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| -t {suffix} | :: forms the second and third person singular of the present tense |
| -t {suffix} | :: forms the gij - form in both present and past tense |
| -t {suffix} [archaic] | :: forms the plural form of the imperative |
| -t {suffix} | :: forms the past participle of weak verbs the root of which ends in a voiceless consonant |
| -t {suffix} | :: forms certain verbal nouns, mostly of strong verbs |
| 't {art} | :: contraction of het |
| 't {pron} | :: contraction of het |
| t {letter} | :: The twentieth letter of the Dutch alphabet |
| T {letter} | :: The twentieth letter of the Dutch alphabet |
| Taag {prop} {c} | :: Tagus |
| taai {adj} | :: tough, resilient |
| taai {adj} [of food] | :: difficult to chew |
| taaislijmziekte {f} | :: cystic fibrosis |
| taaitaai {m} | :: taaitaai, a kind of soft and tough dough biscuit eaten during Sinterklaas celebrations |
| taak {f} | :: task |
| taakbalk {m} [graphical user interface] | :: taskbar |
| taakstraf {f} {m} | :: community service as a substitute for a jail sentence |
| taal {f} [countable] | :: language (form of communication consisting of vocabulary and grammar) |
| taal {f} [uncountable] | :: language (capability to communicate with words) |
| taal {f} [uncountable] | :: language (means or manner of expression) |
| taal {f} [uncountable, countable] | :: language (specific lect or jargon) |
| taal {f} [uncountable] | :: language (particular words of a text or speech act) |
| taalbeleid {n} | :: language policy |
| taalbond {m} | :: A language association |
| taalbond {m} | :: A sprachbund |
| taalcontact {n} | :: language contact |
| taalcursus {m} | :: language course, language training |
| taaldood {m} | :: language death |
| taaleigen {n} [collective] | :: idiom (manner of speaking and expressions particular to a given lect) |
| taaleiland {n} | :: language island |
| taalfamilie {c} | :: language family |
| taalfilosofe {f} | :: female philosopher of language |
| taalfilosofie {f} | :: philosophy of language |
| taalfilosoof {m} | :: philosopher of language |
| taalgebied {n} | :: language area, Sprachraum |
| taalgebiedje {noun} | :: diminutive of taalgebied |
| taalgevoel {n} [uncountable] | :: sense for language, Sprachgefühl (intuitive notion of grammaticality) |
| taalgevoel {n} [chiefly in the plural] | :: sentiment with respect to language |
| taalgids {m} | :: A phrase book |
| taalgrens {f} | :: a language border, a boundary separating two language areas |
| taalk. {noun} | :: abbreviation of taalkunde |
| taalkloof {f} {m} | :: language barrier |
| taalkunde {f} | :: linguistics |
| taalkundig {adj} [linguistics] | :: linguistic |
| taalkundige {mf} | :: linguist, one who studies linguistics |
| taalleemte {f} | :: the absence of a specific word in a language; a lexical gap |
| taalliefhebber {m} | :: A linguaphile |
| taalpolitiek {f} | :: language politics, language policy |
| taalrol {m} [Belgium] | :: category of people who speak a certain (official) language (Dutch, French or German in the case of Belgium); a list or file categorising people according to language |
| taalstrijd {m} | :: a political fight over language issues, especially the one between Dutch and French in Belgium |
| taaluiting {f} | :: utterance |
| taalverwerving {f} | :: language acquisition |
| taalwetenschap {f} | :: linguistics |
| taan {f} | :: tan, liquid containing tannic acid used for tanning |
| taar {m} [archaic, dialectal] | :: tear |
| taart {f} | :: pie, cake |
| taart {f} [pejorative] | :: hag, bag |
| taartdoos {f} | :: A cakebox (cardboard or paper box for cakes and pies) |
| taartgat {n} [slang] | :: piehole |
| taartgat {n} | :: (when communicating with children) mouth |
| taartpunt {f} | :: A pointy piece or slice of usually round cake or pie |
| taartpunt {f} | :: Anything wedge-shaped, e.g. a section of a pie chart |
| tabak {m} | :: The tobacco plant |
| tabak {m} [chiefly uncountable] | :: Tobacco, the product made from leaves of certain of its varieties, to be smoked in cigars etc., sniffed or chewed |
| tabakdrinker {m} [obsolete] | :: A tobacco smoker |
| tabaksverslaafde {mf} | :: A tobacco addict, one addicted to consuming (e.g. smoking or chewing) tobacco products |
| tabakverslaafde {mf} | :: alternative form of tabaksverslaafde |
| tabascosaus {c} | :: tabasco sauce |
| tabbetje {n} [Surinam] | :: river island, ait |
| tabblaadje {noun} | :: diminutive of tabblad |
| tabblad {n} | :: tab (physical divider) |
| tabblad {n} [computing] | :: tab (navigational widget, e.g. in a window) |
| tabee {interj} [Netherlands] | :: bye, goodbye, farewell |
| tabel {f} | :: table (grid of data in rows and columns) |
| tabelleren {vt} | :: to tabulate |
| tabernakel {m} {n} | :: tabernacle (tent used as temple) |
| tabernakel {m} {n} | :: tabernacle (cupboard for storing consecrated hosts in Catholic churches) |
| tablet {f} {n} | :: tablet, pill (piece of medicine in solid state) |
| tablet {f} {n} | :: flat, rectangular piece or slab |
| tablet {m} | :: tablet computer |
| taboe {n} | :: taboo, prohibition |
| taboe {adj} | :: taboo, not allowed |
| taboewoord {n} | :: A taboo word |
| taboriet {m} | :: Taborite (radical Hussite) |
| tabulair {adj} | :: tabular (having a flat plane surface) |
| tabulair {adj} | :: tabular (organized as a table or list) |
| tachtig {num} | :: eighty |
| Tachtigjarige Oorlog {prop} {m} [historical] | :: the Eighty Years' War |
| tachyon {n} [physics] | :: tachyon |
| tact {m} | :: tact, discernment |
| tacticus {m} | :: A tactician |
| tactiek {f} | :: tactics |
| tactvol {adj} | :: tactful |
| Tadzjieks {adj} | :: Tajik (Of, from, or pertaining to Tajikistan, the Tajik people (living in Tajikistan and Afghanistan) or the Tajiki dialect of Persian.) |
| Tadzjieks {n} | :: Tajik (language) |
| Tadzjikistan {prop} {n} | :: Tajikistan |
| tafel {f} | :: table (item of furniture) |
| tafel {f} [metonymy] | :: meal, spread on (a) table(s) |
| tafel {f} [arithmetic] | :: multiplication table |
| tafel {f} | :: writing tablet |
| tafelberg {m} | :: table mountain, mesa |
| Tafelberg {prop} {m} [constellation] | :: Mensa |
| tafelbier {n} | :: A legally determined name for beer of which alcohol percentage is between 1 and 4 |
| tafelblad {n} | :: table top |
| tafeleend {f} {m} | :: common pochard, Aythya ferina |
| tafelen {v} | :: to dine at (a) table(s) |
| tafelkleed {n} | :: A tablecloth |
| tafellaken {n} | :: Tablecloth |
| tafellinnen {n} | :: table linen |
| tafelmanier {f} [chiefly plural] | :: The (prescribed) way of conduct when dining; table manners, etiquette |
| tafelpoot {m} | :: table leg |
| tafeltennis {n} | :: table tennis, ping pong |
| tafelzilver {n} | :: table silver (silver tableware) |
| tafereel {n} | :: scene, picture |
| tag {n} | :: tag |
| Tagalog {prop} {n} | :: Tagalog (language) |
| taher {noun} | :: Muslim circumcision ceremony |
| tahoe {m} [Netherlands] | :: tofu |
| taifoen {m} | :: typhoon |
| taiga {f} | :: taiga (subarctic evergreen coniferous forest) |
| taille {f} | :: waistline |
| Taiwan {prop} {n} | :: Taiwan |
| tak {m} | :: branch, twig, bough |
| tak {m} | :: branch, offshoot |
| takel {m} {n} | :: tackle, hoist |
| takel {m} {n} | :: crane |
| takel {m} {n} | :: a ship's rigging, tackle |
| takelage {f} [nautical, chiefly uncountable, also, countable] | :: The rigging of a ship, the equipment encompassing ropes and tackles |
| takelen {vt} | :: to hoist with a tackle or pulley |
| takelen {vt} [nautical, uncommon] | :: to rig [of sailing vessels] |
| takelwagen {m} | :: A tow truck, a breakdown lorry |
| taken {v} [archaic, dialectal] | :: to take, to grasp |
| taken {v} [archaic, dialectal] | :: to touch |
| takkewijf {n} [derogatory] | :: A bitch, a belligerent, annoying or rude woman |
| Takkiaan {m} [historical] | :: A (parliamentary) supporter of adult male suffrage |
| taks {f} [chiefly Belgium] | :: tax |
| taks {f} | :: fee, amount, share |
| takszegel {m} | :: tax stamp |
| tal {determiner} [~ van] | :: numerous, many, lots |
| tal {n} | :: number |
| talen {vi} | :: to long, to care [+ naar (object) = for] |
| talen {vi} [obsolete] | :: to speak |
| talen {vt} [obsolete] | :: to say |
| talenkennis {f} | :: knowledge of languages |
| talenknobbel {m} | :: an aptitude for language, language skill |
| talent {n} | :: talent (gift, quality, capability) |
| talent {n} [historical] | :: talent (ancient weight, value of money or coin) |
| talentvol {adj} | :: talented |
| talg {m} | :: sebum; skin fat |
| talg {m} | :: tallow |
| talgklier {f} {m} | :: sebaceous gland |
| talgklierfollikel {m} | :: sebaceous follicle |
| talhout {n} [collective, historical] | :: long, slender pieces of wood cut or shredded from branches and trunks, often stored or transported in bundles, sold in large quantities |
| talig {adj} | :: pertaining to language |
| talig {adj} | :: proficient in language |
| taling {m} | :: teal, small duck of the genus Anas |
| talisman {m} | :: talisman, amulet |
| talk {m} | :: talc (soft, fine-grained mineral used in talcum powder) |
| talk {c} | :: alternative form of talg |
| Tallinn {prop} {n} | :: Tallinn (capital city) |
| talloos {adj} | :: innumerable |
| talmen {vt} [dated] | :: to tarry, dawdle |
| Talmoed {prop} {m} | :: Talmud |
| taloor {?} [Belgium, colloquial] | :: plate, dish (cutlery) |
| Talossaans {adj} | :: of or relating to Talossa |
| Talossaans {prop} {n} | :: Talossan, the language spoken in Talossa |
| talrijk {adj} | :: numerous |
| tam {adj} | :: tame, not wild |
| tam {adj} [figuratively] | :: boring, unexciting, bland |
| tamarinde {f} {m} | :: tamarind (tropical tree) |
| tamboer {m} | :: marching drum |
| tamboer {m} | :: military-style drummer |
| tamboerijn {m} | :: tambourine |
| tamboer-maître {m} | :: drum major |
| tamelijk {adv} | :: rather, fairly |
| Tamil {prop} {n} | :: Tamil; language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India and in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia |
| Tamil {prop} {m} | :: Tamil; A person born in one of those regions, belonging to the Tamil people |
| tamp {m} [nautical] | :: the end of a rope or chain |
| tamp {m} [slang] | :: penis |
| tampeloeres {m} [slang] | :: dong, shlong (penis) |
| tampeloeris {m} | :: alternative spelling of tampeloeres |
| Tanach {prop} {m} | :: alternative form of Tenach |
| tand {m} | :: natural tooth, more specifically incisor |
| tand {m} | :: artificial object of similar shape and/or purpose, as on a cartwheel |
| tandarts {m} | :: dentist |
| tandeloos {adj} | :: toothless |
| tandem {m} | :: tandem (vehicle, bicycle) |
| tandem {m} | :: tandem (arrangement) |
| tandem {m} [biology] | :: A phase in the mating ritual of dragonflies |
| tandem {m} | :: A pair, a couple, a duo |
| tandenborstel {m} | :: toothbrush |
| tandenfee {f} | :: tooth fairy (fictional milk tooth exchange/speculator) |
| tandenpoetsen {v} | :: to brush teeth |
| tandenstoker {m} | :: toothpick |
| tandheelkunde {f} | :: dentistry |
| tandpasta {m} | :: Toothpaste, a paste for cleaning the teeth |
| tandpijn {f} | :: toothache in any tooth or in a non-molar tooth in particular |
| tandplak {f} | :: alternative spelling of tandplaque |
| tandplaque {f} | :: plaque (on teeth), dental plaque |
| tandrad {n} | :: gearwheel, cogwheel |
| tandsteen {n} {m} | :: Dental tartar, calculus |
| tandvlees {n} | :: gum, flesh surrounding teeth |
| tandvlees {n} [figuratively] | :: a tender and/or vulnerable spot |
| tandwalvis {m} | :: toothed whale, whale of the suborder Odontoceti |
| tandwiel {n} | :: gearwheel, cogwheel |
| tandzijde {f} | :: dental floss, floss used to clean the areas between the teeth |
| tanen {vt} [uncommon] | :: to tan, to treat with tannic acid |
| tanen {vi} [uncommon] | :: to tan, to turn into a tan colour |
| tanen {vi} | :: to wane, to decline |
| tang {f} | :: pliers |
| tang {f} | :: tongs |
| tang {f} [especially the diminutive] | :: pincers, tweezers |
| tang {f} [figuratively] | :: shrew, bitch |
| tanga {f} | :: A thong, a G-string |
| tangbeweging {f} | :: A pincer movement, a pincer attack |
| tangconstructie {f} [grammar] | :: A grammatical construct, common in Dutch and German, in which separable elements of the same word or phrase are placed apart, potentially spanning many words; a sentence brace |
| tango {m} | :: tango (Argentine-Uruguayan dance and musical style) |
| tangverlossing {f} | :: delivery (birth) by means of a forceps |
| tanig {adj} | :: tawny, brownish, orange brown |
| tanig {adj} | :: colourless |
| tanig {adj} | :: thin, lean, scrawny |
| tank {m} | :: tank (military armoured fighting vehicle with tracks) |
| tank {m} | :: tank (storage reservoir) |
| tankauto {m} | :: tank truck/tanker truck |
| tanken {vi} | :: to fuel [to fill a fuel tank of a vehicle] |
| tanken {vi} [slang] | :: to drink lots of alcohol |
| tankjager {m} | :: tank destroyer (armoured anti-tank vehicle) |
| tankoorlog {m} | :: A war in which tanks are the primary fighting units |
| tankslag {m} | :: tank battle |
| tankstation {n} | :: filling station, petrol station (UK), gas station (US) |
| tankwagen {m} | :: tank truck/tanker truck |
| tantaal {n} | :: tantalum |
| tantalium {n} | :: tantalum |
| tante {f} | :: aunt (sister or sister-in-law of a parent) |
| tante {f} [familiar] | :: A woman, especially an older or assertive one |
| tantetje {noun} | :: diminutive of tante |
| tantezegger {m} | :: nephew, especially in relation to an aunt |
| tantezegster {f} | :: niece, especially in relation to an aunt |
| tantra {m} [Buddhism, Hinduism, countable] | :: tantra (esoterical text) |
| tantra {m} [Buddhism, Hinduism, uncountable, chiefly in non-specialist usage] | :: tantrism |
| tantrisch {adj} [Buddhism, Hinduism, esotericism] | :: tantric |
| Tanzaniaans {adj} | :: Tanzanian |
| taoïsme {n} | :: Taoism |
| tap {m} | :: tap |
| tapbier {n} | :: draught [UK], draft [US]; draught beer (beer drawn from a keg or barrel) |
| tape {m} | :: tape |
| tapijt {n} | :: carpet (a fabric used as a floor covering) |
| tapijtslang {f} | :: boa constrictor, Boa constrictor (or the subspecies Boa constrictor constrictor) |
| tapir {m} | :: tapir |
| tappen {vt} | :: to tap (draw off liquid from a vessel) |
| taps {adj} | :: tapered |
| taptemelk {f} [Netherlands] | :: decreamed low-fat milk |
| taptoe {m} | :: tattoo, military-style music parade |
| taptoe {m} | :: sign given at the end of such a tattoo parade |
| tapuit {m} | :: northern wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe |
| tapuit {m} | :: chat, wheatear, used of certain songbirds of the subfamily Saxicolinae, especially of the genera Oenanthe, Saxicola, Myrmecocichla, Thamnolaea, Namibornis and Campicoloides; relatively few birds in other genera are called tapuit |
| tarantisme {n} | :: tarantism |
| tarbot {c} | :: turbot (a species of flatfish (Scophthalmus maximus)) |
| targe {f} [historical, dated] | :: A targe (concave, round or variously shaped shield) |
| target {n} | :: target |
| tarief {n} | :: fee, rate |
| tarief {n} [somewhat, dated] | :: tariff |
| tarief {n} [dated] | :: list of prices or rates |
| tarra {f} | :: tare (weight) |
| Tarragona {prop} {n} | :: Tarragona (province) |
| Tarragona {prop} {n} | :: Tarragona (city) |
| tartan {n} {m} | :: Tartan, a tartan (woollen cloth with a distinctive pattern of intersecting orthogonal coloured stripes, associated with Scottish Highlanders) |
| tartan {n} {m} | :: A kilt or cloak made of tartan |
| tarten {v} | :: to provoke, to dare, to affront |
| tarw {noun} | :: archaic spelling of tarwe |
| tarwe {m} | :: wheat |
| tarwebloem {f} | :: wheat flour |
| tarwebrood {n} | :: wheat bread (bread made from wheat flour) |
| tarwemeel {n} | :: wheat flour |
| tas {f} | :: bag |
| tas {f} [Belgium] | :: cup (like a cup of coffee or tea) |
| tas {m} [dialectal] | :: heap |
| tasch {f} | :: obsolete spelling of tas |
| taser {m} | :: A taser (electro-stun weapon) |
| Tasmaans {adj} | :: Tasmanian |
| Tasmaanse duivel {m} | :: Tasmanian devil, Sarcophilus harrisii |
| Tasman {prop} {c} | :: surname |
| Tasmanië {prop} {n} | :: Tasmania |
| tast {m} | :: touch (tactile sense) |
| tastbaar {adj} | :: tangible, palpable |
| tasten {vi} | :: to feel with the hands, to grope |
| Tataars {adj} | :: relating to the Tatars, their country or polities (now Tataristan) |
| Tataars {adj} | :: in or relating to the Tatar language |
| Tataars {prop} {n} | :: Tatar (language) |
| tatoeage {f} | :: tattoo |
| tatoeëren {v} | :: to tattoo (to apply a tattoo) |
| tatoeëring {f} | :: tattoo |
| tatta {m} [slang, sometimes, derogatory] | :: An autochthonous Dutch person |
| taudeeltje {n} [physics] | :: tauon |
| taugé {f} {m} [Netherlands] | :: mung bean sprout(s), shoots of the mung bean |
| tauon {n} [physics] | :: tauon |
| tauonneutrino {n} | :: tau neutrino |
| tautologie {f} | :: tautology |
| taxateur {m} | :: appraiser |
| taxatie {f} | :: evaluation, appraisal |
| taxeren {v} | :: to evaluate, appraise |
| taxi {m} | :: A taxi |
| taxibaan | :: taxiway |
| taxichauffeur {m} | :: A taxi driver, a hack, a cabbie |
| taxiën {vi} [aviation] | :: to taxi (to move without flying) |
| taxonomie {f} | :: taxonomy |
| taxonomisch {adj} | :: taxonomic |
| taxonoom {m} | :: taxonomist |
| T-bonesteak {m} | :: T-bone steak |
| tbs {c} | :: initialism of terbeschikkingstelling |
| TBS {f} | :: terbeschikkingstelling |
| -te {suffix} | :: appended to an adjective, making a feminine noun which refers to the size or quality referred to by the adjective, cognate to -th |
| -te {suffix} | :: appended to the stem of a verb, yields a feminine noun which refers to the object of such a verb |
| -te {suffix} | :: See ge- -te |
| -te {suffix} | :: a suffix that forms the singular of the past tense of weak verbs, the root of which ends in a voiceless consonant |
| te- {prefix} [obsolete, no longer productive] | :: Created verbs with a sense of ‘in pieces, apart, asunder’, or with intensive force |
| te {adv} | :: too [indicating excess] |
| te {prep} | :: [modifying an infinitive verb] to |
| te {prep} | :: located at, in, on |
| te {art} [archaic] | :: in idiom; a form of the definite article de |
| teak {n} | :: teak |
| team {n} | :: team (group of people) |
| teambuilding {f} {m} | :: teambuilding |
| teamgeest {m} | :: team spirit |
| teammaat {m} | :: teammate |
| teamwork {n} | :: teamwork |
| teba {f} | :: bima in a Sephardic synagogue |
| te boek stellen {v} [somewhat, formal or dated] | :: to book (write down), to write a book about |
| techgigant {m} | :: tech giant (large multinational company operating in the technology sector) |
| technetium {n} | :: technetium |
| technicus {m} | :: A technician, a technical expert |
| techniek {f} | :: technique, technical skill |
| techniek {f} | :: technics |
| techniek {f} | :: technology |
| technisch {adj} | :: technical |
| technologie {f} | :: technology |
| technologisch {adj} | :: technological |
| teckel {m} | :: dachshund |
| teddybeer {m} | :: A teddy bear |
| teder {adj} | :: delicate, dainty |
| teder {adj} | :: sensitive, tender, easily hurt or damaged |
| teder {adj} | :: gentle, tender, with care |
| tederheid {f} | :: tenderness |
| te dien einde {prep} [formal] | :: to that end |
| teef {f} | :: A bitch, a female dog: a female dog or other canine |
| teek {m} | :: tick (insect) |
| teekenen {v} | :: obsolete form of tekenen |
| teelbal {m} | :: testicle |
| te elfder ure {prep} | :: at the eleventh hour (at the last minute; at a time close to the end or almost too late) |
| teelt {f} {m} | :: cultivation, culture (plants) |
| teelt {f} {m} | :: breeding, raising (animals) |
| teems {f} [dated] | :: a sieve made of horsehair or copper wire |
| teen {m} | :: toe |
| teen {f} {n} | :: twig, thin branch |
| teen {f} {n} | :: clove (of garlic) |
| teen {f} {n} [collective] | :: A bundle of twigs |
| teennagel {m} | :: A toe nail |
| teer {m} {n} | :: tar |
| teer {m} | :: tenderness |
| teer {adj} | :: tender, delicate |
| teer {m} | :: the act of digesting or being consumed |
| teer {m} | :: tuberculosis |
| teer {m} | :: tree |
| teerling {m} [dated] | :: dice, polyhedron used in games of chance |
| teerzand {n} | :: tar sand, oil sand |
| tefilla {f} [Judaism] | :: prayer |
| tefilla {f} [Judaism] | :: Jewish phylactery |
| te gek {adj} [colloquial] | :: awesome, great, wild, crazy |
| te gek {adj} | :: excessive, too much |
| tegel {m} | :: tile |
| Tegelen {prop} {n} | :: Tegelen (village) |
| tegelijk {adv} | :: simultaneously, at the same time |
| tegelijk {adv} [after a number] | :: at a time |
| tegelijkertijd {adv} | :: simultaneously, at the same time |
| tegeltje {noun} | :: diminutive of tegel |
| tegeltjeswijsheid {f} | :: A proverb or saying that is often printed on tiles, often placed in bathrooms |
| tegeltjeswijsheid {f} [derogatory] | :: A supposedly wise but platitudinous saying |
| tegemoet {adv} | :: towards |
| tegemoet {adv} [postpositional] | :: towards, heading for |
| tegemoetkomen {v} | :: to approach, come to meet |
| tegemoetkomen {v} | :: to make concessions to |
| tegen- {prefix} | :: counter- |
| tegen {prep} | :: against |
| tegen {prep} | :: to, towards |
| tegenaan {circump} | :: against (touching) |
| tegenaan {circump} | :: into (in collision with) |
| tegenaanval {m} | :: counter-attack |
| tegenbegroting {f} | :: counterproposal for a budget, alternative budget plan [generally proposed by the parliamentary opposition] |
| tegenbericht {n} | :: message in response, response |
| tegenbericht {n} [archaic] | :: contradiction, refutation |
| tegencoup {m} | :: countercoup |
| tegencoup {m} [dated] | :: counter action, response |
| tegencultuur {f} | :: counterculture |
| tegendeel {n} | :: the contrary |
| tegen de klok in {adv} | :: counterclockwise, anticlockwise |
| tegendemonstrant {m} | :: counterdemonstrator |
| tegen de vlakte {adv} | :: onto the ground, knocked down |
| tegendraads {adj} | :: contrarian |
| tegengaan {v} | :: to counteract |
| tegengesteld {adj} | :: opposite |
| tegengestelde {n} | :: antonym |
| tegengif {n} | :: antidote |
| tegengift {f} | :: A gift given in return |
| tegengift {n} | :: dated form of tegengif |
| tegenhanger {m} | :: counterpart |
| tegen heug en meug {prep} | :: against one's will or inclination |
| tegenhouden {v} | :: to stop, to inhibit |
| tegenhouden {v} | :: to hold back, to keep at bay |
| tegenhouden {v} | :: to arrest |
| tegenkomen {v} | :: to encounter |
| tegenligger {m} | :: oncoming traffic, oncoming traffic user |
| tegenligger {m} [nautical] | :: oncoming vessel |
| tegenliggertje {noun} | :: diminutive of tegenligger |
| tegenmijn {f} [military] | :: countermine |
| tegenmijnen {vt} [rare] | :: to countermine (to sap enemy saps) |
| tegenoffensief {n} [military] | :: A counter-offensive |
| tegenop {adv} | :: up against |
| tegenover {prep} | :: opposite |
| tegenover {prep} | :: against, versus |
| tegenovergesteld {adj} | :: opposite |
| tegenovergestelde {n} | :: opposite (something contrary, antonym) |
| tegenpartij {f} | :: opposing team, opposing party (group of competitive, military, political or legal opponents) |
| tegenpartijder {m} [dated, now only used in orthodox Protestantism] | :: opponent, one who opposes [chiefly in political, moral, military or legal contexts] |
| tegenpaus {m} [chiefly historical] | :: antipope |
| tegenploeg {mf} [sports, games] | :: An adversary, an opposing team; the opposite side in a team competition |
| tegenslag {m} | :: setback, blow, misfortune |
| tegenspartelen {vi} | :: to resist by struggling, to flounder in resistance |
| tegenspeler {m} | :: counterpart |
| tegenspeler {m} [sports, games] | :: opponent |
| tegenspoed {m} | :: adversity (state) |
| tegenspoedig {adj} | :: adverse, pertaining to or characterised by misfortune and adversity |
| tegenspraak {f} | :: backtalk |
| tegenspraak {f} | :: contradiction |
| tegenspreken {v} | :: to contradict |
| tegenstaan {v} [ergative] | :: to resist, to oppose |
| tegenstaan {v} [ergative] | :: to disgust |
| tegenstaatsgreep {m} | :: countercoup |
| tegenstand {m} | :: opposition |
| tegenstander {m} | :: adversary, opponent |
| tegenstelling {f} | :: opposition, opposite |
| tegenstelling {f} | :: contrast |
| tegenstreven {vi} [with an indirect object] | :: to oppose, to counteract |
| tegenstreven {vt} [obsolete] | :: to go to/toward |
| tegenstrever {m} | :: opponent |
| tegenstrijdig {adj} | :: contradictory |
| tegenstrijdigheid {f} | :: contradiction |
| tegenvallen {v} | :: to be worse than expected, to disappoint |
| tegenvaller {m} | :: A disappointing result, adversity, bummer |
| tegenvallertje {n} | :: a small disappointment, an outcome worse than expected, adversity, bummer |
| tegenvoeter {m} | :: A counterpart or an opposite of someone |
| tegenvoeter {m} [archaic] | :: An antipodean |
| tegenvuur {n} [military, warfare] | :: return fire, counterfire |
| tegenvuur {n} [forestry, firefighting] | :: A fire started to limit the damage or extent of an ongoing fire, especially in order to combat wildfires |
| tegenwerken {v} | :: to counter, to work in opposition to |
| tegenwerken {v} | :: to struggle, to be stubborn |
| tegenwerking {f} | :: opposition |
| tegenwerpen {vt} | :: to object, to state to the contrary [usually accompanied by a subordinate clause] |
| tegenwerping {f} | :: objection, statement expressing opposition |
| tegenwicht {n} | :: counterbalance (weight that counterbalances another weight) |
| tegenwicht {n} [figurative] | :: counterbalance (force or influence that counteracts another one) |
| tegenwind {m} | :: headwind |
| tegenwoordig {adj} | :: present, current |
| tegenwoordig {adv} | :: nowadays, presently |
| tegenwoordig deelwoord {n} | :: present participle |
| tegenwoordige tijd {m} [grammar] | :: present tense |
| tegenwoordigheid {f} | :: presence |
| tegenzeggelijk {adj} [uncommon] | :: disputable, deniable, controvertible |
| tegenzin {m} | :: A reluctance, an unwillingness to do or accept something |
| tegenzitten {vi} | :: to go wrong |
| tegenzitten {vi} | :: to be harder or less pleasant than expected |
| tegoed {n} | :: credit, amount you are owed |
| tegoedhoudertje {noun} | :: rain check |
| te grazen nemen {v} | :: to maul |
| te gronde gaan {v} [ergative] | :: to be destroyed |
| te gronde richten {v} | :: to destroy |
| te hard van stapel lopen {v} | :: to rush into action, to be eager to do something |
| te hard van stapel lopen {v} | :: to do something without proper consideration |
| Teheran {prop} {n} | :: Teheran (capital city) |
| tehuis {n} | :: home, asylum |
| tehuis {adv} [archaic] | :: alternative form of thuis |
| te hulp komen {v} | :: to come to (somebody's) aid |
| te huur {adj} | :: for rent |
| teil {f} | :: tub, basin (wide vessel with generally a larger volume than a bucket) |
| teil {f} | :: tray or pot used for serving a dish |
| teisteren {v} | :: to infest, to scourge, to ravage |
| -teit {suffix} | :: a productive suffix that forms a noun (especially an abstract noun) from an adjective, akin to the English suffixes -ity and -ty |
| tekeer {adv} | :: with an agitating movement; furiously |
| tekeer {adv} [figuratively] | :: anxiously |
| teken {n} | :: sign |
| teken {n} | :: signal |
| teken {n} | :: character |
| tekenaap {m} | :: A pantograph designed as a drawing aid |
| tekenaar {m} | :: drawer (artist who makes drawings), illustrator |
| tekenares {f} | :: female equivalent of tekenaar |
| tekenaresje {noun} | :: diminutive of tekenares |
| tekenen {vt} | :: to draw (by pencil) |
| tekenen {vt} | :: to sign (write a signature) |
| tekenfilm {m} | :: An animated cartoon, especially a full-length cartoon film |
| tekening {f} | :: drawing |
| tekenkunst {f} | :: (the art of) drawing |
| tekenpapier {n} | :: drawing paper |
| tekenpincet {n} | :: A pair of tick tweezers, a tick remover |
| tekenreeks {f} [computing] | :: character string |
| tekentang {f} | :: A pair of tick tweezers, a tick remover |
| te koop {adj} | :: for sale |
| tekort {n} | :: shortage, deficit |
| tekortkoming {f} | :: shortcoming, imperfection, demerit (quality of being inadequate) |
| tekortkoming {f} | :: lack, absence, shortage |
| tekortkominkje {noun} | :: diminutive of tekortkoming |
| tekst {m} | :: text |
| tekst {m} | :: lyrics |
| tekst {m} [uncountable, printing, dated] | :: A large size of type standardized as 16 point |
| tekstballon {m} | :: speech bubble |
| tekstcorpus {n} | :: text corpus |
| tekstkritiek {f} | :: textual criticism |
| tekstkritisch {adj} | :: text-critical |
| tekstspiegel {m} | :: block of text, body of text (space covered by text on a page) |
| tekstuitlegger {m} | :: exegete |
| tekstverwerker {m} | :: word processor |
| tektoniek {f} [geology] | :: tectonics (study of crustal movements and phenomena) |
| tektoniek {f} [architecture] | :: tectonics (study of structural assembly and experience) |
| tel {m} | :: count |
| tel {m} [time] | :: second |
| tel {m} | :: a short moment |
| telbaar {adj} | :: countable, which can be counted, expressed numerically |
| tele- {prefix} | :: tele- |
| telefacsimile {c} | :: fax |
| telefax {f} {m} | :: fax |
| telefoneren {vti} | :: to telephone (to call someone) |
| telefonie {f} | :: telephony |
| telefonisch {adj} | :: telephonic; in particular by telephone |
| telefonisch {adv} | :: by telephone |
| telefonist {m} | :: A telephone operator, a telephonist |
| telefoniste {f} | :: A telephone operator, a telephonist |
| telefoon {m} | :: telephone |
| telefoonboek {n} | :: phone book, telephone directory |
| telefoonboom {m} | :: call tree |
| telefoonbotje {n} | :: funny bone |
| telefooncel {f} | :: telephone box, telephone booth |
| telefooncentrale {c} | :: telephone exchange |
| telefoongids {m} | :: telephone directory |
| telefoonlijn {f} | :: telefone line |
| telefoonnummer {n} | :: telephone number |
| telefoonseks {m} | :: phone sex |
| telefoontje {noun} | :: (brief) telephone conversation |
| telefoonverbinding {f} | :: telephone connection |
| telegraaf {m} | :: telegraph |
| telegraafverbinding {f} | :: telegraph connection, telegraph line |
| telegraferen {vti} | :: to telegraph, to telegram |
| telegrafie {f} | :: telegraphy |
| telegrafisch {adj} | :: telegraphic |
| telegram {n} | :: telegram |
| telegrammetje {noun} | :: diminutive of telegram |
| telegramstijl {m} | :: telegram style, telegraphic style |
| telekinese {f} | :: telekinesis |
| telekinetisch {adj} | :: telekinetic |
| telelens {f} | :: telephoto lens, telelens |
| telen {vt} | :: to cultivate, grow plants, notably crops |
| telen {vt} | :: to raise, breed animals or (figurative, notably a type of) men |
| teleologie {f} | :: teleology |
| teleologisch {adj} | :: teleological, concerning or applying teleology, either in theological or physiological sense |
| teleologisch {adj} [legal] | :: a judge's way to interpret the law by its intent rather then its actual phrasing |
| teleologisch {adj} | :: containing a purpose or goal |
| telephoon {m} | :: obsolete spelling of telefoon |
| teler {m} | :: a cultivator, a tiller, a farmer |
| teler {m} [obsolete, grammar] | :: a word in the genitive case |
| telescoop {m} | :: telescope |
| Telescoop {prop} {m} [constellation] | :: Telescopium |
| teletekst {m} | :: Teletext |
| teleur {adv} [obsolete] | :: to a loss, to waste |
| teleurgesteld {adj} | :: disappointed |
| teleurstellen {vt} | :: to disappoint |
| teleurstellend {adj} | :: disappointing |
| teleurstelling {f} | :: disappointment |
| televisie {f} | :: television |
| televisiekijker {m} | :: A television viewer, one who watches television |
| televisiemaker {m} | :: A producer of television programs |
| televisieprogramma {n} | :: television program, television show |
| telex {m} | :: telex |
| telexbericht {n} | :: a message delivered by a telex machine |
| telg {f} | :: descendant, scion |
| telkens {adv} | :: in each case, each time |
| telkens {adv} | :: repeatedly, time and again |
| telkens als {conj} | :: whenever, every time (that) |
| telkens wanneer {conj} | :: whenever, every time (that) |
| telkens weer {adv} | :: again and again |
| tellen {vt} | :: to count, to enumerate |
| tellen {vt} | :: to determine the number of |
| tellen {vi} | :: to matter, to be of significance |
| teller {m} [mathematics] | :: numerator (the number or expression written above the line in a fraction) |
| teller {m} | :: someone who counts |
| teller {m} | :: any device that displays numerical information such as a Geiger counter or a tachometer |
| telling {f} | :: counting, count |
| tellurium {n} | :: tellurium |
| telluur {n} | :: tellurium |
| teloor {adv} [obsolete] | :: to a loss, to waste |
| teloorgaan {v} | :: to become lost |
| telraam {n} | :: abacus (calculating frame) |
| Telugu {prop} {n} | :: Telugu; a Dravidian language of India |
| Telugu {m} | :: A Telugu; a member of the people who speak the Telugu language |
| telwoord {n} | :: numeral |
| telwoord {n} [rare, grammar] | :: measure word, counter (class of word used along with numerals to count objects) |
| te maken hebben {v} [idiomatic] | :: to have to do (with) |
| temeier {f} [derogatory] | :: whore (prostitute) |
| temen {v} | :: to drawl, to talk slowly |
| temmen {v} | :: to tame, domesticate |
| te mooi om waar te zijn {proverb} | :: too good to be true |
| tempé {m} | :: tempeh |
| tempeest {n} | :: tempest, storm |
| tempeest {n} [figurative] | :: hard time, dire straits |
| tempel {m} [religion] | :: A temple, building destined as place of worship; specifically: |
| tempel {m} [Judaism] | :: A Jewish synagogue |
| tempel {m} [freemasonry] | :: A masonic ceremonial meeting place, a lodge |
| Tempelberg {prop} {m} | :: Temple Mount (hill and former acropolis in Jerusalem, site of the historical First and Second Temples and of the Dome of the Rock) |
| tempelcomplex {n} | :: temple complex (expansive temple precinct, often including several temples, shrines, etc.) |
| tempelen {vi} [obsolete, rare] | :: to go to church |
| tempelier {m} | :: Templar, Knight Templar |
| Tempelman {prop} | :: surname |
| tempelridder {m} | :: A Knight Templar, knightly member of the Templar order |
| tempelwachter {m} | :: temple guard, temple guardian (person guarding a temple, or a depiction thereof) |
| temperament {n} [psychology] | :: the usual mood of a person, or typical manner of thinking, behaving, and acting; temperament, temper, mood |
| temperament {n} | :: temperament: a tendency to become irritable or angry, temper |
| temperament {n} [music] | :: temperament: a specific system of note pitches of a musical instrument |
| temperaturen {v} | :: to measure the temperature of |
| temperatuur {f} | :: temperature, a measure of cold or heat |
| tempo {n} | :: tempo |
| Tempo Doeloe {noun} | :: The time period when Indonesia was wholly part of the Netherlands East Indies, and even more specifically, the time between 1870 and the beginning of the First World War around 1914 |
| temporiseren {v} | :: to lower the pace, to delay |
| ten {contraction} | :: to the, at the [followed by a masculine or neuter word] |
| ten aanzien van {prep} | :: in relation to, concerning |
| Tenach {prop} {m} [Judaism, Bible] | :: the Tanakh |
| ten behoeve van {prep} [formal] | :: for the benefit of, in the interests of, on behalf of |
| ten Cate {prop} | :: surname |
| tendens {f} {m} | :: tendency, inclination |
| tendentieus {adj} | :: tendentious, biased, slanted |
| tender {m} | :: (finance) tender |
| tender {m} [rail transport] | :: coal-car |
| ten eerste {adv} | :: firstly |
| teneinde {conj} | :: in order to, so as to |
| tenenkaas {f} | :: sticky, smegma-like substance that accumulates between one's toes in case of insufficient hygiene; toe cheese; toe jam |
| teneur {m} | :: tenor, course of thought |
| ten gehore brengen {v} | :: to make heard, to broadcast through sound (e.g. a musical performance, speech) |
| tengel {m} [slang] | :: finger |
| tengel {m} | :: wooden lath used on roofs, in ceilings or walls |
| tenger {adj} | :: slim |
| ten gevolge {adv} | :: as a result |
| tengevolge {adv} | :: alternative form of ten gevolge |
| ten gevolge van {prep} | :: as a result of |
| tengevolge van {prep} | :: alternative form of ten gevolge van |
| ten gunste van {prep} | :: in favor of |
| ten huize van {prep} | :: at the house/home of |
| ten Kate {prop} | :: surname |
| ten minste {adv} | :: at least |
| tenminste {adv} | :: at least |
| ten minste houdbaar tot {phrase} | :: best before |
| ten naaste bij {adv} | :: about, more or less, roughly, approximately |
| tennis {n} | :: tennis (sport) |
| tennisbaan {f} | :: tennis court |
| tennisbal {m} | :: tennis ball |
| tennisballenkanon {n} | :: tennis ball cannon, tennis ball launcher |
| tennisracket {m} | :: tennis racket |
| tennissen {vi} | :: to play tennis |
| tennisser {m} | :: tennis player |
| tennisspeelster {f} | :: female tennis player |
| tennisspeler {m} | :: tennis player |
| tennisster {f} | :: female tennis player |
| ten opzichte van {prep} | :: with respect to |
| ten slotte {adv} | :: at last, finally |
| tenslotte {adv} | :: In the end, finally, in conclusion, after all |
| tensor {m} [mathematics, linear algebra] | :: tensor |
| ten spijt {postp} | :: in spite of |
| tent {m} | :: tent (for camping, special occasions, etc.) |
| tent {m} | :: a pavillion |
| tent {m} [colloquial, Dutch, often in compounds] | :: a building, especially one used for commercial purposes |
| tentakel {m} | :: tentacle |
| tentamen {n} | :: an examination (especially in higher education) |
| tentamineren {vt} | :: to test someone (especially in higher education) |
| tentdak {n} | :: tented roof |
| ten tijde van {prep} | :: at the time of |
| tentoon {adv} | :: only used in tentoonstellen |
| tentoonstellen {v} | :: to exhibit, to display, to show to the public |
| tentoonstelling {f} | :: exposition (e.g. in a museum), exhibition |
| ten zeerste {adv} | :: strongly |
| tenzij {conj} | :: unless |
| te over {adv} | :: in abundance, in spades |
| tepaal {m} | :: tepal |
| te pas en te onpas {adv} | :: all the time; whether appropriate or not; whether relevant or not |
| tepel {m} | :: nipple |
| tepelhof {m} | :: areola |
| ter {contraction} | :: for, for the (followed by a feminine singular noun, e.g., one ending in -ing) |
| ter {contraction} | :: in the |
| tera- {prefix} | :: tera- |
| tera-ampère {m} | :: tera-ampere: 1012 amperes |
| teraardebestelling {f} [formal] | :: interment, burial |
| Ter Apel {prop} {n} | :: Ter Apel (village) |
| teraseconde {f} | :: terasecond: 1012 seconds |
| terbeschikkingstelling {f} [law] | :: a measure [Netherlands] or sentence [Belgium] imposed by a judge that forces the convicted to undergo psychiatric treatment |
| terbium {n} | :: terbium |
| terdege {adv} | :: very much, profoundly |
| terdoodveroordeelde {noun} | :: One who has been condemned to death |
| terecht {adj} | :: just, right, for good reason |
| terecht {adv} | :: in the right place |
| terecht {adv} | :: in judgment |
| terecht {adv} | :: rightly, for a good reason |
| terechtkomen {vi} | :: to land |
| terechtkomen {vi} | :: to end up, wind up (in a unplanned or surprising place) |
| terechtstellen {vt} | :: to execute, to carry out a death sentence |
| terechtstelling {f} | :: execution, the act of carrying out a death sentence |
| terechtwijzen {vt} | :: to reprimand |
| teren {vi} | :: to eat or drink what is necessary to survive |
| teren {vi} | :: to live, survive by consumption |
| teren {vi} [archaic] | :: to rot, to decompose, to waste away |
| teren {vi} [archaic] | :: to be digested |
| teren {vt} | :: to tar |
| ter ere van {prep} | :: in honour of |
| tergen {vt} | :: to anger, to aggravate |
| tergen {vt} | :: to irritate, to annoy |
| tergen {vt} | :: to rouse, to provoke |
| tergen {vt} [obsolete] | :: to torment, to plague, to bother |
| ter harte nemen {v} | :: to take to heart |
| Terhulpen {prop} {n} | :: La Hulpe, a village in Belgium |
| tering- {prefix} [extremely, vulgar] | :: fucking, damned |
| tering {f} | :: expenses |
| tering {f} [dated] | :: tuberculosis |
| tering {interj} [vulgar] | :: shit! damn! |
| tering jantje {interj} [vulgar] | :: holy shit, expression of surprise, impression, frustration, etc |
| teringlijder {m} [Netherlands, pejorative] | :: asshole (generic term of abuse) |
| teringlijder {m} [historical] | :: consumptive, tuberculotic |
| terloops {adv} | :: in passing |
| terloops {adj} | :: cursory |
| term {m} | :: term; A word or phrase, especially one from a specialised area of knowledge |
| term {m} [mathematics] | :: term; One of the addends in a sum |
| termiet {m} [zoology] | :: A termite, an ant-like eusocial insect of the infraorder Isoptera |
| termietenheuvel {m} | :: termite mound |
| termietenhoop {m} | :: termite mound |
| termijn {m} | :: term, period |
| termijn {m} | :: deadline |
| terminologie {f} | :: terminology |
| termsgewijs {adv} | :: termwise |
| termsgewijs {adj} | :: termwise |
| Ternaaien {prop} {n} | :: Lanaye, a village in Belgium |
| ternauwernood {adv} | :: barely, narrowly, just |
| terp {m} | :: artificial mound or hillock used as shelter during high tide |
| terpdorp {n} | :: A village built on an artificial mound |
| terpdorpje {noun} | :: diminutive of terpdorp |
| terpentijn {m} | :: (uncountable) The volatile essential oil turpentine naturally occurring in certain tree resins |
| terpentijn {m} | :: The trees Pistacia terebinthus and some relative species which produce the resins |
| Terpstra {prop} | :: surname |
| terrarium {n} | :: terrarium |
| terras {n} | :: terrace |
| terras {n} | :: outdoor café |
| terrasje {noun} | :: outdoor café |
| terrein {n} | :: grounds, terrain, area |
| terrein {n} | :: terrain, landscape |
| terrein {n} | :: speciality, field of study |
| terrein {n} [figurative] | :: social field, social domain (area of activity) |
| terreinauto {m} | :: off-road car |
| terreinwinst {f} [chiefly uncountable] | :: territorial gain |
| terreur {f} | :: terror, instance or cause of fear |
| terreur {f} | :: regime of terror |
| terreur {f} | :: terrorism |
| terreurpleger {m} | :: terrorist |
| terril {m} [Belgium] | :: spoil heap |
| terrine {f} | :: terrine (dish) |
| terrine {f} | :: terrine (pâté) |
| territoriaal {adj} | :: territorial |
| territorium {n} | :: territory |
| terrorisme {n} | :: terrorism |
| terrorist {m} [derogaroty, see usage note] | :: A terrorist |
| terrorist {m} [historical] | :: A supporter of the French Reign of Terror |
| terroristisch {adj} | :: terrorist |
| Terschelling {prop} {n} | :: Terschelling (island) |
| Terschelling {prop} {n} | :: Terschelling (municipality) |
| ter sluip {prep} [obsolete] | :: sneakily, secretly |
| ter sprake brengen {v} [idiomatic] | :: to broach a subject, raise a question, bring something into the topic |
| terstond {adv} [temporal] | :: immediately, at once |
| tertiair {adj} | :: tertiary |
| tertiaire sector {m} [economy] | :: tertiary sector (service sector) |
| terts {f} {m} [music] | :: third (interval or chord) |
| terts {f} {m} [Roman Catholicism] | :: terce |
| terug- {prefix} | :: back, backwards |
| terug {adv} | :: backwards, back (in the opposite direction) |
| terug {adv} | :: back, to a previous place or condition |
| terug {adv} | :: back, in return |
| terug {adv} | :: again, back again |
| terugbellen {v} | :: To ring back, to return call |
| terugblik {m} | :: retrospect, flashback |
| terugbrengen {v} | :: to bring back, return |
| terugbrengen {v} | :: to reduce |
| terugdringen {v} | :: to force back, push back |
| terugfluiten {vi} | :: to whistle back |
| terugfluiten {vt} [figurative] | :: to call to account, to sanction or to reprimand |
| teruggaan {v} | :: to return, go back |
| teruggave {f} {m} | :: refund |
| teruggetrokkenheid {f} | :: introversion, reclusiveness |
| teruggeven {vt} | :: To return, give something back |
| teruggeven {vi} | :: To return the change to balance a (cash) transaction |
| teruggeven {vt} | :: To reply, retort etc. to, retaliate |
| teruggeven {vt} | :: To regurgitate, vomit |
| teruggrijpen {vi} | :: to fall back, to rely [+ op (object) = on] |
| teruggrijpen {vt} | :: to grab back, to retrieve by grabbing |
| terughalen {v} | :: to recall |
| terugkaatsen {v} | :: to throw back, to rebound |
| terugkaatsen {v} | :: to reflect |
| terugkaatsing {f} [optics] | :: reflection |
| terugkeer {m} | :: return |
| terugkeren {v} | :: to return |
| terugkeren {v} | :: to recur |
| terugkijken {v} | :: to look back |
| terugkomen {v} | :: to come back, to return |
| terugkomen {v} | :: (used with "in") to be echoed in |
| terugkomst {f} | :: return |
| terugkrijgen {v} | :: to get back, recover |
| teruglopen {v} | :: to walk back |
| teruglopen {v} | :: to recede |
| terugnemen {vt} | :: to take back (after having lost), to retake |
| terugnemen {vt} | :: to take back (word) |
| terugpakken {v} | :: to take back; to get back |
| terugpakken {v} | :: to avenge; to revenge |
| terugplooien {v} | :: to contract, to roll back, to retire |
| terugreis {f} | :: A return journey, journey back, return voyage |
| terugschrikken {v} | :: shrink/shy away from, afraid of doing/using |
| terugspoelen {v} | :: to rewind |
| terugstellen {v} | :: to reset |
| terugstellen {v} | :: to demote |
| terugsturen {v} | :: to send back, return |
| terugtocht {m} | :: return expedition or return trip, usually a retreat, withdrawal |
| terugtraprem {f} | :: coaster brake, backpedal brake |
| terugtreden {v} | :: to withdraw |
| terugtrekken {vt} | :: to withdraw, to pull back |
| terugtrekken {vr} | :: to pull back, to retreat |
| terugtrekking {f} | :: withdrawal, retreat |
| teruguit {adv} | :: backwards |
| terugval {m} | :: downturn, decline, downfall |
| terugvallen {v} | :: to lapse, decline |
| terugvinden {v} | :: to retrieve |
| terugvliegen {v} | :: to fly back |
| terugwaarts {adv} | :: backwards |
| terugwaarts {adj} | :: backward |
| terugwaarts {adv} | :: backwards |
| terugweg {m} | :: Way back |
| terugwinnen {v} | :: to recover |
| terugzetten {v} | :: to rewind (a clock) |
| terugzetten {v} | :: to restore (something to its previous state) |
| terugzetten {v} [computing] | :: to restore, roll back |
| terugzien {v} | :: to see (someone) again/back |
| terwijl {conj} | :: while, during the same time that |
| terwijl {conj} | :: whereas |
| ter wille van {prep} | :: for the sake of |
| ter zake {phrase} | :: to the point, on topic, pertinent, topical |
| terzijde {adv} | :: aside |
| terzine {f} [poetry] | :: tercet |
| Tessa {prop} | :: given name |
| test {m} | :: test |
| test {m} | :: A test, an earthen bowl or pot |
| test {m} | :: A test, a cupel (used in smelting) |
| testament {n} [law] | :: testament, last will |
| testamentair {adj} | :: testamentary |
| testen {v} | :: to test, to try out |
| testeren {vi} | :: to prepare one's will |
| testeren {vt} | :: to leave or divide (one's belongings) by means of a will |
| testikel {m} | :: testicle |
| testimonium {n} | :: testimony |
| testosteron {m} | :: testosterone |
| testosteronbom {f} [pejorative] | :: Pejorative term for young males, in particular when considered prone to hypermasculine behaviour |
| testprogramma {n} | :: A testing programme |
| testritten {v} | :: to test drive |
| tet {c} [vulgar] | :: boob; tit |
| tetraëder {c} | :: tetrahedron |
| tetrahydrocannabinol {m} | :: tetrahydrocannabinol |
| tetralogie {f} | :: tetralogy ((book) series consisting of four parts) |
| teug {m} | :: pull, draw |
| teug {m} | :: sip, gulp (of liquid) |
| teugel {m} | :: rein |
| Teun {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| teveel {n} | :: excess |
| teveel {adv} [proscribed] | :: alternative spelling of te veel |
| te veel van het goede {adj} [predicative] | :: over the top, too much |
| tevens {adv} | :: at the same time |
| tevens {adv} | :: moreover, also |
| tevergeefs {adv} | :: in vain |
| tevergeefs {adj} | :: being in vain, pointless |
| te voet {adv} | :: on foot |
| tevoorschijn {adv} | :: visible, at sight |
| tevoren {adv} | :: previously |
| tevreden {adj} | :: content, satisfied |
| tevredenheid {f} | :: satisfaction, contentment |
| tevree {adj} | :: contraction of tevreden |
| tevrêe {adj} [dated] | :: contraction of tevreden |
| teweegbrengen {vt} | :: to bring about, cause to take place |
| teweegbrengen {vt} | :: to achieve, get (on the road, done etc.) |
| tewerkstellen {vt} | :: to employ, to hire (to give work to someone) |
| te weten {adv} | :: to wit |
| Texaan {m} | :: A Texan, person from Texas |
| Texaans {adj} | :: Texan |
| Texas {prop} {n} | :: Texas (state) |
| texasbroek {f} [Belgium] | :: A pair of jeans |
| Texel {prop} {n} | :: Texel (island) |
| Texelaar {m} | :: An inhabitant or native of Texel |
| textiel {adj} | :: made of, or relating to, textile |
| textiel {n} {m} | :: textile |
| textieltje {noun} | :: garment |
| tezamen {adv} | :: together (with) |
| tezelfdertijd {adv} | :: at the same time (simultaneously) |
| te zijner tijd {adv} | :: in due time, when the time is right |
| t.g.v. {prep} | :: abbreviation of ten gevolge van |
| Thai {prop} {n} | :: Thai (language) |
| Thai {m} | :: A Thai person |
| Thailand {prop} {n} | :: Thailand |
| Thailander {mf} | :: Thai (inhabitant of Thailand; person of Thai descent) |
| Thailands {adj} | :: Thai, relating to Thailand and/or its people |
| Thailands {adj} | :: in or relating to the Thai language |
| thallium {n} | :: thallium |
| thanks {interj} [colloquial] | :: thanks |
| thans {adv} | :: now (at the present moment) |
| thaumaturg {m} | :: thaumaturge |
| theanine {c} | :: theanine |
| theater {n} | :: theater (US), theatre (Commonwealth): either drama, the art form, or a drama theater (building) |
| theatraal {adj} | :: theatrical, dramatic |
| theatraal {adj} | :: melodramatic, exaggerated |
| thee {m} | :: tea |
| theeblad {n} | :: tea leaf |
| theedoek {m} | :: A tea towel, a cloth for drying dishes and glassware |
| theegerei {n} | :: teaware |
| theeglas {n} | :: tea glass (a glass meant to contain tea) |
| theegoed {n} | :: teaware |
| theehuis {n} | :: teahouse (establishment primarily serving tea) |
| theehuisje {noun} | :: diminutive of theehuis |
| theekrans {m} [chiefly diminutive, the non-diminutive plural is rare] | :: tea party (formal social gathering where one drinks tea, historically associated with upper-class ladies) |
| theekransje {noun} | :: diminutive of theekrans |
| theelepel {m} | :: teaspoon (for tea) |
| theelepel {m} | :: teaspoon (for measuring liquid volume) |
| theeleut {f} [colloquial] | :: someone who drinks a lot of tea |
| theeleuten {vi} [colloquial] | :: to drink tea |
| theelicht {n} | :: tealight |
| Theems {prop} {f} | :: Thames |
| theemuts {f} | :: tea cosy |
| theepauze {mf} | :: tea break |
| theepot {m} | :: teapot |
| theeservies {n} | :: tea service (set of cups and dishes) |
| theetuin {m} | :: A tea garden, an establishment with a garden where tea is served outdoors |
| theetuin {m} | :: An elegant (private) garden designed as a location for drinking tea |
| theetuin {m} | :: A roji |
| theeventer {m} | :: tea vendor |
| theezak {m} [chiefly diminutive] | :: A teabag |
| theezakje {noun} | :: diminutive of theezak |
| theezeef {f} | :: tea strainer |
| theïsme {n} | :: theism |
| theïst {m} | :: theist |
| theïstisch {adj} | :: theistic |
| thema {n} | :: topic, subject, issue |
| thema {n} [music] | :: theme |
| themapark {n} | :: theme park |
| themavocaal {m} [linguistics] | :: a thematic (or theme) vowel |
| theo- {prefix} | :: theo- |
| Theo {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| theocraat {m} | :: theocrat |
| theocratie {f} | :: theocracy |
| theocratisch {adj} | :: theocratic |
| theodicee {f} | :: theodicy |
| theologie {f} | :: theology |
| theologisch {adj} | :: theological |
| theoloog {m} | :: theologian |
| theorbe {f} [musical instrument] | :: theorbo |
| theorema {n} | :: theorem |
| theoreticus {m} | :: theorist |
| theoretisch {adj} | :: theoretical |
| theorie {f} | :: theory (an unproven conjecture) |
| theorie {f} | :: theory (An expectation of what should happen) |
| theose {f} [rare, Christianity, chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy] | :: theosis (gradual attainment of mystical union with or likeness to God) |
| therapeut {m} | :: therapist |
| therapeute {f} | :: female equivalent of therapeut |
| therapie {f} | :: therapy |
| thermaal {adj} | :: thermal |
| thermen {p} | :: thermae; a Roman bathhouse, in particular the warm and hot baths of a Roman bathhouse |
| thermiek {f} | :: thermal column, thermal (rising warm airstream) |
| thermiet {n} | :: thermite |
| thermo- {prefix} | :: heat |
| thermodynamica {f} | :: thermodynamics |
| thermodynamisch {adj} | :: thermodynamics |
| thermometer {m} | :: thermometer |
| thermoplast {m} [chemistry] | :: thermoplastic |
| thermosfles {f} | :: A thermos (vacuum flask) |
| thermosflesch {f} | :: obsolete spelling of thermosfles |
| thermoskan {f} | :: A thermos (vacuum flask) |
| thermostaat {m} | :: thermostat |
| thesaurie {f} [chiefly uncountable] | :: treasury |
| thesaurier {m} | :: treasurer |
| thesauriër {m} [uncommon] | :: alternative form of thesaurier |
| these {f} | :: statement, thesis, proposition |
| thesis {f} | :: thesis |
| thesorie {f} [dated, chiefly uncountable] | :: alternative form of thesaurie |
| Thijs {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| Thijs {prop} {m} | :: surname |
| thinner {m} | :: paint thinner |
| thio- {prefix} | :: thio- |
| -thiol {suffix} [functional group suffix] | :: -thiol |
| Thomas {prop} {m} | :: given name of biblical origin |
| Thomas {prop} {m} | :: surname |
| thorium {n} | :: thorium |
| Thorn {prop} {n} | :: Thorn (town) |
| Thread:User talk:CodeCat/Conjugation of "overdenken" rendered incorrectly/reply (2) {v} | :: to ruminate, to cogitate, to reflect upon |
| t'huis {adv} | :: obsolete form of thuis |
| thuis {adv} | :: at home (at one's dwelling or in one's home area) |
| thuis {n} | :: one's home |
| thuisbasis {f} | :: home base, main base |
| thuisbezorgen {v} | :: to deliver (e.g. ordered food) to someone's home |
| thuisblijver {m} | :: One who stays home |
| thuisfront {n} | :: home front |
| thuisgevoel {n} | :: sense of being home |
| thuishaven {f} | :: homeport |
| thuishoren {v} | :: to belong, to be in one's preferred or appropriate place |
| thuiskomen {v} | :: to come home |
| thuiskomst {f} | :: Homecoming (arrival home) |
| thuisland {n} | :: homeland |
| thuisonderwijs {n} | :: homeschooling |
| thuisstudie {f} | :: home study |
| thuisvaarder {m} | :: A vessel or a person that sails home or intends (is intended) to do so |
| thuiswaarts {adv} | :: homewards |
| thuiswerk {n} | :: work from home |
| thuiszege {f} | :: home win |
| thulium {n} | :: thulium |
| Tiber {prop} {m} | :: Tiber (river) |
| Tibet {prop} {n} | :: Tibet |
| Tibetaans {adj} | :: Tibetan (pertaining to Tibet) |
| tichel {m} | :: roof tile |
| tichel {m} | :: brick |
| tichel {m} | :: flagstone |
| ticket {n} {m} | :: ticket or voucher |
| -tie {suffix} | :: -tion |
| Tiel {prop} {n} | :: Tiel (city/and/municipality) |
| tien {num} | :: ten |
| tiende {adj} | :: tenth |
| tienduizend {num} | :: ten thousand |
| tienduizendtal {n} | :: A ten thousand, a multiple of ten thousand |
| Tienen {prop} {n} | :: Tienen (city) |
| tiener {m} | :: teenager |
| tienersoos {f} | :: youth club (society where teenagers go out) |
| tienjarig {adj} | :: ten-year old |
| tienjarig {adj} | :: decennial (occurring every ten years) |
| tienpuntenschaal {f} | :: ten-point scale |
| tiental {n} | :: a group of ten |
| tiental {n} | :: a multiple of ten which is less than a hundred |
| tientje {noun} | :: A 10 guilder / euro banknote |
| tierelantijn {m} [chiefly plural, often diminutive] | :: A flourish, something ornamental and not functional |
| tierelantijntje {noun} | :: diminutive of tierelantijn |
| tieren {v} | :: to thrive, prosper |
| tieren {v} | :: to make a fuss, to rant |
| tiest {m} [Flemish] | :: alternative spelling of tist |
| tiest {m} [Tilburg and North Brabant] | :: A big head |
| tiest {m} [Flemish] | :: stunt, prank, maneuver |
| Tiest {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| tiet {f} [vulgar] | :: tit, breast |
| Tietjerk {prop} | :: A village in Tietjerksteradeel, Frisia, the Netherlands |
| Tietjerksteradeel {prop} | :: Tietjerksteradeel (municipality) |
| -tig {suffix} | :: -ty; used to form numerals denoting multiples of ten |
| tig {determiner} [colloquial] | :: tens, dozens, lots |
| tij {n} | :: tide |
| tijd {m} | :: time |
| tijd {m} [grammar] | :: tense |
| tijdbom {f} | :: time bomb |
| tijdelijk {adj} | :: temporal |
| tijdelijk {adj} | :: temporary |
| tijdelijk {adv} | :: temporarily |
| tijdens {prep} | :: during |
| tijdgeest {m} | :: the intellectual and spiritual trend or way of thinking in a society at a given time or age; zeitgeist |
| tijdgenoot {m} | :: A contemporary |
| tijdig {adj} | :: timely, at the proper time |
| tijdig {adj} | :: in time, sufficiently early |
| tijding {f} | :: message, tiding |
| tijding {f} [historical] | :: newspaper, note or pamphlet containing news |
| tijdje {noun} | :: a while |
| tijdlijn {f} {m} | :: timeline |
| tijdmachine {f} | :: time machine |
| tijdnood {m} | :: lack of time, the condition of running out of time |
| tijdopname {f} | :: time-lapse recording |
| tijdperk {n} | :: age, era |
| tijdrekening {f} | :: system of subdividing time and calculating dates; calendar, era |
| tijdrit {m} | :: time trial |
| tijdschaal {f} | :: time scale |
| tijdschema {m} | :: timetable, schedule [in relation to time] |
| tijdschrift {n} | :: magazine (periodical of which print instalments appear) |
| tijdschrift {n} | :: magazine (copy/issue of a periodical) |
| tijdschrift {n} [obsolete] | :: chronogram |
| tijdschriftencassette {f} | :: A magazine file (narrow container for storing magazines) |
| tijdsduur {m} | :: duration |
| tijdsgeest {m} | :: alternative form of tijdgeest |
| tijdslimiet {f} | :: time limit |
| tijdsrekening {f} | :: alternative form of tijdrekening |
| tijdstempel {m} | :: timestamp |
| tijdstip {n} | :: moment in time, point in time, time of day |
| tijdsverschil {n} | :: time difference |
| tijdvak {n} | :: A (long) period of time, notably one of the chronological divisions of history, natural history etc |
| tijdvak {n} | :: An age, era, the period something exists, thrives etc |
| tijdverdrijf {n} | :: pastime, diversion |
| tijd winnen {v} | :: to buy time |
| tijgen {vt} | :: to accuse |
| tijgen {vt} | :: to pull |
| tijgen {vt} | :: to go |
| tijger {m} | :: tiger, Panthera tigris |
| tijger {m} [Surinam] | :: jaguar, Panthera onca |
| tijger {m} [Surinam] | :: puma, cougar, Puma concolor |
| tijger {m} [South Africa, obsolete] | :: leopard, panther, Panthera pardus |
| tijger {m} [figurative] | :: A fast-growing or prosperous Asian economy, usually located in East Asia or Southeast Asia |
| tijgerhaai {m} [zoology] | :: tiger shark |
| tijgerin {f} | :: tigress |
| tijgerpython {m} | :: Indian python, Python molurus |
| tijgerspin {f} | :: wasp spider, Argiope bruennichi |
| tijk {f} {n} | :: A pillowcase |
| tijk {f} {n} | :: A type of coarse cotton fabric |
| tijken {adj} | :: made of coarse cotton fabric |
| tijm {m} | :: thyme, plant of the genus Thymus |
| tijm {m} | :: thyme, herb from these plants |
| Tijn {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| Tijn {prop} {m} | :: a surname |
| tik {m} | :: tick (a kind of sound) |
| tik {m} | :: tap |
| tik {m} | :: slap |
| tik {m} | :: little bit (In: "een tikje meer") |
| tikfout {f} | :: typo, typing error |
| tikgeit {f} [derogatory, offensive] | :: A female secretary whose work mainly consists of typing |
| tikken {vi} | :: to tick, to make a ticking sound |
| tikken {vi} | :: to tap |
| tikken {vt} | :: to type on a typewriter or keyboard |
| tikken {vt} | :: to tag (in a children's game) |
| tikkertje {n} [games] | :: tag, a game often played by children |
| tikkie {interj} | :: tag, you're it! |
| til {f} | :: dovecote |
| til {f} [dialectal] | :: bridge, typically a small wooden bridge made of planks |
| til {f} [dated] | :: cage trap for catching birds |
| Tilburg {prop} {n} | :: Tilburg (city/and/municipality) |
| tillen {vti} | :: to lift, to raise |
| tillen {vti} [colloquial] | :: to scam, to con |
| Tim {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| timing {m} | :: timing (synchronisation; regulation of pace or time) |
| Timișoara {prop} | :: Timișoara (city) |
| timmer {n} {m} [archaic] | :: building, construction |
| timmer {n} {m} [archaic] | :: construction work |
| timmer {n} {m} [archaic] | :: room, chamber |
| timmer {n} {m} [archaic] | :: act of building or carpentry |
| timmer {n} {m} [archaic] | :: building material |
| timmeraar {m} [neologism] | :: carpenter |
| timmeren {v} | :: to perform carpentry, to build, to construct |
| timmeren {v} | :: to hammer |
| timmerman {m} | :: male carpenter |
| Timmermans {prop} | :: surname |
| timmermanspotlood {n} | :: carpenter's pencil |
| timmervrouw {f} | :: female carpenter |
| timmerwerf {f} | :: A construction yard where the primary construction material is wood; esp. in relation to ship building |
| Timo {prop} | :: given name. A Dutch pet form of Timotheüs ( = Timothy) |
| tin {n} | :: tin (metal, metallic element) |
| tinne {f} {n} | :: merlon, cop |
| tinnef {m} | :: junk, stuff of poor quality |
| tinnef {m} [by extension] | :: scum |
| tinnen {adj} | :: tin, tinnen |
| tint {c} | :: hue |
| tintelen {v} | :: to tingle, to prickle |
| tintelfris {adj} | :: tingling(ly) fresh |
| tinteling {f} | :: tingling |
| tinten {v} | :: to tint |
| tintinofiel {m} | :: A Tintin fan |
| Tinus {prop} | :: A diminutive of the male given name Martijn or Martinus |
| tip {m} | :: tip, extreme end of something |
| tip {m} | :: tip, small amount of money left for a waiter, taxi driver, etc. as a token of appreciation |
| tip {m} | :: tip, piece of good advice |
| tippelen {vi} | :: to walk (often briskly) |
| tippelen {vi} [prostitution] | :: to solicit out on the street |
| tippelen {vi} [dated] | :: to be interested [+ op (object) = in], to be attracted [+ op (object) = to] |
| tippelen {vi} [dated, Bargoen] | :: to steal [+ op (object)] |
| tippelen {vi} [dated, Bargoen] | :: to fall |
| tippen {v} | :: to tip (give a gratuity) |
| tippen {v} | :: to tip (give a hint) |
| tiptop {adj} [predicative] | :: excellent, fantastic |
| tiptop {adv} | :: tiptop, excellently |
| tiran {m} [historical] | :: tyrant, absolute ruler of an Ancient polis |
| tiran {m} | :: (commonly) tyrant, despotic ruler |
| tiran {m} [figuratively] | :: forceful oppressor, in any context |
| tiranniek {adj} | :: tyrannical, (as) under a tyranny |
| tiranniek {adj} | :: tyrannous, with the (notably abusive) characteristics of a tyrant |
| tist {m} [Flemish] | :: A strange or remarkable person |
| tist {m} [Flemish] | :: A guy |
| titaan {n} | :: titanium |
| titaan {m} | :: An immensely strong giant |
| titaan {m} | :: [also capitalized: Titaan] a Titan in Greek mythology |
| titaan {m} | :: by comparison; also a champion |
| titanenstrijd {m} | :: [chiefly singular] A titanic fight, a struggle between titans |
| titanium {n} | :: titanium |
| titel {m} | :: title |
| titelen {vt} | :: to title, to name |
| titratie {f} | :: titration |
| titreren {v} | :: to titrate |
| tittel {m} [typography] | :: tittle, a small dot |
| tittel {m} [figuratively] | :: tittle, a small detail |
| titulair {adj} | :: titular |
| titulair {adj} | :: in name (only) |
| tja {interj} | :: hmm, yeah well |
| tjaffelen {vi} [Belgium] | :: to move slowly with difficulty |
| tjalk {m} | :: An old Dutch sailing barge with a round bow, leeboards and a gaff-rigged mast |
| tjaptjoi {m} | :: chop suey (Chinese dish with meat and mixed vegetables) |
| -tje {suffix} | :: Appended to a noun (or occasionally another part of speech), making it diminutive |
| tjeempie {interj} | :: A mild exclamation of (perhaps unpleasant) surprise, wonder or amazement |
| tjiftjaf {m} | :: The leaf-warbler species Phylloscopus collybita; chiffchaff |
| tjo {interj} [slang] | :: hello, bye |
| tjokvol {adv} | :: chock full, completely full |
| tjonge {interj} | :: An exclamation of (mild) surprise, wonder or amazement |
| tjongejonge {interj} | :: An exclamation of (mild) annoyance, surprise, wonder or amazement |
| tjow {interj} | :: alternative spelling of tjo |
| 't kofschip {phrase} | :: A mnemonic used to remember how Dutch weak verbs are conjugated in the past tense. Those that end in a consonant that is present in the term 't kofschip (i.e. voiceless consonants) get the ending -t, others get -d |
| tl-buis {c} | :: tubular fluorescent lamp |
| t/m {adv} | :: initialism of tot en met |
| toast {m} | :: toast (congratulation or salutation while raising a glass containing a usually alcoholic drink) |
| toast {m} | :: an event held in honour of some person or some occasion where alcoholic drinks are consumed |
| toast {m} [chiefly diminutive] | :: Melba toast |
| tobben {vi} | :: to worry |
| tobben {vi} | :: to flair or move repeatedly, to churn, to thrash |
| tobben {v} [obsolete] | :: to bother, to harass |
| tobber {m} | :: an unlucky person, someone who never seems to have any lucky things happen to them |
| tobberd {m} | :: alternative spelling of tobber |
| Tobias {prop} {m} | :: Tobias (Biblical character) |
| Tobias {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| toch {adv} | :: still, nevertheless, anyway |
| toch {adv} | :: after all, despite what was expected |
| toch {adv} | :: yes, surely; implies a positive contradiction, used to contradict a negative |
| toch {adv} | :: In positive statements, a modal particle indicating certainty or emphasis, implying that the speaker considers his statement to be obvious |
| toch {adv} | :: In questions, a modal particle indicating uncertainty or sometimes worry, implying that the speaker hopes to be confirmed or reassured; may also be postpositioned as a tag question |
| tocht {mf} | :: march |
| tocht {mf} | :: trip |
| tocht {mf} | :: draught, air current |
| tocht {mf} | :: A small waterway that connects all the other waterways in a polder to a pump, windmill or sluice |
| tochtgenoot {m} | :: A travel companion, who shares one's company on a journey |
| tochtig {adj} | :: draughty, drafty, windy, having currents of air |
| tochtig {adj} [livestock, especially cattle] | :: being in oestrus, being on heat |
| toe- {prefix} | :: prefix used to stress a verb or a noun |
| toe {adv} | :: after, afterwards |
| toe {adv} | :: shut, closed (especially as part of a compound verb like toedoen) |
| toe {interj} | :: come on!, go on! (used when trying to coax someone into doing something) |
| toe {adv} [now, dialectal] | :: alternative form of toen |
| toe {conj} [now, dialectal] | :: alternative form of toen |
| toebedelen {v} | :: assign; allot |
| toebehoren {vi} [with an indirect object] | :: to belong [+ aan (object) = to], to be the property [+ aan (object) = of] |
| toebijten {v} | :: to speak harshly at, snap at |
| toebrengen {v} | :: to inflict |
| toedeledokie {interj} [Netherlands, chiefly humorous or ironic] | :: toodeloo, so long |
| toedeloe {interj} [Netherlands, often, humorous] | :: bye, toodeloo |
| toedenken {v} | :: to be destined for |
| toedichten {vt} | :: to ascribe, to attribute, to impute |
| toedienen {v} | :: to administer |
| toedoen {v} | :: to close, shut |
| toedoen {n} | :: help, cooperation |
| toedoen {n} | :: activity |
| toedracht {f} | :: how-it-happened (the circumstances under which an event has taken place) |
| toe-eigenen {vr} | :: to appropriate |
| toeëigenen {v} | :: superseded spelling of toe-eigenen |
| toe-eigening {f} | :: appropriation (act of making something one's own) |
| toegang {m} | :: access, entrance |
| toegangsgeld {n} | :: access fee, entrance fee |
| toegangskaart {f} | :: An entrance ticket |
| toegangskaartje {noun} | :: diminutive of toegangskaart |
| toegangspoort {c} | :: gateway |
| toegankelijk {adj} | :: accessible |
| toegankelijkheid {f} | :: accessibility |
| toegeeflijk {adj} | :: lenient, forgiving, permissive, concessive |
| toegestaan {adj} | :: allowed, permitted |
| toegeven {v} | :: to admit |
| toegeven {v} | :: to concede |
| toegevoegd {adj} | :: added |
| toegift {f} | :: addition, extra gift; something that is given in addition to what is usual |
| toegift {f} [music, theatre] | :: encore (brief extra performance after the main performance) |
| toejuichen {v} | :: to acclaim, applaud |
| toek {m} [Belgium] | :: a whack or blow |
| toekan {m} | :: toucan |
| Toekan {prop} {m} [constellation] | :: Tucana |
| toeken {v} | :: to whack someone |
| toekennen {v} | :: to confer - in the sense of grant, bestow |
| toekeren {v} | :: to turn towards, to turn to |
| toekijken {v} | :: to look on, to watch expecting something to occur |
| toekomend {adj} | :: future |
| toekomst {f} | :: future |
| toekomstgericht {adj} | :: future-oriented |
| toekomstig {adj} | :: future, having to do with or occurring in the future |
| toekomstmuziek {f} | :: Something, especially a futuristic proposal, that is very unlikely to be realised in the near future; something unrealistic |
| toekomstverwachting {f} [religion, chiefly uncountable] | :: eschatological expectation(s) or beliefs, apocalyptic beliefs, expectation of the end times |
| toekomstverwachting {f} | :: expectation regarding the future |
| toekruid {n} | :: A herb used as a spice or condiment |
| toelachen {vt} | :: to smile at, to smile toward |
| toelachen {vt} | :: to smile on, to be beneficial or favourable |
| toelage {f} {m} | :: grant-in-aid, subsidy |
| toelaten {v} | :: to allow, tolerate |
| toelaten {v} | :: to condone |
| toelaten {v} | :: to admit, receive |
| toelating {f} | :: admission |
| toelatingsexamen {n} | :: entrance examination |
| toeleiden {noun} | :: to induce |
| toeleiding {f} | :: induction |
| toeleverancier {m} [business] | :: wholesale supplier |
| toelichten {v} | :: to shed light upon, explain |
| toelichting {f} | :: explanation |
| toelonken {vt} | :: to beckon to, to lure |
| toeloop {m} | :: a congregation, a crowd of people headed towards a single destination |
| toelopen {v} | :: to walk up to |
| toen {adv} | :: then, subsequently (at a time in the past) |
| toen {adv} | :: back then, at the time, in those days |
| toen {conj} | :: when, at the time that (in the past) |
| toenadering {f} | :: approach; the process of coming closer |
| toenadering {f} | :: rapprochement |
| toename {f} {m} | :: increase |
| toendra {f} | :: tundra |
| toenemen {vi} | :: to increase |
| Toengoezisch {adj} | :: Tungusic |
| toenmalig {adj} | :: then (of that time) |
| toentertijd {adv} | :: at the time, then, during that time |
| toep. {noun} | :: abbreviation of toepassing |
| toepasbaar {adj} | :: applicable (that can be used in practice) |
| toepasselijk {adj} | :: apt, applicable, appropriate |
| toepassen {v} | :: to apply, implement |
| toepassing {f} | :: application, act of applying |
| toepassing {f} | :: purpose, use |
| toepassing {f} [computing] | :: application, program |
| toer {m} | :: turn, rotation, revolution |
| toer {m} | :: tour, trip |
| toer {m} | :: whim, urge (odd emotional action or behaviour) |
| toer {m} | :: prank, stunt |
| toerbeurt {f} {m} | :: a turn (period of participation) |
| toereiken {vt} | :: to give, hand over |
| toereiken {vi} | :: to suffice |
| toereikend {adj} | :: sufficient, adequate, satisfactory |
| toerekenbaar {adj} [law] | :: accountable, compos mentis |
| toerekenen {vt} | :: to impute, hold accountable |
| toerekenen {vt} | :: to ascribe |
| toerekeningsvatbaar {adj} [law] | :: accountable, compos mentis |
| toeren {vi} | :: to go out riding, to travel by bike |
| toeren {vi} | :: to be on tour |
| toerfiets {f} | :: touring bike |
| toerisme {n} | :: tourism |
| toerist {m} | :: tourist (male or of unspecified sex) |
| toeriste {f} | :: tourist (female) (see toerist for definitions) |
| toeristencampagne {f} | :: advertisement campaign to attract tourists |
| toeristenplaats {f} | :: settlement that attracts many tourists |
| toeristenval {m} | :: tourist trap |
| toeristisch {adj} | :: touristic |
| toermalijn {m} [gems] | :: (uncountable) The silicate mineral tourmaline, in various colours |
| toermalijn {m} | :: A transparent gem cut from it |
| toernooi {n} | :: tournament |
| toeschouwer {m} | :: spectator |
| toeschrijven {v} | :: to ascribe, attribute (followed by aan) |
| toeslaan {v} | :: to slam closed |
| toeslaan {v} | :: to seize the chance (e.g. to strike), to take advantage of a situation |
| toeslaan {v} | :: to strike, to suddenly occur (said of a disaster or a disease) |
| toeslag {m} | :: premium, charge, surcharge |
| toeslag {m} | :: entitlement, benefit, allowance, bonus |
| toespelen {vi} | :: to allude [+ op (object) = to] |
| toespelen {vi} [sports, games] | :: to pass [+ naar (object) = to] |
| toespeling {f} | :: allusion |
| toespijs {f} {m} [Belgium] | :: toppings or spread [on bread] |
| toespijs {f} {m} [Netherlands, uncommon] | :: dessert |
| toespijs {f} {m} [archaic] | :: side dish |
| toespijs {f} {m} [obsolete] | :: fish or meat |
| toespraak {f} | :: A speech, an address |
| toestaan {v} | :: to permit, allow |
| toestand {m} | :: situation, condition |
| toestand {m} | :: an unpleasant situation |
| toestand {m} [physics] | :: state |
| toestel {n} | :: device, appliance |
| toestel {n} | :: aircraft, airplane |
| toestel {n} [obsolete, collective] | :: paraphernalia, miscellanea |
| toestemmen {vi} | :: To consent, agree |
| toestemmen {vt} | :: (unusual) To award |
| toestemmen {vt} | :: (unusual) To allow |
| toestemmen {vt} [obsolete] | :: To admit, acknowledge |
| toestemming {f} | :: permission, authorization |
| toet {interj} | :: beep, honk |
| toet {m} [colloquial] | :: face (especially of a child) |
| toetakelen {v} | :: (especially an animal) to maul, to savage |
| toeter {m} | :: horn, claxon |
| toeter {adj} [colloquial] | :: drunk |
| toeteren {v} | :: to beep, to honk, to sound a horn |
| toetje {n} | :: dessert, afters |
| toetred {m} [Netherlands, obsolete] | :: accession |
| toetrede {f} [dated] | :: accession |
| toetreden {vit} | :: to accede, join |
| toetreding {f} | :: accession |
| toets {f} {m} | :: button, key (on a keyboard or other input device) |
| toets {f} {m} | :: fingerboard (e.g. on a violin) |
| toets {f} {m} | :: test, examination |
| toets {v} | :: to test or examine |
| toetsen {v} | :: to put to the test, to examine |
| toetsen {v} [by extension] | :: to try, attempt |
| toetsenbord {n} [computing] | :: A keyboard (input device with buttons for a computer) |
| toetsenbord {n} [music, now less common] | :: A keyboard (musical instrument operated by keys; set of keys of such an instrument) |
| toetsenbord {n} | :: A typewriter's keyboard (input mechanism or device with buttons for a typewriter) |
| toetsenist {m} | :: keyboardist |
| toetseniste {f} | :: female keyboardist |
| toetssteen {m} | :: touchstone |
| toeval {n} | :: accident, chance |
| toeval {n} | :: an attack (of epilepsy) |
| toevallig {adj} | :: by chance, accidental, coincidental, fortuitous |
| toevalstreffer {m} | :: stroke of luck |
| toevalstreffer {m} | :: lucky goal |
| toeven {vi} | :: To remain somewhere; to linger, stay |
| toeverlaat {m} | :: mainstay, brick: helpful, reliable person |
| toevertrouwen {vt} [with indirect object] | :: to entrust [+ aan (object) = to] |
| toevloed {m} | :: influx |
| toevlucht {f} {m} | :: recourse (place or person where one seeks refuge or aid) |
| toevluchtsoord {n} | :: refuge, place where one seeks recourse or shelter |
| toevoegen {v} | :: to add |
| toevoeging {f} | :: additive |
| toevoegsel {n} | :: an addition |
| toevoer {m} | :: supply |
| toewenden {vtr} | :: to turn to (to turn, to go to or to address) |
| toewensen {v} | :: to wish |
| toewerpen {vt} [with optional indirect object] | :: to throw (to) |
| toewijden {v} | :: to dedicate |
| toewijzen {v} | :: to assign |
| toewijzing {f} | :: ascription |
| toezeggen {v} | :: to promise |
| toezegging {f} | :: promise |
| toezicht {n} | :: supervision, oversight |
| tof {adj} | :: cool (objects) |
| tof {adj} | :: nice (persons) |
| tof {interj} | :: great! |
| tofelemoon {m} [pejorative, slang] | :: Roman Catholic |
| tofelemoon {adj} [pejorative, slang] | :: Roman Catholic |
| toffelemoon {m} | :: alternative form of tofelemoon |
| tofoe {m} | :: tofu |
| toga {f} [historical] | :: A toga, an outer garment worn by Roman patrician men |
| toga {f} | :: A gown worn by academics, Christian priests or ministers, and certain members of the legal profession |
| toges {m} [colloquial, originally, Bargoens] | :: toches; butt, buttocks, hindquarters |
| togt {m} | :: obsolete spelling of tocht |
| toilet {n} | :: toilet (room containing lavatory); men's room, ladies' room |
| toilet {n} | :: toilet (lavatory) |
| toilet {n} | :: personal grooming |
| toiletartikel {n} | :: A toiletry, an item used for personal hygiene or grooming |
| toiletborstel {m} | :: toilet brush |
| toiletbril {m} | :: A toilet seat |
| toilettas {f} {m} | :: a toilet bag (a bag used to store essential toiletries when travelling) |
| toi toi toi {interj} [theatre] | :: toi, toi, toi, break a leg |
| token {m} {n} [computing] | :: token, an atomic piece of data |
| Tokio {prop} {n} | :: Tokio (prefecture/capital city) |
| tokkelen {vi} | :: to pluck strings |
| tokkelen {vi} | :: to strum instruments |
| tokkelen {vi} | :: to tick, tap staccato |
| tokkelen {vt} [obsolete] | :: to tap, touch reeatedly, in various ways meanings |
| tokkie {mf} [Netherlands, colloquial, pejorative] | :: A lower-class person who is perceived to be unsophisticated and seen as likely to engage in antisocial behaviour |
| toko {m} [historical, referring to Indonesia] | :: a Dutch, otherwise European or Chinese shop |
| toko {m} [Netherlands] | :: a grocery store or supermarket specializing in Southeast Asian (especially Indonesian or Chinese Indonesian) products, which are mostly food items |
| toko {m} [colloquial, Netherlands] | :: shop, store, stand |
| toko {m} [colloquial, Netherlands] | :: any company or business |
| tol {m} | :: top, spinning top [a toy] |
| tol {m} | :: toll, customs (tax or fee) |
| tol betalen voor {phrase} | :: bear the consequences |
| tolbrug {f} | :: A toll bridge |
| tolerabel {adj} | :: tolerable |
| tolerant {adj} | :: tolerant |
| tolerantie {f} | :: tolerance |
| toleratie {f} [rare] | :: tolerance |
| tolereren {v} | :: to tolerate |
| tolheffing {f} | :: levying of tolls, collecting of tolls |
| tolheffing {f} | :: toll charge |
| tolhuis {n} | :: tollhouse |
| tolhuisje {noun} | :: diminutive of tolhuis |
| tolk {m} | :: An interpreter, one who translates/interprets speech in another language and vice versa |
| tolk {m} | :: Any content interpreter, who explains |
| tolk {m} [figuratively] | :: A spokesperson |
| tolk {m} [obsolete] | :: A sailors' term for a (folding) rule to measure bolt holes |
| tolk-ambtenaar {m} | :: An official interpreter in public service, not self- or privately employed |
| tolken {vi} | :: to interpret (to translate orally) |
| tollenaar {m} [historical] | :: A tax collector, in particular a collector of tolls; a publican |
| tölt {m} | :: A particular gait of a horse, particularly Icelandic ones |
| tölten {v} | :: (horses) to move in a certain gait known as tölt |
| tolvlucht {f} [aviation] | :: tailspin |
| tolweg {m} | :: toll road, turnpike |
| Tom {prop} | :: given name |
| tomaat {f} | :: tomato, fruit of Solanum lycopersicum |
| tomaat {f} | :: tomato plant, Solanum lycopersicum |
| tomaatje {noun} | :: diminutive of tomaat |
| Tomas {prop} | :: given name, spelling of Thomas |
| tomatengevecht {n} | :: tomato fight |
| tomatenketchup {m} | :: tomato ketchup |
| tomatenplant {f} | :: tomato plant, Solanum lycopersicum |
| tomatenplantje {noun} | :: diminutive of tomatenplant |
| tomatenpuree {f} | :: tomato purée |
| tomatensaus {f} | :: tomato sauce |
| tomatensausje {noun} | :: diminutive of tomatensaus |
| tomatensoep {f} | :: tomato soup |
| tombe {f} {m} | :: tomb |
| tomeloos {adj} | :: unbridled |
| tomen {vt} | :: to briddle |
| tomen {vt} | :: to rein in |
| tommygun {m} | :: Tommy gun, Thompson submachine gun |
| tompoes {f} | :: tompouce: a Dutch version of mille-feuille, having a thick layer of pastry cream sandwiched between two thin layers of puff pastry, with on top a layer of icing |
| ton {f} | :: barrel |
| ton {f} | :: ton (1000 kilograms) |
| ton {f} | :: 100,000 of some monetary unit, particularly guilders |
| ton {f} | :: A large amount |
| tondel {n} | :: tinder |
| tondeldoos {f} | :: tinderbox (container and fire-making tool) |
| tonder {n} | :: tinder |
| toneel {n} | :: stage, scene, place for a performance in front of an assembled audience |
| toneel {n} | :: scene, depiction on stage [often in the diminutive] or part of a performance |
| toneel {n} | :: [used absolutely, with definite article: het toneel] theatre, the dramatical arts |
| toneel {n} [figuratively] | :: theatre, site where something (a crime, battle...) happens |
| toneelkijker {m} | :: opera glass |
| toneelknecht {m} | :: stagehand |
| toneellaars {mf} | :: cothurnus, a type of boots used by stage performers |
| toneelmeester {m} | :: stage manager |
| toneelschool {c} | :: theater school |
| toneelschrijver {m} | :: playwright |
| toneelspeelster {f} | :: actress in a play |
| toneelspeler {m} | :: actor in a play |
| toneelstuk {n} | :: play (artistic genre in which actors enact a story in front of a live audience) |
| toneeltje {noun} | :: diminutive of toneel |
| tonen {vt} | :: to show |
| tong {f} | :: tongue |
| tong {m} | :: A kind of flatfish, the common sole, Solea solea |
| tongbreker {m} | :: tongue-twister |
| tongen {v} | :: to French kiss |
| tongenworst {f} | :: blood tongue |
| tongewelf {n} [architecture] | :: a barrel vault |
| tongval {m} | :: accent (pronunciation influenced by a particular lect) |
| tongval {m} | :: dialect |
| tongzoen {m} | :: French kiss |
| tongzoenen {v} | :: to French kiss (to kiss while inserting one’s tongue into one's companion's mouth) |
| tonica {f} [music] | :: tonic, keynote |
| tonijn {m} | :: tuna, tuna fish |
| tonnage {f} | :: tonnage (water displacement of a ship measured in tons) |
| tonnage {f} | :: tonnage (cargo capacity of a ship's hold) |
| Tonny {prop} | :: given name |
| Tonny {prop} | :: given name |
| tonologie {f} [linguistics] | :: tonology |
| tonsillectomie {f} [surgery] | :: tonsillectomy |
| toog {m} | :: bar counter |
| toog {m} [dated] | :: shop counter |
| tooi {m} | :: adornment |
| tooien {v} | :: to adorn, decorate |
| toom {m} {n} | :: bridle, rein |
| toom {m} {n} | :: a flock of birds (especially ducks, geese and swans) |
| toom {m} {n} | :: frenulum |
| toon {m} | :: tone |
| toon {m} [dialectal] | :: dated form of teen |
| toon {m} [archaic] | :: The front portion of a hoof |
| toonaard {m} [music] | :: mode (major scale or minor scale) |
| toonaard {m} [music] | :: key (classical mode) |
| toonbaar {adj} | :: sufficiently dressed, decent, presentable |
| toonbank {f} | :: counter, a furniture surface on which wares are put and transacted |
| toonbeeld {n} | :: A paragon, model, example to be followed or imitated |
| toonbeeld {n} | :: An imitation, reflection, sample, illustration |
| toondichter {m} | :: music composer |
| toondichteres {m} | :: female music composer |
| toongeslacht {n} [music] | :: mode (major scale or minor scale) |
| toonhoogte {f} [music] | :: pitch |
| toonkunst {f} | :: music, the musical art; especially composing |
| toonkunstenaar {m} | :: A musical artist, notably a composer |
| toonladder {f} [music] | :: scale |
| toonsoort {f} [music] | :: key |
| toontaal {f} | :: tonal language |
| toonwaarde {f} | :: the fluid distinction in color shades between the lightest and darkest part in halftone models; tone value |
| toorn {m} | :: ire, wrath |
| toornig {adj} | :: outraged, ireful, wrathful |
| toorts {f} {m} | :: torch (stick with flame at one end) |
| toorts {f} {m} | :: mullein, Verbascum |
| toost {m} | :: drink toast |
| toosten {v} | :: to give a toast |
| toostje {noun} | :: Melba toast |
| toover {m} | :: obsolete spelling of tover |
| toover {v} | :: obsolete spelling of tover |
| top {adj} [colloquial] | :: great, very good |
| top {m} | :: top (uppermost part) |
| top {m} [metaphorical] | :: apex |
| top {m} | :: summit, peak (high point of a mountain) |
| top {m} | :: summit, assembly |
| top {m} | :: top (piece of women's clothing) |
| Top {prop} | :: surname |
| topaas {n} [mineral] | :: topaz |
| topaas {m} | :: topaz (gemstone) |
| topgeheim {adj} | :: top secret |
| topgeheim {n} | :: top secret |
| topje {noun} | :: diminutive of top |
| topje {noun} | :: top (garment worn to cover the torso) |
| topless {adj} | :: topless (lacking clothes on the upper part of the body) |
| topman {m} | :: A male executive of a business or company |
| topografisch {adj} | :: topographic |
| topologie {f} [mathematics] | :: topology |
| topologisch {adj} | :: topological |
| toponiem {n} | :: toponym, place name |
| topos {m} {n} | :: topos, literary theme |
| topos {m} {n} | :: topos, mathematical structure |
| topper {m} | :: Someone or something excellent; a belter, a ripper |
| topprioriteit {f} | :: top priority, highest priority |
| toppunt {n} | :: top (the highest point of something) |
| toppunt {n} | :: summit, spire (physical highest point) |
| toppunt {n} | :: epitome, pinnacle (figurative highest point; the point of highest success and achievement) |
| toproofdier {n} | :: apex predator |
| topsalaris {n} | :: high wage, wage on the high end of a wage distribution |
| topscoorder {m} | :: top scorer |
| topverkoper {m} | :: A top salesperson (successful or skilled seller) |
| topvrouw {f} | :: A female executive of a business or company |
| tor {f} | :: beetle, insect of the order Coleoptera |
| toreador {m} [bullfighting] | :: torero, bullfighter, toreador |
| toren {m} | :: tower |
| toren {m} [chess] | :: rook |
| toren {m} [nautical] | :: The fin or sail of a submarine |
| torenflat {m} | :: skyscraper (tall highrise building) |
| torenfort {n} | :: A tower fort; a fortress in the shape of a short, usually circular tower, a defence work typical of the early to mid nineteenth century |
| torenhoog {adj} | :: very high, very tall |
| torenspits {f} {m} [architecture] | :: spire |
| torenvalk {m} | :: kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) |
| torenwacht {f} [countable, also, collective] | :: tower guard (guard that guards a tower; both one individual and a group) |
| torero {m} [bullfighting] | :: torero, bullfighter, toreador |
| tornado {f} {m} | :: tornado |
| torpederen {vt} | :: to torpedo, to attack with a torpedo |
| torpederen {vt} [figurative] | :: to shoot down, to forcefully criticise or attack |
| torpedo {f} {m} | :: A torpedo (projectile adapted for underwater use) |
| torpedo {f} {m} [dated] | :: A low-lying streamlined car |
| torpedoboot {f} {m} | :: torpedo boat |
| torpedobuis {f} | :: torpedo tube |
| torsen {v} [archaic] | :: To carry or bear with difficulty |
| torsie {f} [physics] | :: torsion |
| tortel {c} [zoology] | :: turtle dove |
| tortelduif {f} [zoology] | :: turtle dove |
| tortelduif {f} [figuratively] | :: a lover, a person in love (normally used in plural to indicate a couple in love) |
| Toscane {prop} {f} | :: Toscane (region) |
| Toso {prop} {mf} | :: surname |
| tosti {m} [chiefly Netherlands] | :: A toasted sandwich containing cheese, usually ham and optionally other ingredients and condiments; a toastie |
| tosti-ijzer {n} | :: sandwich toaster, pie iron |
| tot {prep} | :: to, up to |
| tot {prep} | :: until |
| tot {conj} | :: until, till |
| totaal {adv} | :: totally |
| totaal {adj} | :: total |
| totaal {n} | :: total |
| totaaltje {noun} [theater] | :: An arrangement of light spots which serves a general purpose on the stage |
| tot aan {prep} | :: up to |
| tot aan {prep} | :: until |
| totale oorlog {m} | :: total war |
| totalitarisme {n} | :: totalitarianism |
| tot dan toe {adv} | :: up until then, up till then |
| totdat {conj} | :: until, till |
| tot dusver {adv} | :: thus far, so far |
| totem {m} | :: totem, object that signifies a kinship group |
| totem {m} | :: totem, physical representation of a kinship symbol |
| totempaal {m} | :: totem pole |
| tot en met {prep} | :: up to and including |
| tot en met {adv} [Belgium, colloquial] | :: completely |
| tot heden {adv} | :: to date |
| tot in den treure {prep} | :: ad nauseam |
| tot kijk {interj} | :: goodbye |
| tot moes slaan {v} | :: to beat to a pulp |
| tot morgen {phrase} | :: see you tomorrow |
| tot nog toe {adv} | :: so far, up until now |
| tot nu toe {adv} | :: so far, up until now |
| tot op {prep} | :: up to, up until |
| tot op heden {adv} | :: up until now, to this day |
| tot straks {interj} | :: see you later (implies that you will see the person later the same day) |
| tot ziens {phrase} | :: see you; bye |
| toucheren {vt} | :: to perform an intimate (notably rectal) manual medical examination |
| toucheren {vt} | :: to lightly touch |
| touchscreen {n} | :: touch screen (tactile input and output device) |
| toupeerkam {m} | :: A teasing comb |
| toupet {m} | :: toupee |
| tour {m} | :: tour |
| tour de force {m} | :: exploit, tour de force |
| tournee {f} | :: tour (act of traveling to give performances at different locations) |
| touw {n} | :: rope |
| touw {n} [chiefly diminutive] | :: string |
| touwslager {m} | :: rope maker |
| touwwerk {n} | :: cordage, such as in a ship's rigging |
| t.o.v. {prep} | :: initialism of ten opzichte van |
| tovenaar {m} | :: wizard, sorcerer |
| tovenaar {m} | :: magician |
| tovenares {f} | :: wizardess, witch, sorceress |
| tovenares {f} | :: magician |
| tovenarij {f} | :: sorcery |
| tover {m} [literary] | :: something enchanting, [figurative] magic |
| toverdokter {m} | :: witch doctor, magic healer |
| toverdrank {m} | :: A magical potion |
| toverdrank {m} [figuratively] | :: A miracle cure |
| toveren {vi} | :: to perform magic |
| toveren {vi} [figuratively] | :: to do amazing things |
| tovergodin {f} [formal] | :: female fairy, female fay |
| tovergodin {f} [rare] | :: goddess of magic |
| toverij {f} | :: sorcery |
| toverkracht {f} | :: magic power |
| toverlantaarn {f} | :: A magic lantern |
| toverlantaarn {f} [dated, slang, derogatory, chiefly Amsterdam, metonym] | :: An ugly person, a monster, in particular an ugly woman |
| tovermiddel {n} | :: magical concoction or object |
| tovermiddel {n} | :: talisman, fetish |
| tovermiddel {n} | :: miracle cure, any cure with drastic good effects, also used of less than scientific folk medicine |
| toverslag {m} | :: stroke of magic |
| toverspreuk {mf} | :: A magical spell, an incantation, verbal charm |
| toverstaf {m} | :: magic wand, stick or staff used to perform magic |
| toverstok {m} | :: magic wand |
| toverwoord {n} | :: magic word, spell |
| toverwoord {n} | :: all-round solution for a difficult problem |
| toxicologie {f} | :: toxicology |
| toxicologisch {adj} | :: toxicological |
| toxicoloog {m} | :: toxicologist |
| toxine {f} {m} | :: toxin, a type of poisonous substances |
| toxisch {adj} | :: toxic |
| tra {c} | :: path in the forest, trail |
| tra {c} | :: firebreak |
| traag {adj} | :: slow |
| traagheid {f} | :: inertia |
| traan {mf} | :: tear (in the eye) |
| traan {mf} | :: fish oil |
| traangas {n} | :: Tear gas |
| traanklier {f} | :: lacrimal gland, tear gland |
| traceren {v} | :: to trace out, draw an outline |
| traceren {v} | :: to look for a clue |
| trachten {v} [auxiliary, with te] | :: to try |
| tractor {m} | :: tractor (agricultural vehicle) |
| traditie {f} | :: tradition |
| traditiegetrouw {adv} | :: true to tradition, observing tradition |
| traditiegetrouw {adj} | :: true to tradition, observing tradition |
| traditionalisme {n} | :: traditionalism |
| traditioneel {adj} | :: traditional |
| traditioneel {adv} | :: traditionally |
| tragedie {f} [drama] | :: tragedy |
| tragedie van de meent {f} | :: tragedy of the commons |
| tragisch {adj} | :: tragic |
| trainen {vt} | :: To train (teach, practice skills) an animal, especially for use at hunting |
| trainen {vt} | :: To train, coach a person or team, e.g. supervise exercices |
| trainen {vr} | :: To train oneself (in ...) |
| trainen {vi} | :: To be in training, (do) exercice(s) |
| trainer {mf} | :: trainer |
| trainer {mf} | :: coach |
| traject {n} | :: route |
| traktaat {n} | :: treatise |
| traktaat {n} [uncommon, formal] | :: treaty |
| traktatie {f} | :: treat |
| trakteren {v} | :: to treat (to give food at no expense) |
| tralie {f} | :: a bar on a prison window or just any grill |
| tralie {f} [algebra] | :: lattice |
| tralie {f} [physics] | :: diffraction grating |
| traliën {v} | :: to equip with bars or a grill |
| tram {m} | :: A tram, a streetcar, vehicle on rails for passenger transport in cities |
| tramhalte {f} | :: A tram stop [Commonwealth], a streetcar stop [North America] |
| trammelant {n} [colloquial] | :: fuss, loud disturbing noise |
| trampoline {m} | :: A trampoline |
| tramweg {m} | :: tramway, streetcar railway |
| tranen {vi} | :: to tear, to shed tears |
| tranendal {n} | :: A vale of tears, a place of sorrow |
| tranenvloed {m} | :: lacrimation |
| tranerig {adj} | :: tearful |
| tranerig {adj} | :: weepy |
| trans- {prefix} | :: trans |
| transcendent {adj} [mathematic] | :: transcendental, not algebraic |
| transcendentie {f} | :: transcendence |
| transfer {m} {n} | :: transfer |
| transferium {n} | :: a place on the outskirts of a city where people can park their car and travel into the city using public transport |
| transfiguratie {f} | :: transfiguration, transformation |
| transfigureren {v} | :: to transfigurate, to transform |
| transfoob {adj} | :: transphobic |
| transformatie {f} | :: transformation |
| transformator {m} [electrical engineering] | :: transformer |
| transformeren {v} | :: to transform |
| transfusie {f} | :: transfusion |
| transgeen {adj} | :: transgenic |
| transgender {adj} | :: transgender |
| transhumanisme {n} | :: transhumanism |
| transitie {f} | :: transition |
| transitief {adj} | :: transitive |
| translatie {f} | :: translation; motion without deformation or rotation |
| translocatie {f} | :: translocation |
| transman {m} | :: transman |
| transmens {m} [chiefly plural, uncommon] | :: A trans person |
| transmigrant {m} | :: a (male) transmigrant |
| transparant {adj} | :: transparent |
| transparant {n} | :: a slide transparency (such as are used with overhead projectors) |
| transparantie {f} | :: transparency |
| transpersoon {mf} | :: A trans person |
| transplantatie {f} | :: transplant |
| transplanteren {v} | :: to transplant |
| transport {n} | :: transport |
| transporteren {v} | :: to transport |
| transseksueel {adj} | :: transsexual |
| transseksueel {c} | :: a transsexual |
| Transvaal {prop} {mf} | :: Transvaal |
| transvet {n} | :: A transfat |
| transvrouw {f} | :: trans woman |
| trant {m} | :: manner |
| trap {m} | :: stairs, staircase |
| trap {m} | :: ladder |
| trap {m} | :: degree, grade |
| trap {m} | :: kick (act of kicking) |
| trap {f} | :: bustard |
| trapas {c} | :: A bottom bracket of a bicycle; the part that connects the crankset to the frame |
| trapauto {m} | :: A pedal car (children's toy car) |
| trapezium {n} [geometry] | :: A trapezium, trapezoid, a quadrilateral with two sides parallel |
| traphek {n} | :: A stair safety gate for pets and small children |
| traphekje {noun} | :: diminutive of traphek |
| traplift {m} | :: A stairlift |
| trappen {vi} | :: to step, to tread |
| trappen {vi} | :: to pedal |
| trappen {vt} | :: to kick |
| trappenhuis {n} | :: stairwell |
| trappenpiramide {f} | :: step pyramid, stepped pyramid |
| trapper {m} | :: bicycle pedal |
| trappetje {noun} | :: diminutive of trap |
| trappiramide {f} | :: alternative form of trappenpiramide |
| trapslang {f} {m} | :: ladder snake |
| traptrede {mf} | :: alternative form of traptree |
| traptree {mf} | :: A step of a staircase |
| trapveer {f} | :: Slinky (loose spring that can go down steps) |
| tras {n} | :: trass, ground tuff |
| trauma {n} | :: trauma |
| traumatisch {adj} | :: traumatic |
| travaat {m} [historical, nautical] | :: A short storm with heavy rainfall and thunderstorms, usually before the coast of Guinea |
| travade {m} | :: alternative form of travaat |
| travadig {adj} [historical, nautical, rare] | :: suddenly and briefly stormy with heavy rainfall |
| travertijn {m} {n} | :: travertine |
| travertijnsteen {m} {n} | :: travertine |
| travestie {f} | :: travesty |
| travestiet {m} | :: transvestite |
| trawant {m} | :: satellite |
| trawant {m} | :: henchman |
| trechter {m} | :: funnel |
| treckschuyt {f} | :: obsolete spelling of trekschuit |
| tred {m} | :: step |
| trede {mf} | :: alternative form of tree |
| treden {vi} | :: to tread, step |
| tree {m} | :: step [of a staircase], stair |
| tree {m} | :: step (distance of one step when walking) |
| tree {m} [archaic, also tred] | :: a unit of length of about 2 to 3 feet, roughly equivalent to a yard |
| treef {m} [Surinam] | :: dietary taboo, disallowed food |
| treeft {f} | :: a stand with three short legs used for cooking over a fire; a trivet |
| treeft {f} | :: a stand with three short legs used to support hot dishes and protect a table; a trivet |
| treeplank {c} | :: running board |
| Trees {prop} {f} | :: given name, a pet name diminutive of Theresia |
| trefbal {n} [game] | :: dodgeball |
| treffen {vt} | :: to hit, strike |
| treffen {vt} | :: to find (by chance), hit upon, to encounter |
| treffen {vi} | :: to be opportune |
| treffen {vt} | :: to meet with |
| treffen {vt} | :: to achieve, accomplish |
| treffen {vt} | :: to feel, come to believe |
| treffen {n} | :: encounter |
| treffen {n} | :: meeting |
| treffer {m} [especially, sports] | :: a scoring shot or throw, a goal or hit |
| trefwoord {n} | :: entry (in a dictionary) |
| trefwoord {n} | :: keyword |
| trefzeker {adj} | :: accurate |
| treife {adj} [Judaism, of food] | :: treyf, non-kosher (being unpermitted food) |
| trein {m} | :: train (railway vehicle) |
| trein {m} [dated] | :: train, convoy, retinue, procession |
| treinkaart {f} | :: train ticket |
| treinspoor {n} [rare] | :: railway track |
| treinstation {n} | :: railway station, train station |
| treinstel {n} | :: a set of trains, a multiple unit |
| treintrekker {m} [dated, uncommon] | :: locomotive (power unit of a train) |
| treinwagon {m} | :: railway wagon, train car, railway carriage |
| treiteraar {m} | :: a bully |
| treiteren {v} | :: to bully, to annoy maliciously |
| trek {m} [uncountable] | :: appetite |
| trek {m} [countable] | :: journey, migration |
| trek {m} [uncountable] | :: animal migration |
| trek {m} [uncountable] | :: draught, air current through a chimney |
| trek {m} [countable] | :: feature, trait |
| trekbiljart {n} {m} | :: A game in which one has to guide a ball laid on two movable rods placed on an incline upward into bins of increasingly higher value |
| trekdier {n} | :: A draught animal, used to draw a load or loaded cart, plow etc |
| trekhaak {m} | :: tow hitch, tow bar |
| trekje {noun} | :: characteristic, trait |
| trekje {noun} | :: draw (from a cigarette) |
| trekkast {f} | :: fume hood |
| trekken {vt} | :: to pull, to draw |
| trekken {vt} | :: to manage, to have the strength for |
| trekken {vi} | :: to migrate |
| trekken {vi} [of drinks] | :: to draw (to increase in flavour due to being left alone) |
| trekken {vi} [vulgar] | :: to jerk off, masturbate |
| trekken {vi} [Belgium] | :: to photograph, take a picture |
| trekker {m} | :: puller |
| trekker {m} | :: trigger (on a weapon) |
| trekker {m} | :: tractor (agricultural vehicle) |
| trekker {m} | :: wayfarer, a hiker |
| trekker {m} | :: migratory bird [sometimes specified as an actually migrating bird] |
| trekpaard {n} | :: draft horse (US)/draught horse (UK) |
| trekpleister {f} {m} | :: attraction (e.g. for tourists) |
| trekpop {f} [toy] | :: jumping-jack |
| trekschuit {f} {m} | :: trekschuit: a historical canal horse-drawn boat transporting passengers and goods |
| treksprinkhaan {m} | :: locust |
| trekvaart {f} {m} | :: barge-canal, especially for trekschuits |
| trekvis {m} | :: migratory fish |
| trekvogel {m} | :: migratory bird |
| trekwild {n} [collective] | :: migratory wild animals (wild animals of a migratory population) |
| trekzak {m} | :: bisonoric squeezebox, button accordion |
| trema {n} | :: diaresis, trema |
| trend {f} | :: trend, tendency |
| trendbreuk {f} | :: trend reversal |
| trendmatig {adj} | :: according to trend |
| trendmatig {adj} | :: in line with the norms of (current) fashion |
| tresorie {f} [Netherlands, chiefly uncountable] | :: treasury |
| tresoriër {m} [historical, rare] | :: treasurer |
| treurbuis {f} [chiefly singular, chiefly humorous, otherwise, pejorative] | :: television |
| treurdicht {n} | :: An elegy, a dirge, a mournful poem |
| treuren {vi} | :: to grieve, be grieved |
| treurig {adj} | :: sad, melancholy |
| treurigmakend {adj} | :: depressing |
| treurlied {n} | :: dirge |
| treurnis {f} | :: sadness, chagrin |
| treurnis {f} | :: plight, sad circumstance |
| treurspel {n} | :: A drama in which the main character is brought to ruin; a tragedy |
| treurwilg {m} | :: weeping willow, Salix babylonica |
| treuzelen {v} | :: dither, tarry, be slow |
| trezebees {noun} | :: not very independent, bit slow, clingy woman |
| tri- {prefix} | :: tri- |
| tri {n} | :: synonym for trichloorethyleen, a chemical solvent |
| trial {m} | :: Cross with small but sturdy and very versatile motorcycles, cars or bicycles |
| trialoog {m} [European Union] | :: trialogue; an informal negotiating meeting between representatives of the European Commission, European Council and the European Parliament in order to arrive at a compromise for a law proposal |
| trialoog {m} | :: trialogue, a conversation with three participants |
| trias politica {f} | :: The triad of organs of state between which sovereign power is divided according to the principle of separation of powers |
| tribunaal {n} | :: tribunal |
| -trice {suffix} | :: female form of -eur |
| triceps {m} | :: triceps brachii |
| trichloormethaan {n} [organic compound] | :: trichloromethane |
| trichomanie {f} | :: trichotillomania |
| trichotillomanie {f} | :: trichotillomania |
| triest {adj} | :: pitiful |
| triest {adj} | :: sad |
| triftong {m} | :: A triphthong, monosyllabic three vowel combination, usually involving a quick but smooth movement from one vowel to another that passes over a third one |
| Trijntje {prop} {f} | :: given name, diminutive of Katharina |
| trijp {n} | :: thick velvety fabric made of a cotton or linen weave and a wool or mohair pile, used in upholstery; Utrecht velvet |
| trijp {f} [Southern Dutch] | :: entrails, tripe |
| trijp {f} [obsolete] | :: slur for a woman |
| trijpen {adj} | :: consisting of Utrecht velvet |
| trijpt {n} | :: obsolete form of trijp |
| trilaal {m} [obsolete, rare] | :: electric eel |
| trilhaardiertje {noun} | :: The protozoan called ciliate, of the class Ciliata |
| trilholte {f} | :: cavity resonator |
| triljoen {n} | :: quintillion, 1018 |
| trillen {vi} | :: to tremble, to twitch |
| trillen {vi} | :: to vibrate, to oscillate |
| trillerig {adj} | :: shaky |
| trilling {f} | :: vibration, oscillation |
| trilogie {f} | :: trilogy |
| triloog {m} [chiefly European Union, rare otherwise] | :: alternative form of trialoog |
| trimmen {v} | :: to work out, especially to jog |
| trimmen {v} | :: to trim the hair of a dog or a horse |
| trimsalon {m} {n} | :: a dog salon (hairdresser shop for dogs) |
| Trinidad en Tobago {prop} {n} | :: Trinidad en Tobago (a <<country>> consisting of two main <<islands>> in the <<r/Caribbean>>) |
| trio {n} | :: trio, threesome, triad (group of three people or things) |
| trio {n} | :: menage a trois, threesome (sex act, three people having sex together) |
| triomf {m} | :: triumph |
| triomfant {adj} | :: triumphant |
| triomfantelijk {adj} | :: triumphant |
| triomfboog {m} | :: triumphal arch |
| triomferen {v} | :: to triumph |
| trip {f} {m} | :: a trip, a short excursion, a vacation, travelling |
| trip {f} {m} | :: hallucination, tripping |
| triplan {f} [uncommon] | :: triplane |
| trips {m} | :: thrips |
| triptiek {f} {n} | :: triptych |
| tristesse {f} | :: tristesse |
| tritium {n} | :: tritium |
| tritiumkern {c} [physics] | :: triton, tritium nucleus |
| triton {m} [physics] | :: triton, tritium nucleus |
| Triton {prop} [Greek god] | :: Triton |
| Triton {prop} [astronomy] | :: Triton |
| trits {f} {m} | :: triad, triplet, trine (group or series of three) |
| trits {f} {m} [card games] | :: three of a kind |
| trits {f} {m} | :: a grouping of more than three elements |
| triumviraat {n} | :: triumvirate |
| triviaal {adj} | :: trivial, insignificant |
| troebel {adj} | :: murky, turbid |
| troebelen {p} | :: agitation, turbulence |
| troebleren {v} | :: to disturb |
| troef {f} [card games] | :: trump |
| troef {f} | :: asset, advantage |
| troefkaart {f} [card games] | :: a trump card, trump |
| troefkaart {f} [figurative] | :: an advantage kept hidden |
| Troelstra {prop} | :: surname |
| troep {m} | :: group of people or animals (such as a pride of lions or a herd of cows) |
| troep {m} [military] | :: troop |
| troep {m} [uncountable] | :: mess, disorder |
| troep {m} [uncountable] | :: something unwanted or poor quality; rubbish, gunk, crap, shit |
| troepenmacht {f} | :: A military force |
| troepenverplaatsing {f} | :: troop movement, in particular by means of transport as opposed to marching |
| troeteldier {n} | :: favourite animal, with the implication it gets spoiled |
| troetelnaam {m} | :: pet name, (cute) nickname, name of endearment |
| troetelnaampje {noun} | :: diminutive of troetelnaam |
| troeven {v} [card games] | :: to trump |
| troffel {m} | :: trowel |
| troffel {m} | :: scoop of resembling shape, as used for gardnening |
| troffel {m} | :: blow, hit |
| troffel {m} | :: beating |
| trog {m} | :: trough |
| trog {m} [geology] | :: trench |
| troglodiet {m} | :: troglodyte |
| Trojaan {m} | :: a Trojan |
| Trojaans {adj} | :: Trojan |
| Troje {prop} {n} | :: the city of Troy |
| trok {m} [Brabantian] | :: current of air, draft |
| trol {m} | :: troll (mythological creature) |
| trol {m} | :: troll (person who provokes others) |
| trollen {vti} | :: to troll (provoke) |
| trom {f} {m} | :: drum |
| trombocyt {m} | :: thrombocyte, platelet |
| trombocytopenie {f} [hematology] | :: thrombocytopenia |
| trombone {c} [musical instruments] | :: trombone |
| trombose {f} [pathology] | :: thrombosis |
| trombose {f} [archaic] | :: A clutter in liquid, notably: |
| trombose {f} | :: a thrombus, blood clot formed in blood vessels that leads to thrombosis |
| trombose {f} | :: a clutter in milk |
| trommel {f} {m} [musical instruments] | :: drum, a type of percussion instrument |
| trommel {f} {m} [technology] | :: drum, various, often cylindrically shaped objects or components |
| trommel {f} {m} | :: cylinder (of a revolver) |
| trommel {f} {m} | :: a box to hold cookies in |
| trommelaar {m} | :: A drummer, percussionist |
| trommelaar {m} | :: Someone who drums (nervously) with his fingers |
| trommelaar {m} [figuratively] | :: An animal which drums, drills or makes a similar sound, notably woodpecker, cockroach and a pigeon specious |
| trommelen {v} | :: to drum |
| trommelrem {f} | :: drum brake |
| trommelvlies {n} | :: eardrum |
| trommelvuur {n} [chiefly uncountable] | :: drumfire |
| Tromp {prop} | :: surname |
| trompen {v} [Belgian Dutch] | :: honk [of vehicle] |
| trompet {f} [musical instruments] | :: trumpet |
| trompetter {m} | :: A trumpet player, especially in an army or an a ceremony |
| trompettist {m} | :: trumpeter |
| trompettiste {f} | :: female equivalent of trompettist |
| tronen {v} | :: to throne (i.e. to reign) |
| tronie {f} [art] | :: A depiction of a person’s face with an expressive, often unflattering expression |
| tronie {f} [slang, Netherlands] | :: a face, especially one with an unpleasant or unprepossessing look or expression |
| tronk {m} [now, dialectal] | :: trunk, tree trunk |
| tronk {m} [now, dialectal] | :: tree stump |
| tronk {m} [obsolete, Dutch East Indies, Cape Peninsula] | :: prison, dungeon, stocks |
| troon {m} | :: throne (ornate seat) |
| troon {m} [Christianity, angelology] | :: throne (angel of an order between cherubim and dominions) |
| troonbestijging {f} | :: alternative form of troonsbestijging |
| troonopvolger {m} | :: heir apparent |
| troonopvolging {f} | :: succession to the throne |
| troonsafstand {m} | :: abdication [from monarchic rule or reign] |
| troonsbestijging {f} | :: enthronement (act of being enthroned) |
| troonswisseling {f} | :: a change of monarch |
| troonzaal {f} | :: throne room |
| troop {f} [music, literature, linguistics] | :: trope |
| troost {m} | :: A comfort, consolation |
| troosten {v} | :: to comfort, console, solace |
| trooster {m} | :: consoler |
| troostmeisje {n} [euphemism] | :: A comfort woman, a comfort girl (woman forced into prostitution by the Imperial Japanese Army) |
| troostprijs {m} | :: consolation prize, a prize awarded to a runner-up or other well performing non-winning participants |
| tropen {p} [plurale tantum, geography] | :: tropics |
| tropisch {adj} | :: tropical |
| tropisch {adj} [meteorology, officially] | :: 30 °C or more |
| tropisch {adj} [obsolete] | :: pertaining to the rotations of a celestial body, especially in relation to the tropical year |
| tropisch {adj} [obsolete] | :: metaphorical, figurative |
| tros {m} | :: raceme |
| tros {m} | :: [of fruit] cluster, bunch, string (of berries) |
| tros {m} | :: hawser |
| trote {c} [Brabantian] | :: doormat; not very assertive person who lets others take advantage of them |
| trots {m} | :: pride |
| trots {adj} | :: proud [+ op (object) = of] |
| trots dat {adv} [archaic] | :: anyhow |
| trotseren {v} | :: to defy, to brave, to resist |
| trotskist {m} | :: A Trotskyist |
| trotskisties {adj} [obsolete] | :: nonstandard spelling of trotskistisch |
| trotskistisch {adj} | :: Trotskyite |
| trottoir {n} | :: sidewalk (US), pavement (UK), footpath (Australia) |
| troubleren {v} | :: alternative spelling of troebleren |
| trouvère {m} | :: A trouvère |
| trouw {m} | :: loyalty, faithfulness |
| trouw {m} | :: marriage |
| trouw {adj} | :: true, faithful, loyal |
| trouwambtenaar {m} | :: civil servant of marriage |
| trouwen {v} [ergative] | :: to marry |
| trouwen {vt} [obsolete] | :: to trust |
| trouwens {adv} | :: besides; by the way |
| trouwerij {f} | :: wedding |
| trouwjurk {f} [Netherlands] | :: wedding dress |
| trouwkleed {n} [Belgium] | :: wedding dress |
| trouwring {m} | :: wedding ring |
| truc {m} | :: trick |
| truck {m} | :: truck, lorry |
| truckbestuurder {m} | :: truck driver |
| trucker {m} | :: trucker: someone who drives a truck for a living |
| truffel {f} | :: a truffle |
| truffel {f} [slang] | :: a magic truffle, the sclerotia of magic mushrooms |
| trui {f} | :: jumper, sweater |
| Truielingen {prop} {n} | :: Trognée, a village in Belgium |
| trumpisme {n} | :: Trumpism, the nativist ideology of Donald Trump and his supporters |
| trut {f} [vulgar, pejorative] | :: bitch (pejorative term for a woman) |
| trut {f} [pejorative] | :: boring, narrow-minded or slow person |
| trut {f} [vulgar, chiefly Southern Dutch or literary] | :: pussy, cunt (vulva or vagina) |
| truttig {adj} | :: bourgeois, narrow-minded, old-fashioned, petty |
| truuk {c} [nonstandard] | :: alternative spelling of truc |
| Truus {prop} {f} | :: given name, diminutive of Geertruida |
| tsaar {m} | :: tsar, tzar, czar |
| tsaarschap {n} | :: tsarship, czarship |
| tsarendynastie {f} | :: tsar's dynasty |
| tsarenrijk {n} | :: czardom, czarist empire |
| tsarin {f} | :: tsarina (female tsar/empress, wife of a tsar) |
| tsarina {f} | :: tsarina (female tsar/empress, wife of a tsar) |
| T-shirt {n} | :: T-shirt |
| Tsjaad {prop} {n} | :: Tsjaad (country) |
| Tsjech {m} | :: Czech (person) |
| Tsjechië {prop} {n} | :: Czech Republic |
| Tsjechisch {adj} | :: Czech |
| Tsjechisch {prop} {n} | :: Czech (language) |
| Tsjechische {f} | :: Czech (female person from the Czech Republic) |
| Tsjechische Republiek {prop} {f} | :: Tsjechische Republiek (country) |
| Tsjechoslowakije {prop} {n} | :: Czechoslovakia |
| Tsjecho-Slowakije {prop} {n} | :: Czechoslovakia |
| Tsjetsjeen {m} | :: Chechen person |
| Tsjetsjeens {adj} | :: referring to the Chechen people |
| Tsjetsjeens {adj} | :: in or referring to the Chechen language |
| Tsjetsjeens {prop} {n} | :: The Chechen language |
| Tsjetsjeense {f} | :: Chechen woman |
| Tsjetsjenië {prop} {n} | :: Tsjetsjenië (republic) |
| tsunami {m} | :: tsunami |
| tuberculeus {adj} | :: tubercular (pertaining to tuberculosis) |
| tuberculose {f} [pathology] | :: tuberculosis (disease) |
| tucht {m} | :: discipline, a regime entailing strict supervision and/or punishment |
| tucht {m} | :: punishment, discipline |
| tucht {m} | :: the institutionalised enforcement of rules and norms within a professional group |
| tucht {m} | :: self-discipline |
| tucht {m} [obsolete] | :: chastity |
| tuchthuis {n} | :: A house of correction, closed penitentiary where 'wayward' inmates (especially youth and vagrants) are to be punished and (at least initially) reeducated trough forced labor, under threat of beatings |
| tuchthuis {n} | :: A reformatory school |
| tuchthuisregent {m} | :: A 'governor', member of the board of administration of a house of correction |
| tuchtigen {v} | :: To chastise, subject to disciplinary (especially corporal) punishment |
| tuchtroede {f} | :: a birching rod; a birch |
| tuchtschool {f} | :: reformatory school |
| tuf {n} {m} | :: tuff, tufa (porous volcanic rock) |
| tuf {m} [archaic] | :: car, automobile |
| tufsteen {m} | :: tuff |
| tuig {n} | :: thing |
| tuig {n} | :: device |
| tuig {n} | :: riff-raff |
| tuig {n} [nautical] | :: rig, rigging |
| tuig {n} | :: harness |
| tuigen {vt} | :: to rig (a sailing ship) |
| tuigen {vt} | :: to harness, to put a harness on |
| tuigen {vt} [obsolete] | :: to declare officially, to testify |
| tuigleer {n} | :: saddle leather (strong, specially tanned leather used for tack) |
| tuigleren {adj} | :: Made of saddle leather, consisting of saddle leather |
| tuig van de richel {n} [collective] | :: scum, riffraff, thugs |
| tuil {m} | :: bouquet of flowers |
| tuimelaar {m} | :: One who tumbles |
| tuimelaar {m} | :: A common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus |
| tuimelaar {m} | :: A rocker (implement or machine working with a rocking motion) |
| tuimelaar {m} | :: A tumbler pigeon (domesticated pigeon, variety of Columba livia) |
| tuimelen {vi} | :: to tumble |
| tuimelkruid {n} | :: tumbleweed |
| tuin {m} | :: garden, yard |
| tuin {m} [regional, dated] | :: enclosure, fence or hedge |
| tuinafval {n} | :: garden waste |
| tuinboon {f} | :: broad bean, Vicia faba |
| tuinbouw {m} | :: The agricultural cultivation of non-grass (non-grain) crops including certain food crops and ornamental plants and flowers, especially by means of specialised equipment such as greenhouses; also the branch of agriculture in which these crops are cultivated |
| tuinbroek {f} | :: An overall, dungarees |
| tuinder {m} | :: horticulturist (someone who professionally cultivates certain decorative or edible plants) |
| tuinderij {f} [uncountable] | :: horticulture |
| tuinderij {f} [countable] | :: horticultural farm |
| tuindorp {n} | :: A mostly low-rise suburb with many characteristics of a village, loosely based on the garden city model |
| tuindorpje {noun} | :: diminutive of tuindorp |
| tuinen {vi} [uncommon] | :: to practice agriculture or horticulture |
| tuingereedschap {n} [collective] | :: garden tools |
| tuinhuis {n} | :: A small building in a garden often used for both recreation and storage; a shed, a cabana |
| tuinieren {v} | :: to garden (to do gardening work) |
| tuinkabouter {m} | :: a garden gnome |
| tuinkamer {f} | :: conservatory room |
| tuinkers {c} | :: garden cress, Lepidium sativum |
| tuinkever {m} | :: garden chafer, June bug, Phyllopertha horticola |
| tuinman {m} | :: male professional gardener |
| tuinpaadje {noun} | :: diminutive of tuinpad |
| tuinpad {n} | :: garden path |
| tuinpak {n} | :: dungarees, overalls, jumpsuit |
| tuinplant {f} | :: A garden plant |
| tuinslang {f} | :: garden hose |
| tuinsproeier {m} | :: garden sprinkler |
| tuinstad {f} | :: A garden city, a planned city combining industry, agriculture and residential areas with greenbelts and a high proportion of internal green space |
| tuinstadwijk {f} | :: A mostly low-rise suburb with many characteristics of a village, loosely based on the garden city model |
| tuinstoel {m} | :: garden chair (chair suited for outdoor use, commonly used in gardens) |
| tuintje {noun} | :: diminutive of tuin |
| tuinvrouw {f} | :: A female professional gardener |
| tuinwal {m} | :: An earthen wall used for enclosures |
| tuinwijk {f} | :: A mostly low-rise suburb with many characteristics of a village, loosely based on the garden city model |
| tuinwijkje {noun} | :: diminutive of tuinwijk |
| tuit {n} | :: a spout |
| tuit {n} [obsolete] | :: lock of hair |
| tuiten {v} | :: to puff up |
| tuiten {v} | :: to pout (one's lips) |
| tulband {m} | :: A turban |
| tulband {m} | :: A cake baked in the shape of a turban |
| tulipomanie {f} [dated, historical] | :: tulip mania |
| tulipomanie {f} [dated] | :: a fondness or obsession for tulips [generally not involving speculative bubbles] |
| tulp {f} | :: A tulip, a plant of the genus Tulipa |
| tulp {f} | :: A tulip, a flower of this plant |
| tulpenbol {m} | :: A tulip bulb |
| tulpenboom {m} [colloquial] | :: magnolia, tree of the genus Magnolia |
| tulpenboom {m} | :: tulip tree, tree of the genus Liriodendron |
| tulpengekte {f} [historical] | :: tulip mania |
| tulpenmanie {f} [historical] | :: tulip mania |
| tumor {m} | :: tumour, swelling |
| tumult {n} | :: tumult |
| Tunesië {prop} {n} | :: Tunisia |
| tunica {f} | :: Roman tunic |
| tuniek {f} | :: tunic |
| tuniek {f} | :: A sports uniform |
| tuniek {f} | :: A long women's overgarment similar to a long shirt or sweater or a short dress |
| tuniek {f} | :: A short overgarment, often one worn as part of a uniform |
| Tunis {prop} | :: Tunis (capital city) |
| tunnel {m} | :: tunnel |
| turbidiet {c} | :: turbidite |
| turbine {f} | :: turbine |
| turbolader {m} | :: turbocharger |
| turbotaal {prop} {f} | :: A Dutch slang that extensively uses clippings, especially from the end of a word, the suffixes -o and -i, and loans from English |
| tureluur {c} | :: common redshank (Tringa totanus) |
| tureluurs {adj} | :: crazy, nuts |
| turen {vi} | :: to gaze (at) |
| turf {m} | :: peat |
| turf {m} | :: A tally mark representing five |
| turf {m} [colloquial] | :: A fat book, tome; a book containing many pages |
| Turk {m} | :: a Turkish person, a Turk |
| Turkije {prop} {n} | :: Turkey |
| Turkmeen {m} | :: Turkmen (the people) |
| Turkmeens {prop} {n} | :: Turkmen (the language) |
| Turkmeens {adj} | :: Turkmen |
| Turkmeense {f} | :: Turkmen (female) |
| Turkmenistan {prop} {n} | :: Turkmenistan (country) |
| turkoois {n} {m} | :: turquoise, a gem (uncountable) |
| turkoois {n} {m} | :: its typical, bright blue-greenish color (uncountable) |
| turkoois {n} {m} | :: a stone of this gem |
| turkooizen {adj} | :: turquoisen |
| Turks {adj} | :: Turkish |
| Turks {adj} | :: Turkic |
| Turks {prop} {n} | :: Turkish language |
| Turkse {f} | :: a female Turk |
| turner {m} | :: gymnast |
| Turnhout {prop} {n} | :: Turnhout (city) |
| turnkring {m} [Belgian Dutch] | :: gymnastics club |
| turven {v} | :: to tally, to count with tally marks |
| tusschen {prep} | :: obsolete form of tussen |
| tussen- {prefix} | :: inter- |
| tussen {prep} | :: between |
| tussen {prep} | :: among, amidst |
| tussenbeide {adv} | :: in-between both |
| tussendeur {f} | :: A dividing door between two rooms, a connecting door |
| tussendoor {circump} | :: in-between, through the middle of |
| tussendoor {adv} | :: in-between |
| tussendoor {adv} | :: in the meantime |
| tussendoortje {noun} | :: snack |
| tussengelegen {adj} | :: intervening, lying between |
| tussenkomen {v} | :: to intervene |
| tussenkomst {f} | :: intervention |
| tussenkop {m} | :: subheader, subhead |
| tussenletter {f} | :: intermediary letter, notably a genitive suffix forming the joint in a compound, e.g. -s- in levenseinde (end of life) |
| tussenpaus {m} [literally] | :: An 'intermediary' pope, whose pontificate (term of office) is so short or uneventful he's rarely mentioned except in lists of popes |
| tussenpaus {m} [figuratively] | :: An incumbent whose main function is not to exerce the office but to 'keep the seat warm' or prepare the way for a far more notable successor, but fully titled, without being formally styled 'ad interim' |
| tussenpersoon {mf} | :: mediator, middleman, intermediary |
| tussenpunt {n} | :: waypoint, midpoint |
| tussenribs {adj} | :: between the ribs; intercostal |
| tussenribstuk {n} | :: entrecôte |
| tussenruimte {f} | :: an intervening space, interstice, space, gap |
| tussenschot {n} [architecture] | :: partition, dividing wall |
| tussenschot {n} | :: septum |
| tussenstap {m} | :: intermediate step |
| tussenstekker {m} | :: plug through socket |
| tussenstop {m} | :: stopover |
| tussenstop {m} | :: layover |
| tussentaal {f} [Belgium] | :: Any variety of colloquial speech intermediate between standard Flemish and Limburgish |
| tussentijd {m} | :: time in-between two events; meantime |
| tussentijds {adj} | :: interim |
| tussentitel {m} | :: A subtitle, a subordinate heading |
| tussentitel {m} [film] | :: An intertitle |
| tussenvoegsel {n} [grammar] | :: infix |
| tussenvoegsel {n} | :: a part of a person's name (usually of Dutch origin) that comes between the first name and the last name (such as van der or de) |
| tussenwerpen {v} | :: to throw between or among, to interject |
| tussenwerpsel {n} | :: interjection |
| tut {f} | :: a stiff wooden woman |
| tut {f} [chiefly Belgium] | :: a pacifier |
| tutje {noun} [colloquial] | :: pacifier, dummy |
| tutoyeren {vi} | :: to address someone casually by using jij, jou or the unemphatic je, as opposed to formal u |
| tuurlijk {adv} [colloquial] | :: of course |
| tuurlijk {adv} [colloquial, sarcastic] | :: yeah, right, sure, as if |
| tv {noun} | :: abbreviation of televisie |
| tv-kijker {m} | :: alternative form of televisiekijker |
| T-vormig {adj} | :: T-shaped |
| t.w. {adv} | :: abbreviation of te weten |
| tw. {noun} | :: abbreviation of tussenwerpsel |
| twaalf {num} | :: twelve |
| twaalf ambachten, dertien ongelukken {phrase} | :: alternative form of twaalf stielen, dertien ongelukken |
| twaalfde {adj} | :: twelfth |
| twaalfduizend {num} | :: twelve thousand |
| twaalf stielen, dertien ongelukken {phrase} [idiomatic] | :: jack of all trades, master of none |
| twaalfvingerige darm {m} | :: duodenum |
| twaalven {noun} | :: [used with "met z'n"] a group of twelve people |
| twaalven {noun} | :: [used as whole hours, on its own] twelve o' clock |
| twaalver {m} [Islam] | :: Twelver |
| twee {num} | :: two |
| twee {f} | :: two |
| tweebaans {adj} | :: two-way |
| tweebak {m} {n} {f} [now, historical] | :: zwieback, rusk |
| tweebenig {adj} | :: bipedal, two-legged |
| tweede {adj} | :: second, number two |
| tweede Germaanse klankverschuiving {prop} {f} [linguistics] | :: High German consonant shift |
| tweedehands {adj} | :: secondhand |
| tweedekker {m} | :: biplane |
| tweedekker {m} | :: a ship with two decks |
| tweedeling {f} | :: bifurcation, a split or act of splitting into two, dichotomy |
| tweede naam {m} | :: second name, middle name, forename |
| tweede naamval {m} [grammar] | :: genitive case |
| tweede persoon {m} | :: second person (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) |
| Tweede Wereldoorlog {m} | :: World War II |
| tweedonker {n} | :: twilight |
| tweedracht {f} | :: discord, disagreement, dissension |
| tweeduizend {num} | :: two thousand |
| tweeëndertig {num} | :: thirty-two |
| tweeënnegentig {num} | :: ninety-two |
| tweeëntachtig {num} | :: eighty-two |
| tweeëntwintig {num} | :: twenty-two |
| tweeënveertig {num} | :: forty-two |
| tweeënvijftig {num} | :: fifty-two |
| tweeënzestig {num} | :: sixty-two |
| tweeënzeventig {num} | :: seventy-two |
| tweefrontenoorlog {m} | :: two-front war (war fought on two separate fronts) |
| twee handen op één buik {phrase} [idiomatic] | :: to be in strong agreement, hand in glove, like two peas in a pod; usually two persons who can get along very well |
| tweehonderd {num} | :: two hundred |
| twee hoofden zijn beter dan één {phrase} | :: two heads are better than one |
| tweejaarlijks {adj} | :: biennial |
| tweeklank {m} | :: A diphthong, complex vowel sound |
| tweekleur {f} | :: bicolour flag |
| tweekleurig {adj} | :: two-coloured, bicolour |
| tweelicht {n} | :: twilight |
| tweeling {m} | :: A pair of twins; said of people and other mammals |
| tweeling {m} [less common, usually plural only] | :: Each of two twin siblings |
| tweeling {m} | :: A vegetal or object equivalent, e.g. an identical fruit pair |
| tweelingbroeder {m} | :: twin brother |
| tweelingbroer {m} | :: twin brother |
| Tweelingen {prop} {m} [zodiac constellations, astrology] | :: Gemini |
| tweelingwoord {n} | :: doublet |
| tweelingzus {f} | :: twin sister |
| tweelingzuster {f} | :: twin sister |
| tweeloops {adj} | :: double-barreled |
| tweeluik {n} [arts] | :: diptych |
| tweeluik {n} [figuratively] | :: something in two (complementary) parts |
| tweemaal {adv} | :: twice, two times |
| tweemotorig {adj} | :: [of motorised means of transport] having two engines |
| tweënzestig {num} | :: sixty-two |
| tweepersoonsbed {n} | :: double size bed, double bed |
| tweepoot {m} | :: A biped, usually said about animals other than man which also walk on two feet/legs |
| tweepoot {m} | :: A two-legged standard, e.g. for a bicycle |
| twee pop {?} | :: twee pop |
| tweepotig {adj} | :: bipedal, having (and walking on) two legs/feet, mainly said about other creatures then man |
| tweerichtingsverkeer {n} | :: two-way traffic |
| tweespalt {m} | :: discord |
| tweespan {n} | :: A pair of draught animals, a team of two |
| tweespan {n} | :: A vehicle fit to be drawn by a pair of draught animals |
| tweestatenoplossing {prop} {f} | :: two-state solution |
| tweestrijd {m} | :: Any contest or struggle between two people or parties, such as a duel, runoff election, game or competition, rivalry, etc |
| tweestrijd {m} [figurative] | :: An internal mental conflict; an acute dilemma |
| tweetal {n} | :: pair, couple |
| tweetalig {adj} | :: bilingual |
| tweetallig {adj} | :: binary (using binary number system) |
| tweetallig {adj} | :: twofold (symmetry) |
| tweeverdiener {m} | :: A dual earner |
| twee vliegen in één klap slaan {v} [idiom] | :: to kill two birds with one stone |
| tweevoet {m} | :: bipod |
| tweevoeter {m} [zoology] | :: a biped |
| tweevoetig {adj} | :: bipedal, said about man and other bipeds creatures |
| tweevoetig {adj} [about objects] | :: supported by two legs |
| tweevoetig {adj} [poetry] | :: having two metric feet |
| tweevoetig {adj} [not in speech] | :: measuring two feet |
| tweevoets {adj} | :: (being) two feet wide |
| tweevoud {n} | :: double, twofold |
| tweevoud {n} [grammar] | :: dual (number) |
| tweevoudig {adj} | :: double, twofold |
| tweewieler {m} | :: bicycle, two-wheeled vehicle |
| tweewijverij {f} | :: bigyny (state of being married with two women or the practice of marrying two women) |
| tweezaadlobbig {adj} | :: of or relating to a dicotyledon |
| Twello {prop} {n} | :: Twello (village) |
| Twente {prop} | :: The most urbanised, easternmost region of the province of Overijssel in the eastern Netherlands |
| Twi {prop} {n} | :: Twi (language) |
| twijfel {m} | :: doubt, uncertainty |
| twijfelaar {m} | :: A doubter, hesitater; one who doubts or hesitates |
| twijfelaar {m} | :: A bed of a size that is in between those of a regular single size bed and a double bed, typically with a breadth of 120 or 140 centimetres |
| twijfelachtig {adj} | :: dubious, doubtful |
| twijfelen {vi} | :: to doubt [+ aan (object)] |
| twijg {f} {m} | :: twig |
| twinkelen {v} | :: to twinkle |
| twintig {num} | :: twenty |
| twintigste {adj} | :: twentieth |
| twist {m} | :: strife, discord |
| twist {m} | :: dispute |
| twist {m} | :: twist: dance, turn |
| twistappel {m} | :: apple of discord |
| twisten {vi} | :: to fight, to quarrel |
| twistgesprek {n} [somewhat, formal] | :: A dispute, an argument, a verbal controversy, in particular about political or religious topics |
| twistgierig {adj} [archaic] | :: argumentative, bickersome |
| twistrede {f} [dated] | :: dispute, argument, controversy (type of discourse involving disagreement) |
| twistziek {adj} | :: argumentative, quarrelsome |
| tyfeus {adj} | :: typhous |
| tyfoon {m} | :: typhoon |
| tyfoon {m} | :: train horn |
| tyfus- {prefix} [extremely, vulgar] | :: fucking, damned |
| tyfus {m} [pathology] | :: term used for typhus and typhoid fever |
| tyfus {interj} [vulgar] | :: shit! damn! |
| tyfusepidemie {f} | :: A typhoid epidemic or typhus epidemic |
| Tynaarlo {prop} | :: Tynaarlo (village/and/municipality) |
| type {n} | :: type: a class, someone or something from a class. The diminutive is used when made into a caricature |
| typefout {f} | :: alternative spelling of typfout |
| typegeit {f} | :: alternative spelling of typgeit |
| typemachine {f} | :: alternative spelling of typmachine |
| typen {vt} | :: to type |
| typeren {v} | :: to typify |
| typerend {adj} | :: typical, characteristic |
| typesoort {f} | :: type species (species that permanently defines a genus or lower taxon) |
| typfout {f} | :: typo, typing error |
| typgeit {f} [derogatory, offensive] | :: A female secretary whose work mainly consists of typing |
| typisch {adj} | :: typical |
| typist {m} | :: A typist |
| typiste {f} | :: A female typist |
| typmachine {f} | :: typewriter |
| typografie {f} | :: typography |
| typologie {f} | :: typology (discipline or result of classification) |