| d10 {n} | :: d10 |
| d12 {n} | :: d12 |
| d20 {n} | :: d20 |
| d4 {n} | :: d4 |
| d6 {n} | :: d6 |
| d8 {n} | :: d8 |
| daalder {n} (historic Dutch currency) | :: daalder {m} |
| dab {n} (fingerprint) SEE: fingerprint | :: |
| dabble {v} (to cause splashing by moving a body part in soft mud, water, etc.) | :: dompelen, spetteren |
| dabble {v} (to participate in a casual or superficial way) | :: liefhebberen, als liefhebberij hebben |
| dace {n} (Leuciscus leuciscus) | :: serpeling |
| dacha {n} (Russian villa or summer house) | :: datsja |
| dachshund {n} (breed of dog) | :: teckel {m}, dashond {m} |
| Dacia {prop} (ancient kingdom and Roman province) | :: Dacië |
| Dacian {n} (member of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia) | :: Daciër |
| Dacian {prop} (language) | :: Dacisch |
| dacite {n} (an igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content) | :: daciet {f} |
| dactyl {n} (poetical foot of three syllables) | :: dactylus {m} |
| dactyloscopy {n} (forensic analysis of fingerprints) | :: dactyloscopie {f} |
| dad {n} (informal: a father) | :: pappa |
| Dada {n} (cultural movement, see also: dadaism) | :: dadaïsme {n}, dada {n} |
| dadaism {n} (cultural movement, see also: Dada) | :: dadaïsme {n} |
| daddy {n} (father) | :: papa {m}, pappa {m}, pappie {m}, vake {m} |
| daddy longlegs {n} (cranefly) SEE: cranefly | :: |
| daffodil {n} (flower) | :: narcis {f} |
| Daffy Duck {prop} (comic duck) | :: Daffy Duck |
| Dagestan {prop} (federal subject of Russia) | :: Dagestan |
| dagga {n} (cement) SEE: cement | :: |
| dagger {n} (a stabbing weapon) | :: dolk {m} |
| dagger {n} (a text character) | :: kruis {n} |
| dago {n} (person of Italian descent) SEE: wop | :: |
| dahlia {n} (any plant of the genus Dahlia) | :: dahlia {f} |
| daikon {n} (large white radish) | :: Daikon, witte rammenas, winter-radijs, Japanse radijs, Chinese radijs |
| daily {adj} (that occurs every day) | :: dagelijks |
| daily {n} (newspaper) | :: dagblad {n} |
| daily {adv} (every day) | :: dagelijks |
| daimon {n} (tutelary deity) SEE: tutelary deity | :: |
| daintiness {n} (characteristic of being dainty) | :: aantrekkelijkheid {f} |
| dainty {adj} (delicately small and pretty) | :: delicaat |
| dairy {n} (products produced from milk) | :: zuivel {m} |
| dairy {adj} (referring to products produced from milk) | :: zuivel- |
| dairy cow {n} (cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk) | :: melkkoe {f} |
| dairy farm {n} (place where dairy farming takes place) | :: zuivelboerderij {f} |
| dairyman {n} (man who works in a dairy) SEE: milkman | :: |
| dairy product {n} (foodstuff made from milk) | :: zuivelproduct {n} |
| dais {n} (raised platform) | :: podium |
| daisy {n} (Bellis perennis) | :: madeliefje {n} |
| daisy {n} (commonly used term for related flowers) | :: margriet {m} {f} |
| Daisy {prop} (female given name) | :: Margriet, Madelief |
| dale {n} (valley) | :: dal {n}, vallei {f} |
| dalliance {n} (playful flirtation) | :: flirt, |
| dalliance {n} (a wasting of time in idleness or trifles) | :: verspilling, tijdverlies, gelanterfanter |
| Dalmatia {prop} (region in Croatia) | :: Dalmatië {f} {n} |
| Dalmatian {adj} (relating to Dalmatia or its people) | :: Dalmatisch |
| Dalmatian {n} (person from Dalmatia) | :: Dalmatiër {m}, Dalmatische {f} |
| Dalmatian {n} (breed of dog) | :: dalmatiër {m} |
| dam {n} (structure placed across a flowing body of water) | :: dam {m} |
| damage {n} (abstract measure of something not being intact; harm) | :: schade |
| damage {n} (cost or expense) | :: schade |
| damage {v} (to make something less intact or even destroy it; to harm or cause destruction) | :: beschadigen |
| damages {n} (money awarded to a claimant) | :: schadevergoeding {f} |
| Damascus {prop} (the capital city of Syria) | :: Damascus |
| damask {n} (fabric) | :: damast {n} |
| Dammam {prop} (city in Saudi Arabia) | :: Dammam |
| dammit {interj} (expression of anger or disappointment) | :: verdomme |
| damn {v} (theology: to condemn to hell) | :: verdoemen |
| damn {adj} (generic intensifier) | :: verdomd, vervloekt, verdraaid |
| damn {adv} (awfully, extremely) | :: verschrikkelijk, vreselijk, verdomd, verdraaid |
| damp {adj} (Being in a state between dry and wet) | :: klam |
| dampen {v} (depress, lessen) | :: bedrukken |
| damper {n} (valve or movable plate used to regulate flow of air) | :: dampkap {f}, afzuigkap {f} |
| damper {n} (contrivance to deaden vibrations) | :: , demper {m} |
| damper {n} (thing that kills the mood) | :: domper {m} |
| dampness {n} (moderate humidity) | :: vochtigheid |
| dampness {n} (degree to which something is damp) | :: vochtigheid, vochtigheidsgraad |
| damp squib {n} (firework that fails to go off, due to wetting) | :: sisser |
| damselfly {n} (insect) | :: juffer {f} |
| damsel in distress {n} (young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation.) | :: dame in nood {f}, jonkvrouw in nood {f} |
| Dan {prop} (fifth son of Jacob) | :: Dan {m} |
| Dan {prop} (one of the Israelite tribes) | :: Dan |
| Dan {prop} (male given name) | :: Dan {m} |
| dance {n} (movements to music) | :: dans |
| dance {v} (move rhythmically to music) | :: dansen |
| danceable {adj} (suitable for dancing) | :: dansbaar |
| dancehall {n} (public hall for dancing) | :: danszaal {m} |
| dancer {n} (person who dances) | :: danser {m} |
| dancer {n} (a female person who dances) | :: danseres {f} |
| dancer {n} (euphemism for stripper) | :: exotisch danser {m}, karakterdanser {m}, stripdanser {m} |
| dancing {n} (activity of dancing) | :: dansen {n} |
| dandelion {n} (plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum) | :: paardenbloem, leeuwentand {m} |
| dandruff {n} (skin flakes) | :: roos {f}, hoofdroos {f}, pellekes {f} |
| Dane {n} (person from Denmark or of Danish descent) | :: Deen {m}, Deense {f} |
| danewort {n} (Sambucus ebulus) | :: kruidvlier |
| dang {adj} (damn) SEE: damn | :: |
| danger {n} (exposure to likely harm) | :: gevaar {n} |
| danger {n} (instance or cause of liable harm) | :: gevaar {n}, bedreiging {f} |
| dangerous {adj} (full of danger) | :: gevaarlijk, gevaarlijke |
| dangerous {adj} (causing danger, ready to do harm or injury) | :: gevaarlijk |
| dangle {v} (hang loosely) | :: bengelen, bungelen |
| Danian {prop} (a subdivision of the Paleocene epoch) | :: Danien |
| Daniel {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Daniël, (Bijbel) Boek Daniël {n} |
| Daniel {prop} (biblical person) | :: Daniël {m} |
| Daniel {prop} (male given name) | :: Daniël {m}, Daneel {m} |
| Danish {prop} (language) | :: Deens |
| Danish {adj} (of Denmark) | :: Deens |
| Danish {n} (native of Denmark) SEE: Dane | :: |
| Danish crow {n} (hooded crow) SEE: hooded crow | :: |
| dank {adj} (dark, damp and humid) | :: klam, vochtig |
| dank {adj} (highly potent) | :: straf |
| Danny {prop} (Diminutive of Dan, Daniel) | :: Daan {m} |
| danse macabre {n} (a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing) | :: dodendans |
| Dantean {adj} (of or pertaining to Dante or his style) SEE: Dantesque | :: |
| Dantesque {adj} (of or pertaining to Dante or his style, with elevated tone and somber focus) | :: dantesk |
| Danube {prop} (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) | :: Donau |
| Danzig {prop} (Gdańsk) SEE: Gdańsk | :: |
| dappled {adj} (having a mottled or spotted skin or coat) | :: gespikkeld |
| Dardanelles {prop} (strait) | :: Dardanellen {p} |
| dare {v} (to have courage) | :: durven, wagen |
| dare {v} (to defy or challenge) | :: uitdagen, tarten |
| dare {v} (to brave or face up to) | :: riskeren, wagen |
| dare {n} (a challenge) | :: uitdaging {f} |
| daredevil {n} (person who engages in risky behavior) | :: waaghals {m} |
| daring {adj} (willing to take on risks) | :: avontuurlijk, roekeloos, stoutmoedig |
| daring {adj} (courageous) | :: dapper, durvend, gedurfd |
| daring {n} (boldness) | :: durf, lef {n}, branie |
| Darius {prop} (any of several Persian kings) | :: Darius |
| dark {adj} (having an absolute or relative lack of light) | :: donker, duister |
| dark {adj} (hidden, secret) | :: duister, geheim |
| dark {adj} (not bright or light, deeper in hue) | :: donker |
| dark {n} (a complete or partial absence of light) | :: donker {n} |
| dark {n} (ignorance) | :: ongewisse, onwetendheid {f} |
| dark {n} (nightfall) | :: nachtval {c}, het vallen van de avond |
| darken {v} (to make dark by reducing light) | :: verduisteren, verdonkeren |
| darken {v} (to become darker (less bright)) | :: donker worden |
| darken {v} (to make dark(er) in colour) | :: donkerder maken, donkerder kleuren |
| darken {v} (to become dark(er) in colour) | :: donkerder worden |
| dark energy {n} (hypothetical form of energy which, it is supposed, is spread uniformly throughout space and time and has anti-gravitational properties) | :: donkere energie {f} |
| dark-haired {adj} (brunette) SEE: brunette | :: |
| dark magic {n} (black magic) SEE: black magic | :: |
| dark matter {n} (particles of matter that cannot be detected by their radiation) | :: donkere materie {f} |
| darkness {n} (state of being dark) | :: duisternis {f}, donkerheid {f} |
| darkness {n} (gloom) | :: schemering {f} |
| dark red {adj} (dark red - translation entry) | :: donkerrood |
| darkroom {n} (dark room where photographs are developed) | :: doka {m} {f} |
| dark-skinned {adj} (having dark skin) | :: donkerhuidig, donker |
| darling {n} (person who is dear to one) | :: schat, geliefde, lieverd, lieve, schatje {n}, liefje {n} |
| darmstadtium {n} (transuranic chemical element with atomic number 110) | :: darmstadtium {n} |
| darn {adj} (damn) SEE: damn | :: |
| darn {interj} (damn) SEE: damn | :: |
| darn {v} (damn) SEE: damn | :: |
| darn {v} (stitch with thread) | :: stoppen |
| darnel {n} (type of ryegrass found in wheatfields) | :: dolik {f} |
| darner {n} (dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae) SEE: hawker | :: |
| darning needle {n} (damselfly) SEE: damselfly | :: |
| darning needle {n} (needle for darning) | :: stopnaald {m} {f} |
| Darriwilian {prop} | :: Darriwillien |
| dart {n} (zoology: fish) SEE: dace | :: |
| Darth Vader {n} (Malevolent individual) | :: Darth Vader {m} |
| darts {n} (game) | :: darts {p} |
| Darwin's rhea {n} (Pterocnemia pennata) | :: Darwin-nandoe {m} |
| dash {n} (colloquial: hyphen) SEE: hyphen | :: |
| dash {n} (typographic symbol) | :: streepje {n}, koppelteken {n} |
| dash {n} (short run) | :: sprint {m} |
| dash {n} (small quantity of liquid etc.) | :: scheutje {n} |
| dash {v} (to run short distance) | :: sprinten |
| dash {v} (to throw violently) | :: smijten, gooien |
| dash {v} (of hopes or dreams: to ruin) | :: verwoesten |
| dash {v} (to complete hastily) | :: snel afhaspelen, snel afmaken |
| dash {interj} (damn) | :: verdorie! |
| dash {n} (dashboard) SEE: dashboard | :: |
| dashboard {n} (panel under the windscreen of a motor car or aircraft) | :: dashboard {n}, instrumentenpaneel {n} |
| dashcam {n} (digital video recorder mounted on the dashboard of a vehicle or elsewhere inside the vehicle) | :: dashcam {f} |
| data {n} (information) | :: , gegevens {p}, informatie {f}, data {p} |
| data bank {n} (databank) SEE: databank | :: |
| databank {n} (database) SEE: database | :: |
| databank {n} (organisation maintaining a database) | :: databank |
| database {n} (collection of information) | :: database, databank {f} |
| database {n} (software program) | :: database, databank {f} |
| data set {n} (modem) SEE: modem | :: |
| data structure {n} (organization of data) | :: gegevensstructuur, datastructuur {f} |
| date {n} (fruit of the date palm) | :: dadel {m} |
| date {n} (that which specifies the time of writing, inscription etc.) | :: datum {m} |
| date {n} (point of time at which a transaction or event takes place) | :: datum {m} |
| date {n} (point in time) | :: tijdstip {n} |
| date {n} (assigned end; conclusion) | :: einde {n} |
| date {n} (obsolete: given or assigned length of life) | :: levensduur {m} |
| date {n} (pre-arranged social meeting) | :: afspraakje {n}, afspraak {f} |
| date {n} (meeting with a lover or potential lover; a person so met) | :: afspraakje |
| date {v} (to determine the age of something) | :: dateren |
| date {v} (to take (someone) on a series of dates) | :: daten |
| date {v} (to begin) | :: dateren van, dateren uit |
| date {n} (date palm) SEE: date palm | :: |
| date of birth {n} (birthday) SEE: birthday | :: |
| date of birth {n} (date and year when something was born) | :: geboortedatum {m} |
| date palm {n} (Phoenix dactylifera) | :: dadelpalm {m}, dadelboom {m} |
| date tree {n} (date palm) SEE: date palm | :: |
| dating {n} (process of estimating the age of something) | :: datering {f} |
| dating agency {n} (business) | :: huwelijksbureau {n} |
| dative {adj} (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) | :: in de datief {m} |
| dative {adj} (capable of being disposed of at will) | :: begeven |
| dative {adj} (removable) | :: afzetbaar |
| dative {adj} (given by a judge) | :: datief |
| dative {n} (dative case) SEE: dative case | :: |
| dative case {n} (case used to express direction towards an indirect object) | :: datief {m}, derde naamval {m}, dativus {m} |
| daub {v} (to apply something in hasty or crude strokes) | :: kliederen, kladschilderen, besmeren |
| daughter {n} (female offspring) | :: dochter {f} |
| daughter-in-law {n} (wife of one's child) | :: schoondochter {f} |
| daughter language {n} (language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language) | :: dochtertaal |
| daunt {v} (to discourage) | :: afschrikken, ontmoedigen |
| daunt {v} (to overwhelm) | :: overweldigen |
| daunting {adj} (discouraging; inspiring fear) | :: beangstigend, intimiderend, ontmoedigend |
| daunting {adj} (intimidatingly impressive, see also: awe-inspiring; overwhelming) | :: indrukwekkend, intimiderend, overweldigend |
| dauntlessness {n} (fearlessness) | :: onverschrokkenheid {f} |
| David {prop} (king of Israel) | :: David |
| David {prop} (male given name) | :: David |
| Davidic {adj} (of or relating to David) | :: Davidisch |
| davit {n} (crane to sling a lifeboat, maintenance trapeze etc) | :: davit {m} |
| daw {n} (Coloeus monedula) SEE: jackdaw | :: |
| daw {v} (dawn) SEE: dawn | :: |
| dawn {v} (to begin to brighten with daylight) | :: dagen, rijzen |
| dawn {v} (to start to appear, to be realized) | :: dagen |
| dawn {n} (morning twilight period) | :: dageraad {m}, zonsopgang {m} |
| dawn {n} (rising of the sun) | :: zonsopgang {m} |
| dawn {n} (time) | :: dageraad {m}, zonsopgang {m}, ochtendschemering {f} |
| dawn {n} (beginning) | :: dageraad {m}, opgang {m} |
| day {n} (period of 24 hours) | :: dag {m}, etmaal {n} |
| day {n} (period from midnight to the following midnight) | :: dag {m}, etmaal {n} |
| day {n} (rotational period of a planet) | :: dag {m} |
| day {n} (part of a day period which one spends at one’s job, school, etc.) | :: dag {m} |
| day {n} (period between sunrise and sunset) | :: dag {m} |
| day after tomorrow {n} (day after tomorrow - translation entry) | :: overmorgen |
| day after tomorrow {adv} (on the day after tomorrow; in two days - translation entry) | :: overmorgen |
| day and night {adv} (all the time) | :: dag en nacht |
| day before yesterday {n} (day before yesterday - translation entry) | :: eergisteren |
| day before yesterday {adv} (on the day before yesterday - translation entry) | :: eergisteren, eergister |
| daybook {n} (A daily chronicle; a diary) SEE: diary | :: |
| daybook {n} (A logbook) SEE: logbook | :: |
| daybreak {n} (dawn) | :: dageraad {m} |
| daydream {n} (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) | :: dagdroom |
| daydream {v} (to have such a series of thoughts) | :: dagdromen |
| daydreamer {n} (one who daydreams) | :: dagdromer {m} |
| day in, day out {adv} (day in, day out) | :: dagdagelijks, dag in dag uit, dag na dag |
| day lark {n} (early bird) SEE: early bird | :: |
| daylight {n} (light from the Sun) | :: daglicht {n} |
| daylight {n} (daybreak) SEE: daybreak | :: |
| daylight savings time {n} (daylight saving time) SEE: daylight saving time | :: |
| daylight saving time {n} (an adjustment of the official time during summer) | :: zomertijd {m} |
| days of yore {n} (time long past) | :: de goede oude tijd {m} |
| day-tripper {n} (someone who takes a day trip) | :: eendagstoerist {n}, dagjestoerist {n} |
| dayworker {n} (employee paid on an irregular basis) | :: dagloner {m} |
| daze {v} (to stun or stupefy) | :: versuffen |
| dazed {adj} (in a state of shock or confusion) | :: verbouwereerd |
| dazzle {v} (confuse the sight) | :: verblinden, blenden |
| DC {adj} (direct current) | :: gelijkspanning (What can be measured over an open circuit or a resistance) |
| de- {prefix} (reversal, undoing or removing) | :: ver-, ont-, de- |
| deacon {n} (a designated minister of charity in the early Church) | :: diaken |
| deacon {n} (a clergyman ranked directly below a priest) | :: diaken {m} |
| deacon {n} (lay leader of a Protestant congregation) | :: diaken {m} |
| deaconess-house {n} (house inhabited by deaconesses) | :: diaconessenhuis {n} |
| dead {adj} (no longer alive) | :: dood, dode, overleden, gestorven |
| dead {adv} (Very, absolutely, extremely, suddenly) | :: bloed-, oer-, dood- |
| dead {n} (time when coldness, darkness, or stillness is most intense) | :: stilte {f} |
| dead {n} (those who have died) | :: doden {p}, overledenen {p}, gestorvenen {p} |
| dead as a dodo {adj} (unquestionably dead) | :: morsdood |
| dead comet {n} | :: dode komeet {f} |
| dead end {n} (street or path that goes nowhere) | :: beluik {m} |
| dead-end {n} (road with no exit) SEE: dead end | :: |
| deadfall {n} (cheap, rough bar or saloon) SEE: dive | :: |
| dead letter {n} (law or other measure that is no longer enforced) | :: dode letter |
| deadlift {v} (to lift) | :: deadliften |
| deadline {n} (date on or before which something must be completed) | :: termijn {m}, deadline {m} |
| deadly {adj} (lethal) | :: dodelijk |
| deadly nightshade {n} (deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna) | :: wolfskers, belladonna {f} |
| dead man's switch {n} (dead man's switch) | :: dodemansknop {m} |
| deadpan {adj} (deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look)) | :: emotieloos, zonder uitdrukking |
| dead reckoning {n} (method of estimating the position of a ship or aircraft) | :: gegist bestek |
| dead ringer {n} (someone or something that very closely resembles another; someone or something easily mistaken for another) | :: evenbeeld |
| Dead Sea {prop} (lake in the Middle East) | :: Dode Zee {f} |
| deaf {adj} (unable to hear) | :: doof, dove |
| deaf {n} (deaf people considered as a group) | :: doven {p} |
| Deaf {adj} (relating to the culture of deaf signers) | :: doven- |
| deaf aid {n} (hearing aid) SEE: hearing aid | :: |
| deaf as a doorpost {adj} (stone deaf) SEE: stone deaf | :: |
| deaf as a post {adj} (stone deaf) SEE: stone deaf | :: |
| deafen {v} (to make deaf) | :: verdoven, doof maken |
| deafen {v} (to make soundproof) | :: geluiddicht maken |
| deaf-mute {adj} (unable to hear or speak) | :: doofstom |
| deaf-mute {n} (person who is unable to hear or speak) | :: doofstomme {m} {f} |
| deafness {n} (condition of being deaf) | :: doofheid {f} |
| deal {v} (to give out as one’s portion or share) | :: uitdelen |
| deal {v} (to administer in portions) | :: verdelen |
| deal {v} (to distribute (cards)) | :: delen |
| deal {v} (to trade) | :: handelen |
| deal {v} (to sell (illicit drugs)) | :: dealen |
| deal {v} (to be concerned with) | :: te maken hebben met |
| deal {v} (to handle, manage) | :: behandelen, regelen |
| deal {v} (to conduct oneself) SEE: behave | :: |
| dealer {n} (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) | :: dealer {m} |
| dealer {n} (the person who deals the cards in a card game) | :: gever {m} |
| dealer {n} (drug dealer) SEE: drug dealer | :: |
| deal with {v} (handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression) | :: behandelen |
| deal with {v} (take action with respect to (someone or something)) | :: behandelen |
| deal with {v} (behave in a certain way towards) | :: omgaan met |
| dean {n} (senior official in college or university) | :: decaan {m}, deken {m} |
| dean {n} (church dignitary) | :: deken {m} |
| dean {n} (senior member of a group) | :: deken {m} |
| dear {adj} (loved; lovable) | :: (teer)geliefd, bemind, lief, beminnelijk, kostbaar |
| dear {adj} (loving, affectionate, heartfelt) | :: liefdevol, innig |
| dear {adj} (precious to or greatly valued by someone) | :: dierbaar, geliefd, gekoesterd, duur, precieus, waardevol |
| dear {adj} (formal way of addressing) | :: beste, geachte, hooggeachte |
| dear {adj} (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line) | :: lieve |
| dear {adj} (a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly) | :: beste, lieve, waarde |
| dear {adj} (an ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior) | :: (mijn) beste |
| dear {n} (a very kind, loving person) | :: lieverd, schat |
| dear {adj} (high in price; expensive) SEE: expensive | :: |
| dear {n} (beloved#noun) SEE: beloved | :: |
| dear {adj} (sore) SEE: sore | :: |
| Dear John letter {n} | :: Lieve Jan-brief |
| dearth {n} (period when food is rare) | :: hongersnood {m} |
| dearth {n} (scarcity) | :: schaarste {f} |
| death {n} (cessation of life) | :: dood {m}, overlijden {n} |
| death {n} (personification of death) | :: dood {m} |
| death {n} (Tarot) | :: dood |
| death adder {n} (Acanthophis) | :: doodsadders |
| death camp {n} (facility) | :: vernietigingskamp {n} |
| death cap {n} (Amanita phalloides) | :: groene knolamaniet |
| death certificate {n} (document) | :: overlijdensakte {f}, doodceel {f} |
| deathlike {adj} (deadly) SEE: deadly | :: |
| death mask {n} (plaster or similar cast) | :: dodenmasker {n} |
| death note {n} (suicide note) SEE: suicide note | :: |
| death penalty {n} (state punishment of death) | :: doodstraf {m} {f} |
| death seat {n} (the front passenger seat of an automobile) SEE: shotgun | :: |
| death sentence {n} (sentence) | :: doodstraf {c}, doodvonnis {n} |
| death's-head {n} (a human skull, as symbol of death) | :: doodshoofd {n}, doodskop {m} |
| death squad {n} (armed group) | :: doodseskader {n} |
| death wish {n} (desire for the death of oneself or of someone else) | :: doodswens {m}, doodsverlangen {n} |
| debacle {n} (event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously) | :: verplettering {f}, fiasco {n}, debacle {n} |
| debark {v} (to disembark) SEE: disembark | :: |
| debate {n} (argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting) | :: debat {n} |
| debate {n} (informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views) | :: discussie {f}, bespreking {f} |
| debate {n} (discussion of opposing views) | :: meningsverschil, discussie |
| debate {v} (participate in a debate) | :: debatteren, uitpraten, bespreken |
| debauch {n} (orgy) SEE: orgy | :: |
| debauch {v} ((transitive) to morally corrupt someone; to seduce) | :: ontaarden |
| debauch {v} ((transitive) to debase something) | :: ontwaarden |
| debauchery {n} (debauchery) | :: losbandigheid, zedeloosheid |
| debenture {n} | :: obligatie |
| debilitate {v} (to make feeble; to weaken) | :: verzwakken |
| debit {n} (sum of money taken out of a bank account) | :: debet |
| Deborah {prop} (biblical character) | :: Debora {f} |
| debride {v} (to remove dead or damaged tissue) | :: debrideren |
| debris {n} (rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed) | :: puin {n}, wrakstukken, wrakhout, restanten |
| debris {n} (litter and discarded refuse) | :: overblijfselen {p}, afval {n}, puin {n} |
| debris {n} (ruins of a broken-down structure) | :: ruine |
| debris {n} (large rock fragments left by a melting glacier etc.) | :: gletjserpuin {n} etc. |
| debt {n} (action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another) | :: verplichting, schuld {f} |
| debt {n} (state or condition of owing something to another) | :: schulden {p} |
| debt {n} (money that one person or entity owes or is required to pay to another) | :: schulden {p} |
| debt bondage {n} (condition similar to slavery) | :: schuldslavernij {f} |
| debtor {n} (a person or firm that owes money) | :: debiteur {m}, debitrice {f}, schuldenaar {m} |
| debt relief {n} (forgiveness of debt) | :: kwijtschelding {f} |
| debug {v} (to search for malfunctioning elements) | :: debuggen |
| debugger {n} (computer program) | :: debugger |
| debunk {v} (to discredit or expose the falsehood of something) | :: doorprikken, ontmaskeren |
| deburr {v} (remove burrs) | :: afbramen |
| debut {n} (a performer's first-time performance to the public) | :: debuut {n} |
| debut {v} (to formally introduce, as to the public) | :: debuteren |
| debut {v} (to make one's initial formal appearance) | :: debuteren |
| deca- {prefix} (ten) | :: deca- |
| deca- {prefix} (used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10) | :: deca- |
| decade {n} (period of ten years) | :: decade, decennium {n}, jaartien {n} |
| decade {n} (series of ten things) | :: tiental {n} |
| decade {n} (series of ten Hail Marys in the rosary) | :: tientje {n} |
| decaf {n} (a decaffeinated drink) | :: decaf {m}, deca {m} |
| decalitre {n} (ten liters) | :: decaliter {m} |
| Decalogue {prop} (the Ten Commandments) SEE: Ten Commandments | :: |
| decameter {n} (decametre) SEE: decametre | :: |
| decametre {n} (the length of 10 metres) | :: decameter {m} |
| decant {v} (to pour from one vessel into another) | :: overgieten |
| decapitate {v} (remove the head of) SEE: behead | :: |
| decapitated {adj} (with the head removed) | :: onthoofd |
| decapitation {n} (beheading) | :: onthoofding |
| decasyllabic {adj} (having ten syllables) | :: tienlettergrepig |
| decay {n} (process or result of being gradually decomposed) | :: verval {n} |
| decay {v} (to deteriorate) | :: vervallen, in verval raken, verloederen |
| decay {v} (to rot) | :: verrotten, slecht worden |
| deceased {adj} (no longer alive) | :: overleden |
| deceased {n} (dead person) | :: overledene {m} {f} |
| deceased {n} (plural: dead people) | :: overledenen {p} |
| deceive {v} (trick or mislead) | :: misleiden, bedriegen |
| December {prop} (twelfth month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: december {m} |
| decency {n} (quality of being decent) | :: fatsoen {n} |
| decennium {n} (period of 10 years) | :: decennium |
| decent {adj} (showing integrity, fairness, moral uprightness) | :: integer |
| decent {adj} (sufficiently clothed) | :: toonbaar |
| decent {adj} (fair; good enough; okay) | :: redelijk |
| decent {adj} (significant; substantial) | :: substantieel, significant |
| decentralize {v} (cause to change from being concentrated) | :: decentraliseren |
| decentralize {v} (reduce the authority of a governing body) | :: decentraliseren |
| deception {n} (instance of actions fabricated to mislead) | :: bedrog {n}, misleiding {f} |
| deceptive {adj} (misleading, attempting to deceive) | :: bedrieglijk, onoprecht, misleidend |
| deci- {prefix} (one tenth (1/10)) | :: deci- |
| decibel {n} (a common measure of sound intensity) | :: decibel {m} |
| decide {v} (to resolve or settle) | :: beslissen, besluiten |
| deciduous {adj} (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) | :: bladverliezend, loofverliezend |
| deciduous tooth {n} (baby tooth) SEE: milk tooth | :: |
| decimal {n} (number system) | :: decimaalstelsel {n}, tientallig talstelsel {n} |
| decimal {adj} (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) | :: decimaal, decimale, tientallig, tientallige |
| decimal {n} (number expressed in this system) SEE: decimal number | :: |
| decimal number {n} (number expressed in the decimal system) | :: decimaal {m} |
| decimal system {n} (numerical system of counting in tens) | :: decimale stelsel {n}, tientallig stelsel {n} |
| decimate {v} (Roman history: to kill one out of ten men) | :: decimeren |
| decimate {v} (to reduce to one-tenth) | :: decimeren |
| decimate {v} (to severely reduce) | :: decimeren |
| decimate {v} (to collect or pay a tithe) SEE: tithe | :: |
| decipher {v} (to decode or decrypt a code or cipher) | :: ontcijferen |
| decisecond {n} (a unit of time) | :: deciseconde {f} |
| decision {n} (choice or judgement) | :: beslissing {f}, besluit {n} |
| decision {n} (firmness of conviction) | :: beslissing {f}, besluit {n} |
| decision {n} (result arrived at by the judges) | :: verdict {n} |
| decision making {n} (process of reaching a decision) | :: besluitvorming {f} |
| decision-making {n} (alternative form of decision making) SEE: decision making | :: |
| decisive {adj} (having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy) | :: beslissend, afdoend, doorslaggevend |
| decisive {adj} (marked by promptness and decision) | :: besluitvaardig, beslist |
| deck {n} (any raised flat surface walked on) | :: terras {n} |
| deck {n} (pack of playing cards) | :: spel kaarten {n} |
| deck {n} (floorlike covering on a ship) | :: dek {n} |
| deck {v} (decorate) SEE: decorate | :: |
| deck out {v} (decorate) SEE: decorate | :: |
| declaim {v} (to recite in theatrical way) | :: declameren |
| declaration {n} (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) | :: verklaring {f}, declaratie {f} |
| declaration of war {n} (a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity) | :: oorlogsverklaring {f} |
| declaration of will {n} (manifestation of intent aimed at creating a legal effect) | :: wilsverklaring {f} |
| declare {v} (to make a declaration) | :: verklaren |
| declare {v} (to announce one's support, choice, opinion, etc) | :: verklaren |
| declare {v} (to announce something formally or officially) | :: verklaren |
| declare {v} (to affirm or state something emphatically) | :: verklaren |
| declare {v} (To make outstanding debts, e.g. taxes, payable.) | :: aangeven |
| declare war {v} (initiate a state of war) | :: de oorlog verklaren |
| declension {n} (act) | :: verbuigen {n} |
| declension {n} (way of categorizing) | :: verbuiging {f} |
| declericalization {n} | :: ontklerikalisering {f} |
| declination {n} (declension) SEE: declension | :: |
| declination {n} (at a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane) | :: declinatie {f} |
| decline {n} (downward movement, fall) | :: terugval {m}, achteruitgang {m}, verval {n}, afname {f} |
| decline {n} (sloping downward) | :: afname {f}, helling {f} |
| decline {n} (weakening) | :: verzwakking {f}, achteruitgang {m}, verval {n}, afname {f} |
| decline {n} | :: verval {n} |
| decline {v} (move downwards) | :: afnemen, terugvallen, achteruitgaan, vervallen |
| decline {v} (become weaker or worse) | :: afnemen, achteruitgaan, afzwakken, verzwakken |
| decline {v} (refuse) | :: afwijzen, weigeren |
| decline {v} (inflect) | :: verbuigen |
| decode {v} (to convert from an encrypted form to plain text) | :: ontcijferen |
| decollate {v} (behead) SEE: behead | :: |
| decompile {v} (to recreate the original source code) | :: decompileren |
| decompose {v} (to separate) | :: ontbinden |
| decompose {v} (to decay) | :: ontbinden, vergaan, verrotten |
| decomposition {n} (splitting into constituent parts) | :: decompositie {f} |
| deconversion {n} (apostasy) | :: ontkering {f} |
| decorate {v} (to furnish with decorations) | :: sieren, opsmukken, decoreren |
| decoration {n} (act of adorning) | :: versieren {n}, decoratie {f} |
| decoration {n} (that which adorns) | :: versiering {f}, decoratie {f} |
| decoration {n} (any mark of honor to be worn upon the person) | :: decoratie {f}, medaille {f} |
| decorative {adj} (that serves to decorate) | :: decoratief |
| decorous {adj} (behaving properly) | :: keurig, goed, net, welvoeglijk |
| decoy {n} (person or object meant to lure something to danger) | :: lokvogel {m}, afleiding {f} |
| decoy {n} (animal used by hunters to lure game) | :: afleiding {f} |
| decoy {v} (to act or use a decoy) | :: lokken |
| decrease {v} (become smaller) | :: afnemen, verminderen |
| decrease {v} (make smaller) | :: verminderen |
| decrepit {adj} (weakened or worn out) | :: versleten, afgedragen |
| decrepitude {n} (the state of being decrepit) | :: aftakeling {f} |
| decrypt {v} (to convert back to plain text) | :: ontcijferen, decoderen, ontsleutelen, decrypteren |
| dectuple {adj} (tenfold) SEE: tenfold | :: |
| dectuple {v} (tenfold) SEE: tenfold | :: |
| decuple {adj} (tenfold) SEE: tenfold | :: |
| decuple {v} (tenfold) SEE: tenfold | :: |
| dedicate {v} (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate) | :: inwijden, wijden |
| dedicate {v} (to set apart for a special use) | :: bestemmen |
| dedicate {v} (to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action) | :: wijden |
| dedicate {v} (to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection) | :: opdragen |
| dedicate {v} (to open (a building, for example) to public use) | :: inwijden, inhuldigen |
| dedicated {adj} (devoted, loyal, conscientious) | :: toegewijd |
| dedication {n} (note prefixed to a work of art) | :: toewijding, dedicatie |
| dedovshchina {n} (bullying in the Soviet/Russian army) | :: dedovsjtsjina {f} |
| deduce {v} (reach conclusion by logic) | :: afleiden, deduceren |
| deductible {n} (excess) SEE: excess | :: |
| deduction {n} (sum that can be removed from tax calculations) | :: aftrek, inhouding |
| deduction {n} (process of reasoning) | :: afleiding |
| deduction {n} (conclusion) | :: conclusie |
| deduction {n} (ability or skill to deduce) | :: afleiding |
| deed {n} (action) | :: daad {f} |
| deed {n} (legal instrument) | :: akte {f} |
| deedless {adj} (inactive) | :: dadeloos |
| deem {v} (to hold in belief or estimation) | :: beschouwen |
| deem {v} (to have or hold as an opinion) | :: vinden, achten |
| deem {n} (an opinion, judgment) SEE: opinion | :: |
| deen {n} (religion) SEE: religion | :: |
| deen {n} (Islam) SEE: Islam | :: |
| deep {adj} (having its bottom far down) | :: diep |
| deep {adj} (profound) | :: diepgaand |
| deep {adj} (in extent in a direction away from the observer) | :: diep |
| deep {adj} (thick in a vertical direction) | :: dik |
| deep {adj} (voluminous) | :: diep |
| deep {adj} (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) | :: diep, zwaar |
| deep {adj} (of a color, dark and highly saturated) | :: donker |
| deep {adj} (a long way inward) | :: diep |
| deep {adj} (a long way forward) | :: diep |
| deep {adj} (difficult to awake) | :: diep |
| deep {adj} (right into one's mind) | :: diep |
| deep {adj} (with a lot of) | :: diep |
| deep {adv} (deeply) | :: diep |
| deep blue {adj} (dark blue) SEE: navy | :: |
| deep drawing {n} (metal forming process) | :: dieptrekken {n} |
| deepen {v} (to make deep or deeper) | :: verdiepen |
| deep-fat fryer {n} (heated vessel for frying food by immersing in hot fat or oil) SEE: deep fryer | :: |
| deep freeze {n} (freezer) SEE: freezer | :: |
| deep-freeze {v} (to freeze at very low temperatures) | :: diepvriezen, invriezen |
| deep-fry {v} (to cook by immersing the food in hot fat) | :: frituren |
| deep fryer {n} (vessel for deep frying) | :: frituurpan {f}, frietketel {m} |
| deep sea {n} (open sea) SEE: open sea | :: |
| deep water {n} (waters suitable for deep-draft ships) | :: diep water {n} |
| deep water {n} (difficult or embarrassing situation) | :: in moeilijkheden |
| deer {n} (animal of the family Cervidae) | :: hert {n} |
| deer mouse {n} (Peromyscus) | :: hertmuis |
| deerslaughter {n} (killing of deer) | :: hertmoord |
| deface {v} (to damage) | :: schenden |
| de facto {adj} (in fact or in practice) | :: de facto |
| defamation {n} (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) | :: laster {m}, smaad {m}, belastering {f} |
| default {n} ((finance) condition of failing to meet an obligation) | :: niet-nakoming {f} |
| defeasible {adj} (capable of being defeated, invalidated, …) | :: breekbaar, annulleerbaar, overwinnelijk |
| defeat {v} (to overcome in battle or contest) | :: verslaan, overwinnen |
| defeat {n} | :: nederlaag |
| defeatism {n} (acceptance of defeat without struggle) | :: defaitisme {n}, berusting {c} |
| defecate {v} | :: poepen, een bruine trui breien |
| defect {v} (to abandon; to change one's loyalty) | :: overlopen, deserteren |
| defect {v} (to desert; to flee combat) | :: deserteren |
| defect {v} (to join the enemy) | :: overlopen |
| defect {v} (to flee one's country and seek asylum) | :: asiel aanvragen, overlopen |
| defection {n} (act or incidence of defecting) | :: overlopen, desertie |
| defective {adj} (having one or more defects) | :: gebrekkig, onvolkomen, onvolmaakt, defectief |
| defective {adj} (having only some forms) | :: defectief |
| defective verb {n} (verb with an incomplete conjugation) | :: defectief werkwoord {n} |
| defector {n} (one who defects) | :: overloper, deserteur |
| defence {n} (defence) SEE: defense | :: |
| defenceless {adj} (defenceless) SEE: defenseless | :: |
| defend {v} (ward off attacks against) | :: verdedigen |
| defendant {n} (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) | :: verdachte {m} {f} , verweerder {m} |
| defender {n} (someone who defends) | :: verdediger {m}, verdedigster {f} |
| defender {n} (a fighter) | :: verdediger {m} |
| defender {n} (sports term) | :: verdediger {m}, verdedigster {f} |
| defenestrate {v} (eject from a window) | :: defenestreren |
| defenestration {n} (act of throwing out a window) | :: defenestratie {f} |
| defense {n} (action of protecting from attack) | :: verdediging {f}, weer {f} |
| defense {n} (anything employed to oppose attack) | :: verdediging {f}, verweer {n} |
| defense {n} (argument in support or justification of something) | :: verweer {n} |
| defenseless {adj} (lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack) | :: weerloos |
| defensive midfielder {n} (midfield player) | :: verdedigende middenvelder {c} |
| defer {v} ((transitive) to delay) | :: uitstellen |
| defer {v} ((intransitive) to delay) | :: talmen,dralen, |
| defer {v} (to submit to the opinion or desire of another) | :: zich voegen, conformeren, onderwerpen |
| deference {n} (great respect) | :: eerbied {m} |
| deference {n} (the willingness to carry out the wishes of others) | :: gehoorzaamheid {m} |
| deferment {n} (act or instance of deferring) | :: opschorting,uitstel |
| deferment {n} (postponement of military service) | :: uitstel van militaire dienst |
| deficiency {n} (inadequacy or incompleteness) | :: tekort {n} |
| deficiency {n} (insufficiency) | :: tekort {n} |
| deficient {adj} (insufficient or inadequate in amount) | :: gebrekkig, tekortschietend |
| deficit {n} (situation wherein spending exceeds government revenue) | :: tekort, gat {n} in de begroting {f} |
| deficit {n} (deficiency) SEE: deficiency | :: |
| defile {v} (to make impure or dirty) | :: bevuilen, ontreinigen, onrein maken |
| defile {n} (narrow passage) | :: engte {f} |
| define {v} (to determine) | :: bepalen, determineren |
| define {v} (express the essential nature of) | :: definiëren, kenschetsen, karakteriseren |
| define {v} (state meaning of) | :: definiëren |
| define {v} (describe, explain, make definite and clear) | :: beschrijven, omschrijven |
| define {v} (demark the limits of) | :: bepalen, afbakenen |
| definite {adj} (free from any doubt) | :: eenduidig |
| definite article {n} (article introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered) | :: lidwoord van bepaaldheid, bepaald lidwoord {n} |
| definitely {adv} (without question and beyond doubt) | :: zeker, zeker weten, zonder twijfel |
| definition {n} (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol) | :: definitie {f}, omschrijving {f} |
| definition {n} (statement expressing the essential nature of something) | :: definitie {f} |
| definition {n} (action or process of defining) | :: definiëring {f}, omschrijving {f} |
| definition {n} (product of defining) | :: definitie {f}, omschrijving {f} |
| definition {n} (clarity, especially of musical sound in reproduction) | :: scherpte {f} |
| definitive {adj} (conclusive or decisive) | :: definitief |
| deflation {n} (decrease in the general price level) | :: deflatie |
| defloration {n} (the act of deflowering) | :: ontmaagding {f} |
| deflower {v} (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) | :: ontmaagden |
| deforest {v} (to clear an area of forest) | :: ontbossen |
| deforestation {n} (process of destroying a forest) | :: ontbossing {f} |
| deformation {n} (act of deforming, or state of being deformed) | :: vervorming {f} |
| defragment {v} ((computing) to run a process to make file fragments on a hard disk contiguous) | :: defragmenteren |
| defragmentation {n} (action of defragmenting) | :: defragmentatie {f} |
| deft {adj} (skillful) | :: handig |
| defunct {adj} (deceased) | :: gestorven, overleden |
| defunct {adj} (no longer in use) | :: buiten gebruik, buiten werking |
| defuse {v} (to remove the fuse from a bomb) | :: ontmantelen, onschadelijk maken |
| defuse {v} (to make something less dangerous) | :: de angel halen uit |
| defy {v} (to renounce or dissolve all bonds) | :: afzweren |
| defy {v} (to provoke to combat or strife) | :: uitdagen, het hoofd bieden |
| defy {n} (challenge) SEE: challenge | :: |
| degas {v} (To remove the gas from) | :: ontgassen |
| degenerate {v} (to lose good or desirable qualities) | :: ontaarden |
| degenerate {v} (to cause to lose good or desirable qualities) | :: ontaarden |
| deglaze {v} ((transitive) to detach small pieces of cooked food from a pan) | :: deglaceren |
| degradable {adj} (that which can be degraded) | :: afbreekbaar |
| degrade {v} (to reduce in quality or purity) | :: degraderen |
| degree {n} (in geometry: unit of angle) | :: graad {m} |
| degree {n} (unit of temperature) | :: graad {m} |
| degree {n} (amount, proportion, extent) | :: graad {m}, mate {c} |
| degree {n} (academic award) | :: titel {m}, graad {m} |
| degree Celsius {n} (unit of temperature) | :: graden celsius {m-p} |
| degree of comparison {n} (form of an adjective) | :: trap van vergelijking {m} |
| degrowth {n} (negative growth) | :: degrowth |
| dehiscence {n} ((botany) opening of an organ by its own means) | :: dehiscentie {f} |
| dehort {v} (to dissuade) SEE: dissuade | :: |
| dehumanize {v} (to take away humanity) | :: ontmenselijken |
| dehydrate {v} (to lose or remove water) | :: dehydrateren |
| dehydrated {adj} (From which the water has been removed) | :: uitgedroogd, gedehydrateerd |
| dehydrated {adj} (Suffering from dehydration) | :: uitgedroogd, gedehydrateerd |
| deification {n} (Act of deifying) | :: vergoding {f} |
| deign {v} ((intransitive) to condescend) | :: verwaardigen |
| Dei gratia {adv} (by the Grace of God) SEE: by the Grace of God | :: |
| deism {n} (belief) | :: deïsme |
| deity {n} | :: godheid {f} |
| deity {n} (divinity) SEE: divinity | :: |
| dejected {adj} (sad and dispirited) | :: terneergeslagen, neerslachtig |
| dejection {n} (a state of melancholy or depression) | :: moedeloosheid {f} |
| de Klerk {prop} | :: de Klerk |
| delay {n} (period of time before an event occurs) | :: vertraging {f} |
| delay {v} (put off until a later time) | :: uitstellen |
| delectable {adj} (pleasing to the taste; delicious) | :: lekker, smakelijk |
| delectable {n} (something that is pleasing to the taste) | :: lekkernij {f} |
| delegate {n} (deputy, envoy, representative) | :: afgevaardigde {m}, gedelegeerde {m} |
| delegation {n} (a group of delegates) | :: delegatie {f} |
| delegation {n} ((law) a contract whereby the original debtor substitutes a new debtor in his stead) | :: schuldoverneming {f} |
| delete {v} (to remove) | :: verwijderen |
| deleterious {adj} (harmful) | :: schadelijk |
| deletion {n} (the act of deleting) | :: verwijdering |
| deletion {n} | :: verwijdering |
| deleverage {v} (to reduce debt in by rapidly selling assets) | :: schuld aanzuiveren |
| Delhi {prop} (city in India) | :: Delhi |
| deliberate {adj} (intentional) | :: opzettelijk, opzettelijke, met opzet, voor expres (Flanders) |
| deliberate {adj} (carefully considered) | :: doordacht, doordachte, weloverwogen |
| deliberate {v} (consider carefully) | :: beraadslagen, overwegen, doordenken |
| deliberately {adv} (intentionally) | :: bewust, expres, opzettelijk, met opzet |
| delicacy {n} (something appealing, especially a pleasing food) | :: lekkernij {f} |
| delicious {adj} (pleasing to taste) | :: heerlijk, lekker, smakelijk |
| deliciousness {n} (state or quality of being delicious) | :: heerlijkheid {f} |
| delight {n} (joy, pleasure) | :: vreugde {f}, plezier {n} |
| delight {v} (to give pleasure to) | :: bevallen, behagen |
| delighted {adj} (Greatly pleased) | :: verrukt |
| delineate {v} (sketch out, draw or trace an outline) | :: afbakenen |
| delineate {v} (describe or depict with words or gestures) | :: uiteenzetten, schilderen |
| delineate {v} | :: aflijnen, uittekenen |
| delineation {n} (the act of delineating; depiction) | :: omlijning, schets, afbakening |
| delirium {n} (mental state of confusion) | :: delier {n}, delirium {n} |
| deliver {v} (to set free) | :: bevrijden |
| deliver {v} (to give birth) | :: baren |
| deliver {v} (to bring or transport something to its destination) | :: afleveren |
| deliverance {n} (Extrication from danger, imprisonment, etc.) | :: bevrijding {f}, verlossing {f} |
| delivery {n} (act of conveying something) | :: levering {f} |
| delivery {n} (act of giving birth) | :: bevalling {f}, verlossing {f}, geboorte {f} |
| dell {n} (valley) SEE: valley | :: |
| delouse {v} (to remove lice from) | :: ontluizen |
| Delphi {prop} (city of ancient Greece) | :: Delfi {n} |
| delphinium {n} (plant) SEE: larkspur | :: |
| delta {n} (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) | :: delta {m} {f} |
| delta {n} (landform at the mouth of a river) | :: delta {m} {f} |
| delta {n} (mathematical symbol Δ) | :: delta {f} |
| deltoid {adj} (in the shape of Δ) SEE: triangular | :: |
| delude {v} (to deceive) | :: misleiden, bedriegen, begoochelen |
| deluge {n} (an overwhelming amount of something) | :: overvloed, stortvloed |
| Deluge {prop} (the Biblical flood) | :: Zondvloed {f} |
| delusion {n} (act of deluding; deception; a misleading of the mind) | :: inbeelding {c} |
| delusion {n} (state of being deluded or misled) | :: waan {c}, waanzin {c} |
| delusion {n} (that which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief) | :: waanidee {n}, waanvoorstelling {c}, waandenkbeeld {n}, waan {c}, hersenschim {c}, misvatting {c} |
| deluxe {adj} (fine in quality) | :: luxe |
| delve {v} (to dig in the ground) | :: delven |
| demagogic {adj} (of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue) | :: demagogisch |
| demagogism {n} (The practice and principles of a demagogue) | :: demagogisme {n} |
| demagogue {n} ((historical) a leader of the people) | :: demagoog {m}, volksleider {m} |
| demagogue {n} ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument) | :: demagoog {m}, volksmenner {m}, volksopruier {m} |
| demagogue {v} (speak or act in the manner of a demagogue) | :: volksmennen, demagogie bedrijven, demagogie gebruiken |
| demagogy {n} (demagogism) | :: demagogie |
| demand {n} (desire to purchase goods and services) | :: vraag |
| demand {n} (economics: amount a consumer is willing to buy at a particular price) | :: navraag {f} |
| demand {n} (forceful claim for something) | :: eis |
| demand {v} (to request forcefully) | :: eisen, opeisen |
| demarcate {v} (mark the limits or boundaries of something) | :: afbakenen |
| demarcation {n} (act of marking off a boundary or setting a limit) | :: demarcatie, demarkatie |
| demarcation {n} (thus fixed limit) | :: demarcatielijn, demarkatielijn, grenslijn |
| demarcation {n} (strictly defined separation) | :: afbakening {f}, aflijning, afgrenzing |
| demean {v} (to debase; to lower; to degrade) | :: neerhalen, vernederen |
| demean {v} (to manage; to conduct; to treat) | :: gedragen, behandelen |
| demean {n} (management; treatment) | :: beheer, behandeling |
| demean {n} (behavior; conduct; bearing; demeanor) | :: gedrag, houding |
| demeanor {n} (outward way in which a person behaves) | :: gedragswijze |
| demerit {n} (quality of being inadequate) | :: tekortkoming |
| demigod {n} (a half-god or hero) | :: halfgod {m} |
| demigod {n} (a lesser deity) | :: godje {n}, lagere godheid |
| demise {n} (the conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years) | :: overdracht {m} |
| demise {n} (transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor) | :: overdracht {m} |
| demise {n} (death, see also: death) | :: dood {m} |
| demise {n} (end, downfall, or failure) | :: neergang {m}, falen {n} |
| demissionary {adj} (Having resigned or been removed, but retaining some status or powers) | :: demissionair |
| demiurge {n} (being that created the universe) | :: demiurg {m} |
| demo {n} (a brief demonstration or visual explanation) | :: demo {m}, demonstratie {f} |
| demo {n} (a short recording of a song etc for publicity) | :: demo {m} |
| demo {n} (an example of a product used for demonstration and then sold at a discount) | :: demo {m} |
| demo {n} (a march or gathering to make a political protest) | :: demonstratie {f} |
| democracy {n} (rule by the people) | :: democratie {f} |
| democracy {n} (government under the rule of its people) | :: democratie {f} |
| democrat {n} (supporter of democracy) | :: democraat {m} |
| democratic {adj} (pertaining to democracy) | :: democratisch |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea {prop} (country in East Asia (official name)) | :: Democratische Volksrepubliek Korea {f} |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo {prop} (large central African nation, formerly called Zaire) | :: Democratische Republiek Congo {f} |
| democratic socialism {n} (socialism based on democratic principles) | :: democratisch socialisme {n} |
| Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka {prop} (Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka) | :: Democratische Socialistische Republiek Sri Lanka {f} |
| Democritus {prop} (Greek philosopher) | :: Democritus |
| demographic {adj} (of or pertaining to demography) | :: demografisch |
| demographical {adj} (demographic) SEE: demographic | :: |
| demoiselle crane {n} (crane) | :: jufferkraanvogel {m} |
| demolish {v} (to destroy) | :: slopen |
| demolition {n} (the action of demolishing or destroying) | :: sloop, afbraak |
| demolition derby {n} (competition in which contestants crash cars) | :: autorodeo |
| demon {n} (evil spirit) | :: demon {m}, demoon {m} |
| demon {n} (tutelary deity) SEE: tutelary deity | :: |
| demonology {n} (study of demons) | :: demonologie {f} |
| demonstrate {v} (to show how to use something) | :: demonstreren |
| demonstration {n} (act) | :: demonstratie {f}, betoog {n} |
| demonstration {n} (event) | :: demonstratie {f}, betoging {f} |
| demonstration {n} (public display of opinion) | :: demonstratie {f}, betoging {f} |
| demonstrative {n} (demonstrative pronoun) SEE: demonstrative pronoun | :: |
| demonstrative {n} (demonstrative adjective) SEE: demonstrative adjective | :: |
| demonstrative adjective {n} (type of adjective) | :: bijvoegelijk aanwijzend voornaamwoord {n} |
| demonstrative pronoun {n} (pronoun which replaces a noun) | :: aanwijzend voornaamwoord {n} |
| demonstrator {n} (forefinger) SEE: forefinger | :: |
| demonstrator {n} (a person involved in a demonstration) | :: betoger {m} |
| De Morgan's law {n} (law of formal logic) | :: wet van De Morgan {f} |
| De Morgan's law {n} (law of set theory) | :: wet van De Morgan {f} |
| demoscene {n} (computing subculture) | :: demoscene |
| demote {v} (To lower the rank or status of) | :: degraderen |
| demur {v} (intransitive: To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings) | :: uitstellen, verdagen |
| demur {v} (intransitive: To balk; to oppose.) | :: verzet aantekenen |
| demure {adj} (modest, quiet, reserved) | :: bescheiden, beschaafd, keurig, netjes |
| demystify {v} (to explain) | :: demystificeren |
| den {n} (home of certain animals) | :: hol {n} |
| den {n} (living room of a house) | :: woonkamer {c}, huiskamer {c}, leefkamer {c} |
| dendrite {n} (projection of a nerve cell) | :: dendriet {m} |
| dendrochronology {n} (science of counting tree rings) | :: dendrochronologie {f} |
| dendrology {n} (the study of trees) | :: dendrologie {f}, boomkunde {f} |
| dendron {n} (dendrite) SEE: dendrite | :: |
| Dene-Yeniseian {prop} | :: Dené-Jenisejisch |
| dengue fever {n} (disease) | :: dengue |
| denigrate {v} (to criticise so as to besmirch) | :: kleineren, denigreren |
| denigrate {v} (to treat as worthless) | :: kleineren, denigreren |
| denigrate {v} (blacken) | :: zwartmaken |
| denim {n} (textile with diagonal pattern) | :: denim {n}, spijkerstof {n} |
| denizen {n} (an inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in) | :: bewoner {m} |
| denizen {n} (one who frequents a place) | :: stamgast {m} |
| denizen {n} ((UK) a citizen naturalized through letters patent) | :: ingeburgerde {m} |
| Denmark {prop} (country in Northern Europe) | :: Denemarken |
| Denmark-Norway {prop} (former political entity) | :: Denemarken-Noorwegen |
| Dennis {prop} (male given name) | :: Dennis |
| denominator {n} (number or expression written below the line in a fraction) | :: noemer {m} |
| denotation {n} (act of denoting) | :: denotatie, beschrijving |
| denotation {n} (primary or explicit meaning) | :: denotatie, betekenis |
| denotation {n} (something signified or referred to) | :: aanduiding, denotatie, betekenis |
| denote {v} (to indicate, mark) | :: aangeven |
| denote {v} (to make overt) | :: aanduiden |
| denote {v} (to convey as meaning) | :: betekenen |
| denounce {v} (to make known in a formal manner) | :: bekendmaken |
| denounce {v} (to criticize or speak out against) | :: beschuldigen, afkeuren |
| denounce {v} (to make a formal or public accusation against) | :: aanklagen |
| denounce {v} (to proclaim in a threatening manner) | :: afkeuren |
| denounce {v} (to announce the termination of; especially a treaty) | :: opzeggen |
| de novo {adv} (anew) SEE: anew | :: |
| dense {adj} (having relatively high density) | :: dicht |
| density {n} (physics: amount of matter contained by a given volume) | :: dichtheid {f} |
| dent {n} (shallow deformation in the surface) | :: deuk {m}, bluts {m}, buts {c} |
| dent {v} (produce a dent) | :: deuken, indeuken, blutsen |
| dent {v} (develop a dent) | :: deuken krijgen |
| dental floss {n} (cord of thin filaments used to clean the areas between the teeth) | :: tandzijde {f} |
| dentate {adj} (Having teeth or toothlike projections) | :: gekarteld |
| dentist {n} (specialized tooth doctor) | :: tandarts, dentist {m} |
| dentistry {n} (the field of medicine which studies and treats conditions of the teeth) | :: tandheelkunde {f} |
| dentistry {n} (translations to be checked) | :: tandheelkunde {f} |
| denture {n} (set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit) | :: gebit {n} |
| denture {n} (artificial replacement of one or more teeth) | :: gebitsprothese |
| denture {n} (complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth) | :: kunstgebit {n} |
| Denver boot {n} (wheel clamp) SEE: wheel clamp | :: |
| deny {v} (disallow) SEE: forbid | :: |
| deny {v} (to assert that something is not true) | :: ontkennen |
| deodorant {n} (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) | :: deodorant, deo {m} |
| deontic {adj} (pertaining to necessity, duty or obligation) | :: deontisch |
| deontological {adj} (of or relating to deontology) | :: deontologisch |
| deontology {n} (Ethical study of duties, obligations, and rights) | :: deontologie {f} |
| deoxyribonucleic acid {n} (deoxyribonucleic acid) | :: desoxyribonucleïnezuur |
| deoxyribose {n} (derivative of ribose) | :: deoxyribose |
| depart {v} (to leave) | :: vertrekken |
| depart {v} (to die) | :: heengaan |
| depart {v} (to deviate) | :: afwijken |
| depart {v} (to go away from) | :: verlaten |
| department {n} (part, portion, subdivision) | :: afdeling |
| department store {n} (store containing many departments) | :: warenhuis {n} |
| departure {n} (the act of departing) | :: vertrek {n} |
| departure {n} (deviation from a plan or procedure) | :: afwijking {f} |
| departure {n} (death) | :: overlijden {n} |
| depend {v} (be contingent or conditioned) | :: afhangen |
| depend {v} (trust) | :: vertrouwen |
| depend {v} (hang down) | :: hangen |
| depend {v} (be pending) | :: hangende zijn |
| dependable {adj} (able to be depended on) | :: betrouwbaar |
| dependence {n} (state of being dependent) | :: afhankelijkheid {f}, nood {f} |
| dependence {n} (irresistible need) | :: verslaving {f}, afhankelijkheid {f} |
| dependency {n} (something dependent or subordinate to something else) | :: afhankelijkheid |
| dependency {n} (a colony or similar territory subject to rule by an external power) | :: kolonie {f}, schutgebied {n} |
| dependency {n} (addiction) | :: afhankelijkheid {f} |
| dependency {n} (computing: reliance on functionality) | :: afhankelijkheid {f} |
| dependent {adj} (relying upon; depending upon) | :: afhankelijk |
| dependent clause {n} (subordinate clause) SEE: subordinate clause | :: |
| depict {v} (to render a representation of something, see also: describe) | :: afbeelden, beschrijven |
| depiction {n} (lifelike image) | :: uitbeelding {f}, afbeelding {f} |
| depiction {n} (drawing or painting) | :: afbeelding {f} |
| depilate {v} (to remove hair from the body) | :: ontharen, depileren |
| deplete {v} (exhaust) SEE: exhaust | :: |
| deplete {v} (empty or unload) | :: leegmaken, opruimen, afbreken |
| deplorable {adj} (deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad) | :: verwerpelijk |
| deplorable {adj} (lamentable, to be felt sorrow for, worthy of compassion) | :: betreurenswaardig, deplorabel, deerniswekkend |
| deploy {v} (to install, test and implement a computer system or application) | :: uitrollen |
| deponent {adj} (of a Latin or Greek verb: having a passive form with an active meaning) | :: deponent |
| deponent {n} (a deponent verb) | :: deponent |
| depopulate {v} (to reduce the population of a region by disease, war, forced relocation etc.) | :: ontvolken |
| deport {v} (to evict, especially from a country) | :: uitzetten, deporteren |
| deportation {n} (act of deporting or exiling) | :: deportatie |
| depose {v} (to put - or lay something down) | :: neerleggen |
| depose {v} (to remove (a leader) from office) | :: afzetten, onttronen (monarch only), uit het ambt ontzetten |
| depose {v} (to give evidence or testimony) | :: getuigen, getuigenis afleggen |
| depose {v} (to take an oath) | :: een/de eed afleggen/ zweren |
| depose {v} (to interrogate and elicit testimony) | :: laten getuigen, onttronen, uit het ambt ontzetten, eed getuigenis/ afleggen afnemen, verhoren |
| deposit {n} (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) | :: afzetting {f}, neerzetting {f} |
| deposit {n} (asset that was left to the care of the other) | :: storting {f} |
| deposit {n} (money placed in an account) | :: deposito {n} |
| deposit {n} (money given as an initial payment) | :: aanbetaling {f} |
| deposit {n} (security for a borrowed item) | :: statiegeld |
| deposit {v} (to lay down) | :: afzetten, neerzetten |
| deposit {v} (to entrust one's assets to the care of another) | :: storten |
| deposition {n} (removal of someone from office) | :: schorsing {f} |
| depot {n} (warehouse or similar storage facility) | :: opslagplaats {m} {f} |
| deprave {v} (To speak ill of) | :: kwaad spreken,bekladden |
| deprave {v} (To make bad or worse) | :: slecht maken,doen verloederen,doen ontaarden, |
| depraved {adj} (extremely wrong in a moral sense) | :: verdorven |
| depravity {n} (The state or condition of being depraved) | :: verdorvenheid {f}, * ontaarding {f} |
| depravity {n} (A particular depraved act or trait) | :: schanddaad {m} {f} |
| deprecate {v} (express disapproval of) | :: afkeuren |
| deprecated {adj} (strongly disapproved of) | :: afgekeurd |
| deprecated {adj} (computing: obsolescent) | :: afgekeurd, verouderd, gedeprecieerd |
| depredation {n} (A raid or predatory attack) | :: plundering, rooftocht |
| depress {v} (to make depressed, sad or bored) | :: deprimeren |
| depressed {adj} (suffering from clinical depression) | :: depressief |
| depressing {adj} (causing depression or sadness) | :: deprimerend |
| depression {n} (psychology: state of mind) | :: depressie {f} |
| deprivation {n} (state of being deprived) | :: ontberingen |
| deprive {v} (take something away; deny someone of something) | :: ontnemen |
| deprived {adj} (subject to deprivation) | :: misdeeld |
| depth {n} (vertical distance below a surface) | :: diepte {f} |
| depths {n} (plural of depth) SEE: depth | :: |
| deputation {n} (appointing a representative) | :: deputatie {f} |
| deputy {n} (representative) | :: vertegenwoordiger {m}, vertegenwoordigster {f} |
| deracinate {v} (pull up by the roots; to uproot; to extirpate) | :: ontwortelen, deracineren |
| deracinate {v} (force (people) from their homeland to a new or foreign location) | :: onthemen |
| derailleur {n} (The mechanism on a bicycle used to move the chain from one sprocket (gear) to another) | :: derailleur {m} |
| derailment {n} (action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs) | :: ontsporing |
| Derek {prop} (given name) | :: Diederik, Diedrich, Dirk |
| derelict {adj} (abandoned) | :: verlaten, verwaarloosd; instorten, uiteenvallen |
| deride {v} (to harshly mock; ridicule) | :: ridiculiseren, belachelijk maken, bespotten |
| derivation {n} | :: afleiding {f} |
| derivative {n} (something derived) | :: afgeleide {f}, derivaat {n} |
| derivative {n} (word that derives from another) | :: afleiding {f} |
| derive {v} (obtain (something) from something else) | :: afleiden |
| derive {v} (deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning) | :: afleiden, deduceren |
| derive {v} (find the derivation of (a word or phrase)) | :: afleiden |
| derive {v} (create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction) | :: afleiden |
| derive {v} (originate (from)) | :: ontstaan |
| dermatologist {n} (one who is skilled, professes or practices dermatology) | :: dermatoloog {m} |
| dernier {adj} (final, last) SEE: final | :: |
| derogatory {adj} (tending to lessen the value of) | :: denigrerend, beledigend, kleinerend |
| derring-do {n} (brave and adventurous actions) | :: heldendaden, waaghalzerij |
| dervish {n} (a member of Dervish fraternity of Sufism) | :: derwisj {m} |
| Dervish {n} (a Sufi Muslim ascetic fraternity) | :: derwisj {m} |
| desalination {n} (process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water) | :: ontzilting {f} |
| desanctify {v} (to desanctify) | :: ontheiligen |
| descend {v} (to pass from a higher to a lower place) | :: afdalen, neerdalen |
| descend {v} (to come down as from source or original) | :: afstammen |
| descendant {n} (one who is the progeny of someone) | :: afstammeling {m}, nakomeling {m}, nazaat {m}, telg {m} |
| descendant {n} (which derives directly from a given precursor or source) | :: afstammeling {m}, nakomeling {m} |
| descendant {n} (later evolutionary type) | :: afstammeling {m} |
| descent {n} (instance of descending) | :: afdaling {f} |
| descent {n} (way down) | :: afdaling {f} |
| descent {n} (sloping passage or incline) | :: afdaling {f}, helling |
| descent {n} (lineage or hereditary derivation) | :: afkomst, herkomst |
| describe {v} (to represent in words) | :: beschrijven, omschrijven |
| description {n} (account in words) | :: beschrijving {f} |
| description word {n} (adjective) SEE: adjective | :: |
| descry {v} (see) SEE: see | :: |
| desecrate {v} (to profane or violate sacredness) | :: ontwijden |
| desecration {n} (act of disrespect towards sacred) | :: heiligschennis {f}, ontheiliging {f} |
| desert {n} (barren area) | :: woestijn {f}, woestenij {f} |
| desert {v} (to abandon) | :: achterlaten, verlaten, aan m 'n lot overlaten |
| desert {v} (to leave military service) | :: deserteren |
| deserted {adj} (abandoned) | :: verlaten |
| deserted {adj} (desolate) | :: ontredderd, desolaat, troosteloos |
| desertion {n} (deserting) | :: desertie {f}, vaandelvlucht |
| desert island {n} (an uninhabited island) | :: onbewoond eiland {n} |
| deserve {v} (to merit) | :: verdienen |
| deserving {adj} (worthy of reward or praise) | :: loffelijk |
| desiccate {v} (to remove moisture from, see also: dry) | :: drogen, dehydreren, deshydrateren, ontwateren, uitdrogen, verdrogen |
| desiccate {v} (to preserve by drying) | :: drogen |
| design {n} (plan) | :: ontwerp {n} |
| design {n} (pattern) | :: dessin |
| design {n} (art of designing) | :: vormgeving, ontwerp {n}, design {n} |
| design {v} (to plan an artwork etc.) | :: ontwerpen |
| designate {v} (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) | :: bepalen |
| designate {v} (to call by a distinctive title; to name) | :: noemen, benoemen, aanduiden als |
| designated driver {n} (Individual not drinking for the purpose of driving their companions home) | :: bob |
| designation {n} (distinguishing mark or name) | :: benaming |
| designee {n} (one who has been designated) SEE: assignee | :: |
| designer {n} (person who designs) | :: ontwerper {m}, designer {m} |
| desirability {n} (state of being desirable) | :: wenselijkheid {f} |
| desirable {adj} (suitable to be desired) | :: wenselijk |
| desire {v} (desire) SEE: want | :: |
| desire {v} (wish for earnestly) | :: wensen, verlangen |
| desire {v} (want emotionally or sexually) | :: begeren, verlangen |
| desire {n} (something wished for) | :: verlangen {n}, wens {m} |
| desire {n} (strong attraction) | :: begeerte {f} |
| desire line {n} (informally taken path) | :: olifantenpad {n} |
| desk {n} (table for writing and reading) | :: bureau {n}, schrijftafel {f}, schrijfberd {n} |
| desk {n} (team in a news outlet specialized on a topic) | :: deelredactie, deskredactie |
| desktop {n} (a desktop computer) | :: desktop {m} |
| desktop {n} (on-screen background) | :: bureaublad {n}, desktop {m} |
| despair {v} (to be hopeless) | :: wanhopen |
| despair {n} (loss of hope) | :: wanhoop {c} |
| desperate {n} (filled with despair) | :: wanhopig, vertwijfeld, radeloos, hopeloos, desperaat |
| desperately {adv} (in a desperate manner) | :: wanhopig |
| despicable {adj} (deserving to be despised) | :: verachtelijk, verfoeilijk, afschuwelijk |
| despise {v} (to regard with contempt or scorn) | :: verachten |
| despite {prep} (in spite of) | :: ondanks |
| despondence {n} (despondency) SEE: despondency | :: |
| despondency {n} (loss of hope or confidence) | :: wanhoop {m}, radeloosheid {m} |
| despondency {n} (a feeling of depression or disheartenment) | :: wanhoop {m}, radeloosheid {m} |
| despondent {adj} (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage) | :: moedeloos, wanhopig, neergeslagen, hopeloos |
| despot {n} (ruler with absolute power; tyrant) | :: despoot {m} |
| despotism {n} (government by a singular authority) | :: despotisme {n} |
| dessert {n} (sweet confection served as the last course of a meal) | :: dessert {n}, nagerecht {n}, toetje {n} |
| destabilise {v} (destabilise) SEE: destabilize | :: |
| destabilize {v} (to make something unstable) | :: destabiliseren |
| destalinization {n} (process of discrediting and the reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin) | :: destalinisatie {f} |
| destination {n} (the place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent) | :: bestemming |
| destiny {n} (predetermined condition; fate; fixed order of things) SEE: fate | :: |
| destitution {n} (condition of lacking something) | :: ontbering {f} |
| destitution {n} (extreme state of poverty) | :: berooidheid {f}, armoede {f} |
| destroy {v} (to damage beyond use or repair) | :: vernietigen, vernielen, verwoesten, kapot maken, slopen |
| destroy {v} (to cause destruction) | :: vernielen |
| destroy {v} (to neutralize) | :: kapot maken, vernielen, tenietdoen |
| destroy {v} (to put down or euthanize (e.g. an animal)) | :: afmaken, laten inslapen |
| destroy {v} ((computing) to remove data (e.g., from memory)) | :: wissen |
| destroy {v} ((colloquial) to defeat soundly) | :: verpulveren, vernietigen |
| destruct {v} (to cause the destruction of) | :: vernietigen, slopen |
| destruction {n} (act of destroying) | :: vernietiging {f} |
| destructive {adj} (causing destruction; damaging) | :: destructief, destructieve, verwoestend, verwoestende |
| destructure {v} (dismantle) SEE: dismantle | :: |
| desulfurize {v} (to remove the sulfur) | :: ontzwavelen |
| desultory {adj} (jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection) | :: onsamenhangend |
| detachment {n} (separation) | :: scheiding, losraking |
| detachment {n} (indifference) | :: afstandelijkheid, gereserveerdheid |
| detachment {n} (impartiality) | :: onpartijdigheid |
| detachment {n} (military unit) | :: detachering, detachement |
| detail {n} (something small enough to escape casual notice) | :: detail {n}, kleinigheid {f} |
| detail {n} (uncountable: a profusion of details) | :: detail {n}, kleinigheid {f} |
| detail {n} (something considered trivial enough to ignore) | :: detail {n}, kleinigheid {f} |
| detail {n} (plural: personal information) | :: persoonsgegevens {n-p} |
| detail {n} (military: temporary unit) | :: detachement {n} |
| detail {v} (to explain in detail) | :: gedetailleerd uitleggen, detailleren, gedetailleerd beschrijven |
| detail {v} (US: to clean carefully (particularly a car)) | :: uitgebreid schoonmaken |
| detailed {adj} (characterized by attention to detail and thoroughness of treatment) | :: gedetailleerd |
| detain {v} (to detain) SEE: hold | :: |
| detain {v} (put under custody) | :: detineren |
| detect {v} (to detect) SEE: notice | :: |
| detect {v} (to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing) | :: detecteren |
| detectable {adj} (That which can be detected) | :: detecteerbaar |
| detective {n} (police officer who looks for evidence) | :: rechercheur {m}, speurder {m}, detective {m} |
| detective {n} (person employed to find information) | :: detective {m}, speurder {m} |
| detention {n} (holding in one's control with no intention to possess) | :: houderschap {f}, detentie {f} |
| detention {n} | :: hechtenis {f} |
| deter {v} (to prevent something from happening) | :: verhinderen |
| deter {v} (to persuade someone not to do something) | :: ontmoedigen |
| detergent {n} (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) | :: wasmiddel, reinigingsmiddel |
| deteriorate {v} (make worse) | :: verslechteren, slechter maken |
| deteriorate {v} (grow worse) | :: verslechteren |
| deterioration {n} (process of making or growing worse) | :: verslechtering, desintegratie |
| determinative {n} (determiner) SEE: determiner | :: |
| determine {v} (to set the limits of) | :: vaststellen |
| determine {v} (to ascertain definitely) | :: bepalen |
| determined {adj} (decided or resolute) | :: vastberaden |
| determiner {n} (class of words) | :: determinator {m} |
| determiner {n} (dependent function in a noun phrase) | :: determinator {m} |
| determiner {n} (something that determines) | :: aanwijzer {m} |
| determinism {n} (notion in ethics) | :: determinisme {n} |
| deterrence {n} (act of deterring) | :: ontrading {f} |
| deterrence {n} (art of producing fear of attacking) | :: afschrikking {f} |
| deterrence {n} | :: afschrikking {f} |
| deterrent {adj} (serving to deter) | :: afschrikkend, ontradend |
| deterrent {n} (Something that deters) | :: afschrik {m} |
| detest {v} (to dislike intensely) | :: verafschuwen |
| detonator {n} (device used to detonate an explosive device) | :: detonator {m}, ontsteker {m} |
| detour {n} (diversion or deviation) | :: omleiding {f}, omweg {m} |
| detour {v} (intransitive: to make a detour) | :: omlopen, omrijden etc. |
| detour {v} (transitive: to direct or send on a detour) | :: omleiden |
| detox {n} (detoxification) | :: ontwenningskuur |
| detriment {n} (harm, hurt, damage) | :: schade {n}, schadelijk |
| detrimental {adj} (causing damage or harm) | :: schadelijk, nadelig |
| detritivore {n} (organism that feeds on detritus) | :: detrivoor |
| detritus {n} | :: afval, puin |
| dette {n} (debt) SEE: debt | :: |
| deuce {n} (playing card) | :: twee {f} |
| deuterium {n} (isotope of hydrogen, see also: heavy hydrogen) | :: deuterium {n} |
| deuteron {n} (deuterium nucleus) | :: deuteron {m}, deuteriumkern {m} |
| Deuteronomy {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Deuteronomium |
| devastation {n} (act of devastating or state of being devastated) | :: verwoesting {f} |
| develop {v} (to progress) | :: ontwikkelen |
| develop {v} (to progress through stages) | :: zich ontwikkelen, uitgroeien |
| develop {v} (to create) | :: ontwikkelen |
| develop {v} (to bring out photographic images) | :: ontwikkelen |
| developer {n} (someone engaged in product creation and improvement) | :: ontwikkelaar {m}, ontwerper {m} |
| developer {n} (real estate developer) | :: promotor {m}, projectontwikkelaar {m} |
| developer {n} (liquid used in chemical film processing) | :: ontwikkelaar {m} |
| developer {n} (software programmer) | :: programmeur {m} |
| developing country {n} (poorer country) | :: ontwikkelingsland {n} |
| development {n} (process of developing) | :: ontwikkeling |
| deviance {n} (variation from expected behavior or form) | :: afwijking |
| deviance {n} (person or thing that differs from the expected) | :: buitenbeentje |
| deviant {adj} (of or pertaining to a deviation) | :: afwijkend |
| deviant {n} (person who deviates) | :: afwijkeling {m}, afvallige |
| deviant {n} (thing that deviates) | :: afwijkeling {m} |
| deviate {v} (To go off course from; to change course; to change plans) | :: afwijken |
| deviate {v} (To fall outside of, or part from, some norm; to stray) | :: afwijken |
| deviation {n} (act of deviating) | :: afwijken |
| deviationist {n} (One who deviates from accepted beliefs or policies) | :: dissident |
| device {n} (piece of equipment) | :: toestel, apparaat |
| device driver {n} (software that communicates between operating system and hardware) | :: stuurprogramma {n} |
| devil {n} (dust devil) SEE: dust devil | :: |
| devil {n} (a creature of hell) | :: duivel {m} |
| devil {n} (the devil: the chief devil) | :: de duivel {m} |
| devil {n} (bad part of the conscience) | :: duivel {m} |
| devil {n} (wicked or naughty person) | :: duivel {m}, deugniet {m} |
| devil {n} (thing that is awkward or difficult to understand) | :: harde noot {f} |
| devil {n} (euphemistically, with an article: Hell (as an intensifier)) | :: verduiveld |
| devil {n} (person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him) | :: duivel {m}, duvel {m} |
| devil {n} (in Christian Science, an evil or erring entity) | :: duivel {m} |
| devil {v} (annoy or bother) | :: beduvelen, pesten, plagen |
| devil {v} (grill with cayenne pepper) | :: peperen |
| devilish {adj} (resembling or characteristic of a devil) | :: duivels, diabolisch, satanisch |
| devilish {adj} (extreme, excessive) | :: deksels, duivels, verduiveld |
| devil is in the details {proverb} (specific provisions of something may be complicated) | :: de duivel zit in de details |
| devilment {n} (devilish action or conduct; mischief) | :: duivelse streek,boosaardigheid |
| devil's advocate {n} (debater) | :: advocaat van de duivel |
| devil's beating his wife {interj} (interjection uttered when it rains while the sun is shining) | :: het is kermis in de hel (it is a fair in hell) |
| devious {adj} (cunning or deceiving, not straightforward) | :: heimelijk, onoprecht, kronkelend |
| devoid {adj} (empty, completely without) | :: verstoken zijn van |
| devolution {n} (a rolling down) | :: neergang |
| Devos {prop} | :: Devos |
| devote {v} (to commit oneself for a certain matter) | :: wijden, toewijden |
| devotion {n} (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) | :: verering {f}, toewijding |
| devotion {n} (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) | :: toewijding |
| devotion {n} (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) | :: verering |
| devour {v} (to eat greedily) | :: verslinden, schransen, vreten |
| dew {n} (moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc) | :: dauw {m} |
| dew {v} (moisten) | :: bedauwen |
| dewberry {n} (Rubus caesius) | :: dauwbraam {m} {f} |
| dewclaw {n} (dewclaw) | :: wolfsklauw, hubertusklauw |
| dewdrop {n} (a droplet of water formed as dew) | :: dauwdruppel {m} |
| dew point {n} (temperature) | :: dauwpunt |
| dewy {adj} (covered by dew) | :: dauwig, bedauwd |
| dexterity {n} (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) | :: handigheid |
| dexterous {adj} (skillful in some specific thing) | :: handig |
| dextromanual {adj} (right-handed) SEE: right-handed | :: |
| dharma {n} (principle that orders the universe) | :: dharma |
| Dhivehi {n} (an Indo-Aryan language) | :: Divehi, Maldivisch {n}, Maledivisch {n} |
| dhoti {n} (dhoti) | :: lendendoek |
| diabetes {n} (A group of metabolic diseases) | :: diabetes {m}, suikerziekte |
| diabetes mellitus {n} (medical disorder) | :: suikerziekte {f}' |
| diabetic {adj} (suitable for one having diabetes mellitus) | :: diabetisch |
| diachronic {adj} (changing with time) | :: diachronisch |
| diachronic linguistics {n} (historical linguistics) SEE: historical linguistics | :: |
| diacritic {adj} (distinguishing) SEE: diacritical | :: |
| diacritic {adj} (denoting a distinguishing mark) SEE: diacritical | :: |
| diacritical {adj} (of, pertaining to, or serving as a diacritic) | :: diakritisch |
| diaeresis {n} (diacritic placed over a vowel letter) | :: trema {n} |
| diagenesis {n} (all the chemical, physical, and biological changes sediment goes through during and after lithification) | :: diagenese |
| diagnose {v} (determine the root cause of) | :: diagnosticeren |
| diagnosis {n} (identification of the nature and cause of an illness) | :: diagnose {f} |
| diagnostic {adj} (of, or relating to diagnosis) | :: diagnostisch |
| diagonal {n} (slash) SEE: slash | :: |
| diagonal {adj} (geometry: joining two nonadjacent vertices) | :: diagonaal |
| diagonal {adj} (having a slanted or oblique direction) | :: diagonaal |
| diagonal {n} (something forming or resembling a diagonal line) | :: diagonaal |
| diagonal {n} (line or cut across a fabric) | :: diagonaal |
| diagonal {n} (geometry: diagonal line or plane) | :: diagonaal |
| diagonal matrix {n} (type of matrix) | :: diagonaalmatrix |
| diagram {n} (plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships) | :: diagram {n} |
| dial {n} (sundial) SEE: sundial | :: |
| dial {n} (panel on a radio; knob that is turned to change the wavelength) | :: kanaalkiezer {m} {f} |
| dial {n} (clock face) SEE: clock face | :: |
| dialect {n} (particular variety of a language) | :: dialect {n}, mondaard {f}, streektaal {f} |
| dialect continuum {n} (a range of dialects) | :: dialectcontinuüm {n} |
| dialectical materialism {n} (branch of philosophy) | :: dialectisch materialisme {n} |
| dialectology {n} (the study of dialects) | :: dialectologie {f} |
| dialog {n} (conversation or other discourse between individuals) SEE: dialogue | :: |
| dialog {n} (verbal part of a literary or dramatic work) SEE: dialogue | :: |
| dialog {n} (literary form resembling a conversation) SEE: dialogue | :: |
| dialog {n} (computing: dialogue box) SEE: dialogue | :: |
| dialog {v} (discuss) | :: dialogeren, discussiëren, kortsluiten |
| dialogue {n} (conversation or other discourse between individuals) | :: dialoog {m}, gesprek {n} |
| dialogue {n} (verbal part of a literary or dramatic work) | :: dialoog {m} |
| dialogue {n} (literary form resembling a conversation) | :: dialoog {m} |
| dialogue {n} (computing: dialogue box) | :: dialoogvenster {n} |
| dialogue {v} (discuss) | :: dialogeren, discussiëren, kortsluiten |
| dial tone {n} (telephony signal) | :: kiestoon {m} |
| diamagnetic {adj} (exhibiting diamagentism) | :: diamagnetisch |
| diamagnetism {n} (weak form of magnetism) | :: diamagnetisme {n} |
| diameter {n} (line) | :: middellijn {f}, diameter {m} |
| diameter {n} (length of this line) | :: diameter {m}, doorsnede {m} {f} |
| diamond {n} (rhombus) SEE: rhombus | :: |
| diamond {n} (uncountable: mineral) | :: diamant {n} |
| diamond {n} (gemstone) | :: diamant {m} |
| diamond {v} (to adorn with diamonds) | :: inleggen met diamant |
| diamonds {n} (one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♦) | :: ruiten {m} {f}, koeken {m} {f} |
| Diana {prop} (Roman goddess) | :: Diana {f} |
| diaper {n} (absorbent garment worn by a baby, or by someone who is incontinent) | :: luier {m}, pamper {m} |
| diaperhood {n} (period of wearing diapers) | :: luiertijd {m}, babytijd {m} |
| diaphanous {adj} (of a fine, almost transparent texture) | :: ragfijn |
| diaphanous {adj} (transparent; allowing light to pass through) | :: doorzichtig, doorschijnend |
| diaphoneme {n} (abstract phonological unit denoting all the dialectal variations of a phoneme) | :: diafoneem {n} |
| diaphragm {n} (anatomy: sheet of muscle separating thorax from abdomen) | :: middenrif {n} |
| diaphragm {n} (mechanics: flexible membrane) | :: diafragma {n}, membraan {n} |
| diapositive {n} (photography: slide) | :: dia {m}, diapositief {n} |
| diarchy {n} (form of government) | :: diarchie {n} |
| diarrhea {n} (medical condition) | :: diarree |
| diary {n} (daily log of experiences) | :: dagboek |
| diaspora {n} (dispersion of a group of people) | :: diaspora |
| Diaspora {prop} (dispersion of a group of people) SEE: diaspora | :: |
| diatom {n} (grouping of minute algae) | :: kiezelwier, diatomee |
| diazepam {n} (minor tranquillizer) | :: diazepam |
| dibbler {n} (Parantechinus apicalis) | :: gespikkelde buidelmuis, dibbler |
| dice {v} (to cut into small cubes) | :: in blokjes snijden |
| dice {n} (polyhedron used in games of chance) SEE: die | :: |
| dice snake {n} (Natrix tessellata) | :: dobbelsteenslang, dambordslang |
| dicey {adj} (fraught with danger) | :: gevaarlijk, bedreigend |
| dicey {adj} (of uncertain, risky outcome) | :: onzeker, riskant |
| dichotomy {n} (separation or division into two) | :: dichotomie, tweedeling |
| dick {n} (slang: penis) | :: lul {m}, pik {m}, piemel {m}, leuter |
| dick {n} (highly contemptible person) | :: lul {m} |
| dickhead {n} ((slang) glans penis) | :: eikel {m} |
| dickhead {n} ((slang) stupid person) | :: eikel {m} |
| dickhead {n} (glans penis) SEE: glans penis | :: |
| dickslap {n} (the act of slapping with the penis) | :: swaffel |
| dickslap {v} | :: swaffelen |
| dictation {n} (the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words) | :: dictee {n} |
| dictator {n} (totalitarian leader of a dictatorship) | :: dictator {m} |
| dictatorship {n} (a government led by a dictator) | :: dictatuur {f} |
| dictatorship of the proletariat {n} (the temporary period following the fall of capitalism) | :: dictatuur van het proletariaat {f} |
| diction {n} (clarity of word choice) | :: dictie {f} |
| dictionary {n} (publication that explains the meanings of an ordered list of words) | :: woordenboek {n}, dictionaire {m} |
| diddums {interj} (term of commiseration to a child) | :: ocharme, zielig |
| didgeridoo {n} (Australian musical instrument) | :: didgeridoo {m} |
| die {v} (to stop living) | :: doodgaan, sterven, overlijden |
| die {v} (to be cut off from family or friends) | :: sterven |
| die {v} (to become spiritually dead) | :: sterven |
| die {v} (to be mortified or shocked) | :: sterven |
| die {v} (to break down) | :: het laten afweten, het opgeven |
| die {v} (to fail to evoke laughter) | :: doodgaan |
| die {n} (cubical part of a pedestal) | :: voet {m}, plint {f} |
| die {n} (device for cutting into a specified shape) | :: mal {f}, matrijs {f}, vorm {f} |
| die {n} (embossed device used in stamping) | :: stempel {m} |
| die {n} (polyhedron used in games of chance) | :: dobbelsteen {m}, teerling {m} , rafelsteen {m} |
| dieldrin {n} (cyclodiene insecticide) | :: dieldrin |
| diencephalon {n} (region of the human brain) | :: tussenhersen |
| diesel {n} (fuel) | :: diesel {m} |
| diesel engine {n} (type of engine) | :: dieselmotor |
| diesel motor {n} (diesel engine) SEE: diesel engine | :: |
| diet {n} (food a person or animal consumes) | :: dieet {n} |
| diet {n} (controlled regimen of food) | :: dieet {n} |
| diet {n} (council of leaders) | :: parlement {n}, rijksdag {m} |
| dietary {n} (of, or relating to diet) | :: diëtair |
| dietary fibre {n} (undigested substance) | :: voedingsvezel |
| differ {v} (not to have the same characteristics) | :: verschillen, afwijken |
| differ {v} (to have diverging opinions, disagree) | :: verschillen |
| difference {n} (quality of being different) | :: verschil {n} |
| difference {n} (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else) | :: verschil {n}, onderscheid {n} |
| difference {n} (disagreement or argument about something important) | :: meningsverschil |
| difference {n} (arithmetic: result of a subtraction) | :: verschil {n} |
| difference {v} (to distinguish or differentiate) | :: differentiëren, onderscheiden |
| difference quotient {n} (slope of the secant) | :: differentiaalquotiënt {n} |
| different {adj} (not the same) | :: verschillend, anders, ongelijk |
| different {adj} (unlike most others) | :: anders |
| differential {n} (infinitesimal change) | :: differentiaal {f} |
| differential {n} (differential gear) SEE: differential gear | :: |
| differential calculus {n} (calculus that deals with instantaneous rates of change) | :: differentiaalrekening {f} |
| differential equation {n} (equation involving the derivatives of a function) | :: differentiaalvergelijking |
| differential gear {n} (differential gear) | :: differentieel {m} {f} |
| differentiate {v} (to show or be the distinction) | :: zich onderscheiden |
| differentiate {v} (to perceive the difference) | :: onderscheiden, differentiëren, discrimineren |
| differentiate {v} (math: to calculate the derivative) | :: afleiden |
| differentiate {v} (math: to calculate the differential) | :: differentiëren |
| differentiate {v} (biology: to produce distinct organs or to achieve specific functions) | :: differentiëren |
| differently able {adj} (euphemism for 'disabled') | :: andersvalide |
| different strokes for different folks {proverb} (there's no accounting for taste) SEE: there's no accounting for taste | :: |
| difficult {adj} (hard, not easy) | :: lastig, moeilijk |
| difficulty {n} (state of being difficult) | :: moeilijkheid {f} |
| difficulty {n} (obstacle) | :: hindernis {f} |
| difficulty level {n} (difficulty of completing a task or objective) | :: moeilijkheidsgraad {m} |
| diffidence {n} (The state of being diffident, timid or shy; reticence or self-effacement) | :: Verlegenheid, terughoudendheid, bescheidenheid |
| diffident {adj} (distrustful) | :: wantrouwig |
| diffident {adj} (lacking confidence in oneself) | :: onzeker |
| diffraction grating {n} (surface having many closely spaced lines or slits) | :: tralie {f} |
| dig {v} (to move hard-packed earth out of the way) | :: graven, delven |
| dig {n} (archeological investigation) | :: opgraving {f} |
| digamma {n} (letter of the Old Greek alphabet) | :: digamma {m} {f} |
| digest {v} (to distribute or arrange methodically) | :: ordenen |
| digest {v} (to separate food in the alimentary canal) | :: verteren |
| digest {v} (to think over and arrange methodically in the mind) | :: overdenken |
| digest {v} (to undergo digestion) | :: verteren |
| digest {n} (compilation of statutes or decisions analytically arranged) | :: compendium {n}, overzicht {n} |
| digest {n} (magazine of abridged articles) | :: compendium {n}, overzicht {n} |
| digestible {adj} (capable of being digested) | :: verteerbaar |
| digestion {n} (process in gastrointestinal tract) | :: spijsvertering {f}, vertering {f} |
| digestion {n} (processing of decay in organic matter assisted by microorganisms) | :: vertering {f}, verteren {n} |
| digestion {n} (assimilation and understanding of ideas) | :: verwerven {n}, verwerving {f}, assimilatie {f} |
| digestive system {n} (system of organs) | :: maag-darmstelsel {n} |
| digger {n} (spade (playing card)) SEE: spade | :: |
| digger {n} (nickname for a friend) SEE: bugger | :: |
| digger {n} (large piece of machinery) | :: graafmachine |
| digger {n} (one who digs) | :: graver |
| digit {n} (finger or toe) | :: vinger {m} , teen {m} |
| digit {n} (numeral) | :: cijfer {n} |
| digital {adj} (having to do or performed with a finger) | :: vinger- |
| digital {adj} (representing discrete values) | :: discreet |
| digital {adj} (of or relating to computers) | :: digitaal |
| digital camera {n} (electronic camera) | :: digitale camera {m} |
| digitalize {v} (make digital) | :: digitaliseren |
| digits {n} (slang: telephone number) | :: nummer {n} |
| dignify {v} (to honor) | :: vereren |
| dignitary {n} (important or influential person) | :: hoogwaardigheidsbekleder {m}, hoogwaardigheidsbekleedster {f} |
| dignity {n} (quality or state) | :: waardigheid {f} |
| dignity {n} (formality, stateliness) | :: plechtigheid {c} |
| dignity {n} (high office or rank) | :: waardigheid {c} |
| digraph {n} (computing: two-character sequence) | :: digraaf {c} |
| digraph {n} (pair of letters) | :: digraaf {c} |
| digraph {n} (directed graph) SEE: directed graph | :: |
| digress {v} (to deviate) | :: afdwalen |
| digression {n} (a departure from the main subject in speech or writing) | :: uitweiding {f} |
| digs {n} (clothes) SEE: clothes | :: |
| dihydrogen monoxide {n} (water, H₂O, see also: water) | :: diwaterstofmonoxide {n} |
| Dijon {prop} (city in Burgundy) | :: Dijon |
| Diksmuide {prop} (a Belgian city and municipality in West Flanders) | :: Diksmuide |
| dilapidated {adj} (having fallen into a state of disrepair) | :: verloederd, verwaarloosd, vervallen |
| dilapidation {n} (the state of being dilapidated) | :: bouwvalligheid, verkrotting, verloedering, verval {n} |
| dilapidation {n} ((law) damaging a building or structure) | :: verloedering, verwaarlozing, verstoring, verval {n} |
| dilate {v} (to enlarge; to make bigger) | :: dilateren |
| dilate {v} (to become wider or larger; to expand) | :: uitzetten {p} |
| dilation {n} (delay) SEE: delay | :: |
| dildo {n} (artificial phallus) | :: dildo {m}, vibrator {m} |
| dilemma {n} (circumstance in which a choice must be made between two alternatives) | :: dilemma {n} |
| dilettante {n} (someone who dabbles) | :: liefhebber {m}, amateur {m} |
| dilettante {n} (person with a general but superficial interest) | :: liefhebber {m}, amateur {m} |
| dilettante {n} | :: kunstliefhebber {m}, dilettant |
| dilettante {adj} (pertaining to or like a dilettante) | :: dilettantisch |
| diligence {n} (qualities of a hard worker, including conscientiousness, determination, perseverance) | :: toewijding {f}, vasthoudendheid {f} |
| diligence {n} (public stage-coach) | :: diligence {f}, postkoets {f} |
| diligence {n} (one of the seven contrary virtues) | :: moed {f}, sterkte {f}, vasthoudendheid {f}, standvastigheid {f} |
| diligent {adj} (hard-working and focused) | :: ijverig, vlijtig, toegewijd |
| dill {n} (fool) SEE: fool | :: |
| dill {n} (herb of the species Anethum graveolens) | :: dille {m} |
| diluent {n} (That which dilutes) | :: verdunner {m} |
| dilute {v} (to add more of a solvent to a solution; especially to add more water) | :: verdunnen |
| dim {adj} (not bright, not colourful) | :: donker, schemerachtig, schemerig, mat |
| dim {adj} (not smart) | :: dom |
| dim {adj} (indistinct) | :: vaag |
| dim {v} (to make something less bright) | :: verduisteren, dimmen, afblinden |
| dim-bulb {adj} (slow-witted, stupid) SEE: stupid | :: |
| dime a dozen {adj} (so common as to be practically worthless) | :: dertien in een dozijn |
| dimension {n} (measure of spatial extent) | :: dimensie {f}, afmeting {f} |
| dimension {n} (in physics) | :: dimensie {f} |
| diminish {v} (To make smaller) | :: verkleinen, verminderen |
| diminish {v} (To become smaller) | :: afnemen, verkleinen |
| diminish {v} (To reduce a perfect or minor interval by a semitone) | :: verlagen |
| diminutive {adj} (very small) | :: minuscuul |
| diminutive {adj} (serving to diminish) | :: verkleinend |
| diminutive {adj} (grammar) | :: verkleinwoord {n} |
| diminutive {n} (grammar: word form expressing smallness) | :: verkleinwoord {n}, diminutief {n} |
| dimmer {n} (Rheostat) | :: dimmer |
| dimple {n} (small depression or indentation in generic surface) | :: bult, gaatje {n} |
| dimple {n} (skin depression, especially at corners of the mouth) | :: kuiltje {n} |
| dimple {v} (create a dimple in) | :: blutsen, indeuken, deuken |
| din {n} (loud noise) | :: lawaai, geschreeuw |
| dine {v} (to eat; to eat dinner or supper) | :: dineren |
| ding-a-ling {n} (dick) SEE: dick | :: |
| ding-dong ditch {v} (ringing someone's door bell and running away) | :: belletje trekken, belletje lellen |
| dinghy {n} (small boat) | :: jol, kleine kano |
| dinghy {n} (inflatable boat) | :: rubberboot |
| dingo {n} (wild dog native to Australia) | :: dingo {m} |
| dining room {n} (room, in a home or hotel, where meals are eaten) | :: eetkamer {c} |
| dink {n} (sports) | :: lobben |
| dinner {n} (main meal of the day) | :: avondeten {n}, avondmaaltijd {m}, avondmaal {n}, eten {n} |
| dinner {n} (a meal given to an animal) | :: voer |
| dinner {n} (midday meal) | :: middageten {n}, middagmaaltijd {m}, middagmaal {n}, lunch {m} |
| dinner {n} (a formal meal) | :: dinee {n} |
| dinosaur {n} (extinct reptile) | :: dinosaurus {m} |
| diocese {n} (region administered by a bishop) | :: bisdom, diocees {n}, diocese {f} |
| diode {n} (electronic device) | :: diode {f} |
| dioptase {n} (Mineral) | :: dioptaas |
| dioxide {n} (any oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each molecule) | :: dioxide {n} |
| diphthong {n} (complex vowel sound) | :: diftong {m}, tweeklank {m} |
| diploë {n} (thin layer of tissue) | :: diploë |
| diplodocus {n} (dinosaur) | :: diplodocus {m} |
| diploid {adj} (of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome) | :: diploïd |
| diploma {n} (certificate) | :: diploma {n} |
| diplomacy {n} (art of conducting international relations) | :: diplomatie {f} |
| diplomacy {n} (tact and subtle skill in dealing with people) | :: diplomatie {f} |
| diplomat {n} (person who is accredited to represent a government) | :: diplomaat {m} |
| diplomat {n} (someone who uses skill and tact in dealing with other people) | :: diplomaat {m} |
| diplomatic {adj} (concerning relationships between governments) | :: diplomatiek |
| diplomatic relations {n} (diplomatic intercourse) | :: diplomatieke betrekkingen {f-p} |
| diplomatics {n} (science of authenticating, dating, and interpreting old official documents) | :: oorkondeleer |
| diplomatist {n} (diplomat) SEE: diplomat | :: |
| dip pen {n} | :: kroontjespen {f} |
| dipper {n} (bird) | :: waterspreeuw |
| dipper {n} (vessel) | :: pollepel |
| diptote {n} (a noun which has only two cases) | :: diptoot {m} |
| diptych {n} (writing tablet consisting of two leaves of rigid material) | :: diptiek {f} |
| diptych {n} (picture or series of pictures painted on two tablets) | :: diptiek {f} |
| dire {adj} (warning of bad consequences) | :: onheilspellend, omineus |
| dire {adj} (expressing bad consequences) | :: gevaarlijk, vreselijk, sinister, verschrikkelijk |
| direct current {n} (electric current in which the electrons flow in one direction, but may vary with time) | :: gelijkstroom {m} |
| direct debit {n} (single order to allow an entity to charge one's account) | :: automatische incasso |
| directed graph {n} (type of graphs) | :: gerichte graaf {m}, digraaf {c} |
| direct flight {n} (a flight without changing aircraft) | :: directe vlucht {f} |
| direct free kick {n} (soccer) | :: rechtstreekse vrije trap {m} |
| direction {n} (indication of the point toward which an object is moving) | :: richting |
| directions {n} (direction) SEE: direction | :: |
| directive {n} (instruction or guideline) | :: instructie {f}, richtlijn {f} |
| directive {n} (authoritative decision) | :: richtlijn {f} |
| directive {n} (form of legislative act addressed to the EU member states) | :: richtlijn {f} |
| directive {adj} (that directs) | :: wijzend |
| directly {adv} (in a direct manner) | :: direct, rechtstreeks |
| directly {adv} (in a straightforward way) | :: direct, rechtuit |
| directly {adv} (plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity) | :: direct, onomwonden, rechtuit |
| directly {adv} (straightforwardly; honestly) | :: zondermeer, eerlijk, rechtuit |
| directly {adv} (soon; next; when it becomes convenient) | :: direct, dadelijk, zodadelijk, meteen, zo |
| directly {adv} (immediately) SEE: immediately | :: |
| direct object {n} (the noun a verb is directly acting upon) | :: lijdend voorwerp {n} |
| director {n} (supervisor, manager, see also: film director) | :: directeur {m} {f}, regisseur {m} |
| directory {n} (list of names, addresses etc.) | :: gids {m}, repertorium {n}, telefoongids, Gouden gids, Witte gids |
| directory {n} (structured listing of files) | :: lijst {f} |
| directory {n} (simulated folder) | :: folder {m}, map {f} |
| directrix {n} (a line used to define a curve or surface) | :: richtlijn {m} {f} |
| direct verb {n} (A verb that agrees in person and number with the subject of a clause, by conjugation) | :: persoonsvorm {m} |
| dire straits {n} (difficult position) | :: in het nauw |
| dire wolf {n} (extinct canine) | :: reuzenwolf {m} |
| dirge {n} (mournful poem or piece of music) | :: lijkzang {m}, treurzang {m}, treurlied {n}, rouwzang {m} |
| Dirichlet energy {n} (functional that maps a function to a real number representing its variability) | :: Dirichlet-energie {f} |
| dirigible {n} (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) | :: luchtschip {n} |
| dirty {adj} (covered with or containing dirt) | :: vuil, smerig, vies |
| dirty {adj} (morally unclean, obscene or indecent) | :: vuil, vulgair, obsceen, schunnig |
| dirty {adj} (dishonourable, violating standards or rules) | :: vuil, smerig, grof, oneerlijk |
| dirty {adj} (illegal, improper) | :: vuil, oneerlijk |
| dirty {adj} (of color: discolored by impurities) | :: vuil |
| dirty {v} (to make dirty) | :: bevuilen |
| dis- {prefix} (apart) | :: ont- |
| dis {v} (diss) SEE: diss | :: |
| dis {n} (diss) SEE: diss | :: |
| disable {v} (to render unable; to take away the ability) | :: onmogelijk maken |
| disable {v} (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) | :: uitschakelen, deactiveren |
| disabled {adj} (made incapable of use or action) | :: onklaar |
| disabled {adj} (having a disability) | :: gehandicapt, invalide, mindervalide |
| disabled {n} (the disabled collectively) | :: invaliden, gehandicapten |
| disabuse {v} (free of a misconception) | :: ontdoen, terugbrengen van een dwaling, uit de droom helpen |
| disadvantage {n} (weakness) | :: nadeel {n} |
| disadvantaged {adj} (lacking an advantage relative to another) | :: kansarm |
| disagree {v} (to fail to agree) | :: het niet eens zijn , het oneens zijn |
| disagree {v} (to fail to conform or correspond with) | :: niet overeenkomen, niet overeenstemmen |
| disagreeable {adj} (not agreeable, unsuitable) | :: onaangenaam |
| disagreement {n} (An argument or debate) | :: verschil van mening, meningsverschil |
| disagreement {n} (A condition of not agreeing or concurring) | :: niet in overeenstemming |
| disallow {v} (to refuse to allow) SEE: forbid | :: |
| disallow {v} (to reject as invalid, untrue, or improper) | :: afkeuren |
| disambiguate {v} (remove ambiguities) | :: desambigueren |
| disambiguation {n} (removal of ambiguity) | :: desambiguatie |
| disappear {v} (to vanish) | :: verdwijnen |
| disappear {v} (to make vanish) | :: laten verdwijnen |
| disappearance {n} (action of disappearing or vanishing) | :: verdwijning |
| disappoint {v} (to displease by underperforming etc.) | :: teleurstellen |
| disappointed {adj} (defeated of hope or expectation) | :: teleurgesteld |
| disappointing {adj} (that disappoints or disappoint) | :: teleurstellende |
| disappointment {n} (emotion) | :: teleurstelling {f} |
| disappointment {n} (circumstance) | :: tegenvaller, tegenslag |
| disapprove {v} (to refuse to approve) SEE: reject | :: |
| disapprove {v} (to condemn) | :: afkeuren |
| disapproving {v} (present participle of disapprove) | :: afkeurend |
| disarm {v} (to deprive of arms) | :: ontwapenen |
| disarm {v} (to deprive of the means or the disposition to harm) | :: ontwapenen |
| disarmament {n} (the reduction of military forces and armaments) | :: ontwapening |
| disarray {v} (To throw into disorder; to break the array of) | :: verstoren, verwarren |
| disarray {v} (To take off the dress of; to unrobe) | :: uitkleden |
| disarray {n} (Want of array or regular order) | :: wanorde |
| disassemble {v} (to take to pieces) | :: demonteren |
| disaster {n} (unexpected catastrophe causing physical damage, etc.) | :: ramp {c} |
| disaster {n} (unforeseen event causing great loss, etc.) | :: ramp {c} |
| disastrous {adj} (of the nature of a disaster; calamitous) | :: rampzalig, catastrofaal, rampspoedig |
| disastrous {adj} (foreboding disaster; ill-omened) | :: onheilspellend, sinister |
| disastrously {adv} (in a disastrous way) | :: rampzalig |
| disavow {v} (to refuse to own or acknowledge) | :: verloochenen |
| disavow {v} (to deny or show the contrary of) | :: ontkennen |
| disband {v} (to break up or cause to cease to exist) | :: ontbinden |
| disbelief {n} (unpreparedness, unwillingness, or inability to believe that something is the case) | :: ongeloof {n} |
| disburse {v} (to pay out) | :: uitbetalen |
| disc {n} (disk) SEE: disk | :: |
| discard {v} (to throw away, reject) | :: verwerpen, afdanken, afleggen, opzijzetten |
| discard {v} (to discard, set aside) SEE: remove | :: |
| disc brake {n} (type of brake) | :: schijfrem {f} |
| discern {v} (to distinguish something as being different from something else; to differentiate) | :: onderscheiden |
| discernible {adj} (possible to discern) | :: waarneembaar, bespeurbaar |
| discharge {v} (to accomplish or complete, as an obligation) | :: voltooien |
| discharge {v} ((electricity) the act of releasing an accumulated charge) | :: ontladen |
| disciple {n} (person who learns from another) | :: discipel {m} |
| disciple {n} (active follower or adherent) | :: leerling {m} |
| Disciple {n} (one of the twelve disciples of Jesus) | :: apostel |
| discipline {n} (controlled behaviour, self-control) | :: discipline, (zelf)beheersing |
| discipline {n} (punishment) | :: discipline, tuchtiging, tuchtstraf |
| discipline {n} (specific branch or knowledge or learning) | :: discipline, branche |
| discipline {n} (category in which a certain activity belongs) | :: discipline, branche, tak |
| discipline {v} (to train someone by instruction and practice) | :: drillen |
| discipline {v} (to teach someone to obey authority) | :: disciplineren, temmen |
| discipline {v} (to punish someone in order to (re)gain control) | :: disciplineren, tuchtigen |
| discipline {v} (to impose order on someone) | :: disciplineren, temmen |
| disc jockey {n} (disc jockey) | :: livedj, DJ, diskjockey |
| disclose {v} (physically expose to view) | :: onthullen, ontsluieren |
| disclose {v} (make known) | :: onthullen, ontsluieren, bekendmaken, vrijgeven |
| discombobulate {v} (to befuddle) | :: in de war schoppen, verstoren |
| disconcert {v} (upset the composure) | :: verstoren, verwarren, in de war brengen |
| disconcert {v} (bring into confusion) | :: verstoren, verwarren, in de war brengen |
| disconcert {v} (frustrate) | :: doorkruisen, verstoren, verijdelen |
| disconcerting {adj} (tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm; unsettling; troubling; upsetting) | :: verontrustend, zorgwekkend |
| disconnected {adj} (math: not connected) | :: onsamenhangend |
| disconsolate {adj} (cheerless, dreary) | :: mistroostig |
| disconsolate {adj} (inconsolable) | :: troosteloos |
| discontent {n} (dissatisfaction) SEE: dissatisfaction | :: |
| discontinue {v} (to stop a process) | :: stopzetten, beëindigen |
| discontinuity {n} (lack of continuity) | :: discontinuïteit {f} |
| discontinuity {n} (subterranean interface) | :: discontinuïteit {f} |
| discord {n} (lack of agreement) | :: onenigheid {f} |
| discord {n} (strife resulting from lack of agreement; dissension) | :: tweedracht {f} |
| discord {n} (harsh or confused sound) | :: kabaal {n} |
| discord {n} (musical dissonance) | :: kakofonie {f} |
| discotheque {n} (nightclub) | :: discotheek {f} |
| discount {n} (reduction in price) | :: korting {c} |
| discourage {v} (to dishearten) | :: ontmoedigen |
| discourage {v} (to persuade somebody not to do something) | :: ontraden, afraden om |
| discouragement {n} (the act of discouraging) | :: ontmoediging {f} |
| discouragement {n} (anything that discourages) | :: ontmoediger {m} |
| discourse {n} (expression in (spoken or written) words) | :: betoog {n}, discussie, gesprek {n}, conversatie, uiting, communicatie {f} |
| discourse {n} (formal lengthy exposition of some subject) | :: betoog {n}, verhandeling, discours {n} |
| discourse {n} (verbal exchange or conversation) | :: conversatie, gesprek {n}, gedachtenwisseling |
| discourse {n} (rational expression, reason) | :: rede |
| discourse {v} (engage in discussion or conversation) | :: converseren, spreken |
| discourse {v} (write or speak formally and at length) | :: betogen, een betoog houden , een rede(voering) houden |
| discourse {v} (to debate) | :: bespreken |
| discourteous {adj} (impolite) | :: onhoffelijk |
| discover {v} (expose something previously covered) | :: blootleggen, onthullen |
| discover {v} (find something for the first time) | :: ontdekken |
| discovery {n} (something discovered) | :: ontdekking {f}, vinding {f} |
| discovery {n} (the discovering of new things) | :: ontdekking {f} |
| discredit {v} (harm reputation) | :: in diskrediet brengen |
| discreet {adj} (respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic) | :: discreet |
| discrepancy {n} (inconsistency) | :: discrepantie {f} |
| discrepancy {n} (discrepant state) | :: discrepantie {f} |
| discrete Fourier transform {n} (math: a conversion process) | :: discrete fouriertransformatie {f} |
| discretion {n} (the quality of being discreet or circumspect) | :: discretie {f} |
| discretize {v} (convert continuous space into discrete space) | :: discretiseren |
| discrimination {n} (the act of making a distinction, noting differences between things) | :: discriminatie {f} |
| discrimination {n} (distinct treatment of an individual or group to their disadvantage) | :: discriminatie {f} |
| discursive {adj} (using reason and argument rather than intuition) | :: redenerend |
| discus {n} (round plate-like object for throwing) | :: discus {m} |
| discus {n} (athletics sport of throwing the discus) | :: discuswerpen {n} |
| discus fish {n} (fish from the genus Symphysodon) | :: discusvis |
| discuss {v} (to converse or debate concerning a particular topic) | :: overleggen, discussiëren, debatteren, bediscussiëren, bepraten, bespreken |
| discussion {n} (conversation or debate) | :: bespreking {f}, discussie {f} |
| discus throw {n} (athletic event where a discus is thrown) | :: discuswerpen {n} |
| disdain {n} (feeling of contempt or scorn) | :: ongenoegen, verachting {f} |
| disdain {v} (to regard with strong contempt) | :: minachten, versmaden |
| disdainful {adj} (showing contempt or scorn) | :: laatdunkend, minachtend, neerbuigend |
| disease {n} (an abnormal condition of the body causing discomfort or dysfunction) | :: ziekte {f} |
| disembark {v} (to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane) | :: van boord gaan, ontschepen |
| disembowel {v} (to take or let out the bowels) | :: ontdarmen, ontweiden |
| disenchantment {n} (The act of disenchating or the state of being disenchanted) | :: onttovering {f}, ontgoocheling {f} |
| disenfranchised {adj} (Not represented) | :: niet vertegenwoordigd |
| disenfranchisement {n} (explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant the right to vote) | :: Ontzetting uit een recht {m}, Ontneming van het kiesrecht |
| disequilibrium {n} (the loss of equilibrium or stability) | :: onevenwichtigheid, desequilibrium, labiliteit, wankelbaarheid |
| disgruntled {adj} (unhappy, dissatisfied) | :: misnoegd, ontevreden, ontstemd |
| disgruntlement {n} (The state of being disgruntled) | :: ontevredenheid |
| disguise {n} (attire to hide/assume an identity) | :: vermomming {f}, mom {n} |
| disguise {v} (to change the appearance) | :: vermommen, zich vermommen, verhullen |
| disguise {v} (to prevent revealing something secret) | :: verbergen, verhullen, maskeren |
| disgust {n} (an intense dislike or repugnance) | :: afschuw {m} |
| disgusting {adj} (repulsive, distasteful) | :: walgelijk, afschuwelijk |
| dish {n} (vessel for holding/serving food) | :: bord {n}, taloor {f} (only in Flanders and only in dialect) |
| dish {n} (contents of such a vessel) | :: bord {n}, gerecht {n} |
| dish {n} (specific type of food) | :: gerecht {n} |
| dish {n} (tableware to be/being washed) | :: vaat {m} |
| dish {n} (slang: sexually attractive person) | :: stoot {f} |
| dishcloth {n} (for washing) | :: schotelvod {m}, vaatdoek {m} |
| dishcloth {n} (for drying) | :: keukenhanddoek {m}, vaatdoek {m}, theedoek {m} |
| dishearten {v} (discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage) | :: ontmoedigen |
| disher {n} (a type of scoop) | :: ijslepel {m} |
| dishes {n} (dishwashing) | :: afwas {m} |
| dishevel {v} (throw into disorder) | :: het laten hangen |
| dish out {v} (to put (food) on to a dish) | :: opdienen, dienen, dissen (only in very specific context or expressions, dis is an old word for dining table, so it literally means: put on the table), opdissen (only in very specific context or expressions) |
| dishtowel {n} (a cloth or towel used to dry dishes) SEE: dishcloth | :: |
| dish up {v} (To serve cooked food) | :: opdienen |
| dishware {n} (crockery) | :: servies {n} |
| dishwasher {n} (machine) | :: vaatwasser {m}, vaatwasmachine {f}, afwasmachine {f} |
| dishwasher {n} (person) | :: afwasser {m} {f} |
| dishwashing {n} (dishwashing) SEE: dishes | :: |
| dishwashing {n} (dishwashing) SEE: washing-up | :: |
| dishwater {n} (washing water) | :: afwaswater {n} |
| disillusion {v} (to free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant) | :: ontgoochelen |
| disinfectant {n} (A substance which kills germs and/or viruses) | :: ontsmettingsmiddel {n}, antisepticum {n}, desinfectans {n} |
| disinformation {n} (intentionally false information) | :: desinformatie {f} |
| disingenuous {adj} (not noble; unbecoming true honor) | :: oneerlijk, onwaardig, onoprecht, achterbaks |
| disinherit {v} (to exclude from inheritance) | :: onterven |
| disintegrate {v} (cause to break into parts) | :: desintegreren, ontbinden, opbreken |
| disintegrate {v} (break up into one's parts) | :: desintegreren, uiteenvallen |
| disjointed {adj} (not connected, coherent, or continuous) | :: onsamenhangend, als los zand |
| disk {n} (a thin, flat, circular plate) | :: schijf {f} |
| disk {n} (something resembling a disk) | :: schijf {f} |
| disk {n} (intervertebral disc) | :: discus {m} |
| disk {n} (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) | :: plaat {f} |
| disk {n} (a computer's hard disk) | :: harde schijf, schijf {f} |
| diskette {n} (small, flexible, magnetic disk for storage and retrieval of data) SEE: floppy disk | :: |
| dislike {v} (not to like something) | :: een hekel hebben aan, het land hebben aan |
| dislocate {v} (to dislodge a bone) | :: ontwrichten |
| dismal {adj} (gloomy and bleak) | :: akelig |
| dismantle {v} (divest) | :: uitkleden |
| dismantle {v} (take apart) | :: afbreken, demonteren, ontmantelen |
| dismay {v} (to disable with alarm or apprehensions) | :: met wanhoop vervullen |
| dismay {v} (to render lifeless) | :: laten besterven |
| dismay {v} (to take dismay or fright) | :: angstig zijn |
| dismay {n} (a sudden loss of courage) | :: teleurstelling |
| dismayed {adj} (having the emotion of dismay) | :: teleurgesteld |
| dismember {v} (remove limbs) | :: ontleding {f} |
| dismiss {v} (to discharge) | :: ontslaan, de laan uitsturen |
| dismiss {v} (to order to leave) | :: wegsturen |
| dismiss {v} (to dispel) | :: wegdrukken, onderdrukken |
| dismiss {v} (to reject, refuse to accept) | :: afwijzen, weigeren |
| dismiss {v} (to send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain) | :: wegwuiven, afwimpelen |
| dismiss {v} (to give someone a red card) | :: wegsturen, een rode kaart geven |
| dismissal {n} (deprivation of office) | :: ontslag {n} |
| dismount {v} (to get off) | :: demonteer, afstappen |
| dismountable {adj} (capable of being dismounted) | :: demonteerbaar |
| disobedience {n} (refusal to obey) | :: ongehoorzaamheid {f} |
| disobedient {adj} (not obedient) | :: ongehoorzaam |
| disorder {n} (physical or psychical malfunction) | :: stoornis {f} |
| disorder {n} | :: wanorde {f} |
| disordered {adj} (chaotic) | :: onoverzichtelijk, chaotisch, wanordelijk |
| disorganized schizophrenia {n} (disorganized schizophrenia) | :: gedesorganiseerde schizofrenie {f}, hebefrene schizofrenie {f} |
| disown {v} (to refuse to own) | :: verloochenen, verstoten |
| disparage {n} (marriage) | :: getrouwd/huwelijk onder zijn/haar stand |
| disparage {v} (to match unequally) | :: vernederen |
| disparage {v} (to dishonor by a comparison) | :: onteren |
| disparage {v} (to ridicule) | :: belachelijk maken |
| disparage {v} | :: ridiculiseren |
| disparate {adj} (composed of inherently different elements) | :: duidelijk verschillend , onsamenhangend |
| disparity {n} (the state of being unequal; difference) | :: ongelijkheid, onevenredigheid |
| dispatch {v} (To send with promptness) | :: verzenden |
| dispatch {n} (dismissal) SEE: dismissal | :: |
| dispel {v} (to drive away by scattering) | :: verjagen, verdrijven |
| dispensable {adj} (able to be done without; able to be expended; easily replaced) | :: misbaar, onnodig, overbodig |
| dispensary {n} (room for dispensing drugs) | :: apotheek {f} |
| dispensary {n} (institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice) | :: gezondheidscentrum {n}, kliniek {f} |
| dispensation {n} (act of dispensing) | :: uitdeling, bedeling |
| dispensation {n} (relaxation of a law in a particular case) | :: dispensatie {f} |
| dispense {v} (to issue, distribute, or give out) | :: uitgeven, uitdelen, verdelen |
| dispense {v} (to supply or make up a medicine or prescription) | :: doseren |
| dispense {v} | :: afschaffen |
| dispersal {n} (the act or result of dispersing or scattering) | :: spreiding {f} |
| disperse {v} (to scatter) | :: verbreiden |
| dispirit {v} (Lower the morale of) | :: ontmoedigen |
| dispirited {adj} (without spirit) SEE: despondent | :: |
| displace {v} (to move something or someone) | :: onthemen |
| display {n} (spectacle) | :: spektakel {n} |
| display {n} (electronic screen) | :: display {n}, beeldscherm {n} |
| display {v} (to show conspicuously) | :: tonen |
| disposable {adj} (that can be disposed of) | :: besteedbaar |
| disposition {n} (tendency or inclination) | :: gezindheid {f} |
| disprove {v} (to refute) | :: weerleggen, ontkrachten |
| disqualification {n} (act of disqualifying) | :: diskwalificatie {f} |
| disqualify {v} (make ineligible) | :: diskwalificeren |
| disrecommend {v} (to recommend the opposite or negation of) | :: afraden |
| disregard {v} (disregard) SEE: neglect | :: |
| disregard {n} (not paying attention or caring about) | :: verontachtzaming |
| disregard {v} (to ignore) | :: veronachtzamen, negeren |
| disrobe {v} (undress someone or something) | :: ontkleden, uitkleden |
| disrupt {v} (to throw into confusion or disorder) | :: verstoren |
| disrupt {v} (to interrupt or impede something) | :: onderbreken, hinderen |
| disruption {n} (interruption) | :: onderbreking {f}, ontregeling {f} |
| disruption {n} (disorder) | :: wanorde |
| disruptive {adj} (causing disrupt or unrest) | :: storend, onrustwekkend |
| diss {v} (to put someone down or show verbal disrespect) | :: dissen |
| diss {n} (insult or put-down) | :: diss |
| dissatisfaction {n} (unhappiness or discontent) | :: ontevredenheid {f} |
| dissect {v} (to study a dead animal's anatomy by cutting it apart) | :: ontleden |
| disseminate {v} (transitive: to sow and scatter principles, etc. for propagation, like seed) | :: uitdragen |
| disseminate {v} (to disseminate) SEE: disperse | :: |
| dissemination {n} (act of disseminating) | :: verspreiding {f}, verbreiding {f} |
| dissent {v} (to disagree) | :: van mening verschillen, een afwijkende mening hebben, een minderheidsstandpunt innemen |
| dissent {n} (disagreement with the ideas of an authority) | :: afwijking van mening, non-conformisme, dissidentie |
| dissent {n} (act of disagreeing with an authority) | :: weigering zich te schikken, dissidentie |
| dissenter {n} (someone who dissents) | :: dissident |
| dissertation {n} (formal exposition of a subject) | :: proefschrift {n}, thesis {f}, dissertatie {f} |
| dissident {n} (person who opposes the current political structure, group or laws) | :: dissident {m} |
| dissipate {v} (to dissipate) SEE: disperse | :: |
| dissipate {v} (to drive away) | :: verdrijven |
| dissipate {v} (to use up or waste) | :: verbruiken;verspillen, verkwisten |
| dissipate {v} (to vanish) | :: verdwijnen |
| dissociate {v} (to make unrelated) | :: scheiden, afscheiden, zich distantiëren |
| dissociate {v} (to part, stop associating) | :: zich scheiden |
| dissociate {v} (chemistry: to separate compounds into simpler parts) | :: scheiden |
| dissociate {v} (chemistry: to undergo dissociation) | :: zich scheiden, dissociëren |
| dissociation {n} (act of dissociating) | :: dissociatie {f}, scheiding {f} |
| dissociation {n} (chemistry: process of breaking up) | :: dissociatie {f} |
| dissolute {adj} (dissolute) | :: losbandig |
| dissolve {v} (to terminate a union of multiple members actively) | :: ontbinden, oplossen |
| dissolve {v} (transitive: to disintegrate into a solution by immersion) | :: oplossen |
| dissolve {v} (intransitive: to be disintegrated into a solution by immersion) | :: oplossen |
| dissolve {v} (to resolve itself as by dissolution) | :: verdampen |
| dissolve {v} (to disperse a group) | :: ontbinden, uiteendrijven |
| dissolve {n} (film punctuation) | :: fade-out |
| dissolvent {adj} | :: oplosbaar |
| dissuade {v} (convince not to try or do) | :: uit het hoofd praten, afbrengen van, afraden |
| distaff {n} (device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage) | :: rokken {n}, spinrokken {n}, spinstok {m} |
| distaff {n} (part of a spinning wheel) | :: rokken {n}, spinrokken {n}, spinstok {m} |
| distal {adj} (remote from the point of attachment or origin) | :: distaal |
| distance {n} (amount of space between two points) | :: afstand {m}, eind {n} |
| distance {n} (remoteness of place; a remote place) | :: verte {f} |
| distance {v} (move away) | :: verwijderen |
| distance education {n} (distance learning) SEE: distance learning | :: |
| distance learning {n} (education obtained remotely) | :: afstandsonderwijs {n} |
| distant {adj} (far off) | :: ver, in de verte |
| distant {adj} (emotionally unresponsive) | :: afstandelijk |
| distil {v} (to subject a substance to distillation) | :: distilleren |
| distil {v} (to undergo distillation) | :: gedistilleerd worden |
| distil {v} (to make by means of distillation) | :: via distillatie vervaardigen , branden, stoken |
| distil {v} (to exude in small drops) | :: druppelsgewijs afscheiden |
| distil {v} (to trickle down in small drops) | :: afdruppelen, neerdruppelen, sijpelen |
| distill {v} (subject to distillation) SEE: distil | :: |
| distill {v} (undergo distillation) SEE: distil | :: |
| distill {v} (make by distillation) SEE: distil | :: |
| distill {v} (exude in small drops) SEE: distil | :: |
| distill {v} (trickle down in small drops) SEE: distil | :: |
| distillation {n} (substance once extracted) | :: Destillaat |
| distilled water {n} (water that has been purified by distillation) | :: gedestilleerd water, gedistilleerd water, aqua destillata |
| distillery {n} (a place where distillation takes place) | :: distilleerderij |
| distinguish {v} (to see someone or something as different from others) | :: onderscheiden |
| distinguished {adj} (celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements; prestigious) | :: voortreffelijk, eminent, voornaam |
| distort {v} (to bring something out of shape) | :: vervormen |
| distort {v} (to give false account of) | :: verdraaien, vervalsen |
| distract {v} (To divert the attention of) | :: afleiden |
| distraction {n} (something that distracts) | :: afleiding {f} |
| distraught {adj} (deeply hurt, saddened, or worried) | :: verstoord, vertwijfeld |
| distress {n} ((cause of) discomfort) | :: druk {m}, stress {f} |
| distress {v} (to cause strain or anxiety) | :: onder druk zetten, benauwen |
| distribute {v} (to distribute) SEE: disperse | :: |
| distribute {v} (to divide into portions and dispense) | :: verdelen |
| distribute {v} (to supply to retail outlets) | :: leveren |
| distribute {v} (to scatter or spread) | :: verspreiden |
| distribute {v} (to apportion) | :: verdelen |
| distribute {v} (to classify or separate into categories) | :: indelen, opdelen |
| distribution {n} (act of distribution or being distributed) | :: distributie, uitdeling, verdeling {f} |
| distribution {n} (apportionment by law of funds, property) | :: opdeling, verdeling {f} |
| distribution {n} (process by which goods get to final consumers) | :: distributie, verdeling {f} |
| distribution {n} (frequency of occurrence or extent of existence) | :: spreiding {f}, verspreiding {f} |
| distribution {n} (anything distributed) | :: distributie, uitdeling {f} |
| distribution {n} (the result of distributing; arrangement) | :: opdeling, verdeling {f} |
| distribution {n} (statistics: set of relative likelihoods, see also: probability distribution) | :: distributie, verdeling {f} |
| distributor {n} (one who distributes, a thing that distributes) | :: verspreider {m} |
| district {n} (administrative division) | :: district {n} |
| district {n} (area or region) | :: gebied {n}, regio {m} {f} |
| distro {n} (set of software components) | :: distro {m} |
| distrust {n} (lack of trust or confidence) | :: wantrouwen {n} |
| distrust {v} (to put no trust in) | :: wantrouwen |
| disturb {v} (confuse or irritate) | :: storen, verstoren |
| disturbance {n} (act of disturbing, being disturbed) | :: storing {f}, verstoring {f} |
| disturbance {n} | :: verstoring |
| disturbed {adj} (showing symptoms of mental illness, severe psychosis, or neurosis) | :: gestoord |
| disturbing {adj} (causing distress or worry) | :: verontrustend |
| disulfide bond {n} (covalent bond between two sulfur atoms, formed by the reaction of two thiol groups) | :: zwavelbrug {m} {f} |
| disunite {v} (cause disagreement or alienation among or within) | :: verdeeldheid zaaien onder, uit elkaar spelen |
| disunite {v} (disintegrate; come apart) | :: uiteenvallen |
| disuse {n} (disuse) | :: onbruik {n} |
| disyllabic {adj} (comprising two syllables) | :: tweelettergrepig, tweesyllabisch |
| ditch {n} (trench) | :: sloot, greppel |
| ditch {v} (to abandon) | :: zich ontdoen van |
| dither {v} (to be uncertain unable to make a decision) | :: treuzelen |
| dittany {n} (Dictamnus albus) SEE: gas plant | :: |
| ditto {adv} (likewise) SEE: likewise | :: |
| ditto {n} (the aforesaid) | :: dito, idem, idem dito, dito dito |
| ditto {n} (informal: duplicate) | :: kopietje {n} |
| ditto {n} (ditto mark) | :: herhalingsteken {n} |
| diurnal {adj} (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) | :: dagactief |
| diurnal {adj} (done once every day) | :: dagelijks |
| diurnal aberration {n} (deviation) | :: dagelijkse afwijking {m} |
| diva {n} (female celebrity) | :: diva {f} |
| diva {n} (person who considers herself much more important than others) | :: diva {f}, prima-donna |
| dive {v} (to swim under water) | :: duiken, onderwaterzwemmen |
| dive {v} (to jump into water) | :: duiken |
| dive {v} (to descend) | :: duiken, een duikvlucht maken |
| dive {v} (undertake enthusiastically) | :: duiken |
| dive {v} (imitate a foul) | :: een schwalbe maken, een fopduik maken, fopduiken |
| dive {n} (a jump into water) | :: duik {m} |
| dive {n} (a swim under water) | :: duik {m} |
| dive {n} (seedy bar) | :: kelderrestaurant, buurtcafé {n} |
| dive {n} (deliberate fall after a challenge) | :: schwalbe, fopduik {m} |
| diver {n} (someone who dives) | :: duiker {m}, duikster {f} |
| diver {n} (the loon (bird)) SEE: loon | :: |
| divergence {n} (mathematical operator) | :: divergentie {f} |
| diverse {adj} (different) | :: divers |
| diversion {n} (tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action) | :: afleidingsmanoeuver, misleiding |
| diversion {n} (hobby; an activity that distracts the mind) | :: verstrooiïng, vermaak |
| diversion {n} (act of diverting) | :: verstrooien, ontspannen |
| diversion {n} (removal of water via a canal) | :: verlegging |
| diversion {n} (A detour, such as during road construction) | :: omleiding |
| diversion {n} (rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination) | :: omleiding |
| diversity {n} (quality of being diverse; difference) | :: verscheidenheid |
| divest {v} (undress) SEE: undress | :: |
| divide {v} (split into two or more parts) | :: verdelen |
| divide {v} (divide up; share by dividing) | :: delen |
| divide {v} (calculate quotient) | :: delen |
| divide and conquer {v} (Divide and conquer) | :: divide et impera, deel en heers, verdeel en heers |
| divide and rule {v} (Divide and conquer) | :: divide et impera, deel en heers, verdeel en heers |
| dividend {n} (arithmetic: a number or expression) | :: deeltal {n} |
| dividend {n} (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) | :: dividend {n} |
| divine {n} (a deity) SEE: deity | :: |
| divine {adj} (of or pertaining to a god) | :: goddelijk |
| divine {v} (foretell (something)) | :: waarzeggen |
| divine {v} (search for (underground objects or water) using a divining rod) | :: wichelen |
| diviner {n} (one who searches for underground water) | :: waterwichelaar {m}, wichelaar {m} |
| diving bell {n} (airtight chamber used by divers) | :: duikerklok |
| diving board {n} (springboard) SEE: springboard | :: |
| diving header {n} (ball) | :: duikkopbal {c} |
| divining rod {n} (rod used for dowsing) | :: wichelroede {f}, wichelstok {m} |
| divinity {n} (deity) SEE: deity | :: |
| divinity {n} (godhood, state of being God or a god) | :: godheid {f}, goddelijkheid |
| divisible {adj} (capable of being divided) | :: deelbaar |
| divisible {adj} (of an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder) | :: deelbaar |
| division {n} (act or process of dividing anything) | :: deling {f}, verdeling {f}, scheiding {f} |
| division {n} (each of the parts resulting from division) | :: deel {n}, gedeelte {n} |
| division {n} (arithmetic: process of dividing a number by another) | :: deling {f}, delen {n} |
| division {n} (arithmetic: calculation involving this process) | :: deling {f}, staartdeling {f} |
| division {n} (large military unit) | :: divisie {f} |
| division {n} (section of a large company) | :: afdeling {f}, divisie {f}, eenheid {f} |
| division {n} (law: concept of separate responsibility) | :: deelbaarheid {f} |
| division ring {n} (algebraic concept) | :: lichaam {n}, scheef lichaam {n} |
| division sign {n} (Symbol) | :: deelteken {n} |
| divisor {n} (arithmetic: a number or expression) | :: deler {m} |
| divorce {n} (legal dissolution of a marriage) | :: echtscheiding {f} |
| divorced {adj} (having had one's marriage legally dissolved) | :: gescheiden |
| divvy up {v} (divide) SEE: divide | :: |
| Diwali {prop} (Hindu festival of lights) | :: Divali |
| DIY {adj} (do-it-yourself) SEE: do-it-yourself | :: |
| dizziness {n} (state of being dizzy) | :: duizeligheid |
| dizzy {adj} (having a sensation of turning around) | :: draaierig, duizelig |
| dizzy {adj} (producing giddiness) | :: duizelingwekkend |
| dizzyness {n} (dizziness) SEE: dizziness | :: |
| DJ {n} (person who selects and plays recorded music) SEE: disc jockey | :: |
| djembe {n} (a large drum played with the hands) | :: djembé {m} {f} |
| Djibouti {prop} (Republic of Djibouti) | :: Djibouti |
| déjà vu {n} (something which one has or suspects to have seen or experienced before) | :: déjà vu |
| D major {n} (the major key with D as its tonic) | :: D-majeur, D-groot |
| D major {n} (the major chord with a root of D) | :: D-majeur, D-groot |
| D minor {n} (the minor key with D as its tonic) | :: d-mineur, d-klein |
| D minor {n} (the minor chord with a root of D) | :: d-mineur, d-klein |
| Dmitry {prop} (transliteration of Дмитрий) | :: Dimitri {m} |
| DNA {n} (abbreviation of deoxyribonucleic acid (see deoxyribonucleic acid for full forms)) | :: DNA, DNZ |
| dénouement {n} (the conclusion or resolution of a plot) | :: ontknoping |
| do {v} (in questions) | :: Not used in Dutch |
| do {v} (in negations) | :: Not used in Dutch |
| do {v} (for emphasis) | :: wel |
| do {v} (referring to an earlier verb (pro-verb)) | :: Not used in Dutch |
| do {v} (perform, execute) | :: doen |
| do {v} (work, suffice) | :: genoegen, het ermee doen |
| do {v} (be reasonable or acceptable) | :: gaan |
| do {v} (cook) | :: bakken, koken |
| do {v} (visit) | :: doen, bezoeken |
| do {v} (be in jail) | :: zitten |
| do {v} (slang: have sex with) | :: binnendoen, doen |
| do {v} | :: doen, aanvallen; eraan zijn , klaar zijn , kapot zijn ; deugddoen, goeddoen |
| do {n} (function, celebration, party) | :: gedoe, feest {n}, fuif {m} |
| do {n} (period of confusion or argument) | :: gedoe, ruzie |
| do {n} (hairdo) | :: snit {m} |
| do {n} (tonic of the C major scale) | :: do |
| do {n} | :: do |
| doable {adj} (possible to do) SEE: feasible | :: |
| Dobermann {n} (large dog originating in Germany) | :: dobermannpincher {m}, dobermann {m} |
| dobra {n} (official currency of São Tomé and Príncipe) | :: dobra |
| do business {v} (urinate) SEE: urinate | :: |
| docent {n} (teacher or lecturer in university) | :: docent {m} |
| docile {adj} (yielding to control) | :: volgzaam |
| dock {n} (burdock) | :: klit {f} |
| dock {v} (to cut off a section of an animal's tail) | :: couperen |
| dock {n} (body of water between two piers or wharves) | :: dok {n} |
| dock {v} (to land at a harbour) | :: afmeren |
| dock {n} (part of a courtroom where the accused sits) | :: beklaagdenbank {m} {f} |
| doctor {n} (person who has attained a doctorate) | :: doctor {m} {f} |
| doctor {v} (alter or make obscure, in order to deceive) | :: dokteren, valsificeren |
| doctor {n} (veterinarian) SEE: veterinarian | :: |
| doctor {n} (medical doctor) SEE: physician | :: |
| doctorandus {n} (person who has passed a doctoral exam, but has not yet attained a doctorate) | :: doctorandus {m} |
| doctorate {n} (highest degree awarded by a university faculty) | :: doctorsgraad {m} |
| doctrinal {adj} (of or relating to a doctrine) | :: doctrinair, leerstellig |
| document {n} (original or official paper) | :: document {n} |
| document {v} (to record in documents) | :: documenteren |
| documentary {adj} (of, related to or based on documents/that serves to document something) | :: documentair |
| documentary {n} (programme or publication of fact) | :: documentaire {m}, docu {m} |
| documentary {n} (documentary film) | :: documentaire |
| documentary hypothesis {prop} (literary-critical theory about the Penteteuch) | :: oorkondenhypothese {f} |
| documentation {n} (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) | :: documentatie {c} |
| dodder {n} (parasitic plant (of about 100-170 species) of the genus Cuscuta) | :: warkruid {m} |
| dodecahedron {n} (a polyhedron with 12 faces) | :: dodecaëder {m}, regelmatig twaalfvlak {n} |
| dodecaphonist {n} (proponent of dodecaphony) | :: dodecafonist {m}, dodecaphonist {m} |
| dodecasyllabic {adj} (of twelve syllables) | :: twaalflettergrepig |
| dodge {v} (to avoid by moving out of the way) | :: ontwijken, uit de weg gaan, ontspringen |
| dodge {v} (to avoid; to sidestep) | :: ontwijken |
| dodgem {n} (dodgem) SEE: bumper car | :: |
| dodger {n} (nautical: companionway cover in a sailboat) | :: buiskap |
| dodo {n} (Raphus cucullatus) | :: dodo {m}, walghvogel |
| dodo {n} (old-fashioned person or institution) | :: dodo {m} |
| doe {n} (female deer) | :: hinde {f} |
| doe {n} (female fallow deer) | :: damherthinde {f} |
| doe {n} (female roe deer) | :: reegeit {f} |
| doe {n} (female rabbit) | :: voedster, moer |
| doe {n} (female hare) | :: moerhaas {f} |
| does a bear shit in the woods {phrase} (emphatic yes by way of an idiomatic, rhetorical question) | :: schijt een beer in het bos, is de paus katholiek |
| does anyone here speak English {phrase} (does anyone here speak English?) | :: spreekt hier iemand Engels |
| doff {v} (to remove or take off, especially of clothing) | :: uitdoen, ontdoen |
| doff {v} (to get rid of, to throw off) | :: verwerpen |
| dog {n} (metal support for logs) SEE: andiron | :: |
| dog {n} (slang: man) SEE: guy | :: |
| dog {n} (hinged catch) SEE: pawl | :: |
| dog {v} (to pursue with the intent to catch) | :: jagen, vervolgen |
| dog {v} (to follow in an annoying way) | :: plagen, pesten |
| dog {v} (to fasten a hatch securely) | :: bevestigen, vastmaken |
| dog {n} (animal) | :: hond {m} |
| dog {n} (male canine) | :: reu {m} |
| Dog {prop} (The language supposedly spoken by dogs) | :: honds, Honds |
| dog biscuit {n} (a bard biscuit-based snack for dogs) | :: hondenbrok {m} |
| dog cart {n} (cart drawn by a dog) | :: hondenkar {m} {f} |
| dog cart {n} (two wheeled horse-drawn carriage) | :: dogcar |
| dog days {n} (the days between early July and early September) | :: hondsdagen {p} |
| doge {n} (chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa) | :: doge |
| dogged {adj} (stubbornly persevering, steadfast) | :: hardnekkig |
| doggish {adj} (currish) | :: honds, rekels |
| doggy bag {n} (bag used to take home uneaten food) | :: doggybag {m} |
| doggy style {adv} (in a position) | :: doggy, doggy style, op z'n hondjes |
| doggy style {n} (position for such intercourse) | :: hondjeshouding {f} |
| doghouse {n} (kennel) SEE: kennel | :: |
| doghouse bass {n} (instrument) SEE: double bass | :: |
| dog Latin {prop} (bad, erroneous Latin) | :: potjeslatijn {n} |
| dogma {n} (authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion) | :: dogma {n}, geloofspunt {n}, leerstelling {f}, leerstuk {n} |
| dogma {n} (doctrine) | :: dogmatiek |
| dogmatic {adj} (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) | :: dogmatisch |
| dogmatist {n} (stubborn, assertive, opinionated person) | :: dogmaticus {m} |
| dog meat {n} (dog eaten as meat) | :: hondenvlees {n} |
| dog shit {n} (deceitful statements, etc) SEE: bullshit | :: |
| dog shit {n} (fecal matter produced by a dog) | :: hondenpoep {m} |
| dogshit {n} (dog excrement) SEE: dog shit | :: |
| dog's life {n} | :: hondenleven {n} |
| Dog Star {prop} (Sirius) SEE: Sirius | :: |
| dogtooth tuna {n} (Gymnosarda unicolor) | :: hondstonijn |
| dogwood {n} (tree or shrub of the genus Cornus) | :: kornoelje |
| dogwood winter {n} (blackberry winter) SEE: blackberry winter | :: |
| doh {interj} (expression of surprise) | :: o nee |
| doh {n} (expression of frustration) | :: do {f} |
| d'oh {interj} (expression of frustration) | :: o nee |
| do I know you {phrase} (do I know you?) | :: ken ik je?, ken ik je ergens van?, ken ik je niet ergens van?, ken ik u?, ken ik u ergens van?, ken ik u niet ergens van?, ken ik jullie? {p} |
| do ill {v} (to harm, to injure) SEE: harm | :: |
| doily {n} (ornamental piece) | :: onderlegger {m} |
| doing {n} (a deed or action) | :: toedoen {n} |
| do-it-yourself {adj} (of or pertaining to do it yourself) | :: doe-het-zelf |
| dolce far niente {n} (enjoyment of idleness) | :: dolce far niente {n} |
| doldrum {adj} (boring, uninteresting) SEE: boring | :: |
| dole {n} (unemployment benefit) | :: steun {m} |
| dole out {v} (to distribute in small quantities) | :: verdelen, uitdelen |
| doline {n} (any sinkhole) SEE: sinkhole | :: |
| doll {n} (a toy in the form of a human) | :: pop {f} |
| dollar {n} (designation for specific currency) | :: dollar {m} |
| dollhouse {n} (miniature house for dolls) SEE: doll's house | :: |
| dollop {n} (considerable lump) | :: brok, kwak |
| doll's house {n} (miniature house for dolls) | :: poppenhuis {n} |
| doll up {v} (to dress oneself or another in formal or ostentatious clothing) | :: optutten |
| dolly {n} (doll) SEE: doll | :: |
| dolmen {n} (tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones) | :: hunebed {n} |
| dolor {n} (sorrow) | :: smart {f} |
| dolorous {adj} (solemnly or ponderously sad) | :: mistroostig, mismoedig, droefgeestig, doloreus |
| dolphin {n} (aquatic mammal) | :: dolfijn {m} |
| dolphinarium {n} | :: dolfinarium {n} |
| domain {n} (geographic area owned or controlled by a single person or organization) | :: domein {n} |
| dome {n} (architectural element) | :: koepel {m} |
| Dome of the Rock {prop} (shrine in Jerusalem) | :: Rotskoepel |
| domesticate {v} (to make domestic) | :: domesticeren |
| domesticate {v} (to make fit for domestic life) | :: domesticeren |
| domesticate {v} ((transitive) to adapt to live with humans) | :: domesticeren |
| domesticate {v} ((intransitive) to adapt to live with humans) | :: domesticeren |
| domestication {n} (The act of domesticating the action of taming) | :: domesticatie {f} |
| domestic debt {n} (debt owed to creditors resident in the same country as debtor) | :: binnenlandse schuld {f} |
| domestic violence {n} (violence committed in a domestic setting) | :: huiselijk geweld {n} |
| domestique {n} (rider who assists) | :: knecht {m} |
| dominance {n} (state of being dominant) | :: dominantie {f} |
| dominance {n} (being in a position over others) | :: overheersing |
| dominance {n} (superior development or preference for one side of the body or for one of a pair of organs) | :: dominantie {f} |
| dominance {n} (property of a gene) | :: dominantie {f} |
| dominant {n} (tone of a musical scale) | :: dominant {m} {f} |
| dominant {adj} (ruling, governing) | :: dominant |
| dominant {adj} (predominant, common) | :: overheersend |
| domination {n} (act of dominating) | :: overheersing {f} |
| domineer {v} (rule over) | :: domineren |
| Dominic {prop} (male given name) | :: Dominic {m} |
| Dominica {prop} (Commonwealth of Dominica) | :: Dominica |
| Dominican Republic {prop} (country in the Caribbean) | :: Dominicaanse Republiek |
| don {n} (mafia boss) | :: maffiabaas {m} |
| don {v} (put on clothes) | :: aantrekken, zich uitdossen |
| don {n} (professor) SEE: professor | :: |
| Don {prop} (River in European Russia) | :: Don {m} |
| Donald Duck {prop} (Disney character) | :: Donald Duck {m} |
| donation {n} (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) | :: schenking {f} |
| Donatism {n} (Christian belief) | :: donatisme {n} |
| donator {n} (one who donates) | :: schenker {m}, donateur {m}, begunstiger {m}, begiftiger {m} |
| done {adj} ((of food) ready, fully cooked) | :: gaar |
| done {adj} (In a state of having completed or finished an activity) | :: klaar |
| done {adj} (being exhausted or fully spent) | :: op |
| Donetsk People's Republic {prop} (secessionist state) | :: Volksrepubliek Donetsk {f} |
| dongle {n} (A hardware device utilized by a specific application for purposes of copy protection) | :: dongel |
| dongle {n} (Any short wired connector) | :: dongel |
| donjon {n} (fortified tower) SEE: keep | :: |
| Don Juan {n} (a man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer) | :: Don Juan {m}, Casanova {m} |
| donkey {n} (a domestic animal, see also: ass) | :: ezel {m} |
| donkey {n} (a stubborn person) | :: ezel {m}, koppige ezel {m} |
| donkey {n} (a fool) | :: ezel {m}, domme ezel {m} |
| donor {n} (one who donates) | :: schenker {m}, donor {m} |
| donor fatigue {n} (phenomenon) | :: donormoeheid {f} |
| do not disturb {phrase} (do not disturb) | :: niet storen |
| do not enter {phrase} (do not enter) | :: niet betreden |
| Don Quixote {prop} (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) | :: Don Quichot {m} |
| don't {v} (do not) | :: imperative + niet, niet + infinitive |
| don't count your chickens before they're hatched {proverb} (don't count on things if you don't have them yet) | :: de huid niet verkopen voor de beer geschoten is |
| don't let the door hit you on the way out {phrase} (good riddance) SEE: good riddance | :: |
| don't look a gift horse in the mouth {proverb} (a phrase referring to unappreciatively questioning of a gift or handout too closely) | :: een gegeven paard niet in de bek kijken |
| don't mention it {phrase} (it is too trivial to warrant thanks) | :: geen dank, niets te danken |
| don't shoot the messenger {proverb} (the bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for the bad news) | :: geef niet de boodschapper de schuld, schiet niet op de boodschapper, schiet niet van de boodschapper |
| don't worry {phrase} (indicates to the interlocutor not to worry about something) | :: maak je geen zorgen |
| donut {n} (deep-fried piece of dough) SEE: doughnut | :: |
| doofer {n} (remote control for a television) SEE: remote control | :: |
| doohickey {n} (a thing) | :: dinges {m} |
| dook {v} (ferret sound) | :: mokken |
| doom {n} (death) | :: ondergang {c} |
| doom {n} (Last Judgment) SEE: Last Judgment | :: |
| doomed {adj} (certain to suffer death, failure, or a similarly negative outcome) | :: gedoemd |
| doomsayer {n} (one who predicts doom) | :: doemprofeet {m}, ondergangsprofeet {m}, onheilsprofeet {m} |
| do one {v} (go away) | :: ervandoor gaan, ervan tussen knijpen |
| do one's bit {v} (to make an individual contribution toward an overall effort) | :: zijn steentje bijdragen |
| door {n} (portal of entry into a building, room or vehicle) | :: deur {f}, portier {n} |
| doorbell {n} (device on or adjacent to an outer door for announcing one's presence) | :: deurbel {m} {f} |
| door handle {n} (mechanism used to open or close a door) | :: deurkruk, deurknop, klink |
| doorhandle {n} (door handle) SEE: door handle | :: |
| doorknob {n} (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door) | :: deurknop {m} |
| doorknocker {n} (door knocker) | :: deurklopper {m}, deurhamer {m} |
| doormat {n} (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) | :: deurmat {m} {f} |
| doormat {n} (someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes) | :: voetveeg {m} {f} |
| Doornbos {prop} (surname) | :: Doornbos |
| door to door {adv} (from one household or business to the next) | :: van door tot deur |
| door to door {adv} (from ultimate origin to ultimate destination) | :: van door tot deur |
| door to door {adv} (from ultimate shipper to ultimate recipient) | :: van door tot deur |
| doorway {n} (passage of a door) | :: deurgat {n}, deuropening {f} |
| dopamine {n} (the neurotransmitter) | :: dopamine {f} |
| dope {n} (viscous liquid used to prepare a surface) | :: grondlaag, was, beits |
| dope {n} (aeronautics: varnish used to waterproof, strengthen, etc.) | :: vernis, beits |
| dope {n} (slang: any narcotic) | :: drugs |
| dope {n} (slang: a stupid person) | :: idioot, dommerik |
| dope {v} (electronics: add a dopant to) | :: doteren |
| dope fiend {n} (drug addict) SEE: drug addict | :: |
| doping {n} (use of drugs to improve athletic performance) | :: doping {f} |
| doping {n} (addition of small quantities of an element to a semiconductor) | :: dotering {f} |
| doppelganger {n} (ghostly double of a living person) | :: dubbelganger {m} |
| doppelganger {n} (evil twin) | :: dubbelganger {m} |
| doppelganger {n} (remarkably similar double) | :: dubbelganger {m} |
| Doppler effect {n} (change in frequency or wavelength) | :: dopplereffect {n} |
| dor {n} | :: gewone mestkever {m} |
| Doric {prop} (Greek dialect) | :: Dorisch {n} |
| dork {n} (vulgar, slang: penis) | :: lul {m}, piemel {m}, dees {m} |
| dormant {adj} (inactive, asleep, suspended) | :: niet actief, slapend, latent |
| dormant volcano {n} (inactive volcano that may return active) | :: slapende vulkaan {m} |
| dormer {n} (dormer-window) SEE: dormer-window | :: |
| dormer {n} (roofed projection) | :: dakkapel {m} {f} |
| dormer-window {n} (upright window in a roof) | :: dakvenster |
| dormitory {n} (room for sleeping) | :: slaapzaal, slaapcel |
| dormitory town {n} (bedroom community) SEE: bedroom community | :: |
| dormouse {n} (rodent) | :: relmuis {f}, hazelmuis {f} |
| dorsal fin {n} (fin on a marine animal's back) | :: rugvin {f} |
| dosage {n} (medication) | :: dosering {f} |
| dose {n} (measured portion of medicine) | :: doos |
| dossier {n} (a collection of papers and/or other sources) | :: dossier {n} |
| dot {n} (small spot or mark) | :: punt {m} |
| dot {n} (punctuation mark) | :: punt {m} |
| dot {n} (decimal point) | :: punt {m} |
| dot {n} (morse code symbol) | :: punt {m} |
| Dot {prop} (diminutive of Dorothy) | :: Doortje {f} |
| dotage {n} (senility) | :: seniliteit, dementie, |
| dote {v} (to be foolishly fond of) | :: dol zijn op |
| dote {v} (to act in a foolish manner) | :: dollen |
| dote {n} (darling, cutie) | :: schat {f}, dot {m} {f} |
| do the dishes {v} (to wash up dishes) | :: de afwas doen, afwassen |
| do the laundry {v} (to wash the laundry) | :: de was doen |
| dot product {n} (scalar product) SEE: scalar product | :: |
| dot the i's and cross the t's {v} (Take care of every detail) | :: de puntjes op de i zetten |
| double {adj} (made up of two matching or complementary elements) | :: dubbel |
| double {adj} (in music, of an instrument, sounding an octave lower) | :: contra |
| double {n} (a person resembling or standing for another) | :: dubbelganger {m}, dubbelgangster {f} |
| double agent {n} (spy) | :: dubbelagent {m}, dubbelspion {m} |
| double barrel vault {n} (structure created by intersection of vaults) SEE: groin vault | :: |
| double bass {n} (largest instrument of violin family) | :: contrabas {m} {f} |
| double bed {n} (a bed designed for two adults) | :: tweepersoonsbed {n} |
| double-click {n} (action or event of pushing mouse-button twice) | :: dubbelklik {m} |
| double-click {v} (to push a mouse-button twice) | :: dubbelklikken |
| double-decker {n} (bus with two decks) | :: dubbeldekker {m} |
| double-decker bus {n} (bus that has two levels of seating) | :: dubbeldeksbus {m} |
| double doors {n} (a set of two adjoining doors that can be opened independently) | :: dubbeldeur {m} {f} |
| double Dutch {n} (incomprehensible language) | :: koeterwaals {n}, wartaal |
| double-edged sword {n} (idiomatic) | :: tweesnijdend zwaard {n} |
| double fault {n} (missing of both the first serve and second serve) | :: dubbelfout {m} {f} |
| double life {n} (existence or life that has two aspects, particularly when one of them is regarded as embarrassing, immoral, or unlawful and thus kept hidden from a person's family, friends, and work colleagues) | :: dubbelleven {n} |
| double-park {v} (to park a car next to a car already parked on the side of a street) | :: dubbel parkeren |
| double penetration {n} (The simultaneous penetration of one or more orifices of one person by two other people) | :: dubbele penetratie {f}, sandwich {m} |
| double pica {n} (24-point type) | :: Palestine |
| double plural {n} (doubly inflected plural) | :: stapelmeervoud {n} |
| double-quick {n} (cadence) | :: looppas {m} |
| double reed {n} (a pair of reeds in wind instruments) | :: dubbelriet |
| doublet {n} (pair of cognates in a language) | :: doublet {n}, tweelingwoord {n} |
| doublethink {n} (The power of holding two contradictory beliefs) | :: dubbeldenk |
| double whole note {n} (music: a note with twice the value of a whole note) | :: brevis {c} |
| doubloon {n} (former Spanish gold coin) | :: dubloen {m} |
| doubly {adv} (in a double manner) | :: dubbel |
| doubt {v} (to lack confidence in) | :: betwijfelen, twijfelen |
| doubt {n} (disbelief or uncertainty (about something)) | :: twijfel {f} |
| doubtless {adv} (without question) | :: zonder twijfel |
| doubtlessly {adv} (doubtless) SEE: doubtless | :: |
| douche {n} (jerk, idiot) SEE: douchebag | :: |
| douchebag {n} (slang: jerk, idiot) | :: lul {m}, eikel {m}, klootzak, vlegel {m}, idioot {m}, debiel {m} |
| dough {n} (mix of flour and other ingredients) | :: deeg {n} |
| doughnut {n} (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) | :: donut, berlinerbol (with filling) |
| doughty {adj} (bold; brave, courageous, see also: brave) | :: dapper |
| dour {adj} (stern, harsh and forbidding) | :: afschrikwekkend |
| dour {adj} (unyielding and obstinate) | :: onverbiddelijk |
| dour {adj} (expressing gloom or melancholy) | :: stuurs |
| douse {v} (plunge suddenly into water; duck; immerse) | :: onderduiken, onderdompelen |
| douse {v} (put out; extinguish) | :: doven, uitdoen, uitdoven |
| dove {n} (bird of the family Columbidae) | :: duif {f} {m} |
| dovecot {n} (dovecote) SEE: dovecote | :: |
| dovecote {n} (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed) | :: duiventil {m}, duivenkot {n} |
| dovehouse {n} (dovecote) SEE: dovecote | :: |
| Dover {prop} (port in Kent, England) | :: Dover |
| dove's-foot {n} (columbine) SEE: columbine | :: |
| dovetail {n} (woodworking) | :: zwaluwstaart {m} |
| dowager {n} (widow) | :: douairière {f} |
| dowel {n} (a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position) | :: deuvel {m} |
| dowel {n} (piece of wood fitted into a surface) | :: plug |
| dower {n} (part of deceased's property) | :: lijftocht {m}, leeftocht {m} |
| dower {n} (property given to wife at marriage) | :: weduwgift {f} |
| down {adv} (from a high to a low position, downwards) | :: naar beneden, neer |
| down {adv} (south) | :: naar beneden |
| down {adv} (into a state of non-operation) | :: uit, af |
| down {prep} (from one end to another) | :: af, naar beneden |
| down {adj} (depressed) | :: down, depri, depressief |
| down {adj} (on a lower level than before) | :: laag |
| down {v} (to drink or swallow) | :: atten, drinken, zuipen |
| down {v} (to pot a ball) | :: potten |
| down {v} (to drop) | :: laten vallen, droppen |
| down {n} (American football – a single play) | :: down {m}, ronde {f}, kwart {n} |
| down {n} (hill, rolling grassland) | :: heuvel {m} |
| down {n} (field, especially for racing) | :: veld {n}, baan {f} |
| down {n} (soft, immature feathers) | :: dons {n} |
| downbeat {adj} (sad) | :: droef, pessimistisch |
| downcast {adj} (feeling despondent) | :: neergeslagen, moedeloos |
| downfall {n} (precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth) | :: neergang {m} |
| downhill {adj} (easy) SEE: easy | :: |
| downhill {n} (discipline of alpine skiing) | :: afdaling {f} |
| downhill {n} (alpine skiing) SEE: alpine skiing | :: |
| downing {n} (defeat) SEE: defeat | :: |
| download {n} (file transfer to the local computer) | :: download {m} |
| download {v} (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) | :: downloaden, afladen, binnenhalen, binnenladen |
| down payment {n} (payment representing a fraction of the price) | :: aanbetaling |
| downplay {v} (to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential) | :: bagatelliseren, geringschatten, minimaliseren |
| downpour {n} (heavy rain) | :: wolkbreuk {f} |
| downright {adv} (really; actually; quite; thoroughly; utterly) | :: regelrecht, gewoonweg |
| downside {n} (disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous) | :: schaduwzijde |
| downsize {v} (to reduce in size or number) | :: afslanken, reorganizeren |
| downsize {v} (to reduce the workforce of) | :: afslanken, reorganizeren |
| downsize {v} (to terminate the employment of) | :: afdanken, afvloeien |
| downspout {n} (vertical pipe or conduit) | :: regenpijp {c} |
| Down's syndrome {prop} (condition caused by chromosomal deficiency) SEE: Down syndrome | :: |
| downstairs {adv} (downstairs (adverb)) | :: beneden |
| downstream {adv} (Following the path of a river or stream) | :: stroomafwaarts |
| Down syndrome {prop} (condition caused by chromosomal deficiency) | :: syndroom van Down {n}, downsyndroom {n}, mongolisme {n} |
| downtown {n} (either the lower, or the business center of a city or town) | :: binnenstad {m}, stadscentrum {n}, centrum {n} |
| downtrodden {adj} (oppressed, persecuted or subjugated) | :: onderdrukt, verdrukt |
| downtrodden {adj} (trodden down) | :: vertrapt |
| downvote {v} (assert a vote against) | :: downvoten |
| downward {adj} (moving down) | :: neerwaarts |
| downwards {adv} (towards a lower place) | :: benedenwaarts |
| dowry {n} (property or payment given at time of marriage) | :: bruidsschat {m} |
| dowser {n} (divining rod) SEE: divining rod | :: |
| doxastic {adj} (related to opinion) | :: doxastisch |
| doxology {n} (expression of praise to God, especially a short hymn) | :: doxologie {f} |
| do you accept American dollars {phrase} (do you accept American dollars?) | :: aanvaardt u Amerikaanse dollars? |
| do you accept credit cards {phrase} (do you accept credit cards?) | :: aanvaardt u creditcards? |
| do you believe in God {phrase} (do you believe in God?) | :: gelooft u in God?, geloof jij in God?, geloof je in God? |
| do you have a menu in English {phrase} (phrase) | :: hebt u een menu in het Engels? |
| do you have any pets {phrase} (do you have pets?) | :: heeft u huisdieren?, heb jij huisdieren?, hebben jullie huisdieren? {p} |
| do you have children {phrase} (do you have children?) | :: hebt u kinderen? |
| do you need help {phrase} (Do you need help?) | :: heeft u hulp nodig?, heb je hulp nodig? |
| do you speak English {phrase} (do you speak English? (English specifically)) | :: spreek je Engels?, spreekt u Engels? |
| do you speak English {phrase} (do you speak...? (fill with the name of the current foreign language)) | :: spreek je Nederlands?, spreekt u Nederlands? |
| do you think you can walk {phrase} (do you think you can walk?) | :: denk je dat je kunt lopen? |
| doze {v} (to sleep lightly or briefly) | :: dommelen |
| dozen {n} (twelve) | :: dozijn {n} |
| dozen {n} (dozens: a large number) | :: tientallen {p} |
| dozy {adj} (sleepy) | :: slaperig |
| d-pad {n} (input pad) | :: vierpuntsdruktoets {f} {m} , navigatie-pad {m} |
| DPRK {prop} (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) SEE: Democratic People's Republic of Korea | :: |
| Draco {prop} (Athenian lawgiver) | :: Draco {m} |
| Draco {prop} (one of Acteon's hounds) | :: Draco {m} |
| Dracula {prop} (fictional vampire) | :: Dracula |
| Dracula {prop} (former prince of Wallachia) | :: Vlad Dracula {m}, Vlad de Spietser {m}, Vlad III {m} |
| draculin {n} (glycoprotein) | :: draculine {?} |
| draft {n} (current of air coming in) | :: tocht {m}, trek {m} |
| draft {n} (draw through a flue) | :: trek {m} |
| draft {n} (amount of liquid that is drunk in one swallow) | :: slok {m}, teug {m} {f} |
| draft {n} (depth of water needed to float ship) | :: diepgang {m} |
| draft {n} (early version of a written work) | :: kladversie {f}, kladje {n}, aanzet {m}, schets {f} |
| draft {n} (preliminary sketch or outline) | :: kladversie {f}, sketch {f} |
| draft {n} (order for money to be paid) | :: wissel {m} |
| draft {n} (conscription) | :: lichting {f} |
| draft {v} (to write a first version) | :: schetsen, in 't klad maken |
| draft {v} (to write a law) | :: wetsontwerp maken {n} |
| draft {v} (to conscript a person) | :: oproepen, ronselen |
| draft {adj} (referring to drinks on tap) | :: van 't vat, getapt |
| draft animal {n} (draught animal) SEE: draught animal | :: |
| draftee {n} (one who is drafted) | :: dienstplichtige |
| draft horse {n} (horse used for muscular work) | :: trekpaard {n} |
| drag {n} (street) SEE: street | :: |
| drag {n} (resistance of the air or some other fluid) | :: luchtweerstand, weerstand {m} |
| drag {n} (foundry: bottom part of a sand casting mold) | :: fundering {f} |
| drag {n} (someone or something that is annoying or frustrating) | :: belemmering, hinderpaal |
| drag {v} (to pull along a surface) | :: slepen |
| dragger {n} (nautical: trawler) SEE: trawler | :: |
| dragline excavator {n} (any of several very large vehicles used for lifting) | :: dragline {m} |
| dragnet {n} (net dragged across the bottom) | :: sleepnet |
| dragon {n} (mythical creature) | :: draak {m}, lintworm |
| dragon {n} (pejorative: unpleasant woman) | :: draak, dragonder |
| dragon {n} (nickname for the Chinese empire and the People's Republic of China) | :: de Draak |
| dragon {n} (figuratively: something very formidable or dangerous) | :: draak |
| dragon {n} (Komodo dragon) SEE: Komodo dragon | :: |
| dragon {n} (lizard of the genus Draco) SEE: Draco | :: |
| dragon {n} (constellation Draco) SEE: Draco | :: |
| dragon boat {n} (a type of boat raced in Chinese festivals) | :: drakenboot |
| dragonfly {n} (insect of the infraorder Anisoptera) | :: libel {f} |
| dragon fruit {n} (fruit) | :: drakenvrucht {f}, pitaya {m} |
| dragon's wort {n} (tarragon) SEE: tarragon | :: |
| dragoon {n} (horse soldier) | :: dragonder |
| drain {n} (conduit for liquids) | :: afvoer |
| drain {v} (to lose liquid) | :: leeglopen |
| drain {v} (cause liquid to flow out of) | :: leeg laten lopen |
| drain {v} (dry out a wet place) | :: ontwateren |
| drain {v} (deplete of energy) | :: uitputten |
| drainage {n} (removal of fluid) | :: drainage, afwatering |
| drainage basin {n} (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) | :: stroomgebied, spaarbekken {n} |
| drainage system {n} (pattern formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular drainage basin) | :: drainagepatroon, dalstelsel |
| draisine {n} (light auxiliary rail vehicle) | :: draisine {f} |
| drake {n} (male duck) | :: woerd {m}, mannetjeseend {f}, draak {m} |
| drake {n} (small dragon) | :: draakje {n} |
| drama {n} (composition) | :: drama {n} |
| drama {n} (brought through the media) | :: drama {n} |
| drama {n} (theatrical plays) | :: drama {n}, toneelstuk {n}, theateropvoering {f} |
| drama {n} (dramatic situation) | :: drama {n} |
| drama queen {n} (exaggeratedly dramatic person) | :: relnicht {m}, dramanicht {m} |
| dramatic {adj} (of or relating to the drama) | :: dramatisch |
| dramatist {n} (playwright) SEE: playwright | :: |
| drape {n} (curtain, drapery) SEE: curtain | :: |
| drape {v} (to cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery) | :: bekleden |
| drapes {n} (UK plural) SEE: drape | :: |
| drastic {adj} (extreme, severe) | :: drastisch |
| drat {v} (to damn or curse) | :: verdoemen, vervloeken |
| drat {interj} (cry of anger or frustration) | :: stik, verrek |
| draught animal {n} (animal used to pull heavy objects) | :: trekdier {n} |
| draughts {n} (game for two players) | :: damspel {n} |
| Dravidian {adj} | :: Dravidisch |
| draw {v} (to produce a picture) | :: tekenen |
| draw {v} (to pull out) | :: trekken |
| draw {v} (to extract a liquid, or cause a liquid to come out) | :: putten |
| draw {v} (to attract) | :: aantrekken |
| draw {v} (to close curtains etc.) | :: sluiten |
| draw {v} (to end a game with neither side winning) | :: gelijkspelen |
| draw {v} (to determine the result of a lottery) | :: trekken |
| draw {n} (tie as a result of a game) | :: gelijkspel |
| draw {n} (procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined) | :: trekking {f} |
| draw {v} (to cause) SEE: cause | :: |
| draw {v} (to inhale) SEE: inhale | :: |
| draw {v} (to disembowel) SEE: disembowel | :: |
| draw attention {v} (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) | :: opzien baren, aandacht trekken |
| draw attention to {v} (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) | :: opzien baren, aandacht trekken |
| drawbridge {n} (bridge which can be raised) | :: ophaalbrug {f}, valbrug |
| drawer {n} (open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing) | :: la {f}, schuif {m} |
| drawer {n} (one who draws something) | :: tekenaar {m}, tekenares {f} |
| drawer {n} (artist who primarily makes drawings) | :: tekenaar {m}, tekenares {f} |
| drawers {n} (plural of drawer) SEE: drawer | :: |
| drawers {n} (long underpants) | :: (lange) onderbroek |
| drawers {n} ((slang) clothing covering on the legs) | :: beenbedekking |
| drawing {n} (picture, likeness, diagram or representation) | :: tekening |
| drawing {n} (act of producing a picture) | :: tekenen {n} |
| drawing {n} (graphic art form) | :: tekenen {n}, tekenkunst |
| drawing pin {n} (tack for attaching paper) SEE: thumbtack | :: |
| drawl {v} (to speak with a drawl) | :: lijzig spreken |
| dread {v} (to fear greatly) | :: vrezen, schrik hebben, bang zijn, vrezen |
| dread {v} (to anticipate with fear) | :: vrezen |
| dread {n} (great fear in view of impending evil) | :: vrees {f}, doodsangst {f} |
| dread {n} (somebody or something dreaded) | :: gevreesde {m} {f}, gevreesde {n} |
| dreaded {adj} (Causing fear, dread or terror) | :: verafschuwd, gevreesd |
| dreadful {adv} (causing dread) | :: vervaarlijk |
| dreadlock {n} (strand of dreadlocks) | :: dreadlock {m} |
| dreadlocks {n} (hair left to grow into long matted strings) | :: dreadlocks {m-p} |
| dream {n} (imaginary events seen while sleeping) | :: droom {m} |
| dream {n} (hope or wish) | :: droom {m}, hoop {n} |
| dream {v} (see imaginary events while sleeping) | :: dromen |
| dream {v} (to hope, to wish) | :: dromen |
| dream {v} (daydream) SEE: daydream | :: |
| dreamcatcher {n} (decorative Native American object) | :: dromenvanger {m} |
| dreamer {n} (ladybird) SEE: ladybird | :: |
| dream house {n} (ideal house) | :: droomhuis {n} |
| dreamish {adj} (resembling a dream) SEE: dreamlike | :: |
| dreamland {n} (imaginary world experienced while dreaming) | :: dromenland {n} |
| dreamlike {adj} (like something from a dream) | :: droomachtig |
| dreamy {adj} (resembling a dream) SEE: dreamlike | :: |
| dreary {adj} (drab) | :: bleek, lusteloos |
| dredge {n} (dragnet) SEE: dragnet | :: |
| dreg {n} (sediment in a liquid) | :: droesem {m}, drab {f}, bezinksel {n} |
| dregs {n} (settled sediment) | :: bezinksel {n}, droesem {m} |
| Drenthe {prop} (province of the Netherlands) | :: Drenthe |
| Dresden {prop} (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) | :: Dresden {n} |
| dress {v} (to clothe (something or somebody)) | :: kleden, aankleden |
| dress {v} (to clothe oneself) | :: zich aankleden, zich kleden |
| dress {n} (item of clothing worn by a woman) | :: jurk {m}, gewaad {n}, kleed {n} |
| dress {n} (apparel) | :: kledij {f}, kleding {f} |
| dressed {v} (having clothes on) | :: aangekleed |
| dressed to the nines {adj} (very fancily or formally dressed) | :: op zijn paasbest |
| dressing gown {n} (item of clothing) | :: kamerjas {m} |
| dress rehearsal {n} (rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume) | :: generale repetitie {f} |
| dribble {v} (to let saliva drip from the mouth) | :: kwijlen, zeveren |
| dribble {v} (to fall in drops or an unsteady stream) | :: druppelen |
| dribble {v} (to move (with) a ball by kicking or bouncing it) | :: dribbelen |
| dribble {v} (to let something fall in drips) | :: druppelen |
| dribble {n} (small amount of liquid) | :: druppel {m} |
| dribble {n} (act of kicking or bouncing a ball) | :: dribbelen {n} |
| dried {adj} (without water or moisture) | :: gedroogd |
| drift {n} (shallow place in a river) SEE: ford | :: |
| drift {v} (to deviate gently from the intended direction of travel) | :: trekken |
| driftwood {n} (floating piece of wood) | :: drijfhout |
| drill {v} (to make a hole) | :: boren |
| drill {v} (to practice) | :: drillen |
| drill {v} (to repeat in order to make remember) | :: stampen, blokken, drillen |
| drill {v} (to investigate closer) | :: graven |
| drill {v} (vulgar: to have sexual intercourse with) | :: pompen |
| drill {n} (tool) | :: boor {f}, boormachine {f} |
| drill {n} (driving part of a drill) | :: boor |
| drill {n} (activity done as an exercise or practice) | :: dril |
| drill bit {n} (twist drill) SEE: twist drill | :: |
| drill bit {n} (any cutter used in similar way) | :: boorkop {m} |
| drilling {n} (act of drilling) | :: boring {f} |
| drillmaster {n} (1. one who trains others in something) | :: drilmeester |
| drink {v} (consume liquid through the mouth) | :: drinken |
| drink {v} (consume alcoholic beverages) | :: drinken |
| drink {n} (served beverage) | :: drank {m}, drinken {n} |
| drink {n} (type of beverage) | :: drank {m} |
| drink {n} (served alcoholic beverage) | :: drank {m}, drinken |
| drink {n} (action of drinking) | :: drinken {n} |
| drink {v} (consume liquid through the mouth) | :: drinken |
| drink {v} (consume alcoholic beverages) | :: drinken |
| drinkable {adj} (safe to drink) | :: drinkbaar |
| drink-driving {n} (drink-driving) SEE: drunk driving | :: |
| drinking fountain {n} (device that is used to provide water to drink) | :: drinkenfontein |
| drinking horn {n} (drinking vessel fashioned from an animal's horn) | :: drinkhoorn {m} |
| drinking-horn {n} (a drinking-vessel made from the horn of an animal) | :: drinkhoorn {m} |
| drinking song {n} (song which celebrates or accompanies drinking alcohol) | :: drinklied |
| drinking straw {n} (a long plastic or paper tube through which a drink is drunk) | :: rietje {n}, pijpenstrootje {n} |
| drinking water {n} (water for humans) | :: drinkwater {n} |
| drink like a fish {v} (drink alcohol heavily) | :: drinken als een tempelier |
| drink someone under the table {v} (drink more alcohol than) | :: iemand onder tafel drinken |
| drip {v} (to fall one drop at a time) | :: druipen |
| drive {n} (mechanism used to power a vehicle) | :: aandrijving {f} |
| drive {n} (trip made in a motor vehicle) | :: rit |
| drive {n} (driveway) | :: oprit {m}, oprijlaan |
| drive {n} (type of public roadway) | :: weg {m} |
| drive {n} (psychology: desire or interest) | :: drijfveer {f}, motivatie {f} |
| drive {v} (herd (animals) in a particular direction) | :: samendrijven, drijven |
| drive {v} (cause animals to flee out of) | :: voortdrijven |
| drive {v} (move something by hitting it with great force) | :: indrijven |
| drive {v} (cause a mechanism to operate) | :: aandrijven |
| drive {v} (operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle)) | :: besturen, rijden |
| drive {v} (to motivate) | :: motiveren |
| drive {v} (compel (to do something)) | :: drijven |
| drive {v} (cause to become) | :: drijven, maken |
| drive {v} (to travel by operating a motorized vehicle) | :: pendelen, rijden |
| drive {v} (convey (a person, etc) in a wheeled motorized vehicle) | :: rijden |
| drivel {n} (senseless talk) | :: geneuzel {n} |
| drivel {n} (saliva, drool) | :: kwijl {n}, speeksel {n} |
| drivel {v} (to have saliva drip from the mouth) | :: kwijlen |
| drive off {v} (force to leave or go away) | :: verjagen |
| driver {n} (person who drives a motorized vehicle, such as a car or a bus) | :: bestuurder {m}, chauffeur {m} |
| driver {n} (person who drives some other vehicle) | :: bestuurder {m} |
| driver {n} (program acting as interface between an application and hardware) | :: stuurprogramma {n} |
| driver's licence {n} (document) SEE: driver's license | :: |
| driver's license {n} (documenting permitting a person to drive) | :: rijbewijs {n}, rijvaardigheidsbewijs {n} |
| drive sale {n} (garage sale) SEE: garage sale | :: |
| driveway {n} (short private road that leads to a house or garage) | :: oprit, inrit |
| drive wheel {n} (a wheel that transmits force.) | :: aandrijfwiel {n} |
| driving licence {n} (document) SEE: driver's license | :: |
| driving under the influence {n} (drunk driving) SEE: drunk driving | :: |
| drizzle {v} (to rain lightly) | :: druppen, motregenen, miezeren, motteren |
| drizzle {v} (to pour slowly and evenly) | :: druppelen |
| drizzle {n} (light rain) | :: drop, dropregen, drup, drupregen, gemiezer, motregen, miezer |
| drizzle {n} ((physics, weather) numerous small and uniformly dispersed water drops) | :: stofregen |
| dromedary {n} (single-humped camel) | :: dromedaris {m} |
| drone {n} (male bee) | :: dar {m}, drone {m} |
| drone {n} (unmanned aircraft) | :: drone |
| drone {v} (to speak in a monotone way) | :: brommen, eentonig spreken |
| drone {n} (a low-pitched hum or buzz) | :: brommen, dreunen |
| drone {n} (hum or buzz) | :: gebrom {n} |
| drone {n} (fixed-pitch pipe in bagpipe) | :: bourdon {m} |
| drool {v} (secrete saliva) | :: kwijlen |
| drop {n} (small mass of liquid) | :: druppel {m} |
| drop {n} (space into which someone or something could fall) | :: afgrond {m} |
| drop {n} (a fall) | :: val {m} |
| drop {n} (small, round piece of hard candy) | :: snoepje, bolletje |
| drop {v} (to fall) | :: vallen |
| drop {v} (to allow to fall from one's grasp) | :: laten vallen |
| drop {v} (to decrease in value) | :: dalen |
| drop {v} (to fail to pronounce) | :: laten vallen |
| drop {v} (to eject, remove, dismiss) | :: uitstoten, verwijderen |
| drop {v} | :: (gaan) liggen |
| drop dead {v} (to die suddenly) | :: doodvallen |
| drop dead {interj} (an angry expletive) | :: val dood |
| dropdown {n} (computing: selection object) SEE: dropdown list | :: |
| drop-down list {n} (computing: selection object) SEE: dropdown list | :: |
| dropdown list {n} (user interface element) | :: uitklapmenu {n} |
| drop in the bucket {n} (an effort or action having very little influence, especially as compared to a huge problem) | :: een druppel in de oceaan, een druppel op de gloeiende plaat |
| drop in the ocean {n} (drop in the bucket) SEE: drop in the bucket | :: |
| droplet {n} (very small drop) | :: druppeltje {n} |
| dropsy {n} (swelling) | :: waterzucht |
| drop the ball {v} (fail in one’s responsibilities) | :: een steek laten vallen |
| dropwise {adv} (one drop at a time) | :: druppel voor druppel |
| drought {n} (period of unusually low rain fall) | :: droogte {f} |
| drove {n} (a number of cattle driven to market or new pastures) | :: kudde |
| drover {n} (person who drives animals) | :: veedrijver {m} |
| drown {v} (to be suffocated in fluid) | :: verdrinken, verzuipen |
| drown {v} (to deprive of life by immerson in liquid) | :: verdrinken, verzuipen |
| drown {v} (to overwhelm in water) | :: overspoelen, verdrinken, verzuipen |
| drown {v} (to overpower) | :: overspoelen, overweldigen |
| drowned {adj} (that has died by drowning) | :: verdronken |
| drowning {n} (an instance of someone drowning) | :: verdrinking |
| drown out {v} (to cover) | :: overstemmen |
| drowse {v} (To nod off; to fall asleep) | :: inslapen, indutten |
| drowsiness {n} (State of being drowsy) | :: slaperig |
| drowsy {adj} (inclined to drowse) | :: slaperig |
| drug {n} (psychoactive substance ingested for recreational use, especially illegal and addictive one) | :: drug {m} |
| drug {v} (to add intoxicating drugs to something) | :: drogeren |
| drug abuse {n} (substance abuse) SEE: substance abuse | :: |
| drug addict {n} (person with a chemical or psychological dependency on drugs) | :: drugsverslaafde {m} {f}, drugverslaafde {m} {f} |
| drug baron {n} (druglord) SEE: druglord | :: |
| drug dealer {n} (person who illegally sells drugs) | :: dealer {m} |
| druglord {n} (person who controls a network of persons involved in the illegal drug trade) | :: drugsbaron {m} |
| drugstore {n} (pharmacy) SEE: pharmacy | :: |
| drum {n} (musical instrument) | :: drum {m}, trom {f} {m} |
| drum {n} (barrel etc. for liquid) | :: vat |
| drum {v} (to beat with a rapid succession of strokes) | :: trommel |
| drum and bass {n} (genre of electronic music) | :: drum and bass {c} |
| drum brake {n} (form of brake) | :: trommelrem |
| drumfire {n} (heavy, continuous, rapid gunfire) | :: trommelvuur {n}, roffelvuur {n} |
| drum head {n} (thin circle of material attached to the top of a drum shell) | :: trommelvel {n} |
| drum kit {n} (collection of drums and other percussion instruments played together) | :: drumstel {n} |
| drum major {n} (one who conducts and commands a marching band) | :: tamboer-maître {m} |
| drummer {n} (one who plays the drums) | :: drummer {m}, drumspeler {m} |
| drummer {n} (traveling salesman) | :: kramer {m} |
| drum roll {n} (sound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly) | :: tromgeroffel {n} |
| drum set {n} (drum kit) SEE: drum kit | :: |
| drumstick {n} (stick used to play drums) | :: drumstokje, drumstok |
| drunk {adj} (intoxicated after drinking too much alcohol) | :: dronken, zat, bezopen, blauw, beschonken |
| drunk {n} (habitual drinker) | :: dronkaard {m}, zatlap {m} |
| drunkard {n} (person who is habitually drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| drunk driving {n} (driving under the influence of alcohol) | :: rijden onder invloed |
| drunken {adj} (In the state of alcoholic intoxication) | :: dronken, zat, beschonken |
| drunkenness {n} (state of being drunk) | :: dronkenschap {f} |
| drunkness {n} (drunkenness) SEE: drunkenness | :: |
| drupe {n} (stone fruit) SEE: stone fruit | :: |
| Druze {n} (collective Druze) | :: Druzen {p} |
| dry {adj} (free from liquid or moisture) | :: droog |
| dry {adj} (maintaining temperance) | :: droog |
| dry {v} (to become dry) | :: drogen |
| dry {v} (to make dry) | :: drogen |
| dry cleaning {n} (process of cleaning without water) | :: stomen, droogkuis {m} |
| drydock {n} (dock that can be drained of water) | :: droogdok {n} |
| dryer {n} (household appliance for drying clothing) | :: droger |
| dryer {n} (hairdryer) SEE: hairdryer | :: |
| dry mouth {n} (dry mouth) | :: drogemondsyndroom {n}, xerostomie {f}, hyposalivatie {f} |
| dryness {n} (a lack of moisture) | :: droogte {f}, droogheid {f} |
| dual {adj} (having two components) | :: tweeledig |
| dual {adj} (double) | :: dubbel- |
| dual {adj} (in grammar) | :: dualis-, tweevouds- |
| dual {n} (grammatical number of a noun marking two of something) | :: dualis {m}, tweevoud {n} |
| dual earner {n} (person of a couple with two jobs and thus two incomes) | :: tweeverdiener {m} |
| dualism {n} (the view that the world consists of two fundamental principles) | :: dualisme {n} |
| dual number {n} (grammatical number denoting a quantity of exactly two) SEE: dual | :: |
| dub {v} (to confer knighthood) | :: tot ridder slaan, ridderen |
| dub {v} (to name, to entitle, to call) | :: betitelen, bestempelen |
| dubious {adj} (arousing doubt) | :: dubieus, twijfelachtig |
| dubious {adj} | :: twijfelachtig, onzeker |
| Dublin {prop} (the capital of the Republic of Ireland) | :: Dublin |
| dubnium {n} (chemical element) | :: dubnium {n} |
| Dubrovnik {prop} (Croatian port-city) | :: Dubrovnik |
| dubstep {n} (A genre of electronic music) | :: dubstep {c} |
| ducal {adj} (relating to a duke or duchess) | :: hertogelijk |
| ducat {n} (historical gold coin) | :: dukaat {m} |
| duchess {n} (female spouse or widow of a duke) | :: hertogin {f} |
| duchess {n} (female ruler of a duchy) | :: hertogin {f} |
| duchy {n} (a dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess) | :: hertogdom {n} |
| duck {n} (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae) | :: eend {f} |
| Duckburg {prop} (fictional city where Donald Duck lives) | :: Duckstad {n} |
| duckling {n} (young duck) | :: piel {m}, eendenkuiken {n}, eendenjong {n}, eendje {n} |
| duckpond {n} (a pond populated by ducks) | :: eendenvijver {m} |
| ducks and drakes {n} (pastime) | :: ketsen, kiskassen |
| ducktail {n} (hairstyle) | :: vetkuif {m} |
| duck test {n} (test for application of common sense) | :: eendentest {c} |
| duckweed {n} (plant) | :: kroos |
| duct {n} (a pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another) | :: buis {f}, leiding {f} |
| ductility {n} (ability of material) | :: taaiheid |
| ductus deferens {n} (vas deferens) SEE: vas deferens | :: |
| ductwork {n} (system of ducts) | :: leidingen, leidingwerk {n}, kanaalsysteem {n} |
| dude {n} (colloquial: man) | :: kerel {m}, knul {m} |
| dude {n} (colloquial: term of address for a young man) | :: kerel {m}, maat {m}, vent {m} |
| duduk {n} (Armenian musical instrument) | :: duduk |
| due date {n} (date payment is due) | :: vervaldatum {n}, vervaldag {m} |
| due diligence {n} (a legally binding process during which a potential buyer evaluates the assets and liabilities of a company) | :: gepaste zorgvuldigheid {f}, due diligence {f} |
| duel {n} (combat between two persons) | :: duel {n}, tweegevecht {n} |
| duel {n} (struggle between two parties) | :: duel {n}, tweekamp |
| duel {v} (engage in a duel) | :: duelleren |
| duet {n} (a musical composition for two performers) | :: duet {n}, duo {n} |
| due to {prep} (caused by) | :: door, veroorzaakt door, als gevolg van |
| duffel {n} (coarse woolen cloth) | :: duffel {n} |
| duffel coat {n} (hooded coat made from duffel) | :: duffelcoat {m}, duffel {m}, montycoat {m}, houtje-touwtjejas {m} {f} |
| dugong {n} (Dugong dugon) | :: doejong {m}, Indische zeekoe {f} |
| duh {interj} (Disdainful indication that something is obvious.) | :: je meent het |
| duiker {n} (One of any species of small antelope) | :: duiker {m} |
| Duisburg {prop} (a city in Germany) | :: Duisburg {?} |
| duke {n} (male ruler of a duchy) | :: hertog {m} |
| dulcimer {n} (musical instrument) | :: hakkebord, dulcimer {m} {f} |
| dulcour {n} (sweetness; dulcitude; suavitude) SEE: sweetness | :: |
| dull {adj} (lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp) | :: bot, stomp |
| dull {adj} (boring) | :: saai |
| dull {adj} (not shiny) | :: mat |
| dull {adj} (not bright or intelligent) | :: dom |
| dullard {n} (A stupid person; a fool) | :: sufferig |
| dullness {n} (quality of being uninteresting) | :: saaiheid {f} |
| duma {n} (lower house of Russian national parliament) | :: doema |
| dumb {adj} (unable to speak) SEE: mute | :: |
| dumb {adj} (extremely stupid) | :: dom, stom |
| dumb blonde {n} (female) | :: dom blondje {n} |
| dumbfound {v} (to confuse and bewilder) | :: verstomd doen staan |
| dumbfounded {adj} (shocked and speechless) | :: verbijsterd, stupéfait, verbouwereerd, perplex, onthutst, stomverbaasd |
| dumbledore {n} (beetle) SEE: beetle | :: |
| dumbledore {n} (bumblebee) SEE: bumblebee | :: |
| dumbledore {n} (dandelion) SEE: dandelion | :: |
| dumfounded {adj} (dumbfounded) SEE: dumbfounded | :: |
| dummy {n} (pacifier) SEE: pacifier | :: |
| dump {n} (a place where waste or garbage is left) | :: vuilnisbelt {f} |
| dump {v} (to end a relationship) | :: dumpen |
| dumpling {n} (food) | :: knoedel {m} |
| dump truck {n} (heavy truck for carrying loose, bulk cargo) | :: kiepwagen {m} |
| dun {n} (colour) | :: vaalbruin, grijs-bruin |
| dun {adj} (of a brownish grey colour) | :: grijsbruin |
| dun {v} (to ask for payment) | :: afpersen |
| dune {n} (a ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind) | :: duin {f} |
| dung {n} (manure) | :: mest {m} |
| dungaree {n} (heavy denim fabric, often blue; blue jean material) | :: overall,werkpak |
| dungarees {n} (heavy denim pants or overalls) | :: tuinbroek, grove kleren |
| dung beetle {n} (insect of the family Scarabaeidae) | :: mestkever {m}, strontkever {m} |
| dungeon {n} (underground prison or vault) | :: kerker {m} |
| dung heap {n} (dunghill) SEE: dunghill | :: |
| dunghill {n} (heap of dung) | :: vaalt {f}, mesthoop {m} |
| Dunglish {prop} (English with Dutch influences) | :: steenkolenengels |
| Dunkirk {prop} (town in France) | :: Duinkerke, Duinkerken |
| dunno {contraction} (do (does) not know) | :: weet ik het niet, kweenie |
| duo {n} (twosome, especially musicians) | :: duo {n}, paar {n}, koppel {n} |
| duodecimo {n} (paper size) | :: duodecimo {n} |
| duodecimo {n} (book size) | :: duodecimo {n} |
| duodenum {n} (first part of the small intestine) | :: twaalfvingerige darm {m}, duodenum {n} |
| duotrigintillion {num} (1099) | :: sexdeciljard |
| dupe {n} (deceived person) | :: gedupeerde {m} {f}, bedrogene {m} {f} |
| duplicate {v} (to make a copy of) | :: dupliceren |
| duplicitous {adj} (given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech) | :: huichelachtig, dubbelhartig |
| duplicity {n} (intentional deceptiveness) | :: dubbelspel, dubbelhartigheid, huichelarij |
| durability {n} (Permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) | :: duurzaamheid |
| durable {adj} (able to resist wear; enduring) | :: duurzaam |
| dura mater {n} (anatomy: outermost layer of the meninges) | :: Hard hersenvlies, Dura mater |
| duramen {n} (heartwood) SEE: heartwood | :: |
| duration {n} (amount of time) | :: tijdsduur {m}, duur {m} |
| dure {v} (to last, continue, endure) | :: duren |
| Durex {n} (condom) SEE: condom | :: |
| Durex {prop} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape | :: |
| durian {n} (fruit) | :: doerian {m} |
| during {prep} (for all of a given time interval) | :: gedurende |
| during {prep} (within a given time interval) | :: tijdens, in |
| dusk {n} (period of time at the end of day when sun is below the horizon but before full onset of night) | :: schemering {f}, avondschemering {f} |
| dusky {adj} (dark-skinned) SEE: dark-skinned | :: |
| dust {n} (fine, dry particles) | :: stof {n} |
| dust {v} ((intransitive) to clean by removing dust) | :: afstoffen |
| dust {v} ((transitive) to remove dust from) | :: afstoffen |
| dustbin {n} (container for trash) SEE: garbage can | :: |
| dustcart {n} (rubbish collection vehicle) SEE: garbage truck | :: |
| dustcloth {n} (cloth used for dusting) | :: stofdoek {m}, stofvod {m} {f} {n} |
| dust devil {n} (a swirling dust in the air) | :: stofhoos {f}, stofduivel {m} |
| dust jacket {n} (detachable protective cover of a book) | :: boekomslag |
| dust mask {n} (mask providing protection against dust) | :: stofmasker {n} |
| dust mite {n} (mite of the Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus species) | :: huisstofmijt {f} |
| dustpan {n} (flat scoop for assembling dust) | :: blik {n}, vuilblik {n} |
| duststorm {n} (A storm of dust) | :: stofstorm {m} |
| dusty {adj} (covered with dust) | :: stoffig |
| dusty {adj} (powdery and resembling dust) | :: stoffig |
| Dutch {adj} (of the Netherlands, people, or language) | :: Nederlands |
| Dutch {prop} (the Dutch language) | :: Nederlands {n} |
| Dutch {n} (people from the Netherlands) | :: Nederlander {m}, Nederlandse {f}, Nederlanders {p} |
| Dutch auction {n} (reverse auction) | :: afslag {m}, afslag bij afmijning {m}, veiling bij afslag {f} |
| Dutch cap {n} (contraceptive device) SEE: cervical cap | :: |
| Dutch courage {n} (courage induced by alcohol) | :: jenevermoed {m}, dronkemansmoed {m} |
| Dutch door {n} (door that is divided into two horizontally) | :: boerendeur {f}, boerderijdeur {f} |
| Dutch East Indies {prop} (a former Dutch colony in modern-day Indonesia) | :: Nederlands-Indië {n}, Nederlands-Oost-Indië {n}, Indië {n} |
| Dutch elm disease {n} (disease of elm trees) | :: iepziekte {f} |
| Dutch Limburg {prop} (the roughly northeastern part of the Benelux region of Limburg) | :: Nederlands Limburg {n} |
| Dutch Low Saxon {prop} (Dutch Low Saxon) | :: Nedersaksisch |
| Dutchman {n} (a Dutch man) | :: Nederlander {m} |
| Dutch oven {n} (cooking pot) | :: Braadpan {m} |
| Dutchwoman {n} (a Dutch woman) | :: Nederlandse {f} |
| dutiful {adj} (accepting of one's obligations) | :: plichtsgetrouwe |
| duty {n} (that which one is morally or legally obligated to do) | :: plicht {f} |
| duty {n} (period of time) | :: van dienst {m} |
| duty {n} (tax; tariff) | :: taks {m} |
| duty of care {n} (duty of care) | :: zorgplicht {f}, zorgvuldigheidsplicht {f} |
| duumvirate {n} (Roman offices) | :: duümviraat {n} |
| duvet {n} (quilt) | :: dekbed {n} |
| DVD {n} (digital video disc) | :: dvd {m} |
| dwarf {n} (being from folklore, underground dwelling nature spirit) | :: dwerg {m} |
| dwarf {n} (small person) | :: dwerg {m} |
| dwarf {n} (something much smaller than the usual of its sort) | :: dwerg {m} |
| dwarf {n} (astronomy: relatively small star) | :: dwergster {m} {f}, dwerg {m} |
| dwarf {adj} (miniature) | :: dwerg- |
| dwarf {v} (to render smaller, turn into a dwarf) | :: verdwergen |
| dwarf {v} (to make appear much smaller) | :: in het niet doen verzinken |
| dwarf {v} (to make appear insignificant) | :: overschaduwen |
| dwarf {v} (to become (much) smaller) | :: verschrompelen |
| dwarf elder {n} (Sambucus ebulus) | :: kruidvlier |
| dwarf planet {n} (a type of celestial body) | :: dwergplaneet {f} |
| dwell {v} (live, reside) | :: rondhangen, verblijven |
| dweller {n} (inhabitant) SEE: inhabitant | :: |
| dwelling {n} (house or place in which a person lives) | :: woning, woonst {f} |
| dwindle {v} ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish) | :: verdwijnen, smelten, krimpen |
| dwindling {adj} (that is declining) | :: vervallend, verminderend |
| dyadic {adj} (pertaining to the number two) | :: tweeledig, dyadisch |
| dye {n} (a colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied) | :: kleur |
| dye {v} (to colour with dye) | :: kleur |
| dye {n} (die) SEE: die | :: |
| dyed {adj} (colored with dye) | :: geverfd |
| dyke {n} (ditch) SEE: ditch | :: |
| dyke {n} (ditch and bank running alongside each other) | :: sloot {f} |
| dyke {n} (barrier to prevent flooding) | :: dijk {m} |
| dyke {n} | :: pot {f} |
| Dyle {prop} (river) | :: Dijle {f} |
| dynamic {adj} (not steady; in motion) | :: dynamisch, dynamische, veranderlijk, veranderlijke |
| dynamic {adj} (powerful) | :: dynamisch, dynamische |
| dynamic {adj} (able to change) | :: dynamisch, dynamische |
| dynamic {n} (a behavior) | :: dynamiek {m} |
| dynamic {n} (the varying loudness or volume) | :: dynamiek {m} |
| dynamic memory {n} (computer memory) | :: dynamisch geheugen {n} |
| dynamics {n} (branch of mechanics) | :: dynamica {f}, stromingsleer {f} |
| dynamic system {n} (system) | :: dynamisch systeem |
| dynamite {n} (class of explosives) | :: dynamiet {n} |
| dynamite {v} (to blow up with dynamite or other high explosive) | :: dynamiteren |
| dynamo {n} (dynamo-electric machine) | :: dynamo |
| dynasty {n} (A series of rulers or dynasts from one family) | :: dynastie {f}, heersersfamilie {f}, heersersgeslacht {n} |
| dysarthria {n} (difficulty in articulating) | :: dysartrie {f} |
| dyscalculia {n} (pathology: difficulty with numbers) | :: dyscalculie {f} |
| dysentery {n} (disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines) | :: dysenterie {f} |
| dysfunctional {adj} (functioning incorrectly or abnormally) | :: dysfunctioneel, dysfunctionele |
| dyslexia {n} (learning disability) | :: dyslexie {f} |
| dysmenorrhea {n} (painful menstruation) | :: dysmenorroe |
| dysmorphia {n} (dysmorphia) | :: dysmorfofobie |
| dyspeptic {adj} (of, relating to, or having dyspepsia) | :: misselijkmakend |
| dyspeptic {adj} (irritable or morose) | :: gemelijk, prikkelbaar, moroos |
| dysphemism {n} (use of a derogatory or vulgar word to replace a neutral one) | :: dysfemisme {n} |
| dysphemism {n} (word or phrase used to replace another in this way) | :: dysfemisme |
| dysphoria {n} (state of feeling unwell, unhappy, restless or depressed) | :: ongenoegen, neerslachtigheid, onrust |
| dysphoric {adj} (pertaining to, or in a state of dysphoria) | :: dysfoor, dysforisch |
| dysprosium {n} (chemical element) | :: dysprosium {n} |
| dysthymia {n} (form of clinical depression) | :: dysthymie {f} |
| dystopia {n} (vision of a future) | :: dystopie {f},antiutopie {f} |
| dystopia {n} (miserable society) | :: dystopie {f} |