| la {n} (syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale) | :: la |
| laager {n} (Boer wagon fort) | :: lager {n} |
| lab {n} (laboratory) SEE: laboratory | :: |
| labefaction {n} (act of shaking orweakening or the resulting state; overthrow, ruination) | :: verzwakken, aan het wankelen brengen |
| label {n} (small ticket or sign giving information) | :: etiket {n}, label {n} |
| label {n} (name categorising someone as part of a group) | :: etiket {n} |
| label {v} (put a ticket or sign on) | :: etiketteren, etiketten aanbrengen, prijzen |
| label {v} (give a label to in order to categorise) | :: bestempelen, categoriseren |
| label {n} (company selling records) SEE: record label | :: |
| labellum {n} | :: labellum, lip |
| labia {n} (folds of tissue at opening of vulva) | :: schaamlip |
| labial {adj} (pertaining to the lips) | :: labiaal |
| labial {n} (consonant articulated by the lips) | :: labiaal {f} {m} |
| labial {n} (organ pipe) | :: labiaal {n} |
| labialize {v} (make a sound labial) | :: labializeren |
| labor {n} (labor) SEE: labour | :: |
| labor {v} (labor) SEE: labour | :: |
| laboratory {n} (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) | :: laboratorium {n}, lab {n}, labo {n} |
| laboratory {n} (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) | :: laboratorium {n} |
| laborer {n} (One who uses body strength instead of intellectual power to earn a wage, usually hourly) | :: arbeider |
| laborious {adj} (industrious) SEE: industrious | :: |
| laborious {adj} (requiring much physical effort) | :: bewerkelijk, arbeidsintensief, laborieus |
| labor market {n} (market consisting of workers) | :: arbeidsmarkt {f} |
| labor union {n} (labor union) SEE: trade union | :: |
| labour {n} (work) | :: arbeid {m} |
| Labrador duck {n} (Camptorhynchus labradorius) | :: Labradoreend |
| labyrinth {n} (maze) | :: doolhof {m}, labyrint {n} |
| labyrinth {n} (part of inner ear) | :: labyrint {n} |
| labyrinthal {adj} (like a labyrinth) SEE: labyrinthine | :: |
| labyrinthian {adj} (mazelike) SEE: labyrinthine | :: |
| labyrinthiform {adj} (having the form of a labyrinth) SEE: labyrinthine | :: |
| labyrinthine {adj} (physically resembling a labyrinth) | :: als een doolhof {m} |
| labyrinthine {adj} (twisting, convoluted, baffling) | :: ingewikkeld, verwarrend |
| lac {n} (lakh) SEE: lakh | :: |
| lace {n} (fabric) | :: kant {m} |
| lace {n} (cord for fastening a shoe) SEE: shoelace | :: |
| lachanophobia {n} (irrational fear of vegetables) | :: lachanofobie {f} |
| laches {n} (legal doctrine) | :: verwijtbare nalatigheid {f} |
| lachrymose {adj} (tearful; causing tears) | :: aangrijpend, treurig, intriest |
| lack {n} (deficiency, need) | :: gebrek {n} |
| lack {v} (be without, need, require) | :: (archaic) derven, ontberen, missen, gebrek hebben |
| lackadaisical {adj} (showing no interest or enthusiasm) | :: ongeïnteresseerd, lusteloos, laks |
| lackey {n} (liveried male servant) | :: lakei {m} |
| lackey {n} (a fawning, servile follower) | :: lakei {m}, slaafje, voetvaag |
| lacking {n} (absence of something) SEE: lack | :: |
| lackluster {adj} (Having no shine or lustre; dull) | :: dof |
| laconically {adv} (in a terse manner) | :: laconiek |
| lacquer {n} (glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating) | :: lak |
| lacquer {v} (to apply a lacquer to something) | :: lakken |
| lacrimation {n} (shedding tears) | :: tranenvloed {m} |
| lacrosse {n} (the sport) | :: lacrosse |
| lactase {n} (A β-galactosidase enzyme) | :: lactase {f} |
| lactic acid {n} (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) | :: melkzuur {n} |
| lactose {n} (disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products) | :: lactose {f}, melksuiker {m} |
| lacuna {n} (absent part) | :: lacune {f} |
| lacuna {n} (in linguistics) | :: taalhiaat {n} |
| lad {n} (a boy) | :: jongen {m} |
| ladder {n} (climbing tool) | :: ladder {f} |
| ladder {n} (the hierarchy or ranking system within an organization) | :: ladder |
| ladder {n} (length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment) | :: ladder {m} {f}; ladder {m} {f} |
| ladder snake {n} (Rhinechis scalaris) | :: trapslang |
| lade {v} (To fill or load) | :: laden |
| laden {adj} (weighed down with a load, burdened) | :: geladen |
| laden {adj} (heavy) | :: geladen, zwaar |
| ladies and gentlemen {n} (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) | :: dames en heren |
| ladies first {proverb} (phrase encouraging gentlemanliness) | :: dames gaan voor |
| Ladinian {prop} (subdivision of the Triassic period) | :: Ladinien |
| ladle {n} (deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle) | :: pollepel {m}, opscheplepel {m}, juslepel {m} |
| ladle {v} (serve with a ladle) | :: opscheppen, inscheppen, opdienen |
| lady {n} (woman of breeding and authority) | :: dame {f} |
| lady {n} (wife of a lord) | :: dame {f} |
| lady {n} (polite term referring a woman) | :: dame {f} |
| lady {n} (toilets intended for use by women) | :: damestoilet {n} |
| ladybird {n} (member of Coccinellidae) | :: lieveheersbeestje {n} |
| ladybug {n} (ladybird) SEE: ladybird | :: |
| ladyfinger {n} (small sponge cake) | :: lange vinger |
| lady-in-waiting {n} (lady in the household of a woman of higher rank who attends he as a personal assistant) | :: hofdame {f} |
| lady's man {n} (womanizer) SEE: womanizer | :: |
| laggard {n} (one who lags behind) | :: achterblijver {m}, slome duikelaar {c} |
| lagoon {n} (shallow body of water) | :: lagune {f} |
| lagopode {n} (ptarmigan) SEE: ptarmigan | :: |
| lahar {n} (volcanic mudflow) | :: lahar {m} |
| lah-di-dah {adj} (having pretension or haughtiness) | :: chic de friemel |
| lahmacun {n} (dish of Arab origin) | :: lahmajoen, Turkse pizza {m} {f} |
| Lahti {prop} (city of Finland) | :: Lahti |
| lain {v} (situated horizontally) | :: gelegen |
| lair {n} (of an animal) | :: hol |
| lair {n} (of a criminal) | :: schuilplaats |
| lake {n} (body of water) | :: meer {n} |
| lakeshore {n} (the shore of a lake) | :: meeroever {m} |
| lakh {num} (one hundred thousand) | :: ton |
| Lalibela {prop} (town in Ethiopia) | :: Lalibela |
| lama {n} (master of Tibetan Buddhism) | :: lama {m} |
| lamassu {n} (Assyrian protective deity) | :: stierman |
| lamb {n} (young sheep) | :: lam {n}, lammetje {n} |
| lamb {n} (flesh of lamb as food) | :: lam {n}, lamsvlees {n} |
| lamb {v} (of a sheep, to give birth) | :: lammeren |
| lambaste {v} (to scold or verbally reprimand) | :: berispen, uitschelden, afkraken |
| lambaste {v} (to give a thrashing to) | :: iemand aframmelen, iemand een pandoering geven |
| lambda {n} (name of the Greek letter) | :: lambda {m} {f}, labda {m} {f} |
| lambdacism {n} (pronunciation of other sounds as l) | :: lambdacisme {n} |
| lambic {n} (traditional Belgian beer) | :: lambiek {m} |
| lamb's lettuce {n} (corn salad) SEE: corn salad | :: |
| lame {adj} (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs) | :: lam, verlamd, kreupel, mank |
| lame {adj} (moving with difficulty) | :: kreupel, mankend |
| lame {adj} (by extension, hobbling) | :: wankel, mankend |
| lame {adj} (slang: unconvincing) | :: flauw |
| lame {adj} (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant) | :: flauw |
| lamella {n} (gill of a mushroom) SEE: gill | :: |
| lament {n} (song expressing grief) | :: klaagzang {m} |
| lamentation {n} (the act of lamenting) | :: geklaag {n}, geweeklaag {n}, klagen {n}, weeklagen {n} |
| lamentation {n} (mourning) | :: rouwklacht |
| lamentation {n} (a sorrowful cry; a lament) | :: lamentatie |
| Lamentations {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Klaagliederen {f-p} |
| lamia {n} (monster in mythology) | :: lamia |
| laminate {v} (To assemble from thin sheets) | :: lamineren |
| laminate {n} (Material formed of thin sheets) | :: laminaat |
| lammergeier {n} (bird) | :: lammergier {m}, baardgier {m} |
| lammergeyer {n} (vulture) SEE: lammergeier | :: |
| lamp {n} (device producing light) | :: lamp {f} {m} |
| lamp {n} (oil device producing light) | :: lamp {f} {m}, olielamp {f} {m} |
| lamppost {n} (pole that holds up a light) | :: lantaarnpaal {m} |
| lamprey {n} (a fish) | :: prik, lamprei, negenoog |
| lampshade {n} (cover over a lamp) | :: lampenkap {c} |
| lance {n} (weapon of war) | :: lans {f} |
| lance {n} (wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting) | :: lans {f} |
| lance {n} (spear or harpoon used by whalers) | :: lans {f} |
| Lancelot {prop} (the knight) | :: Lanceloet |
| lancet {n} (surgical instrument) | :: lancet |
| land {n} (part of Earth that is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water) | :: land {n} |
| land {n} (real estate or landed property) | :: land {n}, grond {m}, land {n} |
| land {n} (country or region) | :: land {n} |
| land {n} (someone's homeplace) | :: land {n}, vaderland {n} |
| land {n} (ground that is suitable for farming) | :: grond {f} |
| land {n} (space between the rifling grooves in a gun) | :: trek {m} |
| land {v} (to descend to a surface, especially from the air) | :: landen |
| land {v} (to bring to land) | :: doen landen , aan de grond zetten |
| land {v} (to deliver) SEE: deliver | :: |
| land ahoy {interj} (interjection shouted by the ship's watch) | :: land in zicht |
| land bridge {n} (isthmus) | :: landbrug |
| Landeshauptmann {n} (title of the head of government of an Austrian state or of specific Italian provinces) | :: landshoofdman {m} |
| landgrave {n} (renderings of Landgraf) | :: landgraaf {m} |
| landgraviate {n} | :: landgraafschap {n} |
| land ho {interj} (land ahoy) SEE: land ahoy | :: |
| landing {n} (coming to earth, as of an airplane) | :: landing {f} |
| landing {n} (an in-between platform) | :: overloop {m} |
| landing {n} (a place on a shoreline where a boat lands) | :: steiger {m}, aanlegplaats {f} |
| landing gear {n} (undercarriage) | :: landingsgestel |
| landing strip {n} (auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft) | :: landingsbaan {m} {f} |
| landlady {n} (female landlord) | :: hospita {f} |
| landlocked {adj} (surrounded by land) | :: binnen-, door land omgeven |
| landlord {n} (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) | :: huisbaas {m} |
| landlord {n} (owner or manager of a public house) | :: herbergier, kastelein {m}, kroegbaas {m} |
| landlouper {n} (vagabond) SEE: vagabond | :: |
| landlubber {n} (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) | :: landrot {f}, zoetwatermatroos {m} |
| landmark {n} (recognizable feature) | :: oriëntatiepunt |
| landmass {n} (large continuous area of land) | :: landmassa {f} |
| land mine {n} (mine that is placed on land) | :: landmijn {f} |
| Land of the Rising Sun {prop} (Japan) | :: Land van de Rijzende Zon {n}, land van de rijzende zon {n} |
| landowner {n} (a person who owns land) | :: grootgrondbezitter {m} |
| landrail {n} (Crex crex) SEE: corncrake | :: |
| landscape {n} (portion of land or territory) | :: landschap {n} |
| landscape {n} (mode of printing) | :: liggend |
| Landsknecht {n} (German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century) SEE: lansquenet | :: |
| landslide {n} (natural disaster) | :: lawine {m} {f}, aardverschuiving |
| lane {n} (passageway) | :: gang {m}, wegeltje {n}, laan {f} |
| lane {n} (division of roadway) | :: rijvak {n}, rijstrook {m} |
| lane {n} (division of racetrack) | :: rijvak {n}, rijstrook {m} |
| Langhian {prop} (subdivision of the Miocene epoch) | :: Langhien |
| language {n} (body of words used as a form of communication) | :: taal {f}, spraak {f}, tong {f} |
| language {n} (the ability to communicate using words) | :: taal {f}, spraak {f} |
| language {n} (nonverbal communication) | :: taal {f} |
| language {n} (vocabulary of a particular field) | :: taal {f}, jargon {f} |
| language {n} (particular words used) | :: taal {f} |
| language {n} (computer language, see also: computer language) | :: taal {f}, code {f} |
| language barrier {n} (barrier to communication) | :: taalkloof {f} |
| language family {n} (set of languages) | :: taalfamilie {c} |
| languish {v} (to lose strength and become weak) | :: verzwakken, verslappen |
| languish {v} (to pine away with longing) | :: smachten, verlangen |
| languish {v} (to live in miserable conditions) | :: kwijnen, wegkwijnen |
| languish {v} (to be neglected, to make little progress) | :: stagneren |
| languor {v} (to languish) SEE: languish | :: |
| languor {n} (state of the body or mind caused by exhaustion or disease and characterized by a languid feeling; an instance of this, see also: lassitude) | :: loomheid |
| lanky {adj} (tall, slim) | :: dun, slungelig |
| lansquenet {n} (German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century) | :: landsknecht {m}, lansknecht {m} |
| lantern {n} (case of transparent material made to protect a flame, or light) | :: lantaarn {m} |
| lanternfish {n} (Any small, deep sea fish of family Myctophidae) | :: Lantaarnvissen |
| lanthanum {n} (metallic element) | :: lanthaan {n}, lanthanium {n} |
| lanyard {n} (a cord worn around the neck; used to hold a small object such as a whistle) | :: sleutelkoord {f} or {n}, houwtouw {n} |
| Lao {n} (person) | :: Laotiaans {n} |
| Lao {n} (language) | :: Laotiaans {n} |
| Laocoön {prop} (Trojan or Argonaut) | :: Laocoön |
| Laos {prop} (country in Southeast Asia) | :: Laos {n} |
| Laotian {n} (Laotian person) SEE: Lao | :: |
| Laotian {prop} (language) | :: Laotiaans {n} |
| Lao-Tzu {prop} (Laozi) SEE: Laozi | :: |
| Laozi {prop} (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) | :: Laozi {m} |
| lap {n} (edge; border; hem) | :: zoom |
| lap {n} (upper legs of a seated person) | :: schoot {m} |
| lap {n} (sports: one circuit around a race track) | :: ronde {f} |
| laparoscopy {n} (examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity) | :: laparoscopie {f} |
| lapel {n} (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) | :: revers |
| lapidation {n} (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) | :: steniging {f} |
| lapis lazuli {n} (precious blue stone) | :: lapis lazuli {m}, lazuriet {n} |
| Lapland {prop} (region in Scandinavia) | :: Lapland, Samenland |
| Lappland {prop} (Lapland) SEE: Lapland | :: |
| laptop {n} (computing: a laptop computer) | :: laptop, notebook |
| laptop computer {n} (laptop) SEE: laptop | :: |
| lapwing {n} (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) | :: kievit {m} |
| larboard {n} (port) SEE: port | :: |
| larceny {n} (law: unlawful taking of personal property) | :: diefstal {m}, ontvreemding |
| larch {n} (a coniferous tree) | :: lariks {m}, lork {m} |
| larch {n} (the wood of the larch) | :: larikshout |
| lard {n} (bacon) SEE: bacon | :: |
| lard {n} (fat from the abdomen of a pig) | :: reuzel {m}, smout {n} |
| lard {v} (to stuff with bacon or pork) | :: larderen |
| lard {v} (to garnish or strew) | :: larderen |
| large {adj} (of greater size, see also: big) | :: groot |
| large intestine {n} (bodily organ) | :: dikke darm {m} |
| largen {v} (enlarge) SEE: enlarge | :: |
| large-scale {adj} (large in amount, scope or extent) | :: grootschalig |
| large-scale {adj} (drawn large so as to show detail) | :: grootschalig |
| largescale archerfish {n} (Toxotes chatareus) | :: schuttersvis {m} |
| largesse {n} (generosity in the giving of gifts or money) | :: gulheid {f} |
| largesse {n} (the gifts or money given in such a way) | :: gulle giften |
| largesse {n} (benevolent demeanor) | :: gulheid {f} |
| large-tailed antshrike {n} (a passerine of the antbird family) | :: langstaart-mierklauwier |
| lark {n} (bird) | :: leeuwerik {m} |
| lark {n} (one who wakes early) | :: vroege vogel {m} |
| lark {n} (romp, frolic, some fun) | :: gedol {n} |
| lark {n} (prank) | :: vlerkenstreek |
| lark {v} (sport, engage in harmless pranking) | :: dollen |
| lark {v} (frolic, engage in carefree adventure) | :: stoeien |
| larkspur {n} (Delphinium) | :: ridderspoor |
| larva {n} (a stage of growth) | :: larve {f}, larvestadium {n} |
| larva {n} (an animal in such stage of growth, see also: tadpole) | :: larve {f} |
| laryngological {adj} (of or pertaining to laryngology) | :: laryngologisch |
| laryngologist {n} (a person who studies or specializes in laryngology) | :: laryngoloog |
| laryngology {n} (branch of physiology) | :: laryngologie |
| larynx {n} (organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production) | :: strottenhoofd |
| lasagna {n} (baked dish) | :: lasagne {f} |
| lasagne {n} (lasagna) SEE: lasagna | :: |
| lascivious {adj} (wanton) | :: wellustig |
| laser {n} (device producing beam of light) | :: laser |
| lash {n} (eyelash; hair growing from the eyelid) SEE: eyelash | :: |
| lassitude {n} (lethargy) | :: loomheid {f}, lusteloosheid {f}, matheid {f} |
| last {adj} (final) | :: laatst |
| last {adj} (most recent) | :: laatst, afgelopen, vorig |
| last {adj} (being the only one remaining of its class) | :: laatst |
| last {adj} (lowest in rank or degree) | :: laagst, laatst |
| last {v} (to endure, continue over time) | :: duren |
| last {v} (to hold out) | :: volhouden |
| last {n} (tool) | :: leest |
| last {n} (measure of the carrying capacity of a ship) | :: last {m} |
| last but not least {adv} (An expression to start the last item of a list) | :: laatst maar niet het minst |
| last but one {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate | :: |
| Last Judgment {prop} (judgment day) | :: laatste oordeel {n} |
| last name {n} (surname) SEE: surname | :: |
| last night {n} (previous evening or night) | :: gisterenavond, gisteravond, gisterennacht, vannacht |
| last night {adv} (during the night before today) | :: gisteravond, gisterenavond, gisterennacht, vannacht (used to both last night and coming night) |
| last year {adv} (year before this one, see also: yesteryear) | :: vorig jaar |
| latch {n} (fastening for a door) | :: klink {f} |
| latch {n} (crossbow) | :: kruisboog |
| latch-key child {n} (A child who returns to an empty house) | :: sleutelkind {n} |
| latchkey kid {n} (schoolchild) | :: sleutelkind {n} |
| late {adj} (near the end of a period of time) | :: laat, late |
| late {adj} (near the end of the day) | :: laat, late |
| late {adj} (associated with the end of a period) | :: laat, late |
| late {adj} (not having had an expected menstrual period) | :: overtijd |
| late {adj} (euphemism for dead) | :: wijlen |
| late {adv} (proximate in time) | :: laat |
| Late Latin {prop} (form of the Latin language) | :: Laatlatijn {n} |
| lately {adv} (recently) SEE: recently | :: |
| Late Middle Ages {prop} (Translations) | :: Late middeleeuwen |
| latency {n} (delay) | :: wachttijd {m}, vertraging {f} |
| latent {adj} (existing or present but concealed or inactive) | :: latent |
| later {adv} (more late) | :: later |
| later {adv} (afterward in time) | :: later |
| later {adv} (at some unspecified time in the future) | :: later |
| later {interj} (see you later) | :: later |
| lateral sclerosis {n} (disease) | :: laterale sclerose {f} |
| later on {adv} | :: later |
| latex {n} (milky sap) | :: latex |
| lathe {n} (machine tool used to shape a piece of material) | :: draaibank |
| lathe {v} (to shape with a lathe) | :: draaien |
| lather {n} (foam of soap and water) | :: sop {n}, zeepsop {n}, schuim {n} |
| lather {v} (to cover with lather) | :: inzepen, soppen |
| Latin {adj} (of the language) | :: Latijns |
| Latin {adj} (of the script) | :: Latijns |
| Latin {adj} (of ancient Rome) | :: Latijns, Romeins |
| Latin {adj} (of Latium) | :: Latijns |
| Latin {adj} (of descendants from ancient Romans) | :: Latijns, Romeins |
| Latin {adj} (of/from Latin America) | :: Latijns, Latijns-Amerikaans |
| Latin {prop} (language of the ancient Romans) | :: Latijn |
| Latin {n} (person native to ancient Rome or its Empire) | :: Romein |
| Latin {n} (person whose native tongue is one descended from Latin) | :: Romaan |
| Latin alphabet {n} (the 26-letter alphabet) | :: Latijnse alfabet |
| Latin America {prop} (parts of the Americas which speak Spanish or Portuguese) | :: Latijns-Amerika |
| Latin American {adj} (Of or relating to Latin America) | :: Latijns-Amerikaans |
| Latin Church {prop} (one of the particular churches) | :: Latijnse Kerk {f} |
| Latinization {n} (act or process of Latinizing) | :: latinisering |
| Latinize {v} (to transliterate to Latin script) SEE: romanize | :: |
| latissimus dorsi {n} (muscle) | :: brede rugspier |
| latitude {n} (angular distance north or south from the equator) | :: breedtegraad {m} |
| lato sensu {phrase} (in the broad sense) | :: in ruime zin, in brede zin, lato sensu, sensu lato |
| latrine {n} (a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench, see also: toilet; outhouse) | :: latrine {f} |
| latrine {n} (chamber pot) SEE: chamber pot | :: |
| latter {adj} (relating to or being the second of two items) | :: laatstgenoemd |
| latter {adj} (near (or nearer) to the end) | :: laatste |
| latter {adj} (close (or closer) to the present time) | :: jongstleden, dichtsbijzijnde |
| latter-day {adj} (modern, recent) SEE: modern | :: |
| lattermath {n} (literally) | :: etgroen {n}, nagras {n} |
| lattice {n} (flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material) | :: raster {n}, latwerk {n} |
| lattice {n} (regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points) | :: rooster, kristalrooster |
| lattice {n} (partially ordered set) | :: tralie |
| latticework {n} (a lattice structure) | :: latwerk {n} |
| Latvia {prop} (country) | :: Letland {n} |
| Latvian {adj} (pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language) | :: Lets |
| Latvian {n} (Baltic language of Latvia) | :: Lets |
| Latvian {n} (person pertaining to Latvia) | :: Let {m} {f}, Letse |
| laud {n} (praise or glorification) | :: prijzen, loven, ophemelen |
| laud {n} (hymn of praise) | :: lofzang {c} |
| laudableness {n} (quality of being laudable) | :: prijzenswaardigheid |
| laugh {n} (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species) | :: lach {m} |
| laugh {n} (something that provokes mirth or scorn) | :: lach {m} |
| laugh {v} (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds) | :: lachen |
| laugh {v} (be or appear cheerful) | :: lachen |
| laugh {v} (make an object of laughter or ridicule) | :: lachen, uitlachen |
| laugh {v} (affect or influence by means of laughter) | :: lachen |
| laugh {v} (express by, or utter with, laughter) | :: lachen |
| laughable {adj} (fitted to exite laughter) | :: belachelijk |
| laughing falcon {n} (South American hawk (Herpetotheres cachinnans)) | :: lachvalk {f} {m} |
| laughing gull {n} (American gull) | :: lachmeeuw |
| laughing hyena {n} (spotted hyena) SEE: spotted hyena | :: |
| laughing kookaburra {n} (Dacelo novaeguineae) | :: kookaburra, lachvogel {m}, gewone kookaburra |
| laugh off {v} (respond to a negative situation lightheartedly) | :: weglachen |
| laugh one's head off {v} (laugh uproariously) | :: zich bescheuren, kapot lachen |
| laughter {n} (sound (as) of laughing) | :: gelach {n} |
| laughter {n} (movement of the muscles of the laughing face) | :: gelach {n}, lachen {n} |
| launch {v} (throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force) | :: werpen, gooien, smijten, lanceren |
| launch {v} (strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce) | :: spietsen, doorboren |
| launch {v} (cause to move or slide from the land into the water) | :: lanceren, te water laten |
| launch {v} (send out; start on a career; set going; give a start to; put in operation) | :: lanceren, aanzetten |
| launch {n} (act of launching) | :: worp {m}, lancering {f} |
| launch {n} (movement of a vessel from land into the water) | :: lancering {f}, tewaterlating {f} |
| laundry {n} (laundering; washing) | :: was {m} |
| laundry {n} (place or room where laundering is done) | :: washok {n}; wasserij {f} |
| laundry {n} (that which needs to be laundered) | :: was {m}, wasgoed {n} |
| laundry ball {n} | :: wasbal {m} |
| laundry basket {n} (container for holding and transporting clothing) | :: wasmand {f} {m} |
| Laura {prop} (female given name) | :: Laura |
| laurel {n} (Laurus nobilis) | :: laurier {m} |
| laurel {n} (crown of laurel) | :: laurierkroon {m} {f} |
| laurel wreath {n} (wreath worn as a symbol of victory) | :: lauwerkrans {m} |
| Laurence {prop} (male given name) | :: Laurens |
| Laurier {prop} | :: Laurier |
| lava {n} (molten rock) | :: lava {f} |
| lava {n} (magma) SEE: magma | :: |
| lavatory {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| lavatory {n} (sink) SEE: sink | :: |
| lava tube {n} (natural conduit) | :: lavatunnel {m} |
| lavender {n} (plant) | :: lavendel |
| lavender {n} (colour) | :: zacht lila |
| lavender {adj} (colour) | :: zacht lila |
| law {n} (body of rules established in a community by its authorities) | :: wet {m}, recht {n} |
| law {n} (any rule that must or should be obeyed) | :: wet {m} |
| law {n} (statement of (observed, established) order, sequence or relationship of phenomena) | :: wet {m} |
| law-abiding {adj} (obeying the laws) | :: gezagsgetrouw |
| lawful {adj} (conforming to or recognised by law or rules) | :: wettig, rechtmatig |
| lawless {adj} (not governed by the law) | :: wetteloos |
| lawless {adj} (prohibited) | :: verboden, illegaal, onwettig |
| lawless {adj} (not restrained by the law) | :: wetteloos |
| lawlessness {n} (lack of law and order) | :: wetteloosheid {f} |
| lawmaker {n} (legislator) SEE: legislator | :: |
| lawman {n} (lawyer) SEE: lawyer | :: |
| lawn {n} (ground covered with grass) | :: gazon {n}, grasperk {n} |
| lawn bowling {n} (bowls) SEE: bowls | :: |
| lawn mower {n} (machine for cutting grass) SEE: lawnmower | :: |
| lawn-mower {n} (lawnmower) SEE: lawnmower | :: |
| lawnmower {n} (a device to cut grass) | :: grasmaaimachine {f} |
| law of nature {n} (natural law) SEE: natural law | :: |
| Lawrence {prop} (male given name) SEE: Laurence | :: |
| lawrencium {n} (chemical element) | :: lawrencium {n} |
| lawsuit {n} (case where a court is needed to resolve differences) | :: rechtszaak {f}, zaak {m} {f} |
| lawyer {n} (professional person authorized to practice law) | :: jurist {m}, raadsman {m} , raadsvrouw {f} , advocaat {m}, advocate {f} |
| lawyer {n} (layman who argues points of law) | :: pleiter {m}, (juridisch) raadsman {m}, informally also advocaat {m} |
| lawyer's wig {n} (Coprinus comatus) | :: geschubde inktzwam |
| laxative {adj} (causing movement of the bowels) | :: laxerend, laxerende, purgerend |
| laxative {n} (substance with a laxative effect) | :: laxeermiddel {n} |
| lay {v} (to place something down in a position of rest) | :: leggen |
| lay {v} (to deposit an egg) | :: leggen |
| lay {n} (arrangement or relationship) | :: ligging {f} |
| lay {adj} (non-clergy) | :: leken-, wereldlijk |
| lay {adj} (non-professional) | :: leken- |
| layabout {n} (lazy person) | :: luiaard {m} |
| lay an egg {v} (to produce an egg) | :: leggen |
| lay bare {v} (reveal) | :: blootleggen |
| lay brother {n} (a layman who is a member of a brotherhood without the intention to become a priest) | :: lekenbroeder {m} |
| layer {n} (single thickness of some material covering a surface) | :: laag {f} |
| layer {n} (item of clothing worn under or over another) | :: laag {f} |
| layer {n} (deposit) | :: laag {f} |
| layer {n} (person who lays things, such as tiles) | :: legger {m} |
| layer {n} (hen kept to lay eggs) | :: legster {f} |
| layered {adj} (formed of layers) | :: gelaagd |
| lay figure {n} (unimportant person) SEE: Joe Average | :: |
| laying hen {n} (hen raised for egg production) | :: legkip {c}, leghen {f} |
| lay into {v} (To beat up.) | :: te lijf gaan, aanvallen |
| lay into {v} (To berate; to scold.) | :: uitkafferen, berispen |
| layman {n} (someone who is not an ordained cleric) | :: leek {m} |
| layman {n} (someone who is not a professional in a given field) | :: leek {m} |
| lay off {v} (to dismiss workers from employment) | :: ontslaan, de zak geven |
| layout {n} (structured arrangement of items) | :: indeling {f} |
| layout {n} (plan for such arrangement) | :: indeling {f} |
| layout {n} (act of laying out) | :: indelen {n} |
| layout {n} (process of arranging media content for publishing) | :: opzet {m}, lay-out {m} |
| layout {n} (map or a drawing of a construction site) | :: plan {n} |
| layover {n} (break between stages of a journey) | :: tussenstop {m} |
| lay waste {v} (to completely destroy) | :: verwoesten |
| Lazarus {prop} (New Testament characters) | :: Lazarus |
| lazily {adv} (in a lazy manner) | :: loom |
| laziness {n} (quality of being lazy) | :: luiheid {f} |
| Lazio {prop} (Italian region) | :: Lazio |
| lazurite {n} (lapis lazuli) SEE: lapis lazuli | :: |
| lazy {adj} (unwilling to work) | :: lui |
| lazy {adj} (eye: squinting because of weak muscles) | :: lui |
| lazybones {n} (person who is lazy) | :: luierik {m}, luilak {m} |
| Lübeck {prop} (city) | :: Lübeck {n} |
| lead {n} (chemical element) | :: lood {n} |
| lead {n} (plummet to measure depth of water) | :: dieplood |
| lead {n} (separator line in print) | :: interlinie {f} |
| lead {n} (refill for writing tool) | :: stift |
| lead {v} (to cover, fill, or affect with lead) | :: verloden |
| lead {v} (printing: place leads between the lines of) | :: interliniëren |
| lead {v} (guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection) | :: leiden |
| lead {v} (guide or conduct in a certain course) | :: leiden |
| lead {v} (conduct or direct with authority) | :: leiden |
| lead {v} (go or be in advance of; precede) | :: leiden |
| lead {v} (draw or direct by influence) | :: leiden |
| lead {v} (guide or conduct oneself) | :: leiden |
| lead {v} (begin a game of cards or dominoes) | :: uitkomen |
| lead {v} (intransitive: to guide or conduct) | :: leiden, begeleiden, meevoeren |
| lead {v} (intransitive: be ahead of others) | :: aanvoeren, vooroplopen |
| lead {v} (intransitive: have the highest interim score in a game) | :: aanvoeren, vooroplopen |
| lead {v} (intransitive: be more advanced) | :: voorlopen |
| lead {v} (intransitive: tend or reach in a certain direction) | :: leiden naar |
| lead {n} (act of leading or conducting) | :: leiding {f}, begeleiding {f} |
| lead {n} (precedence; advance position) | :: leiding {f}, voorsprong {m} |
| lead {n} (in cards and dominoes) | :: uitkomst {f} |
| lead {n} (channel of open water in an ice field) | :: vaargeul |
| lead {n} (mining: lode) | :: lood {n} |
| lead {n} (nautical: course of a rope from end to end) | :: lengte {f} |
| lead {n} (leash) | :: lijn |
| lead {n} (information obtained by a detective or police officer) | :: aanwijzing {f} |
| lead {n} (information obtained by a news reporter) | :: leidraad {m} |
| leaden {adj} (made of lead) | :: loden |
| leader {n} (one having authority) | :: leider {m}, leidster {f}, aanvoerder {m}, aanvoerster {f} |
| leadership {n} (capacity to lead) | :: voorzitterschap {n}, leiderschap {n} |
| leadership {n} (office of leader) | :: voorzitterschap {n} |
| lead poisoning {n} (chronic intoxiction caused by lead) SEE: plumbism | :: |
| lead someone up the garden path {v} (to deceive, hoodwink, mislead, or seduce someone) SEE: deceive | :: |
| leaf {n} (part of a plant) | :: blad {n} |
| leaf {n} (anything resembling the leaf of a plant) | :: blad {n} |
| leaf {n} (sheet of a book) | :: blad {n} |
| leaf {n} (flat section used to extend a table) | :: blad {n}, plaat {f} |
| leaf {n} (computing, mathematics: tree node without descendants) | :: blad {n} |
| leaf {v} (to produce leaves) | :: bladeren krijgen |
| leaf {n} (tea leaves) SEE: tea leaf | :: |
| leaf beetle {n} (chrysomelid beetle) | :: bladhaantje |
| leafless {adj} (without leaves) | :: bladerloos, bladloos |
| leaflet {n} (small plant leaf) | :: blaadje {n}; folder {m} |
| leaf sheath {n} | :: bladschede {f} |
| leaf spring {n} (leaf spring) | :: bladveer {f} |
| leaf through {v} (to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random) | :: bladeren, doorbladeren |
| leafy {adj} (covered with leaves) | :: gebladerd |
| leafy {adj} (containing much foliage) | :: bladrijk, loofrijk, bladerrijk |
| leafy spurge {n} (Euphorbia esula) | :: heksenmelk {f} |
| League of Nations {prop} (international organization) | :: Volkenbond {m} |
| league table {n} (tabular display of teams) | :: stand |
| leak {n} (hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape) | :: lek {n} |
| leak {n} (entrance or escape of a fluid) | :: lek {n} |
| leak {n} | :: lek {n} |
| leak {v} (to allow fluid to escape or enter) | :: lekken |
| leak {v} (to reveal secret information) | :: lekken |
| leakage {n} (act of leaking) | :: lekkage {f} |
| leakage {n} (amount lost) | :: lekkage {f} |
| lean {v} (to hang outwards) | :: leunen |
| lean {v} (to press against) | :: leunen, aanleunen |
| lean {adj} (being slim, not fleshy) | :: mager, tenger |
| lean {adj} (of meat, having little fat) | :: mager |
| lean {adj} (having little extra or little to spare) | :: karig |
| leaned {v} (simple past of lean) | :: leunde, leunden |
| leaned {v} (past participle of lean) | :: geleund |
| Leaning Tower of Pisa {prop} (the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa) | :: Toren van Pisa {m} |
| leap {v} | :: springen, wippen, huppen |
| leap {n} | :: sprong {m} |
| leap {n} (significant move forward) | :: sprong {m} |
| leapfrog {n} (game) | :: haasje-over |
| leap to mind {v} (spring to mind) SEE: spring to mind | :: |
| leap year {n} (366-day year in the Gregorian calendar) | :: schrikkeljaar {n} |
| learn {v} (to acquire knowledge or ability) | :: leren |
| learn {v} (to be studying) | :: leren, studeren |
| learn {v} (to come to know; to become informed of; to find out) | :: ervaren, vernemen, te weten komen, op de hoogte gesteld worden |
| learned {adj} (having much learning) | :: geleerd |
| learned {adj} (acquired by learning) | :: geleerd, aangeleerd |
| learned borrowing {n} (word borrowed from a classical language into a modern language) | :: geleerde ontlening {f} |
| learning {n} (action of the verb) | :: leren {n} |
| learning {n} (accumulated knowledge) | :: kennis {f}, geleerdheid {f}, geleerde {n}, geleerde {m} {f} |
| learning difference {n} (learning disability) SEE: learning disability | :: |
| learning difficulty {n} (learning disability) SEE: learning disability | :: |
| learning disability {n} (disability which prevents the sufferer from learning in a typical manner) | :: leerstoornis {f} |
| learningless {adj} (uneducated) SEE: uneducated | :: |
| lease {v} (to operate or live in some property or land through purchasing a long-term contract) | :: pachten, leasen |
| lease {n} (contract granting use or occupation of property) | :: pacht {f}, lease {f} |
| leaseholder {n} (tenant holding a lease) | :: pachter {m} |
| leash {n} (long cord for dogs) | :: lijn {f} |
| leash {n} (a set of three) | :: drietal {n} |
| least {determiner} (the smallest amount of) | :: minst |
| least auklet {n} (bird) | :: dwergalk |
| least flycatcher {n} (Empidonax minimus) | :: kleine feetiran {?} |
| least weasel {n} (Mustela nivalis) | :: wezel {m} |
| leather {n} (material produced by tanning animal skin) | :: leer {n}, leder {n} |
| leather {adj} (made of leather) | :: leren |
| leatherette {n} (type of fabric made to imitate the appearance of leather) | :: kunstleer {n}, skai {n} |
| leave {v} (to cause to remain as available, not take away, refrain from depleting) | :: achterlaten, laten |
| leave {v} (to transfer possession after death) | :: laten, nalaten |
| leave {v} (to give (something) to someone; to deliver (something) to a repository; to deposit) | :: deponeren |
| leave {v} (to transfer responsibility or attention) | :: overdragen, overlaten |
| leave {v} (to depart from, end one's connection or affiliation with) | :: verlaten, achterlaten |
| leave {v} (to end one's membership in) | :: beëindigen, verlaten |
| leave {v} (to depart (intransitive)) | :: weggaan, vertrekken |
| leave {v} | :: over zijn, overblijven, laten |
| leave {n} (permission to be absent) | :: verlof, toestemming |
| leave {n} (absence from work) | :: verlof |
| leave alone {v} (to stop bothering) | :: met rust laten |
| leave behind {v} (abandon) | :: achterlaten |
| leave me alone {phrase} (stop talking to me) | :: laat me met rust |
| leaven {n} (any agent used to make dough rise) | :: rijsmiddel {n} |
| leave of absence {n} (absence from work) SEE: leave | :: |
| leave out {v} (to leave out or to not include) SEE: omit | :: |
| Lebanese {n} (A person from Lebanon) | :: Libanees {m}, Libanese {f} |
| Lebanese {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language) | :: Libanesisch |
| Lebanese Republic {prop} (official name of Lebanon) | :: Republiek Libanon {f} |
| Lebanon {prop} (Lebanese Republic) | :: Libanon {n} |
| lecher {n} (a lecherous person) | :: geilaard, rasversierder, schuinsmarcherdder {m} |
| lecithin {n} (lecithin) | :: lecithine {m} {f} |
| lectica {n} (Roman portable couch) | :: lectica {f} |
| lectica {n} (any portable couch) | :: draagstoel {m}, rosbaar {f} |
| lecture {n} (a spoken lesson) | :: lezing {f}, college |
| LED {n} (light-emitting diode) | :: led {m} |
| ledge {n} (lode) | :: ader {m} {f}, ertslaag {m} {f} |
| ledger {n} (book for keeping notes) | :: legger {m}, kladblok |
| ledger {n} (collection of accounting entries) | :: grootboek |
| lee {n} (protected cove or harbor, out of the wind) | :: luwte {f} |
| lee {n} (side of the ship away from the wind) | :: lij {f}, lijzijde {f}, lijzij {f} |
| leech {n} (annelid) | :: bloedzuiger {m}, echel {f}, laak {f} |
| leech {n} (person who derives profit from others) | :: bloedzuiger {m}, uitzuiger {m}, parasiet {m} |
| leech {v} (to apply a leech medicinally) | :: aderlaten |
| leech {v} (to drain resources without giving back) | :: aderlaten, uitzuigen |
| leech {n} (paganism: a healer) | :: heler {m} |
| leech {n} (vertical edge of a square sail) | :: lijk {n} |
| leech {n} (aft edge of a triangular sail) | :: lijk {n} |
| leech {n} (physician) SEE: physician | :: |
| leek {n} (vegetable) | :: prei {m}, porrei {m} |
| leer {v} (to look with sexual desire or malicious intent) | :: wellustig bekijken |
| leery {adj} (Cautious, hesitant, or nervous about something; having reservations or concerns) | :: argwaanend, wantrouwend |
| Leeuwarden {prop} (capital and largest city of Friesland) | :: Leeuwarden {n} |
| leeward {adj} (on the side sheltered from the wind) | :: benedenwinds, lijzijde, lijwaarts |
| leeward {adv} (away from the direction of the wind) | :: benedenwinds, lijzijds, lijwaarts |
| leeway {n} (drift of a ship or airplane in a leeward direction) | :: afdrift {m} {f}, afdrijving {f} |
| leeway {n} (degree or amount of freedom or flexibility) | :: speelruimte {f}, speling {f} |
| left {adj} (the west side of the body when one is facing north) | :: links, linker |
| left {adv} (on the left side) | :: links |
| left {adv} (towards the left side) | :: links |
| left {n} (the left side) | :: linkerkant {m} |
| left {n} (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) | :: linkerkant {m}, links {n} |
| left {v} (remaining) | :: over |
| left-handed {n} (preferring the left hand over the right) | :: linkshandig |
| leftish {adj} (left-wing) SEE: left-wing | :: |
| leftover {adj} (remaining, left behind) | :: restant {n} |
| leftover {adj} (remaining as meal is complete) | :: kliekje {n} |
| leftovers {n} (food remaining after a meal) | :: etensresten {p} {f}, kliekjes {p} {n} |
| left-wing {adj} (favoring social equality) | :: links |
| leg {n} (lower limb from groin to ankle) | :: been {n}, poot {m} |
| leg {n} (portion of the lower appendage from knee to ankle) | :: scheen {m}, scheenbeen {n}, onderbeen {n} |
| leg {n} (part of garment covering the leg) | :: broekspijp {m} {f} |
| leg {n} (supporting protrusion of an inanimate object) | :: poot {m} |
| legacy {n} (money or property bequeathed to someone in a will) | :: erfenis, erfgoed |
| legacy {n} (something inherited from a predecessor; a heritage) | :: erfgoed, erfenis |
| legal {adj} (relating to the law or to lawyers) | :: juridisch, rechts- |
| legal {adj} (having its basis in the law) | :: juridisch |
| legal {adj} (allowed or prescribed by law) | :: wettelijk, legaal, wettig, legitiem |
| legality {n} (lawfulness) | :: wettigheid |
| legalize {v} (make legal) | :: legaliseren |
| legal studies {n} (study of theories and philosophies related to law) SEE: jurisprudence | :: |
| legate {n} (deputy representing the pope) | :: legaat {m} |
| legate {n} (deputy of a provincial governor or general in ancient Rome) | :: legaat {m} |
| legation {n} | :: gezantschap {n} |
| legato {adv} (music: smoothly, in a connected manner) | :: gebonden, legato |
| legend {n} (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events) | :: legende {f} |
| legend {n} (key to the symbols and color codes on a map) | :: kaartlegenda |
| legendary {adj} (of or pertaining to a legend) | :: legendarisch |
| leghorn {n} (small white chicken breed) | :: leghorn {m} |
| legibility {n} (property that makes legible or easily readable) | :: leesbaarheid {f} |
| legible {adj} (clear enough to be read) | :: leesbaar |
| legion {adj} (numerous) | :: legio |
| legion {n} (the major unit or division of the Roman army) | :: legioen {n} |
| legionary {n} (member of a legion) | :: legionair |
| legionnaire {n} (a member of a legion) SEE: legionary | :: |
| legislate {v} (pass laws) | :: wetten maken |
| legislation {n} (the act of legislating) | :: wetgeving {f}, legislatie {f} |
| legislation {n} (law already enacted by legislature) | :: wet {f} |
| legislative body {n} (A political institution which holds the legislative power in a state) | :: wetgevend orgaan |
| legislator {n} (who creates or enacts laws) | :: wetgever {m}, wetgeefster {f} |
| legislature {n} (governmental body) | :: wetgevende macht {f} {m} |
| legist {n} (legislator) SEE: legislator | :: |
| legitimize {v} (to make legitimate) | :: legitimeren |
| leguaan {n} (iguana) SEE: iguana | :: |
| leguaan {n} (any of the monitor lizards) | :: varaan {m} |
| legume {n} (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) | :: peul {c}, peulvrucht {c} |
| Leiden {prop} (city in South Holland) | :: Leiden {n} |
| Leipzig {prop} (city in Saxony, Germany) | :: Leipzig |
| leishmaniasis {n} (pathology) | :: leishmaniasis {f} |
| leisure {n} (freedom provided) | :: vrije tijd {m} |
| leisure {n} (time free) | :: vrije tijd {m} |
| lemma {n} (linguistics: lexeme) SEE: lexeme | :: |
| lemma {n} (mathematics: proposition used mainly in the proof of some other proposition) | :: lemma {n} |
| lemma {n} (linguistics: canonical form of a term) | :: lemma {n} |
| lemming {n} (rodent) | :: lemming {m} |
| lemniscatic {adj} (shaped like a figure-of eight) | :: lemniscatisch |
| lemniscatic {adj} (of or pertaining to a lemniscate) | :: lemniscatisch |
| lemon {n} (citrus fruit) | :: citroen {f} |
| lemon {n} (tree) | :: citroenboom |
| lemon {n} (defective item) | :: kat in de zak |
| lemon {n} (colour/color) | :: citroengeel |
| lemon {n} (taste) | :: citroensmaak |
| lemon {adj} (having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons) | :: citroen- |
| lemon {adj} (having the colour/color of lemons) | :: citroengele |
| lemonade {n} (still beverage) | :: kwast {m} |
| lemonade {n} (carbonated beverage) | :: limonade {m} |
| lemon balm {n} (Melissa officinalis) | :: citroenmelisse {f}, citronella {m}, bijenkruid {n}, vrouwenkruid {n} |
| lemongrass {n} (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) | :: citroengras {n} |
| lemon juice {n} (the liquid extract of lemon fruit) | :: citroensap {n} |
| lemon squeezer {n} (device used to extract juice from lemons) | :: citruspers {f}, citroenpers {f} |
| lemur {n} (strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea) | :: lemur |
| lend {v} (to allow to be used temporarily) | :: lenen, uitlenen |
| lend {v} ((proscribed) to borrow) SEE: borrow | :: |
| length {n} (distance along the longest dimension) | :: lengte {f} |
| lenient {adj} (tolerant; not strict) | :: toegeeflijk, tolerant, mild |
| Leningrad {prop} (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) | :: Leningrad |
| Leninian {adj} (of or pertaining to Lenin) SEE: Leninist | :: |
| Leninism {n} (the political philosophy named after Vladimir Lenin) | :: leninisme {n} |
| Leninist {adj} (of or relating to Lenin) | :: leninistisch |
| Leninist {adj} (of or relating to Leninism) | :: leninistisch |
| Leninist {n} (an adherent of Lenin or Leninism) | :: leninist {m} |
| lenition {n} (weakening of consonant articulation) | :: lenitie {f}, verzachting {f} |
| lens {n} (object focusing or defocusing the light passing through it) | :: lens {f} |
| lens {n} (device which focuses or defocuses electron beams) | :: lens {f} |
| lens {n} (geometry: convex shape bounded by two circular arcs) | :: lens {f} |
| lens {n} (biology: genus of the legume family; its bean) | :: linze |
| lens {n} (anatomy: transparent crystalline structure in the eye) | :: lens {f}, kristallens |
| lens {v} (to film) | :: filmen, verfilmen, op de gevoelige plaat vastleggen |
| lens cap {n} (cap that protects a camera lens) | :: lensklep {f} |
| lens flare {n} (brightness in an image) | :: lensgloed {m} |
| Lent {n} (Christian period of penitence before Easter) | :: veertigdagentijd {m}; vastentijd {m} |
| lentigo {n} (pigmented spot on the skin) SEE: freckle | :: |
| lentil {n} (plant Lens culinaris) | :: linze {f}, linzenplant {f} |
| lentil {n} (seed used as food) | :: linze {f} |
| Leo {prop} (male given name) | :: Leo |
| Leo {prop} (constellation) | :: Leo |
| Leo {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Leeuw {m} |
| leonine {adj} (of or like a lion) | :: leeuwen- |
| leopard {n} (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) | :: luipaard {m} |
| leopard shark {n} (Triakis semifasciata) | :: luipaardhaai |
| leper {n} (person who has leprosy) | :: melaatse {m} {f}, leproos {m} |
| lepidopterology {n} (scientific study of butterflies and moths) | :: lepidopterologie {f} |
| leporello {n} (printed material having leporello folds) | :: leporello {m} |
| leprosarium {n} (institution or place to quarantine and treat leprous people) | :: leprozerie {f}, leprakolonie {f}, leprozenhuis {n} |
| leprosy {n} (infectious disease caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae) | :: lepra, melaatsheid |
| lepton {n} (elementary particle) | :: lepton {n} |
| lesbian {adj} (of a woman: preferring women partners) | :: lesbisch |
| lesbian {adj} (between two women; pertaining to women's homosexuality) | :: lesbisch |
| lesbian {n} (homosexual woman) | :: lesbienne {f}, lesbo {f}, lesbi {f}, lesbienne {f} |
| Lesbian {n} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian | :: |
| Lesbian {adj} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian | :: |
| lesbigay {n} (lesbian, bisexual or gay person) | :: holebi {m} {f} |
| lesbo {n} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian | :: |
| Lesbos {prop} (island) | :: Lesbos |
| lese majesty {n} (crime of violating majesty) | :: majesteitsschennis {f} |
| lesion {n} (a wound or an injury) | :: laesie {f} |
| lesion {n} (an infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part) | :: laesie {f} |
| lesion {n} (injury or loss arising from an uneven contractual exchange) | :: benadeling {f} |
| lesion {v} (to wound or injure, especially in an experiment or other controlled procedure) | :: kwetsen, verwonden |
| Lesotho {prop} (country in Southern Africa) | :: Lesotho |
| less {adv} (to a smaller extent or degree) | :: minder |
| less {determiner} (not as much) | :: minder |
| less {determiner} (smaller number of) | :: minder |
| less {determiner} | :: minder dan; kleiner |
| -less {suffix} (lacking) | :: -loos, zonder |
| lessen {v} (to make less) | :: verminderen, verkleinen, korten |
| lessen {v} (to become less) | :: slinken, afnemen, verminderen |
| lesser black-backed gull {n} (Larus fuscus) | :: kleine mantelmeeuw {f} |
| lesser celandine {n} (a European perennial herb, Ranunculus ficaria) | :: speenkruid |
| lesser flamingo {n} (the smaller of the two old world species of flamingo) | :: dwergflamingo {m} |
| lesser kestrel {n} (Falco naumanni) | :: kleine torenvalk |
| lesser roadrunner {n} (bird of genus Geococcyx) SEE: roadrunner | :: |
| lesser scaup {n} (Aythya affinis) | :: kleine topper |
| lesser spotted eagle {n} (Clanga pomarina) | :: schreeuwarend {m} |
| lesser spotted woodpecker {n} (Dendrocopoes minor) | :: kleine bonte specht {m} |
| lesser yellowlegs {n} (Tringa flavipes) | :: kleine geelpootruiter |
| less is more {proverb} (less is more) | :: minder is meer |
| lesson {n} (section of learning or teaching) | :: les |
| lesson plan {n} (teacher's document used to plan a lesson) | :: lesplan {n} |
| lessor {n} (owner of property that is leased) | :: verhuurder {m} |
| less-than-stellar {adj} (not very good) SEE: poor | :: |
| less-than-stellar {adj} (mediocre) SEE: mediocre | :: |
| lest {conj} (for fear that) | :: uit angst dat |
| lest {conj} (that not) | :: opdat ... niet |
| let {v} (to allow) | :: laten, toestaan |
| let {v} (to put up for rent) | :: verhuren |
| let alone {conj} (to say nothing of) | :: laat staan, gezwegen van, om maar te zwijgen van |
| let alone {conj} (as well as) | :: laat staan |
| let alone {v} (leave alone) | :: met rust laten |
| let bygones be bygones {v} (to disregard a past offense) | :: geen oude koeien uit de sloot halen, zand erover! |
| let down {v} (to allow to descend) | :: neerlaten |
| let down {v} (to disappoint) | :: teleurstellen |
| let go {v} (to no longer hold on) | :: loslaten |
| lethal {adj} (deadly) | :: dodelijk |
| lethargy {n} (pathological state of fatigue) | :: lusteloosheid {f}, futloosheid {f}, slaapzucht {f}, lethargie {f} |
| lethargy {n} (state of extreme torpor or apathy) | :: onverschilligheid {f}, lethargie {f} |
| let him who is without sin cast the first stone {phrase} (only those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment on others) | :: laat hij die zelf nooit zondigt, de eerste steen maar gooien |
| let in {v} (to let someone or something come in) | :: binnenlaten |
| let's {v} (let us; forming first-person plural imperative) | :: laten we |
| let's go {phrase} (hortative of go) | :: laten we gaan |
| let's go {phrase} (hurry up) | :: schiet op, kom, kom op, schiete op, kom nou |
| let sleeping dogs lie {v} (leave things as they are) | :: slapende honden wekt men niet |
| letter {n} (a symbol in an alphabet) | :: letter {f}, karakter {n}, letterteken {n}, boekstaaf {m} |
| letter {n} (written message) | :: brief {m} |
| letterbox {n} (collection point for mail) | :: brievenbus {m} |
| letterbox {n} (delivery point for mail) | :: brievenbus {m} |
| letter carrier {n} (post office employee) | :: postbezorger |
| letter of marque {n} (official commission) | :: kaperbrief {m} |
| letter of marque {n} (ship that has been armed for such a task) | :: kaperschip {n} |
| letter of recommendation {n} (evaluation letter) | :: aanbevelingsbrief {m} |
| letter opener {n} (knifelike device) | :: briefopener {m} |
| let there be light {phrase} (let there be light) | :: daar zij licht |
| let the sleeping dogs lie {v} (to avoid igniting a conflict) SEE: let sleeping dogs lie | :: |
| Lettic {adj} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian | :: |
| Lettish {adj} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian | :: |
| Lettish {n} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian | :: |
| lettuce {n} (an edible plant, Lactuca) | :: sla, salade, slaplant {m} |
| lettuce {n} (the leaves of the lettuce plant, eaten as a vegetable or dish) | :: slaatje {n}, salade |
| lettuce {n} (US paper currency) | :: flappen |
| Letzeburgesh {prop} (Germanic language) SEE: Luxembourgish | :: |
| leucism {n} (partial loss of pigmentation) | :: leucisme {n} |
| leukemia {n} (cancer of blood forming tissue) | :: leukemie |
| leukocyte {n} (a white blood cell) | :: leukocyt {m}, witte bloedcel {f} |
| leukoplakia {n} (patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity) | :: leukoplakie |
| Levant {prop} (the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea) | :: Levant |
| level {adj} (same height at all places) | :: vlak |
| level {adj} (at the same height as some reference) | :: geëqualiseerd |
| level {adj} (being unvaried) | :: constant |
| level {n} (tool) | :: waterpas {n} |
| level {n} (distance relative to a given reference elevation) | :: niveau {n}, hoogte {f} |
| level {n} (gaming: discrete segment of a game) | :: niveau {n} |
| level {n} (floor of a building) | :: etage, verdieping {f} |
| level {v} (to destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze) | :: egaliseren |
| level crossing {n} (at-grade crossing) | :: spoorwegovergang {m}, overweg {m} |
| level-headed {adj} (possessing sound judgement) | :: wijs, weloverwogen |
| leveling seat {n} (seats that ensure a representation proportional to votes at the national level) | :: ausgleichsmandat {n} |
| lever {n} (rigid piece) | :: hefboom {m} |
| lever {n} (small such piece to trigger or control a mechanical device) | :: hendel |
| lever {adv} (rather) SEE: rather | :: |
| leverage {n} (force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot) | :: hefboom {m}, hefboomkracht {f} |
| leverage {n} (influence which is compounded or used to gain an advantage) | :: voordeel {n}, invloed {m} |
| leverage {n} (use of borrowed funds) | :: leverage |
| leverage {v} (use, exploit, take full advantage of) | :: profiteren van, uitbuiten |
| leveret {n} (a young hare) | :: haasje {n} |
| levigate {v} (to belittle) SEE: belittle | :: |
| levigate {v} (to lighten) SEE: lighten | :: |
| levitate {v} | :: doen opstijgen en zweven |
| levitation {n} (raising of something without apparent physical cause) | :: levitatie |
| levitation {n} (technical suspension without mechanical support) | :: draadloze ophanging |
| Leviticus {prop} (the book of the Bible and Torah) | :: Leviticus, Levieten |
| levity {n} (lighthearted or frivolous act) | :: luchthartigheid, luchtig |
| levity {n} (lack of steadiness) SEE: instability | :: |
| lewd {adj} (lascivious) | :: liederlijk |
| Lewis {prop} (male given name) SEE: Louis | :: |
| lexeme {n} (unit of vocabulary, the different forms of the same lemma) | :: lexeem {n} |
| lexical item {n} (term that acts as a unit of meaning) | :: lexicale eenheid {f} |
| lexical unit {n} (term that acts as a unit of meaning) SEE: lexical item | :: |
| lexicography {n} (art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries) | :: lexicografie {f} |
| Leyden jar {n} (glass jar used to accumulate static electricity) | :: Leidse fles {f} |
| leyn {v} (read from a Torah scroll) | :: lajenen |
| Lezghian {prop} (Lezgi) SEE: Lezgi | :: |
| Lezgi {prop} (language) | :: Lezgi {n}, Lezgisch {n} |
| LGBT {n} (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transexual) | :: LHBT |
| li {n} (Chinese unit of distance) | :: li |
| liability {n} (debt) | :: aansprakelijkheid {f} |
| liability insurance {n} (insurance against liability) | :: aansprakelijkheidsverzekering {f} |
| liable {adj} (responsible) | :: aansprakelijk, verantwoordelijk |
| liana {n} (climbing woody vine) | :: liaan {c} |
| liar {n} (one who tells lies) | :: leugenaar {m}, leugenaarster {f} |
| libation {n} (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice) | :: plengoffer {n} |
| libation {n} (liquid poured out) | :: plengoffer {n} |
| libation {n} (alcoholic beverage) | :: plengoffer {n} |
| libecchio {n} (southwest wind) | :: zuidwester |
| libel {n} (any defamatory writing) | :: smaadschrift |
| libel {n} | :: smaad, laster |
| libelous {adj} (defamatory, libeling) | :: lasterlijk |
| liberal {adj} (widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions, conventions etc.) | :: vrijzinnig |
| liberal {adj} | :: liberaal, open, libertaire {m} {f} |
| liberalism {n} (political movement) | :: liberalisme {n} |
| liberalization {n} (the process or act of making more liberal) | :: liberalisering {f} |
| liberate {v} (to free) | :: bevrijden |
| liberation {n} (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) | :: bevrijding {f} |
| Liberia {prop} (country in Western Africa) | :: Liberia {n} |
| libertarianism {n} (political philosophy) | :: libertarisme {n} |
| libertine {n} (one who is freethinking in religious matters) | :: vrijdenker {m}, libertijn {m} |
| liberty {n} (condition of being free) | :: vrijheid {f} |
| libidinous {adj} (having lustful desires) | :: wellustig |
| libido {n} (sexual urges or drives) | :: libido {m} |
| libido {n} (drives or mental energies related or based on sexual instincts but not necessarily sexual in and of themselves.) | :: libido |
| Libra {prop} (constellation) | :: Weegschaal {f} |
| Libra {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Weegschaal {f} |
| librarian {n} (the manager of a library) | :: bibliothecaris {m} , bibliothecaresse {f} , bibliotheekbeheerder {m} |
| librarian {n} (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) | :: bibliothecaris {m}, hulpbibliothecaris {m} |
| library {n} (institution which holds books etc.) | :: bibliotheek {f}, boekerij {f} |
| library {n} (collection of books) | :: bibliotheek {f}, boekenkast |
| library {n} (collection of records) | :: archief |
| libre {adj} ((software): with very few limitations on distribution or improvement) | :: vrij |
| Libya {prop} (country in Northern Africa) | :: Libië {n} |
| licence {n} (license) SEE: license | :: |
| licence {v} (license) SEE: license | :: |
| license {n} (legal document giving official permission to do something) | :: vergunning {f} |
| license {n} (legal terms of product usage) | :: licentie {f}, vergunning {f} |
| license {n} (freedom to deviate from rules) | :: vergunning {f} |
| license {n} (excessive freedom) | :: bandeloosheid {f} |
| license {v} (act of giving a formal authorization) | :: licentiëren, vergunning toekennen |
| license {v} (authorize officially) | :: toelaten, licentiëren, vergunning toekennen |
| license plate {n} (an identifying plate attached to a vehicle) | :: kentekenplaat {f}, nummerplaat {f}, nummerbord {n} |
| licentious {adj} (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) | :: wellustig, wulps, licentieus |
| licentious {adj} (disregard for accepted rules) | :: non-conformistisch, vrijgevochten |
| licentious {adj} | :: losbandig |
| licentiousness {n} (Property of being licentious) | :: wulpsheid, wellustigheid |
| lich {n} (undead being) | :: Zielenzuiger |
| lichen {n} (something which spreads across something else, causing damage) SEE: cancer | :: |
| lichen {n} (symbiotic association of algae and fungi) | :: korstmos {n} |
| lichenometry {n} (geochronologic dating method that uses lichen growth) | :: lichenometrie {c} |
| lick {n} (the act of licking) | :: lik {m} |
| lick {v} (to stroke with the tongue) | :: likken |
| lickspittle {n} (practice of giving empty flattery) | :: slijmerd,pluimstrijker |
| licorice {n} (plant) | :: zoethout {n} |
| licorice {n} (confection) | :: drop {m} |
| lid {n} (top or cover) | :: deksel {n} |
| lie {v} (be in horizontal position) | :: liggen |
| lie {v} (be situated) | :: liggen, gelegen zijn |
| lie {n} (golf term) | :: ligging {f}, terreinligging {f} |
| lie {n} (position of fetus) | :: ligging {f} |
| lie {v} (tell an intentional untruth) | :: liegen |
| lie {n} (intentionally false statement) | :: leugen {f} |
| Liechtenstein {prop} (Principality of Liechtenstein) | :: Liechtenstein {n} |
| Liechtensteiner {n} (A person from Liechtenstein or of Liechtenstein descent) | :: Liechtensteiner {m}, Liechtensteinse {f} |
| lie down {v} (assume a reclining position) | :: gaan liggen |
| liege {n} (A free and independent person; a lord paramount; a sovereign) | :: leenheer {m}, soeverein {m} |
| liege {n} (The subject of a sovereign or lord; a liegeman) | :: vazal {m}, leenman {m} |
| lien {n} (right to take and hold debtor’s property) | :: retentierecht {n} |
| lieutenant {n} (lowest commissioned officer rank) | :: luitenant {m} |
| lieutenant {n} | :: luitenant {m} |
| lieutenant general {n} (an officer above major general and below general) | :: luitenant-generaal {m} |
| life {n} (the state of being alive) | :: leven {n} |
| life {n} (the essence of the manifestation and the foundation of the being) | :: leven {n} |
| life {n} (the subjective and inner manifestation of the individual) | :: leven {n} |
| life {n} (the world in general, existence) | :: leven {n} |
| life {n} (a worthwhile existence) | :: leven {n} |
| life {n} (something inherently part of a person's existence) | :: leven {n} |
| life {n} (life sentence) | :: levenslang {n} |
| life {n} (duration) | :: levensduur {f} |
| life-affirming {adj} (appearing to have an optimistic quality) SEE: optimistic | :: |
| life after death {n} (afterlife) SEE: afterlife | :: |
| life assurance {n} (insurance policy) SEE: life insurance | :: |
| lifeboat {n} (a boat to save shipwrecked people) | :: reddingsboot {m} {f} |
| life buoy {n} (life preserver) SEE: life preserver | :: |
| life cycle {n} (course of stages through which an organism passes) | :: levenscyclus |
| life force {n} (life force) | :: levenskracht {f} |
| lifeform {n} (living organism) | :: levensvorm {m} |
| lifeguard {n} (attendant) | :: badmeester {m}, reddingszwemmer |
| lifeguard {n} (lifesaver) | :: badmeester, strandmeester |
| lifeguard {n} (bodyguard) SEE: bodyguard | :: |
| life insurance {n} (form of insurance) | :: levensverzekering {f} |
| life jacket {n} (An article of protective clothing) | :: reddingsvest {n} |
| life of Riley {n} (ideal life of care-free prosperity) | :: luizenleventje {n} |
| life preserver {n} (buoyant ring or vest) | :: reddingsboei {m} {f} |
| life ring {n} (life preserver) SEE: life preserver | :: |
| life sentence {n} (sentence of imprisonment for the rest of the defendant's life) | :: levenslange gevangenisstraf {c} |
| life stance {n} (relation to what one views as important) | :: levensbeschouwing |
| life style {n} (lifestyle) SEE: lifestyle | :: |
| life-style {n} (lifestyle) SEE: lifestyle | :: |
| lifestyle {n} (style of living) | :: levensstijl {m} |
| life-threatening {adj} (used to describe something that endangers life) | :: levensbedreigend |
| lifetime {n} (duration of the life of someone or something) | :: leeftijd {m} |
| lift {v} (to raise or rise) | :: opheffen |
| lift {v} (to steal) | :: stelen |
| lift {n} (the act of transporting someone in a vehicle) | :: lift {m} |
| lift {n} (mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people) | :: lift {m} |
| lift {n} (thief) SEE: thief | :: |
| lifter {n} (spatula) SEE: spatula | :: |
| lifter {n} (weightlifter) SEE: weightlifter | :: |
| lifting {n} (facelift) | :: opwaardering {f} |
| lift up {v} (to elevate) | :: optillen |
| ligament {n} (band of strong tissue that holds the bones of an animal in position) | :: ligament {n} |
| ligate {v} (to bind with a ligature or bandage) | :: afbinden |
| ligature {n} (act of tying) | :: ligatuur, verbinding |
| ligature {n} (cord etc.) | :: afbinding, band, verbinding |
| ligature {n} (typography: character that combines multiple letters) | :: ligatuur |
| ligature {n} (music: group of notes played as a musical phrase) | :: ligatuur |
| Liège {prop} (province in Belgium) | :: Luik {n} |
| liger {n} (animal born to a male lion and a tigress) | :: lijger {m} |
| light {v} (to start (a fire)) | :: aansteken |
| light {v} (to illuminate) | :: lichten, bijlichten |
| light {adj} (having light) | :: licht, helder, lichtend, lichtgevend, lichtend |
| light {adj} (pale in colour) | :: licht |
| light {adj} (coffee: served with extra milk or cream) | :: verkeerd |
| light {adj} (of low weight) | :: licht |
| light {adj} (low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.) | :: licht |
| light {adj} (of little significance) | :: onbelangrijk, triviaal |
| light {n} (electromagnetic waves) | :: licht {n} |
| light {n} (source of illumination) | :: licht |
| light {n} (spiritual illumination) | :: licht {n} |
| light {n} (flame or something used to create fire) | :: vuurtje {n} |
| lightboat {n} (lightship) SEE: lightship | :: |
| light bulb {n} (evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament that produces light) | :: gloeilamp {f}, lichtpeertje {n} ballon, peer {c} |
| lighten {v} (to alleviate) | :: verlichten |
| lighter {n} (fire making device) | :: aansteker {m} |
| lighter {n} (a barge) | :: lichter {m} |
| light globe {n} (light bulb) SEE: light bulb | :: |
| light-headed {adj} (Feeling faint) | :: licht in het hoofd |
| lighthouse {n} (building containing a light to warn or guide ships) | :: vuurtoren {m} |
| lighthouse keeper {n} (person who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light) | :: vuurtorenwachter {m} |
| lightland {n} (place of sunrise or sunset) | :: Lichtland {n} |
| lightning {n} (flash of light) | :: bliksem {m}, weerlicht {n}, bliksemschicht {m}, bliksemflits {m} |
| lightning {n} (discharge) | :: bliksem {m}, weerlicht {n} |
| lightning bug {n} (firefly) SEE: firefly | :: |
| lightning conductor {n} (metallic conductor) SEE: lightning rod | :: |
| lightning fast {adj} (fast as lightning) | :: bliksemsnel |
| lightning-quick {adj} (incredibly fast) SEE: lightning fast | :: |
| lightning rod {n} (metallic conductor that protects from lightning) | :: bliksemafleider {m}, donderroede {f} |
| lightning strike {n} (event during an electrical storm) | :: blikseminslag {m} |
| light pollution {n} (excess artificial light) | :: lichtvervuiling {f} |
| lightsaber {n} (a fictional type of sword) | :: lichtzwaard {n}, lichtsabel {m} |
| lightship {n} (lightship) | :: lichtschip {n} |
| light spectrum {n} (range of colors) SEE: spectrum | :: |
| lightspeed {n} (the speed of light) | :: snelheid van het licht {f} |
| light switch {n} (switch used to turn the light on or off) | :: lichtknopje {n} |
| lightvessel {n} (lightship) SEE: lightship | :: |
| lightweight {adj} (having less than average weight) | :: lichtgewicht |
| light year {n} (astronomical distance) | :: lichtjaar {n} |
| lignify {v} (to become wood) | :: verhouten |
| lignin {n} (aromatic polymer) | :: lignine |
| lignite {n} (coal) | :: bruinkool {m} {f} |
| Liguria {prop} (region) | :: Ligurië |
| like {v} (enjoy) | :: houden van, graag (hebben), lusten, graag lusten, leuk vinden |
| like {v} (find attractive) | :: graag hebben, graag zien, zich aangetrokken voelen tot, leuk vinden |
| like {v} (to show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote) | :: liken |
| like {n} (something that a person likes) | :: favoriet {m}, voorkeur {m} |
| like {n} (Internet interaction) | :: like {m} |
| like {adj} (similar) | :: zoals, gelijk |
| like {n} (something similar to a given person or object) | :: evenknie {m}, dat soort dingen {n-p}, gelijkaardige dingen {n-p}, gelijkaardigheden {f-p} |
| like {prep} (similar to) | :: zoals, als, lijkend op, gelijk (maybe only in Flanders) |
| like {prep} (such as) | :: zoals, als |
| -like {suffix} (having some of the characteristics of (used to form adjectives from nouns)) | :: -achtig |
| like a chicken with its head cut off {prep} (in a frantic, disorganized manner) | :: als een kip zonder kop |
| like father, like son {proverb} (a son will have traits similar to his father) | :: zo vader, zo zoon |
| likelihood {n} (probability) | :: waarschijnlijkheid |
| likely {adv} (probably) SEE: probably | :: |
| like-minded {adj} (of similar opinion) | :: gelijkgestemd, gelijkgezind |
| like mother, like daughter {proverb} (a daughter will have traits similar to her mother) | :: zo moeder, zo dochter |
| liken {v} (compare) | :: vergelijken |
| likeness {n} (similarity) SEE: similarity | :: |
| like the back end of a bus {prep} (very unattractive) | :: een gezicht om leer op te kloppen |
| likewise {adv} (also; moreover; too) SEE: too | :: |
| likewise {adv} (in like manner) | :: evenzo, eveneens, op gelijkaardige wijze, op gelijkwaardige wijze |
| likewise {adv} (the same to you) | :: insgelijks |
| lilac {n} (shrub) | :: sering, seringen {p} |
| lilac {n} (flower) | :: sering |
| lilac {n} (colour) | :: lila |
| lilac {adj} (colour) | :: lila |
| Lille {prop} (city in France) | :: Rijsel {n} |
| lily {n} (flower in the genus Lilium) | :: lelie {m} {f} |
| lily-livered {adj} (cowardly) | :: laf |
| lily of the valley {n} (Convallaria majalis) | :: lelietje-van-dalen {n}, meiklokje {n} |
| lima bean {n} (butter bean) | :: limaboon {f} |
| limaçon {n} (plane curve) | :: slaklijn van Pascal {f} {m}, limaçon van Pascal |
| limb {n} (major appendage of human or animal) | :: lid {n}, lidmaat {m} {n}, ledemaat {m} {n} |
| limber {adj} (flexible) SEE: flexible | :: |
| limbo {n} (place for innocent souls) | :: limbo {n}, limbus, vagevuur, voorgeborchte {n} |
| limbo {n} (dance with bar that is lowered) | :: limbo {m} |
| Limburg {prop} (province of the Netherlands or Belgium) | :: Limburg {n} |
| Limburgian {prop} (Limburgish) SEE: Limburgish | :: |
| Limburgic {prop} (Limburgish) SEE: Limburgish | :: |
| Limburgish {prop} (the Germanic language) | :: Limburgs {n} |
| lime {n} (linden tree) SEE: linden | :: |
| lime {n} (inorganic material containing calcium) | :: kalk {m} |
| lime {n} (gluey or adhesive substance) | :: lijm |
| lime {v} (to treat with lime) | :: logen |
| lime {n} (green citrus fruit) | :: limoen {f} |
| lime {n} (citrus tree) | :: limoenenboom {m} |
| lime {n} (colour) | :: limoengeel, limoengroen |
| limelight {n} (type of stage lighting) | :: kalklicht {n} |
| limelight {n} (attention or notice) | :: spotlicht {n} |
| limerence {n} (state of mind) | :: verliefdheid {f} |
| limerick {n} (rhyming verse of five lines) | :: limerick |
| limestone {n} (abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments) | :: kalksteen {n} |
| liminal {adj} (pertaining to an entrance or threshold) | :: overgangs- |
| limit {n} (boundary) | :: grens |
| limit {n} (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges) | :: limiet {m} {f} |
| limit {v} (restrict) | :: beperken |
| limitation {n} (act of limiting) | :: begrenzing, beperking, inperking |
| limitation {n} (restriction that limits) | :: grens, beperking |
| limitation {n} (imperfection which limits) | :: beperking |
| limitation {n} (time period) | :: verjaring, verjaringstermijn |
| limited {adj} (with certain limits placed upon it) | :: begrensd, beperkt |
| limited liability company {n} (type of company) | :: besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid {f} |
| limited partnership {n} (type of partnership) | :: commanditaire vennootschap {f} |
| limitless {adj} (without limits; boundless) | :: grenzeloos, onbegrensd |
| limit point {n} (point whose every neighborhood contains a point in a given subset) | :: verdichtingspunt |
| limo {n} (limousine) SEE: limousine | :: |
| limonite {n} (mineral consisting of hydrous iron oxides) | :: limoniet |
| limousine {n} (luxury sedan/saloon car) | :: limousine {f}, limo |
| limp {v} (to walk lamely) | :: hinken |
| limpet {n} (a small mollusc) | :: napslak {f} |
| limpid {adj} (clear) | :: duidelijk, helder, limpide, begrijpelijk |
| limpkin {n} (large bird) | :: koerlan |
| linchpin {n} (securing pin) | :: luns {m} {f} |
| linden {n} (tree) | :: linde {m}, lindeboom {m} |
| linden {n} (wood from such tree) | :: lindehout {n} |
| lindworm {n} (a wingless bipedal dragon) | :: lintworm |
| line {n} (rope, cord, or string) | :: lijn {f}, touw {n} |
| line {n} (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) | :: rechte {f}, lijn {f}, streep {f} |
| line {n} (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) | :: rechte {f}, lijn {f} |
| line {n} (geometry: continuous finite segment of such a figure) | :: lijnstuk {n}, rechte {f}, lijn {f} |
| line {n} (graph theory: edge of a graph) | :: kant {m}, lijn {f} |
| line {n} (geography: circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map) | :: meridiaan {m}, lijn {f} |
| line {n} (geography: equator) | :: evenaar {m} |
| line {n} (music: one of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed) | :: regel {m} |
| line {n} (long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline) | :: regel {m}, meetlat {f} |
| line {n} (direction, path) | :: richting {f}, gezichtspunt {n} |
| line {n} (telephone or network connection) | :: lijn {f}, aansluiting {f}, verbinding {f} |
| line {n} (letter, written form of communication) | :: brief {m}, regel {m} |
| line {n} (connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.) | :: verbinding {f} |
| line {n} (fortifications: trench or rampart) | :: loopgraaf {m} {f} |
| line {n} (exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline) | :: contour {m}, grens {m} {f} |
| line {n} (threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark) | :: lijn {f}, rimpel {m} |
| line {n} (lineament; feature; figure) | :: lijn {f}, kenmerk {n} |
| line {n} (straight sequence of people, queue) | :: rij {f}, file {f}, lijn {f} |
| line {n} (series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person) | :: lijn {f} |
| line {n} (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) | :: regel {m}, lijn {f} |
| line {n} (poetic: verse) | :: vers {n}, regel {m}, stanza {f} |
| line {n} (sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay) | :: lijn {f} |
| line {n} (course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy) | :: visie {f}, methode {f}, lijn {f} |
| line {n} (official, stated position of an individual or political faction) | :: lijn {f} |
| line {n} (products or services sold by a business, or the business itself) | :: gamma {n}, aanbod {n}, productlijn {f}, maatschappij {f} |
| line {n} (engineering: proper relative position or adjustment of parts) | :: uitlijning {f} |
| line {n} | :: traject {n}, pad {n}, spoorlijn {n}, spoor {n}, serie {f}, productlijn {f} |
| line {v} (to place (objects) into a line) | :: opstellen, uitlijnen |
| line {v} (to place persons or things along the side of for security or defense) | :: versterken |
| line {v} (to mark with a line) | :: tekenen, van lijnen voorzien |
| line {v} (obsolete: to represent by lines; delineate; portray) | :: tekenen |
| line {v} (to read or repeat line by line) | :: opzeggen |
| line {n} (obsolete: flax, linen, see also: flax; linen) | :: lijn {n} |
| line {v} (cover the inside surface of (something)) | :: voeren, bedekken, bekleden, bekleden |
| line {v} (to fill or supply, as a purse with money) | :: vullen |
| line {v} (of a dog: impregnate) | :: (laten) dekken |
| lineage {n} (descent) | :: geslacht, nakomelingschap {n}, afkomst {c}, afstamming {f} |
| lineage {n} (number of lines) | :: lijnental {n} |
| lineament {n} (distinctive feature) | :: trek {m} |
| linear {adj} (having the form of a line) | :: lineair |
| Linear A {prop} (syllabary used to write the as-yet-undeciphered Minoan language) | :: Lineair A {n} |
| linear algebra {n} (branch of mathematics) | :: lineaire algebra {f} |
| Linear B {prop} (syllabary used to write Mycenaean Greek) | :: Lineair B {n} |
| line integral {n} (integral) | :: lijnintegraal {f} |
| linen {n} (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) | :: linnen {n}, doek {n} |
| line up {v} (get into a line) | :: zich opstellen |
| -ling {suffix} (Diminutive) | :: -je, -pje, -tje, -ling |
| ling {n} (Any of various marine food fish, of the genus Molva) | :: leng {m} |
| ling {n} (Molva molva) SEE: common ling | :: |
| linger {v} (to stay or remain in a place or situation) | :: treuzelen, talmen, blijven hangen |
| linger {v} (to remain alive or existent) | :: aanslepen |
| linger {v} (to consider or contemplate) | :: weifelen |
| lingerie {n} (women's underwear or nightclothes) | :: lingerie {f} |
| lingo {n} (language peculiar to a particular group or region) | :: jargon {n} |
| lingonberry {n} (shrub) | :: rode bosbes {f}, vossenbes {f} |
| lingua franca {n} (common language) | :: lingua franca |
| linguist {n} (one who studies linguistics) | :: taalkundige {m} {f}, linguïst {m} |
| linguistics {n} (scientific study of language) | :: linguïstiek {f}, taalkunde {f}, taalwetenschappen {f-p} |
| lining {n} (covering for the inside of something) | :: voering |
| link {n} (connection) | :: link {m}, verbinding {f}, relatie {f}, koppeling {f} |
| link {n} (element of a chain) | :: schakel {m}, schalm {m}, link {m} |
| link {n} (computing: short for hyperlink, see also: hyperlink) | :: link, koppeling {f}, verwijzing {f} |
| link {n} (computing: connection between buses or systems) | :: link, verbinding {f} |
| link {v} (connect things) | :: verbinden, linken |
| link {n} (torch) | :: fakkel {m}, flambouw {m}, toorts {f} |
| linkage {n} (connection or relation between things or ideas) SEE: link | :: |
| links {n} (golf course) | :: golfbaan {c} |
| linnet {n} (Carduelis cannabina, a finch of Europe, western Asia and northern Africa) | :: kneu {f} {m} |
| linseed {n} (seed of the flax plant) | :: vlaszaad {n}, lijnzaad {n} |
| linseed oil {n} (oil extracted from flax seeds) | :: lijnzaadolie |
| lint {n} (a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth) | :: pluis |
| lint {n} (fuzzy fluff) | :: pluis {n}, pluksel {n} |
| lintel {n} (horizontal structural beam) | :: latei {m} {f} |
| lion {n} (big cat Panthera leo) | :: leeuw {m} |
| lion {n} (heraldic charge) | :: leeuw {m} |
| lion {n} (person with strength and courage) | :: leeuw {m} |
| lion {n} (famous person) | :: coryfee {m} |
| lion cub {n} (young lion) | :: leeuwenwelp {m} {n}, leeuwenwelpje {n} , welp {m} {n}, welpje {n} |
| lion dance {n} (Chinese dance) | :: leeuwendans {m} |
| lioness {n} (female lion) | :: leeuwin {f} |
| lionet {n} (lion cub) SEE: lion cub | :: |
| Lionheart {prop} (nickname of Richard I of England) | :: Leeuwenhart |
| lion's den {n} (a dangerous or frightening place) | :: hol van de leeuw {n} |
| lion's share {n} (the majority; a large or generous portion) | :: leeuwendeel {n} |
| lion tamarin {n} (any of four species of small New World monkeys that constitute the Leontopithecus genus) | :: leeuwaapje {n} |
| lip {n} (fleshy protrusion framing the mouth) | :: lip {f} |
| lip {n} (part of body resembling a lip) | :: lip {f} |
| lip {n} (rim of an open container) | :: lipje {n} |
| lip {n} (slang: backtalk, verbal impertinence) | :: grote bek, grote mond, tegenspraak |
| lip balm {n} (substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth) | :: lippenbalsem, lipbalsem |
| lip gloss {n} (a cosmetic product) | :: lipgloss {m} |
| lipid {n} (organic compound) | :: lipide |
| lipless {adj} (not having lips) | :: liploze |
| lipogram {n} (word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols) | :: lipogram {n} |
| lipophile {n} (lipophilic substance) | :: lipofiel |
| lipreading {n} (the act of reading lips) | :: spraakafzien, liplezen |
| lip service {n} (cunnilingus) SEE: cunnilingus | :: |
| lip service {n} (Empty talk; words absent of action or intention) | :: lippendienst |
| lipstick {n} (make-up for the lips) | :: lippenrood {m}, lippenstift {f}, lipstick |
| lipstick {n} (stick of this make-up) | :: lippenstift {m}, lipstick {m} |
| lip sync {n} (synchronization of music with lips) | :: playback {m} |
| lip-sync {v} (to move lips in synchronization with sounds) | :: playbacken, lippen |
| lip-syncing {n} (act of lip-sync) | :: lipsynchronisatie {f} |
| liqueur {n} (a flavored alcoholic beverage) | :: likeur {m} {f} |
| liquid {n} (substance that is liquid) | :: vloeistof {f} |
| liquid {n} (sound) | :: vloeiklank {m} |
| liquid {adj} (fluid; not solid and not gaseous) | :: vloeibaar |
| liquidation {n} (selling a business’s assets) | :: vereffening {f}, liquidatie {f} |
| liquid nitrogen {n} (nitrogen in the liquid state) | :: vloeibare stikstof {f} |
| liquor {n} (strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation) | :: sterke drank {m} |
| liquorice {n} (plant) SEE: licorice | :: |
| liquorice {n} (confection) SEE: licorice | :: |
| liquorice allsorts {n} (confection) | :: Engelse drop {m} |
| liquor store {n} (liquor store, bottle shop) | :: slijterij {f} |
| Lisbon {prop} (capital of Portugal) | :: Lissabon {n} |
| lisp {n} (The habit or an act of lisping.) | :: slis {m}, slisgeluid {m} |
| lisp {v} (to pronounce the sibilant letter ‘s’ imperfectly) | :: slissen, lispenen |
| lissencephaly {n} (disorder characterized by the lack of folds and grooves of the brain) | :: lissencefalie {f} |
| list {n} (enumeration or compilation of items) | :: lijst {f} |
| list {n} (computing: codified representation of a list) | :: lijst {f} |
| list {v} (to create or recite a list) | :: een lijst maken |
| list box {n} (dropdown list) SEE: dropdown list | :: |
| listen {v} (to pay attention to a sound) | :: luisteren |
| listen {v} (to expect or wait for a sound) | :: luisteren, opletten |
| listen {v} (to accept advice or obey instruction) | :: gehoorzamen, luisteren |
| listen {v} (to hear (something)) | :: horen |
| listener {n} (someone who listens) | :: luisteraar {m} |
| listen in {v} (to listen without participating) | :: meeluisteren |
| listen in {v} (to listen secretly) | :: luistervinken, afluisteren |
| listening {n} (ability of perceiving spoken language) | :: luisteren {n} |
| listless {adj} (Lacking enthusiasm) | :: lusteloos |
| listlessness {n} (state of being listless) | :: lusteloosheid {f} |
| litany {n} (ritual liturgical prayer) | :: litanie {m} {f} |
| litany {n} (prolonged or tedious list) | :: litanie {m} {f} |
| litchi {n} (lychee) SEE: lychee | :: |
| lite {adj} (low in calories) | :: licht, light, light-, luchtig |
| lite {adj} (lightweight) | :: licht, light |
| liter {n} (cubic decimeter) SEE: litre | :: |
| literacy {n} (ability to read and write) | :: alfabetisering, alfabetisme |
| literal {adj} (exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation) | :: letterlijk |
| literal {adj} (following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties) | :: letterlijk, strikt |
| literal {adj} (consisting of, or expressed by, letters) | :: letter- |
| literal {n} (programming: value written in the source code) | :: literaal {m} |
| literally {adv} (not metaphorically) | :: letterlijk |
| literary {adj} (bookish) SEE: bookish | :: |
| literary {adj} (relating to literature) | :: literair |
| literary criticism {n} (study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation) | :: literatuurkritiek {f}, literaire kritiek {f} |
| literary science {n} (all kinds of scientific study pertinent to literature) | :: letterkunde, literatuurwetenschap |
| literature {n} (body of all written works) | :: literatuur |
| literature review {n} (scholarly paper) | :: literatuuronderzoek {n} |
| lithe {adj} (mild, calm) | :: kalm, rustig |
| lithe {adj} (slim) | :: slank |
| lithe {adj} (flexible) | :: soepel |
| lithium {n} (chemical element) | :: lithium {n} |
| lithium hydride {n} (chemical compound, LiH) | :: lithiumhydride |
| lithograph {n} (image produced by lithography) | :: litho {m}, steendruck |
| lithography {n} (printing method) | :: lithografie {f} |
| lithopone {n} (pigment) | :: lithopoon {n} |
| lithosphere {n} (The outer layer of the Earth) | :: lithosfeer |
| Lithuania {prop} (country) | :: Litouwen {n} |
| Lithuanian {adj} (referring to Lithuania) | :: Litouws {n} |
| Lithuanian {n} (language) | :: Litouws |
| Lithuanian {n} (person from Lithuania) | :: Litouwer {m}, Litouwse {f} |
| Lithuanization {n} (assimilation into Lithuanian culture; making something Lithuanian) | :: verlitouwsing, lituanisering |
| litigate {v} (to go to law) | :: procederen, voor de rechter dagen |
| litigation {n} (conduct of a lawsuit) | :: procesvoering {f}, proces {n}, geding {n}, rechtszaak {f} |
| litmus test {n} (both senses) | :: lakmoesproef {f} |
| litre {n} (unit of fluid measure) | :: liter |
| litter {n} (platform designed to carry a person or a load) | :: draagbed {n}, draagstoel {m}, draagbaar {m} |
| litter {n} (animals born in one birth) | :: worp {m} |
| litter {n} (bedding for animals) | :: strooisel {n} |
| litter {n} (discarded items) | :: afval {n}, zwerfafval {n}, vuil {n}, zwerfvuil {n}, vuilnis {n} |
| litter {v} (drop or throw trash without properly disposing of it) | :: sluikstorten |
| litter {v} (give birth) | :: werpen |
| little {adj} (small in size) | :: klein |
| little {adj} (very young) | :: klein |
| little {adj} ((of a sibling) younger) | :: jongere, klein |
| little {adv} (not much) | :: weinig |
| little {determiner} (small amount) | :: weinig, een beetje |
| little auk {n} (Alle alle) | :: kleine alk |
| little bittern {n} (bittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus) | :: woudaap |
| little egret {n} (bird) | :: kleine zilverreiger |
| little finger {n} (outermost and smallest finger of the hand) | :: pink {m} |
| little girl {n} (a female child) | :: meisje {n} |
| little grebe {n} (bird) | :: dodaars |
| little gull {n} (gull) | :: dwergmeeuw |
| little owl {n} (species of owl) | :: steenuil {m} |
| little penguin {n} (Eudyptula minor) | :: dwergpinguïn {m} |
| Little Red Book {prop} (Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung) | :: Rode Boekje {n}, Citaten van voorzitter Mao Zedong {c}, Citaten van Voorzitter Mao Tse-Toeng {c} |
| Little Red Riding Hood {prop} (a folktale) | :: Roodkapje {n} |
| Little Red Riding Hood {prop} (the main character in this story) | :: Roodkapje {n} |
| Little Russia {prop} (a historical area) | :: Klein-Rusland |
| little stint {n} (Calidris minuta) | :: kleine strandloper {m} |
| littoral {adj} (of or relating to the shore, especially the seashore) | :: kust- |
| littoral {n} (the shore) | :: kust, kuststreek, kustgebied |
| liturgic {adj} (liturgical) SEE: liturgical | :: |
| liturgical {adj} (Pertaining to liturgy) | :: liturgisch |
| liturgy {n} (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) | :: liturgie {f} |
| Liturgy of the Hours {n} ( liturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours) | :: getijde {n} |
| livable {adj} (suitable for living in) | :: leefbaar |
| live {v} (be alive) | :: leven |
| live {v} (have permanent residence) | :: wonen |
| live {v} (survive, persevere, continue) | :: verderleven, overleven, voortbestaan |
| live {adj} (having life) | :: levend |
| live {adj} ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) | :: live, rechtstreeks |
| live {adj} (capable of causing harm) | :: scherp |
| live {adv} (as it happens) | :: rechtstreeks |
| live and let live {v} (be tolerant) | :: leef en laat leven |
| live by the sword, die by the sword {proverb} (one who uses violence can expect a violent response) | :: wie leeft bij het zwaard, zal sterven bij het zwaard |
| livelihood {n} (means of supporting oneself) | :: levensonderhoud |
| liveliness {n} (the quality of being lively) | :: levendigheid |
| livelong {n} (the orpine, Sedum telephium) | :: hemelsleutel |
| lively {adj} (full of life) | :: levendig |
| liver {n} (organ of the body) | :: lever {f} |
| liver {n} (organ as food) | :: lever {m}, levertjes {p} |
| liverish {adj} (not feeling well due to an upset digestive system) | :: misselijk, onpasselijk |
| livermorium {n} (chemical element with atomic number 116) | :: livermorium {n} |
| Liverpudlian {adj} (of or relating to Liverpool in the United Kingdom) | :: liverpools |
| liverwort {n} (bryophyte with a leafy stem) | :: levermos |
| liverwurst {n} (liver sausage) | :: leverworst {m} {f} |
| livery {n} (distinctive uniform worn by a group) | :: livrei |
| livestock {n} (farm animals) | :: vee {n} |
| livestream {v} (broadcast as a live stream) | :: livestreamen |
| livid {adj} (pallid) SEE: pallid | :: |
| livid {adj} (having a dark, bluish appearance) | :: livide |
| livid {adj} (very angry, furious) | :: razend |
| living dead {n} (undead) | :: ondode {m}, levende dode {m}, zombie {m} |
| living fossil {n} (species believed extinct but later found living) | :: levend fossiel {n} |
| living fossil {n} (living species which very closely resembles fossil relatives) | :: levend fossiel {n} |
| living hell {n} (continuing state of extreme pain, punishment or torment) | :: door de hel gaan |
| living room {n} (room in a private house) | :: woonkamer {f}, huiskamer {f}, kamer {f}, zitkamer {f}, living {m} |
| living will {n} (document giving durable power of attorney to a surrogate decision-maker for healthcare purposes) | :: levenstestament {n} |
| Livonia {prop} (historical region) | :: Lijfland {n} |
| Livonian {prop} (language) | :: Lijfs {n}, Lijflands {n} |
| lizard {n} (reptile) | :: hagedis {m} |
| lizard {n} (coward) SEE: coward | :: |
| lizardfish {n} (the taxonomic family Synodontidae) | :: hagedisvissen |
| llama {n} (South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama) | :: lama {m} |
| LLP {n} (limited liability partnership) | :: limited liability partnership {n}, LLP {n} |
| LNG {n} ((petrochemistry) liquid natural gas) | :: lng {n} |
| lo {interj} (look, see, behold) | :: aanschouw |
| load {n} (burden) | :: gewicht, last {m} |
| load {n} (number of articles that can be transported or processed at one time) | :: lading |
| load {n} (a large number or amount) | :: hoop, heel wat |
| load {n} (the volume of work required to be performed) | :: belasting |
| load {n} (the electrical current or power delivered by a device) | :: vermogen |
| load {v} (to put a load on or in) | :: inladen |
| load {v} (to fill with munition) | :: laden |
| load {v} (to read into memory) | :: laden, inlezen |
| loaded {adj} ((slang) having wealth) | :: schatrijk |
| loaded {adj} ((of a word or phrase) having strong connotations) | :: geladen |
| load of bull {n} (worthless structure or device) | :: schijtzooi, shitzooi |
| load of crap {n} (worthless structure or device) | :: schijtzooi, shitzooi |
| load of shit {n} (worthless structure or device) | :: schijtzooi, shitzooi |
| loadstone {n} (lodestone) SEE: lodestone | :: |
| loaf {n} (block of bread) | :: brood {n} |
| loaf {v} (do nothing) | :: nietsen, niksen, rondlummelen |
| loafer {n} (idle person) | :: nietsnut, leegloper |
| loam {n} (type of soil) | :: leem {m} |
| loam {v} (to cover or fill with loam) | :: belemen |
| loan {n} (borrowed sum of money or other property) | :: lening {f} |
| loan {v} (to lend) | :: lenen, uitlenen |
| lo and behold {interj} (used to express surprise) | :: neen maar!, kijk eens! |
| loan shark {n} (money lender; usurer) | :: woekeraar |
| loan translation {n} (calque) SEE: calque | :: |
| loanword {n} (word taken from another language) | :: leenwoord {n} |
| loath {adj} (angry, hostile) SEE: angry | :: |
| loath {adj} (averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling, see also: averse; reluctant) | :: aarzelend, afkerig, weifelend, weigerachtig |
| loathe {v} (to detest, hate, revile) | :: verafschuwen |
| loathing {n} (sense of revulsion, distaste, detestation, extreme hatred or dislike) | :: afkeer |
| lob {n} (lump) SEE: lump | :: |
| lobbyist {n} (A person paid to influence politicians) | :: lobbyist {m} |
| lobe {n} (any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form) | :: lob {f}, lel {f} |
| lobe {n} (division of the brain) | :: kwab {m} |
| lobotomize {v} | :: lobotomiseren, lobotomeren |
| lobotomy {n} (surgical operation) | :: lobotomie {f} |
| lobster {n} (crustacean) | :: zeekreeft {f}, kreeft {f}, hommer {m} |
| local {adj} (of a nearby location) | :: lokaal, plaatselijk |
| local {n} (a person who lives near a given place) | :: plaatselijke bewoner |
| local {n} (a train that stops at all stations) | :: lokale trein {m}, lokaaltrein {m}, stoptrein {m} |
| local {n} ((UK) the nearest bar) | :: stamcafé {n}, stamkroeg {m} {f} |
| local area network {n} (network) | :: local area network {n}, lokaal netwerk {n} |
| locale {n} (place where something happens) | :: oord {n}, plaats van gebeuren |
| locale {n} (language-related settings) | :: taalregio, locale {f} |
| Local Group {prop} (cluster of galaxies that contains the Milky Way) | :: Lokale Groep {m} {f} |
| localization {n} (act of localizing) | :: lokalisatie {f} |
| localization {n} (software engineering: act or process of making a product suitable for use in a particular country or region) | :: landelijke aanpassing |
| localization {n} (state of being localized) | :: lokalisatie {f} |
| Local Supercluster {prop} (Supercluster that includes the Milky Way) | :: Lokale Supercluster |
| location {n} (place) | :: plaats {f}, locatie {f} |
| locative {n} (locative case) SEE: locative case | :: |
| locative case {n} (case used to indicate place, or the place where) | :: locatief {m}, locativus {m} |
| lochia {n} (post-partum vaginal discharge) | :: kraamvloed {m}, lochia {p} |
| Lochkovian {prop} | :: Lochkovien ou Gedinien |
| lock {n} (something used for fastening) | :: slot {n} |
| lock {n} (segment of a canal) | :: sluis {f} |
| lock {n} (firing mechanism of a gun) | :: haan {m} |
| lock {v} (to become fastened in place) | :: blokkeren, vastlopen |
| lock {v} (to fasten with a lock) | :: afsluiten, op slot doen |
| lock {n} (length of hair) | :: lok {f} |
| locker room {n} (locker room) SEE: changing room | :: |
| locket {n} (chained ornament) | :: medaillon {n} |
| locking differential {n} (rod that transmits power or motion) | :: sperdifferentieel {n} |
| locksmith {n} (one who practices locksmithing) | :: slotenmaker |
| locksmithing {n} (art of making and defeating locks) | :: slotenmakerij |
| lockup {n} (prison) SEE: prison | :: |
| locomotion {n} (ability to move) | :: voortbeweging |
| locomotive {n} (self-propelled vehicle that runs on rails) | :: locomotief {m}, lokomotief {m} |
| locus {n} (place or locality) | :: plaats, localiteit |
| locus {n} (set of all points given by an equation or condition) | :: meetkundige plaats |
| locus {n} (position on a chromosome) | :: plaats van een gen in een chromosoom |
| locust {n} (type of grasshopper) | :: treksprinkhaan {m}, sprinkhaan {m} |
| lodestar {n} (star used as navigation reference) | :: poolster {m} |
| Lode Star {prop} (Polaris) SEE: Polaris | :: |
| lodestone {n} (natural magnet) | :: zeilsteen {m} |
| lodestone {n} (magnetite) | :: zeilsteen {m} {n} |
| lodge {n} (inn) SEE: inn | :: |
| lodge {n} (recreational building) | :: hut |
| lodge {n} (porter's rooms) | :: portierswoning |
| lodge {n} (local chapter of freemasons) | :: loge |
| lodge {v} (to supply with a room or place to sleep in for a time) | :: herbergen |
| lodger {n} (person who lodges in another's house) | :: kostganger {m} |
| lodging {n} (place to live or lodge) | :: onderdak {n}, logies {n} |
| loess {n} (sediment of eolian origin) | :: löss |
| loft {n} (an attic or similar space) | :: zolder {m} |
| loftiness {n} (arrogance) SEE: arrogance | :: |
| lofty {adj} (high, having great height or stature) | :: hoogstaand |
| lofty {adj} (idealistic) | :: ambitieus |
| log {n} (trunk of dead tree, cleared of branches) | :: boomstam, boomstronk |
| log {n} (bulky piece of timber) | :: houtblok {m} |
| log {v} (to cut down trees) | :: houthakken |
| log {n} (very dumb person) SEE: blockhead | :: |
| log {n} (logbook) SEE: logbook | :: |
| loganberry {n} (raspberry-blackberry hybrid berry) | :: loganbes {f} |
| logarithm {n} (The power to which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain a given number) | :: logaritme {n} |
| logbook {n} (nautical: book in which details from journey are recorded) | :: logboek {n} |
| log cabin {n} (small simple dwelling made from wood) | :: blokhut {f} |
| loge {n} (stall) SEE: stall | :: |
| loge {n} (booth) SEE: booth | :: |
| loggerhead {n} (rufous-tailed flycatcher (Myiarchus validus)) | :: oranjestaarttiran |
| loggerhead {n} (loggerhead kingbird (Tyrannus caudifasciatus)) SEE: loggerhead kingbird | :: |
| loggerhead {n} (loggerhead duck or Falkland steamer duck (Tachyeres brachypterus)) SEE: loggerhead duck | :: |
| loggerhead duck {n} (Falkland steamer duck (Tachyeres brachypterus)) | :: Falklandbooteend |
| loggerhead kingbird {n} (Tyrannus caudifasciatus) | :: bahamakoningstiran {m} |
| logic {n} (method of human thought) | :: logica {f} |
| -logic {suffix} (-logical) SEE: -logical | :: |
| logical {adj} (in agreement with the principles of logic) | :: logisch |
| logical {adj} (reasonable) | :: logisch |
| -logical {suffix} (used to form adjectival forms of nouns) | :: logisch |
| logician {n} (person who studies or teaches logic) | :: logicus {m} |
| log in {v} (gain access to a computer system) | :: aanmelden, inloggen |
| login {n} (user's identification) | :: inloggen, aanmelden |
| -logist {suffix} (person who studies or is an expert in the related -logy) | :: -loog {m}, -loge {f} |
| logistic {adj} (mathematics: relating to symbolic logic) | :: logistisch |
| logistic {adj} (statistics: relating to the logistic function) | :: logistisch |
| logistic {adj} (relating to logistics) | :: logistiek |
| logistic function {n} (mathematics: specific function) | :: logistische functie {f} |
| logistics {n} (planning and implementing the flow of goods and services) | :: logistiek |
| logjam {n} (An excess of logs being conveyed on a river) | :: stremming |
| logjam {n} (A clog; any jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress) | :: opstopping, impasse |
| logo {n} (visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of an entity) | :: logo |
| log off {v} (log out) SEE: log out | :: |
| log on {v} (log in) SEE: log in | :: |
| logopedics {n} (study and correction of speech defects) | :: logopedie |
| logophor {n} (reflexive pronoun with discourse antecedents) | :: logofoor {f}, logofora {f} |
| logophoric {adj} (being a logophor) | :: logoforisch |
| logorrhea {n} (excessive and often uncontrollable speaking due to a mental disorder) | :: logorrhea {m} {f}, logorrhoea {m} {f}, logorroe {m} {f} |
| logorrhea {n} (excessive use of words in writing) SEE: prolixity | :: |
| logorrheic {adj} (having excessive flow of words) | :: praatzuchtig |
| logotype {n} (symbol used by organization, logo) | :: logo {n} |
| logotype {n} (single type two letters, a ligature) | :: ligatuur {n} |
| log out {v} (to exit an account in a computing system) | :: afmelden |
| -logy {suffix} (branch of learning) | :: -logie {f}, -kunde, -leer |
| loin {n} (part of the body) | :: lende |
| loin {n} (cut of meat) | :: lendenstuk {n}, carré |
| loincloth {n} (garment) | :: lendendoek {m} |
| loins {n} (plural form of loin) SEE: loin | :: |
| loins {n} (the lower abdomen, groin and genitalia) | :: lenden {f-p} (archaic also lendenen) {p}, schaamstreek {f} |
| loiter {v} (to stand about without any aim or purpose) | :: rondhangen |
| loitering {n} (The action of the verb loiter) | :: rondhangen {n} |
| Lojban {prop} (artificial logical language based on Loglan) | :: Lojban {n} |
| lokun {n} (doctor) SEE: doctor | :: |
| lol {interj} (Used to express laughter) SEE: LOL | :: |
| LOL {interj} (expression of laughter) | :: lol, LOL |
| lollipop {n} (confectionery on a stick) | :: lolly {m}, lekstok {m} |
| lollipop man {n} (a male school crossing attendant, see also: lollipop lady; crossing guard; school crossing attendant) | :: klaarover |
| lolly {n} (money) SEE: money | :: |
| lolly {n} (confection) SEE: confection | :: |
| lolly {n} (lollipop) SEE: lollipop | :: |
| lollygag {v} (dawdle; to avoid work) | :: lanterfanten, treuzelen |
| Lolol {prop} (city in Chile) | :: Lolol {m} |
| Lombard {n} (banker or moneylender) SEE: banker | :: |
| Lombardy {prop} (region in northern Italy) | :: Lombardije {n} |
| London {prop} (in the United Kingdom) | :: Londen {n} |
| London {prop} (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) | :: Londens, van Londen |
| Londoner {n} (person from or inhabitant of London) | :: Londenaar {m}, Londense {f} |
| Londonian {n} (Londoner) SEE: Londoner | :: |
| London Underground {prop} (the London underground) | :: de metro van Londen {m} |
| lone {adj} (having no companion) | :: alleen |
| loneliness {n} (condition of being lonely) | :: eenzaamheid {f} |
| lonely {adj} (of person: unhappy by feeling isolated) | :: eenzaam, alleen, allenig, alleenig |
| loner {n} (one who lacks or avoids company) | :: eenling {m}, eenzaat {m} |
| long {adj} (having much distance from one point to another) | :: lang |
| long {adj} (having great duration) | :: lang |
| long {v} (to wait, to aspire) | :: verlangen |
| long {adj} (not short) SEE: tall | :: |
| long ago {adv} (at a time in the distant past) | :: lang geleden |
| longanimous {adj} (long-suffering) | :: lankmoedig |
| long arm of the law {n} (influence or effectiveness of law enforcement) | :: lange arm der wet |
| long-billed dowitcher {n} (Limnodromus scolopaceus) | :: grote grijze snip |
| longbow {n} (large bow) | :: langboog {m} |
| longe {v} (work a horse in a circle) | :: longeren |
| long-eared owl {n} (Asio otus) | :: ransuil {m} |
| longevity {n} (the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life) | :: levensduur {m} |
| long for {v} (to have desire for; to yearn) | :: begeren |
| long for {v} (to miss) | :: verlangen |
| long-haired {adj} (Having long, uncut hair on the head) | :: langharig |
| longing {n} (melancholic desire) | :: verlangen {n} |
| longitude {n} (angular distance) | :: lengtegraad {m} |
| longitudinal {adj} (running in the direction of the long axis of a body) | :: overlangs |
| long johns {n} (garment for bottom half of the body) | :: lange onderbroek |
| long-legged buzzard {n} (Buteo rufinus) | :: Arendbuizerd |
| longline {n} (very long fishing line with multiple hooks) | :: beug {f} |
| long live {v} (prosper) | :: lang leve, leve |
| Long March {prop} (military retreat) | :: Lange Mars {m} |
| Long Primer {prop} | :: Garmond, Dessendiaan |
| longship {n} (type of Viking vessel) | :: snek {m} {f}, langschip {n} |
| long since {adv} (long ago) SEE: long ago | :: |
| long story short {adv} (Introducing a short version of, or simply the conclusion of, an involved story) | :: lang verhaal kort |
| long-suffering {adj} (having endured discomfort) | :: lankmoedig |
| longsword {n} (a kind of sword) | :: grootzwaard {n}, slagzwaard {n} |
| long-tailed duck {n} (Clangula hyemalis) | :: ijseend |
| long-term {adj} (extending over a relatively long time period) | :: langdurig, langlopend |
| long time no see {interj} (idiomatic: I (or we) have not seen you for a long time) | :: lang niet gezien |
| long-toed stint {n} (Calidris subminuta) | :: taigastrandloper |
| longwave {adj} (having a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters) | :: langegolf {f} |
| long ways, long lies {proverb} (Proverb) | :: wie verre reizen doet, kan veel verhalen |
| long-winded {adj} (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) | :: langdradig |
| Longyearbyen {prop} (settlement) | :: Longyearbyen |
| loo {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| loofah {n} (tropical vine) | :: luffa |
| loogie {n} (sputum) | :: fluim {m} {f} |
| loogie {n} (thick liquid) | :: blubber {m}, slijm {n}, drets {m} |
| look {v} (to try to see) | :: kijken |
| look {v} (to appear, to seem) | :: lijken (+ op), er uitzien (+ als) |
| look {v} (give an appearance of being) | :: zoeken |
| look {v} (to face) | :: uitzien (+over) |
| look {v} (to expect) | :: uitzien (+naar) |
| look {n} (action of looking) | :: blik {m} |
| look {n} (physical appearance) | :: uitzicht {n}, look {m}, uiterlijk {n}, stijl {m} |
| look {n} (facial expression) | :: blik {m} |
| look after {v} (to watch, to protect) | :: verzorgen, behartigen, naar omkijken |
| look back {v} (look behind oneself) | :: achterom kijken |
| look back {v} (reminisce about the past) | :: achterom kijken, terugkijken, omzien |
| look before you leap {proverb} (think before taking action) | :: bezint eer ge begint, bezint eer gij begint |
| look down on {v} (to regard or treat as inferior) | :: neerkijken op |
| looker {n} (slang: good-looking one) | :: schoonheid |
| look for {v} (search; seek) | :: zoeken |
| look for trouble {v} (ask for it) SEE: ask for it | :: |
| look forward to {v} (anticipate, expect, or wait for) | :: uitkijken naar, ernaar uitkijken om, verheugen zich op |
| looking-glass {n} (mirror) SEE: mirror | :: |
| look like {v} (seem, appear) | :: erop lijken |
| look like {v} (be similar in appearance, resemble) | :: lijken op |
| look up {v} (used other than as an idiom) | :: opkijken |
| look up {v} (to obtain information about something from a text source) | :: opzoeken |
| loom {n} (weaving frame) | :: weefgetouw {n} |
| loom {n} (impend, threaten, hang over) | :: opdoemen, dreigen |
| loom {n} (bird of order Gaviiformes) SEE: loon | :: |
| loon {n} (a crazy person) | :: gek, getikte {m} |
| loon {n} (bird of order Gaviiformes) | :: duiker {m}, zeeduiker {m} |
| loony {adj} (very silly) SEE: silly | :: |
| loop {n} (length of thread, line or rope) | :: lus {c} |
| loop {n} (programmed sequence of instructions) | :: lus {c}, herhaling {f}, repetitie {f} |
| loop {n} (ring road) SEE: ring road | :: |
| loophole {n} (slit in a castle wall) | :: schietgat {n} |
| loophole {n} (method of escape) | :: achterdeur, maas {m} {f} |
| loopy {adj} (Having loops) | :: vol bochten |
| loopy {adj} (Idiotic, crazy or drunk) | :: geschift, bezopen |
| loo roll {n} (toilet roll) SEE: toilet roll | :: |
| loose {v} (to let loose) | :: loslaten, verlossen |
| loose {v} (to unfasten) | :: losmaken |
| loose {v} (to let go) | :: loslaten |
| loose {v} (archery: to shoot) | :: lossen |
| loose {adj} (not fixed tightly) | :: los |
| loose {adj} (not packaged) | :: los |
| loose {adj} (not fitting tightly) | :: ruim |
| loose {adj} (not compact) | :: los, mul |
| loose {adj} (relaxed) | :: ontspannen |
| loose {adj} (not leashed) SEE: unleashed | :: |
| loose ablative {n} (syntactic construction) | :: losse ablatief {m} |
| loose cannon {n} (unpredictable person) | :: ongeleid projectiel {n} |
| loose change {n} (coins kept in one's pocket or bag) | :: kleingeld {n} |
| loosely {adv} (not tightly) | :: ruim |
| loosen {v} (to make less tight) | :: losmaken |
| loot {n} (the proceeds of theft, robbery etc., swag, contraband) | :: buit,plundering |
| loot {n} (money) | :: poen |
| loot {v} (to steal from) | :: plunderen |
| loppers {n} (pruning shears with long handles) | :: takkenschaar {m} |
| lopsided {adj} (not balanced) | :: onevenwichtig, scheef |
| loquacious {adj} (talkative, chatty) | :: praatziek, praatgraag |
| loquacity {n} (talkativeness) | :: spraakzaamheid {f} |
| lord {n} (master of a household) | :: heer {m}, landheer {m} |
| lord {n} (ruler, one having mastery over others) | :: overste {m} {f} |
| lord {n} (aristocrat) | :: landheer {m} |
| lord {n} (titled nobleman) | :: heer {m} |
| Lord {prop} (God) | :: de Heer |
| Lord {prop} (Jesus) | :: Onze Lieve Heer |
| Lord {n} (British aristocratic title) | :: Lord |
| Lord {n} | :: heer des huizes |
| lordship {n} (seigniory, domain, territory ruled by a lord) | :: heerlijkheid {f} |
| Lord's Prayer {prop} (the prayer taught by Jesus Christ to his disciples) | :: Onzevader {n} |
| Lord's Supper {prop} (Eucharist) SEE: Eucharist | :: |
| Lord willing and the creek don't rise {phrase} (phrase) | :: ijs en weder dienende, bij leven en welzijn |
| lore {n} (all the facts and traditions about a particular subject) | :: overlevering {f} |
| lorgnette {n} (an opera glass with a handle) | :: toneelkijker {m}, binocle {f}, lorgnet {f} {n} |
| Lorraine {prop} (region west of Alsace) | :: Lotharingen {n} |
| lorry {n} (motor vehicle) SEE: truck | :: |
| lose {v} (cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability) | :: verliezen |
| lose {v} ((transitive) fail to win) | :: verliezen |
| lose {v} (shed (weight)) | :: afvallen |
| lose {v} (have (somebody of one's kin) die) | :: verliezen |
| lose {v} (fail to be the winner) | :: verliezen |
| lose face {v} (lose respect of others) | :: gezicht verliezen, gezichtsverlies lijden |
| lose one's way {v} (get lost) SEE: get lost | :: |
| loss {n} (defeat, see also: defeat) | :: verlies {n}, nederlaag, verliezen {n} |
| loss {n} (grief caused by losing someone or something) | :: verlies {n}, verslagenheid |
| loss {n} (financial: the sum lost on balance) | :: verlies {n} |
| loss {n} (engineering: power expended without doing useful work) | :: verlies {n}, stroomverlies, krachtverlies, warmteverlies |
| loss {n} | :: verlies {n} |
| loss of face {n} (loss of respect of others) | :: gezichtsverlies {n} |
| lost {adj} (in an unknown location) | :: kwijt |
| lost {adj} | :: verloren, verdwaald |
| lost and found {n} (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) | :: gevonden voorwerpen {p} |
| lost property {n} (lost and found) SEE: lost and found | :: |
| lot {n} (old unit of weight) | :: lood |
| lot {n} (large quantity or number) SEE: a lot | :: |
| Lothario {n} (seducer) | :: verleider, rokkenjager, verleider |
| lots {n} (lots) SEE: a lot | :: |
| lottery {n} (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) | :: loting, loterij, lottrekking |
| lottery {n} (affair of chance) | :: loterij |
| lottery ticket {n} (slip of paper drawn in a lottery) | :: lot {n} |
| lotus {n} (Nymphaea) SEE: water lily | :: |
| lotus eater {n} | :: lotofagen {m-p} |
| lotus foot {n} (foot whose shape has been altered by footbinding) | :: lotusvoet {m} |
| lotus nut {n} (lotus seed) SEE: lotus seed | :: |
| lotus position {n} (cross-legged sitting position in which the feet are resting on the thigh of the opposite leg) | :: lotushouding {f} |
| lotus position {n} (a cross-legged sitting position in which the feet are resting below the lower leg of the opposite leg) | :: kleermakerszit {m} |
| lotus seed {n} (seed from the plants in the genus Nelumbo) | :: lotuszaad {n} |
| loud {adj} (of a sound) | :: luid, luide, hard, harde |
| loud {adj} (noisy) | :: luidruchtig, luidruchtige |
| loud {adj} (of a colour, clothing, etc.) | :: vloekend, schreeuwerig, fel |
| loudmouth {n} (one who talks too much or too loudly) | :: druktemaker {m} |
| loudspeaker {n} (transducer) | :: luidspreker {m} |
| Lou Gehrig's disease {n} (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) SEE: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | :: |
| Louis {prop} (male given name) | :: Lodewijk |
| loupe {n} (magnifying glass often used by jewellers and watchmakers) | :: loep |
| louse {n} (insect) | :: luis {f} |
| louse {n} (worthless person) | :: (arme) luis {m} |
| lout {n} (troublemaker) | :: schurk {m}, ruziestoker {?} |
| lout {n} (bumpkin) | :: malloot {f} |
| lout {n} (a rude violent man) | :: onbeschofterik {?}, lummel {m} |
| Louvain {prop} (Belgian city) | :: Leuven {n} |
| louvar {n} (Luvarus imperialis) | :: haanvis {?} |
| louver {n} (a ventilating turret or lantern) | :: luifel {m} |
| louver {n} (a slatted opening in a wall, door or window) | :: luifel {m} |
| louver {n} (a system of slits for ventilation) | :: luifel {m} |
| Louvre {prop} (an art museum in France) | :: Louvre {n} |
| lovable {adj} (inspiring love) | :: beminnelijk |
| lovableness {n} (property that makes someone or something lovable) | :: beminnenswaardigheid {f} |
| love {n} (zero) | :: nul |
| love {n} (strong affection) | :: liefde {f} |
| love {n} (object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart) | :: schat |
| love {n} (closing of a letter) | :: liefs |
| love {n} | :: liefde {f}, verliefdheid, minne {f} |
| love {v} (have a strong affection for) | :: houden van , beminnen, liefhebben, graag zien |
| love {v} (to need, thrive on) | :: gedijen |
| love {v} (be strongly inclined towards doing) | :: gek zijn op , houden van |
| love {v} (care about; will good for) | :: houden van , liefhebben |
| love {v} (to lust for) | :: gek zijn op , smachten naar |
| love {v} ((euphemistic): to have sex with) | :: vrijen, de liefde bedrijven |
| love at first sight {n} (an instantaneous attraction) | :: liefde op het eerste gezicht |
| lovebird {n} (a parrot of the genus Agapornis) | :: dwergpapegaai {m}, agapornis {m} |
| love bite {n} (swelling on the skin) | :: zuigzoen, zuigplek {f}, zuigvlek {f} |
| love child {n} (child born as a result of a romantic liaison between unmarried parents) | :: liefdeskind |
| love game {n} (a game in which one player scored no points) | :: lovegame {m} |
| love-in-a-mist {n} (Nigella damascena) | :: juffertje-in-het-groen |
| love interest {n} (one of interest as a (potential) partner in love) | :: vlam {f} |
| love is blind {proverb} (proverb) | :: liefde is blind |
| loveless {adj} (without love) | :: liefdeloos |
| love letter {n} (letter about the author's love) | :: liefdesbrief {m} |
| lovelorn {adj} (unloved, bereft of love) | :: liefdeloos |
| lovely {adj} (Beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner.) | :: liefelijk, lieflijk, beminnelijk |
| lovely {adj} (very nice, wonderful) | :: heerlijk, zalig |
| lovely {adj} (inspiring love or friendship) | :: (teer)geliefd, lievenswaardig |
| lovely {n} (attractive person) | :: lieverd {m}, liefje {n}, schat, oogappel |
| lovely {n} (lovely object) | :: (iets) liefs {n}, schat |
| lover {n} (one who loves another person) | :: minnaar {m}, minnares {f} |
| lover {n} (sexual partner) | :: minnaar {m}, minnares {f} |
| love rat {n} (adulterer) SEE: adulterer | :: |
| lovesick {adj} (having an aching desire for one's beloved) | :: vlinders in je buik |
| lovesickness {n} | :: liefdespijn {c} |
| love triangle {n} (situation in which two people vie for the love of a third) | :: driehoeksverhouding {f} |
| lovingly {adv} (in a loving manner) | :: liefdevol |
| low {adj} (in a position comparatively close to the ground) | :: laag, lage |
| low {adj} (of pitch) | :: laag, diep |
| low {n} (area of low pressure) | :: lagedrukgebied {n}, depressie {f} |
| low {n} (flame) SEE: flame | :: |
| low {v} (moo) SEE: moo | :: |
| lowboy {n} (low-loading semi trailer) | :: dieplader {m} |
| Low Countries {prop} (countries around the Rhine, Scheldt and Meuse rivers) | :: Lage Landen {p}, Nederlanden {p} |
| lowerable {adj} (that can be lowered) | :: verlaagbaar |
| lower arm {n} (section of an arm) SEE: forearm | :: |
| lower back {n} (the lumbar region) | :: onderrug {f} |
| lower case {n} (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) | :: kleine letters {f-p}, klein schrift {n}, kleinschrift {n} |
| lowercase {adj} (in lower case) | :: in kleine letters, kleingeschreven, onderkast |
| lower chamber {n} (lower house) SEE: lower house | :: |
| lower deck {n} (deck of a ship immediately above the hold) | :: benedendek {n}, onderdek {n} |
| lower house {n} (part of a parliament) | :: lagerhuis {n} |
| lowering {n} (act of something being lowered) | :: verlaging {f} |
| lower lip {n} | :: onderlip |
| lowermost {adj} (lowest) | :: onderst |
| Lower Saxony {prop} (state) | :: Nedersaksen |
| low-fat {adj} (not having a high number of calories from fat) | :: vetarm |
| Low German {n} (West Germanic language) | :: Nedersaksisch {n}, Nederduits {n} |
| lowland {n} (area which is lower than surroundings) | :: laagland {n} |
| lowlife {n} (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) | :: viezerik {m} |
| Low Saxon {prop} (language or language group) | :: Nedersaksisch {n} |
| Low Saxon {prop} (language) SEE: Low German | :: |
| low tide {n} (the tide at its lowest level) | :: laagtij {n}, eb {m} {f}, ebbe {m} {f}, ebtij {n} |
| low tide {n} (the time of day when the sea has recded to its lowest level) | :: laagtij {n}, laagwater {n} |
| lox {n} | :: gerookte zalm |
| loyal {adj} (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) | :: loyaal |
| loyalness {n} (loyalty) SEE: loyalty | :: |
| loyalty {n} (the state of being loyal; fidelity) | :: trouw {m} |
| lozenge {n} (rhombus) | :: ruit |
| lozenge {n} (medicated sweet) | :: keelpastille {f}, pastille {f} |
| Ltd. {n} | :: bvba |
| lubber {n} (inexperienced sailor) SEE: landlubber | :: |
| lube {n} (lubricant) SEE: lubricant | :: |
| lube {v} (lubricate) SEE: lubricate | :: |
| lubricant {n} (substance used to reduce friction) | :: gel {m}, glijmiddel {n} |
| lubricate {v} (to make slippery or smooth) | :: smeren |
| Lucas {prop} (male given name) SEE: Luke | :: |
| Lucerne {prop} (city) | :: Luzern {n} |
| Lucia {prop} (female given name) SEE: Lucy | :: |
| Lucian {prop} (sophist of Syrian origin) | :: Lucianus van Samosata |
| lucid {adj} | :: helder, duidelijk, transparant |
| lucid dream {n} (lucid dream) | :: levendige droom, lucide droom {m} |
| lucidness {n} (property of being lucid) | :: helderheid {f}, klaarheid {f} |
| Lucifer {prop} (figure mentioned in Isaiah 14:12) | :: Lucifer {m} |
| Lucite {prop} (brand of tough transparent thermoplastic) | :: plexiglas {n} |
| luck {n} (something that happens to someone by chance) | :: geluk {n} |
| luckily {adv} (in a lucky manner) | :: gelukkig |
| lucky {adj} (of people, having good fortune) | :: gelukkig, succesvol |
| lucky {adj} (being good by chance) | :: gelukkig, boffend |
| lucre {n} (money, riches, or wealth) | :: gewin, profijt |
| Lucy {prop} (female given name) | :: Lucia |
| Ludfordian {prop} | :: Ludfordien |
| Ludo {n} (board game) | :: Mens erger je niet {n} |
| luff {n} (vertical edge of a sail) | :: loef {m} |
| luggage {n} (traveller's containers) | :: bagage {f} |
| lug nut {n} (nut to attach wheel to axle) | :: wielmoer {f} |
| lugsail {n} (sail) | :: loggerzeil {n} |
| Luhansk People's Republic {prop} (secessionist state in Luhanshchyna, the Ukraine) | :: Volksrepubliek Loegansk {f} |
| Lukas {prop} (given name) SEE: Luke | :: |
| Luke {prop} (given name) | :: Lukas |
| Luke {prop} (evangelist) | :: Lucas |
| Luke {prop} (gospel of Luke) | :: Evangelie naar Lucas |
| lukewarm {adj} (temperature) | :: lauw |
| lukewarm {adj} (not very enthusiastic) | :: lauw, flauw |
| lull {v} (to cause to rest) | :: kalmeren,in slaap wiegen |
| lullaby {n} (a soothing song to lull children to sleep) | :: slaapliedje {n}, wiegeliedje {n} |
| lumbago {n} (lumbar-region backache, see also: backache) | :: lumbago, spit {n}, verschot {n} |
| lumbar puncture {n} (procedure to collect cerebrospinal fluid) | :: lumbaalpunctie {f} |
| lumber {n} (wood as building material) | :: timmerhout {n} |
| lumberjack {n} (person who fells trees) | :: houthakker {m} {f} |
| lumberjacket {n} (a lumberjack shirt) | :: houthakkershemd {n} |
| lumbermill {n} (mill for processing lumber) SEE: sawmill | :: |
| luminary {n} (one who is an inspiration to others) | :: uitblinker, lichtend voorbeeld |
| luminary {n} (body that gives light) | :: hemellichaam, ster |
| luminary {n} (artificial light) | :: lichtbron |
| lumination {n} (illumination) SEE: illumination | :: |
| lummox {n} (clumsy, stupid person) | :: lomperd, vlegel, vlerk |
| lump {n} (something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound, hill, or group) | :: brok, klont {m} {f} |
| lump {n} (small, shaped mass of sugar) | :: klontje |
| lump {n} | :: klonter {m} |
| lump {v} (to treat as single unit) | :: klonteren, bij elkaar doen |
| lumpenproletariat {n} (in Marxism: the lowest stratum of the proletariat) | :: lompenproletariaat {n} |
| lumpfish {n} (lumpsucker) SEE: lumpsucker | :: |
| lump hammer {n} (small sledgehammer) | :: moker {m} |
| lumpia {n} (a kind of spring roll) | :: loempia |
| lumpsucker {n} (scorpaeniform fish) | :: snotolf |
| Luna {prop} (Earth's moon) SEE: Moon | :: |
| lunacy {n} (state of being mad) | :: gekheid, krankzinnigheid, waanzin |
| lunacy {n} (cyclical mental disease, apparently linked to the lunar phases) | :: maanziekte |
| lunacy {n} (something deeply misguided) | :: gekheid, waanzin |
| lunar {adj} (of, pertaining to, or resembling the Moon) | :: lunair |
| lunar eclipse {n} (when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon) | :: maansverduistering {f} |
| lunar phase {n} (any one of the aspects presented by the moon) | :: schijngestalte van de Maan {f} |
| lunatic {n} (insane person) | :: gek {m}, gekkin {f}, zot {m}, zottin {f} |
| lunatic asylum {n} (mental hospital) SEE: mental hospital | :: |
| lunch {n} (meal around midday) | :: lunch, middageten {n}, (licht) middagmaal {n} |
| lunch {v} (to eat lunch) | :: middageten, dineren, lunchen |
| lunchbox {n} (container for transporting meals) | :: broodtrommel |
| luncheon {n} (a formal term for lunch) SEE: lunch | :: |
| lunch pail {n} (lunchbox) SEE: lunchbox | :: |
| lung {n} (organ that extracts oxygen from the air) | :: long {f} |
| lungfish {n} (air-breathing fish of the class Dipnoi) | :: longvis {m} |
| lurch {n} (sudden or unsteady movement) | :: hobbelen {n}, slingeren {n} |
| lure {n} (tempting or attractive object) | :: lokmiddel {n}, lokkertje {n} |
| lurid {adj} (shocking, horrifying) | :: luguber |
| lurk {v} (to hang out or wait around a location) | :: schuilen |
| luscious {adj} (sweet and pleasant) | :: smaakvol, zoet, delicieus |
| luscious {adj} (sexually appealing) | :: wulps, verleidelijk |
| luscious {adj} (obscene) | :: wulps, obsceen |
| lush {adj} (dense, teeming with life) | :: groen, levend |
| lush {adj} (luxuriant, delicious) | :: luxurieus, delicieus, weelderig |
| lush {adj} (beautiful, sexy) | :: sexy |
| lush {adj} (amazing, cool, fantastic, wicked) | :: cool, de max , wijs , tof |
| lush {n} (alcoholic) | :: zatlap {m} |
| lust {n} (strong desire, especially of a sexual nature) | :: (zinnelijke) begeerte, lust, wellust |
| lust {n} (general want or longing) | :: begeerte, lust, verlangen {n} |
| lust {n} (delightful cause of joy, pleasure) | :: plezier, lust |
| lust {v} (strongly desire) | :: begeren, lusten, smachten |
| lust {v} (crave sexual contact) | :: begeren, lusten, smachten |
| luster {n} (a shine, polish or sparkle) | :: glans, schittering |
| luster {n} (brilliance, attractiveness or splendor) | :: luister {m}, glans, splendeur |
| luster {n} (refinement, polish or quality) | :: lustrum |
| luster {v} (to have luster) | :: glanzen, glimmen, stralen |
| luster {v} (to give luster) | :: opluisteren |
| lustful {adj} (full of lust) | :: lustig, wellustig |
| lustre {n} (luster) SEE: luster | :: |
| lustre {v} (luster) SEE: luster | :: |
| lustrous {adj} (having a glow or lustre) | :: glanzend |
| lute {n} (stringed instrument) | :: luit {f} |
| Lutetian {prop} | :: Lutetien |
| lutetium {n} (chemical element with atomic number of 71) | :: lutetium {n} |
| Lutheran {adj} (pertaining to the theology of Martin Luther or his followers, or the Lutheran church) | :: lutheraans, luthers |
| Lutheran {n} (member of any Christian church identifying with the theology of Martin Luther) | :: lutheraan {m}, lutherse {m} {f} |
| Lutheranism {n} (branch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther) | :: lutheranisme {n} |
| Luxembourg {prop} (country) | :: Luxemburg {n} |
| Luxembourger {n} (person from Luxembourg) | :: Luxemburger {m}, Luxemburgse {f}, Letzeburger |
| Luxembourgian {n} (Luxembourger) SEE: Luxembourger | :: |
| Luxembourgian {adj} (Luxembourgish) SEE: Luxembourgish | :: |
| Luxembourgish {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people) | :: Luxemburgs |
| Luxemburger {n} (Luxembourger) SEE: Luxembourger | :: |
| luxurious {adj} (being very fine and comfortable) | :: luxueus |
| luxurious {adj} (enjoying pleasures of luxury) | :: luxueus |
| luxury {n} (something desirable but expensive) | :: luxe {m} |
| löwchen {n} (Löwchen) SEE: Löwchen | :: |
| Löwchen {n} (Löwchen) | :: Leeuwhondje {n} |
| -ly {suffix} (forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of") | :: -achtig, -lijk, -ig |
| -ly {suffix} (used to form adverbs from adjectives) | :: , -erwijs, -lijk |
| lycanthrope {n} (werewolf) SEE: werewolf | :: |
| lychee {n} (tree) | :: lycheeboom {m}, litsjiboom |
| lychee {n} (fruit) | :: lychee {m}, litsji {m} |
| lye {n} (caustic alkaline solution) | :: loog {n} |
| lye {n} (potassium or sodium hydroxide) | :: natriumhydroxide {n}, caustic soda {m} {f}, caustische soda {m} {f}, bijtende soda {m} {f} |
| lymph {n} (the fluid carried by the lymphatic system) | :: lymfe {f} |
| lymphoma {n} (malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue) | :: lymfoom {n} |
| lynch {v} (execute without a proper legal trial) | :: lynchen |
| lynx {n} (wild cat) | :: lynx {m} |
| lynx spider {n} (spider) | :: lynxspin |
| Lyon {prop} (city in France) | :: Lyon |
| lyre {n} (stringed musical instrument) | :: lier {f} |
| lyric {n} (words of a song) SEE: lyrics | :: |
| lyrical {adj} | :: lyrisch |
| lyricist {n} (writer of lyrics) | :: tekstdichter {c} |
| lyric poetry {n} (lyric poetry) | :: lyriek |
| lyrics {n} (the words to a song) | :: songtekst {m}, liedtekst {m} |
| Lys {prop} (a river in France and Belgium) | :: Leie {f} |
| lysergic {adj} (psychedelic) SEE: psychedelic | :: |
| lysine {n} (essential amino acid, C6H14N2O2) | :: lysine |
| lysosome {n} (digestive organelle) | :: lysosoom {n} |