| J {n} (playing card) | :: B |
| jab {n} ((boxing) a short straight punch) | :: stoot, stomp, por |
| jab {n} (medical injection) | :: prik {m} {f} |
| Jabberwock {prop} (fantastical monster) | :: Krakelwok, Wauwelwok, Koeterwaal |
| Jabberwocky {prop} (poem) | :: Wauwelwok |
| jabiru {n} (Jabiru mycteria) | :: jabiroe |
| jabot {n} (a cascading or ornamental frill down the front of a blouse) | :: jabot {m} |
| jack {n} (device for raising and supporting a heavy object) | :: krik {f} |
| jack {n} (playing card) | :: boer {m}, zot {m} |
| jack {n} (male ass (the animal)) | :: ezel {m} |
| jack {n} (surface mounted connector) | :: stopkontakt {n} , aansluitpunt {n} , aansluiting {f} , stekker |
| jack {n} (military: coarse medieval coat of defense) | :: jekker {m} |
| jack {n} (knave) SEE: knave | :: |
| jack {n} (freshwater pike) SEE: pike | :: |
| jack {n} (large California rockfish) SEE: rockfish | :: |
| jackal {n} (wild canine) | :: jakhals {m} |
| jackal {n} (slang for the playing card jack) | :: boer {m} |
| jackass {n} (male donkey) | :: ezel {m} |
| jackass {n} (foolish or stupid person) | :: ezel {m} |
| jackdaw {n} (Coloeus monedula) | :: kauw {m} |
| jacket {n} (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) | :: jas {m} |
| jacket {n} (piece of a person's suit) | :: jas {m} |
| jacket {n} (protective or insulating cover) | :: jas {m}, vest |
| jackfruit {n} (the fruit) | :: nangka, jackfruit |
| jackhammer {n} (portable percussive drill device) | :: drilboor {f} |
| jack-knife {n} (a compact folding knife) | :: zakmes {n}, knipmes {n} |
| jack mackerel {n} (fish) | :: horsmakreel {f} |
| jack of all trades {n} (one competent in many endeavors) | :: duizendpoot, manusje van alles |
| jack of all trades, master of none {n} (person who has a competent grasp of many skills) | :: twaalf stielen, dertien ongelukken |
| jack of clubs {n} (playing card) | :: klaverboer {m} |
| jack of diamonds {n} (playing card) | :: ruitenboer {m} |
| jack off {v} (jerk off) SEE: jerk off | :: |
| jack of hearts {n} (playing card) | :: hartenboer {m} |
| jack of spades {n} (playing card) | :: schoppenboer {m} |
| jackpot {n} (accumulating money prize pool) | :: jackpot |
| jackpot {n} (large cash prize) | :: jackpot {m} |
| Jackson {n} (cognates of the surname) SEE: Johnson | :: |
| Jack the Ripper {prop} (19th century murderer) | :: Jack the Ripper {m} |
| Jacob {prop} (one of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca) | :: Jakob {m} |
| Jacob {prop} (male given name (the standard form)) | :: Jacob, Jacobus |
| Jacqueline {prop} (female given name) | :: Jacqueline {f} |
| jade {n} (gem) | :: jade {n} |
| jade {n} (colour) | :: jadegroen {n} |
| jaded {adj} (Worn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted) | :: uitgeput, uitgeblust, opgebrand, afgemat, op, afgejakkerd |
| jaeger {n} (rifle) SEE: rifle | :: |
| Jaffa {prop} (a port in western Israel) | :: Jaffa |
| jagged {adj} (unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut) | :: kartelig, gekarteld |
| jaguar {n} (Panthera onca) | :: jaguar {m} |
| Jah {prop} (God) SEE: God | :: |
| jail cell {n} (jail cell) SEE: prison cell | :: |
| Jain {n} (follower of Jainism) | :: jaïn {m}, jaïnist {m} |
| Jainism {prop} (religion and philosophy) | :: Jaïnisme |
| Jakarta {prop} (capital of Indonesia) | :: Jakarta |
| jake brake {n} (engine compression brake) | :: motorrem {m} |
| Jalalabad {prop} (a city in eastern Afghanistan) | :: Jalalabad |
| jalopy {n} (old, dilapidated car) | :: wrak |
| jalousie {n} (window slats which form a blind or shutter) | :: jaloezie {f}, blinden {p} |
| jam {n} (sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar) | :: confituur, jam |
| jam {n} (blockage, congestion) | :: opstopping {f} |
| Jamaica {prop} (country in the Caribbean) | :: Jamaica |
| James {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Jakobus {m} |
| James {prop} (one of two Apostles) | :: Jakobus {m}, Jaap {m} |
| James {prop} (male given name (the standard form)) | :: Jacob, Jaak |
| jam jar {n} (car) SEE: car | :: |
| jam jar {n} (container for jam) | :: jampot |
| jammed {adj} (overcrowded; congested) | :: overvol, propvol |
| Jane {prop} (feminine form of John) | :: Johanna |
| janitor {n} (caretaker) | :: conciërge |
| janitor {n} (doorman) | :: portier |
| Jan Mayen {prop} (Norwegian territory) | :: Jan Mayen |
| January {prop} (first month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: januari {m} |
| Janus {prop} (Roman god of doorways, gates and transitions) | :: Janus |
| Janus {prop} (moon of Saturn) | :: Janus |
| Jap {n} (offensive term for a Japanese person) | :: Jap {m} {f} |
| japan {v} (to varnish with japan) | :: japan |
| Japan {prop} (a country in East Asia) | :: Japan {n} |
| Japanese {adj} (of or relating to Japan) | :: Japans, Japanse |
| Japanese {n} (person of Japan) | :: Japanner {m}, Japanse {f} |
| Japanese {n} (Japanese language) | :: Japans |
| Japanese bush warbler {n} (Horornis diphone) | :: Japanse struikzanger {m} |
| Japanese knotweed {n} (Fallopia japonica) | :: japanse duizendknoop |
| Japaneseness {n} (quality of being Japanese) | :: Japansheid {f} |
| Japanologist {n} (one who studies Japanology) | :: japanoloog {m}, japanologe {f} |
| Japanology {n} (the study of Japan) | :: japanologie {f} |
| jape {n} (joke or quip) SEE: joke | :: |
| Japonic {prop} (language family spoken in Japan) | :: Japans |
| jar {n} (small, approximately cylindrical container) | :: pot {m}, schroefpot {m} |
| jargon {n} (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) | :: jargon {n}, vaktaal {f}, visserslatijn {n} |
| jargon {n} (language characteristic of a particular group) | :: jargon {n} |
| jargon {n} (incomprehensible speech) | :: gebrabbel {n}, gewauwel {n}, wartaal {f} |
| jasmine {n} (plant of genus Jasminum) | :: jasmijn |
| jaspé {adj} (veined or clouded like imitation jasper) | :: gejasperd |
| jasper {n} (precious stone) | :: jaspis {m} |
| jaundice {n} (morbid condition) | :: geelzucht {f} |
| jaundice {v} (affect with jaundice; prejudice) | :: groen en geel worden van nijd of afgunst over |
| jaunt {n} (A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment) | :: uitstap |
| jaunt {v} (to ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion) | :: omzwerven, een uitstap maken |
| jaunty {adj} (airy, showy, or affected) | :: luchtig |
| Java {prop} (island of Indonesia) | :: Java {n} |
| Java {prop} (programming language) | :: Java {n} |
| Javan {adj} (pertaining to the island of Java) | :: Javaans |
| Javan {n} (inhabitant of the island Java) | :: Javaan {m} |
| Javanese {n} (person) | :: Javaan {m}, Javaanse {f} |
| Javanese {prop} (language) | :: Javaans |
| Javan tiger {n} (Panthera sondaica) | :: Javaanse tijger |
| Java sparrow {n} (Java sparrow) | :: rijstvogel |
| javelin {n} (spear used as a weapon) | :: speer |
| javelin {n} (spear used in athletic competition) | :: speer |
| javelin throw {n} (athletic event where a javelin is thrown) | :: speerwerpen {m} |
| jaw {n} (bone of the jaw) | :: kaak {f} |
| jaw {n} (one of a pair of opposing parts for grasping or crushing anything between them) | :: bek |
| jawan {n} (infantryman, soldier) | :: infanterist {m}, infanteriste {f}, voetknecht {m}, voetman {m}, zandhaas {m} |
| jawbone {n} (any of the bones in the jaw) | :: kaaksbeen {n} |
| jaw-dropping {adj} (causing great awe or surprise) | :: adembenemend, verbazingwekkend, verbluffend |
| jay {n} (bird) | :: gaai {m}, Vlaamse gaai {m} |
| jay {n} (name of the letter J, j) | :: jee {f} |
| jazz {n} (musical art form) | :: jazz {m} |
| jealous {adj} (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection) | :: jaloers |
| jealous {adj} | :: jaloers |
| jealousy {n} (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)) | :: jaloezie, jaloersheid {f}, afgunst {f}, naijver, ijverzucht, ijver {m} |
| jealousy {n} (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold) | :: nijd {m}, afgunst {f} |
| jealousy {n} (close, zealous vigilance, envy) | :: jaloersheid {f}, naijver |
| jeans {n} (denim trousers) | :: jeansbroek {m} {f}, jeans, spijkerbroek {m} {f} |
| Jeddah {prop} (city in Saudi Arabia) | :: Djedda |
| jeer {v} (to scoff or mock) | :: spotten |
| jeeze {interj} (an intensifier, or to indicate an emotional reaction) | :: Jasses |
| Jehovah {n} (Jehovah's Witness) SEE: Jehovah's Witness | :: |
| Jehovah's Witness {n} (member of the Jehovah's Witnesses) | :: Jehova's Getuige, Getuige |
| Jehovah's Witnesses {prop} (denomination) | :: Jehovah's Getuigen {p} |
| jejunum {n} (central of the three divisions of the small intestine) | :: nuchtere darm {m} |
| jelly {n} (jam) | :: gelei |
| jelly {n} (sieved jam) | :: gelei |
| jellyfish {n} (aquatic animal) | :: kwal {f} |
| jemmy {v} (cram) SEE: cram | :: |
| je ne sais quoi {n} (indefinable quality that makes something distinctive) | :: ik-weet-niet-wat {n}, je ne sais quoi {n} |
| jenever {n} (spirit) | :: jenever {m} |
| jenny {n} (female of donkey) SEE: she-ass | :: |
| jenny-ass {n} (female donkey) SEE: she-ass | :: |
| jeopardise {v} (jeopardize) SEE: jeopardize | :: |
| jeopardize {v} (put in jeopardy) | :: bedreigen, in gevaar brengen |
| jeopardy {n} (danger of loss, harm, or failure) | :: gevaar {n} |
| jeremiad {n} (long speech or prose work) | :: jeremiade |
| Jeremiah {prop} (biblical prophet) | :: Jeremia {m} |
| Jeremiah {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Jeremia |
| Jeremiah {prop} (male given name) | :: Jeremia {m} |
| Jeremy {prop} (Jeremiah) SEE: Jeremiah | :: |
| Jericho {prop} (city) | :: Jericho |
| jerk {n} (sudden, uncontrolled movement) | :: tic {m} |
| jerk {n} (quick, often unpleasant tug or shake) | :: ruk {m} |
| jerk {n} (unlikable person) | :: zak {m}, lul {m}, droplul {m}, klojo {m} |
| jerk off {v} (to masturbate) | :: rukken, aftrekken |
| jerkoff {n} (wanker) SEE: wanker | :: |
| Jerry {n} (German) SEE: German | :: |
| Jerry {n} (slang: German) SEE: Fritz | :: |
| jerrycan {n} (pressed-steel fuel container) | :: jerrycan {c} |
| Jerusalem {prop} (city) | :: Jeruzalem |
| Jerusalem artichoke {n} (plant and tuber) | :: aardpeer {m} |
| jester {n} (person who amused a medieval court) SEE: court jester | :: |
| Jesuit {n} (member of the Society of Jesus) | :: jezuïet {m} |
| Jesus {prop} (the Christian Messiah) | :: Jezus |
| Jesus {interj} (expletive) | :: Jasses |
| Jesus Christ {prop} (Jesus of Nazareth) | :: Jezus Christus {m} |
| jet {n} (stream of fluid) | :: straal {f} |
| jet {n} (colour) | :: koolzwart {n} |
| jet {adj} (colour) | :: gitzwart, pikzwart |
| jet {n} (jet plane) SEE: jet plane | :: |
| jet-black {adj} (of the blackest black) SEE: pitch-black | :: |
| jet-black {n} (the blackest black) | :: gitzwart, gitzwarte kleur |
| jet engine {n} (an engine that develops thrust by ejecting a jet, especially a jet of gaseous combustion products) | :: straalmotor {m} |
| jet lag {n} (physical condition) | :: jetlag {m} |
| jet-lagged {adj} | :: gejetlagd |
| jet pack {n} (Equipment worn on the back for vertical thrust) | :: raketrugzak, jetpack |
| jet plane {n} (an airplane that is powered by a jet engine) | :: straalvliegtuig {n}, straaljager |
| jetski {n} (powered watercraft) | :: jetski {m} |
| jetski {v} (to ride on a jetski) | :: jetskiën |
| jet stream {n} (air current) | :: straalstroom {m} |
| jettison {n} (collectively, items that have been or are about to be ejected from a boat or balloon) | :: ballast {m} |
| jettison {n} (the action of jettisoning items) | :: prijsgeven {n}, opgeven {n}, overboordgooien {n}, |
| jettison {v} (to eject from a boat) | :: lozen, overboord werpen |
| jettison {v} (to let go or get rid of) | :: van de hand doen, achterlaten |
| jetty {n} (wharf) SEE: wharf | :: |
| jetty {n} (pier) SEE: pier | :: |
| jetty {n} (structure to influence currents or protect a harbor or beach) | :: pier {m} |
| Jew {n} (person of the Jewish faith) | :: jood {m}, jodin {f} |
| Jew {n} (member or descendent of the Jewish people) | :: Jood {m}, Jodin {f} |
| jewel {n} (gemstone) | :: juweel {n} |
| jewel {n} (valuable object for ornamentation) | :: sieraad {n} |
| jewel beetle {n} | :: juweelkever {m} |
| jeweler {n} (a person whose job is making, repairing or selling jewelry) | :: juwelier |
| jeweller {n} (jeweller) SEE: jeweler | :: |
| Jewess {n} (female Jew) | :: jodin {f} |
| Jewish {adj} (Yiddish) SEE: Yiddish | :: |
| Jewish {adj} (of or relating to a Jew or Jews, their ethnicity, religion or culture) | :: joodse |
| Jewish {prop} (informal term for Yiddish, see also: Yiddish) | :: Joods {n} |
| Jew's harp {n} (musical instrument) | :: mondharp {f} |
| Jezebel {prop} (Biblical character Jezebel) | :: Izebel {f} |
| Jharkhand {prop} (state in eastern India) | :: Jharkhand |
| Jiantizi {prop} (Simplified Chinese) SEE: Simplified Chinese | :: |
| jib {n} (triangular staysail) | :: fok |
| jiffy {n} (very short, unspecified length of time) | :: mum {n} |
| jigger {n} (jiggermast) SEE: jiggermast | :: |
| jiggermast {n} (smallest mast) | :: jagermast {m} |
| jigsaw {n} (A saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade) | :: figuurzaag |
| jigsaw {n} (jigsaw puzzle) SEE: jigsaw puzzle | :: |
| jigsaw puzzle {n} (type of puzzle) | :: puzzel {m}, legpuzzel {m} |
| jihad {n} (holy war undertaken by Muslims) | :: jihad {m} |
| jihadism {n} (ideological movement within modern Islamic fundamentalism) | :: jihadisme |
| jihadist {n} (one who participates in a jihad) | :: moedjahedien {m} {f} |
| jilt {v} (to jilt) | :: in de steek laten, verlaten, dumpen |
| jimsonweed {n} (Datura stramonium) | :: doornappel |
| jingle {n} (sound) | :: gerinkel, geklingel |
| jingoism {n} (chauvinism) SEE: chauvinism | :: |
| jingoism {n} (extreme patriotism in the form of aggressive foreign policy) | :: hoerapattriotisme |
| jingoist {n} (chauvinist) SEE: chauvinist | :: |
| jinn {n} (spirit) | :: djinn {m} {f} |
| jinx {n} (A person or thing supposed to bring bad luck) | :: ongeluksbrenger {m} |
| jism {n} (slang: semen) | :: kwakje {n} |
| jitter {n} (telecommunications: abrupt and unwanted variation of signal characteristics) | :: interferentie |
| jittery {adj} (nervy) | :: springerig, zenuwachtig, scherp |
| jive {v} (be deceptive) | :: misleiden, blaasjes wijsmaken |
| jive {v} (dance) | :: dansen, swingen |
| jive {n} (deceptive talk) | :: smoes {m}, zever {m}, nonsens {f} |
| jizz {n} (slang: sperm) | :: kwakje |
| jizz {v} (slang: sperm) | :: komen |
| Joachim {prop} (male given name) | :: Joachim, Jochem {m} |
| Joan {prop} (female given name) SEE: Jane | :: |
| Joanna {prop} (cognates of the given name) SEE: Jane | :: |
| Joanna {prop} (biblical follower of Jesus) | :: Johanna |
| job {n} (task) | :: taak {f}, job {f} |
| job {n} (economic role for which a person is paid) | :: werk {n}, job {f}, beroep {n}, baan {m} {f} |
| Job {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Job |
| Job {prop} (biblical and qur'anic character) | :: Job |
| jobbery {n} (The act or conduct of public or official business for the sake of private gain) | :: omkoperij, vriendjespolitiek |
| Jobcentre {n} (agency) | :: arbeidsbureau |
| job interview {n} (interview attended by a job applicant) | :: sollicitatiegesprek {n} |
| jobless {adj} (lacking employment) SEE: unemployed | :: |
| jobseeker {n} (person seeking employment) | :: werkzoekende |
| jock {n} (jockstrap) SEE: jockstrap | :: |
| jock strap {n} (jockstrap) SEE: jockstrap | :: |
| jockstrap {n} (an athletic supporter) | :: suspensoir |
| Joe Average {n} (hypothetical average or generic individual) | :: Jan Modaal {m}, Jan met de pet {m} |
| Joel {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Joël |
| Joel {prop} (male given name) | :: Joël |
| Joe Public {prop} (a hypothetical average or generic member of the public) | :: Jan Modaal {m}, Jan met de pet {m} |
| Joe Sixpack {prop} (average person) | :: Jan met de pet {m} |
| joey {n} (kangaroo joey) | :: kangoeroejong {n} |
| joey {n} (koala joey) | :: koalajong {n} |
| joey {n} (wallaby joey) | :: wallabyjong {n} |
| jog {v} (to move in an energetic trot) | :: joggen |
| Johannesburg {prop} (a city in South Africa) | :: Johannesburg |
| john {n} (prostitute client) | :: hoerenloper {m}, prostituant {m} |
| john {n} (outhouse privy) | :: latrine {f} |
| John {prop} (male given name) | :: Jan {m}, Johan {m}, Johannes {m} |
| John {prop} (biblical persons) | :: Johannes {m} |
| John {prop} (fourth gospel) | :: Evangelie naar Johannes, Joh |
| John {prop} (one of the epistles of John) | :: Johannes {m} |
| John {prop} (name used to address a man whose name is not known) | :: Jan {m}, Dinges {m} |
| John Dory {n} (edible marine fish) | :: zonnevis {m} |
| Johnson {prop} (surname meaning "son of John") | :: Janszoon, Johansen |
| John the Baptist {prop} (biblical prophet) | :: Johannes de Doper |
| joie de vivre {n} (enjoyment of living, zest for life) | :: levensvreugde {f}, levenslust {m} |
| join {n} (an intersection of piping or wiring; an interconnect) | :: verbinding |
| join {v} (to combine more than one item into one; to put together) | :: samenvoegen, verenigen |
| join {v} (to come together; to meet) | :: samenkomen |
| join {v} (to come into the company of) | :: vervoegen |
| join {v} (to become a member of) | :: lid worden van, toetreden |
| joined at the hip {adj} (closely connected, as in an intimate friendship) | :: onafscheidelijk |
| joiner {n} (maker of wooden furniture) | :: timmerman |
| joint {adj} (done by two or more people or organisations working together) | :: gezamenlijk, gezamenlijke |
| joint {n} (part of the body where bones join) | :: gewricht {n} |
| joint {n} (point of a rigid joint, means of joining in carpentry) | :: verbinding |
| joint {n} (business) | :: zaak |
| joint {n} (prison) | :: (de) bak {m}, (de) nor {f} {m} |
| joint {n} (marijuana cigarette) | :: joint {m}, stickie {n} |
| jointer {n} | :: dagge, dagijzer {n}, voegijzer {n} |
| jointer {n} (pointing-trowel) SEE: pointing-trowel | :: |
| jointly {adv} (together) | :: gezamenlijk |
| joint tenancy {n} | :: gebonden mede-eigendom {n}, (Belgium) gezamenhandse eigendom {n} |
| joint venture {n} (a cooperative business partnership) | :: joint venture {f} |
| joke {n} (amusing story) | :: mop {m}, grap {f}, grol {f} |
| joke {n} (something said or done for amusement) | :: mop {m}, grap {f}, geintje {n}, lol {f} |
| joke {n} (worthless thing or person) | :: grap {f}, aanfluiting {f} |
| joke {v} (do for amusement) | :: grappen, grappenmaken |
| joker {n} (jester) SEE: fool | :: |
| joker {n} (playing card) | :: joker {m} |
| jolly {adj} (jovial) SEE: jovial | :: |
| Jolly Roger {n} (traditional flag used on pirate ships) | :: doodskopvlag {f}, doodshoofdvlag {f}, piratenvlag {f} |
| jolt {v} (to push or shake) | :: schokken, hobbelen |
| jolt {v} (to shock into taking action) | :: in de war brengen |
| jolt {v} (to shock emotionally) | :: kwetsen, ontnuchteren |
| jolt {v} (to shake, move with a series of jerks) | :: verwarren |
| jolt {n} (an act of jolting) | :: schokken, horten, botsen |
| jolt {n} (a surprise or shock) | :: schok, verrassing, ontnuchtering |
| Jonah {prop} (given name) | :: Jonas, Jona |
| Jonah {prop} (prophet) | :: Jonas |
| Jonah {prop} (Biblical: a book of the Old Testament) | :: Jonas, Jona |
| Jonah {prop} (tenth sūra of the Qurʾān) | :: Jonas |
| Jonah {n} (a jinx) | :: ongeluksbrenger {m}, ongeluksbrengster {f} |
| Jordan {prop} (country) | :: Jordanië {n} |
| Jordan {prop} (river) | :: Jordaan |
| Jordan {prop} (male given name) | :: Jordaan {m} |
| Jordanian {n} (person) | :: Jordaniër {m}, Jordaanse {f} |
| Jordanian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people) | :: Jordaans |
| Joseph {prop} (favorite son of Jacob) | :: Jozef {m} |
| Joseph {prop} (husband of Virgin Mary) | :: Jozef {m} |
| Joseph {prop} (male given name) | :: Jozef, Josef |
| Joshua {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Jozua |
| Joshua {prop} (male given name) | :: Jozua {m} |
| Josiah {prop} (biblical king) | :: Josia {m} |
| jostaberry {n} (fruit) | :: jostabes |
| jostle {v} (bump into or brush against while in motion) | :: omverduwen, bruuskeren |
| jostle {v} (move through by pushing and shoving) | :: verdringen, drummen |
| joule {n} (derived unit of energy, work and heat) | :: joule {m} |
| journal {n} (diary or daily record) | :: log {n}, logboek {n} |
| journalism {n} (activity or profession of being a journalist) | :: journalistiek |
| journalist {n} (keeper of a personal journal) | :: dagboekschrijver {m} |
| journalist {n} (one whose occupation or profession is journalism) | :: journalist {m} |
| journalist {n} (reporter) | :: journalist {m}, reporter {m}, verslaggever {m} |
| journalistic {adj} (related to journalism or journalists) | :: journalistiek |
| journey {n} (trip, a voyage) | :: trip {f}, trektocht {f}, reis {f} |
| journey {v} (to travel, to make a trip or voyage) | :: trekken, op trektocht gaan, rondtrekken, reizen, rondreizen |
| journeyman {n} (tradesman who has served an apprenticeship) | :: gezel |
| joust {n} (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms) | :: steekspel |
| joust {v} (engage in mock combat on horseback) | :: duelleren, aan een steekspel deelnemen |
| jovial {adj} (cheerful and good-humoured, see also: jolly; merry) | :: joviaal, gemoedelijk |
| joviality {n} (Condition of being jovial) | :: jovialiteit |
| jowl {n} (jaw) | :: wang {f} |
| joy {n} (feeling of happiness) | :: vreugde {f} |
| joystick {n} (mechanical control device) | :: bedieningshendel {m}, stuurknuppel, joystick |
| Jèrriais {prop} (Romance language spoken in Jersey) | :: Jèrriais {n} |
| jubilee {n} (special anniversary) | :: jubileum {n} |
| jubilee {n} (time of celebration or rejoicing) | :: jubileum {n} |
| Judah {prop} (fourth son of Jacob) | :: Juda {m} |
| Judah {prop} (one of the Israelite tribes) | :: Juda |
| Judah {prop} (southern Israelite kingdom) | :: Juda {n} |
| Judah {prop} (male given name) | :: Juda {m} |
| Judahite {n} (a descendant of Judah (the patriarch or tribe), an inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Judah) | :: Judeeër {m} |
| Judahite {adj} (of or pertaining to the ancient kingdom of Judah, or its inhabitants) | :: Judees |
| Judaism {prop} (world religion) | :: jodendom {n} |
| Judas {prop} (one of the Apostles) | :: Judas {m} |
| Judas {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Judas {m} |
| judder {v} (to spasm or shake violently) | :: schokken |
| judge {n} (public judicial official) | :: rechter {m} {f} |
| judge {n} (someone deciding another's fate) | :: rechter {m} {f} |
| judge {n} (sports official) | :: scheidsrechter {m} {f} |
| judge {n} (someone with valued opinions) | :: kenner {m}, beoordelaar {m} |
| judge {v} (to sit in judgment on, pass sentence on) | :: oordelen |
| judge {v} (to sit in judgment on, act as judge) | :: oordelen, rechtspreken |
| judge {v} (to form an opinion on) | :: beoordelen |
| judge {v} (to arbitrate, to pass opinion on something) | :: oordelen, bemiddelen |
| judge {v} (to have as an opinion, consider, suppose) | :: oordelen, achten, houden voor |
| judge {v} (to form an opinion, infer) | :: oordelen, afleiden, schatten |
| judge {v} (to criticize or label another person or thing) | :: beoordelen, veroordelen |
| judgement day {n} (Last Judgement) | :: dag des oordeels {m} {f} |
| Judges {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Richteren, Rechters |
| judgment {n} (act of judging) | :: oordeel {n} |
| judgment {n} (power or faculty of making a judgment) | :: gezond oordeel {n} |
| judgment {n} (conclusion or result of judging) | :: vonnis {n}, uitspraak {m} {f}, veroordeling {f} |
| judgmental {adj} | :: bevooroordeeld, subjectief, vooringenomen |
| judicial {adj} (of or relating to a court of law) | :: gerechtelijk |
| judicial branch {n} (branch of government) | :: rechterlijke macht |
| judiciary {n} (the judicial branch of government) | :: rechterlijke macht {f} {m} |
| judicious {adj} (having or characterized by good judgment or sound thinking) | :: oordeelkundig |
| judo {n} (Japanese martial art) | :: judo |
| judoka {n} (practitioner of judo) | :: judoka |
| jug {n} (serving vessel) | :: kan {f}, kruik {f} {m} |
| jug {n} (amount a jug can hold) | :: kan {f} |
| jug {n} (slang: jail) | :: bak {m} |
| jug {n} (vulgar slang: woman's breast) | :: tet {f} |
| jug ears {n} (markedly outward sticking ears) | :: flaporen {p} |
| juggle {v} (manipulate objects artistically) | :: jongeleren |
| juggling {n} (moving of objects in an artful manner) | :: jongleren |
| jugular {adj} (relating to the neck or throat) | :: jugulair |
| jugular {n} (jugular vein) SEE: jugular vein | :: |
| jugular vein {n} (vein leading blood down from the head) | :: halsader {m} |
| juice {n} (liquid from a plant) | :: sap {n} |
| juice {n} (beverage made of juice) | :: sap {n} |
| juice {n} (liquid resembling juice) | :: sap {n} |
| juice {v} (to remove the juice from something) | :: persen |
| juice {v} (to energize) | :: voeden |
| juice box {n} (carton of fruit juice) | :: pakje drinken |
| juice joint {n} (nightclub) SEE: nightclub | :: |
| juicer {n} (device) | :: sapcentrifuge |
| juicy {adj} (containing juice) | :: sappig |
| juicy {adj} (exciting, interesting) | :: sappig, smeuïg |
| jujube {n} (Ziziphus jujuba fruit) | :: jujube {f} |
| juke {n} (roadside cafe, see also: roadhouse) | :: baancafé {n} |
| jukebox {n} (a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music) | :: jukebox {m} |
| Julian {prop} (male given name) | :: Julian |
| Juliet {prop} (character in Romeo and Juliet) | :: Julia {f} |
| July {prop} (seventh month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: juli {m} |
| jumble {n} (mixture of unrelated things) | :: mengelmoes |
| jump {v} | :: springen, opspringen |
| jump {v} (cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward) | :: springen |
| jump {v} (employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location) | :: springen |
| jump {v} (react to a sudden stimulus by jerking the body violently) | :: opspringen, opschrikken |
| jump {v} (employ a move in certain board games in which one piece moves over another) | :: springen, zetten |
| jump {v} (move to a position in (a queue/line) that is further forward) | :: voordringen |
| jump {n} | :: sprong {m} |
| jump {n} (instance of causing oneself to fall from an elevated location) | :: sprong {m} |
| jump {n} (instance of employing a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location) | :: sprong {m} |
| jump {n} (instance of reacting to a sudden stimulus by jerking the body) | :: sprong {m} |
| jump {n} (jumping move in a board game) | :: sprong {m} |
| jumping jack {n} (toy) | :: trekpop {f} |
| jump rope {n} (length of rope) SEE: skipping rope | :: |
| jump rope {n} (game or activity) | :: touwtjespringen {n} |
| jump rope {v} (to jump over a rope repeatedly as a game or exercise) | :: touwtjespringen, (rope)skipping/skippen |
| jump ship {v} (leave suddenly) | :: er tussenuit knijpen |
| jumpsuit {n} (one-pice clothing for parachutists) | :: jumpsuit {m} |
| jump the gun {v} (to act without due caution) | :: te hard van stapel lopen |
| jump the queue {v} (to move into a queue ahead of others) | :: voordringen |
| jumpy {adj} (nervous and excited) | :: nerveus, nerveuze, zenuwachtig, zenuwachtige |
| junction {n} (the act of joining) | :: samenkomst {f}, samenvloeiing {f}, aansluiting {f} |
| junction {n} (a place where two things meet) | :: knooppunt {n} verbindingspunt {n}, aansluiting {f}, samenkomst {f} |
| junction {n} (the boundary between two materials) | :: las {f}, voeg {f}, naad {f} |
| juncture {n} (junction) | :: aanhechtingspunt {n}, verbinding {f} |
| juncture {n} (critical moment in time) | :: ogenblik {n} |
| June {prop} (sixth month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: juni |
| Juneberry {n} (serviceberry) SEE: serviceberry | :: |
| jungle {adj} (large, undeveloped, humid forest) | :: oerwoud, jungle {f} |
| jungle cat {n} (Felis chaus) | :: moeraskat, rietkat |
| jungle gym {n} (play structure) | :: klimrek |
| juniper {n} (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) | :: jeneverbes {f} |
| juniper titmouse {n} (Baeolophus ridgwayi) | :: Ridgways mees |
| junk {n} (rubbish, waste) | :: rommel {m}, rotzooi {m}, afval {n}, brol {m} |
| junk {n} (narcotic drug) | :: spul {n}, gerief {n} |
| junk {v} (throw away) | :: weggooien, wegwerpen, wegsmijten, dumpen |
| junk {n} (Chinese sailing vessel) | :: jonk {f} |
| junket {n} (dessert) | :: platte kaas {m} |
| junket {n} (feast or banquet) | :: feestmaal {n}, banket {n} |
| junket {n} (pleasure trip) | :: snoepreisje {n}, uitje {n} |
| junket {n} (gaming room) | :: speelzaal {m} {f}, goktent {m} {f} |
| junk food {n} (food with little or no nutritional value) | :: junkfood {n}, troepvoedsel , vulvoer |
| junkie {n} (drug addict) SEE: drug addict | :: |
| junta {n} (ruling council of a military dictatorship) | :: junta {f} |
| Jupiter {prop} (planet) | :: Jupiter {m} |
| Jupiter {prop} (god) | :: Jupiter |
| Jura {prop} (region in France) | :: Jura |
| Jura {prop} (canton of Switzerland) | :: Jura |
| Jura {prop} (island in the inner Hebrides of Scotland) | :: Jura |
| juridical {adj} (Pertaining to the law) | :: juridisch |
| juridical act {n} (volitional act intended to bring about legal effects) | :: rechtshandeling {f} |
| jurisconsult {n} (someone who has studied law) | :: rechtsgeleerde {m} {f} |
| jurisprudence {n} (the theoretical study of law) | :: rechtswetenschap {f}, rechtsgeleerdheid {f} |
| jurist {n} (expert of law) | :: jurist {m}, juriste {f} |
| juristic act {n} (volitional act intended to bring about legal effects) | :: rechtshandeling {f} |
| jury {n} (group in a court of law) | :: gezworenen {p}, jury {m} {f} |
| jury {n} (group of judges in a competition) | :: jury {m} {f} |
| just {adj} (factually fair, correct) | :: juist, rechtmatig, billijk, eerlijk, correct |
| just {adj} (morally fair, righteous) | :: juist, rechtvaardig, billijk, gerechtig |
| just {adv} (only, simply, merely) | :: slechts, enkel, net, gewoon, maar |
| just {adv} (used to reduce the force of an imperative) | :: maar |
| just {adv} (recently) | :: net, onlangs, pas, zojuist |
| just {adv} (by a narrow margin, nearly) | :: net, juist, nog net, op een haar na |
| just {adv} (exactly, precisely, perfectly) | :: precies |
| just {v} (to fight a tournament) SEE: joust | :: |
| just about {adj} (approximately) | :: zowat |
| justice {n} (state of being just or fair) | :: gerechtigheid {f}, rechtvaardigheid {f} |
| justice {n} (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) | :: gerechtigheid {f}, recht {n}, rechtvaardigheid {f} |
| justice {n} (judgment and punishment of who wronged another) | :: gerechtigheid {f}, recht {n}, rechtsbedeling, berechting |
| justice {n} (the civil power dealing with law) | :: gerecht {n}, justitie, gerechtigheid {f} |
| justice {n} (a judge of certain courts) | :: raadsheer {m} |
| justice {n} (correctness) | :: recht {n} |
| Justice of the Peace {n} (judicial officer) | :: vrederechter {m} |
| justification {n} (reason, explanation, or excuse) | :: rechtvaardiging {f} |
| justified {adj} (having a justification) | :: gerechtvaardigd |
| justify {v} (provide an acceptable explanation) | :: rechtvaardigen |
| justify {v} (give a good, acceptable reason for something) | :: rechtvaardigen |
| justify {v} (arrange lines on a page or computer screen) | :: uitlijnen |
| Justin {prop} (male given name) | :: Justin {m} |
| just now {adv} (very close to the present moment) | :: zojuist, zonet, zoëven, daarnet, net |
| jute {n} (fiber of Corchorus olitorius) | :: jute {m} {f} |
| Jutland {prop} (peninsula) | :: Jutland {n} |
| juxtapose {v} (to place side by side) | :: naast elkaar leggen |
| juxtaposition {n} (arts: contrasting sounds or colours) | :: juxtapositie |
| jynx {n} (a charm or spell) SEE: spell | :: |