User:Matthias Buchmeier/nl-en-l
| l {letter} | :: The twelfth letter of the Dutch alphabet |
| l {m} [euphemistic] | :: Short for lul or any other word starting with an l |
| L {letter} | :: The twelfth letter of the Dutch alphabet |
| la {f} | :: drawer |
| la {f} | :: la (music) |
| laadpaal {m} | :: charging point for electric vehicles, in the shape of a pole |
| laadpaalklever {m} | :: person who leaves their vehicle on a public electric charging point for an unnecessarily long time |
| laadpaaltje {noun} | :: diminutive of laadpaal |
| laadschop {f} {m} | :: bulldozer |
| laadtijd {m} [computing] | :: load time |
| laadtijd {m} | :: charging time |
| laag {adj} | :: low |
| laag {f} | :: layer |
| laag {f} | :: class, when referring to social class. See also laag van de bevolking |
| laagdoorlaatfilter {n} {m} [electronics] | :: low-pass filter |
| laagdrempelig {adj} | :: easily accessible |
| laaggebergte {n} | :: mountain range consisting of relatively low mountains or foothills |
| laagland {n} | :: lowland |
| laagspanning {f} [electricity] | :: low voltage |
| laag van de bevolking {f} {m} | :: social class |
| laai {f} | :: flame |
| laai {f} | :: glow |
| laaien {vi} [of fire] | :: to rage, to burn ferociously |
| laaiend {adj} | :: furious, enraged |
| laaiend {adv} | :: fiercely, intensely, ferociously |
| laak {f} [obsolete] | :: pond, pool, lake |
| laak {f} | :: watercourse, stream |
| laak {f} | :: A drainage ditch |
| laak {f} | :: border, limit; frontier |
| laak {f} | :: marshland |
| laak {f} [dated] | :: leech |
| laan {f} | :: lane, avenue |
| laar {adj} [obsolete] | :: empty |
| laar {n} [obsolete] | :: open space in a forest |
| laars {f} | :: boot |
| laarzen {v} | :: to spank with a boot, as historically applied to a sailor's trousers |
| laat {adj} | :: late (not early) |
| laat {adj} | :: tardy |
| laat {m} [historical] | :: serf |
| laatbloeier {m} | :: late bloomer, someone who excels or finds one calling at a late point in life |
| laatbloeier {m} | :: late bloomer, flower that blooms late in the season |
| laat maar {interj} | :: never mind, forget it |
| laatst {adj} | :: latest, most recent, newest |
| laatst {adj} | :: last, furthest behind |
| laatst {adj} | :: final, ultimate |
| laatst {adv} | :: recently |
| laat staan {conj} | :: let alone |
| laatstgenoemd {adj} | :: latter, last-named, last of two |
| laatstleden {adj} | :: last |
| Laatwijk {prop} {n} | :: Lathuy, a village in Belgium |
| lab {n} [Netherlands] | :: lab |
| lababbel {noun} [Brabantian] | :: blow, whack |
| labbekak {m} [derogatory] | :: A weak, faint-hearted, effete or cowardly man |
| labbekak {m} [derogatory, dated, now, dialectal] | :: A gossip, a chatterbox |
| labber {adj} [weather, chiefly of the wind] | :: weak, soft |
| labberkoelte {f} | :: A very soft wind |
| labberkoeltje {noun} | :: diminutive of labberkoelte |
| label {n} | :: quality label |
| label {n} | :: music label |
| laberlottig {adv} [Brabantian] | :: carelessly |
| laberlottig {adj} [Brabantian] | :: not caring enough |
| labeur {n} [chiefly Belgium] | :: toil, hard labour, heavy labour, in the past esp. on agricultural land |
| labo {n} [Belgium] | :: lab |
| laborant {m} | :: lab assistant, somebody who assists in a laboratory |
| laboratorium {n} | :: laboratory, room, building or institution equipped for scientific research or similarly specialised operations, such as production |
| labradoedel {m} | :: Labradoodle, labradoodle (crossbreed between a Labrador retriever and a poodle) |
| labyrint {n} | :: labyrinth, maze |
| labyrint {n} [figuratively] | :: intricate problem, logic etc |
| lach {m} | :: smile |
| lach {m} | :: laugh |
| lachen {vi} | :: to laugh |
| lachende drol {m} | :: the "pile of poo" emoji, 💩 |
| lachend kakske {m} [Belgium] | :: the "pile of poo" emoji, 💩 |
| lacherig {adj} | :: Prone to or characterised by laughing, particularly in a ridiculing manner |
| lachgas {n} | :: laughing gas, nitrous oxide |
| lachspiegel {m} | :: distorting mirror |
| lachvalk {f} | :: laughing falcon, Herpetotheres cachinnans |
| laconiek {adj} | :: calm, cool |
| laconiek {adj} | :: indifferent |
| lacrosse {n} [sports] | :: lacrosse |
| lactase {f} | :: lactase |
| lactoscoop {m} | :: lactoscope, milk analyser (appliance for analysing milk) |
| lactose {f} | :: lactose |
| lacune {f} | :: a gap |
| lacune {f} [figuratively] | :: something that is missing |
| ladang {mf} | :: A dry, unirrigated rice field |
| ladder {f} | :: ladder |
| lade {f} [dated] | :: alternative form of la |
| ladekast {f} | :: A cabinet with drawers, a chest of drawers |
| laden {v} | :: to load (cargo, a weapon, data) |
| laden {v} | :: to charge (with electricity) |
| laden {v} [archaic] | :: to convocate |
| laden {v} [archaic] | :: to invite |
| ladenkast {f} | :: superseded spelling of ladekast |
| lader {m} | :: One who loads something |
| lader {m} | :: An electrical charger for a battery |
| lading {f} | :: cargo |
| lading {f} | :: charge, tension |
| lading {f} [electricity] | :: charge |
| lading {f} [figuratively] | :: undertone, undercurrent |
| laf {adj} | :: cowardly |
| lafaard {m} | :: coward, wuss |
| lafhartig {adj} | :: cowardly, frightened, craven |
| lafheid {f} | :: lack of courage, cowardice |
| lage {f} [obsolete] | :: A (flickering) flame |
| Lage Landen {prop} {p} | :: the Low Countries |
| lager {m} {n} | :: bearing (a metal block or other construction holding a rotating axis in position) |
| lager {n} [archaic] | :: beer of low fermentation |
| lager {n} [historical] | :: laager (wagon fort used by Boers, especially Voortrekkers) |
| lagere school {f} | :: elementary school, primary school |
| lager wal {m} | :: lee shore |
| lagerwal {m} | :: alternative spelling of lager wal |
| lagune {f} | :: lagoon, shallow body of coastal water |
| lajenen {v} [Judaism] | :: To leyn, that is, to read from a Torah scroll |
| lak {mf} {n} | :: lacquer |
| lak {m} {n} | :: foolery, foolishness, nonsense |
| lak {m} {n} | :: indifference [only in lak hebben aan] |
| lak {m} {n} [dialectal] | :: defect, deficiency, shortcoming, blame, blemish |
| lak {n} [archaic] | :: lake |
| lakdoek {m} | :: varnished cloth |
| lakei {m} | :: A lackey, a footman, a liveried servant, an attendant |
| lakei {m} [figuratively] | :: A flunky, servile follower |
| laken {n} | :: a type of woollen fabric, very sought-after for clothing in the feudal era (uncountable) |
| laken {n} | :: bedsheet |
| laken {vt} | :: to criticize, reproach, denounce |
| Laken {prop} | :: A Belgian municipality, near Brussels, site of the largest royal palace estate |
| lakenhandelaar {m} | :: cloth merchant (of the type of cloth called laken) |
| lakenlood {n} | :: A lead seal used to document the origin and quality of cloth |
| lak hebben aan {v} | :: to be indifferent towards, to not care about |
| lakken {vti} | :: to lacquer, to varnish |
| lakken {v} [chiefly Southern Dutch] | :: alternative form of likken |
| lakmoes {n} | :: litmus |
| lakmoespapier {n} [chiefly uncountable, the diminutive is always countable] | :: litmus paper |
| lakmoespapiertje {noun} | :: diminutive of lakmoespapier |
| lakmoesproef {f} | :: litmus test |
| lam {n} | :: lamb, the young of a sheep |
| lam {n} [metonymy] | :: The meat - or fleece/wool produce of a lamb; a dish prepared from lamb's meat |
| lam {n} [figuratively] | :: A gentle person, especially an innocent child |
| lam {adj} | :: lame, unable to move, paralyzed |
| lam {adj} [colloquial] | :: very drunk |
| lama {m} | :: llama, Lama glama |
| lama {m} | :: Buddhist lama |
| lama {interj} [colloquial] | :: never mind, forget it |
| lamantijn {m} | :: manatee |
| lambriseren {v} | :: to wainscot, panel |
| lambrisering {f} | :: wainscot |
| lamenteren {v} | :: to lament, to whine |
| lamlendig {adj} | :: feckless |
| lamlendig {adj} | :: miserable |
| lammeren {vi} | :: To give birth to lambs |
| Lammers {prop} | :: surname |
| lamoen {n} | :: A horse-riding set-up with a beam and two shafts, to which a horse harness can be strapped |
| lamp {f} | :: lamp |
| lamp {f} [electronics, colloquial] | :: vacuum tube, thermionic valve |
| lampenkap {f} | :: A lampshade |
| lampenkapje {noun} | :: diminutive of lampenkap |
| lampet {n} | :: A washbowl, a lavabo |
| lampet {n} | :: A jug used for washing |
| lampet {n} [obsolete] | :: A suspended bowl in which fuel is burnt |
| lampolie {f} | :: lamp oil |
| lamprei {f} | :: lamprey, fish of the order Petromyzontiformes |
| lamsvlees {n} | :: lamb meat |
| lamzak {m} | :: sluggard, dull, lackluster person |
| lamzak {m} | :: fatty, porker |
| lanceren {v} | :: to launch |
| lancering {f} | :: launch |
| land {n} | :: land; country |
| land {n} | :: land (part of Earth not covered by water) |
| landaanwinning {f} | :: land reclamation (act, process or instance of reclaiming land from a body of water; land reclaimed in this way) |
| landadel {m} | :: landed gentry, squirearchy |
| landarbeider {mf} | :: peasant, farmhand, or any hired hand working for a landowner |
| landbouw {m} | :: agriculture |
| landbouwer {m} | :: farmer |
| landbouwgif {n} | :: agricultural pesticide |
| landbouwhuisdier {n} | :: farm animal |
| landbouwsector {m} [economy] | :: agricultural sector |
| landdier {n} | :: terrestrial animal, species which lives on land |
| landdrost {m} [historical] | :: An official and magistrate in rural jurisdictions during the Ancien Régime |
| landdrost {m} [historical] | :: A magistrate in the Cape Colony |
| landdrost {m} [historical] | :: The head of an unincorporated area in the Netherlands |
| landdrost {m} [historical] | :: The head of a department in the Kingdom of Holland |
| landeigenaar {m} | :: landowner |
| landelijk {adj} | :: national |
| landelijk {adj} | :: rural |
| landen {vi} | :: To (arrive on) land from the air (for birds, airplanes) |
| landen {vt} | :: To land, bring an aircraft or other vehicle (down) to land |
| landen {vi} | :: To (arrive on) land by ship |
| landen {vt} | :: To land, bring a vessel near or on land |
| landen {vt} | :: To turn wild land (especially marshes) into arable land |
| Landen {prop} {n} | :: Landen (city/and/municipality) |
| landengte {f} | :: isthmus |
| landgenoot {m} | :: compatriot |
| landgoed {n} | :: estate |
| landgoed {n} | :: property |
| Landgraaf {prop} {n} | :: Landgraaf (city/and/municipality) |
| landgrens {f} | :: A terrestrial border, a border on land |
| landgrens {f} [uncommon] | :: alternative form of landsgrens |
| landhuis {n} | :: country house [UK], villa (large, luxury residence in a campestral or semirural environment) |
| landhuis {n} [obsolete] | :: farmhouse (residence as part of a farm) |
| landing {f} | :: landing, touchdown of an airplane or any other airborne object |
| landing {f} | :: the act of disembarking a ship, particularly in military contexts |
| landingsbaan {f} {m} | :: a runway, landing strip |
| landingsgestel {n} | :: Landing gear (equipment of aircraft used for landing) |
| landinwaarts {adv} | :: inland |
| landinwaarts {adj} | :: inland |
| landjuweel {n} [historical] | :: An late-mediaeval or early-modern festive contest in which the chambers of rhetoric of a region competed, always held in a city or town |
| landkaart {f} {m} | :: geographical map (visual representation of an area), usually showing or including land areas |
| landleeuw {m} [literary, Netherlands] | :: land area of the Netherlands (personification of the Dutch land mass as in a perpetual battle against water) |
| landleeuw {m} [literal] | :: terrestrial lion |
| landleger {n} | :: ground forces, land army (division of the military that operates on land) |
| landman {m} | :: farmer |
| Landman {prop} | :: surname |
| landmassa {f} | :: a landmass |
| landmeter {m} | :: A surveyor |
| landmijn {f} | :: land mine (explosive device buried in the ground) |
| landnaam {m} | :: uncommon form of landsnaam |
| landname {f} | :: settlement or occupation of (new) land [from the settlers' or occupiers' perspective] |
| landnummer {n} [telephony] | :: A country calling code |
| landouw {f} [literary] | :: fertile rustic, agricultural region |
| landrot {f} | :: landlubber |
| landschap {n} | :: landscape |
| landschap {n} [archaic] | :: region |
| landsdeel {n} | :: A region, a part of a country, a territory [usually with administrative, constitutional or historic significance] |
| landsgrens {f} | :: A national border, a border of a country |
| landskind {n} | :: A natively born resident of the former Netherlands Antilles |
| landsknecht {m} | :: A lansquenet, a Landsknecht; a mercenary foot soldier, often armed with a sword or a pike |
| landsnaam {m} | :: country name |
| landstorm {m} [historical] | :: army division consisting of civilians; militia aligned to an army |
| landstorm {m} [rare] | :: a storm (heavy wind) on land, a terrestrial storm |
| landsverdediging {f} [military] | :: defense |
| landtong {f} | :: spit of land, headland |
| landtongetje {noun} | :: diminutive of landtong |
| land van herkomst {n} | :: country of origin |
| landverhuizen {n} [dated] | :: emigration, migration |
| landverhuizen {v} [dated, rare] | :: to emigrate, to migrate |
| landverhuizer {m} [dated] | :: emigrant, migrant |
| landverhuizing {f} [dated] | :: emigration, migration |
| landverraad {n} | :: treason against one's country |
| landverrader {m} | :: A traitor who betrays one's country |
| landvoogd {m} | :: governor |
| landwaarts {adv} | :: landwards |
| landweer {f} [military] | :: defense |
| landweer {f} [historical] | :: reserve army |
| landweer {f} | :: a type of defensive work; a landweer |
| landweerman {m} | :: militia man |
| landzaat {m} [historical] | :: A farmer, a peasant |
| landzaat {m} [dated] | :: An inhabitant |
| Landzaat {prop} | :: surname |
| lang {adj} | :: long |
| lang {adj} | :: tall |
| lang {adj} | :: long (time), lengthy, a long time |
| lang {adv} [with negation] | :: by far |
| Lang {prop} | :: surname |
| langbenig {adj} | :: leggy, long-legged |
| langboog {m} | :: longbow |
| langdradig {adj} | :: longwinded, wordy, prolix |
| langdradig {adj} [uncommon] | :: consisting of long thread, long threads or other long fibres |
| langdradigheid {f} | :: prolixity, long-windedness |
| langdurig {adj} | :: long-term, long-lasting |
| langeafstandsrenner {m} | :: long-distance runner |
| langeafstandswandelaar {m} | :: long-distance hiker, long-distance walker |
| lange golf {c} | :: longwave |
| langegolf {c} | :: longwave |
| langgerekt {adj} | :: elongated |
| langgerokt {adj} | :: long-skirted or wearing a long skirt |
| langharig {adj} | :: long-haired, having long headhair [humans or humanoids] or having long fur hairs [other mammals] |
| langhuis {n} | :: longhouse |
| langlaufen {n} | :: cross-country skiing |
| langlaufen {v} | :: to ski cross-country |
| lang leve {phrase} | :: long live |
| langnek {m} [colloquial] | :: giraffe |
| langnek {m} [colloquial] | :: long-necked dinosaur, usually referring to sauropods |
| langoest {m} | :: spiny lobster |
| langoor {m} [colloquial] | :: rabbit, bunny, [less commonly] hare |
| langoor {m} [colloquial] | :: donkey, ass |
| langpootmug {f} | :: A crane fly, mosquito of the family Tipulidae |
| langs {prep} | :: along, alongside (implying motion) |
| langs {prep} [Brabant, Limburg] | :: along, alongside (stationary) |
| langs {prep} | :: past |
| langs {prep} | :: through |
| langs {adv} | :: past |
| langs geen kanten {adv} | :: absolutely not, not ... at all |
| langskomen {v} | :: to pass by, to come past |
| langskomen {v} | :: to drop in, come by, visit |
| langspeelplaat {f} | :: long-play record |
| langszij {adv} [nautical] | :: alongside, aboard |
| langtong {f} {m} [archaic] | :: chatterbox, excessively talkative person |
| languit {adv} | :: as long as possible |
| lang verhaal kort {adv} [idiomatic] | :: long story short |
| langwerpig {adj} | :: elongated |
| langwijlig {adj} | :: longwinded |
| langwijlig {adj} | :: boring |
| langzaam {adj} | :: slow |
| langzaam {adv} | :: slowly, gradually, bit by bit |
| langzaam maar zeker {adv} | :: slowly but surely |
| langzamerhand {adv} | :: gradually, bit by bit |
| langzamerhand {adv} | :: by now, by this time, by this point |
| langzwaard {n} [uncommon] | :: longsword |
| La Niña {prop} {n} [meteorology] | :: La Niña |
| lankmoed {m} [archaic] | :: patience |
| lankmoedig {adj} [dated] | :: forbearing, forgiving, patient |
| lankmoedigheid {f} [dated] | :: patience, forbearance |
| lans {f} {m} | :: lance |
| Lansing {prop} | :: surname |
| lansknecht {m} | :: alternative form of landsknecht |
| lansknecht {m} | :: A soldier armed with a lance, a pikeman |
| lantaarn {f} | :: lantern |
| lantaarnpaal {m} | :: A lamppost |
| lanterfant {m} [archaic] | :: slacker, good-for-nothing, vagabond |
| lanterfanten {vi} [colloquial] | :: to waste one's time, to be lazy, to lollygag |
| lanterfanter {m} [colloquial] | :: slacker, good-for-nothing |
| lanterfanteren {vi} [colloquial, often proscribed] | :: to waste one's time, to be lazy |
| lanthaan {n} | :: lanthanum |
| lanthanium {n} | :: lanthanum |
| Laocoön {prop} [mythology] | :: Laocoön, the Trojan priest |
| Laocoön {prop} [mythology] | :: Laocoön, the Argonaut |
| Laos {prop} {n} | :: Laos |
| Laotiaan {m} | :: Laotian, inhabitant of Laos and/or person of Laotian descent |
| Laotiaans {adj} | :: Laotian; from or related to Laos and/or the Laotian people |
| Laotiaans {adj} | :: in or relating to the Laotian language |
| Laotiaans {prop} | :: The Laotian language |
| lap {m} | :: A rag, a piece of cloth |
| lap {m} | :: A patch, a piece of cloth |
| lap {m} | :: A slice of meat |
| lap {m} | :: A plot, a tract [of ground] |
| lap {m} [obsolete, except in compounds] | :: A bloke, dude, bum; especially a drunk or objectionable one |
| lap {interj} [chiefly Belgium] | :: exclamation of dismay, disappointment |
| Lap {m} | :: Laplander |
| lapis lazuli {m} [mineral] | :: lapis lazuli |
| lapjeskat {m} | :: A calico cat; a (usually female) cat with a multi-coloured fur (often white, black and orange-brown) with various blots and spots, giving its fur the appearance of a patchwork |
| Lapland {prop} {n} | :: Lapland |
| lapmiddel {n} | :: improvised fix, stopgap |
| lappen {vt} | :: to piece up, to patch, to repair |
| lappen {vt} | :: to patch up, to repair with patches |
| lappen {vt} | :: to raise (money) |
| lappen {vt} | :: to pay up, to put in extra money |
| lappen {vt} | :: to clean with a shammy |
| lappen {vt} | :: to play (a trick) [with indirect object] |
| lappendeken {f} [literally] | :: A blanket made of many different pieces of cloth joined together; a quilt or a patchwork (in the literal sense) |
| lappendeken {f} [figuratively] | :: A whole consisting of many quite different parts (loosely) joined together; a patchwork (in the figurative sense) |
| lappenpop {f} {m} | :: rag doll |
| laptop {m} | :: laptop (computer with a clamshell design, portable and foldable) |
| lapzalven {vt} [nautical, historical, otherwise dated] | :: to tar, to treat with tar [of the ropes of a ship's rigging] |
| lapzalven {vt} [archaic] | :: to patch up, to fix with stopgap remedies |
| lapzalven {vti} [obsolete] | :: to treat with quackery, to engage in quackery |
| larf {f} | :: alternative form of larve |
| larie {f} | :: nonsense, babble |
| lariekoek {m} | :: nonsense, babble, bullshit |
| lariekoek {interj} | :: nonsense, bullshit |
| lariks {m} | :: larch (Larix) |
| Lars {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| larve {f} | :: grub, larva (juvenile stage of metabolous insects) |
| las {c} | :: joint, weld |
| lassen {v} | :: to weld |
| lasso {m} | :: lasso |
| lassoën {vt} | :: to lasso |
| last {m} | :: load, weight |
| last {m} | :: burden |
| last {m} | :: hindrance, problem |
| last {m} | :: expense |
| last {m} [law] | :: requirement, duty |
| last {m} [dated] | :: A measure of volume, 3 cubic meter |
| lastdier {n} | :: beast of burden, animal used to carry or pull (heavy) loads |
| lastdrager {m} [literally] | :: one which carries loads such as a porter |
| lastdrager {m} [by extension] | :: a servant |
| lastdrager {m} | :: roof rack of a vehicle or back rack of a utility bicycle |
| lasten {vt} [archaic] | :: to emburden with a load |
| lasten {vt} [archaic] | :: to charge with a responsibility |
| laster {m} | :: slander |
| lasteraar {mf} | :: a slanderer |
| lastercampagne {f} | :: smear campaign, defamation campaign |
| lasteren {vt} | :: to slander |
| lasterlijk {adj} | :: libellous, slanderous (knowingly false and harmful to reputation) |
| lasterpraat {m} | :: slander |
| lasterveldtocht {m} [now, rare] | :: smear campaign, defamation campaign |
| last hebben van {vt} | :: to be bothered or irritated by, to have a problem with |
| lastig {adj} | :: tough, difficult |
| lastig {adj} | :: cumbersome, gruelling |
| lastig {adj} | :: inconvenient |
| lastigvallen {v} | :: to bother, to disturb |
| lastigvallen {v} | :: to harass |
| lastpak {m} | :: An annoying person, a nuisance, a pest |
| lastpost {m} | :: An annoying person, a nuisance, a pest |
| lastpostje {noun} | :: diminutive of lastpost |
| lastschip {n} [now, uncommon] | :: freight ship |
| lastverkoper {m} [Belgium] | :: troublemaker |
| lat {f} | :: A slate, a lath |
| lat {f} | :: A specifically, the common shortening of meetlat: flat ruler, yardstick |
| Lat. {prop} | :: abbreviation of Latijn |
| laten {v} [copulative] | :: to leave, to cause to remain in the same position or state |
| laten {v} [auxiliary, with object] | :: to leave, to allow to remain/continue to |
| laten {v} [auxiliary, with object] | :: to let, to allow to |
| laten {v} [auxiliary, with object] | :: to cause to, to make; creates a causative phrase |
| laten {v} [auxiliary, with object] | :: to may, to let; forms an optative phrase |
| laten {v} [auxiliary, with object] | :: to may, to let; forms a cohortative phrase |
| laten {vt} | :: to not do, to refrain from |
| laten vallen {vt} | :: to drop |
| later {adj} | :: Having to do with or occurring in the future |
| later {adv} | :: later |
| later {adv} | :: in the future |
| lateraal {adj} | :: lateral |
| Latijn {prop} {n} | :: Latin language |
| Latijn {m} | :: Latin, a citizen of Ancient Rome or the region of Latium |
| Latijns {adj} | :: Latin |
| Latijns {prop} {n} [proscribed, mostly in spoken language] | :: The Latin language |
| Latijns-Amerika {prop} {n} | :: Latin America, the countries in Central America and South America with a Romance ('Latin') national language |
| latinist {m} | :: Latinist |
| latinistiek {f} | :: study of the Latin language and the culture of Ancient Rome |
| latrine {f} | :: a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench; a latrine |
| lattenbodem {m} | :: slatted base (of a bed) |
| latuw {f} [archaic] | :: lettuce |
| Laura {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| Laurens {prop} | :: given name |
| laurier {m} | :: laurel, Laurus nobilis |
| Laurier {prop} {mf} | :: Laurier (surname) |
| laurierblad {n} | :: A bay leaf, a laurel leaf, often used as a culinary herb |
| laurierkrans {m} | :: A laurel wreath, a symbol of victory |
| lauw {adj} | :: lukewarm (temperature) |
| lauw {adj} | :: cold, indifferent |
| lauw {adj} [colloquial] | :: nice, cool, chill |
| lauwer {m} [archaic outside compounds] | :: laurel, Laurus nobilis |
| lauwer {m} [rare] | :: A laurel wreath (symbol of victory), chiefly in the expression op zijn lauweren rusten and other idioms |
| lauwerblaadje {noun} | :: diminutive of lauwerblad |
| lauwerblad {n} | :: A bay leaf, a laurel leaf, often used as a culinary herb |
| lauwerkrans {m} | :: A laurel wreath, a symbol of victory |
| lauwerkransje {noun} | :: diminutive of lauwerkrans |
| lauwwarm {adj} | :: lukewarm |
| lava {c} | :: lava |
| lavabo {m} [Belgium] | :: sink, washbasin |
| lavaglas {n} | :: lava rock, obsidian |
| lavalamp {f} | :: lava lamp |
| lavement {n} | :: washing, wash |
| lavement {n} | :: lavement, enema, clyster |
| lavementspuit {f} | :: enema syringe |
| laven {v} | :: to quench one's thirst |
| lavendel {f} {n} | :: lavender (plant) |
| lavendel {f} {n} | :: the color of lavender |
| lawaai {n} | :: racket, noise |
| lawaaierig {adj} | :: noisy |
| lawine {f} | :: avalanche, landslide |
| lawrencium {n} | :: lawrencium |
| laxeermiddel {n} | :: Laxative |
| Laz {m} | :: A South-Caucasian people of the Trabzon area of Turkey |
| Laz {m} [slang] | :: A Turk from any location near the Black Sea |
| lazaret {m} {n} | :: A medical facility for people suffering from leprosy or mesel, a lazaret, a medical leprosery |
| lazaret {m} {n} | :: A field hospital |
| lazarus {adj} | :: very drunk, wasted |
| lazuriet {n} [mineral] | :: lazurite |
| lbo {noun} | :: initialism of lager beroepsonderwijs |
| lease {f} | :: lease |
| leasen {v} | :: to lease |
| leb {f} | :: abomasum |
| lebberen {vit} | :: to lick audibly |
| lebberen {vit} | :: to lap; to drink audibly, often using a tongue |
| lebmaag {f} | :: abomasum |
| ledebraken {v} [archaic] | :: to break on the wheel |
| ledemaat {n} {m} | :: limb |
| ledenbestand {n} | :: membership |
| ledenbestand {n} | :: file(s) containing data about all members of an organisation |
| ledenpop {f} | :: lay figure, mannequin |
| leder {n} | :: leather |
| leder {n} | :: short for lederkarper |
| lederen {adj} [somewhat, archaic] | :: alternative form of leren |
| lederhose {f} | :: A lederhosen (traditional Bavarian knee-breeches) |
| ledig {adj} | :: (a formal form of leeg) without content, containing nothing, empty |
| ledigen {v} | :: to empty |
| ledikant {n} [chiefly Netherlands] | :: cot, crib (bed for children) |
| ledikant {n} [obsolete] | :: movable bed |
| ledlamp {f} | :: LED lamp |
| leed {n} | :: grief, sorrow |
| leed {n} | :: harm |
| leed {adj} [Belgium] | :: angry |
| leed {adj} | :: sad |
| leedvermaak {n} | :: schadenfreude (malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune) |
| leedwezen {n} | :: condolence, pity, sympathy |
| leedwezen {n} | :: sadness, grief |
| leedwezen {n} | :: regret, remorse |
| leefbaar {adj} | :: livable |
| leefgebied {n} | :: habitat, territory [of an individual or population of animals or other organisms], area of distribution [of an entire (sub)species or higher taxon] |
| leefgebied {n} | :: residential area |
| leefgebied {n} [uncommon] | :: living space [in a building, of a family or of an individual] |
| leefgebied {n} [dated or historical, of peoples or nations] | :: lebensraum |
| leefgemeenschap {f} | :: community |
| leefloon {n} | :: official term in Belgian law since 2002 for the former bestaansminimum, a minimal 'subsistence' income, guaranteed to all citizens and other legal residents, regardless of professional activity or history, meant as a bottom on poverty |
| leefmilieu {n} | :: living environment, environment in which someone or something lives |
| leefstijl {m} | :: lifestyle |
| leeftijd {m} | :: age (amount of time a being or object has lived or existed) |
| leeftijd {m} | :: age (stage of one's life or existence) |
| leeftijd {m} [archaic] | :: lifetime, lifespan |
| leeftijdsgenoot {m} | :: person of the same age |
| leeftocht {m} [now, collective] | :: proviand, food supplies during a journey |
| leeftocht {m} [archaic] | :: any food and drink item(s) |
| leefwijze {f} {m} | :: way of life |
| leeg {adj} | :: empty, hollow |
| leeg {adj} [figuratively] | :: listless, lethargic |
| leeghoofd {n} | :: airhead, birdbrain |
| leeglopen {vi} | :: to lose its contents gradually, to empty out, to drain |
| leegmaken {v} | :: to empty |
| leegstaand {adj} | :: empty-standing |
| leegte {f} | :: emptiness |
| Leegwater {prop} | :: surname |
| leek {m} | :: layman, non-clergyman |
| leek {m} | :: layman, non-expert, amateur |
| leek {adj} [obsolete] | :: lay, worldly, secular, profane |
| leek {?} | :: small body of water, like a pool; gave rise to place names |
| leek {?} [botany] | :: the plant Rumex crispus |
| leek {?} [by extension] | :: related plants of that genus: sorrel, dock |
| Leek {prop} {n} | :: Leek (village) |
| leekje {noun} | :: diminutive of leek |
| leem {n} {m} | :: loam |
| leem {n} {m} | :: adobe |
| leemsoort {f} | :: type of loam |
| leemte {f} | :: hole, gap, omission, void |
| leen {n} | :: fief, feudal estate |
| leen {n} [obsolete] | :: loan |
| Leendert {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| leengoed {n} | :: A property (usually an estate) which is held in fief |
| leengoed {n} [figuratively] | :: Anything held in loan or lease, or otherwise temporarily |
| leengoed {n} | :: A property which generates income that is made part of a fief |
| leenheer {m} | :: feudal lord, thegn |
| leenhulde {f} | :: A homage, paid by a vassal in recognition for the fief bestowed upon him |
| leenman {m} | :: a liege, feudatory, seignior, or vassal |
| leenrecht {n} | :: The feudal law, legislation concerning fiefs, feudal lords, vassals etc |
| leenstelsel {n} | :: A system based on loans or rents, especially: |
| leenstelsel {n} [historical] | :: The feudal system |
| leenstelsel {n} [education, especially] | :: A contentious system of governmental bursaries and student loans introduced in the early 2010's, which abolished a previous universal student grant |
| Leentje {prop} | :: given name, a nickname for Helena and Lena |
| leenverhef {n} | :: The transmission of a (notably hereditary) fief, usually subject to payment of a relief sum |
| leenvertaling {f} | :: loan translation, calque |
| leenwoord {n} | :: loanword |
| leenwoordenschat {m} | :: loan vocabulary (inventory of loanwords) |
| leep {adj} | :: crafty, shrewd |
| leep {adj} [obsolete] | :: shifted, tilted |
| leep {adj} | :: with watery, tearing eyes |
| leepheid {f} | :: cunning, smartness |
| leer {n} | :: leather |
| leer {f} {m} | :: teachings |
| leer {f} [dialectal, dated] | :: alternative form of ladder |
| Leerdam {prop} {n} | :: Leerdam (town) |
| leerdicht {n} [historical] | :: didactic poem |
| leergang {m} | :: course, education |
| leergang {m} | :: educational method |
| leerjongen {m} | :: A male apprentice, notably a junior apprentice |
| leerkracht {mf} | :: teacher, educator (qualified educator) |
| leerkracht {mf} [archaic] | :: capacity or capability to learn |
| leerling {m} | :: pupil, student, disciple |
| leerlinge {f} | :: female equivalent of leerling |
| leerlooien {n} | :: tanning |
| leerlooien {v} | :: to tan (to soak an animal hide in tannic acid/gallic acid, thereby changing the hide into leather) |
| leerlooier {m} | :: tanner, practitioner of tanning (one who prepares leather with tan) |
| leerlooierij {f} | :: tanning, process of treating hides with tan |
| leerlooierij {f} | :: a tanning business, a tanner's workshop |
| leermeester {m} | :: instructor |
| leermening {f} | :: tenet, doctrine, doctrinal opinion |
| leernicht {m} [colloquial] | :: gay man dressed in leather |
| leerstellig {adj} | :: doctrinal (pertaining to dogma or doctrine) |
| leerstelling {f} | :: dogma |
| leerstelsel {n} | :: doctrinal system |
| leerstelsel {n} | :: doctrine, dogma |
| leerstoel {m} | :: academic chair (professorship) |
| leerstof {f} | :: The subject matter that is taught or studied |
| leerstoornis {f} | :: learning disability |
| leerstuk {n} | :: doctrine, dogma |
| Leersum {prop} {n} | :: Leersum (village) |
| leerzaam {adj} | :: informative, instructional, instructive |
| leesbaar {adj} | :: readable, legible |
| leesbaarheid {f} | :: legibility |
| leesbaarheid {f} | :: readability |
| leesbril {m} | :: A pair of reading glasses |
| leesbrilletje {noun} | :: diminutive of leesbril |
| leeslamp {f} | :: A reading light |
| leeslampje {noun} | :: diminutive of leeslamp |
| leest {c} [technical] | :: form on which shoes are made or repaired; last |
| leesteken {n} | :: a punctuation mark |
| leesten {v} [dated] | :: to perform |
| leesvoer {n} | :: reading matter, reading material |
| leesvoer {n} [derogatory, now less common] | :: inferior reading material, literary pulp |
| leeszaal {f} | :: A reading room |
| leeuw {m} | :: lion |
| leeuw {m} [heraldiccharge] | :: lion |
| Leeuw {prop} {m} [zodiac constellations, astrology] | :: Leo |
| leeuwaapje {noun} | :: lion tamarin |
| Leeuwarden {prop} {n} | :: Leeuwarden (city/and/municipality/and/capital) |
| Leeuwarder {m} | :: An inhabitant of Leeuwarden |
| Leeuwarder {adj} | :: Of or relating to Leeuwarden |
| Leeuwarderadeel {prop} | :: Leeuwarderadeel (municipality) |
| leeuwendeel {n} | :: lion's share |
| leeuwen en beren op de weg zien {v} | :: synonym of beren op de weg zien |
| leeuwenhoek {f} {m} | :: lion's corner |
| leeuwen op de weg zien {v} | :: synonym of beren op de weg zien |
| leeuwenwelp {m} {o} | :: lion cub |
| leeuwerik {m} | :: lark, bird of the family Alaudidae |
| leeuwin {f} | :: lioness |
| lef {n} {m} | :: courage, bravery, daring |
| lef {n} {m} | :: temerity, rashness |
| lef {n} {m} | :: arrogance |
| lefgozer {m} [colloquial, mainly, Netherlands] | :: Someone with a lot of chutzpah; a daring or impudent person |
| legaal {adj} | :: legal |
| legaat {n} | :: bequest, legacy |
| legaat {n} | :: legate |
| legaliseren {v} | :: to legalise (UK), legalize (US) |
| legaliteit {f} | :: legality |
| legboor {f} | :: ovipositor |
| legen {v} | :: to empty |
| legenda {c} | :: legend (on a map) |
| legendarisch {adj} | :: legendary |
| legende {f} | :: legend (fictional story based on oral tradition, possibly with a kernel of truth) |
| leger {n} | :: army, armed forces |
| leger {n} | :: form (habitation of a hare) |
| leger {n} [archaic] | :: bed, crib |
| leger {n} [figurative] | :: mass, multitude |
| leger {n} | :: short for dijkleger |
| legeraanvoerder {m} | :: army commander, military commander |
| legeraanvoerster {f} | :: female army commander, female military commander |
| legerarts {m} | :: An army doctor (medical doctor) |
| Leger des Heils {prop} {n} | :: Salvation Army |
| legereenheid {f} | :: army unit, military unit |
| legeren {v} | :: to alloy |
| legeren {v} | :: to encamp, to base |
| legering {f} | :: alloy |
| legering {f} | :: establishment of a (military) base |
| legerkamp {n} | :: military camp, notably a temporary one with tents |
| legerkist {f} {m} [colloquial] | :: army boot |
| legerkorps {n} | :: An army corps |
| legerleider {m} | :: army leader |
| legerleiding {f} | :: army leadership, army command |
| legerofficier {m} | :: An army officer |
| leggen {vt} | :: to lay |
| leggen {v} [Hollandic, colloquial, proscribed] | :: alternative form of liggen |
| legger {m} | :: An animal that lays eggs, especially an egg-producing bird |
| legger {m} | :: A ledger, register (book for keeping records and/or notes) |
| legger {m} [textual criticism] | :: A vorlage (edition of a text that is the immediate predecessor or one of the immediate predecessors of another edition) |
| legging {f} [chiefly in compounds] | :: act of placing |
| legging {m} | :: legging (leg covering) |
| leghen {f} | :: A laying hen |
| leghorn {m} | :: leghorn, breed of chicken from Livorno |
| legio {adj} | :: legion, numerous |
| legio {n} [dated] | :: A multitude, a crowd |
| legioen {n} [often, historical] | :: legion (major division of an army), especially a Roman legion |
| legioen {n} | :: large group (of people or animals); a legion |
| legionair {m} | :: A legionnaire, a legionary |
| legionair {adj} [uncommon] | :: legionary, pertaining to a legion |
| legionairsbacterie {f} [rare] | :: legionella, bacterium of the genus Legionella |
| legionairsziekte {f} | :: Legionnaires' disease |
| legionella {f} [countable, uncountable] | :: legionella, bacterium of the genus Legionella |
| legitiem {adj} | :: legitimate |
| legitimeren {v} | :: to legitimize (US), legitimise (UK) |
| legkip {f} | :: A laying hen |
| leguaan {f} | :: An iguana; lizard of the family Iguanidae; historically also including members of the Iguania |
| lei {f} [uncountable] | :: slate [material] |
| lei {f} [countable] | :: slate [object] |
| leiband {m} | :: A leash |
| leibandje {noun} | :: diminutive of leiband |
| leiden {vt} | :: to lead, to take the lead |
| leiden {vt} | :: to guide |
| leiden {vi} | :: to lead, to go, to follow a path to |
| Leiden {prop} {n} | :: Leiden (city/and/municipality) |
| leider {m} | :: leader, head, chief |
| Leiderdorp {prop} {n} | :: Leiderdorp (village) |
| leiderschap {n} | :: leadership |
| leiding {f} | :: lead (act of leading), control |
| leiding {f} | :: leadership, direction |
| leiding {f} | :: pipe, pipeline |
| leidingwater {n} | :: tap water, running water |
| leidingwerk {n} | :: ductwork |
| leidmotief {n} | :: leitmotif |
| leidraad {m} | :: guiding principle |
| leidraad {m} | :: guidebook |
| Leids {adj} | :: of Leiden |
| Leidschendam {prop} {n} | :: Leidschendam (town), to the north of Voorburg and The Hague |
| Leidse fles {f} [electrical engineering, historical] | :: Leyden jar (glass jar used to accumulate static electricity) |
| Leids flesje {n} | :: diminutive of Leidse fles |
| leidster {f} | :: female leader, head, chief |
| leidster {f} | :: lodestar, pole star |
| Leie {prop} {f} | :: a river in France and Belgium, and a left tributary of the Scheldt at Gent |
| leien {adj} | :: slaten |
| leip {adj} | :: alternative spelling of lijp |
| leisteen {n} {m} | :: slate |
| leitje {noun} | :: diminutive of lei |
| lek {n} | :: leak |
| lek {adj} | :: leaky |
| lekentaal {f} | :: layman's terms |
| lekenvroomheid {f} [chiefly Roman Catholicism] | :: lay devotion, lay piety |
| lekkage {f} | :: leakage |
| lekken {v} | :: to leak |
| lekken {v} [Southern Dutch] | :: to lick |
| lekker {adj} | :: Having a nice taste, tasty, delectable |
| lekker {adj} | :: Good, nice, pleasant in a more generic sense |
| lekker {adj} [attributive, colloquial] | :: Hot, sexy, physically attractive |
| lekker {adj} | :: Healthy, well, in good health |
| lekker {m} | :: leaker |
| lekkerbek {m} | :: gourmand |
| lekkerbekje {noun} [Netherlands] | :: deep-fried battered fish [generally of one piece] |
| lekker belangrijk {idiom} | :: literally: nicely important (ironical), hence: not interesting or not important |
| lekkernij {f} | :: delicacy, snack, treat (pleasing food) |
| lekker puh {phrase} [childish] | :: A taunt or putdown used to gloat about someone else's loss or misfortune |
| lekkers {n} | :: what is tasty, sweets, treats |
| lekstok {m} | :: lolly |
| lel {adv} | :: slap |
| lel {adv} | :: lobe |
| lelie {f} [botany] | :: lily |
| lelie {f} [heraldiccharge] | :: fleur-de-lis, although botanically an iris |
| lelieblank {adj} | :: lily-white, pale white [now mainly referring to (pale) white skin tones] |
| lelietje van dalen {noun} | :: alternative spelling of lelietje-van-dalen |
| lelietje-van-dalen {n} | :: lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) |
| lelijk {adj} | :: ugly |
| lelijk {adv} | :: badly |
| lelijk als de nacht {adj} [simile] | :: alternative form of zo lelijk als de nacht |
| lelijke eend {f} [colloquial] | :: A Citroën 2CV or any other similar small car |
| lelijk eendje {n} [also, figurative] | :: ugly duckling |
| lelijkerd {m} [colloquial, derogatory or humorous] | :: An ugly person or animal [often affectionate when used of a domesticated animal] |
| lelijkheid {f} [uncountable] | :: ugliness |
| lelijkheid {f} [countable] | :: someone or something ugly |
| lelijkheid {f} [countable] | :: unpleasant behaviour or trait |
| Lelijkstad {prop} {n} [colloquial, pejorative] | :: A nickname for Lelystad |
| Lelystad {prop} {n} | :: Lelystad (city/and/municipality/and/capital) |
| lemen {adj} | :: adobe |
| lemma {n} [mathematics] | :: lemma (proved or accepted proposition used in a proof) |
| lemma {n} [linguistics] | :: lemma (canonical form of a term, dictionary form) |
| lemmet {n} | :: blade (of a knife, sword, etc.) |
| lemmet {n} | :: wick |
| lemmetje {n} [now, Suriname] | :: A lime |
| lemming {m} | :: lemming (rodent) |
| lemoen {n} [superseded] | :: alternative form of lamoen |
| lemper {?} | :: An Indonesian snack, made of sticky rice and chicken or beef and other ingredients |
| lende {f} | :: loin, bottom part of the back |
| lende {f} | :: flank, side |
| lende {m} | :: fellow countryman |
| lende {m} | :: (close) neighbour |
| lendendoek {m} | :: loincloth |
| lendenwervel {m} | :: Lumbar vertebra, any of the five vertebrae in the loin or lower back region of the spine |
| lenen {vt} | :: to borrow [+ van (object) = from] |
| lenen {v} [ditransitive or with an indirect object] | :: to lend |
| lengen {vi} | :: to become longer |
| lengte {f} | :: length |
| lengtecirkel {m} | :: meridian (great circle passing through the geographic poles) |
| lengtegraad {m} | :: longitude (degree of longitude) |
| lengtemaat {f} | :: unit of length |
| lenig {adj} | :: supple, agile (e.g. like a gymnast) |
| lenigheid {f} | :: flexibility, suppleness |
| lening {f} | :: loan |
| leninisme {n} | :: Leninism |
| leninist {m} | :: Leninist |
| leninisties {adj} [obsolete] | :: nonstandard spelling of leninistisch |
| leninistisch {adj} | :: Leninist |
| lens {f} [optics] | :: optical lens |
| lens {f} | :: crystalline lens in the eye |
| lens {m} [historical] | :: A type of barbless harpoon used for killing whales |
| lens {f} | :: alternative form of luns |
| lens {adj} | :: empty |
| lens {adj} | :: weak, flaccid |
| Lens {prop} | :: surname |
| lensgloed {m} | :: lens flare |
| lensklep {f} | :: lens cap |
| lensklep {f} | :: retractable lens cover |
| Lenssen {prop} | :: surname |
| Lenstra {prop} | :: surname |
| lente {f} | :: spring: the season between winter and summer |
| lenteavond {m} | :: spring evening |
| lentefeest {n} | :: a spring festival (spring festival) |
| lentemaand {f} | :: spring month |
| lentemaand {f} [archaic] | :: March |
| lentenachtevening {f} | :: spring equinox |
| lente-ui {m} | :: spring onion, scallion (Allium fistulosum); particularly when cultivated for its stem, similar to a leek |
| Leo {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| Leopold {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| Leopoldstad {prop} {n} [historical] | :: Former name of Kinshasa |
| lepel {m} | :: spoon |
| lepelaar {m} [zoology] | :: spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia |
| lepelaar {m} | :: By extension, closely related bird species, notably of genus Platalea; and the stork |
| lepelaar {m} [botany] | :: The herb Capsella bursa-pastoris, shepherd's purse |
| lepelaar {m} [literally] | :: A spoon user; one who scoops |
| lepelaar {m} [figuratively] | :: A lush, who consumes drinks 'by the spoonful' |
| lepelhond {m} | :: bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) |
| lepeltje-lepeltje {adv} | :: in the spooning position |
| leperd {m} | :: sly fox, cunning person |
| lepra {m} | :: leprosy |
| leproos {m} | :: leper |
| leproos {adj} [obsolete] | :: leprous |
| leprozenhuis {n} [historical] | :: leprosery, leprosarium |
| lepton {n} [physics] | :: lepton |
| leraar {m} | :: A teacher, a person who gives lessons |
| leraar {m} [chiefly Protestantism] | :: A Protestant clergyman, a reverend |
| leraarskamer {f} [chiefly Belgium] | :: alternative form of lerarenkamer |
| lerarenkamer {f} [chiefly Netherlands] | :: A staff room for teachers in a school |
| lerares {f} | :: female teacher |
| leren {vt} | :: to learn |
| leren {vt} | :: to teach |
| leren {adj} | :: made of leather |
| leren kennen {v} | :: to get to know |
| lering {f} | :: education, instruction |
| lering {f} | :: lesson (something learnt) |
| les {f} | :: course, lesson |
| lesbi {f} [somewhat, colloquial] | :: lesbian |
| lesbianisme {n} | :: lesbianism (lesbian sexual orientation) |
| lesbienne {f} [somewhat, formal] | :: lesbian |
| lesbisch {adj} | :: lesbian (homosexual) |
| lesbo {f} [colloquial or slang] | :: lesbian |
| lesgeven {v} | :: to teach in class |
| Lesotho {prop} {n} | :: Lesotho |
| lesplan {n} | :: lesson plan |
| lesrooster {n} | :: school timetable, class schedule |
| lessen {vt} | :: to quench (thirst) |
| lessen {vi} | :: to take a lesson (usually a driving lesson) |
| lessenaar {m} | :: lectern, stand for books or lecture notes |
| lessenaarsdak {n} | :: pent roof |
| lest best {proverb} | :: the last is the best |
| lesuur {n} | :: hour for lecture |
| Let {m} | :: a man from Latvia |
| Letland {prop} {n} | :: Latvia |
| Lets {adj} | :: Latvian |
| Lets {prop} {n} | :: Latvian (language) |
| letsel {n} | :: lesion |
| letten {vt} | :: to pay attention, to mind [+ op (object) = to] |
| letten {vt} | :: to prevent from doing something, to keep, to stop |
| letten {vt} [dialectal] | :: to watch, to look, to see |
| letter {f} | :: letter (letter of the alphabet) |
| letter {f} [obsolete] | :: letter (written message) |
| letterbak {m} | :: typecase |
| lettergreep {f} | :: syllable |
| lettergreepje {noun} | :: diminutive of lettergreep |
| letterkeer {f} [dated] | :: anagram |
| letterkunde {f} | :: literature |
| letterkunde {f} | :: the academic study of literature, literary studies |
| letterkundig {adj} | :: literary, pertaining to literature |
| letterkundig {adj} | :: pertaining to literary studies |
| letterlijk {adv} | :: literally |
| letterlijk {adj} | :: literal |
| lettertype {n} [typography] | :: font, typeface |
| lettervrucht {f} [dated, historical] | :: literary work |
| letterwoord {n} | :: acronym, word formed by initial letters of abbreviated terms |
| leucotomie {f} | :: superseded spelling of leukotomie |
| Leudal {prop} {n} | :: Leudal (municipality) |
| leugen {f} {m} | :: a lie |
| leugenaar {m} | :: liar |
| leugenachtig {adj} | :: mendacious, untruthful |
| leugendetector {m} | :: lie detector (contraption supposed to detect whether subjects are lying or not) |
| leugenliteratuur {f} | :: genre of fantastic, rocambolesque literature |
| leugenroman {m} | :: picaresque novel |
| leuk {adj} | :: likable |
| leuk {adj} | :: funny, jolly |
| leuk {adj} | :: nice, pleasant, enjoyable |
| leuk {adj} | :: pretty, good-looking |
| leukemie {f} [pathology, oncology] | :: leukemia |
| leukerd {m} | :: joker, wiseguy, japester [frequently used ironically] |
| leukotomie {f} | :: leucotomy |
| leunen {v} | :: to lean |
| leuning {f} | :: bannister, rail |
| leuning {f} | :: side destined to lean/rest upon, notable in furniture |
| leunstoel {m} | :: armchair |
| leus {f} | :: alternative form of leuze |
| Leusden {prop} {n} | :: Leusden (town) |
| leut {m} [colloquial, Netherlands] | :: coffee |
| leut {m} [chiefly in compounds] | :: frequent drinker of a certain beverage |
| leuter {m} [vulgar] | :: cock, prick (slang for penis) |
| leuteren {v} [colloquial] | :: to dawdle, loiter |
| leuteren {v} [colloquial] | :: to chatter idly |
| Leuven {prop} {n} | :: Leuven (capital city) |
| leuze {f} | :: motto |
| leuze {f} | :: watchword (rallying cry) |
| leuzig {adj} | :: weak |
| leuzig {adj} | :: (of people) slow |
| leuzig {adj} | :: lazy |
| Levant {prop} {m} | :: Levant (Eastern Mediterranean) |
| leven {vi} | :: to live |
| leven {n} | :: life |
| levend {adj} | :: living, alive |
| levende dode {m} | :: living dead, undead |
| levendig {adj} | :: lively, vivacious |
| levendig {adj} [now, dialectal] | :: living, alive |
| levendig {adv} [obsolete] | :: alive, living |
| levendigheid {f} | :: Liveliness |
| levenloos {adj} | :: listless |
| levensbelang {n} | :: vital importance |
| levensbelangrijk {adj} | :: vitally important |
| levensbeschouwing {f} | :: life stance |
| levensbeschrijvend {adj} | :: biographical |
| levensbeschrijver {m} | :: biographer |
| levensbeschrijving {m} | :: biography |
| levensduur {m} | :: lifespan |
| levensduur {m} | :: longevity |
| levensecht {adj} | :: very realistic, lifelike (so real as to make one believe it is alive) |
| levensgenieter {m} | :: One who enjoys the good things in life (e.g. food, drink, etc.) |
| levensgevaar {n} | :: mortal danger, lethal danger |
| levensgevaarlijk {adj} | :: Life-threateningly dangerous |
| levensgezel {m} | :: life partner |
| levensgezellin {f} | :: female life partner |
| levensjaar {n} | :: year (of one's life) |
| levenskracht {f} | :: vitality |
| levenskracht {f} | :: life force |
| levenskrachtig {adj} | :: energetic, spirited, having great vitality and vigour |
| levenslang {adj} | :: lifelong |
| levenslang {adj} | :: abbreviation for levenslange gevangenisstraf |
| levensleer {f} [uncommon] | :: biology |
| levensleer {f} | :: doctrine about how one should live one's life, worldview |
| levensleugen {c} | :: grand lie, grand delusion, sustained (self-)delusion, lived lie |
| levenslied {n} [uncountable] | :: Dutch-language schlager (genre of popular music, typically with sentimental lyrics) |
| levenslied {n} [countable] | :: song in the above genre |
| levensloop {m} | :: course of life |
| levensloop {m} | :: curriculum vitae |
| levensloopbestendig {adj} [architecture, society] | :: compatible with use by elderly people or easily adaptable to achieve such compatibility |
| levensloos {adj} | :: listless |
| levenslucht {f} [obsolete] | :: oxygen |
| levenslucht {f} | :: air, considered as life-giving |
| levenslucht {f} [figurative] | :: breath |
| levensmiddel {n} [chiefly plural] | :: food, foodstuff |
| levensmiddel {n} | :: victual |
| levensmoe {adj} | :: tired of life, world-weary |
| levenspartner {m} | :: life partner |
| levensschets {f} | :: summary biographical notice [often as part of a obituary] |
| levensstijl {m} | :: lifestyle |
| levensvatbaar {adj} | :: viable [all senses] |
| levensvatbaarheid {f} | :: viability |
| levensverzekering {f} | :: life insurance |
| levensvorm {m} | :: lifeform |
| levenswende {f} | :: life course |
| levenswijze {c} | :: way of life |
| lever {f} | :: liver |
| lever {f} | :: edible animal liver as a dish or culinary ingredient |
| leverancier {m} [business] | :: supplier |
| leverantie {f} | :: delivery |
| leverantie {f} | :: The supplying of goods, wares, merchandise, etc. |
| leverbot {m} | :: liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica), a parasitic trematode |
| leveren {vt} | :: to supply |
| leveren {vt} | :: to deliver |
| levering {f} | :: supply |
| leverpastei {f} | :: liver paté, liver paste |
| levertraan {mf} | :: cod liver oil |
| leverworst {f} {m} | :: liverwurst, a liver sausage |
| Leviticus {prop} | :: Leviticus (book of the Bible) |
| lexeem {n} [linguistics] | :: A lexeme |
| lexicograaf {m} | :: A lexicographer: (co-)author of a lexicon, practicioner of lexicography |
| lexicografie {f} | :: lexicography (art or craft of writing dictionaries) |
| lexicon {n} | :: lexicon |
| Lexmond {prop} {n} | :: Lexmond (village) |
| lezen {vt} | :: to read |
| lezen {vt} [archaic] | :: to gather (esp. fruits) |
| lezenaar {m} | :: lectern, stand for books, especially one in a church |
| lezer {m} | :: A reader, person who reads a text |
| lezer {m} | :: A reader, device to read one or more parameters, often numerically expressed, or a whole encrypted (e.g. audio-visual) file |
| lezeres {f} | :: female reader |
| lezing {f} | :: The act of reading |
| lezing {f} | :: A lecture |
| lezing {f} | :: A reading, an attested or proposed variant of a section of text |
| lgrs. {noun} | :: abbreviation of landgraafschap |
| LHBT {c} | :: initialism of lesbiennes, homo's, biseksuelen en transgenders; the LGBT umbrella |
| LHBT {c} | :: a person who is part of the LGBT umbrella |
| li {m} | :: li [Chinese unit of distance] |
| Lia {prop} {f} | :: given name, diminutive of Cornelia |
| Libanon {prop} {n} | :: Lebanon |
| libel {f} | :: dragonfly, insect of the infraorder Anisoptera |
| libel {f} | :: dragonfly or damselfly, insect of the order Odonata |
| libel {n} | :: booklet, notably a libel (defamatory writing) |
| libelle {f} | :: alternative form of libel |
| liberaal {adj} | :: liberal |
| liberaal {m} | :: liberal |
| liberalisatie {f} | :: liberalisation |
| liberalisme {n} | :: liberalism |
| Liberia {prop} {n} | :: Liberia (country) |
| libero {m} [volleyball] | :: A libero |
| libero {m} [football] | :: A libero, a sweeper |
| libertair {adj} [politics] | :: libertarian (socialist), anarchist, radical |
| libertair {adj} [politics, rare] | :: libertarian (capitalist) |
| libertarisch {adj} [politics] | :: libertarian (capitalist), favouring minarchy |
| libertarisch {adj} [politics] | :: libertarian, opposed to coercion and strong authority |
| libertarisme {n} | :: libertarianism |
| libertijn {m} | :: A libertine, one who has loose morals |
| libertijn {m} [historical] | :: A religious dissenter who didn't adhere to Protestant (usually Reformed) orthodoxy; often used of Anabaptists, more loosely also of Remonstrants |
| libertijns {adj} | :: libertine, licentious |
| Libië {prop} {n} | :: Libya |
| Libisch {adj} | :: Libyan (of or pertaining to Libya or its people) |
| libretto {n} [music] | :: libretto |
| librettootje {noun} | :: diminutive of libretto |
| licent {n} [chiefly plural, historical] | :: Originally an export duty, specifically a licence to trade with an enemy, later also levied on imports |
| licentie {f} | :: license (commercial) |
| lichaam {n} | :: body |
| lichaam {n} [law] | :: legal body, organisation such as a corporation, association or assembly |
| lichaam {n} [algebra, Netherlands] | :: field |
| lichaam {n} [algebra, Belgium] | :: division ring |
| lichaamsbeweging {f} | :: physical exercise |
| lichaamsbeweging {f} | :: body movement |
| lichaamsbouw {m} | :: physique, constitution, build of one's body |
| lichaamsdeel {n} | :: body part |
| lichaamsholte {f} | :: bodily cavity |
| lichaamshouding {f} | :: A pose, physical position of one's body |
| lichaamshouding {f} | :: One's bearing, general physical attitude |
| lichaamstaal {f} | :: body language |
| lichaamstemperatuur {f} | :: body temperature |
| lichaamsvocht {n} | :: body fluid |
| lichaamswarmte {f} | :: body heat |
| lichamelijk {adj} | :: physical, bodily |
| lichamelijke opvoeding {f} | :: physical education |
| lichamelijkheid {f} | :: corporality |
| licht {adj} | :: light, of little weight |
| licht {adj} [metonymy] | :: easy, mild |
| licht {n} | :: A light, illumination |
| licht {n} | :: A light source |
| licht {n} [metonymy] | :: inspiration (in z'n licht opsteken); a bright mind |
| licht {adj} | :: light, bright |
| lichtbeeld {n} [photography] | :: slide |
| lichtblauw {adj} | :: light blue |
| lichtbreking {f} | :: refraction |
| lichtbruin {adj} | :: light brown |
| lichtekooi {f} | :: prostitute, whore (woman who has paid sex) |
| lichtekooi {f} | :: slut, whore |
| lichtelijk {adv} | :: lightly, slightly |
| lichten {v} | :: to raise, to lift up |
| lichten {v} | :: to empty out |
| lichtgas {n} | :: town gas, coal gas |
| lichtgeel {adj} | :: light yellow |
| lichtgewicht {n} [sports, especially boxing] | :: lightweight (player with a low mass) |
| lichtgewicht {n} | :: lightweight, someone with little skill or competence |
| lichtgewicht {n} | :: A lightweight object |
| lichtgewicht {adj} | :: lightweight |
| lichtgrijs {adj} | :: light grey |
| lichtgroen {adj} | :: light green |
| lichting {f} | :: draft (conscription) |
| lichtinval {m} | :: incidence of light |
| lichtjaar {n} | :: light year, astronomical distance taking a year at light speed |
| lichtjes {adv} | :: diminutive of licht; lightly, slightly, to a modest degree |
| lichtknop {m} | :: light switch |
| lichtkracht {f} [astronomy] | :: luminosity |
| lichtkroon {f} | :: chandelier, in particular one with more than two arms |
| lichtlichaam {n} | :: [spirituality] light body (vaguely human-shaped body made up of light, e.g. as an extension of a person on an astral plane) |
| lichtlichaam {n} [dated] | :: light source |
| lichtmis {m} [archaic] | :: rake |
| lichtmis {f} [Roman Catholicism] | :: Candlemas |
| lichtpunt {n} | :: bright spot |
| lichtreactie {f} | :: light reaction, a part of the process of photosynthesis |
| lichtrood {adj} | :: light red |
| lichtsabel {m} | :: lightsaber |
| lichtschip {n} [nautical] | :: lightship, lightvessel |
| lichtsnelheid {f} [physics] | :: the speed of light |
| lichtstraal {f} | :: ray of light, beam of light |
| lichttoren {m} [dated, now, rare] | :: lighthouse |
| lichttoren {m} | :: Any other tower that emits a large amount of light |
| lichtvat {n} [archaic, rare] | :: lamp, lantern |
| lichtvervuiling {f} | :: light pollution |
| lichtvoetig {adj} | :: light-footed, nimble |
| lichtzinnig {adj} [derogatory] | :: frivolous, unserious |
| lichtzwaard {n} | :: lightsaber |
| lid {n} | :: member (of a group) |
| lid {n} | :: member, limb (extremity of a body) |
| lid {n} | :: member, penis |
| lid {n} [obsolete, grammar] | :: article, particularly in the Southern diminutive form ledeken |
| lid {n} [rare] | :: lid, cover |
| Lidewij {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| lidmaat {m} {n} | :: member of a (usually Protestant) church congregation |
| lidmaat {m} {n} | :: limb, anatomical member of a body, normally used in the plural |
| lidmaatschap {n} | :: membership (status of being a member; originally of a church flock) |
| lidstaat {m} | :: member state |
| lidw. {noun} | :: abbreviation of lidwoord |
| lidwoord {n} [grammar] | :: article |
| Liechtenstein {prop} {n} | :: Liechtenstein |
| Liechtensteiner {m} | :: Liechtensteiner (A person from Liechtenstein or of Liechtenstein descent) |
| lied {n} | :: song |
| -lieden {suffix} | :: Alternative plural form of Dutch words suffixed with -man or -vrouw or -mens |
| lieden {p} | :: men; people |
| liederlijk {adj} | :: perverse, of loose morals, degenerate |
| liedjesschrijver {m} | :: songwriter |
| lief {adj} | :: nice, sweet |
| lief {adj} | :: beloved |
| lief {n} | :: one's beloved in a romantic relationship, i.e. a boyfriend or girlfriend |
| liefdadig {adj} | :: charitable |
| liefdadigheid {f} | :: charity |
| liefde {f} | :: love |
| liefde is blind {proverb} | :: love is blind |
| liefdeloos {adj} | :: loveless |
| liefde op het eerste gezicht {f} | :: love at first sight |
| liefdesbrief {m} | :: love letter |
| liefdesbriefje {noun} | :: diminutive of liefdesbrief |
| liefdescommunisme {n} [Christianity, historical] | :: communism of love, a way of living in which property is shared communally [mostly used in uncritical history books] |
| liefdeskind {n} | :: love child |
| liefdesleven {n} | :: love life; one's romantic activity and sex life |
| liefdesleven {n} [archaic] | :: the non-romantic and non-sexual love in one's life |
| liefdesverdriet {n} | :: Heartbreak due to loss or disappointment in one's love life |
| liefdevol {adj} | :: loving, affectionate |
| liefhebben {v} | :: to love (to have a strong affection for) |
| liefhebber {m} | :: fan, enthusiast |
| liefhebber {m} | :: amateur, dilettante |
| liefhebber {m} [archaic] | :: a lover, one who loves someone or something |
| liefhebberen {vi} | :: to dabble [+ in (object) = in ], to practice as a dilettante, to engage in dilettantism |
| liefhebberij {f} | :: a hobby |
| liefkozing {f} | :: showing of affection to someone of something |
| lieflijk {adj} | :: lovely; beautiful |
| liefst {adv} | :: superlative of graag |
| liefst {adv} | :: most preferably |
| liegbeest {n} [child language] | :: liar |
| liegen {vi} | :: to lie (to tell lies) |
| lieger {m} | :: liar |
| Liek {prop} {n} | :: Oleye, a town in Belgium |
| Lieke {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| Liemers {prop} | :: Area in The Netherlands, province of Gelderland, between Arnhem and Doetinchem |
| Liemers {prop} | :: The Low Franconian dialect spoken in that region |
| lier {f} [musical instruments] | :: lyre |
| lier {f} [musical instruments] | :: hurdy-gurdy, wheel fiddle |
| lier {f} | :: winch |
| Lier {prop} | :: Lier (city) |
| Lier {prop} | :: Lier (municipality) |
| Lier {prop} {f} [constellation] | :: Lyra |
| lierhert {n} | :: Eld's deer, Cervus eldii (or Rucervus eldii or Panolia eldii) |
| lies {f} | :: loins, region near the groin |
| Lies {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| liesbreuk {m} | :: inguinal hernia |
| lieslaars {f} | :: A hip boot |
| Lieve {prop} | :: given name, a diminutive of Godelieve |
| lieveheersbeest {n} [uncommon] | :: alternative form of lieveheersbeestje |
| lieveheersbeestje {noun} | :: ladybird, ladybug, insectivore beetle of the family Coccinellidae |
| lieveling {m} | :: favorite |
| lieveling {m} | :: darling |
| lievelings- {prefix} | :: favourite |
| lieven {vt} [archaic, poetic] | :: to love |
| lieven {vt} [obsolete] | :: to care about, to like |
| lieven {vt} [obsolete] | :: to value |
| Lieven {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| liever {adv} | :: comparative of graag |
| liever {adv} | :: rather, preferably |
| liever blode Jan dan dode Jan {phrase} [idiomatic] | :: better safe than sorry |
| lieverd {m} | :: A person who is kind or sweet; a sweetheart |
| lieverd {m} | :: dear, darling, honey |
| lievevrouwebedstro {n} | :: sweet woodruff |
| Lieze {prop} {n} | :: Lixhe, a village in Belgium |
| liflaf {adj} [obsolete] | :: insipid, tasteless |
| liflaf {m} | :: insipid food |
| liflaf {m} | :: insipid text(s), bland writing |
| liflaffen {v} [dated, now, chiefly Belgium] | :: to grovel, to fawn, to flatter |
| liflaffen {v} [obsolete, derogatory] | :: to caress, to fondle |
| liflafferij {f} | :: flattery, sweet-talking |
| liflafferij {f} [art, obsolete, derogatory] | :: art considered overly concerned with presenting subjects as prettier and more idealised than they are |
| liflafje {n} | :: diminutive of liflaf |
| liflafje {n} [Netherlands] | :: a small meal that fails to fill |
| liflafje {n} [Netherlands, by extension] | :: a trifle |
| lift {m} | :: A lift, an elevator |
| lift {m} | :: A free ride, a lift |
| liftboy {m} | :: A liftboy |
| liften {v} | :: to hitch a ride, to hitchhike |
| liften {v} | :: to receive a facelift |
| lifter {m} | :: hitchhiker |
| liftkooi {c} | :: elevator cage or lift cage |
| liftster {f} | :: female hitchhiker |
| ligatuur {f} | :: A ligature (character combining multiple letters) |
| ligatuur {f} [music] | :: A ligature (musical symbol connecting multiple notes) |
| ligatuur {f} [medicine] | :: A ligature (something blocking the flow of a fluid in a body) |
| ligbed {n} | :: A sunlounger |
| ligchaam {n} | :: obsolete spelling of lichaam |
| ligfiets {f} | :: recumbent bicycle |
| liggen {vi} | :: to lie; to be lying down |
| liggen {vi} [often of place names] | :: to be, to be placed or located |
| liggen {v} [auxiliary, with te] | :: Forms a continuous aspect. Although it carries an implication of lying, this is vague and is not emphasized |
| liggende achtervork {c} | :: The chainstays of a bicycle |
| ligging {f} | :: geographical position, stressing in particular the relation to the surroundings or the orientation of an object; location, lie, situation |
| ligging {f} | :: the position of an unborn mammal in the womb |
| ligging {f} [now, uncommon] | :: the act or state of lying, reclination |
| ligstoel {m} | :: A lounger, a lounging chair |
| ligweide {f} | :: A large field of grass, usually near a swimming pool or a beach, where people can lie down for recreation |
| lij {f} | :: lee (side of the ship away from the wind) |
| lijden {vi} | :: to undergo |
| lijden {vi} | :: to suffer [+ aan (object) = from (a disease)] |
| lijden {n} | :: suffering |
| lijdend {adj} | :: suffering |
| lijdend {adj} | :: passive |
| lijdende vorm {m} [grammar] | :: passive voice |
| lijdend voorwerp {n} [grammar] | :: direct object |
| lijdensweg {m} [Christianity] | :: the passion of Jesus |
| lijdensweg {m} [Christianity, chiefly Roman Catholicism] | :: the Way of the Cross |
| lijdensweg {m} | :: a period of intense suffering |
| lijder {m} | :: sufferer |
| lijer {m} [colloquial] | :: alternative form of lijder |
| lijf {n} | :: body |
| lijf {n} | :: corsage |
| lijf {n} [algebra, in the Netherlands] | :: field |
| lijf {n} [algebra, in Belgium] | :: division ring |
| lijfarts {m} | :: A personal physician [as attached to a prince, statesman etc.] |
| lijfeigen {adj} | :: serfish, whose very bodily person is legally owned by a master |
| lijfeigen {m} | :: obsolete form of lijfeigene |
| lijfeigene {noun} | :: serf (person whose very bodily person is legally owned by a master, yet enjoying some legal (and religious-moral) protection) |
| lijfeigenschap {f} | :: the serfhood, slave-like status of serf |
| lijfje {noun} | :: bodice |
| lijfknecht {m} | :: attendant, personal servant; especially a lackey or butler |
| lijfrenteverzekering {f} | :: annuity (insurance policy) |
| lijfreuk {noun} [Brabantian] | :: body odor |
| lijfsbehoud {n} | :: The physical preservation of (one's) life, bodily survival |
| lijfsgemeenschap {f} | :: sexual intercourse |
| lijfspreuk {f} {m} | :: motto (personal motto, rather than heraldic) |
| lijfstraf {f} | :: corporal punishment |
| lijftocht {m} [historical] | :: usufruct, especially of real estate |
| lijftocht {m} [archaic] | :: food and drink, proviand |
| lijfwacht {m} | :: bodyguard (protector) |
| -lijk {suffix} | :: An adjectival and adverbial suffix -ly, -al, -ous |
| -lijk {suffix} | :: An adjectival and adverbial suffix -able |
| lijk {n} | :: The dead but otherwise (mostly) intact body of a human or animal; corpse |
| lijk {n} [nautical] | :: leech |
| lijk {adv} [archaic] | :: like |
| lijkbleek {adj} | :: deathly pale, as pale as a corpse |
| lijken {v} [copulative] | :: to seem, appear |
| lijken {vi} | :: to look like, resemble (depict well what it is intended to) |
| lijken {v} [archaic] | :: to please |
| lijkenhuis {n} | :: mortuary, morgue |
| lijken op {v} | :: to resemble, look like |
| lijkenpikker {m} [pejorative, figurative] | :: Someone who benefits from others' misery |
| lijkenpikker {m} [pejorative, now, uncommon] | :: Someone who makes a living from funerals or tending to the dead in any other way |
| lijkenveld {n} | :: field littered with corpses |
| lijkenverbranding {f} [uncommon] | :: dated form of lijkverbranding |
| lijkfeest {n} [historical] | :: A ceremony at the occasion of a funeral, a funeral feast |
| lijk in de kast {n} | :: skeleton in the cupboard [UK], skeleton in the closet [US] (sordid or shameful secret) |
| lijk in de kast {n} | :: See: nl lijk in de kast |
| lijkkleed {n} | :: A pall |
| lijkkleed {n} | :: A funeral shroud |
| lijkopening {f} [formal] | :: dissection, autopsy |
| lijkrede {f} | :: eulogy, discourse or sermon said at a funeral |
| lijkroof {m} | :: bodysnatching, theft of cadavers |
| -lijks {suffix} | :: -ly |
| lijkschouwer {m} | :: coroner |
| lijkschouwing {f} | :: autopsy, postmortem |
| lijkstijfheid {f} | :: rigor mortis |
| lijkt mij {interj} | :: I'd say, I estimate |
| lijkverbranding {f} | :: cremation |
| lijkwade {f} | :: funeral shroud (piece of white cloth wrapped around the body or covering the coffin) |
| lijkwagen {m} | :: A hearse, a funerary vehicle |
| lijkwit {adj} | :: extremely pale [of facial colour and skin colour] |
| lijm {m} | :: glue |
| lijmen {v} | :: To glue, join (as) with glue |
| lijmen {v} [figuratively] | :: To convince, win over |
| lijmen {vi} | :: To sing (also about humans); chatter like a bird |
| lijmerig {adj} | :: viscous, adhesive |
| -lijn {suffix} [obsolete] | :: suffix used to create a diminutive form; e.g., vogel → vogelijn |
| lijn {f} [geometry] | :: A line |
| lijn {f} | :: Any line or curve |
| lijn {f} | :: A rope, a cable |
| lijn {f} | :: A route, a line (of transport, especially of public transport and airlines) |
| lijn {f} | :: A leash for restraining animals |
| lijn {f} [chess] | :: A file |
| lijn {f} | :: A diet |
| lijn {f} | :: short for waslijn |
| lijn {f} | :: short for telefoonlijn |
| lijn {f} [usually diminutive, slang] | :: A line of drugs in powder form |
| lijnbus {m} | :: public transport bus, which follows a fixed route |
| lijnen {v} | :: to draw lines |
| lijnen {v} | :: to form a line, to be on (a) line(s) |
| lijnen {vi} | :: to diet in order to get a slim(mer) waistline |
| lijnintegraal {f} [calculus] | :: line integral (integral of a curve or curve segment) |
| lijnlading {f} [physics] | :: line charge |
| lijnladingsdichtheid {f} [physics] | :: line charge density |
| lijnolie {f} | :: linseed oil |
| lijnrecht {adj} [geometry] | :: perfectly straight, with curvature or aberration |
| lijnrecht {adj} | :: direct |
| lijnrecht {adv} | :: [pertaining to opposition] diametrically |
| lijnrijderij {f} | :: a business that distributes flowers by sending specialized trucks along a line of client flower shops |
| lijnrijderij {f} | :: the profession of driving specialized trucks distributing flowers |
| lijnstroom {m} [physics] | :: line current |
| lijnstroomdichtheid {f} [physics] | :: line current density |
| lijnstuk {n} [geometry] | :: line segment |
| lijnvliegtuig {n} [aviation] | :: An airliner, an aeroplane flying a scheduled flight |
| lijnvlucht {f} [aviation] | :: A scheduled flight (default flight route with frequent flights; flight on such a route) |
| lijnwaad {n} [uncountable] | :: linens, linen |
| lijnwaad {n} [countable] | :: linen, linen piece of fabric or clothing |
| lijnzaad {n} | :: linseed, flaxseed |
| lijnzaadolie {f} | :: linseed oil |
| lijp {adj} | :: foolish, crazy |
| lijp {adj} | :: dangerous, risky |
| Lijsem {prop} {n} | :: Lincent, a town in Belgium |
| lijst {f} | :: list |
| lijst {f} | :: picture frame |
| lijster {f} [zoology] | :: thrush, one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae |
| lijsttrekker {mf} | :: The top candidate of a political party on a party list. Usually functions as the party's de facto leader |
| lijsttrekkersdebat {n} | :: (A) debate between top candidates of a political party on a party list ("lijsttrekkers") |
| lijstverbinding {f} [politics] | :: A type of electoral alliance in which separate political lists pool their votes in order to gain more residual seats |
| lijvig {adj} | :: corpulent, obese |
| lijvig {adj} | :: heavy, bulky |
| lijzig {adj} | :: slow, sluggish |
| lijzij {f} | :: lee (side of the ship away from the wind) |
| lijzijde {f} | :: lee (side of the ship away from the wind) |
| lik {m} | :: lick (a caress with the tongue) |
| lik {m} | :: [especially in the diminutive] a small amount |
| lik {f} [Netherlands, Bargoens] | :: prison, jail |
| likdoorn {m} | :: clavus, corn |
| likdoren {m} | :: alternative spelling of likdoorn |
| liken {v} [internet] | :: to like (on social media) |
| likje {noun} | :: diminutive of lik |
| likkebaarden {v} | :: to salivate, to lick one's lips (to anticipate with pleasure) |
| likken {vti} | :: to lick |
| likkepot {m} | :: electuary (medicine mixed with honey or some kind of syrup) |
| likkepot {m} [rare outside a nursery rhyme] | :: index finger |
| likkepot {m} | :: creamy paté made of liver (or liverwurst), mayonnaise and other spices and condiments |
| likkepot {m} | :: reserve funds from where money is taken or withdrawn |
| likkepot {m} | :: sweet tooth, glutton who likes sweet food |
| likker {m} | :: licker, one who licks |
| lila {n} | :: lilac (color) |
| lila {adj} | :: lilac |
| lila {?} | :: A small, even shoulder-portable type of (colonial?) field gun, notably used in the East Indies |
| lilla {?} | :: alternative form of lilla, a light type of fieldpiece known from the East Indies |
| lilliputter {m} | :: lilliputian, munchkin |
| lilliputtertje {noun} | :: diminutive of lilliputter |
| Limbabwe {prop} {n} [usually, pejorative] | :: Limburg |
| limbo {prop} {m} {n} | :: Limbo, the place where innocent souls barred from heaven exist |
| limbo {m} | :: Limbo, in-between place, state or condition of neglect or oblivion which results in an unresolved status, delay or deadlock |
| limbo {n} | :: limbo, the low-dancing game below a bar |
| limbo {m} [colloquial] | :: A Limburger, a person from Limburg |
| Limbo {n} | :: alternative case form of limbo |
| Limburg {prop} {n} | :: Limburg (province) |
| Limburg {prop} {n} | :: Limburg (province) |
| Limburgen {p} | :: Limburgs, the Dutch and Belgian provinces of Limburg together |
| Limburger {m} | :: A person from Limburg, a Limburger |
| Limburger {adj} | :: Of, from or relating to Limburg |
| Limburgs {prop} {n} | :: Limburgish (the Germanic language) |
| Limburgs {adj} | :: Limburgish (related to the language or the Limburg region) |
| limiet {m} | :: limit |
| limo {f} [colloquial] | :: clipping of limousine |
| limo {f} [Netherlands, colloquial] | :: clipping of limonade |
| limoen {m} | :: lime (a green citrus fruit) |
| limoen {m} [uncountable] | :: lime (green color) |
| limoengroen {adj} | :: lime [color] |
| limonade {f} [Netherlands] | :: sweetened drink (sweet drink based on processed fruit juice, may be based on cordial, may or may not be carbonated); a serving of sweetened drink |
| limonade {f} [Belgium] | :: soft drink, fizzy drink, soda (carbonated sweet drink based on processed fruit juice) |
| limonade {f} [archaic] | :: lemonade or any other lemon-based or lime-based sweetened drink |
| limonadesiroop {f} | :: cordial (concentrated noncarbonated soft drink diluted with water before drinking) |
| limousine {f} | :: limousine (luxury sedan) |
| limpido {adv} | :: [of sums of money] exactly, precisely |
| limpio {adv} | :: dated form of limpido |
| Linda {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| linde {f} | :: linden, tree of the genus Tilia |
| lindeboom {m} | :: linden tree, tree of the genus Tilia |
| lindetje {noun} | :: diminutive of linde |
| lineaire algebra {f} | :: linear algebra |
| -ling {suffix} | :: A suffix that describes a person (or other creature) in terms of a place of origin or a quality, as defined by the root to which it is added |
| -linge {suffix} | :: A suffix that describes a female person in terms of a place of origin or a quality, as defined by the root to which it is added |
| lingerie {f} | :: lingerie (women's underwear) |
| lingerie {f} [dated] | :: lingerie (linens) |
| Lingewaal {prop} | :: Lingewaal (municipality) |
| Lingewaard {prop} | :: Lingewaard (municipality) |
| -lings {suffix} | :: describes a manner in which an action proceeds as defined by root to which it is added, both as adverb and as adjective |
| linguïst {m} | :: linguist (one who studies linguistics) |
| linguïstiek {f} | :: linguistics, the scientific study of (a) language (group), the non-literary branch of philology |
| liniaal {f} {m} {n} | :: ruler, straightedge |
| linie {f} [military] | :: line, line of battle |
| linie {f} [archaic] | :: line |
| link {adj} | :: dangerous |
| link {adj} [criminal slang] | :: sly; cunning |
| link {adj} [slang] | :: jolly, nice |
| link {m} | :: physical connection, as in a hardware cable |
| link {m} [figuratively] | :: logical connection, as in reasoning about causality |
| link {m} | :: hyperlink |
| linker {adj} | :: left |
| linkerhand {f} | :: left hand, part of the arm |
| linkerkant {m} | :: left-hand side |
| linkmiegel {m} [Bargoens] | :: A sly, deceptive and untrustworthy man |
| links {adv} | :: on the left |
| links {adv} | :: to the left |
| links {adj} [not comparable] | :: left |
| links {adj} | :: left-wing, leftist, belonging to the ideological left |
| links {adj} [predicatively] | :: left-handed |
| links {n} | :: The left, the left side or tendency, especially in politics and any ideology |
| linksaf {adv} | :: towards the left (while turning) |
| linkshandig {adj} | :: left-handed |
| linksom {adv} | :: counterclockwise |
| linksomkeert maken {v} [rare] | :: to about-turn to the left |
| linnen {n} [uncountable] | :: Linen, a cloth made from flax |
| linnen {n} [countable] | :: Something made of linen |
| linnen {adj} | :: Made of linen |
| linnengoed {n} [collective] | :: linens |
| linoleum {n} | :: linoleum |
| Linschoten {prop} {n} | :: Linschoten (village) |
| Linssen {prop} | :: surname |
| lint {n} | :: A ribbon, a cloth band or non-textile (non-adhesive) tape |
| lint {n} [metonym, chiefly diminutive] | :: A decoration, a medal, especially in chivalric, civil and military contexts |
| lintdorp {n} | :: A linear village |
| lintje {noun} | :: diminutive of lint |
| lintworm {m} [zoology] | :: tapeworm |
| linze {f} | :: lentil, Lens culinaris (legume) |
| linze {f} | :: lentil, the seed of Lens culinaris (pulse) |
| lionne {f} [archaic, derogatory] | :: worldly woman |
| lip {f} | :: lip (part of the mouth) |
| lip {f} | :: lip (of a container) |
| lipide {n} [organic chemistry] | :: lipid |
| lipklank {m} [phonology] | :: labial consonant |
| liplezen {v} | :: to read lips |
| lippendienst {m} | :: lip service, empty talk |
| lippenrood {n} | :: vermilion, the red of the lip |
| lippenrood {m} | :: the red dye used for lipsticks |
| lippenstift {f} | :: A lipstick |
| lippenstift {f} | :: The material a lipstick is made of |
| lipstick {m} | :: lipstick |
| lipvis {m} | :: wrasse (marine fish) |
| liquidatie {f} [crime, euphemism] | :: targeted assassination |
| liquideren {v} | :: to liquidate |
| liquideren {v} | :: to root out, to clear out |
| liquideren {v} | :: to take out, to kill |
| liquiditeitsval {m} | :: liquidity trap |
| Lisa {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| lispelen {v} | :: to lisp |
| lispelen {v} [by extension] | :: to talk softly |
| Lissabon {prop} {n} | :: Lissabon (capital city) |
| Lisse {prop} {n} | :: Lisse (village/and/municipality) |
| list {f} | :: a cunning plan, a ruse, a trick |
| listig {adj} | :: cunning, shrewd |
| litanie {f} | :: litany (liturgical prayer consisting of series of prayers) |
| lite {m} [history] | :: The (rare) singular of liten |
| liter {m} | :: litre |
| literair {adj} | :: literary |
| literatuur {f} | :: literature |
| literatuuronderzoek {n} | :: literature review |
| literatuuronderzoek {n} | :: literature research, literature search |
| lithium {n} | :: lithium |
| lithiumhydride {n} | :: lithium hydride |
| litho {m} | :: lithograph |
| lithosfeer {f} [geology] | :: lithosphere |
| Litouwen {prop} {n} | :: Lithuania |
| Litouws {adj} | :: Lithuanian |
| Litouws {prop} {n} | :: Lithuanian (language) |
| litteken {n} | :: scar |
| littekenweefsel {n} | :: scar tissue |
| Littenseradeel {prop} | :: Littenseradeel (municipality) |
| liturg {m} | :: A liturgist, one who prepares liturgy |
| liturgie {f} | :: A liturgy, predetermined or prescribed set of (religious) rituals and associated customs, attributes etc |
| liturgie {f} | :: A liturgy, a booklet with details about the songs sung and texts read in a mass or other religious service |
| liturgie {f} | :: A liturgy, Ancient Greek service to the public interest |
| liturgiek {f} | :: The theological study of liturgy |
| liturgisch {adj} | :: liturgical |
| livermorium {n} | :: livermorium |
| livestream {m} | :: A live stream |
| livestreamen {vti} | :: to livestream |
| living {m} [Belgium] | :: A living room |
| lob {f} {m} | :: lobe, lobule |
| lob {m} | :: lob (arching pass of a ball) |
| lobben {v} | :: to lob (a ball) |
| lobbes {m} [affectionate] | :: large, well-mannered or friendly dog |
| lobbes {m} [affectionate] | :: kindly but oafish person |
| lobbyist {m} | :: lobbyist |
| lobelia {f} | :: lobelia, plant of the genus Lobelia |
| lobotomeren {vt} [rare] | :: to lobotomise [UK, Australia], to lobotomize [North America] |
| lobotomie {f} | :: lobotomy |
| lobotomiseren {vt} [rare] | :: to lobotomise [UK, Australia], to lobotomize [North America] |
| locatie {f} | :: location |
| locatief {m} [grammar] | :: locative case |
| locativus {m} [grammar] | :: the locative case or a word therein |
| Lochem {prop} {n} | :: Lochem (city/and/municipality) |
| lockdown {m} | :: lockdown (confinement as a security measure) |
| locker {m} | :: A locker (lockable storage compartment) |
| locomotief {mf} | :: locomotive, self-propelled vehicle that runs on rails, notably pulling a train |
| loden {adj} | :: leaden, made of lead |
| Lodewijk {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| loe {n} | :: weak coffee (and, by extension, tea) |
| loebas {m} | :: A large, but clumsy or lethargic, often good-natured, dog, human or other animal |
| loeder {n} [pejorative] | :: A nasty person or animal |
| loeder {n} [offensive, pejorative, now, especially] | :: A bitch, a nasty woman (or female animal) |
| loedertje {noun} | :: diminutive of loeder |
| loef {m} | :: luff, windward side of a sail or ship. (no plural) |
| loef {m} [obsolete] | :: Originally, an obscure nautical device turned to change a sailing ship’s course |
| loef {mf} | :: (This sense might have a different etymology) A sawn-out cavity in one of two crossing pieces of wood in which the other locks |
| loef {mf} | :: A plump, ugly person |
| loefwaarts {adv} | :: windward, loofward |
| loefwaarts {adj} | :: windward, loofward |
| loeien {vi} | :: to low, to moo |
| loeien {vi} | :: to roar, to make loud noise |
| loeihard {adj} | :: extremely loud, deafening |
| loeihard {adj} [less common] | :: very hard, with a lot of force or vigour |
| loeiheet {adj} | :: glowing hot, very hot |
| loeken {v} [rare] | :: to look |
| loeken {v} [dialectal] | :: to watch |
| loeken {v} [rare] | :: to stare |
| loeken {v} [dialectal] | :: to gaze |
| loempia {f} | :: egg roll, spring roll |
| Loenen aan de Vecht {prop} {n} | :: Loenen aan de Vecht (village) |
| loep {f} | :: magnifying glass |
| loepzuiver {adj} | :: faultless |
| loer {m} | :: lure (mechanism used in falconry) |
| loeren {v} | :: To lurk, spy |
| loeren {v} | :: To be on the look-out for |
| loeris {m} | :: fool, dumbass, tool, ne'er-do-well |
| Loes {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| loesoe {adv} [slang] | :: away |
| loesoe {adj} [slang] | :: gone |
| loesoe {adj} [slang] | :: feeling uninhibited or loose (possibly but not necessarily relaxed), typically under the influence |
| loesoe {adj} [slang] | :: lit (amazing) |
| lof {m} | :: praise |
| lof {n} | :: clipping of witlof |
| lofdicht {n} | :: ode, panegyric, a poem of praise |
| loflied {n} | :: paean, hymn |
| lofwaardig {adj} | :: praiseworthy, laudable |
| lofzang {m} [countable, uncountable] | :: song of praise |
| log {adj} | :: lumbering, inert, slow in movement; immobile |
| log {adj} | :: (originally) plumb, (too) heavy in built ande/or weight |
| log {adj} | :: cumbersome, hard to move or change |
| log {adj} | :: dull, uninspired |
| log {n} | :: A lie, violation of the truth |
| log {n} [obsolete] | :: alternative form of loch |
| log {m} | :: A chip log, instrument to measure a vessel's speed |
| log {n} | :: logbook |
| log {n} [computing] | :: log |
| log {n} {m} [internet] | :: weblog |
| logaritme {m} [math] | :: logarithm (for a number x, the power to which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain x) |
| logboek {n} | :: logbook, journal |
| -loge {suffix} | :: -logist (female) |
| loge {f} [theater] | :: theatre box, compartment |
| loge {f} [freemasonry] | :: Masonic lodge |
| loge {f} | :: reception area, lobby (of a hotel for instance) |
| logé {m} | :: an overnight guest |
| logen {v} | :: to leach, to lime |
| logeren {v} | :: to stay (board, lodge) |
| logeren {v} | :: to visit, to sleep over |
| logica {f} | :: logic |
| -logie {suffix} | :: -logy, the (scientific) study of the subject field represented by the stem |
| logies {n} | :: lodging |
| logisch {adj} | :: logical |
| logischerwijs {adv} | :: logically |
| logopedie {f} | :: speech therapy |
| loipe {m} | :: loipe, cross-country ski trail |
| lok {f} | :: lock of hair |
| lok {f} | :: one curl in hair of the head, confer goldilocks |
| lok {n} [archaic] | :: hole |
| lokaal {adj} | :: local |
| lokaal {n} | :: room, hall, classroom |
| lokaas {n} | :: bait |
| lokaas {n} | :: lure, especially in angling |
| lokalisatie {f} | :: localization (US), localisation (UK) |
| lokeend {f} | :: A decoy duck |
| Lokeren {prop} {n} | :: Lokeren (municipality) |
| loket {n} | :: A ticket window |
| loket {n} | :: A counter, an office [at an institution] |
| lokfiets {f} | :: A bicycle used by law enforcement to lure bicycle thieves |
| lokken {vt} | :: to attract, lure, bait |
| lokmiddel {n} | :: lure, bait |
| lokoma {f} | :: A police officer posing as an elderly woman in an attempt to lure and arrest thieves |
| lokprofiel {n} | :: A fake social-media profile used by law enforcement to bait internet criminals, in particular sex offenders |
| lokroep {m} | :: A luring call |
| lokroep {m} [figurative] | :: A lure, something that allures |
| lokvogel {m} | :: A decoy bird |
| lokvogeltje {noun} | :: diminutive of lokvogel |
| lol {f} | :: fun |
| lol {f} | :: LOL ("laughing out loud", although it is not an acronym in Dutch) |
| Lola {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| lolbroek {m} | :: A joker, one who makes jokes |
| lollepot {m} [historical] | :: An earthenware pot filled with charcoal or coals and used for heating, similar to a warming pan, chiefly used by women |
| lollepot {m} [slang, dated, pejorative, chiefly historical] | :: A lesbian, a dyke |
| lolletje {noun} [countable] | :: a joke |
| lollig {adj} | :: funny, jolly |
| lolly {m} | :: lollipop, lolly |
| lolly {m} [slang, vulgar] | :: penis |
| Loman {prop} | :: surname |
| lommer {n} {f} [dialectal] | :: shade, shadow |
| lommer {n} {f} [dialectal] | :: foliage |
| lommerd {m} | :: pawnbroker |
| lomp {adj} | :: coarse; rude; surly; boorish; unrefined; uncouth; unsophisticated; unmannered |
| lomp {adj} [chiefly southern] | :: dumb |
| lomp {f} | :: A rag |
| lompenproletariaat {n} | :: The lumpenproletariat |
| lomperd {m} | :: A crude or churlish person, a lummox, a boor |
| lompvis {m} | :: lumpsucker, lumpfish, Cyclopterus lumpus |
| Londen {prop} {n} | :: Londen (capital city) |
| Londens {adj} | :: Of, from or pertaining to London |
| London {prop} {n} | :: London (city) |
| lonen {vi} | :: to be rewarding, to pay, to be profitable |
| long {f} {m} | :: lung |
| longaandoening {f} | :: lung ailment, disease |
| longkanker {m} | :: lung cancer |
| longontsteking {f} | :: The disease pneumonia, a serious infection of the lung(s) |
| longslagader {c} | :: pulmonary artery |
| longslak {f} | :: snail or slug of the taxon Pulmonata |
| longvis {m} | :: A lungfish, fish of the subclass Dipnoi |
| longvocht {n} | :: pulmonary fluid |
| lonken {v} | :: to ogle |
| lont {f} | :: fuse (for explosive device) |
| lont {f} | :: wick (of candle, lamp, etc.) |
| lontje {noun} | :: diminutive of lont |
| lontroer {n} [historical] | :: A small matchlock gun, a small musket |
| lont ruiken {vi} | :: to notice something suspicious, to become suspicious |
| loo {n} {f} [historical, geography] | :: A clearing in a forest |
| loo {n} {f} [historical, geography] | :: A forest on sandy soil with (many) clearings |
| loochenen {vt} | :: to deny, to withsay (to assert the falsity or non-existence of) |
| loochenen {vt} [obsolete] | :: to disavow, to deny |
| loochening {f} | :: denial |
| lood {n} [chemistry] | :: lead |
| lood {n} | :: lot (old unit of weight, equal to 1⁄30 or 1⁄32 of a pound) |
| lood {n} | :: plumb bob, plummet |
| loodgieter {m} | :: plumber |
| loodgieterij {f} | :: plumbing (the trade) |
| loodlijn {f} | :: perpendicular line |
| loodlijn {f} | :: leadline, plumb line |
| loodmenie {f} | :: red lead |
| loodrecht {adj} | :: perpendicular, orthogonal |
| loodrecht {adj} | :: vertical |
| loods {m} [navigation] | :: pilot, expert who helps navigate to the harbor or coast |
| loods {m} [zoology] | :: pilot fish |
| loods {m} [by extension] | :: guide |
| loods {f} | :: shed, protective building |
| loods {f} | :: warehouse |
| loodsen {vt} | :: To pilot (a vessel) |
| loodsen {vt} | :: To lead, guide |
| loodsman {m} [navigation] | :: pilot, expert who helps navigate to the harbor or coast |
| loodsman {m} [by extension] | :: guide |
| loodvrij {adj} | :: without lead, unleaded |
| loof {n} | :: foliage |
| loofboom {m} | :: Any tree with leaves that are not needle-like (such as those that coniferous trees often have) |
| loofbos {n} | :: a deciduous forest, especially a temperate deciduous forest |
| loofrijk {adj} | :: leafy, having leaves in abundance |
| -loog {suffix} | :: -logist, a person who specialize in the subject field specified in the stem |
| -loog {suffix} | :: -log, -logue, -logous |
| loog {f} | :: lye (an alkaline) |
| loogketel {m} [historical] | :: A cauldron used for bleaching with lye |
| looien {v} | :: to tan (leather) |
| looien {adj} [now, dialectal] | :: alternative form of loden |
| look {n} {m} | :: garlic |
| look {n} {m} | :: several related herbs, like chive, garlic, shallot and leek |
| look {m} | :: appearance, clothing style, look |
| loom {adj} | :: lazy, pleasantly slow |
| loom {adv} | :: lazily |
| loon {n} | :: wage, pay, reward |
| loonheffing {f} [Netherlands, tax, law] | :: the combination of payroll tax(es) and certain premiums for collective insurances |
| loonlijst {f} | :: A wage-sheet, payroll |
| loonlijst {f} [figuratively] | :: Someone's sway, (bought) influence |
| loonmatiging {f} | :: wage moderation (process of making wages grow slower than productivity) |
| loon-prijsspiraal {f} [economics] | :: wage-price spiral |
| loonschaal {f} | :: pay grade |
| loonslaaf {m} | :: wage slave (someone who works for wages without professional autonomy) |
| loonsverhoging {f} | :: A raise, a wage increase |
| loop {m} | :: course, duration |
| loop {m} | :: a river course |
| loop {m} | :: course of a projectile |
| loop {m} | :: barrel (of a firearm) |
| loopafstand {m} [chiefly uncountable] | :: walking distance (distance of a comfortable walk) |
| loopafstand {m} [countable] | :: the distance one has to cover by walking, especially of a pedestrian route [e.g. in sporting events or in recreational facilities] |
| loopbaan {f} | :: career |
| loopbaan {f} [astronomy] | :: orbit |
| loopbaan {f} | :: racetrack |
| loopband {m} [sport] | :: treadmill |
| loopfiets {m} | :: a bike with no pedals; a balance bicycle |
| loopgraaf {f} | :: trench |
| loopgravenoorlog {m} [chiefly singular] | :: trench war |
| loop hoepelen {interj} [archaic] | :: go away, get lost |
| loopjongen {m} | :: errand boy |
| loopneus {f} {m} | :: A runny nose |
| looppas {m} | :: The double, a pace at running speed, similar to the double-quick |
| loopplank {f} {m} | :: gangplank |
| loops {adj} [of dogs] | :: in heat/on heat |
| loopvogel {m} | :: a flightless bird which is capable of running |
| -loos {suffix} | :: -less, without |
| loos {adj} | :: blank, empty |
| loos {adj} | :: idle |
| loos {adj} | :: amiss, wrong, problematic |
| loos {adj} | :: sly, cunning |
| loos {adj} [obsolete] | :: clever, insightful |
| Loos {prop} | :: surname |
| loover {n} | :: obsolete spelling of lover |
| lopen {vi} [chiefly Belgium] | :: to run, go fast on one's own legs |
| lopen {vi} [chiefly Belgium] | :: to run, cover distance, follow a track etc |
| lopen {vi} [chiefly Netherlands] | :: to walk, go somewhere regardless of speed |
| lopen {vi} [chiefly Netherlands] | :: to walk in general |
| lopen {vi} | :: to stretch, to run (to extend in space or through a range) [often of relatively elongated objects or constructs] |
| lopen {vi} | :: to be open, current, activated |
| lopen {vi} | :: to lose liquid: drip, gush, leak |
| lopen {v} [auxiliary, with te] | :: Forms a continuous aspect. Although it carries an implication of walking, this is vague and not emphasized |
| lopen {?} | :: A dry measure of content |
| lopen {?} | :: An apparently larger land measure |
| lopen als een trein {v} | :: to go like a dream |
| lopende band {m} | :: assembly line |
| loper {m} | :: runner |
| loper {m} | :: somebody who walks |
| loper {m} | :: a carpet |
| loper {m} [chess] | :: bishop |
| loper {m} | :: master key |
| loper {m} | :: message runner, messager who runs on foot |
| loper {m} [archaic] | :: shoot from the roots of a plant |
| Lopik {prop} {n} | :: Lopik (village) |
| Loppersum {prop} {n} | :: Loppersum (village/and/municipality) |
| Lore {prop} | :: given name |
| Lorentz {prop} | :: surname |
| Lorentz {prop} | :: Hendrik Antoon Lorentz, Dutch physicist and Nobel laureate |
| lorgnet {f} {n} | :: pince-nez, often with a handle |
| lorgnet {f} {n} [less commonly] | :: monocle, often with a handle |
| lorgnet {f} {n} [uncommon] | :: opera glass, lorgnette, often with a handle |
| lorgnon {m} [historical] | :: monocle |
| lori {m} | :: lory, fig parrot, used for certain parrots of the subfamily Loriinae |
| lori {m} | :: A loris, a primate of the subfamily Lorisinae |
| lork {m} | :: larch (Larix) |
| lorre {m} | :: A parrot, member of the order Psittaciformes |
| lorre {interj} | :: An exclamation used to summon or lure a parrot or to draw the attention of a parrot |
| los {adj} | :: loose |
| los {adj} | :: separate |
| los {m} [dated] | :: lynx (specifically the Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx) |
| losbandig {adj} | :: licentious, dissolute |
| losbarsten {vi} | :: to break loose, to erupt |
| losbol {m} | :: rake (a man habituated to immoral conduct) |
| loser {m} | :: loser |
| losgeld {n} | :: ransom, ransom money |
| losheid {f} | :: looseness |
| loslaten {v} | :: to let go |
| loslaten {v} | :: to free, release |
| loslippig {adj} | :: indiscreet, loose-lipped |
| losloopgebied {n} | :: An area where dogs are allowed to roam unleashed |
| losmaken {v} | :: to make loose |
| losmaken {v} | :: to undo, unfasten |
| lospeuteren {v} | :: to persuade (somebody) to do something |
| lossen {v} | :: to unload |
| lossen {v} | :: to dump |
| Losser {prop} {n} | :: Losser (village) |
| losslaan {v} | :: to knock open, to knock loose |
| losslaan {v} | :: to ram |
| losstaan {v} | :: (~ van) to be independent (of), to stand apart (from) |
| lostrekken {v} | :: to pull loose |
| lot {n} | :: destiny, fate, lot |
| lot {n} | :: lottery ticket |
| lot {n} [archaic] | :: lot, allotment (that which has been apportioned to a party) |
| loteling {m} | :: a recruit designated by lottery |
| loten {v} | :: to draw lots, hold a lottery |
| lotenverkoopster {f} | :: female lottery ticket seller |
| lotenverkoper {m} | :: lottery ticket seller |
| loterij {f} | :: lottery |
| lotgenoot {m} | :: A fellow, companion, mate or partner in some form of fate, being subject to a shared risk, condition or adversity, regardless of mutual attitude; a peer |
| Lotharingen {prop} | :: Lorraine; region in France's northeast and southeast Belgium |
| loting {f} | :: lottery |
| Lotte {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| lotus {m} | :: lotus, plant of the genus Nelumbo |
| lotus {m} | :: used for certain plants of the genus Nymphaea |
| lotusvoet {m} | :: lotus foot (foot disfigured by foot binding) |
| louche {adj} | :: seedy, fishy, shady |
| Louis {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| louter {adj} [inflected] | :: pure |
| louter {adj} [invariable] | :: a lot of; a bunch of |
| louter {adv} | :: purely |
| louteren {v} | :: cleanse |
| louw {f} {m} | :: tench, Tinca tinca |
| loven {vt} | :: to praise |
| lovenswaardig {adj} | :: praiseworthy, commendable |
| lover {n} | :: foliage |
| loverboy {m} | :: A pimp who pretends to be in love with a girl or young woman and makes her dependent on him in order to force her into prostitution |
| loyaal {adj} | :: loyal |
| loyaliteit {f} | :: loyalty, allegiance |
| lozen {v} | :: to drain, to discharge (e.g. waste water) |
| lozen {v} [figuratively] | :: to drive away, to force to leave |
| lozing {f} | :: dumping, discharging |
| LPF {prop} | :: initialism of w:Pim Fortuyn List, a defunct political party in the Netherlands |
| LPG {noun} | :: LPG |
| L.S. {phrase} [dated] | :: greetings to the reader, lectori salutem |
| lubbing {f} [dated] | :: castration |
| Lucas {prop} {m} | :: Luke (book of the Bible) |
| Lucas {prop} {m} | :: Luke (traditional name of the author of the Gospel of Luke) |
| Lucas {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| lucht {f} | :: air (mixture of gases) |
| lucht {f} | :: sky |
| lucht {f} | :: odour, smell |
| luchtaanval {m} | :: aerial attack, aerial strike |
| luchtader {f} [obsolete] | :: trachea, windpipe |
| luchtafweer {m} | :: antiair defence |
| luchtalarm {n} | :: air raid siren, civil defence siren (public siren system used for various warnings) |
| luchtballon {m} | :: balloon (inflatable object to transport people through the air) |
| luchtbed {n} | :: air mattress, air bed (mattress intended for sleeping or for floating in water) |
| luchtbel {f} | :: air bubble |
| luchtbom {f} | :: A bomb launched from the air (e.g. used in an aerial bombing or in a dogfight) |
| luchtbombardement {n} | :: aerial bombing, aerial bombardment |
| luchtbrug {f} | :: An airlift |
| luchtbrug {f} | :: A skybridge, a bridge connecting buildings or various part of a building |
| luchtbuks {f} {m} | :: air gun |
| luchtdicht {adj} | :: airtight |
| luchtdruk {m} [physics, meteorology] | :: atmospheric pressure |
| luchtdrukdeur {f} | :: a pressure-sealed plug door, a pressure door |
| luchten {v} | :: to air, bring something into contact with the air; to give a walk in open air |
| luchten {v} | :: to stand, suffer, tolerate |
| luchten {v} [obsolete] | :: to illuminate, to give off light |
| luchter {m} | :: chandelier |
| luchtfietsen {vi} [chiefly used nominally] | :: to engage in fantastical or fanciful thinking |
| luchtfietsen {vi} | :: to make pedalling motions in the air with one's legs, as if cycling |
| luchtfietsen {vi} | :: to bicycle through the air [on an airborne bicycle] |
| luchtfoto {f} | :: aerial photograph |
| luchtgastvrouw {f} [dated, Netherlands] | :: air hostess, stewardess (female flight attendant) |
| luchtgitaar {f} | :: air guitar |
| luchthaven {f} | :: airport |
| luchtig {adj} [literally] | :: airy |
| luchtig {adj} | :: light, lite, notably said of food |
| luchtig {adj} | :: lighthearted |
| luchtkamer {f} [biology] | :: air cell |
| luchtkartering {f} [countable, uncountable] | :: airborne mapping, aerial mapping |
| luchtkasteel {n} [literally] | :: A castle built in the air, as in fiction |
| luchtkasteel {n} [figuratively] | :: castle in the air |
| luchtkoeler {m} | :: intercooler |
| luchtkussen {n} | :: air cushion |
| luchtkussen {n} | :: airbag |
| luchtkuur {f} | :: aerotherapeutics |
| luchtledig {adj} | :: vacuum, vacuous (containing or pertaining to a vacuum) |
| luchtmacht {f} | :: airforce |
| luchtopname {f} | :: aerial record (video or photography), aerial photography or aerial film |
| luchtpijp {f} | :: air shaft |
| luchtpijp {f} | :: windpipe, trachea |
| luchtpomp {f} | :: air pump |
| Luchtpomp {prop} {f} [constellation] | :: Antlia |
| luchtpost {f} {m} | :: airmail |
| luchtpostblad {n} | :: An aerogramme (thin piece of paper for transit via airmail) |
| luchtreus {m} | :: giant aircraft |
| luchtruim {n} | :: airspace |
| luchtschip {n} | :: airship |
| luchtschipper {m} | :: captain of an airship |
| luchtschommel {m} | :: swingboat (small or modestly sized fairground ride with swings suitable for multiple persons) |
| luchtschroef {f} | :: A propeller that operates in air (as a medium) |
| luchtschroef {f} [dated] | :: An Archimedes' screw that moves air, used for ventilation |
| luchtsluis {f} | :: airlock (pressure chamber between aerobic and vacuum areas) |
| luchtsteen {m} [dated] | :: meteorite, aerolite |
| luchtstroom {m} | :: air current |
| luchtvaart {f} | :: aviation |
| luchtvaartgek {m} | :: aviation aficionado |
| luchtvaartgezind {adj} [dated] | :: airminded |
| luchtvaartmaatschappij {f} | :: airline |
| luchtvaartuig {n} | :: aircraft, aerial vessel |
| luchtvaartverkeer {n} | :: air traffic |
| luchtverkeer {n} | :: air traffic |
| luchtverkenner {m} [military] | :: aerial scout (unit performing reconnaissance by air) |
| luchtverkenner {m} [scouting] | :: air scout |
| luchtverontreiniging {f} | :: air pollution |
| luchtverversing {f} | :: ventilation |
| luchtvervuiling {f} | :: air pollution |
| luchtvochtigheid {f} | :: humidity (amount of water vapour in the air), atmospheric humidity, air humidity |
| luchtwaardin {f} [Belgium, uncommon, dated] | :: female flight attendant |
| luchtweerstand {m} [physics, chiefly uncountable] | :: air resistance |
| luchtweg {m} [chiefly plural] | :: airway, the trachea |
| luchtweg {m} | :: flight path of aircraft, airway |
| luchtwegstelsel {n} | :: respiratory system |
| luchtzak {m} [aviation] | :: A downdraught, a downdraft |
| luchtzak {m} [aviation] | :: The ballonet of a blimp |
| luchtzak {m} | :: A bag of air |
| luchtzak {m} | :: A pocket (cavity) of air |
| luchtzee {f} [archaic] | :: atmosphere |
| luchtzee {f} [rare, figurative] | :: sky, air |
| luchtziek {adj} | :: airsick |
| lucide {adj} | :: lucid |
| lucifer {m} | :: match |
| Lucifer {prop} {m} | :: Lucifer (mythological fallen angel) |
| lucratief {adj} | :: lucrative, profitable |
| lucubratie {f} [rare, formal] | :: lucubration, nighttime study, study by artificial light |
| lucubreren {v} [rare] | :: to elucubrate |
| ludiek {adj} | :: ludic, playful |
| ludiek {adj} [politics, often in relation to activism] | :: playful in form, but relating to serious matters or serious in intent |
| lugt {f} | :: obsolete spelling of lucht |
| luguber {adj} | :: macabre, gloomy and scary |
| -lui {suffix} | :: alternative plural form of Dutch words suffixed with -man, -vrouw or -mens |
| lui {adj} | :: lazy |
| lui {p} | :: alternative form of lieden |
| luiaard {m} | :: sloth |
| luiaard {m} | :: lazy person |
| luid {adj} | :: loud |
| luid {m} | :: sound |
| luid {m} | :: assertion |
| luiden {v} | :: to sound |
| luidkeels {adj} | :: with a loud voice |
| luidop {adv} [chiefly Belgium] | :: out loud, aloud |
| luidruchtig {adj} | :: noisy, vociferous |
| luidspreker {m} | :: speaker, loudspeaker |
| luier {m} | :: diaper, nappy |
| luieren {v} | :: to be lazy |
| luierik {m} | :: a lazybones |
| luiertijd {m} | :: diaperhood |
| luiertijd {m} | :: a pleasant period of time in which no work or study has to be done; vacation |
| luieruitslag {m} | :: nappy rash, diaper rash |
| luie stoel {m} | :: comfortable chair |
| luie stoel {m} [figuratively] | :: anywhere that one is comfortable; comfort zone |
| luiheid {f} | :: laziness |
| luiheid is des duivels oorkussen {proverb} | :: idle hands are the devil's workshop |
| luik {n} | :: hatch |
| luik {n} | :: shutter |
| luik {n} [arts] | :: panel, as in a triptych |
| luik {n} [figuratively] | :: first-rank section, part (of few), e.g. chapter of a plan |
| Luik {prop} {n} | :: Liège, a province of Belgium |
| Luik {prop} {n} | :: Liège, a city in Belgium |
| luiken {v} [obsolete] | :: to close, to shut |
| Luiken {prop} | :: surname |
| luilak {m} | :: lazybones |
| luilekkerland {prop} {n} | :: alternative case form of Luilekkerland |
| Luilekkerland {prop} {n} | :: Cockaigne |
| luim {f} | :: mood, spirits |
| luim {f} | :: bad mood, temper |
| luim {f} | :: joke, prank, jest |
| luim {f} | :: humorousness, frivolity |
| luim {f} | :: caprice |
| luim {noun} [chiefly diminutive, obsolete] | :: nap, sleep |
| luipaard {m} {n} | :: leopard, panther, Panthera pardus |
| luipaard {m} {n} [heraldiccharge] | :: leopard |
| luipaardhaai {m} | :: leopard shark, Triakis semifasciata |
| luipaardman {m} [historical] | :: leopard man, member of the anticolonialist Central African cannibal society that dressed in leopard skins |
| luis {f} | :: louse, used of various insects commonly considered pests |
| luis {f} | :: member of the Aphidoidea |
| luis {f} | :: member of the Psocodea |
| luis in de pels {f} [idiom] | :: gadfly (consistent critic or irritant) |
| luister {m} | :: lustre/luster, splendor |
| luister {m} | :: glory |
| luisteraar {m} | :: listener |
| luisterboek {n} | :: audiobook |
| luisteren {vi} | :: to listen [+ naar (object) = to] |
| luisteren {vi} | :: to listen, to obey, comply with |
| luistervink {m} | :: eavesdropper |
| luistervinken {v} | :: to listen in or eavesdrop |
| luit {f} | :: lute |
| luit {m} | :: lieutenant |
| luitenant {m} | :: lieutenant |
| luitenant-generaal {m} | :: A lieutenant general, a high (para)military rank, typically above generaal-majoor, under generaal (full general) |
| luiwammes {m} | :: a lazybones |
| luizen {vt} | :: To pick the lice (from ...) |
| luizen {vt} | :: To acquire, obtain |
| luizen {vt} | :: To cut the shoots from a tobacco plant |
| luizen {vt} | :: To beat (up), hit hard or smash |
| luizen {vi} | :: To fish using a leusnet |
| luizenei {n} | :: nit; louse egg |
| luizenmarkt {c} | :: flea market |
| Luk {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| lukken {vi} | :: to succeed, to work, to go right |
| lukken {v} [impersonal, with indirect object and te/om te] | :: to manage to, to succeed in, to be able to |
| lukraak {adv} | :: haphazardly, at random, hit or miss, indiscriminately, without proper planning |
| lukraak {adj} | :: random, indiscriminate, haphazard, without proper planning |
| lukraak {adj} | :: uncertain, dubious |
| lul {m} [vulgar] | :: cock, prick [slang for penis] |
| lul {m} [disparaging] | :: disgusting male person, dick, prick |
| lul {m} [obsolete] | :: A type of bottle used to feed an infant or the infirm |
| lul-de-behanger {m} [derogatory] | :: A clumsy man, a male bungler |
| lulkoek {m} [vulgar] | :: bullshit, poppycock, nonsense |
| lullen {vt} | :: To talk/tell nonsense |
| lullen {vt} | :: To mumble |
| lullen {vi} | :: To be occupied uttering one of the above noises |
| lullen {vi} | :: To loiter, waste time, hang around unproductively |
| lullen {vi} | :: To be weak / useless |
| luller {m} | :: someone who continuously gives unwanted or unreliable comments |
| lulletje rozenwater {n} [Netherlands, slang, pejorative] | :: man without any spine, pushover |
| lullificatie {f} | :: blather, banter, poppycock |
| lullo {m} [slang, pejorative, Netherlands] | :: A dick, a dickhead, an arse (generic insult, usually for males) |
| lullo {m} [slang, pejorative, Netherlands] | :: A posh frat boy studying in Leiden |
| lummel {m} [pejorative] | :: jerk, dork, turd |
| lummel {m} [ball games] | :: piggy in the middle (person standing in the middle in keep-away) |
| lummelen {v} | :: to mill about, to lounge about |
| lummelen {v} [ball games] | :: to play keep-away |
| lummelen {n} [ball games] | :: keep-away, piggy in the middle |
| lunch {m} | :: A lunch, a meal eaten around noon |
| lunchen {vi} | :: To (have) lunch |
| luns {f} | :: linchpin |
| luns {f} | :: any pin inserted into an opening to keep an object in place |
| lurf {f} [obsolete] | :: notched wood (for tensioning nets, in particular for catching finches) |
| lurf {f} [plurale tantum] | :: only used in bij de lurven pakken |
| lurken {v} | :: to slurp |
| lurken {v} [Internet slang] | :: to lurk |
| lus {f} | :: loop |
| lust {m} | :: lust, desire [especially sexual, but also more generally] |
| lust {m} | :: object of desire |
| lust {m} | :: pleasure, joy |
| lust {m} | :: benefit, advantage |
| lusteloos {adj} | :: listless |
| lusten {vi} [always with indirect object, archaic] | :: to please |
| lusten {vt} | :: To find tasty, appreciate food |
| lusten {vt} | :: To eat, have on the diet |
| lusten {vt} | :: (by extension) To appreciate, dig, like |
| lusten {vi} | :: To lust, have or indulge a craving |
| luster {m} | :: A chandelier, an ostentatious ceiling light |
| luster {m} | :: alternative form of luister |
| lustig {adj} | :: eager, with pleasure and readiness |
| lustig {adj} | :: lively, eager, vivacious |
| lustig {adj} | :: lustful, lewd |
| lustig {adj} [archaic] | :: craving [+ naar (object) = for] |
| lustig {adj} [dated] | :: happy, humorous |
| lustig {adv} | :: eagerly, readily |
| lustmoord {m} | :: A murder with a sexual motive |
| lustmoordenaar {m} | :: A (usually male) murderer with a sexual motive |
| lustobject {n} | :: sex object (someone primarily depicted or treated as an object for sexual lust) |
| lustoord {n} | :: retreat, resort (place where one goes for recreation or solitude) |
| lustprieel {n} | :: a particularly luxurious prieel (i.e an open, roofed gazebo) |
| lustprieel {n} [by extension] | :: any delightful place |
| luteren {vt} [obsolete] | :: to cover with loam, to loam |
| lutetium {n} | :: lutetium |
| lutheraan {m} | :: Lutheran |
| lutheraans {adj} | :: Lutheran |
| luthers {adj} | :: Lutheran |
| lutherse {noun} | :: Lutheran |
| Lutjebroek {prop} {n} | :: Lutjebroek (A <<village>> in <<municipality/Stede Broec>>, < >, <<c/Netherlands>>, near Enkhuizen.) |
| Lutjebroek {prop} {n} [figurative] | :: Podunk, Bumfuck |
| lutrijn {m} | :: large standing lectern |
| luttel {determiner} | :: little, few, mere |
| Luuk {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| luur {f} [dialectal] | :: alternative form of luier |
| luw {adj} | :: windless |
| luw {adj} | :: lukewarm |
| luwen {vi} | :: to subside, to lull |
| Luwisch {prop} {n} | :: Luwian (Anatolian language) |
| Luwisch {adj} | :: Luwian |
| luwte {f} | :: any windless place |
| luwte {f} | :: a lee |
| luxaflex {m} | :: Venetian blind |
| luxe {m} | :: luxury |
| luxe {adj} [Netherlands] | :: luxurious |
| luxe {adj} [Netherlands] | :: deluxe |
| Luxemburg {prop} {n} | :: Luxembourg, the country |
| Luxemburg {prop} {n} | :: Luxembourg, a province of Belgium |
| Luxemburger {prop} {m} | :: A Luxemburger, citizen or descendant of either territory or city named Luxemburg |
| Luxemburgs {adj} | :: Luxembourgish |
| Luxemburgs {prop} {n} | :: Luxembourgish (language) |
| luxeprobleem {n} | :: A problem caused or characterised by luxury; a first-world problem |
| luxeren {v} | :: to dislocate, to luxate |
| luxueus {adj} | :: luxurious, expensive |
| Luyten {prop} | :: surname |
| luzerne {f} | :: alfalfa, lucerne, Medicago sativa |
| LVDH {phrase} [Internet, slang] | :: abbreviation of Lees Verdomme De Handleiding (RTFM) |
| LWOO {n} | :: LeerWegOndersteunend Onderwijs |
| Lybaert {prop} | :: surname |
| lynx {m} | :: lynx, felid of the genus Lynx, in particular the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx); sometimes used of other medium-sized felids with large, plumed ears |
| Lynx {prop} {m} [constellation] | :: Lynx |
| lyriek {f} | :: lyric poetry |
| lyrisch {adj} | :: lyrical |
| lysine {f} {m} | :: lysine |
| lysosoom {n} | :: lysosome |
| Lyuten {prop} | :: surname |