| mañana {adv} (tomorrow) SEE: tomorrow | :: |
| mañana {adv} (Sometime in the future) | :: ooit |
| Maastricht {prop} (capital of the province of Limburg in The Netherlands) | :: Maastricht {n} |
| Maastricht Formation {prop} | :: Formatie van Maastricht |
| macabre {adj} (representing or personifying death) | :: macaber |
| macadamia {n} (tree) | :: macadamia |
| macadamia {n} (macadamia nut) SEE: macadamia nut | :: |
| macadamia nut {n} (edible seed of the macadamia tree) | :: macadamianoot {m} {f} |
| macaque {n} (any monkey of the genus Macaca) | :: makaak |
| macaron {n} (pastry) | :: makaron {m} |
| macaroni {n} (type of pasta) | :: macaroni |
| macaroni penguin {n} (Eudyptes chrysolophus) | :: macaronipinguïn {m} |
| macaroon {n} (soft biscuit or cookie prepared with almond or coconut dough) | :: bitterkoekje, kokoskoekje, makron {m} |
| macaw {n} (various parrots) | :: ara |
| MacBook {n} (device) | :: MacBook {c} |
| mace {n} (weapon) | :: strijdknots {f} |
| mace {n} (a spice) | :: foelie |
| Macedonia {prop} (ancient kingdom) | :: Macedonië {n} |
| Macedonia {prop} (Republic of North Macedonia, see also: Republic of North Macedonia) | :: Macedonië {n} |
| Macedonia {prop} (region of northern Greece) | :: Macedonië {n} |
| Macedonian {adj} (of Macedonia or its people or language) | :: Macedonisch |
| Macedonian {n} (person from Macedonia) | :: Macedoniër |
| Macedonian {n} (Slavic language of Macedonia) | :: Macedonisch |
| Macedonian {n} (language of antiquity) | :: Oudmacedonisch |
| Macedo-Romanian {prop} (Aromanian) SEE: Aromanian | :: |
| macerate {v} (to soften or separate by immersion in a liquid) | :: weken |
| Mach {n} (ratio, see also: Mach number) | :: mach {m} {f} |
| machete {n} (a sword-like tool) | :: kapmes {n} |
| machicolation {n} (opening between corbels that support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, of a fortified building) | :: mezenkooi {f}, mezekouw {n} |
| machine {n} (mechanical or electrical device) | :: machine {f}, apparaat |
| machine {n} (archaic: vehicle, automobile) | :: automobiel {m} |
| machine {n} (a person who is very proficient) | :: machine {f} |
| machine code {n} (machine language) SEE: machine language | :: |
| machine gun {n} (type of firearm) | :: mitrailleur {m} |
| machine language {n} (set of instructions for a computer) | :: machinetaal {f} |
| machinery {n} (machines constituting a production apparatus) | :: machinery {f}, machinepark {n} |
| machinery {n} (working parts of a machine as a group) | :: machinerie {f}, mechaniek |
| machinery {n} (collective parts of something which allow it to function) | :: machinerie {f} |
| machine tool {n} (tool used for machining) | :: werktuigmachine {f} |
| machine translation {n} (act of translating something by means of a machine) | :: machinevertaling {f}, computervertaling {f} |
| machinist {n} (operator) SEE: operator | :: |
| machinist {n} (constructor of machines and engines) | :: werktuigbouwkundige {m} |
| machinist {n} (one skilled in the use of machine tools) | :: bankwerker {m} |
| machinist {n} (person employed to shift scenery in a theater) | :: machinist {m} |
| Mach number {n} (ratio, see also: Mach) | :: machgetal {n} |
| macho {adj} (manly, tough) | :: macho {m} |
| mackerel {n} (edible fish) | :: makreel {m} |
| mackintosh {n} (raincoat in general) SEE: raincoat | :: |
| macramé {n} (textile) | :: macramé {n} |
| macrocephaly {n} (a condition in which the head is abnormally large) | :: macrocefalie {f} |
| macrocosm {n} (the universe) SEE: universe | :: |
| macrocosm {n} (a complex structure containing numerous smaller-scale structures) | :: macrokosmos {m} |
| macroeconomics {n} (study of the entire economy) | :: macro-economie {f} |
| macron {n} (short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark) | :: macron {c} |
| macrophage {n} (type of white blood cell) | :: macrofaag {m} |
| macula {n} (anatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina) | :: gele vlek {m} {f}, macula {f} |
| mad {adj} (insane (adj.)) | :: waanzinnig, gek, zot |
| mad {adj} (angry) | :: boos, kwaad |
| Madagascar {prop} (country in Southern Africa) | :: Madagaskar |
| Madagascar buzzard {n} (Buteo brachypterus) | :: madagaskarbuizerd |
| madam {n} (polite term of address to a woman) | :: mevrouw {f} |
| mad as a hatter {adj} (demented or crazy) | :: stapelgek |
| mad cow disease {n} (informal: bovine spongiform encephalopathy) | :: gekke-koeienziekte |
| madder {n} (plant) | :: meekrap {f} |
| made in China {adj} (manufactured in the PRC) | :: geproduceerd in China, vervaardigd in China, gemaakt in China |
| Madhya Pradesh {prop} (Madhya Pradesh, India) | :: Madhya Pradesh |
| madman {n} (An insane man) | :: dolleman {m}, gek {f}, krankzinnige {f}, waanzinnige {f} |
| Madonna {prop} (Virgin Mary) SEE: Virgin Mary | :: |
| Madras {prop} (city) | :: Madras |
| Madrid {prop} (capital of Spain) | :: Madrid {n} |
| madrigal {n} (either musical sense) | :: madrigaal {n} |
| Madrilenian {adj} (of Madrid) | :: Madrileens |
| Madrilenian {n} (Someone from Madrid) | :: Madrileen {m}, Madrileense {f} |
| Madrileño {adj} (of Madrid) SEE: Madrilenian | :: |
| Madrileño {n} (Someone from Madrid) SEE: Madrilenian | :: |
| madrone {n} (strawberry tree) SEE: strawberry tree | :: |
| Maduro diet {prop} | :: Maduro-dieet |
| madwoman {n} (a woman who is insane) | :: gekkin {f}, zottin {f} |
| maelstrom {n} (large whirlpool) | :: maalstroom, moskstraumen, moskenstraumen |
| maelstrom {n} (any violent or turbulent situation) | :: maalstroom |
| maenad {n} (follower of Dionysus) | :: maenade |
| mafia {n} (a crime syndicate) | :: maffia {m} |
| magazine {n} (periodical) | :: tijdschrift {n}, magazine {n} |
| magazine {n} (ammunition storehouse) | :: magazijn {n} |
| magazine {n} (ammunition clip or chamber enabling multiple rounds to be held before firing) | :: magazijn {n} |
| Magdalene {prop} (biblical character) SEE: Mary Magdalene | :: |
| Magdeburg {prop} (city) | :: Maagdenburg |
| Magellanic penguin {n} (Penguin) | :: magelhaenpinguïn {m} |
| magenta {n} (colour) | :: magenta |
| Maggie {prop} (female given name) | :: Greet {f}, Greetje {n}, Griet {f} |
| maggot {n} (dipterous insect's larva that eats decomposing organic matter) | :: made {f} |
| maggot {n} (worthless person) | :: made {f}, worm {m} |
| maggot {n} (whimsy or fancy) | :: gril, kuur, luim |
| maggoty {adj} (infested with and/or partially eaten by maggots) | :: wormstekig |
| Maghreb {prop} (region in Africa) | :: Maghreb {m} |
| Magi {prop} (the wise men who gave gifts to Jesus) | :: wijzen uit het oosten {p}, drie koningen {p} |
| magic {n} (use of supernatural rituals, forces etc.) | :: toverij, toverkracht, toverkunst {f}, magie {f} |
| magic {n} (ritual associated with supernatural magic or mysticism) | :: tovenarij, toverkunst {f}, magie {f} |
| magic {n} (illusion performed to give the appearance of magic or the supernatural) | :: goochelkunst {f}, illusionisme {n} |
| magic {n} (something spectacular or wonderful) | :: toverij {f}, magie {f} |
| magic {adj} (having supernatural talents, properties or qualities) | :: magisch, betoverd, tover- |
| magic {adj} (Producing extraordinary results; wonderful, amazing) | :: magisch, betoverend, feeëriek |
| magic {adj} (featuring illusions that are usually performed for entertainment) | :: magisch, goochel- |
| magic {v} (to produce something, as if by magic) | :: (tevoorschjn) toveren |
| magical {adj} (relating to magic) | :: magisch |
| magical {adj} (enchanting) | :: betoverend, magisch |
| magic carpet {n} (a carpet capable of magical flight) | :: vliegend tapijt {c} |
| magic carpet {n} (a skier/snowboarder conveyor) | :: sleeplift {m} |
| magician {n} (practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic) | :: tovenaar {m}, magiër {m} |
| magician {n} (performer of tricks) | :: goochelaar {m}, illusionist {m}, magiër {m} |
| magician {n} (amazingly talented craftsman or scientist) | :: tovenaar {m} |
| magician {n} (person who astounds, is an enigma) | :: goochelaar {m}, tovenaar {m}, magiër {m} |
| magic lantern {n} (early light projector) | :: toverlantaarn {f} |
| magic mushroom {n} (mushroom-like fungus that has psychedelic effects) | :: paddo {m} |
| magic wand {n} (wand used to perform magic) | :: toverstaf {m}, toverstokje {n}, toverstok {m} |
| magic word {n} (word with magical effect) | :: toverwoord {n} |
| magma {n} (molten matter) | :: magma {n} |
| Magna Carta {prop} (charter granted by King John to the barons at Runnymede in 1215) | :: Magna Carta {f} |
| magna cum laude {adv} (with great praise) | :: met grote onderscheiding |
| Magna Graecia {prop} (Ancient Greek colonies in Italy and Sicily) | :: Magna Graecia, Groot-Griekenland |
| magnality {n} (great or wonderful thing) SEE: miracle | :: |
| magnanimity {n} (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) | :: grootmoedigheid {f} |
| magnanimous {adj} (noble and generous in spirit) | :: grootmoedig |
| magnate {n} (Powerful industrialist; captain of industry.) | :: magnaat {m} {f} |
| magnesite {n} (a form of magnesium carbonate, O3, occurring as dolomite (with calcite) but rarely found in the pure state) | :: magnesiet {n} |
| magnesium {n} (chemical element) | :: magnesium {n} |
| magnet {n} (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) | :: magneet {f} |
| magnetic {adj} (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) | :: magnetisch |
| magnetic {adj} (having the properties a magnet) | :: magnetisch |
| magnetic {adj} (determined by earth's magnetic fields) | :: magnetisch |
| magnetic field {n} (a field of magnetic force) | :: magneetveld {n}, magnetisch veld {n} |
| magnetism {n} (the property of being magnetic) | :: magnetisme {n} |
| magnetite {n} (a mineral) | :: magnetiet |
| magnetization {n} (The act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized) | :: magnetisatie {f} |
| magnetoencephalography {n} (technique) | :: magneto-encefalografie {f} |
| magnetotail {n} (the long, trailing part of a magnetosphere) | :: magnetostaart {m} |
| magnificent {adj} (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) | :: prachtig |
| magnify {v} (to make larger) | :: vergroten |
| magnifying glass {n} (instrument) | :: vergrootglas {n}, loep {f} |
| magnitude {n} (size, etc.) | :: grootte {f} |
| magnolia {n} (tree) | :: magnolia {f} |
| magpie {n} (bird of genus Pica) | :: ekster {m} |
| magpie {n} (Australian bird, Gymnorhina tibicen) | :: zwartrugfluitvogel {m} |
| Magyar {adj} (Hungarian) SEE: Hungarian | :: |
| maharaja {n} (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) | :: maharadja {m} |
| maharajadhiraja {n} (title) | :: maharajadhiraja {m} |
| Maharashtra {prop} (state in western India) | :: Maharashtra |
| Maharastra {prop} (Maharashtra) SEE: Maharashtra | :: |
| mahleb {n} (aromatic spice made from cherry stones) | :: weichselboom {m} |
| mahogany {n} (tropical tree) | :: mahonie |
| mahogany {n} (wood) | :: mahonie |
| maid {n} (young female) | :: meisje {n}, meid {f} |
| maid {n} (female servant or cleaner) | :: kamermeisje {n} |
| maiden {n} (unmarried young female) | :: juffrouw {f}, maagd {m} {f}, meisje {m}, jongedame, vrijster |
| maiden {n} (female virgin) | :: maagd {m} {f} |
| maiden {adj} (without offspring) | :: kinderloos |
| maiden {adj} (virgin) SEE: virgin | :: |
| maidenhead {n} (virginity) | :: maagdelijkheid {f} |
| maidenhead {n} (hymen) | :: maagdenvlies {n} |
| maidenhood {n} (condition of being maiden) | :: maagdelijkheid |
| maiden name {n} (married woman's original last name) | :: meisjesnaam {m} |
| Maiden's Tower {prop} (a tower located in the Bosphorus) | :: Meisjestoren, Leandertoren |
| maieutics {n} (Socratic method) SEE: Socratic method | :: |
| mail {n} (postal delivery system) | :: post {f} |
| mailing list {n} (collection of names and addresses) | :: nieuwslijst {m} {f}, adressenlijst {m} {f} |
| mailman {n} (post office employee) | :: postbode {m}, brievenbesteller {m}, postbesteller |
| mail-order bride {n} (a woman in a catalogue for marriage) | :: importbruid {f} |
| mail slot {n} (slot for mail delivery) | :: brievengleuf |
| maim {v} (to cause permanent loss of a part of the body) | :: verminken |
| main {adj} (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.) | :: hoofd-, voornaamste, belangrijkste |
| main {n} (mainland) SEE: mainland | :: |
| main building {n} (most important building of a group of buildings (e.g. in a school/university)) | :: hoofdgebouw {n} |
| main clause {n} (grammar: clause that can stand alone syntactically) | :: hoofdzin {m} |
| main course {n} (main dish of a meal) | :: hoofdgerecht {n} |
| mainland {n} (the main landmass of a country or continent) | :: vasteland {n} |
| mainland China {prop} (area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China, excluding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) | :: Chinese vasteland {n}, continentaal China {n} |
| mainly {adv} (chiefly; for the most part) | :: voornamelijk |
| mainmast {n} (mainmast) | :: grote mast {m} |
| main road {n} (major road in a town, village etc.) | :: hoofdweg {m} |
| mainstay {n} (chief support) | :: hoofdpijler, steunpilaar |
| mainstay {n} (nautical: stabilizing rope) | :: grootstag {n} |
| maintain {v} (to maintain, to consider) SEE: hold | :: |
| maintain {v} (to keep up) | :: handhaven |
| maintenance {n} (keeping a machine or system in service) | :: onderhoud {n}, handhaving {f} |
| maintenance {n} (legal: payment made to a spouse after a divorce) SEE: alimony | :: |
| main verb {n} (verb in a clause with the highest semantic content) | :: hoofdwerkwoord {n} |
| Mainz {prop} (the state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate) | :: Mainz {n} |
| maize {n} (corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays) | :: mais {m}, Turkse tarwe {m}, Spaanse tarwe {f} |
| majestic {adj} (having splendor or royalty) | :: majestueus, majesteitisch |
| majestical {adj} (majestic) SEE: majestic | :: |
| majesty {n} (the quality of being impressive and great) | :: majesteit {f} |
| Majesty {pron} (term of address for royalty and imperiality) | :: majesteit |
| major {n} (military rank) | :: majoor {m} |
| major {adj} (of full legal age; having attained majority) | :: meerderjarig |
| major {adj} | :: belangrijk |
| major {n} (the main area of study) | :: hoofdvak {n} |
| major {n} (person of legal age) | :: meerderjarige {m} {f} |
| major arcana {n} (Tarot cards) | :: grote arcana |
| Majorca {prop} (island) | :: Majorca |
| majority {n} (more than half) | :: meerderheid {f}, merendeel {n} |
| majuscule {n} (upper-case letter) SEE: capital letter | :: |
| make {v} (to construct) | :: maken |
| make {v} (to create) | :: maken |
| make {v} (to constitute) | :: vormen |
| make {v} (to interpret) | :: maken, denken, interpreteren |
| make {v} (to bring into success) | :: maken |
| make {v} (to cause to be) | :: maken |
| make {v} (to cause to do) | :: doen, ertoe brengen |
| make {v} (to force to do) | :: doen, ertoe brengen |
| make {v} (to indicate or suggest to be) | :: maken |
| make {n} (brand) | :: merk {n} |
| make a living {v} (earn enough income) | :: zich in zijn levensonderhoud voorzien |
| make a mountain out of a molehill {v} (to treat a problem as greater than it is) | :: van een mug een olifant maken (to make an elephant out of a mosquito), van een muis een olifant maken |
| make an exhibition of oneself {v} (to embarrass oneself in public) | :: zichzelf voor gek zetten |
| make a show of oneself {v} (To embarrass oneself or others in public) | :: een belachelijk figuur slaan |
| make a spectacle of oneself {v} (To embarrass oneself or others in public) | :: een belachelijk figuur slaan |
| make do {v} (to get by (with)) | :: genoegen nemen |
| make ends meet {v} (get by financially) | :: rondkomen |
| make friends {v} (to create friendships) | :: bevriend raken |
| make hay while the sun shines {v} (act while an opportunity exists) | :: het ijzer smeden als het heet is |
| make it {v} (to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time) | :: het halen |
| makeless {adj} (matchless) | :: onvergelijkelijk |
| makeless {adj} (widowed) | :: geweeuwd |
| make love {v} (to engage in sexual intercourse, see also: copulate) | :: de liefde bedrijven, vrijen |
| make out {v} | :: zoenen, vrijen |
| make peace {v} (to end hostilities) | :: vrede sluiten |
| maker {n} (one who makes) | :: maker {m} |
| make sense {v} (be coherent) | :: kloppen, zinvol zijn, betekenisvol zijn |
| make sense {v} (decipher, understand) | :: ontcijferen, verstaan, snappen |
| makeshift {n} (temporary substitution) | :: provisorisch, noodoplossing |
| makeshift {adj} (made to work or suffice) | :: provisorisch |
| make sure {v} (to verify; to recheck; to use extra care or caution) | :: zorgen, opletten |
| make the bed {v} (arrange sheets, etc smoothly and neatly) | :: het bed opmaken |
| make up {v} (to invent, imagine, or concoct) | :: verzinnen, bedenken |
| makeup {n} (cosmetics) | :: schmink {m}, make-up {m} |
| make-up artist {n} (artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions) | :: grimeur {m}, grimeuse {f} |
| make use {v} (make use of something) SEE: take advantage | :: |
| make use {v} (to use) | :: gebruikmaken van |
| make yourself at home {phrase} | :: doe alsof je thuis bent |
| Malachi {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Maleachi {m} |
| Malachi {prop} (minor prophet) | :: Maleachi {m} |
| Malachi {prop} (male given name) | :: Maleachi {m} |
| malacology {n} (study of molluscs) | :: malacologie |
| maladroit {adj} (not adroit; clumsy) | :: onhandig, onbeholpen |
| Malagasy {n} (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) | :: Malgasy |
| malaise {n} (bodily feeling) | :: ongesteldheid {f} |
| malaise {n} (ambiguous feeling of mental or moral depression) | :: teneergeslagenheid {f} |
| malapropism {n} (the blundering use of a similar-sounding expression) | :: verhaspeling {f} |
| malar {n} (cheekbone) SEE: cheekbone | :: |
| malar bone {n} (cheekbone) SEE: cheekbone | :: |
| malaria {n} (disease) | :: malaria |
| Malawi {prop} (Republic of Malawi) | :: Malawi |
| Malay {adj} (of the Malay people) | :: Maleis, Maleisich |
| Malay {adj} (of or pertaining to Malaysia) | :: Maleisisch |
| Malay {adj} (in, of or otherwise pertaining to the Malay language) | :: Maleis |
| Malay {n} (Malay person) | :: Maleier {m} |
| Malay {n} (the Malay language) | :: Maleis {n} |
| Malayalam {n} (language) | :: Malayalam {n} |
| Malayo-Polynesian {prop} | :: Malayo-Polynesisch |
| Malaysia {prop} (country in Southeast Asia) | :: Maleisië |
| Malaysian {prop} (Malay) SEE: Malay | :: |
| Malaysian {n} (a native of Malaysia) | :: Maleisiër {m}, Maleisische {f} |
| Maldives {prop} (country in South Asia) | :: Maladiven |
| Maldivian {n} (language) SEE: Dhivehi | :: |
| male {adj} (grammatically masculine) SEE: masculine | :: |
| male {adj} (belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or the gender typically associated with it) | :: mannelijk, man-, mannen-, mannetjes-, masculien |
| male {adj} (having an external plug) | :: mannelijk |
| male {n} (human of masculine sex or gender) | :: mannetje {n}, man {m}, jongen {m} |
| male {n} (animal of masculine sex) | :: mannetje {n}, mannetjesdier |
| male {n} (plant of masculine sex) | :: mannetje {n}, mannetjesplant |
| maledict {v} (curse) SEE: curse | :: |
| malediction {n} (curse) SEE: curse | :: |
| male member {n} (euphemistic: penis, see also: penis) | :: mannelijk lid {m} |
| malevolence {n} (hostile feeling and attitude) | :: kwaadwil {m}, moedwil {m}, misgunst {m}, malevolentie {f} |
| malevolent {adj} (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) | :: kwaadwillend |
| malfunction {n} (faulty functioning) | :: slechte werking {f} |
| malfunction {n} (failure to function) | :: stuk zijn {n}, storing {f} |
| Mali {prop} (a country in Western Africa) | :: Mali |
| malice {n} (intention to harm) | :: kwaadaardigheid |
| malicious {adj} (Of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite) | :: boos, kwaad, kwaadaardig |
| maliciousness {n} (maliciousness) SEE: malevolence | :: |
| malignant {adj} (harmful, malevolent, injurious) | :: kwaadaardig |
| malignant {adj} (tending to produce death) | :: kwaadaardig |
| malkin {n} (cat) SEE: cat | :: |
| mall {n} (enclosed shopping centre) | :: winkelcentrum {n} |
| mallard {n} (a common and widespread dabbling duck, Anas platyrhynchos) | :: wilde eend {f} |
| malleability {n} (the quality or state of being malleable) | :: smeedbaarheid, buigzaamheid, wendbaarheid |
| malleable {adj} (able to be hammered into thin sheets) | :: hamerbaar, smeedbaar |
| malleable {adj} (liable to change) | :: kneedbaar |
| malleate {v} (to beat into shape with a hammer) | :: uithameren, behameren, hameren, smeden |
| mallow {n} (any of a group of plants in several genera of the taxonomic family Malvaceae) | :: kaasjeskruid {n} |
| malnourished {adj} (suffering from malnutrition) | :: ondervoed |
| malnutrition {n} (lack of adequate nourishment) | :: ondervoeding |
| malodorous {adj} (having a bad odor) | :: malodorant, stinkend, onwelriekend |
| malt {n} (sprouted grain used in brewing) | :: mout {m} {n} |
| malt {v} (to convert grain into malt) | :: mouten |
| Malta {prop} (republic) | :: Malta |
| Malta {prop} (island) | :: Malta |
| Maltese {n} (Maltese people collectively: plural) | :: Maltezen {p} |
| Maltese {n} (inhabitant of Malta) | :: Maltees {m}, Maltese {f} |
| Maltese {n} (language of Malta) | :: Maltees {n} |
| Maltese {adj} (pertaining to Malta or its language) | :: Maltees |
| malthouse {n} (plant) | :: mouterij {n} |
| maltose {n} (the disaccharide C12H22O11) | :: maltose {c}, moutsuiker {m} |
| maltreat {v} (treat badly) | :: mishandelen |
| malware {n} (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) | :: malware {m}, schadelijke software {m} |
| mama {n} (mother) SEE: mother | :: |
| mama {n} (mum) SEE: mum | :: |
| mama bear {n} (female bear with cubs) | :: moederbeer {m}, moederberen {p}, berenmoeder {f}, berenmoeders {p} |
| mama bear {n} (protective woman) | :: helikoptermoeder {f}, helikoptermoeders {p}, moederkloek {f}, moederkloeken {p}, curlingmoeder {f}, curlingmoeders {p} |
| mamba {n} (venomous snake) | :: mamba {m} |
| mamma {n} (mother) SEE: mother | :: |
| mamma {n} (mum) SEE: mum | :: |
| mammal {n} (animal of the class Mammalia) | :: zoogdier {n} |
| mammalian {n} (any mammal) SEE: mammal | :: |
| mammary gland {n} (milk-secreting gland) | :: melkklier {f} |
| mammoth {n} (elephant-like mammal) | :: mammoet {m} |
| mammothrept {n} (spoilt child) | :: verwend nest {n} |
| mamoncillo {n} (Meliococcus bijugatus) | :: knippa |
| man {n} (adult male human) | :: man {m}, heer {m} |
| man {n} (human) | :: mens {m} |
| man {n} (piece in board games) | :: pion {m}, speelstuk {n} |
| man {v} (to supply with staff or crew) | :: bemannen |
| man {v} (to take up position in order to operate something) | :: bemannen |
| Man {prop} (genus Homo) | :: de mens {m} |
| manacle {n} (fetter, restriction) SEE: fetter | :: |
| manacle {n} (shackle for the wrist) | :: handboeien |
| manage {v} (to direct or be in charge) | :: beheren, leiden, managen |
| manage {v} (to succeed at an attempt) | :: erin slagen, lukken |
| manageable {adj} (capable of being managed) | :: beheerbaar, beheersbaar, behapbaar |
| management {n} (administration; the process or practice of managing) | :: management, administratie {f}, beheer {n}, bestuur {n}, directie {f} |
| management {n} (the executives of an organisation) | :: management {n}, bestuur {n} |
| manager {n} (person whose job is to manage something) | :: directeur {m}, manager {m} |
| man and wife {n} (opposite-sex married couple) SEE: husband and wife | :: |
| manatee {n} (any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of family Trichechidae) | :: zeekoe {f}, lamantijn {m} |
| Manchu {n} (member of the people) | :: Mantsjoe |
| Manchu {prop} (language) | :: Mantsjoe, Mantsjoerijs |
| Manchu {adj} (Manchurian, referring to the Manchu(rian) people) | :: Mantjoe-, Mantsjoerijns |
| Manchu {adj} (Manchurian, referring to the Manchu language) | :: Mantjoe- |
| Manchuria {prop} (historical region in Northeast Asia) | :: Mantsjoerije |
| mandarin {n} (Chinese Imperial bureaucrat) | :: mandarijn {m} |
| mandarin {n} (fruit) SEE: mandarin orange | :: |
| mandarin {n} (tree) SEE: mandarin orange | :: |
| mandarin {n} (mandarin duck) SEE: mandarin duck | :: |
| Mandarin {n} (Standard Mandarin, see also: Chinese) | :: Mandarijns {n} |
| mandarin duck {n} (bird) | :: mandarijneend |
| mandarin orange {n} (tree) | :: mandarijnenboom {m} |
| mandarin orange {n} (fruit) | :: mandarijn {m} |
| mandate {n} (official command) | :: mandaat |
| mandate {n} (the authority to do something or to act) | :: mandaat |
| mandatory {adj} (obligatory) | :: verplicht, nodig |
| man-day {n} (one person's working time) | :: mandag {m} |
| mandible {n} (lower jaw) | :: onderkaak {f} |
| mandible {n} (mouthpart of an arthropod) | :: kaak {f} |
| mandocello {n} (string instrument) | :: mandoloncello |
| mandola {n} (musical instrument) | :: mandola |
| mandrake {n} (botany) | :: mandragora |
| mandrill {n} (Mandrillus sphinx) | :: mandril {m} |
| mane {n} (longer hair growth on back of neck of a horse) | :: maan {f} |
| mane {n} (longer hair growth around head of male lions) | :: maan {f} |
| manes {n} (spirits of the dead) | :: manen {p} |
| maneuver {n} (a movement, often one performed with difficulty) | :: manoeuvre {m} {f} |
| maneuver {n} (a large training exercise of military troops) | :: manoeuvre {m} {f}, (veld)oefening |
| maneuver {v} (to move carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position) | :: manoeuvreren, laveren |
| maneuver {v} ((intransitive) to intrigue, manipulate, plot, scheme) | :: manoeuvreren, intrigeren |
| maneuverable {adj} (able to be maneuvered) | :: wendbaar |
| manga {n} (comic originated in Japan) | :: manga |
| manga {n} (comic done in Japanese style) | :: manga |
| Mangalore {prop} (city in western India) | :: Mangalore |
| manganese {n} (chemical element) | :: mangaan {n}, manganium {n} |
| mange {n} (skin disease) | :: schurft |
| manger {n} (trough for animals to eat from) | :: kribbe |
| mangle {v} (to wring laundry) | :: mangelen |
| mango {n} (tropical fruit tree Mangifera indica) | :: mangoboom {m} |
| mango {n} (fruit) | :: mango {m}, manja |
| mango juice {n} (juice) | :: mangosap {n} |
| mangonel {n} (type of military engine) | :: mangeneel {n}, mangonel {m} |
| mangosteen {n} (fruit) | :: mangistan {m} |
| manhole {n} (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) | :: mangat {n} |
| man-hour {n} (amount of work) | :: manuur {n} |
| manhunt {n} (organized search) | :: klopjacht {f} |
| mania {n} (violent derangement) | :: manie {f} |
| mania {n} (excessive desire) | :: manie {f} |
| maniac {n} (insane person) | :: maniak, waanzinnige, dolleman |
| maniac {n} (fanatic, obsessive) | :: maniak {m} |
| manifest {n} (list of passengers or goods) | :: manifest {f}, vrachtbrief {m}, vrachtlijst {f} |
| manifest {n} (obsolete: public declaration) | :: manifest {n} |
| manifest {v} (to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly) | :: manifesteren |
| manifestation {n} (the act or process of becoming manifest) | :: manifestatie |
| manifesto {n} (public declaration) | :: manifest {n} |
| manifold {adj} (various in kind or quality) | :: veelvuldig, talrijk, veelvoudig, divers |
| manifold {n} (locally Euclidean space) | :: variëteit {f} |
| manifold {n} (omasum) SEE: omasum | :: |
| Manila {prop} (capital of the Philippines) | :: Manilla |
| Manila hemp {n} (the fibre of the abaca) | :: manillahennep {m} |
| maniple {n} (division of the Roman army) | :: manipel {m} |
| maniple {n} (part of a priest's vestments) | :: manipel {m} |
| manipulatable {adj} (gullible) SEE: gullible | :: |
| manipulate {v} (move with the hands) | :: manipuleren |
| manipulate {v} (influence or manage) | :: beïnvloeden, manipuleren |
| manipulate {v} | :: manipuleren, beïnvloeden |
| manipulation {n} (practice of manipulating) | :: manipulatie {f}, gebruik {n} |
| manipulation {n} (skillful use of the hands) | :: manipulatie {f} |
| manipulation {n} (devious management) | :: manipulatie {f}, misbruik {n} |
| Manipur {prop} (Manipur, India) | :: Manipur |
| Manitoba {prop} (Province in western Canada) | :: Manitoba {n} |
| mankind {n} (human race) | :: mensheid {f} |
| manliness {n} (similarity to man) | :: mannelijkheid {f} |
| manly {adj} (having the characteristics of a man) | :: mannelijk |
| man-made {adj} (created by a human) | :: door mensenhanden gemaakt |
| manna ash {n} (Fraxinus ornis) | :: pluimes, mannaes, bloemes |
| mannequin {n} (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) | :: mannequin, paspop {m} {f} |
| manner {n} (way of performing or effecting; method or style) | :: manier {f}, wijze {f} |
| manner {n} (characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing) | :: gedrag {n} |
| Mannerism {n} (style of art) | :: maniërisme {n} |
| manners {n} (etiquette) | :: omgangsvormen {p} |
| man of few words {n} (man who doesn't speak much) | :: geen man van veel woorden {m} |
| man of letters {n} (a literary man) | :: literaat {m} |
| man-of-war {n} (cnidarian) SEE: Portuguese man-of-war | :: |
| manometer {n} (instrument to measure pressure) | :: manometer |
| manor {n} (landed estate) | :: landhuis {n} |
| manor {n} (feudal district) | :: heerlijkheid {f} |
| man overboard {interj} (cry indicating someone has fallen over the side) | :: man overboord |
| man proposes, God disposes {proverb} (things don't always work out as they were planned) | :: de mens wikt, God beschikt |
| mansion {n} (large house or building) | :: landhuis {n} |
| manslaughter {n} (act of killing unlawfully) | :: doodslag {m} |
| mantel {n} (shelf above a fireplace) | :: schouw |
| mantelpiece {n} (shelf) | :: schoorsteenmantel {m}, schouwmantel {m} |
| mantis shrimp {n} (stomatopod) | :: bidsprinkhaankreeft {f}, mantisgarnaal {m} |
| mantle {n} (fireplace shelf) SEE: mantel | :: |
| mantle {n} (incandescent gauze in a gas lamp) | :: gloeikous {f} |
| mantle {n} (geology: layer of the Earth) | :: aardmantel, mantel |
| mantling {n} (heraldry: drapery behind and around a coat of arms) | :: dekkleed {n} |
| manual {n} (handbook or booklet that instructs) | :: handleiding {f}, handboek {n} |
| manual {n} (musical keyboard) | :: manuaal {n} |
| manual {n} (manual transmission) | :: handbak {m} |
| manual {adj} (performed with the hands) | :: handmatig, met de hand, manueel |
| manually {adv} (by hand) | :: manueel, met de hand, handmatig |
| manufacture {v} (to make things) | :: vervaardigen |
| manufacture {v} (to produce goods) | :: fabriceren |
| manufacturer {n} (one who manufactures) | :: fabrikant |
| manul {n} (Otocolobus manul) | :: manoel, pallaskat |
| manumission {n} (release from slavery, freedom, the act of manumitting) | :: vrijlating |
| manure {v} (to cultivate by manual labor) | :: cultiveren |
| manure {v} (to apply manure) | :: bemesten |
| manure {n} (excrement) | :: mest {m} |
| manus {n} (hand) SEE: hand | :: |
| manuscript {adj} (handwritten, or by extension typewritten) | :: handgeschreven, geschreven |
| manuscript {n} (book, composition or any other document, written by hand) | :: manuscript {n}, handschrift {n} |
| manuscript {n} (book, article etc, submitted for reproductive publication) | :: manuscript {n}, kopij {f} |
| Manx {n} (the Manx cat breed) | :: manx |
| Manx {n} (language) SEE: Manx Gaelic | :: |
| Manx cat {n} (mammal) | :: manxkat |
| Manx Gaelic {n} (a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man) | :: Manx {n}, Manx-Gaelisch {n} |
| many {determiner} (an indefinite large number of) | :: veel, vele, menig |
| many {pron} (an indefinite large number of people or things) | :: velen, veel |
| many {n} (a collective mass of people) | :: menigte |
| many a mickle makes a muckle {proverb} (lot of small amounts together become a large amount) | :: vele kleintjes maken een grote |
| many hands make light work {proverb} (a large number of people cooperating can perform tasks easily) | :: vele handen maken licht werk |
| manyplies {n} (omasum) SEE: omasum | :: |
| many thanks {interj} (many thanks) | :: heel erg bedankt |
| Maoism {n} (philosophy espoused by Mao Zedong) | :: maoïsme |
| Maoist {adj} (of Maoism) | :: maoïstisch |
| Maoist {n} (Maoist advocate) | :: maoïst {m} {f} |
| Maori {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to the Māori) | :: Maori |
| Maori {n} (indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand) | :: Maori {p} |
| Maori {n} (member of the Maori people of New Zealand) | :: Maori {m} {f} |
| Maori {n} (language of the Māori) | :: Maori {n} |
| map {n} (visual representation of an area) | :: kaart {f}, landkaart {f}, plan {n}, plattegrond {m} |
| map {v} (to create a visual representation of a territory) | :: afbeelden, in kaart brengen |
| maple {n} (tree of the Acer genus) | :: esdoorn {m} |
| maple syrup {n} (syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple) | :: ahornsiroop {m} |
| mapping {n} (function that maps every element of a given set to a unique element of another set) | :: afbeelding {f} |
| mar {v} (to spoil, to damage) | :: verpesten, verknoeien, beschadigen |
| marabou {n} (large wading bird native to Africa) | :: maraboe {m} |
| marathon {n} (road race) | :: marathon {m} |
| maraud {v} (intransitive: to move about in roving fashion looking for plunder) | :: roven |
| maraud {v} (transitive: to raid and pillage) | :: plunderen |
| marauder {n} (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) | :: stroper {m} |
| marauder {n} (band of outlaws who raid and pillage) | :: roversbende {m} {f} |
| marble {n} (crystalline limestone) | :: marmer {n} |
| marble {n} (spherical ball) | :: knikker {m} |
| marbles {n} (game) | :: knikkers {p} |
| marcassin {n} (young wild boar) | :: everjong {n}, frisling {m} |
| march {n} (formal, rhythmic way of walking) | :: mars {m} |
| march {n} (political rally or parade) | :: mars {m} |
| march {n} (song in the genre of music written for marching) | :: mars {m} |
| march {v} (walk with long, regular strides) | :: marcheren |
| march {v} (go to war; make military advances) | :: ten strijde trekken |
| march {n} (border region) | :: grensmark |
| march {n} (region at a frontier governed by a marquess) | :: mark {n} |
| March {prop} (third month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: maart |
| marching band {n} (group of instrumental musicians) | :: dweilorkest {n}, blaaskapel {c} |
| mare {n} (female horse) | :: merrie {f} |
| mare's milk {n} (white liquid produced by the mammary glands of a mare) | :: paardenmelk {m} |
| Margaret {prop} (female given name) | :: Margreet, Margriet |
| margarine {n} (spread) | :: margarine {m} |
| margay {n} (Leopardus wiedii) | :: margay |
| margin {n} (edge of the paper that remains blank) | :: kantlijn {c}, marge {c} |
| marginal {adj} | :: marginaal |
| marginal benefit {n} (marginal utility) SEE: marginal utility | :: |
| marginal sea {n} (part of ocean) | :: randzee {f} |
| marginal utility {n} (the additional utility to a consumer from an additional unit of an economic good) | :: marginaal nut {n} |
| margin of error {n} (expression of the lack of precision) | :: foutmarge |
| margrave {n} (military officer in charge of German border area) | :: markgraaf {m} |
| margrave {n} (hereditary prince) | :: markgraaf {m}, markies {m} |
| marguerite {n} (oxeye daisy) SEE: oxeye daisy | :: |
| Mariana Trench {prop} (trench in the North Pacific Ocean) | :: Marianentrog |
| Marie {prop} (female given name) SEE: Mary | :: |
| marigold {n} (Calendula) | :: goudsbloem |
| marigold {n} (Tagetes) | :: afrikaantje |
| marijuana {n} (the drug) | :: marihuana |
| marimba {n} (musical instrument) | :: marimba {m} |
| marina {n} (harbour) | :: jachthaven |
| marinade {v} (marinate) SEE: marinate | :: |
| marinade {n} (liquid mixture) | :: marinade {f} |
| marinate {v} (soak in marinade) | :: marineren |
| marine {adj} (of or pertaining to the sea) | :: marien, maritiem |
| marine {n} (member of a marine corps) | :: marinier {m} |
| marine biology {n} (branch of biology) | :: mariene biologie |
| marine climate {n} (mild climate near water) | :: zeeklimaat {n} |
| marine corps {n} (military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships) | :: marinier {m} |
| mariner {n} (sailor) SEE: sailor | :: |
| mariner's compass {n} (compass) SEE: compass | :: |
| marionette {n} (string puppet) | :: marionet {f} |
| marital rape {n} (rape by an intimate partner) | :: : verkrachting binnen het huwelijk |
| marital status {n} (term describing relationship) | :: burgerlijke staat {m} |
| maritime earwig {n} (Anisolabis maritima) | :: maritieme oorworm {m} |
| marjoram {n} (culinary herb) | :: marjolein |
| mark {n} (indication for reference or measurement) | :: markering {f}, aanduiding {f}, teken {n} |
| mark {n} (academic score) | :: punt {n}, score {f} |
| mark {n} (sporting score) | :: punt {n}, score {f} |
| mark {n} (visible impression, blemish, stain) | :: blaam {m} |
| mark {v} (indicate) | :: markeren, aanduiden, optekenen |
| mark {v} (take note of) | :: noteren, opschrijven, neerpennen, nota nemen |
| mark {v} (blemish) | :: bevlekken |
| mark {v} (correct) | :: verbeteren |
| mark {n} (unit of currency) | :: mark {m} |
| mark {n} (coin) | :: mark {m} |
| Mark {prop} (male given name) | :: Mark {m} |
| Mark {prop} (the Evangelist) | :: Mark {m} |
| Mark {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Evangelie naar Marcus |
| marker {n} (A gene or DNA sequence with a known location) | :: merker |
| marker {n} (marker pen) SEE: marker pen | :: |
| marker pen {n} (pen) | :: fiche {m} |
| market {n} (gathering for trading) | :: markt {m} |
| market {n} (spacious site for trading) | :: markt {m}, marktplein {n} |
| market {n} (group of potential customers) | :: markt {m}, afzetmarkt {m} |
| market {n} (geographical area where a commercial demand exists) | :: markt {m}, afzetmarkt {m}, afzetgebied {n} |
| market {n} (formally organized system of trading in specified goods or effects) | :: markt {m}, beurs |
| market {n} (used attributively) | :: markt- |
| market {n} | :: markt {c}, marktplein {n} |
| market {v} (to make available and promote) | :: op de markt brengen, commercialiseren, vermarkten |
| market {v} (to sell) SEE: sell | :: |
| market failure {n} (a situation in which the allocation of goods and services by a free market is not efficient) | :: marktfalen {n} |
| market garden {n} (a garden in which vegetables are raised for sale at a market) | :: tuinderij {f} |
| market share {n} (percentage of some market) | :: marktaandeel {n} |
| market square {n} (open area in a town housing a public market) | :: marktplein {n} |
| markhor {n} (Capra falconeri) | :: schroefhoorngeit |
| marking gauge {n} | :: kruishout |
| marksman {n} (a man skilled in shooting at a target) | :: schutter {m} |
| markup {n} (notation used to indicate how text should be displayed) | :: opmaak {m} |
| markup {n} (percentage or amount added to buy-in price) | :: marge {f}, verkoopsmarge {f} |
| markup {n} (increase in price) | :: prijsstijging {f} |
| markup language {n} (computer language using markups) | :: opmaaktaal |
| marl {n} (a mixed earthy substance) | :: mergel {m} |
| marlin {n} (game fish) | :: zwaardvis {m} |
| marmalade {n} (jam) | :: marmelade {f}, jam {f}, confituur {f} |
| marmot {n} (rodent of the genera Marmota) | :: marmot {f} |
| maroon {n} (runaway slave) | :: marron {m}, bosneger {m}, bosnegerin {f}, boslandcreool {m}, boslandcreoolse {f} |
| maroon {n} (castaway) | :: uitgestotene {c}, verstotene {c} |
| maroon {adj} (associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples) | :: marron-, boslandcreools |
| maroon {v} (to abandon) | :: achterlaten, verlaten |
| maroon {adj} (color) | :: bordeauxrood |
| marquess {n} (title of nobility) | :: markies {m} |
| marquis {n} (nobleman) SEE: marquess | :: |
| marquisate {n} (territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness) | :: markgraafschap {f} |
| Marrakech {prop} (city in Morocco) | :: Marrakesh |
| marriage {n} (state of being married) | :: huwelijk {f}, echt {m} |
| marriage {n} (union of two people) | :: huwelijk {f} |
| marriage {n} (wedding) | :: bruiloft {m} {f} |
| marriageable {adj} (suitable for marriage) | :: huwbaar |
| married {adj} (in a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband) | :: getrouwd |
| marrow {n} (substance inside bones) | :: merg {n} |
| marrow {n} (kind of vegetable) | :: courgette {?} |
| marrowbone {n} (bone with edible marrow) | :: mergbeen {n} |
| marry {v} (to take a husband or wife) | :: trouwen, huwen |
| marry {v} (to be joined in marriage) | :: trouwen, huwen, zich in de echt verbinden |
| marry {v} (to unite in wedlock) | :: trouwen, huwen, in de echt verbinden |
| marry me {phrase} (marriage proposal to a woman (the shortest form)) | :: trouw met mij |
| marry me {phrase} (marriage proposal to a man (the shortest form)) | :: trouw met mij |
| marry off {v} (successfully arrange the marriage of someone) | :: uithuwelijken |
| marry up {v} (join) SEE: join | :: |
| Mars {prop} (planet) | :: Mars {n} |
| Mars {prop} (god of war) | :: Mars {m} |
| Mars {prop} (brand of chocolate bar) | :: Mars {m} |
| Marseilles {prop} (city in France) | :: Marseille {n} |
| Marseille soap {n} (kind of hard soap) | :: Marseille zeep {f} |
| marsh {n} (area of low, wet land) | :: moeras {n}, broek {n}, moer {n} |
| marshal {n} (military officer of the highest rank) | :: maarschalk {m} |
| Marshallese {n} (language) | :: Marshallees |
| marshalling yard {n} | :: rangeerterrein {n} |
| Marshall Islands {prop} (Republic of the Marshall Islands) | :: Marshalleilanden |
| marsh buck {n} (Tragelaphus spekii) | :: moerasantilope, langhoefantilope, sitatoenga |
| marsh deer {n} (Blastocerus dichotomus) | :: moerashert {n} |
| marsh mallow {n} (Althaea officinalis) | :: heemst |
| marshmallow {n} (confectionery) | :: marshmallow |
| marshmallow {n} (plant) SEE: marsh mallow | :: |
| marshrutka {n} (share taxi) | :: marsjroetka {f} |
| marsh sandpiper {n} (Tringa stagnatilis) | :: poelruiter |
| marsh tit {n} (bird) | :: glanskop |
| Mars Rover {n} (vehicle) | :: marsverkenner {m} |
| marsupial {n} (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) | :: buideldier {n} |
| marten {n} (mammal) | :: marter {m} |
| martial {n} (soldier, warrior) SEE: soldier | :: |
| martial {adj} (of or relating to the planet Mars) SEE: Martian | :: |
| martial {n} (synonym of Martian) SEE: Martian | :: |
| Martial {prop} (male given name) | :: Martialis, Martial |
| Martial {prop} (Roman poet) | :: Martialis |
| martial art {n} (fighting style) | :: gevechtskunst {f}, gevechtssport {f}, krijgskunst {f} |
| martial law {n} (rule by military authorities) | :: krijgswet, staat van beleg |
| Martian {adj} (of or relating to the planet Mars) | :: Mars-, van Mars , Martiaans |
| Martian {n} (inhabitant of the planet Mars) | :: marsmannetje {n} |
| Martin {prop} (given name) | :: Martijn {m}, Maarten {m}, Martinus {m} |
| martini {n} (cocktail) | :: martini {m} |
| Martinique {prop} (Department of Martinique) | :: Martinique |
| martlet {n} (depiction of a mythological bird) | :: merlet {f} |
| martyr {n} (one willing to be killed for religion) | :: martelaar {m}, martelares {f} |
| martyr {n} (one who sacrifices their life for an important cause) | :: martelaar {m} |
| martyr {n} (one who suffers greatly, even involuntarily) | :: martelaar {m} |
| martyr {v} (torture) SEE: torture | :: |
| martyr {v} (persecute) SEE: persecute | :: |
| martyrology {n} (list of martyred Christian saints) | :: martyrologie {f}, martyrologium {n} |
| martyry {n} (a shrine in honor of a martyr) | :: martelaarsschrijn {n}, martyrium {n} |
| marvel {n} (miracle) SEE: miracle | :: |
| marvel {n} (wonder) SEE: wonder | :: |
| marvellous {adj} (exciting wonder) SEE: marvelous | :: |
| marvelous {adj} (exciting wonder or surprise) | :: wonderbaar |
| Marxism {n} (philosophy) | :: marxisme {n} |
| Marxism {n} (ideology) | :: marxisme {n} |
| Marxism-Leninism {prop} (communist ideological stream) | :: marxisme-leninisme {n} |
| Marxist {adj} (following Marxism) | :: marxistisch |
| Marxist-Leninist {adj} (of or pertaining to Marxism-Leninism) | :: marxistisch-leninistisch |
| Marxist-Leninist {n} (adherent of Marxism-Leninism) | :: marxist-leninist {m} |
| Mary {prop} (female given name) | :: Maria |
| Mary Magdalene {prop} (female disciple of Jesus) | :: Maria Magdalena {f} |
| marzipan {n} (confection of almond paste, sugar and egg white) | :: marsepein {m} |
| mascara {n} (eyelash cosmetic) | :: mascara {m} {f} |
| mascot {n} (something used to symbolize a sports team or other group) | :: mascotte {m} {f} |
| masculine {adj} (of the male sex; biologically male, not female; manly) | :: mannelijk |
| masculine {adj} (belonging to males; appropriated to, or used by, males) | :: mannelijk |
| masculine {adj} (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate) | :: mannelijk |
| masculine {adj} (grammar: being of the masculine class, being inflected in the masculine manner) | :: mannelijk |
| masculinism {n} (masculism) SEE: masculism | :: |
| masculinity {n} (degree or property of being masculine) | :: mannelijkheid {f}, masculiniteit {f} |
| masculism {n} (a social theory or political movement) | :: masculinisme {n} |
| masdar {n} (verbal noun) SEE: verbal noun | :: |
| mash {n} (mashed potatoes) SEE: mashed potatoes | :: |
| mashed potatoes {n} (dish) | :: aardappelpuree {f} |
| masjid {n} (mosque) SEE: mosque | :: |
| mask {n} (cover for the face) | :: masker {m} |
| mask {v} (to cover, as the face, by way of concealment or defense against injury) | :: maskeren |
| masked lapwing {n} (Vanellus miles) | :: maskerkievit |
| masking tape {n} (tape made of a thin paper) | :: schildersplakband {n} |
| masochism {n} (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) | :: masochisme {n} |
| masochist {n} (someone who enjoys pain or humiliation) | :: masochist {m} |
| masochistic {adj} (deriving pleasure from abuse, being punished, or dominated) | :: masochistisch |
| mason {n} (one who builds with stone or brick) | :: metselaar {m}, metser {m} |
| mason {n} (Freemason) SEE: Freemason | :: |
| masquerade {v} (disguise) SEE: disguise | :: |
| Masr {prop} (Egypt) SEE: Egypt | :: |
| mass {n} (quantity of matter cohering together to make one body) | :: massa {f} |
| mass {n} (large quantity; sum) | :: massa {f}, hoeveelheid {f} |
| mass {n} (bulk; magnitude; body; size) | :: massa {f}, hoeveelheid {f} |
| mass {n} (principal part) | :: meerderheid {f}, massa {f} |
| mass {n} (physics: quantity of matter which a body contains) | :: massa {f} |
| mass {n} (pharmacy: medicinal substance made into a cohesive, homogeneous lump) | :: massa {f} |
| mass {n} (medicine: palpable or visible abnormal globular structure) | :: massa {f} |
| mass {n} (large body of individuals) | :: massa {f} |
| mass {v} (form or collect into a mass) | :: samennemen, samenhopen, ophopen |
| mass {adj} (involving a mass of things) | :: massa- |
| mass {adj} (involving a mass of people) | :: massa- |
| mass {n} (religion: Eucharist) | :: mis {f} |
| mass {n} (religion: celebration of the Eucharist) | :: mis {f} |
| mass {n} (religion: sacrament of the Eucharist) | :: mis {f} |
| mass {n} (musical setting of parts of the mass) | :: mis {f} |
| mass {v} (celebrate Mass) | :: vieren, misvieren |
| Mass {n} (Roman Catholic Church: the principal liturgical service) | :: dienst {m}, gebedsdienst {m}, mis {m} {f}, misdienst {f} |
| Massachusetts {prop} (a state of the United States of America) | :: Massachusetts |
| massacre {n} (intentional mass killing) | :: bloedbad |
| massage {n} (rubbing, kneading, or hitting muscled part of a body) | :: massage {f} |
| massage {v} (to perform a massage on somebody) | :: masseren |
| massage {v} (to manipulate data or a document) | :: manipuleren |
| massage {v} (to falsify data or accounts) | :: vervalsen |
| masseur {n} (a person who performs massage) | :: masseur {m}, masseuse {f} |
| masseuse {n} (a female masseur) | :: masseuse {f} |
| mass grave {n} (a grave containing many corpses) | :: massagraf {n}, verzamelgraf {n} |
| massif {n} (principal mountain mass) | :: massief {n}, bergmassief {n} |
| massive {adj} (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) | :: massief |
| mass murder {n} (successive killing of many people) | :: massamoord {m} |
| mass noun {n} (noun describing something that cannot be counted) | :: niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord {n}, niet-telbaar substantief {n} |
| mass production {n} (process of manufacturing products on a large scale) | :: massaproductie {f} |
| mast {n} (support of a sail) | :: mast {m} |
| mast {n} (the fruit of forest-trees) | :: mast {m} |
| mastaba {n} (rectangular structure with a flat top and slightly sloping sides) | :: mastaba {f} |
| mast cell {n} (cell) | :: mestcel {f} {m}, mastocyt {m} |
| master {n} (expert at something) | :: meester {m} |
| master {v} (to control) | :: controleren |
| master {v} (to learn to a high degree) | :: beheersen |
| master key {n} (a key that opens a set of several locks) | :: moedersleutel {m}, loper {m} |
| master of ceremonies {n} (host at a formal event) | :: ceremoniemeester {m} |
| masterpiece {n} (piece of work that has been given much critical praise) | :: meesterwerk {n} |
| master's {n} (master's degree) SEE: master's degree | :: |
| master's degree {n} (postgraduate degree) | :: master {m} |
| mastership {n} | :: meesterschap {n} |
| master's thesis {n} (thesis) | :: masterscriptie {f}, masterthesis {m}, masterthese {m} |
| masterwork {n} (piece of quality indicative of having been made by a master) SEE: masterpiece | :: |
| mastery {n} (philosopher's stone) SEE: philosopher's stone | :: |
| mastery {n} | :: meesterschap {n} |
| mastic {n} (the shrub or tree Pistacia lentiscus) | :: mastiekboom {m}, mastaka |
| mastic {n} (the tree's resin) | :: mastiek, mastaka |
| mastic {n} (the flexible, waterproof filler) | :: mastiek |
| masticate {v} (chew) SEE: chew | :: |
| mastiff {n} (mastiff) | :: mastiff |
| masturbate {v} (to masturbate) | :: masturberen |
| masturbation {n} (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals) | :: zelfbevrediging {f}, masturbatie {f} |
| masturbatory {adj} (pertaining to masturbation) | :: masturbatorisch |
| masu {n} (square wooden box) | :: masu {m} |
| Masuria {prop} (an area in northeastern Poland) | :: Mazurië |
| mat {n} (foot wiping device or floor covering) | :: mat {c}, deurmat {c} |
| mat {n} (protector) | :: mat {c}, onderlegger {m}, placemat {c} |
| mat {n} (athletics: protective pad) | :: mat {c}, turnmat {c} |
| matador {n} (bullfighter) | :: stierenvechter |
| match {n} (sporting event) | :: wedstrijd {f}, match {f} |
| match {n} (attribute equaling or exceeding) | :: evenknie {m} {f}, gelijke |
| match {v} (to agree; to equal) | :: overeenstemmen |
| match {v} (make a successful pairing) | :: overeenkomen met |
| match {v} (equal or exceed in achievement) | :: evenaren |
| match {n} (device to make fire) | :: lucifer {m}, zwavelstokje {n} (rare) |
| matchbook {n} (a small folded sheet of cardboard containing rows of cardboard matches) | :: luciferboekje |
| matchbox {n} (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) | :: luciferdoosje {n} |
| match fixing {n} (the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result) | :: matchfixing {m} {n}, wedstrijdvervalsing {f} |
| mate {n} (checkmate) SEE: checkmate | :: |
| mate {n} (of breeding animal: sexual partner) | :: gezel {m}, partner {m} {f}, paringsgezel {m} |
| mate {n} (nautical: ship's officer on commercial vessel) | :: maat {m}, scheepsmaat {m} |
| mate {n} (trade assistant) | :: gast {m}, maat {m} |
| mate {n} (friend, see also: friend) | :: maat(je) {m} {n}, kameraad {m}, makker {m}, gabber {m} |
| mate {v} (copulate) | :: paren |
| mate {v} (pair in order to raise offspring) | :: paren |
| mate {v} (arrange in matched pairs) | :: koppelen, paren |
| mate {v} (to put an opponent in checkmate) | :: schaakmat spelen |
| material {adj} (related to matter) | :: materieel, materiële |
| material {adj} (worldly) | :: materieel, materiële, wereldlijk, wereldlijke |
| material {n} (matter) | :: materiaal {n}, grondstof {f} |
| material {n} (text) | :: materiaal {n} |
| material {n} (cloth) | :: materiaal {n}, naaigoed {n} |
| materialist {n} (someone who is materialistic) | :: materialist {m} |
| materialist {n} (follower of philosophical materialism) | :: materialist {m} |
| materialist {adj} (having features typical of philosophical materialism) | :: materialistisch |
| maternal {adj} (of or pertaining to a mother) | :: moederlijk |
| maternal {adj} (related through the mother, or her side of the family) | :: langs moeders kant |
| maternal aunt {n} (one's mother's sister) | :: tante {f} |
| maternal death {n} (death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process) | :: zwangerschapsdood |
| maternal grandfather {n} (one's mother's father) | :: grootvader van moederszijde {m} |
| maternal grandmother {n} (The mother of one's mother) | :: grootmoeder van moederszijde {f} |
| maternal uncle {n} (brother of one's mother) | :: oom {m}, nonkel {m} |
| maternity {n} (state of being a mother; motherhood) | :: materniteit {f}, moederschap {n} |
| maternity leave {n} (leave of absence) | :: zwangerschapsverlof, moederschapsrust {m} {f} |
| math {n} (short form of mathematics) | :: wiskunde |
| mathematical {adj} (of, or relating to mathematics) | :: wiskundig |
| mathematical {adj} (possible but highly improbable) | :: theoretisch |
| mathematician {n} (expert in mathematics) | :: wiskundige {m}, mathematicus {m} |
| mathematics {n} (field of study) | :: wiskunde {f}, mathematiek , mathematica , mathesis |
| mathematics {n} (person's ability to use mathematics) | :: rekenvaardigheid {f}, wiskunde {f} |
| Mathewson {prop} (surname meaning "son of Matthew") | :: Matthijs, Mathijsen |
| maths {n} (short form of mathematics) | :: wiskunde {f} |
| Mato Grosso do Sul {prop} (state in south-western Brazil) | :: Mato Grosso do Sul |
| matriarch {n} (a female leader of a family, a tribe or an ethnic or religious group) | :: aartsmoeder {f}, matriarch {f} |
| matriarchal {adj} (governed by a matriarch) | :: matriarchaal |
| matriarchy {n} | :: matriarchaat {n} |
| matriculation {n} (enrollment in a college or university) | :: inschrijving |
| matriculation {n} (A pass in some university examinations) | :: toelatingsexamen |
| matrimony vine {n} (wolfberry) SEE: wolfberry | :: |
| matrix {n} (womb) SEE: womb | :: |
| matrix {n} (math: rectangular arrangement of numbers or terms) | :: matrix {f} |
| matrix {n} (two-dimensional array) | :: matrix {m} |
| matron {n} (mature or elderly woman) | :: matrone |
| matron {n} (housekeeper) | :: directrice, hoofdverpleegster |
| matryoshka {n} (Russian doll) SEE: Russian doll | :: |
| matte {adj} (not reflective of light) | :: mat |
| matter {n} (basic structural component of the universe) | :: materie {f} |
| matter {n} (kind of substance) | :: stof {c} |
| matter {n} | :: materie {f} |
| matter {v} (to be important) | :: belangrijk zijn, er toe doen |
| matter of life and death {n} (Something whose outcome could result in either someone's survival or their death) | :: kwestie van leven of dood {f} |
| Matthew {prop} (male given name) | :: Matthijs {m}, Thijs {m}, Matteüs {m} |
| Matthew {prop} (biblical disciple) | :: Matteüs |
| Matthew {prop} (gospel of Matthew) | :: evangelie naar Matteüs |
| matting {n} (surface used for surrounding pictures) SEE: matte | :: |
| mattock {n} (agricultural tool) | :: hak {f} |
| mattress {n} (a pad on which a person can recline and sleep) | :: matras {m} |
| mature {adj} | :: volwassen |
| mature {v} (to become mature; to ripen) | :: rijpen, volwassen worden |
| mature {v} (to reach the date when payment is due) | :: vervallen |
| maturity {n} (state of being mature, ready or ripe) | :: maturiteit, rijpheid |
| maturity {n} (when bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin) | :: maturiteit, geslachtsrijpheid, volwassenheid, wasdom {m} |
| maturity {n} (ready for execution or coming due) | :: vervaldag, betaaldatum |
| maudlin {adj} (extravagantly or excessively sentimental; self-pitying) | :: sentimenteel, schreierig, melodramatisch |
| maugre {prep} (in spite of) SEE: in spite of | :: |
| maul {n} (heavy, long-handled hammer) | :: kloofbijl {f} |
| maul {v} (savage) | :: toetakelen |
| maunch {n} (heraldry: a long stylised sleeve) | :: mouw |
| maunderer {n} (babbler) | :: babbelaar {m}, babbelkous {f} |
| maundy {n} (ceremony of washing the feet of poor persons or inferiors) | :: voetwassing {f} |
| Maundy Thursday {prop} (Thursday before Easter) | :: Witte Donderdag {m} |
| Maurice {prop} (male given name) | :: Maurits |
| Mauritania {prop} (Islamic Republic of Mauritania) | :: Mauretanië {n} |
| Mauritius {prop} (country) | :: Mauritius |
| Mauser {n} (firearm) | :: Mauser {m} |
| mausoleum {n} (large tomb) | :: mausoleum {n} |
| mauve {n} (colour) | :: mauve {n}, paars {n} |
| mauve {adj} (colour) | :: mauve, paars |
| maven {n} (expert in a given field) | :: zelf-benoemde expert {m}, zelf-benoemde specialist {m} |
| maverick {adj} (showing independence in thoughts or actions) | :: eigenwijs |
| maverick {n} (one who is unconventional or does not abide by rules) | :: individualist {c}, nonconformist {m} |
| maw {n} (stomach) | :: pens, maag |
| maxilla {n} (bone of upper jaw) | :: kaakbeen {n} |
| maximal {adj} (Largest, greatest, highest, most) | :: maximaal |
| Maximilian {prop} (male given name) | :: Maximiliaan |
| maximize {v} (to make as large as possible) | :: maximaliseren |
| may {v} (have permission to) | :: mogen |
| may {v} (possibly, but not certainly) | :: misschien |
| may {v} (subjunctive) | :: mogen |
| May {prop} (fifth month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: mei, bloeimaand {m} |
| maybe {adv} (indicating a lack of certainty) | :: misschien, wellicht, mogelijk, mogelijkerwijs |
| maybe {adv} (as a pro-sentence) | :: misschien, het zou kunnen, mogelijk |
| May bug {n} (cockchafer) SEE: cockchafer | :: |
| mayfly {n} (insect of order Ephemeroptera) | :: eendagsvlieg {m} {f}, haft {n} |
| mayhem {n} (chaos) | :: chaos {m}, wanorde |
| mayonnaise {n} (dressing) | :: mayonaise {m} |
| mayor {n} (leader of a city) | :: burgemeester {m} |
| mayor {n} (royal steward) | :: hofmeier {m} |
| mayoress {n} (female mayor) | :: burgemeesteres {f} |
| Mayotte {prop} (Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte) | :: Mayotte |
| maypole {n} (pole, garlanded with streamers held by people who dance around it to celebrate May Day) | :: meiboom |
| may the Force be with you {phrase} (wish someone luck) | :: moge de Kracht met u zijn; Ripuarian: maag de Maat mit diech zieë |
| Maytide {prop} (spring month of May) | :: meimaand, meitijd |
| Maytime {n} (Maytide) SEE: Maytide | :: |
| Mazanderani {adj} (pertaining to Mazandaran) | :: Masanderanisch |
| mazel tov {interj} ((Hebrew/Yiddish) congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings) | :: mazzel tov, mazzeltof, mazzeltow, mazal tov, mazaal tob |
| mazut {n} (low-quality fuel oil) | :: mazout {m}, stookolie {m} {f} |
| Möbius band {n} (Möbius strip) SEE: Möbius strip | :: |
| Möbius group {n} (PGL(2,C)) | :: Möbius-groep {m} {f} |
| Möbius strip {n} (one-sided surface) | :: Möbiusband {m} |
| Möbius transformation {n} (transformation of the complex plane) | :: Möbius-transformatie {f} |
| MC {v} (rap) SEE: rap | :: |
| McDonald's {prop} (fast-food restaurant) | :: McDonald's, Maccie |
| mâche {n} (Valerianella locusta) | :: veldsla |
| me {determiner} (my, see also: ) | :: mijn, m'n |
| me {pron} (myself) SEE: myself | :: |
| me {pron} (direct object of a verb) | :: me, mij |
| me {pron} (object of a preposition) | :: mijn, me |
| me {pron} (indirect object of a verb) | :: mij, me |
| me {pron} (subject of a verb without “and”) | :: ik |
| mea culpa {n} (my fault, due to my error) | :: mijn schuld |
| mead {n} (alcoholic drink) | :: mede {f} |
| meadery {n} (place where mead is made) | :: mederij {f} |
| meadow {n} (field or pasture) | :: weide {f} |
| meadow pipit {n} (bird) | :: Graspieper |
| meager {adj} (lean) | :: mager |
| meager {adj} (poor, deficient or inferior) | :: mager, schamel |
| meagre {n} (Argyrosomus regius) | :: ombervis |
| meagre {adj} | :: mager, karig, schraal |
| meal {n} (food that is prepared and eaten) | :: maaltijd {m} |
| meal {n} (coarse-ground edible part of various grains) | :: meel {n} |
| mealtime {n} (time at which a meal is eaten) | :: etenstijd {m} |
| mealworm beetle {n} (mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor) | :: meeltor {f} {m} |
| mealybug {n} | :: wolluis |
| mealy-mouthed {adj} (not forthright) | :: huichelachtig |
| mean {v} (to intend; plan on doing) | :: willen, van plan zijn |
| mean {v} (to have intentions of some kind) | :: bedoelen, menen |
| mean {v} (to intend (something) for a given purpose or fate) | :: bedoelen |
| mean {v} (to convey, indicate) | :: betekenen, willen zeggen, bedoelen |
| mean {v} (to signify) | :: bedoelen, willen zeggen, betekenen |
| mean {v} (to have conviction in what one says) | :: menen |
| mean {v} (to result in; bring about) | :: betekenen |
| mean {v} (to be important) | :: betekenen |
| mean {adj} (intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise) | :: gemeen, boosaardig |
| mean {adj} (low-minded; acting without consideration of others) | :: gemeen |
| mean {adj} (powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging) | :: gemeen |
| mean {adj} (low in quality; inferior) | :: minderwaardig |
| mean {adj} (having the mean as its value) | :: gemiddeld, gemiddelde |
| mean {n} (method by which something is done) | :: middel {n} |
| mean {n} (intermediate value) | :: gemiddelde {n} |
| meanie {n} (unkind person) | :: gemenerik {m} {f} |
| meaning {n} (symbolic value of something) | :: waarde {f}, betekenis {m} |
| meaning {n} (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") | :: zin {m} |
| meaning {n} (definition or connotation of a word) | :: betekenis {m} |
| meaningful {adj} (having meaning, significant) | :: zinvol |
| meaningless {adj} (lacking meaning) | :: zinloos, betekenisloos |
| meaning of life {n} (hypothetical answer to life's ultimate questions) | :: zin van het leven {m} |
| means {n} (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose) | :: middel {n} |
| means {n} (resources) | :: middelen {n-p} |
| means of transport {n} (mode of transport) SEE: mode of transport | :: |
| meantime {n} | :: ondertussen |
| meanwhile {adv} (during the time) | :: intussen, ondertussen |
| meanwhile {adv} (at the same time but elsewhere) | :: ondertussen, intussen, in de tussentijd |
| measle {n} (a leper) | :: lepralijder {m} |
| measles {n} (acute highly contagious viral disease) | :: mazelen {p}, morbilli |
| measurable {adj} (able to be measured) | :: meetbaar |
| measure {n} (melody) SEE: melody | :: |
| measure {n} (unspecified portion or quantity) | :: maat {m} {f}, hoeveelheid {f} |
| measure {n} (act or result of measuring) | :: meten {n}, meting {f} |
| measure {n} (standard against which something can be judged, criterion) | :: maat {m} {f}, maatstaf {m} |
| measure {n} (size ascertained by measuring) | :: maat {m} {f} |
| measure {n} (something to take measurements) | :: regel {m}, meetlat {f}, lat {f}, lineaal {n} |
| measure {n} (mathematical function) | :: maat {m} {f} |
| measure {n} (musical designation) | :: maat {m} {f} |
| measure {n} (action to achieve some purpose) | :: maatregel {m} |
| measure {n} | :: afstand {m} |
| measure {v} (ascertain the quantity of a unit) | :: meten |
| measure {v} (estimate the unit size) | :: meten, schatten |
| measure {v} (obtain or set apart) | :: afmeten |
| measure {n} (dance) SEE: dance | :: |
| measure {n} (math: number which is contained in a given number without remainder) SEE: divisor | :: |
| measure {n} (geology: bed or stratum) SEE: bed | :: |
| measurement {n} (act of measuring) | :: meting {f} |
| measurement {n} (magnitude determined by measuring) | :: meting {f} |
| measure word {n} (measure word, classifier) | :: maatwoord {n} |
| measuring cup {n} (utensil to measure the volume) | :: maatbeker {m} |
| measuring jug {n} (jug for measuring liquids) SEE: measuring cup | :: |
| measuring tape {n} (tape measure) SEE: tape measure | :: |
| meat {n} (animal flesh used as food) | :: vlees {n} |
| meat {n} (type of meat) | :: vleessoort |
| meat {n} (any sort of flesh) | :: vlees {n} |
| meat {n} (solid edible part of a plant) | :: vruchtvlees {n} |
| meat {n} (substance, solid part) | :: substantie, vlees op de botten |
| meat {n} (meathead) | :: hansworst, lulvent {m} |
| meat {n} (totem) SEE: totem | :: |
| meatball {n} (meatball) | :: gehaktbal {f} |
| meatgrinder {n} (device for cutting meat) | :: gehaktmolen {m} |
| meat jelly {n} (aspic) SEE: aspic | :: |
| meatloaf {n} (mixture of ground meat) | :: gehaktbrood {n} |
| Mecca {prop} (city in Saudi Arabia) | :: Mekka |
| mechanic {n} (skilled worker on machinery) | :: mecanicien {m}, werktuigkundige {m} |
| mechanical {adj} (physics: related to mechanics) | :: mechanisch |
| mechanical pencil {n} (pencil with a retractable lead) | :: vulpotlood {n} |
| mechanics {n} (a branch of physics) | :: mechanica |
| mechanism {n} (mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion) | :: mechanisme {n} |
| Mechelen {prop} (city) | :: Mechelen {n} |
| Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania {prop} (one of the component states of Germany) | :: Mecklenburg-Voor-Pommeren |
| medal {n} (stamped metal disc) | :: medaille {m} {f}, erepenning {f} |
| medal table {n} | :: medaillespiegel |
| meddle {v} (to interfere in affairs) | :: zich moeien, tussenkomen, bemoeien |
| meddle {v} (to have sex) SEE: have sex | :: |
| meddler {n} (one who meddles or interferes) | :: bemoeial {m} |
| meddlesome {adj} (inclined to meddle or interfere) | :: bemoeizuchtig |
| mediaeval {adj} (medieval) SEE: medieval | :: |
| median {n} (statistics: measure of central tendency) | :: mediaan |
| median {n} (area separating two lanes of opposite-direction traffic) | :: middenberm |
| median {adj} (having the median as its value) | :: mediaan |
| media studies {n} (academic discipline) | :: mediastudies |
| mediate {adj} (intermediate) SEE: intermediate | :: |
| mediation {n} | :: bemiddeling {f} |
| mediator {n} (one who negotiates between parties seeking mutual agreement) | :: bemiddelaar {m}, tussenpersoon {m} |
| medic {n} (doctor) SEE: doctor | :: |
| medical {adj} (of the practice of medicine) | :: medisch |
| medical ethics {n} (Translations) | :: medische ethiek {f} |
| medicate {v} (administer medication) | :: medicineren |
| medication {n} (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) | :: medicatie |
| medicinal {adj} (tending to cure disease) | :: geneeskrachtig |
| medicine {n} (substance which promotes healing) | :: medicijn {n}, geneesmiddel {n} |
| medicine {n} (field of study) | :: geneeskunde {f}, artsenij {f} |
| medicine {n} (profession) | :: geneeskunde, artsenij {f} |
| medicine {n} (ritual Native American magic) | :: medicijn {n} |
| medicine man {n} (shamanistic healer) | :: medicijnman {m} |
| medicine woman {n} (shamanistic healer) | :: medicijnvrouw {f} |
| medieval {adj} (of or relating to the Middle Ages) | :: middeleeuws, mediëvaal |
| medieval {adj} (having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages) | :: middeleeuws, mediëvaal |
| medieval {n} (a medieval thing) | :: middeleeuws |
| medieval {n} (someone living in the Middle Ages) | :: middeleeuwer {m} |
| medieval {adj} (brutal) SEE: brutal | :: |
| medievalist {n} (one who studies culture and history in the Middle Ages) | :: mediëvist {m} |
| Medieval Latin {prop} (language) | :: middeleeuws Latijn {n} |
| mediocre {adj} (having no peculiar or outstanding features) | :: middelmatig |
| mediocrity {n} (condition of being mediocre) | :: middelmatigheid {f} |
| meditate {v} (rest) | :: mediteren |
| meditation {n} (devotional contemplation) | :: meditatie {f} |
| meditation {n} (contemplative discourse) | :: meditatie {f}, overpeinzing {f} |
| Mediterranean {adj} (Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and the region around it) | :: mediterraan |
| Mediterranean {prop} (region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea) | :: Middellandse Zee {n} |
| Mediterranean {prop} (Mediterranean Sea) SEE: Mediterranean Sea | :: |
| Mediterranean gull {n} (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) | :: zwartkopmeeuw {f} |
| mediterranean sea {n} (mostly enclosed sea) | :: binnenzee {f}, middellandse zee {f}, middelzee {f} |
| Mediterranean Sea {prop} (sea between Europe and Africa) | :: Middellandse Zee {f} |
| medium {n} (material or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass) | :: medium {n} |
| medium {n} (someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world) | :: medium |
| mediumwave {adj} | :: middengolf {f} |
| medlar {n} (tree) | :: mispelboom, mispelaar |
| medlar {n} (fruit) | :: mispel |
| medulla oblongata {n} (lower portion of the brainstem) | :: medulla oblongata {f}, verlengde merg {n} |
| Medusa {prop} (one of the Gorgons) | :: Medusa {f} |
| meek {adj} (humble, modest, or self-effacing) | :: gedwee, zachtmoedig |
| meerkat {n} (small carnivorous mammal) | :: stokstaartje {n} |
| meet {v} (encounter by accident) | :: ontmoeten, treffen |
| meet {v} (see through arrangement) | :: afspreken, treffen |
| meet {v} (to get acquainted) | :: ontmoeten, leren kennen |
| meet {v} (converge and touch) | :: raken |
| meet {v} (comply with) | :: overeenstemmen met, beantwoorden aan, vervullen |
| meet {v} (come together in conflict) | :: elkander ontmoeten |
| meeting {n} (gathering for a purpose) | :: bijeenkomst {f}, beraad {n}, overleg {n}, ontmoeting, samenkomst, vergadering {f}, zitting {f}, treffen {n} |
| meeting {n} (people at such a gathering) | :: vergadering {f} |
| meeting {n} (encounter between people) | :: ontmoeting {f} |
| meeting {n} (place or instance of junction or intersection) | :: samenkomst {f}, ontmoetingsplaats {f}, raakpunt {n}, raakvlak {n} |
| meeting {n} | :: afspraak; vergadering {f} |
| mega- {prefix} (very large, great) | :: mega- |
| mega- {prefix} (multiplication factor one million) | :: mega- |
| megabat {n} (bat of the family Pteropodidae) | :: vliegende hond {m}, vleerhond {m} |
| megacalorie {n} | :: megacalorie {f} |
| megagram {n} (unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms) | :: megagram {m} |
| megalith {n} (construction) | :: megaliet {m} |
| megalomania {n} (psychopathological condition) | :: grootheidswaanzin {m}, megalomanie {f}, grootheidswaan {m} |
| megalomania {n} (obsession) | :: grootheidswaanzin {m} |
| megalomaniac {n} (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania) | :: grootheidswaanzinnig, megalomaan |
| megaphone {n} (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) | :: megafoon {m} |
| megasecond {n} (1,000,000 seconds) | :: megaseconde {m} |
| megawatt {n} (one million watts) | :: megawatt |
| Megleno-Romanian {prop} (language) | :: Megleno-Roemeens |
| meiosis {n} (cell division) | :: meiose {f} |
| meitnerium {n} (chemical element) | :: meitnerium {n} |
| melamine {n} (substance) | :: melamine {f} |
| melancholic {adj} (filled with or affected by melancholy) | :: melancholisch, droevig |
| melancholy {n} (Sadness or depression) | :: melancholie, weemoed {m} |
| melancholy {adj} (affected with sadness or depression) SEE: melancholic | :: |
| Melanesia {prop} (part of Oceania) | :: Melanesië |
| melanism {n} (congenital excess of melanin pigmentation) | :: melanisme {n} |
| melanoma {n} (type of skin tumor) | :: melanoom |
| melatonin {n} (hormone) | :: melatonine |
| Melba toast {n} (toast) | :: Melba toast, Melbatoast |
| Melbourne {prop} (city in Australia) | :: Melbourne |
| meld {v} (to combine multiple similar objects into one) | :: samensmelten, versmelten |
| mellifluous {adj} (flowing like honey) | :: stroperig |
| mellifluous {adj} (sweet and smooth (tone, voice...)) | :: honingzoet |
| melodic {adj} (of, relating to, or having melody) | :: melodisch |
| melodious {adj} (having a pleasant melody) | :: melodieus |
| melody {n} (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) | :: melodie {f} |
| melomaniac {n} (one with an abnormal fondness of music; person who loves music) | :: melomaan {m} |
| melomel {n} (A mead that contains fruit) | :: vruchten mede, mede met fruit |
| melon {n} (fruit) | :: meloen {m} {f} |
| melongene {n} (eggplant) SEE: eggplant | :: |
| melt {v} (intransitive: (of a solid) to become a liquid) | :: smelten |
| melt {v} (transitive: to change something from a solid to a liquid) | :: smelten |
| melt {n} (idiot) SEE: idiot | :: |
| meltdown {n} (severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor) | :: kernsmelting {f} |
| melting point {n} (temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium) | :: smeltpunt {n} |
| melting pot {n} (crucible or similar pot) | :: smeltkroes {m} |
| melting pot {n} (place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized) | :: smeltkroes {m} |
| member {n} (part of a discourse, period, sentence, or verse) SEE: clause | :: |
| member {n} (in set theory) SEE: element | :: |
| member {n} (one who officially belongs to a group) | :: lid {n} |
| member {n} (organ, limb) | :: lid {n}, ledemaat {m} |
| member {n} (logic: one of the propositions making up a syllogism) SEE: premise | :: |
| Member of Parliament {n} (representative) | :: parlementslid |
| member organisation {n} (organisation connected to an umbrella organisation) | :: lidorganisatie {f} |
| member's bill {n} (private member's bill) SEE: private member's bill | :: |
| membership {n} (fact of being a member) | :: lidmaatschap {n} |
| member state {n} (state that is a member of a confederation) | :: lidstaat {m} |
| membrane {n} (enclosing or separating tissue) | :: membraan {n} |
| membrane {n} (mechanical part that can deform or vibrate when excited by an external force) | :: membraan {n} |
| meme {n} (unit of cultural information) | :: meme, meem {m} |
| meme {n} (something copied and circulated online) | :: meme |
| memento mori {n} (memento mori) | :: gedenk te sterven |
| memorability {n} (the quality or state of being memorable) | :: gedenkwaardigheid |
| memorable {adj} (worthy of being remembered) | :: memorabel, gedenkwaardig |
| memorial {n} (structure) | :: herdenkingsplaats {m} |
| memorial service {n} (funeral) SEE: funeral | :: |
| memorize {v} (to commit to memory, to learn by heart) | :: memoriseren, uit het hoofd leren |
| memory {n} (ability to recall) | :: geheugen {n} |
| memory {n} (stored record) | :: herinnering {f} |
| memory {n} (RAM or ROM) | :: geheugen {n} |
| memory card {n} (storage format) SEE: flashcard | :: |
| memory stick {n} (memory card, flash card) | :: Memory Stick {m} |
| men {n} (human people) | :: mensen {m-p}, men (collective singular) |
| mend {v} (to repair) | :: repareren, herstellen |
| mend {v} (to alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken) | :: verbeteren, herstellen |
| mendacious {adj} (false) SEE: false | :: |
| mendacious {adj} (lying, untruthful or dishonest) | :: leugenachtig, oneerlijk, liegend |
| mendaciousness {n} (mendacity) SEE: mendacity | :: |
| mendacity {n} (fact or condition of being untruthful; dishonesty) | :: leugenachtigheid, oneerlijkheid |
| mendacity {n} (a deceit, falsehood, or lie) | :: leugen, bedrog |
| mendelevium {n} (chemical element) | :: mendelevium {n} |
| me neither {phrase} (me neither) | :: ik ook niet |
| menhir {n} (standing stone as a monument) | :: menhir {m} |
| menial {n} (domestic servant) | :: dienaar {m}, dienares {f}, bediende {c}, meid {f}, knecht {m} |
| meningitis {n} (inflammation of the meninges) | :: hersenvliesontsteking {f}, meningitis {f}, nekkramp |
| meninx {n} (membrane) | :: Hersenvlies |
| menopause {n} (ending of menstruation) | :: overgang {m}, menopauze {f} |
| menorah {n} (seven-branch candelabrum) | :: menora |
| menses {n} (menstrual flow) | :: menstruatie {f} |
| men's room {n} (other rooms intended for men) | :: herenkamer |
| menstruation {n} (periodic discharging of the menses) | :: menstruatie, ongesteldheid {f} |
| mental {adj} (relating to the mind) | :: geestelijk, mentaal |
| mental aberration {n} (mental deviation) | :: geestelijke stoornis {m} |
| mental breakdown {n} (nervous breakdown) SEE: nervous breakdown | :: |
| mental health {n} (emotional well-being) | :: geestelijke gezondheid {f}, mentale gezondheid {f} |
| mental hospital {n} (facility designed to treat persons with mental disorders) | :: psychiatrische instelling {f}, psychiatrisch ziekenhuis {n} |
| mental hygiene {n} (concern and care for clean state of mind) | :: geesteshygiëne, mentale hygiëne |
| mental institution {n} (psychiatric hospital) SEE: mental hospital | :: |
| mentality {n} (mindset) | :: mentaliteit {f} |
| mentally ill {adj} (having psychological disorder) | :: geestesziek, gestoord |
| menticide {n} (brain-washing) | :: menticide {f} |
| mention {v} (mention) SEE: cover | :: |
| mention {n} (a speaking or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner) | :: vermelding {f} |
| mention {v} (make a short reference to something) | :: vermelden |
| mentor {n} (A wise and trusted counselor or teacher) | :: mentor {m}, leidsman {m} |
| menu {n} (details of the food to be served at a banquet) | :: menukaart {f}, menu {n} |
| menu {n} (list from which the user may select an operation to be performed) | :: menu {n} |
| menu bar {n} (rectangular region of a graphical user interface where computer menus are housed) | :: menubalk {m} |
| meow {interj} (cry of a cat) | :: miauw |
| meow {n} (cry of a cat) | :: miauw, gemiauw {n} |
| meow {v} (of a cat, to make its cry) | :: miauwen |
| mercantile {adj} (related to the exchange of goods for profit) | :: handels- |
| mercenary {n} (person employed to fight) | :: huurling {m} |
| mercenary {adj} (motivated by private gain) | :: hebzuchtig, geldbelust |
| merchant {n} (person who traffics in commodities) | :: koopman {m}, koopvrouw {f} |
| merchant {n} (trading vessel) SEE: cargo ship | :: |
| merchantman {n} (merchant) SEE: merchant | :: |
| merchantman {n} (cargo ship) SEE: cargo ship | :: |
| merchant marine {n} | :: koopvaardijvloot, koopvaarders {m-p}, burgerlijk zeeman {m} |
| merchant navy {n} (civilian naval fleet) | :: handelsvloot {f} {m} |
| merchant ship {n} (marine cargo vessel) SEE: cargo ship | :: |
| merciful {adj} (showing mercy) | :: barmhartig, genadig |
| merciless {adj} (showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless) | :: genadeloos |
| mercilessness {n} (the property of being merciless) | :: genadeloosheid {f} |
| mercurial {adj} (containing the element mercury) | :: kwikhoudend |
| mercury {n} (element) | :: kwikzilver {n}, kwik {n} |
| mercury {n} (ambient temperature) | :: thermometer, het kwik |
| Mercury {prop} (planet) | :: Mercurius {f} |
| Mercury {prop} (Roman god) | :: Mercurius {m} |
| mercy {n} (relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another) | :: barmhartigheid, genade |
| mercy {n} (forgiveness or compassion) | :: genade {f}, erbarmen {n}, vergeving {f}, vergiffenis {f} |
| mercy {n} (tendency toward forgiveness) | :: barmhartigheid {f} |
| mercy {n} | :: barmhartigheid {f}, genade {f} |
| mercy killing {n} (euthanasia) SEE: euthanasia | :: |
| mere {adj} (the smallest amount) | :: schamel, luttel |
| merely {adv} (only, just, and nothing more) | :: alleen, louter |
| mere mortal {n} (ordinary person) | :: gewone sterveling |
| mereology {n} (logic: theory dealing with parts in relation to wholes) | :: mereologie {f} |
| meretricious {adj} (Tastelessly gaudy) | :: schoonschijnend,wansmakelijk |
| meretricious {adj} (of, or relating to prostitutes) | :: opzichtig,hoerachtig |
| merganser {n} (diving duck) | :: zaagbek |
| merge {v} ((transitive) to combine into a whole) | :: samenvoegen, fuseren, fusioneren |
| merge {v} ((intransitive) to combine into a whole) | :: samenkomen, samenvloeien , fusioneren, samengaan |
| merge {v} (to blend gradually into something else) | :: samenvloeien , overgaan in |
| merge {v} | :: fuseren |
| merge {n} (joining of multiple sources) | :: samenvloeiing {f}, kruising {f} |
| merger {n} (the act or process of merging) | :: samensmelting {f}, versmelting, fusie {f} |
| merger {n} (an absorption into one estate, contract etc.) | :: opslorping, amalgamatie {f} |
| merger {n} (the legal union of two or more corporations) | :: fusie {f} |
| mergirl {n} (mermaid) SEE: mermaid | :: |
| meridian {n} (imaginary great circle on the Earth's surface) | :: meridiaan {m} |
| meristem {n} (zone of active cell division) | :: meristeem {n} |
| merit {n} (claim to commendation or a reward) | :: verdienste {f} |
| merit {n} (something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward) | :: verdienste {f} |
| meritorious {adj} (deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward) | :: verdienstelijk |
| merkin {n} (pubic wig) | :: schaampruik {f} |
| Merlin {prop} (Wizard in Arthurian legend) | :: Merlijn {m} |
| merlon {n} (any of the upright projections between the embrasures of a battlement) | :: kanteel {m}, tinne {f} {n} |
| mermaid {n} (mythological woman with a fish's tail) | :: zeemeermin {f}, meermin {f} |
| merman {n} | :: meerman {m} |
| merriment {n} (playful fun) | :: jolijt {f} |
| merry {adj} (jolly and full of high-spirits) | :: vrolijk |
| Merry Andrew {n} (person who clowns publicly) SEE: clown | :: |
| merry Christmas {phrase} (good wishes at Christmas time) | :: vrolijk kerstfeest, prettig kerstfeest |
| Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year {phrase} (traditional greeting for the Christmas and the new year) | :: Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar! |
| merry-go-round {n} (carousel) | :: draaimolen {m}, carrousel {m} |
| mesencephalon {n} (midbrain) SEE: midbrain | :: |
| mesenchymal {adj} (of or pertaining to the mesenchyme) | :: mesenchymaal |
| mesentery {n} (the membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen) | :: darmvlies {n} |
| mesh {n} (structure) | :: net {n} |
| mesh {n} (opening) | :: maas {f} |
| meshugge {adj} (crazy, mad, senseless, insane) | :: mesjogge, mesjokke |
| mesmerize {v} (to exercise mesmerism on) | :: betoveren, hypnotiseren |
| mesne {adj} (intermediate) SEE: intermediate | :: |
| mesocarp {n} | :: mesocarp {n} |
| Mesolithic {n} (Mesolithic period) | :: Mesolithicum {m} |
| meson {n} (elementary particle) | :: meson {n} |
| Mesopotamia {prop} (region between Euphrates and Tigris) | :: Mesopotamië {n}, Tweestromenland {n} |
| Mesopotamian {adj} (of or pertaining to Mesopotamia) | :: Mesopotamisch |
| mesosphere {n} (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) | :: mesosfeer {m} |
| Mesozoic {adj} (of era from 230 to 65 milion years ago) | :: mesozoïsch |
| Mesozoic {prop} (Mesozoic era) | :: Mesozoïcum {n} |
| mess {n} (confusion of things) | :: puinhoop {m}, zootje {n} |
| mess {n} (church service) SEE: Mass | :: |
| message {n} (communication, concept or information conveyed) | :: bericht {n}, boodschap {f} |
| message {n} (underlying theme) | :: boodschap {f} |
| messenger {n} (one who brings messages) | :: boodschapper {m} |
| messiah {n} (ordained to lead the people of Israel) | :: Messias {m} |
| messiah {n} (an extremely powerful divine figure) | :: messias {m} |
| Messiah {prop} ((Christianity) Jesus) | :: Messias |
| Messidor {prop} (the tenth month of the French Republican Calendar) | :: messidor {m}, oogstmaand {f} |
| Messinian {prop} | :: Messinien |
| mess up {v} (to make a mess of) | :: klieder, kliederen |
| messy {adj} (in a disorderly state; causing mess or confusion; chaotic; disorderly) | :: wanordelijk, chaotisch, rommelig, warrig |
| meta-analysis {n} (statistics) | :: meta-analyse {f} |
| metabolic {adj} (of or pertaining to metabolism) | :: metabool |
| metabolism {n} (complete set of chemical reactions that occur in living cells) | :: stofwisseling {m}, metabolisme {n} |
| metadata {n} (data that describes data) | :: metagegevens {p}, metadata {p} |
| metal {n} (atomic element or material made of such atoms) | :: metaal {n} |
| metal {n} (certain category of rock music) | :: metal |
| metal detector {n} (a hand-held device) | :: metaaldetector {m} |
| metal detector {n} (a structure, similar to a doorway) | :: metaaldetector {m} |
| metallurgy {n} (science of metals) | :: metallurgie {f} |
| metamorphic rock {n} (one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth) | :: metamorf gesteente {n} |
| metaphor {n} (uncountable: figure of speech) | :: metafoor, beeldspraak, vergelijking |
| metaphor {n} (countable: word or phrase used in metaphor) | :: metafoor {m} |
| metaphorical {adj} (pertaining to a metaphor) | :: metaforisch |
| metaphysical {adj} (of or pertaining to metaphysics) | :: metafysisch |
| metaphysics {n} (branch of philosophy that studies first principles) | :: metafysica |
| metastasis {n} (transference of a bodily function or disease to another part of the body) | :: uitzaaiing {f}, metastase {f} |
| metastasize {v} (to spread to other sites in the body) | :: metastaseren, uitzaaien |
| metathesis {n} (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) | :: metathesis {f}, metathese {f}, letteromzetting {f} |
| metempsychosis {n} (Transmigration of the soul) | :: metempsychose {f} |
| meteor {n} (streak of light) | :: meteoriet, vallende ster {m} |
| meteoric {adj} | :: meteorisch |
| meteorite {n} (remains of a meteor) | :: meteoriet {m} |
| meteorologic {adj} (meteorological) SEE: meteorological | :: |
| meteorological {adj} (relating to meteorology) | :: meteorologisch, meteorologische, weerkundig, weerkundige |
| meteorologist {n} (person who studies meteorology) | :: weerkundige {m}, meteoroloog |
| meteorologist {n} (weather forecaster) | :: weerpresentator {m}, weerman {m}, weervrouw {f}, weerkundige {m}, meteoroloog |
| meteorology {n} (science) | :: weerkunde {f} |
| meter {n} (measuring instrument) | :: meter {m}, teller {m} |
| meter {n} (unit of length) SEE: metre | :: |
| meter {v} (to measure) SEE: measure | :: |
| -meter {suffix} (used to form a measuring device) | :: -meter |
| methacrolein {n} (clear, colorless, flammable liquid) | :: methacroleïne |
| methanal {n} (formaldehyde) SEE: formaldehyde | :: |
| methane {n} (the compound CH4) | :: methaan {n} |
| methinks {contraction} (it seems to me) | :: me dunkt |
| methionine {n} (amino acid) | :: methionine |
| method {n} (process by which a task is completed) | :: methode {f} |
| Methodism {n} (Methodist Christian movement founded by John Wesley) | :: methodisme {n} |
| methyl- {prefix} (prefix used to form terms describing the attachment of a methyl group) | :: methyl- |
| methylated spirit {n} (ethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent) | :: spiritus {m}, brandspiritus {m} |
| metic {n} (resident alien in ancient Greece) | :: metoik |
| meticulous {adj} (characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details) | :: angstvallig, scrupuleus, meticuleus, acribisch |
| Metis {prop} (in Greek mythology) | :: Metis |
| Metis {prop} (satellite of Jupiter) | :: Metis |
| metonym {n} (word that names an object from a single characteristic of it) | :: metoniem |
| metonymic {n} (metonym) SEE: metonym | :: |
| metonymy {n} (figure of speech) | :: metonymia {f} |
| metonymy {n} (metonym) SEE: metonym | :: |
| me too {phrase} (I agree) | :: ik ook (I also want to participate), ik ben het er mee eens (I agree), ik stem ermee in (I agree). |
| metre {n} (unit of length) | :: meter {m} |
| metric {adj} (relating to metric system) | :: metriek |
| metrical foot {n} (basic unit of verse) | :: versvoet {m} |
| metric space {n} (space (mathematics)) | :: metrische ruimte {f} |
| metric ton {n} (unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms) | :: ton {m} |
| metro {n} (underground railway) SEE: subway | :: |
| metro {n} (train of underground railway) SEE: subway | :: |
| metronome {n} (a device used in music) | :: metronoom {m} |
| metropole {n} (city) SEE: metropolis | :: |
| metropolis {n} (colony’s mother city) | :: metropolis, metropool {m}, moederstad |
| metropolis {n} (large, busy city) | :: metropool {m}, grootstad, wereldstad |
| metropolis {n} (metropolitan archbishop) SEE: archbishopric | :: |
| metrosexual {n} (man concerned with personal appearance) | :: metroseksueel |
| metro station {n} (railway station for a rapid transit system) | :: metrostation {n} |
| mettle {n} (metal) SEE: metal | :: |
| mettle {n} (a quality of endurance and courage) | :: moed |
| mettle {n} (good temperament and character) | :: temperament, karakter |
| Meuse {prop} (river) | :: Maas |
| mew {n} (crying sound of a cat) SEE: meow | :: |
| mew {v} (meow) SEE: meow | :: |
| Mexican {n} (person from Mexico or of Mexican descent) | :: Mexicaan {m}, Mexicaanse {f} |
| Mexican {adj} (of or pertaining to Mexico) | :: Mexicaans |
| Mexican {n} (Nahuatl language) SEE: Nahuatl | :: |
| Mexican {adj} (of or pertaining to Nahuatl language) SEE: Nahuatl | :: |
| Mexican {n} (Mexican dialect of Spanish) SEE: Mexican Spanish | :: |
| Mexican duck {n} (Anas diazi) | :: Mexicaanse eend {f} |
| Mexicanness {n} (quality of being Mexican) | :: mexicaansheid {f} |
| Mexican Spanish {prop} (Mexican dialect of Spanish) | :: Mexicaans-Spaans |
| Mexican wolf {n} (rare subspecies of grey wolf) | :: Mexicaanse wolf |
| Mexico {prop} (country) | :: Mexico |
| Mexico {prop} (Mexico City) SEE: Mexico City | :: |
| Mexico City {prop} (capital of Mexico) | :: Mexico, Mexico-stad |
| mezereon {n} (shrub) | :: rood peperboompje {n} |
| mezuzah {n} (piece of parchment attached to the doorpost of a house) | :: mezoeza {m} {f} |
| mezzaluna {n} (crescent-shaped steel blade) | :: wiegemes {n} |
| mi. {n} (abbreviation of mile) | :: mi |
| Miami {prop} (city in Florida, United States) | :: Miami |
| miasma {n} (noxious atmosphere or influence) | :: miasma {n}, miasme {n}, verpeste atmosfeer |
| miasma {n} (noxious emanation originates from swamps and causes disease) | :: miasma {n}, miasme {n}, moerasdamp {m} |
| mica {n} (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) | :: mica {n}, glimmer {n} {m} |
| Micah {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Micha {m} |
| Micah {prop} (Biblical character: minor prophet and author) | :: Micha |
| Micah {prop} (Biblical character: Ephraimite featured in Judges 17–18) | :: Micha {m} |
| Micah {prop} (male given name) | :: Micha {m} |
| micellar {adj} | :: micellair |
| micellar water {n} | :: micellair water |
| Michael {prop} (male given name) | :: Michiel, Michaël, Michel, Maikel |
| Michaela {prop} (feminine form of Michael) | :: Michelle |
| Michelle {prop} (female given name) SEE: Michaela | :: |
| Mickey D's {prop} | :: Mac |
| Mickey Mouse {prop} (Disney character) | :: Mickey Mouse |
| microbe {n} (microorganism) | :: microbe {m} {f} |
| microbial {adj} (relating to microbes) | :: microbieel |
| microbiology {n} (branch of biology dealing with microorganisms) | :: microbiologie |
| microcephaly {n} (neurological disorder) | :: microcefalie {f} |
| microcontroller {n} (microcomputer on a single chip) | :: microcontroller |
| microdot {n} (image that has been reduced in size to that of a dot) | :: microdot |
| microfossil {n} (microscopic fossil) | :: microfossiel {n} |
| micrometer {n} (one millionth of a meter) | :: micrometer {m} |
| micrometer {n} (instrument) | :: micrometer {m} |
| micrometre {n} (micrometer) SEE: micrometer | :: |
| micronation {n} (entity that resembles a nation or a state) | :: micronatie {f} |
| Micronesia {prop} (country) | :: Micronesia |
| Micronesian {n} (A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent) | :: Micronesiër {m}, Micronesische {f} |
| Micronesian {adj} (Of, from or pertaining to Micronesia or the Micronesian people) | :: Micronesisch |
| micro-ohm {n} (unit of electrical resistance) | :: micro-ohm {m} {n} |
| micropaleontology {n} (the study of microfossils) | :: micropaleontologie {f} |
| microphone {n} (transducer of sound waves to electricity) | :: microfoon {m} |
| microscope {n} (an optical instrument) | :: microscoop {m} |
| microscopic {adj} (so small that it can only be seen using a microscope) | :: microscopisch |
| microscopize {v} (microscope) SEE: microscope | :: |
| microsecond {n} (unit of time equal to 10−6 seconds) | :: microseconde {m} |
| microseism {n} (tremor) | :: aardschok |
| Microsoft tax {n} (fee for pre-installed Microsoft Windows) | :: Microsoftbelasting {f} |
| microstate {n} (a very small country) | :: dwergstaat, ministaat |
| microstate {n} (microscopic configuration) | :: microtoestand {m} |
| microwave {n} (microwave oven) SEE: microwave oven | :: |
| microwave {n} (electromagnetic wave) | :: microgolf {m} |
| microwave oven {n} (oven using microwave energy) | :: magnetron {m} , magnetronoven {m} , microgolf {m} , microgolfoven {m} |
| micturate {v} (urinate) SEE: urinate | :: |
| mid {prep} (denoting the middle part) | :: midden |
| mid {prep} (occupying a middle position; middle) | :: midden, middel |
| mid {prep} (in linguistics, made with a somewhat elevated position of some part of the tongue relative to the palate) | :: te midden van |
| mid {prep} (amid) | :: midden |
| midbrain {n} (part of brain) | :: mesencephalon, middenhersen |
| midday {n} (12 o'clock during the day) SEE: noon | :: |
| middle {n} (centre, midpoint) | :: midden {n}, centrum {n} |
| middle {n} (part between beginning and end) | :: midden {n} |
| middle {adj} (located in the middle; in between) | :: midden |
| Middle Ages {prop} (historical period) | :: middeleeuwen {p} |
| middle class {n} (social and economic class) | :: middenklasse {f} |
| Middle Dutch {prop} (the Middle Dutch language) | :: Middelnederlands {n}, Diets {n} |
| Middle Earth {prop} (Earth) SEE: Earth | :: |
| Middle East {prop} (region comprising southwest Asia and northeast Africa) | :: Midden-Oosten {n} |
| Middle English {prop} (Middle English) | :: Middelengels {n} |
| middle finger {n} (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) | :: middelvinger {m} |
| middle ground {n} (a compromise position between extremes) | :: middenweg {m}, compromis {n} |
| Middle High German {adj} (Middle High German) | :: Middelhoogduits |
| Middle High German {prop} (Middle High German) | :: Middelhoogduits {n} |
| Middle Low German {prop} (language) | :: Middelnederduits {n} |
| middleman {n} (intermediate dealer between manufacturer and the retailer or customer) | :: tussenhandelaar {m} |
| middleman {n} (intermediary) SEE: intermediary | :: |
| middlemost {adj} (nearest to the exact middle) | :: middenst |
| middle of nowhere {n} (remote place) | :: niemandsland {n}, rimboe {m}, Verweggistan {n} |
| Middle Saxon {prop} (Middle Low German) SEE: Middle Low German | :: |
| middle school {n} (school contain both primary and secondary students) | :: middenschool {f} |
| middling {adj} (of intermediate or average quality) | :: middelmatig |
| Midgard {prop} (Earth) SEE: Earth | :: |
| midge {n} (fly of family Chironomidae or Ceratopogonidae) | :: mug |
| midget {n} (person of small stature of adult height less than 4'10") | :: dwerg |
| midget {n} (derogatory: any short person) | :: dwerg {m} |
| midget {n} (attributively: that is the small version of something) | :: dwerg-, mini- |
| midhusband {n} (accoucheur) SEE: accoucheur | :: |
| mid-life crisis {n} (emotional period of doubt) | :: midlifecrisis {f} |
| midmost {adj} (middlemost) SEE: middlemost | :: |
| midnight {n} (12 o'clock) | :: middernacht {m} |
| midnight sun {n} (phenomenon occurring when Sun does not set) | :: middernachtzon {f} |
| midriff {n} (mid section of the human torso) | :: middenrif {n} |
| midshipman {n} (officer of the lowest rank) | :: adelborst {m} |
| midsummer {n} (The middle of summer) | :: midzomer {m} |
| midsummer {n} (Midsummer Day) | :: midzomerdag {m} |
| midway {adv} (halfway) SEE: halfway | :: |
| midwife {n} (person who assists women in childbirth) | :: verloskundige {m} {f}, vroedvrouw {f} |
| midwifery {n} (the practice and science of being a midwife) | :: verloskunde {f} |
| mielie {n} (maize) SEE: maize | :: |
| miff {v} (to offend slightly) | :: verontwaardigen |
| miff {v} (to become slightly offended) | :: zich gekrenkt voelen |
| miffed {adj} (somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed) | :: geïrriteerd, op de tenen getrapt |
| might {n} (personal power) | :: macht {f} |
| might {n} (physical strength) | :: kracht, macht {f} |
| might {n} (ability) | :: vermogen |
| might {v} (indicator of conditional or possible actions) | :: zou kunnen |
| mighty {adj} (very strong, possessing might) | :: machtig |
| mignonette {n} (the plant Reseda odorata) | :: reseda |
| migraine {n} (headache usually affecting only one side of the head) | :: migraine {f} |
| migrant worker {n} (guest worker) SEE: guest worker | :: |
| mikado {n} (emperor of Japan) | :: Japanse keizer {m}, mikado {m} |
| mikado {n} (a game of skill) | :: mikado {m} |
| Milan {prop} (province) | :: Milaan {n} |
| Milan {prop} (city and capital) | :: Milaan {n} |
| Milanese {adj} (pertaining to Milan) | :: Milanees |
| Milanese {n} (native or inhabitant of Milan) | :: Milanees {m}, Milanese {f} |
| milch cow {n} (cash cow) SEE: cash cow | :: |
| milch cow {n} (cow kept for milking) SEE: dairy cow | :: |
| mild {adj} (gentle; pleasant; kind; soft) | :: mild, zacht |
| mildew {n} (growth of minute fungi) | :: schimmel {m}, meeldauw {m} |
| mildew {v} (to taint with mildew) | :: met meeldauw bedekken |
| mildew {v} (to become tainted with mildew) | :: beschimmelen |
| mile {n} (measure of length) | :: mijl {m} |
| Mileikowsky {prop} (surname) | :: Mileikowski |
| milestone {n} (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) | :: mijlpaal {m}, mijlsteen |
| milestone {n} (important event) | :: mijlpaal {m}, keerpunt {n} |
| milieu {n} (medium) SEE: medium | :: |
| milieu {n} (person’s social setting or environment) | :: milieu {n} |
| militarism {n} (militarism) | :: militarisme {n} |
| military {adj} (characteristic of members of the armed forces) | :: militair |
| military {adj} ((North America) relating to armed forces such as the army, marines, navy and air force) | :: militair |
| military {adj} (relating to war) | :: militair, oorlogs-, krijgs- |
| military {adj} (relating to armies or ground forces) | :: militair |
| military {adj} | :: militair |
| military {n} (armed forces) | :: leger {n} |
| military attaché {n} (a diplomatic attaché for military affairs) | :: militair attaché {m} |
| military exercise {n} (war game) | :: militaire oefening |
| military order {n} (order of knighthood) | :: militaire orde, militaire ridderorde {m} |
| military police {n} (police unit of a military organization) | :: marechaussee |
| militia {n} (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) | :: militie |
| militsia {n} (police) SEE: police | :: |
| militsia {n} (militia) SEE: militia | :: |
| milk {v} (to express milk from mammal) | :: melken |
| milk {v} (to take advantage of situation) | :: uitmelken |
| milk {n} (semen) SEE: semen | :: |
| milk {n} (liquid) | :: melk {f} |
| milk chocolate {n} (Chocolate that includes milk powder as one of its ingredients) | :: melkchocolade |
| milk cow {n} (dairy cow) SEE: dairy cow | :: |
| milkfish {n} (Chanos chanos) | :: bandeng {m} |
| milkmaid {n} (a young woman who milks the cows on a farm) | :: melkmeid {f}, melkmeisje {f} |
| milkman {n} (man who delivers milk early in the morning) | :: melkboer {m} |
| milk powder {n} (pulverized milk solids) | :: melkpoeder |
| milk snake {n} (Lampropeltis triangulum) | :: melkslang |
| milksop {n} (weak, easily frightened or ineffectual person) | :: bangerik, kluns, |
| milk tooth {n} (tooth of the first set of teeth) | :: melktand {m} |
| Milky Way {prop} (galaxy) | :: Melkweg |
| mill {n} (grinding apparatus) | :: molen {m} |
| mill {n} (building housing a grinding apparatus) | :: molen |
| mill {n} (manufacturing plant) | :: fabriek {f} , papierfabriek {f} , staalfabriek {f} , textielfabriek {f} |
| mill {n} (building housing a manufacturing plant) | :: fabriek {f} , papierfabriek {f} , staalfabriek {f} , textielfabriek {f} |
| mill {n} (establishment that handles a certain type of situation routinely) | :: papiermolen |
| mill {v} (grind or process using a mill or other machine) | :: malen |
| mill {v} (shape, polish, etc, using a machine) | :: slijpen |
| mill {v} (engrave groove around the edge of) | :: graveren |
| mill {n} (milling cutter) SEE: milling cutter | :: |
| mille-feuille {n} (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) | :: tompoes {m} |
| millennial {n} (member of the millennial generation) | :: millennial |
| millennium {n} (thousand-year period) | :: millennium |
| miller {n} (person) | :: molenaar {m}, molenaarster {f} |
| Miller {prop} (surname meaning "a miller") | :: Molenaar |
| millet {n} (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) | :: gierst {m} {f} |
| milli- {prefix} (prefix) | :: milli- |
| milliard {num} (10^9) SEE: billion | :: |
| milliliter {n} (milliliter) SEE: millilitre | :: |
| millilitre {n} (a unit of volume) | :: milliliter |
| millimeter {n} (unit of measure) | :: millimeter |
| millimetre {n} (millimeter) SEE: millimeter | :: |
| milling cutter {n} (rotary cutting tool) | :: frees |
| million {n} (cardinal number) | :: miljoen {n} |
| millionaire {n} (somebody whose wealth is greater than one million) | :: miljonair {m} |
| million-dollar question {n} | :: hamvraag {f} |
| millipede {n} (elongated arthropod) | :: miljoenpoot {m} |
| millisecond {n} (one one-thousandth of a second) | :: milliseconde {m} |
| millstone {n} (large round stone used for grinding grain) | :: molensteen {m} |
| milquetoast {adj} (meek, timid) SEE: meek | :: |
| milt {n} (fish semen) | :: kuit {m} |
| milt {n} (the organ spleen) SEE: spleen | :: |
| Miltiades {prop} (given name) | :: Miltiades |
| mimeograph {n} (machine for making copies) | :: mimeograaf, stencilmachine |
| mimeograph {v} (to make mimeographs) | :: stencilen |
| mimic {n} (imitation) SEE: imitation | :: |
| Minangkabau {prop} (Malayo-Polynesian language) | :: Minangkabaus {n} |
| minarchism {n} (government with the least necessary power over its citizens) | :: minarchisme {n} |
| minaret {n} (mosque tower) | :: minaret |
| Min Bei {prop} (Chinese language) | :: Minbei {n} |
| mince {n} (finely chopped meat) | :: gehakt {n} |
| mince {v} (chop fine) | :: hakken |
| mincer {n} (a kitchen utensil used for mincing meat) SEE: meatgrinder | :: |
| mind {n} (ability for rational thought) | :: verstand, geest, psyche, denkvermogen, rede {c} |
| mind {n} (ability to remember things) | :: geheugen |
| mind {v} (to pay attention to, take note of) | :: letten op, aandacht schenken aan |
| mind {v} (to dislike, object to, have a contrary opinion toward) | :: erg vinden, iets op tegen hebben, uitmaken |
| mind {v} (to look after, take care of) | :: passen op |
| mind {v} (to remember) SEE: remember | :: |
| mind-boggling {adj} (that causes the mind to boggle) | :: verbijsterend |
| mindfulness {n} (awareness) SEE: awareness | :: |
| mind-numbing {adj} (excessively boring) | :: geestdodend |
| mind one's own business {v} (to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others) | :: met zijn eigen zaken bemoeien |
| mindset {n} (a way of thinking) | :: mentaliteit {f} |
| mine {pron} (that which belongs to me) | :: de mijne, het mijne |
| mine {n} (excavation from which ore is extracted) | :: mijn {f}, groeve {f} |
| mine {n} (military: exploding device) | :: mijn {f} |
| mine {v} (to remove ore from the ground) | :: ontginnen |
| mine {v} (to sow mines in) | :: mijnen leggen |
| mine {v} (to pick one's nose) SEE: pick one's nose | :: |
| minelayer {n} (ship capable of laying mines) | :: mijnenlegger {m} |
| miner {n} (person who works in a mine) | :: mijnwerker {m} |
| miner {n} (operator of mines and other explosives) | :: mineur {m}, mijnenlegger {m}, ontmijner {m} |
| mineral {n} (in geology) | :: delfstof {c}, mineraal {n} |
| mineral {n} (as opposed to animal and vegetable) | :: mineraal {n} |
| mineral {n} (in nutrition) | :: mineraal {n} |
| mineral {n} (mineral water) SEE: mineral water | :: |
| mineral lick {n} (salt lick) SEE: salt lick | :: |
| mineralogist {n} (expert in mineralogy) | :: mineraloog {m} |
| mineralogy {n} (the study or science of minerals) | :: mineralogie {f} |
| mineral water {n} (water containing dissolved minerals) | :: mineraalwater {n} |
| mineshaft {n} (mineshaft) | :: mijnschacht {c} |
| minestrone {n} (thick Italian vegetable soup) | :: minestronesoep {m} {f}, minestrone {m} {f} |
| mingle {v} (To mix; to intermix; to combine or join) | :: vermengen |
| mingle-mangle {n} (collection of miscellaneous things) SEE: hodgepodge | :: |
| miniature {n} (manuscript illustration) | :: miniatuur {f} |
| Miniature Pinscher {n} (Miniature Pinscher) | :: dwergpinscher |
| minibar {n} (small refrigerator in a hotel room) | :: minibar {m}, minibar |
| minibus {n} (a small bus) | :: busje {n} |
| minidress {n} (woman's short dress) | :: mini-jurk, mini-jurkje |
| minikin {n} (3-point type) SEE: excelsior | :: |
| minimal {adj} (The smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree) | :: minimaal |
| minimal {adj} ((art) characterised by the use of simple form or structures) | :: minimalistische |
| minimal {adj} ((music) characterised by the repetition and gradual alteration of short phrases) | :: minimalistisch |
| minimalist {adj} (believing in or seeking a minimal state) | :: minimalistisch |
| minimal pair {n} (Pair of words) | :: minimaal paar {n} |
| minimart {n} (convenience store) SEE: convenience store | :: |
| minimization {n} (act of lowering something to its smallest value or extent) | :: minimaliseren |
| minimus {n} (the fifth digit) SEE: little finger | :: |
| minion {n} (loyal servant of another more powerful being) | :: ondergeschikte |
| minion {n} (sycophantic follower) | :: slaafs volgeling, hielenlikker |
| minion {n} (7-point type) | :: kolonel |
| minionette {n} (6½-point text) | :: insertio |
| minipig {n} (small pig) | :: minivarken {n} |
| miniskirt {n} (skirt) | :: minirok, minirokje |
| minister {n} (person who is trained to perform religious ceremonies at a Protestant church) | :: dominee {m} |
| minister {n} (politician who heads a ministry) | :: minister {m} {f} |
| minister {n} (someone who serves others) | :: dienaar |
| ministerial {adj} (related to a governmental minister or ministry) | :: ministerieel |
| ministerial {n} (unfree noble) | :: ministeriaal {m}, dienstman {m} |
| ministry {n} (government department) | :: ministerie {n}, departement {n} |
| ministry {n} (complete body of government ministers) | :: ministerie {n}, kabinet {n}, regering, gouvernement {n} |
| ministry {n} (practice and education of the minister of a particular religion) | :: bediening van de eredienst |
| minivet {n} (bird of Pericrocotus) | :: menievogel {m} |
| mink {n} (mammal) | :: nerts {m}, visotter {m} |
| mink {n} | :: nerts |
| minnow {n} (a small freshwater fish) | :: witvis |
| minnow {n} (any small fish) | :: ondermaatse vis |
| Minoan {adj} (Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age) | :: Minoïsch |
| minor {adj} (of little importance) | :: onbelangrijk |
| minor {n} (someone below the legal age) | :: minderjarige {m} {f} |
| minor {n} (subject of secondary concentration) | :: bijvak {n} |
| Minorca {prop} (An island of Spain) | :: Minorca |
| minority {n} (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) | :: minderheid {f} |
| minority {n} | :: minderheid |
| minority cabinet {n} (minority government) SEE: minority government | :: |
| minority government {n} (government backed by less than half of votes in parliament) | :: minderheidsregering {f}, minderheidskabinet {n} |
| minority language {n} (language spoken by a minority) | :: minderheidstaal |
| minotaur {n} (monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man) | :: minotaurus |
| Minsk {prop} (capital of Belarus) | :: Minsk {n} |
| minstrel {n} (medieval traveling entertainer) | :: speelman {m}, minstreel {m} |
| minstrel show {n} (A variety show performed by white people in blackface) | :: negerzanger |
| mint {n} (money-producing building or institution) | :: munt {m} |
| mint {n} (large amount of money) | :: fortuin {n} |
| mint {v} (to reproduce coins) | :: munten |
| mint {adj} (of condition, as new) | :: piekfijn, piekfijne, ongeschonden |
| mint {adj} (numismatics: near-perfect) | :: uitmuntend, uitmuntende |
| mint {n} (plant) | :: munt {m} |
| mint {n} (herb flavouring) | :: munt {m} |
| mint {n} (colour) | :: mintgroen {n}, mint {n} |
| mint {adj} (colour) | :: mintgroen, mint |
| minuend {n} (number from which another is subtracted) | :: aftrekgetal |
| minuet {n} (dance) | :: menuet {n} |
| minuet {n} (music accompanying the dance) | :: menuet {n} |
| minus {n} (minus sign) SEE: minus sign | :: |
| minus {prep} (mathematics: less) | :: min |
| minus {adj} (negative) | :: min, negatief, negatieve |
| minus {adj} (on the negative part of a scale) | :: min, onder nul (after the noun) |
| minus sign {n} (symbol used to denote the operation of subtraction and to indicate that a number is negative) | :: minteken {n} |
| minute {n} (unit of time) | :: minuut {c} |
| minute {n} (short but unspecified period of time) | :: minuutje {n}, secondje {n}, moment {n} |
| minute {n} (unit of angular measure) | :: minuut |
| minute {n} (record of meeting) | :: notulen {p} |
| minute {v} (to write the minutes of) | :: notuleren |
| minute {adj} (very small) | :: minuscuul, minuscule, onbeduidend, onbeduidende, nietig, nietige |
| minutes {n} (the official notes kept during a meeting) | :: notulen |
| miracle {n} (wonderful event attributed to supernatural powers) | :: wonder {n}, mirakel {n} |
| miracle play {n} (miracle play) | :: mirakelspel {n} |
| miraculous {adj} (by supernatural or uncommon causes) | :: miraculeus, verwonderlijk, wonderbaarlijk |
| mirage {n} (an optical phenomenon) | :: luchtweerspiegeling {f} |
| mirage {n} (illusion) SEE: illusion | :: |
| Mirandese {prop} (Romance language) | :: mirandees |
| mire {n} (deep mud) | :: moeras {n} |
| Miriam {prop} (sister of Moses and Aaron) | :: Mirjam |
| Miriam {prop} (female given name) | :: Miriam, Mirjam, Myriam |
| mirror {n} (smooth reflecting surface) | :: spiegel |
| mirror image {n} (reversed image) | :: spiegelbeeld {n}, wederbeeld {n} |
| mirror punishment {n} (punishment) | :: spiegelstraf |
| mirth {n} (merriment) | :: vrolijkheid |
| mis- {prefix} (bad or wrong; badly or wrongly) | :: mis- |
| misandry {n} (hatred of or prejudice against men) | :: misandrie {f} |
| misanthropy {n} (hatred or dislike of people or mankind) | :: misantropie {f} |
| misappropriate {v} (to embezzle) SEE: embezzle | :: |
| misbegotten {n} (one born out of wedlock) SEE: bastard | :: |
| misbegotten {adj} (of a person: born out of wedlock) SEE: illegitimate | :: |
| misbehavior {n} (conduct that is inappropriate) | :: wangedrag {n} |
| miscalculation {n} | :: rekenfout {f} |
| miscarriage {n} (termination of pregnancy) | :: miskraam {f}, misdracht {f}, misgeboorte {f} |
| miscarry {v} (to abort a foetus) | :: een miskraam hebben, een miskraam krijgen |
| miscarry {v} (to fail to achieve) | :: mislukken |
| miscegenation {n} (the mixing or blending of race) | :: rassenvermening, verbastering |
| miscellaneous {adj} (consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts) | :: gemengd |
| miscellaneous {adj} (having diverse characteristics) | :: veelzijdig |
| miscellaneous {adj} | :: gemengd |
| mischief {n} (conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance) | :: kattenkwaad {n} |
| mischief {n} (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause) | :: onheil {n} |
| mischief {n} (one who causes mischief) | :: plaaggeest |
| mischievous {adj} (causing mischief) | :: kwetsend, beledigend |
| mischievous {adj} (naughty) | :: gemeen, stout |
| miscomprehend {v} (misunderstand) SEE: misunderstand | :: |
| misconduct {n} (bad behavior) SEE: misbehavior | :: |
| misconstrue {v} (to interpret erroneously) | :: misverstaan, verkeerd interpreteren |
| misdeed {n} (something wrong done) | :: misdaad {f}, vergrijp {n}, wandaad {f} |
| misdemeanor {n} (small crime) | :: overtreding {f}, wanbedrijf {n} |
| miser {n} (skinflint or scrooge) | :: gierigaard {m}, vrek {m}, krent {f} |
| misericord {n} (ledge) | :: misericorde {f} |
| misery {n} (great unhappiness) | :: ellende {f} |
| misery loves company {proverb} (misery is easier when one is not the only one) | :: ellende houdt van gezelschap |
| misfit {n} (a badly adjusted person) | :: onaangepaste {m} {f} |
| misfortune {n} (bad luck) | :: ongeluk {n}, pech {m} |
| misfortune {n} (an undesirable event such as an accident) | :: tegenslag {m} |
| misfortunes never come singly {proverb} (bad things come in groups) SEE: it never rains but it pours | :: |
| mishap {n} (accident, mistake, or problem) | :: ongeluk {n}, vergissing {f}, probleem {n}, pech {m} |
| mishear {v} (to hear wrongly) | :: misverstaan, verkeerd verstaan , slecht horen |
| mishear {v} (to understand wrongly) | :: slecht begrijpen , verkeerd begrijpen |
| misheard {v} (Past participle of mishear) | :: misverstaan |
| mishmash {n} (a collection of miscellany) | :: mikmak {m} |
| misinformation {n} (disinformation) SEE: disinformation | :: |
| mislay {v} (to leave something in the wrong place and then forget where one put it) SEE: misplace | :: |
| mislead {v} (lead in a false direction) | :: misleiden; misleiden, bedotten, bedriegen; verleiden, verlokken |
| misleading {adj} (tending to mislead) | :: misleidend |
| misnomer {n} (use of term that is misleading) | :: verkeerde naam |
| misnomer {n} | :: slecht gekozen term de |
| misogynist {n} (hater of women) | :: vrouwenhater {m}, misogyn {m} |
| misogynist {adj} (misogynistic) SEE: misogynistic | :: |
| misogynistic {adj} (of, relating to, or exhibiting misogyny) | :: vrouwenhatend {m}, misogyn {m} |
| misogyny {n} (hatred or contempt for women) | :: misogynie |
| misplace {v} (to put something somewhere and then forget its location) | :: misleggen (Belgian Dutch) |
| miss {v} (to fail to hit) | :: missen |
| miss {v} (to avoid; to escape) | :: ontwijken, missen |
| miss {v} (to feel the absence of someone or something; to feel the want or need of) | :: missen |
| miss {v} (to fail to understand) | :: niet snappen, ergens overheen kijken , ergens overheen lezen |
| miss {v} (to fail to attend) | :: missen |
| miss {v} (to be late for something) | :: missen |
| miss {n} (a failure to hit) | :: misser {m} |
| miss {n} (a failure to obtain or accomplish) | :: mislukking {f} |
| miss {n} (unmarried woman) | :: juffrouw {f} |
| miss {n} (Miss) SEE: Miss | :: |
| Miss {n} (title) | :: mejuffrouw {f} (mej.), juffrouw {f} (juffr.) |
| missile {n} (self-propelled, guidable projectile) | :: raket {m} {f} |
| missiology {n} (the area of practical theology) | :: missiologie {f} |
| mission {n} (set of tasks that fulfills a purpose) | :: missie {f} |
| mission {n} (religious evangelism) | :: missie {f}, zending {f} |
| missionary {n} (person traveling to spread a religion) | :: (Roman Catholic) missionaris {m}, (Protestant in a non-Christian environment) zendeling {m}, (Protestant in a Christian environment) evangelist {m} |
| missionary {n} (missionary position) SEE: missionary position | :: |
| missionary position {n} (position for sexual intercourse) | :: missionarishouding |
| Mississippi {n} (state) | :: Mississippi |
| Mississippi {n} (river) | :: Mississippi |
| Missouri {prop} (US state) | :: Missouri |
| Missouri {prop} (river) | :: Missouri |
| misspeak {v} (to fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly) | :: verspreken, misspreken |
| misspell {v} (to spell incorrectly) | :: misspellen, verkeerd spellen |
| misspelling {n} (misspelt word) | :: spelfout |
| missus {n} (wife) SEE: wife | :: |
| mist {n} (Water or other liquid finely suspended in air) | :: mist, nevel, damp |
| mist {n} (A layer of fine droplets or particles) | :: waas |
| mistake {v} (to take one thing for another) | :: misverstaan, verwisselen |
| mistake {v} (To make an error) | :: een fout maken, in de fout gaan |
| mistake {n} (an error) | :: fout {f}, misverstand {n}, blunder {m}, vergissing {f}, onjuistheid {f} |
| mistaken {adj} ((with a copula verb, often with about) having an incorrect belief) SEE: be wrong | :: |
| mister {n} (title of adult male) | :: meneer |
| Mister Right {n} (perfect, ideal or suitable male mate or husband) | :: ware Jakob {m} |
| mistle thrush {n} (Turdus viscivorus) | :: grote lijster |
| mistletoe {n} (any of several hemiparasitic evergreen plants of the order Santalales) | :: maretak {m}, mistel {m}, vogellijm {m} |
| mistreat {v} (treat someone or something roughly or badly) | :: mishandelen |
| mistress {n} (woman of authority) | :: mevrouw {f}, meesteres {f} |
| mistress {n} (female teacher) | :: juf {f} |
| mistress {n} (woman in extramarital relationship) | :: minnares {f}, buitenvrouw {f} |
| mistress {n} (dominatrix) | :: meesteres {f} |
| misty {adj} (with mist; foggy) | :: mistig |
| misty {adj} (with tears in the eyes) | :: waterig |
| misunderstand {v} (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) | :: misverstaan |
| misunderstanding {n} (mistake) | :: misverstand {n} |
| mite {n} (arachnid) | :: mijt {f} |
| mite {n} (lepton) SEE: lepton | :: |
| mither {v} (transitive to mither) | :: lastigvallen |
| mitigate {v} (to reduce, lessen, or decrease) | :: mitigeren, verzachten |
| mitigation {n} (reduction of something harmful) | :: opluchting {f}, verlichting |
| mitochondrion {n} (respiratory organelle) | :: mitochondrium {n}, mitochondrion {n} |
| mitosis {n} (division of a cell nucleus) | :: mitose {f}, mitosis {f} |
| mitre {n} (a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries) | :: mijter {m} |
| mitt {n} (mitten) SEE: mitten | :: |
| mitten {n} (type of glove) | :: want {f} |
| mix {v} (stir two or more substances together) | :: mengen |
| mix {v} (combine items from two or more sources normally kept separate) | :: vermengen |
| mix {v} (use a mixer on) | :: mixen |
| mix {v} (music: combine several tracks) | :: mixen |
| mix {v} (music: produce a finished version of a recording) | :: afmixen |
| mixed {adj} (having two or more separate aspects) | :: gemengd |
| mixed {adj} (not completely pure, tainted or adulterated) | :: onzuiver, verdeeld |
| mixed {adj} (including both males and females) | :: gemengd |
| mixed {adj} (Stemming from two or more races or breeds) | :: gemengdbloedig, onzuiver |
| mixed economy {n} (market economy with government provision) | :: gemengde economie |
| mixed martial arts {n} (Style of combat sport) | :: mixed martial arts |
| mixed reaction {n} (state of diverse reception) | :: geassorteerde reacties |
| mixer {n} (blender) | :: mengar {n} |
| mixture {n} | :: mengsel |
| mizzen {n} (mizzenmast) SEE: mizzenmast | :: |
| mizzenmast {n} (nautical: aftmost mast) | :: bezaansmast {m} |
| mizzle {v} (to rain in fine drops) | :: miezeren |
| mnemonic {adj} (related to mnemonics) | :: mnemotechnisch, mnemonisch, ezelsbruggetje {n} |
| mnemonic {n} (Anything (especially something in verbal form) used to help remember something) | :: ezelsbruggetje {n}, geheugensteuntje, mnemotechniek |
| mnemonics {n} (study of techniques for improving memory) | :: mnemoniek |
| Münster {prop} (city in North Rhine-Westphalia) | :: Munster, Münster |
| moa {n} (extinct bird) | :: moa |
| Moab {prop} | :: Moab {n} |
| moan {n} (a low cry of pain) | :: kreun |
| moan {v} (to make a moan or similar sound) | :: kreunen |
| moan {v} (to complain) | :: klagen |
| moaning dove {n} (Columbina passerina) | :: musduif {f} |
| moat {n} (defensive ditch) | :: slotgracht {m}, gracht {m} |
| mob {n} (unruly group of people) | :: menigte {f}, massa {c} |
| mob {n} (group of animals) | :: kudde {c} |
| mob {n} (the lower classes of a community) | :: gepeupel |
| mob {v} (to crowd around a person) | :: omgeven |
| mob {n} (mafia) SEE: mafia | :: |
| mobile {adj} (capable of being moved) | :: beweeglijk, mobiel |
| mobile {n} (mobile phone) SEE: mobile phone | :: |
| mobile elevating work platform {n} (aerial work platform) SEE: aerial work platform | :: |
| mobile library {n} (library in a van) | :: bibliobus {m} |
| mobile phone {n} (portable telephone) | :: mobiele telefoon, GSM, mobieltje |
| mobile telephone {n} (mobile phone) SEE: mobile phone | :: |
| mobiliary art {n} (portable art) SEE: portable art | :: |
| mobilise {v} (to assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war) | :: mobiliseren |
| mobilise {v} (to arrange or organise people or resources to achieve a particular purpose) | :: mobiliseren |
| mobilize {v} (mobilise) SEE: mobilise | :: |
| mobocracy {n} (rule of the mob) | :: ochlocratie {f} |
| mocha {n} (coffee with chocolate) | :: mokka {f} |
| mocha {n} (coffee/chocolate flavour) | :: mokka {f} |
| mocha {n} (colour) | :: mokka {f} |
| mocha {n} (strong Arabian coffee) | :: mokka {f}, Arabische koffie {m} {f} |
| mocha {adj} (of a brown colour) | :: mokka |
| mock {n} (imitation) | :: namaak {m}, afgietsel {n}, imitatie {f} |
| mock {v} (to mimic) | :: imiteren, naäpen, nadoen |
| mock {v} (to taunt) | :: spotten met, bespotten |
| mock {adj} (imitation, not genuine) | :: namaak- |
| mockingbird {n} (songbird of the family Mimidae) | :: spotlijster {m} {f} |
| modal {n} (modal verb) SEE: modal verb | :: |
| modal {adj} (of or relating to a mode or modus) | :: modaal, modus- |
| modal {adj} (of, relating to, or describing the mood of a clause) | :: modaal |
| modal {adj} (music: of, relating to, or composed in the musical modi by which an octave is divided) | :: modaal, modus- |
| modal {adj} (logic: of or relating to the modality between prepositions) | :: modaal |
| modal {adj} (relating to the statistical mode) | :: modaal, modus- |
| modal {adj} (requiring immediate computer user interaction) | :: modaal |
| modal {n} (modal proposition) | :: modale propositie |
| modal {n} (modal form, notably a modal auxiliary) | :: modale vorm |
| modal verb {n} (a kind of verb) | :: modaal werkwoord {n} |
| mode {n} (in music) | :: wijs {f} |
| mode {n} (means of accomplishing something) | :: wijze {f} |
| mode {n} (in computing) | :: modus {m} |
| mode {n} (style or fashion) | :: mode {f}, trend {m} |
| mode {n} (grammatical mood) SEE: grammatical mood | :: |
| model {n} (person) | :: model {n}, mannequin {m} |
| model {n} (miniature) | :: model {n} |
| model {n} (simplified representation) | :: model {n} |
| model {n} (style) | :: model {n} |
| model {n} (structural design) | :: model {n} |
| model {adj} (worthy of being a model) | :: model- |
| model {adj} | :: model- |
| model {v} (display) | :: tonen, model staan |
| model {v} (use as a model) | :: modelleren |
| model {v} (make a miniature model) | :: modelleren |
| model {v} (create from a substance) | :: modelleren |
| model {v} (be a model) | :: model staan |
| model building {n} (activity of making models) SEE: modelbuilding | :: |
| modelbuilding {n} (activity of making models) | :: modelbouw {m} |
| Model T {prop} (first car made by Ford Motor Co. on an assembly line) | :: T-Ford |
| modem {n} (device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals) | :: modem {m} {n} |
| mode of transport {n} (vehicle or system used to transport people or goods) | :: vervoermiddel {n} |
| moderate {adj} (not excessive) | :: gematigd, matig |
| moderate {adj} (mediocre) | :: middelmatig, matig, doorsnee |
| moderate {adj} (having an intermediate position in politics) | :: gematigd |
| moderate {n} (one who holds an intermediate position) | :: gematigde {m} |
| moderate {v} (to reduce the excessiveness) | :: matigen, milderen, temperen |
| moderate {v} (to become less excessive) | :: zich matigen |
| moderate {v} (to preside over as a moderator) | :: modereren |
| moderate {v} (to act as a moderator) | :: modereren, bemiddelen |
| modern {adj} (pertaining to the current time and style) | :: modern, eigentijds, hedendaags, nieuwerwets |
| Modern English {prop} (English spoken since the Great Vowel Shift) SEE: New English | :: |
| Modern Greek {n} (Modern Greek) | :: Nieuwgrieks {n} |
| modernist {adj} (relating to modernism) | :: modernistisch |
| modernity {n} (quality of being modern) | :: moderniteit {f} |
| modernization {n} (process of modernizing) | :: modernisering {f} |
| modernize {v} (bring something up to date) | :: moderniseren |
| Modern Monetary Theory {prop} (Economic model) | :: Modern Monetary Theory |
| modest {adj} (not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements) | :: bescheiden, ingetogen |
| modest {adj} (small) | :: bescheiden |
| modest {adj} (intending to avoid the encouraging of sexual attraction in others) | :: kuis, fatsoenlijk, eerbaar, ingetogen, zedig |
| modestly {adv} (in a modest manner) | :: bescheiden |
| modesty {n} (the quality of being modest) | :: bescheidenheid |
| modesty {n} (moderate behaviour; reserve) | :: gereserveerdheid, schroom |
| modicum {n} (modest, small, or trifling amount) | :: beetje {n}, weinigje {n} |
| modification {n} (act or result of modifying or condition of being modified) | :: modificatie {f} |
| modification {n} (alteration or adjustment) | :: modificatie {f} |
| modification {n} (change to an organism) | :: modificatie {f} |
| modifier {n} (grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase) | :: modificeerder {m} |
| modify {v} (to change part of) | :: modificeren, veranderen |
| modulate {v} (to vary the amplitude etc.) | :: moduleren |
| module {n} (self-contained component of a system) | :: module {m} |
| module {n} (abelian group) SEE: abelian group | :: |
| Moebius syndrome {n} (disorder) | :: syndroom van Möbius {n}, congenitale faciale diplegie, congenitale oculofaciale paralyse |
| Mogadishu {prop} (capital city) | :: Mogadishu |
| mogul {n} (a rich or powerful person) | :: magnaat {m} |
| Mohammad {prop} (male given name) SEE: Muhammad | :: |
| Mohammad {prop} (prophet) SEE: Muhammad | :: |
| Mohawk {prop} (Iroquoian language) | :: Mohawk {n} |
| Mohawk {n} (hairstyle) | :: hanenkam {m} |
| Mohican {n} (hairstyle) SEE: Mohawk | :: |
| moiety {n} (half) SEE: half | :: |
| moiety {n} (specific segment of a molecule) | :: groep, functionele groep |
| moist {adj} (slightly wet) | :: vochtig, nattig |
| moist {adj} (of eyes: tearful) | :: betraand, vochtig |
| moisture {n} (a moderate degree of wetness) | :: vochtigheid {f}, vocht {n} |
| moisturize {v} (to make more moist) | :: bevochtigen |
| moisturize {v} (to make more humid) | :: natmaken |
| Moksha {prop} (language) | :: Moksha {n} |
| molality {n} (concentration of a substance in solution) | :: molaliteit {f} |
| molar {n} (back tooth) | :: kies {m}, maaltand {m} |
| molarity {n} (moles per litre of a solution) | :: molariteit |
| molasses {n} (thick brownish syrup refined from raw sugar) | :: melasse {f} |
| mold {n} (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) | :: vorm, gietvorm, mal {m} |
| mold {v} (To shape in or on a mold) | :: vormen |
| mold {v} (To form into a particular shape; to give shape to) | :: vormgeven |
| mold {v} (To be shaped in or as if in a mold) | :: de vorm aannemen van |
| mold {n} (woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi) | :: schimmel {m}, meeldauw {m} |
| Moldavia {prop} (Moldova) SEE: Moldova | :: |
| molding {n} (anything cast in a mold) | :: gietstuk {n} |
| molding {n} (architecture: narrow decorative surface) | :: sierlijst {m} |
| Moldova {prop} (country) | :: Moldavië |
| moldy {adj} (mouldy) SEE: mouldy | :: |
| mole {n} (dark spot on the skin) | :: moedervlek {f} |
| mole {n} (burrowing insectivore) | :: mol {m} |
| mole {n} (internal spy) | :: mol {m} |
| mole {n} (unit of amount) | :: mol {m} |
| mole cricket {n} (insect of Gryllotalpidae) | :: veenmol {m} |
| molecular genetics {n} (a field of biology) | :: moleculaire genetica |
| molecule {n} (group of atoms held together by chemical bonds) | :: molecuul {n} |
| molehill {n} (A small mound of earth) | :: molshoop {m} |
| molinology {n} (study of mills) | :: molinologie {f}, molenkunde {f} |
| moll {adj} (minor) SEE: minor | :: |
| mollie {n} (Molotov cocktail) SEE: Molotov cocktail | :: |
| mollusc {n} (soft-bodied invertebrate of phylum Mollusca, see also: clam; oyster; mussel) | :: weekdier {n}, mollusk |
| molluscicide {n} (substance that kills molluscs) | :: slakkenbestrijdingsmiddel |
| mollycoddle {n} (person who is pampered and overprotected) | :: wekeling, moederskindje |
| mollycoddle {v} (to be overprotective and indulgent toward) | :: vertroetelen, bemoederen, pamperen |
| Molotov cocktail {n} (simple incendiary bomb) | :: molotovcocktail {m} |
| molten {adj} (melted) | :: gesmolten |
| molybdenum {n} (chemical element) | :: molybdeen {n} |
| mom {v} (mother) SEE: mum | :: |
| moment {n} (very brief period of time) | :: ogenblik {n}, moment {n}, oogwenk {m}, tijdstip {f}, tel {m} |
| moment {n} (moment in time) | :: moment {n}, wijl {f}, wijle {f}, tijdstip {n}, stond {m} |
| moment {n} (moment of force) | :: moment {m}, krachtmoment {n} |
| momentarily {adv} (In a momentary manner) | :: even |
| momentarily {adv} (In a moment or very soon) | :: zo |
| moment of force {n} (moment of force) | :: krachtmoment {n}, moment {n} |
| moment of truth {n} (deciding instant) | :: moment van waarheid {m}, uur van waarheid {n} |
| momentum {n} (product of mass and velocity) | :: impuls {m} |
| momentum {n} (impetus, either of a body in motion, or of an idea or course of events) | :: vaart {m} {f} |
| mommy {n} (mum) SEE: mum | :: |
| momo {n} (type of dumpling) | :: momo |
| Monaco {prop} (country in Europe) | :: Monaco |
| monarch {n} (ruler) | :: monarch {m} |
| monarchy {n} (form of government with a hereditary head of state) | :: monarchie {f} |
| monastery {n} (building for monks) | :: klooster {n} |
| Monastir {prop} (former name of Bitola in Macedonia) | :: Bitola |
| Monday {n} (day of the week) | :: maandag {m} |
| Monday {adv} (on Monday) | :: 's maandags |
| monetary {adj} (of or relating to money) | :: monetair |
| money {n} (means of exchange and measure of value) | :: geld {n} |
| moneybags {n} (wealthy person) | :: rijkaard {m} |
| money box {n} (tin with a slot in the top for depositing coins) SEE: piggy bank | :: |
| money changer {n} (person who will exchange currency) | :: geldwisselaar {m}, wisselaar {m} |
| money crop {n} (cash crop) SEE: cash crop | :: |
| money doesn't grow on trees {proverb} (you must work in order to have money) | :: het geld groeit me niet op de rug (lit. money isn't growing on my back) |
| money laundering {n} (act of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally) | :: witwassen {n} |
| money order {n} (a type of cheque) | :: postwissel {m} |
| money plant {n} (Lunaria annua) SEE: honesty | :: |
| Mongol {n} (A person from Mongolia; a Mongolian) SEE: Mongolian | :: |
| Mongol {n} (member of the nomadic people) | :: Mongool {m}, Mongoolse {f} |
| Mongol {n} (someone with Down's syndrome) | :: mongool {m} |
| Mongolia {prop} (East Asian country) | :: Mongolië |
| Mongolian {adj} (of or relating to Mongolia or its peoples, languages, or cultures) | :: Mongools |
| Mongolian {n} (native or inhabitant of Mongolia) | :: Mongool |
| Mongolian {n} (language of Mongolia) | :: Mongools |
| Mongolian {adj} (designating or affected with Down syndrome) SEE: Mongol | :: |
| Mongolian People's Republic {prop} (Mongolia) SEE: Mongolia | :: |
| Mongolian spot {n} (congenital birthmark in lower back) | :: archipelvlek {m} {f} |
| Mongolic {adj} (language family) | :: Mongools |
| mongoloid {n} (person with Down syndrome) SEE: Mongol | :: |
| mongoose {n} (a small carnivore of the family Herpestidae) | :: mangoeste {c} |
| mongrel {n} (someone of mixed kind) | :: bastaard {m} |
| Monica {prop} (female given name) | :: Monique |
| Monika {prop} (female given name) SEE: Monica | :: |
| moniker {n} (personal name or nickname) | :: bijnaam {m} |
| moniker {n} (signature) SEE: signature | :: |
| monitor {n} (someone who watches over something) | :: toezichthouder {m} |
| monitor {n} (computer display) | :: monitor, beeldscherm |
| monitor {v} (watch over, guard) | :: controleren, surveilleren, toezicht houden |
| monitor {n} (monitor lizard) SEE: monitor lizard | :: |
| monitor {n} (ironclad) SEE: ironclad | :: |
| monitoring {n} (Surveillance or continuous or regular observation) | :: controleren, toezicht houden, volgen |
| monitor lizard {n} (lizard of the genus Varanus) | :: varaan {m} |
| monk {n} (slang: judge) SEE: judge | :: |
| monk {n} (male member of monastic order) | :: monnik |
| monk {n} (slang: loner) SEE: loner | :: |
| monkey {n} (primate) | :: aap {m}, apin {f} |
| monkey {n} (mischievous child) | :: apenjong, brutale aap |
| monkey bars {n} (jungle gym) SEE: jungle gym | :: |
| monkey-eating eagle {n} (Philippine eagle) SEE: Philippine eagle | :: |
| monkey-house {n} (brothel) SEE: brothel | :: |
| monkey wrench {n} (adjustable wrench) | :: Engelse sleutel {m} |
| monkey wrench {n} (problem) | :: probleem, een spaak in het wiel steken |
| monkshood {n} (herbs of the genus Aconitum) SEE: aconite | :: |
| monocle {n} (a single lens) | :: monocle {m} |
| monocoque {n} (structure design) | :: zelfdragende carrosserie {n}, monocoque {m} {f} |
| monocotyledon {n} (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) | :: eenzaadlobbigen |
| monocracy {n} (autocracy) SEE: autocracy | :: |
| monocyte {n} (type of blood leukocyte) | :: monocyt {m} |
| monogermane {n} (germane) SEE: germane | :: |
| monogram {n} (a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark) | :: monogram {n} |
| monolingual {adj} (only knowing or spoken in one language) | :: eentalig |
| monolith {n} (large, single block of stone) | :: monoliet {m} |
| monomania {n} (an excessive interest with a singal subject) | :: monomanie |
| monophthong {n} (vowel that has same sound throughout its pronunciation) | :: monoftong {m} {f} |
| monophyletic {adj} | :: monofyletisch |
| monoplane {n} (airplane that has a single pair of wings) | :: eendekker {m} |
| monopolistic {adj} (In the manner of a monopoly) | :: monopolistisch |
| monopolize {v} (have a monopoly) | :: monopoliseren |
| monopolize {v} (dominate) | :: opkopen |
| monopoly {n} (situation of exclusive supply) | :: monopolie {n} |
| monopoly {n} (exclusive possession) | :: monopolie {n}, alleenbezit {n} |
| monopoly {n} (privilege granting such control) | :: monopolie {n}, alleenrecht {n} |
| monopoly {n} (market thus controled) | :: monopolie {n} |
| monopoly {n} (holder of such control) | :: monopolist {m} |
| monopsony {n} (market situation in which there is only buyer for a product) | :: monopsonie {f} |
| monorail {n} (a railroad system where the trains run on one rail) | :: monorail {m} |
| monosyllabic {adj} (consisting of one syllable) | :: eenlettergrepig |
| monotheism {n} (belief in one God) | :: monotheïsme {n} |
| monotheistic {adj} (believing in a single god) | :: monotheïstisch |
| monotonic {adj} | :: eentonig, eentonige, monotoon, monotone |
| monotonous {adj} (having an unvarying tone or pitch) | :: monotoon, eentonig |
| monotonous {adj} (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) | :: monotoon, eentonig, saai |
| monotony {n} | :: eentonigheid {f} |
| monotreme {n} (egg-laying mammal) | :: cloacadier {n}, snaveldier {n}, monotreem {m} |
| monoxide {n} (oxide containing a single oxygen atom) | :: monoxide {n} |
| monozygotic {adj} (of an identical twin) SEE: identical | :: |
| mons {n} (mons pubis) SEE: mons pubis | :: |
| Mons {prop} (city) | :: Bergen {n} |
| Monsignor {n} (ecclesiastic title bestowed on some Roman Catholic clerics by the Pope) | :: monseigneur {m} |
| monsoon {n} (tropical rainy season, see also: monsoon season) | :: moesson {m} |
| mons pubis {n} (fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones) | :: venusheuvel {m}, schaamheuvel {m}, schaamberg {m} |
| monster {n} (terrifying dangerous creature) | :: monster {n} |
| monster {n} (bizarre or whimsical creature) | :: gedrocht {n}, monster |
| monster {n} (badly behaved child) | :: monstertje {n} |
| monster {adj} (very large) | :: monsterachtig, monstrueus |
| monstrosity {n} (Monstrous thing, person or act) | :: wangedrocht |
| monstrosity {n} (State of being monstrous) | :: monstruositeit {m}, misvorming {m}, wanstaltigheid {m} |
| monstrous {adj} | :: monsterlijk |
| montage {n} (composite work created by assembling other elements) | :: montage, beeldmontage |
| montage {v} (to combine into, or depict as, a montage) | :: monteren |
| Montagu's harrier {n} (bird of prey) | :: grauwe kiekendief {m} |
| Montenegrin {adj} (relating to Montenegro) | :: Montenegrijns |
| Montenegrin {n} (person from Montenegro) | :: Montenegrijn {m}, Montenegrijnse {f} |
| month {n} (period into which a year is divided) | :: maand {f} |
| monthly {adv} (Occurring every month) | :: maandelijks |
| Montserrat {prop} (island) | :: Montserrat |
| monument {n} (structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons) | :: monument {n} |
| monumental {adj} | :: monumentaal |
| moo {n} (characteristic sound made by a cow or bull) | :: boe |
| moo {v} (to make a lowing sound) | :: loeien |
| moo {interj} (sound made by a cow or bull) | :: boe, moe |
| mood {n} (mental state) | :: humeur {n}, stemming {f}, gemoedstoestand {m} |
| mood {n} (bad mood) | :: humeur, bui |
| mood {n} (grammatical mood) SEE: grammatical mood | :: |
| moo-moo {n} ((childish) cow) | :: koetje {n}, koebeest {n}, koetje-boe {n} |
| moon {n} (largest natural satellite of planet Earth) | :: maan {f} {m} |
| moon {n} (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) | :: maan {m} {f} |
| moon {n} (month) | :: maan {m} {f} , maand {f} |
| moon {v} (to display one's buttocks to) | :: moonen, het naakte achterwerk tonen |
| moon {v} (to fuss over adoringly) | :: aanbidden |
| Moon {prop} (sole natural satellite of the Earth) | :: maan {f}, Maan {f} |
| moonbeam {n} (moonlight generally) SEE: moonlight | :: |
| moon-blind {adj} (night-blind) SEE: night-blind | :: |
| moon-blind {adj} (moon blindness) SEE: moon blindness | :: |
| moon blindness {n} (night blindness) SEE: night blindness | :: |
| moon blindness {n} (chronic, equine inflammatory eye disease) | :: maanoog {n}, maanblind |
| moonbounce {n} (bouncing castle) SEE: bouncing castle | :: |
| moonfish {n} (any of various flat, oval marine fish species) | :: maanvis {m} |
| moon landing {n} (arrival of a spacecraft on the moon) | :: maanlanding {f} |
| moonlight {n} (light reflected from the moon) | :: maanlicht {n}, maneschijn {m} |
| moonlight {v} (to work at a secondary job) | :: zwartwerken |
| moonlighter {n} (person who works a second job) | :: zwartwerker {m} |
| moonlit {adj} (lit by moonlight) | :: maanverlicht, verlicht door de maan |
| moonquake {n} (lunar seismic event) | :: maanbeving {f} |
| moonrise {n} (The time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon) | :: maansopgang {m}, maansopkomst {f} |
| moonset {n} (the setting of the moon below the horizon) | :: ondergang van de maan {m}, maansondergang |
| moonshine {n} (shine of the moon) SEE: moonlight | :: |
| moonsickle {n} (thin crescent of the moon) | :: maansikkel {f} |
| moonstone {n} (translucent gemstone) | :: maansteen {m} |
| moonwalk {n} (dance style) | :: moonwalk {m} |
| moonwalk {v} (to moonwalk dance) | :: moonwalken |
| moor {n} (region with poor, marshy soil, peat and heath) | :: veen {n} |
| moor {v} (to cast anchor or become fastened) | :: aanmeren, aanleggen |
| moor {v} (to fix or secure, as a vessel, in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with cables or chains) | :: meren |
| moor {v} (to secure or fix firmly) | :: verankeren |
| Moor {n} (a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people) | :: Moor |
| Moor {n} (a member of a this race that formerly occupied Spain) | :: Moor |
| moorhen {n} (water birds of the genus Gallinula) | :: waterhoen {n} |
| moorland {n} (land covered with heather or bracken) | :: heide {f}, veen {f} |
| moose {n} (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) | :: eland {m} |
| moot {n} (debate) SEE: debate | :: |
| moot {n} (discuss) SEE: discuss | :: |
| moot {adj} (subject to discussion) | :: hypothetisch |
| moot {adj} (having no practical importance) | :: hypothetisch, irrelevant |
| moot {n} (to bring up as a subject for debate, to propose) | :: ter discussie stellen, ter tafel brengen, ter sprake brengen |
| mop {n} (implement for washing floors) | :: zwabber, dekzwabber {m}, mop {m} |
| moped {n} (two-wheeled vehicle) | :: brommer {m}, bromfiets {f} |
| moraine {n} (accumulation of rocks and debris) | :: morene {f} |
| moral {adj} (relating to principles of right and wrong) | :: moreel |
| moral {adj} (conforming to a standard of right behavior) | :: zedelijk |
| moral {adj} (positively affecting the mind, confidence or will) | :: moreel |
| moral {n} (the moral significance or practical lesson) | :: moraal {f} |
| moral {n} (moral practices or teachings) | :: moraal {f} |
| morale {n} (capacity) | :: moreel {n} |
| moral hazard {n} (prospect that a party insulated from risk may behave differently from the way it would behave if it were fully exposed to the risk) | :: moreel wangedrag, moreel risico |
| morality {n} | :: ethiek |
| moralize {v} | :: moraliseren |
| moral panic {n} (mass movement, public outcry) | :: morele paniek |
| moral philosophy {n} (ethics) SEE: ethics | :: |
| morass {n} (tract of soft, wet ground) | :: moeras |
| Moravia {prop} (historical region) | :: Moravië |
| morbid {adj} (of or relating to disease) | :: morbide, ongezond, ziek, ziekelijk |
| morbid {adj} (unhealthy or unwholesome, especially psychologically) | :: morbide, ongezond, ziekelijk |
| morbid {adj} (suggesting the horror of death) | :: morbide, macaber |
| morbid {adj} (grisly, gruesome) | :: morbide, akelig, gruwelijk, macaber |
| morbidity {n} (The quality of being unhealthful, morbid; morbidness) | :: morbiditeit, ziekelijkheid |
| morbidity {n} (The incidence of a disease as a rate) | :: morbiditeit, ziektecijfer |
| morbidity {n} (An occurrence of illness or disease, or a single symptom of that illness) | :: morbiditeit, ziekte, ziekelijkheid |
| mordacious {adj} (corrosive) SEE: corrosive | :: |
| mordacious {adj} (biting, causing a bite or sting) | :: bijtend, scherp |
| mordacious {adj} (biting, sharp or caustic in style or tone) | :: bijtend, scherp |
| mordacious {adj} (prone to biting) | :: bijtend, bijtgraag |
| mordacious {adj} (sharp in intent, sarcastic) | :: bijtend, bitter, sarcastisch, scherp |
| Mordovia {prop} (republic of Russia) | :: Mordovië |
| Mordvinia {prop} (republic of Russia) SEE: Mordovia | :: |
| more {adv} | :: meer, verder |
| more and more {adv} (progressively more) | :: meer en meer |
| more Catholic than the Pope {adj} (adhering more stringently to Roman Catholic practice than is required) | :: roomser dan de paus |
| more often than not {adv} (more likely to be the case than not) | :: veelal, vaker wel dan niet |
| more or less {adv} (approximately) | :: min of meer |
| moreover {adv} (in addition to what has been said) | :: bovendien, daarnaast, verder, daar komt bij |
| morepork {n} (Ninox novaeseelandiae) | :: Nieuw-Zeelandse boeboekuil |
| Morgan le Fay {prop} (half sister of King Arthur) | :: Morgana {f} |
| morgue {n} (place for dead people) | :: lijkenhuis,mortuarium |
| morgue {n} (haughty attitude) SEE: arrogance | :: |
| morion {n} (type of helmet) | :: morion |
| Mormon {prop} (ancient prophet) | :: Mormon {m}, Mormoon {m} |
| Mormon {n} (member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) | :: mormoon {m} |
| Mormon {adj} (pertaining to the faith established by Joseph Smith, Jr) | :: mormoons |
| morna {n} (a genre of Cape Verdean music) | :: morna |
| morning {n} (part of the day between dawn and midday) | :: ochtend {m}, morgen {m}, voormiddag |
| morning {n} (the part of the day after midnight and before midday) | :: ochtend, morgen |
| morning after {n} (hangover) SEE: hangover | :: |
| morning gift {n} (gift given by husband to wife upon first morning of marriage) | :: morgengave {f} |
| morning person {n} (early bird) SEE: early bird | :: |
| morning star {n} (planet Venus as seen around dawn) | :: morgenster {f} |
| morning star {n} (spiked weapon on staff) | :: morgenster {f} |
| Morning Star {prop} (planet Venus as seen around dawn) | :: morgenster {f} |
| Moroccan {n} (person from Morocco) | :: Marokkaan, Marokkaanse |
| Moroccan {adj} (pertaining to Morocco) | :: Marokkaans |
| Morocco {prop} (country) | :: Marokko |
| moron {n} (person of borderline intelligence) | :: debiel |
| moron {n} (person who makes uncool attempts to impress others) | :: mogool, mongol |
| moron {n} (idiot) SEE: idiot | :: |
| morose {adj} (sullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour) | :: nors, mismoedig |
| morph {n} (allomorph) SEE: allomorph | :: |
| morpheme {n} (smallest linguistic unit) | :: morfeem {n}, woorddeel {n} |
| Morpheus {prop} (Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams) | :: Morpheus |
| morphism {n} (map) | :: morfisme {n} |
| morphological {adj} (relating to morphology) | :: morfologisch |
| morphology {n} (a scientific study of form and structure) | :: morfologie {f}, vormleer |
| morphology {n} (the form and structure of something) | :: morfologie {f} |
| morphology {n} (a description of the form and structure of something) | :: morfologie {f} |
| morphology {n} (biological study of the form and structure) | :: morfologie {f}, vormleer |
| morphology {n} (geological study of the form and structure) | :: morfologie {f}, vormleer |
| morphology {n} (linguistic study of the form and structure) | :: morfologie {f}, vormleer |
| Morris column {n} (pillar for advertisements) | :: peperbus {f}, reclamezuil {f}, infozuil {f}, kiosk {m} |
| Morse code {prop} (character code) | :: morsecode {m}, morsealfabet {n} |
| morsel {n} (small fragment) | :: brok, hap, stuk |
| mortal {adj} (susceptible to death) | :: sterfelijk |
| mortal {adj} (causing death; deadly; fatal; killing) | :: dodelijk |
| mortal {n} (human; someone susceptible to death) | :: sterveling {m} |
| mortality {n} (condition of being susceptible to death) | :: sterfelijkheid {f}, mortaliteit {f} |
| mortal sin {n} (grave sin) | :: doodzonde {m} {f} |
| mortar {n} (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) | :: specie {f}, mortel {m} |
| mortar {n} (short large-bore cannon) | :: mortier {m} {n} |
| mortar {n} (vessel used to grind ingredients) | :: vijzel {m}, mortier {m} {n} |
| mortar and pestle {n} (device used for crushing and grinding ingredients into a fine paste or powder) | :: vijzel {m} |
| mortgage {n} (special form of secured loan) | :: hypotheek {m} |
| mortgage {v} (to borrow against a property) | :: hypothekeren, lijfrente afsluiten, verpanden |
| mortgagee {n} (one who provides a loan secured upon the borrowers' property) | :: hypotheekhouder |
| mortgager {n} (one who uses property they own as security for a loan) | :: hypotheekgever |
| mortician {n} (undertaker) SEE: undertaker | :: |
| mortise-and-tenon joint {n} (joint) | :: pen en gat |
| mortuary {n} (morgue) SEE: morgue | :: |
| mosaic {n} (artwork) | :: mozaïek {n} |
| mosaic {n} (genetically diverse individual) | :: mozaïek {n} |
| mosaic {n} (viral disease) | :: mozaïekvirus |
| mosaic {n} (composite picture) | :: collage {f} |
| Mosaic {adj} (Of or relating to Moses) | :: mozaïsch |
| mosaicist {n} (person who designs or builds mosaics) | :: mozaïekkunstenaar |
| Moscow {prop} (capital city of Russia) | :: Moskou {n} |
| Moscow salad {n} (Olivier salad) SEE: Olivier salad | :: |
| Moselle {prop} (river) | :: Moezel {f} |
| Moses {prop} (the biblical patriarch) | :: Mozes |
| mosh {v} (wild, jumping dancing) | :: pogoën |
| mosh pit {n} (mosh dance floor) | :: pogokring {m} |
| mosque {n} (a place of worship for Muslims) | :: moskee {f} |
| mosque-goer {n} (one who (regularly) attends a mosque) | :: moskeeganger {m} |
| mosquito {n} (small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood) | :: steekmug {f}, muskiet {m} |
| mosquito net {n} (fine net used to protect against mosquitos) | :: klamboe {m}, muskietennet {n} |
| moss {n} (bog) SEE: bog | :: |
| moss {n} (plants of the division Bryophyta) | :: mos {n} |
| moss {n} (a kind or species of such plants) | :: mos {n} |
| moss animal {n} (bryozoan) SEE: bryozoan | :: |
| moss-grown {adj} (old; old-fashioned, out of date) SEE: old | :: |
| mossy {n} (covered in or overgrown with moss) | :: mossig |
| most {determiner} (majority of) | :: meeste |
| most {adv} (almost) SEE: almost | :: |
| mostly {adv} (for the most part) | :: meestal, overwegend, voornamelijk |
| most of all {adv} (to a greater extent than anything else) | :: meest van alles |
| Mosul {prop} (city) | :: Mosoel |
| mote {n} (A small particle; a speck) | :: stofdeeltje {n}, vuiltje {n} |
| motel {n} (type of hotel) | :: motel {n} |
| moth {n} (insect similar to a butterfly) | :: mot {f}, nachtvlinder {m} |
| mothball {n} (small ball) | :: mottenbal {m} |
| mothball {v} (to store something no longer used) | :: in de mottenballen leggen |
| mother {n} (motherfucker) SEE: motherfucker | :: |
| mother {v} (to treat as a mother would be expected to) | :: bemoederen, koesteren |
| mother {n} (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant) | :: moeder {f} |
| mother {n} (one’s female parent) | :: moeder {f} |
| motherboard {n} (primary circuit board of a computer) | :: moederbord {n} |
| Mother Earth {prop} (personification of Earth) | :: Moeder Aarde {f} |
| motherfucker {n} (generic term of abuse) | :: moederneuker , kankerlijer, mogool , klootzak, kelerelijer, klerelijer, teringlij(d)er, tyfuslij(d)er |
| mother goddess {n} (goddess who serves as a fertility deity) | :: moedergodin {f} |
| mother hen {n} (overprotective woman) | :: moederkloek {f} |
| motherhood {n} (state of being a mother) | :: moederschap {n} |
| motherhouse {n} (religious monastery from which the other houses were founded) | :: moederhuis {n} |
| mother-in-law {n} (spouse’s mother) | :: schoonmoeder {f} |
| motherland {n} (the country of one's ancestors) | :: vaderland {n} |
| motherland {n} (the country of one's birth) | :: geboorteland {n} |
| motherland {n} (country of origin) | :: land van oorsprong {n} |
| motherland {n} (mother country in contrast to its colonies) | :: moederland |
| motherless {adj} (without a living mother) | :: moederloos |
| mother lode {n} (large or rich vein of precious mineral) | :: hoofdader {m} |
| Mother Nature {prop} (the personification of Nature and the Earth's biosphere as a woman) | :: Moeder Natuur {f} |
| mother-of-pearl {n} (pearly layer) | :: parelmoer {n} |
| Mother's Day {n} (a day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day) | :: moederdag {m} |
| mother ship {n} (vessel that serves a smaller vessel) | :: moederschip {n} |
| mother's milk {n} (breast milk) SEE: breast milk | :: |
| mother tongue {n} (one's native tongue) | :: moedertaal {c}, moerstaal {c} |
| motif {n} (recurring or dominant element; a theme) | :: motief {n} |
| motion {n} (state of progression from one place to another) | :: beweging {f} |
| motion {n} (parliamentary proposal) | :: motie {f} |
| motionless {adj} (at rest, not moving) | :: bewegingsloos |
| motion picture {n} (movie) SEE: movie | :: |
| motion sickness {n} (nausea or dizziness in a moving vehicle) | :: reisziekte {f}; zeeziek |
| motivate {v} (to encourage) | :: motiveren |
| motivation {n} (willingness of action especially in behavior) | :: motivatie {f} |
| motive {n} (a cause to commit a crime) | :: motief {n}, beweegreden {f}, motivatie |
| motive {n} (music: theme or subject) | :: motief {n}, onderwerp {f} |
| motive {n} (arts: motif) | :: motief {n} |
| motive {v} (to prompt or incite) | :: motiveren, aanzetten tot |
| motive {adj} (causing motion) | :: bewegend |
| motive {adj} (Relating to motion and/or to its cause) | :: bewegings-, motioneel |
| motley {adj} (comprising greatly varied elements) | :: bont, samengeraapt |
| motley {adj} (having many colours; variegated) | :: bont, geschakeerd |
| motley {n} (an incongruous mixture) | :: mengelmoes {m} {f} {n} |
| motmot {n} (Bird in the taxonomic family Momotidae) | :: motmot |
| motor {n} (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy) | :: motor {m} |
| motor {n} (colloquial: motor car, see also: automobile) | :: motorrijtuig {n} |
| motorbiker {n} (motorcyclist) SEE: motorcyclist | :: |
| motorboat {n} (boat driven by an engine) | :: motorboot {m} {f} |
| motorcar {n} (enclosed passenger vehicle powered by engine) SEE: automobile | :: |
| motorcycle {n} (open-seated motor vehicle with handlebars instead of a steering wheel) | :: motorfiets {f} |
| motorcycle sport {n} (The sport of racing with motorcycles) | :: motorsport |
| motorcyclist {n} (someone who rides a motorcycle) | :: motorrijder {m}, motorrijdster {f} |
| motorist {n} (one who drives a motor vehicle) | :: automobilist {m} |
| motorway {n} (broad highway) | :: snelweg, autoweg |
| mottled {adj} (spotted) | :: gevlekt |
| motto {n} (sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement) | :: motto {n}, wapenspreuk {m}, lijfspreuk {m} |
| motto {n} (suggestive sentence, phrase or word) | :: motto {n} |
| mouflon {n} (sheep) | :: moeflon {m} |
| mould {n} (mould) SEE: mold | :: |
| mould {v} (mould) SEE: mold | :: |
| mould {n} (mould) SEE: mold | :: |
| mould {v} (mould) SEE: mold | :: |
| mouldwarp {n} (mole) SEE: mole | :: |
| mouldy {adj} (neglected) SEE: neglected | :: |
| mouldy {adj} (covered with mould) | :: beschimmeld |
| moulin {n} (cylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier) | :: gletsjermolen {m} |
| moult {n} (process) | :: rui {m} |
| moult {v} (to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal) | :: ruien (feathers), muiten (falcons), vervellen (skin), verharen (fur) |
| mound {n} (artificial elevation of earth) | :: terp {m} |
| mound {n} (natural elevation) | :: heuvel |
| mound {n} (vulva) SEE: vulva | :: |
| mount {n} (mountain) SEE: mountain | :: |
| mount {n} (horse) | :: rijpaard {n} |
| mount {n} (rider in cavalry) | :: ruiter {m} |
| mount {v} (to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride) | :: beklimmen |
| mount {v} (to attach an object to a support) | :: monteren, bevestigen |
| mount {v} (to get on top of an animal to mate) | :: bestijgen |
| mountain {n} (large mass of earth and rock) | :: berg {m} |
| mountain {n} (large amount) | :: berg |
| mountain ash {n} (Sorbus aucuparia) SEE: rowan | :: |
| mountain bike {n} (bicycle especially designed for off-road riding) | :: BMX {m} |
| mountain buzzard {n} (Buteo oreophilus) | :: bergbuizerd |
| mountain hare {n} (mountain hare) | :: sneeuwhaas {m} |
| mountain lion {n} (Puma concolor) SEE: cougar | :: |
| mountainous {adj} (having many mountains) | :: bergachtig |
| mountain range {n} (line of mountains) | :: gebergte {n} |
| mountain range {n} (series of mountain lines) | :: bergketen {c} |
| mountaintop {n} (the summit of a mountain) | :: bergtop |
| Mount Everest {prop} (world’s highest mountain, located in the Himalayas) | :: Mount Everest {m} |
| Mount of Olives {prop} (mountain ridge) | :: Olijfberg {m} |
| mourn {v} (express sadness for, grieve over) | :: treuren, rouwen |
| mourning {n} (expressing sorrow over death) | :: rouw |
| mourning {n} | :: rouw |
| mourning dove {n} (Zenaida macroura) | :: treurduif {f} |
| mouse {n} (rodent of the genus Mus) | :: muis {f} |
| mouse {n} (shy person) | :: muisje {n} |
| mouse {n} (computing: input device) | :: muis {f}, computermuis {f} |
| mouse {v} (to mouse around) | :: muizen |
| mouse {v} (to catch mice) | :: muizen vangen |
| mousebird {n} (bird of Coliiformes) | :: muisvogel {m} |
| mouse-colored antshrike {n} (bird) | :: grijze mierklauwier |
| mouse mat {n} (mouse pad) SEE: mouse pad | :: |
| mouse pad {n} (mouse pad) | :: muismat {f} |
| mousepad {n} (mouse pad) SEE: mouse pad | :: |
| mousetrap {n} (device for killing mice) | :: muizenval {m} |
| mouse wheel {n} (disc used for scrolling) | :: muiswieltje {n}, scrollwieltje {n} |
| moussaka {n} (baked dish) | :: moussaka {m} |
| moustache {n} (hair on upper lip) | :: snor {f} |
| mouth {n} (the opening of a creature through which food is ingested) | :: mond {m}, bek {m}, muil {m} |
| mouth {n} (the end of a river out of which water flows) | :: monding {f}, riviermond {m}, muide {f} |
| mouthbrooder {n} (animal that cares of its offspring by holding them in its mouth) | :: muilbroeder {m} |
| mouthfeel {n} (texture perceived by mouth) | :: mondgevoel |
| mouthful {n} (amount that will fit in a mouth) | :: mondvol, mondjevol |
| mouthguard {n} (device) | :: mondbeschermer |
| mouthly {adj} (oral) SEE: oral | :: |
| mouth organ {n} (mouth organ) SEE: harmonica | :: |
| mouth ulcer {n} (aphthous ulcer) SEE: aphthous ulcer | :: |
| mouthwash {n} (liquid used to clean one's mouth) | :: mondwater {n} |
| movable {adj} (capable of being moved) | :: beweegbaar |
| movable property {n} (personal property) SEE: personal property | :: |
| move {v} (to change place or posture; to go) | :: bewegen, zich bewegen, zich verplaatsen |
| move {v} (to act; to take action) | :: stappen ondernemen, maatregelen treffen |
| move {v} (to change residence) | :: verhuizen |
| move {v} (to change the place of a piece) | :: zetten, een zet doen |
| move {v} (to cause to change place or posture; to set in motion) | :: (doen) bewegen, verroeren, roeren |
| move {v} (to transfer from one space or position to another) | :: verzetten, verplaatsen |
| move {v} (to excite to action) | :: drijven, aanzetten, aansporen, bewegen |
| move {v} (to arouse the feelings or passions of) | :: ontroeren, roeren, bewegen, aangrijpen, ontzetten |
| move {v} (to propose; to recommend) | :: voorstellen |
| move {n} (an act for the attainment of an object or purpose) | :: stap {m}, maatregel {m} |
| move {n} (the event of changing one's residence) | :: verhuizing {f} |
| move {n} (the act of moving a token on a gameboard) | :: zet {m} |
| move {n} (the act of moving) SEE: movement | :: |
| moveable feast {n} (a holy day whose date is not fixed) | :: roerende feestdag {m} |
| move house {v} (change place of residence) | :: verhuizen |
| movement {n} (physical motion) | :: beweging {f}, verroering {f} |
| movement {n} (impression of motion) | :: beweging {f} |
| movement {n} (trend in various fields or social categories) | :: beweging {f} |
| movement {n} (music: division of a larger musical composition) | :: deel {n} |
| movie {n} (motion picture) | :: film {m} |
| movie {n} (cinema) SEE: cinema | :: |
| moviehouse {n} (cinema) SEE: cinema | :: |
| moviemaker {n} (a person who makes movies as a profession) SEE: filmmaker | :: |
| movie theater {n} (cinema) SEE: cinema | :: |
| moving {adj} (that moves or move) | :: bewegend, bewegende |
| moving {adj} (that causes someone to feel emotion) | :: ontroerend, ontroerende |
| moving box {n} (transport box used during relocation) | :: verhuisdoos {f} |
| moving spirit {n} (provider of significant impetus or guidance) | :: drijfveer {f}, drijvende kracht {f} |
| moving truck {n} (moving truck) | :: verhuiswagen {m} |
| mow {v} (to cut down) | :: maaien |
| mower {n} (lawnmower) SEE: lawnmower | :: |
| moxie {n} | :: vastberadenheid, doortastenheid |
| Mozambican {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Mozambique, or the Mozambican people) | :: Mozambikaans |
| Mozambique {prop} (country in Southern Africa) | :: Mozambique |
| mozzarella {n} (soft Italian cheese) | :: mozzarella {m} |
| Mr {n} (abbreviation of mister) SEE: Mr. | :: |
| Mr. {n} (abbreviation of mister) | :: dhr. |
| Mérida {prop} (Spanish city) | :: Mérida |
| Mrs {n} (title before woman's name) | :: mevr., mw., mevrouw {f} |
| métier {n} (calling) | :: beroep {m} |
| mu {n} (Greek letter) | :: mu {m} {f} |
| Muay Thai {n} (the martial art/sport) | :: Muay Thai, Thaiboksen |
| much {determiner} (a large amount of) | :: veel |
| much {adv} (to a great extent) | :: veel |
| much obliged {interj} (thank you) SEE: thank you | :: |
| much obliged {adj} (grateful) SEE: grateful | :: |
| much of a muchness {phrase} (little difference between multiple things) | :: lood om oud ijzer |
| mucilage {n} (thick gluey substance produced by many plants) | :: gom, slijmstof |
| mucky {adj} (covered in muck) | :: smoezelig |
| mucosa {n} (mucous membrane) SEE: mucous membrane | :: |
| mucous membrane {n} (membrane which secretes mucus) | :: slijmvlies {n} |
| mucus {n} (slippery secretion) | :: slijm {m} |
| mud {n} (mixture of soil and water) | :: modder {m}, slijk {n}, smurrie |
| mud {n} (wilful remarks or claims) | :: modder {m} |
| mud {v} (to make muddy) | :: beslijken, verslijken, besmeuren |
| muddle {v} (mix together, to mix up; to confuse) | :: verwarren, door mekaar mengen |
| muddle {n} (a mixture; a confusion; a garble) | :: wirwar {m}, warboel {m} |
| muddled {adj} | :: troebel |
| muddle-headed {adj} (thinking in a muddled way) | :: warhoofdig, in de war, verward |
| mud fight {n} (physical fight in dirt) | :: moddergevecht {n} |
| mud fight {n} (dirty verbal duel) | :: moddergevecht {n}, moddergooien {n} |
| mudflap {n} (A rectangular flap mounted near the wheel of a truck to prevent mud from being thrown up onto the vehicle) | :: spatlap {m} |
| mudflat {n} (flat expanse of mud, esp. tidal flat) | :: wad {n} |
| mudra {n} (symbolic hand postures of India) | :: mudra |
| mudslide {n} (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) | :: aardverschuiving {f}, grondverschuiving {f}, modderstroom |
| muesli {n} (breakfast dish) | :: muesli {m} {f} |
| muezzin {n} (person who issues call to prayer) | :: muezzin {m} |
| muff {n} (a piece of fur or cloth for keeping the hands warm) | :: mof {f} |
| muff diving {n} (cunnilingus) SEE: cunnilingus | :: |
| muffin {n} (individual cake) | :: muffin |
| muffle {v} (To mute or deaden) | :: dempen |
| muffler {n} (part of exhaust pipe) | :: knalpot {m}, demper {m}, knalpijp {f} |
| muffler {n} (scarf) SEE: scarf | :: |
| mufti {n} (Muslim scholar) | :: moefti {m} |
| mufti {n} (civilian dress) | :: burgertenue {n} |
| mug {n} (large cup) | :: beker {m}, mok {f} |
| mug {n} ((slang) the face) | :: smoelwerk {n}, tronie {f}, smoel |
| mug {n} ((colloquial) a person who is easily fooled) | :: achterlijke {m}, idioot {m}, goedgelovige |
| mug {v} (to assault for the purpose of robbery) | :: overvallen, beroven |
| mug {v} (to exaggerate a facial expression) | :: bekken trekken, grimassen |
| mugger {n} (a street robber) | :: straatrover {m} |
| mugger {n} (the large crocodile Crocodilus palustris) | :: moeraskrokodil {m} {f} |
| Muggle {n} (person who lacks a particular ability or skill) SEE: amateur | :: |
| Muggle {n} (person who has no magical abilities) | :: dreuzel {m} |
| Muhammad {prop} (the prophet who introduced Islam) | :: Mohammed |
| Muhu {prop} (island) | :: Muhu |
| mujahid {n} (a Muslim engaging in jihad) | :: moedjahedien {m} {f} |
| mujahideen {n} (mujahid) SEE: mujahid | :: |
| mulatto {n} (person of mixed black and white descent) | :: mulat {m}, mulattin {f}, halfbloed {m} {f}, dubbelbloed {m} {f} |
| mulberry {n} (the tree) | :: moerbeiboom {m} |
| mulberry {n} (the fruit) | :: moerbei {f} |
| mulch {n} (shredded matter for covering the soil) | :: mulch, muls, bodembedekking |
| mulch {v} (to apply mulch) | :: mulchen |
| mulct {n} (pecuniary penalty) SEE: fine | :: |
| mule {n} (offspring of male donkey and female horse) | :: muildier {n} |
| muleta {n} ((bullfighting) red flag) | :: muleta {m} {f} |
| mull {v} (to work over mentally) | :: overwegen, overdenken |
| mullein {n} (plants of the genus Verbascum) | :: koningskaars {m} {f} |
| mullet {n} (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) | :: harder {m} |
| mullet {n} (hairstyle) | :: matje {n} , nektapijt {n} |
| mullion {n} (vertical bar between the casements of a window) | :: middenstijl {m} |
| mull over {v} (ponder) | :: overdenken, beschouwen |
| multicellular {adj} (having many cells) | :: meercellig |
| multicolor {adj} (multicolored) SEE: multicolored | :: |
| multicolored {adj} (having multiple colors) | :: bont, bonte, veelkleurig, veelkleurige, meerkleurig |
| multicultural {adj} (relating to several different cultures) | :: multicultureel, multiculturele |
| multiculturalism {n} (societal idea) | :: multiculturalisme {n} |
| multifaceted {adj} (having many aspects) | :: veelzijdig |
| multifarious {adj} (having multiplicity) | :: veelvoudig, divers |
| multilateral {adj} (having many sides or points of view) | :: multilateraal |
| multilateral {adj} (involving three or more parties) | :: multilateraal |
| multilayered {adj} (having more than one layer) | :: meerlagig |
| multilingual {adj} (pertaining to multiple languages) | :: meertalig |
| multilingualism {n} (ability to speak several languages) | :: meertaligheid |
| multilogue {n} (many-to-many conversation) | :: multiloog {m} |
| multinational {n} (multinational company) | :: multinational {m} |
| multiple {adj} (having more than one element, part, component or function) | :: meerdere |
| multiple {n} (a number that may be divided by another number with no remainder) | :: veelvoud {n} |
| multiplication {n} (process) | :: vermenigvuldigen {n} |
| multiplication {n} (calculation) | :: vermenigvuldiging {f} |
| multiplication sign {n} (symbol denoting multiplication) | :: maalteken {n} |
| multiply {v} (transitive: perform multiplication on (a number)) | :: vermenigvuldigen |
| multi-storey {n} (a car park or parking garage with more than one storey) SEE: parking garage | :: |
| multisyllabic {adj} (polysyllabic) SEE: polysyllabic | :: |
| multiverse {n} (hypothetical group of all possible universes) | :: multiversum {n} |
| mum {n} (mother (informal, familiar)) | :: mama {f} |
| mumble {v} (to speak unintelligibly) | :: mompelen |
| mummer {n} (actor in a pantomime) | :: pantomimespeler {m} |
| mummification {n} (the making of a dead body into a mummy to preserve it) | :: mummificatie {f}, mummificering {f} |
| mummify {v} (transitive: to mummify) | :: mummificeren |
| mummy {n} (embalmed corpse) | :: mummie |
| mummy {n} (child's term for mother) | :: mama {f} |
| mumps {n} (contagious disease) | :: bof |
| mum's the word {phrase} (indicates that something is a secret) | :: mondje dicht |
| munchies {n} (craving for food as a result of use of cannabis) | :: boefkik {m} |
| mundane {adj} (worldly) | :: aards |
| mundane {adj} (ordinary) | :: gewoon, alledaags |
| mundane {adj} (tedious) | :: afgezaagd |
| mung bean {n} (seed of Vigna radiata) | :: mungboon {f} {m} |
| Munich {prop} (capital of Bavaria) | :: München |
| municipal {adj} (pertaining to city) | :: gemeentelijk |
| municipality {n} (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) | :: gemeente |
| municipality {n} (the governing body of such a district) | :: gemeente |
| munificence {n} (the quality of being munificent; generosity) | :: gulheid {f}, vrijgevigheid {f}, goedgeefsheid {f}, generositeit {f}, munificentie {f} |
| munificent {adj} ((of a person or group) very liberal in giving or bestowing) | :: vrijgevig, goedgeefs, gul, munificent, genereus |
| Muntenia {prop} (region of Romania) | :: Muntenië {n} |
| muntjac {n} (deer of the genus Muntiacus) | :: muntjak {m} |
| muon {n} (an unstable elementary particle in the lepton family) | :: muon {n} |
| muon neutrino {n} (elementary particle) | :: muonneutrino {n} |
| Murad {prop} (male given name) | :: Murad |
| mural {n} (painting on wall) | :: muurschildering {f} |
| murder {n} (an act of deliberate killing) | :: moord {f}, doodslag {m} |
| murder {n} (the crime of deliberate killing) | :: moord {f} |
| murder {n} (terrible to endure) | :: moord {f} |
| murder {v} (deliberately kill) | :: vermoorden , moorden |
| murder {v} (defeat decisively) | :: de grond in boren |
| murder {v} (express one’s anger at) | :: vermoorden |
| murder {v} (devour) | :: vermoorden |
| murderer {n} (person who commits murder) | :: moordenaar {m} |
| murderess {n} (woman who commits murder) | :: moordenares {f}, moordenaarster {f} |
| murderous {adj} (likely to commit murder, see also: homicidal) | :: moordzuchitg |
| murky {adj} (hard to see through) | :: troebel, troebele |
| murky {adj} (dark, dim, gloomy) SEE: gloomy | :: |
| murky {adj} (cloudy, indistinct, obscure) SEE: obscure | :: |
| Murmansk {prop} (city) | :: Moermansk |
| Murphy bed {n} (bed that folds up into the wall) | :: opklapbed {n} |
| murrey {n} (mulberry) SEE: mulberry | :: |
| murrey {n} (red colour) | :: murrey |
| musalla {n} (oratory) SEE: oratory | :: |
| Muscat {prop} (capital city) | :: Maskate |
| muscle {n} (contractile tissue) | :: spier {f} |
| muscleman {n} (bodyguard) SEE: bodyguard | :: |
| Muscovian {adj} (relating to Muscovy) | :: Moskovisch |
| Muscovian {n} (descendant of the people of Muscovy) | :: Moskoviër {m} |
| Muscovite {n} (resident of Moscow) | :: Moskoviet {m} |
| Muscovite {adj} (Relating to Moscow) | :: Moskovitisch |
| Muscovy {prop} (Grand Duchy of Moscow) | :: Moskovië {n} |
| Muscovy duck {n} (duck) | :: muskuseend {f}, barbarieeend {f} |
| muscular {adj} (of or relating to muscles) | :: musculair, spier- |
| muscular {adj} (having strength) | :: gespierd |
| muscular {adj} (having large, well-developed muscles) | :: gespierd |
| muscularity {n} | :: gespierdheid |
| muse {n} (a source of inspiration) | :: Muze |
| muse {v} (to become lost in thought) | :: mijmeren, nadenken |
| muse {v} (to think on; to meditate on) | :: stilstaan bij |
| Muse {n} (one of the nine Ancient Greek deities of the arts) | :: muse, Nadenken |
| museum {n} (building or institution) | :: museum {n} |
| mush {n} (A food comprising cracked or rolled grains cooked in water or milk, porridge) | :: pap {f} |
| mush {n} (slang: the face) | :: tronie {f} |
| mushroom {n} (fruiting body of a fungus) | :: paddenstoel {m}, zwam {m} |
| mushroom {n} (one who rises suddenly from a low condition in life) SEE: upstart | :: |
| mushroom {n} (champignon) SEE: champignon | :: |
| mushroom cloud {n} (mushroom shaped cloud) | :: paddenstoelwolk {f} |
| music {n} (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) | :: muziek {f} |
| music {n} (any pleasing or interesting sounds) | :: muziek {f} |
| music {n} (sheet music) | :: bladmuziek {f}, partituur {f} |
| musical {adj} (of or relating to music) | :: muzikaal |
| musical {n} (stage performance, show or film) | :: musical {m} |
| musical box {n} (music box) SEE: music box | :: |
| musical chairs {n} (game) | :: stoelendans {m} |
| musical chairs {n} (figuratively: activity of shuffling people) | :: stoelendans {m} |
| musical instrument {n} (a device, object, contrivance or machine used to produce musical notes or sounds) | :: muziekinstrument {n} |
| musical notation {n} (writing system) | :: notenschrift {n} |
| music box {n} (box that generates or plays music) | :: speeldoos {f}, muziekdoos {f} |
| music box {n} | :: speelklok |
| music chart {n} (ranking of music) | :: Hitparade |
| musician {n} (person who performs or writes music) | :: muzikant {m}, muzikante {f}, musicus {m} {f} |
| music notation {n} (system which represents aurally perceived music) SEE: musical notation | :: |
| music of the spheres {n} (music produced by celestial bodies) | :: harmonie der sferen {f}, muziek der sferen {f}, wereldmuziek {f} |
| musicologist {n} (one who studies musicology) | :: musicoloog {m} |
| musicology {n} (study of music) | :: musicologie {f} |
| music school {n} (school of music) | :: muziekschool |
| music stand {n} (stand for holding sheet music) | :: muziekstandaard {m}, muziekstatief {n}, notenstandaard {m} |
| music theory {n} (field of study dealing with how music works) | :: muziektheorie {f} |
| music to someone's ears {n} (good news; pleasing sound or expression) | :: als muziek in de oren klinken |
| music video {n} (motion picture accompanying a song) | :: videoclip {m} |
| musk {n} (greasy secretion with powerful odour) | :: muskus {f} |
| musk duck {n} (Biziura lobata) | :: Australische muskuseend {f} |
| musket {n} (firearm) | :: musket {n} |
| musk mallow {n} (Abelmoschus moschatus) SEE: abelmosk | :: |
| musk ox {n} (an arctic mammal) | :: muskusos {m} |
| muskrat {n} (Ondatra zibethicus) | :: muskusrat {f} |
| Muslim {n} (believer of Islam) | :: moslim {m}, moslima {f} |
| Muslim {adj} (relating to believers of Islam) | :: moslims |
| muslin {n} (very different styles of fabric) SEE: fabric | :: |
| muslin {n} (thin cotton cloth) | :: mousseline |
| musophobia {n} | :: musofobie |
| musquash {n} (Ondatra zibethicus) SEE: muskrat | :: |
| muss {n} (mess) SEE: mess | :: |
| mussel {n} (any small edible bivalve shellfish, see also: clam; oyster; mollusc) | :: mossel {f} |
| must {v} (be required to) | :: moeten |
| must {n} (something mandatory) | :: moetje {n} |
| must {n} (fruit juice that will ferment or has fermented, usually from grapes) | :: most {m} |
| mustard {n} (plant) | :: mosterd {m}, mosterdplant {m} |
| mustard {n} (condiment) | :: mosterd {m} |
| mustard gas {n} (vesicant gas) | :: mosterdgas {n}, yperiet {n} |
| muster {v} (to show, exhibit) SEE: show | :: |
| muster {n} (show; display) | :: tonen, vertonen |
| mutagen {n} (agent or substance that can cause genetic mutation) | :: mutageen {n} |
| mutant {n} (something that has mutated) | :: mutant |
| mutation {n} (mutant) SEE: mutant | :: |
| mutation {n} (any alteration or change) | :: mutatie {f} |
| mutation {n} (heritable change in genetic material) | :: mutatie {f} |
| mutatis mutandis {adv} (having changed what needs to be changed) | :: mutatis mutandis |
| mute {adj} (not having the power of speech) | :: stom |
| mute {adj} (silent, not making a sound) | :: stil, gedempt |
| mute {n} (person unable to speak) | :: stomme {m} {f} |
| mute swan {n} (Cygnus olor) | :: knobbelzwaan {m} |
| mutilate {v} (To physically harm as to impair use) | :: verminken |
| mutilate {v} (To destroy beyond recognition) | :: verminken, verhakkelen |
| mutilate {v} (To render imperfect or defective) | :: verminken |
| mutilation {n} (act of mutilating or the state of being mutilated) | :: verminking {f} |
| mutineer {n} (someone who participates in mutiny) | :: muiter {m} |
| mutiny {n} (organized rebellion) | :: muiterij {f} |
| mutiny {v} (commit mutiny) | :: muiten |
| mutism {n} (psychological disorder) | :: mutisme {n} |
| mutt {n} (a mongrel dog) | :: bastaard {?} |
| mutt {n} (a term of abuse) | :: halve gare {?}, idioot {?}, domkop {?} |
| mutter {n} (instance of muttering) | :: gemompel, geroezemoes |
| mutter {v} (speak under one's breath) | :: mompelen |
| mutton {n} (the flesh of sheep used as food) | :: schapenvlees {n}, schaap {n} |
| mutton dressed as lamb {n} (middle-aged or elderly woman dressed in a style more suited to a young woman) | :: van achteren lyceum, van voren museum (from behind like grammar school, from the front like museum) |
| mutual {adj} (having the same relationship, each to each other) | :: wederzijds |
| muzzle {n} (part of animal's head) | :: snuit {m} {f} |
| muzzle {n} (device to stop an animal from biting) | :: muilband |
| muzzle {v} (to apply a muzzle) | :: muilkorven |
| muzzle {v} (to restrain from speaking or acting) | :: muilkorven |
| my {determiner} (belonging to me) | :: mijn |
| Myanmar {prop} (Southeast Asian country, see also: Burma) | :: Myanmar |
| my blood type is ... {phrase} (my blood type is …) | :: mijn bloedgroep is ... |
| my car has broken down {phrase} (my car has broken down) | :: mijn auto is kapot |
| Mycenaean {adj} (relating to Mycenae) | :: Myceens |
| mycologist {n} (a person who studies, professes or practices mycology) | :: mycoloog {m} |
| mycology {n} (study of fungi) | :: mycologie {f} |
| my condom broke {phrase} | :: mijn condoom ging kapot |
| mycorrhiza {n} (symbiotic relationship between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant) | :: zwamwortel |
| mycosis {n} (an infection caused by a fungus) | :: schimmelinfectie {f} |
| my name is {phrase} (a way to identify oneself) | :: ik heet..., mijn naam is... |
| myocardial infarction {n} (heart attack) SEE: heart attack | :: |
| myopia {n} (lack of imagination, discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning) | :: kortzichtigheid {f} |
| myopia {n} (disorder of the vision) SEE: nearsightedness | :: |
| myopic {adj} (unable to see distant objects unaided) | :: bijziend |
| my pleasure {interj} (a polite reaction to receiving thanks) | :: graag gedaan |
| myriad {n} (ten thousand, see also: ten thousand) | :: myriade {f} |
| myriad {n} (vast diversity or number) | :: een groot aantal, myriade {f} |
| myroblyte {n} (saint whose relics or place of burial produce or are said to have produced the Oil of Saints or the odour of sanctity) | :: myrobliet {m} |
| myrrh {n} (dried sap of the myrrha tree) | :: mirre {m} |
| myrtle {n} (evergreen shrub) | :: mirte {c} |
| myself {pron} (me, reflexive form of me) | :: me, mijzelf, mezelf |
| mysterious {adj} (of unknown origin) | :: geheimzinnig, mysterieus |
| mysterious {adj} (having unknown qualities) | :: geheimzinnig, raadselachtig, mysterieus |
| mysteriousness {n} (the quality of being mysterious) | :: raadselachtigheid {f} |
| mystery {n} (something secret or unexplainable) | :: mysterie {n} |
| mystery guest {n} | :: mysteryguest |
| mystery shopper {n} (mystery shopper) | :: mysteryshopper |
| mystic {adj} (of, or relating to mystics, mysticism or occult mysteries) | :: mystiek |
| mystic {adj} (mysterious and strange) | :: mysterieus, enigmatisch, raadselachtig, geheimzinnig, duister |
| myth {n} (divine story) | :: mythe {f} {m} |
| myth {n} (commonly-held but false belief) | :: mythe {f} {m} |
| mythology {n} (myths of a people) | :: mythologie {f} |
| mythology {n} (collection and study of myths) | :: mythologie {f} |
| myxomatosis {n} (rabbit disease) | :: myxomatose {f} |