| ha {interj} (a representation of laughter) | :: ha |
| ha {interj} (an exclamation of triumph or discovery) | :: ha |
| Haapsalu {prop} (town) | :: Haapsalu |
| Haarlem {prop} (city in North Holland) | :: Haarlem |
| Haarlemer {n} (person from Haarlem) | :: Haarlemmer {m} |
| Habacuc {prop} (Habakkuk) SEE: Habakkuk | :: |
| Habakkuk {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Habakuk {m} |
| Habakkuk {prop} (prophet) | :: Habakuk {m} |
| Habakkuk {prop} (male given name) | :: Habakuk {m} |
| haberdashery {n} (ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop) | :: fournituren {p} |
| haberdashery {n} (a shop selling such goods) | :: fourniturenwinkel {m} |
| habilitation {n} (postdoctoral academic qualification required for tenure) | :: habilitatie {f} |
| habit {n} (an action done on a regular basis) | :: gewoonte {f} |
| habit {n} (action performed repeatedly and automatically, usually without awareness) | :: gewoonte {f}, automatisme {n} |
| habit {n} (long piece of clothing worn by monks and nuns) | :: habijt {n}, pij {m} |
| habit {n} (piece of clothing worn uniformly for a specific activity) | :: uniform {n}, tenue {n} |
| habit {n} (outward appearance; attire; dress) | :: kledij {f}, kleding {f}, |
| habit {n} (addiction) | :: verslaving {f}, |
| habit {v} (clothe) | :: zich kleden |
| habitable {adj} (where humans or other animals can live) | :: bewoonbaar, bewoonbare |
| habitable {adj} (inhabited) SEE: inhabited | :: |
| habitat {n} (natural conditions in which a plant or animal lives) | :: leefgebied, habitat {n} |
| habitation {n} (the act of inhabitating) | :: bewoning {f} |
| Habsburg {n} (a member of the Habsburg noble family) | :: Habsburg |
| hacienda {n} (homestead) | :: haciënda |
| hack {v} (to chop or cut down in a rough manner) | :: hakken |
| hack {v} (to cough noisily) | :: kuchen |
| hack {n} (dry cough) | :: kuch {m} |
| hack {n} (taxicab driver) | :: taxichauffeur {m}, taxichauffeuse {f} |
| hack {n} (talented writer-for-hire) | :: knol |
| hackberry {n} (plant) | :: netelboom |
| hackle {n} (an instrument with pins) | :: hekel {m} |
| hackneyed {adj} (repeated too often) | :: afgezaagd, banaal |
| hacksaw {n} (saw) | :: beugelzaag {m} {f} |
| haddock {n} (marine fish) | :: schelvis {m} |
| Hades {prop} (the Greek translation of Sheol) | :: hel {f} |
| Hadrian {prop} (male given name) SEE: Adrian | :: |
| Hadrian {prop} (the Roman emperor) | :: Hadrianus |
| hadron {n} (composite particle composed of quarks) | :: hadron {n} |
| haematology {n} (scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs) | :: hematologie {f} |
| haemo- {prefix} (pertaining to blood) | :: hemo- |
| haemophilia {n} (any of several hereditary illnesses that impair the body's ability to control bleeding) | :: hemofilie {f}, bloederziekte {f} |
| haemorrhage {n} (hemorrhage) SEE: hemorrhage | :: |
| haemorrhoids {n} (a pathological condition) | :: aambeien |
| hafnium {n} (chemical element) | :: hafnium {n} |
| haft {n} (handle) | :: heft {n}, greep {m}, handvat {n}, handgreep {m} |
| haft {v} (fit a handle) | :: er een handvat aanzetten, vatten |
| haft {n} (mountain pasture) | :: alpenweide, alm {f} |
| hag {n} (witch, sorceress, enchantress) | :: heks {f}, tovenares {f} |
| hag {n} (ugly old woman) | :: taart {f},lelijk wijf {f} |
| hag {n} (fury; she-monster) | :: furie {f},helleveeg {f} |
| hag {n} (hagdon or shearwater) SEE: shearwater | :: |
| Hagar {prop} (mother of Ishmael) | :: Hagar |
| Hagar {prop} (female given name) | :: Hagar |
| hagfish {n} (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) | :: slijmprik |
| Haggai {prop} (book of The Bible) | :: Haggai {m} |
| haggard {adj} (looking exhausted and unwell) | :: afgetobd, uitgemergeld |
| haggard {adj} (wild or untamed) | :: ongetemd, onhandelbaar |
| haggis {n} (traditional Scottish dish) | :: haggis |
| haggle {v} (to argue for a better deal) | :: afdingen |
| hagiographic {adj} (of or pertaining to hagiography) | :: hagiografisch |
| hagiography {n} (study of saints) | :: hagiografie {f} |
| hagiography {n} (biography of a saint) | :: hagiografie {f} |
| hagiography {n} (biography which expresses reverence) | :: hagiografie {f} |
| haha {interj} (representation of laughter) | :: haha |
| hail {n} (balls of ice) | :: hagel {m} |
| hail {v} (to fall from the sky, of hail) | :: hagelen |
| hail {v} (to greet) | :: begroeten |
| hail from {v} (to be a native of) | :: afkomstig zijn van, afstammen van |
| Hail Mary {n} (prayer) | :: weesgegroetje {n} |
| hailstone {n} (single ball of hail) | :: hagelsteen {m} |
| hail storm {n} (a storm characterized by lots of large hail) | :: hagelstorm {m} |
| Hainaut {prop} (province) | :: Henegouwen {n} |
| hair {n} (a pigmented keratinaceous growth on the human head) | :: haar {n} |
| hair {n} (the collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals) | :: haar {n} |
| hair {n} (one of the above-mentioned filaments) | :: haar {n} |
| hairball {n} (wad of fur) | :: haarbal {m} |
| hairband {n} (hair tie) SEE: hair tie | :: |
| hair-brush {n} (a brush used in hair care) SEE: hairbrush | :: |
| hairbrush {n} (a brush used in hair care) | :: haarborstel {m} |
| hair conditioner {n} (cosmetic product) | :: hairconditioner |
| haircut {n} (act of cutting of hair) | :: kapsel {n} |
| hairdresser {n} (professional for haircutting or hairstyling) | :: kapper {m}, kapster {f} |
| hairdresser's {n} (hairdresser’s shop) SEE: hair salon | :: |
| hairdressing salon {n} (hairdressing salon) SEE: hair salon | :: |
| hair dryer {n} (an electrical device used for drying hair) SEE: hairdryer | :: |
| hairdryer {n} (electrical appliance for drying hair) | :: haardroger {m}, föhn {m} |
| hairless {adj} (bald) SEE: bald | :: |
| hairnet {n} (net designed to keep hair up) | :: haarnetje {n} |
| hairpin {n} (pin or fastener for the hair) | :: haarspeld {f}, haarnaald {f} |
| hairpin {n} (tight bend) SEE: hairpin bend | :: |
| hairpin bend {n} (acute curve in a road on a steep incline) | :: haarspeldbocht {f} |
| hair salon {n} (workplace of a beautician or barber) | :: kapsalon {m} |
| hairstyle {n} (the style in which someone's hair has been cut and arranged) | :: kapsel |
| hair tie {n} (circular piece of elastic) | :: haarband {m}, haarelastiek {n} |
| hairy {adj} (of a person) | :: harig, behaard |
| hairy {adj} (of an animal) | :: harig |
| hairy {adj} (of a body part other than the head) | :: harig, behaard |
| haitch {n} (name of the letter H) SEE: aitch | :: |
| Haiti {prop} (a country in the Caribbean) | :: Haïti |
| Haitian Creole {n} (language spoken in Haiti) | :: Haïtiaans Creools {n} |
| hajj {n} (pilgrimage to Mecca) | :: hadj {m} |
| hajji {n} (one who has participated in a hajj) | :: hadji {m} |
| hake {n} (fish) | :: heek |
| halachic {adj} (of or pertaining to Halacha; in accordance with Halacha) | :: halachisch |
| halal {adj} (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) | :: halal |
| halberd {n} (hand weapon) | :: hellebaard |
| halbert {n} (long-handled weapon) | :: Hellebaard |
| halcyon days {n} (halcyon days) | :: Rustig weer, Vredige tijden |
| half {adj} (consisting of a half) | :: half |
| half {adj} (consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half) | :: half |
| half {adj} (having one parent in common) | :: half- |
| half {adj} (related through one common ancestor) | :: half- |
| half {adv} (in two equal parts or to an equal degree) | :: half |
| half {n} (one of two equal parts into which anything may be divided) | :: helft |
| half {v} (halve) SEE: halve | :: |
| half brother {n} (a male half-sibling) | :: halfbroer {m}, halfbroeder {m} |
| halfhearted {adj} (lacking full energy) | :: halfhartig, halfslachtig |
| half-hour {n} (period) | :: halfuur {n} |
| half-life {n} (time in physics) | :: halfwaardetijd {m}, halveringstijd {m} |
| half-line {n} (ray) SEE: ray | :: |
| half-mast {n} (lowered position of a flag) | :: halfstok |
| half-moon {n} (the moon in its first or last quarter) | :: halvemaan {f} |
| half nephew {n} (son of a half sibling) | :: halfneef {m} |
| half past {n} ("half past one" as example of usage in other languages) | :: half twee |
| half-pipe {n} (A structure used to perform tricks) | :: halfpijp {f} |
| half-plane {n} (either half of an infinite plane) | :: halfvlak |
| half sibling {n} (a half-sibling) | :: halfbrus |
| half sister {n} (a female half sibling) | :: halfzus {f}, halfzuster {f} |
| half-staff {n} (half-mast) SEE: half-mast | :: |
| half time {n} (interval between halves) | :: rust {m} {f} |
| halfway {adv} (midway) | :: halfweg, halverwege |
| half-yearly {adv} (twice a year) | :: halfjaarlijks |
| half-yearly {adj} (semiannual) SEE: semiannual | :: |
| halibut {n} (fish of genus Hippoglossus) | :: heilbot {m} |
| halide {n} (halogen salt) | :: halogenide {n} |
| halite {n} (NaCl) | :: steenzout {n}, haliet {n} |
| halitosis {n} (condition of having foul-smelling breath) | :: foetor ex ore |
| hall {n} (corridor or a hallway) | :: hal {m}, gang {m} |
| hall {n} (meeting room) | :: zaal {m} |
| hall {n} (manor house) | :: villa {f}, herenhuis {n} |
| hall {n} (building providing student accommodation) | :: studentenflat {m} |
| hall {n} (principal room of a secular medieval building) | :: zaal {m} |
| Halley's Comet {prop} (comet) | :: komeet Halley |
| hall of fame {n} (hall which honors people of great importance to some field) | :: zaal van bekendheid |
| hallow {n} (holy person) | :: heiligen |
| hallow {v} (to sanctify) | :: heiligen |
| hallows {n} (plural of hallow) SEE: hallow | :: |
| hallucination {n} (sensory perception of something that does not exist) | :: hallucinatie {f} |
| hallux {n} (big toe) SEE: big toe | :: |
| hallway {n} (corridor) SEE: corridor | :: |
| halo {n} (atmospheric phenomenon) | :: halo {m} |
| halo {n} (anything resembling the phenomenon) | :: aureool {n} |
| halo {n} (luminous disc around the heads of saints) | :: aureool {n} |
| halo {n} (metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment) | :: aura {f} |
| halo {v} (encircle with a halo) | :: van een aureool voorzien |
| haloalkane {n} (chemical compound) | :: halogeenalkanen |
| halogen {n} (any element of group 17) | :: halogeen {n} |
| halt {v} (limp (walk lamely)) SEE: limp | :: |
| halt {n} (minor railway station) | :: halte {f} |
| halter {n} (animal's headgear) | :: halster {m} {n} |
| halting {adj} (hesitant or broken) | :: stoppen, onderbreken, stil houden |
| halva {n} (confection) | :: halva {m} |
| halve {v} (to reduce to half of original) | :: halveren |
| halve {v} (to divide in two equal parts) | :: halveren |
| halyard {n} (rope) | :: vlaggenlijn {m} {f} |
| ham {n} (region back of the knee joint) | :: knieboog {m} |
| ham {n} (thigh of a hog cured for food) | :: ham {m}, hesp {f} |
| hamartia {n} (sin) SEE: sin | :: |
| hamate bone {n} (one of the wrist bones) | :: haakvormig been {n} |
| Hamburg {prop} (city and state of Germany) | :: Hamburg |
| hamburger {n} (sandwich) | :: hamburger {m} |
| hamburger {n} (ground beef) | :: rundergehakt {n} |
| ham-fisted {adj} (lacking skill in physical movement) | :: onhandig, lomp, onbeholpen |
| Hamiltonian cycle {n} (graph theory: a cycle visiting all vertices once) | :: Hamiltoncykel |
| Hamiltonian path {n} (path which visits each vertex exactly once) | :: Hamiltonpad {n} |
| ham it up {v} (performing arts: exaggerate one's emotions or movements) | :: met opzet overdrijven |
| hamlet {n} (small village) | :: (boeren)gat {n}, gehucht {n}, negorij, uithoek |
| Hamlet {prop} (the main character of the play Hamlet) | :: Hamlet {m} |
| hammam {n} (Turkish bath) SEE: Turkish bath | :: |
| hammer {n} (tool) | :: hamer {m} |
| hammer {n} (part of a firearm) | :: hamer {m} |
| hammer {n} (bone of the middle ear; see also malleus) | :: hamer {m} |
| hammer {n} (piano part) | :: hamer {m} |
| hammer {v} (to strike repeatedly) | :: hameren, timmeren |
| hammer {v} (figuratively: to emphasize a point repeatedly) | :: op doorhameren, inhameren |
| hammer and sickle {n} (symbol of communism) | :: hamer en sikkel |
| hammerhead shark {n} (shark of the genus Sphyrna) | :: hamerhaai |
| hammock {n} (swinging couch or bed) | :: hangmat {f} |
| hamper {n} (large basket) | :: korf, mand {m}, pakmand {m}, sluitmand {m}, wasmand {m} |
| hamper {v} (to put into a hamper) | :: inkorven |
| hamper {v} (to put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle; to ensnare; to inveigle) | :: blokkeren |
| hamper {n} (anything which impedes) | :: hindernis, beletsel {n}, obstakel {n}, struikelblok {n} |
| hamper {n} (articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way at certain times) | :: waarloos |
| hamster {n} (small, short-tailed European rodent) | :: hamster {m} |
| Han character {n} (Chinese character) SEE: Chinese character | :: |
| hand {v} (to give, pass or transmit with the hand) | :: overhandigen |
| hand {v} (to lead, guide, or assist with the hand) | :: geleiden, begeleiden, leiden, helpen |
| hand {n} (part of the fore limb) | :: hand {f} |
| hand {n} (pointer of an analogue/analog clock) | :: wijzer {m} |
| hand {n} (side; part; direction, either right or left) | :: kant {m}, zijde {f} |
| hand {n} (power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity) | :: handigheid {f} |
| hand {n} (servant, laborer, workman, trained for special duty; a performer) | :: matroos {m} , werkkracht {m}, werkman {m} |
| hand {n} (handwriting; style of penmanship) | :: handschift {n} |
| hand {n} (person's autograph or signature) | :: handtekening {f} |
| hand {n} (that which is, or may be, held in a hand at once) | :: handvol {n} |
| hand {n} (set of cards held by a player in a card game) | :: speelhand {f} |
| hand {n} (small part of a gunstock near the lock, grasped when aiming) | :: greep {m}, handgreep {m} |
| hand {n} (actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence, manner of performance.) | :: hand {f} (only with a possessive, e.g. hand Gods) |
| handbag {n} (small bag carried in the hand) | :: handtas {m} {f} |
| handball {n} (team sport) | :: handbal {n} |
| handball {n} (ball in team sport) | :: handbal {m} |
| handball {n} (football offence) | :: hands {n}, handsbal {m} |
| handbook {n} (a book of reference) | :: handboek {n} |
| handcar {n} (a light railroad car propelled by a hand-operated pumping mechanism) SEE: draisine | :: |
| handclapping {n} (activity of clapping hands) | :: handgeklap {n} |
| handcraft {n} (handicraft) SEE: handicraft | :: |
| handcuff {v} (to apply handcuffs) | :: in de boeien slaan, handboeien omdoen, boeien |
| handcuffs {n} (metal rings for fastening wrists) | :: handboeien |
| hand down {v} (transmit in succession) | :: overleveren |
| handed {adj} (with hands joined) SEE: hand in hand | :: |
| hander {n} (a conveyor in succession) | :: overhandiger |
| handfast {n} (contract) | :: handvest {n} |
| handful {n} (amount held in hand) | :: handvol {n} |
| handful {n} (breadth of hand) | :: handbreed {n}, handbreedte |
| handful {n} (small number) | :: handvol {n}, beetje {n} |
| handful {n} (handled with difficulty) | :: handenbinder {m}, lastpost |
| handgun {n} (small, hand-held gun) | :: vuistvuurwapen {n} |
| handicap {n} (disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people) | :: handicap {m} |
| handicapped {adj} (having a handicap) | :: gehandicapt, behinderd, invalide, andersvalide, mindervalide, gebrekkig, beperkt |
| handicraft {n} (trade requiring skill of hand) | :: ambacht {f} |
| handi-craftsman {n} (man skilled or employed in handicraft) | :: ambachtsman {m} |
| hand in {v} (to give to a responsible person) | :: inleveren, indienen |
| hand in hand {adv} (holding or clasping hands) | :: hand in hand |
| handkerchief {n} (cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands) | :: zakdoek {m} |
| handle {n} (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved) | :: handvat {n}, handgreep {f}, hengsel {n}, heft {n} |
| handle {n} (part of a door) | :: klink {f} |
| handle {v} (touch; feel or hold with the hand) | :: aanraken, betasten |
| handle {v} (take care of with the hands) | :: behandelen, zich bezighouden met |
| handle {v} (manage with the hands) | :: hanteren, omgaan met, bedienen |
| handle {v} (manage, control or direct) | :: behandelen, aanpakken |
| handle {v} (treat, deal with in a specified way) | :: behandelen |
| handle {v} (deal with (a subject, argument, topic, or theme) in speaking, in writing, or in art) | :: behandelen |
| handle {v} (receive and transfer; buy and sell) | :: behandelen |
| handle {v} (be concerned with, make a business of) | :: omgaan, zich bezighouden met |
| handle {v} (to use the hands) | :: hanteren, gebruiken |
| handleable {adj} (capable of being handled) | :: handelbaar |
| handlebar {n} (bar for steering) | :: stuur {n}, fietsstuur {n} , motorstuur {n} |
| handler {n} (one who handles) | :: behandelaar {m} |
| handler {n} (one who handles a specified thing) | :: behandelaar {m}, verantwoordelijke {m} |
| handmade {adj} (made by hand) | :: met de hand gemaakt, handgemaakt |
| handmaid {n} (maid that waits at hand) | :: dienstmaagd |
| hand-me-down {n} (An item that is passed along for someone else to use) | :: afdankertje {n} |
| hand over {v} (to relinquish control or possession) | :: overhandigen |
| hand over {v} (to deliver to people) | :: uitleveren |
| handpicked {v} (selected with great care) | :: handgekozen |
| handsaw {n} (saw small enough to be used by one hand) | :: handzaag {f} |
| hands down {adv} (without much effort, easily) | :: met losse handen, met gemak, moeiteloos |
| handshake {n} (grasping of hands by two people) | :: handdruk |
| handsoap {n} (handsoap) | :: handzeep {m} {f} |
| hands off {interj} (don't touch!) | :: afblijven!, niet aanraken! |
| hands off {interj} (cut off a hand!) | :: hand af! |
| hands off {adj} (not interfering with others' decisions and actions) | :: laat maar doen |
| handsome {adj} (of man: attractive) | :: knap |
| handstand {n} (a movement or position in which a person is upside down) | :: handstand {m} |
| hands up {interj} (surrender!) | :: handen omhoog! |
| hand tool {n} (tool powered by human muscle) | :: handgereedschap |
| hand truck {n} (box-moving handcart) | :: steekwagen {m} |
| handwriting {n} (act or process of writing with the hand) | :: handschrift {n} |
| handwriting {n} (characteristic writing of a particular person) | :: handschrift {n} |
| handwritten {adj} (written with a pen or pencil) | :: handgeschreven |
| handy {adj} (easy to use) | :: handig |
| handy {adj} (within reach) | :: binnen handbereik, bij de hand |
| handy {adj} (dexterous) | :: handig |
| handy {n} (handgun) SEE: handgun | :: |
| handyman {n} (man who does odd tasks) | :: manusje-van-alles, handige jongen {m} |
| hang {v} (to be or remain suspended) | :: hangen, ophangen |
| hang {v} (to float as if suspended) | :: (in de lucht) hangen, zweven |
| hang {v} (to hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position) | :: laten hangen |
| hang {v} (to cause to be suspended) | :: hangen, ophangen |
| hang {v} (to place on a hook) | :: ophangen |
| hang {v} (to execute by suspension from the neck) | :: hangen, ophangen |
| hang {v} (to be executed using gallows) | :: hangen, opgehangen worden |
| hang {v} (informal: to loiter) | :: rondhangen, uithangen |
| hang {v} (to exhibit by hanging) | :: ophangen |
| hang {v} (to apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall)) | :: behangen |
| hang {v} (to decorate (something) with hanging objects) | :: behangen, volhangen |
| hang {v} (computing: to stop responding) | :: vastlopen, hangen |
| hang {v} (computing: to cause (a program or computer) to stop responding) | :: laten vastlopen, laten hangen |
| hangar {n} (a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept) | :: hangar {m} |
| hang around {v} (to stay, linger or loiter) | :: rondhangen |
| hang around {v} (to spend time or be friends) | :: rondhangen |
| hanger {n} (clothes hanger) | :: kleerhanger {m}, knaapje {n} |
| hanger {n} (hangman) SEE: hangman | :: |
| hanging {adj} (suspended) | :: hangend, hangende |
| hanging {n} (means of execution) | :: verhanging {f}, verhangen {n} |
| hanging {n} (public event at which a person is hanged) | :: verhanging {f} |
| hanging {n} (anything wide, high and thin that is hung) | :: behang {n} |
| hangman {n} (executioner) | :: beul {m} {f} |
| hangman {n} (game) | :: galgje {n} |
| hangnail {n} (protruding piece of nail tissue or skin near base of fingernail or toenail) | :: nijdnagel, nijnagel, dwangnagel, stroopnagel |
| hang out {v} (to do nothing in particular) | :: rondhangen |
| hangover {n} (illness caused by heavy drinking) | :: kater {m} |
| Hannibal {prop} (name) | :: Hannibal |
| hanse {n} (Hanseatic League) SEE: Hanseatic League | :: |
| Hanse {n} (German commercial league) SEE: Hanseatic League | :: |
| Hanseatic city {n} (member-city of the Hanseatic League) | :: Hanzestad {f} |
| Hanseatic League {prop} (former commercial and military alliance) | :: Hanze {f} |
| Hansel and Gretel {prop} (the fairy tale) | :: Hans en Grietje |
| Hanseong {prop} (Seoul) SEE: Seoul | :: |
| hansom {n} (a Hansom cab) | :: tweewielig rijtuig met koetsier achterop |
| Hanukkah {prop} (the Jewish festival) | :: Chanoeka {f} |
| Hanyang {prop} (Seoul) SEE: Seoul | :: |
| Hanzi {n} (Chinese character) SEE: Chinese character | :: |
| hapax {n} (hapax legomenon) SEE: hapax legomenon | :: |
| hapax legomenon {n} (word occurring only once) | :: hapax legomenon {m}, hapax {m} |
| haphazard {adj} (random, chaotic, incomplete) | :: ongeordend, chaotisch, willekeurig |
| haphazardly {adv} (in a haphazard manner) | :: om het even wat |
| hapless {adj} (very unlucky; ill-fated) | :: ongelukkig, onfortuinlijk |
| haplogroup {n} (group of haplotypes) | :: haplogroep |
| haplology {n} (deleting syllables) | :: haplologie {f} |
| haply {adv} (perhaps) SEE: perhaps | :: |
| happen {v} (to occur) | :: gebeuren |
| happenstance {n} | :: toeval |
| happily ever after {adv} (happily until one's death) | :: en ze leefden nog lang en gelukkig |
| happiness {n} (emotion of being happy) | :: blijheid {f}, blijdschap, geluk {n}, vreugde {f} |
| happiness {n} (good luck) | :: geluk {n}, fortuin |
| happiness {n} (agreeable feeling) | :: blijheid {f}, blijdschap, geluk {n} |
| happy {adj} (contented, joyous) | :: gelukkig, blij |
| happy {adj} (fortunate, lucky) | :: gelukkig |
| happy {adj} (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) | :: tevreden |
| happy {adj} (appropriate, apt, felicitous) | :: handig, bedreven, kundig |
| happy as a clam {adj} (very happy and carefree) | :: zo gelukkig als een kind |
| happy birthday {interj} (good wishes for a birthday) | :: gelukkige verjaardag , gefeliciteerd met je verjaardag, gefeliciteerd, proficiat, fijne verjaardag |
| happy Easter {phrase} (an expression used during Easter) | :: vrolijk Pasen, zalig Pasen |
| happy ending {n} (happy end) | :: blijeinde {n}, happy ending {n} |
| happy-go-lucky {adj} (carefree) | :: onbekommerd, onbezorgd, zorgeloos |
| Happy Holidays {phrase} (holiday greeting) | :: fijne feestdagen {p}, gelukkige feestdagen {p}, vrolijke feestdagen {p} |
| happy New Year {phrase} (Happy New Year) | :: Gelukkig Nieuwjaar |
| haptic {adj} (of or relating to the sense of touch) | :: haptisch |
| haptic {adj} (of or relating to haptics) | :: haptisch |
| hapticity {n} (measure of the number of atoms of a ligand that are coordinated to a central atom) | :: hapticiteit {f} |
| haram {adj} (forbidden by Islam) | :: haram |
| harangue {n} (tirade) | :: preek |
| harass {v} (to fatigue or tire) | :: vermoeien |
| harass {v} (to annoy; to molest) | :: pesten |
| harass {v} (to put excessive burdens upon) | :: kwellen, vervolgen |
| harassment {n} (deliberate pestering or annoying) | :: pesterij |
| Haratin {n} (a member of a certain Berber people) | :: Haratin |
| harbinger {n} (that which foretells the coming of something) | :: voorbode {m} |
| harbinger {v} (to announce) | :: aankondigen |
| harbor {n} (place of shelter) | :: rede {c}, ree {c} |
| harbor {n} (for ships) | :: haven {f} |
| harbor {v} (to provide safe place) | :: onderbrengen |
| harbormaster {n} (official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port) | :: havenmeester, havenkapitein |
| harbour {n} (harbor) SEE: harbor | :: |
| harbourmaster {n} (harbourmaster) SEE: harbormaster | :: |
| hard {adj} (resistant to pressure) | :: hard |
| hard {adj} (requiring a lot of effort to do or understand) | :: moeilijk, zwaar |
| hard {adj} (demanding a lot of effort to endure) | :: moeilijk, zwaar |
| hard {adj} (severe) | :: hard |
| hard {adj} (unquestionable) | :: hard, onweerlegbaar |
| hard {adj} (of drink: strong) | :: straf, sterk |
| hard {adj} (of water, high in dissolved calcium compounds) | :: hard, kalkrijk |
| hard-boiled {adj} (of an egg) | :: hardgekookt |
| hard code {v} (to insert unchangeable code) | :: innestelen, in de broncode voegen |
| hard disk {n} (unit and all the disks within it) | :: harde schijf |
| hard drive {n} (device used for storing large amounts of data) | :: harde schijf {f} |
| harden {v} (become hard) | :: hard worden, verharden, verstijven |
| harden {v} (make hard(er)) | :: harden, verharden |
| harden {v} (become less sensitive) | :: verharden |
| Hardenne {prop} (surname) | :: Van Ardenne |
| hardhead {n} (Aythya australis) | :: Australische witoogeend {f} |
| hardheaded {adj} (stubborn) | :: koppig |
| hardheaded {adj} (pragmatic) | :: pragmatisch |
| hard labor {n} (forced labor) SEE: forced labor | :: |
| hardly {adv} (barely, only just) | :: nauwelijks |
| hardness {n} (quality of being hard) | :: hardheid {f} |
| hard-nosed {adj} (pragmatic) | :: realistisch |
| hard-nosed {adj} (stubborn) | :: halsstarrig |
| hard-on {n} (rigid state of the penis) SEE: erection | :: |
| hard roe {n} (roe) SEE: roe | :: |
| hardship {n} (difficulty or trouble) | :: ellende {f} |
| hard shoulder {n} (verge to the side of a highway) | :: vluchtstrook {m} |
| hard sign {n} (Cyrillic letter "Ъ/ъ") | :: hard teken {n} |
| hardtack {n} (hard biscuit) | :: scheepsbeschuit {f}, zeebeschuit {f}, zeekaak {m} {f}, tweebak {m} |
| hard up {adj} (lacking money) | :: blut, platzak |
| hardware {n} (material part of a computer) | :: hardware {?} |
| hardware store {n} (merchant) | :: ijzerwinkel {m}, ijzerwarenwinkel {m} |
| hard water {n} (water with a high concentration of dissolved minerals) | :: hard water {n} |
| hardwood {n} | :: hardhout |
| hard-working {adj} (tending to work with ardour) SEE: hardworking | :: |
| hardworking {adj} (taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly) | :: ijverig, vlijtig |
| hare {n} (animal) | :: haas {m} |
| harelip {n} (congenital malformation of the upper lip) | :: hazenlip {f} |
| harem {n} (the private part of an Arab household) | :: harem |
| harem {n} | :: harem {m}, vrouwenverblijf |
| hark {v} (to listen attentively) | :: aanhoren, luisteren |
| harlequin {n} (pantomime fool) | :: harlekijn {m} |
| harlequin duck {n} (Histrionicus histrionicus) | :: harlekijneend |
| harlot {n} (a female prostitute) | :: hoer {f}, prostituee {f} |
| harlotry {n} (The trade of a harlot; prostitution.) | :: hoererij,prostitutie |
| harm {n} (injury; hurt; damage) | :: schade {m} |
| harm {v} (cause damage) | :: schaden, beschadigen |
| harmful {adj} (likely to be damaging) | :: schadelijk |
| harmless {adj} (incapable of causing harm or danger) | :: ongevaarlijk, schadeloos |
| harmonic {adj} (pertaining to harmony) | :: harmonisch |
| harmonic {adj} (pleasant to hear) | :: harmonisch |
| harmonic {n} (a component frequency of the signal of a wave, see also: overtone) | :: harmonische {c} |
| harmonica {n} (wind instrument) | :: mondharmonica {f} |
| harmonious {adj} (showing accord) | :: harmonieus |
| harmonious {adj} (having components pleasingly combined) | :: harmonieus |
| harmonious {adj} (melodious) | :: harmonieus |
| harmonium {n} (musical instrument) | :: harmonium {n} |
| harmony {n} (agreement or accord) | :: samenklank {m}, eendracht {f}, overeenstemming {f} |
| harmony {n} (music: two or more notes played simultaneously to produce a chord) | :: samenklank {m}, harmonie {f} |
| harness {n} (restraint or support) | :: harnas {n} |
| harnpan {n} | :: hersenpan {f}, breinpan {f}, schedel {m} |
| harp {n} (musical instrument) | :: harp {f} |
| harpist {n} (Person who plays the harp) | :: harpist {m}, harpiste {f} |
| harpoon {n} (spearlike weapon) | :: harpoen {m} |
| harpoon {v} (to hunt with a harpoon) | :: harpoeneren |
| harp seal {n} (a species of seal) | :: zadelrob {m} |
| harpsichord {n} (musical instrument) | :: klavecimbel |
| harpsichordist {n} (one who plays the harpsichord) | :: klavecimbelspeler {m} |
| harpy {n} (Fabulous winged monster with the face of a woman) | :: harpij {f} |
| harpy {n} (Obnoxious, shrewish woman) | :: harpij {f} |
| harpy eagle {n} (Harpia harpyja) | :: harpij {f}, harpijarend {m} |
| harquebus {n} (obsolete matchlock firearm) | :: haakbus {f} {m} |
| harridan {n} (vicious and scolding woman) | :: viswijf {f}, harpij {f}, helleveeg {f}, |
| harrier {n} (birds of prey) | :: kiekendief {m} |
| harrow {n} (device) | :: eg {c}, egge {f} |
| harrow {v} (drag a harrow over) | :: eggen |
| harrow {v} (traumatise, frighten) | :: doen schrikken, angst aanjagen |
| harrowing {adj} (causing pain or distress) | :: verstorend, vreselijk, verschrikkelijk |
| harrowing of hell {n} (raid into the underworld) | :: hellevaart {f}, helletocht {m} |
| harsh {adj} (rough) | :: ruw, grof |
| harsh {adj} (severe or cruel) | :: wreed, zwaar |
| harsh {adj} | :: ruw |
| hart {n} (male deer) | :: hertenbok {m}, hert {n} {m}, reebok {m} |
| hartebeest {n} (Alcelaphus bucelaphus) | :: hartenbeest {n} |
| Hartley oscillator {n} | :: Hartley-oscillator {m} |
| harvest {n} (autumn, fall) SEE: autumn | :: |
| harvest {n} (season of gathering the ripened crop) | :: oogsttijd {c} |
| harvest {n} (process of gathering the ripened crop) | :: oogst {m} |
| harvest {n} (yield of harvesting) | :: oogst {m} |
| harvest {n} (product or result of any exertion) | :: oogst {m}, gewin {n}, opbrengst |
| harvest {n} (pagan ceremony) | :: oogstfeest {n} |
| harvest {v} (to bring in a harvest; reap) | :: oogsten, binnenhalen |
| harvest {v} (to be occupied bringing in a harvest) | :: oogsten |
| harvest {v} (to win, achieve a gain) | :: behalen, oogsten, winnen |
| harvestman {n} (arachnid) | :: hooiwagen |
| harvest mouse {n} (Micromys minutus) | :: dwergmuis {f}, oogstmuis {f} |
| has-been {n} (person declining in popularity or effectiveness) | :: passe {m} |
| hash {n} (chopped food, especially meat and potatoes) | :: hachee {m} {n} |
| hash {n} (the # symbol) | :: kruisje, hekje |
| hash {n} (clipped form of hashish) | :: hasj |
| Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan {prop} (Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan) | :: Hasjemitisch Koninkrijk Jordanië {n} |
| hashish {n} (marijuana generally) SEE: cannabis | :: |
| hashish {n} (dried leaves of the Indian hemp plant) | :: hasj, hasjiesj |
| hash mark {n} (symbol #) SEE: hash | :: |
| hashtag {n} (a tag with a hash sign) | :: hashtag {m} |
| Hasidism {prop} (Jewish movement) | :: chassidisme {n} |
| Haskalah {prop} (Jewish Enlightenment) | :: Haskala {f} |
| Haskell {prop} (language) | :: Haskell |
| hasp {n} (a clasp) | :: windhaak {m} |
| Hassidism {prop} (Hasidism) SEE: Hasidism | :: |
| hassium {n} (chemical element with atomic number 108) | :: hassium {n} |
| hassle {n} (action which is not worth the difficulty involved) | :: poeha {m} {n} |
| hasta la vista {phrase} (see you later) SEE: see you later | :: |
| haste makes waste {proverb} (being too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes) | :: haastige spoed is zelden goed, haast en spoed is zelden goed |
| hasten {v} (to move in a quick fashion) | :: haasten |
| hasten {v} (to make someone/something speed up) | :: bespoedigen, verhaasten |
| hasten {v} (to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier) | :: vervroegen |
| hasty {adj} (acting in haste; being too hurried or quick) | :: haastig |
| hat {n} (a head covering) | :: hoed {m} |
| hat {n} (a role or capacity) | :: pet {f} |
| hatband {n} (band about a hat) | :: hoedenband |
| hatch {n} (horizontal door) | :: luik {n} |
| hatch {v} (to emerge from an egg) | :: uit het ei komen |
| hatch {v} (of an egg, to break open) | :: uitkomen |
| hatch {v} (to incubate eggs) | :: een ei bevruchten, uitbroeden |
| hatch {v} (to devise) | :: op een ei broeden |
| hatch {n} (trapdoor) SEE: trapdoor | :: |
| hatch {v} (to shade an area) SEE: crosshatch | :: |
| hatchet {n} (small axe) | :: bijl, handbijl |
| hatching {n} (method of shading) | :: arcering |
| hate {v} (to dislike intensely) | :: haten |
| hate {n} (hatred) SEE: hatred | :: |
| hateful {adj} (full of hate) | :: hatelijk |
| hatemonger {n} (one who encourages hatred) | :: haatzaaier {m} |
| hater {n} (one who hates) | :: hater |
| hatmaker {n} (someone who makes hats) SEE: hatter | :: |
| hatred {n} (strong aversion) | :: haat {m} |
| hatstand {n} (coat stand) SEE: coat stand | :: |
| hatter {n} (person who makes, sells, or repairs hats) | :: hoedenmaker |
| Hattusa {prop} (city) | :: Hattusa, Hattusha, Hattusas, Hattush |
| haughtily {adv} (in a haughty manner) | :: hooghartig |
| haughty {adj} (disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority) | :: hooghartig, hoogmoedig |
| haulm {n} (stems of cultivated plants left after harvesting) | :: stro {n} |
| haulm {n} (an individual plant stem) | :: halm {m} |
| haunt {v} (to inhabit, or visit frequently) | :: rondspoken |
| haunt {v} (to make uneasy) | :: beklemmen |
| haunt {v} (to stalk) | :: achtervolgen |
| haunt {v} (to live habitually) | :: wonen, verblijven |
| haunt {n} (place at which one is regularly found) | :: trefpunt |
| haunt {n} (ghost) SEE: ghost | :: |
| haunted house {n} (house believed to be a center for supernatural occurrences) | :: spookhuis {n}, spookslot {n} |
| haute couture {n} (high fashion produced in Paris) | :: haute couture {f} |
| haute couture {n} (fashion houses or designers) | :: haute couture {f} |
| haute couture {n} (stylish design) | :: haute couture {f} |
| haute couture {n} (French fashion) | :: Franse mode {f} |
| haute cuisine {n} (refined cookery) | :: haute cuisine {c} |
| have {v} (to possess) | :: hebben |
| have {v} (auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) | :: hebben, zijn |
| have {v} (give birth to) | :: krijgen |
| have {v} (engage in sexual intercourse with) | :: hebben |
| have {v} (must) SEE: have to | :: |
| have a bone to pick {v} (have a complaint or grievance) | :: een appeltje te schillen hebben (met) |
| have a nice day {phrase} (goodbye) | :: een prettige dag verder |
| have a screw loose {v} (to be insane, irrational, or eccentric) | :: een vijs kwijt zijn |
| have a seat {v} (to sit down) | :: ga zitten |
| have a wank {v} ((slang) masturbate) SEE: wank | :: |
| have butterflies in one's stomach {v} (be nervous) | :: vlinders in de buik hebben |
| have eyes bigger than one's belly {v} (have eyes bigger than one's stomach) SEE: have eyes bigger than one's stomach | :: |
| have eyes bigger than one's stomach {v} (take more food than one can eat) | :: ogen groter dan je maag hebben |
| have eyes on {v} (observe) SEE: observe | :: |
| have fun {v} (enjoy oneself) | :: lol maken |
| have fun {interj} (wish someone a good time) | :: veel plezier |
| have in mind {v} (consider, intend) | :: in gedachte hebben |
| have it in for {v} (to be angry at) | :: een hekel hebben aan |
| have kittens {v} (to become extremely upset) | :: een toeval krijgen |
| haven {n} (harbour) | :: haven {f} |
| haven {n} (refuge) | :: vrijhaven {f}, toevluchtsoord {m} |
| have one's cake and eat it too {v} (to seek to have two things which are mutually incompatible) | :: het is het een of het ander |
| have one's eye on {v} (watch) SEE: watch | :: |
| have one's hand in the till {v} (to steal money that one has been trusted with) | :: uit de kas graaien |
| haversack {n} (oat bag) | :: haverzak |
| have second thoughts {v} (to change one's opinion) | :: bedenkingen hebben |
| have seen better days {v} (to be in poor condition) | :: betere tijden gekend hebben |
| have sex {v} (take part in a sexual act) | :: seks hebben |
| have someone's back {v} (be prepared and willing to support or defend someone) | :: iemand steunen, achter iemand staan |
| have to {v} (obligation) | :: moeten |
| having said that {conj} (that said) SEE: that said | :: |
| havoc {n} (devastation) | :: verwoesting {f} |
| haw {interj} (an imitation of laughter) | :: ha |
| haw {n} (fruit of hawthorn) | :: meidoornbes |
| haw {n} (hedge) | :: haag |
| haw {interj} (an instruction for a horse or other animal to turn towards the driver) | :: linksom |
| Hawaii {prop} (state of the United States) | :: Hawaï, Hawaii |
| Hawaiian {adj} (descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian islands prior to European contact) | :: Hawaïaans |
| Hawaiian {adj} (of or having to do with the Hawaiian race, culture, or language) | :: Hawaïaans |
| Hawaiian {adj} (of or having to do with the culture of the US state of Hawaii) | :: Hawaïaans |
| Hawaiian {adj} (of or having to do with a resident of the US state of Hawaii) | :: Hawaïaans |
| Hawaiian {n} (Hawaiian language) | :: Hawaïaans {n} |
| Hawaiian goose {n} (Branta sandvicensis) SEE: nene | :: |
| Hawaiian hawk {n} (Buteo solitarius) | :: Hawaiibuizerd |
| hawfinch {n} (finch) | :: appelvink |
| hawk {n} (predatory bird of Accipitridae) | :: havik {m} |
| hawk {n} (advocate of aggressive politics) | :: havik {m} |
| hawker {n} (peddler) SEE: peddler | :: |
| hawker {n} (dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae) | :: glazenmaker {m} |
| hawker {n} (falconer) SEE: falconer | :: |
| hawk owl {n} (Northern hawk owl) | :: sperweruil {f} |
| hawk owl {n} (Any owl in the genus Ninox) | :: valkuil {f} |
| hawksbeard {n} (Crepis gen. et spp.) | :: streepzaad {n} |
| hawksbill turtle {n} (turtle species) | :: karetschildpad |
| hawsehole {n} (nautical: hole for anchor rode) | :: kluisgat |
| hawser {n} (cable) | :: tros {m} |
| hawthorn {n} (type of shrub) | :: meidoorn {m}, meidoren {m} |
| hay {n} (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) | :: hooi {n} |
| hay {v} (to cut green plants for fodder) | :: hooien |
| haya {n} (beech) SEE: beech | :: |
| haybale {n} (a bale of hay) | :: hooibaal {m} {f} |
| hay devil {n} (small whirlwind) | :: hooiduivel {m} |
| hay fever {n} (allergy to pollen) | :: hooikoorts {f} |
| haymaking {n} (cutting and curing of grass) | :: hooioogst {m} |
| haystack {n} (a mound, pile, or stack of stored hay) | :: hooiberg {m} |
| hazard {n} (chance) SEE: chance | :: |
| hazard {n} (the chance of suffering harm) | :: toeval |
| hazard {n} (peril) | :: gevaar |
| haze {n} (very fine particles suspended in the air) | :: stofwolk {f}, heiigheid {f} |
| haze {n} (loss of transparency in a clear solid or liquid) | :: waas {n}, troebeling {f} |
| haze {n} (mental confusion) | :: waas {n} |
| haze {v} (to perform an initiation ritual) | :: ontgroenen |
| hazel {n} (tree / shrub) | :: hazelaar {m} |
| hazel {n} (hazelnut) SEE: hazelnut | :: |
| hazelnut {n} (shrub) SEE: hazel | :: |
| hazelnut {n} (fruit) | :: hazelnoot {f} |
| hazing {n} (humiliating initiation practices) | :: (Netherlands) ontgroening {f}, (Belgium) doop {m}, (for students:) studentendoop {m} |
| hazy {adj} (thick with haze) | :: heiig |
| hazy {adj} (not clear or transparent) | :: wazig, troebel |
| hazy {adj} (obscure, confused) | :: warrig, verward |
| hazzan {n} (Jewish cantor in a synagogue) | :: chazan {m} |
| he {pron} (personal pronoun "he") | :: hij, ie |
| head {adj} (of, relating to, or intended for the head) | :: hoofd {n} |
| head {v} (to be in command of) | :: leiden, aanvoeren |
| head {v} (to move in a specified direction) | :: ergens naar toe gaan, een richting op gaan |
| head {n} (antler of a deer) SEE: antler | :: |
| head {n} (bow of a vessel) SEE: bow | :: |
| head {n} (cylinder head) SEE: cylinder head | :: |
| head {n} (headache) SEE: headache | :: |
| head {v} (to behead) SEE: behead | :: |
| head {n} (music: drum head) SEE: drum head | :: |
| head {n} (part of the body) | :: hoofd {n}, kop {m} |
| head {n} (topmost or leading part) | :: hoofd |
| head {n} (end of hammer, axe, golf club etc.) | :: kop {m} |
| head {n} (foam on carbonated beverages) | :: schuim {n} |
| head {n} (leader, chief, mastermind) | :: hoofd {n}, baas {m}, bazin {f}, leider {m}, leidster {f}, chef {m}, cheffin {f} |
| head {n} (headmaster, headmistress) | :: hoofdmeester |
| head {n} (clump of seeds, leaves or flowers) | :: krop |
| headache {n} (pain or ache in the head) | :: hoofdpijn {m}, koppijn {m} |
| headache {n} (nuisance or unpleasant problem) | :: hoofdbreker {m}, kopzorg |
| headbutt {n} (sharp blow) | :: kopstoot {m} |
| headbutt {v} (to deliver a sharp blow) | :: een kopstoot geven |
| head cheese {n} (terrine) SEE: brawn | :: |
| header {n} (upper portion of a page layout) | :: kop {m} |
| header {n} (soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head) | :: kopbal {m} |
| head in the clouds {n} | :: met je hoofd in de wolken zitten |
| headlight {n} (bright light in front of vehicle) | :: koplamp {c} |
| headline {n} (heading or title of an article) | :: kop {m} |
| head office {n} (main admin centre) | :: hoofdkantoor {n} |
| head of government {n} (chief officer of the executive branch of a government) | :: regeringsleider {m} |
| head of state {n} (the chief public representative of a nation) | :: staatshoofd {n} |
| headphone {n} (listening device) | :: hoofdtelefoon {m}, koptelefoon {m} |
| headphones {n} (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) | :: hoofdtelefoon, koptelefoon {c} |
| headpiece {n} (helmet) SEE: helmet | :: |
| headpiece {n} (headset) SEE: headset | :: |
| headquarters {n} (the military installation) | :: hoofdkwartier {n} |
| headquarters {n} (center of organisation's activity) | :: hoofdkwartier {n} |
| headrest {n} (part of a seat) | :: hoofdsteun {m} |
| heads {n} (side of coin) | :: kruis {n} |
| headscarf {n} (piece of material worn over the head) | :: sjaal, hoofddoek |
| headset {n} (on a bicycle, the system of bearings that connects the fork to the frame) | :: balhoofd {n} |
| headshot {n} (A gunshot to the head) | :: kopschot {n} |
| head-shrinker {n} (slang: psychotherapist) SEE: shrink | :: |
| heads or tails {n} (heads or tails) | :: kruis of munt, kop of munt |
| head start {n} (an advantage in starting earlier to gain a favorable position) | :: voorsprong {m} |
| headstone {n} (tombstone) SEE: tombstone | :: |
| head tax {n} (tax determined as uniform amount per individual) SEE: poll tax | :: |
| head to toe {adv} (entirely; completely; over one's full body) | :: van top tot teen |
| headwind {n} (wind that blows directly against the course of a vessel) | :: tegenwind {m} |
| heal {v} (make better) | :: genezen, helen, beter maken |
| heal {v} | :: helen, genezen |
| healer {n} (person who heals) | :: genezer {m}, heler {m}, genezeres {f}, heleres {f} |
| health {n} (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) | :: gezondheid {f}, welzijn {n} |
| health care {n} (prevention, treatment, and management of illnesses) | :: gezondheidszorg {c} |
| healthcare {n} (health care) SEE: health care | :: |
| health club {n} (facility with exercise equipment) | :: sportschool {m} {f} |
| healthful {adj} (beneficial to health) | :: gezond |
| health fund {n} (A not-for-profit or a public health insurance company) | :: ziekenfonds {n} |
| health insurance {n} (insurance against incurring medical expenses among individuals) | :: ziektekostenverzekering {f} |
| healthy {adj} (enjoying health and vigor of body, mind, or spirit: well) | :: gezond |
| healthy {adj} (conducive to health) | :: gezond |
| healthy {adj} (evincing health) | :: hartig |
| healthy {adj} (significant, hefty) | :: gezond, deugdelijk, duchtig, hartig |
| healthy {adj} | :: gezond, abel |
| heap {n} (crowd) | :: mensenmassa {m} {f} |
| heap {n} (pile) | :: hoop {m}, berg {m} |
| heap {n} (great number or large quantity of things) | :: berg {m}, massa {f}, massa {m} {f} |
| heap {n} | :: hoop {m} |
| heap {v} | :: hopen |
| hear {v} (to perceive with the ear) | :: horen |
| hear {v} ( To receive information about; to come to learn of) | :: horen |
| hearing aid {n} (hearing assistance device) | :: gehoorapparaat {n}, hoortoestel {n} |
| hearsay {n} (information that was heard by one person about another) | :: van horen zeggen, gerucht |
| hearsay {n} ((law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge) | :: testimonium de auditu {n} |
| hearsay {n} ((law) an out-of-court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted) | :: de-audituverklaring {f} |
| hearse {n} (hind on her second year) | :: tweejarige hinde {f} |
| hearse {n} (framework placed over coffin or tomb) | :: baldakijn {m}, overhuiving {f} |
| hearse {n} (grave, coffin, tomb) | :: graf {n}, lijkkist {f}, graftombe {f} |
| hearse {n} (bier or handbarrow for carrying the dead) | :: katafalk {?} |
| hearse {n} (vehicle for transporting dead) | :: lijkwagen {m}, rouwkoets {f} |
| heart {n} (an organ) | :: hart {n} |
| heart {n} (emotions or kindness) | :: hart |
| heart {n} (seat of affections, understanding or will) | :: hart |
| heart {n} (a shape or symbol) | :: hart |
| heart {n} (a suit of cards) | :: harten {p} |
| heart {n} (centre or core) | :: hart |
| heartache {n} (very sincere and difficult emotional problems or stress) | :: hartzeer {n} |
| heart attack {n} (death) SEE: death | :: |
| heart attack {n} (failure) SEE: failure | :: |
| heart attack {n} (acute myocardial infarction) | :: hartaanval |
| heartbeat {n} (one pulsation of the heart) | :: hartslag |
| heartbeat {n} (the rhythm at which a heart pulsates) | :: hartslag, hartritme {n}, pols |
| heartbeat {n} (driving impulse) | :: kloppend hart {n} , motor |
| heartbeat {n} (an instant) | :: hartslag, harteklop |
| heartbreak {n} (anguish) | :: hartzeer {n} |
| heartburn {n} (pain caused by stomach acid) | :: maagzuur |
| hearten {v} (to give heart to, to encourage) | :: bemoedigen |
| hearth {n} (floor of fireplace) | :: haard {m} |
| hearthrug {n} (rug in front of a fireplace) | :: haardkleed {n} |
| heartland {n} (central part of a region) | :: centrum, kern |
| heart rate {n} (number of heart beats per unit of time) | :: hartslag {m} |
| heart rate monitor {n} (wearable device) | :: hartmonitor {m}, hartslagmonitor {m} |
| hearts {n} (the card suit (♥)) | :: harten {m} {f} |
| hearts {n} (trick-taking card game) | :: hartenjagen {n} |
| hearts {n} (plural of "heart") SEE: heart | :: |
| heart-shaped {adj} (having the supposed shape of a heart) | :: hartvormig |
| heartstrings {n} (cord-like tendons in the heart) | :: peesdraden {p} |
| heartthrob {n} (heartbeat) | :: hartslag |
| heart valve {n} (valve in the heart) | :: hartklep {f} {m} |
| heart-warming {adj} (eliciting tenderness and sympathy) | :: hartverwarmend |
| heartwood {n} (wood) | :: kernhout {n} |
| hearty {adj} (proceeding from the heart) | :: hartelijk |
| hearty {adj} (exhibiting strength) | :: stevig |
| hearty {adj} (rich, abundant) | :: stevig, machtig, voedzaam |
| heat {n} (thermal energy) | :: warmte {f} |
| heat {n} (condition or quality of being hot) | :: hitte {f} |
| heat {n} (attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth) | :: pikantheid {c} |
| heat {n} (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) | :: loops, krols, tochtig, broeds |
| heat {n} (preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race) | :: voorrronde |
| heat {n} (hot spell) | :: hittegolf {m} |
| heat {v} (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) | :: verhitten, verwarmen, opwarmen |
| heat {v} (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) | :: opwinden, heet worden |
| heat {n} (heating system) SEE: heating | :: |
| heat capacity {n} (the capability of a substance to absorb heat energy) | :: warmtecapaciteit {f} |
| heath {n} (type of land) | :: heide {f}, hei {f} |
| heath {n} (shrub of the family Ericaceae) | :: heide {f}, hei {f} |
| heathen {adj} (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion) | :: heidens, ongelovig |
| heathen {adj} (savage) | :: barbaars, heidens, onbeschaafd |
| heathen {n} (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion) | :: heiden {m} {f}, ongelovige |
| heathen {n} (uncultured or uncivilized person) | :: barbaar {m}, filistijn {f} |
| heathen {adj} (Heathen) SEE: Heathen | :: |
| heathen {n} (Heathen) SEE: Heathen | :: |
| Heathen {adj} (pertaining or adhering to the faith of Heathenry) | :: heidens |
| Heathen {n} (adherent of the Germanic neo-pagan faith of Heathenry) | :: heiden {m} {f} |
| heathendom {n} (state of being heathen) | :: heidendom {n} |
| heathendom {n} (from one religion's or creed's perspective, the rest of the world that does not follow that creed or religion) | :: heidendom {n} |
| heathendom {n} (non-Christian world) | :: heidendom {n} |
| heathendom {n} (worldwide community that follows Heathenry) | :: heidendom {n} |
| heather {n} (plant) | :: heide |
| heathland {n} (heathland) | :: heide {c}, dopheide {c} |
| Heathrow {prop} (airport in England) | :: Heiderij {f} |
| heating {n} (system) | :: verwarming {f} |
| heating {adj} (causing heat) | :: verwarmend |
| heating oil {n} (petroleum product used as a fuel in a heating system) | :: huisbrandolie {f} {n} |
| heat lightning {n} (Heat lightning) | :: weerlicht {n} |
| heat sink {n} | :: koellichaam |
| heat stroke {n} (severe hyperthermia) | :: zonnesteek {m} |
| heat wave {n} (heat wave) SEE: heatwave | :: |
| heatwave {n} (period of very hot weather) | :: hittegolf {m} |
| heave {v} (to retch) | :: kokhalzen |
| heave {n} (An effort to raise something, as a weight, or oneself, or to move something heavy) | :: heffen, tillen |
| heaven {n} (sky) | :: hemel {m}, lucht {f}, firmament {n}, uitspansel {n} |
| heaven {n} (paradise and upper-world) | :: hemel {m}, paradijs {n}, hof van Eden {n}, tuin der lusten {m} |
| Heaven {prop} (All meanings) SEE: heaven | :: |
| heavenly {adj} (pertaining to heaven) | :: hemels |
| heavenly body {n} (natural celestial body) | :: hemellichaam {n} |
| heavens {n} (the abode of God) | :: hemelen {m-p} |
| heavens above {interj} (expression of surprise) | :: goeie hemel ! lieve help ! goeie genade ! |
| heaviness {n} (weightiness) | :: zwaarte {f}, zwaarheid {f} |
| heavy {adj} (having great weight) | :: zwaar |
| heavy {adj} (serious) | :: serieus |
| heavy-handed {adj} (excessive, overdone) | :: te scheutig |
| heavy-handed {adj} (extreme, unnecessarily forceful) | :: hardhandig |
| heavy metal {n} (type of music) | :: metal, heavy metal |
| heavy metal umlaut {n} (umlaut in the name of a heavy metal band) | :: metalumlaut {n} |
| heavy water {n} (water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen) | :: zwaar water {n} |
| hebdomad {n} (period of seven days) SEE: week | :: |
| hebdomadal {adj} (occurring once a week) SEE: weekly | :: |
| Hebrew {adj} (pertaining to the people) | :: Hebreeuws |
| Hebrew {n} (person) | :: Hebreeër {m}, Hebreeërs, Hebreeuwse, Hebreïnne {f}, Hebreeuwsen |
| Hebrew {n} (language, see also: Biblical Hebrew) | :: Hebreeuws {n} |
| Hebrew Bible {prop} (the sacred texts of Judaism) | :: Hebreeuwse Bijbel {m} |
| Hebrews {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Hebreeërs {m-p} |
| Hebrides {prop} (group of islands) | :: Hebriden {m-p} |
| he-cat {n} (male cat) | :: kater {m} |
| heckle {v} (insult, tease, make fun of, badger) | :: hekelen |
| heckler {n} (one who heckles, insults, makes fun of, or teases) | :: spotter {m} |
| hectare {n} (unit of surface area) | :: hectare, bunder |
| hectic {adj} (very busy with activity and confusion) | :: hectisch |
| hecto- {prefix} (hundred) | :: hecto- |
| hectograph {n} | :: stencil |
| hectolitre {n} (100 litres) | :: hectoliter {m} |
| hectopascal {n} (unit of pressure) | :: hectopascal |
| Hector {prop} (Trojan hero) | :: Hektor {m}, Hector {m} |
| hectosecond {n} (unit of time equal to 100 seconds) | :: hectoseconde {m} |
| heddle {n} (part of a loom) | :: hevel {m} |
| hedge {n} (thicket of bushes planted in a row) | :: haag {m} |
| hedge garlic {n} (Alliaria petiolata) SEE: garlic mustard | :: |
| hedgehog {n} (animal) | :: egel {m} |
| hedonism {n} (philosophy) | :: hedonisme {n}, genotzucht {f} {m}, epicurisme {n} |
| hedonist {n} (someone devoted to hedonism) | :: hedonist {m}, levensgenieter {m}, epicurist {m} |
| Hedwig {prop} (female given name) | :: Hadewig |
| heed {n} (attention) | :: aandacht {m} {f}, hoede {f}, quivive {m} |
| heed {v} (to mind) | :: Behartigen, gade slaan |
| heedless {adj} (unaware, without noticing) | :: onbewust, onoplettend, slordig |
| hee-haw {n} (cry) | :: ia |
| hee-haw {interj} (cry) | :: ia |
| heel {n} (anatomy: part of the foot) | :: hak {c}, hiel {c} |
| heel {n} (part of shoe) | :: hak {m} |
| heel {n} (end-piece of a loaf of bread) | :: korst {m} |
| heel {v} (To follow at somebody's heels) | :: op de hielen zitten |
| heel {v} (incline) | :: hellen |
| heft {n} (weight) | :: gewicht {n} |
| heft {n} (heaviness, the feel of weight) | :: gewichtigheid {n} |
| heft {v} (to lift) | :: heffen, hijsen, opheffen, opheffen, optillen, tillen |
| heft {v} (to test the weight of something by lifting it) | :: wegen, wikken |
| hefty {adj} (heavy) | :: fors, zwaar, zwaar |
| hefty {adj} (strong, bulky) | :: fors, stevig |
| hefty {adj} (powerfully or heavily built) | :: stevig |
| Hegelian {adj} (of or pertaining to Hegel's ideas) | :: Hegelisch |
| hegemony {n} (domination, influence, or authority over another) | :: hegemonie {f}, suprematie, heerschap, overwicht, preponderantie |
| he-goat {n} (billy goat) SEE: billy goat | :: |
| heifer {n} (young cow) | :: vaars |
| height {n} (distance from bottom to top) | :: hoogte {f} |
| height {n} (height of a standing person or animal) | :: lengte {f} |
| heighten {v} (to make higher) | :: verhogen, op |
| heighten {v} (to augment, aggravate, intensify) | :: aandikken, opsmukken |
| Heijō {prop} (Pyongyang) SEE: Pyongyang | :: |
| Heilongjiang {prop} (Amur) SEE: Amur | :: |
| Heilsgeschichte {n} (history seen as the work of God's salvation) | :: heilsgeschiedenis {f}, heilshistorie {f} |
| Heimlich maneuver {n} (first aid procedure used to treat choking) | :: heimlichmanoeuvre |
| heinous {adj} (totally reprehensible) | :: afschuwelijk, afgrijselijk, afschrikwekkend, verschrikkelijk, verwerpelijk |
| heir {n} (one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another) | :: erfgenaam |
| heir {n} (one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office) | :: opvolger |
| heir apparent {n} (someone who will definitely inherit) | :: troonopvolger {m}, kroonprins {m}, kroonprinses {f} |
| heirloom {n} (valued possession passed down through the generations) | :: erfstuk {n} |
| heist {n} (a robbery or burglary) | :: roof {m} |
| heist {v} (to steal, rob or hold up something) | :: beroven, roven |
| háček {n} (háček diacritic) | :: háček {c} |
| Helen {prop} (female given name) | :: Eliene |
| helicopter {n} (aircraft) | :: helikopter {m}, wentelwiek {f} |
| helicopter mom {n} (protective woman) SEE: mama bear | :: |
| helicopter parent {n} (overly attentive parent) | :: helikopterouder {m}, helikopterouders {p} |
| Heligoland {prop} (island) | :: Helgoland {n} |
| heliometer {n} (astronomical instrument for measuring the diameter of the sun) | :: heliometer {m} |
| heliopause {n} (boundary) | :: heliopauze |
| heliosynchronous {adj} (describing an orbit around the Earth) | :: zonsynchroon |
| helium {n} (chemical element) | :: helium {n} |
| helix {n} (curve) | :: helix {f}, schroeflijn {f} |
| hell {prop} (abode for the condemned) | :: hel |
| hell {n} (place of suffering in life) | :: hel |
| hell-bent {adj} (recklessly determined to do or achieve something) | :: vastbesloten |
| Hellene {n} (a Greek, see also: Greek) | :: Helleen {m} |
| Hellenic {adj} (of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization) | :: Oud-Grieks, Helleens |
| Hellenic {adj} (of or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes) | :: Grieks, Helleens |
| Hellenic Republic {prop} (official name of Greece) | :: Helleense Republiek {f} |
| Hellenistic {adj} (of or relating to a period of Greek history) | :: hellenistisch |
| Hellenistic {adj} (of or relating to a Hellenist) | :: hellenistisch |
| hellfire {n} (fire of hell) | :: hellevuur {n} |
| hellish {adj} (causing pain, discomfort or distress) | :: hels |
| hello {interj} (greeting) | :: hallo, hoi, haai, hé, dag , goeiedag, goededag, goedendag, goeiendag |
| hello {interj} (when answering the telephone) | :: hallo |
| hello {interj} (is anyone there?) | :: hallo? |
| hello {interj} (sarcastic: that was foolish) | :: ja, hallo! |
| hello {interj} (expression of puzzlement) | :: hallo! |
| hello there {interj} (hello) | :: hallo daar |
| hellspawn {n} (monster) SEE: monster | :: |
| hellspawn {n} (creature(s) from Hell) | :: hellegebroed {n} |
| helm {n} (steering apparatus of a ship) | :: helmstok {m} {f} |
| helm {n} (maritime: member of the crew in charge of steering) | :: stuurman {m}, roerganger {m} |
| helm {n} (metaphor: position of leadership or control) | :: roer {n} |
| helmet {n} (protective head covering) | :: helm {m} |
| helmeted {adj} (wearing a helmet) | :: gehelmd |
| helmsman {n} (person responsible for steering a ship) | :: stuurman |
| helot {n} (serf, slave) SEE: slave | :: |
| help {n} (action given to provide assistance) | :: hulp |
| help {v} (transitive: provide assistance to (someone or something)) | :: helpen |
| help {interj} (cry of distress) | :: help!, hulp! |
| helper {n} (one who helps) | :: helper {m}, helpster {f} |
| helpful {adj} (furnishing help; giving aid; useful) | :: behulpzaam |
| helping {n} (serving) SEE: serving | :: |
| helping verb {n} (auxiliary verb) SEE: auxiliary verb | :: |
| help is on the way {phrase} (help is on the way) | :: hulp is onderweg |
| helpless {adj} (unable to defend oneself) | :: hulpeloos |
| help oneself {v} (to help oneself) SEE: make use | :: |
| Helsinki {prop} (the capital city of Finland) | :: Helsinki |
| helter-skelter {adv} (in confused, disorderly haste) | :: holderdebolder |
| hem {n} (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together) | :: zoom |
| hem {n} (rim or margin) | :: marge |
| hem {v} (to put hem on an article of clothing) | :: zomen |
| hem {v} (to surround something or someone in a confining way) | :: omzomen, inperken |
| hematite {n} (mineral) | :: hematiet {n} |
| hematogenesis {n} (hematopoiesis) SEE: hematopoiesis | :: |
| hematology {n} (study of blood and related organs) SEE: haematology | :: |
| hematoma {n} (swelling of blood from broken vessel) | :: hematoom {n}, bloeduitstorting {f} |
| hematopoiesis {n} (process by which blood cells are produced) | :: hematopoëse {f}, hemopoëse {f} |
| hem in {v} (to surround and enclose) | :: insluiten, omsingelen |
| hemiplegia {n} (total or partial inability to move one side of the body) | :: hemiplegie {f} |
| hemisphere {n} (half of the Earth) | :: halfrond {n}, hemisfeer {m} |
| hemisphere {n} (any half-sphere) | :: hemisfeer {m} |
| hemispherectomy {n} (surgical removal of a brain hemisphere) | :: hemisferectomie {f} |
| hemlock {n} (tree) | :: hemlockspar |
| hemlock {n} (poisonous plant of genus Conium) | :: scheerling |
| hemlock {n} (poisonous plant of genus Cicuta) SEE: cowbane | :: |
| hemodynamics {n} (circulation of blood) | :: hemodynamiek |
| hemorrhage {n} (release of blood; bleeding) | :: bloeding {f} |
| hemorrhoids {n} (haemorrhoids) SEE: haemorrhoids | :: |
| hemp {n} (Cannabis sativa) | :: hennep {m} |
| hempseed {n} (seed of the hemp plant) | :: hennepzaad {n} |
| hen {n} (female chicken) | :: hen {f}, kip {f}, leghen {f}, legkip {f} |
| hen {n} (female bird) | :: wijfje {n}, hen {f} |
| hen {n} (hen-like woman) | :: moederkloek {f} |
| henbane {n} (Hyoscyamus niger) | :: bilzekruid {n} |
| hence {adv} (from here) | :: van hier, heen, hiervandaan |
| hence {adv} (as a result, therefore) | :: derhalve, dus, bijgevolg |
| hence {adv} | :: vandaar |
| henceforth {adv} (from now on) | :: voortaan, vanaf nu |
| henceforward {adv} (from now on) SEE: from now on | :: |
| henchman {n} (a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate) | :: handlanger {m}, aanhanger {m}, volgeling {m} |
| henchman {n} (a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests) | :: aanhanger, volgeling {m} |
| henchman {n} (an assistant member of a criminal gang) | :: trawant {m}, handlanger {m}, meeloper |
| hendecagon {n} (geometry) | :: elfhoek {m} |
| hendecasyllabic {adj} (having eleven syllables) | :: elflettergrepig |
| hendiadys {n} (figure of speech) | :: hendiadys |
| hen harrier {n} (bird) | :: blauwe kiekendief {m} |
| henhouse {n} (house for chickens to live in) | :: kippenhok {n} |
| henna {n} (dye) | :: henna |
| hennin {n} (medieval headgear) | :: hennin |
| henotheism {n} (belief or worship) | :: henotheïsme |
| hen pigeon {n} (female pigeon) | :: duif {m} {f}, duivin {f} |
| Henrietta {prop} (feminine form of Henry) | :: Hendrika |
| Henriette {prop} (female given name) SEE: Henrietta | :: |
| Henry {prop} (given name) | :: Hendrik, Henk |
| hentai {n} (a work of anime that contains sexual art (esp. manga or anime)) | :: hentai |
| hepatic {n} (liverwort) SEE: liverwort | :: |
| hepatitis {n} (liver inflammation) | :: hepatitis |
| hepatitis A {n} (acute form of hepatitis) | :: hepatitis A |
| heptagon {n} (polygon with seven sides and seven angles) | :: zevenhoek {m}, heptagoon {m} |
| heptagonal {adj} (Having seven angles and sides) | :: zevenhoekig |
| heptasyllabic {adj} (having seven syllables) | :: zevenlettergrepig |
| heptatonic {adj} (heptatonic) | :: heptatonisch |
| her {determiner} (belonging to) | :: haar {f} |
| her {pron} (she) | :: haar {f} |
| Hera {prop} (queen of the gods, wife of Zeus) | :: Hera |
| herald {n} (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) | :: heraut {m} |
| herald {n} (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) | :: aankondiger {m}, verkondiger {m} |
| herald {v} (announce) | :: aankondigen, verkondigen, inluiden |
| heraldic {adj} (relating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms) | :: heraldisch |
| heraldry {n} (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) | :: wapenkunde {f}, heraldiek {f} |
| herb {n} (plant used to flavour food) | :: kruid {n} |
| herb {n} (plant used in medicine) | :: kruid |
| herbaceous {adj} (botany: not woody) | :: kruidachtig |
| herbalism {n} ((obsolete) botany) SEE: botany | :: |
| herbal tea {n} (beverage made by infusion of herbs) | :: kruidenthee {m} |
| herbarium {n} (collection of dried plants) | :: herbarium |
| herbarium {n} (building or institution where a collection of plants is held) | :: herbarium |
| herbivore {n} (plant-eating organism) | :: herbivoor {m}, planteneter {m} |
| herd {n} (a number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper) | :: kudde {f} |
| herd {n} (any collection of animals gathered or travelling in a company) | :: kudde {f} |
| herd {n} (herdsman) | :: herder {m} |
| herder {n} (one who herds) | :: herder {m} |
| herd immunity {n} (form of indirect protection against a disease) | :: groepsimmuniteit {f} |
| herding dog {n} (herding dog) | :: herdershond |
| herdsman {n} (a person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep) | :: herder {m} |
| here {adv} (in, on, or at this place) | :: hier |
| here {adv} (to this place) | :: hierheen |
| here {n} (this place) | :: hier {n} |
| here {n} (this time, the present situation) | :: hier en nu {n}, heden {n} |
| hereabout {adv} (close, nearby) | :: hieromtrent |
| hereafter {n} (existence after death) SEE: afterlife | :: |
| hereafter {adv} (in time to come) | :: hierna |
| hereafter {n} (future existence) | :: hierna, hiernamaals |
| hereafter {adv} (from now on) SEE: from now on | :: |
| here and now {n} (present situation) | :: hier en nu {n} |
| here and there {adv} (from time to time) SEE: from time to time | :: |
| hereat {adv} (at this time) | :: hierheen |
| here below {adv} | :: in dit leven |
| hereby {adv} (formal phrase) | :: hierdoor, hierbij |
| hereditary {adj} (which is passed on as inheritance) | :: erfelijk |
| hereditary {adj} (of a title, honor or right: granted to somebody's descendant after that person's death) | :: erfelijk, erf- |
| hereditary {adj} (of a person: holding a hereditary title or rank) | :: erfelijk, erf- |
| hereditary {adj} (of a disease or trait: passed in the genes) | :: erfelijk |
| herefore {adv} (for this reason, on this account) | :: hiervoor |
| herein {adv} (within this content or context) | :: hierin, hierbij |
| hereinafter {adv} (In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this) | :: hieropvolgens |
| hereinbefore {adv} (translation) | :: hierinvoren |
| hereinto {adv} (translation) | :: hierheen |
| here lies {phrase} (epitaph) | :: hier rust |
| hereof {adv} (translation) | :: hiervan |
| hereon {adv} (translation) | :: hierop, hieraan |
| heresiarch {n} (founder of a heresy) | :: heresiarch {m}, aartsketter {m} |
| heresy {n} (dissension from religious dogma) | :: dwaalleer {m}, ketterij {f} |
| heresy {n} (a controversial opinion) | :: ketterij |
| heretic {n} (someone who believes contrary to fundamentals) | :: ketter |
| heretic {adj} (heretical) SEE: heretical | :: |
| heretical {adj} (of or pertaining to heresy or heretics) | :: ketters |
| heretical {adj} (contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion) | :: ketters |
| hereto {adv} (so far) SEE: so far | :: |
| hereto {adv} | :: hiertoe |
| heretofore {adv} (up to the present time) | :: hiertevoren |
| hereunder {adv} (translation) | :: hieronder |
| hereunto {adv} (translation) | :: hierheen, wetende |
| hereupon {adv} (immediately afterward; at this.) | :: hierop |
| herewith {adv} (with this (especially, with this letter or communication)) | :: hiermee |
| here you are {phrase} (said when handing something over) | :: alsjeblieft, alstublieft |
| heritable {adj} (able to be inherited) | :: overerfbaar |
| heritage {n} (property) | :: erfenis {f} |
| heritage {n} (tradition) | :: erfenis {f}, erfgoed {n} |
| Her Majesty {pron} (title of respect when referring to a queen) | :: Hare Majesteit |
| Herman {prop} (given name) | :: Herman {m} |
| hermaphrodite {n} (individual or organism having both male and female gonads) | :: hermafrodiet {m} |
| hermaphrodite {adj} (having both male and female gonads) | :: hermafrodiet, hermafrodiete |
| hermaphroditism {n} (state of having both male and female sexual organs) | :: hermafroditisme {n} |
| hermeneutic {adj} (that explains, interprets, illustrates or elucidates) | :: hermeneutisch |
| hermeneutical {adj} (concerning hermeneutics) | :: hermeneutisch |
| hermeneutics {n} (art and science of text interpretation) | :: hermeneutiek {f} |
| hermit {n} (religious recluse; eremite) | :: kluizenaar {m} |
| hermit {n} (recluse; someone who lives alone) | :: kluizenaar {m} |
| hermit {n} (hermit crab) SEE: hermit crab | :: |
| hermitage {n} (dwelling place of hermit) | :: hermitage {f}, kluis {m} {f} |
| hermit crab {n} (crustacean) | :: heremietkreeft {m} |
| hernia {n} (part of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part) | :: hernia {f}, breuk {f} |
| hero {n} (person of great bravery) | :: held {m}, heldin {f} |
| hero {n} (main protagonist) | :: held {m}, hoofdrolspeler {m} |
| Herodotus {prop} (ancient historian) | :: Herodotus |
| heroin {n} (powerful and addictive drug) | :: heroïne {f} |
| heroine {n} (female hero) | :: heldin {f} |
| heron {n} (bird) | :: reiger {m} |
| herpes zoster {n} (acute viral inflammation) SEE: shingles | :: |
| herring {n} (fish in Clupea) | :: haring {m} |
| hers {pron} (that which belongs to her) | :: het hare, de hare |
| herself {pron} ((as intensifier) she) | :: zijzelf |
| Hertzsprung-Russell diagram {n} (plot of the absolute magnitude of stars) | :: Hertzsprung-Russelldiagram {n} |
| Hesiod {prop} (Greek poet) | :: Hesiodus |
| hesitant {adj} (tending to hesitate) | :: schoorvoetend, aarzelend, weifelend |
| hesitate {v} (to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | :: aarzelen |
| hesitation {n} (act of hesitating) | :: aarzeling |
| Hesse {prop} (state) | :: Hessen |
| hessian {n} (burlap) SEE: burlap | :: |
| he's unconscious {phrase} (he's unconscious) | :: hij is bewusteloos |
| hetero- {prefix} (other) | :: hetero- |
| hetero {n} (heterosexual person) | :: heteroseksueel {m} |
| heterodoxy {n} (the quality of being heterodox) | :: heterodoxie, onrechtszekerheid, |
| heterodoxy {n} (a heterodox belief, creed, or teaching) | :: ketterij, dwaalleer |
| heterogeneity {n} (nonuniform quality of a substance) | :: heterogeniteit {f} |
| heterogeneity {n} (diversity) SEE: diversity | :: |
| heterogeneous {adj} (diverse in kind) | :: heterogeen, heterogene |
| heterogenous {adj} (heterogeneous) SEE: heterogeneous | :: |
| heterosexism {n} (Discrimination in favor of heterosexuals) | :: heteroseksisme {n} |
| heterosexual {adj} (sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex) | :: heteroseksueel |
| heterosexual {n} (a heterosexual organism) | :: heteroseksueel {m} {f} |
| heterosexuality {n} (heterosexual orientation) | :: heteroseksualiteit {f} |
| heterovalent {adj} (describing a resonance structure that has one fewer single bond than others) | :: heterovalent |
| heterovalent {adj} (having a different valency) | :: heterovalent |
| heterozygous {adj} (Of an organism which has two different alleles of a given gene) | :: heterzygoot |
| he that mischief hatches, mischief catches {proverb} | :: boontje komt om zijn loontje |
| Hettangian {prop} (age/stage of the Jurassic period/system) | :: Hettangien |
| heuristic {adj} (relating to general strategies or methods for solving problems) | :: heuristisch |
| heuristic {n} (heuristic method, heuristics) | :: heuristiek {f} |
| hew {v} (to chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down) | :: houwen |
| hew {v} (to shape; to form) | :: vormen, modelleren, boetseren, |
| hew {v} (to act according to) | :: zich conformeren met, zich richten naar |
| hewer {n} (one who hews) | :: houwer {m} |
| he who laughs last laughs best {proverb} (success is better after you've endured ridicule) | :: wie het laatst lacht, lacht het best, wie laatst lacht, best lacht |
| he who laughs last laughs hardest {proverb} (he who laughs last laughs best) SEE: he who laughs last laughs best | :: |
| hex {n} (an evil spell or curse) | :: vloek {?}, betovering {?}, beheksing {?} |
| hex {n} (a witch) | :: heks {?} |
| hexadecimal {n} (number system with base sixteen) | :: heksadecimale talstelsel {n} |
| hexadecimal {adj} (expressed in hexadecimal) | :: hexadecimaal, hexadecimale |
| hexagon {n} (A polygon with six sides and six angles) | :: zeshoek {m} |
| hexagonal {adj} (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon) | :: zeshoekig, hexagonaal |
| hexagonal {adj} (crystallography: having three equal axes crossing at 60° and an unequal one crossing at 90°) | :: hexagonaal |
| hexahedron {n} (polyhedron with six faces) | :: hexaëder |
| hexamethylenediamine {n} (hexamethylenediamine) | :: hexamethyleendiamine |
| hexapod {n} (insect) SEE: insect | :: |
| hexasyllabic {adj} (having six syllables) | :: zeslettergrepig |
| hey {interj} (exclamation to get attention) | :: hé, hé daar |
| hey {interj} (protest or reprimand) | :: hé, hela, ho, hola |
| hey {interj} (expression of surprise) | :: hè, huh |
| hey {interj} (informal greeting) | :: hoi, hé |
| hey {n} (country dancing figure) | :: hey |
| heyday {n} (a period of success, popularity or power) | :: hoogtijdag {m}, bloeitijd {m} |
| Hezbollah {prop} (Lebanese Shia islamic organisation) | :: Hezbollah |
| Hezekiah {prop} (biblical king) | :: Hizkia, Jechizkia |
| hi {interj} (friendly, informal greeting) | :: hallo, hoi |
| hiatus {n} (gap in a series) | :: hiaat {n}, lacune |
| hiatus {n} (interruption, break or pause) | :: hiaat {n}, gat {n}, onderbreking, interruptie, pauze |
| hiatus {n} (vacation) | :: vakantie {n} |
| hiatus {n} (syllable break between two vowels) | :: hiaat {n} |
| hibernate {v} (winter sleep) | :: overwinteren, een winterslaap houden |
| hibernation {n} (state of inactivity during winter) | :: winterslaap {m} |
| hibiscus {n} (flower) | :: hibiscus {m}, tuinhibiscus {m}, koraalmalve {m} |
| hiccough {n} (hiccup) SEE: hiccup | :: |
| hiccough {v} (hiccup) SEE: hiccup | :: |
| hiccup {n} (spasm of the diaphragm) | :: hik {m} |
| hiccup {n} (minor setback) | :: tegenvaller {m} |
| hiccup {v} (to hiccup) | :: hikken |
| hiccups {n} (the condition of having hiccup spasms) | :: hik {m} |
| hick {v} (hiccup) SEE: hiccup | :: |
| hick {n} (country yokel or hillbilly) | :: boerenkinkel {m}, boerenpummel {m}, boer {m}, boerenlul {m} |
| hickey {n} (bruise-like mark) | :: zuigplek {f}, zuigvlek {f} |
| hickey {n} (referring to an object whose name is unknown or cannot be recalled) | :: ding {n}, spul {n} |
| hickey {n} (swelling in a tissue area) | :: zwelling {f}, knobbel {m} |
| hickory {n} (tree of genus Carya or Annamocarya) | :: hickory |
| hickory {n} (wood of the tree) | :: hickory |
| hidden {adj} (out of sight; not visually apparent) | :: verscholen, verborgen |
| hidden {adj} (obscure) | :: obscuur |
| hidden {adj} (that has been hidden) | :: verborgen, verscholen, verstopt |
| hidden agenda {n} (wish (and plan) to implement a particular idea without telling anybody) | :: verborgen agenda, geheime agenda |
| hide {v} ((transitive)) | :: versteken, verstoppen, wegstoppen |
| hide {v} ((intransitive)) | :: zich verbergen, zich verstoppen, zich wegstoppen |
| hide {n} (skin of an animal) | :: huid {f}, vel {n}, vacht {f}, leer {n} |
| hide and go seek {n} (hide and seek) SEE: hide and seek | :: |
| hide and seek {n} (game) | :: verstoppertje {n} |
| hideous {adj} (extremely ugly) | :: afzichtelijk |
| hideous {adj} (distressing or offensive to the ear) | :: akelig |
| hideous {adj} (hateful; shocking) | :: afgrijselijk |
| hiding place {n} (a place where something or someone may be hidden) | :: schuilplaats, onderduikadres {n} |
| hierarchal {adj} (pertaining to a hierarch) | :: hiërarchisch |
| hierarchical {adj} (Pertaining to a hierarchy) | :: hiërarchisch |
| hierarchization {n} | :: de hierarcharizatie |
| hierarchy {n} (body of authoritative officials organised by rank) | :: hiërarchie {f} |
| hierarchy {n} (class of objects) | :: hiërarchie {f}, rangorde {f} |
| hieroglyph {n} (element of ideographic writing system) | :: hiëroglief {c} |
| hieroglyphic {adj} (of, relating to, or written with this system of symbols) | :: hiëroglifisch |
| hierophant {n} (ancient Greek priest) | :: opperpriester |
| hierophant {n} (interpreter of sacred mysteries) | :: hiërofant |
| Higgs boson {n} (elementary particle) | :: Higgsboson {n}, Higgsdeeltje {n} |
| Higgs particle {n} (Higgs boson) SEE: Higgs boson | :: |
| high {adj} (elevated; tall) | :: hoog |
| high {adj} (of great or large quantity) | :: hoog |
| high {adj} (slang: stoned) | :: high |
| highchair {n} (elevated chair used for feeding babies) | :: kinderstoel {m} |
| high court {n} (supreme court) SEE: supreme court | :: |
| higher education {n} (education at university level or beyond) | :: hoger onderwijs |
| higher learning {n} (higher education) SEE: higher education | :: |
| highfalutin {adj} ((informal) self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical) | :: hoogdravend, arrogant |
| High Fens {prop} (region in eastern Belgium and western Germany) | :: Hoge Venen |
| High German consonant shift {prop} (sound change that affected the stop consonants of the High German languages) | :: Hoogduitse klankverschuiving {f}, tweede Germaanse klankverschuiving {f} |
| High Holidays {prop} (Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, collectively) | :: Hoge Feestdagen {p} |
| high island {n} | :: hoog eiland {n} |
| high jumper {n} (athlete) | :: hoogspringer |
| highland {n} (mountainous land) | :: hoogland {n} |
| highland {adj} (relating to highlands) | :: hoogland {n} |
| highlight {v} (to make prominent) | :: benadrukken |
| highlighter {n} (pen for highlighting) | :: markeerstift {m} |
| highly {adv} | :: zeer, hoog |
| high nelly {n} (old fashioned bicycle) | :: omafiets |
| Highness {n} (form of address) | :: hoogheid {f} |
| high-priced {adj} (expensive) SEE: expensive | :: |
| high priest {n} (clergyman) | :: hogepriester {m} |
| high priest {n} (male person who was responsible for making the annual sacrifice on the Day of Atonement) | :: Hogepriester {m} |
| high priestess {n} (high priestess) | :: hogepriesteres {f} |
| high road {n} (main road or highway) SEE: highway | :: |
| high school {n} (secondary school) | :: middelbare school |
| high-speed rail {n} (type of rail transport) | :: hogesnelheidstrein {m} |
| high street {n} (the main street of any town) | :: hoofdstraat |
| hight {v} (call) SEE: call | :: |
| hight {v} (be called) | :: heten |
| high tide {n} (the natural tide at its highest level) | :: hoog tij {n}, hoog water {n}, hoogwater {n}, vloed |
| high tide {n} (the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level) | :: hoog tij {n}, hoog water {n}, hoogwater {n} |
| high tide {n} (climax, culminating point or phase) | :: climax, hoogtij {n}, hoogtepunt {n}, hoogdag {m}, hoogdagen {m} |
| high treason {n} (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) | :: hoogverraad |
| highway {n} (main public road) | :: snelweg {m}, autosnelweg {m}, autostrade {f} |
| highwayman {n} (a person who robbed travelers on roads) | :: struikrover {m} |
| hi-hat {n} (drum kit part) | :: hihat {m} |
| hijack {v} (to seize control of a vehicle) | :: kapen, hijacken |
| hijacker {n} (someone who hijacks) | :: kaper {m} |
| hijacking {n} (instance of such an act) SEE: hijack | :: |
| hijacking {n} (act of one who hijacks) | :: gijzeling {f}, kaping {f} |
| Hijra {n} (Muhammad's departure from Mecca) | :: hedjra, hidjra |
| Hijra {n} | :: Hidjra, hidjra |
| hike {n} (a long walk) | :: wandeling |
| hike {n} (an abrupt increase) | :: plotse stijging |
| hikikomori {n} (phenomenon) | :: hikikomori |
| hiking {n} (walking) | :: wandelen |
| hiking boot {n} | :: wandelschoen {m} |
| hilarious {adj} (very funny; causing great merriment and laughter) | :: hilarisch |
| Hilda {prop} (female given name) | :: Hilda |
| hill {n} (elevated location) | :: heuvel {m} |
| hilltop {n} | :: heuveltop {m} |
| hilly {adj} (abounding in hills) | :: heuvelachtig |
| hilt {n} (grip of a sword) | :: heft {n} |
| Hilversum {prop} (city in North Holland) | :: Hilversum {n} |
| him {pron} (dative / indirect object) | :: hem |
| him {pron} (objective after preposition) | :: hem |
| him {pron} (accusative / direct object) | :: hem |
| him {pron} (himself) SEE: himself | :: |
| him {pron} (he) SEE: he | :: |
| Himalayas {prop} (a mountain range of south-central Asia) | :: Himalaya |
| himself {pron} ((reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object) | :: zich, zichzelf |
| himself {pron} ((emphatic, exclusive) he) | :: zelf, hijzelf |
| hind {adj} (located at the rear) | :: achterst |
| hind {n} (female deer) | :: hinde {f} |
| hindbrain {n} (hindbrain) | :: ruithersenen |
| hinder {v} (to make difficult to accomplish) | :: hinderen , moeilijk maken |
| hinder {v} (to keep back; to delay or impede) | :: hinderen , verhinderen , vertragen |
| hinder {adj} (of or belonging to that part in the rear) | :: achterste |
| Hindi {n} (language) | :: Hindi {n} |
| Hindi-Urdu {prop} (Hindustani) SEE: Hindustani | :: |
| hindquarter {n} (rear half of a side of an animal) | :: achtereinde {n}, achterhand {n} |
| hindquarter {n} (hind leg of a quadruped) | :: achtereinde {n}, achterhand {n} |
| hindquarter {n} (human behind) | :: achtereinde {n}, achterwerk {n}, achterste {n} |
| hindrance {n} (something which hinders) | :: hindernis {f}, obstakel {n} |
| hindsight {n} (after-the-fact realisation or understanding) | :: terugblik {m} |
| hindsight {n} (the phrase "in hindsight") | :: achteraf gezien |
| Hindu {adj} (of or relating to Hinduism) | :: hindoeïstisch |
| Hindu {n} (religious adherent) | :: hindoe {m} |
| Hinduism {prop} (religion) | :: hindoeïsme {n} |
| Hinduistic {adj} (of or pertaining to Hinduism) | :: hindoeïstisch |
| Hindustani {prop} (language) | :: Hindoestani |
| hinge {n} (device for the pivoting of a door) | :: scharnier {n}, hengsel {n}, har {f} |
| hinge {n} (point in time, on which subsequent events depend) | :: keerpunt, hoeksteen |
| hinny {n} (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) | :: muilezel {m} |
| hint {n} (clue) | :: aanwijzing {f} |
| hinterland {n} (land immediately next to a coast) | :: achterland {n}, binnenland {n} |
| hinterland {n} (rural territory surrounding urban area) | :: platteland {n}, hinterland {n}, achterland {n} |
| hinterland {n} (remote or undeveloped area) | :: hinterland {n}, achterland {n} |
| hip {n} (joint) | :: heup {f} |
| hip {n} (the fruit of a rose) | :: rozenbottel {f} |
| hip bone {n} (bone) | :: heupbeen {n} |
| hip hip hooray {interj} (an exclamation of congratulations) | :: hieperdepiep hoera, hiep hiep hoera |
| hip hop {n} (popular urban culture) SEE: hip-hop | :: |
| hip-hop {n} (urban youth culture) | :: hip-hop |
| hippie {n} (1960s nonconformist) | :: hippie {m} {f} |
| hippocamp {n} (mythological creature) SEE: hippocampus | :: |
| hippocampus {n} (mythological creature) | :: hippocampus {m}, hippokampos {m} |
| hippocampus {n} (brain region) | :: hippocampus {m} |
| Hippocrates {prop} (an Ancient Greek male given name) | :: Hippocrates |
| hippodrome {n} (horse racing course) | :: renbaan {m} |
| hippopotamus {n} (large African mammal) | :: nijlpaard {n} |
| hippotigrine {adj} (zebrine) | :: zebra-achtig |
| hipster {n} (person interested in the latest trends) | :: hipster {m} |
| hire {n} (a person who has been hired) | :: werknemer {m} |
| hire {v} (to obtain the services of in return for fixed payment) | :: huren |
| hire {v} (to employ) | :: aanwerven, aanstellen |
| hire {v} (to exchange the services of for remuneration) | :: verhuren |
| hire {v} (to accept employment) | :: werk aannemen |
| Hiroshima {prop} (a city in Honshu, Japan) | :: Hiroshima |
| hirsute {adj} (hairy) | :: harig, behaard |
| his {determiner} (attributive: belonging to him) | :: zijn {m} |
| his {pron} (that which belongs to him) | :: de zijne, aan hem |
| His Majesty {pron} (title of respect used when referring to a king) | :: Zijne Majesteit |
| Hispanic America {prop} (parts of the Americas which speak Spanish) | :: Hispano-Amerika, Spaans-Amerika |
| His Royal Highness {pron} (royal title) | :: Zijne Koninklijke Hoogheid |
| hiss {n} (sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.) | :: sis {m}, gesis {n} |
| hiss {n} (animal expression of disapproval) | :: sis {m}, gesis {n}, tss {m} |
| hiss {v} (to make a hissing sound) | :: sissen, blazen |
| hist {interj} (injunction to be silent) | :: sst |
| histology {n} (study of microscopic structure) | :: weefselleer |
| historian {n} (writer of history) | :: historicus {m}, geschiedkundige {m} {f} |
| historian {n} (person who studies history) | :: historicus {m}, geschiedkundige {m} {f} |
| historic {adj} (historical) SEE: historical | :: |
| historic {adj} (having significance in history) | :: historisch |
| historical {adj} (pertaining to history) | :: geschiedkundig, historisch |
| historical linguistics {n} (the scientific study of language change) | :: historische taalkunde {f} |
| historical sociology {n} (branch) | :: historische sociologie {f} |
| historicity {n} (historical quality) | :: historiciteit {f} |
| historism {n} (19th century school of thought) | :: historisme |
| history {n} (aggregate of past events) | :: geschiedenis {f}, historie {f} |
| history {n} (branch of knowledge that studies the past) | :: geschiedenis {f} |
| history {n} (medicine: list of past and continuing medical conditions) | :: geschiedenis {f} |
| history repeats itself {proverb} (Translations) | :: de geschiedenis herhaalt zich |
| histrionic {adj} (of or relating to actors or acting) | :: theatraal |
| histrionic {adj} (excessively dramatic or emotional) | :: pathetisch, theatraal |
| hit {v} (to give a blow) | :: raken, treffen, slaan |
| hit {v} (to manage to touch in the right place) | :: raken, treffen |
| hit {n} (blow, punch) | :: slag {f}, stoot {m} |
| hit {n} (success, especially in the entertainment industry) | :: hit {m} |
| hit {n} (attack on a location) | :: aanslag {m} |
| hit {n} (collision of a projectile with the target) | :: tref {m} |
| hit {v} (to hit) SEE: strike | :: |
| hitchhike {v} (to try to get a ride in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of a road) | :: liften, autostop doen |
| hitchhiker {n} (a person who hitchhikes) | :: lifter {m}, liftster {f} |
| hither {adv} (to here) | :: hierheen, alhier, herwaarts |
| hitherto {adv} (up to this time) | :: tot dan toe, tot hiertoe, tot dusver, tot nu toe, tot dusverre |
| Hitler Youth {prop} | :: Hitlerjugend |
| hitman {n} (contract killer) | :: huurmoordenaar {m}, huurdoder {m} |
| hit point {n} (A unit of damage) | :: raakpunt {n} |
| hitpoint {n} (hit point) SEE: hit point | :: |
| hit the ground running {v} (begin an activity immediately and with full commitment) | :: direct aan de slag gaan |
| hit the hay {v} (to go to bed) | :: naar bed gaan, gaan slapen |
| hit the nail on the head {v} (identify something exactly) | :: de spijker op de kop slaan |
| Hittite {n} (person) | :: Hettiet {m} |
| Hittite {prop} (language) | :: Hettitisch {n} |
| HIV {n} (human immunodeficiency virus) | :: hiv |
| hive {n} (structure for housing a swarm of honeybees) SEE: beehive | :: |
| hives {n} (medical condition) SEE: urticaria | :: |
| Hmong {n} (people) | :: Hmong |
| HNLMS {prefix} (Her Netherlands Majesty's Ship) | :: Hr.Ms. {f} |
| HNLMS {prefix} (His Netherlands Majesty's Ship) | :: Zr.Ms. {m} |
| HNMS {prefix} (Netherlands) | :: Zr.Ms. {m}, Hr.Ms. {f} |
| ho {n} (whore) | :: hoer |
| hoard {v} (to amass) | :: ophopen, verzamelen, hamsteren, oppotten |
| hoarder {n} (one who hoards) | :: verzamelaar |
| hoarding {n} (behavior of people or animals accumulating food or other items) | :: hamsteren |
| hoarding {n} (anxiety disorder) | :: hoarding, verzamelstoornis |
| hoarfrost {n} (frozen dew drops) | :: rijm {m}, rijp {m}, dauwvorst {m}, vriesdauw {m} |
| hoarse {adj} (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) | :: schor |
| hoary {adj} (white or gray with age) | :: wit, grijs |
| hobbit {n} (fictional small humanoid creature) | :: hobbit {m} |
| hobby {n} (activity done for enjoyment in spare time) | :: hobby {f}, vrijetijdsbesteding {f} |
| hobby {n} (Falco subbuteo) | :: boomvalk {m} |
| hobby horse {n} (child's toy) | :: stokpaard {n}, stokpaardje {n} |
| hobby horse {n} (topic about which someone loves to talk) | :: stokpaardje {n} |
| hobby horse {n} (early bicycle) | :: draisine {f} |
| hobnob {n} (informal chat) | :: babbel {m}, klapke {n} |
| hobnob {v} (to drink with) | :: drinken, borrelen |
| hobnob {v} (to associate in a friendly manner with) | :: babbelen, kletsen, klappen |
| hobo {n} (homeless person) | :: dakloze {m}, zwerver {m}, vagebond {m}, landloper {m} |
| hobo {n} (tramp, vagabond; bum) | :: leegloper {m}, vagebond {m} |
| Ho Chi Minh {prop} (Ho Chi Minh City) SEE: Ho Chi Minh City | :: |
| Ho Chi Minh City {prop} (largest city of Vietnam) | :: Ho Chi Minhstad |
| hock {v} (leave with a pawnbroker as security) | :: verpanden |
| hockey {n} (the sport) | :: hockey {n} |
| hockey puck {n} (puck used in hockey) | :: puck {m} |
| hockey stick {n} (instrument used in field hockey) | :: hockeystick |
| hocus-pocus {interj} (a phrase used as a magical incantation) | :: hocus pocus {m} |
| hodgepodge {n} (collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble) | :: mikmak {m}, mengelmoes |
| hodiernal {adj} (of or pertaining to the present day or today) | :: actueel, huidig, tegenwoordig |
| hodman {n} (a bricklayer's or mason's laborer who carries bricks, mortar, cement and the like in a hod) | :: opperman {n} |
| hoe {n} (agricultural tool) | :: schoffel {m}, hak {m} |
| hoe {v} (to use the gardening tool) | :: schoffelen |
| hog {n} (animal of the family Suidae) | :: varken |
| hog {v} (to take more than one's share) | :: voor zichzelf opeisen, inpikken |
| hogshead {n} (measure of capacity for liquids) | :: okshoofd, oxhoofd |
| hogshead {n} (large barrel or cask) | :: okshoofd, oxhoofd |
| hog-tie {v} (figurative use) | :: kluisteren, knevelen |
| Hogwarts {prop} (fictional school for learning magic) | :: Zweinstein |
| hogwash {n} (nonsense) | :: prietpraat {m} |
| hogweed {n} (umbelliferous plant) | :: berenklauw |
| hoiho {n} (yellow-eyed penguin) SEE: yellow-eyed penguin | :: |
| hoi polloi {n} (elite) SEE: elite | :: |
| hoi polloi {n} (the common people) | :: gepeupel |
| hoist {v} (transitive: to raise; to lift; to elevate) | :: optillen, hijsen, ophijsen, opgetrokken worden |
| hoist by one's own petard {adj} (be hurt by one's own plot) | :: wie een put graaft voor een ander, valt er zelf in |
| hokey {adj} (phony, obviously of flimsy credibility) | :: nep, flauw, zwak, slap |
| hokey {adj} (corny, overly sentimental) | :: melig |
| Hokkaido {prop} (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) | :: Hokkaido |
| hokum {n} ((an instance of) meaningless nonsense with an outward appearance of being impressive and legitimate) | :: klatergoud {n} |
| hokum {n} ((an instance of) excessively contrived, hackneyed, or sentimental material in a film, etc.) | :: effectbejag {n} |
| hold {v} (to grasp) | :: houden, vasthouden |
| hold {v} (to contain) | :: bevatten |
| hold {v} (to keep possession) | :: bijhouden |
| hold {v} (to cause to wait) | :: tegenhouden |
| hold {v} (to detain) | :: vasthouden |
| hold {n} (cargo area) | :: ruim {n}, scheepsruim {n} |
| holdall {n} (large bag) | :: sporttas {c} |
| holder {n} (a person who possesses something) | :: houder {m} |
| hold off {v} (to delay someone or something) | :: tegenhouden |
| hold on {v} (wait a minute) | :: wachten |
| hold on {v} (to hold, grasp, or grip) | :: vasthouden |
| hold out {v} (withhold something) | :: achterhouden |
| hold to account {v} | :: aansprakelijk stellen |
| hole {n} (pit) SEE: pit | :: |
| hole {n} (hollow in some surface) | :: gaatje {n}, gat {n}, holletje {n}, opening {f} |
| hole {n} (opening in a solid) | :: holte {f}, gat {n}, opening {f} |
| hole {n} (weakness, flaw) | :: gat {n}, leemte, zwakke plek |
| hole {n} (security vulnerability) | :: gat {n}, leemte |
| hole {n} (orifice (see anus etc. for specific body cavities)) | :: lichaamsholte |
| hole {n} (place where a prisoner is kept) | :: de put {m} , vergeetput, bajes, lik, nor |
| hole {n} (undesirable place) | :: de put {m} , zwart gat {n} |
| hole {n} (portion of a game of golf) | :: hole |
| hole {v} (to make holes) | :: doorboren, doorzeven |
| hole {v} (to destroy) SEE: destroy | :: |
| hole punch {n} (tool) | :: perforator {m} |
| holiday {n} (day on which a festival etc. is traditionally observed) | :: feestdag {m} |
| holiday {n} (day declared free from work by the government) | :: feestdag {m} |
| holiday {n} (period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel) | :: vakantie {f} |
| holiday {n} (period during which pupils do not attend school) | :: vakantie |
| holidayer {n} (one who is on holiday) SEE: holiday-maker | :: |
| holiday home {n} (second home) | :: vakantieappartement {n} |
| holiday-maker {n} (somebody on holiday) | :: vakantieganger {m} |
| holiness {n} (state or condition of being holy) | :: heiligheid {f} |
| holism {n} | :: Holisme |
| Holland {prop} (region of the Netherlands, see also: Netherlands) | :: Holland |
| Hollandic {prop} (contemporary dialect) | :: Hollands |
| holler {n} (A yell, shout) | :: kreet, gil, roep, schreeuw, brul |
| holler {n} (By extension, any communication to get somebody's attention) | :: gebrul {n}, gegil {n}, geschreeuw, geroep {n} |
| holler {v} (to yell, shout) | :: brullen, roepen, schreeuwen |
| holler {v} (to call out one or more words) | :: brullen, roepen, uitroepen, uitschreeuwen |
| hollow {n} (hollow in some surface) SEE: hole | :: |
| hollow {n} (sunken area) | :: laagte {f} |
| hollow {adj} (having an empty space inside) | :: hol |
| hollow {adj} (without substance) | :: leeg |
| hollow out {v} (make hollow) | :: uithollen |
| hollow victory {n} (Pyrrhic victory) SEE: Pyrrhic victory | :: |
| holly {n} (any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Ilex) | :: hulst {m} |
| hollyhock {n} (plant) | :: stokroos {f} {m} |
| Hollywood {prop} (area of Los Angeles) | :: Hollywood |
| Hollywood {prop} (the American motion picture industry) | :: Hollywood |
| holme {n} (small island) | :: holm {m} |
| holmium {n} (chemical element) | :: holmium {n} |
| holocaust {n} (sacrifice to a god) | :: holocaust |
| Holocaust {prop} (the mass murder of 6 million Jews by Nazi Germany) | :: Holocaust, Sjoa, jodenvervolging {f} |
| hologram {n} (three-dimensional image created by holography) | :: hologram {n} |
| holograph {n} (hologram) SEE: hologram | :: |
| holographic {adj} (in the form of a hologram or holograph) | :: holografisch |
| holographic {adj} (handwritten) | :: holografisch |
| holography {n} (a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance) | :: holografie {f} |
| holonym {n} (term that denotes a whole) | :: holoniem {n} |
| holster {n} (case for carrying a gun) | :: holster {m} |
| holy {adj} (dedicated to a religious purpose) | :: heilig, sacraal, gewijd |
| holy {adj} (revered in a religion) | :: heilig, sacraal |
| holy {adj} (flawless) | :: foutloos, heilig, volmaakt, perfect |
| holy {adj} (dedicated for a specific purpose) | :: heilig |
| Holy Communion {prop} (Christian sacrament) | :: communie |
| Holy Ghost {prop} (aspect of the Holy Trinity) SEE: Holy Spirit | :: |
| holy grail {n} (distant, near impossible goal) | :: heilige graal {f} |
| Holy Grail {prop} (artifact in Christian mythology) | :: Heilige Graal {f} |
| holy moley {interj} (holy smoke) SEE: holy smoke | :: |
| Holy of Holies {prop} (the most sacred place within a sacred building) | :: heilige der heiligen {n}, allerheiligste {n} |
| Holy Prepuce {n} (Holy Prepuce) | :: heilige voorhuid {f} |
| Holy Roman Empire {prop} (state) | :: Heilige Roomse Rijk |
| Holy See {prop} (episcopal see of the Catholic Church) | :: Heilige Stoel |
| holy smoke {interj} (expression of surprise) | :: wel heb ik ooit, allemachtig |
| Holy Spirit {prop} (Christian: aspect of the Holy Trinity) | :: Heilige Geest {m} |
| Holy Thursday {prop} (Maundy Thursday) SEE: Maundy Thursday | :: |
| Holy Thursday {prop} (Ascension Day) SEE: Ascension Day | :: |
| holy war {n} (primarily religious war) | :: heilige oorlog {m} |
| holy water {n} (water, sanctified) | :: wijwater {n} |
| Holy Week {prop} (week preceding Easter) | :: Goede Week {f} {m} |
| homage {n} (in feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to his or her lord) | :: hommage, leenhulde, manschap {n} |
| homage {n} (demonstration of respect) | :: eerbetoon {n}, hommage {f}, hulde {f}, huldeblijk {n} |
| homage {n} (artistic work imitating another in a flattering style) | :: hommage |
| home {n} (house or structure in which someone lives) | :: huis {m}, heem {n}, thuis {n} |
| home {n} (someone’s native land) | :: moederland {n} |
| home {n} (childhood or parental home) | :: thuis {n} |
| home {n} (place of the affections) | :: thuis |
| home {n} (habitat) | :: habitat |
| home {n} (place of refuge or rest) | :: tehuis {n} |
| home {v} (to home ("in on")) | :: mikken |
| home {adv} (at home) | :: thuis |
| home {adv} (homewards) | :: naar huis |
| home appliance {n} (household appliance) SEE: household appliance | :: |
| home base {n} (baseball) SEE: home plate | :: |
| homebrewed {adj} (homemade) SEE: homemade | :: |
| home cinema {n} (theatre-quality movie system at home) | :: thuisbioscoop {m} |
| homecoming {n} (the act of returning home) | :: thuiskomst {f} |
| home country {n} (country where a person was born and raised) | :: thuisland {n} |
| home economics {n} (the study of homemaking) | :: huishoudkunde {f} |
| home front {n} (civilian sphere) | :: thuisfront {n} |
| home is where the heart is {proverb} (One's true home is where one feels happiest) | :: eigen haard is goud waard |
| homeland {n} (country which one regards as home) | :: thuisland {n} |
| homeless {adj} (lacking a permanent residence) | :: dakloos |
| homemade {adj} (made at home) | :: huisgemaakt |
| homeo- {prefix} | :: homeo- |
| homeomorphism {n} (in topology) | :: homeomorfisme {n} |
| homeopathy {n} (system of treating diseases with very small amounts) | :: homeopathie {f} |
| homeostasis {n} (ability to stabilize internal environment) | :: homeostase {f} |
| homeowner {n} (someone who owns a house) | :: huiseigenaar {m} |
| home page {n} (main or first page of a website) | :: homepage, startpagina, hoofdpagina |
| home plate {n} (pentagonal rubber object) | :: thuishonk |
| homer {n} (homing pigeon) SEE: homing pigeon | :: |
| Homer {prop} (Ancient Greek poet) | :: Homerus |
| Homeric laughter {n} (boisterous laughter) | :: homerisch gelach {n}, homerische lach {m} |
| homeschooling {n} (teaching children at home) | :: thuisonderwijs {n} |
| homesick {adj} (missing one's home or family) | :: heemziek |
| homesickness {n} (missing one's home or family) | :: heimwee {n} |
| home team {n} (team playing in its home territory or field) | :: thuisploeg {c} |
| home theater {n} (home cinema) SEE: home cinema | :: |
| hometown {n} (place of birth or residence) | :: vaderstad {m} {f} |
| homeward {adv} (towards home) | :: heemwaarts, huiswaarts |
| homewards {adj} (leading toward home) | :: heemwaarts, huiswaarts |
| homework {n} (work that is done at home) | :: huiswerk, huistaak |
| homework {n} (preliminary or preparatory work) | :: huiswerk |
| homeworld {n} | :: thuiswereld {c} |
| homicide {n} (the killing of one person by another) | :: doodslag {m} (unintentional), moord {m} (intentional) |
| homily {n} (platitude) SEE: platitude | :: |
| homing pigeon {n} (domesticated rock pigeon with strong homing instinct) | :: postduif {m} {f} |
| homo {n} (short form of homosexual) | :: homo {m} |
| homoerotic {adj} (homosexual) SEE: homosexual | :: |
| homogeneity {n} (quality of being homogeneous) | :: homogeniteit {f} |
| homogeneous {adj} (of the same kind; alike, similar) | :: homogeen |
| homomorphism {n} (notion in mathematics) | :: homomorfisme {n} |
| homonationalism {n} | :: homonationalisme {n} |
| homonym {n} (word with the same sound or spelling) | :: homoniem {n} |
| homonymous {adj} (having the same name) | :: gelijknamig |
| homophobe {n} (person who is prejudiced against homosexuals and homosexuality) | :: homofoob {m} |
| homophone {n} (words with the same pronunciation) | :: homofoon {m} |
| homosexual {adj} (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex) | :: homoseksueel, van de verkeerde kant |
| homosexual {n} (person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex) | :: homoseksueel {m}, homo {m} |
| homosexuality {n} (sexual orientation) | :: homoseksualiteit {f} |
| homotopic {adj} ((topology) such that there is an interval of maps joining one to the other) | :: homotopisch |
| homovalent {adj} (Having the same valency) | :: homovalent |
| homunculus {n} (little man) | :: ventje {n} |
| Honduras {prop} (a country in Central America) | :: Honduras |
| hone {n} (sharpening stone) | :: slijpsteen, wetsteen |
| hone {v} (to sharpen with a hone) | :: aanzetten, slijpen, scherp maken |
| hone {v} (to produce a precision bore with a hone) | :: kalibreren |
| hone {v} (to refine or master a skill) | :: vervolmaken, vervolledigen |
| hone {v} (to make more acute, intense or effective) | :: verfijnen |
| honed {adj} | :: geslepen, verfijnd |
| honest {adj} (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth) | :: eerlijk |
| honesty {n} (quality of being honest) | :: eerlijkheid {f} |
| honesty is the best policy {proverb} | :: eerlijk duurt het langst |
| honey {n} (sweet substance produced by bees) | :: honing {m} |
| honey {n} (term of affection) | :: schat {m}, schatje {n} |
| honey badger {n} (Mellivora capensis) | :: honingdas {m} |
| honeybadger {n} (honey badger) SEE: honey badger | :: |
| honey bee {n} (honey bee) | :: honingbij {f}, bij {f}, imme {f} |
| honeybee {n} (honey bee) SEE: honey bee | :: |
| honey buzzard {n} (Pernis apivorus) | :: wespendief {m} |
| honeycomb {n} (structure of cells made by bees) | :: raat {f}, honingraat {f}, bijenraat {f} |
| honeycomb stomach {n} (reticulum) SEE: reticulum | :: |
| honeymoon {n} (period of time immediately following a marriage) | :: wittebroodsweken {p} |
| honeymoon {n} (trip taken by a newly wed married couple) | :: huwelijksreis {f} {m} |
| honeymoon {n} (period of unusually good feelings) | :: wittebroodsweken {p} |
| honeymoon {v} (to travel on a honeymoon) | :: een huwelijksreis maken |
| honeysuckle {n} (plant) | :: kamperfoelie {f} |
| honey wine {n} (mead) SEE: mead | :: |
| Hong Kong {prop} (coastal administrative region in south-east China) | :: Hongkong |
| Honiara {prop} (the capital of the Solomon Islands) | :: Honiara |
| Honolulu {prop} (the capital of Hawaii) | :: Honoloeloe {n} |
| honor {n} (token of praise or respect) | :: eer {f} |
| honor {v} (think of, respect highly) | :: vereren, eren, huldigen, respecteren |
| honor {v} (confer honour on) | :: eren, huldigen |
| honorable {adj} (worthy of respect) | :: eervol |
| honorarium {n} (compensation for services) | :: honorarium {n}, ereloon {n} |
| honorificabilitudinitatibus {n} (state of being able to receive honours) | :: eerbewijsontvankelijkheid |
| honour {n} (honour) SEE: honor | :: |
| honour {v} (honour) SEE: honor | :: |
| honour killing {n} (murder as a cultural practice) | :: eerwraak {f} {m}, eermoord {f} {m} |
| hood {n} (headwear) | :: kap {f}, capuchon {m} |
| hood {n} (protective cover) | :: kap {f}, beschermingskap {f} |
| hood {n} (car engine cover) | :: motorkap {f}, kap {f} |
| hood {v} (cover with a hood) | :: bedekken |
| hood {adj} (Relating to inner-city everyday life, both positive and negative aspects) | :: wijk-, buurt- |
| hood {n} (thug) SEE: thug | :: |
| -hood {suffix} (condition or state) | :: -heid {f} |
| hooded crow {n} (Corvus cornix) | :: bonte kraai |
| hoodiecrow {n} (hooded crow) SEE: hooded crow | :: |
| hoodoo {n} (spire of rock) | :: aardpiramide, aardpijler |
| hooey {n} (silly talk or writing) | :: flauwe kul, nonsens |
| hoof {n} (tip of a toe of ungulates) | :: hoef {m} |
| hoo-ha {n} (a fuss, commotion, uproar) | :: herrie {f}, drukte {f}, ophef {m} |
| hook {n} (rod bent into a curved shape) | :: haak |
| hook {v} (to attach a hook) | :: haken |
| hook {v} (to catch with a hook) | :: aan de haak slaan |
| hook {v} (to connect) | :: in elkaar haken |
| hook {v} (to make addicted) | :: verslaven |
| hook {n} (typography: háček) SEE: háček | :: |
| hook {v} (to steal) SEE: steal | :: |
| hook {n} (fishhook) SEE: fishhook | :: |
| hookah {n} (pipe) | :: waterpijp {c} |
| hooker {n} (prostitute) SEE: whore | :: |
| hooknose {n} (aquiline nose) SEE: aquiline nose | :: |
| hook up {v} (to connect to something) | :: aansluiten |
| hookup {n} (brief sexual relationship) SEE: fling | :: |
| hooligan {n} (person that causes trouble or violence) | :: hooligan {m} {f}, vechtersbaas {m}, onruststoker {m} |
| hoon {n} (lout) | :: ruziemaker {m} |
| hoon {n} (young man who drives badly or excessively quickly) | :: wegpiraat {m} |
| hoop {n} (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) | :: hoepel {m}, reep {m}, tonnenband {m} |
| hoopoe {n} (bird Upupa epops) | :: hop {m} |
| hooray {interj} (elated expression of approval) | :: hoera |
| hooray {n} (an expression of excitement) | :: hoera |
| hoot {v} (To make the cry of an owl) | :: oehoeën |
| hooter {n} (slang: penis) SEE: dick | :: |
| hooter {n} (owl) SEE: owl | :: |
| hoover {v} (vacuum) SEE: vacuum | :: |
| hoover {n} (vacuum cleaner) SEE: vacuum cleaner | :: |
| hop {v} (jump a short distance) | :: huppen |
| hop {n} (the plant whose flowers are used in brewing) | :: hop {m} {f} |
| hope {v} (to want something to happen, with expectation that it might) | :: hopen |
| hope {n} (belief that something wished for can happen) | :: hoop {m} {f} |
| hope {n} (person or thing that is a source of hope) | :: hoop {m} {f} |
| hopeful {adj} | :: hoopvol (feeling hope), hoopgevend (promising) |
| hopefully {adv} (it is hoped that) | :: hopelijk |
| hopefully {adv} (in a hopeful manner) | :: hoopvol |
| hopeless {adj} (destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing) | :: hopeloos, uitzichtloos, kansloos |
| hopeless {adj} (desperate) SEE: desperate | :: |
| hope springs eternal {proverb} (the feeling of hopefulness endlessly renews itself) | :: hoop doet leven (hope does live) |
| hophornbeam {n} (Any species of the genus Ostrya) | :: hopbeuk {m} |
| Hopi {prop} (Hopi language) | :: Hopi |
| hoplite {n} (A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece) | :: hopliet {m} |
| hopscotch {n} (child's game) | :: hinkelen {n} |
| horde {n} (wandering troop or gang) | :: horde {m} {f} |
| horde {n} (a large number of people) | :: horde |
| hordeolum {n} (infection) SEE: stye | :: |
| horizon {n} (line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky) | :: horizon {m}, horizont {m}, einder {m}, kim {f} |
| horizontal {adj} (parallel to the plane of the horizon) | :: horizontaal |
| hormonal {adj} (pertaining to hormones) | :: hormonaal |
| hormonal {adj} (of or pertaining to the menstrual cycle) | :: hormonaal |
| hormone {n} (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) | :: hormoon {n} |
| horn {n} (antler) SEE: antler | :: |
| horn {n} (growth on the heads of certain animals) | :: hoorn {m} |
| horn {n} (substance) | :: hoorn {n} |
| horn {n} (any of several musical wind instruments) | :: hoorn {m} |
| horn {n} (instrument used to signal others) | :: hoorn {m} |
| horn {n} (loud alarm, especially on a motor vehicle) | :: toeter, claxon |
| horn {n} (conical device used to direct waves) | :: horen {m} |
| hornbeam {n} (tree of Carpinus) | :: haagbeuk {m} |
| hornbook {n} (hornbook) | :: abecedarium |
| horned lark {n} (Eremophila alpestris) | :: strandleeuwerik |
| horned melon {n} (plant) | :: gehoornde meloen {m} |
| horned puffin {n} (Fratercula corniculata) | :: gehoornde papegaaiduiker {m} |
| hornet {n} (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) | :: hoornaar {c}, hoorntje |
| hornets' nest {n} (an unpleasant or controversial situation) | :: wespennest {n} |
| hornless {adj} (without horns) | :: hoornloos |
| Horn of Africa {prop} (peninsula in East Africa) | :: Hoorn van Afrika {m} |
| horn of plenty {n} (the cornucopia) SEE: cornucopia | :: |
| horny {adj} (hard or bony) | :: hoornig |
| horny {adj} (having horns) | :: gehoornd |
| horny {adj} (sexually aroused) | :: geil, opgewonden |
| horologist {n} (a person who makes or repairs clocks) | :: horlogemaker |
| horology {n} (art, science and technology of timekeeping) | :: horologie {f} |
| horoscope {n} (astrological forecast) | :: horoscoop |
| horrific {adj} (causing horror) | :: afschuwelijk |
| horror {n} (intense distressing fear or repugnance) | :: gruwel {m} |
| horror movie {n} (motion picture which horrifies or frightens) | :: horrorfilm {m} |
| horror story {n} (fictional narrative of distressing events) | :: horrorverhaal {n} |
| horror story {n} (unpleasant experience) | :: horrorverhaal {n} |
| hors d'oeuvre {n} (appetizer) | :: hors-d'oeuvre {m} |
| horse {n} (members of the species Equus ferus) | :: paard {n}, ros {n} |
| horse {n} (gymnastic equipment) | :: bok |
| horse {n} (knight in chess (see also knight)) | :: paard {n} |
| horse chestnut {n} (tree) | :: paardenkastanje {m} |
| horsecollar {n} (a bitless headpiece) | :: gareel {n}, haam {m} |
| horsefly {n} (fly of the family Tabanidae) | :: daas {c}, brems {c}, paardevlieg {f}, paardenhorzel {c} |
| horseheal {n} (elecampane) SEE: elecampane | :: |
| horseling {n} (foal) SEE: foal | :: |
| horseling {n} (pony) SEE: pony | :: |
| horse mackerel {n} (jack mackerel) SEE: jack mackerel | :: |
| horseman {n} (man who rides a horse) | :: ruiter {m} |
| horsemilk {n} (mare's milk) SEE: mare's milk | :: |
| horsepower {n} (non-metric) | :: (mechanische) paardenkracht |
| horsepower {n} (metric) | :: (metrieke) paardenkracht |
| horsepower {n} (strength) | :: macht |
| horse race {n} (a competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting) | :: harddraverij |
| horseradish {n} (plant) | :: mierik {m} |
| horseradish {n} (condiment) | :: mierikswortel {m}, mierik {m}, boerenradijs {m} |
| horseriding {n} (the practice of riding horses for sport or pleasure) | :: paardrijden {n} |
| horseshit {n} (bullshit) SEE: bullshit | :: |
| horseshoe {n} (metallic shoe of a horse) | :: hoefijzer {n} |
| horseshoe {n} (shape of a horseshoe) | :: hoefijzer {n} |
| horsetail {n} (plant of the order Equisetales) | :: paardenstaart {m} |
| horse thief {n} (someson who steals horses) | :: paardendief {m}, paardendievegge {f} |
| hortatory {adj} (encouraging) | :: bemoedigend, ondersteunend |
| hortensia {n} (hydrangea) SEE: hydrangea | :: |
| horticulture {n} (small scale agriculture) | :: tuinderij {f} |
| hose {n} (flexible tube) | :: slang {f} |
| hose {n} (stocking-like garment) SEE: tights | :: |
| Hosea {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Hosea |
| Hosea {prop} (prophet) | :: Hosea |
| hose clamp {n} (device to clamp a hose to a fitting) | :: slangklem |
| hose down {v} (To put out or reduce a fire) | :: uitdoven |
| hose down {v} (To calm down a person) | :: Iemand tot bedaren brengen |
| hosepipe {n} (hose) | :: slang {f}, tuinslang {f} |
| hospice {n} (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill) | :: hospice |
| hospitable {adj} (cordial and generous towards guests) | :: gastvrij |
| hospital {n} (large medical facility) | :: ziekenhuis {n}, hospitaal {n}, gasthuis {n} |
| hospitalise {v} (hospitalize) SEE: hospitalize | :: |
| hospitality {n} (act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests) | :: gastvrijheid {f} |
| hospitality {n} (business of providing catering, lodging and entertainment service) | :: horeca {m} |
| hospitalize {v} (to send to a hospital) | :: hospitaliseren, in een ziekenhuis opnemen |
| hospital pass {n} (a poorly executed pass) | :: ziekenhuisbal {m} |
| host {n} (person who receives or entertains a guest) | :: gastheer {m}, gastvrouw {f}, gastgever {m} |
| host {n} (person or organisation responsible for running an event) | :: organisator {m}, gastgever {m}, gastheer |
| host {n} (moderator) | :: moderator {m}, gastheer {m}, gastvrouw {f}, gastgever {m} |
| host {n} (computing: computer attached to a network) | :: host {m} |
| host {n} (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) | :: gastheer {m} |
| host {n} (genetics: organism bearing certain genetic material) | :: drager {m} |
| host {v} (perform the role of a host) | :: ontvangen, onderbrengen, modereren |
| host {v} (computing: run software for a remote user or process) | :: hosten |
| host {n} (multitude of people arrayed as an army) | :: heerschaar {c} , leger {n}, troep {m} |
| host {n} (large number of items) | :: berg {m}, troep {m} |
| host {n} (consecrated bread) | :: hostie {m} |
| hostage {n} (person given as a pledge or security) | :: gijzelaar {m} |
| hostage-taker {n} | :: gijzelnemer {m}, gijzelhouder {m} |
| hostel {n} (an affordable overnight lodging place) | :: herberg {m}, pension {n} |
| hostel {n} (a temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food) | :: hospies {n} |
| hostel {n} (short for youth hostel) SEE: youth hostel | :: |
| host family {n} (a family which provides board and lodging to students) | :: gastgezin {n} |
| hostile {adj} (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) | :: vijandig |
| hostility {n} (state of being hostile) | :: hostiliteit {f}, vijandigheid {f}, vijandschap {f} |
| hostility {n} (hostile action, especially a military action) | :: vijandigheid {f},vijandelijkheid {f} |
| hostler {n} (person at an inn who looks after horses) | :: staljongen {m} |
| hot {adj} (having a high temperature) | :: heet, warm |
| hot {adj} (spicy) | :: pittig, pikant, heet |
| hot {adj} (slang: physically very attractive) | :: lekker, heet, geil, porno |
| hot air {n} (empty, confused or exaggerated talk) | :: gebakken lucht |
| hot-air balloon {n} (balloon-shaped aircraft filled with hot air) | :: heteluchtballon {m} |
| hotbed {n} (place ideal for the growth of something undesirable) | :: broeinest {n} |
| hot chocolate {n} (beverage) | :: warme choco |
| hotchpot {n} (blending together of property so as to achieve equal division in the case of inheritance; collation) | :: inbreng {m} |
| hotchpotch {n} (hodgepodge) SEE: hodgepodge | :: |
| hot dog {v} (to perform a dangerous act as display) SEE: show off | :: |
| hotel {n} (establishment providing accommodation) | :: hotel {n} |
| hot favorite {n} (one that is favored above others) | :: favoriet {m}, kakkernestje {n} |
| hot flash {n} (sudden sensation of heat, symptom of the menopause) SEE: hot flush | :: |
| hot flush {n} (sudden sensation of heat, symptom of the menopause) | :: opvlieger {m} |
| hothead {n} (one who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights) | :: heethoofd {m} {f}, driftkikker {m} {f} |
| hothouse {n} (brothel) SEE: brothel | :: |
| hothouse {n} (heated greenhouse) | :: verwarmde serre {m} |
| hotkey {n} (keyboard shortcut) SEE: keyboard shortcut | :: |
| hot spell {n} (heatwave) SEE: heatwave | :: |
| hot-tempered {adj} (easily angered) | :: heetgebakerd, heetbloedig |
| Hottentot {n} (a member of the Khoekhoe people, see also: Khoekhoe) | :: Hottentot {m} |
| Hottentot teal {n} (Anas hottentota) | :: hottentottaling |
| hottie {n} (slang: sexually attractive person) | :: stuk {n}, knapperd {m} |
| hottie {n} (informal: hot-water bottle) SEE: hot water bottle | :: |
| hot water bottle {n} (a flexible bottle for heat therapy) | :: kruik, warmwaterkruik |
| hound {n} (dog, hunting dog) | :: hond {m} (general), jachthond {m} (hunting) |
| hour {n} (time period of sixty minutes) | :: uur {n}, stonde {f} |
| hour {n} (the time) | :: uur {n}, tijd {c} |
| hourglass {n} (clock) | :: zandloper {m} |
| hourglass figure {n} (a human body shape resembling an hourglass) | :: wespentaille |
| houri {n} ((Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin) | :: hoeri {f} |
| house {v} (admit to residence) | :: onderbrengen |
| house {n} (bingo) SEE: bingo | :: |
| house {n} (genre of music) SEE: house music | :: |
| house {n} (human abode) | :: huis {n}, onderkomen {n} |
| house {n} (theatre) | :: zaal {m} |
| house {n} (debating chamber for government politicians) | :: kamer {m} {f}, huis {n} |
| house {n} (dynasty, familiar descendance) | :: huis {n} |
| house {n} (astrology: one of the twelve divisions of an astrological chart) | :: huis {n} |
| house arrest {n} (confinement of a person, by authorities, to his or her residence) | :: huisarrest |
| houseboat {n} (vessel) | :: woonboot {c} |
| housebroken {adj} (house-trained) SEE: house-trained | :: |
| house-broken {adj} (house-trained) SEE: house-trained | :: |
| housecat {n} (housecat) | :: huiskat {f} |
| housefly {n} (fly) | :: huisvlieg {m} {f} |
| household appliance {n} (machine) | :: huishoudstoestel {n} |
| household deity {n} (patron saint) SEE: patron saint | :: |
| household deity {n} (minor god or goddess who protects a home or family) | :: huisgod {m} |
| house husband {n} (husband who remains in the homestead) SEE: househusband | :: |
| househusband {n} (husband who remains in the homestead) | :: huisman {m} |
| housekeeper {n} (someone who manages the home, traditionally female head of household) | :: huishoudster {f} |
| housemate {n} (someone living in the same house) | :: huisgenoot {m} |
| house mouse {n} (mouse of the species Mus musculus) | :: huismuis {f}, muis {f} |
| house music {n} (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) | :: house {c} |
| house number {n} (street address) | :: huisnummer {n} |
| house of cards {n} (structure made by stacking playing cards) | :: kaartenhuis {n} |
| house of cards {n} (structure or argument built on a shaky foundation) | :: kaartenhuis {n} |
| House of Commons {prop} (lower house in UK or Canadian parliament) | :: Lagerhuis |
| house of correction {n} (penitentiary facility) | :: huis van correctie {n}, correctie |
| house of ill fame {n} (brothel) SEE: brothel | :: |
| House of Lords {prop} (upper chamber of UK parliament) | :: Hogerhuis |
| House of Representatives {prop} (lower house of parliament) | :: Huis van Afgevaardigden {n} |
| house of worship {n} (house of worship) SEE: place of worship | :: |
| house party {n} (social gathering) | :: huisfeest |
| house rule {n} (a rule adopted by a particular establishment) | :: huisregel {m} |
| house rules {n} (plural form of house rule) | :: huisregels {p} |
| house-search {n} (thorough search of a home) | :: huiszoeking |
| house sparrow {n} (Passer domesticus) | :: huismus {m} {f} |
| house-trained {adj} (trained not to excrete indoors) | :: zindelijk |
| housewarming {n} (party) | :: instuif {m}, huiswarming {f} |
| housewife {n} (female head of household) | :: huisvrouw {f} |
| housework {n} (domestic household chores) | :: huishouden {n}, huishoudelijk werk {n} |
| housing estate {n} (group of buildings) | :: woonwijk |
| hovercraft {n} (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) | :: hovercraft, luchtkussenvoertuig {n} |
| hoverfly {n} (fly in the family Syrphidae) | :: zweefvlieg |
| how {adv} (to what degree) | :: hoe |
| how {adv} (in what manner) | :: hoe |
| how {adv} (in what state) | :: hoe |
| how {adv} (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings) | :: hoe |
| how {conj} (in which way) | :: hoe |
| how are you {phrase} (greeting) | :: hoe gaat het?, hoe is het?, alles goed? |
| how come {adv} (why) | :: hoe komt het dat, waarom |
| how did he die {phrase} (what were the circumstances of his death) | :: hoe is hij gestorven? |
| how do I get to {phrase} (how do I get to...?) | :: hoe kom ik bij, hoe kom ik in |
| how do I get to the airport {phrase} (how do I get to the airport?) | :: hoe kom ik bij de luchthaven, hoe kom ik bij het vliegveld |
| how do I get to the bus station {phrase} (how do I get to the bus station?) | :: hoe kom ik bij het busstation |
| how do I get to the train station {phrase} (how do I get to the train station?) | :: hoe kom ik bij het station |
| how do you do {phrase} (Phrase: how do you do) | :: hoe maakt u het |
| how do you mean {phrase} (a request for clarification of what the listener just said) | :: hoe bedoel je?, hoe bedoelt u? |
| how do you pronounce this word {phrase} (how do you pronounce this word?) | :: hoe spreek je dit woord uit |
| how do you say …… in English {phrase} (request for translation into English) | :: hoe zeg je …… in het Engels? |
| how do you spell this word {phrase} (how do you spell this word?) | :: hoe spel je dit woord? |
| howdy {interj} (hi) SEE: hi | :: |
| howdy doody {interj} (hi) SEE: hi | :: |
| however {adv} (nevertheless) | :: daarentegen, echter |
| however {adv} | :: eender hoe |
| howl {n} (protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf) | :: gehuil {n} |
| howl {n} (prolonged cry of distress or anguish) | :: gebrul {n}, gehuil {n}, gejammer {n} |
| howl {v} (to utter a sound expressive of pain or distress) | :: huilen, jammeren |
| howl {v} (to utter with outcry) | :: uitroepen, uitschreeuwen |
| howler {n} (mistake) | :: blunder {m}, miskleun {m} |
| howler {n} (joke) | :: giller {m} |
| how long {adj} (how long (distance)) | :: hoe lang |
| how many {determiner} (what number) | :: hoeveel |
| how many languages do you speak {phrase} (how many languages do you speak?) | :: hoeveel talen spreekt u?, hoeveel talen spreek je? |
| how manyth {adj} (standing for an unknown or queried ordinal number) | :: hoeveelste |
| how much {determiner} (what quantity) | :: hoeveel |
| how much {determiner} (what is the cost/price?) | :: hoeveel |
| how much does it cost {phrase} (how much is it?) | :: hoe duur is het? hoeveel kost het? |
| how much is it {phrase} (how much does it cost) SEE: how much does it cost | :: |
| how old are you {phrase} (what is your age in years) | :: hoe oud ben je? , hoe oud bent u? |
| how's it going {phrase} (how's it going? - informal greetings) | :: hoe gaat het? |
| how's the weather {phrase} (how's the weather?) | :: hoe is het weer? |
| how-to {n} (description of how to accomplish a task) | :: zo-doe-je-dat |
| howzit {interj} (what's up) SEE: what's up | :: |
| Hoxhaism {n} (variant of Marxism-Leninism) | :: Hoxhaïsme |
| hp {n} (horsepower) | :: pk |
| HP {n} (horse power) SEE: hp | :: |
| HTML {prop} (initialism) | :: HTML |
| HTML5 {prop} (initialism) | :: HTML5 |
| HTTP cookie {n} (packet of information sent by a server to a World Wide Web browser and then returned by the browser each time it accesses that server) | :: cookie {n} |
| hub {n} (central part of a wheel) | :: naaf |
| hub {n} (point where many routes meet) | :: draaischijf, centrum |
| hub {n} (computer networking device) | :: hub, knooppunt |
| Hubble constant {prop} (number) | :: wet van Hubble |
| hubcap {n} (decorative disk for wheels) | :: wieldop {m}, naafdop |
| hubris {n} (excessive pride or arrogance) | :: hubris, hoogmoed, kapsones {m} |
| huchen {n} (Hucho hucho) | :: Donauzalm |
| huckster {n} (peddler) SEE: peddler | :: |
| Hudsonian godwit {n} (Limosa haemastica) | :: hudsongrutto |
| hue {n} (color or shade of color; tint; dye) | :: schakering {f}, kleurschakering {f}, tint {f} |
| hue {n} (character; aspect) | :: aanblik, voorkomen {n} |
| Hue {prop} (city, province of Vietnam) | :: Hué |
| huffy {adj} (Angry, annoyed) | :: geïrriteerd |
| hug {n} (affectionate embrace) | :: knuffel, knuffelen |
| hug {v} (embrace) | :: knuffelen |
| huge {adj} (very large) | :: reusachtig, enorm, gigantisch |
| huggable {adj} (capable of, or suitable for, being hugged) | :: knuffelbaar |
| Huguenot {n} (member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century) | :: hugenoot {m}, hugenote {f} |
| huh {interj} (expressing doubt or confusion) | :: hè |
| huh {interj} (to reinforce a question) | :: hè, nou |
| huh {interj} (to indicate that one didn't hear) | :: hè, wat |
| hula hoop {n} (toy in the form of a large hoop) | :: hoelahoep {m}, hoepel {m} |
| hulk {n} (non-functional, floating ship) | :: scheepsromp |
| hulk {n} (any large ship that is difficult to maneuver) | :: bakbeest,joekel |
| hulk {n} (a big, (and possibly clumsy) person) | :: vleesklomp |
| hulk {n} (an excessively muscled person) | :: kolos |
| hull {n} (outer covering of a fruit or seed) | :: dop {m} {f} |
| hull {v} (to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel) | :: doppen |
| hull {n} (frame of a ship or plane) | :: casco {n}, scheepsromp {m} |
| huller {n} (machine for removing hulls from grain) | :: pelmachine |
| hum {n} (tune created orally with lips closed) | :: gebrom {n}, geneurie {n} |
| hum {n} (indistinct sound resembling human humming) | :: gebrom {n} |
| hum {v} (to make sound with lips closed) | :: neuriën, brommen |
| hum {v} (to drone like certain insects naturally do in motion) | :: zoemen, brommen (depending on the species' precise sound) |
| hum {v} (to smell bad) | :: stinken |
| human {adj} (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) | :: menselijk, mens- |
| human {adj} (having the nature or attributes of a human being) | :: menselijk |
| human being {n} (a human being) SEE: human | :: |
| human being {n} (person) | :: mens {n} |
| humane {adj} (with regard for the health and well-being of another) | :: humaan |
| Human Genome Project {prop} (Human Genome Project) | :: menselijkgenoomproject {n} |
| humanism {n} (historical revival of Classical culture) | :: humanisme {n} |
| humanism {n} (ethical system) | :: humanisme {n} |
| humanism {n} (humanitarianism) | :: menslievendheid |
| humanist {n} (person who believes in the philosophy of humanism) | :: humanist {m} |
| humanities {n} (language, literature, etc.) | :: geesteswetenschappen {f-p} |
| humanity {n} (human beings as a group) | :: mensheid {f}, mensdom {n}, mensengeslacht {n} |
| humanity {n} (human condition) | :: mensheid {f} |
| humanity {n} (quality of being benevolent) | :: menselijkheid {f}, menslievendheid {f}, humaniteit {f} |
| humankind {n} (human race) SEE: mankind | :: |
| humankind {n} (the human race) | :: mensheid {f}, mensdom {n} |
| human milk {n} (breast milk) SEE: breast milk | :: |
| human nature {n} (set of qualities shared by all humans) | :: mensenaard {m} |
| humanoid {adj} (having the appearance or characteristics of a human) | :: humanoïde |
| human race {n} (the human race) SEE: humankind | :: |
| human resources {n} (the personnel department of an organization) | :: personeelszaken {p} |
| human resources {n} (the personnel employed in an organization) | :: personeel {n}, menselijk kapitaal {n} |
| human rights {n} (basic rights and freedoms that all humans should be guaranteed) | :: rechten van de mens {n-p}, mensenrechten {n-p} |
| human shield {n} (civilians placed in or around targets) | :: menselijk schild {n} |
| human trafficking {n} (criminal activity in which people are recruited, etc. to serve an exploitative purpose) | :: mensenhandel {m} |
| humble {adj} (near the ground) | :: bescheiden, modest |
| humble {adj} (thinking lowly of oneself) | :: bescheiden, deemoedig |
| humble {v} (to bring low, etc.) | :: verlagen, vernederen, humiliëren |
| humble {v} (to make humble or lowly in mind, etc.) | :: deemoedigen |
| Humboldt penguin {n} (Spheniscus humboldti) | :: humboldtpinguïn {m} |
| humdrum {adj} (lacking variety or excitement; dull; boring) | :: saai, vervelend, eentonig, slaapverwekkend |
| humerus {n} (bone of the upper arm) | :: opperarmbeen |
| humid {adj} (slightly wet) | :: vochtig |
| humidity {n} (dampness, especially that of the air) | :: luchtvochtigheid {f} |
| humidity {n} (amount of water vapour in the air) | :: luchtvochtigheid {f} |
| humiliate {v} (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) | :: vernederen, verootmoedigen |
| humiliation {n} (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) | :: vernedering |
| humiliation {n} (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) | :: vernedering |
| humility {n} (characteristic of being humble) | :: nederigheid {f} |
| hummingbird {n} (any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae) | :: kolibrie {m} |
| humming top {n} (a humming top) | :: bromtol {m} |
| hummus {n} (dip made of chickpea paste) | :: hummus {m} {f} |
| humongous {adj} (extremely large) | :: enorm, gigantisch |
| humoristic {adj} (pertaining to a humorist) | :: humoristisch |
| humour {n} (something funny) | :: humor |
| humour {n} (mood) | :: stemming, humeur {n} |
| hump {n} (deformity of the human back) | :: bult {m}, bochel {m} |
| hump {n} (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) | :: bult {m} |
| humpback {n} (humpbacked person) | :: bultenaar |
| humpback whale {n} (Megaptera novaeangliae) | :: bultrug |
| humus {n} (group of compounds in soil) | :: humus |
| Hun {n} (German) SEE: German | :: |
| Hun {n} (member of nomadic tribe) | :: Hun |
| Hun {n} (derogatory: German) SEE: Fritz | :: |
| hunch {n} (idea, theory) | :: ingeving, idee |
| hunchback {n} (one who is stooped or hunched over) SEE: humpback | :: |
| hunchback {n} (deformed upper spinal column) SEE: humpback | :: |
| hundred {num} (cardinal number 100) | :: honderd {f} |
| hundreds and thousands {n} (sprinkles) SEE: sprinkles | :: |
| Hungarian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Hungary) | :: Hongaars, Hongaarse |
| Hungarian {n} (person from Hungary) | :: Hongaar {m}, Hongaarse {f} |
| Hungarian {n} (the language) | :: Hongaars {n} |
| Hungarian notation {n} (Hungarian notation) | :: hongaarse notatie |
| Hungary {prop} (the country) | :: Hongarije {n} |
| hunger {n} (need for food) | :: honger {m}, trek |
| hunger {v} (need food) | :: honger hebben , hongeren |
| hunger {v} (desire) | :: verlangen |
| hunger is a good sauce {proverb} (hunger is the best sauce) SEE: hunger is the best sauce | :: |
| hunger is the best sauce {proverb} (being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food) | :: honger is de beste saus |
| hunger strike {n} (a fast undertaken as a means of protest) | :: hongerstaking {f} |
| hung over {adj} (suffering from a hangover) | :: brak |
| hungover {adj} (suffering from a hangover) | :: brak |
| hungry {adj} (affected by hunger; desirous of food) | :: hongerig |
| hungry {adj} (eager, having a desire for something) | :: hongerend, hongerig, begerig, lustend, snakkend |
| hunk {n} (sexually attractive man) | :: bink {m} |
| hunt {v} (to chase down prey) | :: jagen |
| hunt {v} (to search for something) | :: zoeken |
| hunt {n} (the act of hunting, shooting) | :: jacht {m} |
| hunter {n} (person who hunts game) | :: jager {m} |
| hunter {n} (hunting dog) | :: jachthond {m} |
| hunting horn {n} (bugle used during a hunt) | :: jachthoorn {m} |
| huntress {n} (female who hunts) | :: jageres {f} |
| huntsman spider {n} (any spider from the taxonomic family Sparassidae) | :: jachtkrabspin {f} |
| hurdy-gurdy {n} (stringed instrument) | :: draailier {f}, draaivedel {f} |
| hurdy-gurdy {n} (barrel organ) SEE: barrel organ | :: |
| hurl {v} (throw with force) | :: smijten |
| hurl {v} (vomit) | :: braken, overgeven, kotsen |
| hurler {n} (pitcher) SEE: pitcher | :: |
| hurrah {interj} (expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness) | :: hoera |
| hurricane {n} (weather phenomenon) | :: orkaan {f} |
| hurricane {n} (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) | :: orkaan {f} |
| Hurro-Urartian {adj} (of or relating to languages) | :: Hurro-Urartisch |
| hurst {n} (a wood or grove) | :: horst |
| hurt {v} (to be painful) | :: pijn doen, zeer doen |
| hurt {v} (to cause physical pain and/or injury) | :: pijn doen, pijnigen, kwellen, kwetsen |
| hurt {v} (to cause emotional pain) | :: pijn doen, kwetsen |
| hurt {adj} (wounded, injured) | :: gekwetst, gewond, geblesseerd |
| hurt {adj} (pained) | :: pijn gedaan |
| husband {n} (male partner in marriage) | :: man {m}, echtgenoot {m} |
| husband {v} (to conserve) | :: zuinig beheren |
| husband and wife {n} (husband and wife, see also: married couple) | :: man en vrouw {p} |
| husbandry {n} (cultivation of crops and raising of livestock) | :: landbouw {m} |
| husbandry {n} (prudent management or conservation of resources) | :: zuinigheid {f} |
| hush money {n} (bribe to maintain secrecy) | :: zwijggeld {n} |
| hush up {v} (to keep secret) | :: verzwijgen |
| husk {n} (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits) | :: schil |
| husk {n} (any worthless exterior) | :: waardeloos omhulsel |
| hussar {n} (light cavalry of any of several European armies) | :: huzaar {m} |
| hussy {n} ((obsolete) a housewife or housekeeper) SEE: housewife | :: |
| hustler {n} (prostitute) SEE: prostitute | :: |
| hustler {n} (a pimp) | :: pooier {m} |
| hut {n} (small wooden shed) | :: hut {f} |
| hut {n} (primitive dwelling) | :: hut {f} |
| hutong {n} (lane) SEE: lane | :: |
| hutong {n} (alley) SEE: alley | :: |
| Hávamál {prop} (second book of the Poetic Edda) | :: Hávamál |
| hyacinth {n} (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) | :: hyacint {f} |
| hybrid {n} (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) | :: kruising, hybride {m} |
| hybrid {n} (something of mixed origin) | :: hybride {m} |
| hybrid {n} (word derived from different languages) | :: hybridisch woord {n} |
| hybrid {n} (car that runs on both fuel and electricity) | :: hybride |
| hybrid {adj} (consisting of diverse components) | :: hybridisch, hybride- , gehybridiseerd, gekruisd |
| hybrid war {n} (war) | :: hybride oorlog {m} |
| hybrid warfare {n} (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) | :: hybride oorlogsvoering {f} |
| Hydra {prop} (one of Pluto's moons) | :: Hydra |
| hydrangea {n} (shrub) | :: hortensia {m} {f} |
| hydrate {n} (solid compound containing or linked to water molecules) | :: hydraat {n} |
| hydraulic {adj} (Related to hydraulics) | :: hydraulisch |
| hydraulic engineering {n} (sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with water and sewage) | :: waterbouwkunde {f} |
| hydraulics {n} (engineering science that deals with liquid in motion) | :: hydraulica {f}, stromingsleer {f} |
| hydride {n} (compound of hydrogen) | :: hydride |
| hydrocarbon {n} (compound of carbon and hydrogen) | :: koolwaterstof {c} |
| hydrocephalus {n} (skull enlargement due to fluid) | :: hydrocefalus {m}, waterhoofd {n} |
| hydrochloric acid {n} (strong acid made by dissolving the gas, hydrogen chloride) | :: zoutzuur |
| hydrodynamic {adj} (of or relating to the science of hydrodynamics) | :: hydrodynamisch |
| hydrodynamics {n} (study of fluids in motion) | :: hydrodynamica, waterstromingsleer {f} |
| hydroelectric {adj} (that generates electricity by converting the energy of moving water) | :: hydro-elektrisch |
| hydrofluorocarbon {n} (haloalkane) | :: fluorkoolwaterstof {m} {f} |
| hydrofoil {n} (wing) | :: draagvleugel {m} |
| hydrofoil {n} (vessel) | :: draagvleugelboot {f} |
| hydrogen {n} (chemical element) | :: waterstof {n} |
| hydrogen bomb {n} (thermonuclear bomb) | :: waterstofbom {f} |
| hydrogen peroxide {n} (H2O2) | :: waterstofperoxide {n}, zwaar water {n} |
| hydrogen sulfide {n} (H2S) | :: waterstofsulfide {n} |
| hydrogen vehicle {n} (any vehicle that uses hydrogen as its principal fuel) | :: waterstofauto |
| hydrology {n} (science related to water) | :: waterkunde {f} |
| hydronym {n} (name of a body of water) | :: hydroniem |
| hydrophobia {n} (rabies, see also: rabies) | :: watervrees {f} |
| hydrophobia {n} (fear of water, see also: aquaphobia) | :: watervrees {f} |
| hydrops {n} (accumulation of serous fluid) | :: leewater {n} |
| hydrostatic {adj} (of or relating to hydrostatics) | :: hydrostatisch |
| hydrostationary {adj} (hydrostatic) SEE: hydrostatic | :: |
| hydrotherapy {n} (technique that uses water for the treatment of disease) | :: watertherapie {f} |
| hyena {n} (mammal) | :: hyena {f} |
| hygge {n} (cosiness, conviviality) | :: gezelligheid {f} |
| hygiene {n} (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) | :: hygiëne |
| hygienic {adj} (pertaining to hygiene) | :: hygiënisch |
| hygrometer {n} (instrument that measures humidity) | :: hygrometer {m} |
| hymen {n} (membrane which occludes the vagina) | :: maagdenvlies {n} |
| hymn {n} (a song of praise or worship) | :: lofzang {f}, hymne {f} |
| hymnal {n} (book or collection of hymns) | :: kerkgezangen |
| hymnary {n} (book of hymns) SEE: hymnal | :: |
| hymnbook {n} (book of hymns) SEE: hymnal | :: |
| hypallage {n} (literary device) | :: hypallage |
| hype {v} (to promote) | :: promoten |
| hyperaldosteronism {n} (condition in which too much aldosterone is produced) | :: hyperaldosteronisme {n}, aldosteronisme {n} |
| hyperbaton {n} (grammar) | :: hyperbaton |
| hyperbola {n} (geometric curve) | :: hyperbool {m} |
| hyperbole {n} (rhetorical device) | :: hyperbool |
| hyperbolic {adj} (pertaining to a mathematical hyperbola) | :: hyperbolisch |
| hyperbolical {adj} (hyperbolic) SEE: hyperbolic | :: |
| hyperbolic space {n} (space exhibiting hyperbolic geometry) | :: hyperbolische ruimte |
| hypercorrection {n} (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule) | :: hypercorrectie {f} |
| hypergamy {n} (hypergamy) | :: hypergamie {f} |
| hypergeometric distribution {n} (probability distribution) | :: hypergeometrische verdeling {f} |
| hyperglycemia {n} (unusually high concentration of sugar in the blood) | :: hyperglykemie |
| hyperhidrosis {n} (a medical condition) | :: hyperhidrosis |
| hyperkinesis {n} (abnormally increased and sometimes uncontrollable activity or muscular movements) | :: hyperkinesie |
| hyperkinesis {n} (a condition characterized by hyperactivity) | :: hyperkinesie |
| hyperkinetic disorder {n} (developmental disorder) | :: hyperkinetische stoornis {f} |
| hyperlink {n} (link from one electronic document to another) | :: hyperlink {m} |
| hypermarket {n} (combination of department store and supermarket) | :: hypermarkt {m} |
| hypermetropia {n} (disorder of the vision) SEE: farsightedness | :: |
| hypernova {n} (the gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole) | :: hypernova |
| hypernym {n} (superordinate grouping word) | :: hyperoniem {n} |
| hyperonym {n} (hypernym) SEE: hypernym | :: |
| hyperopia {n} (disorder of the vision) SEE: farsightedness | :: |
| hyperparasite {n} (parasite whose host is a parasite) | :: hyperparasiet {m} |
| hyperparasite {n} (insect that parasitizes another parasitic insect) | :: hyperparasiet {m} |
| hyperplasia {n} (increase in the size of a tissue or organ) | :: hyperplasie {f} |
| hypertension {n} (abnormally high blood pressure) | :: hypertensie |
| hyperthymesia {n} (rare condition in which an individual possesses a superior autobiographical memory) | :: hyperthymesia |
| hypertrophy {n} (an increase in the size of an organ due to swelling of the individual cells) | :: hypertrofie |
| hypha {n} (filament that forms the mycelium of a fungus) | :: schimmeldraad {m}, zwamdraad {m}, hyfe {m} {f} |
| hyphen {n} (symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split) | :: afbreekteken {n}, koppelteken {n}, verbindingsstreepje {n} |
| hyphenation {n} (inclusion and location of hyphens) | :: woordafbreking {f}, woordsplitsing {f}, splitsing in lettergrepen |
| Hypnos {prop} (Hypnos, the Greek god of sleep) | :: Hypnos {m} |
| hypnosis {n} (a trancelike state) | :: hypnose |
| hypnotherapy {n} (treatment of disease through hypnotism) | :: hypnotherapie |
| hypnotise {v} (hypnotise) SEE: hypnotize | :: |
| hypnotize {v} (To induce somebody into a state of hypnosis) | :: hypnotiseren |
| hypobromite {n} (any salt or ester of hypobromous acid) | :: hypobromiet {n} |
| hypocentre {n} (focus of an earthquake) | :: hypocentrum {n} |
| hypochondria {n} (psychological disorder) | :: hypochondrie {f} |
| hypochondriac {adj} (affected by hypochondria) | :: hypochonder |
| hypochondriasis {n} (excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness) | :: hypochondrie |
| hypocorism {n} (term of endearment) | :: hypokorisme, koosnaam, koosnaampje |
| hypocoristic {adj} (relating to a nickname, usually indicating intimacy) | :: hypocoristisch |
| hypocrisy {n} (claim, pretense, or false representation of holding beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not actually possess) | :: hypocrisie {f}, huichelarij {f}, schijnheiligheid {f} |
| hypocrite {n} (person practising hypocrisy) | :: huichelaar {m}, hypocriet {m}, schijnheilige {m} |
| hypocritical {adj} (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) | :: hypocriet, schijnheilig |
| hypodermic {adj} (under the dermis) | :: hypodermaal |
| hypogamy {n} (hypogamy) | :: hypogamie {f} |
| hypoglycemia {n} (low level of blood glucose) | :: hypoglycemie, hypo |
| hyponym {n} (more specific word) | :: hyponiem {n} |
| hypophysis {n} (gland) | :: hypofyse |
| hypopituitarism {n} (decrease in secretion of one or more of the eight hormones normally produced by the pituitary gland) | :: hypopituïtarisme |
| hypotension {n} (disease of abnormally low blood pressure) | :: hypotensie {f} |
| hypotenuse {n} (The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle) | :: hypotenusa {m} {f}, schuine zijde {m} {f} |
| hypothalamus {n} (a region of the brain, below the thalamus) | :: hypothalamus {m} |
| hypothenar {adj} (of the ulnar side of the palm and underlying muscles) | :: hypothenair |
| hypothenar {n} (ulnar side of the palm) | :: hypothenaire prominentie |
| hypothenar {n} (muscle of the pinkie) | :: hypothenaire spier |
| hypothermia {n} (medical condition) | :: onderkoeling {f}, hypothermie {f} |
| hypothesis {n} (tentative conjecture in science) | :: hypothese {f}, stelling |
| hypothesis {n} (assumption taken to be true) | :: hypothese {f}, veronderstelling |
| hypothesis {n} (antecedent of a conditional statement) | :: hypothese |
| hypothetically {adv} (in a hypothetical way) | :: hypothetisch |
| hypotrochoid {n} (geometric curve) | :: hypotrochoïde {f} |
| hypoxia {n} (condition in which tissues are deprived of oxygen) | :: hypoxie {f} |
| hypoxic {adj} (pertaining to hypoxia) | :: hypoxisch |
| hysterectomy {n} (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof) | :: baarmoederverwijdering; hysterectomie |
| hysterical {adj} (arising from hysteria) | :: hysterisch |