| gab {n} (Idle chatter) | :: geklets, gebabbel, gekakel |
| gabardine {n} (type of woolen cloth) | :: gabardine {c} |
| gable {n} (triangular area of wall) | :: gevelspits |
| Gabon {prop} (Gabonese Republic) | :: Gabon |
| gadfly {n} (fly of the family Oestridae) SEE: botfly | :: |
| gadfly {n} (fly of the family Tabanidae) SEE: horsefly | :: |
| gadolinium {n} (chemical element) | :: gadolinium {n} |
| gadwall {n} (a common and widespread dabbling duck) | :: krakeend {f} |
| Gaea {prop} (earth goddess) | :: Gaia {f} |
| Gaelic {adj} (relating to the Gaels or their language) | :: Gaelisch |
| Gaelic {prop} (Scottish Gaelic) SEE: Scottish Gaelic | :: |
| Gaelic {prop} (Goidelic) SEE: Goidelic | :: |
| gaff {n} (minor error or faux pas) SEE: gaffe | :: |
| gaffe {n} (a foolish error, especially one made in public) | :: blunder {m}, uitschuiver {m}, flater {m}, gaffe {f}, misstap {m} |
| gaffer {n} (baby) SEE: baby | :: |
| gaffer {n} (chief lighting technician) | :: gaffer |
| gaffsail {n} (topsail) | :: gaffelzeil {n} |
| gag {n} (device to restrain speech) | :: prop, muilkorf |
| gag {v} (To experience the vomiting reflex) | :: kokhalzen |
| gag {v} (To restrain someone's speech) | :: knevelen |
| Gagauzia {prop} (Autonomous region) | :: Gagaoezië |
| gage {v} (gauge) SEE: gauge | :: |
| gaggle {n} (group of geese) | :: toom {m}, toom {n}, troep {m}, troepel {m} |
| gaggle {v} (cackle) SEE: cackle | :: |
| gain {v} (acquire) | :: verkrijgen, winnen, bekomen |
| gain {v} (put on weight) | :: aankomen |
| gain {n} (what one gains (profit)) | :: winst {f} |
| gain ground {v} (to make progress or obtain advantage) | :: terrein winnen |
| gainsay {v} (to contradict something said) | :: tegenspreken, weerleggen, loochenen |
| gain weight {v} (put on weight) SEE: put on weight | :: |
| gainword {n} (a word a language has borrowed from another language) SEE: loanword | :: |
| gait {n} (manner of walking) | :: gang {m} pas {m} loop {m} |
| gait {n} (horse's way of moving) | :: gang {m} |
| gaiter {n} (covering for the ankle and instep) | :: slobkousen |
| galactic {adj} (relating to a/the galaxy) | :: galactisch |
| galah {n} (fool) SEE: fool | :: |
| Galatians {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Galaten {m-p} {f-p} |
| galaxy {n} (collection of billions of stars, galactic dust, black holes, etc) | :: sterrenstelsel {n} |
| galaxy {n} (the Milky Way) SEE: Milky Way | :: |
| gale {n} (meteorology: a very strong wind) | :: storm {m}, rukwind {m} |
| galeophobia {n} (fear of cats and felines) SEE: ailurophobia | :: |
| Galicia {prop} (Iberian kingdom, region of Spain) | :: Galicië {f} |
| Galicia {prop} (historical kingdom in Central Europe) | :: Galicië |
| Galician {adj} (pertaining to Galicia in Iberia) | :: Galicisch |
| Galician {n} (person(s) from Galicia, Spain) | :: Galiciër {m}, Galicische {f} |
| Galician {n} (Romance language spoken in Galicia) | :: Galicisch {n} |
| Galilee {prop} (region of northern Israel) | :: Galilea |
| gall {n} (great misery or physical suffering) | :: gal {m}, leed {n} |
| gall {n} (impudence or brazenness) | :: lef {n}, durf {m} |
| gall {n} (sore or open wound caused by chafing) | :: schaafwonde {f} |
| gall {n} (sore on a horse) | :: schaafwonde {f} |
| gall {v} (to trouble or bother) | :: storen, lastigvallen, ambeteren |
| gall {v} (to harass, harry) | :: storen, lastigvallen, ambeteren |
| gall {v} (to chafe) | :: schaven, wrijven, storen |
| gall {v} (to exasperate) | :: storen |
| gall {n} (blister or tumor-like growth found on the surface of plants) | :: gal {m}, galknobbel {m} |
| gall {n} (bump-like imperfection) | :: knoop {m}, knobbel {m} |
| gall {n} (bile) SEE: bile | :: |
| gall {n} (gall bladder) SEE: gall bladder | :: |
| gall bladder {n} (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) | :: galblaas |
| galleass {n} (vessel) | :: galjas {?} |
| Gallegan {prop} (the Galician language) SEE: Galician | :: |
| galleon {n} (large sailing ship) | :: galjoen |
| gallery {n} (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) | :: galerij {f} |
| gallery {n} (roofed promenade along the wall of a building) | :: galerij {f} |
| galley {n} (ship propelled primarily by oars) | :: galei {m} |
| galley {n} (cooking room or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel or aircraft) | :: kombuis {n}, scheepskeuken {f} |
| galliard {n} (9-point type) SEE: bourgeois | :: |
| galliard {n} (8-point type) SEE: brevier | :: |
| gallicize {v} (to make French as the culture, customs, pronunciation, or style) | :: verfransen |
| gallinaceous {adj} (related to galina) | :: hoenderachtig |
| galling {adj} (vexing) | :: ergerlijk |
| gallium {n} (chemical element) | :: gallium {n} |
| gallop {n} (fastest gait of a horse) | :: strictly speaking rengalop {m}, usually galop {m} |
| gallop {v} (to ride at a galloping pace) | :: galopperen |
| gallows {n} (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) | :: galg {f} {m} |
| gallows bird {n} (person who deserves to be hanged) | :: galgenaas {n} |
| gallows humor {n} (comedy that still manages to be funny in the face of a perfectly hopeless situation) | :: galgenhumor {m}, groen lachen |
| gallstone {n} (small, hard object, that sometimes forms in the gall bladder) | :: galsteen {m} |
| galore {adj} (in abundance) | :: genoeg, in overvloed, te over |
| galosh {n} (waterproof overshoe used to provide protection from rain or snow) | :: overschoen {m}, galoche {f} |
| Galápagos penguin {n} (penguin) | :: galapagospinguïn {m} |
| galpal {n} (close female friend) SEE: girlfriend | :: |
| galvanic {adj} (of or pertaining to galvanism; electric) | :: galvanisch |
| galvanization {n} (the process of galvanizing) | :: galvanisering {f} |
| galvanize {v} (to coat with rust-resistant zinc) | :: verzinken |
| galvanize {v} (to coat with a thin layer of metal by electrochemical means) | :: galvaniseren, verzinken |
| Galway Bay {prop} (bay off the west coast of Ireland) | :: Baai van Galway {f} |
| gamahuche {n} (oral sex) | :: orale sex {m} {f} |
| gamahuche {v} (oral sex) | :: beffen , pijpen |
| Gambel's quail {n} (quail of North America) | :: helmkwartel |
| gambeson {n} (armor) | :: wambuis {n} |
| Gambia {prop} (The Republic of The Gambia) | :: Gambia |
| gambist {n} | :: gambist {m}, gambiste {f} |
| gambit {n} (chess move) | :: gambiet {n} |
| gamble {n} (a risk undertaken with a potential gain) | :: gok {m} |
| gamble {n} (a risky venture) | :: gok {m}, waagstuk {n} |
| gamble {v} (to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome) | :: gokken |
| gamble {v} (to play risky games for monetary gain) | :: gokken, kansspelen bedrijven |
| gamble {v} ((transitive) to risk something for potential gain) | :: op het spel zetten, vergokken, wagen |
| game {n} (playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime) | :: spel {n}, spelleke {n} |
| game {n} (particular instance of playing a game; match) | :: wedstrijd {m} |
| game {n} (wild animals hunted for food) | :: wild {n} |
| game {v} (to gamble) SEE: gamble | :: |
| gamecock {n} (fighting cock) | :: vechthaan {m} |
| game console {n} (video game console) SEE: video game console | :: |
| gamekeeper {n} (person employed to maintain the game) | :: jachtopzichter {m}, jachtopziener {m}, jachtmeester {m} |
| gameness {n} (courage) SEE: courage | :: |
| games console {n} (video game console) SEE: video game console | :: |
| gamete {n} (reproductive cell) | :: geslachtscel |
| game theory {n} (mathematical study of strategic situations) | :: speltheorie {f} |
| gaming console {n} (video game console) SEE: video game console | :: |
| gamma {n} (third letter of the Greek alphabet) | :: gamma {m} {f} |
| gamma-hydroxybutyric acid {n} (chemical) | :: gammahydroxybutaanzuur {n} |
| gamut {n} (complete range) | :: gamma, pallet |
| gamut {n} (all the notes in the musical scale) | :: toonladder {f} |
| gander {n} (a male goose) | :: ganzerik {m}, gent {m}, gander {m}, mannetjesgans {m} |
| gander {n} (a fool, simpleton) | :: uil {m}, uilskuiken {n} |
| gander {n} ((slang) a look) | :: blik {m}, kijkje {n} |
| Ganesha {prop} (Hindu god) | :: Ganesh, Ganesha |
| gang {n} (a company of persons) | :: bende {f}, gang |
| gang bang {n} (orgy) SEE: orgy | :: |
| gang bang {n} (gang rape) SEE: gang rape | :: |
| gangboard {n} (board used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside) | :: loopplank |
| ganglion {n} (cluster of interconnecting nerve cells outside the brain) | :: zenuwknoop {m}, ganglion {m} |
| gangly {adj} (tall and thin, especially so as to cause physical awkwardness) | :: slungelig |
| Gang of Four {prop} (leftist political faction) | :: Bende van Vier |
| gangplank {n} (board used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside) | :: loopplank |
| gang rape {n} (rape by a number of people) | :: groepsverkrachting {f} |
| gangrene {n} (the necrosis or rotting of flesh) | :: gangreen {n} |
| gangsta {n} (A member of an urban street gang) | :: gangsta {m} |
| gangster {n} (street gang member) | :: gangster {m} |
| gangway {n} (nautical: passage on upper deck) | :: gangboord |
| gangway {interj} (make way) | :: opzij!, aan de kant! |
| gangway {n} (aisle) SEE: aisle | :: |
| gantlope {n} (gauntlet) SEE: gauntlet | :: |
| gantry {n} (framework of steel bars bridging over something) | :: portaal {n} |
| Gaosyong {prop} (Kaohsiung) SEE: Kaohsiung | :: |
| Gaoxiong {prop} (Kaohsiung) SEE: Kaohsiung | :: |
| gap {n} (hiatus) SEE: hiatus | :: |
| gap {n} (opening made by breaking or parting) | :: reet {f}, spleet {f} |
| gape {v} (to open the mouth wide) | :: gapen |
| gapers' block {n} (traffic jam resulting from motorists slowing to look at a motor vehicle collision or other roadside distraction) | :: kijkfile {f} |
| garage {n} (aviation: shed for housing an aircraft) SEE: hangar | :: |
| garage {n} (petrol filling station) SEE: gas station | :: |
| garage {n} (building or section of building to store a car, tools etc.) | :: garage {f} |
| garage sale {n} (a sale of used household goods in the driveway or garage) | :: vrijmarkt {m} {f} |
| garbage {n} (waste material) | :: huisvuil {n}, vuilnis {f} {n}, vuil {n}, afval {n} |
| garbage can {n} (waste receptacle) | :: vuilnisbak {m} |
| garbage disposal {n} (device in kitchen sink to wash away waste) | :: voedselrestenvermaler {m} |
| garbage truck {n} (waste collection vehicle) | :: vuilniswagen {m} |
| garble {v} (to mutilate; to pervert) | :: knoeien met, verkeerd voorstellen |
| garden {n} (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) | :: tuin {m} ,gaard {m} |
| garden {n} (gardens with public access) | :: tuin {m}, park {n} |
| garden {n} (grounds at the front or back of a house) | :: tuin {m} |
| garden {v} (grow plants) | :: tuinieren |
| garden cress {n} (the leafy plant) | :: bitterkers {f}, tuinkers, sterrenkers |
| garden dormouse {n} (rodent) | :: eikelmuis |
| gardener {n} (one who gardens) | :: hovenier {m}, tuinier {m}, tuinman {m}, tuinvrouw {f}, tuinlieden {m-p} |
| garden gnome {n} (a small statue of a gnome used as a garden ornament) | :: tuinkabouter {m} |
| garden hose {n} (type of hose) | :: tuinslang {f} |
| gardening {n} (the care of a garden) | :: tuinieren, tuinbouw |
| Garden of Eden {prop} (place where Adam and Eve first lived) | :: hof van Eden {m} |
| garganey {n} (duck) | :: zomertaling |
| gargantuan {adj} (huge) | :: immens |
| gargle {v} (to clean one's mouth) | :: gorgelen |
| gargle {v} (to make such a sound) | :: gorgelen |
| gargle {n} (liquid) | :: gorgeldrank |
| gargoyle {n} (carved grotesque figure on a spout) | :: waterspuwer {m} |
| garish {adj} (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste) | :: wansmakelijk, schreeuwlelijk |
| garland {n} (wreath of flowers) | :: guirlande {f}, krans , slinger |
| garland {n} (accolade, mark of honour) | :: ereteken {n} |
| garlic {n} (plant) | :: knoflook {m} {f} |
| garlic bread {n} (bread topped with garlic) | :: knoflookbrood {n} |
| garlic mustard {n} (Alliaria petiolata) | :: look-zonder-look {n} |
| garlic powder {n} (ground dehydrated garlic) | :: knoflookpoeder {n} |
| garlic press {n} (ustensil) | :: knoflookpers {f} |
| garment {n} (single item of clothing) | :: kledingstuk {n} |
| garner {n} (granary) | :: graanschuur |
| garnet {n} (mineral) | :: granaat |
| garnish {v} (fetter) SEE: fetter | :: |
| garçon {n} (a male waiter (in a French context), see also: waiter) | :: garçon {m} |
| garret {n} (an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house) | :: vliering {f}, zolder {m}, zolderkamer {c} |
| garrison {n} (post) | :: garnizoen |
| garrote {n} (iron collar used to execute by strangulation) | :: wurgpaal {m} |
| garter {n} (band around leg) | :: jarretel {m} {f}, jarretelle {m} {f}, kousenband {m} |
| gas {n} ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) | :: gas {n} |
| gas {n} ((countable) hob on a gas cooker) | :: pit {c} |
| gas {v} (kill with poisonous gas) | :: vergassen |
| gas {n} (fuel) | :: benzine {f} |
| gas {v} (give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate) | :: gas geven, gassen |
| gas {v} (fill a vehicle's fuel tank) | :: tanken |
| gas bladder {n} (internal organ) SEE: swim bladder | :: |
| gas chamber {n} (a sealed chamber in which people are executed with gas) | :: gaskamer {c} |
| gas field {n} (natural gas field) | :: gasveld {n} |
| gash {n} (vulva) SEE: vulva | :: |
| gasholder {n} | :: gashouder {m} |
| gasket {n} (mechanical seal) | :: pakking {f} |
| gaslight {v} (to manipulate (someone) psychologically such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity) | :: destabiliseren, ontredderen |
| gasoduct {n} (gas pipeline) SEE: gas pipeline | :: |
| gasoline {n} (motor fuel) | :: benzine {f}, naft |
| gasometer {n} (gasholder) SEE: gasholder | :: |
| gasp {v} (to draw in the breath suddenly) | :: hijgen, snakken |
| gas pedal {n} (accelerator) SEE: accelerator | :: |
| gas pipeline {n} (a gas pipeline) | :: gasleiding {f} |
| gas plant {n} (Dictamnus albus) | :: vuurwerkplant |
| gas station {n} (an establishment which sells gasoline to pump directly into a car) | :: tankstation {n}, benzinestation {n}, pompstation {n}, benzinepomp {c}, pomp {c} |
| gastralgia {n} (stomachache) SEE: stomachache | :: |
| gastric {adj} (Of or relating to the stomach) | :: gastrisch |
| gastrinoma {n} (a tumour) | :: gastrinoom {n} |
| gastritis {n} (inflammation of the lining of the stomach) | :: gastritis {f} |
| gastro- {prefix} (meaning stomach) | :: gastro- |
| gastroduodenal {adj} (relating to the stomach and duodenum) | :: gastroduodenaal |
| gastroenterology {n} (the study of the digestive system) | :: gastro-enterologie {f} |
| gastroesophageal reflux {n} (pain from influx of gastric juices into the esophagus) SEE: heartburn | :: |
| gastronome {n} (gourmet) SEE: gourmet | :: |
| gastronomy {n} (study of the relationship between food and culture) | :: gastronomie {f} |
| gate {n} (door-like structure outside) | :: poort {c} |
| gate {n} (doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall) | :: poort {c} |
| gate {n} (in an air terminal) | :: gate {m} |
| gateau {n} (rich, iced cake) | :: taart |
| gated community {n} (a residential area with restricted access, such as by a locked gate or guard post) | :: hekwerkwijk {m} {f} |
| gather {v} (to bring together; to collect) | :: verzamelen, bijeenkomen |
| gathering {n} (bookbinding: group of sheets) | :: katern |
| gaudy {adj} (very showy or ornamented) | :: ordinair, opvallend, schreeuwlelijk |
| gauge {n} (a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard) | :: meter |
| gauge {n} (any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge) | :: meetinstrument {n} |
| gauge {n} (distance between the rails of a railway) | :: spoorwijdte {f} |
| gauge {n} (a semi-norm; a function that assigns a non-negative size to all vectors in a vector space) | :: ijk |
| gauge {v} (measure) | :: meten |
| gauge boson {n} (particle) | :: ijkboson {n} |
| Gaul {prop} (region) | :: Gallië {n} |
| Gaul {n} (person) | :: Galliër {m}, Gallische {f} |
| Gaulish {adj} (of or pertaining to Gaul) | :: Gallisch |
| Gaulish {prop} (Celtic language of Gaul) | :: Gallisch {n} |
| gaunt {adj} (lean, angular and bony) | :: mager |
| gauntlet {n} (protective armor for the hands) | :: kaphandschoen, pansterhandschoen |
| gauntlet {n} (two parallel rows of attackers who strike at a criminal) | :: spitsroeden {p} |
| gauze {n} (thin fabric with open weave) | :: weefsel |
| gauze {n} (woven metal or plastic mesh) | :: gaas {n} |
| gavial {n} (crocodilian of genus Gavialis) | :: gaviaal {c} |
| gay {adj} (happy, joyful and lively) | :: goedgezind, vrolijk, monter, uitgelaten, opgetogen |
| gay {adj} (festive, bright, colorful) | :: feestelijk, kleurrijk |
| gay {adj} (homosexual, see also: homosexual; lesbian) | :: homoseksueel, homofiel |
| gay {adj} (behaving in a way associated with females) | :: verwijfd |
| gay {n} (homosexual person, especially male, see also: lesbian; homosexual; fairy; fag; poof; bender; bugger) | :: homo {m}, homoseksueel {m} |
| gaydar {n} (ability to detect if a person is gay) | :: gaydar {m} |
| gay-friendly {adj} (welcoming of gay people) | :: homovriendelijk |
| gay marriage {n} (marriage between two people of the same sex) | :: homohuwelijk {n} |
| gayness {n} (the state of being cheerful) | :: blijheid |
| Gayo {prop} (language) | :: Gajo-taal {f}, Gajo {n}, Gajo'sch {n} |
| gay rights {n} (gay rights) | :: homorechten |
| Gaza {prop} (city) | :: Gaza |
| Gaza {prop} (Gaza Strip) SEE: Gaza Strip | :: |
| Gaza Strip {prop} (Gaza Strip) | :: Gazastrook |
| gaze {v} (to stare intently or earnestly) | :: staren, turen |
| gazebo {n} (roofed structure) | :: prieel {n} |
| gazelle {n} (antelope) | :: gazelle {f} |
| gazetteer {n} (publicist) | :: publiciteitsagent |
| Gdańsk {prop} (city of Poland) | :: Gdańsk {n} |
| GDP {n} (abbreviation of gross domestic product, see also: gross domestic product) | :: BBP |
| gear {n} (a wheel with grooves) | :: tandwiel {?} |
| gear {n} (a particular combination or choice of interlocking gears) | :: overbrenging {f} |
| gear {n} (motor car transmission) | :: versnelling {f} |
| gear {v} (to fit with gears in order to achieve a desired gear ratio) | :: in een versnelling komen, schakelen |
| gearbox {n} (train of gears) | :: versnellingsbak |
| gear lever {n} (lever used to change gears) | :: versnellingspook {m} |
| gear ratio {n} (ratio of the speeds of rotation) | :: overbrengingsverhouding {f} |
| gearset {n} (set of gears) | :: tandwielstelsel {n} |
| gear stick {n} (gear lever) SEE: gear lever | :: |
| gearstick {n} (gear lever) SEE: gear lever | :: |
| gear wheel {n} (wheel with a toothed rim) | :: tandwiel {n}, tandrad {n} |
| gecko {n} (lizard of the family Gekkonidae) | :: gekko {m} |
| gee {interj} (exclamation of surprise or pleasure) | :: goh |
| geek {n} (Australian: look) SEE: look | :: |
| geek {n} (expert in a technical field, particularly to do with computers) | :: computerfreak {m}, freak {m} |
| geek {n} (person intensely interested in a particular field or hobby) | :: freak {m} |
| geek {n} (unfashionable or socially undesirable person) | :: seut {f} |
| geek {n} (carnival performer) | :: straatartiest {m} |
| gee up {interj} (direction to a horse) SEE: giddyup | :: |
| geezer {n} (device for boiling water) SEE: geyser | :: |
| geezer {n} (male person) | :: gozer {m} |
| geezer {n} (informal: old person, especially male) | :: oude {m} |
| Gehenna {prop} (hell, in Abrahamic religions) | :: gehenna {f} |
| Gehinnom {prop} (Jewish realm of the afterlife) SEE: Gehenna | :: |
| gel {n} (suspension of solid in liquid) | :: gel {m} {n}, gelei {f} |
| gel {n} (any gel for a particular cosmetic use) | :: gel {m} {n} |
| gel {v} (apply cosmetic gel) | :: gellen |
| gel {v} (become gel) | :: indikken, geleren |
| Gelasian {prop} (geological age) | :: Gelasien |
| gelatin {n} (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) | :: gelatine |
| gelatin {n} (edible jelly) | :: gelatine {m} {f} |
| gelato {n} (Italian-style ice cream) | :: Italiaans ijs {n} |
| geld {n} (money) SEE: money | :: |
| geld {v} (castrate) SEE: castrate | :: |
| Gelderland {prop} (province of the Netherlands) | :: Gelderland |
| gelding {n} (eunuch) SEE: eunuch | :: |
| gelding {n} (castrated male horse) | :: ruin {m} |
| gem {n} (precious stone) | :: edelsteen {m} |
| geminate {adj} (forming a pair) | :: paarwijze, gepaard |
| geminate {v} (to arrange in pairs) | :: paren, in paren ordenen |
| geminate {v} (to occur in pairs) | :: paarwijze voorkomen |
| geminate {n} (doubled sound) | :: geminaat {n} |
| Gemma {prop} (Alpha (α) Coronae Borealis) | :: Alphekka |
| gemsbok {n} (a large African antelope of the Oryx genus) | :: gemsbok {m}, spiesbok {m} |
| gemstone {n} (a gem) | :: edelsteen {m} |
| gemütlich {adj} (cozy) | :: gezellig |
| Gemütlichkeit {n} (coziness) | :: gezelligheid |
| gendarmerie {n} (military body charged with police duties) | :: rijkswacht {f} |
| gender {v} (engender) SEE: engender | :: |
| gender {n} (grammar: division of nouns and pronouns) | :: geslacht {n}, genus {n}, woordgeslacht {n} |
| gender {n} (biological sex) | :: geslacht {n}, sekse {c} |
| gender {n} (identification as a man, a woman, or something else) | :: gender {c} |
| gender {n} (grammar: voice (of verbs)) SEE: voice | :: |
| gender dysphoria {n} (profound unhappiness related to characteristics associated with one's birth-assigned sex, experienced by some transgender people) | :: genderdysforie {f} |
| gender identity {n} (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) | :: geslachtsidentiteit {f} |
| gender identity disorder {n} (gender dysphoria condition) | :: geslachtsidentiteitsstoornis {f} |
| gender-neutral {adj} (applicable to all genders) | :: genderneutraal |
| gender-neutral {adj} (applicable to those of any or no gender) | :: genderneutraal |
| gender-neutral {adj} (grammar: lacking gender assignment) | :: geslachtsloos |
| gene {n} (unit of heredity) | :: gen {n} |
| genealogical {adj} (of or relating to genealogy) | :: genealogisch |
| genealogy {n} (descent of a person, family or group from ancestors) | :: stamboom |
| genealogy {n} (record or table of such descent) | :: kwartierstaat, parenteel, stamreeks, stamboom, genealogie |
| genealogy {n} (study and recording of descents) | :: genealogie, stamboomonderzoek {n} |
| general {adj} (involving every part or member, not specific or particular) | :: algemeen |
| general {adj} (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category) | :: algemeen |
| general {n} (military rank) | :: generaal {m} |
| General Assembly {prop} (United Nations General Assembly) SEE: United Nations General Assembly | :: |
| general election {n} (election held at regular intervals) | :: algemene verkiezingen {f-p} |
| generalisation {n} (formulation of general concepts) | :: generalisatie |
| generalization {n} (formulation of general concepts) | :: generalisatie |
| generalized {adj} (made more general, less specialized) | :: veralgemeend |
| generally {adv} (as a rule; usually) | :: in het algemeen |
| general partnership {n} (type of partnership) | :: vennootschap onder firma {f} |
| general practitioner {n} (physician who provides primary care; family doctor) | :: huisarts |
| generation {n} (single step in the succession of natural descent) | :: generatie |
| generation {n} | :: generatie |
| generational {adj} (of, pertaining to, or changing over generations) | :: generationeel |
| generation gap {n} (disconnect between generations) | :: generatiekloof |
| generic {adj} (very comprehensive) | :: generiek |
| generic {adj} (not having a brand name) | :: generiek |
| generosity {n} (the trait of being willing to donate) | :: gulheid, vrijgevigheid {f}, genereusheid |
| generosity {n} (acting generously) | :: gulheid |
| generosity {n} (the trait of being more than adequate) | :: grootmoedigheid |
| generosity {n} (good breeding; nobility of stock) | :: edelmoed |
| generosity {n} (a generous act) | :: gulheid |
| generous {adj} (noble in behaviour, magnanimous) | :: grootmoedig |
| generous {adj} (willing to give and share unsparingly) | :: gul, genereus, vrijgevig, scheutig |
| generous {adj} (large, ample) | :: gul, genereus |
| generous {adj} (of noble birth) | :: edelboortig, nobel, hooggeboren |
| genesis {n} (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being) | :: genese {f}, oorsprong {f}, wording {f} |
| Genesis {prop} (the book of the Bible) | :: Genesis |
| genet {n} (mammal of the genus Genetta) | :: genet |
| gene therapy {n} (therapy involving the insertion of genes into a patient's cells) | :: gentherapie {f} |
| genetic {adj} (relating to genetics or genes) | :: genetisch |
| genetic {adj} (caused by genes) | :: genetisch, erfelijk |
| genetics {n} (branch of biology) | :: genetica {f}, erfelijkheidsleer {f} |
| Geneva {prop} (city) | :: Genève {n} |
| Geneva {prop} (canton) | :: Genève |
| Geneva Convention {prop} (international treaty) | :: Geneefse Conventie {f} |
| Genghis Khan {prop} (Genghis Khan) | :: Dzjengis Khan {m} |
| genial {adj} (marked by genius) | :: geniaal |
| genie is out of the bottle {phrase} (something has been brought into reality that cannot be eliminated or undone) SEE: what's done is done | :: |
| genitalia {n} (genitals or sex organs) | :: genitaliën {p}, voortplantingsorganen {n-p} |
| genitals {n} (genitalia) SEE: genitalia | :: |
| genitive {adj} (of or pertaining to the case of possession) | :: genitief {m} |
| genitive {n} (inflection pattern) | :: tweede naamval {m}, genitief {m} |
| genitive absolute {n} (independent genitive phrase) | :: genitivus absolutus {m}, absolute genitief {m} |
| genitive case {n} (genitive) SEE: genitive | :: |
| genius {n} (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill) | :: genie {n} |
| genius {n} (extraordinary mental capacity) | :: genialiteit {f} |
| genius {adj} (very clever) | :: geniaal |
| genius {n} (tutelary deity) SEE: tutelary deity | :: |
| genizah {n} (depository where sacred Hebrew books, etc., are kept before being buried in a cemetery) | :: genizah |
| Genoa {prop} (province) | :: Genua {n} |
| Genoa {prop} (Italian city) | :: Genua {n} |
| genocide {n} (systematic killing of substantial numbers of people) | :: volkerenmoord {f}, genocide {f}, soortmoord {f} |
| Genoese {n} (an inhabitant or resident of Genoa) | :: Genuese |
| genome {n} (complete genetic information of an organism) | :: genoom {n} |
| genotype {n} (DNA sequence which determines a specific characteristic) | :: genotype |
| Genovese {adj} (Genoese) SEE: Genoese | :: |
| genre {n} (kind; type; sort) | :: genre {n} |
| gens {n} (legally defined unit of Roman society) | :: gens |
| genteel {adj} (excessively polite and well-mannered) | :: galant |
| genteel {adj} (Stylish, elegant) | :: modieus |
| genteel {adj} (Aristocratic) | :: aristocratisch |
| genticide {n} (killing of a race or nation of people) SEE: genocide | :: |
| gentile {adj} (non-Jewish) | :: niet-Joods |
| gentile {adj} (heathen, pagan) | :: heidens |
| gentile {adj} | :: niet-Joods, christelijk, ongelovig, heidens |
| gentle {adj} (tender and amiable) | :: lieflijk |
| gentle {adj} (gradual rather than steep or sudden) | :: geleidelijk |
| gentleman {n} (man of breeding) | :: heer {m} |
| gentleman {n} (polite term for a man) | :: meneer {m} |
| gentleman {n} (polite form of address to men) | :: heren |
| gentleman {n} (toilets intended for use by men) | :: heren |
| gentleman's agreement {n} (agreement) | :: herenakkoord {n}, stilzwijgende overeenkomst {f} |
| gentleness {n} (being gentle) | :: minzaamheid |
| gently {adv} (in a gentle manner) | :: zachtjes, voorzichtig, zachtaardig |
| gentoo penguin {n} (penguin) | :: ezelspinguïn |
| gentrification {n} (process of renewal accompanying an influx of relatively affluent people) | :: gentrificatie, |
| genuine {adj} (real, authentic) | :: echt, authentiek, origineel |
| genus {n} (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species) | :: geslacht {n} |
| genus {n} (taxon at this rank) | :: geslacht {n} |
| genus {n} (group with common attributes) | :: soort {f} |
| genu varum {n} (bowleg) SEE: bowleg | :: |
| geodesic {n} (mathematics: the shortest line between two points on a specific surface) | :: geodeet {m} |
| geodesic {adj} (of or relating to a geodesic dome) | :: geodetisch |
| geodesist {n} (person who works with or studies geodetics) | :: geodeet {m} |
| geodesy {n} (scientific discipline) | :: landmeetkunde {f}, geodesie {f} |
| geodetic {adj} (geodesic) SEE: geodesic | :: |
| geodetics {n} (science) | :: geodesie {f} |
| geoglyph {n} (large-scale drawing on the ground) | :: geoglief |
| geographer {n} (a specialist in geography) | :: geograaf, aardrijkskundige {m} {f} |
| geographic {adj} (pertaining to geography) | :: geografisch |
| geographical {adj} (geographic) SEE: geographic | :: |
| geographically {adv} (in a geographical manner) | :: geografisch |
| geographic information system {n} (an electronic system) | :: geografisch informatiesysteem {n} |
| geography {n} (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) | :: geografie {f}, aardrijkskunde {f} |
| geoid {n} (surface of constant gravitational potential at zero elevation) | :: geoïde |
| geologic {adj} (relating to geology) | :: geologisch |
| geological {adj} (geologic) SEE: geologic | :: |
| geologist {n} (person skilled at geology) | :: geoloog {m}, geologe {f}, aardkundige {m} {f} |
| geology {n} (the study of the earth) | :: geologie {f}, aardkunde {f} |
| geometry {n} (branch of mathematics) | :: geometrie, meetkunde {f} |
| geonym {n} (name of a geographical feature) | :: geoniem |
| George {prop} (male given name) | :: Joris, Jurriaan, Sjors, Jurgen, George, Goris |
| Georgeson {prop} (surname meaning "son of George") | :: Jorissen |
| Georgetown {prop} (capital of Guyana) | :: Georgetown |
| Georgia {prop} (country) | :: Georgië |
| Georgia {prop} (state of the USA) | :: Georgia |
| Georgian {n} (language of the country Georgia) | :: Georgisch {n} |
| Georgian {n} (person from the country of Georgia) | :: Georgiër {m}, Georgische {f}, Georgisch |
| Georgian {adj} (pertaining to the country, people or language of Georgia) | :: Georgisch |
| geospatial {adj} (geospatial) | :: geospatiale |
| geostationary {adj} (fixed distance orbit) | :: geostationair |
| ger {n} (yurt) SEE: yurt | :: |
| geranium {n} (common name for Pelargoniums) | :: geranium {f} |
| Gerard {prop} (male given name) | :: Gerard {m} |
| gerbil {n} (small rodent) | :: gerbil {m}, springmuis {f} renmuis {f}, woestijnrat {f} |
| gerenuk {n} (Litocranius walleri) | :: girafgazelle {f} |
| germ {n} (mass of cells) | :: kiem {m} |
| germ {n} (pathogenic microorganism) | :: kiem {m} |
| germ {n} (idea) | :: kiem {m} |
| German {n} (native or inhabitant of Germany; person of German citizenship or nationality) | :: Duitser {m} |
| German {n} (member of a Germanic tribe) | :: Germaan {m}, Germaanse {f} |
| German {n} (1½-point type) | :: achtste cicero |
| German {n} | :: Duitser {m}, Duitse {f} |
| German {prop} (the German language) | :: Duits {n} |
| German {adj} (of or relating to the country of Germany) | :: Duits, Duitse |
| German Bight {prop} (bay in the North Sea) | :: Duitse bocht |
| German-Canadian {adj} (German-Canadian) | :: Duits-Canadees |
| German Democratic Republic {prop} (East Germany from 1949-1990) | :: Duitse Democratische Republiek {f} |
| germane {adj} (related to the topic being discussed) | :: relevant, ter zake, van toepassing |
| germane {n} (germanium tetrahydride) | :: germaan {n} |
| German Empire {prop} (Germany between 1871 and 1918) | :: Duitse Rijk |
| Germanic {prop} (early language, see also: Ur-Germanic) | :: Germaans {n} |
| Germanic {prop} (group of Indo-European languages) | :: Germaans {n} |
| Germanic {adj} (relating to the Germanic peoples) | :: Germaans |
| Germanic {adj} (relating to the language or group of languages known as Germanic) | :: Germaans |
| Germanic {adj} (having German characteristics) | :: Germaans |
| Germanism {n} (a word or idiom of the German language) | :: germanisme {m} |
| Germanist {n} (person who studies Germanic languages and cultures) | :: germanist {m} |
| germanium {n} (chemical element) | :: germanium {n} |
| germanium tetrahydride {n} (germane) SEE: germane | :: |
| germanomethane {n} (germane) SEE: germane | :: |
| Germanophobia {n} (hatred or fear of Germany or anything German) | :: germanofobie {f} |
| Germanophone {adj} (German-speaking) | :: Duitstalig |
| German Shepherd {n} (breed of dog) | :: Duitse herdershond {m}, Duitse herder {m} |
| German sparrow {n} (tree sparrow) SEE: tree sparrow | :: |
| Germany {prop} (country in Central Europe) | :: Duitsland {n} |
| Germinal {prop} (the seventh month of the French Republican Calendar) | :: germinal {m}, kiemmaand {f} |
| germination {n} (process of germinating) | :: kieming {f} |
| gerontocracy {n} (government by elders) | :: gerontocratie {f} |
| gerontologist {n} (physician who specializes in gerontology) | :: gerontoloog {m} |
| gerontology {n} (branch of science) | :: gerontologie {f} |
| Gertrude {prop} (female given name) | :: Geertruida {f}, Gertruida, Gertrude |
| gerund {n} (verb form functioning as a verbal noun) | :: gerundium {n} |
| gerund {n} (verb form functioning as an adverb) | :: gerundium {n} |
| Gervase {prop} (male given name) | :: Gervasius {m} |
| gestation {n} (period of time a fetus develops inside mother's body) | :: zwangerschapstijd {m}, gestatie {f}, drachttijd {m}, draagtijd {m} |
| gesture {n} (motion of the limbs or body) | :: gebaar {n} |
| gesture {n} (act or remark) | :: gebaar {n} |
| gesture {v} ((transitive) to express something by a gesture) | :: gebaren |
| gesundheit {interj} (said to someone who has just sneezed) SEE: bless you | :: |
| get {v} (to obtain) | :: nemen, pakken, halen |
| get {v} (to receive) | :: krijgen, verkrijgen |
| get {v} (to become) | :: worden |
| get {v} (to cause to become) | :: maken |
| get {v} (to fetch) | :: halen |
| get {v} (to cause to do) | :: doen, laten |
| get {v} (to arrive at) | :: aankomen |
| get {v} (to take, catch (transportation)) | :: nemen |
| get {v} (colloquial: to understand) | :: begrijpen, verstaan, snappen |
| get {v} (colloquial: to be) | :: worden |
| get {v} (to become ill with) | :: ziek worden |
| get {v} (to beget) SEE: beget | :: |
| get a leg up {v} (To gain some advantage; to get a head start.) | :: een stap voor zijn |
| get along {v} (interact or coexist well, without argument or trouble) | :: opschieten met, overeenkomen |
| get along {v} (survive; to do well enough) | :: overleven, doorgaan, zich erdoorheen slaan |
| get around {v} | :: omzeilen |
| get at {v} (to manage to gain access to) SEE: access | :: |
| get at {v} (to attack verbally or physically) SEE: attack | :: |
| get at {v} (to annoy, bother) SEE: annoy | :: |
| get at {v} ((slang) to contact someone) SEE: contact | :: |
| get away {v} (to avoid capture; to escape (from)) SEE: escape | :: |
| get away {v} (To start moving; to depart) SEE: depart | :: |
| get a word in edgewise {v} (to break into or participate in a conversation) | :: een speld tussen krijgen |
| get cold feet {v} (to become nervous or anxious and reconsider a decision about an upcoming event) | :: watervrees hebben, plankenkoorts hebben |
| get down {v} (go down (intransitive)) SEE: go down | :: |
| get down {v} (bring down (transitive)) SEE: let down | :: |
| get down to brass tacks {v} (deal with the important details) | :: ter zake komen |
| get dressed {v} (to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes) | :: zich aankleden, kleren aantrekken |
| get drunk {v} (to intoxicate oneself with alcohol) | :: zich bedrinken |
| Gethsemane {prop} (garden in ancient Jerusalem) | :: Getsemane |
| get in {v} (to board) | :: instappen |
| get in {v} (to enter) | :: binnenraken |
| get laid {v} (take part in a sexual act) SEE: have sex | :: |
| get laid {v} (to have sex) | :: batsen, van bil gaan |
| get lost {interj} (Go away!) | :: flikker op |
| get lost {v} (to appear to be absent) | :: ophoepelen, oprotten, opflikkeren, opdonderen, ophoeren, oplazeren, opsodemieteren, wegwezen |
| get off {v} (to move from being on top of (something)) | :: van ... afgaan |
| get off {v} (to move (something) from being on (something else)) | :: afhalen van ... |
| get off {v} (to disembark from) | :: uit ... stappen, afstappen van ... ; afstappen, uitstappen |
| get off {v} (to incur only mild consequences) | :: ervan afkomen |
| get one's money's worth {v} (receive good value in a transaction) | :: waar voor je geld krijgen |
| get on someone's nerves {v} (annoy or irritate) | :: op de zenuwen werken |
| get on with {v} (proceed with) | :: aan de gang gaan met, doorgaan |
| get out of bed on the wrong side {v} (to start the day in a bad mood) SEE: get up on the wrong side of the bed | :: |
| get over {v} (recover) SEE: recover | :: |
| get over with {v} (put behind oneself) | :: ergens komaf mee maken |
| get rid of {v} (remove) | :: kwijt raken, van af zijn |
| get some air {v} (invigorate oneself by breathing refreshing outdoor air) | :: uitwaaien (literally, "to walk in the wind") |
| gettable {adj} (obtainable) SEE: obtainable | :: |
| get together {v} (to meet) | :: samenkomen |
| get up {v} (to rise from one's bed) | :: opstaan |
| get up on the wrong side of the bed {v} (to feel irritable without a particular reason) | :: met het verkeerde been uit bed stappen |
| get well soon {phrase} (expressing hope that someone recovers soon) | :: word snel beter, veel beterschap |
| geyser {n} (boiling spring) | :: geiser {m} |
| geyser {n} (archaic: hot water heater, see also: hot water heater) | :: geiser {m}, geizer {m} |
| Ghana {prop} (The Republic of Ghana) | :: Ghana |
| Ghanaian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people) | :: Ghanees |
| Ghanan {adj} (Ghanaian) SEE: Ghanaian | :: |
| Ghanan {n} (Ghanaian) SEE: Ghanaian | :: |
| gharial {n} (gavial) SEE: gavial | :: |
| ghastly {adj} (horrifyingly shocking) | :: afgrijselijk, afschuwelijk, verschrikkelijk |
| ghastly {adj} (extremely bad) | :: afgrijselijk, afschuwelijk, verschrikkelijk, abominabel |
| Gheg {prop} (Gheg) | :: Gegisch |
| Ghent {prop} (capital city of the province of East Flanders, Belgium) | :: Gent {n} |
| gherkin {n} (small cucumber) | :: augurk {m} |
| ghetto {n} (area of a city in which Jews were concentrated) | :: jodenbuurt {f}, getto {n} |
| ghetto {n} (area of a city where people of another ethnicity concentrate or are concentrated) | :: getto, ghetto {n} |
| ghetto bird {n} (police helicopter) | :: politiehelikopter {m} |
| ghetto blaster {n} (powerful portable stereo system) SEE: boom box | :: |
| ghost {n} (spirit appearing after death) | :: geest {m}, spook {n}, fantoom {n}, verschijning {f}, gespens {n}, schim {f}, spooksel {n} |
| ghost {n} (false image in an optical device) | :: artefact {n} |
| ghost {n} (false image on a television screen) | :: spookbeeld {n} |
| ghost {n} (soul) SEE: soul | :: |
| ghost driver {n} (wrong-way driver) SEE: wrong-way driver | :: |
| ghosthunting {n} (Investigations aiming to track down ghosts) | :: spokenjacht {m} {f} |
| Ghost of Christmas Future {prop} (Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come) SEE: Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come | :: |
| Ghost of Christmas Past {prop} (the fictional ghost) | :: Geest van voorbije Kerstmis {m} |
| Ghost of Christmas Present {prop} (the fictional ghost) | :: Geest van huidig Kerstmis {m} |
| Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come {prop} (the fictional ghost) | :: Geest van toekomstig Kerstmis {m} |
| ghost ship {n} (abandoned, possibly adrift ship that is haunted) | :: spookschip {n} |
| ghost town {n} (town which has become deserted) | :: spookstad {f} |
| ghost word {n} (fictitious or erroneous word) | :: spookwoord {n} |
| ghoul {n} (a spirit said to feed on corpses) | :: ghoul {m}, ghoulia {f}, lijkenpikker {m} |
| ghoulish {adj} | :: makaber |
| ghrelin {n} (peptide hormone that increases appetite) | :: ghreline {f}, hongerhormoon {n} |
| ghusl {n} (full-body taken to restore the body to purity) | :: ghoesl |
| giant {n} (mythical human) | :: reus {m} |
| giant {n} (very tall person) | :: reus {m}, reuzin {f} |
| giant {adj} (giant) | :: reusachtig, reuzen- |
| giant otter {n} (Pteronura brasiliensis) | :: reuzenotter {m} |
| giant panda {n} (mammal) | :: panda {m}, pandabeer {m} |
| gibberish {n} (unintelligible speech or writing) | :: gewauwel {n}, koeterwaals {n}, wartaal, gebrabbel {n} |
| gibberish {n} (needlessly obscure or overly technical language) | :: visserslatijn {n} |
| gibbet {n} (upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display; a gallows) | :: galg |
| gibbon {n} (small ape) | :: gibbon {m} |
| Gibraltar {prop} (British overseas territory) | :: Gibraltar |
| giddiness {n} (dizziness) SEE: dizziness | :: |
| giddy {adj} (dizzy) | :: duizelig |
| giddy {adj} (causing dizziness) | :: duizelingwekkend |
| giddy {adj} (lightheartedly silly or joyfully elated) | :: onbezonnen |
| giddy {adj} (frivolous, impulsive, inconsistent, changeable) | :: lichtzinnig |
| giddyup {interj} (used to make a horse go faster) | :: hu, hot, hortsik |
| Gideon {prop} (biblical character) | :: Gideon |
| gift {n} (something given to another voluntarily, without charge) | :: gift, geschenk {n}, presentje {n}, cadeau {n} |
| gift {n} (a talent or natural ability) | :: gave {f} |
| gift {v} ((transitive) to give as a gift) | :: schenken |
| gift card {n} (a card issued by retailers) | :: cadeaubon {m} |
| gift horse {n} (apparent gift, that has substantial associated costs) | :: gegeven paard {n} |
| gift of the gab {n} (ability to talk readily) | :: geslepen tong |
| gig {n} (performing engagement by a musical group) | :: optreden {n}, schnabbel {m}, concert {n} |
| gig {n} (any job, esp. temporary or desirable) | :: klus {m} |
| giga- {prefix} (SI prefix) | :: giga- |
| gigabyte {n} (one billion bytes) | :: gigabyte {m} |
| gigantic {adj} (very large) | :: gigantisch |
| gigayear {n} (109 years) | :: gigajaar |
| giggle {v} (laugh) | :: giechelen |
| giggle {n} (laugh) | :: gegiechel {n} |
| gigolo {n} (male having sexual relationships for money) | :: manhoer, gigolo |
| gigolo {n} (hired escort or dancing partner) | :: escort {m} |
| Gila monster {n} (Heloderma suspectum) | :: gilamonster |
| gild {v} (to cover with a thin layer of gold) | :: vergulden |
| gild {v} (to adorn) | :: verfraaien, opsmukken |
| gilded {adj} (having the color or quality of gold) | :: gulden |
| Gilead {prop} (Biblical region east of the Jordan) | :: Gilead |
| Giles {prop} (male given name) | :: Aegidius |
| gill {n} (breathing organ of fish) | :: kieuw {f} |
| gillless {adj} (lacking gills) | :: kieuwenloos |
| gilt {n} (A young female pig, at or nearing the age of first breeding.) | :: gelt |
| Gim {prop} (Korean surname) SEE: Kim | :: |
| gimlet {n} (tool) | :: fretboor {f} |
| gimlet {v} | :: boren {f} |
| gimme a five {v} (request for high five) | :: geef me de vijf |
| ginger {n} (plant) | :: gember {m} |
| ginger {n} (spice) | :: gember {m} |
| ginger {n} (person with reddish-brown hair) | :: ros |
| ginger {adj} (reddish-brown) | :: ros, rosse |
| ginger ale {n} (ginger beer) SEE: ginger beer | :: |
| ginger beer {n} (queer) SEE: queer | :: |
| ginger beer {adj} (queer) SEE: queer | :: |
| ginger beer {n} (drink flavoured with ginger) | :: gemberbier {n} |
| gingerbread {n} (type of cake) | :: peperkoek |
| gingerly {adv} (gently) | :: behoedzaam, voorzichtig |
| gingiva {n} (gum) SEE: gum | :: |
| ginseng {n} (any of several plants, of the genus Panax) | :: ginseng {m} |
| ginseng {n} (root of such a plant, or the extract) | :: ginseng {m} |
| gippo {n} (Egyptian) SEE: Egyptian | :: |
| gippo {n} (Gypsy) SEE: Gypsy | :: |
| giraffe {n} (mammal) | :: giraf {f} |
| girasole {n} (Jerusalem artichoke) SEE: Jerusalem artichoke | :: |
| girder {n} (main horizontal support in a building) | :: dwarsbalk {m}, draagbalk {m} |
| girdle {n} (zodiac) SEE: zodiac | :: |
| girdle {n} (belt) | :: gordel {m} |
| girdle {n} (line of greatest circumference of a diamond) | :: rondist |
| girl {n} (young female person) | :: meisje {n}, meid {f}, meidje {n}, griet {f}, grietje {n} |
| girl {n} (female servant) | :: meid {f} |
| girlfriend {n} (a female partner in a romantic relationship) | :: vriendin, meisje {n} |
| girlfriend {n} (a female friend) | :: vriendin |
| girl group {n} (pop group made up of young women) | :: meidengroep |
| girlish {adj} (like a girl) | :: meisjesachtig |
| girllike {adj} (resembling or characteristic of a girl) | :: meisjesachtig |
| girl's name {n} (given name for a girl) | :: meisjesnaam |
| girlswear {n} (Clothing designed to be worn by girls) | :: meisjeskleding {f} |
| Giro d'Italia {prop} (annual cycling race in Italy) | :: Ronde van Italië {f} |
| girth {n} (A band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) | :: singel {m} |
| girth {n} (the distance measured around an object) | :: omtrek {m}, omvang {m} |
| girya {n} (kettlebell) SEE: kettlebell | :: |
| gissard {n} (one who tends to geese) SEE: gosherd | :: |
| gist {n} (the most essential part) | :: essentie, kerngedachte |
| gist {v} (extract the most important) | :: puren, uitpuren |
| git {n} (A silly, incompetent, stupid, annoying or childish person) | :: geit {f} |
| give {v} (transfer the possession of something to someone else) | :: geven, overhandigen |
| give a damn {v} (to be concerned about) SEE: give a shit | :: |
| give a fig {v} (give a shit) SEE: give a shit | :: |
| give a fuck {v} (give a shit) SEE: give a shit | :: |
| give a hoot {v} (to care about) SEE: give a shit | :: |
| give a light {v} (give a shit) SEE: give a shit | :: |
| give a monkey's {v} (give a shit) SEE: give a shit | :: |
| give a shit {v} (to (not) care) | :: kunnen schelen, kunnen bommen, uitmaken |
| give a tinker's cuss {v} (give a shit) SEE: give a shit | :: |
| give a tinker's damn {v} (give a shit) SEE: give a shit | :: |
| give a toss {v} (give a shit) SEE: give a shit | :: |
| give away {v} (to make a gift of something) | :: weggeven |
| give away {v} (to formally hand over a bride to the bridegroom) | :: weggeven |
| give-away shop {n} (shop) | :: weggeefwinkel |
| give birth {v} (produce new life) | :: baren |
| give in {v} (to relent or yield) | :: opgeven, prijsgeven, overgeven |
| give me {v} (expression of preference) | :: geeft u mij, geef mij |
| given name {n} (name chosen for a child by its parents) | :: voornaam {m}, roepnaam {m} |
| give or take {adv} (approximately) SEE: approximately | :: |
| give out {v} (to issue) | :: uitdelen |
| give rise to {v} (to be the origin of; to produce) | :: veroorzaken |
| give someone a break {v} (rest) SEE: rest | :: |
| give someone the cold shoulder {v} (snub) | :: iemand links laten liggen |
| give two hoots {v} (give a shit) SEE: give a shit | :: |
| give up {v} (surrender) | :: zich overgeven |
| give up {v} (relinquish) | :: afzien |
| give up the ghost {v} (to die) | :: de geest geven |
| give what for {v} (scold) SEE: scold | :: |
| gizzard {n} (portion of the esophagus with ingested grit) | :: spiermaag |
| glacier {n} (a large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill) | :: gletsjer {m} |
| glaciologist {n} (one who studies glaciers) | :: glacioloog {m} {f} |
| glaciology {n} (study of ice and its effect on the landscape) | :: gletsjerkunde {f}, glaciologie {f} |
| glad {adj} (pleased, happy, satisfied) | :: blij, verheugd |
| glade {n} (open space in the woods) | :: tra {f}, loo {n}, laar {n} |
| gladiator {n} (a professional boxer) SEE: boxer | :: |
| gladiator {n} ((in ancient Rome) a person (professional or slave) who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat with another, or with a wild animal) | :: gladiator {m} |
| gladius {n} (Roman sword) | :: gladius {m} |
| gladly {adv} (in a glad manner) | :: graag |
| gladly {adv} (willingly, certainly) | :: graag |
| gladness {n} (the state of being glad) | :: blijdschap {f} |
| Glagolitic {adj} (of or pertaining to the Glagolitic alphabet) | :: Glagolitisch |
| Glagolitic {n} (the oldest known Slavonic alphabet) | :: Glagolitisch {n} |
| Glagolitic alphabet {n} (writing system) SEE: Glagolitic | :: |
| gland {n} (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) | :: klier {f} {m} |
| gland {n} (secretory structure on the surface of an organ) | :: klier {f} {m} |
| glandular {adj} (pertaining to a gland or glands) | :: ingeboren |
| glans {n} (acorn or mast of the oak) | :: eikel {m} |
| glans {n} (pessary) SEE: pessary | :: |
| glans {n} (goiter) SEE: goitre | :: |
| glans {n} (conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis) SEE: glans penis | :: |
| glans penis {n} (conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis) | :: eikel |
| Glasgow {prop} (the city Glasgow) | :: Glasgow |
| Glasgow kiss {n} (headbutt) SEE: headbutt | :: |
| glasnost {n} (a policy of the Soviet Union) | :: glasnost |
| glass {n} (hourglass) SEE: hourglass | :: |
| glass {n} (substance) | :: glas {n} |
| glass {n} (drinking vessel) | :: glas {n} |
| glass {n} (mirror) SEE: mirror | :: |
| glass {n} (glassware) SEE: glassware | :: |
| glass {n} (barometer) SEE: barometer | :: |
| glassblowing {n} (art of making objects from molten glass) | :: glasblazen |
| glass ceiling {n} (unwritten, uncodified barrier) | :: glazen plafond {n} |
| glass cutter {n} (glazier) SEE: glazier | :: |
| glasses {n} (plural of "glass") SEE: glass | :: |
| glasses {n} (spectacles) SEE: spectacles | :: |
| glassmaker {n} | :: glazenmaker {m} |
| glassware {n} (tableware made of glass) | :: glasgoed {n}, glasservies {n} |
| glassworks {n} (a factory that produces glass) | :: glashut |
| glassy {adj} (of or like glass) | :: glasachtig, glazig |
| glassy {adj} (dull, expressionless) | :: glasachtig, glazig |
| glaucoma {n} (eye disease) | :: glaucoom, groene staar {m} |
| glaze {n} (coating on pottery) | :: glazuur {n} |
| glaze {n} (layer of paint) | :: lazuur {n} |
| glaze {n} (meteorology: smooth coating of ice caused by freezing rain) | :: ijzel {m} |
| glaze {v} (to apply a thin layer of coating) | :: glazuren |
| glazier {n} (craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc) | :: glazenmaker {m}, glaszetter {m} {f} |
| glean {v} (harvest grain left behind after the crop has been reaped) | :: oppikken, oprapen, inzamelen, sprokkelen |
| glean {v} (gather information in small amounts, with implied difficulty, bit by bit) | :: oppikken, leren, verzamelen |
| glee {n} (Joy; merriment; mirth; gayety; particularly, the mirth enjoyed at a feast) | :: vrolijkheid |
| glen {n} (secluded and narrow valley) | :: dal {n}, vallei |
| glial cell {n} (cell type) | :: gliacel {n} |
| glide {n} (semivowel) SEE: semivowel | :: |
| glide {v} (To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly) | :: glijden |
| glide {v} (To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft) | :: zweven |
| glider {n} (aircraft) | :: zweefvliegtuig {n} |
| glimpse {n} (brief look) | :: glimp {m} |
| glimpse {v} (see briefly) | :: een glimp opvangen |
| glint {v} (to flash briefly) | :: flitsen |
| glitter {n} (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) | :: schittering {f} |
| glitter {v} (to sparkle with light) | :: schitteren |
| glitz {n} (brilliant showiness) | :: blits {m} |
| gloat {v} (to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction) | :: met wellust bekijken, met duivels vermaak bekijken, verlustigen |
| gloating {n} (act of one who gloats) | :: leedvermaak {n}, verkneukeling {f}, verlustiging {f}, zegevreugde {f} |
| global {adj} (spherical) | :: bolvormig, bolrond, sferisch |
| global {adj} (of or relating to a globe or sphere) | :: sferisch |
| global {adj} (concerning all parts of the world) | :: globaal, wereldwijd, wereld-, mondiaal |
| global dimming {n} (decline of the intensity of the sunlight reaching the Earth's surface) | :: mondiale zonsverduistering {f}, globaal dimeffect, global dimming {f} |
| globalisation {n} (process of becoming a more interconnected world) | :: globalisering {f}, mondialisering {f} |
| globalisation {n} (process of world economy becoming dominated by capitalist models) | :: globalisering {f} |
| globalism {n} (doctrine of globalization) | :: globalisme {n} |
| globalist {n} | :: globalist |
| global village {n} (world as single community) | :: mondiaal dorp {n} |
| global warming {n} (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) | :: opwarming van de aarde {f} |
| globe {n} (planet Earth) | :: wereldbol {m} |
| globe {n} (model of Earth) | :: wereldbol {m}, globe {c} |
| globefish {n} (blowfish) SEE: blowfish | :: |
| globe-trot {n} (trip around the world) | :: wereldreis {f} |
| globe-trot {v} (travel all over the world) | :: globetrotten, een wereldreis maken |
| globus cruciger {n} (royal symbol of power) | :: rijksappel {m} |
| glockenspiel {n} (musical instrument) | :: klokkenspel {n}; beiaard |
| gloom {n} (darkness, dimness or obscurity) | :: duisternis {f} |
| gloomy {adj} (imperfectly illuminated) | :: duister, donker |
| gloomy {adj} (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) | :: benauwd, melancholisch |
| glorify {v} (to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone) | :: verheerlijken, vereren |
| glorious {adj} (exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory) | :: glorieus, roemrijk |
| glorious {adj} (excellent, wonderful) | :: excellent, schitterend, prachtig |
| glorious {adj} (splendid; resplendent; bright; shining) | :: schitterend, prachtig |
| glory {n} (great beauty or splendour) | :: glorie {f}, luister {m}, pracht {m} {f} |
| glory {n} (honour and valour) | :: glorie {f}, eer {m} {f}, roem {m} |
| glory {n} (worship or praise) | :: lof {m}, dankzegging {f} |
| gloss {n} (glossary) SEE: glossary | :: |
| glossary {n} (list of words with their definitions) | :: glossarium {n} |
| glossolalia {n} (speaking in tongues) | :: glossolalie {f}, tongentaal {f}, tongenspreken {n} |
| glossolalia {n} (xenoglossy) SEE: xenoglossy | :: |
| glossy {adj} (having a reflective surface) | :: glanzend |
| glossy antshrike {n} (a passerine bird of the antbird family) | :: rouw-mierklauwier |
| glottal stop {n} (plosive sound articulated with the glottis) | :: glottisslag |
| glove {n} (item of clothing) | :: handschoen {f} |
| glove box {n} (glove compartment) SEE: glove compartment | :: |
| glove compartment {n} (compartment recessed in an automobile’s dashboard) | :: handschoenenkastje, dashboardkastje, handschoenenvak {n} |
| glover {n} (person who makes gloves) | :: handschoenmaker {m} |
| glow {v} | :: gloeien |
| glow {n} (the state of a glowing object) | :: gloed {m} |
| glow {n} | :: gloed {m} |
| glower {v} (to look or stare with anger) | :: dreigend kijken, |
| glower {n} (angry glare or stare) | :: norse blik, |
| glowing {adj} (that which glows) | :: gloeiend |
| glucose {n} (simple monosaccharide sugar) | :: glucose {m} {f}, druivensuiker {m} |
| glue {n} (sticky adhesive substance) | :: lijm {m} |
| glue {v} (join with glue) | :: lijmen |
| glue-boiler {n} (who produces glue) | :: lijmmaker {m}, lijmzieder {m} |
| glue stick {n} (solid adhesive tube) | :: plakstift |
| glum {adj} (despondent) | :: sip |
| glut {n} (excess) | :: oververzadiging, overmaat |
| glut {n} (that which is swallowed) | :: slok |
| glut {n} (wooden wedge used in splitting blocks) | :: wig |
| glut {n} (mining: piece of wood used to fill up behind cribbing or tubbing) | :: blok |
| gluteal cleft {n} (cleft between buttocks) | :: bilspleet {f}, bilnaad {m} |
| gluten {n} (cereal protein) | :: gluten |
| gluteus maximus {n} (the largest of the muscles of each buttock) | :: grote bilspier {m} {f} |
| glutton {n} (wolverine) SEE: wolverine | :: |
| gluttonous {adj} (given to excessive eating; prone to overeating) | :: vraadzuchtig |
| gluttony {n} (the vice of eating to excess) | :: vraatzucht |
| glycogen {n} (polysaccharide that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals) | :: glycogeen {n} |
| glyph {n} (graphic representation of a character) | :: schriftteken {n} |
| glyphosate {n} (chemical) | :: glyfosaat {n} |
| G major {n} (the major key with G as its tonic) | :: G-majeur, G-groot |
| G major {n} (the major chord with a root of G) | :: G-majeur, G-groot |
| G minor {n} (the minor key with G as its tonic) | :: g-mineur, g-klein |
| G minor {n} (the minor chord with a root of G) | :: g-mineur, g-klein |
| gnarl {n} (knot in wood) | :: knoest {m} |
| gnarled {adj} (knotty and misshapen) | :: knoestig, misvormd |
| gnarly {adj} (gnarled) SEE: gnarled | :: |
| gnash {v} (to grind one's teeth in pain or in anger) | :: tandenknarsen, knarsetanden |
| gnat {n} (any small insect of the order Diptera) | :: mug {f}, knut |
| gnaw {v} (to bite something persistently) | :: knagen |
| gnawer {n} (rodent or other animal that gnaws) | :: knaagdier {n} |
| gneiss {n} (common and widely-distributed metamorphic rock) | :: gneis |
| gnome {n} (legendary being) | :: kabouter {m} |
| gnome {n} (elemental being of earth) | :: gnoom |
| gnomon {n} (object used to tell time by the shadow it casts when the sun shines on it) | :: gnomon |
| Gnosticism {n} (Gnosticism) | :: gnosticisme {n} |
| GNP {n} (gross national product) | :: BNP |
| gnu {n} (large antelope of the genus Connochaetes) | :: gnoe {m} |
| go {v} (to move through space (especially from one place to another)) | :: gaan |
| go {v} (to disappear) | :: verdwijnen , weggaan |
| go {n} (board game) | :: go {n} |
| go {v} (leave) SEE: leave | :: |
| go {v} (attack) SEE: attack | :: |
| go {v} (attend) SEE: attend | :: |
| go {v} (change) SEE: change | :: |
| go {v} (turn out) SEE: turn out | :: |
| go {v} (walk) SEE: walk | :: |
| go {v} (urinate, defecate) SEE: urinate | :: |
| go {v} (survive) SEE: survive | :: |
| go {v} (extend) SEE: extend | :: |
| go {v} (lead (tend or reach in a certain direction)) SEE: lead | :: |
| go {v} (die) SEE: die | :: |
| Goa {prop} (state in western India) | :: Goa |
| go about {v} (to tackle) | :: aanpakken, |
| go about {v} (to circulate (in)) | :: rondgaan, rondlopen, de ronde doen |
| goad {n} (stimulus) SEE: stimulus | :: |
| goad {n} (pointed stick used to prod animals) | :: staak {m} |
| goad {v} (to prod with a goad) | :: prikkelen |
| goad {v} (to encourage or stimulate) | :: aanmoedigen, stimuleren |
| goad {v} (to incite or provoke) | :: provoceren, aanzetten, aansporen |
| goad {v} | :: aanporren |
| goal {n} (result one is attempting to achieve) | :: doel {n}, bedoeling, objectief {n}, oogmerk {n} |
| goal {n} (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object) | :: doel {n}, goal |
| goal {n} ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal) | :: doelpunt {n} |
| goal {n} (point(s) scored) | :: punt {n}, doelpunt {n} |
| goal difference {n} (difference between the number of goals scored and the number of goals conceded) | :: doelsaldo {n} |
| goalkeeper {n} (player that protects a goal) | :: keeper {c}, doelwachter {m}, doelwachtster {f}, doelman {m} |
| goal line {n} (in soccer) | :: doellijn |
| goalscorer {n} (person who scores a goal) | :: doelpuntenmaker {m} |
| goaltender {n} (player that protects a goal) SEE: goalkeeper | :: |
| goat {n} (animal) | :: geit {f}, bok {m} |
| goatee {n} (beard at the center of the chin) | :: kinbaardje {n}, sik {m} |
| goatfucker {n} (derogatory term for a person of North African or Asian descent) | :: geitenneuker {m} |
| goatmilk {n} (product) | :: geitenmelk {m} {f} |
| go away {interj} | :: ga weg!, weggaan |
| go away {v} (to depart or leave a place) | :: weggaan |
| gob {n} (lump of soft or sticky material) | :: kwak, slijmerige prop, |
| gob {n} (slang: mouth) | :: smoel, muil |
| gob {n} (slang: saliva or phlegm) | :: fluim, rochel |
| gob {n} (military slang: sailor) | :: matroos bij de Amerikaanse Marine, |
| go back {v} (to return to a place) | :: teruggaan |
| go bad {v} (of foods: to spoil or rot) | :: bederven |
| go bankrupt {v} (to become bankrupt) | :: failliet gaan |
| gobbet {n} (chunk of food) | :: brok {m} {f} {n}, homp {m} {f} |
| gobbet {n} (an extract of text) | :: uittreksel {n}, fragment {n} |
| gobbledygook {n} (Nonsense; meaningless or encrypted language.) | :: koeterwaals {n} |
| Gobelin {n} (a mainly French and Flemish type of tapestry) | :: gobelin {m} and {n}, wandtapijt {n} |
| go belly-up {v} (go bankrupt) SEE: go bankrupt | :: |
| goblin {n} (hostile diminutive humanoid in fantasy literature) | :: aardmannetje {n}, kobold {m} |
| goby {n} (gudgeon) SEE: gudgeon | :: |
| god {v} (idolize) | :: verafgoden, idoliseren |
| god {v} (deify) | :: verafgoden |
| god {n} | :: god {m}, godheid {f} |
| god {n} (idol) | :: afgod {m}, godenbeeld, idool |
| God {prop} | :: God {m} |
| God {prop} (single male deity of duotheism) | :: God {m} |
| God {n} (an omnipotent being) | :: god, God {m} |
| God bless you {interj} (said as a short prayer for the recipient) | :: God zegene u, God zegene jou |
| God bless you {interj} (said to somebody who has sneezed) | :: gezondheid!, proost! |
| godchild {n} (a child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) | :: petekind {n} |
| goddamn {interj} (an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration) | :: verdomme!, godverdomme! |
| goddamn {adj} (intensifier) | :: verdomd, vervloekt |
| goddess {n} (female deity) | :: godin |
| goddess {n} (adored or idealized woman) | :: schoonheid |
| Goddess {prop} (single goddess of monotheism) | :: Godin {f} |
| godfather {n} (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | :: peter {m}, gevader {m} |
| godfearing {adj} (obedient to a deity) | :: godvrezende |
| godfearing {adj} (religiously devout) | :: godvrezende |
| God-fearing {adj} (following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority) | :: godvrezend |
| godforsaken {adj} (particularly awful; very bad; miserable; terrible) | :: godverlaten, godvergeten |
| Godfrey {prop} (male given name) | :: Godfried |
| godhead {n} (deity) SEE: deity | :: |
| godhead {n} (God) SEE: God | :: |
| godhead {n} (divinity, godhood) SEE: divinity | :: |
| godhood {n} (divinity) SEE: divinity | :: |
| God knows {phrase} (Only known to God; only known to the gods) | :: Joost mag het weten |
| godless {adj} (not acknowledging any deity or god; without belief in any deity or god) | :: goddeloos, godloos, ongelovig, atheïstisch |
| godlike {adj} (having characteristics of a god) | :: goddelijk |
| godmother {n} (woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | :: meter {f} |
| go down {v} (descend) | :: afdalen |
| go down {v} (decrease) | :: verminderen |
| godparent {n} (godfather or godmother) | :: peetvader {m}, peetmoeder {f} |
| godsend {n} (an unexpected good fortune) | :: godsgeschenk {n} |
| godship {n} (divinity) SEE: divinity | :: |
| God's house {n} (church) SEE: church | :: |
| God's house {n} (place of worship) SEE: place of worship | :: |
| Godspeed {n} (wish that the outcome of someone's actions is positive for them) | :: ga met God, succes {n} |
| God the Father {prop} (aspect of the Trinity) | :: God de Vader {m} |
| God the Holy Ghost {prop} (aspect of the Trinity) | :: God de Heilige Geest {m} |
| God the Holy Spirit {prop} (God the Holy Ghost) SEE: God the Holy Ghost | :: |
| God the Son {prop} (the aspect of the Trinity corresponding to Jesus Christ) | :: God de Zoon {m} |
| godwit {n} (Bird) | :: grutto {c} |
| God works in mysterious ways {proverb} (a situation may be beneficial later) | :: Gods wegen zijn ondoorgrondelijk |
| goer {n} (foot) SEE: foot | :: |
| goer {n} (one who goes) | :: -ganger {m} , gaander {m}, ganger {m} |
| gofer {n} (worker) | :: loopjongen {m}, manusje-van-alles {n} |
| Go Fish {prop} (a card game for children) | :: kwartet {n} |
| goggle {n} (a pair of protective eyeglasses) SEE: goggles | :: |
| goggles {n} (protective eyewear) | :: veiligheidsbril {m}, beschermende brillen {m-p} |
| Goidelic {adj} (relating to the Goidels) | :: Goidelisch |
| Goidelic {n} (division of the Celtic languages) | :: Gaelisch {n}, Goidelisch {n} |
| going to {phrase} (will (future tense)) | :: gaan (+ infinitive) |
| going to {phrase} (past progressive) | :: past tense of gaan (+ infinitive) |
| goitre {n} (enlargement of the neck) | :: bof {m} {f} |
| goji berry {n} (wolfberry) SEE: wolfberry | :: |
| Golaghat {prop} (city) | :: Golaghat {n} |
| gold {adj} (made of gold, golden) | :: gouden |
| gold {adj} (having the colour of gold) | :: goudkleurig |
| gold {n} (element) | :: goud {n} |
| gold {n} (coin) | :: goudstuk {n} |
| gold {n} (colour) | :: goud {n} |
| gold {n} (gold medal) | :: goud {n}, gouden medaille {f} |
| gold {n} (anything or anyone considered to be very valuable) | :: goud {n} |
| Gold Coast {prop} (in Australia) | :: Gold Coast |
| goldcrest {n} (bird) | :: goudhaantje {n} |
| golden {adj} (made of, or relating to, gold) | :: gouden |
| golden {adj} (having a colour or other richness suggestive of gold) | :: gouden, goudkleurig |
| golden age {n} (time of progress and achievement) | :: gouden eeuw {m} {f} |
| goldenberry {n} (cape gooseberry) SEE: cape gooseberry | :: |
| golden-crested wren {n} (goldcrest) SEE: goldcrest | :: |
| golden eagle {n} (large bird of prey) | :: steenarend {m} |
| goldeneye {n} (duck) | :: brilduiker |
| Golden Fleece {prop} (in mythology) | :: gulden vlies {n} |
| golden hamster {n} (a small rodent, Mesocricetus auratus) | :: goudhamster |
| golden jackal {n} (Canis aureus) | :: goudjakhals {m}, gewone jakhals {m}, goudwolf {m}, rietwolf {m} |
| golden parachute {n} (agreement on benefits) | :: gouden handdruk {m} |
| golden plover {n} (Pluvialis dominic) SEE: American golden plover | :: |
| golden ratio {n} (irrational number) | :: gulden snede |
| Golden Retriever {n} (breed of dog) | :: golden retriever {m} |
| gold fever {n} (fever for gold ore) | :: goudkoorts |
| gold fever {n} (profit craving) | :: goudkoorts |
| goldfish {n} (fish) | :: goudvis {m} |
| Goldilocks {prop} (fairy tale character) | :: Goudlokje {f} |
| Goldilocks zone {n} (the planetary zone that could sustain life) | :: Goudlokjesgebied {n} |
| gold leaf {n} (gold beaten into a thin sheet) | :: bladgoud {n} |
| gold rush {n} (period of feverish migration into an area in which gold has been discovered) | :: goudkoorts |
| goldsmith {n} (person who makes things out of gold) | :: goudsmid |
| gold standard {n} (monetary system) | :: gouden standaard |
| golf {n} (ball game) | :: golf {n} |
| golf {v} (play golf) | :: golfen |
| golf course {n} (the land where one plays golf) | :: golfterrein {n} |
| Golgotha {prop} (the crucifixion hill, see also: Calvary) | :: Golgotha {f} |
| Goliath {prop} (biblical giant) | :: Djaloet |
| go like a dream {v} (go very well) | :: lopen als een trein |
| Gollum {n} (fictional character) | :: Gollem, Sméagol |
| -gon {suffix} (plane figure) | :: hoek {m} |
| gonad {n} (sex gland) | :: gonade |
| gonadal {adj} (of or pertaining to the gonads) | :: gonadaal |
| gondola {n} (narrow boat, especially in Venice) | :: gondel {f} {m} |
| gondola {n} (enclosed car suspended to a cable onto which it travels) | :: kabelbaan {f}, gondellift {m}, zweefbaan {f} |
| gondola {n} (car or basket of an airship) | :: gondel {m} {f} |
| gondolier {n} (Venetian boatman who propels a gondola) | :: gondelier {m} |
| gonfalon {n} (a standard or ensign) | :: gonfalon {m} |
| gong {n} (percussion instrument) | :: gong {m} |
| gongfu {n} (kung fu) SEE: kung fu | :: |
| gonorrhea {n} (STD) | :: gonorroe |
| goo {n} (sticky or gummy semi-solid or liquid substance) | :: brij {m} |
| goo {n} (sentimentality) | :: stroperigheid |
| good {adj} (acting in the interest of good; ethical good intentions) | :: goed |
| good {adj} (useful for a particular purpose) | :: goed |
| good {adj} (of food, edible; not stale or rotten) | :: goed |
| good {adj} (of food, having a particularly pleasant taste) | :: goed |
| good {adj} (healthful) | :: goed |
| good {adj} (pleasant; enjoyable) | :: goed |
| good {adj} (of people, competent or talented) | :: goed |
| good {adj} (effective) | :: goed |
| good {adj} (favourable) | :: goed |
| good {adj} (beneficial; worthwhile) | :: goed |
| good {interj} (exclamation of satisfaction) | :: goed |
| good {n} (the forces of good) | :: goed, goede |
| good {n} (item of merchandise) | :: goed |
| good afternoon {phrase} (greeting said in the afternoon) | :: (Flanders) goedenamiddag, goeienamiddag; (Netherlands) goedemiddag, goeiemiddag, goedendag |
| goodbye {interj} (farewell, see also: bye) | :: tot ziens, doei, dag, houdoe |
| goodbye, cruel world {phrase} (exclamation prior to suicide) | :: vaarwel, wrede wereld! |
| good day {phrase} (greeting between sunrise and sunset) | :: goedendag, goeiedag |
| good-den {interj} (good evening) SEE: good evening | :: |
| good evening {n} (greeting said in the evening) | :: goedenavond |
| good for nothing {adj} (good-for-nothing) SEE: good-for-nothing | :: |
| good-for-nothing {n} (person of little worth or usefulness) | :: nietsnut {m} {f} |
| good fortune {n} (good luck) SEE: good luck | :: |
| Good Friday {prop} (The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified) | :: Goede Vrijdag {m} |
| good job {interj} (a phrase used to praise for a good job or efforts) | :: goed gedaan, goed zo, goed bezig |
| good luck {interj} (wish of fortune or encouragement) | :: veel geluk!, (veel) succes! |
| good morning {interj} (when seeing someone for the first time in the morning) | :: goedemorgen, goeiemorgen |
| good-natured {adj} (of or pertaining to an amicable, kindly disposition) | :: zachtaardig, goedaardig |
| goodness {n} (state or characteristic of being good) | :: goedheid {f} |
| good news {n} (something positive) | :: goed nieuws {?} |
| good news {n} (the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful) | :: goede nieuws {n} |
| good night {phrase} (a farewell) | :: goedenacht, goeienacht, welterusten (sleep well), trusten |
| good offices {n} (good offices) | :: invloed {m}, goede diensten ({m-p}, conciliatory mediation) |
| good riddance {interj} (used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome) | :: opgeruimd staat netjes , liever kwijt dan rijk |
| goods {n} (that which is produced, traded, bought or sold) | :: goederen {p}, waar {f} |
| Good Samaritan {n} (subject of the parable) | :: Barmhartige Samaritaan, Barmhartige Samaritaan |
| good sense {n} (common sense) SEE: common sense | :: |
| goods train {n} (train used for transportation of goods) | :: goederentrein |
| good things come to those who wait {proverb} (patience is a virtue) | :: geduld is een schone zaak |
| good to go {adj} (ready for use (thing)) | :: in orde, weer in orde |
| good to go {adj} (ready for some specific task (person)) | :: in orde, weer in orde |
| goodwill {n} (favorably disposed attitude) | :: goodwill {m} |
| goodwill {n} (value) | :: goedwil {m} |
| gooey {adj} (of or relating to goo) | :: papperig, slijmachtig |
| gooey {adj} (soft, sticky and viscous) | :: zacht,kleverig,visceus |
| goofball {n} (A foolish or silly person.) | :: sufferd, idioot |
| go off {v} (explode) | :: afgaan |
| go off {v} (depart; leave) | :: weggaan, vertrekken |
| go off {v} (putrefy; become inedible) | :: bederven |
| goof off {v} (engage in idle activity) | :: niets doen, luilakken |
| Goofy {prop} (Disney character) | :: Goofy {m} |
| google {n} (search using Google) | :: googelen |
| google {v} (to search for on the Internet) | :: googelen |
| Google {v} (to search the internet using the Google search engine) SEE: google | :: |
| googol {num} (1 followed by 100 zeros) | :: googol |
| googolplex {num} (ten to the power of a googol) | :: googolplex |
| gook {n} (derogatory slur for an Asian person) | :: spleetoog |
| goombah {n} (person of Italian descent) SEE: wop | :: |
| go on {v} (continue) | :: doorgaan |
| goose {n} (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) | :: gans {f} |
| gooseberry {n} (fruit) | :: kruisbes {f}, klapbes, stekerbees |
| goose bump {n} (raised skin caused by cold, excitement, or fear) | :: kippenvel {n} |
| goose flesh {n} (goose bump) SEE: goose bump | :: |
| gooseherd {n} (person who tends to geese) SEE: gosherd | :: |
| goose is cooked {phrase} (all hope is gone) | :: de rapen zijn gaar |
| gooseneck barnacle {n} (Pollicipes pollicipes) | :: eendenmossel {f} |
| goose pimple {n} (goose bump) SEE: goose bump | :: |
| goose skin {n} (goose bump) SEE: goose bump | :: |
| go out {v} (to leave, especially a building) | :: naar buiten gaan |
| go out {v} (to leave one's abode to go to public places) | :: uitgaan |
| go out {v} (to be turned off or extinguished) | :: uitgaan |
| Gorbachev {prop} (Russian surname) | :: Gorbatsjov {m} |
| gore {v} (to pierce with a horn) | :: spiezen |
| gorge {n} (inside of the throat, see also: gullet) | :: strot {m} {f} |
| gorge {n} (deep, narrow passage with steep, rocky sides) | :: kloof {n} |
| gorge {v} (to stuff the gorge or gullet with food; to eat greedily) | :: schrokken |
| gorilla {n} (ape) | :: gorilla {m} |
| gormless {adj} (lacking intelligence or understanding; foolish) | :: onnozel, onhandig, naïef |
| gorse {n} (evergreen shrub) | :: gaspeldoorn {m} |
| Gorstian {prop} | :: Gorstien |
| gory {adj} (covered with blood, very bloody) | :: bloedig, bloederig |
| goshawk {n} (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) | :: havik {m} |
| gosherd {n} (one who takes care of geese) | :: ganzenhoeder {m}, ganzenherder {m}, gansherder {m}, ganzenhoederin {f}, ganzenherderin {f}, gansherderin {f} |
| gosling {n} (young goose) | :: gansje {n}, ganzenjong {n} |
| gosling {n} (callow, or foolish and naive, young person) | :: domme gans {f} |
| gospel {n} (first section of New Testament) | :: evangelie {n} |
| gossamer {n} (cobwebs floating in the air) | :: herfstdraad {m} (usually in the plural: herfstdraden) |
| gossamer {n} (a soft, sheer fabric) | :: ragfijn weefsel |
| gossamer {n} (anything delicate, light, flimsy) | :: delicaat |
| gossamer {n} | :: flodder(tje) |
| gossip {n} (person) | :: roddelaar {m}, roddelaarster {f} |
| gossip {n} (idle talk) | :: kletspraatje, roddel, geroddel {n}, achterklap {c} |
| gossip {v} (to talk about someone else's private or personal business) | :: roddelen |
| gossip {v} (to talk idly) | :: babbelen, zeveren, kletsen, zwetsen |
| gossiper {n} (one who gossips) | :: roddelaar {m}, roddelaarster {f} |
| goth {n} (punk-derived subculture of people who predominantly dress in black) | :: gothic |
| goth {n} (style of bleak rock music; gothic rock) | :: gothic |
| goth {n} (person who is part of the goth subculture) | :: gothic |
| goth {adj} (relating to this music or these people) | :: gothic |
| Goth {n} (member of the East Germanic people) | :: Goot {m} |
| Gothenburg {prop} (city on the west coast of Sweden) | :: Göteborg {n}, Gotenburg {n} |
| Gothic {prop} (extinct Germanic language) | :: Gothisch {n}, Gotisch {n} |
| Gothic {adj} (of or relating to the Goths) | :: Gotisch |
| Gothic {adj} (of or relating to the architectural style) | :: Gotisch |
| Gothic {adj} (of or relating to a style of fictional writing) | :: gothic |
| Gothic {adj} (of the type formerly used for printing German) | :: Gotisch |
| Gothic {adj} (of a sans serif typeface) | :: Gotisch |
| Gothic {adj} (of or relating to the goth subculture or lifestyle) | :: gothic |
| go through {v} (to execute; carry out) SEE: execute | :: |
| go to bed with {v} ((euphemistic) to have sex) | :: naar bed gaan, naar bed gaan met |
| go to sleep {v} (fall asleep) SEE: fall asleep | :: |
| go to work {v} (work) SEE: work | :: |
| go to work {v} (commute) SEE: commute | :: |
| Gouda {prop} (city in the Netherlands) | :: Gouda {n} |
| Gouda {n} (cheese) | :: Goudse kaas {m} |
| gouge {v} (to cheat or impose upon) SEE: cheat | :: |
| gouge {v} (To dig or scoop (something) out) | :: gutsen, kerven |
| goulash {n} (A stew of beef or veal and vegetables, flavoured with paprika and sour cream) | :: goulash {m}, goelasj {m} |
| gound {n} (mucus produced by the eyes during sleep) SEE: sleep | :: |
| go under {v} (to fail by going bankrupt) SEE: go bankrupt | :: |
| go up {v} | :: opgaan |
| go up in smoke {v} (catch fire) | :: in rook opgaan |
| go up in smoke {v} (be ruined) | :: in rook opgaan |
| gourd {n} (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) | :: kalebasfles |
| gourd {n} (climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae) | :: kalebas |
| gourd {n} (slang: head) | :: kop |
| gourmet {adj} | :: voor fijnproevers, culinair |
| gourmet {n} (gourmet; a person who appreciates good food) | :: gastronoom {m}, gastronome {f}, fijnproever {m}, fijnproefster {f}, kenner van de keuken {m} |
| gout {n} (arthritic disease) | :: jicht {m} |
| govern {v} (to exercise sovereign authority in) | :: regeren |
| govern {v} (to control the actions of) | :: beheersen |
| govern {v} (to exercise a determining influence on) | :: bepalen |
| govern {v} (to control the speed or magnitude of) | :: regelen |
| govern {v} ((intr.) to exercise political authority) | :: regeren, leiden |
| government {n} (body with the power to make and/or enforce laws) | :: regering, overheid {f} |
| governmental {adj} (relating to a government) | :: gouvernementeel |
| governor {n} (leader of a region or state) | :: gouverneur {m} |
| governor {n} (device which regulates or controls) | :: regelaar |
| governor general {n} (governor or viceroy possessing some military authority) | :: gouverneur-generaal {m} |
| governor general {n} (representative of the monarch) | :: gouverneur-generaal {m} |
| governor-general {n} (commonwealth official) | :: gouverneur-generaal {m} |
| go viral {v} (to be rapidly shared) | :: viraal gaan , viral gaan |
| go with {v} (match, correspond with) | :: passen bij |
| go without saying {v} (to be obvious, apparent or clear) | :: ontegenzeggelijk zijn, voor zich spreken |
| gown {n} (woman's dress) | :: japon, kleed {n} |
| gown {n} (official robe) | :: toga {f} |
| gown {n} (dressing gown) SEE: dressing gown | :: |
| grab {v} (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)) | :: grijpen |
| graben {n} (elongated block of the Earth's crust that has dropped relative to the surrounding blocks) | :: slenk {m} {f} |
| grace {n} (elegant movement, poise or balance) | :: gratie {f}, elegantie {f} |
| grace {n} (allowance of time granted to a debtor) | :: uitstel van betaling |
| grace {n} (free and undeserved favour, especially of God) | :: genade {m} {f} |
| graceful {adj} (showing grace) | :: elegant, gracieus |
| grace note {n} (musical note played to ornament the melody) | :: gunst nota, voorslag {m} |
| gradation {n} | :: gradatie {f} |
| grade {n} (performance expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol) | :: punt |
| grade crossing {n} (level crossing) SEE: level crossing | :: |
| grade school {n} (elementary or primary school) SEE: primary school | :: |
| gradient {n} (slope or incline) | :: richtingscoëfficient {m} |
| gradient {n} (in calculus) | :: gradiënt {m} |
| gradient {n} (in physics) | :: gradiënt {m} |
| gradient {n} (in vector algebra) | :: gradiënt {m} |
| gradual {adj} (proceeding by steps or small degrees) | :: geleidelijk, gestaag |
| gradually {adv} (in gradual manner) | :: geleidelijk, allengs, gaandeweg, langzamerhand |
| graduate {n} (from a university) | :: afgestudeerde {m} |
| graduate {n} (US: from a high school) | :: abituriënt {m} |
| graduate {v} (to be recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree) | :: promoveren, afstuderen |
| graduate {v} (US: to be recognized by a high school as having completed the requirements of a course of study) | :: promoveren, afstuderen |
| graduate {v} (transitive: to certify (a student) as having earned a degree) | :: promoveren |
| graduate {v} (to mark a scale on (something) so it can be used for measuring) | :: gradueren |
| graffiti {n} (drawings on a surface) | :: graffiti |
| graft {n} (small shoot or scion) | :: ent {m} {f} |
| graft {n} (branch or portion of a tree growing from such a shoot) | :: ent {m} {f} |
| graft {n} (portion of living tissue used in the operation of autoplasty) | :: transplantaat {n} |
| graft {v} (to insert a graft in another tree) | :: enten |
| graft {v} (to implant to form an organic union) | :: transplanteren |
| graft {v} (to join as if by grafting) | :: enten |
| graft {v} (to insert scions) | :: enten |
| graft {n} (corruption in official life) | :: corruptie {f} |
| graft {n} (criminal's special branch of practice) | :: métier {n}, branche {f}, specialiteit {f} |
| graft {n} (slang: cut of the take) | :: aandeel {n}, deel {n}, portie {f} |
| graft {n} (bribe) | :: smeergeld {n} |
| graft {n} (hard work) | :: labeur {n} |
| grafter {n} (one who inserts scions on other stocks, or propagates fruit by ingrafting) | :: enter {m} |
| grain {n} (harvested seeds of various grass-related food crops) | :: koren {n}, graan {n} |
| grain {n} (single seed of grain) | :: graankorrel {m} |
| grain {n} (the crops from which grain is harvested) | :: graan {n} |
| grain {n} (linear texture of material or surface) | :: nerf |
| grain {n} (single particle of a substance) | :: korrel {m} |
| grain {n} (unit of weight) | :: grein {n} |
| grain {n} (materials: region within a material having a single crystal structure or direction) | :: korrel {m} |
| gram {n} (unit of mass) | :: gram {m} |
| gramarye {n} (mystical learning) SEE: magic | :: |
| grammar {n} (rules for speaking and writing a language) | :: spraakkunst {f}, grammatica {f} |
| grammar {n} (book describing grammar) | :: spraakkunstboek {n} |
| grammarian {n} (person who studies grammar) | :: grammaticus {m} |
| grammar Nazi {n} (person who habitually corrects or criticizes the language usage of others) | :: taalnazi |
| grammar school {n} (school that teaches the grammar system of Latin or Greek) | :: gymnasium {n} |
| grammary {n} (grammar) SEE: grammar | :: |
| grammatical {adj} (acceptable as determined by the rules of the grammar) | :: grammaticaal |
| grammatical {adj} (of or pertaining to grammar) | :: grammaticaal |
| grammatical alternation {n} (Verner alternation) SEE: Verner alternation | :: |
| grammatical case {n} (mode of inflection of a word) | :: naamval {m}, casus {m} |
| grammaticality {n} (state of obeying the rules of grammar) | :: grammaticaliteit |
| grammatical mood {n} (in grammar, type of the relationship) | :: wijs {f} |
| grammatician {n} (grammarian) SEE: grammarian | :: |
| grammaticist {n} (grammarian) SEE: grammarian | :: |
| grammatischer Wechsel {n} (Verner alternation) SEE: Verner alternation | :: |
| gram molecule {n} (mole) SEE: mole | :: |
| gramophone {n} (record player) | :: grammofoon {m} |
| gramps {n} (grandfather) | :: bompa, opa {m} |
| gramps {n} (old man) | :: opa {m} |
| grampus {n} (killer whale) SEE: orca | :: |
| grampus {n} (Grampus griseus) | :: grijze dolfijn {m}, gramper {m} |
| granary {n} (storage facility) | :: graanschuur, spieker {m} |
| grand {adj} (great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression) | :: groots, groot |
| grand {adj} (having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other similar things) | :: grandieus |
| grand {n} (grand piano) SEE: grand piano | :: |
| grandaunt {n} (great-aunt) SEE: great-aunt | :: |
| Grand Canyon {prop} (large national park and gorge) | :: Grand Canyon |
| grandchild {n} (child of someone’s child) | :: kleinkind {n} |
| granddaddy {n} (grandfather) | :: bompa, opa |
| granddaughter {n} (daughter of someone’s child) | :: kleindochter {f} |
| grand duchess {n} (grand duke’s consort) | :: groothertogin {f} |
| grand duchess {n} ((grand)daughter of a Russian czar or emperor) | :: groothertogin {f} |
| grand duchy {n} (a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess) | :: groothertogdom {n} |
| Grand Duchy of Lithuania {prop} (former European state) | :: Groothertogdom Litouwen {n} |
| Grand Duchy of Luxembourg {prop} (official name of Luxembourg) | :: Groothertogdom Luxemburg {n} |
| grand duke {n} (ruler or monarch of a grand duchy) | :: groothertog {m} |
| grandfather {n} (grandfather (from either side)) | :: grootvader {m}, opa {m}, bompa {m} |
| grandfather {n} (male forefather) | :: voorvader {m} |
| grandfather-in-law {n} (grandfather of one's spouse) | :: schoongrootvader |
| grandfatherly {adj} (in the manner of a grandfather) | :: groodvaderlijk |
| grandiloquence {n} (lofty, pompous or bombastic speech or writing) | :: grootspraak {m} {f}, bombast {m}, hoogdravendheid {f} |
| grandma {n} (grandmother (informal)) | :: oma |
| grandmaster {n} (Grandmaster) SEE: Grandmaster | :: |
| Grandmaster {n} (highest title for chess player) | :: grootmeester {m} |
| Grand Master {n} (title) | :: grootmeester {m} |
| grandmother {n} (mother of someone's parent) | :: grootmoeder {f}, oma {f} |
| grandmother-in-law {n} (grandmother of one's spouse) | :: schoongrootmoeder |
| Grand Orient {n} (overarching group of Masonic lodges) | :: Grootoosten |
| grandpa {n} (grandfather (informal)) | :: opa |
| grandparent {n} (parent of one's parent) | :: grootouder {m} |
| grand piano {n} (type of piano) | :: vleugelpiano {m} {f}, vleugel {m} |
| grand prince {n} (ruler's title) | :: grootvorst {m} |
| Grand Prix {n} (any of several international races, especially one of a series for Formula One racing cars) | :: Grote Prijs {m} |
| grandson {n} (son of one's child) | :: kleinzoon {m} |
| grandstand {n} (seating area) | :: tribune |
| grandstand {n} (audience) | :: toeschouwers |
| granduncle {n} (great-uncle) SEE: great-uncle | :: |
| granite {n} (type of rock) | :: graniet {f} |
| granivore {n} (seed-eating animal) | :: granivoor {m}, zaadeter {m} |
| granny {n} (colloquial: grandmother) | :: oma {f}, opoe {f}, bomma {f} |
| granny {n} (colloquial, derogatory: an elderly woman) | :: besje {f} |
| granola {n} (breakfast and snack food) | :: muesli {m}, crunchy {m} |
| grant {v} (To give over) | :: verlenen |
| grant {v} (To bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request) | :: verlenen |
| grant {v} (To admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede) | :: toegeven |
| grant-in-aid {n} | :: toelage |
| granule {n} (small particle) | :: korrel {m} |
| granule {n} (geology: fragment of rock) | :: korrel {m} |
| granulocyte {n} (blood cell) | :: granulocyt {m} |
| granuloma {n} (tumor) | :: granuloom {n} |
| grape {n} (fruit) | :: druif {f} |
| grape {n} (vine) | :: druivelaar {m} |
| grape {adj} (flavour) | :: druiven- |
| grape {adj} (colour) | :: druivenkleurig |
| grapefruit {n} (fruit) | :: grapefruit {m} |
| grape juice {n} (grape juice) | :: druivensap |
| grapevine {n} (the plant on which grapes grow) | :: wijnstok {m}, wijnrank {m} |
| grapevine {n} (informal means of circulating gossip) | :: geruchtenmolen, tamtam |
| graph {n} (mathematical diagram) | :: grafiek |
| graph {n} (ordered pair in graph theory) | :: graaf |
| grapheme {n} (fundamental unit of a writing system) | :: grafeem {n} |
| graphic {adj} (drawn, pictorial) | :: grafisch |
| graphical user interface {n} (type of user interface) | :: grafische gebruikersinterface {m} |
| graphics card {n} (display adapter) | :: grafische kaart {c}, videokaart {c} |
| graphite {n} (form of carbon) | :: grafiet {n} |
| graph theory {n} (study of networks of nodes and vertices) | :: grafentheorie |
| -graphy {suffix} (Suffix denoting a written or represented in the specified manner, or about a specified subject) | :: -grafie |
| grappa {n} (Italian grape-based spirit) | :: grappa {m} |
| grapple {v} (to seize and hold firmly) | :: vastgrijpen, grijpen |
| grapple {v} (to wrestle or struggle) | :: worstelen |
| grapple {n} (tool with claws or hooks) | :: enterhaak |
| grapple {n} (a close hand-to-hand struggle) | :: worsteling |
| grapple {n} (act of grappling) | :: entering |
| grappling {n} (grappling hook or grappling iron) SEE: grappling hook | :: |
| grappling hook {n} (a type of hook) | :: enterhaak |
| grasp {v} (to grasp) SEE: hold | :: |
| grasp {v} (to grip) | :: grijpen, vastpakken |
| grasp {v} (to understand) | :: begrijpen, snappen |
| grasp {n} (grip) | :: grip {m} |
| grasp {n} (understanding) | :: begrip {n} |
| grass {n} (ground cover plant) | :: gras {n} |
| grass {n} (marijuana) | :: wiet {m} |
| grasshopper {n} (an insect of the order Orthoptera) | :: sprinkhaan {m} |
| grassland {n} (an area dominated by grass or grasslike vegetation) | :: grasland {n} |
| grass mud horse {n} (Mythical Baidu deity used for circumventing censorship) | :: grasmodderpaard {n} |
| grassroots democracy {n} (processes) | :: basisdemocratie {f} |
| grass snake {n} (Natrix natrix) | :: ringslang |
| grass widow {n} (woman whose husband is away) | :: groene weduwe {f}, onbestorven weduwe {f} |
| grass widowhood {n} (state of being a grass widow) | :: groen weduwschap {n} |
| grate {n} (horizontal metal grill) | :: rooster {n} |
| grate {v} (cooking: to shred by rubbing) | :: raspen, malen |
| grate {v} (to grate on one's nerves, irritate) | :: op de zenuwen werken, irriteren, vervelen |
| grate {v} | :: wrijven |
| grateful {adj} (showing gratitude) | :: dankbaar |
| gratefulness {n} (the state of being grateful) | :: dankbaarheid {f} |
| grater {n} (a tool with which one grates) | :: rasp |
| grating {n} (barrier) | :: rooster {m} {n} |
| gratis {adv} (free, without charge) SEE: for free | :: |
| gratis {adj} (free of charge) SEE: free of charge | :: |
| gratitude {n} (state of being grateful) | :: dankbaarheid |
| gratuitous {adj} (given freely) | :: kosteloos, gratis |
| gratuitous {adj} (not called for by the circumstances) | :: ongegrond, gratuit |
| gratuity {n} (reward provided freely, without obligation) | :: fooi {m} {f} |
| grave {n} (excavation for burial) | :: graf {n} |
| grave {n} (grave accent) SEE: grave accent | :: |
| grave accent {n} (grave accent) | :: accent grave {n} |
| gravedigger {n} (a person employed to dig graves) | :: grafdelver {m}, doodgraver {m} |
| gravedigger {n} (A necrophore, or burying beetle) | :: doodgraver {m} |
| gravel {n} (small fragments of rock) | :: grind |
| gravel road {n} (road with gravel surface) | :: grindweg {m} |
| graverobber {n} (one who robs graves or tombs) | :: grafrover {m} |
| gravestone {n} (stone slab set at the head of a grave) SEE: tombstone | :: |
| graveyard {n} (tract of land in which the dead are buried) | :: kerkhof {n}, begraafplaats {f}, knekelveld {n} |
| graveyard {n} (final storage place for collections of things no longer used) | :: kerkhof {n} |
| graveyard shift {n} (night shift) SEE: night shift | :: |
| gravid {adj} (pregnant; now used chiefly of egg-laying animals, or metaphorically) | :: zwanger, drachtig |
| gravitation {n} (fundamental force of attraction) | :: zwaartekracht {f}, gravitatie {f} |
| gravitational {adj} (pertaining to gravitation) | :: gravitationeel |
| gravitational field {n} (the field produced by the gravitational force of mass) | :: gravitatieveld {n}, zwaartekrachtsveld {n} |
| gravitational wave {n} (fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light) | :: zwaartekrachtsgolf {f} |
| graviton {n} (a hypothetical gauge boson) | :: graviton {n} |
| gravity {n} (resultant force on Earth's surface) | :: zwaartekracht {f}, gravitatie {f} |
| gravity {n} (gravitation, gravity force on two mass bodies) | :: zwaartekracht {f}, gravitatie {f} |
| gravity well {n} | :: zwaartekrachtput {m} |
| gravy {n} (sauce) | :: jus {m} |
| gray {adj} (having a color somewhere between white and black, as the ash of an ember) | :: grijs |
| gray {adj} (dreary, gloomy) | :: grijs, grauw |
| gray {adj} (having an indistinct quality) | :: grijs |
| gray {v} (to become gray) | :: grijzen |
| gray {n} (colour) | :: grijs |
| grayish {adj} (somewhat gray) | :: grijsachtig |
| gray water {n} (non-potable, but non-toxic water) | :: grijswater {n} |
| graze {v} (to eat grass from a pasture) | :: grazen, begrazen |
| graze {v} (to tend cattle while grazing) | :: hoeden |
| graze {v} (to rub or touch lightly the surface of in passing) | :: schampen |
| grease {n} (animal fat) | :: vet {n}, smeer {n} |
| grease {n} (oily or fatty matter) | :: vet {n}, olie |
| grease {v} (put grease or fat on something) | :: smeren, invetten |
| grease {v} (to bribe) | :: smeren, omkopen |
| greaseball {n} (person of Italian descent) SEE: wop | :: |
| grease pit {n} (trench over which a vehicle can be driven) | :: smeerkuil, smeerput |
| great {adj} (important) SEE: important | :: |
| great {adj} (very big, large scale) | :: groot |
| great {adj} (very good) | :: heerlijk, prachtig |
| great {adj} (important title) | :: de Grote |
| great {interj} (great!) | :: fantastisch, fijn |
| great antshrike {n} (Taraba major) | :: grote mierklauwier |
| great-aunt {n} (aunt of one’s parent) | :: oudtante {f} |
| Great Barrier Reef {prop} (Great Barrier Reef) | :: Groot Barrièrerif {n} |
| Great Britain {prop} (island) | :: Groot-Brittannië {n} |
| greatcoat {n} (heavy overcoat) | :: (uniform)overjas {m} |
| great cormorant {n} (Phalacrocorax carbo) | :: aalscholver {m} |
| great crested newt {n} (Triturus cristatus) | :: kamsalamander {m}, grote watersalamander {m} |
| greater {adj} (greater) SEE: bigger | :: |
| greater adjutant {n} (Leptoptilos dubius) | :: Indische maraboe |
| greater argentine {n} (Argentina silus) | :: grote zilvervis |
| Greater Armenia {prop} (Greater Armenia) | :: Groter Armenië |
| Greater London {prop} (administrative area) | :: Groot-Londen |
| greater roadrunner {n} (bird of genus Geococcyx) SEE: roadrunner | :: |
| greater scaup {n} (Aythya marila) | :: topper |
| greater spotted eagle {n} (Clanga clanga) | :: bastaardarend {m} |
| greater yellowlegs {n} (Tringa melanoleuca) | :: grote geelpootruiter |
| greatest common divisor {n} (largest positive integer or polynomial) | :: grootste gemene deler |
| great-grandchild {n} (The child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild) | :: achterkleinkind {n} |
| great-grandfather {n} (father of grandparent) | :: overgrootvader {m} |
| great-grandfather-in-law {n} (great-grandfather of one's spouse) | :: overgrootvader-in-law |
| great-grandmother {n} (mother of one's grandparent) | :: overgrootmoeder {f} |
| great-grandparent {n} (parent of a grandparent) | :: overgrootouder {m} |
| great-great-grandfather {n} (The father of someone's great-grandparent) | :: betovergrootvader {m} |
| great grey owl {n} (Strix nebulosa) | :: laplanduil {m} |
| great haste makes great waste {proverb} (haste makes waste) SEE: haste makes waste | :: |
| Great Lakes {prop} (a group of five lakes on the United States-Canada border) | :: Grote Meren {p} |
| great martyr {n} (a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture) | :: grootmartelaar {m}, grootmartelares {f} |
| great minds think alike {proverb} (used to emphasize two people reaching the same conclusion) | :: grote geesten denken gelijk |
| great northern diver {n} (large member of the diver family, Gavia immer) | :: ijsduiker |
| great northern loon {n} (great northern diver) SEE: great northern diver | :: |
| great primer {n} | :: tekst |
| Great Pyramid at Giza {prop} (Great Pyramid of Giza) SEE: Great Pyramid of Giza | :: |
| Great Pyramid of Giza {prop} (the largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids) | :: piramide van Cheops {f} |
| great skua {n} (Great Skua) | :: grote jager {m} |
| great snipe {n} (Gallinago media) | :: poelsnip {f} |
| great spotted woodpecker {n} (species of woodpecker) | :: grote bonte specht {m} |
| great tit {n} (bird) | :: koolmees {f} |
| great-uncle {n} (uncle of one's parent) | :: oudoom |
| Great Vowel Shift {prop} (major change in the pronunciation of the English language) | :: grote klinkerverschuiving {f} |
| Great Wall of China {prop} (Chinese fortification) | :: Chinese Muur |
| great white shark {n} (Carcharodon carcharias) | :: grote witte haai, mensenhaai |
| greaves {n} (residue from animal fat) | :: kaantjes {p} |
| grebe {n} (any of several waterbirds in the family Podicipedidae) | :: fuut {m} |
| Greece {prop} (country in Southeastern Europe) | :: Griekenland {n} |
| greed {n} (selfish desire for more than is needed) | :: hebzucht {f}, gulzigheid {f}, schraapzucht {f}, hebgierigheid {f}, hebgier {f} |
| greedy {adj} (having greed; consumed by selfish desires) | :: hebzuchtig |
| Greek {prop} (language of the Greek people) | :: Grieks |
| Greek {n} (inhabitant, etc., of Greece) | :: Griek {m}, Griekse {f} |
| Greek {adj} (of the Greek language, people or country) | :: Grieks, Griekse |
| Greek fire {n} (flammable substance) | :: Grieks vuur |
| Greek Orthodox Church {prop} (Greek Orthodox Church) | :: Grieks-orthodoxe Kerk {f} |
| green {adj} (having green as its colour) | :: groen |
| green {adj} (inexperienced) | :: een groentje, onervaren |
| green {adj} (environmentally friendly) | :: groen, groene |
| green {n} (colour) | :: groen {n} |
| green {n} (member of a green party) | :: groene jongen {m} |
| green alga {n} (organism of Chlorophyta) | :: groenwier {n} |
| green-backed firecrown {n} (Sephanoides sephaniodes) | :: vuurkroonkolibrie {m} |
| green bottle fly {n} (flies in the genera Lucilia and Phaenicia) | :: groene vleesvlieg |
| green card {n} (US work permit) | :: green card {f} |
| green energy {n} (non-polluting energy) | :: groene stroom |
| greenery {n} (marijuana) SEE: marijuana | :: |
| green fingers {n} (natural gardening ability) | :: groene vingers {m-p} |
| green gram {n} (Bean from the seed of Vigna radiata) SEE: mung bean | :: |
| greengrocer {n} (person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit) | :: groenteboer {m} |
| greenhorn {n} (inexperienced person) | :: melkmuil, vlasbaard |
| greenhouse {n} (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) | :: kas {f} serre {m} |
| greenhouse effect {n} (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) | :: broeikaseffect {n} |
| greenhouse gas {n} (any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect) | :: broeikasgas {n} |
| greenish {adj} (somewhat green) | :: groenachtig |
| greenish warbler {n} (Phylloscopus trochiloides) | :: grauwe fitis {m} |
| green jersey {n} (shirt worn by the leader of the Tour de France points competition) | :: groene trui {f} {m} |
| Greenland {prop} (a large self-governing island in North America) | :: Groenland |
| Greenlander {n} (a person from Greenland or of Greenlandic descent) | :: Groenlander |
| Greenlandic {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Greenland, its people or language) SEE: Greenlandish | :: |
| Greenlandic {n} (language) SEE: Greenlandish | :: |
| Greenlandish {n} (language) | :: Groenlands {n} |
| Greenland shark {n} (Somniosus microcephalus) | :: Groenlandse haai |
| green light {n} (green traffic light) | :: groen licht {n} |
| green light {n} (permission) | :: het OK krijgen {n}, groen licht |
| green pepper {n} (green peppercorn) | :: groene peper {m} |
| greens {n} (leaves of certain edible green plants) | :: groenten {f-p}, bladgroente {f} |
| greens {n} (any vegetable eaten by humans, regardless of colour) | :: groenten {f-p} |
| Greens {n} (green party) | :: de Groenen {m-p} |
| green sandpiper {n} (Tringa ochropus) | :: witgat {c} |
| green sea turtle {n} (species) | :: soepschildpad {f}, groene zeeschildpad {f} |
| Green's function {n} (function used to analyse differential equations) | :: Greense functie |
| greenstick fracture {n} (a partial fracture of a long bone) | :: groenhoutbreuk {f}, vouwfractuur {f}, zoethoutbreuk {f} |
| green tea {n} (leaves) | :: groene thee |
| green tea {n} (drink) | :: groene thee |
| green thumb {n} (person) | :: iemand met groene vingers |
| green turtle {n} (green sea turtle) SEE: green sea turtle | :: |
| Greenwich {prop} (town) | :: Groenewijk {f} |
| green woodpecker {n} (Picus viridis) | :: groene specht {m} |
| greet {v} (to address with salutations or expressions of kind wishes) | :: begroeten, ontvangen |
| greet {v} (intransitive: to meet and give salutations) | :: groeten,tegemoet komen |
| greeting {n} (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) | :: begroeting {f}, groet {m} |
| gregarious {adj} (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) | :: gezellig, sociaal, gregarieus, uitgaand |
| gregarious {adj} (of animals that travel in herds) | :: in kudde levend, |
| Gregorian calendar {prop} (calendar) | :: gregoriaanse kalender {m} |
| Gregory {prop} (male given name) | :: Gregoor |
| Grenada {prop} (Caribbean country) | :: Grenada |
| grenade {n} (pomegranate) SEE: pomegranate | :: |
| grenade {n} (small explosive device) | :: granaat {m} |
| Grenadian {n} (A person from Grenada) | :: Grenadiaans |
| grep {v} (use the program grep) | :: greppen |
| grep {v} (search anything) | :: greppen, zoeken |
| Gretel {prop} (character in the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel) | :: Grietje |
| grey {adj} (having a color somewhere between white and black, as the ash of an ember) | :: grijs |
| grey {adj} (dreary, gloomy) | :: grijs, grauw |
| grey {adj} (having an indistinct quality) | :: grijs |
| grey {v} (to become grey) | :: grijzen, vergrijzen |
| grey {v} (to cause to become grey) | :: vergrijzen |
| grey {v} (to turn progressively older) | :: vergrijzen |
| grey {n} (colour) | :: grijs |
| grey crested tit {n} (Lophophanes dichrous) | :: grijskuifmees |
| grey crow {n} (hooded crow) SEE: hooded crow | :: |
| grey-haired {adj} (having grey hair) | :: grijsharig |
| grey heron {n} (the Old World wading bird Ardea cinerea of the heron family) | :: blauwe reiger {m} |
| greyhound {n} (lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing) | :: windhond |
| greylag {n} (large European goose) SEE: greylag goose | :: |
| greylag goose {n} (Anser anser) | :: grauwe gans |
| grey-tailed tattler {n} (Tringa brevipes) | :: siberische grijze ruiter |
| grey wolf {n} (a large grey wolf) | :: wolf {m} |
| grid {n} (rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size) | :: raster |
| grid {n} (electricity delivery system) | :: net, elektriciteitsnet |
| grid {n} (in computing) | :: netwerk |
| grid {n} (method of marking off maps) | :: raster, coördinatiestelsel, coördinatienet |
| grid {n} (electrode of a vacuum tube) | :: stuurrooster {m} {n} |
| gridiron {n} (rack or grate for broiling) | :: grillrooster |
| gridlock {n} (traffic congestion) | :: verkeersinfarct {n}, verkeerschaos {m} |
| gridlock {n} (on a smaller scale) | :: opstopping {f}, verkeersopstopping {f} |
| gridlock {n} (deadlock) | :: impasse {m}, patstelling {f} |
| grief {n} (sadness) | :: harteleed |
| grieve {v} (to cause sorrow to) | :: bedroeven |
| grieve {v} (to feel very sad about) | :: betreuren |
| grieve {v} (to experience grief) | :: treuren |
| grievous {adj} (causing grief, pain or sorrow) | :: pijnlijk |
| griffin {n} (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle) | :: griffioen |
| griffon {n} (legendary creature) SEE: griffin | :: |
| griffon vulture {n} (Gyps fulvus) | :: vale gier {m} |
| grill {n} (grating, grid) | :: raster {n}, rooster {n}, grill {m} |
| grill {n} (barbecue) | :: barbecue {m}, grill {m} |
| grim {adj} (dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding) | :: grimmig |
| grimace {n} (a distortion of the face) | :: grimas |
| grimalkin {n} (an old woman) | :: feeks |
| grime {n} (Dirt that is ingrained and difficult to remove) | :: afval, viezigheid |
| Grim Reaper {prop} (personification of Death) | :: Magere Hein, Pietje de Dood, engel des doods {m} |
| grimy {adj} (covered with grime) | :: grijmig, roetig |
| grin {n} (A smile revealing the teeth) | :: grijns {m} {f} |
| grin {v} (To smile showing the teeth) | :: grijnzen |
| grind {v} (to reduce to smaller pieces) | :: malen, vermalen, verpulveren |
| grind {v} (to remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface) | :: schuren |
| grind {n} (a tedious task) | :: karwei {n} |
| grip {v} (to grip) SEE: grasp | :: |
| grip {n} (grip) SEE: grasp | :: |
| grip {v} (to take hold) | :: grijpen |
| grip {n} (A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand) | :: greep {m}, grip {n}, begrip {n} |
| grip {n} (A handle or other place to grip) | :: handvat {n} |
| gripe {n} (complaint; petty concern) | :: klacht |
| gripe {n} (Gyps fulvus) SEE: griffin | :: |
| grippe {n} (flu) SEE: flu | :: |
| grisly {adj} (horrifyingly repellent; terrifying, gruesome) | :: afgrijselijk, griezelig |
| Grisons {prop} (a canton of Switzerland) | :: Graubünden |
| gristle {n} (cartilage) | :: kraakbeen |
| grit {v} (to clench) | :: knarsen |
| gritter {n} (vehicle) | :: strooiwagen |
| grizzle {v} (To make or become grey, as with age.) | :: vergrijzen |
| grizzly {n} (grizzly bear) SEE: grizzly bear | :: |
| grizzly bear {n} (Ursus arctos horribilis) | :: grizzlybeer {m} |
| groan {n} | :: zucht, kreun |
| groan {v} (to make a groan) | :: zuchten |
| groat {n} (hulled grain) | :: gort {m} |
| grocer {n} (person selling foodstuffs and household items) | :: kruidenier {m}, kruidenierster {f} |
| groceries {n} (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) | :: boodschappen |
| grocery {n} (retail foodstuffs and other household supplies) SEE: groceries | :: |
| grocery {n} (shop or store that sells groceries) | :: kruidenier {m} |
| grocery store {n} (grocery) SEE: grocery | :: |
| groin {n} (long narrow depression of the human body that separates the trunk from the legs) | :: lies {f} |
| groined vault {n} (structure created by intersection of vaults) SEE: groin vault | :: |
| groin vault {n} (structure created by intersection of vaults) | :: kruisgraatgewelf {n}, kruisgewelf {n} |
| grommet {n} (reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring) | :: kabelwartel |
| Groningen {prop} (city) | :: Groningen {n} |
| Groningen {prop} (province) | :: Groningen {n} |
| groom {n} (bridegroom) SEE: bridegroom | :: |
| groove {n} (long, narrow channel) | :: inkerving {f} |
| groove {n} ((mining) A shaft or excavation) | :: schacht |
| groove fricative {n} (phonetics: hissing sound) SEE: sibilant | :: |
| grope {v} (obsolete: to feel with or use the hands) | :: tasten |
| grope {v} (to search by feeling) | :: betasten |
| grope {v} (to touch closely and sexually) | :: betasten |
| gross {adj} (whole amount, total) | :: bruto |
| gross {adj} (disgusting) | :: walgelijk |
| gross {n} (twelve dozen) | :: gros {n} |
| gross {n} (total earnings or amount) | :: bruto |
| gross domestic product {n} (economic production of a particular territory) | :: bruto nationaal product (abbreviation BNP) |
| gross national product {n} (economics) | :: bruto nationaal product |
| grotesque {adj} (distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous) | :: grotesk |
| grotto {n} (small cave) | :: grot |
| grouch {n} (one who is grumpy or irritable) | :: mopperkont, brombeer |
| grouchy {adj} (irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain) | :: knorrig, prikkelbaar, kwaad |
| ground {n} (surface of the Earth) | :: grond {m}, bodem {m} |
| ground {n} (soil, earth) | :: grond {m}, aarde {f} |
| ground {n} (bottom of a body of water) | :: bodem |
| ground {n} (basis, foundation, groundwork) | :: ondergrond |
| ground {n} (background, context, framework, surroundings) | :: achtergrond |
| ground {n} (electrical conductor connected to point of zero potential) | :: aarding {f} |
| ground {n} (electrical point of zero potential) | :: neuter {m} |
| ground {v} (to connect an electrical conductor) | :: aarden |
| ground {v} (to require a child to remain at home) | :: huisarrest geven |
| ground {v} (to forbid an aircraft or pilot to fly) | :: een vliegverbod opleggen |
| ground {n} (terrain) SEE: terrain | :: |
| ground {v} (to run aground) SEE: run aground | :: |
| groundbreaking {adj} (innovative) | :: baanbrekend, grensverleggend |
| ground cover {n} (something that overlays land) | :: bodembedekker |
| ground-effect machine {n} (hovercraft) SEE: hovercraft | :: |
| ground floor {n} (floor of a building closest to ground level) | :: begane grond {m} |
| ground forces {n} (all military units operating on the ground) | :: landmacht {f} |
| groundhog {n} (woodchuck) SEE: woodchuck | :: |
| ground ivy {n} (Glechoma hederacea) | :: hondsdraf, aardveil {n} |
| ground-ivy {n} (Glechoma hederacea) | :: hondsdraf |
| groundpecker {n} (bird) | :: holengaai |
| ground pine {n} (Ajuga, Ajuga chamaepitys) SEE: bugle | :: |
| ground power {n} (ground forces) SEE: ground forces | :: |
| grounds {n} (area of land) | :: terrein, omgeving |
| ground shark {n} (Greenland shark) SEE: Greenland shark | :: |
| ground spider {n} (spider) | :: bodemjachtspin {f} |
| ground water {n} (underground water) SEE: groundwater | :: |
| groundwater {n} (Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers) | :: grondwater {n} |
| groundwork {n} (foundation) | :: grondslag |
| ground zero {n} (location on the surface marking the detonation of a bomb) | :: maalde nul |
| group {n} (number of things or persons being in some relation to each other) | :: groep {f}, verzameling {f} |
| group {n} (in group theory) | :: groep {f} |
| group {n} (column in the periodic table) | :: groep {f} |
| group {v} (put together to form a group) | :: groeperen |
| grouping {n} (a collection of things or people) | :: groepering {f} |
| group sex {n} (sexual practice) | :: groepsseks |
| grouse {n} (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) | :: auerhoen |
| grout {n} (mortar used between tiles) | :: voegmortel {m}, voegspecie {f} |
| grout {n} (coarse meal) | :: grout {n} |
| grout {n} (dregs) | :: sediment {n} |
| grout {v} (insert mortar between tiles) | :: voegen |
| grove {n} (small forest) | :: bosje {n}, loo {n}, horst {f} |
| grove {n} (orchard) SEE: orchard | :: |
| grovel {v} (to crawl) | :: kruipen |
| grovel {v} (to be slavishly nice in the hope of securing something) | :: kruipen |
| grow {v} ((intransitive) to become bigger) | :: groeien, wassen |
| grow {v} ((intransitive) to appear or sprout) | :: groeien, spruiten, ontspruiten |
| grow {v} ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger) | :: doen groeien; telen, kweken |
| grower {n} (man whose penis does not show its full size until it is erect) | :: bloedlul {m} |
| growing {adj} (that grows) | :: groeiend |
| growing pains {n} (generalized pains) | :: groeipijn {f} |
| growing pains {n} (emotional or social problems) | :: groeipijn {f} |
| growing pains {n} (difficulties) | :: groeipijn {f} |
| growl {n} (deep, rumbling, threatening sound) | :: grom {m}, (het) gegrom |
| growl {v} (to utter a deep guttural sound) | :: grommen |
| growl {v} (to express (something) by growling) | :: grommen , grauwen |
| grown-up {n} (adult) SEE: adult | :: |
| growth {n} (increase in size) | :: groei {m}, toename |
| growth {n} (act of growing) | :: groei {m} |
| growth {n} (something that grows or has grown) | :: groei |
| growth spurt {n} (sudden growth in one's body) | :: groeispurt {m} |
| groyne {n} (structure to prevent erosion) | :: krib {f} |
| grub {n} (immature insect) | :: larve {f}, larf {f} |
| grub {n} (slang: food) | :: vreten {n} , voer {n} |
| grub {n} | :: vuil {n} |
| grub {v} (scavenge or scrounge) | :: azen, jagen, scharrelen |
| grubby {adj} (dirty) | :: groezelig, smerig, vuil |
| grubby {adj} (having grubs in it) | :: wormstekig |
| grudge {n} (deep seated animosity) | :: rancune, wrok |
| grudge {v} (to be unwilling to give) | :: misgunnen, weigeren |
| grudgingly {adv} (in a manner expressing resentment or lack of desire) | :: met tegenzin |
| grue {adj} (philosophy: of an object that is first green, then blue) | :: bloen |
| grue {adj} (linguistics: green or blue in languages that do not distinguish the two colors) | :: bloen |
| grue {v} (shudder) SEE: shudder | :: |
| grue {n} (shudder) SEE: shudder | :: |
| gruel {n} (thin watery porridge) | :: watergruwel {m}, havergort {m} |
| gruelling {adj} (so difficult or taxing as to make one exhausted) | :: afmattend, uitputtend |
| gruesome {adj} (repellently frightful and shocking; horrific or ghastly) | :: angstaanjagend, verschrikkelijk, gruwzaam, gruwelijk, afschuwelijk, afgrijselijk |
| gruesomeness {n} (the characteristic or quality of being gruesome) | :: grimmigheid {f}, gruwzaamheid {f}, verschrikkelijkheid {f}, afschuwelijkheid {f} |
| grumble {n} (the sound made by a hungry stomach) | :: gegrommel, geknor, grommen {n} |
| grumble {v} (to make a low growling or rumbling animal noise) | :: grommen, knorren |
| grumble {v} (to make a low growling or rumbling stomach noise) | :: grommen, grommelen |
| grumble {v} (to murmur or mutter with discontent) | :: grommen, grommelen, morren |
| grumpy {adj} (unhappy and/or irritable) | :: korzelig, kribbig |
| grunt {n} (short, snorting sound) | :: grom |
| grunt {n} (cry of a pig) | :: knor {m} |
| gruntle {v} (grunt) SEE: grunt | :: |
| gruyere {n} (type of cheese) | :: gruyère {m} |
| Gruyère {n} (cheese) SEE: gruyere | :: |
| Grévy's zebra {n} (Equus grevyi) | :: Grévyzebra |
| Gryffindor {n} (Gryffindor House Harry Potter) | :: griffioendeur {f} |
| G-string {n} (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) | :: string {m}, string |
| Guadalcanal {prop} (Pacific island) | :: Guadalcanal {m} |
| Guadeloupe {prop} (overseas department of France) | :: Guadeloupe |
| Guam {prop} (Territory of Guam) | :: Guam |
| guanaco {n} (Lama guanicoe) | :: guanaco |
| guano {n} (dung from a sea bird or from a bat) | :: guano |
| guarantee {n} (written declaration) | :: garantie |
| guarantee {v} (to give an assurance that something will be done right) | :: garanderen |
| guarantee {v} | :: waarborgen |
| guard {n} (person who or thing that protects something) | :: wacht {m}, bewaker {m}, lijfwacht |
| guard {n} (the part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand) | :: pareerstang {f} |
| guard {v} (to protect from some offence) | :: bewaken |
| guard dog {n} (dog used to protect a property or its owner) | :: waakhond {m} |
| guardian {n} (guard or watcher) | :: bewaker {m}, wachter {m} |
| guardian {n} (law: person legally responsible for a minor in loco parentis) | :: voogd {m}, voogdes {f} |
| guardian angel {n} (spirit) | :: beschermengel {m}, engelbewaarder {m} |
| guardianship {n} (position) | :: voogdij {f}, curatele {f} |
| guardrail {n} (rail set alongside a dangerous place) | :: vangrail {m} {f} |
| guard stone {n} (architectural element located at the corner and/or foot of gates etc. to prevent damage) | :: schamppaal |
| Guatemala {prop} (country in Central America) | :: Guatemala |
| guava {n} (tree or shrub) | :: guave, guaveboom, guavestruik |
| guava {n} (fruit) | :: guave |
| gubernatorial {adj} (of or pertaining to a governor) | :: gouverneurs |
| guberniya {n} (an administrative subdivision in the Russian empire) | :: goebernija {f} |
| gudgeon {n} (Fish, Gobio gobio) | :: riviergronde |
| guelder rose {n} (guelder rose, snowball tree) | :: gelderse roos {f} |
| guenon {n} (monkey of the genus Cercopithecus) | :: meerkat |
| Guernsey {prop} (island) | :: Guernsey |
| guerrilla {n} (irregular soldier) | :: partizaan {m}, partizane {f} |
| guess {v} (to reach an unqualified conclusion) | :: veronderstellen, gissen |
| guess {v} (to solve by a correct conjecture) | :: raden |
| guess {n} (prediction about the outcome of something) | :: gok {m}, gissing {f}, veronderstelling {f}, raden, gis |
| guess what {phrase} (used to dramatize the unsurprising) | :: raad eens |
| guesswork {n} (estimate, judgment or opinion) | :: giswerk {n} |
| guest {v} (to receive or entertain hospitably as a guest) SEE: host | :: |
| guest {n} (recipient of hospitality) | :: gast {m} |
| guest {n} (patron, customer) | :: gast {m} |
| guest {n} (invited performer) | :: gast {m} |
| guesthouse {n} (small house for visitors) | :: gastenverblijf {n} |
| guesthouse {n} (boarding house) SEE: boarding house | :: |
| guest worker {n} (guest worker) | :: gastarbeider {m}, gastarbeidster {f} |
| guff {n} (nonsensical talk or thinking) | :: zever {m}, nonsens {m} |
| guff {n} (insolent or otherwise unacceptable remarks) | :: pesterij {f}, steek {m} |
| guff {v} (break wind) | :: protten, scheten laten, winden laten |
| guffaw {n} (a boisterous laugh) | :: schaterlach |
| guffaw {v} (To laugh boisterously) | :: schaterlachen |
| guide {n} (someone who guides) | :: gids |
| guide book {n} (book that provides guidance) | :: reisgids {m} |
| guideline {n} (non-specific rule or principle) | :: richtlijn {f} |
| guido {n} (person of Italian descent) SEE: wop | :: |
| guild {n} (association of tradespeople) | :: gilde {n} |
| guilder {n} (unit of currency) | :: gulden {m} |
| guile {n} (astuteness, cunning) | :: slinksheid, valsheid, bedrog |
| guile {n} (Deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty) | :: misleiding |
| guileless {adj} (honest but naive) | :: argeloos |
| Guillain-Barré syndrome {n} (rapid-onset muscle weakness resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function) | :: syndroom van Guillain-Barré {n} |
| guillemot {n} (seabird) | :: zeekoet {m} |
| guillotine {n} (machine used for capital punishment) | :: guillotine {f}, valbijl {f} |
| guilt {n} (responsibility for wrongdoing) | :: schuld |
| guilt {n} (legal) | :: schuld |
| guilt {n} (the regret of having done wrong) | :: schuldgevoel {n}; schuldig |
| guilty {adj} (responsible for a dishonest act) | :: schuldig |
| guilty {adj} (judged to have committed a crime) | :: schuldig |
| guinea {n} (person of Italian descent) SEE: wop | :: |
| Guinea {prop} (short form of the Republic of Guinea) | :: Guinee |
| Guinea-Bissau {prop} (Republic of Guinea-Bissau) | :: Guinee-Bissau |
| guinea fowl {n} (bird) | :: parelhoen {n}, poelepetaat {n} |
| guinea pig {n} (rodent) | :: guinees biggetje {n}, cavia {m} |
| guinea pig {n} (experimental subject) | :: proefkonijn {n} |
| guise {n} (way of speaking or acting) | :: uiterlijk {n}, voorkomen {n} |
| guitar {n} (musical instrument) | :: gitaar {f} |
| guitarist {n} (person playing or performing on the guitar) | :: gitarist {m} |
| gulch {n} (act of gulping) SEE: gulp | :: |
| gulch {n} (a narrow v-shaped valley) | :: kloof {f} |
| gules {n} (blazoning term for red) | :: keel |
| gules {adj} (heraldry, of the colour red) | :: rood, keel |
| gulf {n} (geography) | :: golf {m} {f} |
| Gulf of Bothnia {prop} (arm of the Baltic) | :: Botnische Golf {f} |
| Gulf of Finland {prop} (arm of the Baltic Sea) | :: Finse Golf |
| Gulf of Guinea {prop} (part of the Atlantic Ocean) | :: Golf van Guinee {m} |
| Gulf of Mexico {prop} (gulf between USA and Mexico) | :: Golf van Mexico |
| Gulf of Naples {prop} (Mediterranean gulf along the coast of Campania) | :: Golf van Napels {m} {f} |
| Gulf of Riga {prop} (inland body of water that is part of the Baltic Sea in eastern Europe and is near Latvia and Estonia) | :: Golf van Riga |
| gull {n} (seabird) | :: meeuw {f} |
| gull-billed tern {n} (Gelochelidon nilotica) | :: lachstern |
| gullet {n} (the throat or esophagus) | :: slokdarm {m} |
| gullibility {n} (quality of being easily deceived) | :: lichtgelovigheid {f} |
| gullible {adj} (easily deceived or duped, naive) | :: naïef, lichtgelovig, goedgelovig |
| gully {n} (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) | :: geul {m} |
| gulp {n} (usual amount swallowed) | :: slok {m} {f} |
| gulp {v} (to swallow eagerly, or in large draughts) | :: slokken, inslikken |
| gulp {v} | :: slikken |
| gum {n} (chewing gum) SEE: chewing gum | :: |
| gum {n} (flesh around teeth) | :: tandvlees {n} |
| gum arabic {n} (substance from acacia trees) | :: arabische gom |
| gumball {n} | :: kauwgombal {m}, kauwgumbal {m} |
| gumption {n} (boldness of enterprise) | :: ondernemerszin {m} |
| gumption {n} (energy of body and mind) | :: levenslust {m} |
| gun {n} (a very portable, short weapon, for hand use) | :: vuurwapen {n}, pistool {n} |
| gun {n} (a less portable, long weapon) | :: vuurwapen {n}, geweer {n} |
| gun {n} ((military) A cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) | :: kanon {n} |
| gun {n} ((military) a cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more) | :: kanon {n} |
| gun {v} (shoot someone or something) | :: neerschieten |
| gun {v} (speed something up) | :: opdrijven |
| gunboat {n} (small armed vessel) | :: kanonneerboot {m} {f} |
| gun dog {n} (dog used by hunter) | :: vogelhond {m}, jachthond {m} |
| gunnel {n} (gunwale) SEE: gunwale | :: |
| gunpowder {n} (explosive mixture) | :: buskruit {n} |
| gunsight {n} (an optical instrument) | :: vizier {n} |
| gunstock {n} (The rear part of a rifle or shotgun which is pressed into the shoulder) SEE: stock | :: |
| gunwale {n} (top edge of the side of a boat) | :: dolboord {n} |
| Guoyu {prop} (Mandarin) SEE: Mandarin | :: |
| guqin {n} (instrument) | :: qin |
| Gurkha {n} (member of ethnic group) | :: Gurkha {m} |
| Gurkha {n} (military) | :: Gurkha {m} |
| gurney {n} (a stretcher having wheeled legs) | :: baar {f}, draagbaar {f}, brancard {m} |
| gurrier {n} (street urchin) SEE: street urchin | :: |
| gurry {n} (fishing offal) | :: visafval |
| guru {n} (spiritual teacher) | :: goeroe {m} |
| guru {n} (advisor or mentor) | :: goeroe {m} |
| guruship {n} (status of a guru) | :: goeroeschap {n} |
| gush {n} (sudden rapid outflow) | :: gutsen {n} |
| gussy up {v} | :: opdirken |
| gust {n} (strong, abrupt rush of wind) | :: vlaag {m} {f}, windvlaag {m} {f}, rukwind {m}, windstoot {m} |
| Gustav {prop} (given name) | :: Gustaaf |
| Gustave {prop} (Gustav) SEE: Gustav | :: |
| Gustavus {prop} (male given name) SEE: Gustav | :: |
| gusto {n} (enthusiasm) | :: enthousiasme {n}, uitbundigheid {f} |
| gut {n} (abdomen) | :: buik {m} |
| gut {n} (intestines of an animal used to make strings of a tennis racket or violin, etc) | :: ingewanden {p} |
| gut {v} (To eviscerate) | :: uithalen |
| gut {v} (To remove or destroy the most important parts of) | :: uitbranden, vernietigen |
| gut {n} (intestine) SEE: intestine | :: |
| guts {n} (entrails) | :: ingewanden {n-p} |
| guts {n} ((slang) courage) | :: lef {n} |
| gutta {n} (Doric architectural element) | :: guttae |
| gutter {v} (to cut or form into small longitudinal hollows) SEE: channel | :: |
| gutter {n} (duct or channel beneath the eaves) | :: dakgoot {c} |
| gutter rabbit {n} | :: zolderhaas |
| guy {n} (male, man) | :: kerel {m}, vent {m}, gozer {m}, gast {m} |
| guy {n} (in plural: people) | :: gasten {m}, jongens {m} |
| Guyana {prop} (country) | :: Guyana |
| guyline {n} (guy) SEE: guy | :: |
| guy rope {n} (rope or cable used to steady a tall structure or thing being hoisted) | :: tui |
| gybe {n} (sudden shift of a sail's angle) | :: gijpen |
| gym {n} (sporting facility specialized for lifting weights and exercise) | :: sportschool {m} |
| gym {n} (short form of gymnasium) SEE: gymnasium | :: |
| gymnasiast {n} (gymnasium student) | :: gymnasiast {m}, gymnasiumleerling {m} |
| gymnasium {n} (place for indoor sports) | :: turnzaal {m}, gymnastiekzaal {m} |
| gymnast {n} (one who performs gymnastics) | :: turner {m}, gymnast {m} {f}, gymnaste {f} |
| gymnastic {n} (gymnast) SEE: gymnast | :: |
| gymnastics {n} (a sport) | :: gymnastiek {f} |
| gymnosperm {n} (plant whose seeds are not in an ovary) | :: naaktzadige {m} |
| gym shorts {n} (type of shorts) | :: (korte) turnbroek(je) |
| gynaecologist {n} (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) | :: gynecoloog, vrouwenarts |
| gynandromorph {n} (a person having certain physical characteristics of both sexes) SEE: hermaphrodite | :: |
| gynecologist {n} (gynaecologist) SEE: gynaecologist | :: |
| gynecology {n} (branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women) | :: gynaecologie |
| gynecomastia {n} (development of breasts in males) | :: gynaecomastie {f} |
| gynesexual {adj} (sexually attracted to femininity, not necessarily women) | :: gyneseksueel |
| gynesexual {n} (a gynesexual organism) | :: gyneseksueel {m} {f} |
| gynesexuality {n} (sexual orientation) | :: gyneseksualiteit {f} |
| gypseous {adj} (containing gypsum) | :: gipsen |
| gypsum {n} (mineral) | :: gips {n} |
| gypsy {n} (member of the Rom people) SEE: Rom | :: |
| gypsy {n} (any itinerant person, or any person suspected of making a living from dishonest practices or theft) | :: zigeuner {m}, zigeunerin {f} |
| gypsy {n} (member of the Rom people) SEE: Gypsy | :: |
| Gypsy {n} (a member of the Romani people) SEE: Rom | :: |
| Gypsy {n} (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) | :: zigeuner {m}, zigeunerin {f} |
| gyrate {v} (to revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado; to revolve) | :: draaien, ronddraaien |
| gyrfalcon {n} (falcon) SEE: falcon | :: |
| gyrfalcon {n} (Falco rusticolus) | :: giervalk {m} |
| gyro {n} (Greek sandwich) | :: gyros |
| gyron {n} (heraldic charge) | :: geer {m} |
| gyronny {adj} (heraldic term) | :: gegeerd |
| gyrus {n} (anatomy) | :: gyrus {m}, hersenwinding {f} |
| Gzhelian {prop} | :: Gzhelien |