| C++ {prop} (C++) | :: C++ |
| ca {adv} (abbreviation of circa) SEE: ca. | :: |
| ca. {adv} (abbreviation of circa) | :: ca. |
| cab {n} (taxi) SEE: taxi | :: |
| cabaret {n} (live entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub) | :: cabaret {n} |
| cabbage {n} (plant) | :: kool {m} |
| cabbage {n} (leaves of this plant eaten as a vegetable) | :: kool {m} |
| cabbage {n} (person with severely reduced mental capacities due to brain damage) | :: plant {f} |
| cabin {n} (private room on a ship) | :: kajuit {f}, roef {f} |
| cabin boy {n} (a boy serving on a ship) | :: scheepsjongen {m} |
| cabinet {n} (group of advisors) | :: kabinet |
| cable {n} (large wire, rope) | :: kabel {m} |
| cable {n} (assembly of wires for electricity) | :: (electrische) kabel {m} |
| cable {n} (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring) | :: kabel {m}, tros |
| cable {n} (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic) | :: kabel {m}, kabelnetwerk {n} |
| cable {n} (telegram) | :: telegram {n}, kabeltelegram {n} |
| cable {n} (nautical unit of length) | :: kabellengte |
| cable {v} (provide with cable(s)) | :: bekabelen, cableren |
| cable {v} (fasten (as if) with cable(s)) | :: kabelen |
| cable {v} (communicate by cable(s)) | :: kabelen |
| cable car {n} (hanging carriage) | :: kabelbaan {f} |
| cable internet {n} (internet connectivity received through coaxial cables) | :: kabelinternet {n} |
| cable television {n} (television received through coaxial cables) | :: kabeltelevisie {m} |
| caboose {n} (babytalk: buttocks) | :: achterste {n}, poep {m} |
| cabotage {n} (transport of goods or passengers in the same country) | :: cabotage {f} |
| cabotage {n} (the legal right) | :: cabotage {f} |
| Cabo Verde {prop} (Cape Verde) SEE: Cape Verde | :: |
| cabriolet {n} (an automobile with a retractable top) | :: cabriolet {m}, cabrio |
| cabriolet {n} (a light carriage with a folding top, pulled by a single horse) | :: cabriolet {m}, cabrio |
| cacao {n} (cacao tree) | :: cacaoboom {m} |
| cacao {n} (cocoa bean) | :: cacaoboon |
| cachalot {n} (sperm whale) SEE: sperm whale | :: |
| cachexia {n} (systemic wasting of muscle tissue that accompanies a chronic disease) | :: cachexie |
| cackle {n} (cry of a hen or goose, especially when laying an egg) | :: gekakel {n}, gegaggel {n}, gesnater {n} |
| cackle {n} (laugh resembling the cry of a hen or goose) | :: gekakel {n}, snaterlach {m}, kakellach {m}, gegaggel {n} |
| cackle {v} (to make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does) | :: kakelen, snateren, gaggelen |
| cackle {v} (to laugh with a sound similar to a hen's cry) | :: kakelen, snateren, gaggelen, kakellachen, snaterlachen |
| cacomixl {n} (Bassariscus astutus) | :: noord-Amerikaanse katfret |
| cacophony {n} (mix of discordant sounds; dissonance) | :: kakofonie {f} |
| cactus {n} (member of the Cactaceae) | :: cactus {m} |
| cad {n} (person who stands at door) | :: kaartjesverkoper {m}, kaartjesknipper {m}, controleur {m} |
| cad {n} (mean fellow) | :: vlerk {m} |
| cadastre {n} ((cartography) a public survey of land) | :: kadaster {n} |
| cadaver {n} (a dead body) | :: kadaver {n}, karkas {n}, kreng {n} |
| cadaverine {n} (foul-smelling diamine) | :: cadaverine {f} |
| cadence {n} (balanced, rhythmic flow) | :: cadans {f} |
| cadence {n} (modulation of the voice) | :: cadans {f} |
| cadence {n} (cycling:№ of revolutions per minute) | :: cadans {f} |
| cadmium {n} (chemical element) | :: cadmium {n} |
| cadre {n} (frame or framework) | :: kader {n} |
| cadre {n} (core of managing group) | :: kader {n} |
| Caesar {prop} (ancient Roman family name) | :: Caesar |
| Caesar {n} (a title of Roman emperors) | :: caesar {m} |
| Caesarean section {n} (incision in the womb) | :: keizersnede {m} {f} |
| Caesar salad {n} (Caesar salad) | :: caesarsalade {f} |
| caesium {n} (a metallic chemical element) | :: cesium {n} |
| caesura {n} (a pause or interruption) | :: cesuur |
| café {n} (coffee shop) | :: café {n}, koffiehuis {n} |
| café au lait {n} (coffee with milk) | :: koffie verkeerd |
| cafe {n} (café) SEE: café | :: |
| cafeteria {n} (restaurant) | :: kantine {f}, cafetaria {m} {f} |
| cafeteria {n} (dining area) | :: cafetaria {m} {f} |
| caffeine {n} (alkaloid found naturally in tea and coffee plants) | :: cafeïne {m} {f} |
| cage {n} (enclosure) | :: kooi {f}, kouw {f} |
| cage {n} (lift compartment) | :: liftkooi, kooi |
| cage {v} (to put into a cage) | :: opsluiten in een kooi, kooien |
| cage fighter {n} (person) | :: kooivechter {m} |
| caiman {n} (alligator relative) | :: kaaiman {m} |
| Cain {prop} (son of Adam and Eve) | :: Kaïn {m} |
| cairn {n} (landmark) | :: steenman |
| Cairo {prop} (capital of Egypt) | :: Caïro {n} |
| cake {n} (a sweet dessert) | :: taart {f} , cake {m} , gebak {n}, koek {m} |
| cake {n} (a block of solid material) | :: stuk {n}, blok {m} |
| cake {v} (to coat with a crust) | :: bedekken, vastkoeken |
| cake {v} (to cackle like a goose) SEE: cackle | :: |
| cakehole {n} (mouth) SEE: piehole | :: |
| cake slice {n} (a knife with a wide, triangular, unsharpened blade, designed to cut and serve slices of cake) | :: taartschep {f} |
| cake tin {n} (the tin in which a cake is baked) | :: cakevorm {m} |
| calabash {n} (Lagenaria siceraria) | :: kalebas {f} {m} |
| calabash {n} (fruit of the Lagenaria siceraria) | :: kalebas {m} {f} |
| calabash {n} (container made from the shell of the fruit of one of the above plants) | :: kalebas {m} {f} |
| calaboose {n} (prison) SEE: prison | :: |
| Calabria {prop} (region of Italy) | :: Calabrië |
| calamari {n} (as mollusk) SEE: squid | :: |
| calamity {n} (event resulting in great loss) | :: calamiteit {f} |
| calamus {n} (fistula) SEE: fistula | :: |
| calandra lark {n} (Melanocorypha calandra) | :: kalanderleeuwerik |
| calcareous {adj} (resembling or containing limestone) | :: kalkachtig, kalkhoudend, kalk- |
| calcite {n} (calcium carbonate mineral) | :: calciet {n} |
| calcium {n} (chemical element of atomic number 20) | :: calcium {n} |
| calcium hydroxide {n} (chemical compound) | :: calciumhydroxide {m}, gebluste kalk {m} |
| calcium oxide {n} (white powderous substance) | :: calciumoxide {m}, ongebluste kalk {m} |
| calculate {v} ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) | :: berekenen, uitwerken, calculeren |
| calculate {v} ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) | :: rekenen, uitwerken |
| calculate {v} ((intransitive) plan) | :: plannen, uitwerken |
| calculator {n} (electronic device that performs mathematical calculations) | :: rekenmachine {f}, zakrekenmachine {f}, rekentoestel {n} , calculator {m} |
| calculator {n} (mechanical device that performs mathematical calculations) | :: rekenmachine {f}, calculator {m} |
| calculator {n} (dated: a person who performs mathematical calculations) | :: berekenaar {m} |
| calculator {n} (person who calculates (in the sense of scheming)) | :: planner {m} |
| Caledonian {adj} (in or from Caledonia) | :: Caledonisch, Schots |
| Caledonian {n} (inhabitant of Caledonia) | :: Caledoniër {m}, Caledonische {f} |
| calendar {n} (system by which time is divided) | :: kalender {m} |
| calendar {n} (means to determine the date) | :: kalender {m} |
| calendar {n} (list of planned events) | :: agenda {m}, schema {n}, kalender {c} |
| calendar {v} (to set a date for a proceeding in court) | :: vastleggen |
| calender {n} (machine) | :: kalendermachine, kalender, stofglanzer |
| calends {n} (first day of a month of the Roman calendar) | :: kalenden |
| calf {n} (young cow or bull) | :: kalf {n} |
| calf {n} (young deer, elephant, seal or whale (also used of some other animals)) | :: kalf {n}, jong {n} |
| calf {n} (anatomy: back of the leg below the knee) | :: kuit {m} |
| calf {n} (muscle in the back of the leg below the knee) | :: kuit {m}, kuitspier {f} |
| calf bone {n} (smaller lower-leg bone) | :: kuitbeen {n}, fibula {m} |
| Cali {prop} (California) SEE: California | :: |
| calibre {n} (Diameter of the bore of a firearm) | :: kaliber {n} |
| calico {n} (kind of cloth) | :: calicot {n} |
| calico {n} (cat) | :: lapjeskat {m} {f}, calicokat {m} {f} |
| California {prop} (US state) | :: Californië {n} |
| Californian {adj} (of or relating to California) | :: Californisch |
| Californian {n} (an inhabitant of California) | :: Californiër |
| California quail {n} (quail) | :: californische kuifkwartel |
| californium {n} (chemical element) | :: californium {n} |
| caliginosity {n} (darkness, obscurity) | :: duisternis, obscuriteit |
| caliginous {adj} (dark, obscure) SEE: dark | :: |
| caliginousness {n} (state or quality of being caliginous) SEE: caliginosity | :: |
| caliper {n} (calipers) SEE: calipers | :: |
| calipers {n} (device used to measure thickness between two surfaces) | :: passer |
| caliph {n} (political leader of the Muslim world) | :: kalief {m} |
| caliphate {n} (Islamic government) | :: kalifaat {n} |
| Calixtine {n} (Utraquist) SEE: Utraquist | :: |
| call {n} (telephone conversation) | :: telefoongesprek {n}, oproep {m} |
| call {n} (social visit) | :: bezoek {n} |
| call {n} (cry or shout) | :: roep |
| call {v} (to request, summon, or beckon) | :: roepen |
| call {v} (to cry or shout) | :: schreeuwen |
| call {v} (to contact by telephone) | :: opbellen |
| call {v} (to pay a social visit) | :: bezoeken |
| call {v} (to name or refer to) | :: noemen |
| call {v} (to match or equal the amount of poker chips in the pot as the player that bet) | :: meegaan |
| call {v} (to require, demand) | :: vragen om |
| call {v} (to jump to another part of a program) | :: aanroepen |
| call an ambulance {phrase} (request to call an ambulance) | :: bel een ambulance |
| call a spade a spade {v} (to speak the truth) | :: zeggen zoals het is (to say as it is), de dingen bij hun naam noemen (to call things by their names), man en paard noemen (to call man and horse), een kat een kat noemen (to call a cat a cat) |
| call center {n} (business location for calls) | :: callcenter {n} |
| caller {n} (the person who makes a telephone call) | :: beller |
| calligraph {v} (write using calligraphy) | :: schoonschrijven, kalligraferen |
| calligraphy {n} (art of writing with decorative strokes) | :: kalligrafie {c} |
| calling card {n} (printed card identifying the bearer) SEE: business card | :: |
| calling name {n} (nickname) SEE: nickname | :: |
| calling name {n} (name by which a person is identified in conversation) | :: roepnaam |
| Calliope {prop} (the Muse of eloquence and epic) | :: Kalliope {f} |
| call it a day {v} (to retire) | :: op rente gaan |
| call it a day {v} (to cease activity for the day) | :: morgen is er nog een dag |
| call names {v} (to insult somebody childishly) | :: schelden |
| call on the carpet {v} (reprimand) | :: op het matje roepen |
| calloo {n} (long-tailed duck) SEE: long-tailed duck | :: |
| callous {adj} (emotionally hardened) | :: ongevoelig, hard, gevoelloos, bot, harteloos, afgestompt |
| callous {adj} (having calluses) | :: eeltig |
| Callovian {prop} | :: Callovien |
| callow {adj} (bald) SEE: bald | :: |
| callow {adj} (Unfledged) | :: ongevederd |
| callow {adj} (Immature, lacking in life experience) | :: onervaren, onrijp, groen |
| call sign {n} (broadcasting) | :: roepletters |
| callsign {n} (call sign) SEE: call sign | :: |
| call the police {phrase} (call the police) | :: bel de politie |
| call to account {v} (hold answerable) SEE: hold to account | :: |
| call to arms {n} (appeal to undertake a course of action) | :: wapenkreet {m} |
| call tree {n} (tree of people in which each person forwards a message to the next person) | :: telefoonboom {m} |
| callus {n} (hardened part of the skin) | :: eelt {n} |
| calm {adj} (free from anger and anxiety) | :: vredig, kalm |
| calm {adj} (free of noise and disturbance) | :: kalm, rustig |
| calm {adj} ((of water) with few or no waves on the surface) | :: kalm |
| calm {adj} (without wind or storm) | :: windstil |
| calm {n} (condition of being unworried and free from anger) | :: sereniteit {f} |
| calm {n} (the state with absence of noise and disturbance) | :: rust {m} {f} |
| calm {n} (period without wind) | :: windstilte {f} |
| calm {v} (to make calm) | :: kalmeren, gerust stellen |
| calm {v} (to become calm) | :: afkoelen, kalmeren |
| calm before the storm {n} (peace before a disturbance or crisis) | :: stilte voor de storm {f} |
| calm down {v} (To become less excited) | :: bedaren |
| calmness {n} (the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence) | :: kalmte {f} |
| calorie {n} (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) | :: calorie {f} |
| calque {n} (word formed by word-for-word translation of a word in another language) | :: leenvertaling {f} |
| caltrop {n} (weaponry) | :: voetangel {m}, kraaienpoot {m} |
| caltrop {n} (starthistle) | :: kalketrip {c} |
| calve {v} (to give birth to a calf) | :: kalven |
| calve {v} (to assist in a cow's giving birth to a calf) | :: helpen met het kalven |
| calve {v} (to give birth to (a calf)) | :: ter wereld brengen |
| calve {v} (to shed a large piece) | :: afkalven |
| calve {v} (to break off) | :: loskomen (van) |
| Calvinism {n} (Christian religious tradition) | :: calvinisme {n} |
| calvous {adj} (lacking most or all of one's hair) SEE: bald | :: |
| calyx {n} (the sepals of a flower) | :: kelk {m} |
| cam {n} (camera) SEE: camera | :: |
| cam {n} (mechanical part) | :: nok {m} {f} |
| camaraderie {n} (close friendship in a group of friends) | :: kameraadschap {f} |
| cambium {n} (membrane that covers bones) SEE: periosteum | :: |
| Cambodia {prop} (country in Southeast Asia) | :: Cambodja |
| Cambodian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Cambodia, the Cambodian people, or the Khmer language) | :: Cambodjaans |
| Cambodian {n} (a person from Cambodia or of Cambodian descent) | :: Cambodjaan {m}, Cambodjaanse {f} |
| Cambodian {n} (the language of the Cambodian people) SEE: Khmer | :: |
| Cambrian explosion {prop} (the rapid appearance, around 541 million years ago, of most major animal phyla) | :: Cambrische explosie {f} |
| Cambrian symbol {n} (literary: vegetable emblematic of Wales) SEE: leek | :: |
| camel {n} (beast of burden) | :: kameel {m} |
| camel driver {n} (one who is in charge of camels) | :: kameeldrijver {m}, kameeldrijfster {f} |
| cameleer {n} (camel rider) | :: kameelrijder {m}, kameelrijdster {f} |
| cameleer {n} (camel driver) SEE: camel driver | :: |
| camelopard {n} (giraffe) SEE: giraffe | :: |
| camel rider {n} (someone who rides a camel) | :: kameelrijder {m}, kameelrijdster {f} |
| cameltoe {n} (clear visible presence of a woman's vulva) | :: lipleesbroek {f} |
| cameo {n} (relief work) | :: camee {f} |
| camera {n} (still camera) | :: fototoestel {n}, fotoapparaat {n}, camera {m} |
| camera {n} (movie camera) | :: camera {m} |
| camera flash {n} (a device that produces a short flash of light) SEE: flash | :: |
| Cameroon {prop} (country in Central Africa) | :: Kameroen {n} |
| camomile {n} | :: kamille |
| camomile {n} (camomile tea) SEE: camomile tea | :: |
| camomile tea {n} (beverage) | :: kamillethee {m} |
| camouflage {n} | :: camouflage {m}; maskeren {n}; verhulling {f} |
| camouflage {v} (hide, disguise) | :: camoufleren |
| camp {n} (outdoor place) | :: kamp {n} |
| camp {v} (to live in a tent) | :: kamperen |
| campaign {n} (series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal) | :: campagne {f}, veldtocht {m} |
| Campania {prop} (region of Italy) | :: Campanië |
| campanology {n} (study of bells) | :: campanologie {f} |
| campfire {n} (fire at a campground) | :: kampvuur {n} |
| camphor {n} (white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone) | :: kamfer {m} |
| Campine {prop} (region of Belgium) | :: Kempen |
| campsite {n} (a place where a tent may be or is pitched) | :: kampeerterrein, camping |
| campus {n} (grounds or property of a school, etc) | :: campus {m} |
| camshaft {n} (a shaft fitted with cams) | :: nokkenas {m} {f} |
| can {v} (to be able) | :: kunnen, vermogen |
| can {v} (may) | :: mogen |
| can {n} (a more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids) | :: kan {f} |
| can {n} (a container used to carry and dispense water for plants) | :: gieter {m} |
| can {n} (a tin-plate canister) | :: blikje {n} , conservenblik {n} , blik {n} |
| can {n} | :: pot {m} |
| can {v} (to preserve) | :: inblikken, conserveren |
| can {v} (to discard) | :: afvoeren |
| can {v} (to shut up) | :: stil houden |
| can {n} (chamber pot) SEE: chamber pot | :: |
| Canaan {prop} (historic region) | :: Kanaän |
| Canaan Dog {n} (Canaan Dog) | :: Kanaän-hond {m} |
| Canaanite {adj} (of or pertaining to this sect or its followers) | :: Kanaänitisch |
| Canada {prop} (country in North America) | :: Canada {n} |
| Canada goose {n} (Branta canadensis) | :: Grote Canadese gans |
| Canadian {adj} (of or pertaining to Canada) | :: Canadees |
| Canadian {n} (person from Canada) | :: Canadees {m}, Canadese {f} |
| Canadian {prop} (Canadian English) | :: Canadees {n}, Canadees-Frans {n} |
| Canadianization {n} (the process of making or becoming Canadian or more Canadian) | :: Canadianisatie {f} |
| canal {n} (artificial waterway) | :: kanaal {n}, vaart {f}, gracht {f} (in a city, more commonly used in Holland) |
| canal {n} (a tubular channel within the body) | :: kanaal {n} |
| Canal Zone {prop} (Panama Canal Zone) | :: Kanaalzone |
| canapé {n} (elegant sofa) | :: canapé {m} |
| canard {n} (false or misleading report or story) | :: canard |
| canary {n} (bird from the Canary Islands) | :: kanarie {m}, kanarievogel {m} |
| canary {n} (colour) | :: kanariegeel {n} |
| Canary Islands {prop} (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) | :: Canarische Eilanden |
| cancel {v} (cross out) | :: doorhalen |
| cancel {v} (invalidate, annul) | :: annuleren |
| cancel {v} (remove a common factor) | :: schrappen |
| cancellation {n} (act of cancelling) | :: afgelasting, intrekken |
| cancelled {adj} (No longer planned or scheduled) | :: geannuleerd |
| cancer {n} (disease of uncontrolled cellular proliferation) | :: kanker {m} |
| Cancer {prop} (constellation) | :: Kreeft |
| Cancer {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Kreeft |
| cancerogenic {adj} (carcinogenic) SEE: carcinogenic | :: |
| cancer stick {n} (humorous: cigarette) | :: kankerstaaf {m} |
| candela {n} (unit of luminous intensity) | :: candela |
| candelabrum {n} (candle holder) | :: kandelaar {m}, kaarshouder {m}, kaarsenstandaard {m} |
| candid {adj} (impartial and free from prejudice) | :: neutraal, objectief |
| candid {adj} (straightforward, open and sincere) | :: eerlijk, spontaan |
| candid {adj} (not posed or rehearsed) | :: spontaan |
| candidacy {n} (state or act of being a candidate) | :: kandidatuur {f} |
| candidate {n} (person running in an election) | :: kandidaat {m}, kandidate {f} |
| candidateship {n} (candidacy) SEE: candidacy | :: |
| candidature {n} (the condition of becoming a candidate) | :: kandidatuur {f} |
| candidly {adv} (frankly) SEE: frankly | :: |
| candied {adj} (coated or encrusted with sugar) | :: gesuikerd |
| candied {adj} (preserved in sugar or syrup) | :: gekonfijt |
| candle {n} (a light source) | :: kaars {f} |
| candleflame {n} (flame) | :: kaarsvlam {m} {f} |
| candle holder {n} (candle holder) SEE: candlestick | :: |
| candlelight {n} (the light of a candle) | :: kaarslicht {n} |
| candlemaker {n} (candler) SEE: candler | :: |
| candlepower {n} (former measurement of brightness of a light source) | :: normaalkaars {f} |
| candler {n} (one who makes candles) | :: kaarsenmaker {m} |
| candle snuffer {n} (device made to extinguish a candle) | :: kaarsendover {m}, snuiter {m}, domper {m}, dochtschere |
| candlestick {n} (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) | :: kandelaar {m} |
| candle wax {n} (any material used to make the body of candles) | :: kaarsvet {n} |
| candlewick {n} SEE: candle | :: |
| candor {n} (sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression) | :: openheid, openhartigheid, eerlijkheid, oprechtheid, onbevangenheid |
| candor {n} (impartiality) | :: openheid,onpartijdigheid, |
| candy {n} (piece of candy) | :: snoep |
| candy {n} (confection) SEE: confectionery | :: |
| candy bar {n} (type of candy) | :: snoepreep {f} |
| candy cane {n} (candy in the shape of a cane) | :: zuurstok {m} |
| candy floss {n} (sweet) | :: suikerspin {m} {f} |
| candy store {n} (sweetshop) SEE: sweetshop | :: |
| cane {n} (slender flexible stem of plants such as bamboo) | :: riet {n}, rietstok {m} |
| cane {n} (plant itself) | :: riet {n} |
| cane {n} (a short wooden or bamboo rod or stick used for corporal punishment) | :: roe {m}, stok {m} |
| cane {n} (the cane: corporal punishment consisting of a beating with a cane) | :: stokslagen {m-p}, de stok {m} |
| cane {n} (long collapsible rod used by vision impaired people) | :: blindenstok {m} |
| cane {v} (to beat with a cane) | :: stokslagen geven, afranselen |
| cane {n} (walking stick) SEE: walking stick | :: |
| cane {n} (sugar cane) SEE: sugar cane | :: |
| canid {n} (member of Canidae) | :: hondachtige {m} {f} |
| canine {adj} (pertaining to dogs) | :: honds |
| canine {adj} (dog-like) | :: hondachtig |
| canine {n} (pointy tooth) SEE: canine tooth | :: |
| canine tooth {n} (tooth) | :: hoektand {m} |
| caning {n} (a beating with a cane) | :: bastonnade {f}, stokhaver {m} |
| canker {n} (avian disease caused by T. gallinae) | :: geel {n}, steen {n} |
| cankle {n} (an obese or otherwise swollen ankle) | :: kenkel |
| canna {v} (cannot) SEE: cannot | :: |
| cannabis {n} (plant) | :: hennep {?}, cannabis {m} {f} |
| cannabis {n} (marijuana) SEE: marijuana | :: |
| Cannae {prop} (village) | :: Canne |
| cannibal {n} (an organism which eats others of its own species) | :: kannibaal |
| cannibalism {n} (act of eating another of one's own species) | :: kannibalisme {n} |
| Cannizzaro reaction {n} (reaction) | :: Cannizzaro-reactie {f} |
| cannon {n} (artillery piece) | :: kanon {n} |
| cannonball {n} (spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon) | :: kanonskogel {m} |
| cannonball {n} (Jump in a flexed position) | :: bommetje {n} |
| cannoneer {n} (person who operates a piece of artillery, especially a cannon) | :: kanonnier {m} |
| cannon fodder {n} (military forces considered to be expendable) | :: kanonnenvoer {n}, kanonnenvlees {n} |
| cannot {v} (cannot, see also: can; not) | :: niet kunnen |
| canny {adj} (pleasant, nice) SEE: pleasant | :: |
| canny {adv} (very, much) | :: heel |
| canny {adj} (frugal, thrifty) SEE: frugal | :: |
| canoe {n} (small long and narrow boat) | :: kano {m} |
| canola {n} (cultivar of rapeseed Brassica napus) SEE: colza | :: |
| canola oil {n} (vegetable oil) | :: koolzaadolie {f}, canolaolie {f} |
| canon {n} (group of literary works accepted as representative) | :: canon {m} |
| canon {n} (works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic) | :: oeuvre {m} |
| canon {n} (eucharistic prayer) | :: canon {m} |
| canon {n} (religious law) | :: canon {m} |
| canon {n} (member of cathedral chapter) | :: kanunnik {m} |
| canon {n} (piece of music) | :: canon {m} |
| canonical form {n} ((linguistics) lemma or dictionary form) SEE: lemma | :: |
| can opener {n} (device used to open tin cans) | :: blikopener {m} |
| can-opener {n} (can opener) SEE: can opener | :: |
| canopy {n} (high cover) | :: baldakijn {m} |
| canopy {n} (overhanging or projecting roof structure) | :: overkapping {m} |
| canopy bed {n} (a bed equipped with a canopy) | :: hemelbed {n} |
| cant {n} (jargon of a particular class or subgroup) | :: vaktaal, jargon |
| cant {n} (secret language) | :: Bargoens {n}, boeventaal {f} |
| cant {n} (hypocritical talk) | :: huicheltaal |
| cant {n} (whining speech, such as that used by beggars.) | :: bedelaarsgekerm {n} |
| cant {n} (heraldry: blazon that makes a pun, canting arms) | :: sprekend wapen |
| cant {n} (angle at which something is set) | :: helling {f} |
| cant {v} (set something at an angle) | :: neigen, kantelen |
| can't {v} (cannot) SEE: cannot | :: |
| cantaloupe {n} (melon) | :: kantaloep {f}, kanteloep {f} |
| cantankerous {adj} (ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby) | :: dwars, korzelig |
| cantata {n} (cantata) | :: cantate {f} |
| canteen {n} (small cafeteria or snack bar) | :: kantine |
| canteen {n} (water bottle) | :: veldfles |
| canter {n} (gait) | :: galop {m} |
| Canticle of Canticles {prop} (Song of Songs) SEE: Song of Songs | :: |
| Canticles {prop} (Song of Songs) SEE: Song of Songs | :: |
| canting arms {n} | :: sprekend wapen {n} |
| canton {n} (state of Switzerland) | :: kanton {n} |
| canton {n} (subdivision of an arrondissement) | :: kanton {n} |
| canton {n} (subdivision of Luxembourg) | :: kanton {n} |
| canton {n} (subdivision of Serbia) | :: kanton {n} |
| canton {n} (subdivision of Bosnia and Herzegovina) | :: kanton {n} |
| canton {n} (heraldry; one of the ordinaries) | :: vrijkwartier {n} |
| Cantonese {adj} (relating to Canton) | :: Kantonees |
| Cantonese {adj} (relating to the Cantonese people) | :: Kantonees |
| Cantonese {adj} (relating to the Cantonese language) | :: Kantonees |
| Cantonese {n} (person from Canton) | :: Kantonees {m}, Kantonese {f} |
| Cantonese {n} (language) | :: Kantonees {n} |
| Canute {prop} (Male given name) | :: Knoet |
| canvas {n} (a type of coarse cloth) | :: canvas {n} |
| canvas {n} (a piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint) | :: canvas {n}, doek {n}, linnen {n}, schilderslinnen {n} |
| canvass {v} (to campaign) SEE: campaign | :: |
| canvass {v} (to solicit voters) | :: stemmen werven, soliciteren |
| canyon {n} (a valley cut in rock by a river) | :: kloof |
| can you help me {phrase} (can you help me?) | :: kan je mij helpen?, kan U mij helpen? |
| cap {n} (head covering) | :: pet {m} |
| cap {n} (protective cover or seal) | :: dop {m} |
| capable {adj} (able and efficient) | :: bekwaam |
| capacious {adj} (having a lot of space inside) | :: ruim |
| capacitance {n} (property of an element of an electrical circuit) | :: elektrische capaciteit {f} |
| capacitor {n} (electronic component) | :: condensator |
| capacity {n} (the ability to hold, receive or absorb) | :: capaciteit {f}, capaciteiten {f-p} |
| capacity {n} (capability; the ability to perform some task) | :: capaciteit {f} |
| capacity {n} (the position in which one functions) | :: hoedanigheid {f} |
| cape {n} (headland) | :: kaap |
| cape {n} (garment) | :: mantel |
| cape gooseberry {n} (plant) | :: goudbes, lampionplant |
| cape gooseberry {n} (fruit) | :: goudbes {f} |
| Cape lion {n} (Panthera leo melanochaita) | :: Kaapse leeuw |
| Capella {prop} (the brightest star in the constellation Auriga) | :: Capella {f} |
| Cape of Good Hope {prop} (a cape in southwestern South Africa) | :: Kaap de Goede Hoop |
| caper {n} (crime) SEE: crime | :: |
| caper {n} (capercaillie) SEE: capercaillie | :: |
| caper {n} (playful leap) | :: kapriool {c} |
| caper {v} (to jump about playfully) | :: opspringen,bokkesprong maken |
| caper {n} (pickled bud of Capparis spinosa) | :: kappertje {n} |
| caper {n} (Dutch vessel) SEE: privateer | :: |
| capercaillie {n} (bird of the genus Tetrao) | :: auerhoen {n} |
| capercaillie {n} (Tetrao urogallus) | :: auerhoen {n} |
| Capernaum {prop} (The biblical town) | :: Kafarnaüm |
| Cape teal {n} (Anas capensis) | :: Kaapse taling |
| Cape Town {prop} (legislative capital of South Africa) | :: Kaapstad {n} |
| Cape Verde {prop} (country in Western Africa) | :: Kaapverdië |
| Capeverdean Crioulo {prop} (creole language spoken in Cape Verde) | :: Kaapverdisch creools |
| cap gun {n} (toy gun) | :: klapperpistool {n} |
| capias {n} (arrest warrant) SEE: arrest warrant | :: |
| capillary {n} (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) | :: haarvat {n}, capillair |
| capisce {interj} (“understood?”) | :: begrepen? |
| capital {n} (money and wealth) | :: kapitaal {n} |
| capital {n} (uppermost part of a column) | :: kapiteel {n} |
| capital {adj} (of prime importance) | :: hoofd-, kapitaal |
| capital {adj} (excellent) | :: uitstekend, excellent |
| capital {adj} (involving punishment by death) | :: doodstraf, dood |
| capital {adj} (uppercase) | :: hoofd(letter) |
| capital {n} (capital letter) SEE: capital letter | :: |
| capital {n} (capital city) SEE: capital city | :: |
| capital city {n} (city designated as seat of government) | :: hoofdstad {m} {f} |
| capital gains tax {n} (tax on profit made from selling capital) | :: vermogenswinstbelasting {f} |
| capitalism {n} (socio-economic system based on private property rights) | :: kapitalisme {n} |
| capitalist {adj} (supporting or endorsing capitalism) | :: kapitalistisch |
| capitalist {n} (supporter of capitalism) | :: kapitalist {m}, kapitaliste {f} |
| capitalist {n} (owner of capital) | :: kapitalist {m} |
| capitalistic {adj} (of or pertaining to capitalism or to capitalists) | :: kapitalistisch |
| capital letter {n} (letters A B C) | :: hoofdletter {f} |
| capital punishment {n} (punishment by death) | :: doodstraf {f} |
| Capitanian {prop} (subdivision of the Permian) | :: Capitanien |
| capitation {n} (poll tax) SEE: poll tax | :: |
| capitol {n} (Capitoline temple of Jupiter) SEE: Capitol | :: |
| capitol {n} (particular capitol buildings) SEE: Capitol | :: |
| Capitol {prop} (legislative building in Washington, D.C.) | :: Capitool |
| Capitoline Hill {prop} (hill) | :: Capitolijn |
| capitulation {n} (surrender to an enemy) | :: capitulatie {f} |
| capoeira {n} (the martial art developed in Brazil) | :: capoeira |
| capon {n} (cockerel grown for food) | :: kapoen {m} |
| caponize {v} (to castrate a cockerel) | :: kapoeneren, een haan lubben |
| Cappadocia {prop} (ancient region) | :: Cappadocië |
| cap pistol {n} (toy pistol) | :: klapperpistool {n} |
| caprice {n} (impulsive, seemingly unmotivated notion or action) | :: capriool {n}, capriolen {p} |
| capricious {adj} (Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim) | :: grillig, wispelturig |
| Capricorn {prop} (constellation) SEE: Capricornus | :: |
| Capricorn {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Steenbok {m} |
| Capricornus {prop} (constellation) | :: Steenbok {m} |
| Capricornus {prop} (astrological sign) SEE: Capricorn | :: |
| capsicum {n} (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific)) | :: capsicum {n} |
| capsicum {n} (fruit of these plants) | :: Spaanse peper {?} |
| capsicum spray {n} (pepper spray) SEE: pepper spray | :: |
| capsize {v} ((intransitive) to overturn) | :: kapseizen |
| capsize {v} ((transitive) to cause to overturn) | :: doen kapseizen |
| capstan {n} (cylindrical machine) | :: kaapstander {m} |
| capstone {n} (a crowning achievement) | :: bekroning {f} |
| capsule {n} (weasel) SEE: weasel | :: |
| captain {n} (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) | :: kapitein {m} |
| captain {n} (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) | :: kapitein {m} |
| captain {n} (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) | :: gezagvoerder {m}kapitein {m} |
| captain {n} (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) | :: gezagvoerder {m} |
| captain {n} (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) | :: aanvoerder {m} |
| CAPTCHA {n} (computerized test) | :: captcha |
| captee {n} (captive) SEE: captive | :: |
| caption {n} (descriptive title or heading of (part of) a document) | :: titel, hoofding, hoofd {n}, kop {m}, opschrift {n} |
| caption {n} (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) | :: bijschrift {n}, legende, onderschrift {n}, opschrift {n} |
| caption {n} (piece of text appearing on screen as part of a film or broadcast) | :: legende {f} {m}, ondertitel {m} |
| caption {n} (section of an official paper) | :: certificaat, certificatie |
| caption {v} (to add captions to a text or illustration) | :: betitelen, titelen |
| caption {v} (to add captions to a film or broadcast) | :: ondertitelen |
| captious {adj} (that captures misleadingly) | :: misleidend, sofistisch |
| captious {adj} (having a disposition to find fault unreasonably or to raise petty objections) | :: vitziek |
| captivate {v} (to attract and hold interest and attention of) | :: bekoren, boeien, fascineren |
| captive {n} (a person who has been captured) | :: gevangene {m} {f} |
| captive {n} (a person held prisoner) | :: gevangene {m} {f} |
| captive {adj} (held prisoner) | :: gevangen |
| captivity {n} (captives) SEE: captive | :: |
| capture the flag {n} (game) | :: vlaggenroof {m} |
| capybara {n} (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) | :: capibara, waterzwijn |
| car {n} (automobile, a vehicle steered by a driver) | :: auto {m}, wagen {m}, automobiel {m} |
| car {n} (passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train, whether powered or not) | :: wagon {m} |
| car {n} (railway car, railroad carriage) SEE: carriage | :: |
| caracal {n} (Caracal caracal) | :: caracal {m} |
| Caracalla {prop} (emperor) | :: Caracalla |
| Caracas {prop} (capital of Venezuela) | :: Caracas |
| carafe {n} (bottle for serving wine, water, or beverages) | :: karaf {f} |
| carambola {n} (fruit) SEE: star fruit | :: |
| caramel {n} (confection) | :: karamel {m} |
| carapace {n} (hard protective covering) | :: carapax, schild {n} |
| carat {n} (weight) | :: karaat {n} |
| carat {n} (measure of the purity of gold) | :: karaat {n} |
| caravan {n} (convoy or procession) | :: karavaan {f} |
| caravan {n} (vehicle) | :: caravan |
| caravanserai {n} (an inn having a central courtyard where caravans can rest) | :: karavanserai |
| caravel {n} (light, usually lateen-rigged sailing vessel) | :: karveel |
| caraway {n} (plant) | :: karwij {m} {f} |
| caraway {n} (seed/fruit) | :: karwij {m} {f}, karwijzaad {n} |
| carbine {n} (weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length) | :: karabijn {m} {f} |
| carbohydrate {n} (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) | :: koolhydraat |
| car bomb {n} (automobile made into a bomb) | :: bomauto {m} |
| car bomb {n} (explosive device installed in an automobile) | :: autobom {f} |
| carbon {n} (chemical element) | :: koolstof {f} {m} |
| carbon {n} (informal: carbon copy) | :: doorslag {m} |
| carbon {n} (impure carbon (e.g., coal, charcoal)) | :: kool {m} |
| carbon {n} (ecology: carbon dioxide, in the context of global warming) | :: koolstofdioxide {m} |
| carbonado {v} (to cut or hack) SEE: cut | :: |
| carbonado {n} (meat or fish that has been scored and broiled) | :: carbonade, karbonade |
| carbonado {n} (impure form of polycrystalline diamond) | :: carbonado |
| carbonated {adj} (containing dissolved carbon dioxide gas (under pressure)) | :: bruisend |
| carbon copy {n} (a copy) | :: doorslag {m} |
| carbon cycle {n} (cycle of carbon) | :: koolstofkringloop {n} |
| carbon dating {n} (radiocarbon dating) | :: koolstofdatering {f} |
| carbon dioxide {n} (CO₂) | :: kooldioxide |
| carbonic acid {n} (A weak unstable acid, H2CO3) | :: koolzuur {n}, diwaterstofcarbonaat {n} |
| carbon monoxide {n} (chemical of the formula CO) | :: koolstofmonoxide |
| carbon paper {n} (paper used to make carbon copies) | :: carbonpapier {n}, doorslagpapier {n} |
| carboxylic {adj} (of, or relating to the carboxyl functional group) | :: carbon- |
| carboxylic acid {n} (organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group) | :: carbonzuur |
| carbuncle {n} (precious stone) | :: karbonkel {m} |
| carbuncle {n} (abscess) | :: karbonkel {m} |
| carburetor {n} (a device in an internal combustion engine) | :: carburator, carburateur {m} |
| carburettor {n} (motor car part) SEE: carburetor | :: |
| carcass {n} (body of a dead animal) | :: karkas {n}, kreng {n}, aas {n}, kadaver |
| carcass {n} (body of a dead human) SEE: corpse | :: |
| carcinogenic {adj} (causing or tending to cause cancer) | :: kankerverwekkend |
| card {n} (resource or an argument, used to achieve a purpose) | :: kaart {c}, troef {m} |
| card {n} (flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic etc.) | :: kaart {c} |
| card {n} (list of scheduled events) | :: plan {n}, agenda {m}, schema {n} |
| card {v} (to check IDs) | :: controleren |
| card {n} (hand-held tool for preparing materials for spinning) | :: kaardplank {c} |
| card {n} (machine for disentagling the fibres of wool prior to spinning) | :: kaardrol {c} |
| card {v} (to use carding device) | :: kaarden |
| card {n} (playing card) SEE: playing card | :: |
| card {n} (card game) SEE: card game | :: |
| cardamom {n} (its seed or seed capsule) | :: kardemom |
| cardboard {n} (material resembling heavy paper) | :: karton |
| cardboard box {n} (container) | :: kartonnen doos {f} |
| card game {n} (any of very many games played with playing cards) | :: kaartspel {n} |
| cardiac arrest {n} (cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood) | :: hartstilstand {m} |
| Cardiff {prop} (The capital city of Wales) | :: Cardiff |
| cardinal {n} (number indicating quantity) | :: hoofdtelwoord {n} |
| cardinal {n} (official of the Catholic Church) | :: kardinaal {m} |
| cardinal {n} (any bird in family Cardinalidae) | :: kardinaal {m} |
| cardinal {n} (colour) | :: kardinaalrood {n} |
| cardinal {n} (cardinal numeral) SEE: cardinal numeral | :: |
| cardinalate {n} (the dignity and ecclestiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinal) | :: kardinaalschap {n} |
| cardinality {n} ((set theory)) | :: kardinaliteit {f} |
| cardinal number {n} (cardinal numeral) SEE: cardinal numeral | :: |
| cardinal numeral {n} (grammar: word used to represent a cardinal number) | :: hoofdtelwoord {n} |
| cardinalship {n} (office of a cardinal) SEE: cardinalate | :: |
| cardinal sin {n} (cardinal sin) | :: hoofdzonde {f} {m} |
| cardio- {prefix} (pertaining to the heart) | :: cardio- |
| cardiological {adj} (of or pertaining to cardiology) | :: cardiologisch |
| cardiologist {n} (physician) | :: cardioloog |
| cardiology {n} (study of the structure of the heart) | :: cardiologie {f} |
| cardiomyopathy {n} (deterioration of the myocardium) | :: cardiomyopathie {f} |
| cardiovascular system {n} (circulatory system) SEE: circulatory system | :: |
| card key {n} (keycard) SEE: keycard | :: |
| cardoon {n} (perennial plant) | :: kardoen {m} |
| cards {n} (card game) SEE: card game | :: |
| care {n} (close attention, concern or responsibility) | :: zorg |
| care {v} (to be concerned about) | :: zorgen, bemoederen |
| Care Bear {n} (fictional animal) SEE: Care Bears | :: |
| Care Bears {prop} (fictional group of multi-colored bear characters) | :: Troetelbeertjes {p} |
| career {n} (one's calling in life; a person's occupation) | :: carrière {f}, loopbaan |
| carefree {adj} (worry free, light hearted, etc.) | :: onbekommerd, onverschillig |
| careful {adj} (cautious) | :: voorzichtig, behoedzaam, omzichtig, prudent |
| careful {adj} (meticulous) | :: zorgvuldig, grondig, doortastend |
| carefully {adv} (in a careful manner) | :: voorzichtig |
| caregiver {n} (carer) SEE: carer | :: |
| careless {adj} (not giving sufficient attention or thought) | :: onvoorzichtig, onbedachtzaam, achteloos, nalatig, onachtzaam |
| careless {adj} (not concerned or worried) SEE: carefree | :: |
| carelessness {n} (lack of care) | :: onvoorzichtigheid, onoplettendheid, achteloosheid {f} |
| care of {prep} (for distribution by (the named intermediary)) | :: per adres |
| carer {n} (someone who regularly looks after another person) | :: verzorger |
| caress {v} (touch or kiss lovingly) | :: liefkozen |
| caretaker {n} (one who takes care of a person) | :: voogd {m} |
| caretaking {n} (act of taking care of someone or something) | :: verzorging {f} |
| careworn {adj} (haggard) SEE: haggard | :: |
| cargo {n} (freight carried by a ship) | :: vracht {f} |
| cargo hold {n} (ship's hold) | :: ruim {n}, scheepsruim {n} |
| cargo ship {n} (ship that carries cargo) | :: vrachtschip {n} |
| Cariban {adj} | :: Caribisch |
| Caribbean {adj} (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies) | :: Caraïbisch, Caribisch |
| Caribbean Hindustani {prop} (language) | :: Caraïbisch-Hindoestani |
| Caribbean Netherlands {prop} (municipalities) | :: Caribisch Nederland |
| Caribbean Sea {prop} (a tropical sea in the Western Hemisphere) | :: Caraïbische Zee |
| caribou {n} (North American reindeer) | :: kariboe {m} |
| caricature {n} (pictorial representation of someone for comic effect) | :: karikatuur {f} |
| caricature {n} (grotesque misrepresentation) | :: karikatuur {f} |
| caricature {v} (represent in exaggerated manner) | :: karikaturiseren, vertekenen |
| caries {n} (progressive destruction of bone or tooth by decay) | :: cariës {f}, tandbederf {n}, gaatjes {p} |
| carillon {n} (a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries) | :: beiaard {m}, carillon, klokkenspel {n} |
| caring {adj} (kind, sensitive, empathetic) | :: zorgzaam |
| Carinthia {prop} (state of Austria) | :: Karinthië |
| carious {adj} (decayed, rotten) SEE: rotten | :: |
| Carl {prop} (male given names cognate to Carl) SEE: Charles | :: |
| carmine {n} (purplish-red pigment) | :: karmijn {n}, (Archaic) karmozijn {n} |
| carmine {n} (purplish-red colour) | :: karmijn {n}, (Archaic) karmozijn {n}, karmijnrood {n}, karmozijnrood {n} |
| carmine {adj} (of the purplish red colour shade carmine) | :: karmijnrood, karmozijnrood, karmijnen, karmozijnen |
| carnage {n} (death and destruction) | :: bloedbad {n} |
| carnation {n} (plant) | :: anjer {m} {f}, anjelier {m} {f}, genoffel {f} |
| carnation {n} (flower) | :: anjer {m} {f}, anjelier {m} {f} |
| carnation {n} (rosy pink colour) | :: carnatie, vleeskleur |
| carnation {adj} (colour) | :: carnatie, vleeskleurig |
| carnauba {n} (wax) | :: carnaubawas |
| carnelian {n} (reddish brown chalcedony) | :: carneool {m} |
| carnival {n} (festive occasion marked by parades) | :: carnaval |
| carnivore {n} (meat-eating animal) | :: carnivoor {m}, vleeseter {m} |
| carnivorous {adj} (Predatory or flesh-eating) | :: carnivoor, vleesetend |
| carny {n} (a person who works in a carnival) | :: kermisklant {m} |
| carob {n} (tree) | :: johannesbroodboom {m} |
| carob {n} (fruit) | :: johannesbrood {n} |
| Carolina wren {n} (Thryothorus ludovicianus) | :: Carolina-winterkoning |
| Carolingian {adj} (of or pertaining to the Frankish dynasty) | :: Karolingische |
| Carolinian {adj} (Carolingian) SEE: Carolingian | :: |
| caron {n} (háček diacritic) SEE: háček | :: |
| carotene {n} (class of plant pigments) | :: caroteen {n} |
| carotid {n} (major artery) | :: halsslagader {c} |
| carousel {n} (merry-go-round) SEE: merry-go-round | :: |
| carousel {n} (revolving device to deliver items) | :: bagageband {c} |
| carp {n} (Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae) | :: karper {m} |
| carpal tunnel {n} (passageway on the palmar side of the wrist) | :: Carpaletunnel |
| carpal tunnel syndrome {n} (repetitive stress injury) | :: Carpaletunnelsyndroom |
| car park {n} (outdoor parking area) SEE: parking lot | :: |
| car park {n} (multistorey parking facility) SEE: parking garage | :: |
| Carpathians {prop} (mountainous system in Central Europe) | :: Karpaten {p} |
| carp bream {n} (Abramis brama) | :: brasem {m} |
| carpe diem {proverb} (seize the day) | :: pluk de dag |
| carpenter {n} (carpentry person) | :: timmerman {m}, timmervrouw {f}, timmeraar {m} |
| carpenter bee {n} (Xylocopinae) | :: houtbij |
| carpet {n} (a fabric used as a floor covering) | :: tapijt {n}, vloerkleed {n} |
| carpet {n} (any surface or cover resembling a carpet or fulfilling its function) | :: tapijt {n} |
| carpet {v} (to lay carpet) | :: tapijt leggen, vloerkleed leggen |
| carpet {v} (to cover like a carpet) | :: een tapijt vormen, bedekken (met) |
| carpet bugle {n} (plant of the genus Ajuga) SEE: bugle | :: |
| carpet shark {n} (ferret) SEE: ferret | :: |
| carpet shark {n} (shark of the order Orectolobiformes) | :: bakerhaai |
| carpet sweeper {n} (mechanical device for cleaning carpets) | :: rolveger {m} |
| carphone {n} | :: autotelefoon |
| carpus {n} (the group of bones that make up the wrist) | :: handwortelbeen |
| carrack {n} (ship) | :: kraak |
| car rental {n} (hiring of cars for short periods) | :: autoverhuur {c} |
| carriage {n} (wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power) | :: koets |
| carriage {n} (railroad car) | :: wagon {m} |
| carriage return {n} (The action on a typewriter or printer that returns it to the beginning of the line) | :: wagenterugloop {m} |
| carriageway {n} (part of a road that carries traffic) | :: rijbaan {c} |
| carrier {n} (person or object that carries someone or something else) | :: drager {m} |
| carrier {n} (company in the business of shipping freight) | :: vervoerder {m} |
| carrier {n} (person or organism that has inherited a trait or disease but displays no symptoms) | :: drager {m} |
| carrier pigeon {n} (carrier pigeon) | :: postduif {f} {m} |
| carrier wave {n} (wave that can be modulated to transmit signals) | :: draaggolf |
| carrion {n} (dead flesh; carcasses) | :: kadaver {n}, aas {n}, kreng {n}, karkas {n} |
| carrion crow {n} (Corvus corone) | :: zwarte kraai |
| carrot {n} (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) | :: wortel {m}, peen {f} |
| carry {v} (to carry) SEE: bear | :: |
| carry {v} (to transport by lifting) | :: dragen |
| carry {v} (to stock or supply) | :: beschikbaar hebben, ter beschikking hebben |
| carry {v} (to adopt; take over or stand in) | :: overnemen |
| carry {v} (in an addition) | :: overdragen, onthouden |
| carry {v} (to transmit or travel) | :: dragen, te horen zijn |
| carry {n} (a manner of transporting or lifting something) | :: greep {m} |
| carry {n} (bit or digit carried in an addition) | :: overdracht {m} |
| carry coals to Newcastle {v} (do something unneeded or redundant) | :: uilen naar Athene dragen (carry owls to Athens), water naar de zee dragen (carry water to the sea) |
| carry out {v} (to carry out) SEE: fulfill | :: |
| car seat {n} (seat in a motor car) | :: autostoel {m} |
| carsick {adj} (feeling nauseated due to riding in a vehicle) | :: wagenziek |
| carsickness {n} (motion sickness due to riding in a vehicle) | :: wagenziekte {f} |
| cart {n} (small, open, wheeled vehicle, see also: wagon) | :: kar {f}, wagen {m} |
| carte de visite {n} (business card) SEE: business card | :: |
| cartel {n} (group of businesses or nations that collude to fix prices) | :: kartel {n} |
| cartel {n} (combination of political groups) | :: kartel {n} |
| Cartesian {adj} (of or pertaining to Descartes) | :: cartesisch |
| Cartesian {adj} (of or pertaining to coordinates based on orthogonal axes) | :: cartesisch |
| Cartesian coordinate {n} (the rectangular coordinates of a point) | :: cartesiaans assenstelsel {n} |
| Cartesian product {n} (set of possible pairs) | :: cartesisch product {n}, kruisproduct {n} |
| Carthage {prop} (ancient city in North Africa) | :: Carthago {n} |
| Carthaginian {adj} (of or pertaining to Carthage) | :: Carthaags, Punisch |
| Carthaginian {n} (person from Carthage) | :: Carthager {m}, Puniër {m} |
| cartilage {n} (dense connective tissue) | :: kraakbeen {n} |
| cartographer {n} (one who makes maps or charts) | :: cartograaf |
| carton {n} (box-like container) | :: karton |
| carton {n} (a carton of cigarette packs) | :: slof |
| cartoon {n} (animated cartoon) | :: tekenfilm {m} |
| cartoonist {n} (creator of cartoons or strip cartoons) | :: striptekenaar {m}, striptekenares {f} |
| cartridge {n} (firearms package) | :: patroon {m} {f} |
| cartridge {n} (vessel which contains the ink for a computer printer) | :: inktpatroon {m} {f}, patroon {m} {f} |
| cartulary {n} (document collection ) | :: cartularium {n}, chartularium {n} |
| cartwheel {n} (wheel of a cart) | :: wagenwiel {n} |
| cartwheel {n} (gymnastic maneuver) | :: radslag {m} |
| carve {v} (to shape to sculptural effect) | :: snijden |
| carvel {n} (light, usually lateen-rigged sailing vessel) SEE: caravel | :: |
| car wash {n} (place at which a car is washed, often mechanically) | :: wasstraat {f}, autowasstraat {f} |
| Casablanca {prop} (city) | :: Casablanca |
| Casanova {n} (promiscuous, philandering man) | :: casanova {m} |
| cascade {n} (waterfall) | :: waterval |
| case {n} (actual event, situation, or fact) | :: geval {n} |
| case {n} (instance or event as a topic of study) | :: geval |
| case {n} (legal proceeding) | :: rechtszaak, proces {n} |
| case {n} (grammar: set of grammatical cases or their meanings) | :: naamval {m} |
| case {n} (box containing a number of identical items of manufacture) | :: kist {f} |
| case {n} (sheath, covering) | :: hulsel {n} |
| case {n} (piece of luggage that can be used to transport an apparatus) | :: tas {f} |
| case {n} (suitcase) | :: valies |
| case {n} (piece of furniture, constructed partially of transparent glass or plastic) | :: vitrine, uitstalraam |
| case {n} (outer covering or framework of a piece of apparatus) | :: omhulsel |
| case {n} (typography: the nature of a piece of alphabetic type) | :: kast |
| case {n} (grammatical case) SEE: grammatical case | :: |
| case dependent {adj} (case sensitive) SEE: case sensitive | :: |
| case law {n} (law developed through court decisions) | :: jurisprudentie {f}, rechtspraak {f}, rechtersrecht {n} |
| casemate {n} (bombproof chamber as part of fortification) | :: kazemat |
| casement {n} (casemate) SEE: casemate | :: |
| case sensitive {adj} (distinguishing upper- and lower-case letters) | :: hoofdlettergevoelig |
| cash {n} (money in the form of notes/bills and coins) | :: contanten {p}, cash {m}, baar geld {n} |
| cash {v} (to exchange (a check/cheque) for money) | :: innen |
| cashbox {n} (a box for holding cash) | :: kluisje {n} |
| cash cow {n} (something that generates free cash flow) | :: melkkoe |
| cash crop {n} (crop grown for sale) | :: handelsgewas {n}, exportgewas {n}, uitvoergewas {n} |
| cash desk {n} (place with a cash register) | :: kassa {c} |
| cash dispenser {n} (automated teller machine) SEE: automated teller machine | :: |
| cashew {n} (tree) | :: cashew, cachou |
| cashew {n} (cashew nut) SEE: cashew nut | :: |
| cashew nut {n} (the seed of the cashew tree) | :: cashewnoot {c} |
| cashier {v} (to dismiss from service) | :: ontslaan |
| cashier {n} (one who works at a till or receives payments) | :: kassier {m} |
| cashier's desk {n} (cash desk) SEE: cash desk | :: |
| cash in {v} (to die) SEE: die | :: |
| cash machine {n} (automated teller machine) SEE: automated teller machine | :: |
| cashpoint {n} (automated teller machine) SEE: automated teller machine | :: |
| cash register {n} (machine) | :: kassa {f} |
| casino {n} (public building or room for entertainment, especially gambling) | :: casino {n}, speelhuis {n} |
| cask {n} (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) | :: ton {m} {f}, vat {n} |
| casket {n} (coffin) SEE: coffin | :: |
| Caspian gull {n} (Larus cachinnans) | :: pontische meeuw {f} |
| Caspian Sea {prop} (landlocked sea) | :: Kaspische Zee {c} |
| Caspian tit {n} (Poecile hyrcanus) | :: iraanse rouwmees |
| cassation {n} (the abrogation of a law by a higher authority; annulment) | :: cassatie |
| cassava {n} (manioc, the source of tapioca) | :: cassave |
| casserole {n} (glass or earthenware dish) | :: ovenschotel |
| casserole {n} (food, such as a stew, cooked in such a dish) | :: ovenschotel |
| cassette {n} (set of sprockets on a bicycle) | :: cassette |
| cassette player {n} (a device capable of playing prerecorded cassette tapes) | :: cassettespeler {m} |
| cassette tape {n} (magnetic tape in a cassette) | :: cassetteband {m} |
| cassock {n} (item of clerical clothing) | :: kazuifel |
| cassowary {n} (a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius) | :: kasuaris {m} |
| cast {v} (to throw forcefully) | :: werpen, gooien, smijten |
| cast {v} (to throw a fishing line or net into the water) | :: uitgooien |
| cast {v} (to perform, bring forth a magical spell or enchantment) | :: uitbrengen, uitspreken |
| cast {v} (to throw down or aside) | :: werpen, neergooien, afweren, afwerpen |
| cast {v} (to make by pouring into a mould) | :: gieten |
| cast {v} (to assign a role in a play or performance) | :: een rol {f} toewijzen, geven |
| cast {v} (computing: to change the type of a variable) | :: omzetten, casten |
| cast {v} (to heave a lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water) | :: peilen |
| cast {n} (group of actors performing together) | :: bezetting {f}, rolbezetting {f}, cast {m}, rolverdeling {f} |
| cast {n} (casting procedure) | :: rolverdeling {f}, casten {n}, casting {f} |
| cast {n} (object made in a mould) | :: afgietsel {n} |
| cast {n} (medicine: supportive and immobilising device) | :: gips {m}, spalk {m} |
| cast {n} (mould used to make cast objects) | :: vorm {m}, mal {f} |
| cast {n} (squint) | :: blik {m}, zijwaartse blik {m} |
| cast {n} (visual appearance) | :: schijn {m} |
| castanet {n} (a single handheld percussion instrument) | :: castagnet, castagnetten {p} |
| castanets {n} (a percussion instrument) SEE: castanet | :: |
| cast aspersions {v} (make damaging or spiteful remarks) | :: met modder gooien naar |
| castaway {n} (nautical: shipwrecked sailor) | :: schipbreukeling {m} |
| castaway {n} (someone cast out of a group or society) | :: uitgestotene {m} {f} |
| caste {n} (hereditary social class) | :: kaste {m} {f} |
| Castelnau's antshrike {n} (passerine bird of the antbird family) | :: Castelnau-mierklauwier |
| Castile {prop} (medieval Iberian kingdom) | :: Castilië |
| Castile and León {prop} (autonomous community of Spain) | :: Castilië en León |
| Castile soap {n} (type of soap) | :: Castilië zeep {f} |
| Castilian {prop} (Spanish) SEE: Spanish | :: |
| Castilian {prop} (standard variety of European Spanish) | :: Castiliaans {n} |
| cast in concrete {adj} (solidly established) | :: in beton gegoten |
| casting {n} (manufacturing process using a mold) | :: gieting {f} |
| cast iron {n} (hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon) | :: gietijzer {n} |
| castle {n} (fortified building) | :: kasteel {n}, fort {n}, burcht {f}, slot {n} |
| castle {v} (chess) | :: rokeren |
| castle {n} (chess piece) SEE: rook | :: |
| castle in the air {n} (desire, idea, or plan unlikely to ever be realized) | :: luchtkasteel {n} |
| castling {n} (move in chess) | :: rokade {f} |
| cast off {v} (finish the last row of knitted stitches and remove them from the needle) | :: afkanten |
| castoreum {n} (castor sac exudate) | :: bevergeil {n}, castoreum {n} |
| castor oil plant {n} (Ricinus communis) | :: wonderboom {m}, wonderolieboom {m} |
| cast out nines {v} (verification of an arithmetic operation) | :: negenproef |
| cast pearls before swine {v} (cast pearls before swine) | :: parels voor de zwijnen, paarlen voor de zwijnen werpen |
| castrate {v} (remove the testicles of) | :: castreren |
| castration {n} (act of removing the testicles) | :: castratie {f} |
| castrato {n} (male who has been castrated) | :: castraat {m}, gecastreerde {m} |
| castrato {n} (male soprano or alto voice; the singer) | :: castraat {m}, castrato, castraatzanger {m} |
| castrato {adj} (adjective: castrated) | :: gecastreerd |
| castrato {adj} (having, using or containing the voice of a castrato) | :: castraat-, castrato- |
| cast the first stone {v} (act self-righteously) | :: werpe de eerste steen |
| casual {adj} (careless) | :: achteloos |
| casualty {n} (person) | :: slachtoffer |
| cat {n} (spiteful woman) SEE: bitch | :: |
| cat {n} (type of fish) SEE: catfish | :: |
| cat {n} (cat-o'-nine-tails) SEE: cat-o'-nine-tails | :: |
| cat {n} (domestic species) | :: huiskat, kat {m}, poes {f}, kater {m} |
| cat {n} (member of the family Felidae) | :: kat, katachtige, felien |
| cat {n} (wheeled shelter used as siege weapon) | :: kat {f}, schildpad {f} |
| cataclysmic {adj} (of or pertaining to a cataclysm) | :: cataclystisch |
| catacomb {n} (underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves) | :: catacombe |
| Catalan {n} (person from Catalonia) | :: Catalaan {m}, Catalaanse {f} |
| Catalan {prop} (language of Catalonia) | :: Catalaans |
| Catalan {adj} (Of or pertaining to Catalonia) | :: Catalaans |
| Catalanness {n} (identification or conformity with Catalan values and customs) | :: Catalaansheid {f} |
| catalepsy {n} (catalepsy) | :: catalepsie {f}, katalepsie {f} |
| catalogue {n} (a systematic list of names, books, pictures etc.) | :: catalogus {m}, cataloog |
| catalogue {n} (a complete list of items) | :: catalogus {m}, cataloog, inventaris {m} |
| catalogue {n} (a list of all the publications in a library) | :: bibliotheekcatalogus {m} |
| catalogue {v} (to put into a catalogue) | :: catalogiseren |
| catalogue {v} (to make a catalogue of) | :: catalogiseren |
| catalogue {v} (to add to an existing catalogue) | :: catalogiseren |
| Catalonia {prop} (autonomous community in Spain) | :: Catalonië {n} |
| Catalonian {adj} (Catalan) SEE: Catalan | :: |
| Catalonian {n} (Catalan) SEE: Catalan | :: |
| catalyst {n} (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process) | :: katalysator |
| catalyze {v} (to bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction) | :: katalyseren |
| cat and mouse {n} (two keeping check on one another) | :: Kat-en-muisspel |
| cataphract {n} (armor for the entire body and often for the horse) | :: katafrakt {m} |
| cataplasm {n} (poultice) SEE: poultice | :: |
| catapult {n} (slingshot) SEE: slingshot | :: |
| catapult {n} (device for launching large objects) | :: katapult {m} |
| cataract {n} (waterfall) | :: cataract {m} {n} {f}, waterval {m} |
| cataract {n} (downpour, flood) | :: stortvloed |
| cataract {n} (opacity of the lens in the eye) | :: cataract {m} {n} {f}, grijze staar |
| catarrh {n} (inflammation of the mucous membranes) | :: slijmvliesontsteking {f}, catarre {m} {f} |
| catastrophe {n} (any large and disastrous event of great significance) | :: catastrofe {f} |
| catastrophic {adj} (of or pertaining to a catastrophe) | :: catastrofaal, rampzalig |
| cat burglar {n} (Burglar) | :: geveltoerist {m} |
| catcall {n} (shout or whistle expressing dislike) | :: boegeroep {n}, fluitconcert {n} |
| catch {n} (the act of catching a ball) | :: opvangen, vangen |
| catch {n} (a find, in particular a boyfriend/girlfriend) | :: vangst {f} |
| catch {n} (a clasp which stops something from opening) | :: haak {m} |
| catch {n} (a hidden difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation) | :: struikelblok {n}, valstrik {m} |
| catch {n} (that which is captured or caught) | :: vangst {f} |
| catch {v} (to capture or snare) | :: vangen |
| catch {v} (to intercept an object in the air etc.) | :: vangen |
| catch {v} (to contract a disease or illness) | :: oplopen, krijgen |
| catch {v} (to perceive and understand) | :: snappen, begrijpen |
| catch {v} (to seize an opportunity) | :: grijpen |
| catch {v} (to reach in time to leave) | :: halen |
| catch a cold {v} (contract a cold) | :: kou vatten, verkouden worden |
| catcher {n} (that which catches) | :: vanger {m} |
| catcher {n} (baseball player who receives pitches) | :: catcher {m} {f}, achtervanger {m} |
| catchment area {n} (area from which water drains) SEE: drainage basin | :: |
| catchment basin {n} (region) | :: stroombekken {n}, stroomgebied {n}, rivierbekken {n} |
| catchphrase {n} (a group of words) | :: catchphrase {m} |
| catch up {v} (To bring someone else up to date with the news) | :: bijpraten |
| catchy {adj} (instantly appealing and memorable) | :: aanstekelijk, pakkend |
| catechist {n} | :: catecheet {m}, catechist {m} |
| catechumen {n} (convert to Christianity prior to baptism) | :: catechumeen |
| categorically {adv} (In a categorical manner) | :: categorisch |
| categorization {n} (the process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes) | :: categoriseren {n} |
| category {n} (group) | :: categorie {f} |
| category {n} (collection in math) | :: categorie {f} |
| catenary {n} (curve of a flexible chain) | :: kettinglijn {f} |
| catenate {v} (connect) | :: aaneenrijgen, rijgen |
| cater-cousin {n} (bosom friend) SEE: bosom friend | :: |
| caterpillar {n} (larva of a butterfly) | :: rups {f} |
| caterpillar track {n} (continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt) | :: rupsband {m} |
| caterwaul {v} (to cry as cats) | :: krollen |
| catfish {n} (type of fish, see also: sheatfish) | :: meerval {m} |
| cat flap {n} (small hinged panel cut into a door where a cat can come in) | :: kattengat {n}, kattenluikje |
| cat-flap {n} (cat flap) SEE: cat flap | :: |
| cat food {n} (type of food formulated for the feeding of cats) | :: kattenvoer {n} |
| cat got someone's tongue {phrase} (why are you not saying anything?) | :: ben je je tong verloren? (have you lost your tongue?) |
| Cathar {n} (a member of Christian sect) | :: Cathaar, Kathaar {m} |
| Catharist {adj} (relating to Cathari) | :: Cathaars, Kathaars |
| cathartic {adj} (purgative; inducing catharsis) | :: louterend, bevrijdend |
| cathedral {n} (principal church of a bishop's diocese) | :: kathedraal {f} |
| Catherine {prop} (female given name) | :: Catharijne {f} |
| catheter {n} (small tube inserted into a body cavity) | :: katheter {m} |
| cathetus {n} (either of the sides of a right triangle other than its hypotenuse) | :: rechthoekszijde {f} |
| cathode {n} (electrode through which current flows outward) | :: kathode {f} |
| cathode ray {n} (ray consisting of a stream of electrons) | :: kathodestraal {f} |
| cathode ray tube {n} (vacuum tube that displays images) | :: kathodestraalbuis {f}, beeldbuis {f} |
| Catholic {adj} (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church) | :: katholiek |
| Catholic {adj} (of the Roman Catholic church) | :: rooms-katholiek |
| Catholic {n} (member of a Catholic church) | :: katholiek {m} |
| Catholic Church {n} (24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome) | :: Katholieke Kerk {f} |
| Catholicism {n} (faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church) | :: katholicisme {n}, Katholizism |
| catholicity {n} (Catholicism) SEE: Catholicism | :: |
| catholicos {n} (high-ranking bishop or patriarch) | :: katholikos |
| cation {n} (a positively charged ion) | :: kation {n} |
| catkin {n} (botany: a type of inflorescence) | :: katje {n} |
| cat litter {n} (grit used in a cat's toilet tray) SEE: kitty litter | :: |
| catmint {n} (catnip) SEE: catnip | :: |
| catnip {n} (plant of the genus Nepeta) | :: kattenkruid {n}, Nepeta |
| catnip {n} (specific species which causes intoxication among cats) | :: kattenkruid {n}, wild kattenkruid |
| cat-o'-nine-tails {n} (whip) | :: kat met negen staarten {m} |
| cat's eye {n} (retroreflective device placed on a road surface) | :: kattenoog |
| catslaughter {n} (killing of cats) | :: katmoord |
| cattail {n} (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) | :: lisdodde {f}, kodde {f} |
| cattish {adj} (catlike) | :: katachtig |
| cattish {adj} (sly and spiteful) | :: kattig |
| cattle {n} (domesticated bovine animals) | :: rundvee {n} |
| cattle {n} (certain other livestock) | :: vee {n} |
| cattle {n} (pejorative: people who resemble cattle in behavior or destiny) | :: vee {n}, beesten {p} |
| cattle egret {n} (cattle egret) | :: koereiger {m} |
| catty {adj} (spiteful) | :: kattig |
| catwalk {n} (narrow elevated stage on which models parade) | :: podium {m}, platform {m} |
| Caucasus {prop} (geographic region) | :: Kaukasus |
| caucus {n} (a meeting of party members) | :: verkiezingsbijeenkomst |
| caucus {n} (a grouping of all members of a legislature representing the same party) | :: fractie |
| caul {n} (part of the amniotic sac which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth) | :: helm {m} |
| cauldron {n} (large bowl-shaped pot) | :: ketel {m} |
| cauliflower {n} (vegetable) | :: bloemkool {f} |
| cauliflower {n} (edible head of a cauliflower plant) | :: bloemkool {f} |
| caulk {n} (substance for filling and/or sealing) | :: kit |
| caulk {v} (to seal joints with caulk) | :: breeuwen, kalefateren, kitten |
| causalism {n} (social system) | :: causalisme {n} |
| causality {n} (agency of cause) | :: causaliteit {f}, oorzakelijkheid {f} |
| causate {v} (cause) SEE: cause | :: |
| causation {n} (causality) SEE: causality | :: |
| cause {n} (source or reason of an event or action) | :: oorzaak {f}, reden {f}, aanleiding {f} |
| cause {n} (goal, aim, principle) | :: doel {n} |
| cause {v} (to set off an event or action) | :: veroorzaken |
| cause {v} (to produce as a result) | :: veroorzaken |
| cause and effect {n} (causality) SEE: causality | :: |
| cause célèbre {n} (issue or incident arousing heated public debate) | :: cause célèbre {f} |
| caustic {adj} (capable of destroying organic tissue) | :: corrosief, bijtend |
| caustic {adj} (severe; satirical; sharp) | :: streng, scherp,schamper |
| cauterize {v} (burn tissue) | :: toebranden, dichtbranden, toevriezen, dichtvriezen |
| caution {n} (precept or warning against evil or danger) | :: waarschuwing |
| caution {n} (careful attention, prudence) | :: voorzichtigheid {f}, voorzorg {f} {m}, omzichtigheid {f}, terughoudendheid |
| caution {n} (security; guaranty; bail) | :: borg, borgsom, garantie, waarborg |
| caution {v} (to warn) | :: waarschuwen, manen |
| cautious {adj} (careful) | :: voorzichtig |
| cautiously {adv} (in a cautious manner) | :: behoedzaam, omzichtig |
| cavalcade {n} (parade) | :: ridderstoet |
| cavalier {adj} (not caring enough about something important) | :: afstandelijk, onverschillig |
| cavalier {adj} (high-spirited) | :: laatdunkend |
| cavalier {adj} (supercilious, haughty, disdainful) | :: hooghartig, misprijzend |
| cavalry {n} (military service that fights with riding horses) | :: cavalerie {f} |
| cave {n} (large, naturally occurring cavity formed underground) | :: hol {n}, grot {f} |
| cave {v} (to undermine) | :: ondermijnen |
| cave {interj} (beware!) | :: opgepast |
| caveat {n} (warning) | :: waarschuwing {f} |
| caveat {n} (qualification or exemption) | :: voorbehoud {n}, uitzondering {f} |
| cave bear {n} (Ursus spelaeus) | :: holenbeer {m}, grottenbeer {m} |
| cave in {v} (to collapse inward or downward) | :: afkalven |
| caveman {n} (early humans or related species) | :: holbewoner |
| cavern {n} (large cave) | :: grot {f}, krocht {f}, hol {n} |
| caviar {n} (roe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)) | :: kaviaar {m} |
| cavil {v} (to criticise for petty or frivolous reasons) | :: chicaneren |
| cavity wall {n} (double wall connected by air space) | :: spouwmuur |
| cavort {v} (prance) | :: steigeren |
| cavort {v} (move/play boisterously) | :: dartelen, ronddollen |
| cavy {n} (guinea pig) SEE: guinea pig | :: |
| caw {n} (cry of a crow) | :: gekras {n} |
| CD {n} (abbreviation of compact disc, see also: compact disc) | :: cd {m} |
| cDNA {n} (complementary DNA) | :: cDNA {n} |
| CD player {n} (CD player) | :: cd-speler |
| CD-ROM {n} (CD-ROM) | :: cd-rom {m} |
| cease {v} (transitive) | :: ophouden |
| cease and desist {v} (stop and not resume an action) | :: houd op en doe van afstand |
| cease-fire {n} (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) | :: staakt-het-vuren {n} |
| Cebuano {n} (language) | :: Cebuano {n} |
| cedar {n} (coniferous tree in genus Cedrus) | :: ceder {m} |
| cedar {n} (aromatic wood) | :: ceder {m}, cederhout {n} |
| cede {v} (give up) | :: aftreden, uit de weg gaan, opgeven |
| cedilla {n} (mark placed under the letter c) | :: cedille |
| ceil {n} (ceiling) SEE: ceiling | :: |
| ceiling {n} (upper limit of room) | :: plafond {n}, zoldering {f} |
| ceiling fan {n} (fan fixture on a ceiling) | :: plafondventilator |
| celadon {n} (pale green colour) | :: celadon |
| celadon {n} (pale green glaze) | :: celadon |
| celadon {n} (ceramic with pale green glaze) | :: celadon {n} |
| celebrate {v} (extol or honour in a solemn manner) | :: vieren |
| celebrate {v} (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.) | :: vieren |
| celebrate {v} (perform or participate in) | :: vieren |
| celebrated {adj} (famous or widely praised) | :: gevierd, gevierde |
| celebration {n} (formal performance of a solemn rite) | :: viering {f} |
| celebration {n} (act or process of showing gratitude, appreciation or remembrance) | :: gedachtenis, herdenking, viering {f} |
| celebration {n} (social gathering for entertainment and fun) | :: festiviteit, feest, fuif, viering {f} |
| celebrity {n} (famous person) | :: beroemdheid {f} |
| celeriac {n} (form of celery) | :: knolselderij {m} |
| celery {n} (herb) | :: selderij {m}, selderie {m}, selder {m} |
| celestial {adj} (relating to heaven (religious)) | :: hemels |
| celestial {adj} (relating to sky) | :: hemels |
| celestial sphere {n} (abstract sphere of infinite radius) | :: hemelbol {m} |
| celibate {adj} (unmarried) | :: celibatair, ongehuwd |
| cell {n} (component of an electrical battery) | :: batterij {f} |
| cell {n} (room in a prison for containing inmates) | :: cel {f} |
| cell {n} (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) | :: cel {f} |
| cell {n} (small group of people forming part of a larger organization) | :: cel {f} |
| cell {n} (basic unit of a living organism) | :: cel {f} |
| cell {n} (informal: a cellular telephone, see also: mobile phone) | :: mobieltje {n} |
| cellar {n} (underground space) | :: kelder {m} |
| cellar {n} (wine collection) | :: wijnkelder {m} |
| cellar door {n} (door leading to a cellar) | :: kelderdeur |
| cell division {n} (a process by which a cell divides into two cells) | :: celdeling {c} |
| cellist {n} (person who plays the cello) | :: cellist {m}, violoncellist {m} |
| cell membrane {n} (semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell) | :: celmembraan, plasmamembraan {n} |
| cell nucleus {n} (cytology: large organelle found in cells) SEE: nucleus | :: |
| cello {n} (musical instrument) | :: cello {m} |
| cell phone {n} (mobile phone) SEE: mobile phone | :: |
| cellular {n} (mobile phone) SEE: mobile phone | :: |
| cellular {adj} (of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells) | :: cellulair |
| cellular phone {n} (mobile phone) SEE: mobile phone | :: |
| celluloid {n} (variety of thermoplastics) | :: celluloid {n} |
| cellulose {n} (the polysaccharide cellulose) | :: cellulose {f} |
| cell wall {n} (thick layer around cells of plants, fungi, and algae) | :: celwand |
| Celsius {adj} (related to a metric scale of temperature) | :: Celsius |
| Celt {prop} (ancient) | :: Kelt {m} |
| Celtiberian {n} (person) | :: Celtiberen {p} |
| Celtic {adj} (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) | :: Keltisch |
| cembalo {n} (cembalo) SEE: harpsichord | :: |
| cement {n} (a powdered substance) | :: cement {n} |
| cement {n} (the paste-like substance) | :: cement {n} |
| cemetery {n} (a place where the dead are buried) SEE: graveyard | :: |
| Cenomanian {prop} | :: Cenomanien |
| cenotaph {n} (monument to honor the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere) | :: cenotaaf {n} |
| cenote {n} (deep natural well or sinkhole) | :: cenote {m} |
| Cenozoic {prop} (geological epoch) | :: Cenozoïcum |
| censor {n} (Ancient Roman magistrate) | :: censor {m} |
| censor {n} (official responsible for removal of objectionable material or sensitive content) | :: censor {m} |
| censor {v} (to review for, and if necessary to remove or suppress, objectionable content) | :: censureren |
| censorship {n} (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) | :: censuur {f} |
| censurer {n} (censor) SEE: censor | :: |
| census {n} (official count of members of a population) | :: volkstelling {f} |
| census {v} (collect a census) | :: (het volk) tellen |
| cent {n} (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) | :: cent {m} |
| centaur {n} (mythical half-man, half-horse) | :: paardmens {m}, kentaur {m}, centaur {m} |
| centenarian {n} (one who is at least 100 years old) | :: honderdjarige {m} {f} |
| centenary {adj} (of, or pertaining to, or completing a period of 100 years) | :: honderdjarig |
| centenier {n} (centurion) SEE: centurion | :: |
| centennial {n} (100th anniversary) | :: eeuwfeest |
| center {n} (point equidistant from all points on the perimeter of a circle) | :: centrum, middelpunt |
| center {n} (point equidistant from all points on the surface of a sphere) | :: centrum, middelpunt |
| center {n} (point on a line midway between the ends) | :: midden, centrum {n} |
| center {n} (point in the interior of figure with mean coordinates) | :: centrum |
| center {n} (place where a function or activity occurs) | :: centrum |
| center {n} (topic of particular importance) | :: middelpunt |
| center {adj} (of, at or related to center) | :: centraal |
| center {v} (cause to occupy the center) | :: centreren |
| center {v} (concentrate on) | :: concentreren |
| centerfold {n} (single sheet of paper that forms the middle two pages of a magazine) | :: middenblad {n} |
| centerfold {n} (large photograph printed on this sheet) | :: pin-up {m} {f} |
| centerfold {n} (person in such a photograph) | :: pin-up {m} {f} |
| centerfold {n} (sexually attractive person) | :: pin-up {m} {f}, vamp {f} |
| centi- {prefix} (10-2) | :: centi- |
| centigram {n} (a metric measurement of 1/100 of a gram) | :: centigram {m} {n} |
| centimetre {n} (one-hundredth of a metre) | :: centimeter |
| centimorgan {n} (length of chromosome) | :: centimorgan {c} |
| centipede {n} (a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda) | :: duizendpoot {m} |
| central {adj} (being in the centre) | :: centraal |
| central {adj} (having or containing the centre of something) | :: centraal |
| Central African Republic {prop} (country in Central Africa) | :: Centraal-Afrikaanse Republiek |
| Central America {prop} (part of North America) | :: Midden-Amerika, Centraal-Amerika |
| Central Asia {prop} (smaller area of Central Asia) | :: Centraal-Azië {n} |
| central bank {n} (the principal monetary authority of a polity) | :: centrale bank {f} |
| Central Europe {prop} (geographical region in the center of Europe) | :: Midden-Europa |
| central heating {n} (heating system) | :: centrale verwarming {f} |
| centralise {v} (centralise) SEE: centralize | :: |
| centralization {n} (the act or process of centralizing) | :: centralisatie {f} |
| centralize {v} (to move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate) | :: centraliseren |
| centralize {v} (to move power to a single, central authority) | :: centraliseren |
| Central Plain {prop} (area) | :: Centrale Vlakte {f} |
| central processing unit {n} (part of a computer) | :: centrale verwerkingseenheid |
| central simple algebra {n} (type of associative algebra over a field) | :: centrale enkelvoudige algebra {f}, CEA {f} |
| centre {n} (center) SEE: center | :: |
| centre {v} (center) SEE: center | :: |
| centre forward {n} (most central of the strikers) | :: spits {m} {f} |
| centrifugal {adj} (tending, or causing, to recede from the center) | :: centrifugaal, middelpuntvliedend |
| centrifuge {v} (to rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents) | :: centrifugeren |
| centurion {n} (commander of a century of soldiers) | :: honderdman {m}, centurio {m}, centurion {m} |
| century {n} (100 years) | :: eeuw {f} |
| century {n} (Roman army type unit) | :: centurie {f} |
| century {n} (political division of Rome) | :: centurie {f} |
| CEO {n} (chief executive officer) | :: bestuursvoorzitter |
| cephalalgia {n} (headache) SEE: headache | :: |
| Cepheus {prop} (constellation) | :: Cepheus {m} |
| ceramic {n} (material) | :: keramiek {f} |
| cereal {n} (breakfast cereal) SEE: breakfast cereal | :: |
| cerebellum {n} (part of the hindbrain in vertebrates) | :: kleine hersenen {p} |
| cerebral {adj} (of, or relating to the brain) | :: cerebraal |
| cerebral {adj} (retroflex) SEE: retroflex | :: |
| cerebral cortex {n} (layer of the brain) | :: hersenschors {c} |
| cerebral palsy {n} (group of non-contagious conditions) | :: cerebrale parese {f}, hersenverlamming {f} |
| cerebrum {n} (upper part of the brain) | :: telencephalon |
| ceremonial {adj} (of, relating to, or used in a ceremony) | :: ceremonieel |
| ceremony {n} (ritual with religious significance) | :: ceremonie {f}, plechtigheid {f} |
| ceremony {n} (official gathering to celebrate) | :: ceremonie {f}, plechtigheid {f} |
| cerium {n} (chemical element) | :: cerium {n} |
| certain {adj} (sure, positive, not doubting) | :: zeker |
| certain {adj} (not specifically named, indeterminate, indefinite) | :: zekere, bepaalde |
| certainly {adv} (without doubt, surely) | :: beslist, voorzeker, zeker, waarlijk |
| certainly {adv} (emphatic affirmative answer) | :: beslist, voorzeker, zeker, en of |
| certainty {n} (state of being certain) | :: zekerheid {f} |
| certificate {n} (document containing a certified statement) | :: certificaat, attest {n} |
| certification {n} (act of certifying) | :: attestering {f} |
| cerumen {n} (earwax) SEE: earwax | :: |
| cervical cancer {n} (cancer of the cervix) | :: baarmoederhalskanker {m} |
| cervical cap {n} (contraceptive device) | :: cervixkapje {n} |
| cervical smear {n} (gynaecology: screening test) | :: uitstrijkje {n} |
| cervical vertebra {n} (any of the seven vertebrae of the neck) | :: nekwervels {m} |
| cervicide {n} (deerslaughter) SEE: deerslaughter | :: |
| cervix {n} (neck) SEE: neck | :: |
| cervix {n} (neck-like part) SEE: neck | :: |
| cervix {n} (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) | :: baarmoederhals {f}, cervix {m} |
| cesarean section {n} (Caesarean section) SEE: Caesarean section | :: |
| cessation {n} (a ceasing or discontinuance) | :: beëindiging |
| cessionary {n} (one who receives a cession) SEE: assignee | :: |
| cesspool {n} (place for sewage) | :: beerput {m} |
| c'est la vie {phrase} (such is life) SEE: such is life | :: |
| cetacean {n} (an animal belonging to the order Cetacea) | :: walvisachtige |
| cetology {n} (study of cetaceans) | :: walviskunde |
| Ceylon {prop} | :: Ceylon |
| cf. {v} (compare) | :: cf. or vgl. or verg. |
| Chad {prop} (country) | :: Tsjaad |
| chador {n} (a loose robe worn by Muslim women) | :: chador |
| chafe {n} (heat excited by friction) | :: opgewarmd door wrijving |
| chafe {n} (injury or wear caused by friction) | :: schaafwonde, pijnlijke ruwe plek |
| chafe {n} (vexation; irritation of mind; rage) | :: ergernis, woede |
| chafe {v} (to excite passion or anger in) | :: zich ergeren, zich opwinden |
| chafe {v} (to fret and wear by rubbing) | :: afslijten |
| chafe {v} (to rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction) | :: schuren |
| chafe {v} (to be worn by rubbing) | :: verslijten |
| chafe {v} (to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated) | :: irriteren, vervelen |
| chaff {n} (inedible parts of grain plant) | :: kaf |
| chaff {n} (excess or unwanted material) | :: kaf |
| chaff {v} (to make fun of) | :: plagen |
| chaffinch {n} (bird) | :: vink, boekvink |
| chagrin {n} (distress from failure; vexation or mortification) | :: verdriet {n}, irritatie {f}, ongenoegen {n}, chagrijn {n} |
| chagrin {v} (bother or vex; to mortify) | :: vervelen, storen |
| chain {n} (series of interconnected rings or links) | :: ketting {f}, keten {f}, aaneenrijging {f} |
| chain {n} (series of interconnected things) | :: aaneenschakeling {f}, opeenvolging {f} |
| chain {n} (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) | :: keten {f} |
| chain drive {n} (transmission system) | :: kettingaandrijving {f} |
| chain letter {n} (a letter that is mailed successively to different recipients) | :: kettingbrief {m} |
| chain mail {n} (a flexible defensive armor) | :: maliënkolder {m} |
| chain of command {n} (hierarchy in which one rank obeys the one above it) | :: commandostructuur {f} |
| chainplate {n} (plate on the side of a sailing ship) | :: putting |
| chain reaction {n} (type of nuclear reaction) | :: kettingreactie {f} |
| chain reaction {n} (series of events) | :: kettingreactie {f} |
| chainring {n} (large forward ring on a bicycle) | :: kettingblad {n} |
| chainsaw {n} (saw with a power-driven chain) | :: kettingzaag {f} |
| chain shot {n} (projectile consisting of two cannon balls linked by a chain) | :: kettingkogel {m} |
| chain smoker {n} (one who smokes continuously) | :: kettingroker {m} |
| chain smoker {n} (one who habitually smokes a lot) | :: kettingroker {m} |
| chainstay {n} (One of the two frame tubes that run horizontally from the bottom bracket shell back to the rear dropouts) | :: liggende achtervork {c} |
| chair {n} (furniture) | :: stoel {m}, zetel {m} |
| chair {n} (distinguished professorship) | :: leerstoel |
| chair {n} (chairperson) SEE: chairperson | :: |
| chairman {n} (person presiding over a meeting) | :: voorzitter {m} |
| chairperson {n} (a person who presides over a meeting, a board) | :: voorzitter {m}, voorzitster {f} |
| chairwoman {n} (female chairperson) | :: voorzitster {f} |
| chaise longue {n} (reclining chair with a long seat) | :: ligstoel {m}, chaise longue {f} |
| chakra {n} (spiritual energy nexuses) | :: chakra |
| chalaza {n} (zoology: spiral band) | :: hagelsnoer {m} {f} |
| Chaldean {adj} (of ancient Babylonia) SEE: Babylonian | :: |
| Chaldean Catholic Church {prop} (an Eastern Catholic particular church) | :: Chaldeeuws-Katholieke Kerk {f} |
| chalice {n} (large drinking cup) | :: kelk {m} |
| chalk {n} (a soft, white, powdery limestone) | :: krijt {n}, krijtgesteente {n} |
| chalk {n} (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) | :: krijt {n}, krijtje {n} |
| chalk and cheese {n} (superficially alike but different) | :: het verschil van dag en nacht {n} |
| challenge {n} (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) | :: uitdaging |
| challenge {n} (difficult task) | :: uitdaging |
| challenge {n} | :: uitdaging {f} |
| challenge {v} (to invite someone to take part in a competition) | :: uitdagen, tarten |
| challenge {v} (to dare someone) | :: uitdagen |
| challenge {v} (to dispute something) | :: betwisten, bekritiseren |
| challenge {v} (to make a formal objection to a juror) | :: wraken |
| challenger {n} (one who challenges) | :: uitdager {m} |
| chamber {n} (bedroom) | :: slaapkamer |
| chamber {n} (legislative body) | :: kamer {m} {f} |
| chamber {n} (enclosed space similar to a room) | :: kamer |
| chamber {n} (part of a firearm holding the round before firing) | :: kamer {m} {f} |
| chamber {n} (chamber pot) SEE: chamber pot | :: |
| chamber ensemble {n} (a musical ensemble of modest size, to play chamber music) | :: kamerorkest {n} |
| chamberlain {n} (an officer in charge of managing the household of a sovereign) | :: kamerheer {m} |
| chambermaid {n} (a maid who handles the chores in a bedroom) | :: kamermeisje {n} |
| chamber music {n} (chamber music) | :: kamermuziek {f} |
| chamber of commerce {n} (community business association) | :: Kamer van Koophandel, Kamers van Koophandel {p} |
| chamber orchestra {n} (orchestra to play chamber music) | :: kamerorkest {n} |
| chamber pot {n} (a container used for urination and defecation, see also: urinal; chemical toilet) | :: po {m}, pispot {m} |
| chameleon {n} (reptile) | :: kameleon {m} {n} |
| chameleon {n} (person with inconstant behavior) | :: kameleon {m} {n} |
| chamfer {n} (an angled relief or cut at an edge) | :: afschuining {f} |
| chamfer {v} (to cut off the edge or corner of something; to bevel) | :: afschuinen |
| chamfer {v} (to cut a groove in something) | :: groeven |
| chamois {n} (A goat-like antelope) | :: gems {f} |
| champagne socialist {n} (false socialist) | :: salonsocialist {m}, salonsocialiste {f}, kathedersocialist {m}, kathedersocialiste {f} |
| champian {n} (field of inquiry or study) SEE: field | :: |
| champian {n} (flat expanse of land) SEE: plain | :: |
| champian {n} (species of landscape) SEE: plain | :: |
| champian {n} (level open countryside) SEE: plain | :: |
| champian {n} (battlefield) SEE: battlefield | :: |
| champignon {n} (Agaricus bisporus) | :: champignon {m} |
| champion {n} (someone who has been winner in a contest) | :: kampioen {m} |
| champion {n} (defender of a cause) | :: voorvechter {m} |
| champion {adj} (something very positive) | :: meesterlijk, eerste klasse |
| champion {v} (to advocate) | :: voorvechten |
| championship {n} (competition to determine a champion) | :: kampioenschap {n} |
| championship {n} (position of champion, or winner) | :: kampioenschap {n} |
| chance {n} (an opportunity or possibility) | :: kans {f}, gelegenheid {f}, mogelijkheid {f} |
| chance {n} (random occurrence) | :: toeval {n} |
| chance {n} (probability of something happening) | :: kans {f} |
| chance {v} (to try or risk) | :: wagen |
| chancel {n} (space around the altar in a church) | :: priesterkoor {n}, hoogkoor {n} |
| chancellor {n} (senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government) | :: kanselier |
| chancellor {n} (head of government in some German-speaking countries) | :: kanselier {m} |
| chandelier {n} (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) | :: kroonluchter {m}, luster {m} |
| change {v} (to become something different) | :: veranderen, zich aanpassen |
| change {v} (to make something into something different) | :: veranderen, aanpassen |
| change {v} (to replace) | :: verwisselen, vervangen |
| change {v} (to replace one's own clothing) | :: zich omkleden |
| change {v} (to transfer to another vehicle) | :: overstappen |
| change {n} (the process of becoming different) | :: verandering {f}, aanpassing {f}, wijziging {f} |
| change {n} (small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination) | :: wisselgeld {n} |
| change {n} (a replacement) | :: vervanging {f}, wijziging {f}, wissel {m} , andere kleren |
| change {n} (balance returned after a purchase) | :: wisselgeld {n} |
| change {n} (a transfer between vehicles) | :: overstap {m} |
| change one's mind {v} (to decide differently than one had decided before) | :: van gedachten veranderen, zich bedenken |
| changeover {n} (conversion or transition) | :: (of ingredients or products, to a new product) verwerking {f}, (of machines or buildings, to a new purpose) ombouw {m}, (of people, to a new faith) bekering {f}, conversie {f} |
| changeroom {n} (changing room) | :: kleedkamer {f} or {m}, kleedlokaal {n} |
| Changhsingian {prop} | :: Changhsingien |
| changing room {n} (room in gym etc.) | :: kleedkamer {m} {f} |
| changing room {n} (room in shop) | :: kleedhokje {n} |
| Chang Jiang {prop} (Yangtze) SEE: Yangtze | :: |
| channel {n} (physical confine of a river or slough) | :: bedding {f}, kanaal {n} |
| channel {n} (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) | :: kanaal {n}, vaargeul {f} |
| channel {n} (navigable part of a river) | :: kanaal {n}, vaargeul {f} |
| channel {n} (narrow body of water between two land masses) | :: kanaal {n}, zee-engte {f}, zeestraat {f} |
| channel {n} (communication: path for conveying electrical or electromagnetic signals) | :: kanaal {n} |
| channel {n} (communication: single path provided by a transmission medium via physical separation) | :: kanaal {n} |
| channel {n} (communication: single path provided by a transmission via spectral or protocol separation) | :: kanaal {n} |
| channel {n} (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) | :: kanaal {n}, zender {m} |
| channel {n} (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) | :: kanaal {n}, zender {m} |
| channel {v} (direct the flow) | :: leiden, omleiden, kanaliseren |
| channel {v} (assume personality of other person) | :: nadoen, imiteren |
| channel hop {v} (zap) SEE: zap | :: |
| Channel Islands {prop} (group of islands in the English Channel) | :: de Kanaaleilanden |
| channel surf {v} (zap) SEE: zap | :: |
| Channel Tunnel {prop} (man-made tunnel) | :: Kanaaltunnel {m} |
| chanoyu {n} (tea ceremony) SEE: tea ceremony | :: |
| chant {v} (sing monophonically without instruments) | :: chanten, zingen |
| chanterelle {n} (Cantharellus cibarius) | :: cantharel {m}, hanenkam {m} |
| chaos {n} (in classical cosmogony) | :: chaos {m}, baaierd {m} |
| chaos {n} (state of disorder) | :: chaos {m}, wanorde {c} |
| chaos theory {n} (chaos theory) | :: chaoe {f} |
| chaotic {adj} (filled with chaos) | :: chaotisch |
| chaotic {adj} (extremely disorganized or in disarray) | :: chaotisch, wanordelijk, onordelijk, warrig, verward |
| chapel {n} (place of worship) | :: kapel {m} {f} |
| chaplain {n} (member of a religious body) | :: kapelaan {m} |
| Chapman's antshrike {n} (bird) | :: Chapmam-mierklauwier |
| chapter {n} (section in a book) | :: hoofdstuk {n}, kapittel {n} |
| char {v} (to burn something to charcoal) | :: verkolen |
| char {n} (cleaning woman) | :: poetsvrouw {f}, werkster {f} |
| character {n} (being in a story) | :: personage {n} |
| character {n} (distinguishing feature) | :: karakter {n}, persoonlijkheid {f} |
| character {n} (moral strength) | :: karakter {n} |
| character {n} (notable or eccentric person) | :: persoonlijkheid {f} |
| character {n} (symbol for a sound or a word) | :: karakter {n} |
| character {n} ((computing) basic element in a text string) | :: karakter {n} |
| character assassination {n} (malicious discourse designed to damage someone's reputation) | :: karaktermoord {m} |
| characteristic {adj} (being a distinguishing feature of a person or thing) | :: kenmerkend, karakteristiek, idiosyncratisch |
| characteristic {n} (distinguishing feature) | :: trekje {n}, karakteristiek {f} |
| charcoal {n} (substance) | :: houtskool {m} |
| charcoal {n} (stick used for drawing) | :: houtskool {m} |
| charcoal {adj} (colour) | :: antraciet |
| charcoal drawing {n} (charcoal drawing) SEE: charcoal | :: |
| chard {n} (Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla) | :: snijbiet |
| charge {n} (military: ground attack) | :: charge {f}, stormaanval {m} |
| charge {n} (electric charge) | :: lading |
| charge {n} (load or burden) | :: last |
| charge {v} (to place a burden upon, to assign a duty) | :: belasten |
| charge {v} (to assign a duty to) | :: opdragen |
| charge {v} (to formally accuse of a crime) | :: aanklagen |
| chargeback {n} | :: terugvordering {f} |
| chargecard {n} (credit card) SEE: credit card | :: |
| charger {n} (a device that charges or recharges) | :: oplader {m} |
| chariness {n} (caution) | :: voorzichtigheid {f}, terughoudendheid {n} |
| chariot {n} (vehicle used in warfare) | :: strijdwagen {m} |
| charioteer {n} (person who drives a chariot) | :: wagenmenner {m} |
| charisma {n} (personal charm or magnetism) | :: charisma {n} |
| charisma {n} (extraordinary power granted by the Holy Spirit) | :: charisma {n} |
| charismatic {adj} (of, related to, or having charisma) | :: charismatisch |
| charitable {adj} (kind, generous) | :: weldadig |
| charity {n} (Christian love) | :: naastenliefde {f} |
| charity {n} (attitude) | :: naastenliefde {f} |
| charity {n} (providing of goods or money) | :: liefdadigheid {f} |
| charity {n} (goods or money given) | :: liefdadigheid {f} |
| charity {n} (organization) | :: liefdadigheidsinstelling {f}, goed doel {n} |
| charity stripe {n} (free-throw line) SEE: free-throw line | :: |
| charivari {n} (cacaphonous noise, hubbub) SEE: cacophony | :: |
| charivari {n} (mock serenade) | :: ketelmuziek |
| charlady {n} (woman who cleans houses and offices) SEE: charwoman | :: |
| charlatan {n} (malicious trickster) | :: charlatan {m} |
| Charlemagne {prop} (king of the Franks) | :: Karel de Grote |
| Charleroi {prop} (city) | :: Charleroi {n} |
| Charles {prop} (given name) | :: Karel {m}, Charel |
| charm {n} (something with magic power) | :: betovering, bezwering, ban |
| charm {n} (quality of inspiring delight or admiration) | :: charme |
| charm {n} (a small trinket on a bracelet or chain) | :: bedeltje |
| charm {v} (seduce, entrance or fascinate) | :: betoveren, bezweren |
| charm {v} (use a magical charm) | :: beheksen, betoveren, bezweren |
| charming {adj} (pleasant, charismatic) | :: charmant |
| charred {adj} (burnt) | :: verbrand, verschroeid |
| chart {n} (map) SEE: map | :: |
| chart {n} (graph) SEE: graph | :: |
| chart {n} (table) SEE: table | :: |
| chart {n} (diagram) SEE: diagram | :: |
| charter {n} (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc) | :: handvest |
| charter member {n} (original member of an organization) SEE: founding member | :: |
| Chartism {prop} (a movement for political and social reform in the United Kingdom during the mid-19th century) | :: chartisme {n} |
| charwoman {n} (cleaning lady) | :: poetsvrouw, schoonmaakster {f} |
| chary {adj} (not disposed to give freely) SEE: frugal | :: |
| chary {adj} (excessively particular or fussy about details) SEE: fastidious | :: |
| chary {adj} (careful, cautious, see also: careful; cautious) | :: voorzichtig, schuw, preuts, karig |
| chase {n} (hunt) SEE: hunt | :: |
| chase {v} (to hunt) SEE: hunt | :: |
| chase {n} (action of the verb "to chase") | :: achtervolging {f}, jacht {m} |
| chase {n} (country estate) | :: jachtgebied {n}, jachtdomein {n} |
| chase {v} (to pursue, to follow at speed) | :: achtervolgen, achternazitten, achternajagen |
| chaser {n} (a person or thing (ship, plane, car, etc.) who chases) | :: jager {m} |
| chasm {n} (gap) | :: kloof {f}, afgrond {m} |
| chasm {n} (difference of opinion) | :: kloof {f}, meningsverschil {n} |
| chasma {n} (aurora) SEE: aurora | :: |
| chaste {adj} (modest) SEE: modest | :: |
| chaste {adj} (abstaining from sexual intercourse) | :: kuis |
| chaste {adj} (celibate) SEE: celibate | :: |
| chaste {adj} (innocent) SEE: innocent | :: |
| chaste {adj} (austere) SEE: austere | :: |
| chasten {v} (discipline) SEE: discipline | :: |
| chasten {v} (purify) SEE: purify | :: |
| chastity {n} (abstaining from sexual activity) | :: zedigheid {f}, kuisheid {f} |
| chastity belt {n} (belt-like garment) | :: kuisheidsgordel {m} |
| chasuble {n} (liturgical vestment) | :: kazuifel {m} {n} |
| chat {v} (be engaged in informal conversation) | :: kletsen, babbelen |
| chat {v} (talk more than a few words) | :: kletsen, babbelen |
| chat {v} (exchange messages in real time) | :: chatten |
| chat {n} (informal conversation) | :: gebabbel {n}, geklets {n}, kletspraat {m} |
| chat {n} (conversation to stop an argument or settle situations) | :: gesprek {n}, babbel {m} |
| chat {n} (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) | :: chat {c} |
| chat {n} (bird in the subfamily Saxicolini) | :: tapuit {m} |
| chateaubriand {n} (steak cut from a beef tenderloin) | :: biefstuk van de haas {m}, biefstuk van ossenhaas {m}, chateaubriand {m} |
| chatelaine {n} (chain or clasp worn at the waist by women) | :: chatelaine |
| chattel {n} (tangible, movable property) | :: have, goed {n}, bezit {n}, eigendom {n} |
| chatter {n} (talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk) | :: geklets {n}, gekwebbel, gebabbel, geouwehoer |
| chatter {n} (sound of talking) | :: geroezemoes {n} |
| chatter {n} (sound of a magpie) | :: gekwetter {n} |
| chatter {n} (intermittent noise, as from vibration) | :: geratel, geklapper |
| chatter {v} (talk idly) | :: kletsen, kwebbelen, babbelen, ouwehoeren, over koetjes en kalfjes praten |
| chatter {v} (make a chattering noise) | :: ratelen, klapperen, klepperen |
| chatter {v} (to utter sounds that are largely inarticulate) | :: roezemoezen |
| chatterbox {n} (one who chats or talks to excess) | :: kletskous {m} {f} |
| Chattian {prop} (a subdivision of the Oligocene epoch) | :: Chattien |
| chat up {v} (talk in a charming manner) | :: versieren |
| chauffeur {n} (a person employed to drive a motor car) | :: privéchauffeur {m} |
| chauvinism {n} (excessive patriotism) | :: chauvinisme {n} |
| chauvinist {n} (chauvinist person) | :: chauvinist {m} |
| chavender {n} (chub) SEE: chub | :: |
| cheap {adj} (low and/or reduced in price) | :: goedkoop, onduur, betaalbaar, afgeprijsd, in aanbieding |
| cheap {adj} (of poor quality) | :: goedkoop, laagwaardig, ordinair |
| cheap {adj} (of little worth) | :: goedkoop, waardeloos, schamel |
| cheapskate {n} (someone who avoids spending money) | :: gierigaard {m} |
| cheapskate {n} (someone who doesn't give freely) | :: gierigaard {m}, wrek {m} |
| cheat {v} (violate rules to gain advantage) | :: vals spelen, bedriegen |
| cheat {v} (being unfaithful) | :: vreemdgaan |
| cheat {n} (someone who is dishonest or cheats) | :: bedrieger |
| cheat {n} (card game) | :: liegen |
| cheater {n} (cheat) SEE: cheat | :: |
| cheating {n} (act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, or imposition) | :: valsspelen {n} |
| cheat sheet {n} (sheet of paper used to assist on a test) | :: spiekbriefje {n} |
| Cheboksary {prop} (city) | :: Tsjeboksary |
| Chechen {prop} (language) | :: Tsjetsjeens |
| Chechen {adj} (of or relating to the Chechen people) | :: Tsjetsjeens |
| Chechnya {prop} (republic of Russia) | :: Tsjetsjenië |
| check {n} (chess: when the king is directly threatened by an enemy piece) | :: schaak |
| check {n} (inspection or examination) | :: controle |
| check {n} (mark like a v or sometimes x used as an indicator) | :: vinkje {n} (v-shaped), kruisje {n} (x-shaped) |
| check {n} (bill, particularly at a restaurant) | :: rekening {f} |
| check {v} (to inspect, examine) | :: controleren, inspecteren, checken |
| check {v} (to mark with a checkmark) | :: aanvinken, aankruisen, afvinken |
| check {v} (to verify or compare with a source of information) | :: verifiëren, controleren |
| check {n} (bank order) SEE: cheque | :: |
| checkbox {n} ((graphical user interface): a feature on a webpage that can be marked or not) | :: selectievakje {n} |
| checkered {adj} (divided into squares) | :: dambordachtig, schaakbordachtig |
| checkered {adj} (changeable) | :: bont |
| checkers {n} (draughts) SEE: draughts | :: |
| check in {v} (to record one's arrival) | :: inchecken |
| checking account {n} (current account) SEE: current account | :: |
| checklist {n} (list of things to be verified) | :: afvinklijst, controlelijst, checklist |
| checkmate {interj} (said when making the conclusive move in chess) | :: schaakmat {n}, mat {n} |
| checkmate {n} (conclusive victory in a game of chess) | :: schaakmat, mat |
| check out {v} (to pay when leaving) | :: afrekenen |
| check out {v} (to examine, inspect, look at closely) | :: onderzoeken |
| checkout {n} (supermarket checkout position) | :: kassa |
| checkout counter {n} (cash desk) SEE: cash desk | :: |
| checkout desk {n} (cash desk) SEE: cash desk | :: |
| checkout divider {n} (plastic bar to separate groceries) | :: beurtbalk {m}, beurtbalkje {n} |
| checkpoint {n} (point along a road or on a frontier) | :: doorlaatpost {f} |
| checksum {n} (number serving to detect error) | :: controlecijfer {n}, checksum |
| Cheddar {prop} (Cheddar cheese) SEE: Cheddar cheese | :: |
| Cheddar cheese {n} (cheese) | :: Cheddar |
| cheek {n} (part of face) | :: wang {f}, koon {f}, kaak {f}, (in compounds) bak {m} |
| cheek {n} (colloquial: buttock) | :: bil {f} |
| cheek {n} (nautical: a piece of wood cut out fork-shaped in which the brake is fastened) | :: mik {m} |
| cheekbone {n} (bone) | :: jukbeen {n} |
| cheeky {adj} (impudent; impertinent) | :: brutaal |
| cheerful {adj} (happy) | :: blijmoedig, tevreden |
| cheerio {interj} (translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting) | :: hoi , doei |
| cheers {interj} (toast when drinking) | :: proost, gezondheid, santé, prut, cheers, daar ga je |
| cheers {interj} (informal: goodbye) | :: tot ziens, tot later, ciao, hoi, doei, doeg, ik zie je, later, salu/salut, slukes |
| cheers {interj} (informal: thank you) | :: dank je, dankjewel/dank je wel, bedankt, jo, joe, thanks, merci , mercikes |
| cheer up {interj} (an encouragement) | :: kop op |
| cheese {n} (dairy product) | :: kaas {m} |
| cheeseburger {n} (hamburger with cheese) | :: kaasburger {m} {f} |
| cheesecake {n} (dessert food) | :: kwarktaart {m} {f}, kaastaart {m} {f} |
| cheesecloth {n} (loosely woven cotton gauze) | :: kaasdoek {n} |
| cheese knife {n} (knife for cutting cheese) | :: kaasmes {n} |
| cheesemaker {n} (person skilled in making cheese) | :: kaasmaker {m}, kaasmaakster {f} |
| cheese mite {n} (category of mite) | :: kaasmijt {f} |
| cheese slicer {n} (instrument for slicing cheese) | :: kaasschaaf {f} |
| cheesy {adj} (overdramatic, clichéd) | :: oubollig |
| cheetah {n} (Acinonyx jubatus) | :: jachtluipaard {m} {n}, cheeta {m} |
| chef {n} (head cook of an establishment such as a restaurant) | :: chef-kok |
| chef's knife {n} (kitchen utensil) | :: koksmes {n} |
| chelicera {n} (chelicera) | :: cheliceer |
| chemical {adj} (relating to chemistry) | :: chemisch, scheikundig |
| chemical {n} (any specific element or chemical compound) | :: chemicalie {f} |
| chemical {n} (an addictive drug) | :: verslavend middel {n} |
| chemical element {n} (any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction) | :: chemisch element {n}, scheikundig element {n} |
| chemicals {n} (chemical industry) | :: chemicaliënindustrie {f}, chemische industrie {f} |
| chemist {n} (person working in chemistry) | :: scheikundige {m} {f}, chemicus {m} |
| chemist {n} (pharmacy) SEE: pharmacy | :: |
| chemist {n} (pharmacist) SEE: pharmacist | :: |
| chemistry {n} (branch of natural science) | :: chemie {f}, scheikunde {f} |
| chemistry {n} (application of chemical theory and method to a particular substance) | :: chemie {f}, scheikunde {f} |
| chemistry {n} (mutual attraction between two people) | :: chemie |
| chemistry {n} (as modifier: relating to or using chemistry) | :: chemo-, chemie-, scheikundig |
| chemist's {n} (pharmacy) SEE: pharmacy | :: |
| chemo- {prefix} (relating to or using chemicals or chemistry) | :: chemo-, chemie- |
| chemotherapy {n} (therapeutic chemical treatment) | :: chemokuur {m} {f}, chemotherapie {f} |
| chemotherapy {n} (chemical treatment to kill or halt cancer) | :: chemokuur {m} {f}, chemotherapie {f} |
| chempedak {n} (fruit) | :: tjampadak {m} |
| Chennai {prop} (state capital of Tamil Nadu, India) | :: Chennai |
| cheque {n} (a note promising to pay money to a named person or entity) | :: cheque {m} |
| chequy {adj} (heraldry; chequered) | :: geschakeerd |
| cherish {v} (to treat with affection, nurture with care) | :: koesteren |
| cherish {v} (to have a deep appreciation of) | :: koesteren |
| cherish a snake in one's bosom {v} (nourish a viper in one's bosom) SEE: nourish a viper in one's bosom | :: |
| Cherokee {prop} (indigenous North American people) | :: Cherokee {m} |
| Cherokee {prop} (language) | :: Cherokee {n} |
| cherry {n} (fruit) | :: kers {f}, morel {f}, kriek {f} |
| cherry {n} (tree) | :: kerselaar {m}, kriekenboom {f} |
| cherry {n} (wood) | :: kersenhout {n}, kers |
| cherry {adj} (flavour) | :: met kersensmaak, kersen- |
| cherry {adj} (colour) | :: kersen- |
| cherry blossom {n} (blossom of the cherry tree) | :: kersenbloesem {m} |
| cherry-pick {v} (to select only the best from a range of options) | :: de krenten uit de pap halen, alleen de rozijnen uitpikken |
| cherry picker {n} (boom lift for lifting people) | :: hoogwerker {m} |
| cherry red {n} (Red color) | :: kersrood {n}, kersenrood {n} |
| cherry red {adj} (Of a red color) | :: kersrood, kersenrood |
| cherry tree {n} (tree of subgenus Cerasus) | :: kersenboom {m} |
| cherub {n} ((biblical) winged creature attending on God) | :: cherub {m} |
| chervil {n} (spice) | :: kervel |
| chervonets {n} (former Russian currency, usually ten roubles) | :: tsjervonets {m} |
| Cheshire cheese {n} (type of cheese) | :: Cheshire |
| chess {n} (two-player board game) | :: schaak {n}, schaakspel {n}, schaken {n} |
| chessboard {n} (square board used in the game of chess) | :: schaakbord |
| chessman {n} (chess piece) SEE: chess piece | :: |
| chess piece {n} (any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess) | :: schaakstuk {n} |
| chesspiece {n} (chessman) SEE: chess piece | :: |
| chess player {n} (a person who plays chess) | :: schaker {m}, schaakster {f} |
| chest {n} (strong box) | :: kist {f} |
| chest {n} (thorax) | :: borst {f}, torso {m}, thorax {m}, romp {m} |
| chest {n} (coffin) SEE: coffin | :: |
| chestnut {n} (nut of the chestnut tree) | :: kastanje {f}, tamme kastanje {f} |
| chestnut {n} (reddish-brown colour) | :: kastanjebruin {n} |
| chestnut {adj} (of a deep reddish-brown colour) | :: kastanjebruin, kastanjebruine |
| chestnut {n} (chestnut tree) SEE: chestnut tree | :: |
| chestnut-bellied tit {n} (Sittiparus castaneoventris) | :: kastanjebuikmees |
| chestnut tree {n} (tree that bears chestnuts) | :: kastanjeboom {m}, kastanje {m} |
| chest of drawers {n} (furniture for the storage of clothes) | :: komode {f} |
| chest pass {n} (chest pass) | :: borstpass |
| chevin {n} (chub) SEE: chub | :: |
| chevron {n} (heraldry: wide inverted V) | :: keper |
| chevron {n} (diacritical mark) SEE: háček | :: |
| chevy {v} (to chase or hunt) SEE: chase | :: |
| chevy {v} (to scurry) SEE: scurry | :: |
| chew {v} (to crush food with teeth prior to swallowing) | :: kauwen |
| chewing gum {n} (flavoured preparation for chewing) | :: kauwgom {m} |
| chewy {adj} (having a pliable or springy texture when chewed) | :: taai, rubberig |
| chi {n} (Greek letter) | :: chi {m} {f} |
| Chianti {n} (Tuscan red wine) | :: chianti {m} |
| chiaroscuro {n} (artistic technique using exaggerated light contrasts) | :: clair-obscur {n} |
| chic {adj} (elegant, stylish, see also: elegant; stylish) | :: chic, (inflected) chique |
| Chicago {prop} (large US city) | :: Chicago |
| chicanery {n} (deception by use of trickery) | :: drogreden, chikane, sofisme |
| chicanery {n} (A slick performance by a lawyer) | :: vals argument |
| chick {n} (young bird) | :: kuiken {n} |
| chick {n} (young chicken) | :: kuiken {n} |
| chick {n} (young woman) | :: griet {f}, stoot {f} |
| chickadee {n} (songbird) | :: mees {f} |
| Chickasaw {n} (member of the tribe) | :: Chickasaw |
| Chickasaw {prop} (the language) | :: Chickasaw |
| chicken {n} (bird) | :: kip {f}, hen {f}, hoen {n} |
| chicken {n} (meat) | :: kip {f}, kippenvlees {n} |
| chicken {n} (coward) | :: lafaard {m}, wezel {m}, lafbek, angsthaas {m} |
| chicken coop {n} (small building for poultry) SEE: henhouse | :: |
| chicken feed {n} (food for poultry) | :: kippenvoer {n} |
| chickenhawk {n} (hawk species) | :: kiekendief {m} |
| chickenhawk {n} (adult man who seeks out boys as his sexual partners) | :: (offensive) knapenschenner {m}, (abusive) pedofiel {m} |
| chicken-or-egg question {n} (a question to decide which of two interdependent things happened first) | :: kip-en-eiprobleem {n} |
| chicken pox {n} (childhood disease) | :: waterpokken, wijnpokken, windpokken, varicella |
| chicken run {n} (chicken run) | :: kippenren {f} |
| chicken scratch {n} (illegible handwriting) | :: hanenpoten |
| chicken soup {n} (soup with chicken as main ingredient) | :: kippensoep |
| chicken wire {n} (mesh of wire) | :: kippengaas {n} |
| chickpea {n} (plant) | :: kikkererwt {c} |
| chickpea {n} (seed) | :: kikkererwt, keker, kekererwt, Spaanse erwt, kreukerwt |
| chickweed {n} (herb) | :: hoornbloem, muur |
| chicory {n} (common chicory (Cichorium intybus)) | :: cichorei {f}, suikerij {f}, bitterwortel {m}, witloof {n}, witlof {n}, lof {n} |
| chicory {n} (coffee substitute) | :: chicorei {f}, suikerij {f}, bitterwortel {m} |
| chicory {n} (endive (Cichorium endivia)) SEE: endive | :: |
| chief {n} (heraldic term) | :: schildhoofd {n} |
| chief executive {n} (chief executive officer) | :: bestuursvoorzitter |
| chief executive officer {n} (highest-ranking corporate officer) | :: bestuursvoorzitter {m} |
| chiefly {adv} (mainly or principally, almost entirely) | :: voornamelijk |
| chief of state {n} (the titular head of a nation) SEE: head of state | :: |
| chieftain {n} (A leader of a clan or tribe) | :: stamhoofd {n}, opperhoofd {n} |
| chieftain {n} (A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain) | :: bendeleider {m} |
| chiffchaff {n} (Phylloscopus collybita) | :: tjiftjaf |
| Chișinău {prop} (capital city and a municipality of Moldova) | :: Chisinau |
| child {n} (a female or male child, a daughter or son) | :: kind {n} |
| child {n} (a minor) | :: kind {n} |
| child {n} ((computing) object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another object) | :: kind {n} |
| child {v} (to give birth) SEE: give birth | :: |
| child abuse {n} (mistreatment of a child) | :: kindermishandeling {f}, kindermisbruik {n} |
| child benefit {n} (payment for each child) | :: kinderbijslag {m}, kindergeld {n} |
| childcare {n} (supervising young children) | :: kinderopvang {m} |
| child-fucker {n} (contemptible person) SEE: motherfucker | :: |
| child-fucker {n} (one who engages in sex with a child) SEE: pedophile | :: |
| childhood {n} (time when one is a child) | :: kinderjaren {n}, kindertijd {m} |
| childish {adj} (suitable for a child) | :: kinderachtig, infantiel |
| childish {adj} (behaving immaturely) | :: kinderachtig, infantiel |
| child language {n} | :: kindertaal {f} |
| childless {adj} (not having any children) | :: kinderloos |
| childlessness {n} (the state of being childless) | :: kinderloosheid {f} |
| childminder {n} (person who looks after other people's children) | :: oppas {m}, kinderoppas {m}, babysitter {m}, babysitster {f} |
| child porn {n} (child pornography) SEE: child pornography | :: |
| child pornography {n} (pornographic materials depicting minors) | :: kinderpornografie {f}, kinderporno {f} |
| child prodigy {n} (talented young person) | :: wonderknaap {m}, wonderkind {n} |
| children's hospital {n} (hospital for children and adolescents) | :: kinderziekenhuis {n} |
| childrenswear {n} (clothing for children) | :: kinderkleding {f} |
| child's play {n} (something particularly simple or easy) | :: kinderspel {n} |
| chile {n} (chili) SEE: chili | :: |
| Chile {prop} (country in South America) | :: Chili |
| Chilean {adj} (pertaining to Chile) | :: Chileens, Chileense |
| Chilean {n} (person from Chile) | :: Chileen {m}, Chileense {f} |
| Chilean eagle {n} (the black-chested buzzard eagle, Geranoaetus melanoleucus) | :: Chiliarend {m} |
| Chilean flamingo {n} (a species of flamingo, Phoenicopterus chilensis) | :: Chiliflamingo {m} |
| chili {n} (spicy fresh or dried fruit of capsicum) | :: chili, chilipeper |
| chiliagon {n} (1000-sided polygon) | :: duizendhoek {m} |
| chiliasm {n} (belief in an earthly thousand-year period of peace and prosperity) | :: chiliasme {n}, millennialisme {n} |
| chili oil {n} (condiment) | :: chiliolie {m} {f} |
| chili pepper {n} (fruit) | :: chilipeper {m} |
| chill {v} (to relax, lie back) | :: chillen |
| chilli {n} (chili) SEE: chili | :: |
| chilly {adj} (cold enough to cause discomfort) | :: kil, fris |
| chilly {adj} (distant and cool; unfriendly) | :: koel |
| chime {n} (musical instrument) | :: klok |
| chime {v} (to make the sound of a chime) | :: luiden |
| chime {v} (to agree, correspond) | :: overeenstemmen, stroken |
| chimney {n} (vertical tube or hollow column; a flue) | :: schoorsteen {m}, schouw {m} |
| chimney {n} (glass flue surrounding the flame of an oil lamp) | :: lampenkap {f} |
| chimney {n} (UK: smokestack of a steam locomotive) | :: schoorsteen {m} |
| chimney {n} (narrow cleft in a rock face) | :: spleet {f} |
| chimney sweep {n} (occupation) | :: schoorsteenveger {m} |
| chimpanzee {n} (ape) | :: chimpansee {m} |
| chin {n} (bottom of a face) | :: kin |
| China {prop} (country in east Asia) | :: China {n} |
| chinaberry {n} (soapberry) SEE: soapberry | :: |
| chinaberry {n} (bead tree) SEE: bead tree | :: |
| chinchilla {n} (rodent) | :: chinchilla {f} {m} |
| chinchilla {n} (fur) | :: chinchilla {n} |
| Chinese {prop} (any language spoken in China, see also: Literary Chinese; Mandarin; Cantonese; Wu; Min Nan) | :: Chinees {n} |
| Chinese {prop} (writing system of Chinese) | :: Chinees |
| Chinese {n} (the people of China) | :: Chinezen |
| Chinese {n} (person born in China) | :: Chinees {m}, Chinese {f} |
| Chinese {n} (Chinese food or meal) | :: Chinees |
| Chinese {adj} (relating to China) | :: Chinees, Chinese |
| Chinese {prop} (Mandarin) SEE: Mandarin | :: |
| Chinese character {n} (CJKV character) | :: Chinees teken {n} |
| Chinese Crested Dog {n} (Chinese Crested Dog) | :: Chinese gekuifde naakthond {m} |
| Chinese grapefruit {n} (pomelo) SEE: pomelo | :: |
| Chinese parsley {n} (coriander) SEE: coriander | :: |
| Chinese red {adj} (vermilion) SEE: vermilion | :: |
| Chinese river dolphin {n} (baiji) SEE: baiji | :: |
| Chinese whispers {n} (game) | :: doorfluistertje {n} |
| Chinese white dolphin {n} (baiji) SEE: baiji | :: |
| Chinglish {adj} (resembling English influenced by Chinese) | :: Chinees Engels |
| Chink {n} (offensive: Chinese person) | :: spleetoog {m} {f} |
| chinstrap penguin {n} (Pygoscelis antarcticus) | :: stormbandpinguïn {m}, kinbandpinguïn {m}, keelbandpinguïn {m} |
| chintz {n} (fabric) | :: sits |
| chip {n} (token used in gambling) | :: fiche {n} |
| chip {n} (fried strip of potato, french fry) | :: frietjes, patat {m} {f} |
| chip {n} (thin, crisp, fried piece of potato or vegetable) | :: chips {p} |
| chipboard {n} (A material made from compressed wood chips) | :: spaanplaat |
| chip fork {n} (chip fork) | :: frietvorkje {n} |
| chipmunk {n} (squirrel-like rodent) | :: wangzakeekhoorn {m} |
| chipolata {n} (type of sausage) | :: chipolata |
| chipper {adj} (exhibiting a lively optimism) | :: goedgemutst |
| chipper {n} (cheap fast food outlet) | :: snackbar {m}, friettent {f} |
| chipper {n} (deep frier) | :: friteuse {f}, frituur {f} |
| chipper {n} (machine that reduces organic matter to compost) | :: hakselaar {m} |
| Chippewa {prop} (Ojibwe) SEE: Ojibwe | :: |
| chip shop {n} (UK: a fast food outlet which sells fish and chips) | :: frituur {c}, friture {c}, friettent {c} |
| chirality {n} (handedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics) | :: chiraliteit {f} |
| chirp {v} (birds) | :: tjilpen, tjirpen |
| chirp {v} (insects) | :: tjirpen |
| chisel {v} (to cheat) SEE: cheat | :: |
| chisel {n} (tool consisting of a slim oblong block of metal) | :: beitel {m} |
| chisel {v} (to use a chisel) | :: beitelen |
| chiton {n} (mollusc) | :: keverslak {f}, chiton {m} |
| Chitral {prop} (Chitral (all senses)) | :: Chitral |
| chivalry {n} (ethical code) | :: ridderschap |
| chivalry {n} (Courteous behavior, especially that of men towards women) | :: ridderlijkheid {f}, hoofsheid {f}, galanterie {f} |
| chive {n} (plant) | :: bieslook {m} |
| chive {n} (chives: herb) | :: bieslook {m} |
| chivvy {v} (to coerce) SEE: coerce | :: |
| chlorine {n} (chemical element) | :: chloor {m} |
| chlorofluorocarbon {n} (an organic compound with halogens in place of hydrogen) | :: chloorfluorkoolwaterstof {f} |
| chlorophyll {n} (green pigment) | :: bladgroen {n} |
| chlorophyte {n} (green alga) | :: groenwier {n} |
| chloroplast {n} (photosynthetic organelle) | :: bladgroenkorrel |
| chock full {adj} (containing the maximum amount) | :: tjokvol, boordevol |
| chocolate {n} (food made from ground roasted cocoa beans) | :: chocolade {m} |
| chocolate {n} (small piece of confectionery made from chocolate) | :: chocolaatje {n}, bonbon {m}, chocoladebonbon {m}, praline {f} |
| chocolate {n} (colour) | :: chocoladekleur {n} |
| chocolate {adj} (made of or containing chocolate) | :: chocolade- |
| chocolate {adj} (colour) | :: chocoladekleurig |
| chocolate bar {n} (candy bar) SEE: candy bar | :: |
| chocolate cake {n} (cake containing chocolate) | :: chocoladetaart {m} {f} |
| chocolate chip {n} (small piece of chocolate) | :: chocoladevlok {m} {f} |
| chocolate egg {n} (Easter treat) SEE: Easter egg | :: |
| chocolate milk {n} (milk drink flavored with chocolate) | :: chocolademelk |
| chocolate spread {n} (a chocolate-flavored pasted) | :: chocoladepasta, choco, chocopasta |
| choice {n} (option or decision) | :: keuze {f}, keuzemogelijkeheid {f} |
| choice {n} (selection or preference) | :: keuze {f} |
| choice {adj} (especially good or preferred) | :: uitgelezen |
| choir {n} (singing group) | :: koor {n} |
| choir {n} (part of a church for choir assembly) | :: koor {n} |
| choirmaster {n} (the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal) | :: koordirigent {m} |
| choke {v} (be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe) | :: verstikken, stikken |
| choke {v} (prevent someone from breathing by strangling them) | :: wurgen |
| choke {n} (control on a carburetor) | :: choke {m} |
| choke {n} (type of hold in wrestling etc.) | :: macht |
| choker {n} (one who chokes another) | :: wurger {m} |
| cholecyst {n} (gall bladder) SEE: gall bladder | :: |
| cholecystectomy {n} (surgical procedure) | :: cholecystectomie {f} |
| choler {n} (anger) | :: wrok |
| cholera {n} (infectious disease) | :: cholera |
| choleric {adj} (easily becoming angry) | :: cholerisch, kwaad |
| cholesterol {n} (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) | :: cholesterol {m} {n} |
| chondroblast {n} (1. A cell which originates from a mesenchymal stem cell and forms chondrocytes) | :: chondroblast |
| chondrocyte {n} (cell) | :: chondrocyt {f} {m} |
| choose {v} (to choose) SEE: take | :: |
| choose {v} (to pick) | :: kiezen, uitkiezen |
| choose {v} (to elect) | :: kiezen, verkiezen |
| choose {v} (to decide to act in a certain way) | :: kiezen |
| choosy {adj} (taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements) | :: kieskeurig |
| chop {n} (cut of meat) | :: karbonade {c} |
| chop-chop {interj} (hurry up) | :: vlug een beetje! |
| chopper {n} (helicopter (formal translations)) SEE: helicopter | :: |
| chopper {n} (axe/ax) SEE: axe | :: |
| chopping board {n} (a sturdy board, upon which one chops and prepares food) | :: snijplank {f} |
| chopstick {n} (single eating utensil) | :: eetstokje {n} |
| chop suey {n} (Cantonese dish) | :: tjaptjoi {m} |
| choral {n} (chorale) SEE: chorale | :: |
| chorale {n} (hymn tune) | :: koraal {m} {n} |
| chord {n} (combination of three or more notes) | :: akkoord {n} |
| chord {n} (straight line) | :: koorde {f} |
| chordophone {n} (chordophone, see also: stringed instrument) | :: chordofoon {m} |
| chore {n} (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) | :: taak {f} |
| chorizo {n} (type of sausage) | :: chorizo |
| chortle {n} (joyful, somewhat muffled laugh) | :: luidruchtig grinniken, verkneukelen {m} |
| chorus {n} (group of singers and dancers in the religious festivals of ancient Greece) | :: koor {n} |
| chorus {n} (group of people in a play or performance who recite together) | :: koor {n} |
| chorus {n} (singing group who perform together) | :: koor {n} |
| chorus {n} (repeated part of a song) | :: refrein {n} |
| chorus {n} (setting or feature in electronic music) | :: refrein {n} |
| choux pastry {n} (light pastry) | :: sous {m} {f} |
| chow {n} (Food, especially snacks) | :: eten {n} |
| Christ {prop} (title for Jesus of Nazareth) | :: Christus {m} |
| Christadelphian {n} (a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination) | :: Broeder in Christus |
| christen {v} (to perform the religious act of baptism) | :: dopen |
| Christendom {n} (the Christian world) | :: christenheid {f} |
| Christian {n} (member of the Christian religion) | :: christen {m}, christin {f} |
| Christian {prop} (male given name) | :: Christiaan |
| Christian {adj} (of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians) | :: christelijk |
| Christian Democratic {adj} (of or pertaining to Christian Democracy or Christian Democrats) | :: christendemocratisch |
| Christianity {prop} (monotheistic religion) | :: christendom {n} |
| Christianity {prop} (Christendom) SEE: Christendom | :: |
| Christian name {n} (first name at Christian baptism) | :: doopnaam {m} |
| Christian name {n} (any forename) SEE: forename | :: |
| Christmas {prop} (Christian holiday) | :: Kerstmis, kerst {m} |
| Christmas card {n} (greeting card that celebrates Christmas) | :: kerstkaart |
| Christmas carol {n} (hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas) | :: kerstlied {n} |
| Christmas Day {n} (the 25th of December) | :: kerstdag {m} |
| Christmas Eve {prop} (evening before Christmas Day) | :: kerstavond {m} |
| Christmas Island {prop} (non self-governing territory of Australia) | :: Christmaseiland {n}, Kersteiland {n} |
| Christmas light {n} (Christmas lights (plural)) | :: kerstverlichting {f} |
| Christmas season {n} (Christmas season, yuletide, Christmastide) | :: kersttijd {m} |
| Christmastide {n} (Christmas season) SEE: Christmas season | :: |
| Christmastime {n} (the Christmas season) | :: kersttijd {m} |
| Christmas tree {n} (tree used during the Christmas holiday season) | :: kerstboom {m} |
| Christopher {prop} (a male given name) | :: Christoffel, Kristof, Kristoffel |
| chromatic aberration {n} (optical aberration) | :: chromatische aberratie {m} |
| chromatid {n} (Either of the two strands of a chromosome that separate during mitosis) | :: chromatide |
| chrome {v} (to plate with chrome) | :: verchromen |
| chromium {n} (chemical element) | :: chroom {n} |
| chromium-plate {v} (chrome) SEE: chrome | :: |
| chromosomal {adj} (of, or relating to chromosomes) | :: chromosomaal |
| chromosome {n} (structure in the cell nucleus) | :: chromosoom {n} |
| chroneme {n} (chroneme) | :: chroneem {n} |
| chronic {adj} (that continues over an extended period of time) | :: chronisch |
| chronic {adj} (medical: prolonged or slow to heal) | :: chronisch |
| chronic {adj} (suffering from an affliction that is prolonged or slow to heal) | :: chronisch |
| chronic {adj} (inveterate or habitual) | :: chronisch |
| chronicle {n} (a written account) | :: kroniek {f} |
| Chronicles {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Kronieken |
| chronologic {adj} (chronological) SEE: chronological | :: |
| chronological {adj} (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) | :: chronologisch |
| chronology {n} (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) | :: chronologie {f} |
| chronology {n} (arrangement into chronological order) | :: chronologie {f}, tijdsorde {f}, tijdrekenkunde {f}, tijdrekening {f} |
| chronophagous {adj} (time-consuming) SEE: time-consuming | :: |
| chrysalis {n} (the pupa of a butterfly or moth) | :: pop {f} |
| chub {n} (Leuciscus cephalus) | :: kopvoorn {m} |
| chub {n} (chubby person) | :: dikkerd {m}, dikzak {m} |
| chubby {n} (erection) SEE: boner | :: |
| chubby {adj} (of a person, somewhat fat) | :: mollig, volslank |
| chubby {adj} (of a body part, containing a moderate amount of fat) | :: mollig |
| chubby {n} (chubby person) | :: dikkerdje {n} |
| chuchotage {n} (interpretation of a speech in a whisper) | :: fluistertolken {n} |
| chuck {v} (mechanical device) | :: klauwplaat |
| chuck {v} (to discard) | :: weggooien |
| chuckle {n} (a quiet laugh) | :: gegrinnik |
| chuckle {v} (to laugh quietly or inwardly) | :: grinniken |
| chuckle {v} (to make the sound of chicken) | :: kakelen |
| chuffed {adj} (very pleased or satisfied) | :: zeer tevreden, in zijn nopjes, verrukt |
| chukar {n} (partridge) | :: Aziatische steenpatrijs |
| chunk {n} (a part of something) | :: stuk {n}, brok, klomp |
| Chunnel {prop} (Channel Tunnel) SEE: Channel Tunnel | :: |
| chur {interj} (voicing of thanks) SEE: thanks | :: |
| chur {interj} (parting salutation) SEE: bye | :: |
| church {n} (house of worship) | :: kerk {f} |
| church {n} (a religious organization) | :: kerk {f} |
| church {n} (a group of people who follow the same Christian religious beliefs) | :: kerk {f} |
| church {n} (worship service) | :: kerkdienst {m} |
| Church Father {n} (authoritative ancient male Christian author) | :: kerkvader {m} |
| churchgoer {n} (one who goes to church) | :: kerkganger {m}, kerkbezoeker {m} |
| churchical {adj} (pertaining to or characteristic of church) SEE: ecclesiastical | :: |
| Church of England {prop} (established Christian church in England) | :: Anglicaanse kerk {f} |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints {prop} (major denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement) | :: Kerk van Jezus Christus van de Heiligen der Laatste Dagen |
| Church of Scotland {prop} (national Presbyterian church of Scotland) | :: Kerk van Schotland {f} |
| church service {n} (communal worship) | :: kerkdienst {m} |
| churchwarden {n} (lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish) | :: kerkmeester {m}, kerkvoogd {m} , kerkmeesteres {f} |
| churchyard {n} (patch of land adjoining a church) | :: kerkhof {n}, kerktuin {m} |
| churlish {adj} (of or pertaining to a serf) | :: slaafs |
| churlish {adj} (rude or surly) | :: grof, onvriendelijk |
| churlish {adj} (stingy or grudging) | :: grommend, weerbarstig |
| churn {v} (agitate rapidly) | :: karnen , agiteren, , klutsen |
| churn {v} (figuratively: produce excessive motion) | :: woelen, schudden |
| churn {v} (tumble) | :: woelen, schudden |
| churn {n} (vessel for churning) | :: botervat {n}, karn {m} {f} |
| churn {n} (time when customer switches provider) | :: overstap {m} |
| churn {n} (people ready to switch carrier) | :: overstapkandidaten {p} |
| chutzpah {n} (nearly arrogant courage) | :: gotspe {f} |
| ciao {interj} (hello) SEE: hello | :: |
| ciao {interj} (goodbye) SEE: goodbye | :: |
| ciborium {n} (A covered receptacle) | :: ciborie {n} |
| cicada {n} (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) | :: cicade {f} |
| cicatrice {n} (scar) SEE: scar | :: |
| cicatrix {n} (scar that remains after the development of new tissue) SEE: scar | :: |
| cicely {n} (Myrrhis odorata) | :: roomse kervel {m} |
| cicero {n} (12-point type) | :: Augustijn, cicero, mediaan |
| cider {n} (alcoholic beverage) | :: cider {m}, appelwijn {m}, appelcider {m} |
| cider {n} (soft drink) SEE: soft drink | :: |
| cigar {n} (tobacco product) | :: sigaar {f} |
| cigarette {n} (cigarette) | :: sigaret {m} {f}, saffiaantje |
| cigarette lighter {n} (lighter) SEE: lighter | :: |
| cigarette paper {n} (rolling paper) SEE: rolling paper | :: |
| ciliate {n} (protozoan of the class Ciliata) | :: trilhaardiertje {n} |
| cinch {n} (something that is very easy to do) | :: kinderspel {n}, peuleschil {f}, makkie {n} |
| cinder {n} (ember) SEE: ember | :: |
| cinder {n} (partially or mostly burnt material) | :: as |
| cinder {n} (slag from a metal furnace) | :: slak |
| cinder block {n} (lightweight building block) | :: betonblok {n}, snelbouwsteen {m} |
| Cinderella {prop} (fairy tale) | :: Assepoester |
| Cinderella {prop} (main character in this fairy tale) | :: Assepoester |
| cinema {n} (movie) SEE: movie | :: |
| cinema {n} (a film/movie theatre) | :: cinema {m}, bioscoop {m} |
| cinema {n} (the film and movie industry) | :: filmindustrie {f} |
| cinereous vulture {n} (Eurasian black vulture) SEE: Eurasian black vulture | :: |
| cinnabar {n} (mineral) | :: vermiljoen |
| cinnamic acid {n} (aromatic carboxylic acid obtained from cinnamon) | :: kaneelzuur |
| cinnamon {n} (Cinnamomum verum) | :: kaneelboom {m} |
| cinnamon {n} (spice) | :: kaneel {n} |
| cinnamon {n} (colour) | :: kaneelkleur {f} |
| cinnamon {adj} (flavor) | :: kaneelachtig, met kaneelsmaak |
| cinnamon {adj} (color) | :: kaneelkleurig |
| cinnamon-breasted tit {n} (Melaniparus pallidiventris) | :: bleekbuikmees |
| cinnamon stick {n} (thin piece of cinnamon bark curled up into a tube) | :: kaneelstok {m} |
| cipher {n} (obsolete: zero) SEE: zero | :: |
| cipher {n} (numeric character) | :: cijfer {n} |
| circa {prep} (approximately, about) | :: circa |
| circle {n} (geometry: set of points that are equally distant from a center) | :: cirkel {m}, kring {m} |
| circle {n} (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) | :: cirkel {m} |
| circle {n} (curve approximating part or all of a circle) | :: kring |
| circle {n} (specific group of persons) | :: kring, groep |
| circle {n} (bagginess of skin under eyes) | :: wallen |
| circle {v} (travel around along a curved path) | :: omcirkelen |
| circle {v} (surround) | :: omcirkelen |
| circle {v} (place or mark a circle around) | :: omcirkelen |
| circle {v} (travel in circles) | :: cirkelen |
| circle {n} (orbit) SEE: orbit | :: |
| circuit breaker {n} (electrical switch) | :: zekering {f} |
| circuitous {adj} (not direct or to the point) | :: omslachtig |
| circular {adj} (in the shape of, or moving in a circle) | :: rond |
| circular argument {n} (a type of argument) | :: cirkelredenering {f} |
| circular economy {n} (economy) | :: kringloopeconomie {f} |
| circular saw {n} (a power saw with a circular cutting blade) | :: cirkelzaag {f} |
| circulation {n} (act of passing from place to place or person to person) | :: omloop {m} |
| circulation {n} (currency; circulating coin; notes, bills, etc.) | :: oplage |
| circulatory system {n} (parts of an animal body) | :: bloedvatenstelsel {n} |
| circumambient {adj} (surrounding) SEE: surrounding | :: |
| circumcise {v} (to remove the foreskin from the penis) | :: besnijden |
| circumcised {adj} (of a man) | :: besneden |
| circumciser {n} (one who performs circumcision) | :: besnijder {m}, besnijderes {f} |
| circumcision {n} (removal of foreskin from penis) | :: besnijdenis {f} |
| circumference {n} (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) | :: omtrek {m} |
| circumference {n} (length of such line) | :: omtrek {m} |
| circumfix {n} (affix with both a pre- and sufixing part) | :: circumfuse |
| circumfix {v} (add a circumfix) | :: circumfigeren |
| circumflex {n} (circumflex accent) | :: accent circonflexe {n}, circonflexe {m}, circumflex {m}, dakje {n} |
| circumscribe {v} (to draw a line around; encircle) | :: omcirkelen |
| circumscribe {v} (to limit narrowly; restrict) | :: beperken, limiteren |
| circumspect {adj} (carefully aware of all circumstances) | :: omzichtig, behoedzaam |
| circumstance {n} (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) | :: omstandigheid |
| circumstance {n} (event; fact; particular incident) | :: omstandigheid |
| circumvent {v} (to avoid or get around something) | :: omzeilen |
| circus {n} (company that travels) | :: circus {n} |
| cirque {n} (something in the shape of a circle) SEE: circle | :: |
| cirque {n} (curved depression in a mountainside) | :: keteldal {n} |
| cirrhosis {n} (chronic disease of the liver) | :: cirrose {f} |
| cirrus {n} (cloud) | :: windveer, cirrus, vederwolk |
| CIS {prop} (Commonwealth of Independent States) | :: GOS |
| cis man {n} | :: cisman {m} |
| Cistercian {n} (member of the Cistercian Order) | :: cisterciënzer {m} |
| cistern {n} (reservoir for holding water) | :: cisterne {f}, waterreservoir {n} |
| cistern {n} (flush toilet's container) | :: stortbak {m} |
| cistern {n} (cisterna) SEE: cisterna | :: |
| cisterna {n} (membrane section comprising organelles) | :: cisterne {f} |
| cis woman {n} | :: cisvrouw {f} |
| citadel {n} (a strong fortress that sits high above a city) | :: citadel {m} {f} |
| citadel {n} (a stronghold or fortified place) | :: citadel {m} {f} |
| citation {n} (an official summons) | :: dagvaarding {m} {n} |
| cite {v} (quote) SEE: quote | :: |
| cite {n} (citation) SEE: citation | :: |
| citizen {n} (legal member of a state) | :: burger {m}, staatsburger {m} |
| citizen {n} (legal resident of a city) | :: burger {m}, poorter {m} , stadsburger {m} |
| citizen {n} (resident of any particular place) | :: burger {m}, inwoner {m} |
| citizen {n} (civilian) | :: burger {m}, particulier {m} |
| citizen journalism {n} (reporting by amateurs on the scene of an event) | :: burgerjournalistiek |
| citizenship {n} (state of being a citizen) | :: burgerschap {n} |
| citric acid {n} (2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7) | :: citroenzuur {n} |
| citric acid cycle {n} (the Krebs cycle, see also: Krebs cycle; tricarboxylic acid cycle) | :: citroenzuurcyclus |
| citrus {n} (fruit) SEE: citrus fruit | :: |
| citrus fruit {n} (fruit of genus Citrus) | :: citrusvrucht {f} |
| city {n} (large settlement) | :: stad {f} |
| city {n} (downtown) SEE: downtown | :: |
| city center {n} (downtown) SEE: downtown | :: |
| city council {n} (town/city governing body) | :: gemeenteraad {m} |
| city hall {n} (building) | :: stadhuis {n}, raadhuis {n} |
| civet {n} (cat-like animal) | :: civetkat {f} |
| civet coffee {n} (coffee made from eaten berries) SEE: kopi luwak | :: |
| civic {adj} (Having to do with a city or the people who live there) | :: stedelijk |
| civics {n} (study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community) | :: maatschappijleer {f} |
| civil {adj} (related to people and government office as opposed to military or religion) | :: burgerlijk, civiel |
| civil {adj} (behaving in a reasonable or polite manner) | :: beschaafd, geciviliseerd |
| civil disobedience {n} (active and non-violent refusal to obey) | :: burgerlijke ongehoorzaamheid {f} |
| civil engineer {n} (engineer specialised in civil engineering) | :: burgerlijk ingenieur {m} |
| civil engineering {n} (technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones) | :: burgerlijke bouwkunde |
| civilian {n} (non-military person) | :: burger {m} |
| civilian {adj} (not related to the military armed forces) | :: burger- |
| civilise {v} (to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour) | :: civiliseren, beschaven |
| civilization {n} (organized culture) | :: beschaving {f} |
| civilization {n} (human society) | :: bewoonde wereld |
| civilization {n} (act or process of civilizing or becoming civilized) | :: civilisatie |
| civilization {prop} (people of the world considered to have a high standard of behavior) | :: beschaving |
| civilize {v} (civilise) SEE: civilise | :: |
| civil law {n} (body of law dealing with private relations) | :: civiel recht {n}, burgerlijk recht {n} |
| civil law {n} (legal system contrasting with common law) | :: continentaal recht {n}, Romaans-Germaans recht {n} |
| civil partnership {n} (arrangement for same-sex couples) | :: geregistreerd partnerschap {n} |
| civil rights {n} (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) | :: burgerrechten |
| civil servant {n} (government employee) | :: ambtenaar {m}, ambtenares {f} |
| civil service {n} (branches of government that are not military, legislative or judicial) | :: ambtenarij {f}, rijksdienst {f} |
| civil service {n} (body of civilian employees) | :: ambtenarenapparaat {n}, ambtenarij {f} |
| civil society {n} (institutions, voluntary organizations and corporate bodies) | :: maatschappelijk middenveld {n} |
| civil twilight {n} (period in which the sun is less than 6° below the horizon) | :: burgerlijke schemering {f} |
| civil war {n} (war between factions within a single country) | :: burgeroorlog {m} |
| Civil War {prop} (civil war) SEE: civil war | :: |
| civvies {n} (mufti (dress)) SEE: mufti | :: |
| clad {v} (to clothe) | :: kleden |
| claim {n} (demand of ownership) | :: aanspraak {f} |
| claim {n} (new statement of truth made about something) | :: bewering |
| claim {v} (to demand ownership of something) | :: opeisen, claimen |
| claim {v} (to state a new fact) | :: beweren |
| claim {v} (to demand ownership or right to use for land) | :: opeisen, aanspraak maken op |
| claimant {n} (party who initiates a lawsuit) SEE: plaintiff | :: |
| Claire {prop} (female given name) SEE: Clara | :: |
| clairvoyance {n} (the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses) | :: helderziendheid {f} |
| clairvoyant {adj} (able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses) | :: paragnost {m}, helderziende |
| clairvoyant {adj} (able to foresee the future) | :: paragnost {m}, helderziende |
| clam {n} (mollusc, see also: mollusc; oyster; mussel) | :: mossel {f} |
| clamor {n} (great outcry or vociferation) | :: gegil {n}, gejoel {n}, gekrijs {n}, geroep {n}, geschreeuw {n} |
| clamor {n} (loud and continued noise) | :: gedruis {n}, lawaai {n} |
| clamor {n} (continued public expression, often of dissatisfaction; popular outcry) | :: boegeroep {n}, gekrijt {n}, gemor {n}, protest {n} |
| clamor {v} (to become noisy insistently) | :: zich roeren, van zich laten horen |
| clamp {n} (woodworking tool) | :: lijmklem {f}, sergeant {m} |
| clam up {v} (become silent) | :: zwijgen, zijn mond houden |
| clan {n} (group having common ancestor) | :: clan {m}, stam {m}, sibbe {f} |
| clandestine {adj} (done or kept in secret) | :: heimelijk, geheim, clandestien |
| clandestinely {adv} (in a secret, covert manner) | :: clandestien, heimelijk, stiekem |
| clandestinely {adv} (in an illicit way) | :: clandestien, onwettig, ongeoorloofd |
| clangour {n} (a loud, repeating clanging sound; a loud racket; a din) | :: geschal, galmen |
| clap {v} (To strike the palms of the hands together) | :: klappen |
| clap {v} (To applaud by clapping the hands) | :: applaudisseren, klappen |
| clap {n} (gonorrhea) | :: druiper |
| clapboard {n} (clapperboard) SEE: clapperboard | :: |
| clapper {n} (the tongue of a bell) | :: klepel {m} |
| clapper board {n} (clapperboard) SEE: clapperboard | :: |
| clapperboard {n} (device used in film) | :: klapbord |
| claptrap {n} (empty verbiage or nonsense) | :: Bombast, Holle frasen, |
| Clara {prop} (cognates and transliterations of the name Clara) | :: Klaartje, Klara |
| Clare {n} (Clara) SEE: Clara | :: |
| clarification {n} (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) | :: opheldering {f}, verduidelijking {f} |
| clarify {v} (to make clear) | :: verduidelijken |
| clarinet {n} (woodwind musical instrument) | :: klarinet {?} |
| clarinetist {n} (musician) | :: klarinettist {m} |
| clarion {n} (medieval brass instrument) | :: klaroen {f} {n} |
| clarithromycin {n} (A macrolide antibiotic) | :: clarithromycine |
| clarity {n} (the state or measure of being clear) | :: helderheid {f}, klaarheid {f} |
| clasp {n} (fastener or holder) | :: kram {f}, haak {m}, gesp {m}, knip {f}, slot {n}; schakel {f}, greep {m} |
| clasp {v} (take hold of; grab tightly) | :: omklemmen |
| class {n} (group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes) | :: klasse {f} |
| class {n} (social grouping, based on job, wealth, etc.) | :: klasse {f}, laag {f} |
| class {n} (group of students in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher) | :: klas {f} |
| class {n} (object-oriented programming: set of objects possibly differing in state but not behavior) | :: klasse {f} |
| class action {n} (lawsuit) | :: groepszaak {f}, groepsvordering {f} |
| classical {adj} (literature etc) | :: klassiek |
| classical guitar {n} (guitar used primarily for classical music) | :: klassieke gitaar {f} {m} |
| Classical Latin {prop} (Latin language as spoken and written formally) | :: klassiek Latijn {n} |
| classification {n} (act of forming into classes) | :: classificatie {f} |
| classify {v} (identify or divide into classes) | :: rangschikken, classificeren |
| classism {n} (discrimination based on social class) | :: klassisme {n} |
| classmate {n} (student who is in the same class at school) | :: klasgenoot |
| classroom {n} (room in a school) | :: klaslokaal {n} |
| classy {adj} (elegant and fashionable) | :: elegant, elegante |
| clastic {adj} (made up of parts that are easily removable) | :: klastisch |
| clause {n} (grammar: group of words which include a subject and any necessary predicate) | :: bijzin {m} |
| clause {n} (grammar: verb along with a subject and modifiers) | :: nevenschikking {f}, bijzin {m} |
| clause {n} (legal: separate part of a contract) | :: clausule {f} |
| claustrophobia {n} (fear of closed, tight places) | :: claustrofobie, engtevrees {f} |
| clavichord {n} (early keyboard instrument) | :: klavechord {n}, klavichord {n} |
| clavicle {n} (collar bone) | :: sleutelbeen {n} |
| clavicytherium {n} (harpsichord in which the soundboard and strings are mounted vertically facing the player) | :: clavicytherium |
| clavis {n} (glossary) SEE: glossary | :: |
| claw {n} (curved horny nail) | :: klauw {c} |
| claw {v} (scratch or tear at) | :: klauwen |
| clawed frog {n} (a group of frogs) | :: klauwkikker {m} |
| claw hammer {n} (hammer with two prongs) | :: klauwhamer |
| clay {n} (mineral substance) | :: klei {m} |
| Clay Frisian {n} (Dialect of West Frisian) | :: Kleifries {n} |
| claystone {n} (sedimentary rock composed of fine, clay particles) | :: kleisteen |
| clean {adj} (not dirty) | :: schoon, proper |
| clean {adj} (in an unmarked condition) | :: blanco |
| clean {adj} (pure, especially morally or religiously) | :: leeg |
| clean {adj} (smooth, exact, and performed well) | :: mooie |
| clean {adj} (slang: cool or neat) | :: prachtig |
| clean {v} ((transitive) to remove dirt from a place or object) | :: schoonmaken, kuisen, poetsen, reinigen, wassen |
| clean {v} ((transitive) to tidy up) | :: opruimen |
| clean {v} ((intransitive) to make things clean) | :: poetsen, schoonmaken |
| clean {adv} (fully and completely) | :: schoon, proper |
| clean {adj} (empty) SEE: empty | :: |
| cleaner {n} (person who cleans) | :: schoonmaker {m} |
| cleaner {n} (substance used for cleaning) | :: reinigingsmiddel {n}, reiniger {m} |
| cleaning lady {n} | :: huishoudster {f} |
| cleanse {v} (to clean, purify) | :: reinigen, schoonmaken |
| cleanser {n} (detergent) SEE: detergent | :: |
| clean someone's clock {v} (defeat decisively) | :: met iemand de vloer aanvegen;iemand uitschakelen |
| clear {adj} (transparent in colour) | :: doorzichtig, klaar, doorschijnend |
| clear {adj} (bright, not obscured) | :: helder, klaar |
| clear {adj} (free of obstacles) | :: vrij |
| clear {adj} (without clouds) | :: helder, onbewolkt, wolkenloos |
| clear {adj} (free of ambiguity or doubt) | :: duidelijk |
| clear {adj} (free of guilt or suspicion) | :: zuiver |
| clear {adv} (all the way) | :: helemaal |
| clear {adv} (not near or touching something) | :: weg van |
| clear {v} | :: ontruimen, ruimen, vrijmaken |
| clear {v} (to become clear or freed from obstructions) | :: opklaren |
| clear {v} (to eliminate ambiguity or doubt; to clarify) | :: verduidelijken, verklaren |
| clear {v} (to remove from suspicion) | :: ontheven, vrijspreken |
| clear {v} (to go through as payment) | :: verrekenen |
| clearance {n} (permission to have access to sensitive or secret documents or other information) | :: vergunning {f} |
| clear cut {adj} (straightforward) | :: duidelijk |
| clearing {n} (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) | :: loo {n}, tra {f}, laar {n} |
| clearly {adv} (in a clear manner) | :: duidelijk |
| clearly {adv} ((modal) without a doubt, obviously) | :: duidelijk, klaar |
| clear someone's name {v} (prove someone's innocence) | :: iemands naam zuiveren |
| cleat {n} (device to secure a rope) | :: klamp |
| cleat {n} (protrusion on the bottom of a shoe) | :: nop |
| cleavable {adj} (capable of being cleaved) | :: splitsbare |
| cleavage {n} (the act of cleaving or the state of being cleft) | :: splijten {n}, splijting {f} |
| cleavage {n} (separation between breasts) | :: decolleté {n} |
| cleavage {n} (biology: cell division) | :: deling {f}, celdeling {f} |
| cleave {v} (transitive to split or sever) | :: klieven |
| cleave {v} (intransitive to split) | :: splitsen |
| cleaver {n} (a squarish knife used for hacking) | :: mes {n}, hakmes {n} |
| clef {n} (musical symbol) | :: sleutel {m} |
| cleft {n} (opening made or as if made by splitting) | :: spleet {f}, kloof {f} |
| cleft lip {n} (harelip) SEE: harelip | :: |
| clematis {n} (any plant of the genus Clematis) | :: clematis {f} |
| clemency {n} (leniency, mercy) | :: mildheid {f}, genade {f}, clementie {f} |
| clemency {n} (forgiveness or compassion) | :: clementie |
| clench {v} (to squeeze) | :: vastknijpen, ballen , samenballen |
| clergyman {n} (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) | :: geestelijke {m} |
| cleric {n} (clergy member) | :: geestelijke {m} |
| clerihew {n} (rhyme of four lines, usually regarding a person) | :: clerihew |
| clerk {n} (one working with records etc.) | :: klerk {m}, bediende {m} |
| clever {adj} (mentally quick or sharp) | :: slim, kloek, scherpzinnig |
| clevis pin {n} (part of a fastener) | :: gaffelpen {f} |
| clew {n} (clue) SEE: clue | :: |
| cliché {n} (overused phrase or expression) | :: cliché {n}, gemeenplaats {f}, platitude {f} |
| cliche {n} (cliché) SEE: cliché | :: |
| click {n} (act of pressing a button on a computer mouse) | :: klikken |
| clickbait {n} (content aimed at generating advertising revenue) | :: clickbait |
| clicking knife {n} (knife) | :: klikmes |
| client {n} (a customer or receiver of services) | :: klant {m} {f}, cliënt {m} {f} |
| client {n} (computing: the role of a computer application or system) | :: client {m} |
| client {n} (person who receives help or advice from a professional person) | :: klant, cliënt {m} {f} |
| client service {n} (customer service) SEE: customer service | :: |
| cliff {n} (a (near) vertical rock face) | :: klip {f}, klif {f} |
| climacterium {n} | :: climacterium {n} |
| climate {n} (long-term atmospheric conditions) | :: klimaat {n} |
| climate change {n} (changes in the Earth's climate) | :: klimaatsverandering {f} |
| climate strike {n} (a protest in form of skipping school or work to draw public's attention to the problem of climate crisis) | :: klimaatstaking {f} |
| climatological {adj} (of or pertaining to climatology) | :: klimatologisch |
| climatologist {n} (scholar of climatology) | :: klimatoloog {m} |
| climatology {n} (science) | :: klimatologie {f} |
| climax {n} (the peak of sexual pleasure) SEE: orgasm | :: |
| climax {n} (point of greatest intensity or force) | :: hoogtepunt {n} |
| climb {v} (to ascend, to go up) | :: klimmen |
| climb {v} (to mount, to move upwards on) | :: beklimmen |
| climber {n} (one who climbs) | :: klimmer {m}, beklimmer {m} |
| climber {n} (plant that climbs) | :: klimplant {f}, slingerplant {f} |
| climbing frame {n} (playground equipment) SEE: jungle gym | :: |
| cling {v} (hold tightly) | :: klampen |
| cling film {n} (plastic film that clings) | :: huishoudfolie {f} |
| clingfilm {n} (plastic film) | :: vershoudfolie {n}, huishoudfolie {n} |
| clingwrap {n} (clingfilm) SEE: clingfilm | :: |
| clinic {n} (medical facility) | :: kliniek {f} |
| clinical {adj} (of or pertaining to a medical clinic or facility) | :: klinisch |
| clinical psychology {n} (branch of psychology) | :: klinische psychologie {f} |
| clinker {n} (fetters) SEE: fetter | :: |
| clinker {n} (very hard brick for paving) | :: klinker |
| clinker {n} (slag or ash) | :: klinker |
| clip art {n} (images that may be copy and pasted) | :: clipart |
| clipboard {n} (physical object) | :: klembord {n} |
| clipboard {n} (in computing: buffer for temporary storage) | :: klembord {n} |
| clipper {n} (fast sailing ship) | :: klipper {m} |
| clipping {n} (article clipped from a newspaper) | :: krantenknipsel {n} |
| clique {n} (small, exclusive group) | :: kliek {f} |
| clitic {n} (morpheme attached to another word) | :: cliticum {n} |
| clitoral hood {n} (fold of skin) | :: clitorishoed, clitoriskap |
| clitoris {n} (elongated erectile organ) | :: clitoris {f}, kittelaar {m} |
| cloaca {n} (anatomical feature of birds etc) | :: cloaca {f} |
| cloak {n} (cape) | :: mantel {m} |
| cloakroom {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| clock {n} (instrument to measure or keep track of time) | :: klok {f} {m} |
| clock {n} (odometer) | :: teller {m}, kilometerteller {m} |
| clock {v} (measure the duration of) | :: klokken |
| clock face {n} (the surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands) | :: wijzerplaat {c} |
| clock gable {n} (facade with a decorative bell shape) | :: klokgevel {m} |
| clockmaker {n} (person who makes clocks) | :: klokkenmaker, klokkenmaakster {f}, horlogemaker {m}, horlogemaakster {f}, uurwerkmaker {m}, uurwerkmaakster {f} |
| clock radio {n} (alarm clock that includes a radio) | :: wekkerradio {m} |
| clockwise {adv} (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) | :: rechtsom, met de klok mee, in wijzerzin |
| clockwisely {adv} (clockwise) SEE: clockwise | :: |
| clockwork {n} (mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device) | :: uurwerk {n} |
| clod {n} (lump of something, especially of earth or clay) | :: klomp {m}, kluit {m}, klont {m} {f} |
| clog {n} (a type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole and an open heel) | :: klomp {m} |
| clog {n} (a blockage) | :: verstopping {f} |
| clogged {adj} (having an obstructed flow) | :: verstopt |
| cloister {n} (covered walk with an open colonnade) | :: kloostergang, kruisgang |
| cloister {n} (place devoted to religious seclusion) | :: klooster {n} |
| cloister {n} (monastic life) | :: kloosterleven {n} |
| cloister {v} (become a Catholic religious) | :: in het klooster treden |
| cloister vault {n} (structure created by intersection of vaults) | :: kloostergewelf {n} |
| clone {n} (living organism (originally a plant)) | :: kloon |
| clone {n} (group of identical cells derived from a single cell) | :: kloon |
| clone {n} (copy of something already existing) | :: kloon |
| clone {v} (create a clone) | :: klonen |
| close {v} (obstruct (an opening)) | :: dichten, sluiten |
| close {v} (move (a door)) | :: sluiten, dichtdoen |
| close {v} (close (one's eyes)) | :: sluiten |
| close {v} (put an end to) | :: sluiten, beëindigen |
| close {v} (to make smaller) | :: verkleinen |
| close {adj} (at a little distance) | :: nabije, dichtbij |
| close {adj} (hot and humid or muggy) | :: zwoel, drukkend |
| close, but no cigar {phrase} (that's almost correct, but not quite) | :: het is net niks, bijna telt niet |
| closed {adj} (not open) | :: gesloten, dicht, afgesloten, toe |
| closed {adj} (not public) | :: gesloten |
| closed {adj} | :: gesloten , inwendig |
| closed syllable {n} (Translations) | :: gesloten lettergreep {c} |
| close in {v} (to enclose, lock up inside something) | :: insluiten |
| close-knit {adj} (closely linked or connected, as by a common identity, culture, or bond) | :: hecht |
| closely {adv} (in a close manner) | :: dichtbij |
| closemouthed {adj} (reticent, secretive or uncommunicative) | :: niet spraakzaam, gesloten |
| closeness {n} (proximity) SEE: proximity | :: |
| closet {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| closet {n} (furniture) | :: kast {m} {f} |
| closure {n} (event signifying an ending) | :: beëindiging, afsluiting, sluiting |
| clot {n} (blood clot) | :: klonter |
| clot {n} (a silly person) | :: stommeling, idioot |
| clot {v} (to form into a clot) | :: klonteren, stollen, |
| cloth {n} (woven fabric) | :: doek {n}, kleed {n} |
| cloth {n} (piece of cloth) | :: vod {f} |
| clothe {v} (adorn with clothing) | :: kleden |
| clothes {n} (apparel) | :: kleren {p} |
| clothes-brush {n} (a brush for brushing clothes) | :: kleerborstel {m} |
| clothes dryer {n} (appliance) | :: wasdroger |
| clothesline {n} (rope or cord for drying clothes) | :: wasdraad {m}, waslijn {f} |
| clothes peg {n} (an object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline) | :: wasknijper {m}, wasspeld {f} (Flanders) |
| clothespin {n} (a clip or fastener) SEE: clothes peg | :: |
| clothes shop {n} (type of shop) | :: kledingzaak, boutique, kledingwinkel {m}, klerenwinkel {m} |
| clothing {n} (clothes) | :: kleding {f}, kledij {f} |
| clotted cream {n} (thick cream) | :: strijkroom {m} |
| cloud {n} (visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air) | :: wolk {f} |
| cloud {n} (mass of dust, steam or smoke) | :: wolk {f} |
| cloudberry {n} (fruit) | :: kruipbraam, gele bosbraam |
| cloudburst {n} (sudden heavy rainstorm) | :: wolkbreuk {f} |
| clouded {adj} (filled with clouds) | :: bewolkt |
| clouded leopard {n} (medium sized arboreal cat) | :: nevelpanter {m} |
| cloud nine {n} (state of bliss) | :: zevende hemel |
| cloud nine {n} (state of fantastic or impractical dreaming) SEE: head in the clouds | :: |
| cloudy {adj} (covered with or characterised by clouds) | :: bewolkt |
| clout {n} (influence, effectiveness) | :: invloed {m} |
| clout {n} (informal: blow with the hand) | :: klap {m}, oorvijg {f}, slag {m} |
| clout {n} (archery: center of the butt) | :: doelwit {n} |
| clout {n} (swaddling cloth) | :: wikkel {m}, luier {m} |
| clout {n} (piece of cloth) | :: lap {m}, vod {n}, doek {m} |
| clout {n} (iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing) | :: rondel {n}, ring {m} |
| clout {n} (piece, fragment) | :: brok {m}, stuk {n}, fragment {n} |
| clout {v} (hit, especially with the fist) | :: slaan, oorvijgen |
| clove {n} (spice) | :: kruidnagel |
| clove {n} (constitutive bulb of garlic) | :: teen {m} (toe) |
| clove hitch {n} (type of knot) | :: mastworp {m} |
| clove pink {n} (carnation) SEE: carnation | :: |
| clover {n} (plant in genus Trifolium) | :: klaver {f} |
| clown {n} (performance artist working in a circus) | :: clown {m} |
| cloy {v} (fill up) | :: opvullen, volstoppen, vullen |
| cloy {v} (satiate) | :: verzadigen, vervullen |
| cloy {v} (fill to loathing) | :: oververzadigen, volstoppen |
| cloying {adj} (unpleasantly excessive) | :: buitenissig, excessief |
| cloying {adj} (excessively sweet) | :: zeemzout, stroperig |
| club {n} (weapon) | :: knuppel {m} |
| club {n} (association of members) | :: club {f} |
| club {n} (playing card symbol, ♣) | :: klaveren {m-p} |
| club {v} (to hit with a club) | :: neerknuppelen, slaan |
| club {v} (to join together to form a group) | :: zich groeperen, zich verenigen, samengaan, een club vormen |
| clubfoot {n} (foot malformation) | :: klompvoet {m}, horrelvoet {m} |
| clubs {n} (plural of club) SEE: club | :: |
| clubs {n} (one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♣) | :: klaveren {m} {f} |
| cluck {n} (sound made by hen) | :: gekakel {n} |
| cluck {n} (tongue click to urge on a horse) | :: klakken |
| cluck {v} (to produce cluck sound) | :: kakelen, klakken |
| clue {n} (information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion) | :: aanwijzing {f}, spoor {n} |
| clue {v} (to provide with a clue) | :: een tip geven |
| clue {v} (to provide with information) | :: inlichten, informeren |
| clueless {adj} (lacking knowledge or understanding) | :: onnozel |
| clumsy {adj} (awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous) | :: onhandig, stuntelig |
| clumsy {adj} (not elegant or well-planned) | :: onhandig |
| clung {v} (simple past) | :: klampte |
| clung {v} (past participle) | :: geklampt |
| cluster {n} (a bunch of grapes) | :: tros {m} |
| clutch {n} (A device to interrupt power transmission) | :: koppeling, klauw {f} |
| clutch {n} (The pedal in a car that disengages power transmission) | :: ontkoppelingspedaal {m} |
| clutter {n} (a confused disordered jumble of things) | :: rommel, rotzooi |
| C major {n} (the major key with C as its tonic) | :: C-majeur, C-groot |
| C major {n} (the major chord with a root of C) | :: C-majeur, C-groot |
| c'mere {contraction} (come) SEE: come | :: |
| c'mere {contraction} (here) SEE: here | :: |
| C minor {n} (the minor key with C as its tonic) | :: c-mineur, c-klein |
| C minor {n} (the minor chord with a root of C) | :: c-mineur, c-klein |
| c/o {prep} (An intermediary who is responsible for transferring a piece of mail between the postal system and the final addressee.) | :: p/a (per adres) |
| co- {prefix} (together, mutually, jointly) | :: mede- |
| coach {n} (wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power) | :: koets {c} |
| coach {n} (trainer) | :: coach {m}, trainer {m}, trainster {f} |
| coach {n} (long-distance bus) | :: reisbus {m} |
| coach {v} (sports: train) | :: coachen, trainen |
| coach {v} (instruct) | :: opleiden |
| coadjutor {n} (assistant) SEE: assistant | :: |
| coagulate {v} (become congealed) | :: stollen, coaguleren |
| coagulate {v} (cause to congeal) | :: stollen, coaguleren |
| coagulate {n} (mass formed by means of coagulation) | :: coagulaat |
| coagulation {n} (process of forming clots from blood) | :: stolling {f}, bloedstolling {f} |
| coagulation {n} (similar solidification) | :: stolling {f} |
| coal {n} (uncountable: carbon rock) | :: kool {f}, steenkool {f} |
| coal {n} (countable: carbon rock) | :: kool {f} |
| coal {n} (smouldering material) | :: kool {f} |
| coalesce {v} (to join into a single mass) | :: versmelten, samensmelten |
| coalesce {v} (to form from different elements) | :: doen versmelten, doen samensmelten |
| coalescence {n} (act of coalescing) | :: samengroeien |
| coal gas {n} (poisonous gas) | :: kolengas {n}, lichtgas {n}, steenkolengas {n} |
| coalition {n} (group of organizations) | :: coalitie {f} |
| coal mine {n} (a mine from which coal is mined) | :: kolenmijn {c} |
| coalmine {n} (coal mine) SEE: coal mine | :: |
| coal tit {n} (coal tit) | :: zwarte mees |
| coaming {n} (on a boat, the vertical side of the hatch) | :: luikhoofd, zetboord |
| coarctation {n} (stenosis) SEE: stenosis | :: |
| coarse {adj} (of inferior quality) | :: ruw, grof |
| coast {n} (edge of land meeting ocean, sea, gulf, bay) | :: kust, kustlijn, zeekant, zeekust |
| coaster {n} (piece of material used to protect the surface of a table) | :: bierviltje {n} |
| coaster brake {n} (brake integrated in bicycle rear hub) | :: terugtraprem {f}, achteruittraprem {f} |
| coast guard {n} (enforcer of maritime law) | :: kustwacht {m} {f} |
| coastline {n} (the shape of a coast) | :: kustlijn {c} |
| coat {n} (outer garment covering the upper torso and arms) | :: mantel {m}, jas {m} |
| coat {n} (covering of material, such as paint) | :: laag {f} |
| coat {v} (to cover with a coat of some material) | :: bekleden, coaten |
| coat hanger {n} (device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc) | :: kleerhanger {m} |
| coati {n} (any of several animals of the genus Nasua) | :: neusbeer {m} |
| coat of arms {n} (hereditary design depicted on an escutcheon) | :: wapen {n}, wapenschild {n}, rijkswapen {n} , staatswapen {n} |
| coat stand {n} (pole with pegs) | :: kapstok |
| coatstand {n} (coat stand) SEE: coat stand | :: |
| coat-stand {n} (coat stand) SEE: coat stand | :: |
| coax {v} (persuade gradually) | :: overhalen |
| coax {v} (manipulate carefully into position) | :: verleiden |
| coax {adj} (coaxial cable) | :: coaxkabel {m}, coaxiale kabel {m} |
| cob {n} (gull) SEE: gull | :: |
| cob {n} (bread roll) SEE: bread roll | :: |
| cobalt {n} (chemical element) | :: kobalt {n} |
| cobble {n} (cobblestone) SEE: cobblestone | :: |
| cobbler {n} (person who makes and repairs shoes) | :: schoenlapper {m}, schoenlapster {f}, schoenmaker {m}, schoenmaakster {f} |
| cobblestone {n} (a rounded stone) | :: keisteen; (for paving) kassei; kasseisteen |
| cobra {n} (venomous snake) | :: cobra, brilslang |
| cobweb {n} (a spider’s web) SEE: spiderweb | :: |
| coca {n} (the dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon coca)) | :: coca {f} |
| Coca-Cola {n} (Coke) SEE: Coke | :: |
| Coca-Cola {prop} (particular carbonated soft drink) | :: Coca-Cola |
| cocaine {n} (the narcotic) | :: cocaïne {m}, sos {c}, coke {c} |
| coccyx {n} ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) | :: staartbeen, stuitbeen, stuit {f}, stuitje {n} |
| Cocha antshrike {n} (passerine bird of the antbird family) | :: Cocha-mierklauwier |
| cock {n} (slang: penis) SEE: dick | :: |
| cock {n} (any male bird) | :: mannetje {n} |
| cock {n} (male pigeon) | :: doffer {m} |
| cock {n} (hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism) | :: haan {m} |
| cock {n} (slang: stupid person) | :: kip zonder kop |
| cock {v} (to lift the cock of a firearm) | :: de haan overhalen |
| cock {v} (to copulate (with)) | :: neuken |
| cock {n} (small pile) | :: opper {m} |
| cock {v} (to form into small piles) | :: opperen |
| cock {n} (male chicken; male gallinaceous bird) SEE: rooster | :: |
| cockade {n} (a rosette worn in a hat as an office or party badge) | :: kokarde {f} |
| cock-a-doodle-doo {interj} (cry of the rooster) | :: kukeleku |
| Cockaigne {prop} (mythical land) | :: Luilekkerland {n} |
| cockalorum {n} (menial, yet self-important person) | :: snoeshaan {m} |
| cockamamie {n} (decal) | :: doortrekplaat {f} |
| cockamamie {n} (foolish or ridiculous person) | :: nar {m}, dwaas {m} |
| cockamamie {adj} (foolish, silly) | :: dwaas, stom, onnozel |
| cock-and-bull story {n} (a far-fetched and fanciful story or tale of highly dubious validity) | :: onzinverhaal {n} |
| cockatiel {n} (a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest) | :: valkparkiet |
| cockatoo {n} (a bird) | :: kaketoe |
| cockatrice {n} (legendary creature) | :: slangdraak {m} |
| cockchafer {n} (beetle of genus Melolontha) | :: meikever {m} |
| cockerel {n} (young male chicken) | :: haantje {n} |
| cocker spaniel {n} (either breed) | :: cocker spaniel |
| cockeyed {adj} (absurd, silly, or stupid) SEE: absurd | :: |
| cockeyed {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| cockeyed {adj} (crooked, askew) SEE: crooked | :: |
| cockeyed {adj} (having both eyes oriented inward) SEE: cross-eyed | :: |
| cockle {n} (wrinkle) SEE: wrinkle | :: |
| cockle {n} (any of various edible European bivalve mollusks) | :: kokkel {m}, kokhaan {m}, hartschelp |
| cockle {n} (the shell of the cockle) | :: kokkel {m}, hartschelp |
| cockle {n} (one’s innermost feelings) | :: zieleroerselen {p} |
| cockle {n} (any of several weeds, such as the corn cockle) | :: kokkelboon {m} {f}, kokhaan {m}, hartschelp |
| cock pigeon {n} (male pigeon) | :: duif {m} {f}, doffer {m} |
| cockpit {n} (space for pilot and crew in an aircraft) | :: cockpit {c} |
| cockpit voice recorder {n} (part of a flight recorder) | :: cockpitvoicerecorder |
| cockroach {n} (type of insect) | :: kakkerlak {f}, sissende kakkerlak {f} |
| cockscomb {n} (fleshy red crest of a rooster) | :: hanenkam {m} |
| cocksucker {n} (a fellator) | :: pikzuiger {m}, lulzuiger {m} |
| cocksucker {n} (an objectionable person) | :: kankerlijer |
| cocktail {n} (alcoholic beverage) | :: cocktail {m} |
| cocky {adj} (overly confident) | :: overmoedig |
| cocoa {n} (hot drink) | :: cacao {m} |
| cocoa {n} (powder) SEE: cocoa powder | :: |
| cocoa bean {n} (seed of the cocoa plant) | :: cacaoboon |
| cocoa butter {n} (fat from cocoa bean) | :: cacaoboter |
| cocoa powder {n} (powder from cocoa solids) | :: cacao {m}, cacaopoeder {n} |
| coco-de-mer {n} (tree) | :: coco de mer |
| cocona {n} (plant) | :: orinoco {m} |
| cocona {n} (fruit) | :: orinoco-appel {m} |
| coconut {n} (fruit of coco palm) | :: kokosnoot {f} |
| coconut {n} (edible flesh of coconut fruit) | :: kokos |
| coconut crab {n} (Birgus latro) | :: klapperdief |
| coconut milk {n} (the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut) | :: klappermelk {m} {f}, kokosmelk {m} {f}, santen |
| coconut oil {n} (type of cooking oil extracted from coconuts) | :: kokosolie {f} |
| co-counselling {n} (form of self-help counselling) | :: cocounselen |
| Cocytus {prop} (river of the underworld) | :: Cocytus {m} |
| cod {n} (marine fish of the family Gadidae) | :: kabeljauw {m} |
| coddle {v} (to treat gently or with great care) | :: verwennen, vertroetelen |
| coddle {v} (to cook slowly in hot water) | :: zachtjes koken |
| code {n} (very short abbreviation) | :: code {m} |
| code {n} (body of law) | :: wetboek {n} |
| code {n} (system of principles, rules or regulations) | :: code {m} |
| code {n} (set of rules for converting information) | :: code {m} |
| code {n} (cryptographic system) | :: code {m} |
| code {v} (write software programs) | :: programmeren |
| code {v} (cryptography: to encode) | :: coderen |
| code {v} (encode a protein) | :: coderen |
| code {n} (source code) SEE: source code | :: |
| Codegua {prop} (Codegua) | :: Codegua {f} |
| code name {n} (name used to clandestinely identify something) | :: codenaam |
| code-switch {v} (to alternate between languages) | :: taalschakelen |
| codeword {n} (cryptography: string of encrypted text) | :: codewoord {n} |
| codeword {n} (type of crossword) | :: cijfercode {m} |
| codfish {n} (cod) SEE: cod | :: |
| codger {n} (an amusingly eccentric or grumpy and usually elderly man) | :: brompot, vreemde oude vent |
| codicil {n} (addition made to a will) | :: codicil {n},bijvoegsel {n},aanhangsel {n} |
| coding {n} (encoding) SEE: encoding | :: |
| cod liver oil {n} (nutritional supplement) | :: levertraan {f} |
| codpiece {n} (part of male dress to cover genitals) | :: gulp {f},braguette {f}, schaambuidel {m}, kulzak {m} |
| codpiece {n} (protection for the male genitals in suit of armor) | :: braguette {f}, schaambuidel {m} |
| co-ed {adj} | :: gemengd |
| co-ed {n} (dated: young woman who attends college) | :: studente {f} |
| coefficient {adj} (cooperating) | :: behulpzaam |
| coefficient {n} (algebraic constant) | :: coëfficiënt {m} |
| coefficient {n} (measure of some property or characteristic) | :: coëfficiënt {m} |
| coefficient of friction {n} (ratio) | :: wrijvingscoëfficiënt {m} |
| coeliac disease {n} (auto-immune disease characterised by sensitivity of the lining of the small intestine to gluten) | :: coeliakie |
| coenzyme {n} (small molecule that is necessary for the functioning of an enzyme) | :: co-enzym |
| coerce {v} (to restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb) | :: onderdrukken |
| coerce {v} (to use force, threat, or intimidation in attempt to compel one to act against their will) | :: dwingen, afdwingen, forceren |
| coerce {v} (to force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type) | :: forceren |
| coercion {n} (actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person) | :: dwang {m} |
| coetaneous {adj} (contemporary) SEE: contemporary | :: |
| coexist {v} (Exist contemporaneously) | :: coëxisteren |
| coffee {n} (beverage) | :: koffie {m} |
| coffee {n} (beans) | :: koffie {m}, koffieboon {m} |
| coffee {n} (plant) | :: koffie {m}, koffieplant {m} |
| coffee {n} (colour) | :: mokka {n}, koffiebruin {n} |
| coffee {adj} (of a pale brown colour) | :: mokka, koffiebruin |
| coffee bar {n} (establishment that sells coffee) SEE: café | :: |
| coffee break {n} (a rest period during the business day providing the opportunity to drink coffee) | :: koffiepauze {m} {f} |
| coffee grinder {n} (a device for pulverizing or powdering coffee beans) | :: koffiemolen {m} |
| coffee grounds {n} (sediment) | :: koffiedik {n} |
| coffeehouse {n} (café) SEE: café | :: |
| coffeemaker {n} (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) | :: koffiezetmachine {m}, koffiezetapparaat {n} |
| coffee pot {n} (pot for coffee) | :: koffiepot {m}, koffiekan {f} |
| coffee shop {n} (café) SEE: café | :: |
| coffer {n} (cofferdam) SEE: cofferdam | :: |
| cofferdam {n} (temporary watertight structure) | :: kistdam {m} |
| coffin {n} (box in which a dead person is buried) | :: doodskist, kist {f} |
| cofounder {n} (one who founds something with someone else) | :: mede-oprichter {m} |
| cog {n} (tooth on a gear) | :: tand {m}, tandwieltand {m} |
| cog {n} (gear; a cogwheel) | :: tandwiel {n}, tandrad {n} |
| cog {n} (unimportant individual) | :: radertje {n} |
| cog {n} (type of ship) | :: kogge {c} |
| cog {n} (trick or deception) | :: vals spel {n} |
| cog {v} (cheat at dice) | :: valsspelen, bedriegen |
| cogeneration {n} (simultaneous or serial production of heat and electricity from the same source) | :: warmtekrachtkoppeling |
| cogent {adj} (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) | :: overtuigend, steekhoudend |
| cogent {adj} (appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning) | :: overtuigend |
| cogent {adj} (forcefully persuasive) | :: overtuigend |
| cogitable {adj} (conceivable) SEE: conceivable | :: |
| cognac {n} (type of brandy) | :: cognac {m} |
| cognate {adj} (kindred by birth) | :: bloedverwant |
| cognate {adj} (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) | :: verwant, wortelverwant |
| cognate {n} (word derived from the same roots as a given word) | :: cognaat {c} |
| cognate accusative {n} (object of kindred sense or derivation) | :: cognaat object {n} |
| cognitive {adj} (relating to mental functions) | :: cognitief |
| cognitive psychology {n} (branch of psychology) | :: cognitieve psychologie |
| cognizance {n} (emblem of noble house) | :: kenteken {n}, embleem {n} |
| cognizance {n} (awareness) | :: bewustzijn {n} |
| cognoscente {n} (someone possessing specialized knowledge in a particular field) | :: kenner, expert |
| cog wheel {n} (gear wheel) SEE: gear wheel | :: |
| cogwheel {n} (gear wheel) SEE: gear wheel | :: |
| cohabit {v} (live together as if married) | :: samenleven, cohabiteren |
| coherent {adj} (sticking together) | :: samenhangend, coherent |
| coherent {adj} (orderly, logical and consistent) | :: samenhangend, coherent |
| coherer {n} (a detector of radio waves used in very early radio receivers) | :: coherer |
| cohesion {n} (the state of cohering, or of sticking together) | :: cohesie {f}, samenhang {m} |
| cohort {n} (abettor) SEE: abettor | :: |
| cohort {n} (accomplice) SEE: accomplice | :: |
| cohort {n} (associate) SEE: associate | :: |
| cohort {n} (colleague) SEE: colleague | :: |
| coiffure {n} (hairstyle) SEE: hairstyle | :: |
| coil {n} (something wound) | :: spiraal {c}, veer {f} |
| coil {n} (electrical) | :: spoel {f} |
| coil {v} (wind into regular rings) | :: oprollen, opwinden |
| coil {v} (wind into loops) | :: oprollen, opwinden |
| coil {n} (noise) | :: rumoer {n} |
| coil {n} (intra-uterine contraceptive device) SEE: intrauterine device | :: |
| Coimbra {prop} (city and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal) | :: Coimbra |
| coin {n} ((currency) a piece of currency) | :: munt {m}, muntstuk {n}, geldstuk {n} |
| coin {v} (to create coins) | :: munten, aanmunten, munt slaan |
| coin {v} (to make up or invent, and establish) | :: verzinnen, smeden, opperen, bedenken |
| coinage {n} (currency) SEE: currency | :: |
| coinage {n} (neologism) SEE: neologism | :: |
| coincide {v} (to occupy exactly the same space) | :: samenvallen, coïncideren |
| coincide {v} (to occur at the same time) | :: samenvallen, coïncideren |
| coincide {v} (to correspond) | :: samenvallen, coïncideren |
| coincidental {adj} (occurring as or resulting from coincidence) | :: toevallig |
| coincidental {adj} (happening or existing at the same time) | :: samenvallend |
| coin-op {adj} (operated by coins) | :: op munten, munt- |
| coin-op {n} (operated by coins) | :: munttoestel {n}, muntapparaat {n} |
| coinsurance {n} (joint assumption of risk between insurer and insured) | :: eigen risico {m} |
| coitus {n} (sexual interaction, see also: sexual intercourse) | :: coïtus {m} |
| coke {n} (Coke) SEE: Coke | :: |
| Coke {n} (Coca-Cola) | :: cola {m} |
| cola {n} (drink) | :: cola {m} |
| cola {n} (plant or nut) SEE: kola | :: |
| colander {n} (a bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food such as pasta) | :: vergiet {n}, verzijp {n} |
| colchicine {n} (alkaloid) | :: colchicine |
| cold {adj} (having a low temperature) | :: koud, fris, koel |
| cold {adj} (unfriendly) | :: koud, afstandelijk, koel |
| cold {adj} (unprepared) | :: onvoorbereid |
| cold {n} (low temperature) | :: kou {f}, koude {f} |
| cold {n} (illness) | :: verkoudheid {f} |
| cold abscess {n} (chronic abscess) | :: koud abces {n} |
| cold-blooded {adj} (lacking emotion or compunction) | :: kil, koudbloedig |
| cold day in Hell {n} (an event that will never happen) | :: met Sint Juttemis; als pasen en pinksteren op één dag vallen |
| cold fish {n} (heartless individual) | :: kniesoor |
| cold front {n} (leading edge of an advancing mass of cold air) | :: koufront {n} |
| cold fusion {n} (hypothetical form of nuclear fusion) | :: koude kernfusie {f} |
| cold snap {n} (period of cold weather) | :: koudegolf {c} |
| cold sore {n} (small bump on the lips) | :: koortslip |
| cold turkey {n} (sudden and complete withdrawal) | :: abrupte ontwenning |
| cold turkey {n} (symptoms of withdrawal) | :: ontwenningsverschijnselen |
| cold turkey {adv} (abruptly) | :: ineens |
| cold war {n} (a period of hostile relations) | :: koude oorlog {m} |
| Cold War {prop} (a period of history from 1945–1991) | :: Koude Oorlog {m} |
| cold wave {n} (a short period with a considerable fall in temperature) | :: koudegolf {m} |
| cole {n} (cabbage) SEE: cabbage | :: |
| colectomy {n} (surgical procedure) | :: colectomie |
| coleslaw {n} (a salad) | :: koolsla {f}, coleslaw {m} |
| colic {n} (abdominal pain) | :: koliek {f} {n} |
| collaborate {v} (to work together on a piece of work) | :: samenwerken |
| collaborate {v} (to cooperate treasonably) | :: collaboreren |
| collaboration {n} (act of collaborating) | :: samenwerking {f}, het samenwerken |
| collaboration {n} (treasonous cooperation) | :: collaboratie {f} |
| collage {n} (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) | :: collage {f} |
| collagen {n} (glycoprotein that forms elongated fibers) | :: collageen {n} |
| collagenic {adj} (relating to or composed of collagen) | :: collageen |
| collapse {v} (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) | :: instorten |
| collapse {n} (act of collapsing) | :: ineenstorting {f}, instorten {n} |
| collapsible {adj} (that can be collapsed) | :: opklapbaar, plooibaar |
| collar {n} (fabric garment part fitting around throat) | :: kraag {m}, boord {m}, halsboord {m} |
| collar {n} (chain worn around the neck) | :: halsketen {m} {f}, halsketting {m} {f} |
| collar {n} (anything around the neck) | :: halsband {m} |
| collar {n} (device for restraining animal) | :: halsband {m}, nekriem {m} |
| collar {n} (part of harness) | :: gareel {n} |
| collar {n} (any encircling device or structure) | :: boord {?}, gordel {?}, rand {?}, ring {?} |
| collar {v} (to grab or seize by collar or neck) | :: bij het nekvel grijpen |
| collar {v} (to seize, capture or detain) | :: vatten, grijpen |
| collar {v} (to bind in conversation) | :: verbaal vastpinnen |
| collar {v} (to arrest) SEE: arrest | :: |
| collarbone {n} (clavicle) SEE: clavicle | :: |
| collared antshrike {n} (passerine bird) | :: withals-mierklauwier |
| collared dove {n} (collared dove) | :: turkse tortel |
| collared peccary {n} (mammal) | :: halsbandpekari |
| collared pratincole {n} (Glareola pratincola) | :: vorkstaartplevier |
| collate {v} (assemble something in a logical sequence) | :: sorteren |
| collate {v} (sort multiple copies of printed documents into sequences of individual page order) | :: sorteren |
| collateral {adj} (parallel, along the same vein) | :: collateraal, neven-, zijdelings |
| collateral {adj} (corresponding, accompanying) | :: collateraal, neven-, begeleidend |
| collateral {adj} (aside from the main subject, target) | :: bij-, bijkomstig, hulp-, neven-, subsidiair, zijdelings |
| collateral {adj} (of an indirect family relationship) | :: zijdelings (verwant) |
| collateral {n} (security or guarantee) | :: zekerheid {f},onderpand {n}, pand {n} |
| collateral {n} (collateral relative) | :: nevenverwant {m}, zijdelings verwant {m} |
| collateral {n} (branch of a bodily part) | :: vertakking {?} |
| collateral {n} (thinner blood vessel) | :: collateraal {n} |
| collateral damage {n} (collateral damage) | :: nevenschade {f}, randschade {f} |
| collateral form {n} (coexisting form of a word) | :: nevenvorm |
| colleague {n} (fellow member of a profession) | :: collega {m} |
| collect {v} (to gather together) | :: verzamelen, opstapelen |
| collect {v} (to infer, conclude, form a conclusion) | :: concluderen, opmaken |
| collected {adj} (Cool-headed, emotionally stable, in focus) | :: kalm, rustig, bedaard, |
| collection {n} (set of items) | :: collectie {f}, verzameling {f} |
| collection {n} (activity of collecting) | :: verzamelen {n} |
| collection {n} (gathering of money for charitable or other purposes) | :: inzameling {f} |
| collective {adj} (in grammar) | :: collectief |
| collective {n} (in grammar) | :: verzamelnaam |
| collective noun {n} (noun referring to a group of similar things) | :: verzamelnaam {m}, collectivum {n} |
| Collective Security Treaty Organisation {prop} (intergovernmental military alliance) | :: Collectieve Veiligheidsverdragorganisatie, CVVO |
| collective unconscious {n} (experience of human species) | :: collectief onbewuste {n} |
| collectivism {n} (An system in which the means are owned and controlled by people collectively) | :: collectivisme {n} |
| collectivization {n} (the act of collectivizing) | :: collectivisatie {f} |
| collectivize {v} | :: collectiviseren |
| collector {n} (person or thing that collects) | :: verzamelaar {m} |
| college {n} (specialized division of a university) | :: faculteit {f} |
| college town {n} (town or city dominated by its university population) | :: universiteitsstad {f} |
| collegiality {n} (working with colleagues in an effective and cooperative manner) | :: collegialiteit {f} |
| collide {v} (to impact directly, especially if violent) | :: botsen |
| collier {n} (person) | :: mijnwerker {m}, koempel {m} |
| collier {n} (vessel) | :: kolenschip {n}, koolschip {n} |
| colliery {n} (underground coal mine) | :: kolenmijn {c} |
| collision {n} (collision) SEE: wreck | :: |
| collision {n} (instance of colliding) | :: botsing {f} |
| collocate {v} (arrange side by side) | :: samenzetten, bijeenzetten |
| collocate {v} (occur side by side) | :: samenstaan, bijeenstaan |
| collocation {n} (grouping of words that commonly occur together) | :: collocatie {f} |
| colloquial {adj} (of oral communication language) | :: gemeenzaam, idiomatisch, van de spreektaal, informeel |
| colloquium {n} (academic meeting) | :: colloquium {n} |
| collude {v} (to conspire) | :: colluderen, samenzweren, samenspannen |
| collusion {n} (conspiracy) | :: collusie {f}, samenzwering {f}, samenspanning {f} |
| Cologne {prop} (city in Germany) | :: Keulen {n} |
| Colombia {prop} (country in South America) | :: Colombia, Colombië |
| colon {n} (punctuation mark) | :: dubbelpunt {n} |
| colon {n} (the last part of the digestive system) | :: karteldarm {m} |
| colonel {n} (commissioned office in the armed services) | :: kolonel {m} |
| colonialism {n} (colonial domination policy) | :: kolonialisme |
| colonization {n} (process of establishing a colony) | :: kolonisatie {f} |
| colonize {v} (to begin a new colony) | :: koloniseren |
| colony {n} (region or governmental unit) | :: kolonie {f} |
| colophon {n} (end note about author and manuscript) | :: colofon {n} |
| colophony {n} (rosin) SEE: rosin | :: |
| color {n} (spectral composition of visible light) | :: kleur |
| color {n} (particular set of the visible spectrum) | :: kleur |
| color {n} (hue as opposed to achromatic colors) | :: kleur |
| color {n} (human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity) | :: kleur |
| color {n} (interest, especially in a selective area) | :: kleur |
| color {n} (any of the standard dark tinctures used in a coat of arms) | :: kleur |
| color {n} (standard or banner (colors)) | :: kleur |
| color {v} (give something color) | :: kleuren, inkleuren |
| color {v} (draw using crayons) | :: kleuren |
| color {v} (become red through increased blood flow) | :: blozen, een kleur krijgen, kleuren |
| color {v} (affect without completely changing) | :: kleuren |
| Colorado beetle {n} (beetle) | :: coloradokever {m} {f} |
| color blindness {n} (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) | :: kleurenblindheid {f}, daltonisme {n} |
| color blindness {n} (indifference to a person's skin color or race) | :: kleurenblindheid {f} |
| colorectal {adj} (medicine: of or pertaining to the colorectum) | :: colorectaal |
| colorful {adj} (possessing prominent and varied colors) | :: kleurrijk |
| coloring book {n} (a type of book) | :: kleurboek {n} |
| colossal {adj} (extremely large) | :: kolossaal |
| Colossians {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Kolossenzen, Kolossers |
| colossus {n} (any creature or thing of gigantic size) | :: kolos {m} |
| Colossus of Rhodes {prop} (the statue of Helios) | :: Kolossus van Rodos {m}, Kolos van Rodos {m} |
| colostrum {n} (a form of milk) | :: biest {f} |
| colourless {adj} (having no colour) | :: kleurloos |
| colour television {n} (television in colour) | :: kleurentelevisie |
| colour television {n} (a colour television set) | :: kleurentelevisietoestel {n} |
| colt {n} (young male horse) | :: hengstveulen {n} |
| columbarium {n} (a building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves) | :: duivenhuis {n}, columbarium {n} |
| columbarium {n} (a place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns) | :: columbarium {n} |
| Columbia {prop} (poetic: America) | :: Columbia |
| Columbia {prop} (female personification of the USA) | :: Columbia, Colombia, Colombië |
| Columbian {n} (16-point type) | :: tekst |
| columbine {n} (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) | :: akelei |
| Columbus {prop} (Christopher Columbus) | :: Christoffel {m} |
| column {n} (upright supporting member) | :: kolom {m} {f} |
| column {n} (column of troops) | :: colonne {f} |
| colza {n} (cabbage variety) | :: koolzaad {n} |
| coma {n} (Deep sleep) | :: coma {n} |
| coma {n} (Cloud surrounding a comet nucleus) | :: coma {f} |
| comatose {adj} (asleep) SEE: asleep | :: |
| comatose {adj} (resembling a coma) | :: comateus |
| comb {n} (toothed implement for grooming the hair) | :: kam {m} |
| comb {n} (fleshy growth on the top of the head of some birds and reptiles) | :: kam {m} |
| comb {v} (to groom the hair with a toothed implement) | :: kammen |
| comb {v} (to search thoroughly as if raking over an area with a comb) | :: uitkammen |
| comb {n} (structure of cells made by bees) SEE: honeycomb | :: |
| combat {n} (a battle; a fight) | :: gevecht, kamp, slag, strijd, treffen, veldslag |
| combat {v} (to fight; to struggle for victory) | :: vechten |
| combat boot {n} (boot designed for combat) | :: legerlaars, legerkist, soldatenkist {f} |
| combative {adj} (given to fighting) | :: strijdbaar |
| combination {n} (act of combining) | :: combinatie {f}, verbinding |
| combination {n} (sequence of numbers or letters for a combination lock) | :: combinatie {f} |
| combination {n} (one or more elements selected without regard of the order) | :: combinatie {f} |
| combination {n} (association) | :: vereniging |
| combination {n} (combat sports) | :: combinatie {f}, serie {f}, combo {n} |
| combine {v} (bring two or more things or activities together) | :: combineren |
| combine {v} (have two or more things or properties that function together) | :: verenigen |
| combine {n} (combination) SEE: combination | :: |
| combine {n} (combine harvester) SEE: combine harvester | :: |
| combine harvester {n} (combine) | :: maaidorser |
| combust {v} (be consumed by fire) SEE: burn | :: |
| combustion {n} (the act or process of burning) | :: verbranding {f} |
| combustion {n} (process wherein a fuel is combined with oxygen) | :: verbranding {f} |
| combustion {n} (violent agitation, commotion) | :: verhitte gemoederen, commotie |
| combustion chamber {n} (space in a heat engine) | :: verbrandingskamer {m} {f} |
| combustion engine {n} (engine that uses the combustion of fuel to create work) | :: verbrandingsmotor {m} |
| combustor {n} (chamber acting as the furnace in a jet or turbine engine) | :: verbrandingskamer |
| come {v} (to move nearer) | :: komen |
| come {v} (to have a relative position in a sequence) | :: komen |
| come {v} (to orgasm) | :: klaarkomen |
| come about {v} (to come about) | :: gebeuren, tot stand komen, |
| come about {v} (nautical) | :: overstag gaan, wenden, |
| come about {v} (to change) | :: van mening veranderen, |
| come back {v} ((intransitive) To return to a place) | :: terugkomen |
| comedian {n} (entertainer) | :: komiek {m}, komediant |
| come down {v} (graduate) SEE: graduate | :: |
| comedown {n} (after a drug) SEE: crash | :: |
| comedy {n} (a light, amusing play with a happy ending) | :: blijspel {n} |
| comedy {n} (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone) | :: komedie {f}, blijspel {n} |
| come hell or high water {adv} | :: wat er zich ook voordoet |
| come in {v} (to enter) SEE: enter | :: |
| comely {adj} (pleasing or attractive to the eye) | :: bevallig |
| come on {v} (to show sexual or relational interest) | :: flirten |
| come on {v} (to progress, to develop) | :: goed groeien |
| come on {v} (to get one's period) | :: haar regels krijgen |
| come on {interj} (expression of encouragement) | :: kom op, kom, kom aan |
| come on {interj} (expression of disbelief) | :: kom op, kom aan |
| come on {interj} (hurry up) | :: kom op, vlug een beetje!, kom aan |
| come out {v} (to come out of the closet) SEE: come out of the closet | :: |
| come out {v} (to be published, be issued) | :: uitkomen |
| come out of the closet {v} (to tell others about a secret belief or preference) | :: uit de kast komen |
| comestible {adj} (suitable to be eaten; edible) | :: eetwaren |
| comet {n} (a celestial body, generally with a tail) | :: komeet {m}, staartster {f} |
| come together {v} (to assemble, congregate) | :: bijeenkomen, samenkomen |
| come to mind {v} (spring to mind) SEE: spring to mind | :: |
| come to pass {v} (to happen, to occur) | :: gebeuren |
| come to someone's aid {v} (to assist and rescue someone) | :: te hulp komen |
| come up with {v} (to invent, create) | :: bedenken, verzinnen |
| come what may {adv} (idiomatic) | :: wat er ook gebeurt |
| comfort {n} (contentment, ease) | :: comfort {n}, gemak {n} |
| comfort {n} (consolation) | :: troost |
| comfort {n} (cause of relief or satisfaction) | :: troost, gemak {n} |
| comfort {v} (to provide comfort) | :: troosten |
| comfort {v} (to make comfortable) | :: comfort verschaffen, het gemakkelijk maken |
| comfort {v} (console) SEE: console | :: |
| comfortable {adj} (providing physical comfort and ease) | :: comfortabel, gemakkelijk |
| comfortable {adj} (in a state of comfort) | :: comfortabel, gemakkelijk |
| comfortable {adj} | :: comfortabel, veilig |
| comforter {n} (pacifier) SEE: pacifier | :: |
| comfort food {n} (food consumed to feel comfort) | :: troosteten {n} |
| comforting {adj} (giving comfort) | :: geruststellend, geruststellende, troostend, troostende |
| comfort woman {n} (forced prostitute) | :: troostmeisje {n} |
| comfort zone {n} (circumstances in which a person feels relaxed) | :: luie stoel {m} |
| comic {adj} (being funny) | :: grappig, komisch |
| comic {adj} (related to comedy) | :: komisch |
| comic {n} (comedian) | :: komiek {m}, humorist {m} |
| comic {n} (cartoon story) | :: strip {m}, stripboek {n}, stripverhaal {n} |
| comic {n} (children's newspaper) | :: jeugdkrant, kinderkrant |
| comical {adj} (being funny, whimsically amusing) | :: grappig, komisch, amusant |
| comical {adj} (being laughable, ridiculous) | :: komisch, lachwekkend, hilarisch |
| comic book {n} (book or magazine) | :: stripboek {n} |
| comic relief {n} (inclusion of a humorous character or scene) | :: vrolijke noot |
| comic strip {n} (series of illustrations) | :: stripboek |
| Comines {prop} (city) | :: Komen |
| coming {n} (act of arriving; an arrival) | :: komst {f} |
| coming and going {n} (plural sense: activities of a person or group) | :: doen en laten {n} |
| Comintern {prop} (international association of Communist parties) | :: Comintern |
| comital {adj} (of or pertaining to a count or earl) | :: grafelijk, graaflijk |
| comitative {adj} (indicating accompaniment) | :: comitatief |
| comitative {n} (comitative case) | :: comitatief {m} |
| comitative case {n} (case used to denote companionship) | :: comitatief |
| comitology {n} (art of resolving issues by committees) | :: comitologie |
| comma {n} (punctuation mark ',') | :: komma {f} |
| command {n} (order) | :: opdracht {c}, bevel {n} |
| command {n} (computing: directive to a computer program) | :: opdracht {c} |
| command {v} (to order) | :: bevelen, commanderen |
| commander {n} (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization) | :: commandant {m} |
| commander {n} (one who exercises control and direction over a group of persons) | :: aanvoerder, gezagvoerder |
| commander in chief {n} (Supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) | :: opperbevelhebber {m} |
| commandery {n} (division of a manor under the control of a knightly commander) | :: commanderij {f} |
| command line {n} (text prompt) | :: opdrachtregel {c}, commandoregel {c} |
| commando {n} (small fighting force) | :: commando {m} |
| commemorate {v} (to honor the memory of someone or something) | :: herdenken |
| commemoration {n} (act of commemorating) | :: herdenking {f}, gedachtenis {f} |
| commence {v} (begin, start) | :: aanvangen |
| commencement {n} (an act of commencing or beginning) | :: aanvang {m} |
| commencement {n} (graduation ceremony) | :: afsluitceremonie {f} |
| commend {v} (to praise) | :: prijzen |
| commendable {adj} (worthy of commendation) | :: prijzenswaardig, lofwaardig, lovenswaardig |
| commensurately {adv} (In a commensurate manner.) | :: evenredig |
| commensurately {adv} (With equal measure or extent.) | :: samenvallend, overeenstemmend |
| comment {v} (to comment) SEE: observe | :: |
| comment {n} (spoken remark) | :: commentaar |
| comment {n} (programming: remark not affecting behavior) | :: commentaar |
| comment {v} (to remark) | :: becommentariëren |
| comment {v} (programming: to insert comments) | :: becommentariëren |
| commentator {n} (person who comments) | :: commentator {m} |
| commerce {n} (large scale trade) | :: handel {m}, commercie {f} |
| commercial {n} (advertisement in a common media format) | :: reclamespot |
| commercial {adj} (of or pertaining to commerce) | :: commercieel |
| commercial at {n} (at sign) SEE: at sign | :: |
| commie {n} (communist) SEE: communist | :: |
| commiserate {v} (to feel or express compassion or sympathy) | :: zich identificeren met |
| commission {n} (body of officials) | :: commissie {f} |
| commission {n} (fee charged) | :: afsluitprovisie {f}, afsluitpremie {f}, commissie {f} |
| commissioner {n} (member of a commission) | :: commissaris {m} |
| commissioner {n} (someone commissioned to perform certain duties, see also: assignee) | :: gevolmachtigde {m} |
| commit {v} (to entrust; to consign) | :: toevertrouwen, toewijzen |
| commitment {n} (promise or agreement to do something in the future) | :: verbintenis {f}, verplichting {f} |
| commitment {n} (being bound emotionally/intellectually) | :: verbintenis {f} |
| commitment {n} (state of being pledged or engaged) | :: engagement {n} |
| commit suicide {v} (to kill oneself) | :: zelfmoord plegen |
| committed {adj} (obligated by a pledge to some course of action) | :: toegewijd |
| committee {n} (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) | :: comité {n} |
| committee {n} (guardian) SEE: guardian | :: |
| commo {n} (communist) SEE: communist | :: |
| commo {n} (communication) SEE: communication | :: |
| commodity fetishism {n} (commodity fetishism) | :: warenfetisjisme {n} |
| common {adj} (mutual) | :: gemeen, gemene, gewoon, gewone |
| common {adj} (usual) | :: gemeen, gemene, gewoon, gewone |
| common {adj} (found in large numbers or in a large quantity) | :: veelvoorkomend |
| common {adj} (ordinary) | :: gewoon |
| common {adj} (grammar: of the gender resulting from the coalescence of the masculine and feminine genders) | :: commuun |
| common {n} (mutual good) | :: gemeengoed {n} |
| common {n} (tract of land) | :: meent {m} |
| common alder {n} (black alder) SEE: black alder | :: |
| common ash {n} (Fraxinus excelsior) | :: gewone es {m} |
| common blackbird {n} (Turdus merula) SEE: blackbird | :: |
| common buzzard {n} (Buteo buteo) | :: buizerd {m} |
| common chickweed {n} (herb) | :: vogelmuur {f}, zandhoornbloem {f} |
| common cold {n} (mild infection) | :: verkoudheid {f} |
| common crane {n} (Grus grus) | :: kraanvogel {m} |
| common eland {n} (antelope) | :: Kaapse elandantilope {m} |
| common fraction {n} (fraction with two integers) | :: breuk {c} |
| Common Germanic {prop} (Proto-Germanic) SEE: Proto-Germanic | :: |
| common greenshank {n} (Tringa nebularia) | :: groenpootruiter |
| common gull {n} (Larus canus) | :: stormmeeuw {f} |
| common hepatica {n} (Hepatica nobilis) | :: leverbloempje |
| common kestrel {n} (Falco tinnunculus) | :: torenvalk {m} |
| common kingfisher {n} (Alcedo atthis) | :: ijsvogel {m} |
| common knowledge {n} (special kind of knowledge for a group of agents) | :: gemeenschappelijke kennis {f} |
| common law {n} (law based on court judgments and opinions) SEE: case law | :: |
| common ling {n} (Molva molva) | :: leng {m} |
| common loon {n} (great northern diver) SEE: great northern diver | :: |
| common moorhen {n} (Gallinula chloropus) | :: waterhoen {n} |
| common murre {n} (Uria aalge) | :: zeekoet {m} |
| common noun {n} (noun that denotes any member or all members of a class) | :: soortnaam {m} |
| commonplace {n} (platitude or cliché) | :: gemeenplaats {m} |
| common purslane {n} (Portulaca oleracea) | :: postelein {m} |
| common raven {n} (Corvus corax) | :: raaf |
| common redshank {n} (Tringa totanus) | :: tureluur |
| common rock thrush {n} (Monticola saxatilis) | :: rotslijster {m} |
| commons {n} (a central section of an older town) | :: volksplaats |
| commons {n} (the mutual good of all) | :: gemene {n}, algemeen goed {n}, gemeengoed {n} |
| common sandpiper {n} (Actitis hypoleucos) | :: oeverloper {m} |
| common sense {n} (ordinary understanding) | :: gezond verstand {n} |
| common shrew {n} (Sorex araneus) | :: bosspitsmuis {f} |
| Common Slavic {prop} (Proto-Slavic) SEE: Proto-Slavic | :: |
| Common Slavic {prop} | :: Oerslavisch |
| common snipe {n} (the species Gallinago gallinago) | :: watersnip |
| common swift {n} (Apus apus) | :: gierzwaluw {f} |
| common tern {n} (Sterna hirundo) | :: visdief |
| common thread {n} (recurring characteristic or theme) | :: rode draad {m} |
| commonwealth {n} (form of government) | :: gemenebest {n} |
| Commonwealth {prop} (Commonwealth of Australia) SEE: Commonwealth of Australia | :: |
| Commonwealth of Australia {prop} (formal and full name of Australia) | :: Gemenebest Australië |
| Commonwealth of Independent States {prop} (alliance of former Soviet republics) | :: Gemenebest van Onafhankelijke Staten {n}, GOS {n} |
| Commonwealth of Virginia {prop} | :: Gemenebest van Virginia |
| common whitefish {n} (Coregonus lavaretus) | :: grote marene {f} |
| communicate {v} (to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell) | :: meedelen, mededelen, communiceren |
| communicate {v} (to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means) | :: communiceren |
| communication {n} (concept of exchanging information) | :: communicatie, verbinding {f} |
| communion {n} (a joining together of minds or spirits) | :: communie {f} |
| communion {n} (Holy Communion) SEE: Holy Communion | :: |
| communism {n} (philosophy) | :: communisme {n} |
| communism {n} (society) | :: communisme {n} |
| communist {adj} (of or relating to communism) | :: communistisch |
| communist {n} (person who follows a communist philosophy) | :: communist {m}, communiste {f} |
| Communist {n} (communist) SEE: communist | :: |
| Communist {adj} (communist) SEE: communist | :: |
| community {n} (group sharing a common understanding) | :: gemeenschap {f} |
| community {n} (residential or religious collective) | :: commune, gemeenschap {f} |
| community {n} ((ecology) group of interdependent organisms) | :: gemeenschap {f} |
| community {n} (condition of having certain attitudes and interests in common) | :: gemeenschap {f} |
| community college {n} (secondary school) SEE: secondary school | :: |
| community language {n} (unofficial language spoken as a local lingua franca) SEE: lingua franca | :: |
| commutation {n} (the change to a lesser penalty or punishment by the State) | :: strafvermindering |
| commutative {adj} (mathematics: such that order of operands does not affect result) | :: commutatief |
| commute {v} (to regularly travel to and from work, school etc.) | :: pendelen |
| commuter {n} (a person who regularly travels to work) | :: forens, pendelaar {m} |
| comorbidity {n} (presence of one or more disorders) | :: comorbiditeit {f} |
| Comoros {prop} (country in Eastern Africa) | :: Comoren {p} |
| compact {adj} (closely packed) | :: compact |
| compact {adj} (having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space) | :: compact |
| compact {adj} (topological sense) | :: compact |
| compact {v} (make more dense) | :: compactificeren, samenpersen |
| compact disc {n} (optical disc used to store data) | :: cd {m} (lower case) |
| compact disk {n} (CD) SEE: compact disc | :: |
| compactness {n} (state of being compact) | :: compactheid {f} |
| compactor {n} (A Material-reducing Machine) | :: compactor {m} |
| companion {n} (someone with whom one spends time or keeps company) | :: metgezel {m} |
| companion animal {n} (pet) | :: gezelschapsdier {n} |
| company {n} (in legal context, a corporation) | :: bedrijf {n}, zaak {f}, firma {f}, compagnie {f}, gezelschap {n} |
| company {n} (group of individuals with a common purpose) | :: gezelschap {n} |
| company {n} (social visitors) | :: bezoek {n}, bezoekers {p} |
| company {n} (companionship) | :: gezelschap {n} |
| company {n} (military unit) | :: compagnie {f} |
| comparable {adj} (similar) SEE: similar | :: |
| comparable {adj} (able to be compared) | :: vergelijkbaar |
| comparative {n} (grammatical construction) | :: vergrotende trap, vergelijkende trap |
| comparative degree {n} ((grammar)) SEE: comparative | :: |
| comparatively {adv} (in a comparative manner) | :: relatief, betrekkelijk |
| compare {v} (to assess the similarities between two things or between one thing and another) | :: vergelijken |
| compare {v} (to be similar) | :: overeenstemmen |
| comparison {n} (act of comparing or the state of being compared) | :: vergelijking {f} |
| comparison {n} (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) | :: vergelijking {f} |
| comparison {n} (state of being similar or alike) | :: gelijkenis |
| comparison {n} (ability of adjectives and adverbs to form three degrees) | :: trappen van vergelijking {p} {m} |
| compartment {n} (chamber) | :: ruimte {f} |
| compartment {n} (heraldry: mound beneath the shield) | :: ondergrond |
| compass {n} (instrument to determine cardinal directions) | :: kompas {n} |
| compass {n} (area) | :: omvang {m}, bereik {n} |
| compass {v} (surround) | :: beslaan, omvatten |
| compass {v} (go about or round entirely) | :: doorkruisen, omzwerven |
| compass {v} (accomplish) | :: bereiken |
| compass {v} (plot) | :: samenzweren (tegen) |
| compass {n} (pair of compasses) SEE: pair of compasses | :: |
| compassion {n} (deep awareness of the suffering of another) | :: medelijden {n}, deernis {f} |
| compass point {n} (any of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass) | :: windstreek {f}, windrichting {f} |
| compass rose {n} (a circle indicating directions) | :: windroos |
| compatibility {n} (capability to exist without mutual interference) | :: compatibiliteit {f}, overeenstemming {f} |
| compatible {adj} (capable of easy interaction) | :: verenigbaar |
| compatible {adj} (able to get along well) | :: verenigbaar |
| compatriot {n} (somebody from one's own country) | :: landgenoot {m}, landgenote {f} |
| compel {v} (drive together, round up) | :: bijeendrijven, samendrijven |
| compel {v} (overpower) | :: bedwingen |
| compel {v} (force, constrain or coerce) | :: dwingen |
| compel {v} (exact by force) | :: afdwingen |
| compellation {n} (name or title by which someone is addressed or identified, see also: appellation; designation) | :: aanspreking, benaming |
| compellation {n} ((obsolete) act of addressing or speaking to someone) | :: aanspreking |
| compensate {v} (to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill) | :: compenseren, goedmaken |
| compensation {n} (act or principle of compensating) | :: compensatie {f} |
| compensation {n} (that which constitutes, or is regarded as, an equivalent) | :: compensatie {f} |
| compensation {n} (extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors) | :: compensatie {f}, schuldvergelijking {f} |
| compensation {n} (recompense or reward for service) | :: compensatie {f}, smartengeld {n} |
| compensation {n} (equivalent stipulated for in contracts for the sale of real estate) | :: Compensatie {f} |
| compensatory lengthening {n} (lengthening of a vowel which occurs when a following consonant is lost) | :: compensatierekking {f} |
| compere {n} (master of ceremonies) SEE: master of ceremonies | :: |
| compete {v} (to contend) | :: wedijveren |
| competence {n} (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.) | :: competentie, bekwaamheid |
| competence {n} (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.) | :: competentie, bevoegdheid {f} |
| competency {n} (ability to perform some task) | :: bekwaamheid {f}, competentie |
| competency {n} (law: meeting specified qualifications to perform) | :: bevoegdheid |
| competent {adj} (skilled) | :: bekwaam, bevoegd, capabel, competent |
| competent {adj} (law: having jurisdiction or authority) | :: bevoegd |
| competition {n} (action of competing) | :: concurrentie {f} |
| competition {n} (contest for a prize or award) | :: competitie {f}, toernooi {n} |
| competitor {n} (person against whom one is competing) | :: concurrent {m} {f}, concurent |
| compilate {v} (assemble from a collection) | :: samenstellen, compileren |
| compilate {v} (produce executable) | :: compileren |
| compile {v} (assemble from a collection) | :: samenstellen |
| compile {v} (produce executable) | :: compileren |
| complacency {n} (feeling) | :: zelfgenoegzaamheid, zelftevredenheid {f} |
| complacent {adj} (uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements) | :: zelfgenoegzaam, makkelijk, zelftevreden, zelfingenomen |
| complain {v} (to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment) | :: klagen |
| complain {v} (to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge) | :: een klacht indienen, klagen |
| complaint {n} (grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern; the act of complaining) | :: klacht {m}, beklag {n}, grieven {p} |
| complaint {n} (criminal law: preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another) | :: proces-verbaal |
| complaint {n} (bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder) | :: klacht {m} |
| complaisant {adj} (compliant) | :: voldoend (aan), passend |
| complaisant {adj} (willing to do what pleases others) | :: tegemoetkomend, welwillend, willig |
| complaisant {adj} (polite) | :: tegemoetkomend, vriendelijk, respectvol |
| complement {v} (to complete) | :: aanvullen, volmaken |
| complement {v} (to provide what the partner lacks and lack what the partner provides) | :: aanvullen |
| complementary medicine {n} (therapy) | :: complementaire geneeskunde {f} |
| completable {adj} (That can be completed.) | :: voltooibaar |
| complete {v} (to finish) | :: voltooien |
| complete {v} (to make whole or entire) | :: aanvullen |
| complete {adj} (with everything included) | :: volledig, compleet, algeheel, allesomvattend |
| complete graph {n} (graph) | :: volledige graaf |
| completely {adv} (in a complete manner) | :: compleet, volledig, volkomen |
| completely {adv} (to the fullest extent or degree) | :: helemaal |
| completion {n} (making complete; conclusion) | :: vervollediging {f}, afronding {f}, afwerking {f}, voltooiing {f} |
| completion {n} (mathematics: act of making a metric space complete by adding points) | :: vervollediging {f} |
| completion {n} (mathematics: space resulting from such an act) | :: vervollediging {f} |
| complex {adj} (intricate) | :: complex, ingewikkeld |
| complex {adj} (not simple or straightforward) | :: complex, ingewikkeld |
| complex {adj} (in mathematics) | :: complex |
| complex {n} (collection of buildings) | :: complex {n} |
| complex {n} (problem) SEE: problem | :: |
| complexion {n} (appearance of the skin on the face) | :: kleur, huidskleur, tint |
| complexity {n} (The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement) | :: ingewikkeldheid {f}, complexiteit {f} |
| complexity {n} (That which is complex; intricacy; complication) | :: gecompliceerdheid {f}, verwikkeling {f}, complexiteit {f} |
| complex number {n} (number of the form a + bi) | :: complex getal {n} |
| compliant {adj} (willing to comply) | :: buigzaam, medewerkend, onderdanig |
| compliant {adj} (compatible with or following guidelines) | :: (untranslatable; see voldoen) |
| complicate {v} (to combine intricately) | :: compliceren |
| complicated {adj} (difficult or convoluted) | :: ingewikkeld, gecompliceerd |
| compliment {n} (expression of praise, congratulation or respect) | :: compliment |
| compliment {v} (to pay a compliment; to express a favorable opinion) | :: complimenteren, een compliment geven |
| complimentary {adj} (in the nature of a compliment) | :: vleiend {m} |
| comply {v} (to accomplish, fulfil) | :: voldoen |
| component {n} (smaller, self-contained part of larger entity) | :: onderdeel {n}, component {m} {f} |
| compose {v} (to make something by merging parts) | :: samenstellen |
| compose {v} (to make up the whole; to constitute) | :: vormen |
| compose {v} (to comprise) | :: omvatten |
| compose {v} (to construct by mental labor; to think up) | :: componeren, redigeren |
| compose {v} (to calm oneself down) | :: bedaren |
| compose {v} (to arrange the elements of a picture) | :: composeren |
| composer {n} (one who composes; an author) | :: auteur {m}; opsteller {m}, maker {m} |
| composer {n} (one who composes music) | :: componist {m}, toondichter {m}, componiste {f}, toondichteres {f} |
| composer {n} (one who, or that which, quiets or calms) | :: bedarer {m} |
| composition {n} (essay) SEE: essay | :: |
| composition {n} (proportion of different parts to make a whole) | :: combinatie |
| composition {n} (general makeup of something) | :: compositie, samenstelling {f} |
| composition {n} (mixture or compound) | :: samenstelling |
| composition {n} (work of music, literature or art) | :: compositie |
| compos mentis {adj} (criminally responsible) | :: toerekenbaar, toerekeningsvatbaar |
| compost {n} (decayed remains of organic matter) | :: compost {m} {n} |
| compost {v} (to produce compost) | :: composteren |
| compostable {adj} (suitable for compost) | :: composteerbaar |
| compost heap {n} (pile of organic waste) | :: messing {f} |
| composure {n} (calmness of mind or matter, self-possession) | :: zelfbeheersing {f}, kalmte {f} |
| compote {n} (fruit dessert) | :: compote {m} |
| compound {n} (group of buildings for the same purpose) | :: complex |
| compound {adj} (composed of elements) | :: samengesteld |
| compound {n} (chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements) | :: verbinding |
| compound {n} (linguistics: word formed by combining other words) SEE: compound word | :: |
| compound bow {n} | :: compoundboog |
| compound eye {n} (a visual organ found in arthropods such as insects and crustaceans) | :: facetoog {n} |
| compound sentence {n} (a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction and/or punctuation.) | :: samengestelde zin bestaande uit 2 nevengeschikte zinnen {m} |
| compound word {n} (word composed of others) | :: samenstelling {f} |
| comprador {n} (intermediary) SEE: intermediary | :: |
| comprehend {v} (to understand) | :: begrijpen, bevatten |
| comprehensible {adj} (able to be comprehended) | :: begrijpelijk |
| comprehension {n} (thorough understanding) | :: begrijpen |
| comprehensive {adj} (broadly or completely covering) | :: omvattend, alomvattend, uitgebreid, diepgaand |
| comprehensively {adv} (in a comprehensive manner) | :: uit-en-te-na |
| comprehensive school {n} (normal secondary school, accepting pupils of all abilities) | :: middenschool |
| compress {v} (to abridge) SEE: abridge | :: |
| compress {v} (to press together into a smaller space) | :: comprimeren, samendrukken, verdichten |
| compress {v} (to be pressed together) | :: comprimeren, krimpen |
| compress {v} (to condense) | :: comprimeren, samenvatten, verdichten |
| compress {v} (to encode digital information into less bits) | :: comprimeren |
| compress {n} (cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds) | :: kompres {n} |
| compressed air {n} (air increased in pressure) | :: perslucht {f} {m} |
| compression {n} (the act of compressing) | :: compressie {f}, comprimering |
| compression {n} (the cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed) | :: compressie {f} |
| compression {n} ((computing) the process by which data is compressed) | :: comprimering |
| compression {n} ((music) the electronic process by which any sound's gain is automatically controlled) | :: compressie {f} |
| compression {n} | :: comprimering |
| comprise {v} (be made up of) | :: bevatten, omvatten |
| comprise {v} (include) | :: bevatten |
| comprise {v} (compose) | :: uitmaken, vormen |
| compromise {n} (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) | :: compromis {n} |
| compulsion {n} (irrational need to perform some action) | :: dwang, drang |
| compulsive {adj} (uncontrolled or reactive and unconscious) | :: dwangmatig |
| compulsorily {adv} (in a compulsory manner) | :: verplicht |
| compulsory {adj} (mandatory) | :: verplicht |
| compulsory purchase {n} (government's right to expropriate private land) | :: onteigening {f} |
| compunction {n} (pricking of conscience) | :: wroeging {f}, gewetensbeet {m}, compunctie {f} |
| computational {adj} (of or relating to computation) | :: computationeel |
| computational linguistics {n} (interdisciplinary field) | :: computationele taalkunde {f} |
| compute {v} (to reckon or calculate) | :: uitrekenen, berekenen |
| compute {v} (to make sense) SEE: make sense | :: |
| computer {n} (device) | :: computer {m}, rekenaar {m} |
| computer {n} (person) | :: rekenaar {m} |
| computer game {n} (electronic game) | :: computerspel {n} |
| computerization {n} (the act of computerizing) | :: computerisatie {f} |
| computer program {n} (software) | :: computerprogramma {n} |
| computer says no {phrase} (popular phrase for an attitude in customer service) | :: computer zegt nee |
| computer science {n} (study of computers and their architecture) | :: informatica {f}, computerwetenschap {f}, computerwetenschappen {f-p} |
| computer scientist {n} (one who studies or practises computer science) | :: informaticus {m} |
| computing {n} (action of using a computer) | :: computeren, computergebruik {n} |
| computing {n} (the study, field of computers and computer programming) | :: informatica |
| comrade {n} (mate, companion, or associate) | :: makker {m}, maat {m} |
| comrade {n} (companion in battle, fellow soldier) | :: strijdmakker {m}, maat {m}, kameraad {m} |
| comrade {n} (fellow socialist or communist) | :: kameraad {m} |
| comrade {n} (title used in leftist circles) | :: kameraad {m} |
| comrade {n} | :: kameraad {n}, gabber {n}, maat {n} |
| con {n} (disadvantage of something) | :: nadeel, voor- en nadelen |
| con {n} (a convicted criminal, a convict) | :: een veroordeelde crimineel, een veroordeelde |
| con {n} (a fraud) | :: fraude, fraudeur |
| con {v} (to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain) | :: bedriegen |
| conative {adj} (of a striving action) | :: conatief, trachtend, proberend |
| concatenate {v} (link together) | :: aaneenschakelen, aaneenrijgen |
| concatenate {v} (computing: to join two strings together) | :: aaneenschakelen |
| concatenation {n} (series of links united) | :: aaneenschakeling |
| concave {adj} (curved inward) | :: hol |
| conceal {v} (to hide something) | :: verbergen, verstoppen |
| concealer {n} (that which conceals) | :: verberger {m} |
| concealer {n} (cosmetic) | :: concealer {m} |
| concede {v} (to admit to be true) | :: toegeven |
| conceit {n} (overly high self-esteem) | :: verwaandheid, ijdelheid, hoogmoed |
| conceited {adj} (vain and egotistic) | :: verwaand |
| conceited {adj} | :: ijdel, hoogmoedig, narcistisch, hooghartig, |
| conceivable {adj} (capable of being conceived or imagined; possible; credible; thinkable) | :: denkbaar |
| conceive {v} (to develop an idea) | :: krijgen |
| conceive {v} (to understand someone) | :: begrijpen |
| conceive {v} (to become pregnant) | :: zwanger worden |
| concentrate {v} (bring to, or direct toward, a common center) | :: concentreren |
| concentrate {v} (increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore) | :: concentreren |
| concentrate {v} (approach or meet in a common center) | :: concentreren |
| concentrate {v} (focus one's thought or attention) | :: concentreren |
| concentration {n} (act or process of concentrating) | :: concentratie |
| concentration {n} (act or process of reducing the volume of a liquid) | :: concentratie |
| concentration {n} (proportion of substance in a mixture) | :: concentratie {f} |
| concentration {n} (chemistry: amount of solute present in a solution) | :: concentratie {f} |
| concentration camp {n} (camp where large numbers of persons are detained) | :: concentratiekamp {n} |
| concept {n} (something understood and retained in the mind) | :: opvatting {f}, begrip {n}, concept {n} |
| concept album {n} (album) | :: conceptalbum {n} |
| conception {n} (initiation of an embryonic animal life) | :: bevruchting {f}, ontvangenis {f} |
| conception {n} (an image, idea, or notion formed in the mind) | :: concept {n} |
| conceptual {adj} (of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination) | :: conceptueel |
| concern {n} (that which affects one’s welfare or happiness) | :: zorg, belangstelling {f} |
| concern {n} (the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person) | :: zorg |
| concern {n} (business, firm or enterprise; a company) | :: onderneming {f}, zaak {f} |
| concern {v} (to be of importance to) | :: belang hechten aan, zich inlaten |
| concern {v} (to make somebody worried) | :: ongerust maken, verontrusten |
| concerned {adj} (showing concern) | :: bezorgd |
| concerning {prep} (regarding) | :: met betrekking tot, omtrent, aangaande, betreffende |
| concert {n} (musical accordance or harmony) | :: concert {n} |
| concert hall {n} (building) | :: concertgebouw {n}, concertzaal {f} |
| concertina {n} (the musical instrument) | :: concertina {f} |
| concession {n} (business operated as a concession) SEE: franchise | :: |
| concierge {n} (one who attends to the slightest desire of hotel guests) | :: butler |
| concierge {n} (one who attends to the maintenance of a building and provides services to its tenants and guests) | :: conciërge {m} |
| concise {adj} (brief and precise) | :: beknopt, bondig |
| conclave {n} | :: conclaaf {n} |
| conclude {v} (to end) | :: besluiten, concluderen |
| conclusion {n} (end, final part) | :: conclusie, einde |
| conclusion {n} (outcome) | :: besluit, conclusie |
| conclusion {n} (decision, judgment) | :: besluit, conclusie |
| conclusion {n} (of a syllogism) | :: logisch gevolg, conclusie |
| conclusive {adj} (pertaining to a conclusion) | :: sluitend |
| conclusive {adj} (decisive) | :: doorslaggevend |
| conclusively {adv} (in a conclusive manner) | :: afdoend, beslissend, doorslaggevend |
| concoct {v} | :: samenstellen, bij elkaar flansen |
| concoction {n} (preparing of substance from many ingredients) | :: brouwsel |
| concoction {n} (mixture so prepared) | :: mengsel |
| concoction {n} (something made up) | :: preparaat |
| concord {n} ((grammar) Agreement of words with one another) SEE: agreement | :: |
| concord {n} (A state of agreement; harmony; union) | :: eendracht {m} {f} |
| concordance {n} (agreement) SEE: agreement | :: |
| concourse {n} (a large open space in a building where people can gather) | :: wachtzaal, ruimte |
| concourse {n} (a large group of people; a crowd) | :: menigte,drom, |
| concourse {n} (the running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things) | :: samenkomst,toevloed, |
| concrete {adj} (particular, perceivable, real) | :: concreet |
| concrete {adj} (not abstract) | :: concreet |
| concrete {adj} (made of concrete) | :: betonnen |
| concrete {n} (building material) | :: beton {n} |
| concrete {v} (cover with concrete) | :: betonneren |
| concrete {v} (solidify, become concrete (actual, real)) | :: concretiseren, concreet worden, vorm aannemen |
| concrete noun {n} (noun that denotes a tangible thing) | :: concreet substantief {n}, concretum {n} |
| concubinage {n} (the state of cohabitating while not married) | :: buitenechtelijk samenwonen |
| concubine {n} (mistress) SEE: mistress | :: |
| concupiscence {n} (Ardent desire) | :: begeerte |
| concurrent {adj} (happening at the same time; simultaneous) | :: simultaan |
| concurrent {adj} (belonging to the same period; contemporary) | :: hedendaags |
| concuss {v} (injure the brain) | :: een hersenschudding veroorzaken, door elkaar schudden |
| condemn {v} (to pronounce guilty) | :: veroordelen |
| condemn {v} (to confer eternal divine punishment upon) | :: veroordelen {n} |
| condemned {adj} | :: veroordeeld |
| condensation {n} (the act or process) | :: condensatie {f} |
| condense {v} (to concentrate toward the essence) | :: verdichten |
| condense {v} (to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state) | :: condenseren, neerslaan |
| condense {v} (to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state) | :: condenseren, neerslaan |
| condensed milk {n} (milk that has been reduced to syrup) | :: gecondenseerde melk |
| condenser {n} (capacitor) SEE: capacitor | :: |
| condescend {v} (treat a person as though inferior) | :: neerbuigend behandelen, bevoogden |
| condescending {adj} (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) | :: neerbuigend, aanmatigend |
| condiment {n} (something used to enhance flavor) | :: smaakversterker {m}, kruid {n}, smaakmaker {m} |
| condition {n} (logical clause or phrase) | :: conditie |
| condition {n} (requirement or requisite) | :: voorwaarde {f} |
| condition {n} (clause in a contract or agreement) | :: conditie {f} |
| condition {n} (health status of a patient) | :: conditie {f} |
| condition {n} (state of an object) | :: toestand |
| conditional {n} (grammar: mode/mood) | :: voorwaardelijke wijs {m} |
| conditional {adj} (limited by a condition) | :: voorwaardelijk |
| conditional {n} (limitation) SEE: limitation | :: |
| conditional mood {n} (conditional) SEE: conditional | :: |
| conditional sentence {n} (probation) SEE: probation | :: |
| conditioner {n} (hair conditioner) SEE: hair conditioner | :: |
| conditioner {n} (fabric softener) SEE: fabric softener | :: |
| conditioning {n} (process of modifying a person's behaviour) | :: conditionering |
| condition precedent {n} | :: opschortende voorwaarde {f} |
| condition subsequent {n} (condition) | :: ontbindende voorwaarde {f} |
| condolence {n} (sympathy when someone has died) | :: innige deelneming |
| condolences {n} (sympathy) | :: innige deelneming |
| condom {n} (flexible sleeve worn on the penis) | :: condoom {m}, capotje {n}, regenjasje {n} |
| condominium {n} (joint sovereignty over a territory) | :: gemeenschappelijk bestuurd gebied of eigendom |
| condominium {n} (building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly) | :: building waarbij iedere flat individuele eigendom is maar de gronden gemeenschappelijk |
| condominium {n} (the system of ownership by which such condominiums operate) | :: appartementsrecht {n} |
| condominium {n} (unit or apartment in such a complex) | :: flatgebouw met koopflats |
| condone {v} (to forgive) | :: vergeven |
| condone {v} (to allow) | :: toelaten |
| condone {v} (to forgive marital infidelity) | :: vergeven |
| conduce {v} (contribute) | :: bijdragen |
| conducive {adj} (tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result) | :: bevorderend |
| conduct {v} (lead or guide) | :: leiden |
| conduct {v} (direct or manage) | :: leiden |
| conduct {v} (reflexively: behave) | :: zich gedragen |
| conduct {v} (music: to direct) | :: dirigeren |
| conduct {v} (act as a conductor (of heat, electricity, etc.)) | :: geleiden |
| conductivity {n} (ability to conduct) | :: geleiding {f} |
| conductor {n} (person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble) | :: dirigent {m} |
| conductor {n} (person who takes tickets on public transportation) | :: conducteur {m} |
| conductor {n} (something which can transmit electricity, heat, light or sound) | :: geleider {n} |
| conduit {n} (pipe or channel for conveying water) | :: buis, leiding |
| conduit {n} (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) | :: pijp |
| conduit {n} (A means by which something is transmitted) | :: kanaal |
| cone {n} (surface of revolution) | :: kegel {m} |
| cone {n} (fruit of conifers) | :: dennenappel, kegelvrucht |
| cone {n} (traffic cone) SEE: traffic cone | :: |
| cone cell {n} (any of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina) | :: kegeltje {n} |
| confection {n} (food item) | :: suikergoed |
| confectioner's {n} (sweetshop) SEE: sweetshop | :: |
| confectioner's cream {n} (cream used by confectioners) | :: banketbakkersroom {m} |
| confectioners' sugar {n} (powdered sugar) SEE: powdered sugar | :: |
| confectioners sugar {n} (powdered sugar) SEE: powdered sugar | :: |
| confectionery {n} (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) | :: snoep {m} |
| confectionery {n} (shop where confectionery is sold) SEE: sweetshop | :: |
| confederacy {n} (a decentralized state made up of sovereign units) SEE: confederation | :: |
| confederation {n} (union or alliance of states) | :: statenbond {m}, confederatie {f} |
| confer {v} (bestow) | :: toekennen, schenken |
| confer {v} (discuss, consult) | :: overleggen, consulteren |
| confer {v} (collect) | :: verzamelen |
| confer {v} (conduce) | :: bijdragen |
| conference {n} (a meeting of people) | :: conferentie {f} |
| confess {v} (to admit to the truth) | :: bekennen |
| confess {v} (to disclose everything to a Catholic priest) | :: biechten |
| confess {v} (to acknowledge faith in) | :: belijden |
| confession {n} (open admittance) | :: bekentenis {f} |
| confession {n} (disclosure of one's sins to a priest) | :: biecht |
| confessional {n} (a small room where confession is performed) | :: biechtstoel |
| confessional chair {n} (chair in a church or chapel) | :: biechtstoel {m} |
| confessor {n} (one who confesses faith in Christianity) | :: belijder {m} |
| confessor {n} (priest who hears confession) | :: biechtvader {m} |
| confetti {n} (small pieces of colored paper generally thrown about at festive occasions) | :: confetti {m} |
| confidant {n} (person in whom one can confide) | :: vertrouweling, vertrouwelinge |
| confide {v} (to trust, have faith in) | :: vertrouwen (op) |
| confide {v} (intransitive: to take (someone) into one's confidence) | :: toevertrouwen |
| confidence {n} (self-assurance) | :: zelfvertrouwen |
| confidence {n} (quality of trusting) | :: vertrouwen |
| confidence interval {n} (a particular kind of interval estimate of a population parameter) | :: betrouwbaarheidsinterval {n} |
| confident {adj} (being very sure of or positive about something) | :: vol vertrouwen |
| confident {adj} (self-confident) SEE: self-confident | :: |
| confidential {adj} (meant to be kept secret within a certain circle) | :: vertrouwelijk |
| confidentiality {n} (something told in confidence) SEE: secret | :: |
| confine {v} (incarcerate) SEE: incarcerate | :: |
| confine {v} (to restrict; to keep within bounds) | :: begrenzen, inperken, beperken |
| confine {n} (limit) | :: limiet |
| confine {v} (arrest) SEE: arrest | :: |
| confine {v} (detain) SEE: detain | :: |
| confirm {v} (to assure) | :: bevestigen, beamen |
| confirmation {n} (indicator) | :: bevestiging {f} |
| confirmation {n} (verification) | :: bevestiging {f} |
| confirmation {n} (Christian ceremony or sacrament) | :: vormsel {n}, confirmatie {f} |
| confirmed {adj} (verified or ratified) | :: bevestigd |
| confiscate {v} (take possession of by authority) | :: confisqueren |
| conflagration {n} (a large, ferocious, and destructive fire) | :: vuurzee {f}, vlammenzee {f}, wereldbrand {m}, conflagratie {f} |
| conflate {v} (fuse into a single entity) | :: samenvoegen, verbinden |
| conflict {n} (clash or disagreement) | :: conflict {n}, geschil {n}, strijd {m} |
| conflict {n} (incompatibility) | :: conflict {n}, onverenigbaarheid, tegenstrijdigheid {f} |
| conflict {v} (be at odds (with)) | :: conflicteren (met), confligeren (met), strijdig zijn (met) |
| conflict {v} (overlap with, as in a schedule) | :: overlappen |
| conform {v} (to act in accordance with expectations; behave in the manner of others) | :: conform |
| conformance {n} (act of conforming) | :: conformiteit |
| conformity {n} (state of things being similar, or identical) | :: conformiteit |
| confound {v} (to confuse) | :: verwarren |
| confound {v} (to defeat) | :: verslaan |
| confront {v} (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) | :: confronteren |
| confront {v} (to deal with) | :: confronteren |
| confront {v} (to something bring face to face with) | :: confronteren |
| confront {v} (to come up against; to encounter) | :: confronteren |
| confront {v} (to engage in confrontation) | :: confronteren, |
| confront {v} (to set a thing side by side with; to compare) | :: tegenover stellen, vergelijken |
| confront {v} (to put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to) | :: tegenover stellen |
| confrontation {n} (The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face-to-face) | :: confrontatie {f} |
| confrontation {n} (A conflict between armed forces) | :: confrontatie {f} |
| Confucianism {n} (philosophy) | :: confucianisme |
| confuse {v} (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody) | :: verwarren, in de war brengen, verbijsteren |
| confuse {v} (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another) | :: verwisselen, verwarren, in de war brengen, door elkaar halen, dooreenhalen |
| confuse {v} (to mix thoroughly) | :: verwarren, in de war brengen, dooreenhalen |
| confused {adj} (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) | :: verward, in de war |
| confusing {adj} (difficult to understand) | :: verwarrend, niet duidelijk, chaotisch |
| confusion {n} (lack of clarity or order) | :: verwarring, war |
| congeal {v} (to change from a liquid to solid state) | :: stollen |
| congeal {v} (to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly) | :: stollen, stremmen |
| congeal {v} (to become congealed, solidify) | :: stollen, coaguleren |
| congenial {adj} (have the same nature) | :: gelijkgezind, aanverwant, |
| congenial {adj} (friendly) | :: vriendelijk, sympathiek |
| congenial {adj} (suitable to one’s needs) | :: passend, geschikt |
| congenital {adj} (present since birth) | :: aangeboren |
| congenital disorder {n} (birth defect) SEE: birth defect | :: |
| congestion {n} (accumulation, buildup) | :: verstopping {f} |
| congestion {n} (excess of traffic) | :: opstopping {f} |
| conglomerate {n} (cluster of heterogeneous things) | :: conglomeraat {n} |
| Congo {prop} (country with Brazzaville as capital) | :: Kongo, Kongo-Brazzaville |
| Congo {prop} (country with Kinshasa as capital) | :: Kongo |
| Congo {prop} (river) | :: Kongo |
| Congo-Brazzaville {prop} (Congo) SEE: Congo | :: |
| Congo-Kinshasa {prop} (Congo) SEE: Congo | :: |
| congratulate {v} (to express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for) | :: feliciteren, gelukwensen |
| congratulation {n} (act of congratulating) | :: gelukwens {m}, felicitatie {f} |
| congratulations {interj} (expressing approbation) | :: gefeliciteerd, proficiat, van harte |
| congregation {n} (religious gathering of people in a place of worship) | :: (kerk)gemeente, congregatie, kudde |
| congregation {n} (large gathering of people) | :: congregatie, bijeenkomst, menigte, samenscholing, vergadering |
| congress {n} (sexual intercourse) SEE: sexual intercourse | :: |
| congress {n} (legislative body) | :: congres {n} |
| congress {n} (conference) | :: congres {n}, conferentie |
| congruent {adj} (harmonious) SEE: harmonious | :: |
| congruous {adj} (harmonious) SEE: harmonious | :: |
| Coniacian {prop} (a subdivision of the Late (Upper) Cretaceous epoch) | :: Coniacien |
| conical {adj} (of or relating to a cone) | :: conisch |
| conical {adj} (cone-shaped) | :: conisch |
| conic section {n} (Any of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane) | :: kegelsnede {f} |
| conifer {n} (plant) | :: conifeer {m}, naaldboom {m} |
| conium {n} (Conium) SEE: hemlock | :: |
| conjectural {adj} (in the nature of a conjecture) | :: verondersteld, gegist, conjecturaal |
| conjecture {n} (unproven statement; guess) | :: gissing {f}, giswerk {n}, conjectuur {f} |
| conjecture {n} (supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis) | :: conjectuur {f}, hypothese {f}, vermoeden {n} |
| conjecture {n} (statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven) | :: hypothese {f}, vermoeden {n} |
| conjecture {v} (to guess) | :: gissen, vermoeden, veronderstellen |
| conjugal {adj} (of, or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses) | :: echtelijk |
| conjugate {v} (to inflect (a verb) for each person) | :: vervoegen |
| conjugation {n} (in some languages, one of several classifications of verbs) | :: vervoeging {f} |
| conjugation {n} (act of conjugating a verb) | :: vervoeging {f} |
| conjunction {n} (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) | :: voegwoord {n} |
| conjunction {n} | :: koppelwoord |
| conjunctive mode {n} (subjunctive mood) SEE: subjunctive mood | :: |
| conjunctive mood {n} (subjunctive mood) SEE: subjunctive mood | :: |
| conjuncture {n} (combination of events or circumstances) | :: conjunctuur {f} |
| conjure {v} (to perform magic tricks) | :: goochelen |
| conjure {v} (to summon using supernatural power) | :: oproepen, ontbieden |
| conjure {v} (to practice black magic) | :: zwarte magie beoefenen |
| conjure {v} (to evoke) | :: oproepen |
| conjure {v} (to imagine or picture in the mind) | :: zich inbeelden |
| conjure {v} (to make an urgent request to; to appeal) | :: een dringend verzoek indienen |
| conlang {n} (constructed language) SEE: constructed language | :: |
| connect {v} (to join two or more pieces) | :: verbinden |
| connect {v} (to join an electrical or telephone line) | :: aansluiten, verbinden |
| connectedness {n} (state or quality of being connected) | :: samenhang {m}, samenhangendheid {f} |
| Connecticut {prop} (a state of the United States of America) | :: Connecticut |
| connection {n} (act of connecting) | :: verbinding {f}, connectie {f} |
| connection {n} (point at which two or more things are joined) | :: verbinding {f}, connectie {f} |
| connection {n} (established communications or transportation link) | :: verbinding {f} |
| connection {n} (transfer in transport) | :: overstap {m} |
| connective tissue {n} (type of tissue) | :: bindweefsel |
| connector {n} (mating pair of devices) | :: connector {m}, verbindingsstuk {n} |
| connexion {n} (connection) SEE: connection | :: |
| conniption {n} (fit of anger or panic) | :: woedeuitbarsting |
| conniption {n} (fit of laughing) | :: slappe lach |
| connoisseur {n} (specialist whose opinion is valued) | :: kenner {m}, deskundige {m} |
| connotation {n} (suggested or implied meaning) | :: connotatie {f}, bijbetekenis {f}, bijklank {m}, associatie {f}, gevoelswaarde {f} |
| conquer {v} (defeat in combat) | :: veroveren |
| conqueror {n} (someone who conquers) | :: overwinnaar {m}, veroveraar {m} |
| conquest {n} (victory gained through combat; the subjugation of an enemy) | :: verovering {f} |
| Conrad {prop} (given name) | :: Koenraad |
| consanguine {adj} (related by birth) SEE: consanguineous | :: |
| consanguineous {adj} (related by birth) | :: bloedverwant, consanguin |
| consanguinity {n} (a blood relationship) | :: bloedverwantschap {f} |
| conscience {n} (moral sense) | :: geweten {n}, gewisse {n} |
| conscientious {adj} (thorough, careful, or vigilant) | :: consciëntieus, zorgvuldig, plichtsbewust, gewetensvol |
| conscientious objector {n} (someone refusing to fight in an armed conflict because of religious or moral principles) | :: gewetensbezwaarde {m} {f} |
| conscious {adj} (alert, awake) | :: bij bewustzijn, alert, wakker |
| conscious {adj} (aware of or alert to, sensitive to) | :: bewust |
| consciousness {n} (awareness) | :: bewustzijn {n} |
| conscript {n} (Draftee) | :: dienstplichtige |
| conscript {adj} (drafted) | :: dienstplichtig |
| conscription {n} (involuntary labor, especially military service) | :: dienstplicht {f} {m} |
| consecution {n} (sequel) SEE: sequel | :: |
| consecution {n} (succession) SEE: succession | :: |
| consecutio temporum {n} (sequence of tenses) | :: consecutio temporum {f} |
| consecutive {adj} (following, in succession, without interruption) | :: achtereenvolgend, opeenvolgend |
| consecutive {adj} (having some logical sequence) | :: sequentieel |
| consensual {adj} (With consensus) | :: consensueel, afgesproken |
| consensus {n} (general agreement) | :: consensus {m}, eensgezindheid, overeenstemming |
| consent {v} (to express willingness) | :: toestemmen (in), instemmen (met) |
| consent {n} (voluntary agreement) | :: toestemming {f}, instemming {f} |
| consequence {n} (that which follows something on which it depends) | :: gevolg {n}, consequentie {f} |
| consequence {n} (result of actions, especially unpleasant) | :: gevolg {n} |
| consequent {adj} (as a result) | :: met als gevolg |
| consequent {adj} (of or pertaining to consequences) | :: hiermee gepaard gaande |
| consequent {n} (following event) | :: gevolg |
| consequently {adv} (subsequently) SEE: subsequently | :: |
| consequently {adv} (as a result or consequence) | :: bijgevolg |
| conservation {n} (The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting) | :: bewaren {n}, conserveren {n} |
| conservation {n} (A wise use of natural resources) | :: natuurbescherming |
| conservatism {n} (political philosophy that favors maintaining limited government involvement) | :: conservatisme {n} |
| conservative {adj} (cautious) SEE: cautious | :: |
| conservativism {n} (conservatism) SEE: conservatism | :: |
| conservatoire {n} (school or educational institution that teaches music) | :: conservatorium {n} |
| conservator {n} (one who conserves, preserves or protects something) | :: conservator {m}, bewaarder {m} |
| conservator {n} (professional who works on the conservation and restoration of objects) | :: restaurateur {m} |
| conservatory {n} (school of music or drama) | :: conservatorium {n} |
| conserve {n} (wilderness where human development is prohibited) | :: reservaat {n}, natuurreservaat {n} |
| consider {v} (think about seriously) | :: in acht nemen, overwegen, bedenken |
| consider {v} (think of doing) | :: overwegen |
| consider {v} (assign some quality to) | :: beschouwen, vinden |
| consider {v} (look at attentively) | :: beschouwen, observeren |
| consider {v} (take up as an example) | :: nemen, aannemen, beschouwen |
| consider {v} (debate or dispose of a motion) | :: beschouwen, in aanschouw nemen |
| considerable {adj} (worth considering) | :: geruim, aanzienlijk, aanmerkelijk, beduidend |
| considerable {adj} (large in amount) | :: aanzienlijk |
| considerably {adv} (significantly) | :: aanzienlijk |
| considerate {adj} (thoughtful) | :: zorgzaam, voorkomend |
| consideration {n} (process of considering) | :: overleg {n}, beraad {n} |
| consideration {n} (something considered as a reason or ground for a decision) | :: overweging, considerans {m} |
| consideration {n} (tendency to consider others) | :: voorkomendheid |
| consideration {n} (recompense for something done) | :: vergoeding, tegemoetkoming |
| consist {v} (to be composed (of)) | :: bestaan uit |
| consist {n} (sequence of railroad carriages or cars that form a unit) | :: samenstelling {f} |
| consistence {n} | :: consistentie |
| consistency {n} (degree of viscosity of something) | :: consistentie {f} |
| consistency {n} (logic: state of a system of axioms) | :: samenhang {m} |
| consistent {adj} (of a regularly occurring, dependable nature) | :: veel voorkomend, consequent |
| consistent {adj} (not logically contradictory) | :: consequent, consistent |
| consociational {adj} (Having major internal divisions, with none of the divisions large enough to form a majority group, yet nonetheless stable due to consultation among the elites) | :: pacificatiepolitiek |
| consociationalism {n} (political consociation) | :: zuilenstelsel {n}, consociationalisme {n} |
| consolation {n} (act of consoling) | :: vertroosting {f} |
| consolation {n} (prize for the loser) | :: troost {m} |
| consolation prize {n} (award given to persons or groups of people who do not win) | :: troostprijs {m} |
| console {v} (to comfort) | :: troosten, vertroosten |
| consoler {n} (one who gives consolation) | :: trooster {m} |
| consolidate {v} (to make stronger or more solid) | :: consolideren, versterken |
| consommé {n} (a clear broth made from reduced meat or vegetable stock) | :: consommé {m} |
| consonant {n} (sound) | :: medeklinker {m}, consonant {c} |
| consonant {n} (letter) | :: medeklinker {m} |
| consonant gradation {n} (type of apophony found in Finnic and Sami languages) | :: medeklinkergradatie {f} |
| consortium {n} (association or combination of businesses) | :: consortium {n} |
| conspicuous {adj} (obvious or easy to notice) | :: opvallend |
| conspicuous {adj} (noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive) | :: afzichtelijk |
| conspicuously {adv} (in a conspicuous manner) | :: opvallend |
| conspiracy {n} (act of working in secret to obtain some goal) | :: samenzwering {f}, samenspanning {f} |
| conspiracy {n} (an agreement to break the law) | :: samenzwering {f}, complot {n} |
| conspiracy theorist {n} (one who believes in a conspiracy theory) | :: aluhoedje {n}, complotdenker {m}, complottheoreticus {m}, samenzweringstheoreticus {m} |
| conspiracy theory {n} (hypothetical speculation) | :: complottheorie {f}, samenzweringstheorie {f} |
| conspirator {n} (person who is part of a conspiracy) | :: samenzweerder {m} |
| conspiratorial {adj} (pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators) | :: conspirationeel |
| conspire {v} (to secretly plot) | :: samenzweren |
| constabulary {n} (police force) | :: politiemacht {f} |
| constant {adj} (unchanged through time) | :: constant |
| Constantine {prop} (male given name) | :: Constantijn {m}, Tijn |
| Constantinople {prop} (Constantinople) | :: Constantinopel {n} |
| constellation {n} (formation of stars perceived as figure) | :: sterrenbeeld {n}, gesternte {n}, constellatie |
| constellation {n} (image associated with a group of stars) | :: sterrenbeeld {n}, gesternte {n}, constellatie {f} |
| constellation {n} (modern astronomy: any of 88 officially recognized regions) | :: sterrenbeeld {n}, constellatie |
| constellation {n} (astrology: configuration of planets) | :: sterrenhemel {m}, gesternte {n}, constellatie {f} |
| constellation {n} (wide, seemingly unlimited assortment) | :: constellatie, plejade, sterrenhemel {m}, gamma {n} |
| consternation {n} (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) | :: consternatie {f}, verbijstering {f} |
| constipation {n} (state of bowels) | :: constipatie {f} |
| constituency {n} (district represented by one or more elected officials) | :: kiesdistrict |
| constituency {n} (voters within such a district) SEE: electorate | :: |
| constituent {n} (part, or component of a whole) | :: bestanddeel {n} |
| constitution {n} (formal or informal system of primary principles and laws regulating a government or other institutions) | :: grondwet {f} {m} |
| constitution {n} (legal document describing such a formal system) | :: grondwet {f} {m} |
| constitutional {adj} (relating to the constitution) | :: grondwettelijk, constitutioneel |
| constitutional {adj} (conforming to the constitution) | :: grondwettelijk, constitutioneel |
| constitutional monarchy {n} (monarchy limited by laws and a constitution) | :: constitutionele monarchie {f} |
| constraint {n} (something that constrains) | :: beperking {f}, inperking {f}, begrenzing {f} |
| constraint {n} (mathematics: condition to a solution) | :: beperking {f}, randvoorwaarde {f} |
| constructed language {n} (an artificially created language) | :: kunsttaal {f} {m} |
| construction worker {n} (employee working at a construction site) | :: bouwvakker {m}, bouwvakster {f} |
| constructiveness {n} (creativity) SEE: creativity | :: |
| constructivism {n} (movement in modern art) | :: constructivisme {n} |
| constructivist {adj} (of or relating to constructivism) | :: constructivistisch |
| construe {v} (to translate) SEE: translate | :: |
| construe {v} (to interpret or explain the meaning of something) | :: begrijpen, uitleggen |
| consul {n} (official who protects the interests of citizens) | :: consul {m} |
| consulate {n} (the residency of a consul) | :: consulaat {n} |
| consult {v} (ask advice) | :: raadplegen |
| consult {v} (transitive, to ask advice of; to seek the opinion of) | :: raadplegen |
| consultation {n} (act of consulting) | :: consultatie {f}, samenspraak |
| consume {v} (use up) | :: consumeren, verbruiken |
| consume {v} (eat) | :: consumeren |
| consume {v} (occupy thoughts) | :: bezighouden, verteren |
| consume {v} (destroy completely) | :: verteren, consumeren |
| consumer {n} (person purchasing goods) | :: consument {m}, verbruiker {m} |
| consumer price index {n} (statistical estimate of the level of prices) | :: consumentenprijsindex {m} |
| consummate {adj} (complete, perfect, absolute) | :: volstrekt, volslagen |
| consummate {adj} (highly skilled and experienced) | :: volleerd, volwaardig |
| consummate {v} (to bring something to completion) | :: volbrengen, voltooien |
| consummate {v} (to make a marriage complete by engaging in first sexual intercourse) | :: consummeren |
| consumption {n} (the act of consuming something) | :: consumptie {f}, verbruik {n} |
| consumption {n} (the amount consumed) | :: consumptie {f}, verbruik {n} |
| consumption {n} (wasting-away of the human body through disease) | :: wegteren {n} |
| consumptive {adj} (relating to pulmonary tuberculosis) | :: tuberculeus |
| consumptive {n} (person with pulmonary tuberculosis) | :: teringlijder {m} |
| Conté {n} (drawing medium) | :: Conté |
| contact {n} (an act of touching physically) | :: contact {?} |
| contact {n} (an establishment of communication) | :: contact {?} |
| contact {v} (touch physically) | :: aanraken |
| contact {v} (establish communication with) | :: contacteren |
| contact details {n} (information on how to contact a person) | :: contactgegevens {n} |
| contact lens {n} (thin lens placed directly on the eye) | :: contactlens {f} |
| contacts {n} (Plural form of contact) SEE: contact | :: |
| contagion {n} (transmission of a contagious disease) | :: besmetting |
| contagious {adj} (of a disease, easily transmitted to others) | :: aanstekelijk, besmettelijk |
| contagious {adj} (of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others) | :: aanstekelijk, besmettelijk |
| contagious {adj} (capable of spreading a disease) | :: besmettelijk |
| contagiousness {n} (state or condition of being contagious) | :: besmettelijkheid |
| contain {v} (to contain) SEE: hold | :: |
| contain {v} (To hold inside) | :: inhouden, bevatten |
| container {n} (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported) | :: bak {m} |
| container {n} (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods) | :: container {m}, vrachtcontainer {m} |
| container-deposit {n} (deposit on beverage or other containers) | :: statiegeld |
| contaminant {n} (that which contaminates) | :: smetstof {m} {f} |
| contamination {n} (The act or process of contaminating) | :: verontreiniging {f} |
| contamination {n} (A grammatical blend) | :: contaminatie {f} |
| contemplate {v} (think about something in a concentrated manner) | :: beschouwen, contempleren, overwegen |
| contemplation {n} (The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study) | :: beschouwing, bespiegeling, overweging |
| contemporary {adj} (from the same time period) | :: gelijktijdig, eigentijds, contemporain |
| contemporary {adj} (modern) | :: hedendaags, eigentijds |
| contemporary {n} (someone living at the same time) | :: tijdgenoot {m}, tijdgenote {f} |
| contempt {n} (a feeling or attitude) | :: verachting {f}, minachting {f} |
| contempt {n} (law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority) | :: minachting {f} |
| contemptuous {adj} (showing contempt) | :: minachting |
| contend {v} (strive in opposition) | :: weerspreken, tegenspreken, betwisten |
| contend {v} (struggle) | :: bestrijden |
| contend {v} (strive in debate) | :: betwisten |
| contend {v} (believe and argue) | :: aantonen |
| contender {n} (someone who competes) | :: mededinger |
| content {adj} (satisfied) | :: tevreden, content |
| content {v} (satisfy) | :: vergenoegen, tevredenstellen |
| content {n} (that which is contained) | :: inhoud {m} |
| content {n} (subject matter) | :: inhoud {m} |
| content {n} (mathematics: space contained by a polytope) | :: inhoud {m} |
| contented {adj} (satisfied) SEE: satisfied | :: |
| contention {n} (contest, strife, struggle) | :: strijd {m}, ruzie {f} |
| contention {n} (point maintained in an argument) | :: bewering {f} |
| contentious {adj} (marked by controversy) | :: omstreden, aangevochten |
| contentious {adj} (given to struggling) | :: agressief, strijdlustig, vechtjas, provocateur, ruziemaker |
| contents {n} (that which is contained) | :: inhoud |
| contents {n} (table of contents) SEE: table of contents | :: |
| contents insurance {n} (insurance that pays for damage or loss of possessions in the home) | :: inboedelverzekering {f} |
| contest {n} (competition, see also: competition) | :: wedstrijd {m} |
| contest {n} (combat) SEE: combat | :: |
| contestant {n} (participant in a contest) | :: deelnemer {m} |
| contested {adj} (controversial) SEE: controversial | :: |
| context {n} (circumstances or settings) | :: context {m} |
| context {n} (text in which a word appears) | :: context {m} |
| contiguous {adj} (connected, touching, abutting) | :: verbonden |
| contiguous {adj} (adjacent, neighboring) | :: aangrenzend |
| contiguous {adj} (connecting without a break) | :: samenhangend |
| continence {n} (voluntary control of urination and defecation) | :: continentie {f} |
| continence {n} (moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence) | :: ingetogenheid {f}, onthouding {f} |
| continent {n} (each of main land-masses on earth's surface) | :: werelddeel {n}, continent {n} |
| continental drift {n} (continental drift) | :: continentverschuiving {f} |
| continental quilt {n} (duvet) SEE: duvet | :: |
| continental shelf {n} (the area of sea around a land mass) | :: continentaal plat {n} |
| continental slope {n} (fringe separating the coastal zone from the deep ocean) | :: continentale helling |
| contingence {n} (contingency) SEE: contingency | :: |
| contingency {n} (quality of being contingent; unpredictability) | :: contingentie {f}, onvoorspelbaarheid {f} |
| contingency {n} (possibility; something which may or may not happen) | :: contingentie {f} |
| contingent {adj} (possible, liable, incidental, casual) | :: contingent |
| contingent {adj} (dependent on something that may or may not occur) | :: contingent |
| continuance {n} (Postponement of a legal proceeding) | :: verdaging {f} |
| continuation {n} (act or state of continuing) | :: voortzetting {f}, hervatting {f} |
| continue {v} (transitive: proceed) | :: verdergaan, voortzetten, doorgaan |
| continue {v} (intransitive: resume) | :: verdergaan, voortzetten, herbeginnen |
| continuing education {n} (further education) SEE: further education | :: |
| continuity {n} (lack of interruption) | :: continuïteit {f} |
| continuity {n} (notion in mathematics) | :: continuïteit |
| continuous {adj} (without break, cessation, or interruption in time) | :: continu, voortdurend, ononderbroken, aanhoudend, onophoudelijk |
| continuous {adj} (without break, cessation, or interruption in space) | :: continu, ononderbroken |
| continuous {adj} (in mathematical analysis) | :: continu |
| continuously {adv} (without pause) | :: continu |
| continuum {n} (continuous extent) | :: continuüm {n} |
| continuum hypothesis {n} (hypothesis that there is no cardinality between that of ℤ and that of ℝ) | :: continuümhypothese {f} |
| contort {v} (To twist in a violent manner) | :: verwringen |
| contort {v} (To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression) | :: verwrongen of ontzet raken |
| contortion {n} (the act of contorting) | :: verwringing {n}, verrekking {n}, kronkeling {n}, bochtenwerk {n}, |
| contortionist {n} (acrobat) | :: slangenmens {m} {n}, contorsionist {m}, contorsioniste {f} |
| contrabass {n} (part or section one octave lower than bass) | :: contrabas |
| contrabass {n} (double bass) SEE: double bass | :: |
| contraception {n} (use of a device or procedure) | :: anticonceptie |
| contraceptive {n} (means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented) | :: voorbehoedmiddel {n} |
| contract {n} (agreement that is legally binding) | :: contract {n}, overeenkomst {f} |
| contract {n} (job governed by a specific agreement) | :: contract {n} |
| contract bridge {n} (card game) | :: verklarende woordenlijst |
| contraction {n} (painful shortening of the uterine muscles) | :: wee {f} |
| contraction {n} (linguistics: process whereby one or more sounds of a free morpheme are lost or reduced) | :: samentrekking {f} |
| contract killer {n} (person who kills for money) SEE: hitman | :: |
| contractor {n} (A person or company that constructs or improves buildings) | :: aannemer {m} |
| contractor {n} (A person or company that performs specific tasks like electrical or plumbing work in construction projects) | :: uitvoerder |
| contradict {v} (deny the truth of (a statement or statements)) | :: tegenspreken, weerleggen |
| contradict {v} (deny the truth of statements made by (a person)) | :: tegenspreken |
| contradiction {n} (act of contradicting) | :: tegenspraak, contradictie |
| contradiction in terms {n} (expression in which components contradict one another) | :: contradictie, tegenspraak |
| contradictorily {adv} (in a contradictory manner) | :: tegensprekend |
| contradictory {adj} (that contradicts something) | :: tegenstrijdig, contradictoir |
| contradictory {adj} (that is itself a contradiction) | :: contradictoir |
| contradictory {adj} (that is diametrically opposed to something) | :: tegengesteld |
| contradictory {adj} (mutually exclusive) | :: onverenigbaar |
| contradictory {adj} (tending to contradict, contrarious) | :: tegendraads, dwars |
| contradictory {n} (any of a pair of propositions, that cannot both be true or both be false) | :: tegenstrijdigheid |
| contraindication {n} (factor or symptom) | :: tegenindicatie {f} |
| contraption {n} (complicated and precarious machine) | :: apparaat |
| contraption {n} (object referred to with irony, derision or contempt) | :: machientje |
| contrarious {adj} (persons) | :: dwars, tegendraads, onhandelbaar |
| contrariwise {adv} (on the other hand) SEE: on the other hand | :: |
| contrariwise {adv} (on the contrary) SEE: on the contrary | :: |
| contrary to {prep} (despite) SEE: despite | :: |
| contribute {v} (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole) | :: bijdragen |
| contribution {n} (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) | :: bijdrage {f}, contributie |
| contribution {n} (an amount of money given toward something) | :: bijdrage {f}, financiële bijdrage {f}, , contributie |
| contribution {n} (the act of contributing) | :: bijdrage {f}, bijdragen {n} |
| contributor {n} (a benefactor; someone who gives to charity or some cause) | :: donateur |
| contrite {adj} (sincerely penitent) | :: rouwvol, met berouw, berouwvol |
| contrition {n} (The state of being contrite; sincere penitence or remorse) | :: berouw, wroeging, contritie {f} |
| contrivance {n} (something overly artful or artificial) | :: vernuft {n}, vindingrijkheid {f} |
| contrive {v} (To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot) | :: beramen |
| contrive {v} (To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation) | :: ontwerpen |
| contrived {adj} (unnatural, forced) | :: gekunsteld, slinks, bedrieglijk, bij de haren getrokken |
| control {v} (to exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of) | :: besturen, beheersen (in modern usage also controleren, though this is still considered an anglicism by many) |
| control {n} (authority) | :: beheersing {f}, controle {m} |
| control {n} (emotional restraint) | :: zelfbeheersing {f} |
| control {n} | :: controle {f}, invloed {m} |
| controllable {adj} (able to be controlled) | :: beheersbaar |
| control panel {n} (surface with controls) | :: bedieningspaneel {n} |
| control tower {n} (airport control tower) | :: verkeerstoren {m}, controletoren {m} |
| controversial {adj} (arousing controversy) | :: omstreden |
| controversy {n} (debate, discussion of opposing opinions) | :: controverse |
| contumely {n} (offensive and abusive language or behaviour) | :: spot {m}, hoon {m}, belediging {f}, grove taal {f} |
| contusion {n} (wound in which the skin is not broken) | :: bloeding |
| conundrum {n} (difficult question or riddle) | :: raadsel {n}, hersenbreker |
| conundrum {n} (difficult choice or decision) | :: dilemma {n} |
| conurbation {n} (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) | :: agglomeratie, stedengroep |
| convalescent {adj} (recovering one's health and strength after a period of illness) | :: recuperen |
| convene {v} (to come together, to meet, to unite) | :: samenkomen |
| convene {v} (to come together as in one body or for a public purpose) | :: samenkomen |
| convene {v} (to cause to assemble, to call together) | :: samenroepen |
| convene {v} (to summon judicially to meet or appear) | :: dagvaarden |
| convenience {n} (quality of being suitable, useful or convenient) | :: geschikt |
| convenience {n} (anything that makes for an easier life) | :: handig |
| convenience {n} (convenient time) | :: wanneer het goed uitkomt |
| convenience store {n} (a small retail store) | :: gemakswinkel {m}, buurtwinkel {m}, superette {f}, kruidenier {m}, kruidenierszaak {f} |
| convenient {adj} (of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient) | :: geschikt, gemakkelijk, gelegen |
| conveniently {adv} (in a convenient manner) | :: voor het gemak |
| convention {n} (meeting or a gathering) | :: bijeenkomst |
| convention {n} (formal deliberative assembly) | :: conventie {f} |
| convention {n} (agreement, contract or pact) | :: conventie {f}, overeenkomst |
| convention {n} (generally accepted principle, method or behaviour) | :: conventie {f}, vaste praktijk |
| convention {n} (treaty) | :: conventie |
| converge {v} (to approach each other) | :: samenkomen |
| conversation {n} (expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people) | :: gesprek {n}, conversatie |
| converse {v} (to engage in conversation) | :: converseren |
| converse {n} (opposite) | :: tegenovergestelde |
| conversely {adv} (with a reversed relationship) | :: omgekeerd |
| conversely {adv} (from another point of view) SEE: on the other hand | :: |
| conversion {n} (the act of having converted something or someone) | :: bekering {f} |
| conversion {n} (The result of a chemical reaction wherein the molecule changes form) | :: omzetting {f} |
| convert {v} (undergo a conversion of religion, faith or belief) | :: bekeren |
| convert {v} | :: converteren |
| convertible mark {n} (currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina) | :: convertibele mark |
| convex {adj} (curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl or sphere or circle) | :: bol |
| convey {v} (to carry) | :: overdragen |
| convey {v} (to communicate) | :: overbrengen |
| convey {v} (to transfer legal rights) | :: overdragen |
| conveyor belt {n} (continuous band moved to transport objects) | :: loopband |
| convict {v} (to find guilty) | :: veroordelen, vonnissen |
| convict {v} (to find guilty informally, notably morally) | :: veroordelen |
| convict {n} (person convicted of a crime) | :: veroordeelde {m} {f} |
| convict {n} (person deported to a penal colony) | :: strafkolonist {m} |
| conviction {n} (firmly held belief) | :: overtuiging |
| conviction {n} (judgement of guilt) | :: veroordeling |
| convince {v} (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) | :: overtuigen |
| convinced {adj} (in a state of believing, especially from evidence) | :: overtuigd |
| convocation {n} (act of calling or assembling by summons) | :: bijeenroeping, oproeping |
| convocation {n} (assembly or meeting) | :: bijeenkomst |
| convocation {n} (assembly of the clergy) | :: convocatie |
| convoluted {adj} (complex) | :: gecompliceerd, nodeloos ingewikkeld |
| convulse {v} (to suffer violent uncontrollable contractions of the muscles) | :: stuiptrekken |
| coo {n} (murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon) | :: koeren {?} , roekoe {n} |
| coo {v} (to make a soft murmuring sound) | :: koeren, roekoeën |
| cook {n} (person who prepares food) | :: kok {m}, kokkin {f} |
| cook {v} (to prepare (food) for eating) | :: koken |
| cook {v} (to prepare food) | :: koken |
| cook {v} (to become ready for eating) | :: koken |
| cook {v} (colloquial: to be uncomfortably hot) | :: bakken |
| cookbook {n} (book of cooking recipes) | :: kookboek {n} |
| cooked {adj} (of food, that has been prepared by cooking) | :: gekookt |
| cooker {n} (cooking apple) SEE: cooking apple | :: |
| cookie {n} (bun) SEE: bun | :: |
| cookie {n} (small, flat baked good, see also: biscuit) | :: koekje |
| cookie {n} (HTTP cookie) SEE: HTTP cookie | :: |
| cookie-cutter {adj} (looking or seeming identical) | :: gietvormig, doorsnee, standaard, modelvormig |
| cookie jar {n} (a vessel for storing food) | :: koekjestrommel |
| Cookie Monster {prop} (Sesame Street character) | :: Koekiemonster {m} |
| cooking apple {n} (apple primarily used for making pies, crumbles or sauces) | :: stoofappel {m} |
| cooking show {n} | :: kookprogramma |
| Cook Islands {prop} (self-governing country in Oceania) | :: Cookeilanden {n-p} |
| cool {adj} (having a slightly low temperature) | :: koel, fris |
| cool {adj} (allowing or suggesting heat relief) | :: koel, verkoelend, verkwikkend |
| cool {adj} (not showing emotion, calm) | :: kil, kalm(pjes), koel(tjes) |
| cool {adj} (unenthusiastic, lukewarm, skeptical) | :: kil, koel, lauw, onentoesiast |
| cool {adj} (colloquial: of a person, knowing what to do and how to behave in any situation) | :: koelbloedig, (ijzig) kalm, beheerst, zelfzeker |
| cool {adj} (colloquial: being considered as "popular" by others) | :: cool |
| cool {adj} (colloquial: in fashion) | :: cool, in (de mode), hip, blits |
| cool {adj} (colloquial: all right, acceptable) | :: aanvaardbaar, acceptabel, in orde, okee, patabel |
| cool {adj} (colloquial: not upset) | :: kalm, bedaard, rustig, beheerst |
| cool {v} (to make colder (literally)) | :: afkoelen, bekoelen, koelen, verkoelen, (mildy) verfrissen, (much) verkillen |
| cool {v} (to become less intense, e.g. less amicable) | :: afkoelen, bekoelen, verkoelen, (much) verkillen |
| cool {v} (to make less intense, e.g. less amicable) | :: afkoelen, koelen, verkoelen, (much) verkillen |
| cool {v} (cool down) SEE: cool down | :: |
| coolant {n} (a fluid) | :: koelmiddel {n}, koelvloeistof {m} {f} |
| cool down {v} (to become cooler (temperature)) | :: afkoelen, koelen, bekoelen, verfrissen, verkillen |
| coolie {n} (unskilled Asian worker) | :: koelie |
| cooling glasses {n} (sunglasses) SEE: sunglasses | :: |
| cooling tower {n} (tower-shaped building in which warm water is cooled by evaporation) | :: koeltoren {f} |
| cool off {v} (to reduce in temperature, activity or temper) | :: afkoelen |
| cooper {n} (craftsman) | :: kuiper |
| cooperate {v} (to work together) | :: samenwerken |
| cooperation {n} (act of cooperating or being cooperative) | :: samenwerking {f} |
| cooperation {n} (active help from a person, organization, et cetera) | :: coöperatie {f} |
| cooperation {n} (association for mutual benefit) | :: samenwerkingsverband {n}, coöperatie {f} |
| cooperative {adj} (ready to work with another) | :: samenwerkend |
| Cooper's hawk {n} (hawk) | :: Coopers sperwer {m} |
| co-opt {v} (To commandeer, appropriate or take over.) | :: z toe-eigenen |
| coordinate {n} ((mathematics, cartography) A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure․) | :: coördinaat {m} |
| coordinate {v} (to synchronize) | :: coördineren |
| coordinate {v} (to match) | :: doen bijeen passen, zorgen dat het bijeenpast |
| coordinate system {n} (method of representing points in a space) | :: coördinatenstelsel {n} |
| coordinating conjunction {n} (type of conjunction) | :: nevenschikkend voegwoord {n} |
| coot {n} (bird) | :: koet {m} |
| cootie {n} (louse) SEE: louse | :: |
| cooze {n} (vagina) SEE: vagina | :: |
| cop {n} (police officer) | :: diender {m}, flik {m}, smeris {m} |
| copacetic {adj} (fine, excellent, going just right, swell) | :: super, extra, zeer tevreden, ok, geniaal |
| cope {v} (to deal effectively with something) | :: mee omgaan |
| Copenhagen {prop} (capital of Denmark) | :: Kopenhagen |
| Copenhagener {n} (someone from Copenhagen) | :: Kopenhagenaar {m} |
| Copernican {adj} (pertaining to Nicolaus Copernicus) | :: Copernicaans |
| copernicium {n} (chemical element) | :: copernicium |
| copier {n} (machine) | :: kopieerapparaat |
| copious {adj} (great in quantity) | :: overvloedig, ampel, copieus |
| copious {adj} (having an abundant supply) | :: bij de vleet |
| copious {adj} | :: uitgebreid |
| cop on {v} (to behave, grow up) | :: zich gedragen |
| cop-out {n} (avoidance or inadequate performance of a task or duty) | :: het terugkrabbelen, het laten afweten, het zich onttrekken |
| cop-out {n} (an excuse made in order to avoid performing a task or duty) | :: smoes |
| cop-out {n} (a person who cops out) | :: iemand die afhaakt |
| copper {n} (chemical element Cu) | :: koper {n} |
| copper {n} (something made of copper) | :: koperen |
| copper {n} (colour of copper) | :: koperkleur {f}, koperrood {n}, koperbruin {n} |
| copper {n} (copper coin) | :: kopermunt {f} |
| copper {n} (large pot for hot water) | :: ketel {m} |
| copper {adj} (made of copper) | :: koperen |
| copper {adj} (having the colour of copper) | :: koperkleurig |
| copper {n} (slang: a policeman) | :: smeris {m}, wout {m} |
| coppern {adj} (made of copper) SEE: copper | :: |
| coppersmith {n} (person) | :: kopersmid {m} |
| coppice {n} (grove of small growth) | :: hakhout {n} |
| copra {n} (dried kernel of coconut) | :: kopra {m} {f} |
| coprolalia {n} (uncontrolled use of obscenity) | :: coprolalie {f} |
| coprophagy {n} (the eating of feces) | :: coprofagie |
| copse {n} (thicket of small trees or shrubs) | :: bosschage {f} |
| Coptic {adj} (of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language) | :: Koptisch {n} , Koptisch |
| copula {n} (grammar: linking kind of word) | :: koppelwerkwoord {n} |
| copulate {v} (copulate) SEE: cover | :: |
| copulate {v} (copulate) SEE: mate | :: |
| copulate {v} (to have sexual intercourse with someone, something) SEE: mount | :: |
| copulate {v} (to engage in sexual intercourse) SEE: make love | :: |
| copulate {v} (take part in a sexual act) SEE: have sex | :: |
| copulate {v} (to have sexual intercourse with) SEE: bed | :: |
| copulation {n} (copulation) SEE: sexual intercourse | :: |
| copulation {n} (the coming together of male and female in sexual intercourse) | :: copulatie {f} |
| copy {n} (result of copying) | :: kopie {f}, afschrift {n} |
| copy {n} (imitation, sometimes of inferior quality) | :: kopie {f}, namaak, nabootsing |
| copy {n} (journalism: text to be typeset) | :: kopij {f} |
| copy {n} (marketing: output of copywriter) | :: kopij {f} |
| copy {n} (text of newspaper articles) | :: kopij {f} |
| copy {n} (printed edition of a book or magazine) | :: exemplaar {n} |
| copy {v} (produce something identical) | :: kopiëren nabootsen, nadoen, naäpen |
| copy {v} (place a copy in memory) | :: kopiëren |
| copy {v} (imitate) | :: kopiëren nabootsen, nadoen, naäpen |
| copy {v} (radio term) | :: ontvangen |
| copy {n} (writing paper of a particular size) SEE: bastard | :: |
| copybook {n} (student's exercise book) SEE: exercise book | :: |
| copycat {n} (one who imitates or plagiarizes others' work) | :: na-aper |
| copyright {n} (right to publish) | :: auteursrecht {n} |
| copyright {v} (place under a copyright) | :: onder auteursrecht plaatsen |
| coquettish {adj} (as a young, flirting girl; flirtatious) | :: koket, behaagziek, flirterig |
| coquina {n} (soft form of limestone) | :: coquina |
| coral {n} (substance) | :: koraal {n} |
| coral {n} (colony) | :: koraal {n}, koraalrif {n} |
| coral {n} (colour) | :: koraalrood {n} |
| coral {adj} (made of coral) | :: koraal- |
| coral {adj} (having the yellowish pink colour of coral) | :: koraalrood, koraalrode |
| coralline {adj} (of the material coral) | :: koralen, koraal- |
| coral snake {n} (snake) | :: koraalslang |
| cor anglais {n} (woodwind instrument) | :: Engelse hoorn {m} {f}, althobo {m} |
| cord {n} (length of twisted strands) | :: touw {n}, koord {f}, zeel {n} |
| cord {n} (wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity) | :: kabel {n} |
| cordially {adv} (in a friendly manner) | :: hartelijk |
| cordierite {n} (a cyclosilicate) | :: cordieriet |
| cordon sanitaire {n} (a barrier (physical or administrative) to prevent the spread of disease) | :: cordon sanitaire {n} |
| cordon sanitaire {n} (any barrier to the spread of anything deemed undesirable) | :: cordon sanitaire {n} |
| corduroy {n} (heavy fabric with vertical ribs) | :: ribfluweel {n} |
| core {n} (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds) | :: klokhuis {n} |
| core {n} (heart of a thing) | :: kern {m}, binnenste {n} |
| core {n} (center or inner part) | :: kern {m} |
| core {n} (most important part of a thing) | :: kern {m} |
| core competency {n} (special expertise) | :: kerncompetentie |
| coreopsis {n} (any of several composite herbs, of genus Coreopsis, typically with bright yellow flowers) | :: meisjesogen {p}, coreopsis |
| Corfu {prop} (island) | :: Korfoe, Corfu |
| coriaceous {adj} (leathery) | :: leerachtig |
| coriander {n} (Coriandrum sativum plant) | :: koriander {m}, ketoembar {m}, wantsenkruid {n} |
| Corinth {prop} (city in Greece) | :: Korinthe |
| Corinthians {prop} (book in the Bible) | :: Korinthiërs |
| cork {n} (bark of the cork oak) | :: kurk {n}, kurkschors {m} {f}, kurken |
| cork {n} (bottle stopper) | :: kurk, stop, stopsel {n} |
| cork {n} (angling float) | :: dobber {m} |
| cork {n} (cork oak) SEE: cork oak | :: |
| cork oak {n} (a type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber) | :: kurkeik |
| corkscrew {n} (implement for opening bottles sealed by a cork) | :: kurkentrekker {m} |
| cormorant {n} (seabird) | :: aalscholver {m} |
| corn {n} (grain crop of species Zea mays) SEE: maize | :: |
| corn {n} (grain or seed of a cereal crop) | :: koren {n}, graan {n} |
| corn {n} (type of callus) | :: eelt {n}, eksteroog {n} |
| corncrake {n} (the bird Crex crex) | :: kwartelkoning {m} |
| cornel {n} (tree) | :: kornoelje {f} |
| cornel {n} (fruit) | :: kornoeljebes |
| Cornelia {prop} (female given name) | :: Cornelia {f} |
| Cornelius {prop} (male given name) | :: Cornelis |
| corner {n} (point where two converging lines meet) SEE: angle | :: |
| corner {n} (space in the angle between converging lines or walls) | :: hoek {m} |
| corner {n} (intersection of two streets) | :: hoek |
| corner {n} (football: corner kick) SEE: corner kick | :: |
| corner boy {n} (someone who hangs around on street corners) | :: straatjongen {m} |
| corner flag {n} (flag marking the corner of a playing field) | :: hoekvlag {f} |
| corner kick {n} (in soccer) | :: hoekschop {c} |
| corner shop {n} (small retail store) SEE: convenience store | :: |
| cornerstone {n} (ceremonial stone) | :: hoeksteen {m} |
| corner time {n} (punishment) | :: in de hoek staan {n} |
| cornet {n} (musical instrument) | :: kornet {f} |
| cornet {n} | :: kornet |
| cornett {n} (wind instrument) | :: zink {f} {m}, cornetto {m} |
| cornetto {n} (cornett) SEE: cornett | :: |
| cornflower {n} (Centaurea cyanus) | :: korenbloem {f}, echte korenbloem {f}, blauwbol {m}, bol {m} |
| cornice {n} (horizontal architectural element) | :: kroonlijst {f}, deklijst {f} |
| Cornish {prop} (A Celtic language) | :: Cornisch |
| corn on the cob {n} (cooked ears of corn) | :: maiskolf {m} {f}, maïskolf {m} {f} |
| corn salad {n} (a plant) | :: veldsla |
| corn snake {n} (a species of rat snake) | :: korenslang |
| cornucopia {n} (mythical horn endlessly overflowing with food and drink) | :: hoorn des overvloeds |
| Cornwall {prop} (county of England) | :: Cornwall {n} |
| corny {adj} (excessively sentimental) | :: melig, sentimenteel, oubollig, afgezaagd |
| corolla {n} (whorl of a flower) | :: kroon {m}, bloemkroon {m} |
| corollary {n} (proposition which follows easily) | :: gevolg, gevolgtrekking, uitvloeisel |
| coronal {adj} (produced with tip or blade of tongue) | :: coronaal |
| coronal {n} (consonant produced with tip or blade of tongue) | :: coronaal {c} |
| coronary artery {n} (artery) | :: kransslagader {f} |
| coronation {n} (the act or solemnity of crowning) | :: kroning {f} |
| coronavirus {n} (member of the family Coronaviridae) | :: coronavirus {n} |
| coroner {n} (who presides over an inquest) | :: lijkschouwer {m}, patholoog-anatoom {m} |
| corporal {n} (military rank) | :: korporaal |
| corporal {n} (ecclesiastical: cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed) | :: corporale |
| corporal {adj} (bodily) SEE: bodily | :: |
| corporal punishment {n} (form of punishment achieved by inflicting blows to the offender's body) | :: lijfstraf {m} {f} |
| corporate {adj} (of, or relating to a corporation) | :: bedrijfs- |
| corporatespeak {n} (jargon used within business) | :: kantoortaal {f} |
| corporation {n} (public limited company) | :: naamloze vennootschap {f} |
| corporation {n} (paunch) SEE: paunch | :: |
| corporeal {adj} (bodily) SEE: bodily | :: |
| corpse {n} (dead body) | :: lijk {n}, kreng; kadaver |
| corpus {n} (body) SEE: body | :: |
| corpus {n} (linguistics: collection of writings) | :: corpus {n} |
| corpus callosum {n} (Band of nerves connecting hemispheres) | :: hersenbalk {m}, corpus callosum {n} |
| correct {adj} (free from error) | :: correct, juist |
| correct {adj} (with good manners) | :: correct, welgemanierd, welopgevoed, goedgemanierd |
| correct {v} (To make something become right that was previously wrong) | :: corrigeren, verbeteren |
| correction {n} (act of correcting) | :: verbetering {f}, correctie {f} |
| correction {n} (substitution for an error or mistake) | :: verbetering {f}, correctie {f} |
| correction fluid {n} (fluid for masking textual errors) | :: tipex {m} {f} |
| corrective rape {n} (raping a person because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity) | :: correctieve verkrachting {f}, corrigerende verkrachting {f} |
| correctly {adv} (in a correct manner) | :: correct, juist, goed |
| correctness {n} (freedom from error) | :: correctheid {f}, juistheid {f} |
| correlate {v} (To be related by a correlation) | :: correleren, in wederkerige betrekking staan |
| correlation {n} (measure of relationship) | :: correlatie {f} |
| correlation coefficient {n} (any of the several measures) | :: correlatiecoëfficiënt {m} |
| correspond {v} (to be equivalent or similar) | :: corresponderen |
| correspond {v} (to exchange messages) | :: corresponderen |
| correspondence {n} (postal or other written communications) | :: correspondentie {f} |
| correspondent {adj} (corresponding) SEE: corresponding | :: |
| correspondent {adj} (conforming) | :: overeenkomend, overeenstemmend |
| correspondent {n} (one who corresponds) | :: correspondent {m} |
| correspondent {n} (journalist) | :: correspondent {m} |
| corresponding {adj} (that have a similar relationship) | :: corresponderend, overeenkomstig |
| corrida {n} (bullfight) SEE: bullfight | :: |
| corridor {n} (narrow hall or passage) | :: gang, hal |
| corridor {n} (tract of land) | :: corridor |
| corridor {n} (airspace) | :: luchtweg, corridor |
| corrigendum {n} (list of errors in a printed work) SEE: errata | :: |
| corrigendum {n} (error that is to be corrected in a printed work) | :: erratum {n} |
| corroborate {v} (To confirm or support with additional evidence) | :: onderbouwen |
| corroboration {n} (the act of corroborating, strengthening, or confirming) | :: bekrachtiging |
| corrode {v} (to eat away) | :: uithollen, roesten, corroderen, uitbijten, inbijten, aanvreten |
| corrode {v} (to consume) | :: corroderen |
| corrode {v} (to have corrosive action) | :: corroderen |
| corrosive {adj} (destroying texture or substance of a body) | :: corrosief |
| corrugate {v} ((of the skin) to wrinkle) | :: rimpelen |
| corrugate {v} (to fold into parallel folds) | :: plooien |
| corrupt {adj} (in a depraved state) | :: corrupt, verdorven |
| corrupt {v} (to change from good to bad) | :: verderven, verworden |
| corruption {n} | :: corruptie {f} |
| corsac fox {n} (Vulpes corsac) | :: steppevos {m} |
| corselet {n} (thorax) SEE: thorax | :: |
| corset {n} (woman's garment) | :: korset {n} |
| Corsica {prop} (island in the Mediterranean) | :: Corsica {n} |
| Corsican {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Corsica) | :: Corsicaans |
| Corsican {n} (person from Corsica or of Corsican descent) | :: Corsicaan {m}, Corsicaanse {f} |
| Corsican {prop} (language) | :: Corsicaans {n} |
| corvette {n} (modern warship) | :: korvet |
| corymb {n} (cluster of flowers) | :: tuil {m} |
| coryphaeus {n} (conductor of the dramatic chorus) | :: coryfee {m} |
| coryphée {n} (ballet dancer ranking above a member of the corps de ballet and below a soloist) | :: coryfee {m} |
| cos {conj} (because) SEE: because | :: |
| cosine {n} (trigonometric function) | :: cosinus {m} |
| cosmetologist {n} (person who advises people on cosmetics and other beauty treatments) | :: schoonheidsspecialist {m}, schoonheidsspecialiste {f} |
| cosmic ray {n} (energetic particle) | :: kosmische straling {f} |
| cosmic ray {n} (cosmic radiation) | :: kosmische straling {f} |
| cosmodrome {n} (a site for launching spacecraft) | :: ruimtehaven |
| cosmogony {n} (the study of the origin of the universe) | :: kosmogonie {f} |
| cosmological {adj} (of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe) | :: kosmologisch |
| cosmology {n} (study of the physical universe) | :: kosmologie {f}, ruimtekunde {f} |
| cosmonaut {n} (an astronaut, especially a Russian or Soviet one, see also: astronaut) | :: kosmonaut {m} |
| cosmopolis {n} (An important city, such as a capital city, inhabited by people from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds.) | :: kosmopolis {m} |
| cosmopolitan {n} (cosmopolite) SEE: cosmopolite | :: |
| cosmopolite {n} (cosmopolitan person) | :: wereldburger {m}, kosmopoliet {m} |
| cosmos {n} (the universe) | :: heelal {n}, kosmos {m} |
| Cossack {n} (member of a population) | :: Kozak {m} |
| cosset {v} (to treat like a pet) | :: verwennen, vertroetelen |
| cost {v} (to incur a charge, a price) | :: kosten |
| cost {n} (amount of money spent for a purpose) | :: kost |
| costa {n} (rib) SEE: rib | :: |
| Costa Rica {prop} (country) | :: Costa Rica {n} |
| cost-benefit analysis {n} (methodology to appraise the case for a project) | :: kosten-batenanalyse {f} |
| costly {adj} (expensive) | :: prijzig, duur, kostbaar |
| costume {n} (dress of a particular country, period or people) | :: kostuum {n}, klederdracht |
| costume {n} (disguise) | :: kostuum {n}, vermomming |
| costume {n} (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) | :: kostuum {n}, klederdracht |
| costume {v} (dress with a costume) | :: aankleden, uitdossen |
| cosy {adj} (affording comfort and warmth) | :: gezellig, gezellige, knus, knusse |
| cot {n} (bed for children) | :: kinderbed, ledikantje {m}, wieg {m} |
| coterie {n} (exclusive group) SEE: clique | :: |
| cottage cheese {n} (cheese curd product) | :: huttenkaas {m}, hüttenkäse {m}, cottage cheese {m} |
| cotter {n} (peasant) | :: keuterboer {m} |
| cotter pin {n} (pin or wedge inserted through a slot) SEE: cotter | :: |
| cotton {n} (any plant yielding fiber like that of Gossypium) | :: katoen {m}, katoenplant {m} |
| cotton {n} (fiber) | :: katoen |
| cotton {n} (fabric) | :: katoen {n} |
| cotton {adj} (made of cotton) | :: katoenen |
| cotton {v} (get on with) SEE: get on with | :: |
| cotton candy {n} (cotton candy) SEE: candy floss | :: |
| cotton swab {n} (a small wad of cotton wrapped around the end of a small rod) | :: wattenstaafje {n} |
| cotton wool {n} (raw fibers of cotton) | :: katoenvezels {n-p} |
| cotton wool {n} (absorbent cotton) | :: watten {n-p}, katoenwatten {n-p} |
| coua {n} (bird of the genus Coua) | :: coua |
| coucal {n} (bird of the genus Centropus) | :: spoorkoekoek |
| couch {n} (furniture for seating of more than one person) | :: sofa |
| couch {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass | :: |
| couch grass {n} (species of grass) | :: kweek {m} {f} |
| cougar {n} (Puma concolor) | :: bergleeuw {m}, poema {m} |
| cough {v} (push air from the lungs) | :: hoesten, kuchen |
| cough {n} (expulsion of air from the lungs) | :: hoest {m}, kuch {m} |
| cough {n} (condition) | :: hoest {m} |
| could I see the menu, please {phrase} (said to ask for a menu) | :: mag ik het menu, alstublieft |
| coulomb {n} (unit of electrical charge) | :: coulomb {m} |
| council {n} (committee that leads or governs) | :: raad {m} |
| count {v} (to enumerate or determine number) | :: tellen |
| count {n} (the act of counting) | :: telling |
| count {n} (the result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set) | :: telling {f} |
| count {n} (a countdown) | :: aftelling {f} |
| count {n} (ruler of a county (male)) | :: graaf {m} |
| countable {adj} (capable of being counted, having a quantity) | :: telbaar, telbare |
| countable {adj} (math: having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers) | :: aftelbaar |
| countable {adj} (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article) | :: telbaar, telbare |
| count down {v} | :: aftellen |
| countdown {n} (a count backward to the time of some event) | :: aftelling {f}, aftellen {n} |
| countdown {n} (the acts of preparation carried out during this period) | :: aftelling {f} |
| countdown {v} (count down) SEE: count down | :: |
| Count Dracula {prop} (fictional vampire) | :: Graaf Dracula {m} |
| countenance {n} (face) | :: gelaatsuitdrukking, verschijning |
| countenance {v} (tolerate, support, sanction) | :: gedogen, dulden |
| counter {n} (table or board on which business is transacted) | :: balie {f} |
| counter {n} (kitchen surface for food preparation) | :: aanrecht {n} |
| counter {n} (grammar: class of word) SEE: measure word | :: |
| counteract {v} (to act in opposition to) | :: tegengaan |
| counter-attack {n} (an attack made in response to an attack by the opponents) | :: tegenaanval {m} |
| counterbalance {n} (weight balancing an opposite one) | :: tegenwicht {n}, gelijk gewicht |
| counterbalance {n} (force or influence balancing an opposite one) | :: tegenkracht {n}, gelijke kracht |
| counterbalance {v} (to apply weight in order to balance) | :: opwegen tegen, een tegengewicht vormen voor |
| counterbalance {v} (to match or equal in effect when applying opposing force) | :: opwegen tegen, een tegenkracht vormen voor |
| counterbore {n} (recess-machining tool) | :: verzinkboor {m} {f} |
| counterclaim {n} (suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff) | :: tegeneis {m}, eis in reconventie {m} |
| counterclockwise {adj} (anticlockwise) SEE: anticlockwise | :: |
| countercoup {n} | :: tegencoup {m}, tegenstaatsgreep {m}, contracoup {m} |
| counterculture {n} (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) | :: tegencultuur {f} |
| counterexample {n} (instance of the falsity) | :: tegenvoorbeeld {n} |
| counterfeit {adj} (intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine) | :: namaak, nep |
| counterfeit {adj} (unauthentic) | :: vervalst |
| counterfeit {n} (fake) | :: vervalsing |
| counterfeit {v} (To produce something that appears to be official or valid) | :: vervalsen, namaken |
| counterfeit {n} (counterfeiter) SEE: counterfeiter | :: |
| counterfeiter {n} (a person who counterfeits) | :: valsmunter |
| counterpart {n} (either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another) | :: tegenhanger {m}, complement {n}, pendant {m} |
| counterpart {n} (law: duplicate of a legal document) | :: duplikaat {n} |
| counterpart {n} (something that resembles something else) | :: gelijke {n}, equivalent {n}, tegenhanger {m} |
| counterpart {n} (one which has corresponding functions or characteristics) | :: evenknie {m} {f}, tegenhanger {m}, tegenpartij {m}, tegenspeler {m}, equivalent {n} |
| counterpoise {n} (a weight sufficient to balance another) SEE: counterbalance | :: |
| counterpoise {n} (an equal power or force acting in opposition) SEE: counterbalance | :: |
| counterpoise {n} (the relation of two weights or forces which balance each other; equilibrium) SEE: counterbalance | :: |
| counterpoise {v} (to act against with equal weight; to equal in weight) SEE: counterbalance | :: |
| counterpoise {v} (to act against with equal power; to balance) SEE: counterbalance | :: |
| counterproductive {adj} (more of a hindrance than a help) | :: averechts |
| countersuit {n} (lawsuit filed against a party that has filed a suit against one) SEE: counterclaim | :: |
| countertop {n} (The top surface of a counter, for preparation of food) | :: aanrechtblad {n} |
| counterweight {n} (heavy mass reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering of something) | :: contragewicht {n} |
| countess {n} (wife of a count or earl) | :: gravin {f} |
| countless {adj} (too many to count, innumerable) | :: ontelbaar, talloos |
| count noun {n} (noun used to refer to things that can be counted) | :: telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord {n}, telbaar substantief {n} |
| count on {v} (rely upon, trust, or expect) | :: rekenen op |
| country {n} (region of land) | :: land {n} |
| country {n} (nation state) | :: land {n} |
| country {n} (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) | :: platteland, open veld |
| country {n} (country music) | :: country |
| country {adj} (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) | :: plattelands, boeren-, land- |
| country house {n} (residence) | :: landhuis {n} |
| countryman {n} (somebody from one's own country) | :: landgenoot {m} |
| countryman {n} (country dweller) | :: landgenoot {m} |
| country of origin {n} (country of origin) | :: land van herkomst {n} |
| countryside {n} (a rural area, or the rural part of a larger area) | :: platteland {n}, buitengebied |
| countryside {n} (a rural landscape) | :: platteland {n} |
| county {n} (land ruled by a count or countess) | :: graafschap {n} |
| county {n} (administrative region of various countries) | :: graafschap {n} |
| coup {n} (coup d'état) SEE: coup d'état | :: |
| coup {n} (takeover of one group by another) | :: coup |
| coup de grâce {n} (final blow) | :: genadeslag |
| coup d'état {n} (sudden overthrow of a government) | :: staatsgreep {m} |
| couple {n} (two partners) | :: stel, koppel {n}, paar {n}, duo {n} |
| couple {n} (two of the same kind considered together) | :: paar {n}, koppel {n}, tweetal {n} |
| couple {n} (a small number of) | :: paar {n}, koppel {n} |
| couple {n} (two forces that are equal in magnitude but opposite in direction, thus creating the turning effect of a torque or moment) | :: koppel {n} |
| couple {v} (to join together) | :: koppelen |
| coupling {n} (sexual intercourse) SEE: sexual intercourse | :: |
| courage {n} (quality of a confident character) | :: moed {m}, dapperheid {f} |
| courage {n} (ability to do frightening things) | :: moed {m} |
| courageous {adj} (brave) SEE: brave | :: |
| courgette {n} (a small marrow/squash) | :: courgette |
| courier {n} (person who delivers messages) | :: koerier {m} |
| course {n} (learning program) | :: cursus {m} |
| course {n} (stage of a meal) | :: gang {m}, gerecht {n} |
| course {n} (itinerary of a race) | :: parcours {n} |
| course {n} (sports: trajectory of a ball etc.) | :: baan |
| course {n} (nautical: direction of movement of a vessel) | :: koers {m} |
| course {n} (intended passage of voyage) | :: koers {m} |
| course {n} | :: loop {m}, koers {m}, gang |
| course {v} (Flow) | :: vloeien |
| course {v} (Pursue) | :: achtervolgen, achternazitten |
| course {n} (golf course) SEE: golf course | :: |
| course {n} (menses) SEE: menses | :: |
| course {n} (path taken by a flow of water) SEE: watercourse | :: |
| coursebook {n} (textbook) | :: cursusboek {n} |
| court {n} (enclosed space; a courtyard) | :: binnenruimte {f}, koer, hof {m} |
| court {n} (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) | :: paleis {n} |
| court {n} (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority) | :: hofhouding {f} |
| court {n} (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) | :: rechtbank {c}, hof {n} |
| court {n} (persons officially assembled under authority of law) | :: gerecht {n} |
| court {n} (tribunal established for the administration of justice) | :: rechtbank |
| court {n} (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) | :: baan {f} |
| court {v} (to attempt to win over) | :: vrijen, het hof maken |
| courteous {adj} (showing regard for others) | :: hoffelijk |
| courtesan {n} (high-status prostitute) | :: courtisane {f} |
| courtesy {n} (polite behavior) | :: hoffelijkheid {f} |
| courtesy {adj} (given or done as a polite gesture) | :: beleefdheids-, hoffelijkheid {f} |
| courthouse {n} (public building housing courts of law) | :: gerechtsgebouw |
| courtier {n} (attendant at a royal court) | :: hoveling {m} |
| court jester {n} (person who amused a medieval court) | :: nar {m}, hofnar {m} |
| court martial {n} (court) | :: krijgsraad {m}, krijgsgerecht {n} |
| court of cassation {n} (the highest court of appeal) | :: Hof van Cassatie {n} |
| court of last resort {n} (final court of appeal) SEE: supreme court | :: |
| court of law {n} (court presided over by a judge) | :: rechtbank {c}, gerechtshof {n} |
| court order {n} (a written command issued by a judge) | :: gerechtelijk bevel {n}, rechterlijk bevel {n} |
| courtroom {n} (room where a judge presides) | :: rechtszaal {m} {f} |
| courtyard {n} (unroofed walled area) | :: binnenplaats |
| couscous {n} (pasta of North African origin) | :: couscous {f} |
| cousin {n} (nephew or niece of a parent) | :: neef , nicht , volle neef {m}, volle nicht {f} |
| cousin-in-law {n} (husband of one's cousin) | :: aangetrouwde neef {m}, echtgenoot van neef {m}, echtgenoot van nicht {m} |
| cousin-in-law {n} (wife of one's cousin) | :: aangetrouwde nicht {f}, echtgenote van neef {f}, echtgenote van nicht {f} |
| cousin-in-law {n} (cousin of one's husband) | :: neef van echtgenoot {m}, nicht van echtgenoot {f} |
| cousin-in-law {n} (cousin of one's wife) | :: neef van echtgenote {m}, nicht van echtgenote {f} |
| covalent {adj} (containing or characterized by a covalent bond) | :: covalent |
| covalent bond {n} (bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons) | :: covalente binding |
| covariance {n} (statistical measure) | :: covariantie {f} |
| covariate {n} (variable possibly predictive of outcome) | :: covariabele {c} |
| cove {n} (small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds) | :: baai {c} |
| cove {n} (fellow; man) | :: kerel {m} |
| cove {n} (friend; mate) | :: maat {m} |
| coven {n} (formal group or assembly of witches) | :: heksenkring {m} |
| coven {n} (clique) | :: kliek {m} |
| covenant {n} (binding agreement) | :: verbond {n} |
| cover {n} (lid) | :: deksel {n}, kap {f} |
| cover {n} (hiding) | :: dekking |
| cover {n} (front and back of a book or a magazine) | :: omslag, kaft {m} {n}, cover |
| cover {n} (top sheet) | :: sprei |
| cover {n} (cover charge) | :: entree, inkom |
| cover {v} (to conceal or protect) | :: dekken, bedekken |
| cover {v} (discuss, mention, deal with) | :: behandelen |
| cover {v} (provide enough money for) | :: dekken |
| cover {v} ((music) make a cover version) | :: coveren |
| cover {v} (protect by shooting) | :: dekken |
| cover {v} (copulate (of animals)) | :: paren, dekken, bestijgen, bespringen |
| cover {n} (music: rerecording of a previously recorded song) SEE: cover version | :: |
| coverage {n} (amount by which covered) | :: dekking {f} |
| covering letter {n} (cover letter) SEE: cover letter | :: |
| cover letter {n} (letter to introduce a document) | :: begeleidbrief {f}, begeleidende brief |
| cover song {n} (cover version) SEE: cover version | :: |
| cover story {n} (story on a publication's front page) | :: omslagartikel {n} |
| covert {n} (disguise) SEE: disguise | :: |
| covertly {adv} (secretly) SEE: secretly | :: |
| cover-up {n} (attempt to conceal or disguise a wrongdoing or a mistake) | :: wegmoffelen |
| cover version {n} (rerecording of a song) | :: cover |
| covet {v} (to wish for with eagerness) | :: begeren, hunkeren, verlangen, smachten (naar) |
| covet {v} (to long for inordinately or unlawfully) | :: begeren, lonken |
| covet {v} (to have or indulge inordinate desire) | :: lusten, smachten |
| coveted {adj} (highly sought-after) | :: begeerd, felbegeerd |
| covetousness {n} (desire for the possession of something) | :: begerigheid {f} |
| COVID-19 {prop} (disease) | :: Covid-19 {m}, corona {m} |
| cow {n} (female domesticated ox or other bovine) | :: koe {f} |
| cow {n} (any domestic bovine regardless of sex or age) | :: rund {n} |
| cow {n} (female of various species of mammal) | :: koe {f} |
| cow {n} (derogatory: despicable woman) | :: domme koe {f} |
| cowabunga {interj} (expression of joy) SEE: yes | :: |
| cowabunga {interj} (expression of amazement or enthusiasm) SEE: wow | :: |
| coward {n} (a person who lacks courage) | :: lafaard {m}, slapjanus, watje |
| cowardice {n} (the lack of courage) | :: lafheid |
| cowardly {adj} (showing cowardice) | :: laf |
| cowbane {n} (plant of the genus Cicuta) | :: waterscheerling |
| cowbell {n} (bell worn by cows) | :: koeienbel {f}, koebel {f} |
| cowbell {n} (musical instrument) | :: koebel {f} |
| cowberry {n} (shrub and berry Vaccinium vitis-idaea) SEE: lingonberry | :: |
| cower {v} (to crouch in fear) | :: in elkaar duiken |
| cowl {n} (monk's hood or robe) | :: pij {m}, kovel {m} |
| cowlick {n} (unruly lock of hair) | :: weerborstel {m} |
| cowmilk {n} (cow's milk) SEE: cow's milk | :: |
| coworker {n} (somebody with whom one works) | :: collega, medewerker, medewerkster |
| cow parsley {n} (a weedy biennial umbellifer) | :: fluitenkruid |
| cow pat {n} (digested residue of a cow) | :: koeienvlaai {m}, flats {m} |
| cowpat {n} (droppings of cow dung) | :: mestflat {c}, koeienvlaai {c} |
| cowper {n} (cooper) SEE: cooper | :: |
| Cowper's fluid {n} (pre-ejaculate) SEE: pre-ejaculate | :: |
| Cowper's fluid {n} (Cowper's fluid) | :: voorvocht {n} |
| cowpie {n} (cow excrement) | :: koeienvlaai {f} |
| cowrie {n} (C. moneta) | :: geldkauri |
| cowrie {n} (any member of the genus Cypraea) | :: kauri |
| cowshed {n} (place for cows) | :: koeiestal {m}, koestal {m} |
| cow's milk {n} (white liquid produced by the mammary glands of a cow) | :: koemelk {f} {m} |
| coy {adj} (bashful, shy) | :: bedeesd, timide, verlegen |
| coy {adj} (archaic: quiet, reserved, modest) | :: bedeesd, bescheiden, timide, schuchter, verlegen |
| coy {adj} (reluctant to give details about something sensitive) | :: bescheiden, discreet, kuis, terughoudend |
| coy {adj} (pretending shyness or modesty) | :: koket |
| coyote {n} (canine) | :: coyote {m}, prairiewolf {m} |
| coypu {n} (Myocastor coypus) | :: beverrat |
| cozen {v} (archaic: to cheat, defraud) | :: bedriegen |
| CPU {n} (Central processing unit) | :: CVE |
| crab {n} (crustacean) | :: krab {m} {f} |
| crabs {n} (slang: pubic lice) | :: schaamluis |
| crack {v} (to form cracks) | :: kraken |
| crack {v} (to break apart under pressure) | :: kraken |
| crack {v} (to become debilitated by psychological pressure) | :: kraken |
| crack {n} (thin space opened in a previously solid material) | :: barst, breuk |
| crack {n} (narrow opening) | :: spleet |
| crack {n} (variety of cocaine) | :: crack |
| crack {n} (sharp sound made when solid material breaks) | :: gekraak {n} |
| crack {n} (vulgar: vagina (only terms derived from "crack" and its equivalents)) | :: spleet {m} {f} |
| crack {n} (vulgar: space between buttocks) | :: reet {m} {f} |
| crack {n} (attempt at something) SEE: try | :: |
| crackdown {n} (increased enforcement) | :: repressie {f}, onderdrukking {f} |
| cracker {n} (firecracker) SEE: firecracker | :: |
| cracker {n} (northern pintail) SEE: northern pintail | :: |
| crackle {v} (make a fizzing sound) | :: kraken |
| crack of dawn {n} (sunrise) SEE: sunrise | :: |
| crack of dawn {n} (crack of dawn) SEE: daybreak | :: |
| Cracow {prop} (city) | :: Krakau {n} |
| -cracy {suffix} (rule) | :: -cratie {f} |
| cradle {n} (oscillating bed for a baby) | :: wieg {m} {f} |
| cradle {n} (figuratively: place of origin) | :: wieg {m} {f}, bakermat {m} {f} |
| cradle {n} (figuratively: infancy, or very early life) | :: wieg {m} {f} |
| cradle {n} (case for a broken or dislocated limb) | :: armsteun {m}, houder {m}, steun {m} |
| cradle {n} (rest for the receiver of a telephone) | :: haak {m} |
| cradle {v} (to contain in or as if in a cradle) | :: omsluiten, omvatten |
| cradle {v} (to rock (a baby to sleep)) | :: wiegen |
| cradle {v} (to wrap protectively, to hold gently and protectively) | :: omhullen, omsluiten |
| cradle song {n} (lullaby) SEE: lullaby | :: |
| craft {n} (skill in one's work) | :: vakmanschap {n} |
| craft {n} (cunning, shrewdness) | :: gewiekstheid {c} |
| craft {n} (skilled practice of practical occupation) | :: vak {n}, stiel {c} |
| craft {n} (vehicle designed for navigation) | :: voertuig {n}, toestel {n} |
| craft {n} | :: ambacht {n}, ambachtslui {m-p}, vaklui {m-p}, stielmannen {m-p} |
| craft {v} (to make by hand) | :: handbewerken |
| craft {n} (device; means; art) SEE: device | :: |
| craft {n} (strength; power; might; force) SEE: strength | :: |
| craftsman {n} (male artisan) | :: vakman {m} |
| craftswoman {n} (female artisan) | :: vakvrouw {f} |
| craic {n} (fun) | :: plezier {n} |
| cram {v} (to press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another) | :: volproppen |
| cram {v} (to put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study) | :: stampen |
| cram {v} (study hard) SEE: swot | :: |
| Cramer's rule {n} (the explicit formula) | :: regel van Cramer {m} |
| cramp {n} (painful contraction of a muscle) | :: kramp {m} |
| cramp {n} (clamp for carpentry or masonry) SEE: clamp | :: |
| cranberry {n} (berry) | :: Amerikaanse veenbes {c} |
| cranberry juice {n} (the unfermented juice of squeezed cranberries) | :: veenbessap {n} |
| crane {n} (bird) | :: kraanvogel {m}, kraan {m} |
| crane {n} (machinery) | :: hijskraan {m} {f}, kraan {m} {f}, hefkraan {m} {f} |
| cranefly {n} (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) | :: langpootmug {f} |
| cranial orbit {n} (eye socket) SEE: eye socket | :: |
| craniotomy {n} (surgical procedure) | :: craniotomie {f} |
| cranium {n} (skull) SEE: skull | :: |
| cranium {n} ((anatomy) braincase or neurocranium) | :: hersenpan |
| crank {n} (a bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an arm attached to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation) | :: zwengel {m}, krukas {m} {f} |
| crank {n} (pseudoscience advocate) | :: aluhoedje, complotdenker |
| crank {v} (to turn by means of a crank) | :: aanzwengelen |
| crank {v} (to turn a crank) | :: zwengelen |
| crankshaft {n} (rotating shaft that drives a crank) | :: krukas {f} |
| cranky {adj} (grouchy, irritable; easily upset) | :: opvliegend, driftig |
| cranny {n} (A small, narrow opening, fissure, crevice, or chink) | :: spleet, scheur |
| crap {n} (husk of grain) | :: kaf {n} |
| crap {n} (something of poor quality) | :: rotzooi {m} {f} |
| crap {n} (feces) | :: poep |
| crappy {adj} (covered in, containing feces) | :: bekakt |
| crapshoot {n} (craps game) | :: dobbelspel |
| crash {n} (loud sound) | :: knal {m} |
| crash {n} (vehicle accident) | :: botsing |
| crash {n} (computer malfunction) | :: crash {m}, computercrash {m} |
| crash {n} (sudden large decline of business) | :: crash {m}, beurscrash {m} |
| crash {v} (to collide, fall or come down violently) | :: neerstorten |
| crash {v} (slang: to turn up without having been invited) | :: binnenvallen |
| crash {v} (computing: to terminate unexpectedly) | :: vastlopen |
| crash barrier {n} (barrier on the side of a road) | :: vangrail {m} {f} |
| crash course {n} (quick, intense course) | :: crashcourse {m}, snelcursus {m} |
| crass {adj} (coarse; crude; not refined, insensitive) | :: grof, ruw, ongevoelig, insensibel |
| crass {adj} (materialistic) | :: materialistisch |
| crass {adj} (dense) | :: dicht, opeengepakt |
| -crat {suffix} (participant) | :: -craat |
| -crat {suffix} (advocate) | :: -craat |
| crate {n} (box or basket) | :: krat {n} |
| crater {n} (astronomy: hemispherical pit) | :: krater {m} |
| Crater {prop} (a constellation) | :: Beker {m} |
| crave {n} (to want strongly) | :: verlangen |
| crawdad {n} (crayfish) SEE: crayfish | :: |
| crawfish {n} (crayfish) SEE: crayfish | :: |
| crawl {v} (to move along the ground) | :: kruipen |
| crawldad {n} (crayfish) SEE: crayfish | :: |
| crawler {n} (sycophant) SEE: sycophant | :: |
| crawlfish {n} (crayfish) SEE: crayfish | :: |
| crawl space {n} (opening underneath the bottom of a building or storey) | :: kruipruimte {f} |
| craye {n} (vessel) | :: kraai |
| crayfish {n} (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) | :: rivierkreeft {m} |
| crayon {n} (colored chalk or wax) | :: kleurpotlood {n} |
| crazy {adj} (insane, demented) | :: zot, gek, getikt, gestoord, krankjorum, geschift |
| crazy {adj} | :: gek |
| crèche {n} (nativity scene) SEE: nativity scene | :: |
| creak {v} (to make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound) | :: krassen |
| cream {n} (oily part of milk) | :: room {m} |
| cream {n} (colour) | :: crème {f} |
| cream {n} (the best part) | :: crème de la crème |
| cream {n} (product to apply to the skin) | :: crème {f}, zalf {f} |
| cream {adj} (colour) | :: crèmekleurig, crème, crèmewit |
| cream-colored courser {n} (Cursorius cursor) | :: renvogel |
| cream of the crop {n} (the best) | :: crème de la crème, het neusje van de zalm |
| cream of wheat {n} (semolina pudding) SEE: semolina pudding | :: |
| cream puff {n} (hollow pastry filled with cream or custard) | :: soesje {n} |
| crease {n} (mark made by folding) | :: plooi, kreukel |
| create {v} (to put into existence) | :: creëren, scheppen, maken |
| create {v} (to design, invest with a new form, shape etc.) | :: creëren, scheppen, ontwerpen |
| create {v} | :: scheppen |
| creation {n} (something created such as an invention or artwork) | :: creatie {f}, uitvinding {f} |
| creation {n} (act of creation) | :: creatie {f}, schepping {f} |
| creation {n} ((Biblical) all which exists) | :: schepping {f} |
| creationary {adj} (of or relating to creation) | :: creationair |
| creationism {n} (any creationary theory or belief system) | :: creationisme {n}, scheppingsleer {m} |
| creationist {adj} (of or relating to creationism) | :: creationistisch |
| creationistic {adj} (of or pertaining to creationism) | :: creationistisch |
| creative {adj} (having the ability to create) | :: creatief |
| creative {adj} (original, expressive, and imaginative) | :: creatief, kunstzinnig |
| creative {n} (person directly involved in a creative marketing process) | :: creatief |
| creativity {n} (quality or ability to create or invent something) | :: creativiteit |
| creator {n} (one who creates) | :: maker {m} |
| creator {n} (the deity that created the world) | :: schepper {m} |
| creatural {adj} (of or relating to a creature) | :: schepsel- |
| creature {n} (living being) | :: schepsel, creatuur, wezen {n} |
| credence {n} (acceptance of a belief or claim) | :: aanvaarding {f}, geloof {n}, aanname {f} |
| credence {n} (credential or supporting material for a person or claim) | :: aanbeveling {f}, ondersteuning {f}, bewijs {n} |
| credence {v} (acceptance of a belief or claim) | :: aanvaarden, aannemen, geloven |
| credentials {n} (documentary evidence of someone's right to credit or authority) | :: geloofsbrief {m} |
| credibility {n} (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) | :: geloofwaardigheid {f} |
| credible {adj} (authentic or convincing) | :: geloofwaardig |
| credit {v} (to believe) | :: geloof hechten aan, geloven |
| credit {v} (to add to an account) | :: crediteren |
| credit {v} (to acknowledge a contribution) | :: toeschrijven, toedenken, vermelden |
| credit {n} (recognition and respect) | :: lof {m}, lofbetuiging {f} |
| credit {n} (privilege of delayed payment) | :: krediet {n}, betalingsuitstel {n} |
| credit {n} (one's credit rating) | :: kredietwaardigheid {f} |
| credit {n} (accounting: amount added to an account) | :: saldo {n} |
| credit card {n} (card connected to a credit account used to buy goods or services) | :: creditcard {m}, kredietkaart {m} {f} |
| credit institution {n} | :: kredietinstelling |
| creditor {n} (a person to whom a debt is owed) | :: schuldeiser {m} |
| credulity {n} (gullibility) SEE: gullibility | :: |
| Cree {prop} (an aboriginal nation of North America) | :: Cree |
| Cree {prop} (Algonquian language spoken by this people) | :: Cree {n} |
| creed {n} (that which is believed) | :: geloofsovertuiging {f} |
| creed {n} (reading or statement of belief that summarizes the faith it represents) | :: geloofsbelijdenis {f}, credo {n} |
| creed {v} (to believe, credit, see also: believe) | :: geloven |
| creek {n} (small inlet or bay) | :: kreek {m} {f}, slenk {m} |
| creel {n} (osier basket to hold fish) | :: leefnet {n} |
| creep {v} (to grow across a surface rather than upwards) | :: kruipen |
| creep {v} (to move slowly and quietly in a particular direction) | :: kruipen |
| creep {v} (to change or deviate gradually) | :: opschuiven |
| creep {n} (movement of something that creeps) | :: kruip {m} |
| creep {n} (informal: annoyingly unpleasant person) | :: griezel {m}, engerd {m} |
| creep {n} (pejorative: frightening or disconcerting person) | :: engerd {m} {f} |
| creep {v} (to move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground) SEE: crawl | :: |
| creepy {adj} (producing a fearful sensation) | :: griezelig |
| cremation {n} (burning) | :: crematie {f}, lijkverbranding {f}, verassing {f} |
| crematorium {n} (place where dead bodies are cremated) | :: crematorium {n} |
| crematory {n} (crematorium) SEE: crematorium | :: |
| creme de la creme {n} (crème de la crème) SEE: crème de la crème | :: |
| crenellate {v} (to indent; to notch) SEE: indent | :: |
| crenellation {n} (pattern along the top of a parapet through which arrows or other weaponry may be shot) | :: kantelen {m-p} |
| creole {n} (lect formed from two languages) | :: creools {n} |
| Creole {n} (descendant of white settlers born in colonized country) | :: creool {m} |
| creosote bush {n} (creosote bush) | :: kreosootstruik {m} |
| creperie {n} (restaurant that specializes in crêpes) | :: crêperie |
| crepuscular {adj} (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight) | :: schemeractief |
| crescent {n} (figure of the moon) | :: maansikkel, wassenaar {m} |
| crescent {n} (curved pastry) | :: croissant, sikkelvormige rij huizen |
| crescent moon {n} (the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter) | :: wassenaar {m} |
| crest {n} (animal’s or bird’s tuft) | :: kuif {f} |
| crest {n} (plume or decoration on a helmet) | :: pluim {f} |
| crest {n} (heraldic bearing) | :: helmteken {n} |
| crest {n} (ridge or top of a wave) | :: kam {m}, golfkam {m}, golftop {m} |
| crest {n} (summit) | :: kam {m}, bergkam {m}, top {m} |
| crestfallen {adj} (sad because of a recent disappointment) | :: beteuterd |
| crestfallen {adj} (depressed) | :: gedeprimeerd |
| Cretaceous {prop} (geologic period within the Mesozoic) | :: Krijt {n} |
| Cretan {adj} (relating to Crete) | :: Kretenzisch |
| Cretan {n} (inhabitant) | :: Kretenzer {m}, Kretenzische {f} |
| Crete {prop} (island) | :: Kreta {n} |
| cretin {n} (person who fails to develop due to congenital hypothyroidism) | :: cretin {m} |
| cretinous {adj} (very stupid) | :: imbeciel |
| crevice {n} (narrow crack) | :: spleet |
| crew {n} (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) | :: bemanning {f}, ploeg {f} |
| crew {n} (non-officer nautical personnel) | :: schepeling {m} |
| crew {n} (group of people working on common task) | :: ploeg {f}, team {n} |
| crew {n} (arts: non-actor members of a theatrical stage production) | :: technisch theaterpersoneel |
| crew {n} (informal: group of friends or associates) | :: gezelschap {n}, ploeg {f}, team {n} |
| crew {n} (member of a crew) | :: bemanningslid {n}, teamlid {n} |
| crew {v} (to be a member of a vessel's crew) | :: (in een bemanning/aan boord) dienen |
| crew {v} (to supply workers or sailors for a crew) | :: bemannen |
| crew {v} (nautical: to recruit a crew) | :: een bemanning werven |
| crib {n} (a child's bed) SEE: cot | :: |
| crib {n} (a baby’s bed with high sides) | :: wieg {m} |
| crib {n} (a feeding trough for animals) | :: voederbak, trog {m} |
| crib {n} (petty theft or plagiarism) | :: plagiaat |
| crib {n} (notes concealed by a student to aid him/her in test or examination) | :: spiekbriefje {n} |
| crib {n} (nativity scene) SEE: nativity scene | :: |
| crib death {n} (the unexplained death of a baby usually while sleeping) | :: wiegendood {m} {f} |
| crib note {n} (concealed reminder) SEE: cheat sheet | :: |
| crib sheet {n} (cheat sheet) SEE: cheat sheet | :: |
| cricket {n} (insect) | :: krekel {m} |
| cricket {n} (game) | :: cricket {n} |
| cricket {n} (fair and sportsmanlike act) | :: fair-play |
| cricket {v} (play the game of cricket) | :: cricketen |
| cricothyrotomy {n} (incision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane) | :: cricothyreotomie {f}, coniotomie {f} |
| crime {n} (specific act committed in violation of the law) | :: misdaad {f} |
| crime {n} (practice or habit of committing crimes) | :: misdaad {f} |
| Crimea {prop} (peninsula, see also: Crimean peninsula) | :: de Krim, Krimland |
| crime against humanity {n} (a large-scale persecution of, or atrocity against a body of people) | :: misdaad tegen de menselijkheid {f} , misdaad tegen de mensheid {f} |
| Crimean {prop} (Crimea) SEE: Crimea | :: |
| Crimean Gothic {prop} (Gothic dialect spoken in Crimea) | :: Krim-Gotisch {n} |
| Crimean Tatar {n} (Crimean Tatar (a Turkic language)) | :: Krimtataars {n}, Krims {n} |
| criminal {adj} (being against the law) | :: misdadig, crimineel, onwettig |
| criminal {adj} (guilty of breaking the law) | :: misdadig, crimineel |
| criminal {adj} (of or relating to crime) | :: misdadig, crimineel |
| criminal {adj} (abhorrent or very undesirable) | :: misdadig, crimineel |
| criminal {n} (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) | :: misdadiger {m}, crimineel {m}, delinquent {m} |
| criminal law {n} (area of law) | :: strafrecht {n} |
| criminal offence {n} (crime) SEE: crime | :: |
| criminal record {n} (a record of past crimes) | :: strafblad {n} |
| criminological {adj} (of or pertaining to criminology) | :: criminologisch |
| criminologist {n} (person who practices criminology) | :: criminoloog {m} |
| criminology {n} (the study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour) | :: criminologie {f} |
| crimson {n} (deep, slightly bluish red) | :: karmijnrood {n}, helrood {n}, dieprood {n}, karmozijn {n} |
| crimson {adj} (having a deep red colour) | :: karmijnrood, helrood, dieprood |
| crimson {v} (blush) SEE: blush | :: |
| crimson tide {n} (menstruation) SEE: menstruation | :: |
| cringe {v} (To shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment) | :: in elkaar krimpen |
| cringeworthy {adj} (that causes one to cringe) | :: tenenkrullend |
| cringy {adj} (cringeworthy) SEE: cringeworthy | :: |
| cripple {adj} (crippled) | :: kreupel |
| cripple {n} (person who has severe impairment in physical abilities) | :: kreupele {m} {f} |
| crippled {adj} (having a physical impediment) | :: verminkt, kreupel |
| crippling {adj} (that cripples) | :: verlammend |
| crisis {n} (crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point) | :: crisis {f}, keerpunt {n} |
| crisis {n} (unstable situation in political, social, economic or military affairs) | :: crisis {f} |
| crisis {n} (sudden change in the course of a disease) | :: crisis {f} |
| crisis {n} (point in a drama at which a conflict reaches a peak before being resolved) | :: breekpunt {n} |
| crispbread {n} (Nordic-style flat dry bread) | :: knäckebröd |
| criterion {n} (standard for comparison and judgment) | :: criterium {n} |
| critic {n} (person who appraises the works of others) | :: criticus {m} |
| critical {adj} (inclined to find fault) | :: kritisch |
| critical {adj} (pertaining to or indicating a crisis) | :: kritiek |
| critical {adj} (extremely important) | :: kritiek |
| critical {adj} (relating to criticism) | :: kritisch |
| critical {adj} (likely to go wrong) | :: kritiek |
| critical {adj} (of the point where a reaction becomes self-sustaining) | :: kritiek |
| critically {adv} (in a critical manner, with criticism) | :: kritiek |
| critical mass {n} (amount of fissile material needed to a nuclear chain reaction) | :: kritische massa |
| critical point {n} (in thermodynamics) | :: kritisch punt |
| critical point {n} (in mathematics) | :: kritisch punt |
| criticism {n} (act of criticising) | :: kritiek |
| criticize {v} (to find fault) | :: kritiseren, bekritiseren, afkeuren, hekelen |
| criticize {v} (to evaluate) | :: kritiseren, bekritiseren, beoordelen |
| crème brûlée {n} (dessert) | :: crème brûlée |
| crème de la crème {n} (best of the best) | :: crème de la crème |
| croak {n} (the harsh cry of various birds, particularly the raven or crow) SEE: caw | :: |
| croak {v} (of a raven, to make its cry) SEE: caw | :: |
| croak {v} (to make a croak) | :: rochelen |
| croak {v} (of a frog, to make its cry) | :: kwaken |
| croak {v} (slang: to die) | :: de pijp uit gaan, sneven |
| Croat {n} (language) SEE: Croatian | :: |
| Croat {n} (citizen of Croatia or person of Croatian ethnicity) | :: Kroaat {m}, Kroate {f}, Kroatische {f} |
| Croatia {prop} (country in Europe) | :: Kroatië {n} |
| Croatian {adj} (of or pertaining to Croatia) | :: Kroatisch |
| Croatian {n} (person of Croatia) | :: Kroaat {m}, Kroatische {f}, Kroaten {p} |
| Croatian {n} (the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian) | :: Kroatisch {n} |
| Croatian Sheepdog {n} (Croatian Sheepdog) | :: kroatische herder |
| crochet {v} (to make needlework using a hooked needle) | :: haken |
| crochetwork {n} (crochet) SEE: crochet | :: |
| crockery {n} (plates, dishes and other eating and serving tableware) | :: servies {n} |
| crocodile {n} (reptile) | :: krokodil |
| crocodile clip {n} (alligator clip) SEE: alligator clip | :: |
| crocodile tear {n} (display of tears that is forced or false) | :: krokodillentranen {f-p} |
| crocus {n} (plant of genus Crocus) | :: krokus {f} |
| croft {n} (cave or cavern) SEE: cave | :: |
| croft {n} (underground chamber) SEE: crypt | :: |
| croissant {n} (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) | :: croissant {m} |
| crone {n} (old woman) | :: besje {f} |
| crone {n} (ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag) | :: heks {f} |
| cronyism {n} (favoritism to friends without regard for their qualifications) | :: vriendjespolitiek {f} |
| crook {n} (a criminal who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things) | :: oplichter {m}, oplichtster {f}, zwendelaar {m}, zwendelaarster {f}, afzetter {m}, afzetster {f}, bedrieger {m}, bedriegster {f} |
| crooked {adj} (having one or more bends or angles) | :: krom, scheef, gebogen |
| crooked {adj} (figurative: dishonest, illegal) | :: corrupt |
| croon {v} (To hum or sing softly or in a sentimental manner) | :: neuriën |
| croon {n} (soft or sentimental hum or song) | :: smartlap {m} |
| crooner {n} (one who croons) | :: smartlapzanger {m}, volkszanger {m} |
| crop {n} (plant grown for any economic purpose) | :: gewas {n}, voedselgewas {n}, voedselplant {m} |
| crop {n} (natural production for a specific year) | :: oogst {m}, opbrengst {m} |
| crop {n} (entire short whip; riding crop, see also: riding crop) | :: rijzweepje {n} |
| crop {n} (short haircut) | :: bros {m} |
| crop {n} (part of bird's or animal’s alimentary tract) | :: krop {m}, keelzak {m} |
| crop {v} (to cut (hair/tail/ears) short) | :: brosknippen |
| crop {v} (remove outer parts of (a photograph or image)) | :: bijknippen, bijsnijden |
| crop top {n} (short T-shirt or blouse that is cut off above the abdomen) | :: naveltrui {f}, naveltruitje {n} |
| crop up {v} (to occur) | :: opduiken, verschijnen |
| croquet {n} (croquette) SEE: croquette | :: |
| croquette {n} (food) | :: kroket {f} |
| crosier {n} (staff of a bishop or abbot) | :: bisschopsstaf |
| cross {n} (geometrical figure) | :: kruis {n} |
| cross {n} (wooden post with a perpendicular beam, used for crucifixion) | :: kruis {n} |
| cross {n} (gesture made by Christians) | :: kruis {n}, kruisteken {n} |
| cross {n} (hook thrown over opponent's punch) | :: cross |
| cross {adj} (opposite, opposed to) | :: tegenwerkend, tegenwerkende |
| cross {adj} (angry, annoyed) | :: geërgerd, geërgerde |
| cross {v} (go from one side of something to the other) | :: oversteken |
| cross {v} (travel in a direction or path that will intersect with that another) | :: kruisen |
| cross {v} (contradict or frustrate the plans of) | :: doorkruisen |
| cross {prep} (across) SEE: across | :: |
| crossbar {n} (top of the goal structure) | :: doellat |
| crossbeam {n} (a horizontal structural beam; a girder) | :: dwarsbalk {m} |
| crossbill {n} (law: bill brought by a defendant against the plaintiff) SEE: counterclaim | :: |
| cross-border {adj} (taking place across a border) | :: grensoverschrijdend |
| crossbow {n} (mechanised weapon based on the bow) | :: kruisboog {m} |
| crossbreed {n} (organism produced by mating of individuals of different varieties or breeds) SEE: hybrid | :: |
| crosseyed {adj} (having both eyes oriented inward, especially involuntarily) | :: scheel |
| cross-eyed {adj} (having both eyes oriented inward) | :: scheel |
| crosshair {n} (reticle) | :: kruisdraad {m}, draadkruis {n} |
| crosshairs {n} (set of two lines used to align the gun with the target) SEE: crosshair | :: |
| crosshatch {n} (pattern of crossing lines) | :: arcering {f} |
| crosshatch {v} (to mark or fill with a crosshatch pattern) | :: arceren |
| crossing {n} (intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross) | :: kruising {f} |
| crossing {n} (voyage across a body of water) | :: oversteek {m} |
| cross out {v} (to strike out) | :: schrappen |
| crosspatch {n} (grumpy person) | :: nijdas {m} |
| cross-pollination {n} (inspiration) | :: kruisbestuiving |
| cross product {n} (vector product) SEE: vector product | :: |
| cross-reference {n} (a reference to another location in the same source) | :: doorverwijzing {f} |
| crossroad {n} (crossroads) SEE: crossroads | :: |
| crossroads {n} (intersection) | :: kruising {f}, kruispunt {n} |
| crossroads {n} (decisive turning point) | :: keerpunt {n} |
| cross section {n} (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) | :: doorsnede {f} {m} |
| cross swords {v} (to fight with someone) SEE: duel | :: |
| cross the Rubicon {v} (to make an irreversible decision) | :: de Rubicon oversteken |
| cross-tie {n} (sleeper) SEE: railroad tie | :: |
| crosstree {n} (a light timber to spread the shrouds) | :: zaling {m} |
| cross vault {n} (structure created by intersection of vaults) SEE: groin vault | :: |
| crosswalk {n} (place where pedestrians can cross a street) | :: oversteekplaats, zebrapad {n} |
| crosswise {adv} (transversely) | :: kruislings, kruiselings |
| crossword {n} (word puzzle) | :: kruiswoordraadsel {n}, kruiswoordpuzzel {m} |
| crossword puzzle {n} (crossword) SEE: crossword | :: |
| crotch {n} (area where something forks) | :: aftakking {f}, vork |
| crotch {n} (area of a person’s body) | :: kruis {n} |
| crotchet rest {n} (quarter rest) SEE: quarter rest | :: |
| crotonaldehyde {n} (organic compound) | :: crotonaldehyde |
| crotonic acid {n} (an unsaturated organic acid) | :: crotonzuur |
| croup {v} (to croak) SEE: croak | :: |
| croupier {n} (person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table) | :: croupier {m}, spelleider {m}, spelleidster {f} |
| crow {n} (any bird of the genus Corvus) | :: kraai {m} |
| crow {n} (bar of iron) | :: koevoet |
| crow {n} (cry of the rooster) | :: hanengekraai |
| crow {v} (to make the sound of a rooster) | :: kraaien |
| crow {v} (to utter a sound of joy) | :: kraaien |
| crowbar {n} (iron or steel bar used as a lever to manually force things apart) | :: koevoet {m}, breekijzer {n} |
| crowd {n} (group of people) | :: menigte {f}, schare {m} {f}, massa |
| crowd {n} (group of things) | :: hoop, massa |
| crowd {n} (the “lower orders” of people) | :: gepeupel {n}, massa, volk {n} |
| crowd control barrier {n} (device to manage people) | :: dranghek {n}, nadar {m} |
| crowded {adj} (containing too many of something) | :: overvol |
| crowfoot {n} (buttercup) SEE: buttercup | :: |
| crown {n} (royal headdress) | :: kroon {f} |
| crown {n} (representation of such a headdress) | :: kroon {f} |
| crown {n} (wreath or band for the head) | :: krans, hoofdband |
| crown {n} (imperial or regal power) | :: kroon |
| crown {n} (topmost part of the head) | :: kruin |
| crown {n} (highest part of a hill) | :: hoogste punt |
| crown {n} (top of a hat) | :: bol |
| crown {n} (centre of a road) | :: midden |
| crown {n} (highest part of an arch) | :: top |
| crown {n} (splendor, culmination, acme) | :: kroon |
| crown {n} (any currency issued by the crown) | :: kroon |
| crown {n} (anatomy: part of tooth) | :: kroon |
| crown {n} (dentistry: prosthetic covering for a tooth) | :: kroon |
| crown {adj} (of, related to, or pertaining to a crown) | :: kroon-, kroons- |
| crown {v} (to place a crown on the head of) | :: kronen |
| crown {v} (to formally declare one a king or emperor) | :: kronen, koning kronen |
| crown {v} (to declare one a winner) | :: bekronen |
| crown cap {n} (type of bottle cap) | :: kroonkurk {m} {f} |
| crown cork {n} (crown cap) SEE: crown cap | :: |
| crown imperial {n} (a plant of the lily family) | :: keizerskroon |
| crowning {n} (act of crowning) SEE: coronation | :: |
| crown jewels {n} (jewelry) | :: kroonjuwelen {n-p} |
| crown jewels {n} (male genitalia) | :: kroonjuwelen {p} |
| crownment {n} (act of crowning) SEE: coronation | :: |
| crown prince {n} (next king) | :: kroonprins {m}, troonsopvolger {m} |
| crown prince {n} (next emperor) | :: troonsopvolger {m} |
| crown princess {n} (the heiress apparent to the throne in a monarchy) | :: kroonprinses |
| crow's feet {n} (wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye) | :: kraaienpoten {p} |
| crow's nest {n} (open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout) | :: kraaiennest {n} |
| crucian {n} (species of freshwater game fish) SEE: crucian carp | :: |
| crucian carp {n} (Carassius carassius) | :: kroeskarper {m} |
| crucible {n} (cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment) | :: smeltkroes |
| crucible {n} (heat-resistant container in which metals are melted) | :: smeltkroes |
| crucible {n} (difficult and trying experience) | :: vuurproef |
| crucified {adj} (that has been subject to crucifixion) | :: gekruisigd |
| crucifix {n} (object) | :: kruis {n}; crucifix {n}, kruisbeeld {n} |
| crucifixion {n} (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross) | :: kruisiging {f}, kruisdood {f} {m}, dood aan het kruis |
| crucifixion {n} (death of Christ on cross) | :: de kruisiging {f}, de kruisdood {f} {m} |
| cruciform {adj} (having the shape of a cross) | :: kruisvormig |
| cruciform {n} (the shape of a cross) | :: kruisvorm {m} |
| crucify {v} (to execute a person by nailing to a crucifix) | :: kruisigen |
| crud {n} (dirt, filth or refuse) | :: rotzooi, smurrie, troep, viezigheid |
| crud {n} (heavy wet snow on which it is difficult to ski) | :: smurrie |
| crud {n} (feces) | :: stront, schijterij |
| crud {n} (contemptible person) | :: rotvent {m}, smeerlap {m}, viezerik {m} |
| crud {n} (slang for disease) | :: smeerlapperij, viezigheid |
| crude {n} (crude oil) SEE: crude oil | :: |
| crude {adj} (being in a natural state) | :: ruw, onbewerkt, ongeraffineerd |
| crude {adj} (characterized by simplicity) | :: onafgewerkt, rudimentair, primitief |
| crude {adj} (lacking concealing elements) | :: naakt |
| crude {adj} (lacking tact or taste) | :: ruw, grof, smakeloos, vulgair |
| crude {adj} (statistics: in an unanalyzed form) | :: ruw |
| crude oil {n} (unrefined oil) | :: ruwe olie {f}, aardolie {f} |
| cruel {adj} (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) | :: wreed, wrede, gemeen, gemene |
| cruelty {n} (indifference to suffering) | :: wreedheid {f}, wreedte {f}, gruwzaamheid {f} |
| cruelty {n} (positive pleasure in inflicting suffering) | :: wreedheid {f}, wreedte {f}, gruwzaamheid {f} |
| cruelty {n} (cruel act) | :: wreedheid {f} |
| cruise {n} (sea voyage) | :: cruise {m} |
| cruise {v} (to sail about) | :: varen |
| cruise {v} (to seek a sexual partner) | :: cruisen |
| cruiser {n} (class of warships) | :: kruiser {m} |
| cruiser {n} (passenger ship designed for cruising) | :: cruiseschip {n} |
| cruise ship {n} (passenger ship) | :: cruiseschip {n} |
| crumb {n} (small piece of biscuit, cake, etc) | :: kruimel {m} |
| crumb {n} ((figurative) small amount) | :: kruimel {m}, morzel |
| crumb {n} (soft internal portion of bread) | :: kruim {n} |
| crumb {v} (to cover with crumbs) | :: paneren |
| crumble {v} (to fall apart) | :: uit elkaar vallen, verbrokkelen, verkruimelen |
| crumble {v} (to render into crumbs) | :: verkruimelen |
| crumple zone {n} (structural feature of an automobile designed to compress during an accident) | :: kreukelzone |
| crusade {n} (grand concerted effort) | :: kruistocht {m} |
| Crusade {n} (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) | :: kruistocht {m} |
| crusader {n} (fighter in the medieval crusades) | :: kruisvaarder {m}, kruisridder {m} |
| crush {n} (violent crowding) | :: overrompeling, stormloop |
| crush {n} (crowd control barrier) | :: dranghek {n} |
| crush {n} (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) | :: bevlieging {f} |
| crush {v} (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) | :: verpletteren, pletten |
| crush {v} (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) | :: vermalen, vergruizelen |
| crush {v} (to overwhelm by pressure or weight) | :: verpletteren, vermorzelen |
| crush {v} (to oppress or burden grievously) | :: verdrukken |
| crush {v} (to overcome completely) | :: verpletteren, overweldigen |
| crushed {adj} (pulverised) | :: verpletterd |
| crushing {adj} (that crushes) | :: verpletterend |
| crust {n} (any solid, hard surface layer) | :: korst |
| crust {n} (outer layer of bread) | :: korst |
| crust {n} (outermost layer of a planet) | :: korst |
| crustacean {n} (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) | :: schaaldier {n} |
| crusty {adj} (grumpy, short-tempered) | :: nors |
| crutch {n} (crotch) SEE: crotch | :: |
| crutch {n} (device to assist in motion as a cane) | :: kruk |
| crux {n} ((heraldry) cross on a coat of arms) SEE: cross | :: |
| crux {n} (critical or transitional moment) | :: kruispunt {n} |
| cry {v} (intransitive: to weep) | :: huilen, wenen (archaic), schreien (archaic), janken |
| cry {v} (intransitive: to shout, scream, yell) | :: schreeuwen, gillen, krijsen |
| cry {v} (transitive: to shout, to scream (words)) | :: roepen, schreeuwen, uitroepen |
| cry {v} (intransitive: to utter animal sounds) | :: roepen |
| crybaby {n} (baby who cries excessively) | :: huilbaby {m} |
| crybaby {n} (person whose feelings are easily hurt) | :: aansteller {m}, huilebalk {m} |
| cry foul {v} (resent) SEE: resent | :: |
| crying {n} (Action of the verb cry) | :: huilen {n} |
| cryogenic {adj} (of, relating to, or performed at low temperatures) | :: cryogeen |
| cry one's eyes out {v} (to moan) SEE: moan | :: |
| cry out {v} (to shout in a loud voice due to pain, fear, or unhappiness) | :: schreeuwen |
| cryovolcano {n} (cryovolcano) | :: cryovulkanisme |
| crypt {n} (undergound vault) | :: krocht {f} |
| crypto- {prefix} | :: crypto- |
| cryptography {n} (discipline concerned with communication security) | :: cryptografie {n}, geheimschrift {f} |
| crypto-Judaism {n} (crypto-Judaism) | :: cryptojodendom {n} |
| cryptozoology {n} (study of postulated animals) | :: cryptozoölogie {c} |
| crystal {n} (array of atoms) | :: kristal {n} |
| crystal {n} (mineral) | :: kristal {n} |
| crystal {n} (glassware) | :: kristal {n} |
| crystal {n} ((used attributively)) | :: kristallen |
| crystal ball {n} (globe used to foretell the future) | :: glazen bol |
| crystalize {v} (crystallize) SEE: crystallize | :: |
| crystallize {v} (to make something form into crystals) | :: kristalliseren |
| crystal set {n} (an early kind of radio receiver) | :: kristalontvanger |
| C-section {n} (Caesarean section) SEE: Caesarean section | :: |
| Côte d'Ivoire {prop} (the Ivory Coast) | :: Ivoorkust |
| cub {n} (the young of certain animals) | :: welp |
| Cuba {prop} (country and largest island in Caribbean) | :: Cuba |
| Cuban {n} (a person from Cuba) | :: Cubaan {m}, Cubaanse {f} |
| Cuban {adj} (of or pertaining to Cuba) | :: Cubaans |
| Cuban red macaw {n} (a small parrot) | :: Cubaanse ara |
| cubbyhole {n} (pigeonhole) SEE: pigeonhole | :: |
| cubbyhole {n} (glove compartment) SEE: glove compartment | :: |
| cubbyhole {n} (a small, snug room) | :: verdwijnhoekje {n} |
| cube {n} (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) | :: kubus {m}, regelmatig zesvlak {n} |
| cube {n} (object more or less in the form of a cube) | :: blokje {n}, klontje {n}, bouillonblokje {n} |
| cube {n} (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) | :: derde macht |
| cube {v} (arithmetic: to raise to the third power) | :: tot de derde macht verheffen |
| cube {v} (to form into the shape of a cube) | :: tot een kubus vormen |
| cube {v} (to cut into cubes) | :: in blokjes snijden |
| cubeb {n} (Piper cubeba) | :: staartpeper {m} |
| cubic {adj} (in the name of units of volume) | :: kubiek |
| cubic {adj} (of a polynomial of third degree) | :: derdegraads |
| cubic {adj} (Having three equal axes and all angles 90°) | :: kubisch |
| cubic centimetre {n} (a unit of volume) | :: kubieke centimeter |
| cubic meter {n} (cubic metre) SEE: cubic metre | :: |
| cubic metre {n} (unit of volume) | :: kubieke meter {m} |
| cubism {n} (An artistic movement characterized by the depiction of natural forms as geometric structures of planes) | :: kubisme |
| Cubist {adj} (of, or pertaining to cubism) | :: kubistisch |
| cubit {n} (anatomy: ulna) SEE: ulna | :: |
| cuboid {n} (rectangular parallelepiped) | :: balk {m} |
| cuckold {n} (man married to an unfaithful wife) | :: hoorndrager {m} |
| cuckold {v} (make a cuckold) | :: bedriegen , onder de kluiten schieten, de hoorns opzetten |
| cuckoo {n} (the bird) | :: koekoek {m} |
| cuckoo clock {n} (clock) | :: koekoeksklok {f} {m} |
| cuckoo spit {n} (frothy mass) | :: koekoeksspuug |
| cucumber {n} (plant) | :: komkommer {m} |
| cucumber {n} (edible fruit) | :: komkommer {m} |
| cud {n} (food chewed for a second time by ruminants) | :: spijsbrok, spijsbal |
| cuddle {n} (affectionate embrace) | :: knuffel {c} |
| cuddle {v} (embrace, lie together snugly) | :: knuffelen |
| cuddle {v} (cradle in one's arms) | :: knuffelen |
| cuddly {adj} (Suitable for cuddling) | :: minzaam, hartelijk, knuffel- |
| cudgel {n} (a short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon) | :: knuppel {m} |
| cudgel one's brain {v} (rack one's brain) SEE: rack one's brain | :: |
| cue {n} (straight tapering rod used to impel the balls in games such as billiards, snooker, and pool) | :: keu {c} |
| cue sport {n} (game played with cue and balls) | :: biljartspel {n} |
| cuff {n} (the end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist) | :: manchet {f}, voormouw |
| cuff {v} (to handcuff) SEE: handcuff | :: |
| cufflink {n} (button used to hold a sleeve cuff together) | :: manchetknoop |
| cuff on the ear {n} (smack on the side of the head) | :: muilpeer, oorvijg, draai om de oren |
| cuisine {n} (characteristic style of preparing food) | :: keuken {f} {m} |
| cuisine {n} (culinary art) SEE: culinary art | :: |
| cul-de-sac {n} (blind alley) SEE: dead end | :: |
| culinary {adj} (relating to the practice of cookery or the activity of cooking) | :: culinair |
| culinary art {n} (cuisine) SEE: cuisine | :: |
| culinary art {n} (art of cooking) | :: kookkunst {f} |
| cull {v} (to pick or take someone or something) | :: uitpikken |
| cull {v} (to select animals from a group and then kill them) | :: ruimen, uitdunnen |
| culminate {v} (astronomy: to reach greatest altitude) | :: dagen, oprijen |
| culminate {v} (to reach the summit, highest point, peak (level) etc.) | :: culmineren, pieken |
| culminate {v} (to climax) | :: besluiten, eindigen, culmineren |
| culminate {v} (to finalize, form climax of) | :: afsluiten, besluiten, beëindigen, finaliseren |
| culpable {adj} (blameworthy) | :: verwijtbaar, schuldig |
| culpable homicide {n} (homicide which is culpable but does not rise to the level of murder) | :: dood door schuld {m} |
| culprit {n} (culprit) | :: schuldige, dader {m} |
| cult {n} (a sect) | :: sekte {f} |
| cult {n} (devotion to a saint) | :: cultus {m} |
| cult film {n} (film with a group of dedicated fans) | :: cultfilm {m} |
| cultivate {v} (grow plants, notably crops) | :: telen, verbouwen |
| cultivate {v} (nurture) | :: cultiveren, verzorgen |
| cultivate {v} (turn or stir soil in preparation for planting) | :: bewerken |
| cultivation {n} (art or act of cultivating) | :: teelt {c} |
| cultural {adj} (pertaining to culture) | :: cultureel |
| cultural center {n} (organization or building that promotes arts) | :: cultureel centrum {n} |
| cultural centre {n} (cultural center) SEE: cultural center | :: |
| Cultural Revolution {prop} (Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution) | :: Culturele Revolutie {f} |
| Cultural Revolution {prop} (Iran's Cultural Revolution) | :: Culturele Revolutie {f}, Cu {f} |
| Cultural Revolution {prop} (any Cultural Revolution) | :: Culturele Revolutie {f} |
| cultural studies {n} (diverse field of study) | :: cultuurwetenschappen {p} {f} |
| cultural wealth {n} (the collection of arts that help to define the culture of a region) | :: culturele rijkdom {f} |
| culture {n} (arts, customs and habits) | :: cultuur {f} |
| culture {n} (botany: cultivation) SEE: cultivation | :: |
| culture shock {n} (state of anxious confusion) | :: cultuurschok {m} |
| culver {n} (culverin) SEE: culverin | :: |
| culver {n} (Columba palumbus) SEE: wood pigeon | :: |
| culverin {n} (handgun) | :: veldslang {f}, culverin {f} |
| culvert {n} (channel for draining water) | :: duiker {m}, grondzijl {f}, verlaat {n}, zinker {m} |
| cum {n} (slang: semen) | :: kwakje |
| cum {v} (slang: have an orgasm; ejaculate) | :: klaarkomen, komen |
| cumbersome {adj} (burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; vexatious; cumbrous) | :: hinderlijk, lastig, moeilijk, moeizaam, zwaar |
| cumbersome {adj} (not easily managed or handled; awkward) | :: lastig, moeilijk, moeizaam, onhandig, zwaar, omslachtig |
| cumbersome {adj} (hard, difficult, demanding to handle) | :: lastig, moeilijk, moeizaam |
| cumbersome {adj} (inert, lumbering, slow in movement) | :: log, lastig |
| cumin {n} (plant Cuminum cyminum) | :: komijn {m}, kummel {m} |
| cumin {n} (its seed used as spice) | :: komijn {m}, komijnzaad {n}, kummel {m} |
| cum laude {adv} (with praise) | :: met onderscheiding |
| cummerbund {n} (broad sash) | :: brede ceintuur {f} |
| cummingtonite {n} (mineral magnesium-iron silicate hydroxide) | :: cummingtoniet {m} |
| cumulative {adj} (incorporating all data up to the present) | :: cumulatief |
| cumulus {n} (white puffy cloud) | :: stapelwolk {m} {f} |
| cuneiform {adj} (having the form of a wedge) | :: wigvormig |
| cuneiform {adj} (written in the cuneiform writing system) | :: spijkerschrift {n}, wigschrift {n} |
| cuneiform {n} (ancient writing system) | :: spijkerschrift {n}, wigschrift {n} |
| cunnilingus {n} (oral stimulation of female genitals) | :: beffen {n}, cunnilingus {m}, minetten {n} |
| cunning {adj} (sly) | :: sluw, doortrapt, geslepen, leep |
| cunning {adj} (skillful) | :: handig, bedreven |
| cunning {n} (skill of being sly or deceitful) | :: sluwheid |
| cunning {n} (aptitude) | :: kundigheid {f} |
| cunning folk {n} (professional or semi-professional practitioner of magic) | :: toverdokters {m-p}, duivelbanners {m-p} |
| cunt {n} (genitalia) | :: kut {f} |
| cunt {n} (unpleasant or objectionable person) | :: kutwijf {n} , kut |
| cup {n} (drinking vessel) | :: beker {m}, kop {m}, mok {f}, tas {f}, jat {f}, kopje {n} |
| cup {n} (trophy) | :: beker {m} |
| cup {n} (contest) | :: bekertoernooi {n} |
| cup {n} (suction cup) SEE: suction cup | :: |
| cupbearer {n} (one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served) | :: schenker |
| cupboard {n} (enclosed storage) | :: kast {f} |
| cupboard {n} (a cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food) | :: keukenkast {f} |
| Cupid {prop} (god of love, son of Venus) | :: Cupido {m}, Amor {m} |
| cup of tea {n} (tea in a cup) | :: kopje thee |
| cup of tea {n} (something of interest) | :: kopje thee |
| cupola {n} (architecture: dome-shaped ornamental structure) | :: koepel {m} |
| cupola {n} (military: small turret) | :: koepel {m} |
| cur {n} (inferior dog) | :: mormel {n} |
| cur {n} (detestable person) | :: hondsvot {m} |
| curaçao {n} (liqueur) | :: curaçao {m} |
| Curaçao {prop} (Island) | :: Curaçao |
| Curaçaoan {adj} (from Curaçao) | :: Curaçaos |
| Curaçaoan {n} (Someone from Curaçao) | :: Curaçaoënaar {m}, Curaçaose {f} |
| curare {n} (a substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine) | :: curare {n} |
| curate {n} (parish priest) | :: kapelaan {m} |
| curator {n} (person who manages, administers or organizes a collection) | :: conservator {m}, conservatrice {f} |
| curb {n} (concrete along the edge of a road) SEE: kerb | :: |
| curb {n} (something that checks or restrains) | :: kering {f}, hindernis {f} |
| curb {v} | :: intomen, beteugelen |
| curb {v} (rein in) SEE: rein in | :: |
| curd {n} (part of milk that coagulates) | :: wrongel {f} |
| curd {v} (curdle) SEE: curdle | :: |
| curd cheese {n} (cottage cheese) SEE: cottage cheese | :: |
| curdle {v} (to form or cause to form curds) | :: stremmen |
| curdle {v} (to coagulate) | :: klonteren |
| cure {n} (method, device or medication that restores good health) | :: remedie {f} |
| cure {v} (to restore to health) | :: genezen, helen |
| cure {v} (to bring (a disease) to an end) | :: genezen, helen |
| cure {v} (to prepare for keeping or use) | :: conserveren |
| curer {n} (healer) SEE: healer | :: |
| curette {n} (spoon-shaped surgical instrument) | :: curette {f} |
| curfew {n} (a regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their homes by a certain time) | :: avondklok {f}, uitgangsverbod {n} |
| curfew {n} (the time when such restriction begins) | :: avondklok {f}, spertijd {m} |
| curfew {n} (evening bell) | :: avondklok {f} |
| curio {n} (strange and interesting object) | :: curiosum, curiositeit |
| curiosity {n} (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore) | :: nieuwsgierigheid |
| curiosity {n} (unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest) | :: curiositeit {f} |
| curious {adj} (tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate, see also: inquisitive) | :: nieuwsgierig |
| curious {adj} (leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual) | :: apart |
| curium {n} (chemical element) | :: curium {n} |
| curl {n} (lock of curling hair) | :: krul {m} {f}, lok |
| curl {n} (mathematics: vector operator) | :: rotatie |
| curlew {n} (migratory wading bird) | :: wulp |
| curlew sandpiper {n} (Calidris ferruginea) | :: krombek strandloper |
| curly {adj} (having curls) | :: krullig, krullerig |
| curly {n} (a person or animal with curly hair) | :: krullenbol {m} {f} |
| curly bracket {n} (either of the two characters: “{” and “}”) | :: accolade |
| curly fries {n} (deep fried strips of potato) | :: krulfrieten {p} |
| curly kale {n} | :: boerenkool {f} |
| curmudgeon {n} (an ill-tempered stubborn person) | :: iezegrim {m}, kankeraar |
| currant {n} (small dried grape) | :: krent {f} |
| currant {n} (fruit of the genus Ribes) | :: aalbes {f} |
| currency {n} (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) | :: munteenheid {f}, valuta {f} |
| currency {n} (fluency) SEE: fluency | :: |
| current {n} | :: stroming {f}, stroom {m} |
| current {n} (time rate of flow of electric charge) | :: stroom {m} |
| current {adj} (existing or occurring at the moment) | :: huidig, huidige, actueel |
| current {adj} (generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment) | :: aktueel, aktuele |
| current account {n} (part of balance of payments) | :: lopende rekening van de betalingsbalans {f} |
| current account {n} (checking account) | :: zichtrekening {f}, lopende rekening |
| current affairs {n} (current events) SEE: current events | :: |
| current events {n} (news items) | :: actualiteiten |
| currently {adv} (at this moment) | :: momenteel, huidig |
| curriculum {n} (set of courses and coursework) | :: curriculum {n} |
| curriculum vitae {n} (written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.) | :: curriculum vitae {n}, levensloop {m} |
| curry {n} (dish) | :: kerrieschotel, curryschotel |
| curry {n} (sauce or relish) | :: kerrie {m}, curry {m} |
| curry {v} (to groom a horse) | :: roskammen |
| curry {v} (curry favor) SEE: curry favor | :: |
| currycomb {n} (a comb or brush used to groom horses) | :: roskam |
| curry favor {v} (to seek to gain favor by flattery) | :: een wit voetje halen, slijmen |
| curry ketchup {n} (ketchup with added curry and other spices) | :: curry {m}, curryketchup {m} |
| currywurst {n} (pork sausage cut into slices seasoned with a curry sauce) | :: curryworst {f} |
| curse {n} (supernatural detriment) | :: vloek {m}, verwensing |
| curse {n} (prayer that harm may befall someone) | :: vloek {m} |
| curse {v} (to place a curse upon) | :: vervloeken, beheksen |
| curse {v} (to call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon) | :: vervloeken |
| curse {v} (to utter a vulgar curse) | :: vloeken |
| cursed {adj} (having some sort of divine harm) | :: vervloekt |
| curse word {n} (vulgarity) SEE: swear word | :: |
| cursive {n} (character) | :: cursief {f} |
| cursive {n} (manuscript) | :: cursiefje |
| cursively {adv} (In a cursive manner) | :: cursief, aan elkaar |
| cursor {n} (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) | :: muisaanwijzer {m}, cursor {m} |
| cursory {adj} (hasty, superficial, careless) | :: haastig, oppervlakkig, vluchtig |
| curt {adj} | :: kortaf |
| curtail {v} (cut short an animal's tail) | :: beknotten, knotten, kortwieken, bekorten, inkorten, verkorten |
| curtail {v} (shorten or abridge) | :: beknotten, knotten, kortwieken, bekorten, inkorten, verkorten |
| curtail {v} (limit or restrict) | :: beknotten, kort houden, kortwieken, beperken |
| curtain {n} (piece of cloth covering a window) | :: gordijn {n} |
| curtain {n} (piece of cloth in a theater) | :: doek {n} |
| curtsey {n} (small bow of knees and lowered body, usually by a female) | :: nijging {f} |
| curtsey {v} (to make a curtsey) | :: nijgen |
| curve {n} (gentle bend) | :: curve {f}, kromming {f}, bocht {m} |
| curve {n} (geometry: one-dimensional figure) | :: curve {f}, kromme {f} |
| curve {n} (informal: usually in plural: attractive features of a woman or informal: attractive shape of a woman's body) | :: rondingen {m-p}, figuur {f} |
| curve {v} (bend, crook) | :: krommen, plooien, buigen |
| curve {v} (bend or turn gradually from a given direction) | :: afbuigen |
| curve {adj} (crooked) SEE: crooked | :: |
| curve-billed thrasher {n} (Toxostoma curvirostre) | :: krombekspotlijster {m} |
| curvy {adj} (buxom) SEE: buxom | :: |
| cushion {n} (soft material in cloth bag) | :: kussen {n} |
| cushion {n} (absorbent or protective item) | :: kussen {n} |
| cushion {n} (in cue sports) | :: band |
| cusp {n} (sharp point or pointed end) | :: piek, spits |
| cuspidor {n} (spittoon) SEE: spittoon | :: |
| cuss {v} (to use cursing) | :: vervloeken |
| custard apple {n} (Annona muricata) SEE: soursop | :: |
| custard apple {n} (Annona squamosa) SEE: sugar apple | :: |
| custodian {n} (A person entrusted with the custody or care) | :: bewaarder {m} |
| custodianship {n} (The office, or the duty of a custodian) | :: voogdij |
| custody {n} (legal right to take care of something or somebody) | :: hoederecht {n} |
| custom {n} (frequent repetition of the same act) | :: manieren, gebruiken |
| custom {n} (habitual buying of goods) | :: klandizie {f} |
| custom {n} (long-established practice) | :: gewoonte, gebruik |
| custom {n} (familiar acquaintance; familiarity) | :: bekendheid |
| custom {n} (the customary toll, tax, or tribute) | :: heffing, tol, accijns |
| custom {adj} (custom-made) | :: op maat, aangepast |
| customarily {adv} (normally) SEE: normally | :: |
| customer {n} (one who purchases or receives a product or service) | :: klant {m} |
| customer service {n} (act of providing services) | :: klantenservice {m} {f} |
| customer service {n} (department) | :: klantenservice {m} {f} |
| customer support {n} (provision of service) | :: klantenondersteuning |
| custom house {n} (official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit) | :: douane {f} |
| custom-made {adj} (custom-made) | :: op maat, aangepast |
| customs {n} (the duties or taxes imposed on imported or exported goods) | :: douanerechten {n-p} |
| customs {n} (custom house) SEE: custom house | :: |
| customs clearance {n} | :: uitklaring |
| customs declaration {n} (statement) | :: douane-aangifte {f} |
| cut {v} (to perform an incision) | :: snijden |
| cut {v} (to divide with a sharp instrument) | :: snijden |
| cut {v} (to separate from prior association) | :: scheiden |
| cut {v} (computing: to remove and place in memory) | :: knippen |
| cut {v} (to enter a queue in a wrong place) | :: voorsteken |
| cut {v} (to cease recording) | :: knippen, stoppen |
| cut {v} (to reduce) | :: snijden in, verminderen |
| cut {v} (to form or shape by cutting) | :: slijpen |
| cut {v} (to intersect dividing into half) | :: verdelen |
| cut {v} (colloquial, not to attend a class) | :: spijbelen |
| cut {v} (to change direction suddenly) | :: kappen |
| cut {v} (to divide a pack of playing cards) | :: schudden |
| cut {adj} (having been cut) | :: gesneden |
| cut {adj} (of a gem, carved into a shape) | :: geslepen |
| cut {n} (result of cutting) | :: snee |
| cut {n} (opening resulting from cutting) | :: snee |
| cut {n} (manner or style a garment is fashioned in) | :: snit |
| cut {n} (slab of meat) | :: stuk {n} |
| cut {n} (skein of yarn) SEE: skein | :: |
| cut {n} (haircut) SEE: haircut | :: |
| cut {n} (common workhorse) SEE: gelding | :: |
| cut down {v} (bring down a tree) | :: vellen |
| cute {adj} (having features mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals) | :: schattig, koddig, lief, zoetjes |
| cute {adj} (attractive or pleasing in a youthful, dainty, quaint or fun-spirited way) | :: leuk, geestig, guitig, olijk |
| cute {adj} (dated: mentally keen or discerning; clever, shrewd) | :: knap |
| cuticle {n} (strip of hardened skin at the base of the finger and toenail) | :: nagelriem |
| cuticle {n} (outermost layer of skin of vertebrates) SEE: epidermis | :: |
| cuticula {n} (covering outside epidermis) SEE: cuticle | :: |
| cutie {n} (a cute person or animal) | :: schatje {n} |
| cutify {v} (To form skin) | :: huidvorming {f}, wonddichting {f} |
| cutify {v} (To make cute) | :: verschattigen |
| cutlass {n} (machete) SEE: machete | :: |
| cutlass {n} (a short sword with a curved blade) | :: hartsvanger |
| cutler {n} (One whose business is making or dealing in cutlery) | :: messenmaker {m}, messenmaakster {f} |
| cutlery {n} (eating and serving utensils) | :: bestek {n}, couvert {n} |
| cutlet {n} (meat chop) | :: kotelet {f}{m} |
| cut off one's nose to spite one's face {v} (harm oneself as a result of trying to harm an adversary) | :: wie zijn neus schendt schendt zijn aangezicht |
| cut one loose {v} (fart) | :: eentje laten vliegen, eentje loslaten |
| cut out {v} (stop working, be disconnected) | :: uitvallen, afslaan, (a person on the telephone): wegvallen |
| cutter {n} (single-masted sailing ship type) | :: kotter {m} |
| cutting {n} (leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant) | :: stek {c} |
| cutting board {n} (chopping board) SEE: chopping board | :: |
| cuttlefish {n} (any of various squidlike mollusks) | :: zeekat {c} |
| cut up {v} (to aggressively move in front of another vehicle) | :: snijden |
| cwm {n} (valley head created through glacial erosion) | :: keteldal {n}, kaar {n}, U-dal {n} |
| cyan {n} (a colour between blue and green) | :: cyaan {n}, appelblauwzeegroen {n} |
| cyan {adj} (of the colour cyan) | :: cyaankleurig |
| cyanogen {n} (organic compound) | :: cyanogeen, cyaan |
| cyanogen {n} (radical) | :: cyaan |
| cyanosis {n} (discolouration of the skin) | :: cyanose {f} |
| cyber- {prefix} (the Internet or cyberspace) | :: cyber- |
| cyberattack {n} (an attack over a computer network) | :: cyberaanval {m} |
| cybernetic {adj} (relating to the mathematical study of control) | :: cybernetisch, stuurkundig |
| cybernetic {adj} (relating to computers and Internet) | :: cyber-, computer- |
| cybernetics {n} (science of communication and control) | :: cybernetica {?}, cybernetika {?}, stuurkunde {?} |
| cybernetics {n} (the art/study of controling) | :: stuurkunde {?} |
| cybernetics {n} (technology related to computers) | :: cybertechnologie {?} |
| cybersex {v} (exchange explicit sexual experiences online) | :: cyberseks {m} |
| cyborg {n} (person who is part machine) | :: cyborg |
| Cyclades {prop} (island chain) | :: Cycladen {m-p} |
| cycle {n} (complete rotation) | :: cyclus {m} |
| cycle {n} (process that repeats itself) | :: cyclus {m} |
| cycle {n} (program on a washing machine etc.) | :: programma {n} |
| cycle {v} (to ride a cycle) | :: fietsen, rijden |
| cycle {v} (to turn power off and back on) | :: in- en uitschakelen, aan- en uit-/afzetten |
| cycle {n} (imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens) SEE: celestial sphere | :: |
| cycle path {n} (path segregated for bicycles) SEE: bicycle path | :: |
| cycling {n} (The sport of riding and racing bicycles) | :: wielrennen |
| cyclist {n} (person who rides a cycle) | :: wielrenner {m}, fietser {m}, wielrijder {m}, wielrenster {f}, wielrijdster {f} |
| cyclocross {n} (form of bicycle racing) | :: cyclocross {m} |
| cyclone {n} (rotating system of winds) | :: cycloon {m}, wervelstorm {m} |
| cyclopropane {n} (the simplest alicyclic hydrocarbon, C3H6) | :: cyclopropaan |
| cyclopropene {n} (cycloalkene having three carbon atoms) | :: cyclopropeen |
| Cygnus {prop} (constellation) | :: Zwaan {m} |
| cylinder {n} (geometry: surface) | :: cilinder {m} |
| cylinder {n} (geometry: solid) | :: cilinder {m} |
| cylinder {n} (any cylindrical object) | :: cilinder {m} |
| cylinder {n} (cavity or chamber) | :: cilinder {m} |
| cylinder {n} (part of a revolver which contains chambers for rounds) | :: trommel {f} {m} |
| cylinder head {n} (part of an internal combustion engine) | :: cilinderkop {m} |
| cylindrical {adj} (shaped like a cylinder) | :: cilindrisch, cilindervormig |
| cymbal {n} (concave plate of brass or bronze that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck) | :: klankbekken {n} |
| cymose {adj} (botany: having a flower cluster with stems ending in a flower that opens before those below it) | :: cymeus |
| cynic {n} (A person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness) | :: cynicus {m} |
| cynic {n} (A person whose outlook is scornfully negative) | :: cynicus {m} |
| cynical {adj} (of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated by base desires or selfishness) | :: cynisch |
| cynicism {n} (skeptical, scornful or pessimistic attitude) | :: cynisme {n} |
| cynophobia {n} (an irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines) | :: canofobie {f}, kynofobie {f} |
| cypress {n} (an evergreen coniferous tree) | :: cipres {m} |
| Cypriot {n} (Person from Cyprus) | :: Cyprioot |
| Cypriot {adj} (Of, from or relating to Cyprus) | :: Cypriotisch |
| Cyprus {prop} (country) | :: Cyprus {n} |
| Cyrenaica {prop} (province on the North African coast) | :: Cyrenaica |
| Cyrillic {adj} (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) | :: Cyrillisch |
| Cyrillic {prop} (a script or alphabet) | :: cyrillisch |
| cyst {n} (sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ) | :: cyste |
| cystoscopy {n} (endoscopy of the urinary bladder) | :: cystoscopie {f} |
| cyto- {prefix} (regarding cells) | :: cyto- |
| cytokine {n} (any of various small regulatory proteins) | :: cytokine |
| cytology {n} (biology: the study of cells) | :: cytologie {f}, celleer de |
| cytoplasm {n} (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus) | :: cytoplasma {n} |
| cytoskeleton {n} | :: cytoskelet {n} |
| cytosol {n} (the solution of a cells cytoplasm) | :: cytosol {n} |
| Czech {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to the country, people, culture or language) | :: Tsjechisch |
| Czech {n} (person) | :: Tsjech {m}, Tsjechische {f} |
| Czech {n} (language) | :: Tsjechisch |
| Czechia {prop} (country in Europe) | :: Tsjechië {n} |
| Czechoslovakia {prop} (former country in Central Europe) | :: Tsjechoslowakije |
| Czecho-Slovakia {prop} (dated form of Czechoslovakia) | :: Tsjecho-Slowakije |
| Czech Republic {prop} (country in Central Europe) | :: Tsjechische Republiek, Tsjechië {n} |