|
| laurel wreath {n} (wreath worn as a symbol of victory)
|
:: lauwerkrans {m}
|
| Laurence {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Laurens
|
| Laurier {prop}
|
:: Laurier
|
| lava {n} (molten rock)
|
:: lava {f}
|
| lava {n} (magma) SEE: magma
|
::
|
| lavatory {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet
|
::
|
| lavatory {n} (sink) SEE: sink
|
::
|
| lava tube {n} (natural conduit)
|
:: lavatunnel {m}
|
| lavender {n} (plant)
|
:: lavendel
|
| lavender {n} (colour)
|
:: zacht lila
|
| lavender {adj} (colour)
|
:: zacht lila
|
| law {n} (body of rules established in a community by its authorities)
|
:: wet {m}, recht {n}
|
| law {n} (any rule that must or should be obeyed)
|
:: wet {m}
|
| law {n} (statement of (observed, established) order, sequence or relationship of phenomena)
|
:: wet {m}
|
| law-abiding {adj} (obeying the laws)
|
:: gezagsgetrouw
|
| lawful {adj} (conforming to or recognised by law or rules)
|
:: wettig, rechtmatig
|
| lawless {adj} (not governed by the law)
|
:: wetteloos
|
| lawless {adj} (prohibited)
|
:: verboden, illegaal, onwettig
|
| lawless {adj} (not restrained by the law)
|
:: wetteloos
|
| lawlessness {n} (lack of law and order)
|
:: wetteloosheid {f}
|
| lawmaker {n} (legislator) SEE: legislator
|
::
|
| lawman {n} (lawyer) SEE: lawyer
|
::
|
| lawn {n} (ground covered with grass)
|
:: gazon {n}, grasperk {n}
|
| lawn bowling {n} (bowls) SEE: bowls
|
::
|
| lawn mower {n} (machine for cutting grass) SEE: lawnmower
|
::
|
| lawn-mower {n} (lawnmower) SEE: lawnmower
|
::
|
| lawnmower {n} (a device to cut grass)
|
:: grasmaaimachine {f}
|
| law of nature {n} (natural law) SEE: natural law
|
::
|
| Lawrence {prop} (male given name) SEE: Laurence
|
::
|
| lawrencium {n} (chemical element)
|
:: lawrencium {n}
|
| lawsuit {n} (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
|
:: rechtszaak {f}, zaak {m} {f}
|
| lawyer {n} (professional person authorized to practice law)
|
:: jurist {m}, raadsman {m} [male], raadsvrouw {f} [female], advocaat {m}, advocate {f} [female]
|
| lawyer {n} (layman who argues points of law)
|
:: pleiter {m}, (juridisch) raadsman {m}, informally also advocaat {m}
|
| lawyer's wig {n} (Coprinus comatus)
|
:: geschubde inktzwam
|
| laxative {adj} (causing movement of the bowels)
|
:: laxerend, laxerende, purgerend
|
| laxative {n} (substance with a laxative effect)
|
:: laxeermiddel {n}
|
| lay {v} (to place something down in a position of rest)
|
:: leggen
|
| lay {v} (to deposit an egg)
|
:: leggen
|
| lay {n} (arrangement or relationship)
|
:: ligging {f}
|
| lay {adj} (non-clergy)
|
:: leken-, wereldlijk
|
| lay {adj} (non-professional)
|
:: leken-
|
| layabout {n} (lazy person)
|
:: luiaard {m}
|
| lay an egg {v} (to produce an egg)
|
:: leggen
|
| lay bare {v} (reveal)
|
:: blootleggen
|
| lay brother {n} (a layman who is a member of a brotherhood without the intention to become a priest)
|
:: lekenbroeder {m}
|
| layer {n} (single thickness of some material covering a surface)
|
:: laag {f}
|
| layer {n} (item of clothing worn under or over another)
|
:: laag {f}
|
| layer {n} (deposit)
|
:: laag {f}
|
| layer {n} (person who lays things, such as tiles)
|
:: legger {m}
|
| layer {n} (hen kept to lay eggs)
|
:: legster {f}
|
| layered {adj} (formed of layers)
|
:: gelaagd
|
| lay figure {n} (unimportant person) SEE: Joe Average
|
::
|
| laying hen {n} (hen raised for egg production)
|
:: legkip {c}, leghen {f}
|
| lay into {v} (To beat up.)
|
:: te lijf gaan, aanvallen
|
| lay into {v} (To berate; to scold.)
|
:: uitkafferen, berispen
|
| layman {n} (someone who is not an ordained cleric)
|
:: leek {m}
|
| layman {n} (someone who is not a professional in a given field)
|
:: leek {m}
|
| lay off {v} (to dismiss workers from employment)
|
:: ontslaan, [slang] de zak geven
|
| layout {n} (structured arrangement of items)
|
:: indeling {f}
|
| layout {n} (plan for such arrangement)
|
:: indeling {f}
|
| layout {n} (act of laying out)
|
:: indelen {n}
|
| layout {n} (process of arranging media content for publishing)
|
:: opzet {m}, lay-out {m}
|
| layout {n} (map or a drawing of a construction site)
|
:: plan {n}
|
| layover {n} (break between stages of a journey)
|
:: tussenstop {m}
|
| lay waste {v} (to completely destroy)
|
:: verwoesten
|
| Lazarus {prop} (New Testament characters)
|
:: Lazarus
|
| lazily {adv} (in a lazy manner)
|
:: loom
|
| laziness {n} (quality of being lazy)
|
:: luiheid {f}
|
| Lazio {prop} (Italian region)
|
:: Lazio
|
| lazurite {n} (lapis lazuli) SEE: lapis lazuli
|
::
|
| lazy {adj} (unwilling to work)
|
:: lui
|
| lazy {adj} (eye: squinting because of weak muscles)
|
:: lui
|
| lazybones {n} (person who is lazy)
|
:: luierik {m}, luilak {m}
|
| Lübeck {prop} (city)
|
:: Lübeck {n}
|
| lead {n} (chemical element)
|
:: lood {n}
|
| lead {n} (plummet to measure depth of water)
|
:: dieplood
|
| lead {n} (separator line in print)
|
:: interlinie {f}
|
| lead {n} (refill for writing tool)
|
:: stift
|
| lead {v} (to cover, fill, or affect with lead)
|
:: verloden
|
| lead {v} (printing: place leads between the lines of)
|
:: interliniëren
|
| lead {v} (guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection)
|
:: leiden
|
| lead {v} (guide or conduct in a certain course)
|
:: leiden
|
| lead {v} (conduct or direct with authority)
|
:: leiden
|
| lead {v} (go or be in advance of; precede)
|
:: leiden
|
| lead {v} (draw or direct by influence)
|
:: leiden
|
| lead {v} (guide or conduct oneself)
|
:: leiden
|
| lead {v} (begin a game of cards or dominoes)
|
:: uitkomen
|
| lead {v} (intransitive: to guide or conduct)
|
:: leiden, begeleiden, meevoeren
|
| lead {v} (intransitive: be ahead of others)
|
:: aanvoeren, vooroplopen
|
| lead {v} (intransitive: have the highest interim score in a game)
|
:: aanvoeren, vooroplopen
|
| lead {v} (intransitive: be more advanced)
|
:: voorlopen
|
| lead {v} (intransitive: tend or reach in a certain direction)
|
:: leiden naar
|
| lead {n} (act of leading or conducting)
|
:: leiding {f}, begeleiding {f}
|
| lead {n} (precedence; advance position)
|
:: leiding {f}, voorsprong {m}
|
| lead {n} (in cards and dominoes)
|
:: uitkomst {f}
|
| lead {n} (channel of open water in an ice field)
|
:: vaargeul
|
| lead {n} (mining: lode)
|
:: lood {n}
|
| lead {n} (nautical: course of a rope from end to end)
|
:: lengte {f}
|
| lead {n} (leash)
|
:: lijn
|
| lead {n} (information obtained by a detective or police officer)
|
:: aanwijzing {f}
|
| lead {n} (information obtained by a news reporter)
|
:: leidraad {m}
|
| leaden {adj} (made of lead)
|
:: loden
|
| leader {n} (one having authority)
|
:: leider {m}, leidster {f}, aanvoerder {m}, aanvoerster {f}
|
| leadership {n} (capacity to lead)
|
:: voorzitterschap {n}, leiderschap {n}
|
| leadership {n} (office of leader)
|
:: voorzitterschap {n}
|
| lead poisoning {n} (chronic intoxiction caused by lead) SEE: plumbism
|
::
|
| lead someone up the garden path {v} (to deceive, hoodwink, mislead, or seduce someone) SEE: deceive
|
::
|
| leaf {n} (part of a plant)
|
:: blad {n}
|
| leaf {n} (anything resembling the leaf of a plant)
|
:: blad {n}
|
| leaf {n} (sheet of a book)
|
:: blad {n}
|
| leaf {n} (flat section used to extend a table)
|
:: blad {n}, plaat {f}
|
| leaf {n} (computing, mathematics: tree node without descendants)
|
:: blad {n}
|
| leaf {v} (to produce leaves)
|
:: bladeren krijgen
|
| leaf {n} (tea leaves) SEE: tea leaf
|
::
|
| leaf beetle {n} (chrysomelid beetle)
|
:: bladhaantje
|
| leafless {adj} (without leaves)
|
:: bladerloos, bladloos
|
| leaflet {n} (small plant leaf)
|
:: blaadje {n}; folder {m}
|
| leaf sheath {n}
|
:: bladschede {f}
|
| leaf spring {n} (leaf spring)
|
:: bladveer {f}
|
| leaf through {v} (to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random)
|
:: bladeren, doorbladeren
|
| leafy {adj} (covered with leaves)
|
:: gebladerd
|
| leafy {adj} (containing much foliage)
|
:: bladrijk, loofrijk, bladerrijk
|
| leafy spurge {n} (Euphorbia esula)
|
:: heksenmelk {f}
|
| League of Nations {prop} (international organization)
|
:: Volkenbond {m}
|
| league table {n} (tabular display of teams)
|
:: stand
|
| leak {n} (hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)
|
:: lek {n}
|
| leak {n} (entrance or escape of a fluid)
|
:: lek {n}
|
| leak {n}
|
:: lek {n}
|
| leak {v} (to allow fluid to escape or enter)
|
:: lekken
|
| leak {v} (to reveal secret information)
|
:: lekken
|
| leakage {n} (act of leaking)
|
:: lekkage {f}
|
| leakage {n} (amount lost)
|
:: lekkage {f}
|
| lean {v} (to hang outwards)
|
:: leunen
|
| lean {v} (to press against)
|
:: leunen, aanleunen
|
| lean {adj} (being slim, not fleshy)
|
:: mager, tenger
|
| lean {adj} (of meat, having little fat)
|
:: mager
|
| lean {adj} (having little extra or little to spare)
|
:: karig
|
| leaned {v} (simple past of lean)
|
:: leunde, leunden
|
| leaned {v} (past participle of lean)
|
:: geleund
|
| Leaning Tower of Pisa {prop} (the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa)
|
:: Toren van Pisa {m}
|
| leap {v}
|
:: springen, wippen, huppen
|
| leap {n}
|
:: sprong {m}
|
| leap {n} (significant move forward)
|
:: sprong {m}
|
| leapfrog {n} (game)
|
:: haasje-over
|
| leap to mind {v} (spring to mind) SEE: spring to mind
|
::
|
| leap year {n} (366-day year in the Gregorian calendar)
|
:: schrikkeljaar {n}
|
| learn {v} (to acquire knowledge or ability)
|
:: leren
|
| learn {v} (to be studying)
|
:: leren, studeren
|
| learn {v} (to come to know; to become informed of; to find out)
|
:: ervaren, vernemen, te weten komen, op de hoogte gesteld worden
|
| learned {adj} (having much learning)
|
:: geleerd
|
| learned {adj} (acquired by learning)
|
:: geleerd, aangeleerd
|
| learned borrowing {n} (word borrowed from a classical language into a modern language)
|
:: geleerde ontlening {f}
|
| learning {n} (action of the verb)
|
:: leren {n}
|
| learning {n} (accumulated knowledge)
|
:: kennis {f}, geleerdheid {f}, geleerde {n}, geleerde {m} {f}
|
| learning difference {n} (learning disability) SEE: learning disability
|
::
|
| learning difficulty {n} (learning disability) SEE: learning disability
|
::
|
| learning disability {n} (disability which prevents the sufferer from learning in a typical manner)
|
:: leerstoornis {f}
|
| learningless {adj} (uneducated) SEE: uneducated
|
::
|
| lease {v} (to operate or live in some property or land through purchasing a long-term contract)
|
:: pachten, leasen
|
| lease {n} (contract granting use or occupation of property)
|
:: pacht {f}, lease {f}
|
| leaseholder {n} (tenant holding a lease)
|
:: pachter {m}
|
| leash {n} (long cord for dogs)
|
:: lijn {f}
|
| leash {n} (a set of three)
|
:: drietal {n}
|
| least {determiner} (the smallest amount of)
|
:: minst
|
| least auklet {n} (bird)
|
:: dwergalk
|
| least flycatcher {n} (Empidonax minimus)
|
:: kleine feetiran {?}
|
| least weasel {n} (Mustela nivalis)
|
:: wezel {m}
|
| leather {n} (material produced by tanning animal skin)
|
:: leer {n}, leder {n} [formal]
|
| leather {adj} (made of leather)
|
:: leren
|
| leatherette {n} (type of fabric made to imitate the appearance of leather)
|
:: kunstleer {n}, skai {n}
|
| leave {v} (to cause to remain as available, not take away, refrain from depleting)
|
:: achterlaten, laten [staan, zijn, etc.]
|
| leave {v} (to transfer possession after death)
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:: laten, nalaten
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| leave {v} (to give (something) to someone; to deliver (something) to a repository; to deposit)
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:: deponeren
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| leave {v} (to transfer responsibility or attention)
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:: overdragen, overlaten
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| leave {v} (to depart from, end one's connection or affiliation with)
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:: verlaten, achterlaten
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| leave {v} (to end one's membership in)
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:: beëindigen, verlaten
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| leave {v} (to depart (intransitive))
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:: weggaan, vertrekken
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| leave {v}
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:: over zijn, overblijven, laten
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| leave {n} (permission to be absent)
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:: verlof, toestemming
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| leave {n} (absence from work)
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:: verlof
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| leave alone {v} (to stop bothering)
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:: met rust laten
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| leave behind {v} (abandon)
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:: achterlaten
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| leave me alone {phrase} (stop talking to me)
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:: laat me met rust
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| leaven {n} (any agent used to make dough rise)
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:: rijsmiddel {n}
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| leave of absence {n} (absence from work) SEE: leave
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::
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| leave out {v} (to leave out or to not include) SEE: omit
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::
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| Lebanese {n} (A person from Lebanon)
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:: Libanees {m}, Libanese {f}
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| Lebanese {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language)
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:: Libanesisch
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| Lebanese Republic {prop} (official name of Lebanon)
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:: Republiek Libanon {f}
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| Lebanon {prop} (Lebanese Republic)
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:: Libanon {n}
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| lecher {n} (a lecherous person)
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:: geilaard, rasversierder, schuinsmarcherdder {m}
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| lecithin {n} (lecithin)
|
:: lecithine {m} {f}
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| lectica {n} (Roman portable couch)
|
:: lectica {f}
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| lectica {n} (any portable couch)
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:: draagstoel {m}, rosbaar {f}
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| lecture {n} (a spoken lesson)
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:: lezing {f}, college
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| LED {n} (light-emitting diode)
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:: led {m}
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| ledge {n} (lode)
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:: ader {m} {f}, ertslaag {m} {f}
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| ledger {n} (book for keeping notes)
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:: legger {m}, kladblok
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| ledger {n} (collection of accounting entries)
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:: grootboek
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| lee {n} (protected cove or harbor, out of the wind)
|
:: luwte {f}
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| lee {n} (side of the ship away from the wind)
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:: lij {f}, lijzijde {f}, lijzij {f}
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| leech {n} (annelid)
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:: bloedzuiger {m}, echel {f}, laak {f}
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| leech {n} (person who derives profit from others)
|
:: bloedzuiger {m}, uitzuiger {m}, parasiet {m}
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| leech {v} (to apply a leech medicinally)
|
:: aderlaten
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| leech {v} (to drain resources without giving back)
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:: aderlaten, uitzuigen
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| leech {n} (paganism: a healer)
|
:: heler {m}
|
| leech {n} (vertical edge of a square sail)
|
:: lijk {n}
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| leech {n} (aft edge of a triangular sail)
|
:: lijk {n}
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| leech {n} (physician) SEE: physician
|
::
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| leek {n} (vegetable)
|
:: prei {m}, porrei {m}
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| leer {v} (to look with sexual desire or malicious intent)
|
:: wellustig bekijken
|
| leery {adj} (Cautious, hesitant, or nervous about something; having reservations or concerns)
|
:: argwaanend, wantrouwend
|
| Leeuwarden {prop} (capital and largest city of Friesland)
|
:: Leeuwarden {n}
|
| leeward {adj} (on the side sheltered from the wind)
|
:: benedenwinds, lijzijde, lijwaarts
|
| leeward {adv} (away from the direction of the wind)
|
:: benedenwinds, lijzijds, lijwaarts
|
| leeway {n} (drift of a ship or airplane in a leeward direction)
|
:: afdrift {m} {f}, afdrijving {f}
|
| leeway {n} (degree or amount of freedom or flexibility)
|
:: speelruimte {f}, speling {f}
|
| left {adj} (the west side of the body when one is facing north)
|
:: links, linker
|
| left {adv} (on the left side)
|
:: links
|
| left {adv} (towards the left side)
|
:: links
|
| left {n} (the left side)
|
:: linkerkant {m}
|
| left {n} (the ensemble of left-wing political parties)
|
:: linkerkant {m}, links {n}
|
| left {v} (remaining)
|
:: over
|
| left-handed {n} (preferring the left hand over the right)
|
:: linkshandig
|
| leftish {adj} (left-wing) SEE: left-wing
|
::
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| leftover {adj} (remaining, left behind)
|
:: restant {n}
|
| leftover {adj} (remaining as meal is complete)
|
:: kliekje {n}
|
| leftovers {n} (food remaining after a meal)
|
:: etensresten {p} {f}, kliekjes {p} {n}
|
| left-wing {adj} (favoring social equality)
|
:: links
|
| leg {n} (lower limb from groin to ankle)
|
:: been {n}, poot {m}
|
| leg {n} (portion of the lower appendage from knee to ankle)
|
:: scheen {m}, scheenbeen {n}, onderbeen {n}
|
| leg {n} (part of garment covering the leg)
|
:: broekspijp {m} {f}
|
| leg {n} (supporting protrusion of an inanimate object)
|
:: poot {m}
|
| legacy {n} (money or property bequeathed to someone in a will)
|
:: erfenis, erfgoed
|
| legacy {n} (something inherited from a predecessor; a heritage)
|
:: erfgoed, erfenis
|
| legal {adj} (relating to the law or to lawyers)
|
:: juridisch, rechts-
|
| legal {adj} (having its basis in the law)
|
:: juridisch
|
| legal {adj} (allowed or prescribed by law)
|
:: wettelijk, legaal, wettig, legitiem
|
| legality {n} (lawfulness)
|
:: wettigheid
|
| legalize {v} (make legal)
|
:: legaliseren
|
| legal studies {n} (study of theories and philosophies related to law) SEE: jurisprudence
|
::
|
| legate {n} (deputy representing the pope)
|
:: legaat {m}
|
| legate {n} (deputy of a provincial governor or general in ancient Rome)
|
:: legaat {m}
|
| legation {n}
|
:: gezantschap {n}
|
| legato {adv} (music: smoothly, in a connected manner)
|
:: gebonden, legato
|
| legend {n} (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
|
:: legende {f}
|
| legend {n} (key to the symbols and color codes on a map)
|
:: kaartlegenda
|
| legendary {adj} (of or pertaining to a legend)
|
:: legendarisch
|
| leghorn {n} (small white chicken breed)
|
:: leghorn {m}
|
| legibility {n} (property that makes legible or easily readable)
|
:: leesbaarheid {f}
|
| legible {adj} (clear enough to be read)
|
:: leesbaar
|
| legion {adj} (numerous)
|
:: legio
|
| legion {n} (the major unit or division of the Roman army)
|
:: legioen {n}
|
| legionary {n} (member of a legion)
|
:: legionair
|
| legionnaire {n} (a member of a legion) SEE: legionary
|
::
|
| legislate {v} (pass laws)
|
:: wetten maken
|
| legislation {n} (the act of legislating)
|
:: wetgeving {f}, legislatie {f}
|
| legislation {n} (law already enacted by legislature)
|
:: wet {f}
|
| legislative body {n} (A political institution which holds the legislative power in a state)
|
:: wetgevend orgaan
|
| legislator {n} (who creates or enacts laws)
|
:: wetgever {m}, wetgeefster {f}
|
| legislature {n} (governmental body)
|
:: wetgevende macht {f} {m}
|
| legist {n} (legislator) SEE: legislator
|
::
|
| legitimize {v} (to make legitimate)
|
:: legitimeren
|
| leguaan {n} (iguana) SEE: iguana
|
::
|
| leguaan {n} (any of the monitor lizards)
|
:: varaan {m}
|
| legume {n} (fruit or seed of leguminous plants)
|
:: peul {c}, peulvrucht {c}
|
| Leiden {prop} (city in South Holland)
|
:: Leiden {n}
|
| Leipzig {prop} (city in Saxony, Germany)
|
:: Leipzig
|
| leishmaniasis {n} (pathology)
|
:: leishmaniasis {f}
|
| leisure {n} (freedom provided)
|
:: vrije tijd {m}
|
| leisure {n} (time free)
|
:: vrije tijd {m}
|
| lemma {n} (linguistics: lexeme) SEE: lexeme
|
::
|
| lemma {n} (mathematics: proposition used mainly in the proof of some other proposition)
|
:: lemma {n}
|
| lemma {n} (linguistics: canonical form of a term)
|
:: lemma {n}
|
| lemming {n} (rodent)
|
:: lemming {m}
|
| lemniscatic {adj} (shaped like a figure-of eight)
|
:: lemniscatisch
|
| lemniscatic {adj} (of or pertaining to a lemniscate)
|
:: lemniscatisch
|
| lemon {n} (citrus fruit)
|
:: citroen {f}
|
| lemon {n} (tree)
|
:: citroenboom
|
| lemon {n} (defective item)
|
:: kat in de zak
|
| lemon {n} (colour/color)
|
:: citroengeel
|
| lemon {n} (taste)
|
:: citroensmaak
|
| lemon {adj} (having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons)
|
:: citroen-
|
| lemon {adj} (having the colour/color of lemons)
|
:: citroengele
|
| lemonade {n} (still beverage)
|
:: kwast {m}
|
| lemonade {n} (carbonated beverage)
|
:: limonade {m}
|
| lemon balm {n} (Melissa officinalis)
|
:: citroenmelisse {f}, citronella {m}, bijenkruid {n}, vrouwenkruid {n}
|
| lemongrass {n} (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon)
|
:: citroengras {n}
|
| lemon juice {n} (the liquid extract of lemon fruit)
|
:: citroensap {n}
|
| lemon squeezer {n} (device used to extract juice from lemons)
|
:: citruspers {f}, citroenpers {f}
|
| lemur {n} (strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea)
|
:: lemur
|
| lend {v} (to allow to be used temporarily)
|
:: lenen, uitlenen
|
| lend {v} ((proscribed) to borrow) SEE: borrow
|
::
|
| length {n} (distance along the longest dimension)
|
:: lengte {f}
|
| lenient {adj} (tolerant; not strict)
|
:: toegeeflijk, tolerant, mild
|
| Leningrad {prop} (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991)
|
:: Leningrad
|
| Leninian {adj} (of or pertaining to Lenin) SEE: Leninist
|
::
|
| Leninism {n} (the political philosophy named after Vladimir Lenin)
|
:: leninisme {n}
|
| Leninist {adj} (of or relating to Lenin)
|
:: leninistisch
|
| Leninist {adj} (of or relating to Leninism)
|
:: leninistisch
|
| Leninist {n} (an adherent of Lenin or Leninism)
|
:: leninist {m}
|
| lenition {n} (weakening of consonant articulation)
|
:: lenitie {f}, verzachting {f}
|
| lens {n} (object focusing or defocusing the light passing through it)
|
:: lens {f}
|
| lens {n} (device which focuses or defocuses electron beams)
|
:: lens {f}
|
| lens {n} (geometry: convex shape bounded by two circular arcs)
|
:: lens {f}
|
| lens {n} (biology: genus of the legume family; its bean)
|
:: linze
|
| lens {n} (anatomy: transparent crystalline structure in the eye)
|
:: lens {f}, kristallens
|
| lens {v} (to film)
|
:: filmen, verfilmen, op de gevoelige plaat vastleggen
|
| lens cap {n} (cap that protects a camera lens)
|
:: lensklep {f}
|
| lens flare {n} (brightness in an image)
|
:: lensgloed {m}
|
| Lent {n} (Christian period of penitence before Easter)
|
:: veertigdagentijd {m}; vastentijd {m}
|
| lentigo {n} (pigmented spot on the skin) SEE: freckle
|
::
|
| lentil {n} (plant Lens culinaris)
|
:: linze {f}, linzenplant {f}
|
| lentil {n} (seed used as food)
|
:: linze {f}
|
| Leo {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Leo
|
| Leo {prop} (constellation)
|
:: Leo
|
| Leo {prop} (astrological sign)
|
:: Leeuw {m}
|
| leonine {adj} (of or like a lion)
|
:: leeuwen-
|
| leopard {n} (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus)
|
:: luipaard {m}
|
| leopard shark {n} (Triakis semifasciata)
|
:: luipaardhaai
|
| leper {n} (person who has leprosy)
|
:: melaatse {m} {f}, leproos {m}
|
| lepidopterology {n} (scientific study of butterflies and moths)
|
:: lepidopterologie {f}
|
| leporello {n} (printed material having leporello folds)
|
:: leporello {m}
|
| leprosarium {n} (institution or place to quarantine and treat leprous people)
|
:: leprozerie {f}, leprakolonie {f}, leprozenhuis {n}
|
| leprosy {n} (infectious disease caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae)
|
:: lepra, melaatsheid
|
| lepton {n} (elementary particle)
|
:: lepton {n}
|
| lesbian {adj} (of a woman: preferring women partners)
|
:: lesbisch
|
| lesbian {adj} (between two women; pertaining to women's homosexuality)
|
:: lesbisch
|
| lesbian {n} (homosexual woman)
|
:: lesbienne {f}, lesbo {f}, lesbi {f}, lesbienne {f} [somewhat formal]
|
| Lesbian {n} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian
|
::
|
| Lesbian {adj} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian
|
::
|
| lesbigay {n} (lesbian, bisexual or gay person)
|
:: holebi {m} {f}
|
| lesbo {n} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian
|
::
|
| Lesbos {prop} (island)
|
:: Lesbos
|
| lese majesty {n} (crime of violating majesty)
|
:: majesteitsschennis {f}
|
| lesion {n} (a wound or an injury)
|
:: laesie {f}
|
| lesion {n} (an infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part)
|
:: laesie {f}
|
| lesion {n} (injury or loss arising from an uneven contractual exchange)
|
:: benadeling {f}
|
| lesion {v} (to wound or injure, especially in an experiment or other controlled procedure)
|
:: kwetsen, verwonden
|
| Lesotho {prop} (country in Southern Africa)
|
:: Lesotho
|
| less {adv} (to a smaller extent or degree)
|
:: minder
|
| less {determiner} (not as much)
|
:: minder
|
| less {determiner} (smaller number of)
|
:: minder
|
| less {determiner}
|
:: minder dan; kleiner
|
| -less {suffix} (lacking)
|
:: -loos, zonder
|
| lessen {v} (to make less)
|
:: verminderen, verkleinen, korten
|
| lessen {v} (to become less)
|
:: slinken, afnemen, verminderen
|
| lesser black-backed gull {n} (Larus fuscus)
|
:: kleine mantelmeeuw {f}
|
| lesser celandine {n} (a European perennial herb, Ranunculus ficaria)
|
:: speenkruid
|
| lesser flamingo {n} (the smaller of the two old world species of flamingo)
|
:: dwergflamingo {m}
|
| lesser kestrel {n} (Falco naumanni)
|
:: kleine torenvalk
|
| lesser roadrunner {n} (bird of genus Geococcyx) SEE: roadrunner
|
::
|
| lesser scaup {n} (Aythya affinis)
|
:: kleine topper
|
| lesser spotted eagle {n} (Clanga pomarina)
|
:: schreeuwarend {m}
|
| lesser spotted woodpecker {n} (Dendrocopoes minor)
|
:: kleine bonte specht {m}
|
| lesser yellowlegs {n} (Tringa flavipes)
|
:: kleine geelpootruiter
|
| less is more {proverb} (less is more)
|
:: minder is meer
|
| lesson {n} (section of learning or teaching)
|
:: les
|
| lesson plan {n} (teacher's document used to plan a lesson)
|
:: lesplan {n}
|
| lessor {n} (owner of property that is leased)
|
:: verhuurder {m}
|
| less-than-stellar {adj} (not very good) SEE: poor
|
::
|
| less-than-stellar {adj} (mediocre) SEE: mediocre
|
::
|
| lest {conj} (for fear that)
|
:: uit angst dat
|
| lest {conj} (that [...] not)
|
:: opdat ... niet
|
| let {v} (to allow)
|
:: laten, toestaan
|
| let {v} (to put up for rent)
|
:: verhuren
|
| let alone {conj} (to say nothing of)
|
:: laat staan, gezwegen van, om maar te zwijgen van
|
| let alone {conj} (as well as)
|
:: laat staan
|
| let alone {v} (leave alone)
|
:: met rust laten
|
| let bygones be bygones {v} (to disregard a past offense)
|
:: geen oude koeien uit de sloot halen, zand erover!
|
| let down {v} (to allow to descend)
|
:: neerlaten
|
| let down {v} (to disappoint)
|
:: teleurstellen
|
| let go {v} (to no longer hold on)
|
:: loslaten
|
| lethal {adj} (deadly)
|
:: dodelijk
|
| lethargy {n} (pathological state of fatigue)
|
:: lusteloosheid {f}, futloosheid {f}, slaapzucht {f}, lethargie {f}
|
| lethargy {n} (state of extreme torpor or apathy)
|
:: onverschilligheid {f}, lethargie {f}
|
| let him who is without sin cast the first stone {phrase} (only those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment on others)
|
:: laat hij die zelf nooit zondigt, de eerste steen maar gooien
|
| let in {v} (to let someone or something come in)
|
:: binnenlaten
|
| let's {v} (let us; forming first-person plural imperative)
|
:: laten we
|
| let's go {phrase} (hortative of go)
|
:: laten we gaan
|
| let's go {phrase} (hurry up)
|
:: schiet op, kom, kom op, schiete op, kom nou
|
| let sleeping dogs lie {v} (leave things as they are)
|
:: slapende honden wekt men niet
|
| letter {n} (a symbol in an alphabet)
|
:: letter {f}, karakter {n}, letterteken {n}, boekstaaf {m}
|
| letter {n} (written message)
|
:: brief {m}
|
| letterbox {n} (collection point for mail)
|
:: brievenbus {m}
|
| letterbox {n} (delivery point for mail)
|
:: brievenbus {m}
|
| letter carrier {n} (post office employee)
|
:: postbezorger
|
| letter of marque {n} (official commission)
|
:: kaperbrief {m}
|
| letter of marque {n} (ship that has been armed for such a task)
|
:: kaperschip {n}
|
| letter of recommendation {n} (evaluation letter)
|
:: aanbevelingsbrief {m}
|
| letter opener {n} (knifelike device)
|
:: briefopener {m}
|
| let there be light {phrase} (let there be light)
|
:: daar zij licht
|
| let the sleeping dogs lie {v} (to avoid igniting a conflict) SEE: let sleeping dogs lie
|
::
|
| Lettic {adj} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian
|
::
|
| Lettish {adj} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian
|
::
|
| Lettish {n} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian
|
::
|
| lettuce {n} (an edible plant, Lactuca)
|
:: sla, salade, slaplant {m}
|
| lettuce {n} (the leaves of the lettuce plant, eaten as a vegetable or dish)
|
:: slaatje {n}, salade
|
| lettuce {n} (US paper currency)
|
:: flappen
|
| Letzeburgesh {prop} (Germanic language) SEE: Luxembourgish
|
::
|
| leucism {n} (partial loss of pigmentation)
|
:: leucisme {n}
|
| leukemia {n} (cancer of blood forming tissue)
|
:: leukemie
|
| leukocyte {n} (a white blood cell)
|
:: leukocyt {m}, witte bloedcel {f}
|
| leukoplakia {n} (patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity)
|
:: leukoplakie
|
| Levant {prop} (the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea)
|
:: Levant
|
| level {adj} (same height at all places)
|
:: vlak
|
| level {adj} (at the same height as some reference)
|
:: geëqualiseerd
|
| level {adj} (being unvaried)
|
:: constant
|
| level {n} (tool)
|
:: waterpas {n}
|
| level {n} (distance relative to a given reference elevation)
|
:: niveau {n}, hoogte {f}
|
| level {n} (gaming: discrete segment of a game)
|
:: niveau {n}
|
| level {n} (floor of a building)
|
:: etage, verdieping {f}
|
| level {v} (to destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze)
|
:: egaliseren
|
| level crossing {n} (at-grade crossing)
|
:: spoorwegovergang {m}, overweg {m}
|
| level-headed {adj} (possessing sound judgement)
|
:: wijs, weloverwogen
|
| leveling seat {n} (seats that ensure a representation proportional to votes at the national level)
|
:: ausgleichsmandat {n}
|
| lever {n} (rigid piece)
|
:: hefboom {m}
|
| lever {n} (small such piece to trigger or control a mechanical device)
|
:: hendel
|
| lever {adv} (rather) SEE: rather
|
::
|
| leverage {n} (force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot)
|
:: hefboom {m}, hefboomkracht {f}
|
| leverage {n} (influence which is compounded or used to gain an advantage)
|
:: voordeel {n}, invloed {m}
|
| leverage {n} (use of borrowed funds)
|
:: leverage
|
| leverage {v} (use, exploit, take full advantage of)
|
:: profiteren van, uitbuiten
|
| leveret {n} (a young hare)
|
:: haasje {n}
|
| levigate {v} (to belittle) SEE: belittle
|
::
|
| levigate {v} (to lighten) SEE: lighten
|
::
|
| levitate {v}
|
:: doen opstijgen en zweven
|
| levitation {n} (raising of something without apparent physical cause)
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:: levitatie
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| levitation {n} (technical suspension without mechanical support)
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:: draadloze ophanging
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| Leviticus {prop} (the book of the Bible and Torah)
|
:: Leviticus, Levieten
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| levity {n} (lighthearted or frivolous act)
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:: luchthartigheid, luchtig
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| levity {n} (lack of steadiness) SEE: instability
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::
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| lewd {adj} (lascivious)
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:: liederlijk
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| Lewis {prop} (male given name) SEE: Louis
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::
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| lexeme {n} (unit of vocabulary, the different forms of the same lemma)
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:: lexeem {n}
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| lexical item {n} (term that acts as a unit of meaning)
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:: lexicale eenheid {f}
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| lexical unit {n} (term that acts as a unit of meaning) SEE: lexical item
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::
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| lexicography {n} (art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries)
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:: lexicografie {f}
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| Leyden jar {n} (glass jar used to accumulate static electricity)
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:: Leidse fles {f}
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| leyn {v} (read from a Torah scroll)
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:: lajenen
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| Lezghian {prop} (Lezgi) SEE: Lezgi
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::
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| Lezgi {prop} (language)
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:: Lezgi {n}, Lezgisch {n}
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| LGBT {n} (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transexual)
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:: LHBT
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| li {n} (Chinese unit of distance)
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:: li
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| liability {n} (debt)
|
:: aansprakelijkheid {f}
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| liability insurance {n} (insurance against liability)
|
:: aansprakelijkheidsverzekering {f}
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| liable {adj} (responsible)
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:: aansprakelijk, verantwoordelijk
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| liana {n} (climbing woody vine)
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:: liaan {c}
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| liar {n} (one who tells lies)
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:: leugenaar {m}, leugenaarster {f}
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| libation {n} (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice)
|
:: plengoffer {n}
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| libation {n} (liquid poured out)
|
:: plengoffer {n}
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| libation {n} (alcoholic beverage)
|
:: plengoffer {n}
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| libecchio {n} (southwest wind)
|
:: zuidwester
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| libel {n} (any defamatory writing)
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:: smaadschrift
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| libel {n}
|
:: smaad, laster
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| libelous {adj} (defamatory, libeling)
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:: lasterlijk
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| liberal {adj} (widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions, conventions etc.)
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:: vrijzinnig
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| liberal {adj}
|
:: liberaal, open, libertaire {m} {f}
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| liberalism {n} (political movement)
|
:: liberalisme {n}
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| liberalization {n} (the process or act of making more liberal)
|
:: liberalisering {f}
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| liberate {v} (to free)
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:: bevrijden
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| liberation {n} (act of liberating or the state of being liberated)
|
:: bevrijding {f}
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| Liberia {prop} (country in Western Africa)
|
:: Liberia {n}
|
| libertarianism {n} (political philosophy)
|
:: libertarisme {n}
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| libertine {n} (one who is freethinking in religious matters)
|
:: vrijdenker {m}, libertijn {m}
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| liberty {n} (condition of being free)
|
:: vrijheid {f}
|
| libidinous {adj} (having lustful desires)
|
:: wellustig
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| libido {n} (sexual urges or drives)
|
:: libido {m}
|
| libido {n} (drives or mental energies related or based on sexual instincts but not necessarily sexual in and of themselves.)
|
:: libido
|
| Libra {prop} (constellation)
|
:: Weegschaal {f}
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| Libra {prop} (astrological sign)
|
:: Weegschaal {f}
|
| librarian {n} (the manager of a library)
|
:: bibliothecaris {m} [chief], bibliothecaresse {f} [chief], bibliotheekbeheerder {m}
|
| librarian {n} (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library)
|
:: bibliothecaris {m}, hulpbibliothecaris {m}
|
| library {n} (institution which holds books etc.)
|
:: bibliotheek {f}, boekerij {f}
|
| library {n} (collection of books)
|
:: bibliotheek {f}, boekenkast
|
| library {n} (collection of records)
|
:: archief
|
| libre {adj} ((software): with very few limitations on distribution or improvement)
|
:: vrij
|
| Libya {prop} (country in Northern Africa)
|
:: Libië {n}
|
| licence {n} (license) SEE: license
|
::
|
| licence {v} (license) SEE: license
|
::
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| license {n} (legal document giving official permission to do something)
|
:: vergunning {f}
|
| license {n} (legal terms of product usage)
|
:: licentie {f}, vergunning {f}
|
| license {n} (freedom to deviate from rules)
|
:: vergunning {f}
|
| license {n} (excessive freedom)
|
:: bandeloosheid {f}
|
| license {v} (act of giving a formal authorization)
|
:: licentiëren, vergunning toekennen
|
| license {v} (authorize officially)
|
:: toelaten, licentiëren, vergunning toekennen
|
| license plate {n} (an identifying plate attached to a vehicle)
|
:: kentekenplaat {f}, nummerplaat {f}, nummerbord {n}
|
| licentious {adj} (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct)
|
:: wellustig, wulps, licentieus
|
| licentious {adj} (disregard for accepted rules)
|
:: non-conformistisch, vrijgevochten
|
| licentious {adj}
|
:: losbandig
|
| licentiousness {n} (Property of being licentious)
|
:: wulpsheid, wellustigheid
|
| lich {n} (undead being)
|
:: Zielenzuiger
|
| lichen {n} (something which spreads across something else, causing damage) SEE: cancer
|
::
|
| lichen {n} (symbiotic association of algae and fungi)
|
:: korstmos {n}
|
| lichenometry {n} (geochronologic dating method that uses lichen growth)
|
:: lichenometrie {c}
|
| lick {n} (the act of licking)
|
:: lik {m}
|
| lick {v} (to stroke with the tongue)
|
:: likken
|
| lickspittle {n} (practice of giving empty flattery)
|
:: slijmerd,pluimstrijker
|
| licorice {n} (plant)
|
:: zoethout {n}
|
| licorice {n} (confection)
|
:: drop {m}
|
| lid {n} (top or cover)
|
:: deksel {n}
|
| lie {v} (be in horizontal position)
|
:: liggen
|
| lie {v} (be situated)
|
:: liggen, gelegen zijn
|
| lie {n} (golf term)
|
:: ligging {f}, terreinligging {f}
|
| lie {n} (position of fetus)
|
:: ligging {f}
|
| lie {v} (tell an intentional untruth)
|
:: liegen
|
| lie {n} (intentionally false statement)
|
:: leugen {f}
|
| Liechtenstein {prop} (Principality of Liechtenstein)
|
:: Liechtenstein {n}
|
| Liechtensteiner {n} (A person from Liechtenstein or of Liechtenstein descent)
|
:: Liechtensteiner {m}, Liechtensteinse {f}
|
| lie down {v} (assume a reclining position)
|
:: gaan liggen
|
| liege {n} (A free and independent person; a lord paramount; a sovereign)
|
:: leenheer {m}, soeverein {m}
|
| liege {n} (The subject of a sovereign or lord; a liegeman)
|
:: vazal {m}, leenman {m}
|
| lien {n} (right to take and hold debtor’s property)
|
:: retentierecht {n}
|
| lieutenant {n} (lowest commissioned officer rank)
|
:: luitenant {m}
|
| lieutenant {n}
|
:: luitenant {m}
|
| lieutenant general {n} (an officer above major general and below general)
|
:: luitenant-generaal {m}
|
| life {n} (the state of being alive)
|
:: leven {n}
|
| life {n} (the essence of the manifestation and the foundation of the being)
|
:: leven {n}
|
| life {n} (the subjective and inner manifestation of the individual)
|
:: leven {n}
|
| life {n} (the world in general, existence)
|
:: leven {n}
|
| life {n} (a worthwhile existence)
|
:: leven {n}
|
| life {n} (something inherently part of a person's existence)
|
:: leven {n}
|
| life {n} (life sentence)
|
:: levenslang {n}
|
| life {n} (duration)
|
:: levensduur {f}
|
| life-affirming {adj} (appearing to have an optimistic quality) SEE: optimistic
|
::
|
| life after death {n} (afterlife) SEE: afterlife
|
::
|
| life assurance {n} (insurance policy) SEE: life insurance
|
::
|
| lifeboat {n} (a boat to save shipwrecked people)
|
:: reddingsboot {m} {f}
|
| life buoy {n} (life preserver) SEE: life preserver
|
::
|
| life cycle {n} (course of stages through which an organism passes)
|
:: levenscyclus
|
| life force {n} (life force)
|
:: levenskracht {f}
|
| lifeform {n} (living organism)
|
:: levensvorm {m}
|
| lifeguard {n} (attendant)
|
:: badmeester {m}, reddingszwemmer
|
| lifeguard {n} (lifesaver)
|
:: badmeester, strandmeester
|
| lifeguard {n} (bodyguard) SEE: bodyguard
|
::
|
| life insurance {n} (form of insurance)
|
:: levensverzekering {f}
|
| life jacket {n} (An article of protective clothing)
|
:: reddingsvest {n}
|
| life of Riley {n} (ideal life of care-free prosperity)
|
:: luizenleventje {n}
|
| life preserver {n} (buoyant ring or vest)
|
:: reddingsboei {m} {f}
|
| life ring {n} (life preserver) SEE: life preserver
|
::
|
| life sentence {n} (sentence of imprisonment for the rest of the defendant's life)
|
:: levenslange gevangenisstraf {c}
|
| life stance {n} (relation to what one views as important)
|
:: levensbeschouwing
|
| life style {n} (lifestyle) SEE: lifestyle
|
::
|
| life-style {n} (lifestyle) SEE: lifestyle
|
::
|
| lifestyle {n} (style of living)
|
:: levensstijl {m}
|
| life-threatening {adj} (used to describe something that endangers life)
|
:: levensbedreigend
|
| lifetime {n} (duration of the life of someone or something)
|
:: leeftijd {m}
|
| lift {v} (to raise or rise)
|
:: opheffen
|
| lift {v} (to steal)
|
:: stelen
|
| lift {n} (the act of transporting someone in a vehicle)
|
:: lift {m}
|
| lift {n} (mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people)
|
:: lift {m}
|
| lift {n} (thief) SEE: thief
|
::
|
| lifter {n} (spatula) SEE: spatula
|
::
|
| lifter {n} (weightlifter) SEE: weightlifter
|
::
|
| lifting {n} (facelift)
|
:: opwaardering {f}
|
| lift up {v} (to elevate)
|
:: optillen
|
| ligament {n} (band of strong tissue that holds the bones of an animal in position)
|
:: ligament {n}
|
| ligate {v} (to bind with a ligature or bandage)
|
:: afbinden
|
| ligature {n} (act of tying)
|
:: ligatuur, verbinding
|
| ligature {n} (cord etc.)
|
:: afbinding, band, verbinding
|
| ligature {n} (typography: character that combines multiple letters)
|
:: ligatuur
|
| ligature {n} (music: group of notes played as a musical phrase)
|
:: ligatuur
|
| Liège {prop} (province in Belgium)
|
:: Luik {n}
|
| liger {n} (animal born to a male lion and a tigress)
|
:: lijger {m}
|
| light {v} (to start (a fire))
|
:: aansteken
|
| light {v} (to illuminate)
|
:: lichten, bijlichten
|
| light {adj} (having light)
|
:: licht, helder, lichtend, lichtgevend, lichtend
|
| light {adj} (pale in colour)
|
:: licht
|
| light {adj} (coffee: served with extra milk or cream)
|
:: [only as idiom 'koffie verkeerd'] verkeerd
|
| light {adj} (of low weight)
|
:: licht
|
| light {adj} (low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.)
|
:: licht
|
| light {adj} (of little significance)
|
:: onbelangrijk, triviaal
|
| light {n} (electromagnetic waves)
|
:: licht {n}
|
| light {n} (source of illumination)
|
:: licht
|
| light {n} (spiritual illumination)
|
:: licht {n}
|
| light {n} (flame or something used to create fire)
|
:: vuurtje {n}
|
| lightboat {n} (lightship) SEE: lightship
|
::
|
| light bulb {n} (evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament that produces light)
|
:: gloeilamp {f}, lichtpeertje {n} ballon, peer {c}
|
| lighten {v} (to alleviate)
|
:: verlichten
|
| lighter {n} (fire making device)
|
:: aansteker {m}
|
| lighter {n} (a barge)
|
:: lichter {m}
|
| light globe {n} (light bulb) SEE: light bulb
|
::
|
| light-headed {adj} (Feeling faint)
|
:: licht in het hoofd
|
| lighthouse {n} (building containing a light to warn or guide ships)
|
:: vuurtoren {m}
|
| lighthouse keeper {n} (person who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light)
|
:: vuurtorenwachter {m}
|
| lightland {n} (place of sunrise or sunset)
|
:: Lichtland {n}
|
| lightning {n} (flash of light)
|
:: bliksem {m}, weerlicht {n}, bliksemschicht {m}, bliksemflits {m}
|
| lightning {n} (discharge)
|
:: bliksem {m}, weerlicht {n}
|
| lightning bug {n} (firefly) SEE: firefly
|
::
|
| lightning conductor {n} (metallic conductor) SEE: lightning rod
|
::
|
| lightning fast {adj} (fast as lightning)
|
:: bliksemsnel
|
| lightning-quick {adj} (incredibly fast) SEE: lightning fast
|
::
|
| lightning rod {n} (metallic conductor that protects from lightning)
|
:: bliksemafleider {m}, donderroede {f}
|
| lightning strike {n} (event during an electrical storm)
|
:: blikseminslag {m}
|
| light pollution {n} (excess artificial light)
|
:: lichtvervuiling {f}
|
| lightsaber {n} (a fictional type of sword)
|
:: lichtzwaard {n}, lichtsabel {m}
|
| lightship {n} (lightship)
|
:: lichtschip {n}
|
| light spectrum {n} (range of colors) SEE: spectrum
|
::
|
| lightspeed {n} (the speed of light)
|
:: snelheid van het licht {f}
|
| light switch {n} (switch used to turn the light on or off)
|
:: lichtknopje {n}
|
| lightvessel {n} (lightship) SEE: lightship
|
::
|
| lightweight {adj} (having less than average weight)
|
:: lichtgewicht
|
| light year {n} (astronomical distance)
|
:: lichtjaar {n}
|
| lignify {v} (to become wood)
|
:: verhouten
|
| lignin {n} (aromatic polymer)
|
:: lignine
|
| lignite {n} (coal)
|
:: bruinkool {m} {f}
|
| Liguria {prop} (region)
|
:: Ligurië
|
| like {v} (enjoy)
|
:: houden van, graag (hebben), lusten, graag lusten, leuk vinden
|
| like {v} (find attractive)
|
:: graag hebben, graag zien, zich aangetrokken voelen tot, leuk vinden
|
| like {v} (to show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote)
|
:: liken
|
| like {n} (something that a person likes)
|
:: favoriet {m}, voorkeur {m}
|
| like {n} (Internet interaction)
|
:: like {m}
|
| like {adj} (similar)
|
:: zoals, gelijk
|
| like {n} (something similar to a given person or object)
|
:: evenknie {m}, dat soort dingen {n-p}, gelijkaardige dingen {n-p}, gelijkaardigheden {f-p}
|
| like {prep} (similar to)
|
:: zoals, als, lijkend op, gelijk (maybe only in Flanders)
|
| like {prep} (such as)
|
:: zoals, als
|
| -like {suffix} (having some of the characteristics of (used to form adjectives from nouns))
|
:: -achtig
|
| like a chicken with its head cut off {prep} (in a frantic, disorganized manner)
|
:: als een kip zonder kop
|
| like father, like son {proverb} (a son will have traits similar to his father)
|
:: zo vader, zo zoon
|
| likelihood {n} (probability)
|
:: waarschijnlijkheid
|
| likely {adv} (probably) SEE: probably
|
::
|
| like-minded {adj} (of similar opinion)
|
:: gelijkgestemd, gelijkgezind
|
| like mother, like daughter {proverb} (a daughter will have traits similar to her mother)
|
:: zo moeder, zo dochter
|
| liken {v} (compare)
|
:: vergelijken
|
| likeness {n} (similarity) SEE: similarity
|
::
|
| like the back end of a bus {prep} (very unattractive)
|
:: een gezicht om leer op te kloppen
|
| likewise {adv} (also; moreover; too) SEE: too
|
::
|
| likewise {adv} (in like manner)
|
:: evenzo, eveneens, op gelijkaardige wijze, op gelijkwaardige wijze
|
| likewise {adv} (the same to you)
|
:: insgelijks
|
| lilac {n} (shrub)
|
:: sering, seringen {p}
|
| lilac {n} (flower)
|
:: sering
|
| lilac {n} (colour)
|
:: lila
|
| lilac {adj} (colour)
|
:: lila
|
| Lille {prop} (city in France)
|
:: Rijsel {n}
|
| lily {n} (flower in the genus Lilium)
|
:: lelie {m} {f}
|
| lily-livered {adj} (cowardly)
|
:: laf
|
| lily of the valley {n} (Convallaria majalis)
|
:: lelietje-van-dalen {n}, meiklokje {n}
|
| lima bean {n} (butter bean)
|
:: limaboon {f}
|
| limaçon {n} (plane curve)
|
:: slaklijn van Pascal {f} {m}, limaçon van Pascal
|
| limb {n} (major appendage of human or animal)
|
:: lid {n}, lidmaat {m} {n}, ledemaat {m} {n}
|
| limber {adj} (flexible) SEE: flexible
|
::
|
| limbo {n} (place for innocent souls)
|
:: limbo {n}, limbus, vagevuur, voorgeborchte {n}
|
| limbo {n} (dance with bar that is lowered)
|
:: limbo {m}
|
| Limburg {prop} (province of the Netherlands or Belgium)
|
:: Limburg {n}
|
| Limburgian {prop} (Limburgish) SEE: Limburgish
|
::
|
| Limburgic {prop} (Limburgish) SEE: Limburgish
|
::
|
| Limburgish {prop} (the Germanic language)
|
:: Limburgs {n}
|
| lime {n} (linden tree) SEE: linden
|
::
|
| lime {n} (inorganic material containing calcium)
|
:: kalk {m}
|
| lime {n} (gluey or adhesive substance)
|
:: lijm
|
| lime {v} (to treat with lime)
|
:: logen
|
| lime {n} (green citrus fruit)
|
:: limoen {f}
|
| lime {n} (citrus tree)
|
:: limoenenboom {m}
|
| lime {n} (colour)
|
:: limoengeel, limoengroen
|
| limelight {n} (type of stage lighting)
|
:: kalklicht {n}
|
| limelight {n} (attention or notice)
|
:: spotlicht {n}
|
| limerence {n} (state of mind)
|
:: verliefdheid {f}
|
| limerick {n} (rhyming verse of five lines)
|
:: limerick
|
| limestone {n} (abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments)
|
:: kalksteen {n}
|
| liminal {adj} (pertaining to an entrance or threshold)
|
:: overgangs-
|
| limit {n} (boundary)
|
:: grens
|
| limit {n} (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)
|
:: limiet {m} {f}
|
| limit {v} (restrict)
|
:: beperken
|
| limitation {n} (act of limiting)
|
:: begrenzing, beperking, inperking
|
| limitation {n} (restriction that limits)
|
:: grens, beperking
|
| limitation {n} (imperfection which limits)
|
:: beperking
|
| limitation {n} (time period)
|
:: verjaring, verjaringstermijn
|
| limited {adj} (with certain limits placed upon it)
|
:: begrensd, beperkt
|
| limited liability company {n} (type of company)
|
:: besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid {f}
|
| limited partnership {n} (type of partnership)
|
:: commanditaire vennootschap {f}
|
| limitless {adj} (without limits; boundless)
|
:: grenzeloos, onbegrensd
|
| limit point {n} (point whose every neighborhood contains a point in a given subset)
|
:: verdichtingspunt
|
| limo {n} (limousine) SEE: limousine
|
::
|
| limonite {n} (mineral consisting of hydrous iron oxides)
|
:: limoniet
|
| limousine {n} (luxury sedan/saloon car)
|
:: limousine {f}, limo [slang]
|
| limp {v} (to walk lamely)
|
:: hinken
|
| limpet {n} (a small mollusc)
|
:: napslak {f}
|
| limpid {adj} (clear)
|
:: duidelijk, helder, limpide, begrijpelijk
|
| limpkin {n} (large bird)
|
:: koerlan
|
| linchpin {n} (securing pin)
|
:: luns {m} {f}
|
| linden {n} (tree)
|
:: linde {m}, lindeboom {m}
|
| linden {n} (wood from such tree)
|
:: lindehout {n}
|
| lindworm {n} (a wingless bipedal dragon)
|
:: lintworm
|
| line {n} (rope, cord, or string)
|
:: lijn {f}, touw {n}
|
| line {n} (path through two or more points, threadlike mark)
|
:: rechte {f}, lijn {f}, streep {f}
|
| line {n} (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure)
|
:: rechte {f}, lijn {f}
|
| line {n} (geometry: continuous finite segment of such a figure)
|
:: lijnstuk {n}, rechte {f}, lijn {f}
|
| line {n} (graph theory: edge of a graph)
|
:: kant {m}, lijn {f}
|
| line {n} (geography: circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map)
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:: meridiaan {m}, lijn {f}
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| line {n} (geography: equator)
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:: evenaar {m}
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| line {n} (music: one of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed)
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:: regel {m}
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| line {n} (long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline)
|
:: regel {m}, meetlat {f}
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| line {n} (direction, path)
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:: richting {f}, gezichtspunt {n}
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| line {n} (telephone or network connection)
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:: lijn {f}, aansluiting {f}, verbinding {f}
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| line {n} (letter, written form of communication)
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:: brief {m}, regel {m}
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| line {n} (connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.)
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:: verbinding {f}
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| line {n} (fortifications: trench or rampart)
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:: loopgraaf {m} {f}
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| line {n} (exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline)
|
:: contour {m}, grens {m} {f}
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| line {n} (threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark)
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:: lijn {f}, rimpel {m}
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| line {n} (lineament; feature; figure)
|
:: lijn {f}, kenmerk {n}
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| line {n} (straight sequence of people, queue)
|
:: rij {f}, file {f}, lijn {f}
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| line {n} (series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person)
|
:: lijn {f}
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| line {n} (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.)
|
:: regel {m}, lijn {f}
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| line {n} (poetic: verse)
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:: vers {n}, regel {m}, stanza {f}
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| line {n} (sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay)
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:: lijn {f}
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| line {n} (course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy)
|
:: visie {f}, methode {f}, lijn {f}
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| line {n} (official, stated position of an individual or political faction)
|
:: lijn {f}
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| line {n} (products or services sold by a business, or the business itself)
|
:: gamma {n}, aanbod {n}, productlijn {f}, maatschappij {f}
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| line {n} (engineering: proper relative position or adjustment of parts)
|
:: uitlijning {f}
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| line {n}
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:: traject {n}, pad {n}, spoorlijn {n}, spoor {n}, serie {f}, productlijn {f}
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| line {v} (to place (objects) into a line)
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:: opstellen, uitlijnen
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| line {v} (to place persons or things along the side of for security or defense)
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:: versterken
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| line {v} (to mark with a line)
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:: tekenen, van lijnen voorzien
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| line {v} (obsolete: to represent by lines; delineate; portray)
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:: tekenen
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| line {v} (to read or repeat line by line)
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:: opzeggen
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| line {n} (obsolete: flax, linen, see also: flax; linen)
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:: lijn {n} [obsolete]
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| line {v} (cover the inside surface of (something))
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:: voeren, bedekken, bekleden, bekleden [of a baking tin for example]
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| line {v} (to fill or supply, as a purse with money)
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:: vullen
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| line {v} (of a dog: impregnate)
|
:: (laten) dekken
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| lineage {n} (descent)
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:: geslacht, nakomelingschap {n}, afkomst {c}, afstamming {f}
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| lineage {n} (number of lines)
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:: lijnental {n}
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| lineament {n} (distinctive feature)
|
:: trek {m}
|
| linear {adj} (having the form of a line)
|
:: lineair
|
| Linear A {prop} (syllabary used to write the as-yet-undeciphered Minoan language)
|
:: Lineair A {n}
|
| linear algebra {n} (branch of mathematics)
|
:: lineaire algebra {f}
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| Linear B {prop} (syllabary used to write Mycenaean Greek)
|
:: Lineair B {n}
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| line integral {n} (integral)
|
:: lijnintegraal {f}
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| linen {n} (thread or cloth made from flax fiber)
|
:: linnen {n}, doek {n}
|
| line up {v} (get into a line)
|
:: zich opstellen
|
| -ling {suffix} (Diminutive)
|
:: -je, -pje, -tje, -ling
|
| ling {n} (Any of various marine food fish, of the genus Molva)
|
:: leng {m}
|
| ling {n} (Molva molva) SEE: common ling
|
::
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| linger {v} (to stay or remain in a place or situation)
|
:: treuzelen, talmen, blijven hangen
|
| linger {v} (to remain alive or existent)
|
:: aanslepen
|
| linger {v} (to consider or contemplate)
|
:: weifelen
|
| lingerie {n} (women's underwear or nightclothes)
|
:: lingerie {f}
|
| lingo {n} (language peculiar to a particular group or region)
|
:: jargon {n}
|
| lingonberry {n} (shrub)
|
:: rode bosbes {f}, vossenbes {f}
|
| lingua franca {n} (common language)
|
:: lingua franca
|
| linguist {n} (one who studies linguistics)
|
:: taalkundige {m} {f}, linguïst {m}
|
| linguistics {n} (scientific study of language)
|
:: linguïstiek {f}, taalkunde {f}, taalwetenschappen {f-p}
|
| lining {n} (covering for the inside of something)
|
:: voering
|
| link {n} (connection)
|
:: link {m}, verbinding {f}, relatie {f}, koppeling {f}
|
| link {n} (element of a chain)
|
:: schakel {m}, schalm {m}, link {m}
|
| link {n} (computing: short for hyperlink, see also: hyperlink)
|
:: link, koppeling {f}, verwijzing {f}
|
| link {n} (computing: connection between buses or systems)
|
:: link, verbinding {f}
|
| link {v} (connect things)
|
:: verbinden, linken [hyperlinks]
|
| link {n} (torch)
|
:: fakkel {m}, flambouw {m}, toorts {f}
|
| linkage {n} (connection or relation between things or ideas) SEE: link
|
::
|
| links {n} (golf course)
|
:: golfbaan {c}
|
| linnet {n} (Carduelis cannabina, a finch of Europe, western Asia and northern Africa)
|
:: kneu {f} {m}
|
| linseed {n} (seed of the flax plant)
|
:: vlaszaad {n}, lijnzaad {n}
|
| linseed oil {n} (oil extracted from flax seeds)
|
:: lijnzaadolie
|
| lint {n} (a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth)
|
:: pluis
|
| lint {n} (fuzzy fluff)
|
:: pluis {n}, pluksel {n}
|
| lintel {n} (horizontal structural beam)
|
:: latei {m} {f}
|
| lion {n} (big cat Panthera leo)
|
:: leeuw {m}
|
| lion {n} (heraldic charge)
|
:: leeuw {m}
|
| lion {n} (person with strength and courage)
|
:: leeuw {m}
|
| lion {n} (famous person)
|
:: coryfee {m}
|
| lion cub {n} (young lion)
|
:: leeuwenwelp {m} {n}, leeuwenwelpje {n} [diminutive], welp {m} {n}, welpje {n} [diminutive]
|
| lion dance {n} (Chinese dance)
|
:: leeuwendans {m}
|
| lioness {n} (female lion)
|
:: leeuwin {f}
|
| lionet {n} (lion cub) SEE: lion cub
|
::
|
| Lionheart {prop} (nickname of Richard I of England)
|
:: Leeuwenhart
|
| lion's den {n} (a dangerous or frightening place)
|
:: hol van de leeuw {n}
|
| lion's share {n} (the majority; a large or generous portion)
|
:: leeuwendeel {n}
|
| lion tamarin {n} (any of four species of small New World monkeys that constitute the Leontopithecus genus)
|
:: leeuwaapje {n}
|
| lip {n} (fleshy protrusion framing the mouth)
|
:: lip {f}
|
| lip {n} (part of body resembling a lip)
|
:: lip {f}
|
| lip {n} (rim of an open container)
|
:: lipje {n}
|
| lip {n} (slang: backtalk, verbal impertinence)
|
:: grote bek, grote mond, tegenspraak
|
| lip balm {n} (substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth)
|
:: lippenbalsem, lipbalsem
|
| lip gloss {n} (a cosmetic product)
|
:: lipgloss {m}
|
| lipid {n} (organic compound)
|
:: lipide
|
| lipless {adj} (not having lips)
|
:: liploze
|
| lipogram {n} (word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols)
|
:: lipogram {n}
|
| lipophile {n} (lipophilic substance)
|
:: lipofiel
|
| lipreading {n} (the act of reading lips)
|
:: spraakafzien, liplezen
|
| lip service {n} (cunnilingus) SEE: cunnilingus
|
::
|
| lip service {n} (Empty talk; words absent of action or intention)
|
:: lippendienst
|
| lipstick {n} (make-up for the lips)
|
:: lippenrood {m}, lippenstift {f}, lipstick
|
| lipstick {n} (stick of this make-up)
|
:: lippenstift {m}, lipstick {m}
|
| lip sync {n} (synchronization of music with lips)
|
:: playback {m}
|
| lip-sync {v} (to move lips in synchronization with sounds)
|
:: playbacken, lippen
|
| lip-syncing {n} (act of lip-sync)
|
:: lipsynchronisatie {f}
|
| liqueur {n} (a flavored alcoholic beverage)
|
:: likeur {m} {f}
|
| liquid {n} (substance that is liquid)
|
:: vloeistof {f}
|
| liquid {n} (sound)
|
:: vloeiklank {m}
|
| liquid {adj} (fluid; not solid and not gaseous)
|
:: vloeibaar
|
| liquidation {n} (selling a business’s assets)
|
:: vereffening {f}, liquidatie {f}
|
| liquid nitrogen {n} (nitrogen in the liquid state)
|
:: vloeibare stikstof {f}
|
| liquor {n} (strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation)
|
:: sterke drank {m}
|
| liquorice {n} (plant) SEE: licorice
|
::
|
| liquorice {n} (confection) SEE: licorice
|
::
|
| liquorice allsorts {n} (confection)
|
:: Engelse drop {m}
|
| liquor store {n} (liquor store, bottle shop)
|
:: slijterij {f}
|
| Lisbon {prop} (capital of Portugal)
|
:: Lissabon {n}
|
| lisp {n} (The habit or an act of lisping.)
|
:: slis {m}, slisgeluid {m}
|
| lisp {v} (to pronounce the sibilant letter ‘s’ imperfectly)
|
:: slissen, lispenen
|
| lissencephaly {n} (disorder characterized by the lack of folds and grooves of the brain)
|
:: lissencefalie {f}
|
| list {n} (enumeration or compilation of items)
|
:: lijst {f}
|
| list {n} (computing: codified representation of a list)
|
:: lijst {f}
|
| list {v} (to create or recite a list)
|
:: een lijst maken
|
| list box {n} (dropdown list) SEE: dropdown list
|
::
|
| listen {v} (to pay attention to a sound)
|
:: luisteren
|
| listen {v} (to expect or wait for a sound)
|
:: luisteren, opletten
|
| listen {v} (to accept advice or obey instruction)
|
:: gehoorzamen, luisteren
|
| listen {v} (to hear (something))
|
:: horen
|
| listener {n} (someone who listens)
|
:: luisteraar {m}
|
| listen in {v} (to listen without participating)
|
:: meeluisteren
|
| listen in {v} (to listen secretly)
|
:: luistervinken, afluisteren
|
| listening {n} (ability of perceiving spoken language)
|
:: luisteren {n}
|
| listless {adj} (Lacking enthusiasm)
|
:: lusteloos
|
| listlessness {n} (state of being listless)
|
:: lusteloosheid {f}
|
| litany {n} (ritual liturgical prayer)
|
:: litanie {m} {f}
|
| litany {n} (prolonged or tedious list)
|
:: litanie {m} {f}
|
| litchi {n} (lychee) SEE: lychee
|
::
|
| lite {adj} (low in calories)
|
:: licht, light, light-, luchtig
|
| lite {adj} (lightweight)
|
:: licht, light
|
| liter {n} (cubic decimeter) SEE: litre
|
::
|
| literacy {n} (ability to read and write)
|
:: alfabetisering, alfabetisme
|
| literal {adj} (exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation)
|
:: letterlijk
|
| literal {adj} (following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties)
|
:: letterlijk, strikt
|
| literal {adj} (consisting of, or expressed by, letters)
|
:: letter-
|
| literal {n} (programming: value written in the source code)
|
:: literaal {m}
|
| literally {adv} (not metaphorically)
|
:: letterlijk
|
| literary {adj} (bookish) SEE: bookish
|
::
|
| literary {adj} (relating to literature)
|
:: literair
|
| literary criticism {n} (study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation)
|
:: literatuurkritiek {f}, literaire kritiek {f}
|
| literary science {n} (all kinds of scientific study pertinent to literature)
|
:: letterkunde, literatuurwetenschap
|
| literature {n} (body of all written works)
|
:: literatuur
|
| literature review {n} (scholarly paper)
|
:: literatuuronderzoek {n}
|
| lithe {adj} (mild, calm)
|
:: kalm, rustig
|
| lithe {adj} (slim)
|
:: slank
|
| lithe {adj} (flexible)
|
:: soepel
|
| lithium {n} (chemical element)
|
:: lithium {n}
|
| lithium hydride {n} (chemical compound, LiH)
|
:: lithiumhydride
|
| lithograph {n} (image produced by lithography)
|
:: litho {m}, steendruck
|
| lithography {n} (printing method)
|
:: lithografie {f}
|
| lithopone {n} (pigment)
|
:: lithopoon {n}
|
| lithosphere {n} (The outer layer of the Earth)
|
:: lithosfeer
|
| Lithuania {prop} (country)
|
:: Litouwen {n}
|
| Lithuanian {adj} (referring to Lithuania)
|
:: Litouws {n}
|
| Lithuanian {n} (language)
|
:: Litouws
|
| Lithuanian {n} (person from Lithuania)
|
:: Litouwer {m}, Litouwse {f}
|
| Lithuanization {n} (assimilation into Lithuanian culture; making something Lithuanian)
|
:: verlitouwsing, lituanisering
|
| litigate {v} (to go to law)
|
:: procederen, voor de rechter dagen
|
| litigation {n} (conduct of a lawsuit)
|
:: procesvoering {f}, proces {n}, geding {n}, rechtszaak {f}
|
| litmus test {n} (both senses)
|
:: lakmoesproef {f}
|
| litre {n} (unit of fluid measure)
|
:: liter
|
| litter {n} (platform designed to carry a person or a load)
|
:: draagbed {n}, draagstoel {m}, draagbaar {m}
|
| litter {n} (animals born in one birth)
|
:: worp {m}
|
| litter {n} (bedding for animals)
|
:: strooisel {n}
|
| litter {n} (discarded items)
|
:: afval {n}, zwerfafval {n}, vuil {n}, zwerfvuil {n}, vuilnis {n}
|
| litter {v} (drop or throw trash without properly disposing of it)
|
:: sluikstorten
|
| litter {v} (give birth)
|
:: werpen
|
| little {adj} (small in size)
|
:: klein
|
| little {adj} (very young)
|
:: klein
|
| little {adj} ((of a sibling) younger)
|
:: jongere, klein
|
| little {adv} (not much)
|
:: weinig
|
| little {determiner} (small amount)
|
:: weinig, een beetje
|
| little auk {n} (Alle alle)
|
:: kleine alk
|
| little bittern {n} (bittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus)
|
:: woudaap
|
| little egret {n} (bird)
|
:: kleine zilverreiger
|
| little finger {n} (outermost and smallest finger of the hand)
|
:: pink {m}
|
| little girl {n} (a female child)
|
:: meisje {n}
|
| little grebe {n} (bird)
|
:: dodaars
|
| little gull {n} (gull)
|
:: dwergmeeuw
|
| little owl {n} (species of owl)
|
:: steenuil {m}
|
| little penguin {n} (Eudyptula minor)
|
:: dwergpinguïn {m}
|
| Little Red Book {prop} (Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung)
|
:: Rode Boekje {n}, Citaten van voorzitter Mao Zedong {c}, Citaten van Voorzitter Mao Tse-Toeng {c}
|
| Little Red Riding Hood {prop} (a folktale)
|
:: Roodkapje {n}
|
| Little Red Riding Hood {prop} (the main character in this story)
|
:: Roodkapje {n}
|
| Little Russia {prop} (a historical area)
|
:: Klein-Rusland
|
| little stint {n} (Calidris minuta)
|
:: kleine strandloper {m}
|
| littoral {adj} (of or relating to the shore, especially the seashore)
|
:: kust-
|
| littoral {n} (the shore)
|
:: kust, kuststreek, kustgebied
|
| liturgic {adj} (liturgical) SEE: liturgical
|
::
|
| liturgical {adj} (Pertaining to liturgy)
|
:: liturgisch
|
| liturgy {n} (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals)
|
:: liturgie {f}
|
| Liturgy of the Hours {n} ( liturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours)
|
:: getijde {n}
|
| livable {adj} (suitable for living in)
|
:: leefbaar
|
| live {v} (be alive)
|
:: leven
|
| live {v} (have permanent residence)
|
:: wonen
|
| live {v} (survive, persevere, continue)
|
:: verderleven, overleven, voortbestaan
|
| live {adj} (having life)
|
:: levend
|
| live {adj} ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens)
|
:: live, rechtstreeks
|
| live {adj} (capable of causing harm)
|
:: scherp
|
| live {adv} (as it happens)
|
:: rechtstreeks
|
| live and let live {v} (be tolerant)
|
:: leef en laat leven
|
| live by the sword, die by the sword {proverb} (one who uses violence can expect a violent response)
|
:: wie leeft bij het zwaard, zal sterven bij het zwaard
|
| livelihood {n} (means of supporting oneself)
|
:: levensonderhoud
|
| liveliness {n} (the quality of being lively)
|
:: levendigheid
|
| livelong {n} (the orpine, Sedum telephium)
|
:: hemelsleutel
|
| lively {adj} (full of life)
|
:: levendig
|
| liver {n} (organ of the body)
|
:: lever {f}
|
| liver {n} (organ as food)
|
:: lever {m}, levertjes {p} [diminutive]
|
| liverish {adj} (not feeling well due to an upset digestive system)
|
:: misselijk, onpasselijk
|
| livermorium {n} (chemical element with atomic number 116)
|
:: livermorium {n}
|
| Liverpudlian {adj} (of or relating to Liverpool in the United Kingdom)
|
:: liverpools
|
| liverwort {n} (bryophyte with a leafy stem)
|
:: levermos
|
| liverwurst {n} (liver sausage)
|
:: leverworst {m} {f}
|
| livery {n} (distinctive uniform worn by a group)
|
:: livrei
|
| livestock {n} (farm animals)
|
:: vee {n}
|
| livestream {v} (broadcast as a live stream)
|
:: livestreamen
|
| livid {adj} (pallid) SEE: pallid
|
::
|
| livid {adj} (having a dark, bluish appearance)
|
:: livide
|
| livid {adj} (very angry, furious)
|
:: razend
|
| living dead {n} (undead)
|
:: ondode {m}, levende dode {m}, zombie {m}
|
| living fossil {n} (species believed extinct but later found living)
|
:: levend fossiel {n}
|
| living fossil {n} (living species which very closely resembles fossil relatives)
|
:: levend fossiel {n}
|
| living hell {n} (continuing state of extreme pain, punishment or torment)
|
:: door de hel gaan
|
| living room {n} (room in a private house)
|
:: woonkamer {f}, huiskamer {f}, kamer {f}, zitkamer {f}, living {m}
|
| living will {n} (document giving durable power of attorney to a surrogate decision-maker for healthcare purposes)
|
:: levenstestament {n}
|
| Livonia {prop} (historical region)
|
:: Lijfland {n}
|
| Livonian {prop} (language)
|
:: Lijfs {n}, Lijflands {n}
|
| lizard {n} (reptile)
|
:: hagedis {m}
|
| lizard {n} (coward) SEE: coward
|
::
|
| lizardfish {n} (the taxonomic family Synodontidae)
|
:: hagedisvissen
|
| llama {n} (South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama)
|
:: lama {m}
|
| LLP {n} (limited liability partnership)
|
:: limited liability partnership {n}, LLP {n}
|
| LNG {n} ((petrochemistry) liquid natural gas)
|
:: lng {n}
|
| lo {interj} (look, see, behold)
|
:: aanschouw
|
| load {n} (burden)
|
:: gewicht, last {m}
|
| load {n} (number of articles that can be transported or processed at one time)
|
:: lading
|
| load {n} (a large number or amount)
|
:: hoop, heel wat
|
| load {n} (the volume of work required to be performed)
|
:: belasting
|
| load {n} (the electrical current or power delivered by a device)
|
:: vermogen
|
| load {v} (to put a load on or in)
|
:: inladen
|
| load {v} (to fill with munition)
|
:: laden
|
| load {v} (to read into memory)
|
:: laden, inlezen
|
| loaded {adj} ((slang) having wealth)
|
:: schatrijk
|
| loaded {adj} ((of a word or phrase) having strong connotations)
|
:: geladen
|
| load of bull {n} (worthless structure or device)
|
:: schijtzooi, shitzooi
|
| load of crap {n} (worthless structure or device)
|
:: schijtzooi, shitzooi
|
| load of shit {n} (worthless structure or device)
|
:: schijtzooi, shitzooi
|
| loadstone {n} (lodestone) SEE: lodestone
|
::
|
| loaf {n} (block of bread)
|
:: brood {n}
|
| loaf {v} (do nothing)
|
:: nietsen, niksen, rondlummelen
|
| loafer {n} (idle person)
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:: nietsnut, leegloper
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| loam {n} (type of soil)
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:: leem {m}
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| loam {v} (to cover or fill with loam)
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:: belemen
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| loan {n} (borrowed sum of money or other property)
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:: lening {f}
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| loan {v} (to lend)
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:: lenen, uitlenen
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| lo and behold {interj} (used to express surprise)
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:: neen maar!, kijk eens!
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| loan shark {n} (money lender; usurer)
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:: woekeraar
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| loan translation {n} (calque) SEE: calque
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::
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| loanword {n} (word taken from another language)
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:: leenwoord {n}
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| loath {adj} (angry, hostile) SEE: angry
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::
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| loath {adj} (averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling, see also: averse; reluctant)
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:: aarzelend, afkerig, weifelend, weigerachtig
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| loathe {v} (to detest, hate, revile)
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:: verafschuwen
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| loathing {n} (sense of revulsion, distaste, detestation, extreme hatred or dislike)
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:: afkeer
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| lob {n} (lump) SEE: lump
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::
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| lobbyist {n} (A person paid to influence politicians)
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:: lobbyist {m}
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| lobe {n} (any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form)
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:: lob {f}, lel {f}
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| lobe {n} (division of the brain)
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:: kwab {m}
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| lobotomize {v}
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:: lobotomiseren, lobotomeren
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| lobotomy {n} (surgical operation)
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:: lobotomie {f}
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| lobster {n} (crustacean)
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:: zeekreeft {f}, kreeft {f}, hommer {m}
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| local {adj} (of a nearby location)
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:: lokaal, plaatselijk
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| local {n} (a person who lives near a given place)
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:: plaatselijke bewoner
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| local {n} (a train that stops at all stations)
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:: lokale trein {m}, lokaaltrein {m}, stoptrein {m}
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| local {n} ((UK) the nearest bar)
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:: stamcafé {n}, stamkroeg {m} {f}
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| local area network {n} (network)
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:: local area network {n}, lokaal netwerk {n}
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| locale {n} (place where something happens)
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:: oord {n}, plaats van gebeuren
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| locale {n} (language-related settings)
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:: taalregio, locale {f}
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| Local Group {prop} (cluster of galaxies that contains the Milky Way)
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:: Lokale Groep {m} {f}
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| localization {n} (act of localizing)
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:: lokalisatie {f}
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| localization {n} (software engineering: act or process of making a product suitable for use in a particular country or region)
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:: landelijke aanpassing
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| localization {n} (state of being localized)
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:: lokalisatie {f}
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| Local Supercluster {prop} (Supercluster that includes the Milky Way)
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:: Lokale Supercluster
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| location {n} (place)
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:: plaats {f}, locatie {f}
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| locative {n} (locative case) SEE: locative case
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::
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| locative case {n} (case used to indicate place, or the place where)
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:: locatief {m}, locativus {m}
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| lochia {n} (post-partum vaginal discharge)
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:: kraamvloed {m}, lochia {p}
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| Lochkovian {prop}
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:: Lochkovien ou Gedinien
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| lock {n} (something used for fastening)
|
:: slot {n}
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| lock {n} (segment of a canal)
|
:: sluis {f}
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| lock {n} (firing mechanism of a gun)
|
:: haan {m}
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| lock {v} (to become fastened in place)
|
:: blokkeren, vastlopen
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| lock {v} (to fasten with a lock)
|
:: afsluiten, op slot doen
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| lock {n} (length of hair)
|
:: lok {f}
|
| locker room {n} (locker room) SEE: changing room
|
::
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| locket {n} (chained ornament)
|
:: medaillon {n}
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| locking differential {n} (rod that transmits power or motion)
|
:: sperdifferentieel {n}
|
| locksmith {n} (one who practices locksmithing)
|
:: slotenmaker
|
| locksmithing {n} (art of making and defeating locks)
|
:: slotenmakerij
|
| lockup {n} (prison) SEE: prison
|
::
|
| locomotion {n} (ability to move)
|
:: voortbeweging
|
| locomotive {n} (self-propelled vehicle that runs on rails)
|
:: locomotief {m}, [rare] lokomotief {m}
|
| locus {n} (place or locality)
|
:: plaats, localiteit
|
| locus {n} (set of all points given by an equation or condition)
|
:: meetkundige plaats
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| locus {n} (position on a chromosome)
|
:: plaats van een gen in een chromosoom
|
| locust {n} (type of grasshopper)
|
:: treksprinkhaan {m}, sprinkhaan {m}
|
| lodestar {n} (star used as navigation reference)
|
:: poolster {m}
|
| Lode Star {prop} (Polaris) SEE: Polaris
|
::
|
| lodestone {n} (natural magnet)
|
:: zeilsteen {m}
|
| lodestone {n} (magnetite)
|
:: zeilsteen {m} {n}
|
| lodge {n} (inn) SEE: inn
|
::
|
| lodge {n} (recreational building)
|
:: hut
|
| lodge {n} (porter's rooms)
|
:: portierswoning
|
| lodge {n} (local chapter of freemasons)
|
:: loge
|
| lodge {v} (to supply with a room or place to sleep in for a time)
|
:: herbergen
|
| lodger {n} (person who lodges in another's house)
|
:: kostganger {m}
|
| lodging {n} (place to live or lodge)
|
:: onderdak {n}, logies {n}
|
| loess {n} (sediment of eolian origin)
|
:: löss
|
| loft {n} (an attic or similar space)
|
:: zolder {m}
|
| loftiness {n} (arrogance) SEE: arrogance
|
::
|
| lofty {adj} (high, having great height or stature)
|
:: hoogstaand
|
| lofty {adj} (idealistic)
|
:: ambitieus
|
| log {n} (trunk of dead tree, cleared of branches)
|
:: boomstam, boomstronk
|
| log {n} (bulky piece of timber)
|
:: houtblok {m}
|
| log {v} (to cut down trees)
|
:: houthakken
|
| log {n} (very dumb person) SEE: blockhead
|
::
|
| log {n} (logbook) SEE: logbook
|
::
|
| loganberry {n} (raspberry-blackberry hybrid berry)
|
:: loganbes {f}
|
| logarithm {n} (The power to which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain a given number)
|
:: logaritme {n}
|
| logbook {n} (nautical: book in which details from journey are recorded)
|
:: logboek {n}
|
| log cabin {n} (small simple dwelling made from wood)
|
:: blokhut {f}
|
| loge {n} (stall) SEE: stall
|
::
|
| loge {n} (booth) SEE: booth
|
::
|
| loggerhead {n} (rufous-tailed flycatcher (Myiarchus validus))
|
:: oranjestaarttiran
|
| loggerhead {n} (loggerhead kingbird (Tyrannus caudifasciatus)) SEE: loggerhead kingbird
|
::
|
| loggerhead {n} (loggerhead duck or Falkland steamer duck (Tachyeres brachypterus)) SEE: loggerhead duck
|
::
|
| loggerhead duck {n} (Falkland steamer duck (Tachyeres brachypterus))
|
:: Falklandbooteend
|
| loggerhead kingbird {n} (Tyrannus caudifasciatus)
|
:: bahamakoningstiran {m}
|
| logic {n} (method of human thought)
|
:: logica {f}
|
| -logic {suffix} (-logical) SEE: -logical
|
::
|
| logical {adj} (in agreement with the principles of logic)
|
:: logisch
|
| logical {adj} (reasonable)
|
:: logisch
|
| -logical {suffix} (used to form adjectival forms of nouns)
|
:: logisch
|
| logician {n} (person who studies or teaches logic)
|
:: logicus {m}
|
| log in {v} (gain access to a computer system)
|
:: aanmelden, inloggen
|
| login {n} (user's identification)
|
:: inloggen, aanmelden
|
| -logist {suffix} (person who studies or is an expert in the related -logy)
|
:: -loog {m}, -loge {f}
|
| logistic {adj} (mathematics: relating to symbolic logic)
|
:: logistisch
|
| logistic {adj} (statistics: relating to the logistic function)
|
:: logistisch
|
| logistic {adj} (relating to logistics)
|
:: logistiek
|
| logistic function {n} (mathematics: specific function)
|
:: logistische functie {f}
|
| logistics {n} (planning and implementing the flow of goods and services)
|
:: logistiek
|
| logjam {n} (An excess of logs being conveyed on a river)
|
:: stremming
|
| logjam {n} (A clog; any jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress)
|
:: opstopping, impasse
|
| logo {n} (visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of an entity)
|
:: logo
|
| log off {v} (log out) SEE: log out
|
::
|
| log on {v} (log in) SEE: log in
|
::
|
| logopedics {n} (study and correction of speech defects)
|
:: logopedie
|
| logophor {n} (reflexive pronoun with discourse antecedents)
|
:: logofoor {f}, logofora {f}
|
| logophoric {adj} (being a logophor)
|
:: logoforisch
|
| logorrhea {n} (excessive and often uncontrollable speaking due to a mental disorder)
|
:: logorrhea {m} {f}, logorrhoea {m} {f}, logorroe {m} {f}
|
| logorrhea {n} (excessive use of words in writing) SEE: prolixity
|
::
|
| logorrheic {adj} (having excessive flow of words)
|
:: praatzuchtig
|
| logotype {n} (symbol used by organization, logo)
|
:: logo {n}
|
| logotype {n} (single type two letters, a ligature)
|
:: ligatuur {n}
|
| log out {v} (to exit an account in a computing system)
|
:: afmelden
|
| -logy {suffix} (branch of learning)
|
:: -logie {f}, -kunde, -leer
|
| loin {n} (part of the body)
|
:: [often in the plural: lenden or Archaic lendenen {p}] lende
|
| loin {n} (cut of meat)
|
:: lendenstuk {n}, carré
|
| loincloth {n} (garment)
|
:: lendendoek {m}
|
| loins {n} (plural form of loin) SEE: loin
|
::
|
| loins {n} (the lower abdomen, groin and genitalia)
|
:: lenden {f-p} (archaic also lendenen) {p}, schaamstreek {f}
|
| loiter {v} (to stand about without any aim or purpose)
|
:: rondhangen
|
| loitering {n} (The action of the verb loiter)
|
:: rondhangen {n}
|
| Lojban {prop} (artificial logical language based on Loglan)
|
:: Lojban {n}
|
| lokun {n} (doctor) SEE: doctor
|
::
|
| lol {interj} (Used to express laughter) SEE: LOL
|
::
|
| LOL {interj} (expression of laughter)
|
:: lol, LOL
|
| lollipop {n} (confectionery on a stick)
|
:: lolly {m}, lekstok {m} [with a stick]
|
| lollipop man {n} (a male school crossing attendant, see also: lollipop lady; crossing guard; school crossing attendant)
|
:: klaarover
|
| lolly {n} (money) SEE: money
|
::
|
| lolly {n} (confection) SEE: confection
|
::
|
| lolly {n} (lollipop) SEE: lollipop
|
::
|
| lollygag {v} (dawdle; to avoid work)
|
:: lanterfanten, treuzelen
|
| Lolol {prop} (city in Chile)
|
:: Lolol {m}
|
| Lombard {n} (banker or moneylender) SEE: banker
|
::
|
| Lombardy {prop} (region in northern Italy)
|
:: Lombardije {n}
|
| London {prop} (in the United Kingdom)
|
:: Londen {n}
|
| London {prop} (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK)
|
:: Londens, van Londen
|
| Londoner {n} (person from or inhabitant of London)
|
:: Londenaar {m}, Londense {f}
|
| Londonian {n} (Londoner) SEE: Londoner
|
::
|
| London Underground {prop} (the London underground)
|
:: de metro van Londen {m}
|
| lone {adj} (having no companion)
|
:: alleen
|
| loneliness {n} (condition of being lonely)
|
:: eenzaamheid {f}
|
| lonely {adj} (of person: unhappy by feeling isolated)
|
:: eenzaam, alleen, allenig, alleenig
|
| loner {n} (one who lacks or avoids company)
|
:: eenling {m}, eenzaat {m}
|
| long {adj} (having much distance from one point to another)
|
:: lang
|
| long {adj} (having great duration)
|
:: lang
|
| long {v} (to wait, to aspire)
|
:: verlangen
|
| long {adj} (not short) SEE: tall
|
::
|
| long ago {adv} (at a time in the distant past)
|
:: lang geleden
|
| longanimous {adj} (long-suffering)
|
:: lankmoedig
|
| long arm of the law {n} (influence or effectiveness of law enforcement)
|
:: lange arm der wet
|
| long-billed dowitcher {n} (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
|
:: grote grijze snip
|
| longbow {n} (large bow)
|
:: langboog {m}
|
| longe {v} (work a horse in a circle)
|
:: longeren
|
| long-eared owl {n} (Asio otus)
|
:: ransuil {m}
|
| longevity {n} (the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life)
|
:: levensduur {m}
|
| long for {v} (to have desire for; to yearn)
|
:: begeren
|
| long for {v} (to miss)
|
:: verlangen
|
| long-haired {adj} (Having long, uncut hair on the head)
|
:: langharig
|
| longing {n} (melancholic desire)
|
:: verlangen {n}
|
| longitude {n} (angular distance)
|
:: lengtegraad {m}
|
| longitudinal {adj} (running in the direction of the long axis of a body)
|
:: overlangs
|
| long johns {n} (garment for bottom half of the body)
|
:: lange onderbroek
|
| long-legged buzzard {n} (Buteo rufinus)
|
:: Arendbuizerd
|
| longline {n} (very long fishing line with multiple hooks)
|
:: beug {f}
|
| long live {v} (prosper)
|
:: lang leve, leve
|
| Long March {prop} (military retreat)
|
:: Lange Mars {m}
|
| Long Primer {prop}
|
:: Garmond, Dessendiaan
|
| longship {n} (type of Viking vessel)
|
:: snek {m} {f}, langschip {n}
|
| long since {adv} (long ago) SEE: long ago
|
::
|
| long story short {adv} (Introducing a short version of, or simply the conclusion of, an involved story)
|
:: lang verhaal kort
|
| long-suffering {adj} (having endured discomfort)
|
:: lankmoedig
|
| longsword {n} (a kind of sword)
|
:: grootzwaard {n}, slagzwaard {n}
|
| long-tailed duck {n} (Clangula hyemalis)
|
:: ijseend
|
| long-term {adj} (extending over a relatively long time period)
|
:: langdurig, langlopend
|
| long time no see {interj} (idiomatic: I (or we) have not seen you for a long time)
|
:: lang niet gezien
|
| long-toed stint {n} (Calidris subminuta)
|
:: taigastrandloper
|
| longwave {adj} (having a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters)
|
:: langegolf {f}
|
| long ways, long lies {proverb} (Proverb)
|
:: wie verre reizen doet, kan veel verhalen
|
| long-winded {adj} (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose)
|
:: langdradig
|
| Longyearbyen {prop} (settlement)
|
:: Longyearbyen
|
| loo {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet
|
::
|
| loofah {n} (tropical vine)
|
:: luffa
|
| loogie {n} (sputum)
|
:: fluim {m} {f}
|
| loogie {n} (thick liquid)
|
:: blubber {m}, slijm {n}, [Flemish] drets {m}
|
| look {v} (to try to see)
|
:: kijken
|
| look {v} (to appear, to seem)
|
:: lijken (+ op), er uitzien (+ als)
|
| look {v} (give an appearance of being)
|
:: zoeken
|
| look {v} (to face)
|
:: uitzien (+over)
|
| look {v} (to expect)
|
:: uitzien (+naar)
|
| look {n} (action of looking)
|
:: blik {m}
|
| look {n} (physical appearance)
|
:: uitzicht {n}, [about a person] look {m}, uiterlijk {n}, stijl {m}
|
| look {n} (facial expression)
|
:: blik {m}
|
| look after {v} (to watch, to protect)
|
:: verzorgen, behartigen, naar omkijken
|
| look back {v} (look behind oneself)
|
:: achterom kijken
|
| look back {v} (reminisce about the past)
|
:: achterom kijken, terugkijken, omzien
|
| look before you leap {proverb} (think before taking action)
|
:: bezint eer ge begint, bezint eer gij begint
|
| look down on {v} (to regard or treat as inferior)
|
:: neerkijken op
|
| looker {n} (slang: good-looking one)
|
:: schoonheid
|
| look for {v} (search; seek)
|
:: zoeken
|
| look for trouble {v} (ask for it) SEE: ask for it
|
::
|
| look forward to {v} (anticipate, expect, or wait for)
|
:: uitkijken naar, ernaar uitkijken om, verheugen zich op
|
| looking-glass {n} (mirror) SEE: mirror
|
::
|
| look like {v} (seem, appear)
|
:: erop lijken
|
| look like {v} (be similar in appearance, resemble)
|
:: lijken op
|
| look up {v} (used other than as an idiom)
|
:: opkijken
|
| look up {v} (to obtain information about something from a text source)
|
:: opzoeken
|
| loom {n} (weaving frame)
|
:: weefgetouw {n}
|
| loom {n} (impend, threaten, hang over)
|
:: opdoemen, dreigen
|
| loom {n} (bird of order Gaviiformes) SEE: loon
|
::
|
| loon {n} (a crazy person)
|
:: gek, getikte {m}
|
| loon {n} (bird of order Gaviiformes)
|
:: duiker {m}, zeeduiker {m}
|
| loony {adj} (very silly) SEE: silly
|
::
|
| loop {n} (length of thread, line or rope)
|
:: lus {c}
|
| loop {n} (programmed sequence of instructions)
|
:: lus {c}, herhaling {f}, repetitie {f}
|
| loop {n} (ring road) SEE: ring road
|
::
|
| loophole {n} (slit in a castle wall)
|
:: schietgat {n}
|
| loophole {n} (method of escape)
|
:: achterdeur, maas {m} {f}
|
| loopy {adj} (Having loops)
|
:: vol bochten
|
| loopy {adj} (Idiotic, crazy or drunk)
|
:: geschift, bezopen
|
| loo roll {n} (toilet roll) SEE: toilet roll
|
::
|
| loose {v} (to let loose)
|
:: loslaten, verlossen
|
| loose {v} (to unfasten)
|
:: losmaken
|
| loose {v} (to let go)
|
:: loslaten
|
| loose {v} (archery: to shoot)
|
:: lossen
|
| loose {adj} (not fixed tightly)
|
:: los
|
| loose {adj} (not packaged)
|
:: los
|
| loose {adj} (not fitting tightly)
|
:: ruim
|
| loose {adj} (not compact)
|
:: los, mul
|
| loose {adj} (relaxed)
|
:: ontspannen
|
| loose {adj} (not leashed) SEE: unleashed
|
::
|
| loose ablative {n} (syntactic construction)
|
:: losse ablatief {m}
|
| loose cannon {n} (unpredictable person)
|
:: ongeleid projectiel {n}
|
| loose change {n} (coins kept in one's pocket or bag)
|
:: kleingeld {n}
|
| loosely {adv} (not tightly)
|
:: ruim
|
| loosen {v} (to make less tight)
|
:: losmaken
|
| loot {n} (the proceeds of theft, robbery etc., swag, contraband)
|
:: buit,plundering
|
| loot {n} (money)
|
:: poen
|
| loot {v} (to steal from)
|
:: plunderen
|
| loppers {n} (pruning shears with long handles)
|
:: takkenschaar {m}
|
| lopsided {adj} (not balanced)
|
:: onevenwichtig, scheef
|
| loquacious {adj} (talkative, chatty)
|
:: praatziek, praatgraag
|
| loquacity {n} (talkativeness)
|
:: spraakzaamheid {f}
|
| lord {n} (master of a household)
|
:: heer {m}, landheer {m}
|
| lord {n} (ruler, one having mastery over others)
|
:: overste {m} {f}
|
| lord {n} (aristocrat)
|
:: landheer {m}
|
| lord {n} (titled nobleman)
|
:: heer {m}
|
| Lord {prop} (God)
|
:: de Heer
|
| Lord {prop} (Jesus)
|
:: Onze Lieve Heer
|
| Lord {n} (British aristocratic title)
|
:: Lord
|
| Lord {n}
|
:: heer des huizes
|
| lordship {n} (seigniory, domain, territory ruled by a lord)
|
:: heerlijkheid {f}
|
| Lord's Prayer {prop} (the prayer taught by Jesus Christ to his disciples)
|
:: Onzevader {n}
|
| Lord's Supper {prop} (Eucharist) SEE: Eucharist
|
::
|
| Lord willing and the creek don't rise {phrase} (phrase)
|
:: ijs en weder dienende, bij leven en welzijn
|
| lore {n} (all the facts and traditions about a particular subject)
|
:: overlevering {f}
|
| lorgnette {n} (an opera glass with a handle)
|
:: toneelkijker {m}, binocle {f}, lorgnet {f} {n} [uncommon]
|
| Lorraine {prop} (region west of Alsace)
|
:: Lotharingen {n}
|
| lorry {n} (motor vehicle) SEE: truck
|
::
|
| lose {v} (cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability)
|
:: verliezen
|
| lose {v} ((transitive) fail to win)
|
:: verliezen
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| lose {v} (shed (weight))
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:: afvallen
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| lose {v} (have (somebody of one's kin) die)
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:: verliezen
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| lose {v} (fail to be the winner)
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:: verliezen
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| lose face {v} (lose respect of others)
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:: gezicht verliezen, gezichtsverlies lijden
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| lose one's way {v} (get lost) SEE: get lost
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::
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| loss {n} (defeat, see also: defeat)
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:: verlies {n}, nederlaag, verliezen {n}
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| loss {n} (grief caused by losing someone or something)
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:: verlies {n}, verslagenheid
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| loss {n} (financial: the sum lost on balance)
|
:: verlies {n}
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| loss {n} (engineering: power expended without doing useful work)
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:: verlies {n}, [electrical] stroomverlies, [mechanical] krachtverlies, [thermic] warmteverlies
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| loss {n}
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:: verlies {n}
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| loss of face {n} (loss of respect of others)
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:: gezichtsverlies {n}
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| lost {adj} (in an unknown location)
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:: kwijt
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| lost {adj}
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:: verloren, verdwaald
|
| lost and found {n} (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners)
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:: gevonden voorwerpen {p}
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| lost property {n} (lost and found) SEE: lost and found
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::
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| lot {n} (old unit of weight)
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:: lood
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| lot {n} (large quantity or number) SEE: a lot
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::
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| Lothario {n} (seducer)
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:: verleider, rokkenjager, verleider
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| lots {n} (lots) SEE: a lot
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::
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| lottery {n} (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance)
|
:: loting, loterij, lottrekking
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| lottery {n} (affair of chance)
|
:: loterij
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| lottery ticket {n} (slip of paper drawn in a lottery)
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:: lot {n}
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| lotus {n} (Nymphaea) SEE: water lily
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::
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| lotus eater {n}
|
:: lotofagen {m-p}
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| lotus foot {n} (foot whose shape has been altered by footbinding)
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:: lotusvoet {m}
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| lotus nut {n} (lotus seed) SEE: lotus seed
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::
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| lotus position {n} (cross-legged sitting position in which the feet are resting on the thigh of the opposite leg)
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:: lotushouding {f}
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| lotus position {n} (a cross-legged sitting position in which the feet are resting below the lower leg of the opposite leg)
|
:: kleermakerszit {m}
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| lotus seed {n} (seed from the plants in the genus Nelumbo)
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:: lotuszaad {n}
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| loud {adj} (of a sound)
|
:: luid, luide, hard, harde
|
| loud {adj} (noisy)
|
:: luidruchtig, luidruchtige
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| loud {adj} (of a colour, clothing, etc.)
|
:: vloekend, schreeuwerig, fel
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| loudmouth {n} (one who talks too much or too loudly)
|
:: druktemaker {m}
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| loudspeaker {n} (transducer)
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:: luidspreker {m}
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| Lou Gehrig's disease {n} (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) SEE: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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::
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| Louis {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Lodewijk
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| loupe {n} (magnifying glass often used by jewellers and watchmakers)
|
:: loep
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| louse {n} (insect)
|
:: luis {f}
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| louse {n} (worthless person)
|
:: (arme) luis {m}
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| lout {n} (troublemaker)
|
:: schurk {m}, ruziestoker {?}
|
| lout {n} (bumpkin)
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:: malloot {f}
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| lout {n} (a rude violent man)
|
:: onbeschofterik {?}, lummel {m}
|
| Louvain {prop} (Belgian city)
|
:: Leuven {n}
|
| louvar {n} (Luvarus imperialis)
|
:: haanvis {?}
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| louver {n} (a ventilating turret or lantern)
|
:: luifel {m}
|
| louver {n} (a slatted opening in a wall, door or window)
|
:: luifel {m}
|
| louver {n} (a system of slits for ventilation)
|
:: luifel {m}
|
| Louvre {prop} (an art museum in France)
|
:: Louvre {n}
|
| lovable {adj} (inspiring love)
|
:: beminnelijk
|
| lovableness {n} (property that makes someone or something lovable)
|
:: beminnenswaardigheid {f}
|
| love {n} (zero)
|
:: nul
|
| love {n} (strong affection)
|
:: liefde {f}
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| love {n} (object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart)
|
:: schat
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| love {n} (closing of a letter)
|
:: liefs
|
| love {n}
|
:: liefde {f}, verliefdheid, minne {f} [poetic]
|
| love {v} (have a strong affection for)
|
:: houden van , beminnen, liefhebben, graag zien
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| love {v} (to need, thrive on)
|
:: gedijen
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| love {v} (be strongly inclined towards doing)
|
:: gek zijn op , houden van
|
| love {v} (care about; will good for)
|
:: houden van , liefhebben
|
| love {v} (to lust for)
|
:: gek zijn op , smachten naar
|
| love {v} ((euphemistic): to have sex with)
|
:: vrijen, de liefde bedrijven
|
| love at first sight {n} (an instantaneous attraction)
|
:: liefde op het eerste gezicht
|
| lovebird {n} (a parrot of the genus Agapornis)
|
:: dwergpapegaai {m}, agapornis {m}
|
| love bite {n} (swelling on the skin)
|
:: zuigzoen, zuigplek {f}, zuigvlek {f}
|
| love child {n} (child born as a result of a romantic liaison between unmarried parents)
|
:: liefdeskind
|
| love game {n} (a game in which one player scored no points)
|
:: lovegame {m}
|
| love-in-a-mist {n} (Nigella damascena)
|
:: juffertje-in-het-groen
|
| love interest {n} (one of interest as a (potential) partner in love)
|
:: vlam {f} [informal]
|
| love is blind {proverb} (proverb)
|
:: liefde is blind
|
| loveless {adj} (without love)
|
:: liefdeloos
|
| love letter {n} (letter about the author's love)
|
:: liefdesbrief {m}
|
| lovelorn {adj} (unloved, bereft of love)
|
:: liefdeloos
|
| lovely {adj} (Beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner.)
|
:: liefelijk, lieflijk, beminnelijk
|
| lovely {adj} (very nice, wonderful)
|
:: heerlijk, zalig
|
| lovely {adj} (inspiring love or friendship)
|
:: (teer)geliefd, lievenswaardig
|
| lovely {n} (attractive person)
|
:: lieverd {m}, liefje {n}, [je] schat, oogappel
|
| lovely {n} (lovely object)
|
:: (iets) liefs {n}, schat
|
| lover {n} (one who loves another person)
|
:: minnaar {m}, minnares {f}
|
| lover {n} (sexual partner)
|
:: minnaar {m}, minnares {f}
|
| love rat {n} (adulterer) SEE: adulterer
|
::
|
| lovesick {adj} (having an aching desire for one's beloved)
|
:: vlinders in je buik
|
| lovesickness {n}
|
:: liefdespijn {c}
|
| love triangle {n} (situation in which two people vie for the love of a third)
|
:: driehoeksverhouding {f}
|
| lovingly {adv} (in a loving manner)
|
:: liefdevol
|
| low {adj} (in a position comparatively close to the ground)
|
:: laag, lage
|
| low {adj} (of pitch)
|
:: laag, diep
|
| low {n} (area of low pressure)
|
:: lagedrukgebied {n}, depressie {f}
|
| low {n} (flame) SEE: flame
|
::
|
| low {v} (moo) SEE: moo
|
::
|
| lowboy {n} (low-loading semi trailer)
|
:: dieplader {m}
|
| Low Countries {prop} (countries around the Rhine, Scheldt and Meuse rivers)
|
:: Lage Landen {p}, Nederlanden {p}
|
| lowerable {adj} (that can be lowered)
|
:: verlaagbaar
|
| lower arm {n} (section of an arm) SEE: forearm
|
::
|
| lower back {n} (the lumbar region)
|
:: onderrug {f}
|
| lower case {n} (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural))
|
:: kleine letters {f-p}, klein schrift {n}, kleinschrift {n} [cf. grootschrift]
|
| lowercase {adj} (in lower case)
|
:: in kleine letters, kleingeschreven, onderkast
|
| lower chamber {n} (lower house) SEE: lower house
|
::
|
| lower deck {n} (deck of a ship immediately above the hold)
|
:: benedendek {n}, onderdek {n}
|
| lower house {n} (part of a parliament)
|
:: lagerhuis {n}
|
| lowering {n} (act of something being lowered)
|
:: verlaging {f}
|
| lower lip {n}
|
:: onderlip
|
| lowermost {adj} (lowest)
|
:: onderst
|
| Lower Saxony {prop} (state)
|
:: Nedersaksen
|
| low-fat {adj} (not having a high number of calories from fat)
|
:: vetarm
|
| Low German {n} (West Germanic language)
|
:: Nedersaksisch {n}, Nederduits {n} [in a stricter sense]
|
| lowland {n} (area which is lower than surroundings)
|
:: laagland {n}
|
| lowlife {n} (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person)
|
:: viezerik {m}
|
| Low Saxon {prop} (language or language group)
|
:: Nedersaksisch {n}
|
| Low Saxon {prop} (language) SEE: Low German
|
::
|
| low tide {n} (the tide at its lowest level)
|
:: laagtij {n}, eb {m} {f}, ebbe {m} {f}, ebtij {n}
|
| low tide {n} (the time of day when the sea has recded to its lowest level)
|
:: laagtij {n}, laagwater {n}
|
| lox {n}
|
:: gerookte zalm
|
| loyal {adj} (firm in allegiance to a person or institution)
|
:: loyaal
|
| loyalness {n} (loyalty) SEE: loyalty
|
::
|
| loyalty {n} (the state of being loyal; fidelity)
|
:: trouw {m}
|
| lozenge {n} (rhombus)
|
:: ruit
|
| lozenge {n} (medicated sweet)
|
:: keelpastille {f}, pastille {f}
|
| Ltd. {n}
|
:: bvba
|
| lubber {n} (inexperienced sailor) SEE: landlubber
|
::
|
| lube {n} (lubricant) SEE: lubricant
|
::
|
| lube {v} (lubricate) SEE: lubricate
|
::
|
| lubricant {n} (substance used to reduce friction)
|
:: gel {m}, glijmiddel {n}
|
| lubricate {v} (to make slippery or smooth)
|
:: smeren
|
| Lucas {prop} (male given name) SEE: Luke
|
::
|
| Lucerne {prop} (city)
|
:: Luzern {n}
|
| Lucia {prop} (female given name) SEE: Lucy
|
::
|
| Lucian {prop} (sophist of Syrian origin)
|
:: Lucianus van Samosata
|
| lucid {adj}
|
:: helder, duidelijk, transparant
|
| lucid dream {n} (lucid dream)
|
:: levendige droom, lucide droom {m}
|
| lucidness {n} (property of being lucid)
|
:: helderheid {f}, klaarheid {f}
|
| Lucifer {prop} (figure mentioned in Isaiah 14:12)
|
:: Lucifer {m}
|
| Lucite {prop} (brand of tough transparent thermoplastic)
|
:: plexiglas {n}
|
| luck {n} (something that happens to someone by chance)
|
:: geluk {n}
|
| luckily {adv} (in a lucky manner)
|
:: gelukkig
|
| lucky {adj} (of people, having good fortune)
|
:: gelukkig, succesvol
|
| lucky {adj} (being good by chance)
|
:: gelukkig, boffend
|
| lucre {n} (money, riches, or wealth)
|
:: gewin, profijt
|
| Lucy {prop} (female given name)
|
:: Lucia
|
| Ludfordian {prop}
|
:: Ludfordien
|
| Ludo {n} (board game)
|
:: Mens erger je niet {n}
|
| luff {n} (vertical edge of a sail)
|
:: loef {m}
|
| luggage {n} (traveller's containers)
|
:: bagage {f}
|
| lug nut {n} (nut to attach wheel to axle)
|
:: wielmoer {f}
|
| lugsail {n} (sail)
|
:: loggerzeil {n}
|
| Luhansk People's Republic {prop} (secessionist state in Luhanshchyna, the Ukraine)
|
:: Volksrepubliek Loegansk {f}
|
| Lukas {prop} (given name) SEE: Luke
|
::
|
| Luke {prop} (given name)
|
:: Lukas
|
| Luke {prop} (evangelist)
|
:: Lucas
|
| Luke {prop} (gospel of Luke)
|
:: Evangelie naar Lucas
|
| lukewarm {adj} (temperature)
|
:: lauw
|
| lukewarm {adj} (not very enthusiastic)
|
:: lauw, flauw
|
| lull {v} (to cause to rest)
|
:: kalmeren,in slaap wiegen
|
| lullaby {n} (a soothing song to lull children to sleep)
|
:: slaapliedje {n}, wiegeliedje {n}
|
| lumbago {n} (lumbar-region backache, see also: backache)
|
:: lumbago, spit {n}, verschot {n}
|
| lumbar puncture {n} (procedure to collect cerebrospinal fluid)
|
:: lumbaalpunctie {f}
|
| lumber {n} (wood as building material)
|
:: timmerhout {n}
|
| lumberjack {n} (person who fells trees)
|
:: houthakker {m} {f}
|
| lumberjacket {n} (a lumberjack shirt)
|
:: houthakkershemd {n}
|
| lumbermill {n} (mill for processing lumber) SEE: sawmill
|
::
|
| luminary {n} (one who is an inspiration to others)
|
:: uitblinker, lichtend voorbeeld
|
| luminary {n} (body that gives light)
|
:: hemellichaam, ster
|
| luminary {n} (artificial light)
|
:: lichtbron
|
| lumination {n} (illumination) SEE: illumination
|
::
|
| lummox {n} (clumsy, stupid person)
|
:: lomperd, vlegel, vlerk
|
| lump {n} (something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound, hill, or group)
|
:: brok, klont {m} {f}
|
| lump {n} (small, shaped mass of sugar)
|
:: klontje
|
| lump {n}
|
:: klonter {m}
|
| lump {v} (to treat as single unit)
|
:: klonteren, bij elkaar doen
|
| lumpenproletariat {n} (in Marxism: the lowest stratum of the proletariat)
|
:: lompenproletariaat {n}
|
| lumpfish {n} (lumpsucker) SEE: lumpsucker
|
::
|
| lump hammer {n} (small sledgehammer)
|
:: moker {m}
|
| lumpia {n} (a kind of spring roll)
|
:: loempia
|
| lumpsucker {n} (scorpaeniform fish)
|
:: snotolf
|
| Luna {prop} (Earth's moon) SEE: Moon
|
::
|
| lunacy {n} (state of being mad)
|
:: gekheid, krankzinnigheid, waanzin
|
| lunacy {n} (cyclical mental disease, apparently linked to the lunar phases)
|
:: maanziekte
|
| lunacy {n} (something deeply misguided)
|
:: gekheid, waanzin
|
| lunar {adj} (of, pertaining to, or resembling the Moon)
|
:: lunair
|
| lunar eclipse {n} (when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon)
|
:: maansverduistering {f}
|
| lunar phase {n} (any one of the aspects presented by the moon)
|
:: schijngestalte van de Maan {f}
|
| lunatic {n} (insane person)
|
:: gek {m}, gekkin {f}, zot {m}, zottin {f}
|
| lunatic asylum {n} (mental hospital) SEE: mental hospital
|
::
|
| lunch {n} (meal around midday)
|
:: lunch, middageten {n}, (licht) middagmaal {n}
|
| lunch {v} (to eat lunch)
|
:: middageten, dineren, lunchen
|
| lunchbox {n} (container for transporting meals)
|
:: broodtrommel
|
| luncheon {n} (a formal term for lunch) SEE: lunch
|
::
|
| lunch pail {n} (lunchbox) SEE: lunchbox
|
::
|
| lung {n} (organ that extracts oxygen from the air)
|
:: long {f}
|
| lungfish {n} (air-breathing fish of the class Dipnoi)
|
:: longvis {m}
|
| lurch {n} (sudden or unsteady movement)
|
:: hobbelen {n}, slingeren {n}
|
| lure {n} (tempting or attractive object)
|
:: lokmiddel {n}, [informally] lokkertje {n}
|
| lurid {adj} (shocking, horrifying)
|
:: luguber
|
| lurk {v} (to hang out or wait around a location)
|
:: schuilen
|
| luscious {adj} (sweet and pleasant)
|
:: smaakvol, zoet, delicieus
|
| luscious {adj} (sexually appealing)
|
:: wulps, verleidelijk
|
| luscious {adj} (obscene)
|
:: wulps, obsceen
|
| lush {adj} (dense, teeming with life)
|
:: groen, levend
|
| lush {adj} (luxuriant, delicious)
|
:: luxurieus, delicieus, weelderig
|
| lush {adj} (beautiful, sexy)
|
:: sexy
|
| lush {adj} (amazing, cool, fantastic, wicked)
|
:: cool, de max [Flemish], wijs [Flemish], tof
|
| lush {n} (alcoholic)
|
:: zatlap {m}
|
| lust {n} (strong desire, especially of a sexual nature)
|
:: (zinnelijke) begeerte, lust, wellust
|
| lust {n} (general want or longing)
|
:: begeerte, lust, verlangen {n}
|
| lust {n} (delightful cause of joy, pleasure)
|
:: plezier, lust
|
| lust {v} (strongly desire)
|
:: begeren, lusten, smachten
|
| lust {v} (crave sexual contact)
|
:: begeren, lusten, smachten
|
| luster {n} (a shine, polish or sparkle)
|
:: glans, schittering
|
| luster {n} (brilliance, attractiveness or splendor)
|
:: luister {m}, glans, splendeur
|
| luster {n} (refinement, polish or quality)
|
:: lustrum
|
| luster {v} (to have luster)
|
:: glanzen, glimmen, stralen
|
| luster {v} (to give luster)
|
:: opluisteren
|
| lustful {adj} (full of lust)
|
:: lustig, wellustig
|
| lustre {n} (luster) SEE: luster
|
::
|
| lustre {v} (luster) SEE: luster
|
::
|
| lustrous {adj} (having a glow or lustre)
|
:: glanzend
|
| lute {n} (stringed instrument)
|
:: luit {f}
|
| Lutetian {prop}
|
:: Lutetien
|
| lutetium {n} (chemical element with atomic number of 71)
|
:: lutetium {n}
|
| Lutheran {adj} (pertaining to the theology of Martin Luther or his followers, or the Lutheran church)
|
:: lutheraans, luthers
|
| Lutheran {n} (member of any Christian church identifying with the theology of Martin Luther)
|
:: lutheraan {m}, lutherse {m} {f}
|
| Lutheranism {n} (branch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther)
|
:: lutheranisme {n}
|
| Luxembourg {prop} (country)
|
:: Luxemburg {n}
|
| Luxembourger {n} (person from Luxembourg)
|
:: Luxemburger {m}, Luxemburgse {f}, Letzeburger
|
| Luxembourgian {n} (Luxembourger) SEE: Luxembourger
|
::
|
| Luxembourgian {adj} (Luxembourgish) SEE: Luxembourgish
|
::
|
| Luxembourgish {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people)
|
:: Luxemburgs
|
| Luxemburger {n} (Luxembourger) SEE: Luxembourger
|
::
|
| luxurious {adj} (being very fine and comfortable)
|
:: luxueus
|
| luxurious {adj} (enjoying pleasures of luxury)
|
:: luxueus
|
| luxury {n} (something desirable but expensive)
|
:: luxe {m}
|
| löwchen {n} (Löwchen) SEE: Löwchen
|
::
|
| Löwchen {n} (Löwchen)
|
:: Leeuwhondje {n}
|
| -ly {suffix} (forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of")
|
:: -achtig, -lijk, -ig
|
| -ly {suffix} (used to form adverbs from adjectives)
|
:: [the adverb is usually the same as the adjective: no change in form], -erwijs, -lijk
|
| lycanthrope {n} (werewolf) SEE: werewolf
|
::
|
| lychee {n} (tree)
|
:: lycheeboom {m}, litsjiboom
|
| lychee {n} (fruit)
|
:: lychee {m}, litsji {m}
|
| lye {n} (caustic alkaline solution)
|
:: loog {n}
|
| lye {n} (potassium or sodium hydroxide)
|
:: natriumhydroxide {n}, caustic soda {m} {f}, caustische soda {m} {f}, bijtende soda {m} {f}
|
| lymph {n} (the fluid carried by the lymphatic system)
|
:: lymfe {f}
|
| lymphoma {n} (malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue)
|
:: lymfoom {n}
|
| lynch {v} (execute without a proper legal trial)
|
:: lynchen
|
| lynx {n} (wild cat)
|
:: lynx {m}
|
| lynx spider {n} (spider)
|
:: lynxspin
|
| Lyon {prop} (city in France)
|
:: Lyon
|
| lyre {n} (stringed musical instrument)
|
:: lier {f}
|
| lyric {n} (words of a song) SEE: lyrics
|
::
|
| lyrical {adj}
|
:: lyrisch
|
| lyricist {n} (writer of lyrics)
|
:: tekstdichter {c}
|
| lyric poetry {n} (lyric poetry)
|
:: lyriek
|
| lyrics {n} (the words to a song)
|
:: songtekst {m}, liedtekst {m}
|
| Lys {prop} (a river in France and Belgium)
|
:: Leie {f}
|
| lysergic {adj} (psychedelic) SEE: psychedelic
|
::
|
| lysine {n} (essential amino acid, C6H14N2O2)
|
:: lysine
|
| lysosome {n} (digestive organelle)
|
:: lysosoom {n}
|
