| pa {n} (father) | :: pa {m} |
| pa {n} (grandfather) | :: opa {m} |
| pace {n} | :: tempo {n} |
| pachinko {n} (game) | :: pachinko {m} |
| pacification {n} (the process of pacifying) | :: pacificatie {f} |
| Pacific Ocean {prop} (the world's largest body of water) | :: Grote Oceaan {m}, Stille Oceaan {m}, Stille Zuidzee {f} |
| pacifier {n} (one who pacifies) | :: pacificator {m} |
| pacifier {n} (for a baby) | :: fopspeen {m}, speen {m} |
| pack {n} (group of dogs) | :: meute {f} |
| package {n} (something which is packed) | :: pak {n} |
| package {n} (act of packing) | :: verpakken, inpakken |
| package store {n} (liquor store) SEE: liquor store | :: |
| pack animal {n} (animal used to carry heavy items) SEE: beast of burden | :: |
| packer {n} (person packing things) | :: verpakker {m}, pakker {m} |
| packet {n} (small pack) | :: pakket {n}, pak {n} |
| pact {n} (an agreement; a league; a compact; a covenant) | :: pact {n} |
| pad {v} (to stuff) SEE: stuff | :: |
| padawan {n} (any apprentice or student) SEE: apprentice | :: |
| padded envelope {n} (a thick envelope) | :: jiffybag |
| padding {n} (soft filling material) | :: vulling |
| paddle {n} (two-handed, single-bladed oar) | :: paddel {m}, peddel {m}, pagaai {m} |
| paddle {n} (double-bladed oar used for kayaking) | :: (dubbelbladige) paddel {m}, peddel {m}, pagaai {m} |
| paddle {n} (time spent on paddling) | :: gepeddel {n} |
| paddle {n} (slat of a paddleboat's wheel) | :: schoep {m} {f} |
| paddle {n} (paddlewheel) | :: scheprad {n}, waterrad {n} |
| paddle {n} (blade of a waterwheel) | :: schoep {m} {f} |
| paddle {n} (meandering walk or dabble through shallow water) | :: pootjebaden {n} |
| paddle {v} (to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument) | :: peddelen, roeien |
| paddle {v} (to spank with a paddle) | :: van de roede geven/slaan |
| paddle {v} (to walk or dabble playfully in shallow water) | :: pootjebaden |
| paddleboat {n} (pedalo) SEE: pedalo | :: |
| paddlefish {n} (fish of the family Polyodontidae) | :: lepelsteur {m} |
| paddle steamer {n} (steam-powered vessel propelled by paddle wheel(s)) | :: raderboot {m} {f}, raderstoomboot {m} {f}, raderschip {n} |
| paddling {n} (collective noun for ducks) | :: toom {m} |
| paddy {n} (wet land where rice grows) | :: rijstveld {n} |
| paddy field {n} (field where rice is grown) SEE: paddy | :: |
| padlock {n} (type of lock) | :: hangslot {n} |
| padlock {v} (to lock using a padlock) | :: met een hangslot afsluiten |
| paean {n} (any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph) | :: lofzang |
| paean {n} (enthusiastic expression of praise) | :: lofzang |
| paedophilophile {n} (one attracted to paedophiles) | :: pedofilofiel |
| paella {n} (Savory, cooked dish) | :: paella {m} {f} |
| pagan {adj} (relating to non main world religions) | :: heidens |
| pagan {adj} (immoral, uncivilized, savage) | :: immoreel, onbeschaafd |
| pagan {n} (person not adhering to a main world religion) | :: heiden {m}, heidin {f} |
| pagan {n} (uncivilized or unsocialized person) | :: heiden {m}, barbaar {m}, wilde(man) {m} |
| page {n} (boy child) SEE: boy | :: |
| page {n} (one side of a leaf of a book) | :: pagina {c}, bladzijde {c} |
| page {n} (record) | :: pagina {c}, blad {n} |
| page {n} (computing: contiguous block of memory) | :: pagina {c}, blad {n} |
| page {v} (mark the pages of) | :: nummeren, pagineren |
| page {v} (turn several pages of a publication) | :: bladeren in, doorbladeren |
| page {n} (serving boy) | :: page |
| page {n} (British: youth doing errands) | :: loopjongen {m} |
| page {n} (moth) | :: page, mot {c} |
| page {v} (attend as a page) | :: dienen |
| page {v} (call or summon) | :: oproepen |
| page {v} (contact by means of a pager) | :: oproepen, oppiepen |
| page {v} (call somebody using PA system) | :: oproepen |
| page {n} (Internet: web page) SEE: web page | :: |
| pageant {n} (public display) | :: optocht {m} |
| pageant {n} (beauty pageant) SEE: beauty pageant | :: |
| pageantry {n} (A colourful show or display) | :: praal, vertoon |
| pager {n} (device) | :: bieper |
| pagoda {n} (a tiered tower with multiple eaves) | :: pagode |
| pahoehoe {n} (form of lava flow) | :: gladde lava {m} {f} |
| pail {n} (bucket) SEE: bucket | :: |
| pain {n} (ache or bodily suffering) | :: pijn {m} {f} |
| pain {n} (suffering or anguish, especially mental) | :: pijn {m} {f} |
| pain {v} (to hurt; to put to bodily uneasiness or anguish) | :: kwetsen |
| painful {adj} (causing pain) | :: pijnlijk, smartelijk |
| painful {adj} (requiring labor or toil) | :: moeizaam, smartelijk |
| painkiller {n} (a drug that numbs the pain in the body) | :: pijnstiller {m} |
| painless {adj} (without pain or trouble) | :: pijnloos |
| paint {n} (substance) | :: verf {f}, tjet {m} |
| paint {v} (apply paint to) | :: verven, schilderen |
| paint {v} (create an image) | :: schilderen |
| paint {v} (practise the art of painting pictures) | :: schilderen |
| paintability {n} (The quality of being paintable) | :: verfbaarheid {f} |
| paintbrush {n} (thin brush) | :: penseel {n} |
| painted {adj} (painted) | :: beschilderd |
| painter {n} (artist) | :: schilder {m}, kunstschilder {m} |
| painter {n} (one who paints surfaces using a paintbrush) | :: schilder {m}, huisschilder {m} |
| painting {n} (an illustration or artwork using paint) | :: schilderij {n} {f}, schilderwerk {n} |
| painting {n} (the action of applying paint) | :: schilderen {n}, geschilder {n} |
| painting {n} (artistic application of paint) | :: schilderen {n}, schilderkunst |
| paint the town red {v} (party in a rowdy, wild manner) | :: bloemen buiten zetten |
| pair {n} (number of things resembling one another, or belonging together) SEE: set | :: |
| pair {n} (two similar or identical things) | :: paar {n}, koppel {n}, duo {n}, tweetal {n} |
| pair {n} (two people in a relationship) | :: paar {n}, koppel {n}, stel {n} |
| pair {n} (couple of working animals attached to work together) | :: tweespan {n} |
| pair {n} (poker hand) | :: paar {n} |
| pair {n} (cricket score) | :: brilstand {n} |
| pair {v} (to group into sets of two) | :: paren, koppelen |
| pair of binoculars {n} (binoculars) SEE: binoculars | :: |
| pair of compasses {n} (tool used to draw circles) | :: passer {m} |
| pair of eyeglasses {n} (spectacles) SEE: spectacles | :: |
| pair of forceps {n} (forceps) SEE: forceps | :: |
| pair of glasses {n} (spectacles) SEE: spectacles | :: |
| pair of goggles {n} (goggles) SEE: goggles | :: |
| pair of pincers {n} (pincers) SEE: pincers | :: |
| pair of scissors {n} (scissors) SEE: scissors | :: |
| pair of specs {n} (spectacles) SEE: spectacles | :: |
| pair of spectacles {n} (spectacles) SEE: spectacles | :: |
| pair of tongs {n} (tongs) SEE: tongs | :: |
| pair of tweezers {n} (tweezers) SEE: tweezers | :: |
| pajamas {n} (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) | :: pyjama {m} |
| Pakistan {prop} (country in South Asia) | :: Pakistan |
| palace {n} (large, lavish residence) | :: paleis {n} |
| Palace of Westminster {prop} (building in London housing the House of Commons and House of Lords) | :: Palace of Westminster |
| paladin {n} (heroic champion) | :: paladijn {m} |
| palaeoclimatology {n} (science) | :: paleoklimatologie {f} |
| Palaic {prop} (Indo-European language) | :: Palaïsch |
| palanquin {n} (a covered type of litter) | :: palankijn |
| palatable {adj} (pleasing to the taste) | :: smaakvol, lekker |
| palatable {adj} (tolerable, acceptable) | :: aanvaardbaar, acceptabel |
| palate {n} (roof of the mouth) | :: gehemelte {n}, verhemelte {n} |
| Palatinate {prop} (Palatinate) | :: Palts {f} |
| Palatine {prop} (hill of Rome) | :: Palatijn |
| Palau {prop} (Republic of Palau) | :: Palau |
| Palawan tit {n} (Pardaliparus amabilis) | :: palawanmees |
| pale {adj} (light in color) | :: bleek |
| pale {n} (wooden stake) | :: staak {m}, paal |
| pale {n} (fence made of wooden stakes) | :: palissade {f} |
| pale {n} (limits, bounds) | :: grens {m}, limiet {m} {f} |
| pale {n} (bounds of morality) | :: grens {m} {f} |
| pale {n} (heraldry: vertical band) | :: paal |
| paleface {n} (a white person of European descent, in the context of American Indians) | :: bleekgezicht {n} |
| paleoclimatology {n} (palaeoclimatology) SEE: palaeoclimatology | :: |
| paleography {n} (study of old forms of writing) | :: paleografie |
| paleolinguistics {n} (study of the distant human past by linguistic means) | :: paleolinguïstiek {f} |
| Paleolithic {n} (Old Stone Age) | :: paleolithicum {m} |
| paleologism {n} (phrase that was coined in the past and now obsolete) | :: paleologisme {n} |
| paleontologist {n} (one who studies paleontology) | :: paleontoloog {m} |
| paleornithology {n} (branch of paleontology that deals with fossil birds) | :: paleo-ornithologie {f} |
| Palermo {prop} (province) | :: Palermo |
| Palermo {prop} (city) | :: Palermo |
| Palestine {prop} (geographic region) | :: Palestina |
| Palestine {prop} (West Bank and Gaza Strip collectively) | :: Palestina, Palestijnse Gebieden |
| Palestine {prop} (historical: former British entity) | :: Palestina |
| Palestine {prop} (historical: former British Mandate) | :: Palestina |
| Palestinian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine and/or the Palestinian people) | :: Palestijns |
| Palestinian {n} (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) | :: Palestijns {m}, Palestijnse |
| pale-throated sloth {n} (Bradypus tridactylus) | :: drievingerige luiaard {m}, ai {m} |
| paletot {n} (A loose outer jacket, overcoat) | :: jas {m}, overjas {m} |
| palette {n} (board) | :: palet {n} |
| palette knife {n} (knife used in painting) | :: paletmes {n} |
| palimpsest {n} (manuscript scraped clean for reuse) | :: palimpsest |
| palindrome {n} (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) | :: palindroom {n} |
| palisade {n} (wall of wooden stakes) | :: palissade {f} |
| pall {n} (heavy cloth laid over a coffin or tomb) | :: lijkkleed |
| pall {n} (charge representing an archbishop's pallium) | :: gaffel |
| palladium {n} (chemical element) | :: palladium {n} |
| Pallas's gull {n} (Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus) | :: reuzenzwartkopmeeuw {f} |
| pallet jack {n} (manually operated device for lifting and moving pallets) | :: transpallet |
| pallet truck {n} (manually operated device for lifting and moving pallets) SEE: pallet jack | :: |
| palliate {v} (obsolete: to lessen the severity of) | :: verzachten, afzwakken, vergoeilijken |
| pallid {adj} (appearing weak, pale or wan) | :: bleek |
| pallidity {n} (state of being) SEE: pallor | :: |
| pallium {n} (cerebral cortex) SEE: cerebral cortex | :: |
| pallor {n} (paleness; want of color; pallidity) | :: bleekheid |
| palm {n} (inner, concave part of hand) | :: palm {m}, handpalm {m} |
| palm {n} (palm tree) SEE: palm tree | :: |
| palm off {v} (to sell or dispose of something with the intent to deceive) | :: opdringen, opzadelen met |
| palm oil {n} (edible plant oil) | :: palmolie {f} |
| Palm Sunday {n} (Sunday before Easter) | :: Palmzondag {m} |
| palm thief {n} (coconut crab) SEE: coconut crab | :: |
| palm tree {n} (tropical tree) | :: palm {m}, palmboom {m} |
| palooka {n} (stupid, oafish or clumsy person) | :: knuppel {m}, klungel {m} {f} |
| palpable {adj} (capable of being touched) | :: tastbaar |
| palpable {adj} (obvious) | :: te snijden |
| palpable {adj} (that can be detected by palpation) | :: palpeerbaar |
| palpebral {adj} (pertaining to eyelids) | :: palpebraal |
| palsy {n} (complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part) | :: verlamming {f} |
| paltry {adj} (trashy, trivial, of little value) | :: triviaal, pietluttig |
| paltry {adj} (meager; worthless; pitiful; trifling) | :: armzalig, meelijwekkend, beklagenswaardig,waardeloos |
| pamper {v} (to treat with excessive care, to indulge) | :: vertroetelen |
| pamphlet {n} (booklet) SEE: booklet | :: |
| Pamplona {prop} (city in Navarre of northern Spain) | :: Pamplona |
| pan- {prefix} (a combining form meaning "all") | :: pan-, al- |
| pan {n} (flat vessel used for cooking, see also: frying pan) | :: pan {f} |
| panacea {n} (something that will solve all problems) | :: wondermiddel {n} |
| panache {n} (ornamental helmet plume) | :: vederbos, panache |
| panache {n} (flamboyant style or action) | :: zwier, panache |
| Panama {prop} (country) | :: Panama {n} |
| Panama Canal Zone {prop} (historical territory within Panama) | :: Kanaalzone, Panamakanaalzone |
| Panamanian {n} (person from Panama) | :: Panamees {m} |
| Panamanian {adj} (pertaining to Panama) | :: Panamees |
| pan-Arabism {n} (movement) | :: panarabisme |
| panarchism {n} (advocacy of panarchy) | :: panarchisme |
| pancake {n} (thin batter cake) | :: pannenkoek {m} |
| Pancake Day {prop} (Shrove Tuesday) SEE: Shrove Tuesday | :: |
| Pancake Tuesday {prop} (Shrove Tuesday) SEE: Shrove Tuesday | :: |
| Panchatantra {prop} (a collection of Sanskrit and Pali animal fables in verse and prose) | :: Pañcatantra |
| Panchen Lama {n} (second-highest ranking lama of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism) | :: Panchen lama |
| Pancras {prop} (saint) | :: Pancratius {m} |
| pancreas {n} (gland near the stomach) | :: alvleesklier, buikspeekselklier, pancreas |
| pancreatic cancer {n} (malignant neoplasm of the pancreas) | :: alvleesklierkanker {c} |
| panda {n} (Ailuropoda melanoleuca, see also: giant panda) | :: panda {m}, pandabeer {m} |
| panda {n} (police car) SEE: police car | :: |
| panda bear {n} (panda) SEE: panda | :: |
| pandeism {n} (belief in a god both pantheistic and deistic) | :: pandeïsme {m} |
| pandemic {adj} (general, widespread) SEE: general | :: |
| pandemic {n} (disease that affects a wide geographical area and a large proportion of the population) | :: pandemie {f} |
| pandemonium {n} (chaos; tumultuous or lawless violence) | :: pandemonium {n}, heksenketel {m} |
| pandemonium {n} (an outburst; loud, riotous uproar) | :: pandemonium {n}, heksenketel {m} |
| pander {n} (pimp or procurer) SEE: pimp | :: |
| pander {v} (to appeal or cater to) | :: tegemoetkomen aan, toegeven aan, naar de mond praten |
| pander {v} (to offer illicit sex with a third party) | :: koppelen |
| pandiculation {n} (stretching and stiffening of the trunk and extremities as when fatigued and drowsy) | :: zich uitrekken |
| Pandora {prop} (Character in Greek mythology) | :: Pandora {f} |
| panegyric {n} (formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something) | :: lofzang {f}, lofrede {f} |
| panel {n} (group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc) | :: forum |
| panel {n} | :: paneel {n} |
| panentheism {n} | :: panentheïsme {n} |
| pang {n} (paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish) | :: pijnscheut, steek |
| pang {n} (sudden sharp feeling of a mental or emotional nature) | :: aanval |
| Pangaea {prop} (supercontinent prior to Triassic) | :: Pangaea {f}, Pangea {f} |
| pangolin {n} (mammal) | :: schubdier {m} |
| pangram {n} (a sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet) | :: pangram {n} |
| panhandler {n} (one who panhandles) | :: bedelaar {m}, bedelaarster {f}, bedelares {f} |
| panhandler {n} (bum) | :: landloper {m}, zwerver {m} |
| panic {n} (overpowering fright) | :: paniek {f} |
| panic {v} (to feel overwhelming fear) | :: in paniek raken |
| panic attack {n} (sudden period of intense anxiety) | :: paniekaanval {m} |
| pankration {n} (ancient Greek martial art) | :: pankration {n} |
| Pannonia {prop} (province of the Roman Empire) | :: Pannonië {n} |
| panoply {n} (splendid display of something) | :: praal |
| panoply {n} (collection or display of weaponry) | :: wapenrusting |
| panoramic {adj} (with a wide view) | :: panoramisch, panoramische |
| panpsychism {n} (the doctrine that all matter has a mental aspect) | :: panpsychisme |
| pansexuality {n} (sexual orientation) | :: pansexualiteit |
| Pan-Slavism {n} (movement) | :: panslavisme {n} |
| pansy {n} (plant) | :: viooltje {n}, reuzenviool {m} {f} |
| pansy {n} (informal:coward or weak person) | :: schijtlijster {m} |
| pant {n} (a pair of pants) SEE: pants | :: |
| pant {n} (a quick breathing) | :: gehijg |
| pant {v} (to breathe quickly or in a labored manner) | :: hijgen |
| pantheism {n} (belief that the universe is divine) | :: pantheïsme {n} |
| pantheistic {adj} (pertaining to pantheism) | :: pantheïstisch |
| pantheistical {adj} (pantheistic) SEE: pantheistic | :: |
| panther {n} (big cat with black fur) | :: panter |
| panther {n} (big cat of genus Panthera) | :: panter {m} |
| panther cap {n} (Amanita pantherina) | :: panteramaniet |
| panties {n} (underpants for women or girls) | :: slipje |
| pant leg {n} (either of the legs of a pair of pants) | :: broekspijp {m} {f} |
| pantograph {n} (mechanical drawing aid) | :: pantograaf, tekenaap {m} |
| pantograph {n} (rail transport: device that collects electric current from overhead lines) | :: (tram)beugel |
| pantry {n} (storage room) | :: voorraadkamer {f}, bijkeuken {f}, voorraadkast {f} |
| pants {n} (garment covering the body from the waist downwards) | :: broek {f} |
| pants {n} (undergarment covering the genitals) | :: onderbroek |
| pants {adj} (of inferior quality) | :: brol |
| pants {v} (pull someone’s pants down) | :: broekaf doen, de broek aftrekken |
| panty {n} (panties) SEE: panties | :: |
| pantyhose {n} | :: panty {m} |
| pap {n} (soft food) | :: pap {m} {f} |
| pap {n} (porridge) SEE: porridge | :: |
| papa {n} (Father (familiar, conversational)) SEE: dad | :: |
| papal {adj} (related to the pope or papacy) | :: pauselijk |
| paparazzi {n} (paparazzo) SEE: paparazzo | :: |
| paparazzo {n} (freelance photographer of celebrities) | :: paparazzo {m}, nieuwsfotograaf {m} |
| papaya {n} (tree) | :: papajaboom |
| papaya {n} (fruit) | :: papaja |
| paper {n} (sheet material) | :: papier {n} |
| paper {n} (written document shorter than a book) | :: document {n}, werk {n}, eindwerk {n} |
| paper {n} (academic paper) | :: artikel {n} |
| paper {adj} (made of paper) | :: papieren |
| paper {v} (to apply paper to) | :: behangen |
| paper {n} (newspaper) SEE: newspaper | :: |
| paper {n} (wallpaper) SEE: wallpaper | :: |
| paper {n} (wrapping paper) SEE: wrapping paper | :: |
| paper {v} (to document) SEE: document | :: |
| paper aeroplane {n} (toy aeroplane made by folding up a sheet of paper) | :: papiervliegtuig {n} |
| paper airplane {n} (paper aeroplane) SEE: paper aeroplane | :: |
| paperback {n} | :: paperback {m} |
| paperback {adj} (having flexible binding) | :: paperback |
| paper clip {n} (paper clip) | :: paperclip {c} |
| paperknife {n} (a knife for cutting paper or opening envelopes) SEE: letter opener | :: |
| paper tiger {n} (paper tiger) | :: papieren tijger {m} |
| paper towel {n} (sheet of absorbent paper) | :: keukenrol |
| paperweight {n} (small, decorative, somewhat weighty object) | :: presse-papier |
| Papiamento {prop} (creole language) SEE: Papiamentu | :: |
| Papiamentu {prop} (language) | :: Papiaments {n} |
| papier-mâché {n} (paper mixed with glue to create a sculptural object) | :: papier-maché {n} |
| pappardelle {n} (broad form of fettuccine) | :: pappardelle |
| paprika {n} (ground spice) | :: paprika {f} |
| Pap smear {n} (gynaecology: screening test) | :: uitstrijkje {n} |
| Pap test {n} (gynaecology: screening test) | :: uitstrijkje {n} |
| Papua New Guinea {prop} (country in Oceania) | :: Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea |
| Papua New Guinean {n} (citizen of Papua New Guinea or of Papua New Guinean descent) | :: Papoea {m}, Papoease {f} |
| Papua New Guinean {adj} (pertaining to Papua New Guinea) | :: Papoeaas |
| papyrology {n} (the study of ancient texts written on papyrus) | :: papyrologie {f} |
| parable {n} (short story illustrating a lesson) | :: parabel {m} |
| parabola {n} (a conic section) | :: parabool |
| parabolic {adj} (of or pertaining to a parabola or paraboloid) | :: parabolisch |
| paracetamol {n} (acetaminophen) SEE: acetaminophen | :: |
| parachute {n} (a device designed to control the fall of an object) | :: parachute {m}, valscherm {n} |
| parachutist {n} (parachute user) | :: parachutist {m}, parachutiste {f} |
| paraclete {n} (advocate) | :: parakleet |
| paraconsistent {adj} (tolerant towards inconsistencies) | :: paraconsistent |
| parade {n} (organized procession) | :: parade {f}, optocht {m}, defilé {n} |
| paradigm {n} (way of viewing reality) | :: paradigma {n}, denkkader {n} |
| paradigm {n} (example serving as a model or pattern) | :: paradigma {n} |
| paradigm {n} (linguistics: all forms which contain a common element) | :: paradigma {n} |
| paradigm shift {n} (change in thinking from an accepted point of view to a new one, necessitated by scientific discoveries) | :: paradigmawissel {m}, paradigmawisseling {f} |
| paradise {n} (heaven) | :: paradijs {n}, hemel {m} |
| paradise {n} (very pleasant place) | :: paradijs {n} |
| paradise {n} | :: paradijs {n} |
| Paradise {prop} (Heaven) | :: Paradijs {n} |
| paradox {n} (apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true) | :: paradox {m} |
| paradox {n} (in logic: a self-contradictory statement) | :: paradox {m}, tegenspraak {f} |
| paradoxical {adj} (having self-contradicting properties) | :: paradoxaal |
| paraffin {n} (kerosene) SEE: kerosene | :: |
| paraffin {n} (alkane hydrocarbon) | :: paraffine |
| paragliding {n} (the sport of gliding with a paraglider) | :: parapente |
| paragon {n} (model or pattern) | :: toonbeeld |
| paragon {n} (20-point type) | :: paragon |
| paragraph {n} (passage in text) | :: alinea {f} |
| Paraguay {prop} (country in South America) | :: Paraguay |
| parakeet {n} (various species of small parrots) | :: parkiet |
| parakeet auklet {n} (bird) | :: papegaai-alk |
| paralegal {n} (one who assists a lawyer) | :: juridisch medewerker {m} |
| parallel {adj} (equally distant from one another at all points) | :: evenwijdig, parallel |
| parallel {adj} (having the same overall direction) | :: evenwijdig met/aan, parallel met |
| parallel {n} (one of a set of parallel lines) | :: evenwijdige {f} |
| parallel {n} (line of latitude) | :: breedtegraad {m} |
| parallelepiped {n} (solid figure) | :: parallellepipedum {n} |
| parallelogram {n} (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) | :: parallellogram {m} |
| paralysis {n} (loss of muscle control) | :: verlamming {f} |
| paralyzed {adj} ((of a person or part of the body) partly or wholly incapable of movement; disabled) | :: verlamd |
| paramagnetic {adj} (exhibiting paramagnetism) | :: paramagnetisch |
| paramagnetism {n} (tendency of dipoles) | :: paramagnetisme |
| Paramaribo {prop} (capital of Suriname) | :: Paramaribo |
| paramecium {n} (organism) | :: pantoffeldiertje {n} |
| parament {n} (liturgical cloth) | :: parament {n} |
| paranoid schizophrenia {n} (form of schizophrenia accompanied by delusions) | :: paranoïde schizofrenie {f} |
| paraphernalia {n} (miscellaneous items) | :: onderdelen, spulletjes |
| paraphimosis {n} (foreskin trapped behind the glans) | :: parafimose {f}, Spaanse kraag {m} |
| paraphrase {n} (restatement of a text) | :: parafrase {f} |
| paraphyletic {adj} (Excluding some descendants of the most recent common ancestor) | :: parafyletisch |
| paraplegia {n} (paralysed condition) | :: dwarslaesie |
| parapsychology {n} (study of that which cannot yet be explained) | :: parapsychologie {f} |
| parasite {n} (useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back) | :: parasiet {m} {f}, profiteur {m} |
| parasite {n} ((generally undesirable) living organism that exists by stealing resources from another living organism) | :: parasiet {m} {f} |
| parasitic {adj} (pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite) | :: parasitair, parasitisch |
| parasitic {adj} (drawing upon another organism for sustenance) | :: parasitair, parasitisch |
| parasitic {adj} (exploit) | :: parasitair, parasitisch |
| parasitical {adj} (parasitic) SEE: parasitic | :: |
| parasitise {v} (parasitize) SEE: parasitize | :: |
| parasitize {v} (live off a host) | :: parasiteren |
| parasol {n} (umbrella used as protection from the sun) | :: parasol {m} |
| paratrooper {n} (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) | :: parachutist {m} |
| parboil {v} (partially boil) | :: blancheren |
| parcel {n} (package wrapped for shipment) | :: pakket {n} |
| parched {adj} (dry) | :: droog |
| parched {adj} (thirsty) | :: dorstig |
| parchment {n} (material) | :: perkament {n} |
| parchment {n} (document) | :: perkament {n} |
| parchment {n} (diploma (only specific material-related terms, not mere synonyms of diploma)) | :: bul, ezelsvel {n} |
| parchment {n} (imitating paper) | :: perkamentpapier {n} |
| parchment {n} (creamy or tanned color) | :: perkamentkleur |
| pardon {n} (releasing order) | :: pardon {n} |
| pardon {v} (to grant an official pardon) | :: gratiëren |
| pardon me {phrase} (sorry, as an apology) | :: pardon |
| pare {v} (To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a knife) | :: pellen, schillen, snoeien, (af)knippen |
| pare {v} (To reduce or trim something (as if) by cutting off) | :: pellen, schillen, beknibbelen, besnoeien |
| pareidolia {n} (tendency to interpret vague stimuli as something familiar) | :: pareidolie {f} |
| pareidolic {adj} (pertaining to pareidolia) | :: pareïdolisch |
| parent {n} (person from whom one is descended) | :: ouder {m} |
| parent {n} (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child) | :: ouder {m} |
| parent {n} (biology: organism from which a plant or animal is biologically descended) | :: ouder {m} |
| parent {n} (source or origin of something) | :: bron {c}, ouder {m} |
| parent {n} (computing: object from which a child or derived object is descended) | :: ouder {m} |
| parent {n} (parent company) SEE: parent company | :: |
| parental {adj} (relating to parent) | :: ouderlijk |
| parental leave {n} (leave of absence for a parent to take care of a baby) | :: ouderschapsverlof |
| parent company {n} (a company that owns or controls another company) | :: moederbedrijf {n}, moedermaatschappij {f} |
| parenteral {adj} (Intravenously or by injection) | :: parenteraal |
| parenthesis {n} (a clause, phrase or word inserted into a passage which is already grammatically complete) | :: parenthese |
| parenthesis {n} (either of a pair of brackets ( )) | :: haakje {n} |
| parenthesis {n} (both round brackets) | :: haakjes {p} |
| parenthesis {n} ((mathematics, logic) brackets used to clarify expressions by grouping terms affected by a common operator) | :: haakje (plural haakjes) |
| parenthesize {v} (place in parentheses) | :: tussen haakjes zetten |
| parenthood {n} (state of being parent) | :: ouderschap {n} |
| parents {n} (one's parents) | :: ouders {m-p} |
| par excellence {adj} (being a quintessential example of a general type) | :: bij uitstek |
| parget {v} (to coat with gypsum) | :: gipsen |
| parget {n} (gypsum) | :: gips {n} |
| parhelion {n} (bright spot in the sky due to refraction of the sun by ice crystals) SEE: sun dog | :: |
| paries {n} (wall of any cavity in the body) | :: wand {m} |
| paring knife {n} (A thin-bladed knife for paring fruit) | :: schilmesje |
| Paris {prop} (capital of France) | :: Parijs {n} |
| Paris {prop} (Trojan prince) | :: Parijs |
| parish {n} (part of a diocese) | :: parochie |
| parish {n} (members of the parish) | :: parochianen |
| parish church {n} (church that serves as the religious centre of a parish) | :: parochiekerk {f} |
| parish priest {n} (main priest serving a parish) | :: pastoor {m} |
| Parisian {n} (someone from Paris) | :: Parijzenaar {m}, Parijse {f}, Parisienne {f} |
| Parisian {adj} (of Paris) | :: Parijs |
| parity {n} (equality, comparability) | :: pariteit {f} |
| parity {n} (math: set whose elements all belong to one of exactly two disjoint subsets) | :: pariteit {f} |
| parity {n} (physics: symmetry of interaction) | :: pariteit {f} |
| parity {n} (the number of times a sow has farrowed) | :: pariteit {f} |
| parity bit {n} (A bit used to indicate parity) | :: pariteitsbit |
| park {n} (ground for recreation) | :: park {n} |
| park {v} (bring to a halt) | :: parkeren |
| parka {n} (long jacket) | :: parka {m} |
| parking {n} (space) | :: parkeergelegenheid {f} |
| parking garage {n} (building) | :: parkeergarage {f} |
| parking lot {n} (open area, generally paved, where automobiles may be left when not in use) | :: parkeerplaats, parkeerterrein {n} |
| parking ticket {n} (legal summons for parking incorrectly) | :: parkeerbon {m} |
| parking ticket {n} (ticket as proof of payment) | :: parkeerbiljet {n}, parkeerticket {n}, parkeerkaart {m} {f} |
| Parkinson's disease {n} (Parkinson's disease) | :: ziekte van Parkinson {f} |
| parkour {n} (athletic discipline) | :: parkour |
| parliament {n} (institution with elected or appointed members) | :: parlement {n} |
| Parliament {prop} (parliament) SEE: parliament | :: |
| parliamentary {adj} (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) | :: parlementair |
| parlous {adj} (appalling, dire, terrible) SEE: appalling | :: |
| parlous {adj} (attended with peril) SEE: dangerous | :: |
| parmesan {n} (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) | :: parmezaan {m}, parmezaankaas {m} |
| Parmesan {n} (parmesan) SEE: parmesan | :: |
| parochial {adj} (pertaining to a parish) | :: parochiaal, parochie- |
| parochial {adj} (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) | :: bekrompen |
| parody {n} (expression making fun of something else) | :: parodie {f} |
| parody {v} (to make a parody of something) | :: parodiëren |
| paroemia {n} (proverb) SEE: proverb | :: |
| paronym {n} (word that sounds like another word) | :: paroniem {n} |
| parquet {n} (the part of a theatre between the orchestra and the parquet circle) SEE: stall | :: |
| parrot {n} (kind of bird) | :: papegaai {m} |
| parrot {n} (person who repeats what was said) | :: papegaai {m}, naprater {m}, na-aper {m} |
| parrot {v} (to repeat exactly without showing understanding) | :: nazeggen, napraten, papegaaien |
| parrot {n} (puffin) SEE: puffin | :: |
| parry {v} (avoid, deflect, or ward off) | :: afweren |
| parry {n} (a defensive or deflective action; an act of parrying) | :: afweren, ontwijken |
| parse {v} ((linguistics) to resolve into elements) | :: analyseren, ontleden |
| parse {v} ((computing) to split data into pieces) | :: ontleden, parsen |
| parse {n} (act of parsing) | :: ontleding {f}, analyse {f} |
| parse {n} (result of parsing) | :: ontleding {f}, analyse {f}, parse {m} |
| parsec {n} (parallax second) | :: parsec |
| parseltongue {prop} (language of snakes in Harry Potter) | :: sisselspraak {f} |
| parsimonious {adj} (Exhibiting parsimony) | :: zuinig, gierig |
| parsimony {n} (great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily) | :: vrekkigheid {f}, zuinigheid {f} |
| parsimony {n} (principle of using the least resources or explanations to solve a problem) | :: zuinigheid {f} |
| parsley {n} (plant Petroselinum crispum) | :: peterselie |
| parsnip {n} (the plant Pastinaca sativa) | :: pastinaak {f} |
| parsnip {n} (the edible root of Pastinaca sativa) | :: pastinaak {f} |
| parsonage {n} (house provided by the church as residence of a priest.) | :: pastorie |
| part {n} (math: factor) SEE: factor | :: |
| part {n} (fraction of a whole) | :: deel {n} |
| part {adj} (partial) SEE: partial | :: |
| part {adv} (partially) SEE: partially | :: |
| partake {v} (to take part in an activity) | :: deelnemen, participeren |
| partake {v} (to share food) | :: mee-eten |
| part and parcel {n} (essential piece) | :: integrerend deel |
| part company {v} (To end a relationship) | :: scheiden, |
| part company {v} (To separate; go their own way ) | :: uit elkaar gaanieder zijn eigen weg gaan |
| Parthia {prop} ((historical) region) | :: Parthen |
| Parthia {prop} (empire of the Parthians) | :: Parthië {n} |
| partial {adj} (existing in part) | :: partieel, gedeeltelijk |
| partial {adj} (biased) | :: partijdig |
| partiality {n} (preference) | :: partijdigheid |
| partially {adv} (to a partial degree) | :: gedeeltelijk, deels |
| participant {n} (one who participates) | :: deelnemer {m}, participant {m} |
| participate {v} (to join in, to take part, to involve oneself) | :: meedoen, deelnemen, participeren |
| participation {n} (act of participating) | :: deelname {f}, deelneming {f}, meedoen {n}, participatie {f} |
| participator {n} (one who participates) | :: deelnemer {m}, participant {m} |
| participatory {adj} (open to participation) | :: participatief, deelnemend, deelname-, medewerkings- |
| participatory democracy {n} (Political system) | :: participatieve democratie {f} |
| participial {n} (participle) SEE: participle | :: |
| participial {adj} (of or relating to a participle) | :: deelwoordelijk, participiaal |
| participle {n} (verb form) | :: deelwoord {n} |
| particle {n} (body with very small size) | :: deeltje {n}, partikel {n} |
| particle {n} (elementary particle or subatomic particle) | :: deeltje {n} |
| particle {n} (word that does not obviously belong to any particular part of speech) | :: partikel {n} |
| particle accelerator {n} (a device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds) | :: deeltjesversneller {m} |
| particle board {n} (structural material manufactured from wood particles) | :: spaanderplaat {f}, spaanplaat {f} |
| particle physics {n} (particle physics) | :: deeltjesfysica |
| particular {adj} | :: specifiek , bepaald , nauwkeurig , nauwgezet , precies |
| particular {adj} (partial) SEE: partial | :: |
| particular {adj} (known only to an individual person or group) SEE: confidential | :: |
| particulars {n} | :: bijzonderheden |
| parting {n} (farewell) | :: adieu,afscheid |
| parting {n} (line dividing hair) | :: haarscheiding,scheidingslijn |
| partisan {n} (adherent to a party) | :: aanhanger {m} |
| partisan {n} (member of a body of detached light troops) SEE: guerrilla | :: |
| partisanship {n} (partiality) SEE: partiality | :: |
| partition {n} (action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another) | :: opdeling, partitie, splitsing, verdeling |
| partition {n} (part of something that has been divided) | :: aandeel {n}, deel {n}, part {n} |
| partition {n} (division of a territory) | :: opdeling, partitie, splitsing |
| partition {v} (to divide something parts) | :: opdelen, splitsen, verdelen |
| partition {v} (to divide into territories) | :: dismemberen, opdelen, splitsen, verdelen |
| partitive {n} (partitive case) | :: partitief {m} |
| partitive case {n} (case used to indicate that an object is affected only partially by the verb) SEE: partitive | :: |
| partiture {n} (score (music)) SEE: score | :: |
| partly {adv} (in part) | :: deels, gedeeltelijk |
| partner {n} (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) | :: partner {m} |
| partner {n} (a member of a business or law partnership) | :: partner {m} |
| partner {n} (either member of a pair in a card game or sports team (1.4)) | :: medespeler {m} |
| partnership {n} (state of being associated with a partner) | :: maatschap, partnerschap |
| partnership {n} (association of two or more people to conduct a business) | :: vennootschap |
| partocracy {n} (government by political parties) | :: particratie {f} |
| part of speech {n} (the function a word or phrase performs) | :: woordsoort {f} |
| partook {v} (simple past of partake) | :: nam deel, namen deel |
| partridge {n} (any bird of the genera Perdix or Alectoris) | :: patrijs {f} |
| partridgeberry {n} (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) SEE: lingonberry | :: |
| part-time {adj} (involving less than the normal time) | :: deeltijds, parttime |
| party {n} (group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.) | :: partij {f} |
| party {n} (social gathering) | :: feest {n}, party {f} {m}, viering {f}, fuif |
| party {v} (to celebrate at a party) | :: feesten, vieren |
| party {n} (political group) SEE: political party | :: |
| party animal {n} (person known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties) | :: feestbeest {n}, fuifnummer {n} |
| party leader {n} (person who leads a political party) | :: partijleider {m} |
| party line {n} (official policy) | :: partijlijn {f} |
| party politics {n} | :: partijpolitiek {f} |
| party pooper {n} (one who dampens the fun of a group activity) SEE: spoilsport | :: |
| par value {n} (face value) SEE: face value | :: |
| parvenu {n} (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) | :: parvenu |
| Paschal Lamb {n} (the lamb eaten at Passover) | :: paaslam {n} |
| Paschal Lamb {n} (Jesus Christ symbolized as a sacrifice) | :: Paaslam {n} |
| Paschal Lamb {n} (heraldry: a lamb depicted with nimbus and bearing a flag) | :: paaslam {n} |
| pasha {n} (title) | :: pasja {m} |
| Pashto {n} (official language of Afghanistan) | :: Pasjtoe {n} |
| Pashtun {prop} (Pashto) SEE: Pashto | :: |
| pass {v} (change from one state to another) | :: overgaan |
| pass {v} (die) | :: doodgaan, overlijden, heengaan |
| pass {v} (happen) | :: gebeuren |
| pass {v} (elapse) | :: voorbijgaan |
| pass {v} (go through any inspection or test successfully) | :: slagen |
| pass {v} (to continue) | :: doorgaan |
| pass {v} (go by, over, etc) | :: voorbijgaan |
| pass {v} (go successfully through) | :: Slagen |
| pass {v} | :: aanreiken |
| pass {n} (opening, road, or track, available for passing) | :: passage {f} |
| pass {n} (password) SEE: password | :: |
| passage {n} (section of text or music) | :: passage {f} |
| passage {n} (passageway) | :: passage {f} |
| passageway {n} (covered walkway) | :: gang {m} |
| passageway {n} (any way for passing in, out or through something) | :: doorgang {m} |
| pass away {v} (to die (euphemistic)) | :: overlijden, ontslapen, heengaan |
| pass down {v} (to hand over) | :: doorgeven |
| passed pawn {n} (pawn that has passed beyond enemy pawns) | :: vrijpion {m} |
| passenger {n} (one who rides or travels in a vehicle) | :: passagier {m} {f} |
| passenger pigeon {n} (an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius) | :: trekduif |
| passenger train {n} (type of train) | :: passagierstrein, reizigerstrein |
| passer-by {n} (a person who is passing by) | :: voorbijganger, passant |
| pass gas {v} (break wind) SEE: break wind | :: |
| passim {adv} (throughout; frequently) | :: passim |
| passim {adv} (here and there) | :: passim |
| passing {adj} (that passes away; ephemeral) | :: voorbijgaand, verstrijkend |
| passing {adj} (pre-eminent, excellent) | :: uitstekend, eminent |
| passing {adj} (vague, cursory) | :: oppervlakkig, vaag |
| passing {adj} (going past) | :: voorbijgaand |
| passing {adv} ((now literary or archaic) Surpassingly, greatly) | :: extreem, enorm |
| passing {n} (death, dying; the end) | :: heengaan {n}, overlijden {n}, dood {m} |
| passing {n} (fact of going past; movement from one place or state to another) | :: voorbijgaan {n} |
| passing {n} (law: act of approving a bill etc.) | :: goedkeuring {f} |
| passing {n} (sports: act of passing) | :: pass {m}, passen {n} |
| passion {n} (any great emotion) | :: passie {f}, hartstocht {m} |
| passion {n} (fervor, determination) | :: passie {f}, hartstocht {m} |
| passion {n} (object of passionate love or strong interest) | :: passie {f}, hartstocht {m} |
| passion {n} (suffering of Jesus) | :: passie {f} |
| passion {n} (commemoration of the suffering of Jesus) | :: passie {f} |
| passion fruit {n} (edible fruit) | :: passievrucht {m} {f} |
| Passion Sunday {n} (fifth Sunday in Lent) | :: Judica |
| passive {n} (passive voice) SEE: passive voice | :: |
| passive {adj} (not active, but acted upon) | :: passief |
| passive {adj} (taking no action) | :: passief |
| passive {adj} (grammar: being in the passive voice) | :: lijdend, lijdelijk, passief |
| passive {adj} (psychology: being inactive and receptive in a relationship) | :: passief |
| passive {adj} (finance: not bearing interest) | :: passief |
| passive {n} (form of verb) | :: passief {c} |
| passively {adv} | :: passief |
| passive voice {n} (grammatical term) | :: lijdende vorm {m} |
| pass on {v} (to convey or communicate) | :: doorgeven, doorvertellen |
| pass on {v} (To die) SEE: die | :: |
| Passover {prop} (Jewish festival) | :: Paasfeest {n} |
| passport {n} (official document) | :: paspoort {n} |
| pass wind {v} (break wind) SEE: break wind | :: |
| password {n} (word used to gain admittance) | :: wachtwoord {n} |
| password {n} (computing: string of characters known only to a user) | :: wachtwoord {n} |
| past {adj} (ago) SEE: ago | :: |
| past {n} (period of time that has already happened) | :: verleden {n}, voorbije {n}, vervlogene {n} |
| past {n} ((grammar) past tense) | :: verleden tijd {m} |
| past {adj} (having already happened; in the past) | :: voorbij, voorbije, afgelopen |
| past {adj} (of a period of time: having just gone by) | :: voorbij, voorbije |
| past {adj} (grammar: expressing action that has already happened) | :: voorbij, voorbije, verleden |
| past {adv} (in a direction that passes) | :: voorbij |
| past {prep} (beyond in place) | :: voorbij, verder |
| pasta {n} (dough) | :: deegwaren {f-p} |
| paste {n} (a soft mixture) | :: pasta {m} {n} |
| paste {n} (soft mixture used in making pastry) | :: deeg {n} |
| paste {n} (soft mixture of pounded foods) | :: pastei {m} {f} |
| paste {n} (an adhesive paste) | :: stijfsel {m} {n} |
| paste {n} (lead-containing glass, or an artificial gemstone thereof) | :: stras {n} |
| paste {v} (to cause to stick, adhere) | :: plakken |
| paste {v} (to insert a piece of text) | :: plakken |
| pastern {n} (area on a horse's leg) | :: koot {f} |
| pastiche {n} (work that imitates the work of a previous artist) | :: pastiche {m} |
| pastiche {n} (incongruous mixture; a hodgepodge) | :: mengelmoes |
| pastime {n} (that which amuses) | :: hobby {m}, tijdverdrijf {n}, ontspanning {f} |
| past imperfect tense {n} (grammatical tense) | :: onvoltooid verleden tijd (O.V.T.) |
| pastor {n} (shepherd) SEE: shepherd | :: |
| pastor {n} | :: pastoor {m}, dominee {m} |
| past participle {n} (past participle) | :: voltooid deelwoord {n}, verleden deelwoord {n} |
| past perfect {n} (pluperfect tense) SEE: pluperfect tense | :: |
| pastry {n} (food group) | :: gebak {n}, banket {n} |
| pastry bag {n} (bag used to pipe cakes with icing) | :: spuitzak {m} |
| past tense {n} (grammatical form) | :: verleden tijd |
| pasture {v} (graze) SEE: graze | :: |
| pasture {n} (land on which cattle can be kept for feeding) | :: weiland, weide {m} {f} |
| pasty {adj} (like paste, sticky) | :: pasteus |
| Patagonia {prop} (geographical region) | :: Patagonië |
| Patagonian {adj} (of or pertaining to Patagonia) | :: Patagonisch |
| patch {n} (figuratively: fit) SEE: fit | :: |
| patch {n} (paltry fellow) SEE: fool | :: |
| patch {n} (piece of cloth used to repair a garment) | :: lap {m} |
| patch file {n} (patch) SEE: patch | :: |
| patchwork {n} (a work composed of many different colors and shapes) | :: lapwerk {n}, lappendeken {f} |
| patchwork {n} (any kind of creation that utilizes many different aspects to create one, whole piece) | :: lappendeken {f} |
| patella {n} (kneecap) SEE: kneecap | :: |
| patellar {adj} (near or relating to the patella or kneecap) | :: patellair |
| patellar reflex {n} (a reflex extension of the lower leg) | :: kniepeesreflex {m} |
| paten {n} (plate for the host during Eucharist) | :: pateen |
| patent {n} (declaration issued by a government to an inventor) | :: patent {n}, octrooi {n} |
| patented {adj} (for which a patent has been granted) | :: gepatenteerd |
| patent troll {n} (company, person, etc., that owns and enforces patents in an aggressive and opportunistic manner) | :: patenttroll |
| paternal {adj} (of or pertaining to one's father) | :: vaderlijk |
| paternal {adj} (fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father) | :: vaderlijk |
| paternal {adj} (received or inherited from one's father) | :: van vaderskant, paternaal |
| paternal {adj} (acting as a father) | :: vaderlijk |
| paternal aunt {n} (the sister of one's father) | :: tante {f} |
| paternal grandfather {n} (one's father's father) | :: grootvader van vaderszijde {m} |
| paternal grandmother {n} (one's father's mother) | :: grootmoeder van vaderszijde {f} |
| paternal uncle {n} (brother of one's father) | :: oom {m}, nonkel {m} |
| paternity {n} (fatherhood) SEE: fatherhood | :: |
| paternity leave {n} (leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby) | :: vaderschapsverlof |
| paternoster {n} (a rosary) SEE: rosary | :: |
| paternoster {n} (Lord's prayer) | :: Onzevader {n} |
| path {n} (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) | :: pad {n} |
| path {n} (a course taken) | :: weg {m} |
| path {n} (computing: a specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure) | :: pad {n} |
| path {n} (graph theory: a sequence of vertices from one vertex to another) | :: pad {n} |
| path {n} (topology: a continuous map) | :: pad {n} |
| pathetic {adj} (arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion) | :: meelijwekkend, zielig, deerniswekkend |
| pathetic {adj} (arousing scorn or contempt) | :: sneu, zielig |
| pathogen {n} (an organism or substance that causes disease) | :: pathogeen, ziektekiem {f} |
| pathologist {n} (expert in pathology) | :: patholoog {m}, patholoog-anatoom {m} |
| pathology {n} (branch of medicine) | :: pathologie {f} |
| pathology {n} (abnormality) | :: pathologie {f} |
| patience {n} (quality of being patient) | :: geduld {n} |
| patience is a virtue {proverb} (it is better to be patient than impatient) | :: Geduld is een schone zaak |
| patient {adj} (not losing one's temper while waiting) | :: geduldig |
| patient {n} (someone who receives treatment from a doctor) | :: patiënt {m}, patiënte {f} |
| patina {n} (receptacle) | :: pateen |
| patina {n} (colour or incrustation which age and wear give to objects) | :: patina |
| patine {v} (coat an object with a patina) | :: patineren |
| patio {n} (a paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation) | :: patio, binnenplaats |
| patois {n} (regional dialect of a language) | :: streektaal {c} |
| patriarch {n} (male leader) | :: patriarch {?}, aartsvader {m} |
| patriarchal {adj} (relating to patriarchy) | :: patriarchaal, aartsvaderlijk |
| patriarchy {n} | :: patriarchaat {n} |
| patrician {n} (member of Roman aristocracy) | :: patriciër {m} |
| patrician {n} (nobleman) | :: patriciër {m} |
| patrimony {n} (inheritance from one's ancestor) | :: patrimonium {n} |
| patriot {n} (person who loves, supports and defends their country) | :: patriot {m} |
| patriotic {adj} (inspired by patriotism) | :: patriottisch |
| patriotism {n} (love of one's own country) | :: patriottisme {n} |
| patristics {n} (patristics) | :: patristiek {f} |
| patrol {n} (going of the rounds) | :: patrouille |
| patrol {n} | :: patrouille {f} |
| patrol car {n} (police car) | :: patrouillewagen {m} |
| patron {n} (wealthy individual who supports an artist etc.) | :: mecenas {m} |
| patron {n} | :: bouwheer {m} |
| patronage {n} (the act of providing approval and support) | :: patronaat {n} |
| patronising {adj} (offensively condescending) SEE: condescending | :: |
| patronize {v} (to assume a tone of unjustified superiority) | :: betuttelen {n}, denigreren |
| patronizing {adj} (offensively condescending) SEE: condescending | :: |
| patron saint {n} (saint from whom a specific group claims special protection or prayer) | :: beschermheilige {c} |
| patter {n} (soft repeated sound) | :: getrippel |
| pattern {n} (that from which a copy is made) | :: sjabloon {m} {f} |
| pattern {n} (motif or decoration) | :: patroon {n} |
| paucity {n} (fewness in number; a small number) | :: gering aantal {n} |
| paucity {n} (smallness in size or amount) | :: geringheid |
| Paul {prop} (the Apostle) | :: Paulus |
| Paul {prop} (male given name) | :: Paul, Pol |
| paunch {n} (first stomach of ruminant; rumen) | :: pens |
| paunch {n} (large, protruding belly) | :: pens {m}, buik |
| pauper {n} | :: pauper |
| pause {v} (to interrupt something) | :: pauzeren |
| pause {n} (temporary stop or rest) | :: pauze {c} |
| pave {v} ((British) to cover with paving stones) | :: bestraten, betegelen |
| pave {v} ((North American) to cover with stones, asphalt, etc) | :: bestraten, asfalteren (with asphalt) |
| pavement {n} (footpath) | :: stoep, trottoir {n} |
| pavement {n} (surface of road) | :: wegdek {n} |
| pavilion {n} (ornate tent) | :: paviljoen {m} |
| pavilion {n} (light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place) | :: paviljoen {m} |
| pavilion {n} (structure erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc) | :: paviljoen {n} |
| pavilion {n} (cartiliginous part of the outer ear) SEE: pinna | :: |
| paw {n} (soft foot of an animal) | :: poot {m} |
| paw {v} (to touch someone (with the hands) in a sexual way) | :: betasten |
| pawl {n} (pawl) | :: pal |
| pawn {n} (chess piece) | :: pion {m} |
| pawn {n} (someone who is being manipulated) | :: pion {m}, kleine man {m} |
| pawn {n} (instance of pawning something) | :: verpanding {f} |
| pawn {n} (item sold to a pawn shop) | :: pand {n} |
| pawn {n} ((rare) type of shop) | :: pandjes, pandjeshuis {n} |
| pawn {v} (give as security for loan) | :: verpanden |
| pawnbroker {n} (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) | :: pandjesbaas {m}, lommerd {m} |
| pawnshop {n} (business premises of a pawnbroker) | :: pandjeshuis {n}; lommerd |
| pay {v} (to give money in exchange for goods or services) | :: betalen |
| pay {v} (to be profitable) | :: lonen, opbrengen |
| pay {v} | :: betalen |
| pay attention {v} (to be attentive) | :: opletten |
| pay a visit {v} (to visit) | :: een bezoek brengen |
| pay back {v} (to repay) | :: terugbetalen |
| pay grade {n} (level indicating a base salary) | :: loonschaal {m} {f}, barema {n} |
| payload {n} (That part of a cargo that produces revenue) | :: lading {f} |
| payment {n} (the act of paying) | :: betaling {f} |
| payment {n} (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) | :: uitbetaling {f}, betaling {f} |
| pay off {v} (to pay back; to repay) | :: aflossen |
| pay-off {n} (a reward) | :: beloning {f} |
| pay out {v} (to repay, take revenge) | :: betaald zetten, wraak nemen |
| payroll {n} (list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each) | :: loonlijst |
| Pays de la Loire {prop} (region of France) | :: Pays de la Loire {p}, Landen aan de Loire {p} |
| paysheet {n} (document) SEE: payroll | :: |
| payslip {n} (document of employee's wage or salary) | :: loonstrookje {n} |
| pay the bills {v} (provide enough income) | :: rekeningen betalen |
| paywall {n} (a feature of a website that only allows access to paying subscribers) | :: betaalmuur {m} |
| pea {n} (plant) | :: erwt {f} |
| pea {n} (edible seed) | :: erwt {f} |
| peace {n} (tranquility, quiet, harmony; absence of violence) | :: rust {f},vrede {f} |
| peace {n} (state of mind) | :: rust {f}, vrede met zichzelf {f} |
| peace {n} (state of being free from war) | :: vrede {f}, peis {f} |
| peaceable {adj} (in favour of peace) | :: vredelievend |
| peaceable {adj} (characterized by peace) | :: vredig |
| peaceful {adj} (not at war or disturbed by strife or turmoil) | :: vredevol, vredig, vreedzaam |
| peaceful {adj} (inclined to peace; peaceable) | :: vredig, vreedzaam |
| peaceful {adj} (motionless and calm; placid) | :: vredig |
| peace of mind {n} (absence of mental stress) | :: zielenrust {c}, gemoedsrust {f} |
| peacetime {n} (period of peace) | :: vredestijd {m} |
| peace treaty {n} (an agreement to end fighting or conflict) | :: vrede {m} {f}, vredesverdrag {n} |
| peach {n} (tree) | :: perzikboom {m} |
| peach {n} (fruit) | :: perzik {m} |
| peach blossom {n} (flower) | :: perzikbloesem {m}, perzik bloesem {m} |
| peach blossom {n} (moth) | :: braamvlinder {m} |
| peachtree {n} (peach) SEE: peach | :: |
| peacock {n} (pheasant of one of the genera Pavo and Afropavo) | :: pauw {m} |
| peafowl {n} (pheasant of the genera Pavo or Afropavo) | :: pauw {m} |
| peak {n} (mountain top) | :: piek |
| peak hour {n} (rush hour) SEE: rush hour | :: |
| peaky {adj} (sickly) | :: ziekelijk |
| peanut {n} (a legume resembling a nut) | :: aardnoot {f}, pinda {m}, apennoot {f}, arachidenoot {f}, grondnoot {f}, olienoot {f} |
| peanut butter {n} (spread made from ground peanuts) | :: pindakaas |
| pear {n} (fruit) | :: peer {f} |
| pear {n} (tree) | :: perenboom {m} |
| pear cider {n} (perry) SEE: perry | :: |
| pearl {n} (mother-of-pearl) SEE: mother-of-pearl | :: |
| pearl {n} (rounded shelly concretion produced by certain mollusks) | :: parel {c} |
| pearl {n} (5-point type) | :: parel, parisienne |
| pearl {n} (fringe or border) SEE: fringe | :: |
| pearl {n} (brill) SEE: brill | :: |
| pearl barley {n} (barley with the husk and bran removed) | :: gort {m} |
| pearl diver {n} (dishwasher) SEE: dishwasher | :: |
| Pearl Harbor {prop} (a harbor on Oahu) | :: Pearl Harbor |
| pearl millet {n} (Pennisetum glaucum) | :: parelgierst {m} {f} |
| pearl necklace {n} (necklace made of pearls) | :: parelketting {m} {f}, parelsnoer {n} |
| pearl of wisdom {n} (succinct, insightful saying, piece of advice, or moral precept) | :: parel van wijsheid {f} |
| pearly antshrike {n} (passerine bird) | :: parelmierklauwier |
| pear-shaped {adj} (shaped like a pear) | :: peervormig |
| pear tree {n} (a tree of the genus Pyrus) | :: perenboom |
| peasant {n} (member of the agriculture low class) | :: boer {m}, landarbeider {m}, landbouwer {m}, landman {m} |
| peasant {n} (country person) | :: boer {m}, plattelander {m}, landman {m} |
| peasant {n} (uncouth, crude, or ill-bred person) | :: boer {m}, boerenpummel {m} |
| peasantry {n} (impoverished rural farm workers) | :: boerenstand {m} |
| peashooter {n} (toy gun) | :: erwtenschieter |
| pea soup {n} (soup made from peas) | :: erwtensoep {f}, snert {m} |
| peat {n} (soil) | :: turf {m}, veen {n} |
| pebble {n} (stone) | :: kiezel |
| pecan {n} (nut) | :: pecannoot {f} |
| peccadillo {n} (small sin or flaw) | :: pekelzonde {f} |
| peccary {n} (a family of mammals related to pigs and hippos) | :: pekari |
| peck {v} (to strike or pierce with the beak or similar) | :: pikken |
| pecker {n} (slang for penis) SEE: dick | :: |
| pecker {n} (slang for woodpecker) SEE: woodpecker | :: |
| pecker {n} (slang for courage) SEE: courage | :: |
| pecker {n} (someone who or something that pecks) | :: pikker |
| peckerwood {n} (woodpecker) SEE: woodpecker | :: |
| pecking order {n} (The usually informal hierarchy of authority or command, often partial or approximate) | :: pikorde {f} |
| pectoral fin {n} (fin located on each side of a fish) | :: borstvin {f} |
| pectoral sandpiper {n} (Calidris melanotos) | :: gestreepte strandloper {m} |
| peculiar {adj} (out of the ordinary) | :: ongewoon, ongebruikelijk, merkwaardig |
| peculiar {adj} (common or usual for a particular place or circumstance) | :: karakteristiek |
| ped {n} (pedestrian) SEE: pedestrian | :: |
| pedagogic {adj} (pedagogical) SEE: pedagogical | :: |
| pedagogical {adj} (of, or relating to pedagogy) | :: pedagogisch |
| pedagogue {n} (a teacher) | :: pedagoog {m} |
| pedagogy {n} (profession of teaching) | :: pedagogiek, opvoedkunde {f} |
| pedal {n} (lever operated by one's foot) | :: pedaal {m} {n} |
| pedalo {n} (small boat propelled by pedals) | :: waterfiets {f} {m}, trapboot {f} {m} |
| pedant {n} (person overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning) | :: wijsneus {m} {f}, weetal {m} {f} |
| pedantry {n} (excessive attention to detail or rules) | :: betweterigheid {f}, frikkerigheid |
| pedantry {n} (overly ambitious display of learning) | :: pedanterie |
| peddle {v} (to sell things, especially door to door) | :: leuren, aan de deur verkopen |
| peddle {v} (to sell illegal narcotics) | :: dealen |
| peddle {v} (to spread or cause to spread) | :: rondbazuinenen, ingang doen vinden |
| peddler {n} (itinerant seller of small goods) | :: marskramer {m}, venter {m} |
| peddler {n} (drug dealer) SEE: drug dealer | :: |
| pederast {n} (practitioner of pederasty) | :: pederast {m} |
| pederastic {adj} (relating or pertaining to pederasty) | :: pederastisch |
| pederasty {n} (pederasty) | :: knapenliefde {f}, knapenschennis {f} |
| pederasty {n} (archaic: homosexual anal sex) SEE: sodomy | :: |
| pedestal {n} (the base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like) | :: voetstuk {n}, sokkel {m} |
| pedestrian {adj} (of or intended for pedestrians) | :: voetgangers- |
| pedestrian {adj} (ordinary) | :: gewoon, alledaags, gewoontjes |
| pedestrian {n} (somebody walking rather than using a vehicle) | :: voetganger {m}, voetgangster {f} |
| pedestrian crossing {n} (place for pedestrians to cross a street) | :: zebrapad {n} |
| pediatrician {n} (physician who specialises in pediatrics) | :: kinderarts |
| pedigree {n} (chart of ancestors) | :: stamboom |
| pediment {n} (architectural element) | :: fronton |
| pedology {n} (soil science) | :: pedologie {f} |
| pedology {n} (study of children's behaviour) | :: pedologie {f} |
| pedometer {n} (device) | :: stappenteller {m} |
| pedophile {n} (an adult who is sexually attracted to children) | :: pedofiel {m} |
| pedophilia {n} (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children) | :: pedofilie, knapenliefde |
| pedophilic {adj} (of, relating to, or pertaining to pedophilia) | :: pedofiel |
| pee {n} | :: pis, plas |
| pee {v} | :: plassen, urineren |
| peek {v} (To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep) | :: gluren |
| peekaboo {n} (game for small children) | :: kiekeboe |
| peel {v} (to remove skin) | :: schillen |
| peel {v} (to remove the outer layer) | :: schillen |
| peel {n} (skin of a fruit) | :: schil {f} |
| peel {n} (spadelike implement for removing loaves from an oven) | :: zwaalde {f}, ovenpaal {m} |
| peeler {n} (kitchen utensil) | :: schilmesje {n} |
| peeling {n} (act of removing the outer surface in strips) | :: schillen {n} |
| pee one's pants {v} (wet oneself) SEE: wet oneself | :: |
| peep {n} (quiet sound, particularly one from a baby bird) | :: gepiep |
| peep {n} (feeble utterance or complaint) | :: piep |
| peep {v} (to look) | :: piepen |
| pee-pee {n} (childish: urine) SEE: wee-wee | :: |
| pee-pee {n} (childish: genitalia) SEE: wee-wee | :: |
| peer {v} (to look with difficulty or as if searching) | :: turen |
| peer {n} (someone or something of equal level) | :: gelijke {m} {f} |
| peer {n} (noble) | :: edelman {m}, edele {m} |
| peer pressure {n} (encouragement by one's peers) | :: groepsdruk {m} |
| peeve {n} (annoyance or grievance) | :: ergernis {f}, irritatie {f} |
| peeve {v} (annoy; vex) | :: ergeren |
| peevish {adj} (constantly complaining) | :: zeurderig |
| pegasus {n} (winged horse) | :: pegasus |
| pegbox {n} (part of a stringed instrument) | :: kop {m} |
| Pei-ching {prop} (Beijing) SEE: Beijing | :: |
| pejorative {adj} (disparaging, belittling or derogatory) | :: kleinerend denigrerend |
| pejorative {n} (disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression) | :: pejoratief |
| pekan {n} (fisher) SEE: fisher | :: |
| Pekin duck {n} (breed of domestic duck) | :: pekingeend {f}, pekineend {f}, witte parkeend {f}, witte soepeend {f} |
| Peking {prop} (Beijing) SEE: Beijing | :: |
| Peking duck {n} (dish consisting of duck and pancake) | :: pekingeend {f} |
| Peking willow {n} (Salix babylonica) SEE: weeping willow | :: |
| pelagic {adj} (living in the open sea) | :: pelagisch |
| pelagic zone {n} (mass of water neither near the shore nor close to the bottom) | :: pelagische zone |
| Pelasgian {n} (inhabitant of pre-Hellenic and proto-hellenic Greece) | :: Pelasgiër |
| Pelasgian {adj} (pertaining to the Pelasgians) | :: Pelasgisch |
| Peleus {prop} (surname) | :: Peleus |
| pelican {n} (any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae) | :: pelikaan |
| pellagra {n} (disease) | :: pellagra |
| pellet {n} (A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter) | :: balletje {n}, propje {n} |
| pellet {n} (A lead projectile used as ammunition in rifled air guns) | :: kogeltje {n}, hagelkorrel {m} |
| pellet {n} (Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls) | :: uilebal {m}, braakbal {m} |
| pell-mell {adj} (uncontrolled) | :: haastig, ongecontroleerd, chaotisch |
| pell-mell {adv} (in haste and chaos) | :: haastig, ongecontroleerd, chaotisch |
| pellucid {adj} (transparent) | :: doorschijnend |
| Peloponnese {prop} (region of Greece) | :: Peloponnesos |
| peloton {n} (main group of riders in a cycling race) | :: peloton {n} |
| pelt {n} (skin of a beast with the hair on) | :: huid {f}, vel {n}, pels {m} |
| pelt {n} (human skin, see also: skin) | :: huid {f}, vel {n} |
| pelt {v} (to bombard) | :: bombarderen, bestoken |
| pelt {v} (to rain heavily) | :: stortregenen |
| pelvic fin {n} (either of a pair of fins) | :: buikvin {f} |
| pelvis {n} (bone) | :: bekken {n} |
| pen {n} (wing) SEE: wing | :: |
| pen {n} (enclosure (enclosed area) for animals) | :: ren {m}, kraal {c} |
| pen {n} (prison cell) | :: cel {f} |
| pen {n} (writing tool) | :: pen {f} |
| pen {v} (to write) | :: schrijven |
| pen {n} ((baseball) bullpen) SEE: bullpen | :: |
| penal colony {n} (colonial territory) | :: strafkolonie, colonie pénale |
| penalize {v} (to subject to a penalty) | :: straffen |
| penalty {n} (legal sentence) | :: straf {f} |
| penalty {n} (punishment for violating rules of procedure) | :: straf {f} |
| penalty {n} (penalty kick) SEE: penalty kick | :: |
| penalty area {n} (area on a soccer pitch) | :: strafschopgebied, zestienmetergebied, zestien |
| penalty box {n} (penalty area) SEE: penalty area | :: |
| penalty corner {n} (penalty) | :: strafcorner |
| penalty goal {n} (goal scored from a penalty) | :: strafschopdoelpunt {n}, strafschopgoal {m}, strafschoptreffer {m} |
| penalty kick {n} ((soccer) a form of direct free kick) | :: strafschop {m}, penalty {m}, elfmeter {m}, pingel {m} |
| penalty mark {n} (spot from where penalty kicks are taken) | :: penaltystip {f}, strafschopstip {f} |
| penalty shootout {n} (a series of penalty kicks) | :: strafschoppenserie {f} |
| penalty spot {n} (spot from where penalty kicks are taken) | :: penaltystip {f}, strafschopstip {f} |
| penance {n} (voluntary self-imposed punishment) | :: boetedoening |
| penance {n} (sacrament in some churches) | :: berouw, penitentie |
| penchant {n} (taste, liking, or inclination (for)) | :: neiging {f}, voorkeur {f} |
| pencil {n} (graphite writing-instrument) | :: potlood {n} |
| pencil box {n} (container for stationery) SEE: pencil case | :: |
| pencil case {n} (object purposed to contain stationery) | :: etui {n} , pennenzak {m} |
| pencil sharpener {n} (device used to sharpen pencils) | :: slijper, puntenslijper, potloodslijper |
| pencil skirt {n} (very narrow skirt) | :: kokerrok {m}, potloodrok {m} |
| pendant {n} (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) | :: hanger {m}, hangertje {n} |
| pending {adj} (awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation) | :: in afwachting |
| pending {adj} (begun but not completed) | :: in afwachting |
| pending {adj} (about to happen; imminent or impending) | :: in afwachting |
| penduline tit {n} (bird) | :: buidelmees |
| pendulum {n} (body suspended from a fixed support) | :: slinger {c} |
| pendulum clock {n} (clock that uses a pendulum) | :: slingerklok {f}, slingeruurwerk {n} |
| penetrable {adj} (capable of being penetrated) | :: doordringbaar |
| penetrate {v} (enter into) | :: indringen, penetreren |
| penetrate {v} (insert the penis into an opening, such as a vagina) | :: penetreren |
| penetrating {adj} (demonstrating keen understanding) | :: indringend |
| penguin {n} (flightless sea bird) | :: pinguïn {m}, vetgans {f} |
| penicillin {n} (penicillin) | :: penicilline |
| peninsula {n} (piece of land projecting into water) | :: schiereiland {n} |
| penis {n} | :: penis, lid {n}, mannelijk lid {n}, lul {n} |
| penis {n} (penis) SEE: member | :: |
| penis envy {n} (unconscious desire) | :: penisnijd |
| penitence {n} (condition of being penitent) | :: boetedoening, inkeer |
| penknife {n} (small pocketknife) | :: pennenmes {n} |
| pen name {n} (writer's pseudonym) | :: pseudoniem {n} |
| pennant {n} (flag on ship to represent special condition) | :: vaan |
| pennon {n} (a thin triangular flag or streamer) | :: wimpel {m} |
| Pennsylvania {prop} (US state) | :: Pennsylvanië {f} |
| penny {n} (1/100 of a pound sterling or British pound) | :: penny {m} |
| penny {n} (one-cent coin in US and Canada) SEE: cent | :: |
| penny farthing {n} (bicycle) | :: hoge bi {m} {f} |
| penology {n} (study of punishment and prevention of crime) | :: penologie |
| pension {n} (regular payment due to a person in consideration of past services) | :: pensioen {n}, pension {n} |
| pension {n} (boarding house) | :: pension {n} |
| pension {n} (stated regular allowance by way of patronage or subsidy) | :: pensioen {n}, lijfrente |
| pension {v} (to grant a pension) | :: pensioneren, een pensioen verlenen |
| pension {v} (to force to retire) | :: pensioneren, met pensioen sturen |
| pensioner {n} (someone who lives on a pension) | :: gepensioneerde {m} {f} |
| pentachloride {n} (pentachloride) | :: pentachloride |
| pentagon {n} (a polygon with five sides and five angles) | :: vijfhoek {m} |
| Pentagon {prop} (headquarters of the United States of America's Department of Defense) | :: Pentagon {n} |
| pentagram {n} (shape of five-pointed star) | :: pentagram {n} |
| pentane {n} (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C5H12) | :: pentaan {n} |
| pentasyllabic {adj} (having five syllables) | :: vijflettergrepig |
| Pentecost {prop} (Christian festival) | :: Pinksteren |
| Pentecostalism {n} (Christian religious movement) | :: Pinksterbeweging {f} |
| pent roof {n} (sloping roof with a singular surface) | :: lessenaarsdak {n} |
| pentroof {n} (pent roof) SEE: pent roof | :: |
| pent-up {adj} (not expressed) | :: onderdrukt, onuitgesproken |
| pent-up {adj} (repressed or suppressed, especially of emotions or impulses) | :: onderdrukt |
| penultimate {adj} (next-to-last in a sequence) | :: voorlaatste |
| penumbra {n} (partially shaded area around a shadow, especially an eclipse) | :: halfschaduw {m} |
| peony {n} (Paeonia genus of flowering plants) | :: pioen, pioenroos |
| people {n} (a body of human beings; a group of two or more persons) | :: mensen {p}, lui {p}, volk {n}, personen {p} |
| people {n} (a group of persons forming or belonging to a particular nation etc.) | :: volk {n} |
| people {n} (a group of persons regarded as being employees etc.) | :: mensen {p}, volk {n} |
| people {n} (a person's ancestors, relatives or family) | :: familie {f}, verwanten {p} |
| people {n} (the mass of community as distinguished from a special class) | :: volk {n}, massa {f} |
| people {v} (to fill with people) | :: bevolken |
| people {v} (to become populous) | :: bevolkt worden (become populated) |
| people {v} (to inhabit, to occupy) | :: bevolken, bewonen |
| People of the Book {n} (Non-Muslims who adhere to an Abrahamic religion) | :: mensen van het Boek {m-p} |
| People's Democratic Republic of Algeria {prop} (official name of Algeria) | :: Democratische Volksrepubliek Algerije {f} |
| people's republic {n} (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) | :: volksrepubliek {f} |
| People's Republic of China {prop} (official name of China) | :: Volksrepubliek China {n} |
| pepper {n} (spice) | :: peper {m} |
| pepper {n} (fruit of the capsicum) | :: chilipeper |
| peppercorn {n} (the seeds of the plant Piper nigrum) | :: peperkorrel {m} |
| peppered {adj} (speckled) SEE: speckled | :: |
| pepper mill {n} (a small handheld grinder) | :: pepermolen {m} |
| pepper spray {n} (non-lethal riot-control agent) | :: pepperspray |
| pepperwort {n} (plant in the genus Lepidium) | :: kruidkers {f} |
| peppy {adj} (energetic) | :: energetisch |
| pepsin {n} (digestive enzyme) | :: pepsine {f} {m} |
| pep talk {n} (a rallying speech made to instill enthusiasm) | :: peptalk {m} |
| per {prep} (for each) | :: per |
| perambulator {n} (pram) SEE: pram | :: |
| per capita {adj} (per person) | :: per hoofd |
| per capita {adv} (per person) | :: per hoofd |
| perceive {v} (to understand) | :: waarnemen |
| percent {n} (a part or other object per hundred) | :: procent {n} |
| percentual {adj} (expressed as a percentage) | :: procentueel |
| perception {n} (conscious understanding of something) | :: perceptie {f}, gewaarwording {f}, waarneming {f} |
| perception {n} (vision (ability)) | :: zicht {n}, waarneming {f} |
| perception {n} (acuity) SEE: acuity | :: |
| perceptive {adj} (having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition) | :: opmerkzaam |
| perch {n} (fish of the genus Perca) | :: baars {m} |
| perch {n} (rod used by bird) | :: stok {m} |
| percolate {v} ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance) | :: percoleren, filteren, filtreren |
| percolate {v} ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance) | :: percoleren, filteren, filtreren |
| percolate {v} ((intransitive) spread slowly or gradually) | :: doorsijpelen, doordringen |
| percolate {n} (liquid that has been percolated) | :: percolaat {n} |
| percolation {n} (seepage or filtration of a liquid) | :: doorsijpelen |
| percussion cap {n} (metal cap on muzzleloading firearms) | :: slaghoedje |
| percussion instrument {n} (type of instrument) | :: slaginstrument {n} |
| percutaneous {adj} (taking place through the skin) | :: percutaan |
| perdition {n} (eternal damnation) | :: eeuwige verdoemenis |
| perdition {n} (hell) | :: hel |
| perdition {n} (absolute ruin) | :: verderf |
| peregrinate {v} (to travel from place to place) | :: rondtrekken, rondreizen |
| peregrinate {v} (to travel through a specific place) | :: doortrekken, doorzwerven |
| peregrine falcon {n} (Falco peregrinus) | :: slechtvalk {m} |
| peremptory {adj} ((law) Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal) | :: onverbiddelijk, zonder verhaal, onherroepelijk |
| peremptory {adj} (Positive in opinion or judgment; decided, dogmatic) | :: beslist, peremptorisch, pertinent, categorisch |
| peremptory {adj} | :: ontegensprekelijk, zelfverzekerd, dogmatisch |
| perennial {adj} (lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time) | :: gansjarig, eeuwig |
| perennial {adj} ((of a plant) Having a life cycle of more than two years) | :: meerjarig |
| perennial {adj} (continuing without cessation or intermission; perpetual; permanent; unceasing; never failing) | :: voortdurend, eeuwig |
| perennial {adj} (enduring; lasting; timeless) | :: eeuwig |
| perennial {n} (perennial plant) | :: meerjarige plant {f} |
| perestroika {prop} (reform in the Soviet Union in 1980s) | :: perestrojka |
| perfect {adj} (fitting its definition precisely) | :: volmaakt, perfect, volkomen |
| perfect {adj} (having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose) | :: perfect, perfecte |
| perfect {adj} (without fault or mistake) | :: volmaakt, perfect |
| perfect {adj} (grammar: of a tense or verb form: representing a completed action) | :: voltooid, voltooide |
| perfect {v} (make perfect) | :: perfectioneren |
| perfection {n} (being perfect) | :: perfectie {f} |
| perfectionism {n} (a dislike for anything less than perfection) | :: perfectionisme {n} |
| perfectitude {n} (perfection) SEE: perfection | :: |
| perfectly {adv} (with perfection) | :: perfect |
| perfect number {n} (a number that is the sum of all of its divisors except itself) | :: perfect getal |
| perfect pitch {n} (ability) | :: absoluut gehoor {n}, volmaakt gehoor {n} |
| perfect pitch {n} (exact pitch) SEE: absolute pitch | :: |
| perfidious {adj} (pertaining to perfidy) | :: verraderlijk, perfide, doortrapt |
| perforator {n} (hole punch) SEE: hole punch | :: |
| perform {v} (to do something) | :: verrichten, uitvoeren, houden, presteren |
| perform {v} (to do something in front of an audience) | :: opvoeren |
| performable {adj} (able to be performed) | :: speelbaar |
| performance {n} (live show or concert) | :: opvoering {f} |
| performance anxiety {n} (anxiety about performing in front of an audience) SEE: stage fright | :: |
| performance bond {n} (a contractor's bond) | :: dwangsom {f} |
| performer {n} (performer, see also: actor; singer; musician) | :: uitvoerder {m}, uitvoerster {f} |
| performing arts {n} (arts involving performance) | :: podiumkunsten, uitvoerende kunsten |
| perfume {n} (pleasant smell) | :: parfum {n} |
| perfume {n} (substance providing a pleasant smell) | :: parfum {n} |
| perfume {v} (to apply perfume to) | :: parfumeren |
| perfunctory {adj} (performed out of routine, with little care) | :: (louter) plichtmatig, machinaal, werktuiglijk |
| Pergamum {prop} (an ancient Greek city) | :: Pergamum {n} |
| pergola {n} (framework) | :: pergola |
| perhaps {adv} (indicating a lack of certainty) | :: misschien, wellicht |
| periapse {n} (periapsis) SEE: periapsis | :: |
| periapsis {n} | :: perifocus {m}, periapsis {f} |
| pericarp {n} (outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary) | :: pericarp {n} |
| Pericles {prop} (Greek politician) | :: Pericles {m} |
| peridot {n} (form of olivine) | :: peridoot |
| perigee {n} | :: perigeum {n} |
| perihelion {n} (point where the planet or comet is nearest to the Sun) | :: perihelium {n} |
| peril {n} (a situation of serious danger) | :: gevaar |
| perilous {adj} (dangerous, full of peril) | :: gevaarlijk |
| perimeter {n} (sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object) | :: omtrek, perimeter |
| perimeter {n} (length of such a boundary) | :: omtrek, perimeter, omgeving {f} |
| perineum {n} (anatomical term) | :: perineum {n}, bilnaad {m} |
| period {n} (a length of time) | :: periode {f} |
| period {n} (history: period of time seen as coherent entity) | :: periode {f} |
| period {n} (punctation mark “.”) | :: punt {f} |
| period {n} (length of time during which something repeats) | :: periode {f} |
| period {interj} (and nothing else) | :: punt uit |
| period {n} (menstruation) SEE: menstruation | :: |
| periodentosis {n} (inflammation) | :: parodontitis {f} |
| periodical {n} (publication that appears at fixed intervals) | :: tijdschrift {n} |
| periodically {adv} (intermittently) SEE: intermittently | :: |
| periodically {adv} (in a regular, periodic manner) | :: periodiek |
| periodic table {n} (tabular chart of the chemical elements) | :: periodiek systeem {n} |
| Perioikoi {n} (ancient inhabitant of Laconia) | :: perioiken |
| periosteum {n} (membrane surrounding a bone) | :: beenvlies {n}, periosteum {n}, periost {n} |
| peripatetic {adj} (walking about; itinerant) | :: rondreizend , rondzwervend , peripatetisch, aristotelisch |
| peripatetic {n} (one who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant) | :: wandelaar, handelsreiziger, aanhanger van Aristoteles |
| peripheral {adj} (on the periphery or boundary) | :: perifeer |
| periphery {n} (outside boundary, parts or surface) | :: periferie, buitenkant |
| periphrastic {adj} (expressed in more words than are necessary) | :: perifrastisch, uitvoerig, omschrijvend |
| periphrastic {adj} (indirect in naming an entity; circumlocutory) | :: perifrastisch, uitvoerig, omschrijvend |
| periphrastic {adj} (grammar: characterized by periphrase or circumlocution) | :: perifrastisch, uitvoerig, omschrijvend |
| periscope {n} (viewing device) | :: periscoop |
| perish {v} (to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing) | :: vergaan, bederven |
| perish {v} (to die, to pass away, see also: die) | :: omkomen, sterven, vergaan |
| perish {v} | :: wegkwijnen |
| perishable {adj} (liable to perish) | :: beperkt houdbaar, bederfelijk |
| perishableness {n} (state of being perishable) | :: vergankelijkheid {f} |
| peritoneum {n} (serous membrane in mammals) | :: buikvlies {n}, peritoneum {n} |
| peritonitis {n} (inflammation of the peritoneum) | :: peritonitis {f}, buikvliesontsteking {f} |
| periwinkle {n} (mollusc) | :: alikruik {m} {f} |
| perjure {v} (knowingly make a false statement of witness) | :: meineed plegen |
| perjury {n} (deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath) | :: meineed {m} |
| perky {adj} (lively or enthusiastic) | :: levendig, enthousiast |
| perky {adj} (standing upright; firm) | :: stevig, kaarsrecht |
| perlocution {n} (effect of utterance) | :: perlocutie {f} |
| perlustrate {v} (travel through an area in examination or survey) | :: verkennen |
| permanent {adj} (without end) | :: bestendig, voorgoed, eeuwig, permanent |
| permanent marker {n} (felt-tip pen used to create permanent water-resistant writing) | :: merkstift {f} {m} |
| permanent wave {n} (series of waves in the hair) SEE: permanent | :: |
| permeability {n} (property of being permeable) | :: doorlaatbaarheid, doorstroombaarheid, doorlaatbaarheid |
| permeability {n} (rate of flow through a porous material) | :: doorstroming |
| permeability {n} (measure of the ability to transmit fluids) | :: permeabiliteit, doorlaatbaarheid |
| permeability {n} ((physics) measure of magnetization of a material in the presence of a magnetic field) | :: permeabiliteit, magnetische permeabiliteit |
| permeable {adj} (that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids) | :: doordringbaar |
| Permic {prop} (group of Finnic languages) | :: Permisch |
| permille {n} (per thousand) | :: promille |
| permission {n} (authorisation) | :: toestemming {f}, toelating {f} |
| permissive {adj} (lenient) | :: verdraagzaam,toegevend,tolerant,lankmoedig, |
| permit {v} (allow (something) to happen) | :: toelaten, toestaan |
| permit {n} (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal) | :: vergunning {f} |
| permittivity {n} (property of a dielectric medium) | :: permittiviteit |
| pern {n} (honey buzzard) SEE: honey buzzard | :: |
| pernicious {adj} (causing much harm) | :: schadelijk, destructief, verderfelijk |
| pernicious {adj} (causing death or injury) | :: dodelijk, schadelijk |
| pernicious anemia {n} (severe form of anemia) | :: pernicieuze anemie {f} |
| perniciously {adv} (in a pernicious manner) | :: schadelijk, destructief, verderfelijk |
| perovskite {n} (a mineral, calcium titanate) | :: perovskiet {m} |
| peroxide {n} (chemical compound with two oxygen atoms) | :: peroxide {n} |
| peroxide {n} (hydrogen peroxide) SEE: hydrogen peroxide | :: |
| perpendicular {adj} (at or forming a right angle to) | :: loodrecht, haaks, perpendiculair |
| perpendicular {n} (line or plane) | :: loodlijn {f} |
| perpendicular {n} (device) | :: schietlood {n} |
| perpetrator {n} (one who perpetrates) | :: dader {m}, bedrijver {m} |
| perpetual {adj} (lasting forever) | :: eeuwig, eeuwigdurend |
| perpetuate {v} (to make perpetual) | :: vereeuwigen |
| perpetuate {v} | :: vereeuwigen |
| perplexed {adj} (confused or puzzled) | :: perplex |
| perplexity {n} (Quality of being confused or puzzled) | :: verwardheid, verwarring, verbijstering |
| perquisite {n} (benefit beyond salary) | :: extralegaal voordeel {n}, supplementair inkomen {n} |
| perquisite {n} (gratuity) | :: fooi {f}, drinkgeld {n}, extra {m} |
| perquisite {n} (privilege) | :: voorrecht {n}, alleenrecht {n} |
| perry {n} (Beverage from pears) | :: perenwijn |
| per se {adv} (by itself) | :: op zich, per se, an sich |
| persecute {v} (to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict) | :: vervolgen |
| persecution {n} (the act of persecuting) | :: vervolging {f} |
| persecution {n} (a program or campaign to subjugate or eliminate a specific group of people) | :: vervolging {f} |
| Perseid {n} (meteor of the meteor shower that appears to come from the constellation Perseus) | :: Perseïde {m} |
| Persephone {prop} (Greek goddess) | :: Persephone |
| perseverance {n} (persistent determination to adhere to a course of action; insistence) | :: volharding {f}, vasthoudendheid {f} |
| persevere {v} (persist steadfastly) | :: handhaven |
| Persia {prop} (Iran) SEE: Iran | :: |
| Persian {n} (the Persian language) | :: Perzisch {n} |
| Persian {n} (person from Persia) | :: Pers {m}, Perzische {f} |
| Persian {n} (Persian cat) | :: pers {m} |
| Persian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Persia) | :: Perzisch |
| Persian {adj} (of or pertaining to the Persian people) | :: Perzisch |
| Persian {adj} (of or pertaining to the Persian language) | :: Perzisch |
| Persian Gulf {prop} (gulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula) | :: Perzische Golf |
| persimmon {n} (fruit) | :: kaki {c} |
| persist {v} (continue to exist) | :: volharden |
| persistence {n} (property of being persistent) | :: doorzettingsvermogen {n} |
| persistence hunting {n} | :: renjacht {f} |
| persistent {adj} (refusing to give up) | :: volhardend |
| persistent {adj} (indefinitely continuous) | :: hardnekkig |
| person {n} (individual) | :: persoon {m} {f} |
| person {n} (specifically a human being, see also: human; human being; man) | :: persoon {m} {f} |
| person {n} (the physical body seen as distinct from the mind) | :: persoon {m} {f} |
| person {n} (any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts) | :: persoon {m} {f} |
| person {n} (grammar: linguistic category) | :: persoon {m} {f} |
| personage {n} (a famous or important person) | :: personage |
| personal {adj} (of or pertaining to a particular person) | :: persoonlijk |
| personal data {n} | :: persoonsgegevens |
| personal hygiene {n} (personal hygiene) | :: lichaamshygiëne, lichaamsverzorging |
| personality {n} (set of qualities that make a person distinct from other people) | :: persoonlijkheid {f} |
| personality {n} | :: persoonlijkheid |
| personalization {n} (act of personalizing) | :: personalisatie {f} |
| personally {adv} (in person) | :: eigenhandig |
| personal pronoun {n} (part of speech) | :: persoonlijk voornaamwoord {n} |
| personal property {n} (any property that is movable) | :: roerend goed {n} |
| persona non grata {n} (a person who is not welcome) | :: persona non grata |
| personification {n} (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea) | :: personificatie {f}, verpersoonlijking {f} |
| personification {n} (literary device) | :: personificatie {f} |
| personification {n} (artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human) | :: personificatie {f} |
| personnel {n} (employees, office staff) | :: personeel, medewerkers |
| perspective {n} (view, vista or outlook) | :: perspectief {n} |
| perspective {n} (appearance of depth in objects) | :: perspectief {n}, dieptezicht |
| perspective {n} (technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface) | :: perspectief {n}, doorzichtkunde |
| perspective {n} (choice of a single point of view) | :: perspectief {n} |
| perspective {adj} (of, in or relating to perspective) | :: perspectivisch |
| perspicacious {adj} (showing keen insight) | :: scherpzinnig, spitsvondig, schrander |
| perspicacious {adj} (Able to physically see clearly) | :: scherpziend |
| perspicacity {n} (Acute discernment or understanding; insight) | :: verloop |
| perspicuous {adj} (clearly expressed) | :: duidelijk, begrijpelijk, klaar |
| perspiration {n} (sweat) SEE: sweat | :: |
| perspiration {n} (process of perspiring) | :: zweet {n} |
| perspire {v} (sweat) SEE: sweat | :: |
| persuade {v} (convince) | :: overtuigen, overhalen, overreden, persuaderen |
| persuasion {n} (the act of persuading) | :: overtuiging {f} |
| persuasion {n} (a sort, type, or kind with respect to convictions and beliefs) | :: overtuiging {f} |
| pertain {v} (to belong) | :: behoren |
| pertinacious {adj} (holding tenaciously to an opinion or purpose) | :: vast overtuigd |
| pertinacious {adj} (stubbornly resolute or tenacious) | :: vasthoudend |
| perturb {v} (to disturb; to bother or unsettle) | :: verstoren |
| pertussis {n} (whooping cough) SEE: whooping cough | :: |
| Peru {prop} (country in South America) | :: Peru {n} |
| peruke {n} (wig) | :: pruik |
| peruse {v} (to examine or consider with care) | :: zorgvuldig onderzoeken |
| Peruvian {n} (person from Peru) | :: Peruaan {m}, Peruaanse {f} |
| Peruvian {adj} (pertaining to Peru) | :: Peruaans, Peruaanse |
| Peruvian slaty antshrike {n} (bird) | :: grijskap-mierklauwier |
| pervade {v} (to be in every part of) | :: doordringen |
| pervasive {adj} (manifested throughout) | :: doordringend |
| perversion {n} (sexual practice considered abnormal; sexual deviance; immorality) | :: perversie |
| pervert {n} (sexually perverted person) | :: perverseling |
| pervy {adj} (like a sexual pervert) | :: pervers |
| Pesach {prop} (Passover) SEE: Passover | :: |
| pesky {adj} (annoying, troublesome, irritating) | :: irritant, vervelend, rottig |
| pessary {n} (vaginal suppository) | :: pessarium {n} |
| pessimism {n} (general belief that bad things will happen) | :: pessimisme {n} |
| pessimist {n} (someone who habitually expects the worst outcome) | :: zwartdenker {m}, doemdenker {m}, pessimist {m} |
| pest {n} (plague) | :: pest, plaag |
| pest {n} (destructive insect) | :: pest, plaag |
| pest {n} (annoying person) | :: lastpak {n} |
| pest control {n} (regulation or management of another species defined as a pest) | :: ongediertebestrijding {f} |
| pest control {n} (pest control service) | :: ongediertebestrijding {f} |
| pester {v} (to annoy persistently) | :: pesten |
| pesthole {n} (place where a pest is present or likely) | :: pesthaard, pesthol {m} |
| pestle {n} (instrument used with a mortar to grind things) | :: stamper |
| pesto {n} (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) | :: pesto {m} |
| pet {n} (an animal kept as a companion) | :: huisdier {n}, troeteldier {n} |
| pet {n} | :: huisdier {n} |
| pet {v} (fondle (an animal)) | :: aaien |
| pet {v} (fondle (another person) amorously) | :: strelen, aaien |
| PET {n} (polyethylene terephthalate) SEE: polyethylene terephthalate | :: |
| peta- {prefix} (SI prefix) | :: peta- |
| petal {n} (one of the component parts of the corolla of a flower) | :: (botanical) kroonblad {n}, (when brightly colored) bloemblaadje {n}, petaal {m} {n}, petalum {n} |
| petameter {n} (SI unit of length equal to 1015 meters) | :: petameter {m} |
| petasus {n} (low-crowned hat worn by the Ancient Greeks and Romans) | :: petasus |
| PETE {n} (polyethylene terephthalate) SEE: polyethylene terephthalate | :: |
| Peter {prop} (male given name) | :: Pieter |
| Peter {prop} (the Apostle) | :: Petrus |
| Peter {prop} (one of the epistles of Peter) | :: Peter {m} |
| peter out {v} (to diminish) | :: verdwijnen, afsterven |
| Peterson {prop} (surname meaning "son of Peter") | :: Pieters, Pieterszoon |
| petition {n} (formal, written request made to an official person) | :: verzoekschrift {n}, petitie {f}, smeekschrift {n} |
| pet name {n} (name of endearment) | :: koosnaam |
| Petra {prop} (female given name) | :: Petra |
| Petrarchan {adj} (of or relating to Petrarch) | :: Petrarcaans |
| Petrarchan sonnet {n} (type of sonnet) | :: Italiaans sonnet {n}, petrarcaans sonnet {n} |
| Petrarchism {n} (Petrarch's literary style) | :: petrarkisme {n} |
| petrel {n} (Procellariiformes) | :: stormvogel {m} |
| Petri dish {n} (dish used to culture bacteria) | :: petrischaal {m} {f} |
| petrification {n} (process of replacing the organic residues with insoluble salts) | :: verstening |
| petrify {v} (to harden organic matter) | :: verstenen |
| petrify {v} (to produce rigidity akin to stone) | :: verstenen |
| petrify {v} (to immobilize with fright) | :: verstenen, verstarren |
| petrodollar {n} (money earned from oil) | :: petrodollar {m} |
| petroglyph {n} (a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times) | :: petroglief |
| petrol {n} (gasoline) SEE: gasoline | :: |
| petroleum {n} (oil) SEE: oil | :: |
| petrology {n} (the study of rock) | :: steenkunde {f} |
| petrol station {n} (gas station) SEE: gas station | :: |
| Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Petropavlovsk-Kamtsjatski |
| petting zoo {n} (type of zoo) | :: kinderboerderij {f} |
| petty {adj} (little, trifling, or inconsiderable, as a petty fault) | :: onbeduidend |
| pettywhin {n} (needle furze) SEE: needle furze | :: |
| petulant {adj} (easily irritated or annoyed) | :: luimig, prikkelbaar, zenuwachtig |
| pew {n} (long bench in a church) | :: kerkbank {m} {f} |
| pew {n} (enclosed compartment in a church) | :: koorgestoelte {n} |
| pew {interj} (expression of disgust in response to an unpleasant odor) | :: bah, pff, jakkes, eikes |
| pewter {n} (alloy of tin, copper and antimony) | :: hardtin {n}, peauter {n} |
| pewter {n} (alloy of tin and lead) | :: peauter {n} |
| phagocyte {n} (cell of the immune system) | :: fagocyt {m} |
| phagocytosis {n} | :: fagocytose {f} |
| Phaistos {prop} (ancient Minoan city in southern Crete) | :: Phaistos {m} |
| phalange {n} (phalanx) SEE: phalanx | :: |
| phalanx {n} (ancient Greek military unit) | :: falanx |
| phaleristics {n} (the study of orders, fraternity, and award items) | :: faleristiek |
| phallic {adj} (having to do with the penis) | :: fallisch |
| phallological {adj} (phallological) | :: phallologisch |
| phallus {n} (penis) SEE: penis | :: |
| phantom {n} (something having no physical reality) | :: fantoom |
| pharaoh {n} (supreme ruler of ancient Egypt) | :: farao {m} |
| Pharisee {n} (member of an ancient Jewish political party, social movement, etc) | :: farizeeër {m} |
| pharmaceutical {adj} (of, or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists) | :: farmaceutisch |
| pharmaceutics {n} (pharmacy) SEE: pharmacy | :: |
| pharmacist {n} (professional who dispenses prescription drugs) | :: apotheker {m} |
| pharmacogenetic {adj} (pertaining to pharmacogenetics) | :: farmacogenetisch |
| pharmacologic {adj} (pharmacological) SEE: pharmacological | :: |
| pharmacological {adj} (of or having to do with pharmacology) | :: farmacologisch |
| pharmacologist {n} (student of or one who is versed in pharmacology) | :: farmacoloog {m} |
| pharmacology {n} (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals) | :: farmacologie |
| pharmacotherapy {n} (use of pharmaceuticals to treat disease) | :: farmacotherapie |
| pharmacovigilance {n} (detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects of medicines) | :: medicatiebewaking {f} |
| pharmacy {n} (a place where prescription drugs are dispensed) | :: apotheek {m} {f} |
| pharyngeal {adj} (of or pertaining to the pharynx) | :: faringisch |
| pharyngeal {adj} (of pharyngeal sounds) | :: faringisch |
| pharynx {n} (part of alimentary canal) | :: farynx {m} |
| phase {n} (distinguishable part of a sequence) | :: fase {f} |
| phase {n} (astronomy: particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle) | :: fase {f} |
| phase {n} (physics: point or portion in a recurring series of changes) | :: fase {f} |
| phase modulation {n} (form of modulation) | :: fasemodulatie |
| phase-shift keying {n} (form of phase modulation) | :: faseverschuivingsmodulatie |
| phat {adj} (slang: excellent) | :: vet |
| phatic {adj} (more polite than meaningful) | :: fatisch |
| pheasant {n} (bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food) | :: fazant {m} |
| phenolphthalein {n} (pH indicator) | :: fenolftaleïne {f} |
| phenomenal {adj} | :: fenomenaal |
| phenomenon {n} (observable fact or occurrence) | :: fenomeen {n}, verschijnsel {n} |
| phenomenon {n} (unusual, curious, or astonishing fact or event) | :: fenomeen {n} |
| phenotype {n} (appearance of organism) | :: fenotype {n}, verschijningsvorm {m} |
| pheromone {n} (chemical) | :: feromoon {n} |
| phew {interj} (Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise) | :: oef |
| phi {n} (Greek letter) | :: phi {m} {f} |
| phial {n} (glass vessel) SEE: vial | :: |
| philander {n} (lover) SEE: lover | :: |
| philanderer {n} (fickle lover) | :: vrouwenversierder |
| philanderer {n} (someone who engages in casual sex) | :: rokkenjager {m} |
| philanthropic {adj} (of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy) | :: filantropisch |
| philanthropist {n} (person who loves mankind) | :: filantroop {m} |
| philanthropy {n} (charity) SEE: charity | :: |
| philanthropy {n} (benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of mankind) | :: filantropie {f} |
| philatelic {adj} (relating to stamp collecting) | :: filatelistisch |
| philately {n} (stamp collecting) | :: filatelie {f} |
| Philemon {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Filemon {m} |
| Philemon {prop} (male given name) | :: Filemon {m} |
| philharmonic {n} (full-sized symphonic orchestra) SEE: symphony orchestra | :: |
| philharmonic orchestra {n} (symphony orchestra) SEE: symphony orchestra | :: |
| philia {n} (psychological disorder) | :: voorliefde {f} |
| philia {n} (friendship) SEE: friendship | :: |
| -philia {suffix} (forming words denoting abnormal linking towards a given thing) | :: -filie |
| Philippians {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Filippenzen |
| Philippine {adj} (Filipino) SEE: Filipino | :: |
| Philippine eagle {n} (species of eagle endemic to the Philippines) | :: apenarend |
| Philippines {prop} (Republic of the Philippines) | :: Filipijnen {p} |
| philistine {n} (Philistine) SEE: Philistine | :: |
| philistine {adj} (lacking in appreciation for art or culture) | :: barbaars |
| Philistine {n} (person from Philistia) | :: Filistijn {m}, Filistijnse {f} |
| Philistine {adj} (of or pertaining to the Philistines) | :: Filistijns |
| Philistine {adj} (philistine) SEE: philistine | :: |
| Phillips head {n} (screwdriver) | :: kruiskop {c} |
| Phillips head {n} (screw) | :: kruiskopschroef {c} |
| Phillips screw {n} (screw) SEE: Phillips head | :: |
| Phillips screwdriver {n} (screwdriver) | :: kruiskopschroevendraaier {c} |
| phillumenist {n} (collector) | :: luciferdoosjesverzamelaar {m}, luciferdoosjesverzamelaarster {f} |
| philologist {n} (person who engages in philology) | :: filoloog {m} |
| philology {n} (historical linguistics) | :: filologie {f} |
| Philomena {prop} (female given name) | :: Filomena |
| philosophaster {n} (a pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher) | :: filosofaster {m}, schijnwijsgeer {m} |
| philosopher {n} (person devoted to studying philosophy) | :: filosoof {m}, filosofe {f}, wijsgeer {m} |
| philosopher's stone {n} (philosopher's stone) | :: steen der wijzen {m} |
| philosophical {adj} (of or pertaining to philosophy) | :: wijsgerig, filosofisch |
| philosophy {n} (the pursuit of wisdom) | :: wijsbegeerte {f}, filosofie {f} |
| philosophy {n} (academic discipline) | :: filosofie {f}, wijsbegeerte {f} |
| philosophy {n} (comprehensive system of belief) | :: filosofie {f} |
| philosophy {n} (view regarding fundamental principles) | :: filosofie {f} |
| philosophy {n} (general principle) | :: filosofie {f} |
| philosophy of science {n} (study of the assumptions, foundations, and implications of science) | :: wetenschapsfilosofie {f} |
| phimosis {n} (contraction of the foreskin) | :: voorhuidsvernauwing {f} |
| phlegm {n} (mucus secreted in the bronchial passages) | :: slijm {m} |
| phlegmatic {adj} (not easily excited to action) | :: flegmatisch |
| phlegmon {n} (non collected inflammation of connective tissue) | :: flegmone {c} |
| phloem {n} (vascular tissue) | :: floëem {n} |
| phlogiston {n} (hypothetical fiery principle) | :: phlogiston |
| -phobia {suffix} (used to form nouns meaning fear) | :: -fobie, -vrees |
| -phobia {suffix} (used to form nouns meaning hate) | :: -fobie, -haat |
| phobia {n} (irrational or obsessive fear or anxiety) | :: fobie |
| Phobos {prop} (mythology) | :: Phobos {m} |
| Phoenicia {prop} (land of the Phoenicians) | :: Fenicië |
| Phoenician {adj} (of, from, or related to the country or civilisation of Phoenicia) | :: Fenicisch |
| Phoenician {prop} (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia) | :: Fenicisch {n} |
| Phoenician {n} (inhabitant of Phoenicia) | :: Feniciër {m}, Phoeniciër {m} |
| phoenix {n} (mythological bird) | :: feniks {m} |
| phoenix {n} (anything reborn after apparently being destroyed) | :: feniks {m} |
| phone {v} (to call (someone) on the telephone) | :: telefoneren, opbellen |
| phone {n} (telephone) SEE: telephone | :: |
| -phone {suffix} (type of sound) | :: -foon |
| -phone {suffix} (device that makes a sound) | :: -foon |
| -phone {suffix} (speaker of a certain language) | :: -foon |
| phone book {n} (telephone directory) SEE: telephone directory | :: |
| phonebook {n} (telephone directory) SEE: telephone directory | :: |
| phone booth {n} (telephone booth) SEE: telephone booth | :: |
| phone call {n} (telephone call) SEE: telephone call | :: |
| phoneme {n} (indivisible unit of sound) | :: foneem {n} |
| phonemic {adj} (relating to phonemes) | :: fonemisch |
| phonemic {adj} (relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language) | :: fonemisch |
| phone number {n} (telephone number) SEE: telephone number | :: |
| phone sex {n} (erotic or sexual telephone conversation between two or more people) | :: telefoonseks |
| phonetic {adj} (relating to sounds of spoken language) | :: fonetisch |
| phonetic {adj} (linguistics: relating to phones) | :: fonetisch |
| phonetician {n} (person who specializes in phonetics) | :: foneticus {m}, phonetist {m} |
| phonetics {n} (study of speech sounds and their representation by written symbols) | :: fonetiek {f}, klankleer {m} {f} |
| phonics {n} (phonetics) SEE: phonetics | :: |
| phonics {n} (acoustics) SEE: acoustics | :: |
| phono- {prefix} (relating to sound) | :: fono- |
| phonograph {n} (archaic record player) SEE: gramophone | :: |
| phonograph record {n} (record) SEE: record | :: |
| phonologist {n} (person who specializes in phonology) | :: fonoloog {m} {f} |
| phonology {n} (subfield of linguistics concerned with the way sounds function in languages) | :: klankleer {m} {f} |
| phonotactics {n} (branch of phonology) | :: fonotaxis |
| phony {adj} (fraudulent; fake) | :: onecht, nagemaakt |
| -phore {suffix} (bearer or carrier of) | :: -foor |
| phosphoresce {v} (to exhibit phosphorescence) | :: fosforesceren |
| phosphorous {adj} (of, relating to or containing trivalent phosphorus) | :: fosforig |
| phosphorus {n} (element) | :: fosfor {n} |
| phosphorylation {n} (the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor) | :: fosforylering {f} |
| photic {adj} (irradiated by light) | :: fotisch |
| photic zone {n} (that part an ocean or lake that receives sufficient sunlight for photosynthesis) | :: fotische zone |
| photo {n} (photograph) SEE: photograph | :: |
| photo {v} (to take a photograph) | :: fotograferen |
| photobomb {v} (to unexpectedly appear in a photograph) | :: fotobommen |
| photobomb {n} (a photo containing someone or something that is photobombing) | :: fotobom |
| photocopy {n} (copy made using a photocopier) | :: fotokopie |
| photocopy {v} (to make a copy using a photocopier) | :: fotokopiëren |
| photodynamic therapy {n} (treatment) | :: fotodynamische therapie {f} |
| photogenic {adj} (looking good when photographed) | :: fotogeniek |
| photograph {n} (picture) | :: foto {f} |
| photograph {v} (to take a photograph) | :: fotograferen, een foto nemen |
| photographer {n} (one who takes photographs) | :: fotograaf {m} |
| photographic {adj} (of or pertaining to photographs) | :: fotografisch |
| photographic {adj} (of or pertaining to photography) | :: fotografisch |
| photographic memory {n} (eidetic memory) | :: fotografisch geheugen {n} |
| photography {n} (art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces) | :: fotografie {f} |
| photography {n} (occupation of taking (and often printing) photographs) | :: fotografie {f} |
| photon {n} (quantum of light) | :: foton {n}, lichtdeeltje |
| photonics {n} (science and technology of generating and controlling photons) | :: fotonica |
| photophobia {n} (excessive sensitivity to light) | :: fotofobie |
| photorespiration {n} (release of CO2 due to light) | :: fotorespiratie {f} |
| photoshop {n} (to digitally edit a picture) | :: fotoshoppen |
| photosynthesis {n} (biological process) | :: fotosynthese {f} |
| phrase {n} (short written or spoken expression) | :: uitspraak {f} |
| phrase {n} (grammar: group of two or more words that express an idea but do not form a complete sentence) | :: frase {f} |
| phrase book {n} (book of everyday expressions and vocabulary) | :: taalgids {m} |
| phrasebook {n} (book used to learn foreign language) SEE: phrase book | :: |
| phraseology {n} (phrasebook) SEE: phrase book | :: |
| phrasing {n} (the way a statement is put together) | :: bewoording {f} |
| phrenological {adj} (of, or relating to phrenology) | :: frenologisch |
| phrenologist {n} (adherent or practitioner of phrenology) | :: frenoloog {m} |
| phrenology {n} (the discredited "science" or pseudo-science of phrenology) | :: frenologie {f} |
| Phrygia {prop} (ancient kingdom) | :: Frygië {f} |
| Phrygian {prop} (language) | :: Frygisch |
| Phrygian cap {n} (conical close-fitting cap with the top bent forward) | :: Frygische muts {f} |
| phthalate {n} (salt or ester) | :: ftalaat {n} |
| phthalic acid {n} (acid) | :: ftaalzuur {n} |
| phycology {n} (study of algae) | :: fycologie {f} |
| phylactery {n} (leather case containing biblical scrolls, worn by Jewish men; the tefilla) | :: fylakterion {n} |
| phylactery {n} (small object worn for its magical power; amulet or charm) | :: fylakterion {n}, amulet {n}, beschermmiddel {n}, talisman |
| phylogeny {n} (evolutionary history of an organism) | :: fylogenie {f} |
| phylum {n} ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) | :: stam |
| physalis {n} (plant of the genus Physalis) | :: physalis |
| physical {adj} (having to do with the material world; tangible) | :: fysisch, fysische |
| physical {adj} (having to do with physics) | :: fysisch, fysische |
| physical {adj} (having to do with the body; corporeal) | :: lichamelijk, fysiek |
| physical {adj} (involving bodily force; vigorous) | :: ruw, ruwe |
| physical {n} (physical examination) | :: lichamelijk onderzoek, medisch onderzoek |
| physical culture {n} (bodybuilding) SEE: bodybuilding | :: |
| physical education {n} (curriculum component) | :: lichamelijke opvoeding {f}, gymles {f} |
| physically {adv} (in a physical manner) | :: lichamelijk |
| physical therapy {n} (therapy of exercises and activities to treat injury or dysfunction) SEE: physiotherapy | :: |
| physician {n} (medical doctor) | :: dokter {m}, arts {m} {f}, geneesheer {m} |
| physicist {n} (person whose occupation specializes in the science of physics) | :: natuurkundige {m}, fysicus {m} |
| physics {n} (branch of science) | :: natuurkunde {f}, fysica {f} |
| physiologic {adj} (of or pertaining to physiology) SEE: physiological | :: |
| physiological {adj} (of, or relating to physiology) | :: fysiologisch |
| physiological {adj} (relating to the action of a drug when given to a healthy person) | :: fysiologisch |
| physiologist {n} (person) | :: fysioloog {m} {f} |
| physiology {n} (branch of biology) | :: fysiologie {f} |
| physiotherapy {n} (therapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise) | :: fysiotherapie {f} |
| phytotherapist {n} (practioner of phytotherapy) | :: fytotherapeut {m} |
| pi {n} (letter of Greek alphabet) | :: pi {m} {f} |
| pi {n} (irrational mathematical constant) | :: pi {m} {f} |
| Piacenzian {prop} (subdivision of the Pliocene epoch) | :: Piacenzien |
| pia mater {n} (innermost of the meninges) | :: Zacht hersenvlies, Pia mater |
| pianist {n} (piano player) | :: pianist {m} |
| piano {n} (a keyboard musical instrument) | :: piano {m} |
| pica {n} (12 Didot-point type) SEE: cicero | :: |
| picaresque {n} (picaresque novel) | :: schelmenroman {m} |
| picayune {n} (A small coin of the value of six and a quarter cents.) | :: Spaans-Amerikaans.e muntstukje |
| picayune {n} (A five-cent piece.) | :: 5 cent muntstuk |
| picayune {n} (Something of very little value) SEE: trifle | :: |
| piccolo {n} (musical instrument) | :: piccolo {m} |
| piccolo {n} (bottle of champagne) | :: piccolo {m} |
| pièce de résistance {n} (masterpiece) | :: pièce de résistance {n}, magnum opus {n}, meesterwerk {n}, levenswerk {n} |
| picene {n} (polycyclic hydrocarbon) | :: piceen |
| Pichilemu {prop} (Pichilemu) | :: Pichilemu |
| pick {v} (to pick) SEE: choose | :: |
| pick {v} (to grasp and pull with fingers) | :: nemen, krabben |
| pick {v} (to remove a fruit or plant for consumption) | :: plukken |
| pick {v} (to decide between options) | :: kiezen |
| pick {n} (music: plectrum) SEE: plectrum | :: |
| pickaxe {n} (heavy iron tool) | :: pikhouweel {n}, pikaks {f} |
| picket {n} (sentry) SEE: sentry | :: |
| picket {n} (stake driven into the ground) | :: piket {n} |
| pickle {n} (preserved cucumber) | :: (ingemaakte) augurk |
| pickle {n} (any vegetable preserved in vinegar and consumed as relish) | :: pickles {p} |
| pickle {n} (brine used for preserving food) | :: pekel |
| pickle {n} (difficult situation) | :: puree |
| pickle {n} (affectionate term for a loved one) | :: zoetje {n} |
| pickle {n} (slang: penis, see also: penis) | :: worst |
| pickle {v} (to preserve food in a salt, sugar or vinegar solution) | :: inmaken, (brine only) pekelen |
| pickled {adj} (preserved by pickling) | :: gepekeld |
| pick one's nose {v} (insert a finger into one's nostril) | :: pulken |
| pickpocket {n} (one who steals from the pocket of a passerby) | :: zakkenroller, gauwdief {m} {f} |
| pick up {v} (to lift; to grasp and raise) | :: oppakken, optillen |
| picnic {n} (a meal eaten outdoors) | :: picknick {m} |
| pico- {prefix} (multiplying the unit by 10−12) | :: pico- |
| pico-ohm {n} (unit of electrical resistance) | :: pico-ohm {m} {n} |
| picosecond {n} (10-12 second) | :: picoseconde {m} |
| picture {n} (representation of visible reality produced by drawing, etc) | :: afbeelding {f}, prent {f}, portret {n}, illustratie {f}, plaatje, figuur |
| picture {n} (photograph) | :: foto {m}, plaatje {n} |
| picture {n} (informal: cinema) | :: film {m}, cinema {m}, bios {m} |
| picture {v} (to imagine or envision) | :: zich verbeelden |
| picture {v} (to depict or describe vividly) SEE: depict | :: |
| picture {n} (painting) SEE: painting | :: |
| picture book {n} (a book for young children with illustrations) | :: prentenboek {n} |
| piculet {n} (bird in Picumnus) | :: dwergspecht |
| Pi Day {prop} (March 14th, an annual celebration of the mathematical constant π (pi)) | :: pi-dag {m}, pi-benaderingsdag {m} |
| piddling {adj} (insignificant) | :: waardeloos |
| piddling {adj} (negligible) | :: verwaarloosbaar |
| piddling {adj} (paltry) | :: waardeloos |
| piddling {adj} (trivial) | :: triviaal |
| piddling {adj} (useless) | :: nutteloos |
| pie {n} (type of pastry) | :: taart {f}, pastei {f} |
| pie {n} (nonpastry dish resembling a pie) | :: taart {f}, pastei {f} |
| pie {n} (pizza) SEE: pizza | :: |
| piece {n} (part of a larger whole) | :: stuk {n}, deel {n}, onderdeel {n} |
| piece {n} (chess: figure other than pawn; similar counter in other games) | :: stuk {n} |
| piece {n} | :: stuk {n} |
| piece {n} (distance) SEE: distance | :: |
| piece {n} (castle; a fortified building) SEE: castle | :: |
| piece {n} (pacifier) SEE: pacifier | :: |
| piecemeal {adv} (piece by piece) | :: mondjesmaat |
| piecemeal {adv} (into pieces or parts) | :: met stukjes en beetjes |
| piece of clothing {n} (garment) SEE: garment | :: |
| piece of furniture {n} (item of furniture) | :: meubel {n}, meubelstuk {n} |
| piece of meat {n} (penis) SEE: penis | :: |
| piece of meat {n} (person for sexual gratification) | :: lustobject {n}, stuk vlees {n} |
| piece of meat {n} (an actual piece of meat) | :: stuk vlees {n} |
| piece of shit {n} (a despicable person) | :: schoelje {m} |
| piece rate {n} (pay per unit of production) | :: stukloon {n} |
| Piedmont {prop} (region) | :: Piëmont {n} |
| Piedmontese {adj} (of, from, or relating to Piedmont) | :: Piëmontees |
| Piedmontese {n} (inhabitant) | :: Piëmontees {m}, Piëmontese {f} |
| Piedmontese {prop} (language) | :: Piëmontees {n} |
| pie-eyed {adj} ((extremely) drunk or intoxicated) SEE: drunk | :: |
| piehole {n} (mouth (rude)) | :: bek {m}, waffel {m}, taartgat {n} |
| pieing {n} (an instance of throwing a pie at someone) | :: taartgooien |
| pie in the sky {n} (fanciful notion) | :: luchtkasteel |
| pie iron {n} (device for making sandwiches) | :: tosti-ijzer {n} |
| Piemontese {prop} (language) SEE: Piedmontese | :: |
| pier {n} (raised platform built from the shore out over water) | :: pier {m} |
| pier {n} (similar structure used to provide entertainment) | :: pier {m} |
| pier {n} (structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge) | :: pijler {m} |
| pierce {v} (to pierce) SEE: puncture | :: |
| Pieria {prop} (Greek prefecture) | :: Piëria |
| piety {n} (reverence and devotion to God) | :: vroomheid |
| pig {n} (mammal of genus Sus) | :: zwijn {n}, varken {n} |
| pig {n} (someone who overeats or eats rapidly) | :: varken {n}, zwijn {n}, slokop {m} {f} |
| pig {n} (nasty or disgusting person) | :: zwijn {n}, smeerlap {m} |
| pig {n} (dirty or slovenly person) | :: varken {n} |
| pig {n} (derogatory slang for police officer) | :: flik {m}, smeris {n}, wout, juut, kit {p}, kankerlijer {m}, tiefushoer {f}, hoer {m} {f} |
| pig {n} (piglet) SEE: piglet | :: |
| pig {n} (pork) SEE: pork | :: |
| pigeon {n} (bird of the dove and pigeon family Columbidae) | :: duif {f} {m}, doffer {m}, mannetjesduif {m}, duivin {f}, vrouwtjesduif {f}, duifje {n} |
| pigeon guillemot {n} (Cepphus columba) | :: duifzeekoet |
| pigeonhole {n} (one of an array of compartments for pigeons) | :: duivenhok {n}, duiventil {f} |
| pigeonhole {n} (one of an array of compartments for mail) | :: vak {n} |
| pigeonhole {v} (to categorize; especially to limit or be limited to a particular category, role, etc) | :: hokjesdenken |
| pigeon racing {n} (pigeon racing, the sport of racing pigeons) | :: duivensport {f} {m}, postduivensport {f} {m} |
| piggyback {adv} (on somebody's back or shoulders) | :: meeliften |
| piggy bank {n} (small container to store small saved coins in) | :: spaarvarken {n} , spaarpot {m} |
| pig in a poke {n} (something whose true value is concealed or unknown) | :: een kat in de zak kopen |
| pig Latin {n} (wordplay) | :: pig Latin |
| piglet {n} (young pig) | :: big {n}, biggetje {n} |
| pigling {n} (piglet) SEE: piglet | :: |
| pigment {n} (any color in plant or animal cells) | :: pigment {n} |
| pigment {n} (dry colorant) | :: pigment {n}, kleurstof |
| pigment {v} (add color or pigment) | :: kleuren, pigmenteren |
| pig out {v} (eat voraciously or ravenously) | :: schrokken, binnenschrokken |
| pigpen {n} (pigsty) SEE: pigsty | :: |
| pigs might fly {phrase} | :: maak dat de kat wijs (tell that to the cat) |
| pigsty {n} (enclosure where pigs are kept) | :: varkensstal {m}, zwijnenstal {m} |
| pigsty {n} (dirty or very untidy place) | :: zwijnenstal {m} |
| pigweed {n} (plant of genus Amaranthus) SEE: amaranth | :: |
| pika {n} (furry mammal of the family Ochotonidae) | :: fluithaas {m} |
| pike {n} (turnpike) SEE: turnpike | :: |
| pike {n} (long spear) | :: piek {f} |
| pike {n} (fish of the genus Esox) | :: snoek {m} |
| pikeman {n} (soldier) | :: piekdrager {m} |
| pike-perch {n} (zander) SEE: zander | :: |
| pilaf {n} (dish) | :: pilaff {m} |
| pilaff {n} (pilaf) SEE: pilaf | :: |
| pilaster {n} (a column attached to the wall) | :: pilaster {m}, wandpilaster {m} |
| Pilate {prop} (Pontius Pilate) | :: Pilatus {m} |
| pilau {n} (pilaf) SEE: pilaf | :: |
| pilcrow {n} (a paragraph mark) | :: alineateken |
| pile {n} (funeral pile) SEE: pyre | :: |
| pile {n} (nap of a cloth) SEE: nap | :: |
| pile {n} (heap) | :: stapel |
| pile {n} (heraldry: one of the ordinaries) | :: punt {n} |
| pileated woodpecker {n} (large North American woodpecker) | :: Noord-Amerikaanse helmspecht |
| pile driver {n} (machine for forcing a pile into the ground) | :: heistelling {f} |
| pile driver {adj} (forceful) | :: keihard, krachtig |
| pile of crap {n} (worthless structure or device) | :: schijtzooi, shitzooi |
| pile of shit {n} (worthless structure or device) | :: schijtzooi, shitzooi |
| pileous {adj} (hairy) SEE: hairy | :: |
| piles {n} (plural of pile) SEE: pile | :: |
| piles {n} (haemorrhoids) SEE: haemorrhoids | :: |
| pile up {v} (to form a pile etc.) | :: stapelen |
| pilfer {v} (to steal in small quantities) | :: stelen, jatten |
| pilferage {n} (theft) | :: kruimeldiefstal {m} |
| pilferer {n} (one who pilfers) | :: kruimeldief {m} |
| pilgrim {n} (traveler, especially to religious sites) | :: pelgrim {m} |
| pilgrimage {n} (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) | :: bedevaart {c}, pelgrimstocht {m} |
| pill {n} (small object for swallowing) | :: pil {f} |
| pill {n} (the pill - functions as a contraceptive) | :: pil |
| pillage {v} (loot or plunder by force) | :: plunderen |
| pillage {n} (the spoils of war) | :: oorlogsbuiit |
| pillage {n} (the act of pillaging) | :: plundering |
| pillar {n} (large post, often used as supporting architecture) | :: pijler, zuil, pilaar |
| pillarization {n} (act of pillarizing) | :: verzuiling {f} |
| pillarize {v} (to divide into social pillars) | :: verzuilen |
| Pillars of Hercules {prop} (two promontories at the Strait of Gibraltar) | :: Zuilen van Hercules {p} |
| pillion {n} | :: duo |
| pillock {n} (a stupid person) | :: stomkop, eikel {m} |
| pillory {n} (framework on a post used as a means of punishment and humiliation) | :: schandpaal {m} |
| pillory {v} (put someone in a pillory) | :: aan de schandpaal zetten, aan de schandpaal hangen |
| pillory {v} (subject someone to humiliation, scorn, ridicule or abuse) | :: beschamen, vernederen, bespotten |
| pillory {v} (criticize harshly) | :: kritiseren, afbreken, aan de schandpaal nagelen, bekritiseren |
| pillow {n} (soft cushion used to support the head in bed) | :: hoofdkussen {n}, oorkussen {n}, kussen {n} |
| pillowcase {n} (sheet for covering a pillow) | :: kussensloop |
| pilomotor reflex {n} (Raised skin, usually caused by the involuntary erection of hairs on the neck or arms caused by cold, excitement, or fear) | :: kippenvel |
| pilot {n} (controller of aircraft) | :: piloot {m}, vliegenier |
| pilot {n} (person who helps navigate the harbor or coast) | :: loods {m} |
| pilot {n} (sample TV series episode) | :: pilot {c} |
| pilot light {n} (flame used to ignite gas) | :: waakvlam {f} |
| pilot whale {n} (either of two species of whale) | :: griend {m}, grindewal {m} |
| pimp {n} (prostitution solicitor) | :: pooier |
| pimpernel {n} (plant of genus Anagallis) | :: guichelheil |
| pimple {n} (inflamed spot on the surface of the skin) | :: puist {f}, pukkel |
| pimple {n} (annoying person) | :: etter {m}, puistenkop {m}, ellendeling {m} |
| pimpmobile {n} (An extravagantly large or ornate automobile, presumably suitable for a pimp) | :: pooierbak {m} |
| pin {n} (needle without an eye, used for fastening) | :: pin {f}, speld {f} |
| pin {n} (US: accessory attached with a pin) | :: speldje {n} |
| pin {v} (to fasten/attach with a pin) | :: vastpinnen |
| pin {n} (jewellery attached with a pin) SEE: brooch | :: |
| pinafore {n} (Sleeveless dress) | :: overgooier |
| pinata {n} (candy-filled container that is hit with a stick) | :: piñata {f} |
| pinball {n} (game) | :: flipperkast {f}, flipperspel {n} |
| pinball machine {n} (machine) | :: flipperkast {f}, flipperautomaat {m} |
| pincers {n} (gripping tool) | :: knijptang |
| pinch {v} (to squeeze a small amount of skin) | :: knijpen |
| pinch {n} (small amount of powder) | :: snuifje {n} |
| pinch off {v} (To separate (something) from something else) | :: afknijpen |
| pinch of salt {n} (small amount of salt) | :: snufje zout |
| pinch of salt {n} (taken with caution) | :: korreltje zout |
| pine {n} (tree of the genus Pinus) | :: den {m}, dennenboom {m}, pijnboom {m} |
| pineal gland {n} (small endocrine gland) | :: epifyse {f}, pijnappelklier {m} {f} |
| pineapple {n} (plant) | :: ananas {m} |
| pineapple {n} (fruit) | :: ananas {m} |
| pineapple guava {n} (feijoa) SEE: feijoa | :: |
| pinecone {n} (seed-bearing cone of a pine tree) | :: pijnappel {m}, dennenappel {m} |
| pine marten {n} (Martes martes) | :: boommarter {m} |
| pine nut {n} (edible seeds of evergreen pine) | :: pijnboompit {m} |
| pinery {n} (pinewood) SEE: pinewood | :: |
| pinery {n} | :: ananaskas; ananaskwekerij, ananasplantage |
| pine tree {n} (pine) SEE: pine | :: |
| pine weevil {n} (species of weevil) | :: dennensnuitkever {m} |
| pinewood {n} (wood of the pine) | :: pijnboomhout {n}, pinushout {n}, vurenhout {n} |
| pinewood {n} (forest or grove of pines) | :: pijnbos {n}, pijnboombos {n}, pijnboomwoud {n}, pinusbos {n} |
| ping {v} (To send a packet in order to determine whether a host is present) | :: pingen |
| ping pong {n} (table tennis) SEE: table tennis | :: |
| pinion {v} (restrain) SEE: restrain | :: |
| pink {n} (flower) | :: anjer |
| pink {n} (pale red colour) | :: roze |
| pink {adj} (colored/coloured between red and white) | :: roze, rooskleurig |
| pinkie {n} (little finger) SEE: little finger | :: |
| pink jersey {n} (shirt worn by the leader in the Giro d'Italia) | :: roze trui {f} {m} |
| pinky {n} (little finger) SEE: little finger | :: |
| pinna {n} (visible part of the ear) | :: oorschelp {f}/{m} |
| pinnacle {n} (highest point) | :: top {m}, spits {m} |
| pinnacle {n} (tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain) | :: spits {m} |
| pinnacle {n} (figuratively: all-time high) | :: toppunt {n} |
| Pinocchio {prop} (protagonist) | :: Pinokkio {m} |
| Pinocchio {prop} (fairy tale) | :: Pinokkio {m} |
| pinocytosis {n} (a form of endocytosis) | :: pinocytose {?} |
| pinprick {n} | :: speldenprik {m} |
| pinstripe {n} (thin stripe on fabric) | :: krijtstreep {m} {f} |
| pintail {n} (Anas acuta) SEE: northern pintail | :: |
| pinworm {n} (worms) | :: aarsmade {f} |
| pion {n} (particle) | :: pion {n} |
| piñon {n} (pine nut) SEE: pine nut | :: |
| pioneer {n} (one who goes before) | :: pionier {m} |
| pioneer {n} (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) | :: pioneer {m} |
| pioneering {adj} (involving new ideas or methods) | :: wegbereidend, baanbrekend |
| pioneer species {n} (pioneer species) | :: pioniersoort {m} {f} |
| pious {adj} (of or pertaining to piety) | :: vroom |
| pip {n} (respiratory disease in birds) | :: pip {m} |
| pip {n} (seed) | :: pit {m} |
| pip {n} (dot, symbol on domino, die, etc.) | :: stip {f} |
| pip {n} (short electronically produced tone) | :: piep {m} |
| pipe {n} (wind instrument) | :: fluit |
| pipe {n} (organ pipe) | :: orgelpijp {c}, pijp {c} |
| pipe {n} (rigid tube) | :: buis {f}, pijp {c} |
| pipe {n} (smoking implement) SEE: tobacco pipe | :: |
| pipe cleaner {n} (wire which is used to clean small crevices) | :: pijpewisser {m} |
| pipe dream {n} (near impossibility) | :: luchtkasteel {n} , wensdroom {m} |
| pipeline {n} (conduit made of pipes) | :: pijpleiding {f} |
| pipette {n} (small glass tube used for transferring liquid) | :: pipet {f} {n} |
| pipette {v} (to transfer or measure the volume of a liquid using a pipet) | :: pipetteren |
| pipe wrench {n} (adjustable wrench) | :: pijptang {f} |
| pipistrelle {n} (bat of the genus Pipistrellus) | :: dwergvleermuis {f} |
| pipit {n} (passerine bird from the genus Anthus) | :: pieper {m} |
| pip-squeak {n} (small and insignificant person) | :: opdonder {m} |
| piquant {adj} (favorably stimulating to the palate) | :: pikant |
| piracy {n} (robbery at sea) | :: zeeroverij {f}, piraterij {f}, kaping {f} |
| piracy {n} (hijacking) | :: kaping {f} |
| piracy {n} (unauthorized duplication) | :: piraterij {f} |
| piracy {n} (unlicensed broadcasting) | :: piraterij {f}, zendpiraterij {f}, etherpiraterij {f} |
| Piraeus {prop} (city) | :: Piraeus |
| piranha {n} (South American fish) | :: piranha |
| pirate {n} (one who plunders at sea) | :: piraat {m}, zeerover {m}, kaper {m}, vrijbuiter {m}, boekanier {m} |
| pirate {n} (one who breaks intellectual property laws) | :: piraat {m} |
| pirate {v} (appropriate by piracy) | :: pirateren, zeeroven |
| pirate {v} (make and/or sell an illegal copy) | :: pirateren |
| pirate {adj} (illegal imitated or reproduced) | :: gepirateerd |
| pirate ship {n} (ship manned by pirates) | :: piratenschip {n}, zeeroversschip {n}, roversschip {n}, roofschip {n} |
| piscatory ring {n} (ring worn by popes) | :: vissersring {m} |
| Pisces {prop} (constellation) | :: Vissen |
| pismire {n} (ant) SEE: ant | :: |
| piss {n} (urine) | :: pis |
| piss {v} | :: piesen, pissen, zeiken |
| pissaladière {n} (pizza-like pie from southern France) | :: uienpizza {f} {m} |
| pisser {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| piss off {v} (to leave, to go away) | :: flikker op, optiefen, oppleuren, ophoepelen, oprotten, opflikkeren, opdonderen, ophoeren, oplazeren, opsodemieteren, wegwezen, opsodeflikkeren |
| piss one's pants {v} (wet oneself) SEE: wet oneself | :: |
| pistachio {n} (fruit) | :: pistache |
| pistil {n} (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) | :: stamper {m} |
| pistol {n} (handgun) | :: pistool {n} |
| pistol {n} (lively, bright small boy) | :: opdondertje {n} |
| piston {n} (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) | :: zuiger {m} |
| piston engine {n} (engines having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons) | :: zuigermotor {m} |
| pit {n} (hole in the ground) | :: kuil {m}, put {m} |
| pit {n} (service area at a motor racetrack) | :: pit {m} |
| pit {n} (seed or stone inside a fruit) | :: pit {m} {f} |
| pit {n} (the stone of a drupaceous fruit) | :: pit {m} {f} |
| pit {n} (mine) SEE: mine | :: |
| pit {n} (armpit) SEE: armpit | :: |
| pit {n} (pit bull terrier) SEE: pit bull terrier | :: |
| pitaya {n} (dragon fruit) SEE: dragon fruit | :: |
| pit bull {n} (pit bull terrier) SEE: pit bull terrier | :: |
| pitbull {n} (pit bull terrier) SEE: pit bull terrier | :: |
| pit bull terrier {n} (breed of dog) | :: pitbullterriër {m}, pitbull {m} |
| pitch {n} (sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees) | :: hars |
| pitch {n} (dark, extremely viscous material made by distilling tar) | :: pek {f} |
| pitch {n} (act of pitching a baseball) | :: worp {m} |
| pitch {n} (effort to sell or promote something) | :: verkooppraatje {n} |
| pitch {v} (baseball: to throw the ball toward home plate) | :: gooien, werpen |
| pitch {n} (the perceived frequency of a sound or note) | :: toonhoogte {f} |
| pitch {v} (to produce a note of a given pitch) | :: intoneren |
| pitch-black {adj} (of the blackest black) | :: pikzwart |
| pitch-dark {adj} (absolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch) | :: pikzwart |
| pitcher {n} (the player who throws the ball to the batter) | :: werper {m} |
| pitchfork {n} (farm tool with tines) | :: hooivork, mestvork, riek |
| pitfall {n} (potential problem, hazard, or danger) | :: valkuil {m} |
| pitfall {n} (trapping pit) | :: valkuil {m} |
| pith {n} (soft spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees) | :: merg {n} |
| pith {n} (essential or vital part) | :: kern {m} |
| pith {n} (spinal cord; marrow) SEE: spinal cord | :: |
| pithy {adj} (Concise and meaningful) | :: kernachtig, beknopt, bondig |
| pithy {adj} (Of, like, or abounding in pith) | :: mergachtig, rijk aan merg |
| pitiful {adv} (so appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it) | :: zielig |
| pitiful {adv} | :: zielig, triest , deplorabel |
| Pitjantjatjara {prop} (the aboriginal language mainly spoken in central Australia) | :: Pitjantjatjara |
| pit lane {n} (lane adjacent) | :: pitstraat {f} |
| pit stop {n} (stop made during an automobile race at the pit to refuel) | :: pitstop {m}, pitsstop {m} |
| pit stop {n} (brief stop for fuel, rest and/or refreshment during an automobile journey) | :: plaspauze {m} {f}, tankpauze {m} {f} |
| pittance {n} | :: schijntje {n} |
| pituitary {adj} (of or pertaining to the pituitary gland) | :: hypofysaal |
| pituitary {n} (pituitary gland together with the pituitary stalk) | :: hypofyse |
| pituitary gland {n} (endocrine gland) | :: hypofyse |
| pity {n} (feeling of sympathy) | :: medelijden {n}, deernis {f} |
| pity {n} (something regrettable) | :: jammer, spijtig |
| pity {v} | :: beklagen |
| pity {interj} (what a pity) SEE: what a pity | :: |
| pivotal {adj} (being of crucial importance; central, key) | :: cruciaal, doorslaggevend |
| pixel {n} (one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory) | :: pixel |
| pixel hunt {n} (a search for a small, onscreen, hard-to-find object in a graphic adventure puzzle video game) | :: pixeljacht |
| pixel hunting {v} (to look for a small, onscreen, hard-to-find object in a graphic adventure puzzle video game) | :: pixeljagen |
| pizza {n} (baked Italian dish) | :: pizza {f} |
| pizza parlor {n} (pizzeria) SEE: pizzeria | :: |
| pizzeria {n} (outlet that primarily sells pizza) | :: pizzeria {f} |
| placard {n} (a sheet of paper or cardboard) | :: plakkaat {n} |
| placate {v} (to calm) | :: kalmeren, bedaren |
| place {n} (location, position) | :: plaats {f} |
| place {n} (open space, courtyard, market square) | :: plein {n} |
| place {n} (informal: house or home) | :: huis {n}, thuis {n}, tehuis {n} |
| place {n} (numeric: the column counting a certain quantity) | :: positie {f} |
| place {v} (to put in a specific location) | :: plaatsen |
| placeholder {n} (that which holds, denotes or reserves a place for something to come later) | :: plaatshouder {m}, invul-, vulsel {n}, vulling {f} |
| place importance on {v} (To consider something to be important) | :: belang hechten aan |
| place mat {n} (protective table mat) | :: placemat {m} {f}, onderlegger {m} |
| placename {n} (the name of a place) | :: plaatsnaam {c} |
| placenta {n} (anatomy: placenta) | :: moederkoek {m}, placenta {f} |
| placental abruption {n} (tearing away of the placenta) | :: plots loskomen van de moederkoek {n} |
| place of worship {n} (place where people can practise their faith) | :: gebedshuis {n}, godshuis {n}, bedehuis {n}, cultusplaats {f} |
| placid {adj} (calm and quiet; peaceful) | :: rustig, vredevol |
| plagiarism {n} (copying of someone's ideas) | :: plagiaat {n} |
| plague {n} (specific disease "the Plague") | :: pest {f} |
| plague {n} (an epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence) | :: pest, plaag |
| plague {n} (widespread affliction, calamity) | :: pest, plaag |
| plague {n} (a nuisance) | :: pest, ellende, kwelling |
| plague {v} (to harass) | :: kwellen, pesten |
| plague {v} (to afflict with disease or calamity) | :: teisteren |
| plaice {n} (Pleuronectes platessa) | :: schol {m} |
| plaice {n} (Hippoglossoides platessoides) | :: lange schar {c} |
| plaice {n} | :: schol {m}, pladijs |
| plain {adj} (ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation) | :: eenvoudig |
| plain {adj} (computing: containing no non-printing characters) | :: kaal |
| plain {n} (an expanse of land with relatively low relief) | :: vlakte |
| plaintiff {n} (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) | :: eiser, aanklager |
| plain-winged antshrike {n} (bird) | :: leikleurige mierklauwier |
| plait {n} (braid) SEE: braid | :: |
| plait {v} (to interweave) SEE: braid | :: |
| plait {v} (to double in narrow folds) SEE: pleat | :: |
| plan {n} (technical drawing) | :: schema {n}, ontwerp {n} |
| plan {n} (set of intended actions) | :: plan {n} |
| plan {n} (2-dimensional drawing from above) | :: ontwerp {n}, plan {n} |
| plan {v} (to design) | :: ontwerpen |
| plan {v} (to create a plan for) | :: ontwerpen, plannen |
| plan {v} (to intend) | :: van plan zijn, plannen |
| Planck's constant {n} (constant) | :: constante van Planck {f} |
| Planck unit {n} (physics) | :: Planckdeeltje {n} |
| plane {adj} (of a surface: flat or level.) | :: vlak |
| plane {n} (math: flat surface extending infinitely in all directions) | :: vlak {n} |
| plane {n} (level of existence) | :: vlak {n} |
| plane {n} (a tool) | :: schaaf |
| plane {v} (to smooth with a plane) | :: schaven |
| plane {n} (airplane) | :: vliegtuig {n} |
| plane {v} (to glide) | :: glijden |
| plane {n} (deciduous tree) | :: plataan {m} |
| planer {n} (woodworking tool) | :: schaaf |
| planet {n} (each of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night sky) | :: planeet {f} |
| planet {n} (rocky or gaseous spherical bodies orbiting the Sun) | :: planeet {f} |
| planet {n} (similar body in orbit around a star) | :: planeet {f} |
| planetarium {n} (museum which displays images of space) | :: planetarium {n} |
| planetary {adj} (of or relating to planets) | :: planetair |
| planetary aberration {n} | :: planetaire afwijking {m} |
| planetary gear {n} (system of gears) | :: planetair tandwielstelsel {n}, planeetwielmechanisme {n} |
| planetary nebula {n} (nebulosity) | :: planetaire nevel |
| planetary science {n} (branch of astronomy) | :: planetologie {f}, planeetkunde {f} |
| planetary system {n} (a group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system) | :: planetenstelsel {n} |
| planet gear {n} (gear wheel) | :: planeetwiel {n} |
| planetree {n} (plane) SEE: plane | :: |
| Planet X {prop} (hypothetical planet) | :: planeet X {f} |
| plangent {adj} (having a loud mournful sound) | :: luidklagend, huilend, klaagzingend, klaagzangerig |
| plank {n} (long, broad and thick piece of timber) | :: plank {c} |
| planned economy {n} (economy in which government directly manages) | :: planeconomie {f} |
| planning permission {n} (legal permission granted by a government authority to construct on one's land, or to change the use of the land) | :: omgevingsvergunning |
| plant {n} (factory) SEE: factory | :: |
| plant {n} (organism capable of photosynthesis) | :: plant {m}, gewas {n} |
| plant {n} | :: site {m}, bedrijf {n}, centrale {f} |
| plant {v} (place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) | :: planten, poten |
| plantain {n} (small plant) | :: weegbree {m} |
| plantain {n} (fruit) | :: bakbanaan |
| plantation {n} (large farm) | :: aanplanting {f}, plantage {f} |
| plash {v} (to splash) | :: pletsen |
| plasma {n} (high energy state of matter) | :: plasma {n} |
| plasma {n} (component of blood) | :: plasma {n} |
| plasma membrane {n} (cell membrane) SEE: cell membrane | :: |
| plasmid {n} (loop of double-stranded DNA that is separate from the chromosomes) | :: plasmide {f} {n} |
| plaster {n} (adhesive bandage) SEE: band-aid | :: |
| plasterer {n} (a person who plasters walls) | :: stukadoor |
| plastic {n} (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) | :: plastic, plastiek {n}, kunststof {f} |
| plastic {n} (any similar synthetic material) | :: plastic, kunststof {c} |
| plastic {adj} (capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant) | :: plastisch |
| plastic {adj} (made of plastic) | :: plastic |
| plasticity {n} | :: plasticiteit {f} |
| plasticizer {n} (substance added for pliability in plastics) | :: weekmaker |
| plat {n} (a braid; a plait) SEE: braid | :: |
| plat {v} (to braid, plait) SEE: braid | :: |
| plat {n} (plot of land) SEE: lot | :: |
| plate {n} (Cockney rhyming slang: foot) SEE: foot | :: |
| plate {n} (flat dish) | :: bord {n}, dienblad {f} |
| plate {n} (flat metallic object) | :: plaat {f} |
| plate {n} (vehicle license plate) | :: kentekenplaat |
| plate {n} (item coated with silver) | :: dienblad {n} |
| plate {n} (printing: engraved surface used to transfer an image to paper) | :: plaat {f} |
| plate {n} (baseball: home plate) SEE: home plate | :: |
| plate {n} (prize given to the winner in a contest) SEE: prize | :: |
| plateau {n} (level expanse) | :: hoogvlakte {f}, plateau {n} |
| plateau {n} (ornamental dish) | :: schaal {f}, plateau {n} |
| plateau {v} (level off) | :: stagneren, stabiliseren |
| platelet {n} (particle found in the blood of mammals) | :: bloedplaatje {n} |
| platform {n} (stage for speeches and performances) | :: podium {n}, platform {n}, verhoog {n} |
| platform {n} (high shoe type) | :: platformschoen {n} |
| platform {n} (computing: particular type of operating system or environment) | :: platform {n} |
| platform {n} (politics: political stance on a broad set of issues) | :: podium {n}, kiesprogramma {n}, programma {n} |
| platform {n} (travel: raised structure for passengers) | :: perron {n} |
| platform game {n} (A video game characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles) | :: platformspel |
| platform shoe {n} (type of footwear) | :: plateauzool |
| platinum {n} (metal) | :: platina {n} |
| platitude {n} (often-quoted saying) | :: platitude, cliché |
| platitude {n} (triteness) | :: platitude, cliché |
| platonic {adj} | :: platonisch |
| platonic love {n} (intimate but non-sexual affection) | :: platonische liefde |
| Platonic solid {n} (Any one of five polyhedra) | :: regelmatig veelvlak {n}, platonisch lichaam {n} |
| platypus {n} (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) | :: vogelbekdier {n} |
| plausibility {n} (believability) | :: plausibel, waarschijnlijk |
| plausible {adj} (likely, acceptable) | :: aannemelijk, aanneembaar |
| Plautdietsch {prop} (variety of Low German, see also: Mennonite Low German) | :: Plautdietsch |
| play {v} (act in a manner such that one has fun) | :: spelen |
| play {v} (produce music using a musical instrument (transitive sense), affecting a noun) | :: spelen, bespelen |
| play {v} (produce music using a musical instrument (intransitive sense, not affecting a noun)) | :: spelen |
| play {v} (act in a performance) | :: optreden |
| play {v} (participate in (a sport or game)) | :: spelen, meespelen |
| play {v} (use a device to hear (a recording)) | :: spelen, afspelen |
| play {n} (playful activity) | :: spel |
| play {n} (individual's performance in a sport) | :: spelbeweging {f} |
| play {n} (literary composition intended to be represented) | :: schouwspel {n} |
| play {n} (theatrical performance) | :: optreden {n}, schouwspel {n}, toneelstuk {n}, stuk {n} |
| play {n} (area of free movement for a part of a mechanism) SEE: backlash | :: |
| playable {adj} (able to be played) | :: speelbaar |
| playable {adj} (of a game, able to be played and enjoyed) | :: speelbaar |
| playboy {n} (man who devotes himself to pleasure) | :: casanova, don juan |
| playdough {n} (childrens' modeling clay) | :: speelklei |
| play down {v} (play down) SEE: downplay | :: |
| player {n} (one who plays any game or sport) | :: speler {m} |
| player {n} (dramatic actor) | :: speler {m}, vertolker {m} |
| player {n} (one who plays a musical instrument) | :: bespeler {m}, speler {m} |
| player {n} (gambler, see also: gambler) | :: speler {m}, gokker |
| player {n} (electronic device) | :: speler {m} |
| player {n} (software application) | :: speler {m}, player |
| player {n} (one without serious aims) | :: speler {m}, speelvogel {m} |
| playful {adj} | :: speels |
| playfulness {n} (quality of being playful) | :: speelsheid {f} |
| playground {n} (large open space to play on, usually for children) | :: speelplein {n}, speelterrein {n}, speeltuin {m} |
| playground {n} (open-air space on a school campus where the children can play) | :: speelplein {n}, speelplaats |
| playground {n} (small area for children) | :: speeltuin {f}, speelterrein {n} |
| playground {n} (space to do what one pleases) | :: speelterrein {n} |
| play hooky {v} (to stay away from school, work, etc. without suitable permission or excuse) | :: spijbelen |
| play house {n} (toy house for dolls) SEE: doll's house | :: |
| playhouse {n} (venue for performing plays) SEE: theater | :: |
| playing card {n} (one of usually 52 rectangular pieces of card) | :: speelkaart {f} |
| play it safe {v} (take a cautious, risk-free approach) | :: het op zeker spelen |
| playlist {n} (record) | :: afspeellijst {f}, playlist {m} |
| playlist {n} (computing) | :: afspeellijst {f}, playlist {m} |
| playpen {n} (enclosure for children to play in) | :: box {m} |
| PlayStation {n} (series of video game consoles) | :: PlayStation {c} |
| plaything {n} (something intended for playing with) | :: speeltje |
| play truant {v} (be absent from school without permission) | :: spijbelen |
| play with fire {v} (put oneself in a precarious situation) | :: met vuur spelen |
| playwright {n} (writer of plays for the theatre) | :: toneelschrijver {m} |
| playwriter {n} (playwright) SEE: playwright | :: |
| plaza {n} (a towns' public square) | :: plein {n} |
| PLC {n} (Abbreviation for public limited company) | :: N.V. |
| plea {n} (appeal, petition, entreaty) | :: pleidooi {n}, smeekbede {f} |
| plea {n} (excuse) | :: pleidooi {n} |
| plea {n} (that which is presented in defense or justification) | :: pleidooi {n} |
| plea {n} (law: defendant's answer to plaintiff’s declaration) | :: pleidooi {n} |
| plea {n} (law: cause in court) | :: zaak {f}, rechtszaak {f} |
| plead {v} (to present an argument) | :: pleiten, bepleiten |
| plea in abatement {n} | :: eis tot nietigheid, |
| pleasant {adj} (giving pleasure; pleasing in manner) | :: aangenaam, behaaglijk, plezierig, fijn |
| please {v} (to make happy or satisfy) | :: bevallen, behagen |
| please {adv} (interjection to make a polite request) | :: alstublieft, gelieve, alsjeblieft, a.u.b., a.j.b.; alstublieft |
| please {adv} (expression of annoyance or impatience) | :: allez |
| pleased to meet you {phrase} (polite formula used when being introduced to somebody) | :: aangenaam, aangename kennismaking, aangenaam om met u kennis te maken, aangenaam met u kennis te maken |
| please help me {phrase} (please help me) | :: help me alsjeblieft |
| please pass the salt {phrase} (please pass the salt) | :: geef over alstublieft het zout |
| please repeat after me {phrase} (phrase) | :: zegt u mij na alstublieft, zeg mij na alsjeblieft |
| please speak more slowly {phrase} (please speak more slowly) | :: spreek alstublieft langzamer, spreek alsjeblieft langzamer |
| please turn left {phrase} (please turn left) | :: draai links, alstublieft |
| please turn right {phrase} (please turn right) | :: draai rechts, alstublieft |
| pleasure {n} (a state of being pleased) | :: plezier {n}, genoegen {n}, welbehagen {n} |
| pleasure {n} (sexual enjoyment) | :: wellust {m} |
| pleat {n} (fold in a fabric of a garment) | :: plooi |
| plebe {n} (plebeian) SEE: plebeian | :: |
| plebeian {n} (one of the common people of ancient Rome) | :: plebejer {m} |
| plebeian {adj} (of or pertaining to the common people) | :: plebejisch, volks, vulgair |
| plebiscite {n} (A referendum, especially one that concerns changes in sovereignty) | :: referendum, plebisciet |
| plectrum {n} (music: small piece for plucking strings) | :: plectrum {n} |
| pledge {v} (to make a solemn promise) | :: plechtig beloven |
| pledge {v} (to deposit something as a security; to pawn) | :: verpanden |
| pledge {n} (person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a fraternity) | :: schacht |
| pleiad {n} (group of people) | :: pleiade |
| Pleiades {prop} (Greek mythology) | :: Pleiaden |
| Pleiades {prop} (astronomy) | :: Zevengesternte |
| plenary {adj} (fully attended) | :: plenair |
| plenipotentiary {n} (person invested with supreme authority) | :: gevolmachtigde {m}, plenipotentiaris {m} |
| plenipotentiary {adj} (invested with full power) | :: gevolmachtigd |
| plenty {n} (a more-than-adequate amount) | :: overvloed {m} |
| pleonasm {n} (redundancy in wording) | :: pleonasme {n} |
| pleonastic {adj} (redundant) SEE: redundant | :: |
| plethora {n} (excess, abundance) | :: overmaat |
| pleural cavity {n} (body cavity) | :: pleurale ruimte {f}, pleuraholte {f} |
| pleurisy {n} (inflammation of lung pleura) | :: pleuris |
| plexus {n} (network or interwoven mass) | :: plexus {m} |
| pliable {adj} (easily bent or formed) | :: plooibaar |
| Pliensbachian {prop} (a subdivision of the Jurassic period) | :: Pliensbachien |
| pliers {n} (gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand) | :: tang {m} {f} |
| plight {n} (unfortunate situation) | :: benarde toestand |
| plight {n} (condition or state) | :: toestand |
| Pliny {prop} (Roman praenomen) | :: Plinius |
| plosive {n} (consonant) | :: occlusief, plosief, plofklank |
| plot {n} (course of a story) | :: plot {m}/{n}, intrige, verhaal {n} |
| plot {n} (area of land used for building on or planting on) | :: perceel {n} |
| plot {n} (graph or diagram) | :: plot, diagram {n}, grafiek {m} |
| plot {n} (secret plan to achieve an end) | :: complot {m}, samenzwering {f} |
| plot {v} (transitive: to conceive) | :: bedenken, beramen |
| plot {v} (to trace out a graph or diagram) | :: plotten |
| plot twist {n} (change in the direction or expected outcome of the plot) | :: verwikkeling, intrige |
| plough {n} (device pulled through the ground) | :: ploeg {f} |
| plough {v} (to use a plough on to prepare for planting) | :: ploegen |
| plough {v} (to use a plough) | :: ploegen |
| ploughing {n} | :: omploegen {n}, omspitten {n} |
| plov {n} (pilaf) SEE: pilaf | :: |
| plover {n} (wading bird of the family Charadriidae) | :: plevier {m} |
| plow {n} (plough) SEE: plough | :: |
| plow {v} (plough) SEE: plough | :: |
| plowboy {n} (boy plower) | :: ploegjongen {m} |
| plower {n} (one who plows) | :: ploeger {m} |
| plowman {n} (male plower) | :: ploegman {m}, ploeger {m} |
| plowshare {n} (cutting edge of a plow) | :: ploegschaar {f}, ploegijzer {n} |
| ploy {n} (strategy, tactic) | :: kunstgreep, strategie, tactiek |
| pluck {v} (to pull something sharply; to pull something out) | :: plukken, grabbelen, grijpen, rukken |
| pluck {v} (music: to gently play a single string) | :: plukken |
| pluck {v} (to remove feathers from a bird) | :: plukken, pluimen |
| pluck {v} (to rob, steal forcibly) | :: kaalplukken, pluimen |
| pluck {n} (instance of plucking) | :: pluk, gepluk {n}, plukken {n} |
| pluck {n} (offal from the trunk of an animal) | :: ingewanden {p}, slachtafval {n} |
| pluck {n} (nerve, fortitude, persistence) | :: moed, doorzettingsvermogen {n} |
| plug {n} (electric connecting device) | :: stekker {m} |
| plug {n} (hole filler) | :: stop {m} , prop {f} {m} |
| plug {n} (hold for nails) | :: plug {m} |
| plug-in {n} (computer add-on) | :: plug-in {m} |
| plum {n} (fruit of Prunus domestica) | :: pruim {c} |
| plum {n} (tree) | :: pruimenboom {m}, pruim {m} |
| plum {n} (colour) | :: donkerrood {n} |
| plum {adj} (colour) | :: donkerrood, donkerrode |
| plum {n} (raisin when used in pudding or cake) SEE: raisin | :: |
| plumage {n} (collection of feathers covering a bird’s body) | :: pluimage, gevederte {n}, verenkleed {n} |
| plumage {n} (finery or elaborate dress) | :: vol ornaat |
| plumb {adj} (truly vertical) | :: loodrecht, in het lood |
| plumb {adv} (in a vertical direction) | :: loodrecht, in het lood |
| plumbago {n} (leadwort) | :: loodkruid {n} |
| plumber {n} (one who works in lead) | :: loodgieter {m} |
| plumber {n} (one who fits, etc, pipes for water, gas or drainage) | :: loodgieter {m} |
| plumber's crack {n} (cleavage between buttocks) | :: bouwvakkersdecolleté |
| plumber's helper {n} (plunger) SEE: plunger | :: |
| plumbery {n} (business of a plumber) SEE: plumbing | :: |
| plumbing {n} (pipes, etc, of a water/gas/sewage system in a building) | :: loodgieterswerk {n}, riolering {f} |
| plumbing {n} (trade or occupation of a plumber) | :: loodgieterswerk {n} |
| plumbism {n} (lead poisoning) | :: loodvergiftiging {f} |
| plumb line {n} (plummet) SEE: plummet | :: |
| plum blossom {n} (the blossom of the Prunus mume) | :: pruimenbloesem {m} |
| plume {n} (feather) | :: pluim, veer, veder {f} |
| plume {n} (cluster of feathers) | :: plumeau, stoffer |
| plume {n} (geology: upwelling of molten material) | :: stofwolk, rookwolk |
| plummet {n} (lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line) | :: schietlood |
| plummet {v} (to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly) | :: omlaagschieten, tuimelen, kelderen |
| plum tree {n} (tree that bears plums) SEE: plum | :: |
| plunder {v} (to take all the goods of, by force (as in war) (transitive)) | :: plunderen, brandschatten |
| plunder {v} (to take by force or wrongfully) | :: plunderen, roven |
| plunder {v} (to commit robbery or looting (intransitive)) | :: plunderen, roven |
| plunder {v} (to use or use up wrongfully) | :: plunderen, leegroven, opgebruiken, uitputten |
| plunder {n} (instance of plundering) | :: plundering, brandschatting |
| plunder {n} (loot attained by plundering) | :: buit, plunderbuit |
| plunderous {adj} (by nature or otherwise characteristically tending to plunder) | :: plunderziek |
| plunger {n} (device for removing blockages by suction) | :: ontstopper |
| pluperfect {n} (pluperfect tense) SEE: pluperfect tense | :: |
| pluperfect tense {n} (tense) | :: voltooid verleden tijd {m}, plusquamperfectum {n} |
| plural {adj} (more than one) | :: meervoudig, meervoudige |
| plural {n} (word in plural form) | :: meervoud {n} |
| pluralism {n} (social system with multiple cultural identities) | :: pluralisme {n} |
| plurality {n} (most votes in election, but less than 50%) | :: relatieve meerderheid |
| plus {n} (plus sign) SEE: plus sign | :: |
| plus {prep} (arithmetic: sum) | :: plus, en |
| plus {prep} (in addition to) | :: plus |
| plus {n} (positive quantity) | :: plus |
| plus {n} (useful addition) | :: meerwaarde {f}, {m} |
| plus {adj} (being positive rather than negative or zero) | :: positief |
| plus {adj} (positive, involving advantage) | :: positief |
| plus {adj} (physics: electrically positive) | :: positief, plus |
| plush {n} (textile fabric) | :: pluche {n} |
| plus sign {n} (mathematical symbol) | :: plusteken {n} |
| Plutarch {prop} (Greek historian) | :: Plutarchus |
| Pluto {prop} (god) | :: Pluto |
| Pluto {prop} (Kuiper belt object - a dwarf planet) | :: Pluto |
| plutocracy {n} (government by the wealthy) | :: plutocratie {f} |
| plutocrat {n} (someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth) | :: plutocraat {?} |
| plutonium {n} (chemical element) | :: plutonium {n} |
| pluviograph {n} (self-registring pluviometer) | :: pluviograaf {m} |
| Pluviôse {prop} (the fifth month of the French Republican Calendar) | :: pluviôse {m}, regenmaand {f} |
| ply {v} ((transitive, obsolete) to bend; to fold) | :: plooien |
| plywood {n} (construction material) | :: multiplex {n} |
| plz {adv} (short for please) | :: a.u.b. |
| pneumatic drill {n} (pneumatic drill) SEE: jackhammer | :: |
| pneumo- {prefix} (relating to the lungs) | :: pneumo- |
| pneumoconiosis {n} (disease of the lungs) | :: stoflong {f}, pneumoconiose {f} |
| pneumonia {n} (inflammation of the lungs) | :: longontsteking |
| pneumothorax {n} (presence of air inside the pleural cavity) | :: klaplong , pneumothorax {m} |
| poach {v} (to cook in simmering liquid) | :: pocheren |
| poach {v} (to be cooked in simmering liquid) | :: pocheren |
| poach {v} (to take game or fish illegally) | :: stropen |
| poacher {n} (a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally) | :: stroper {m} |
| poaching {n} (trespassing in search of game) | :: wildstropen, wildstroperij |
| PO box {n} (box hired as a collection point for mail) SEE: post office box | :: |
| pochard {n} (duck) | :: tafeleend |
| pocket {n} (bag stitched to an item of clothing) | :: zak {m} |
| pocketbook {n} (notebook) SEE: notebook | :: |
| pocket dial {v} (to accidentally call) | :: broekzakbellen |
| pocket dictionary {n} (portable dictionary) | :: zakwoordenboek {n}, pocketwoordenboek {n} |
| pocket door {n} (type of sliding door) | :: schuifdeur |
| pocket gopher {n} (rodent of the family Geomyidae) | :: goffer, wangzakratte, zakratte |
| pocketknife {n} (small knife whose blades or tools can fold in its handle) | :: zakmes {n} |
| pocket money {n} (money given to a child) | :: zakgeld {n} |
| pocket-sized {adj} (small) | :: in zakformaat |
| pod {n} (seed case) | :: peul {m} |
| pod {n} (small vehicle) | :: capsule {?} |
| pod {n} (group of whales or similar mammals) | :: troep {m} |
| pod {v} (To remove peas from their case) | :: peulen |
| -pod {suffix} (related to or resembling a foot) | :: -pode, -potige |
| podcast {n} (podcast) | :: podcast {m} |
| Podgorica {prop} (capital city of Montenegro) | :: Podgorica |
| podium {n} (platform) | :: podium, spreekgestoelte {n} |
| Podunk {prop} (mythical small town of no importance) | :: Schubbekutteveen {n} |
| poem {n} (literary piece written in verse) | :: gedicht {n}, vers {n} |
| poem {n} (piece of writing in the tradition of poetry) | :: gedicht {n} |
| poem {n} (piece of poetic writing) | :: gedicht {n} |
| poet {n} (person who writes poems) | :: dichter {m} |
| poetess {n} (female poet) | :: dichteres {f}, poëte {f} |
| poetic {adj} (relating to poetry) | :: poëtisch |
| poetic {adj} (characteristic of poets) | :: poëtisch, dichterlijk |
| poetry {n} (literature composed in verse) | :: poëzie, dichtkunst |
| poetry {n} (a poet's literary production) | :: poëzie, dichtwerk {n} |
| poetry {n} (poetical quality, artistic and/or artful, which appeals or stirs the imagination) | :: poëzie |
| poetry {n} | :: dichtwerk {n} |
| pogrom {n} (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) | :: pogrom {m} |
| Pohnpeian {adj} (relating to island state) | :: Pohnpeiaans |
| Pohnpeian {adj} (relating to language) | :: Pohnpeiaans |
| Pohnpeian {n} (Micronesian person) | :: Pohnpeiaan {m} |
| Pohnpeian {prop} (Micronesian language) | :: Pohnpeiaans |
| poignant {adj} (evoking strong mental sensation) | :: schrijnend |
| poignant {adj} (piquant; pungent) | :: pikant, scherp |
| poinsettia {n} (plant) | :: kerstster {f} {m} |
| point {n} (element in larger whole) | :: punt {n}, onderdeel {n} |
| point {n} (particular moment in an event or occurrence) | :: punt {m}, tijdstip {n}, tijdpunt {n} |
| point {n} (opinion which adds to the discussion) | :: standpunt {n} |
| point {n} (purpose or objective) | :: doel {n}, doelstelling {f}, objectief {n}, target {n} |
| point {n} (tiny amount of time) | :: tel {m} |
| point {n} (location or place) | :: punt {m}, plek {f}, plaats {f}, oord {n}, locatie {f} |
| point {n} (geometry: zero-dimensional object) | :: punt {m} |
| point {n} (full stop) | :: punt {f} {n} |
| point {n} (unit of scoring in a game or competition) | :: punt {n}, doelpunt {n} |
| point {n} (arithmetic: decimal point (note: many languages use a comma (',') rather than a dot as a decimal point, and hence the translations into these languages reflect this.)) | :: komma {n} |
| point {n} (typography: unit of size) | :: eenheid {f} |
| point {n} (sharp tip) | :: punt {m} |
| point {n} (any projecting extremity) | :: punt {n} |
| point {n} (peninsula) | :: schiereiland {n} |
| point {v} (to extend finger) | :: wijzen |
| point {n} (wall socket) SEE: wall socket | :: |
| pointer {n} (advice) SEE: advice | :: |
| pointer {n} (computer programming: variable that stores the address of another variable) | :: pointer |
| pointer {n} (computing: icon indicating mouse position) SEE: cursor | :: |
| pointillism {n} (painting technique) | :: pointillisme {n} |
| pointing-trowel {n} (tool) | :: dagge, dagijzer {n}, voegijzer {n}, voegspijker {m} |
| pointless {adj} (having no purpose) | :: zinloos |
| point mutation {n} (mutation involving a small number of bases) | :: puntmutatie |
| point of no return {n} ((idiomatic) the point when it is no longer possible to stop the process) | :: punt van veilige terugkeer {n} |
| point out {v} (identify with a bodily gesture) | :: aanwijzen, aanduiden, tonen |
| point out {v} (tell, remind, indicate to someone) | :: uiteenzetten, aanduiden, aangeven, erop wijzen |
| points {n} (moveable rails used to switch a train from one track to another) | :: wissel |
| pointsman {n} (a man in charge of railroad points or switches) | :: wisselwachter |
| pointy {adj} (pointed in shape) | :: puntig |
| poison {n} (substance harmful to a living organism) | :: gif {n}, vergif {n}, vergift {n} |
| poison {v} (to use poison to kill or paralyse) | :: vergiftigen |
| poisoned chalice {n} (something initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful) | :: gifbeker {m}, vergiftigd geschenk {n} |
| poisoner {n} (person who poisons something or someone) | :: gifmenger {m} |
| poison hemlock {n} (poisonous plant) SEE: hemlock | :: |
| poisoning {n} (administration of a poison) | :: vergiftiging |
| poisonous {adj} (containing sufficient poison to be dangerous) | :: giftig |
| poke {v} (to jab with an object such as a finger or a stick) | :: porren |
| poke {v} (to poke a fire to remove ash or promote burning) | :: poken, opporren |
| poker {n} (metal rod for poking) | :: pook {m} |
| poker {n} (one who pokes) | :: poker {m}, pookster {f} |
| poker {n} (card game) | :: poker {n} |
| poker face {n} (impassive facial expression preventing determining whether one's actions in the game are the result of a quality hand or of bluffing) | :: pokerface |
| poker face {n} (any similar expression preventing giving away one's motives etc.) | :: pokerface |
| pokey {adj} (cramped) | :: eng |
| pokey {adj} (slow) | :: sloom |
| pokey {adj} (fast) | :: vurig |
| pokey {n} (prison) | :: nor {f}, amigo {m} |
| pokie {n} | :: speelautomaat {m}, fruitautomaat {m}, gokautomaat {m}, gokkast {c} |
| Poland {prop} (European country) | :: Polen {n} |
| polao {n} (pilaf) SEE: pilaf | :: |
| polar bear {n} (Ursus maritimus) | :: ijsbeer {m} |
| Polaris {prop} (star) | :: Polaris |
| polar night {n} (period of darkness) | :: poolnacht {f} |
| polder {n} (area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes) | :: polder {m} |
| polder model {n} (consensus decision-making) | :: poldermodel {n} |
| pole {n} (long and slender object for construction or support) | :: boom, paal |
| pole {n} (extreme of an axis) | :: pool |
| pole {n} (magnetic point) | :: pool |
| Pole {n} (person from Poland) | :: Pool {m}, Poolse {f} |
| polecat {n} (Mustela putorius) | :: bunzing {m} |
| polecat {n} (skunk) SEE: skunk | :: |
| polemic {n} (argument or controversy) | :: polemiek {f} |
| polemology {n} (study of human conflict and war) | :: polemologie |
| pole star {n} (the star) | :: poolster, leidster, leidstar |
| pole star {n} (a guiding principle) | :: leidster, leidstar, richtinggevend beginsel , richtinggevend principe {n} |
| pole vaulter {n} (athlete who competes in the pole vault) | :: polsstokhoogspringer |
| police {n} (an organisation that enforces the law) | :: politie {f} |
| police car {n} (automobile used by a police officer) | :: politieauto {m}, politiewagen {m} |
| police dog {n} (trained dog for police work) | :: politiehond {m} |
| policeman {n} (a member of a police force) | :: politieagent {m}, politieagente {f} |
| police officer {n} (an officer in a law enforcement agency) | :: politieagent {m}, politieagente {f}, politieman {m}, politievrouw {f}, agent {m}, agente {f} |
| police state {n} (nation whose government controls people by police) | :: politiestaat {m} |
| police station {n} (building of police force) | :: politiebureau {n} |
| policewoman {n} (a female police officer) | :: politievrouw {f}, politieagente {f}, agente {f} |
| policy {n} (principle of conduct) | :: beleid {n}, politiek {f} |
| policy {n} (prudent conduct) | :: tactiek {n}, voorzichtigheid |
| policy {n} (law: insurance document) | :: polis, verzekeringscontract {n} |
| policy {n} (law: insurance) SEE: insurance | :: |
| policymaker {n} (one involved in the formulation of policies) | :: beleidsmaker {m} |
| poliorcetics {n} (art of siege warfare) | :: belegeringskunde {f} |
| polis {n} (a city or city-state) | :: polis |
| polish {n} (substance used to polish) | :: poets, poetsmiddel |
| polish {n} (cleanliness; smoothness; shininess) | :: glans {m} |
| polish {v} (make a surface smooth or shiny) | :: polijsten, poetsen, oppoetsen |
| polish {v} (to refine; improve imperfections from) | :: oppoetsen |
| Polish {adj} (of Poland or its language) | :: Pools |
| Polish {n} (the language of Poland) | :: Pools {n} |
| polished {adj} (made smooth or shiny by polishing) | :: gepoetst |
| polite {adj} (well-mannered) | :: beleefd |
| politeness {n} (act of being polite) | :: beleefdheid {f} |
| political {adj} (concerning or relating to politics) | :: politiek |
| political {adj} (motivated by political calculation) | :: partijpolitiek, politiek |
| political {adj} (of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power or authority) | :: politiek |
| political correctness {n} (being politically correct) | :: politieke correctheid {f} |
| political economy {n} (interdisciplinary study) | :: politieke economie {f}, staathuishoudkunde {f} |
| politically {adv} (in a political manner) | :: staatkundig |
| politically correct {adj} (avoiding offense, selectively) | :: politiek correct, policor |
| political party {n} (political organization) | :: partij {f} |
| political prisoner {n} (person) | :: politieke gevangene {m} {f} |
| political science {n} (study of politics) | :: politicologie {f} |
| political scientist {n} (political science expert) | :: politicoloog {m}, politicologe {f} |
| politician {n} (one engaged in politics) | :: politicus {m}, politica {f} |
| politics {v} (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) | :: politiek {f} |
| politology {n} (political science) SEE: political science | :: |
| polity {n} (an organizational structure of the government) | :: bestuursvorm, staatsbestel, leden van een gemeenschap |
| polity {n} (politically organized unit) | :: staatsvorm, staatsbestel |
| poll {v} (to solicit mock votes from (a person or group)) | :: peilen |
| pollen {n} (fine granular substance produced in flowers) | :: stuifmeel {n}, pollen {n} |
| polling booth {n} (voting booth) SEE: voting booth | :: |
| poll tax {n} (uniform tax per individual) | :: personele belasting |
| pollutant {n} (something that pollutes) | :: vervuiler {m} |
| pollution {n} (archaic: defilement, corruption) | :: bezoedeling {f}, milieuverontreiniging {f}, pollutie {f}, smet {m} |
| pollution {n} (the contamination of the environment by harmful substances) | :: vervuiling {f}, milieuverontreiniging {f}, pollutie {f}, milieuvervuiling {f} |
| pollution {n} (something that pollutes; pollutant) | :: vervuiling {f}, milieuverontreiniging {f}, pollutie {f} |
| pollution {n} (desecration) SEE: desecration | :: |
| polonium {n} (chemical element) | :: polonium {n} |
| poltergeist {n} (a disruptive ghost) | :: klopgeest {m}, poltergeest {m} |
| poltroon {adj} (cowardly) SEE: cowardly | :: |
| poly- {prefix} (many) | :: poly- |
| polyamory {n} (practices involving relationships with multiple partners) | :: polyamorie |
| polyclinic {n} (a clinic in which diseases of many sorts are treated) | :: polikliniek {f} |
| polyethene {n} (polyethylene) SEE: polyethylene | :: |
| polyethylene {n} (polyethylene) | :: polyetheen {n} |
| polyethylene glycol {n} (water-soluble polymer) | :: polyethyleenglycol {m} |
| polyethylene terephthalate {n} (type of polyester) | :: polyethyleentereftalaat {n} |
| polygamous {adj} (of, relating to, or practicing polygamy) | :: polygaam |
| polygamy {n} (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time) | :: polygamie {f} |
| polygamy {n} (zoology: the state or habit of having more than one mate) | :: polygamie {f} |
| polygamy {n} (botany: the condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers) | :: polygamie {f} |
| polyglot {adj} (Versed in, or speaking, many languages) | :: meertalig, polyglottisch |
| polyglot {adj} (Containing, or made up of, several languages) | :: meertalig, polyglottisch |
| polyglot {adj} (Comprising various linguistic groups) | :: veeltalig, polyglottisch |
| polyglot {n} (one who masters, notably speaks, several languages) | :: meertalige {m}, polyglot {m}, veeltalige {m}, talenkenner {m}, polyglot |
| polyglot {n} (publication containing several versions of the same) | :: polyglotte {m} {f}, polyglot {m} |
| polyglotism {n} (the use of several languages) | :: polyglossie, meertaligheid, veeltaligheid |
| polygon {n} (plane figure bounded by straight edges) | :: veelhoek {m}, polygoon {m} |
| polygonal {adj} (having many angles) | :: veelhoekig |
| polymer {n} (molecule) | :: polymeer {n} |
| polymeride {n} (polymer) SEE: polymer | :: |
| polymorphism {n} (ability to assume different forms or shapes) | :: polymorfisme {n} |
| polymorphism {n} (biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex) | :: polymorfisme {n} |
| polymorphism {n} (computer science: feature of object-oriented programming) | :: polymorfisme {n} |
| polymorphism {n} (crystallography: ability of a material to exist in more than one form) | :: polymorfisme {n} |
| Polynesia {prop} (part of Oceania) | :: Polynesië |
| Polynesian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia) | :: Polynesisch |
| Polynesian rat {n} (Rattus exulans) | :: Polynesische rat |
| polynya {n} (area of open water surrounded by sea ice) | :: wakvlakte |
| polyphonic {adj} (of or relating to polyphony) | :: polyfoon |
| polyphyletic {adj} (having multiple ancestral sources) | :: polyfyletisch |
| polypody {n} (any fern of the genus Polypodium) | :: eikvaren {f} |
| polysemic {adj} (having a number of meanings, interpretations or understandings) | :: polyseem |
| polysemy {n} (ability to have multiple meanings) | :: polysemie {f} |
| polysyllabic {adj} (having more than one syllable) | :: meerlettergrepig |
| polysynthetic {adj} (polysynthetic) | :: polysynthetisch |
| polytheism {n} (belief in the existence of multiple gods) | :: polytheïsme {n} |
| polythene {n} (polyethylene) SEE: polyethylene | :: |
| polytonic {adj} (Using the Greek system of diacritics) | :: meertonig, meertonige |
| polyunsaturated fat {n} (a fat or oil containing a high proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids) | :: meervoudig onverzadigde vetzuur {n} |
| polyunsaturated fatty acid {n} (fatty acid) | :: meervoudig onverzadigde vetzuren {p} |
| polyurethane {n} (any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links) | :: polyurethaan {n} |
| polyuria {n} (production of an abnormally large amount of urine) | :: polyurie {f} |
| polyvinyl chloride {n} (thermoplastic resin) | :: PVC |
| pomander {n} (mixture of aromatic substances) | :: pomander {m}, reukbal {m} |
| pome {n} (type of fruit) | :: pitvrucht |
| pomegranate {n} (shrub/tree) | :: granaatappel {m} |
| pomegranate {n} (fruit) | :: granaatappel {m} |
| pomelo {n} (grapefruit) SEE: grapefruit | :: |
| pomelo {n} (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) | :: pompelmoes |
| Pomerania {prop} (region of Europe on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea) | :: Pommeren {n} |
| Pomeranian {prop} (Kashubian) SEE: Kashubian | :: |
| Pomerelia {prop} (historical region in Pomerania) | :: Pommerellen |
| pommel {n} (round handle or knob) | :: pommel {m} |
| pommel horse {n} (gymnastic apparatus) | :: paard {n} |
| pommel horse {n} (athletic event) | :: paard {n} |
| pomp {n} (show of magnificence) | :: praal {c} |
| Pompeii {prop} (a historical city) | :: Pompeï |
| poncy {adj} (effeminate) SEE: effeminate | :: |
| poncy {adj} (intended to impress others, particularly in an ostentatious way) SEE: affected | :: |
| poncy {adj} (gay, homosexual) SEE: gay | :: |
| pond {n} (small lake) | :: vijver {m} |
| pond damselfly {n} (type of damselfly) | :: waterjuffer {f} |
| ponder {v} (to think deeply) | :: overwegen, overpeinzen |
| ponder {v} (to consider carefully) | :: overdenken |
| ponderous {adj} (dense) SEE: dense | :: |
| poniard {n} (dagger) | :: knijf {n}, ponjaard {m} |
| pontiff {n} (pope) | :: paus {m}, hogepriester |
| pontifical {adj} (Of or pertaining to a pontiff) | :: pontificaal |
| pontificate {n} (state of a pontifex) | :: pontificaat {n} |
| pontificate {v} (act like a pontiff) | :: orakelen |
| pontificate {v} (speak in a patronizing, supercilious or pompous manner) | :: orakelen |
| pony {n} (small horse) | :: pony {m} |
| poo {n} | :: poep {m} (also a fart) |
| poo {v} | :: kakken, poepen, schijten |
| pooch {n} (slang: dog) | :: vuilnisbakkie {n} |
| pooch {n} (mongrel) | :: bastaard {m} |
| pooch {v} (to extend beyond normal limits) | :: puilen, uitpuilen |
| pood {n} (Russian unit of mass) | :: poed {m} |
| poodle {n} (any of various breeds of poodle) | :: poedel {m} |
| pool {n} (body of water) | :: bekken {n}, poel {m}, plas {m} |
| pool {n} (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) | :: plas {m}, poel {m} |
| pool {n} (swimming pool) SEE: swimming pool | :: |
| poop {v} (to poop) SEE: poo | :: |
| poop {n} (feces) SEE: poo | :: |
| poop {n} (stern) SEE: stern | :: |
| poop {v} (to break wind) SEE: break wind | :: |
| poor {adj} (with little or no possessions or money) | :: arm, armoedig, berooid |
| poor {adj} (used to express pity) | :: arm, arme, beklagenswaardig |
| poor {n} (those with no possessions) | :: armen {p} |
| poor as a church mouse {adj} (very poor) | :: geen nagel hebben om zijn gat mee af te krabben, zo arm als Job, zo arm als een kerkrat |
| poor as Job {adj} | :: zo arm als Job |
| poorly {adj} (ill) SEE: ill | :: |
| pop {v} (to hit) SEE: hit | :: |
| pop {n} (loud, sharp sound) | :: plop |
| pop {v} (to undergo equalization of pressure when the Eustachian tubes open) | :: dichtgaan |
| pop {n} (affectionate form of father, see also: father) | :: pap |
| pop {v} (to ejaculate) SEE: ejaculate | :: |
| popcorn {n} (a snack food made from corn kernels popped by dry heating) | :: gepofte maïs {m}, pof-maïs {m}, popcorn {m} |
| pope {n} (head of the Roman Catholic Church) | :: paus {m} |
| Popemobile {n} (any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope) | :: pausmobiel {m} |
| Popeye {prop} (tough cartoon sailor) | :: Popeye |
| popinjay {n} (Picus viridis) SEE: green woodpecker | :: |
| popinjay {n} (parrot) SEE: parrot | :: |
| popinjay {n} (vain, gaudy person) | :: windbuil, verwaand heerschap, kwastl |
| popinjay {n} (archery: target to shoot at) | :: gaai |
| poplar {n} (any of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus) | :: populier {m} |
| popliteal {adj} (area behind the knee) | :: wade {f} |
| pop music {n} (music intended for or accepted by a wide audience) | :: pop, popmuziek |
| poppy {n} (plant) | :: klaproos {f} |
| poppycock {n} (nonsense) | :: onzin, nonsens |
| popsicle {n} (serving of frozen juice on a stick) | :: waterijs |
| pop someone's cherry {v} (deflower) SEE: deflower | :: |
| pop the question {v} (pop the question) | :: uithuwelijken, om iemands hand vragen |
| populace {n} (inhabitants of a nation) SEE: population | :: |
| popular {adj} (of or pertaining to the common people) | :: volks-, volks |
| popular {adj} (liked by many people) | :: populair, geliefd, gewild, in trek |
| popular opinion {n} (public opinion) SEE: public opinion | :: |
| popular science {n} (of, or having to do with popular science) | :: populairwetenschappelijk |
| populate {v} (to live in) | :: bevolken |
| population {n} (all people living within a political or geographical boundary) | :: bevolking {f} |
| population {n} (biology: collection of organisms) | :: populatie, bevolking |
| population {n} (number of residents in a given area) | :: bevolking, inwonertal {n} |
| population {n} (statistics: greater group of units from which a sample can be drawn) | :: populatie {f} |
| populism {n} (a political doctrine or philosophy) | :: populisme {n} |
| pop up {v} (to appear without warning) | :: opduiken, te voorschijn komen |
| porbeagle {n} (a pelagic shark) | :: haringhaai {m} |
| porcelain {n} (hard white translucent ceramic) | :: porselein {n} |
| porcelain {n} (items (esp. dishware or objets d'art) made of porcelain) | :: porselein {n} |
| porch {n} (a covered and enclosed entrance to a building) | :: veranda {f}, portiek {f} |
| porcine {adj} (of or pertaining to the pig) | :: varkens- |
| porcine {adj} (morbidly obese) | :: moddervet |
| porcupine {n} (large rodent) | :: stekelvarken {n} |
| pore {n} (a tiny opening in the skin) | :: porie {f} |
| pork {n} (meat of a pig) | :: varkensvlees {n} |
| pork-barrelling {n} (practice of giving favours or money for support) | :: stemmenlokkerij, favoritisme,cliëntelisme |
| pork rind {n} (food made from pork skin) | :: zwoerd {n}, knabbelspek {m} |
| pork scratching {n} (pork rind) SEE: pork rind | :: |
| porn {n} (pornographic work) | :: porno |
| porn {n} (pornography) SEE: pornography | :: |
| porno {n} (pornography) | :: porno, pornografie |
| pornocracy {prop} (period of the papacy known as the saeculum obscurum) | :: pornocratie {f} |
| pornocracy {n} (government by, or dominated by, prostitutes or corrupt persons) | :: pornocratie {f} |
| pornographer {n} (person involved in creation or dissemination of pornography) | :: pornograaf |
| pornographic {adj} (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) | :: pornografisch |
| pornography {n} (depiction of sexual subject matter with prurient intent) | :: pornografie {f} |
| pornstache {n} (moustache that resembles one worn by an adult film actor) | :: pornosnor {m} |
| porosity {n} (state of being porous) | :: poreusheid {f}, porositeit {f} |
| porosity {n} (measure of how porous a material is) | :: poreusheid {f}, porositeit {f} |
| porpoise {n} (cetacean) | :: bruinvis {m} |
| porridge {n} (breakfast cereal dish, see also: oatmeal) | :: pap {c} |
| port {n} (dock or harbour) | :: haven {f} |
| port {n} (left-hand side of a vessel when facing the front) | :: bakboord {n} |
| port {adj} (of or relating to port, the left-hand side of a vessel) | :: bakboord- |
| port {n} (opening where a connection is made) | :: poort |
| port {n} (computing: logical or physical construct into and from which data are transferred) | :: poort |
| port {v} (computing: to adapt a program so that it works on a different platform) | :: overdragen, porten |
| port {n} (fortified wine) | :: porto, port {m} |
| port {n} (entryway, portal) SEE: portal | :: |
| port {n} (port city) SEE: port city | :: |
| portable {adj} (able to be carried or moved) | :: draagbaar |
| portable art {n} (portable prehistoric art) | :: mobiele kunst {f} |
| portal {n} (grandiose entrance) | :: portaal {n} |
| portal {n} (website) | :: portaal {n} |
| portal site {n} (type of website) | :: portaalsite |
| port city {n} (city built around a port) | :: havenstad {f} |
| portcullis {n} (gate in the form of a grating) | :: valhek {n}, valpoort {f} |
| portend {v} (to serve as a warning or omen) | :: aankondigen |
| portent {n} (omen) | :: voorteken {n}, voorspook {n} |
| portentous {adj} (ominous; portending evil) | :: onheilspellend |
| porter {n} (person who carries luggage) | :: kruier {m} |
| porter {n} (person in control of a building entrance) | :: portier {m} |
| porter {n} ((Ireland) another name for stout) SEE: stout | :: |
| porthole {n} (circular window) | :: patrijs {f}, patrijspoort {f} |
| portico {n} (small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building) | :: portiek {f} |
| portion {n} (allocated amount) | :: deel {n}, portie {f} |
| portion {n} (wife's fortune) SEE: dowry | :: |
| portly {adj} (euphemism for fat) | :: gezet |
| portmanteau {n} (case) | :: koffer {f}, valies {f} |
| portmanteau {n} (portmanteau word) SEE: portmanteau word | :: |
| portmanteau word {n} (word which combines the meaning of two words) | :: mengwoord {n}, vlechtwoord {n}, kofferwoord {n}, porte-manteauwoord {n}, contaminatie {f} |
| Port Moresby {prop} (capital of Papua New Guinea) | :: Port Moresby |
| portrait {n} (painting of a person) | :: portret {n} |
| portrait {n} (print mode) | :: staand |
| Portsmouth {prop} (city in southern England) | :: Portsmouth |
| Portugal {prop} (country) | :: Portugal {n} |
| Portuguese {adj} (of or relating to the region of Portugal) | :: Portugees, Portugese |
| Portuguese {n} (person native to Portugal) | :: Portugees {m}, Portugese {f} |
| Portuguese {n} (the language) | :: Portugees {n} |
| Portuguese man-of-war {n} (Physalia physalis) | :: Portugees oorlogsschip {n} |
| Portuguese oak {n} (Quercus faginea) | :: Portugese eik {m} |
| Portuguese Republic {prop} (official name of Portugal) | :: Portugese Republiek {f} |
| Portuguese Water Dog {n} (Portuguese Water Dog) | :: Portugese waterhond {m} |
| port wine {n} (A type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal) | :: porto, port {m} |
| pose {v} (assume or maintain a pose) | :: poseren |
| poser {n} (poseur) SEE: poseur | :: |
| poseur {n} (one who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others) | :: aansteller {m} |
| posh {adj} (associated with the upper classes) | :: deftig |
| posh {adj} (stylish, elegant, exclusive) | :: chic, bekakt |
| posit {n} (postulate) | :: postulaat {n} |
| position {n} (place, location) | :: positie {f} |
| position {n} (stand) | :: stellingname {c} |
| positive {adj} (legal: formally laid down) | :: positief |
| positive {adj} (mathematics: greater than zero) | :: positief |
| positive {adj} (physics: having more protons than electrons) | :: positief |
| positive {adj} (slang: HIV positive) | :: HIV positief |
| positive {n} (the positive degree of adjectives and adverbs) | :: stellende trap {m} |
| positive degree {n} (that state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison) | :: stellende trap |
| positively {adv} (in a positive manner) | :: positief |
| positively {adv} (with certainty) | :: positief |
| positively {adv} (very) | :: positief |
| positive thinking {n} (focusing on thoughts of success) | :: positief denken |
| positivism {n} (philosophical doctrine) | :: positivisme {n} |
| positron {n} (positron) | :: positron |
| posology {n} (study of the dosages of drugs) | :: posologie {f} |
| possess {v} (to have; to have ownership of) | :: bezitten |
| possess {v} (to take control of someone's body or mind) | :: bezit nemen van |
| possess {v} | :: bezitten |
| possessed {adj} (controlled by evil spirits) | :: bezeten |
| possessing {v} (present participle of possess) | :: bezittend |
| possession {n} (something that is owned) | :: bezitting {f} |
| possession {n} (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) | :: bezit {n}, bezittingen {p} |
| possession {n} (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon) | :: bezetenheid {f} |
| possessive {adj} (grammar: indicating possession) | :: bezittelijk |
| possessive {adj} (unwilling to yield possession of) | :: bezitterig |
| possessive {n} (possessive case) SEE: possessive case | :: |
| possessive adjective {n} (possessive determiner) | :: niet-zelfstandig bezittelijk voornaamwoord {n} |
| possessive case {n} (case used to express direct possession) | :: genitief {m} |
| possessive pronoun {n} (pronoun which expresses possession) | :: bezittelijk voornaamwoord {n} |
| possessor {n} (One who possesses) | :: bezitter {m} |
| possibility {n} (quality of being possible) | :: mogelijkheid {f} |
| possible {adj} (able but not certain to happen) | :: mogelijk |
| possible {adj} (capable of being done or achieved; feasible) | :: mogelijk, doenbaar, doenlijk, haalbaar, te doen, overwogen |
| possible {adj} (being considered, e.g. for a position) | :: mogelijk, denkbaar |
| possible {n} (a possible one) | :: mogelijke {n}, mogelijkheid |
| possible {n} (a possible choice) | :: mogelijke {n}, mogelijkheid, mogelijke kandidaat {m} |
| possible {n} (a particular event that may happen) | :: mogelijkheid |
| possibly {adv} (adverb indicating that an action may successfully be performed) | :: mogelijk |
| possibly {adv} | :: mogelijk |
| possibly {adv} (adverb indicating that a proposition may be true or false) SEE: perhaps | :: |
| possum {n} (opossum) SEE: opossum | :: |
| post {n} (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) | :: paal {m} |
| post {n} (pole in a battery) | :: pool |
| post {n} (goalpost (sports)) | :: doelpaal, paal |
| post {n} (method of delivering mail) | :: post |
| post {v} (to send mail) | :: posten, op de post doen, versturen, verzenden |
| post- {prefix} (later) | :: post- |
| post- {prefix} (behind) | :: post- |
| postage stamp {n} (piece of paper indicating postage has been paid) | :: postzegel {m} |
| postal address {n} (the address to which mail is delivered) | :: huisadres {n} |
| postal code {n} (postcode) SEE: postcode | :: |
| postalveolar {adj} (articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge) | :: postalveolair |
| postalveolar {n} (any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge) | :: postalveolaar {c} |
| postbellum {adj} (of the period following a war) | :: naoorlogs |
| postcard {n} (rectangular piece of thick paper to be mailed without an envelope) | :: briefkaart {f} |
| postcode {n} (sequence of letters and/or numbers added to a postal address) | :: postcode {m} |
| poster {n} (picture intended to be attached to a wall) | :: poster {m}, affiche {n} |
| posterior {adj} (located towards the rear) | :: achterkant, rugzijde |
| posterior {adj} (following in order or time) | :: later, posterieur |
| posterior {n} (buttocks) | :: Achterste, achterwerk |
| posterior chamber {n} (space between iris and lens) | :: achterste oogkamer {f} |
| posterity {n} (all the future generations) | :: nageslacht {n} |
| postern {n} (secondary gateway) | :: achterdeur, achterpoort, zijingang, zijdeur |
| postern {adj} (situated at the rear) | :: achteraangelegen |
| post hoc {adv} (after the fact) | :: nadien, na de gebeurtenis. |
| post horn {n} (horn formerly used by postmen) | :: posthoorn {m} |
| posthumous {adj} (born after one's father's death) | :: posthuum, postuum |
| posthumous {adj} (taking place after one's death) | :: posthuum, postuum |
| posthumous {adj} (in reference to a work, published after the author's death) | :: posthuum, postuum |
| postimpressionism {n} (genre of painting) | :: postimpressionisme {n} |
| postman {n} (mailman) SEE: mailman | :: |
| postmodernism {n} (a style of art, literature, etc) | :: postmodernisme |
| post office {n} (place) | :: postkantoor {n}, posterij {f} |
| post office box {n} (box hired as collection point for mail) | :: postbus {c} |
| postpone {v} (to delay or put off an event) | :: uitstellen, verschuiven, achterstellen |
| postponed {adj} (Done later than originally planned; delayed) | :: uitgesteld |
| postposition {n} ((grammar) words that come after the noun) | :: achterzetsel {n}, achtergeplaatst voorzetsel {n} |
| post-production {n} (stages of film production happening between the actual filming and the completed film) | :: post-productie |
| postscript {n} (addendum to a letter) | :: postscriptum {n}, nota bene |
| postscriptum {n} (something written afterward) | :: postscriptum {n}, P.S.; nota bene, NB |
| post-traumatic stress disorder {n} (condition that develops following some stressful situation) | :: posttraumatische stressstoornis {f} |
| postulate {n} (logic: an axiom) | :: postulaat |
| postural {adj} (relating to posture) | :: houdings- |
| posture {n} (position of body) | :: houding |
| post-war {adj} (pertaining to a period following the end of a war) | :: naoorlogs |
| pot {n} (vessel for cooking or storing food etc.) | :: pot {m} |
| pot {v} (to put (something) into a pot) | :: oppotten |
| pot {v} (to preserve) | :: inmaken |
| pot {v} (to cause a ball to fall into a pocket) | :: potten |
| pot {n} (marijuana) | :: wiet |
| pot {n} (crucible) SEE: crucible | :: |
| potable {adj} (good for drinking, see also: drinkable) | :: drinkbaar, drinkbare |
| potable {n} (drinkable liquid) SEE: beverage | :: |
| potash {n} (pot ash) | :: potas |
| potassium {n} (the chemical element) | :: kalium {n}, potas {f} |
| potassium bitartrate {n} | :: wijnsteen {m}, kaliumwaterstoftartraat {n} |
| potassium nitrate {n} (potassium nitrate) | :: kaliumnitraat {n} |
| potato {n} (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) | :: aardappel {f}, pieper {m}, patat {f} |
| potato beetle {n} (Colorado beetle) SEE: Colorado beetle | :: |
| potato masher {n} (utensil for mashing potatoes) | :: aardappelstamper {m}, stamppotstamper {m} |
| potato salad {n} (salad made from chopped boiled potatoes) | :: aardappelsalade |
| potbellied {adj} (having a potbelly) | :: dikbuikig, gezet, corpulent |
| potbelly {n} (a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen) | :: bierbuik {m}, spekbuik {m}, buikje {n}, pens {f} |
| pot calling the kettle black {n} (situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser) | :: de pot verwijt de ketel dat hij zwart ziet |
| Potemkin village {n} (any false construct devised to disguise a shortcoming or improve appearances) | :: potemkindorp {n} |
| potential {adj} (existing in possibility) | :: potentieel |
| potentially {adv} (in a manner showing much potential; with the possibility of happening in a given way) | :: potentieel |
| pothead {n} (a person who smokes cannabis frequently) | :: potroker, mariuhanaroker |
| potholder {n} (insulated pad for handling hot cooking utensils) | :: pannenlap {m} |
| pothole {n} (a hole in a road) | :: kuil {m} |
| potion {n} (small portion or dose of a liquid which is medicinal, poisonous, or magical) | :: drankje {n}, toverdrankje, tinctuur |
| pot plant {n} (plant growing in a flowerpot) | :: potplant {f} |
| potpourri {n} (a medley of songs or music) | :: potpourri {m} |
| potpourri {n} (a mixture of dried fragrant plant material used to scent a room) | :: potpourri {m} |
| potsherd {n} (piece of ceramic from pottery) | :: potscherf {f} |
| potter {n} (one who makes pots and ceramic wares) | :: pottenbakker {m}, pottenbakster {f} |
| potter's wheel {n} (machine used by a potter) | :: pottenbakkersschijf {f} |
| pottery {n} (fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed) | :: aardewerk {n}, vaatwerk {n}, keramiek {f} |
| pottery {n} (workshop where pottery is made) | :: potterij {f}, pottenbakkerij {f} |
| pottery {n} (practise or craft of making pottery) | :: potterij {f}, pottenbakkerij {f}, keramiek {f} |
| potty {n} (bathroom) SEE: bathroom | :: |
| potty {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| potty {adj} (insane) SEE: insane | :: |
| potty {n} (latrine) SEE: latrine | :: |
| potty {n} (chamber pot) SEE: chamber pot | :: |
| pouch {n} | :: zak de |
| pouf {n} (padded footstool) | :: poef {m} |
| poultice {n} (A poultice or plaster) | :: papomslag {n}, cataplasma {n} |
| poultry {n} (domestic fowl) | :: pluimvee {n} |
| poultry {n} (fowl meat) | :: pluimvee {n}, gevogelte |
| pounce {v} (To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something) | :: opspringen |
| pounce {v} (To attack suddenly) | :: bespringen |
| pounce {v} (To eagerly seize an opportunity) | :: grijpen |
| pound {n} (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois)) | :: pond {n} |
| pound {n} (unit of currency) | :: pond {n} |
| pound {v} (to strike hard repeatedly) | :: beuken |
| pound {n} (US: symbol #) SEE: hash | :: |
| pound sign {n} (symbol #) SEE: hash | :: |
| pound sterling {n} (currency of the UK) | :: pond sterling, pond |
| pour {v} (to cause to flow in a stream) | :: gieten, uitstorten, schenken, pouren |
| pour {v} (to send forth as in a stream or a flood) | :: uitstorten, uitbraken |
| pour {v} (to send forth from, as in a stream; to discharge uninterruptedly) | :: uitstorten |
| pour {v} (to flow, pass or issue in or as a stream) | :: stromen, gutsen |
| pour {n} (a stream, or something like a stream; a flood) | :: geut, straal, stroom |
| pour {n} (a flood of precipitation) | :: stortvloed, stortbui {f} |
| pour gasoline on the fire {v} (add fuel to the fire) SEE: add fuel to the fire | :: |
| pout {v} (push out one’s lips) | :: pruilen, de lippen tuiten |
| pout {v} (sulk, (pretend to) be ill-tempered) | :: pruilen |
| pout {n} (facial expression) | :: pruilmondje {n}, tuit {m} {f}, tuitmondje {n} |
| pouty {adj} (angry in a cute way) | :: pruilend |
| Po valley {prop} (large plain in northern Italy) | :: Povlakte {f} |
| poverty {n} (quality or state of being poor) | :: armoede {f} |
| powder {n} (fine particles of any dry substance) | :: poeder {m} |
| powder {v} (to reduce to fine particles) | :: fijnmalen, malen |
| powder {v} (to sprinkle with powder) | :: bepoederen |
| powder {n} (gunpowder) SEE: gunpowder | :: |
| powdered milk {n} (dairy product) SEE: milk powder | :: |
| powdered sugar {n} (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) | :: poedersuiker {m} |
| power {n} (capability or influence) | :: macht {f} |
| power {n} (influential nation, company etc.) | :: grootmacht, mogendheid {f} |
| power {n} (physical force or strength) | :: kracht {f} |
| power {n} (electricity, electricity supply) | :: voeding {m}, toevoer {m}, stroom {m}, spanning {f}, elektriciteit {f} |
| power {n} (physics: measure of the rate of doing work or transferring energy) | :: vermogen |
| power {n} (physics: rate to magnify an optical image) | :: vergroting {f} |
| power {n} (maths: product of equal factors) | :: macht {f} |
| power {n} (biblical: level of angels) | :: machten |
| power {v} (to provide power for) | :: voeden |
| power {n} (set theory: cardinality) SEE: cardinality | :: |
| power board {n} (power strip) SEE: power strip | :: |
| powerful {adj} (having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence) | :: machtig |
| powerfully {adv} (in a powerful manner) | :: machtig |
| powerhouse {n} (source of power) | :: krachtbron {m} {f} |
| powerless {adj} (lacking sufficient power or strength) | :: machteloos |
| powerless {adj} (lacking legal authority) | :: machteloos |
| powerlifting {n} (strength sport) | :: powerlifting {m} |
| power of attorney {n} (authorisation) | :: volmacht {f} |
| power of attorney {n} (document) | :: volmachtbrief {m} |
| power plant {n} (power station) SEE: power station | :: |
| power point {n} (wall socket) SEE: wall socket | :: |
| power set {n} (set of all subsets of a set) | :: machtenverzameling |
| power station {n} (an industrial complex where electricity is produced) | :: energiecentrale {f}, krachtcentrale {f} |
| powers that be {n} (holders of power) | :: gevestigde orde |
| power strip {n} (block of electrical sockets) | :: stekkerdoos {f} |
| power struggle {n} (a fight to gain dominance) | :: machtsstrijd {m} |
| power supply {n} (part of apparatus) | :: voeding |
| pox {n} (syphilis) SEE: syphilis | :: |
| practicable {adj} (capable of being accomplished; feasible) | :: doenbaar, uitvoerbaar, werkbaar |
| practicable {adj} (serving a useful function; functional or handy) | :: bruikbaar, handig, hanteerbaar, nuttig, functioneel |
| practicable {adj} (available for use; accessible or employable) | :: bruikbaar, hanteerbaar, toegankelijk, werkbaar |
| practical {adj} (based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis) | :: praktisch |
| practical {adj} (being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation) | :: praktisch |
| practical {adj} (having skills or knowledge that are practical) | :: praktisch |
| practice {n} (repetition of an activity to improve skill) | :: oefening |
| practice {n} (an ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession) | :: uitoefening, praktijk |
| practice {n} (customary action, habit, or behaviour) | :: praktijk |
| practice {n} (actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory) | :: praktijk |
| practice makes perfect {proverb} (if one practices an activity enough, one will eventually master it) | :: oefening baart kunst |
| practician {n} (practitioner) SEE: practitioner | :: |
| practicum {n} (college course) | :: practicum {n} |
| practise {v} (to repeat an activity as a way of improving one's skill) | :: oefenen |
| practise {v} (to perform or execute a craft or skill) | :: beoefen |
| practitioner {n} (person who practices a profession or art) | :: beoefenaar {m} |
| Pragian {prop} (a subdivision of the Devonian period) | :: Pragien ou Siegenien |
| pragmatic {adj} (practical) | :: pragmatisch |
| pragmatics {n} (study of the use of the language in a social context) | :: Pragmatiek |
| pragmatism {n} (pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities) | :: pragmatisme {m} |
| pragmatism {n} (political theory that problems should be met with/by practical solutions rather than ideological ones) | :: pragmatisme {m} |
| pragmatism {n} (philosophical idea that beliefs are identified with the actions of a believer) | :: pragmatisme {m} |
| Prague {prop} (capital of the Czech Republic) | :: Praag {n} |
| Praguer {n} (A native or resident of Prague) | :: Prager {m}, Praagse {f} |
| Prairial {prop} (the ninth month of French Republican Calendar) | :: prairial {m}, weidemaand {f} |
| prairie dog {n} (burrowing rodent) | :: prairiehond {m} |
| praise {n} (commendation; favorable representation in words) | :: lof {m} |
| praise {n} | :: eerbetoon |
| praise {v} (to give praise to) | :: loven, prijzen, eren |
| praiseworthy {adj} (meriting praise) | :: prijzenswaardig, lofwaardig, achtenswaardig |
| pram {n} (perambulator) | :: kinderwagen {m} |
| prance {v} (of a horse) | :: steigeren |
| prance {v} (to strut) | :: paraderen |
| Prangli {prop} (island) | :: Prangli |
| prank {n} (practical joke or mischievous trick) | :: streek {f}, grap {f} |
| praseodymium {n} (chemical element) | :: praseodymium {n} |
| prate {v} (to talk much, to chatter) | :: babbelen |
| prattle {v} (to talk incessantly; to babble) | :: ratelen |
| prawn {n} (large shrimp) | :: garnaal {m}, scampi |
| prawn cracker {n} (Light, deep-fried snack made from shrimp and starch) | :: kroepoek {m} |
| pray {v} (to petition a higher being) | :: bidden |
| pray {v} (to beg humbly for aid) | :: smeken |
| pray {v} (to talk to God) | :: bidden |
| prayer {n} (practice of communicating with one's God) | :: gebed {n} |
| prayer {n} (the act of praying) | :: gebed {n}, bidden {n} |
| prayer {n} (the specific words or methods used for praying) | :: gebed {n} |
| prayer {n} (a request; a petition) | :: bede |
| prayer beads {n} (string of beads, see also: rosary) | :: rozenkrans {m}, gebedssnoer {n} |
| prayer flag {n} (colourful rectangular cloth) | :: gebedsvlag {m} {f} |
| praying mantis {n} (any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family) | :: bidsprinkhaan {m} |
| preach {v} (give a sermon) | :: verkondigen, preken, prediken |
| preacher {n} (one who preaches) | :: prediker {m}, predikant {m} |
| preamble {n} (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute) | :: preambule |
| pre-amp {n} (preamplifier) SEE: preamplifier | :: |
| preamplifier {n} (voltage amplifier) | :: voorversterker {m} |
| prebuy {v} (forebuy) SEE: forebuy | :: |
| precariat {n} (sociological group) | :: precariaat {n} |
| precarious {adj} | :: precair |
| precaution {n} (A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success) | :: voorzorg, voorzorgsmaatregel |
| precede {v} (go before, go in front of) | :: voorafgaan, laten voorbijgaan, passen |
| precedence {n} (the state of preceding in importance or priority) | :: voorrang {m} |
| precedent {n} (past act used as example) | :: precedent |
| precedent {n} (leading case which is cited to justify a judgment) | :: jurisprudentie |
| preceding {adj} (foregoing; occurring before or in front of something else) | :: voorgaand |
| precept {n} (rule or principle governing personal conduct) | :: regel {m}, gedragsregel {m}, principe |
| precession {n} (physics term) | :: precessie {f} |
| precession {n} (astronomical term) | :: precessie {f} |
| precinct {n} (enclosed space) | :: omsloten ruimte {f} |
| precinct {n} (uncovered shopping area) | :: winkelcentrum {n} |
| precinct {n} (police district) | :: districtpolitiebureau {n}, politiedistrict |
| precinct {n} (voting district) | :: kiesgrensgebied {n}, kiesdistrict |
| precious {adv} (intensifier) SEE: very | :: |
| precious {adj} (of high value or worth) | :: kostbaar,waardevol |
| preciousness {n} (the condition of being precious) | :: kostbaarheid {f} |
| precious stone {n} (gem) | :: edelsteen {m} |
| precipice {n} (very steep cliff) | :: afgrond {m} |
| precipitate {v} (To separate out of a liquid solution into solid form) | :: precipiteren |
| precipitation {n} (weather: water falling from the atmosphere) | :: neerslag {m} |
| precipitously {adv} (abruptly) | :: overhaast |
| precise {adj} (exact) | :: nauwkeurig, precies |
| precise {adj} ((sciences) clustered close together) | :: precijs |
| precisely {adv} (in a precise manner) | :: precies |
| precision {n} (the state of being precise or exact; exactness) | :: precisie {f} |
| preclude {v} (rule out) | :: uitsluiten, precluderen |
| precocious {adj} (characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity) | :: vroegrijp, vroegvolwassen |
| precocious {adj} (exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age) | :: vroegrijp, vroegvolwassen |
| pre-Columbian {adj} (before Christopher Columbus) | :: precolumbiaans |
| preconception {n} (prejudice) SEE: prejudice | :: |
| preconception {n} (an opinion considered beforehand with adequate evidence) | :: vooroordeel {n} |
| precondition {n} (preexisting requirement) | :: voorwaarde {f} |
| precursor {n} (forerunner, predecessor) | :: voorloper {m} |
| precursor {n} (chemical compound) | :: precursor {m} |
| predation {n} (the preying of one animal on others) | :: predatie |
| predator {n} (animal or organism that hunts) | :: roofdier {n} |
| predator bug {n} (species) | :: roofwants {m} |
| predawn {n} (period before the rising of the sun) | :: voor de dageraad |
| predestination {n} (religious doctrine) | :: voorbestemdheid {f}, predestinatie {f} |
| predestiny {n} (predestination) SEE: predestination | :: |
| predicament {n} (a definite class, state or condition) | :: klasse |
| predicament {n} (an unfortunate or trying position or condition) | :: hachelijke situatie |
| predicate {n} ((grammar) part of sentence that states something about its subject) | :: gezegde {n}, predicaat {n} |
| predicate {n} ((logic) a term of a statement, where the statement may be true or false) | :: predicaat {n} |
| predicate logic {n} (generic term for symbolic formal systems like first-order logic, second-order logic, many-sorted logic) | :: predicatenlogica {f} |
| predicative {adj} (used after a verb) | :: predicatief |
| predicative adjective {n} (adjective that follows noun) | :: predicatief bijvoeglijk naamwoord {n} |
| predicative case {n} (case marking a predicative nominative) | :: predicatief |
| predicatively {adv} (in a predicative manner) | :: predicatief |
| predict {v} (to state, or make something known in advance) | :: voorspellen |
| predictability {n} (The characteristic of being predictable) | :: voorspelbaarheid {f} |
| predictable {adj} (able to be predicted) | :: voorspelbaar |
| prediction {n} (a statement about the future) | :: voorspelling {f} |
| predilection {n} (tendency towards) | :: neiging {f}, voorkeur {f}, voorliefde {f} |
| pre-drink {v} (to drink cheaper alcohol prior to drinking in clubs and bars) | :: indrinken |
| preeclampsia {n} (complication of pregnancy) | :: pre-eclampsie {f}, zwangerschapsvergiftiging {f} |
| pre-ejaculate {n} (pre-ejaculate) | :: voorvocht {n} |
| preeminent {adj} (exceeding others in quality or rank) | :: uitstek |
| preemptive {adj} | :: preventief |
| prefer {v} (to favor) | :: (de) voorkeur geven (aan), verkiezen (boven), prefereren |
| preference {n} (state of being preferred) | :: voorkeur |
| preferences {n} (user-specified settings of parameters in computer software) | :: voorkeuren {m-p}, preferenties {m-p} |
| preferences {n} (plural of "preference") SEE: preference | :: |
| prefix {n} (morpheme at the beginning of a word) | :: voorvoegsel {n}, prefix {n} |
| prefix {v} (put or fix before, or at the beginning of) | :: voorvoegen |
| prefix {v} (set or appoint beforehand) | :: op voorhand vastleggen, arrangeren, regelen |
| pregnancy {n} (condition) | :: zwangerschap {f} |
| pregnant {adj} (fertile) SEE: fertile | :: |
| pregnant {adj} (carrying developing offspring within the body) | :: zwanger , drachtig , pregnant |
| pregnant {adj} (having many possibilities or implications) | :: betekenisvol |
| preheat {v} (to heat something in preparation for further action, especially cooking) | :: voorverwarmen |
| prehensile {adj} (able to take hold of objects) | :: grijp- |
| prehistoric {adj} (of relating to the epoch before written record) | :: prehistorisch |
| prehistory {n} (study of events and conditions before written records) | :: prehistorie {f} |
| prejudice {n} (adverse judgement formed beforehand) | :: vooroordeel {n} |
| prejudice {n} (any preconceived opinion) | :: vooroordeel {n} |
| prejudiced {adj} (having prejudices) | :: vooringenomen |
| prelate {n} (clergyman) | :: kerkvorst {m}, prelaat {m} |
| preliminary {adj} (in preparation for the main matter) | :: voorbereidend |
| premature {adj} (occurring before a state of readiness or maturity) | :: prematuur, voortijdig |
| premature {adj} (taking place earlier than anticipated) | :: voorbarig, prematuur |
| premature birth {n} (birth of an infant prior to the completion of its prenatal development) | :: vroeggeboorte {f} |
| premature birth {n} (childbirth occurring earlier than 37 completed weeks of gestation) | :: vroeggeboorte {f} |
| premature ejaculation {n} (premature ejaculation) | :: voortijdige zaadlozing |
| premeditate {v} (to meditate, consider, or plan beforehand) | :: van tevoren bedenken |
| premeditated {adj} (planned, considered or estimated in advance; deliberate) | :: opzettelijk, met opzet, met voorbedachte rade |
| premeditation {n} (the act of planning or plotting) | :: beraming, opzet, voorbedachte raad |
| premier {n} (prime minister of a country) SEE: prime minister | :: |
| premiere {n} (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) | :: première {m} {f} |
| premiership {n} (office of a premier or prime minister) | :: premierschap {n} |
| première {n} (premiere) SEE: premiere | :: |
| premise {n} (proposition antecedently supposed or proved) | :: voorwaarde {f} |
| premise {n} (either of the first two propositions of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is deduced) | :: voorwaarde {f} |
| premise {n} (piece of real estate) | :: perceel |
| premises {n} (land, and all the built structures on it, considered as a single place) | :: pand {n} |
| premium {n} (a prize or award) | :: prijs {m} |
| premium {n} (something offered at a reduced price as an inducement to buy something else) | :: korting |
| premium {n} (a bonus paid in addition to normal payments) | :: premie {f}, bonus {m} |
| premium {n} (the amount to be paid for an insurance policy) | :: premie {f} |
| premonition {n} (strong intuition) | :: voorgevoel {n} |
| Premonstratensian {n} (member of the Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré) | :: premonstratenzer {m} |
| premorbid {adj} (approaching a morbid condition prior to the onset of disease) | :: premorbide |
| prenup {n} (prenuptial agreement) SEE: prenuptial agreement | :: |
| prenuptial agreement {n} (document stating legal claims upon a divorce) | :: huwelijkse voorwaarden |
| preoccupied {adj} (concerned with something else, distracted) | :: afwezig, in gedachten verzonken |
| prep {n} (homework) SEE: homework | :: |
| prep {n} (preparation) SEE: preparation | :: |
| preparation {n} (act) | :: voorbereiding {f} |
| preparation {n} (substance) | :: preparaat {n} |
| preparatory {adj} (of or pertaining to preparation) | :: voorbereidend |
| prepare {v} (to make ready for a specific future purpose) | :: voorbereiden, prepareren, klaarmaken |
| prepare {v} (to produce by combining elements) | :: voorbereiden |
| preparedness {n} (state of being prepared) | :: paraatheid {f} |
| preposition {n} (grammar: a type of word like "of, from, for, by") | :: voorzetsel {n}, kastwoord {n} |
| prepositional {n} (the prepositional case) SEE: prepositional case | :: |
| prepositional case {n} (case serving as object of a preposition) | :: prepositief, prepositionalis {m} |
| prepositional phrase {n} (phrase containing both a preposition and its complement) | :: voorzetselconstituent |
| prepossessing {adj} (tending to invite favour; attractive) | :: aangenaam |
| preposterous {adj} (absurd, or contrary to common sense) | :: grotesk, van de pot gerukt, potsierlijk |
| prepuce {n} (foreskin of certain animals) SEE: sheath | :: |
| prepuce {n} (foreskin) SEE: foreskin | :: |
| prerequisite {n} (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) | :: voorwaarde {f}, vereiste {f} {n} |
| prerequisite {n} (In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started) | :: vereiste {f} {n} |
| prerogative {n} (right, generally) SEE: right | :: |
| presage {n} (warning; omen) | :: voorteken |
| presage {n} (intuition; presentiment) | :: voorgevoel |
| presage {v} (to predict or foretell something) | :: voorspellen, aankondigen |
| presage {v} (to have a presentiment of) | :: een voorgevoel hebben |
| Presbyterianism {n} (form of Protestantism) | :: presbyterianisme {n} |
| presbytery {n} (chancel) SEE: chancel | :: |
| preschool {n} (nursery school) SEE: nursery school | :: |
| prescribe {v} (to order a drug or medical device) | :: voorschrijven |
| prescribe {v} (to specify as a required procedure or ritual) | :: voorschrijven |
| prescription {n} (the act of prescribing a rule or law) | :: uitvaardigen |
| prescription {n} (extinctive or liberative prescription) | :: bevrijdende verjaring {f} |
| prescription {n} (usucapion, acquisitive prescription) | :: verkrijgende verjaring {f} |
| prescription {n} (written order for the administration of a medicine) | :: voorschrift {n}, recept {n} |
| prescription {n} (the act or practice of laying down norms of language usage) | :: taalregulering |
| prescription {adj} (available with prescription) | :: recept |
| presence {n} (fact or condition of being present) | :: aanwezigheid {f}, tegenwoordigheid {f} |
| present {n} (gift) SEE: gift | :: |
| present {n} (present tense) SEE: present tense | :: |
| present {adj} (pertaining to the current time) | :: tegenwoordig, huidig |
| present {adj} (in the immediate vicinity) | :: aanwezig |
| present {n} (current time) | :: heden {n}, huidige tijd {c} |
| present {v} (bring into the presence of) | :: voorstellen, presenteren |
| present {v} (give (someone) as gift or award) | :: toewijzen |
| presentation {n} (presenting to an audience) | :: presentatie {f}, or less accurately voorstelling {f}, voordracht |
| present continuous {n} (tense that describes an ongoing action in the present) | :: duurvorm onvoltooid tegenwoordige tijd (d.o.t.t.) {m} |
| present-day {adj} (in existence now) | :: vandaag de dag |
| present imperfect {n} (grammatical tense) | :: onvoltooid tegenwoordige tijd, OTT |
| presently {adv} (before long, soon (in the near future)) | :: aldra |
| present participle {n} (verb form that indicates an ongoing action) | :: onvoltooid deelwoord {n}, tegenwoordig deelwoord {n} |
| present perfect {n} (tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time) | :: voltooid tegenwoordige tijd |
| present tense {n} (form of language) | :: tegenwoordige tijd {m} |
| preservative {n} (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) | :: conserveermiddel {n} |
| preserve {v} (to protect) | :: beschermen |
| preserve {v} (to keep; to maintain the condition of) | :: bewaren, in stand houden |
| preset {adj} (set in advance) | :: vooraf instellen |
| preside {v} (to act as a president or chairperson) | :: voorzitten |
| presidency {n} (office or role of president) | :: voorzitterschap |
| presidency {n} (bureaucratic organization and governmental initiatives) | :: praesidium, college van bestuur |
| presidency {n} (time during which one is president) | :: presidentschap |
| president {n} (the head of state of a republic) | :: president {m} |
| presidential {adj} (pertaining to a president or presidency) | :: presidentieel |
| presidential palace {n} (White House) SEE: White House | :: |
| presiding {adj} (having authority over) | :: presiderend |
| presort {v} (to sort in advance) | :: voorsorteren |
| press {v} (to press) SEE: bear | :: |
| press {n} (device used to apply pressure) | :: pers {f} {m} |
| press {n} (printed media) | :: pers {m} {f} |
| press {n} (printing machine) | :: pers {f} {m} |
| press {v} (to apply pressure) | :: drukken |
| press {v} | :: drukken |
| press {n} (publisher) SEE: publisher | :: |
| press agency {n} (organisation) | :: persagentschap {n} |
| Pressburg {prop} (Bratislava) SEE: Bratislava | :: |
| press charges {v} (to formally accuse a person of a crime) | :: aanklagen, vervolgen |
| press conference {n} (question and answer session with members of television, print and other media) | :: persconferentie {f} |
| press-gang {v} (press-gang) | :: ronselaarsbende |
| pressure {n} (physics: amount of force divided by area) | :: druk {m} |
| pressure {n} | :: druk |
| pressure cooker {n} (cooking vessel) | :: hogedrukpan {f}, snelkookpan {f} |
| prestige {n} (dignity, status, or esteem) | :: aanzien {n}, prestige {n} |
| prestigious {adj} (of high prestige) | :: prestigieus |
| presumably {adv} (able to be sensibly presumed) | :: vermoedelijk, waarschijnlijk |
| presume {v} (to assume to be true, suppose) | :: veronderstellen |
| presume {v} | :: aannemen; veronderstellen |
| presumedly {adv} (presumably) SEE: presumably | :: |
| presumptive {adj} (based on presumption) | :: verondersteld, vermoedelijk |
| presumptively {adv} (as is presumed to be the case) SEE: presumably | :: |
| presumptuous {adj} (going beyond what is proper) | :: aanmatigend |
| presuppose {v} (to assume some truth without proof) | :: vooronderstellen |
| presupposition {n} (assumption, conjecture, speculation or something supposed without proof) | :: veronderstelling {f}, aanname {f} |
| presupposition {n} (act of presupposing) | :: veronderstelling {f}, (het) veronderstellen, aanname {f}, (het) aannemen |
| pretend {v} (to allege falsely) | :: voorwenden, doen alsof, veinzen, pretenderen |
| pretender {n} (person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold) | :: huichelaar {m}, veinzer {m} |
| pretender {n} (claimant to a throne) | :: pretendent {m} |
| pretension {n} (claim) | :: pretentie |
| pretension {n} (pretentiousness) | :: aanmatiging |
| pretentious {adj} (marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction) | :: pretentieus, zelfingenomen |
| preterite {adj} (showing an action at a determined moment in the past) | :: in de verleden tijd, in het preteritum |
| preterite {n} (preterite tense; simple past) | :: onvoltooid verleden tijd {m} |
| preterite-present verb {n} (a type of verb) | :: preterito-presens {n}, preterito-praesens |
| preternatural {adj} (existing outside of the natural world) | :: buitennatuurlijk, bovennatuurlijk |
| preternatural {adj} (beyond or different from what is natural or according to the regular course of things) | :: uitzonderlijk, buitennatuurlijk, bovennatuurlijk |
| pretext {n} (false, contrived or assumed purpose) | :: voorwendsel {n}, drogreden {f}, dekmantel {m}, schijnreden {f}, pretext {m} |
| pretty {adj} (especially of women and children: pleasant, attractive) | :: mooi |
| pretty {adv} (somewhat) | :: tamelijk, nogal, aardig |
| pretty Polly {phrase} (phrase said to parrots) | :: kopke krabben |
| prevail {v} (To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand) | :: overwinnen, domineren, zegevieren, |
| prevail {v} (To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence) | :: overheersen |
| prevail {v} (To succeed in persuading or inducing) | :: overtuigen |
| prevalence {n} (wide extension) | :: het heersen, het algemeen voorkomen |
| prevalence {n} (number of cases compared to a total population) | :: overwicht {n} |
| prevalent {adj} (widespread, preferred) | :: heersend |
| prevaricate {v} (deviate, transgress) | :: afwijken, terugkrabbelen |
| prevaricate {v} (shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate) | :: rond de pot draaien |
| prevarication {n} (deviation from what is right or correct) | :: overtreding |
| prevarication {n} (deceit, evasiveness) | :: uitvlucht {m}, draaierij {m} |
| prevaricator {n} (one who prevaricates) | :: draaier, veinzer |
| prevent {v} (to keep from happening) | :: verhinderen, voorkomen |
| prevent {v} (to prevent) SEE: forestall | :: |
| prevention {n} (The act of preventing or hindering) | :: preventie {f} |
| prevention is better than cure {proverb} (It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.) | :: voorkomen is beter dan genezen |
| preview {n} (foretaste of something) | :: voorsmaak {m}, voorsmaakje {n}, voorproef {f}, voorproefje {n} |
| preview {n} (advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.) | :: voorproefje {n}, avant-première {f}, voorvertoning {f} |
| preview {n} (something seen in advance) | :: voorschouw {f} |
| previous {adj} (prior) | :: vorig |
| previous {adj} (premature) | :: voorbarig |
| previously {adv} (at an earlier time) | :: tevoren, vroeger |
| prey {n} (that which may be seized by animals) | :: prooi |
| prey {n} (ravage) | :: prooi |
| Prey Nokor {prop} (Ho Chi Minh City) SEE: Ho Chi Minh City | :: |
| Priabonian {prop} (subdivision of the Eocene epoch) | :: Priabonien |
| Priam {prop} (king of Troy) | :: Priamos |
| priapism {n} (medical condition) | :: priapisme |
| price {n} (cost required to gain possession of something) | :: prijs {m} |
| price {n} (cost of an action or deed) | :: prijs {m} |
| price {v} (determine or put a price on something) | :: schatten, prijzen |
| price index {n} (statistical estimate) | :: prijsindex |
| priceless {adj} (so precious as not to be sold at any price) | :: van onschatbare waarde |
| price tag {n} (the tag or sticker attached to a product, displaying its price) | :: prijskaartje {n} |
| prick {n} (feeling of being pierced or punctured) | :: prik {n} |
| prick {n} ((slang) a penis) | :: lul, toeter, slurf, pik {m} |
| prick {n} (an annoying person) | :: lul, pestkop, onnozelaar, oen |
| prick {v} (pierce) | :: prikken |
| prickle {n} (A small, sharp pointed object, such as a thorn) | :: prikkel {m}, stekel {m}, dorentje {n} |
| prickle {v} (to cause someone to feel a prickle) | :: prikkelen |
| prickly pear {n} (any of various spiny cacti of the genus Opuntia) | :: vijgcactus {m} |
| prickly pear {n} (cactus fruit) | :: cactusvijg {f} |
| pride {n} (quality or state of being proud; inordinate self-esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one's own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, rank etc.) | :: trots, fierheid, eergevoel {n} |
| pride {n} (sense of one's own worth, and abhorrence of what is beneath or unworthy of one) | :: trots, eigendunk, zelfvoldaanheid |
| pride {n} (proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct) | :: trots, fierheid, hoogmoed, eigenwaan, kapsones {m} |
| pride {n} (that of which one is proud; that which excites boasting or self-gratulation; the occasion or ground of self-esteem) | :: (bron van) trots |
| pride {n} (highest pitch; elevation reached; loftiness; prime; glory) | :: bloei, bloeitijd, fleur, hoogtepunt {n}, piek, (volle) glorie |
| pride {n} (consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness) | :: zelfbewustzijn {n}, trots |
| pride {n} (company of lions) | :: troep |
| pride {v} (take or experience pride in something) | :: prat gaan (op), trots zijn (op) |
| pride comes before a fall {proverb} (Translations) | :: hoogmoed komt voor de val |
| prie-dieu {n} (a piece of furniture on which someone can pray) | :: kerkstoel {m}, bidstoel {m} |
| priest {n} (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson)) | :: priester {m}, pastoor {m} |
| priestess {n} (woman with religious duties) | :: priesteres {f} |
| priggish {adj} (like a prig) | :: preuts, puriteins |
| prim {adj} (prudish) | :: preuts |
| primacy {n} (the state or condition of being prime or first) | :: voorang {m} |
| primacy {n} (the office, rank, or character of a primate) | :: primaatschap {n} |
| primal scream {n} (scream produced during primal therapy) | :: oerkreet {m} |
| primary {adj} (that which is placed ahead of others) | :: voornaamste |
| primary election {n} (preliminary election to select a candidate) | :: voorverkiezing {f} |
| primary school {n} (first formal, obligatory school) | :: basisschool {c}, lagere school {c} |
| primary sector {n} | :: primaire sector {m} |
| primary source {n} (original work) | :: primaire bron {f} |
| primary source {n} (document) | :: primaire bron {f} |
| primate {n} (mammal) | :: primaat {m} |
| primate {n} (archbishop or bishop) | :: primaat {m} |
| prime {adj} (first in time, order, or sequence) | :: eerste, voornaamste |
| prime {adj} (first in excellence, quality, or value) | :: uitstekend, prima, beste |
| prime {adj} (mathematics: having no factors except itself and unity) | :: priem |
| prime {adj} (first in importance, degree, or rank) | :: primair, eerste, voornaamste |
| prime {n} (music: first note or tone of a musical scale) | :: priem |
| prime {n} (algebra: prime element of a mathematical structure) | :: priemgetal {n} |
| prime {v} (to apply a coat of primer paint to) | :: primen |
| prime factorization {n} (factorization of a positive integer) | :: priemfactorisatie |
| prime minister {n} (chief member of the cabinet and head of the government) | :: eerste minister {m}, premier {m}, minister-president {m} |
| prime number {n} (natural number) | :: priemgetal {n} |
| primer {n} (children's book introducing basic literacy) | :: abecedarium {n}, leesplankje {n}, eerste leesboek {n}, abc-boek {n} |
| primer {n} (introductory textbook) | :: abecedarium |
| primer {n} | :: inleiding de |
| prime suspect {n} (most likely suspect) | :: hoofdverdachte {m} {f} |
| primitive {n} | :: primitief |
| primitive {adj} (one of the adjectival senses) | :: primitief |
| primogeniture {n} (exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest child) | :: eerstgeboorterecht {n} |
| primordial {adj} (earliest) | :: oorspronkelijk, oer- |
| primordial sea {n} (the oceans of the earth in Precambrian or Paleozoic times) | :: oersoep |
| primordial soup {n} (state of the Earth's oceans at a very early time in the planet's history) | :: oersoep {f} |
| prince {n} (male ruler or head of a principality) | :: prins |
| prince {n} (son or male-line grandson of a reigning monarch) | :: prins {m} |
| Prince Albert {n} (piercing through the glans penis) | :: Prince Albert-piercing |
| prince bishop {n} (bishop who also holds a secular princely rank) | :: prins-bisschop {m}, vorst-bisschop {m} |
| Prince Charming {n} (the fictional character) | :: prins op het witte paard {m} |
| Prince Charming {n} (romantically ideal man) | :: prins op het witte paard {m}, droomprins {m} |
| princely {adj} (relating to a prince) | :: prinselijk |
| Prince of Wales {prop} (royal title) | :: prins van Wales {m} |
| Prince's Flag {prop} (Dutch historical flag) | :: prinsenvlag {f} |
| princess {n} (female member of royal family) | :: prinses {f} |
| princess {n} (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) | :: koningin {f}, prinses {f} |
| principal {n} (essential point or rule) SEE: principle | :: |
| principal {adj} (primary, main) | :: voornaamste |
| principal {n} (money originally invested or loaned) | :: hoofdsom |
| principal {n} (chief administrator of a school) | :: schoolhoofd, rector |
| principality {n} (region) | :: vorstendom {n} |
| Principality of Albania {prop} (monarchy in Albania from 1914 to 1925) | :: Vorstendom Albanië |
| principate {n} (principality) SEE: principality | :: |
| principle {n} (fundamental assumption) | :: principe {n}, beginsel {n} |
| principle {n} (moral rule or aspect) | :: principe {n} |
| principle {n} | :: principe |
| Pringle {n} (individual potato snack of the Pringles brand) | :: Pringle |
| print {v} (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) | :: drukken, afdrukken, printen |
| print {v} (to write clearly) | :: in drukletters schrijven |
| print {n} (visible impression on a surface) | :: afdruk |
| print {n} (fingerprint) SEE: fingerprint | :: |
| print {n} (footprint) SEE: footprint | :: |
| printable {adj} (worthy or capable of being printed) | :: drukbaar |
| printed circuit board {n} (board holding chips etc.) | :: printplaat |
| printed matter {n} (printed material) | :: drukwerk {n} |
| printed press {n} (part of the press using printed media) | :: geschreven pers |
| printer {n} (one who makes prints) | :: drukker {m} |
| printer {n} (operator of a printing press) | :: drukker {m} |
| printer {n} (computing: device used to print text or images) | :: printer {m} |
| printing {n} (all the copies of a publication that have been printed in one batch) | :: oplage {f} |
| printing house {n} (commercial company) | :: drukkerij {f} |
| printshop {n} (printing house) SEE: printing house | :: |
| prior {adj} (former) SEE: former | :: |
| prior {n} (a high-ranking member of a monastery, usually lower in rank than an abbot) | :: prior {m} |
| prior {adv} (previously) SEE: previously | :: |
| priority {n} (item's relative importance) | :: voorrang |
| prior to {prep} (before (formal)) | :: voorafgaand aan |
| priory {n} (monastery or convent governed by a prior or prioress) | :: priorij {f} |
| Priscilla {prop} (biblical woman) | :: Priscilla {f} |
| Priscilla {prop} (female given name) | :: Priscilla {f} |
| prise {n} (prize) SEE: prize | :: |
| prism {n} (geometry: polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape) | :: prisma {n} |
| prison {n} (place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes) | :: gevangenis {f}, kerker {m} |
| prison camp {n} (camp for prisoners) | :: gevangenenkamp {n} |
| prison cell {n} (room to which a prisoner is confined) | :: cel |
| prisoner {n} (person incarcerated in a prison) | :: gevangene {m} {f} |
| prisoner of war {n} (soldier or combatant captured by the enemy) | :: krijgsgevangene {m} {f}, oorlogsgevangene {m} {f} |
| Pristina {prop} (city) | :: Pristina |
| pristine {adj} (unspoiled) | :: ongerept, oorspronkelijk, onaangeroerd |
| privacy {n} (state of being private) | :: afzondering {f}, privacy {f} |
| privacy policy {n} (statement detailing policies that an organization uses to collect information about users) | :: privacybeleid {n} |
| private {adj} (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group) | :: persoonlijk, privaat |
| private {adj} (not accessible by the public) | :: privé, besloten |
| private {adj} | :: in privé, privaat |
| privateer {n} (privately owned warship) | :: kaper {m} |
| privateer {n} (officer or crew of a privateer ship) | :: kaper {m} |
| private law {n} (area of law) | :: privaatrecht {n} |
| private member's bill {n} (proposed law introduced by a member who is not acting on behalf of the executive) | :: wetsvoorstel {n} |
| private parts {n} (genitals or sex organs) SEE: genitalia | :: |
| privatization {n} (transfer from the government to private ownership) | :: privatisering {f} |
| privatize {v} (to release government control to private industry) | :: privatiseren |
| privet {interj} (hello) SEE: hello | :: |
| privet {n} (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) | :: liguster |
| privilege {n} (particular benefit, advantage, or favor) | :: voorrecht {n}, privilege {n} |
| privy {n} (lavatory or toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| privy {adj} (private, exclusive, particular) | :: privé, uniek, exclusief |
| privy {adj} (with knowledge of; party to; let in on) | :: ingeweid, medeplichtig |
| privy {n} (latrine) SEE: latrine | :: |
| prize {n} (something captured) | :: buit {f} |
| prize {n} (anything captured using the rights of war) | :: buit {f} |
| prize {n} (honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest) | :: prijs {m}, beloning {f}, premie {f} |
| prize {n} (that which may be won by chance) | :: prijs {m} |
| prize {n} (competition) | :: prijs {m} |
| prize {n} (lever) | :: hendel {m} |
| prize {v} (to consider something highly valuable) | :: prijzen, schatten |
| prize {v} (to move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry) | :: wrikken, openwrikken |
| Pärnu {prop} (city in Estonia) | :: Pärnu |
| proactive {adj} (acting in advance) | :: proactief |
| probability {n} (state of being probable; likelihood) | :: waarschijnlijkheid {f} |
| probability {n} (mathematical probability) | :: waarschijnlijkheid {f} |
| probability theory {n} (study of probability) | :: kansrekening {f} |
| probable {adj} | :: waarschijnlijk |
| probably {adv} (in all likelihood) | :: waarschijnlijk |
| probation {n} (period of conditional employment or engagement) | :: proeftijd {m} |
| probation {n} (type of sentence) | :: proefverlof |
| probe {n} (sciences: electrode or other small device) | :: sonde {m} {f} |
| probe {n} (spacecraft) | :: sonde {f} |
| probity {n} (integrity) | :: integriteit {f}, rechtschapenheid {f}, eerlijkheid {f}, oprechtheid {f} |
| problem {n} (difficulty) | :: probleem {n} |
| problem {n} (schoolwork exercise) | :: oefening {f}, probleem {n} |
| problem {n} (puzzling circumstance) | :: probleem {n} |
| problematic {adj} (posing a problem) | :: problematisch |
| problematic {adj} | :: problematisch |
| problematical {adj} (problematic) SEE: problematic | :: |
| pro bono {adj} (without fee) | :: pro deo |
| proboscis {n} (elongated tube) | :: slurf |
| procedure {n} (method for performing a task) | :: procedure {f} |
| procedure {n} (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) | :: procedure {f} |
| procedure {n} (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) | :: procedure {f} |
| procedure {n} (computing: subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task) | :: procedure {f} |
| procedure mask {n} (surgical mask) SEE: surgical mask | :: |
| proceed {v} (go forward) | :: doorgaan, verdergaan |
| proceed {v} (pass from one point to another) | :: doorgaan, verdergaan |
| proceed {v} (come forth as a source or origin) | :: voortkomen, afkomstig zijn van |
| proceed {v} (go on in an orderly or regulated manner) | :: doorgaan, verdergaan |
| proceed {v} (take place) | :: doorgaan |
| proceeding {n} (progress or movement) | :: vooruitgang |
| proceedings {n} (course of procedure) | :: afloop {f} |
| proceedings {n} (published record) | :: verslag {n} |
| proceeds {n} (revenue) | :: opbrengst {f} |
| process {n} (series of events to produce a result) | :: proces {n} |
| process {n} | :: bewerken, bewerking, ontwikkelingsgang, proces, verloop |
| process {v} (to perform a particular process) | :: uitvoeren, verwerken |
| process {v} (to think information over, and assimilate it) | :: verwerken |
| processed cheese {n} (any of several types of natural cheese) | :: smeltkaas {m} |
| procession {n} (group of people or thing moving along in an orderly manner) | :: processie {f}, stoet {f} |
| processor {n} (device which processes) | :: verwerker {m} |
| processor {n} (microprocessor) | :: processor {m}, centrale verwerkingseenheid, CVE, CPU |
| proclaim {v} (to state excitedly, verbosely and candidly) | :: uitroepen |
| proclitic {n} (clitic which joins with the following word) | :: procliticum {n} |
| proclivity {n} (A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection) | :: aanleg, neiging |
| procrastinate {v} (put off; to delay taking action) | :: uitstellen, voor zich uitschuiven |
| procrastinate {v} (put off; delay something) | :: uitstellen |
| procrastination {n} (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) | :: uitstel {n}, uitstelgedrag {n}, procrastinatie {f} |
| procreate {v} (to beget) | :: verwekken |
| procreate {v} (to procreate) SEE: beget | :: |
| procreation {n} (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind, see also: reproduction) | :: voortplanting {f}, procreatie {f} |
| procreation {n} (the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring) | :: (geslachtelijke) voortplanting {f}, (sexuele) procreatie {f}, reproductie {f} |
| procreator {n} (one who procreates) | :: verwekker {m} |
| procrustean bed {n} (arbitrary standard to which compliance is enforced) | :: procrustesbed {n} |
| Procrustes {prop} (legendary highwayman of Attica) | :: Procrustes {m} |
| procurable {adj} (obtainable) SEE: obtainable | :: |
| procure {v} (To acquire or obtain an item or service) | :: verwerven, verkrijgen |
| procure {v} | :: verwerven ; aanschaffen , schaffen |
| procurement {n} (purchasing department of a company) | :: inkoop, inkoopafdeling |
| procurement {n} (act of procuring or obtaining) | :: inkoop, aanschaf |
| prod {v} (to poke) | :: duwen, porren |
| prod {v} (to encourage) | :: aanmoedigen |
| prodigal {adj} (wastefully extravagant) | :: kwistig |
| prodigality {n} (wasteful extravagance.) | :: kwistigheid,verspilzucht |
| prodigality {n} (lavish generosity.) | :: vrijgevigheid |
| prodigal son {n} (one who returns) | :: verloren zoon {m} |
| prodigy {n} (amazing or marvelous thing) | :: wonder {n}, mirakel {n} |
| prodigy {n} (extremely talented person, especially a child) | :: wonderkind {n} |
| prodrome {n} (medicine: an early symptom) | :: prodroom |
| produce {v} (to make or manufacture) | :: produceren, maken |
| produce {v} (to make available to) | :: voorleggen, beschikbaar stellen |
| produce {v} (to sponsor and present (a motion picture, etc)) | :: produceren, maken |
| produce {n} (that which is produced) | :: produkt {n} |
| produce {n} (harvested agricultural goods collectively) | :: waar {f}, waren {f-p} |
| produce {n} (offspring) SEE: offspring | :: |
| producer {n} (in economics) | :: producent, vervaardiger |
| producer {n} (in arts) | :: producent {m}, producer {m} |
| product {n} (commodity for sale) | :: product {n} |
| product {n} (consequence of efforts) | :: resultaat {n} |
| product {n} (result of chemical reaction) | :: reactieproduct {n} |
| product {n} (multiplication result) | :: product {n} |
| production {n} (the act of producing) | :: productie {f} |
| production {n} (the act of being produced) | :: productie {f} |
| productive {adj} (capable of producing something) | :: productief |
| productivity {n} (state of being productive) | :: vruchtbaar |
| product placement {n} (a form of advertising) | :: sluikreclame {m} {f} |
| pro-European {adj} (supporting European peoples or integration) | :: pro-Europees |
| profanity {n} (obscene, lewd or abusive language) | :: krachtterm {m} |
| profer {v} | :: uiten, uitspreken |
| profession {n} (occupation) | :: beroep {n} |
| professional {n} (person who belongs to a profession) | :: beroeps, professional {m} |
| professional {n} (person who earns their living from a specified activity) | :: beroeps, professional {m} |
| professional {n} (expert) | :: deskundige, expert {m} |
| professional {adj} (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) | :: beroeps-, professioneel |
| professional {adj} (expert) | :: deskundig |
| professor {n} (a higher ranking for a teacher or faculty member at a college or university) | :: hoogleraar {m}, professor {m} {f}, prof {m} {f} |
| proffer {n} (offer made; something proposed for acceptance by another) | :: aanbod {n} |
| proffer {v} (to offer for acceptance) | :: aanbieden |
| proffer {v} (to undertake) | :: pogen |
| proficiency {n} (ability or skill) | :: competentie, vakkundigheid |
| proficient {adj} (skilled) | :: geoefend, competent, bekwaam |
| proficient {n} (expert) | :: expert |
| profile {n} (space with personal information in software or Internet systems) | :: profiel |
| profile {n} (reputation) SEE: reputation | :: |
| profit {n} (benefit) | :: profijt {n}, winst {f} |
| profit {v} | :: verdienen, winst maken, profiteren |
| profitability {n} (The quality or state of being profitable) | :: winstgevendheid {f}, rentabiliteit {f} |
| profitable {adj} (producing profit) | :: winstgevend |
| profiteer {n} (one who makes an unreasonable profit not justified by their corresponding assumption of risk) | :: profiteur |
| profit sharing {n} (system to divide profit) | :: winstaandeel {n} |
| profligacy {n} (careless wastefulness) | :: verspilling, roekeloosheid |
| profligacy {n} (shameless and immoral behaviour) | :: losbandigheid |
| profligate {adj} (immoral; abandoned to vice) | :: losbandig |
| pro forma {adj} (for the sake of form only) | :: voor de vorm |
| profound {adj} (descending below the surface) | :: diep, diepgaand |
| profound {adj} (intellectually deep) | :: wijs |
| profound {adj} (characterized by intensity) | :: diepgaand |
| profoundly {adv} (in a profound manner) | :: grondig |
| profundity {n} | :: diepgang {m} |
| profusion {n} (abundance) | :: overvloed {m} |
| progenitor {n} (founder) SEE: founder | :: |
| progenitor {n} (any of a person's direct ancestors) | :: voorouder {m}, voorvader {m} |
| progenitor {n} (an individual from which (a) people(s) descend) | :: patriarch {m}, stamvader {m} |
| progenitor {n} (an ancestral form of a species) | :: stamvorm |
| progenitor {n} (a predecessor of something) | :: voorloper {m}, voorafbeelding {m} |
| progenitor {n} (someone who originates something) | :: geestelijke vader {m} , stichter {m}, grondlegger {m} |
| progeny {n} (offspring) | :: nakomeling {m}, afstammelingen {p} |
| prognosis {n} (forecast of the future course of a disease) | :: prognose {f} |
| prognosis {n} (forecast of the future course, or outcome, of a situation) | :: prognose {f}, vooruitblik |
| program {n} (set of structured activities) | :: programma {n} |
| program {n} (leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity) | :: programma {n} |
| program {n} (performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television) | :: programma {n} |
| program {n} (software application) | :: programma {n} |
| program {v} (to enter a program or other instructions into a computer) | :: programmeren |
| program {v} (to put together the schedule of an event) | :: vastleggen, plannen |
| program guide {n} (periodical) | :: programmablad {n}, programmagids {m} |
| program guide {n} (section within another publication) | :: programmagids {m} |
| programme {n} (programme) SEE: program | :: |
| programmer {n} (one who writes computer programs) | :: programmeur |
| programming {n} (act of writing a computer program) | :: programmeren |
| programming {n} (brain-washing) SEE: brain-washing | :: |
| programming language {n} (code of reserved words and symbols) | :: programmeertaal {f} |
| progress {n} (advancement to a more developed state) | :: vooruitgang {m} |
| progress {n} (movement onwards or forwards) | :: vordering {f}, voortgang {m}, vooruitgang {m} |
| progress {v} (to become better or more complete) | :: vorderingen maken |
| progressive {adj} (continuous) SEE: continuous | :: |
| progressive {adj} (favouring or promoting progress; advanced) | :: progressief |
| prohibit {v} (to proscribe officially) | :: verbieden |
| prohibited {adj} (forbidden) SEE: forbidden | :: |
| prohibition {n} (act of prohibiting) | :: verbod {n} |
| prohibition {n} (law that prohibits something) | :: verbod {n} |
| prohibition {n} | :: prohibitie {f} |
| project {n} (planned endeavor) | :: project {n} |
| project {v} (to assume about others) | :: projecteren |
| projectile {n} (object intended to be or having been fired from a weapon) | :: projectiel |
| projectile {n} | :: projectiel {n} |
| projector {n} (optical device) | :: projector |
| proletariat {n} (working class or lower class) | :: proletariaat {n} |
| proliferate {v} (to increase in number or spread) | :: snel vermenigvuldigen |
| proliferation {n} (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind) | :: proliferatie {f} |
| proliferation {n} (the spread of weapons of mass destruction) | :: proliferatie {f} |
| prolific {adj} (Fertile, producing offspring or fruit in great abundance) | :: vruchtbaar |
| prolific {adj} (Similarly producing results or works in abundance) | :: productief |
| prolix {adj} (tediously lengthy) | :: langdradig |
| prolix {adj} (long) SEE: long | :: |
| prolixity {n} (An excess of words) | :: langdradigheid {f}, breedsprakerigheid {f} |
| prolocutrix {n} (female prolocutor) SEE: spokeswoman | :: |
| prolog {n} (prologue) SEE: prologue | :: |
| prologue {n} (speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel) | :: proloog |
| prolong {v} (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue) | :: bestendigen |
| promenade {n} (place to walk) | :: promenade {f} |
| Promethean {adj} (of or pertaining to Prometheus) | :: prometheïsch |
| Promethean {adj} (daringly original; boldly inventive or creative) | :: prometheïsch |
| Promethean {adj} (of enormous size or strength; very strong) | :: prometheïsch |
| Promethean {adj} (of a Romantic literary hero) | :: prometheïsch |
| promethium {n} (chemical element) | :: promethium {n} |
| prominent {adj} (eminent, distinguished above others) | :: prominent, vooraanstaand |
| promise {n} (vow) | :: belofte {f} |
| promise {n} | :: toezegging {f} |
| promise {v} (to commit to something) | :: beloven |
| promising {adj} (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) | :: hoopgevend, veelbelovend |
| promissory note {n} (document saying that someone owes a specific amount of money) | :: orderbriefje {n} |
| promontory {n} (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) | :: landtong, voorgebergte, uitsteeksel |
| promote {v} (raise someone to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank) | :: promotie maken, promoveren, bevorderen |
| promote {v} (advocate or urge on behalf of something) | :: bekend maken, promoten |
| promotion {n} (advancement in position) | :: promotie {f}, bevordering {f} |
| prompt {v} (to lead someone toward what they should say or do) | :: aansporen, aanmoedigen, aanzetten |
| prompt {v} (to show or tell an actor/person the words they should be saying, or actions they should be doing) | :: souffleren |
| prompt {v} (to cause or lead to) | :: veroorzaken |
| prompter {n} (person in a theater) | :: souffleur {m}, souffleuse {f} |
| promulgate {v} (to put into effect as a regulation) | :: uitvaardigen |
| promulgation {n} (act of promulgating) | :: openbaarmaking {f} |
| pronaos {n} (the inner area of the portico of a Greek or Roman temple) | :: pronaos |
| prone to {adj} (inclined to; having a tendency to) | :: geneigd zijn om {n} |
| prong {n} (thin, pointed, projecting part) | :: tand {m}, punt {m}, spits {m}, piek {m} |
| prong {n} (branch) | :: arm {m} |
| pronominal adverb {n} (type of adverb) | :: voornaamwoordelijk bijwoord {n} |
| pronoun {n} (type of noun) | :: voornaamwoord {n} |
| pronounce {v} (to pronounce) SEE: say | :: |
| pronounce {v} (to declare officially) | :: uitspreken, verklaren, verkondigen |
| pronounce {v} (to declare authoritatively or as formal opinion) | :: zich uitspreken (reflexive) |
| pronounce {v} (to pass judgment) | :: vonnissen |
| pronounce {v} (to sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate) | :: uitspreken |
| pronounce {v} (to read aloud) | :: uitspreken |
| pronouncing dictionary {n} (dictionary that provides pronunciations of words) SEE: pronunciation dictionary | :: |
| pronunciation {n} (sound of a word) | :: uitspraak {f} |
| pronunciation {n} (way in which words are pronounced) | :: uitspraak {f} |
| pronunciation dictionary {n} (dictionary that provides pronunciations of words) | :: uitspraakwoordenboek {n} |
| proof {v} (proofread) SEE: proofread | :: |
| proof {n} (any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth) | :: bewijs {n} |
| proof by contradiction {n} (proof of a statement adduced by deriving a contradiction from the statement's negation) | :: bewijs uit het ongerijmde {n} |
| proofread {v} (to check for errors in spelling and grammar) | :: proeflezen |
| prop {n} (item placed on a stage to create a scene) | :: rekwisiet {n} |
| propadiene {n} (organic compound of the formula C3H4) | :: propadieen |
| propaedeutic {adj} (providing preparatory or introductory teaching) | :: propedeutisch |
| propaganda {n} (concerted set of messages) | :: propaganda {f} |
| propagate {v} (to spread from person to person) | :: propageren |
| propane {n} (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) | :: propaan {n} |
| propeller {n} (mechanical device used to propel) | :: schroef, propeller |
| propelling pencil {n} (mechanical pencil) SEE: mechanical pencil | :: |
| propene {n} (organic compound of the formula C3H6) | :: propeen |
| propenoic {adj} (acrylic) SEE: acrylic | :: |
| propensity {n} (tendency) | :: neiging, beheptheid, geneigdheid |
| proper {adj} (fit, suitable) | :: goed, juist, gepast, geschikt |
| proper {adj} (following the established standards of behavior or manners) | :: keurig, goed, net, deugdelijk |
| proper {adj} (in the very strictest sense of the word) | :: echt, eigenlijk, zelf |
| proper {adj} (grammar: designating a particular person, place or thing) | :: eigen- |
| proper {adj} (belonging to oneself or itself, own) | :: eigen |
| proper {adj} (complete, thorough) | :: grondig |
| proper {adj} (entitled to its name, true) | :: echt, degelijk |
| proper {adj} (informal: utter) | :: volslagen, compleet |
| proper noun {n} (the name of a particular person, place, organization or other individual entity) | :: eigennaam {m} |
| property {n} (something owned) | :: eigendom {n}, bezitting, goed {n}, bezit {n} |
| property {n} (piece of real estate) | :: eigendom {n}, landeigendom {n}, onroerend bezit {n}, landgoed {n}, domein {n}, goed {n} |
| property {n} (exclusive right of possessing, enjoying and disposing of a thing) | :: eigendomsrecht {n} |
| property {n} (attribute or abstract quality associated with an object, individual or concept) | :: eigenschap {?} |
| property {n} (an attribute characteristic of a class of objects) | :: kenmerk {n}, karakteristiek {?}, eigenschap {?} |
| property {n} (computing: an editable parameter associated with an application, or its value) | :: eigenschap {?} |
| property {n} (an object used in a dramatic production) | :: rekwisiet {n} |
| property tax {n} (tax based on the value of property) | :: onroerende voorheffing {f} (Belgium), onroerendezaakbelasting {f} (Netherlands) |
| prophecy {n} (prediction) | :: voorspelling {f} |
| prophesy {v} (to speak as a prophet) | :: profeteren |
| prophet {n} (one who speaks by divine inspiration) | :: profeet {m}, profete {f}, ziener {m}, zieneres {f} |
| prophet {n} (one who foretells the future) | :: profeet {m}, waarzegger {m}, waarzegster {f} |
| prophet of doom {n} (pessimistic person) | :: onheilsprofeet |
| prophylactic {adj} (Serving to prevent or protect against an undesired effect, especially disease) | :: prophylactisch, voorbehoedend |
| propitious {adj} (favorable; benevolent) | :: gunstig |
| propitious {adj} (advantageous) | :: voordelig |
| propitious {adj} (characteristic of a good omen: auspicious) | :: onder een goed gesternte |
| propitiousness {n} (The favorable quality of strongly indicating a successful result.) | :: goedgunstigheid |
| propolis {n} (glue-like substance) | :: propolis {m} {f} |
| proponency {n} (advocacy) SEE: advocacy | :: |
| proponent {n} (one who supports something) | :: voorstander |
| proportion {n} (size) SEE: size | :: |
| proportional {adj} (at a constant ratio (to)) | :: evenredig |
| proportionate {v} (to make proportionate) | :: proportioneren |
| proposal {n} (that which is proposed) | :: voorstel {n} |
| propose {v} (to suggest a plan or course of action) | :: voorstellen |
| propose {v} (to ask for one's hand in marriage) | :: ten huwelijk vragen |
| proposition {n} (idea or plan offered) | :: propositie, voorstel {n} |
| proposition {n} (an assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be a theorem) | :: propositie |
| proprietary {n} (a proprietor or owner) SEE: proprietor | :: |
| proprietary eponym {n} (brand name that has come into general use) | :: propriëtair eponiem {n} |
| proprietor {n} (owner) | :: eigenaar {m}, bezitter {m} |
| proprietor {n} (sole owner of an unincorporated business, also called sole proprietor) | :: (enige) eigenaar {m} |
| proprietor {n} (one of the owners of an unincorporated business, a partner) | :: mede-eigenaar {m}, partner {m} |
| proprioception {n} (sense of the position of parts of the body) | :: proprioceptie {f} |
| propulsion {n} (the action of driving or pushing) | :: voortstuwing {f} |
| propylene {n} (organic compound of the formula C3H6) | :: propeen {n} |
| propyne {n} (alkyne) | :: propyn |
| prorogue {v} (to suspend a parliamentary session) | :: verdagen, opschorten, schorsen |
| prorogue {v} (to defer) | :: uitstellen, opschuiven |
| prorogue {v} (to prolong or extend) | :: verlengen, ouitbreiden |
| prosaic {adj} (straightforward; matter-of-fact; lacking the feeling or elegance of poetry) | :: prozaïsch |
| prosaic {adj} (overly plain or simple, to the point of being boring; humdrum) | :: prozaïsch |
| pros and cons {n} (for and against) | :: voordelen en nadelen |
| proscribe {v} (forbid or prohibit) | :: verbieden |
| proscribe {v} (denounce) | :: afkeuren, afraden, verbieden |
| proscribe {v} (banish or exclude) | :: verbannen, uitsluiten |
| prose {n} (written language not intended as poetry) | :: proza {n}, ondicht {n} |
| prosecutor {n} (a person instituting criminal prosecution) | :: aanklager {m} |
| proselyte {n} (one who has converted to a religion) | :: bekeerling {m}, jodengenoot {m} (a gentile converted to Judaism) |
| proselyte {v} (proselytize) | :: bekeren |
| proselytism {n} (proselytizing or being a proselyte) | :: proselitisme {n} |
| proselytize {v} (convert to one’s own faith) | :: bekeren |
| proselytize {v} (induce people to join a cause) | :: missioneren, werven |
| prosody {n} (linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech) | :: prosodie {f} |
| prosody {n} (poetry: study of poetic meter etc) | :: prosodie {f} |
| prosody {n} | :: prosodie {f} |
| prosopagnosia {n} (disorder of face perception) | :: prosopagnosie {f} |
| prosopography {n} (a study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships) | :: prosopografie |
| prospect {n} (potential things that may come to pass, usually favorable) | :: vooruitzicht {n} |
| prosper {v} (to be successful) | :: welvaren |
| prosperity {n} (condition of being prosperous) | :: voorspoed |
| prosperous {adj} (characterized by success) | :: succesvol, geslaagd |
| prosperous {adj} (well off; affluent) | :: welvarend, welgesteld, succesvol |
| prosperous {adj} (favorable) | :: voorspoedig, geslaagd, gelukkig |
| prostate {n} (prostate gland) | :: prostaat {m} |
| prostate gland {n} (prostate) SEE: prostate | :: |
| prosthesis {n} (artificial replacement for a body part) | :: prothese {f} |
| prosthetic {n} (prosthesis) SEE: prosthesis | :: |
| prosthetics {n} (branch of medicine) | :: prothesiologie |
| prostitute {n} (a person having sex for profit) | :: prostituee {f} , prostituée {f} , prostitué {m} , hoer {f} |
| prostitute {n} (promiscuous person) SEE: whore | :: |
| prostitution {n} (having sex for profit) | :: prostitutie {f} |
| prostrate {v} (to lie flat or face-down) | :: prosterneren |
| prostrate {v} (to throw oneself down in submission) | :: teraarde werpen |
| protactinium {n} (chemical element) | :: protactinium {n} |
| protagonist {n} (main character) | :: protagonist {m} {f} |
| protagonist {n} (leading person in a contest) | :: hoofdrolspeler {m}, hoofdrolspeelster {f} |
| protean {adj} (exceedingly variable) | :: proteïsch, wisselvallig, veelvormig |
| protean {adj} (of or pertaining to Proteus; characteristic of Proteus) | :: proteïsch |
| protect {v} (to keep safe) | :: beschermen, beveiligen |
| protection {n} (process of keeping sthg safe) | :: bescherming {f} |
| protectionist {adj} | :: protectionistisch |
| protectionist {n} | :: protectionist {m} |
| protectionistic {adj} (protectionist) SEE: protectionist | :: |
| protector {n} (someone who protects or guards) | :: beschermer {m}, beschermheer {m}, behoeder {m} |
| protectorate {n} (government by a protector) | :: protectoraat {n} |
| protectorate {n} (a protected autonomous state) | :: protectoraat {n} |
| protectress {n} (female protector) | :: beschermster {f} |
| protege {n} (protégé) SEE: protégé | :: |
| protein {n} (biochemistry: complex molecule) | :: proteïne {f}, eiwit {n} |
| protein {n} (class of food) | :: proteïne {f}, eiwit {n} |
| protest {v} (to make a strong objection) | :: protesteren |
| protest {n} (formal objection) | :: protest {n} |
| protest {n} | :: protestactie {f}, manifestatie {f} |
| Protestantism {n} (faith) | :: protestantisme {n} |
| protest vote {n} (vote cast as a protest) | :: proteststem {f}, foertstem {f} |
| protégé {n} (person who is guided and supported) | :: protegé {m} |
| protist {n} (eukaryotic unicellular organisms) | :: protist |
| protium {n} (lightest isotope of hydrogen) | :: protium {n} |
| Proto-Altaic {prop} (hypothetical prehistoric ancestor language) | :: Proto-Altaïsch {n} |
| protocollary {adj} | :: protocollair |
| Proto-Germanic {prop} (hypothetical prehistoric ancestor language) | :: Oergermaans {n}, Proto-Germaans {n} |
| Proto-Indo-European {prop} (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) | :: Proto-Indo-Europees {n} |
| Proto-Indo-European {n} (person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language) | :: Proto-Indo-Europeaan {m} |
| Proto-Indo-European {adj} (pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it, see also: Indo-European) | :: Proto-Indo-Europees |
| Proto-Indo-Germanic {prop} (Proto-Indo-European) SEE: Proto-Indo-European | :: |
| Proto-Italic {prop} (hypothetical prehistoric ancestor language) | :: Oeritalisch {n} |
| protomartyr {n} (any of the first Christian martyrs) | :: protomartelaar {m}, protomartelares {f} |
| proton {n} (positively charged nucleon) | :: proton {n} |
| Proto-Norse {prop} (Indo-European language) | :: Oernoords {n} |
| protoplasm {n} (entire contents of a cell) | :: protoplasma {n} |
| Proto-Slavic {prop} (Proto-Slavic) | :: Oerslavisch {n} |
| prototype {n} (original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects) | :: prototype {n} |
| protract {v} (To draw out; to extend, especially in duration.) | :: verlengen, aanhouden, rekken |
| protract {v} (To use a protractor.) | :: op schaal tekenen |
| protract {v} (To draw or delineate.) | :: schetsen, afbakenen |
| protract {v} (to put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer) | :: uitstellen |
| protracted {adj} (Lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.) | :: langdurig, aanslepend |
| protractor {n} (a circular or semicircular tool for measuring angles) | :: gradenboog |
| protrude {v} (to extend from) | :: uitsteken |
| protrusion {n} | :: uitsteeksel |
| proud {adj} (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) | :: trots, fier |
| proud {adj} (having a too high opinion of oneself; arrogant, supercilious) | :: trots, fier |
| proud as a peacock {adj} (extremely proud) | :: trots als een pauw |
| provable {adj} (of a statement or hypothesis, that can be proven) | :: bewijsbaar |
| prove {v} (to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for) | :: bewijzen, aantonen, bewijs/bewijzen leveren |
| prove {v} (to turn out; to manifest) | :: blijken, uitwijzen |
| proven {adj} | :: bewezen |
| provenance {n} (place or source of origin) | :: herkomst |
| Provence {prop} (region in France) | :: Provence |
| proverb {n} (phrase expressing a basic truth) | :: spreekwoord {n}, gezegde {n} |
| Proverbs {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Spreuken |
| provide {v} (to give what is needed or desired) | :: voorzien (van) |
| provide {v} (to furnish (with)) | :: voorzien |
| provident {adj} (demonstrating consideration for the future) | :: voorziend, vooruitziend, voorzichtig, vooruitkijkend, voorbedachtzaam, voorzorgend, voorzorgelijk, vooruitschouwend, provident |
| provider {n} (provider) | :: verlener {m} |
| province {n} (a subdivision of government usually one step below the national level) | :: provincie {f} |
| provincial {adj} (of or pertaining to a province) | :: provinciaal |
| provincial capital {n} (capital of a province) | :: provinciehoofdstad |
| provision {n} (item of goods or supplies obtained for future use) | :: provisie |
| provision {n} (law: clause in a legal instrument) | :: bepaling |
| proviso {n} (conditional provision to an agreement) | :: voorbehoud |
| provocateur {n} (one who engages in provocative behavior) | :: provocateur {m} |
| provocation {n} (act of provoking) | :: provocatie {f} |
| provoke {v} (to cause to become angry) | :: uitlokken |
| provost {n} (highest position in a monastery below an abbot) | :: proost |
| prow {n} (fore part of a vessel; bow) | :: voorsteven {f}, boeg {f} |
| prow {adj} (brave, valiant) | :: dapper, moedig |
| prowess {n} (skillfulness and manual ability; adroitness or dexterity) | :: bekwaamheid {f} |
| prowess {n} (distinguished bravery or courage) | :: heldenmoed {m}, dapperheid {f} |
| proximately {adv} (approximately) SEE: approximately | :: |
| proximity {n} (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship) | :: nabijheid {f} |
| proxy {n} (agent or substitute authorized to act for another person) | :: procuratiehouder {m} |
| proxy {n} (authority to act for another, especially when written) | :: procuratie {f} |
| proxy {n} ((science) Measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another) | :: maatstaf |
| proxy {n} ((software) An interface for a service) | :: proxy, interface |
| proxy server {n} (hardware server) | :: proxyserver {n} |
| præstige {n} (Archaic spelling of prestige) SEE: prestige | :: |
| prude {n} (A person who is or tries to be excessively proper) | :: preut |
| prudent {adj} (sagacious in adapting means to ends) | :: voorzichtig, omzichtig, vooruitziend, prudent |
| prudent {adj} (practically wise, judicious, shrewd) | :: slim, sluw, beredeneerd, doordacht |
| prudent {adj} (frugal; economical; not extravagant) | :: zuinig, economisch |
| prudery {n} (prudish behaviour) | :: preutsheid |
| prudish {adj} (exaggeratedly proper) | :: preuts |
| prune {v} (plum) SEE: plum | :: |
| prune {v} (old woman) | :: besje {n} |
| prune {v} (trim a tree or shrub) | :: snoeien |
| prune {v} ((figuratively) cut down or shorten) | :: inkorten, snoeien |
| pruning shears {n} (a tool) | :: snoeischaar {m} {f} |
| prurience {n} (the quality of being prurient) | :: geilheid {f} |
| prurient {adj} (uneasy with desire; lustful) | :: wellustig |
| prurient {adj} (arousing sexual desire) | :: geil, lustopwekkend |
| prusik {n} (friction hitch) | :: prusikknoop {m} |
| Prussia {prop} (geographical area) | :: Pruisen {n} |
| Prussia {prop} (former German province) | :: Pruisen |
| Prussian {adj} (of Prussia) | :: Pruisisch |
| pry {v} (to look where one is not welcome; to be nosey) | :: boren, steken |
| pry {v} (to look closely and curiously at) | :: loeren, gluren, snuffelen |
| pry {n} (lever) | :: priem {m}, hefboom {m}, hendel {m} |
| pry {n} (leverage) | :: hefboomkracht {f}, hefboom {m}, invloed {m} |
| pry {v} (use leverage to open or widen) | :: priemen, wrikken, openwrikken |
| PS {n} (addendum to a letter) | :: PS |
| psalm {n} (sacred song) | :: psalm {m} |
| psalm {n} (a hymn collected into one book of the Old Testament) | :: psalm {m} |
| Psalms {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Psalmen |
| psalter {n} (The Book of Psalms) | :: psalter {n} |
| psalterium {n} (omasum) SEE: omasum | :: |
| psephology {n} (the predictive or statistical study of elections) | :: psefologie, bestudering van het kiezersgedrag |
| pseudo-anglicism {n} (word with an English appearance that is not current in English) | :: pseudoanglicisme |
| pseudocode {n} (description of a computer programming algorithm) | :: pseudocode |
| pseudoephedrine {n} (sympathomimetic alkaloid) | :: pseudo-efedrine |
| pseudonym {n} (fictitious name) | :: pseudoniem {n}, schuilnaam {m}, deknaam {m} |
| pseudoscience {n} (purported science) | :: pseudowetenschap {f} |
| pseudoword {n} (unit) | :: logatoom {n} |
| psi {n} (Greek letter) | :: psi {m} {f} |
| psittacosis {n} (infection) | :: psittacose {f} |
| psychedelic {adj} (of, containing or generating hallucinations, etc.) | :: psychedelisch |
| psychiatric {adj} (of, or relating to, psychiatry) | :: psychiatrisch |
| psychiatric hospital {n} (mental hospital) SEE: mental hospital | :: |
| psychiatrist {n} (doctor specializing in psychiatry) | :: psychiater {m} {f} |
| psychiatry {n} (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) | :: psychiatrie {f} |
| psychokinesis {n} (movement inanimate objects by the use of psychic power) | :: telekinese |
| psychological {adj} (of or pertaining to psychology) | :: psychologisch |
| psychological warfare {n} (The use of various techniques to demoralize or intimidate someone) | :: psychologische oorlogsvoering |
| psychologist {n} (expert in the field of psychology) | :: psycholoog {m} |
| psychology {n} (study of the human mind) | :: psychologie {f}, zielkunde {f} |
| psychology {n} (the study of the human behavior) | :: psychologie {f} |
| psychology {n} (the study of animal behavior) | :: psychologie {f} |
| psychology {n} (the mental characteristics of a particular individual) | :: psychologie {f} |
| psychology {n} | :: zielkunde {f} |
| psychometry {n} (paranormal ability) | :: psychometrie |
| psychonaut {n} | :: psychonaut {m} |
| psychopath {n} (person with a personality disorder) | :: psychopaat {m} |
| psychopath {n} (person who has no moral conscience) | :: psychopaat {m} |
| psychopath {n} (popular: a person who perpetrates especially gruesome or bizarre violent acts) | :: psychopaat {m} |
| psychopathology {n} (study of mental illness) | :: psychopathologie {f} |
| psychopathy {n} (personality disorder) | :: psychopathie {f} |
| psychopolitics {n} (interaction between psychology and politics) | :: psychopolitiek {f} |
| psychopomp {n} (entity who assists souls) | :: zielengeleider {m}, psychopompos {m} |
| psychosis {n} (mental disorder) | :: psychose {f} |
| psychotherapist {n} (who practices psychotherapy) | :: psychotherapeut {m} |
| psychotherapy {n} (treatment of those with mental illness) | :: psychotherapie {f} |
| psywar {n} (psychological warfare) SEE: psychological warfare | :: |
| pâté {n} (finely-ground paste of meat, fish or vegetables) | :: paté |
| ptarmigan {n} (a small grouse, Lagopus) | :: sneeuwhoen {n} |
| PTO {phrase} (Please turn over) | :: z.o.z. |
| pub {n} (public house) | :: kroeg {f} |
| puberty {n} (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) | :: puberteit |
| pubescent {adj} (arriving at puberty) | :: puberaal |
| pubescent {n} (individual going through puberty) | :: puber {m} |
| pubic hair {n} (collectively) | :: schaamhaar {n} |
| pubic hair {n} (singular) | :: schaamhaar {n} |
| pubic region {n} (part of the body near the pubes and the pubis) | :: schaamstreek |
| pubis {n} (the pubic bone) | :: schaambeen {n} |
| public {adj} (pertaining to people as a whole) | :: publiek, openbaar |
| public {adj} (provided (by the government) for the community) | :: overheids-, staats- |
| public {adj} (open to all members of a community) | :: openbaar, publiek |
| public {n} (people in general) | :: publiek {n} |
| publication {n} (act of publishing) | :: publicatie |
| public domain {n} (realm of intellectual property) | :: publiek domein {n} |
| public figure {n} (person subject to public interest) | :: publiek figuur {m} {f}, bekend persoon {m} {f} |
| public good {n} (welfare of the people) | :: publiek belang {n} |
| public good {n} (good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable) | :: publiek goed {n} |
| public house {n} (pub) SEE: pub | :: |
| publicity {n} (advertising or other activity designed to rouse public interest in something) | :: publiciteit |
| publicity {n} (public interest attracted in this way) | :: publiciteit |
| public law {n} (law) | :: publiekrecht {n} |
| public life {n} (aspects of social life which occur in public) | :: openbaar leven {n} |
| public life {n} (politics, as in the profession of being a politician) | :: openbaar leven {n}, politiek {f}, politieke loopbaan {f} |
| public limited company {n} (publicly traded limited liability company) | :: naamloze vennootschap {f} |
| public limited liability company {n} (publicly traded company) | :: Besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid, BV |
| public opinion {n} (opinion of the public) | :: publieke opinie |
| public servant {n} (convict) SEE: convict | :: |
| public servant {n} (civil servant) SEE: civil servant | :: |
| public speaking {n} (art of public speaking) SEE: oratory | :: |
| public transit {n} (public transport) SEE: public transport | :: |
| public transport {n} (form of transport) | :: openbaar vervoer {n} |
| public transportation {n} (public transport) SEE: public transport | :: |
| publish {v} (to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution) | :: publiceren, uitgeven |
| publisher {n} (One who publishes, especially books) | :: uitgever {m}, uitgeverij |
| puck {n} (hockey puck) SEE: hockey puck | :: |
| pucker {v} (to pinch or wrinkle; to squeeze inwardly, to dimple or fold) | :: fronsen |
| pucker {n} (A fold or wrinkle) | :: rimpel, frons |
| pudding {n} (sausage made primarily from blood) | :: bloedworst, pens |
| pudding {n} (savoury dish prepared like a sweet pudding) | :: pudding {m}, vla |
| pudding {n} (dessert similar to custard or mousse, containing a starchy thickening agent) | :: pudding {m} |
| pudding {n} (any dessert) SEE: dessert | :: |
| puddle {n} (a small pool of water) | :: plas {m} |
| pudor {n} (appropriate sense of modesty or shame) | :: pudeur |
| pudu {n} (South American deer) | :: poedoe {m} |
| puerperal fever {n} (fever due to infection of the uterus) | :: kraamvrouwenkoorts {f}, kraamkoorts {f} |
| Puerto Rico {prop} (Caribbean Commonwealth) | :: Puerto Rico, Porto Rico |
| puff {v} (pant) SEE: pant | :: |
| puff {n} (slang: cannabis) | :: wiet |
| puffadder {n} (Britis arietans) | :: pofadder |
| puffer {n} (blowfish) SEE: blowfish | :: |
| pufferfish {n} (blowfish) SEE: blowfish | :: |
| pufferfish {n} (a delicacy popular in Japan) | :: kogelvis {m} |
| puffin {n} (Fratercula arctica) | :: papegaaiduiker {m}, alk {m} |
| puff pastry {n} (light, flaky pastry) | :: bladerdeeg {m}, korstdeeg {m} |
| puff up {v} (to become fluffy) | :: pluizen |
| puff up {v} (to swell due to injury) | :: opzwellen |
| pug {n} (small dog) | :: mops, mopshond |
| pugilist {n} (one who fights with his fists; a boxer) | :: bokser {m}, vuistvechter {m}, pugilist {m} |
| pugnacious {adj} (aggressive, belligerent) | :: strijdlustig, vechtlustig, vijandig, vijandig |
| puissant {adj} (powerful, mighty) | :: vermogend, puissant |
| puke {v} (to vomit) | :: kotsen |
| pulao {n} (pilaf) SEE: pilaf | :: |
| pulchritude {n} (pulchritude) | :: schoonheid |
| pull {v} (transitive: apply force to (something) so it comes towards one) | :: trekken |
| pull an all-nighter {v} (work throughout the night) | :: een nachtje doorhalen, een nacht doorhalen, lucubreren |
| pull apart {v} (disassemble) SEE: disassemble | :: |
| pullet {n} (spineless person) SEE: chicken | :: |
| pulley {n} (one of simple machines) | :: katrol |
| pull one's socks up {v} (start making an effort; to renew or redouble one's efforts) | :: een tandje bijzetten |
| pull out {v} (to use coitus interruptus as a method of birth control) | :: zich terugtrekken |
| pull out {v} (to maneuver a vehicle from the side of a road onto the lane) | :: optrekken |
| pull out of one's ass {v} (fabricate a claim with no factual basis or evidence) | :: uit de duim zuigen |
| pullulate {v} (to multiply rapidly) | :: krioelen,zich grote getale voortplanten |
| pullulate {v} (to germinate) | :: kiemen,zich ontwikkelen |
| pulmonary {adj} (related to lungs) | :: pulmonair |
| pulmonary artery {n} (artery that connects the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs) | :: longslagader {c} |
| pulmonary circulation {n} (part of blood circulation) | :: kleine bloedsomloop {m} |
| pulpit {n} (raised platform in church) | :: kansel {m}, preekstoel {m} |
| pulpit {n} (plane's cockpit) SEE: cockpit | :: |
| pulsar {n} (rotating neutron star) | :: pulsar {c} |
| pulse {n} (regular beat caused by the heart) | :: pols {m} |
| pulse oximeter {n} (device used to monitor oxygen) | :: pulsoxymeter |
| pulverise {v} (to render into dust or powder) | :: fijnwrijven, doen verstuiven, vermorzelen |
| pulverize {v} (pulverise) SEE: pulverise | :: |
| puma {n} (Puma concolor) SEE: cougar | :: |
| pumice {n} (pumice) | :: puimsteen |
| pummel {v} (To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly) | :: afranselen, aftroeven |
| pump {n} (trainer or sneaker) SEE: trainer | :: |
| pump {n} (device for moving liquid or gas) | :: pomp {f} |
| pump {v} (transitive: to use a pump to move liquid or gas) | :: pompen |
| pumpjack {n} (drive for a submerged pump) | :: jaknikker {m} |
| pumpkin {n} (plant) | :: pompoen {f} |
| pumpkin {n} (fruit of this plant) | :: pompoen {f} |
| pumpkin pie {n} (pie made from the flesh of pumpkins) | :: pompoentaart {f} {m} |
| pumpkin seed {n} (seed) | :: pompoenpit {f}, pompoenzaadje {n}, pompoenzaad {n} |
| pump truck {n} (manually operated device for lifting and moving pallets) SEE: pallet jack | :: |
| pun {n} (joke or type of wordplay) | :: woordspeling {f} |
| punch {n} (hit or strike with one's fist) | :: stomp {m} |
| punch {v} (to strike something or someone with one's fist) | :: stompen, met de vuist slaan |
| punch {n} (beverage) | :: punch {m} |
| punch {v} (to herd cattle) SEE: herd | :: |
| Punch {prop} (character of a puppet show) | :: Jan Klaassen {m} |
| punch card {n} (card with have holes or notches used for storing data) | :: ponskaart |
| punched pocket {n} | :: insteekhoes {f}, insteekmap {f} |
| punching bag {n} (device used to practice punching) | :: bokszak {m} |
| punch line {n} (final part of a joke) | :: clou {m}, pointe {f} |
| punctilious {adj} (strictly attentive to detail) | :: minutieus |
| punctilious {adj} (precise) | :: precies, pietepeuterig |
| punctuality {n} (state of being punctual) | :: stiptheid |
| punctuate {v} (emphasize, stress) SEE: emphasize | :: |
| punctuation {n} (set of symbols) | :: interpunctie |
| punctuation mark {n} (symbol used in writing) | :: leesteken {n} |
| puncture {v} (to pierce) | :: puncteren |
| puncture vine {n} (Tribulus terrestris) SEE: caltrop | :: |
| pundit {n} (a self-professed expert) | :: opinieleider |
| pungency {n} (foul odor) | :: stank {m}, stank {m} |
| pungent {adj} (having a strong odour) | :: scherp, stekend |
| pungent {adj} (having a sharp and stiff point) | :: scherp |
| Punic {adj} (Carthaginian) SEE: Carthaginian | :: |
| punish {v} (to cause to suffer for crime or misconduct) | :: straffen, afstraffen, bestraffen |
| punish {v} | :: straffen, afstraffen |
| punishable {adj} (appropriate for punishment) | :: strafbaar |
| punishment {n} (the act of punishing) | :: bestraffing {f}, straf {f} |
| punishment {n} (penalty for wrongdoing) | :: straf {m} {f} |
| punishment {n} (suffering imposed as retribution) | :: afstraffing {f}, boetedoening {f}, vergelding {f}, boete {m} {f} |
| punishment {n} (harsh treatment or experience) | :: afstraffing {f}, beproeving {f}, vergelding {f} |
| punitive {adj} (punishing) | :: straf- |
| Punjabi {adj} (of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language) | :: Punjabi |
| Punjabi {n} (language spoken in the Punjab region, in Northern India and eastern Pakistan) | :: Punjabi {n} |
| Punjabi {n} (resident of or immigrant from the Punjab) | :: Punjabi {m} |
| punk {n} (prostitute) SEE: prostitute | :: |
| punk {n} (worthless person) | :: nietsnut {m} {f} |
| punk {n} (petty criminal) | :: punk {m} |
| punk {n} (punk rocker) | :: punk {m} |
| punk rocker {n} (punk) SEE: punk | :: |
| punt {n} (narrow shallow boat propelled by a pole) | :: vlet {c} |
| punt {v} (propel a punt with a pole) | :: vletten |
| punt {v} (retreat from one's objective) | :: zich terugtrekken |
| punt {n} (point in the game of faro) | :: punt {n} |
| punt {n} (bet or wager) | :: gok {m}, weddenschap {f} |
| punt {n} (indentation in the base of a wine bottle) | :: ziel {f} |
| punt {v} (make a highly speculative investment or other commitment) | :: wedden, gokken |
| puny {adj} (of inferior size) | :: nietig, klein, zwak, ijdel |
| pupa {n} (insect) | :: pop {f} |
| pupil {n} (learner) | :: leerling {m} |
| pupil {n} (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) | :: pupil {m} {f} |
| puppet {n} (movable model of a person or animal) | :: marionet {f} |
| puppet {n} (doll) SEE: doll | :: |
| puppet army {n} (army formed by the invader by recruiting the people from the occupation zone) | :: marionettenleger {n} |
| puppeteer {n} (person who uses a puppet) | :: poppenspeler {m} |
| puppet show {n} (theatrical performance with puppets) | :: poppenspel {n}, poppenkast |
| puppet state {n} (state) | :: marionettenstaat {m} |
| puppy {n} (young dog) | :: puppy {m} {f} |
| puppy love {n} (youthful infatuation with another person) | :: kalverliefde {f} |
| purchase {n} (the act or process of seeking and obtaining something for money) | :: verwerving, aanschaf |
| purchase {n} (that which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent) | :: aankoop, aanwinst, koop |
| purchase {n} (the acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price) | :: aankoop, aanschaf |
| purchase {n} (that which is obtained, got, or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly) | :: gewin, aanwinst |
| purchase {n} (acquisition of lands or tenements by other means than descent or inheritance) | :: verwerving {m}, aanschaf {m} |
| purchase {v} (to obtain by paying money or its equivalent; to buy for a price) | :: aanschaffen, aankopen, verwerven |
| purchase {v} (to pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain or acquire) | :: verwerven, bekomen |
| purchase {v} (to obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger or sacrifice) | :: verwerven, (ge)winnen |
| purchase {v} (to expiate by a fine or forfeit) | :: afkopen |
| purchase {v} (to put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert oneself) | :: nastreven |
| purchase {v} (to constitute the buying power for a purchase) | :: (kunnen) kopen, waard zijn |
| purchaser {n} (one who purchases) | :: koper {m}, koopster {f} |
| pure {adj} (free of flaws or imperfections) | :: puur, rein |
| pure {adj} (free of foreign material or pollutants) | :: puur, onverontreinigd, klaar, klinkklaar |
| pure {adj} (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) | :: puur |
| pure {adj} | :: puur, zuiver, rein |
| pure {adv} (extremely) | :: zeer |
| puree {n} (food that has been ground into a thick liquid) | :: puree {m} |
| purely imaginary number {n} (imaginary number) SEE: imaginary number | :: |
| pure mathematics {n} (area of mathematics) | :: zuivere wiskunde |
| purgative {n} (something that purges) | :: purgeermiddel {n} |
| purgatory {n} (situation causing suffering) | :: vagevuur |
| purgatory {n} (Purgatory) SEE: Purgatory | :: |
| Purgatory {prop} (intermediate state after physical death) | :: vagevuur |
| purge {n} (the act of purging) | :: zuivering {f} |
| purge {n} (forcible removal of undesirable people from political activity, etc.) | :: zuivering {f} |
| purge {v} (to clean thoroughly; to cleanse; to rid of impurities) | :: zuiveren, louteren |
| purify {v} (cleanse something of impurities) | :: zuiveren |
| purify {v} (free someone from guilt or sin) | :: reinigen |
| Purim {prop} (Jewish festival) | :: Poerim, Poerem, Poeriem |
| purist {adj} (pertaining to purism) | :: puristisch |
| purist {n} (advocate of purism) | :: purist {m} |
| puristic {adj} (purist) SEE: purist | :: |
| puritan {adj} (having very strict moral standards) | :: puriteins |
| purl {n} (a particular stitch in knitting) | :: averecht |
| purloin {v} (To convert the property of another) | :: ontvreemden, ontwenden |
| purple {n} (colour) | :: paars, purper |
| purple {adj} (colour) | :: paars, purperen |
| purple heron {n} (Ardea purpurea) | :: purperreiger |
| purple prose {n} (extravagant or flowery writing) | :: bloemrijke taal {f} |
| purple swamphen {n} (Porphyrio porphyrio) | :: sultanshoen {n} |
| purplish {adj} (somewhat purple in colour/color) | :: paarsig |
| purport {v} (to convey) | :: beweren |
| purport {v} (to intend) | :: van plan zijn |
| purport {n} (import) | :: doel {n}, intentie {f}, gewicht {n} |
| purpose {n} (target) | :: reden {f}, doel {n}, bedoeling {f}, nut {n}, strekking |
| purpose {n} (intention) | :: intentie, bedoeling, opzet |
| purpose {n} (determination) | :: vastberadenheid |
| purpose {n} (reason for doing something) | :: reden, nut, zin |
| purpose {v} (have set as one's purpose; intend) | :: van plan zijn |
| purposeful {adj} (intentional) | :: opzettelijk |
| purposeful {adj} (resolute) | :: vastberaden |
| purposefully {adv} (on purpose) SEE: on purpose | :: |
| purposeless {adj} (without purpose) | :: doelloos |
| purpure {n} (purple colour on a coat of arms) | :: purper |
| purpure {adj} (in blazon, of the colour purple) | :: purper |
| purr {v} (cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat) | :: spinnen |
| purr {n} (vibrating sound made by a cat when contented) | :: spinnen {n} |
| purse {n} (small bag for carrying money) | :: handtas {f} |
| purse {n} (small bag for carrying personal items) | :: handtas {m} {f} |
| purslane {n} (Portulaca oleracea) SEE: common purslane | :: |
| pursue {v} (to follow urgently) | :: achtervolgen |
| pursue {v} (to travel down a particular way or course of action) | :: volgen |
| pursue {v} (to aim for) | :: najagen |
| pursue {v} (to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)) | :: beoefenen |
| pursuit {n} (act of pursuing) | :: achtervolging {f} |
| purvey {v} | :: voorbereiden, voorzien |
| purveyor {n} (supplier) SEE: supplier | :: |
| purview {n} (law: scope of a statute) | :: bereik {n} |
| purview {n} (scope or range of interest or control) | :: bereik {n} |
| purview {n} (range of understanding) | :: bereik {n} |
| pus {n} (fluid found in regions of infection) | :: etter {m}, pus {n} |
| push {v} (to apply a force to something so that it moves away) | :: duwen, stoten |
| push {n} (short, directed application of force; act of pushing) | :: duw {m} |
| push {v} (to thrust the points of the horns against) SEE: gore | :: |
| push-button {n} (electrical switch) | :: drukknop |
| pushchair {n} (stroller) SEE: stroller | :: |
| push in {v} (jump the queue) SEE: jump the queue | :: |
| pushpin {n} (thumbtack) SEE: thumbtack | :: |
| push present {n} (a present a father gives to the mother to mark the occasion of her giving birth to their child) | :: baargoud, werpgoud |
| push scooter {n} (a child's foot-operated vehicle) SEE: scooter | :: |
| pusillanimous {adj} (showing cowardice) | :: kleinmoedig |
| pussy {n} (informal: affectionate term for a cat) | :: poes {f} |
| pussy {n} (slang: female genitalia) | :: kut {f}, poes {f}, kutje, poesje |
| pussy {n} (informal: coward) | :: zacht ei, eitje, slapjanus, watje |
| pussy {adj} (containing pus) | :: etterig, purulent |
| pussyfoot {v} (to move silently) | :: sluipen, trippelen |
| pussyfoot {v} (to act timidly) | :: treuzelen |
| pussyfoot {v} (to use euphemistic language) | :: schoonspreken |
| pusta {n} (Hungarian steppe) | :: poesta {f} |
| pustule {n} (a small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or dermis) | :: puist {m}, etterblaasje {n} |
| put {v} (to place something somewhere) | :: zetten, plaatsen, leggen, doen, stellen |
| put {v} (to express something in a certain manner) | :: stellen, brengen |
| putative {adj} (commonly believed or deemed to be the case) | :: zogenaamd, vermoedelijk, vermeend |
| put away {v} (to kill someone) SEE: kill | :: |
| put away {v} | :: wegzetten |
| Putin {prop} (surname) | :: Poetin |
| put into practice {v} (make something a practical reality) | :: in praktijk zetten |
| Putler {prop} (derogatory name of Vladimir Putin) | :: Poetler {m} |
| put lipstick on a pig {v} (to superficially alter something) | :: al draagt een aap een gouden ring, het is en blijft een lelijk ding |
| put on {v} (to place upon) | :: zetten op |
| put on {v} (to don clothing) | :: aantrekken, aandoen |
| put on {v} (to play recorded music) | :: opzetten |
| put oneself in someone's shoes {v} (look at a situation as if one were the other person) | :: zich in een ander verplaatsen |
| put one's foot in one's mouth {v} (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) | :: zich verspreken |
| put on weight {v} (to become heavier) | :: aankomen |
| put out {adj} (taking offense) | :: ontzet, verontwaardigd |
| put out {v} (place outside or eject) | :: buitenzetten, uitwerpen |
| put out {v} (produce) | :: produceren |
| put out {v} (injure a joint in the body) | :: kwetsen, blesseren |
| put out {v} (extinguish) | :: blussen, uitdoen, doven |
| put out {v} (consent to sex) | :: toegeven |
| putrescible {adj} (Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable) | :: bederfelijk |
| putrid {adj} (rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction) | :: verderfelijk, rottend |
| putschist {n} (one who participates in a putsch) | :: couppleger {m}, putschist {m} |
| putt {v} (to lightly strike a golf ball with a putter) | :: putten |
| put the cart before the horse {v} (to put things in the wrong order) | :: het paard achter de wagen spannen |
| put the cat among the pigeons {v} | :: de knuppel in het hoenderhok gooien |
| put the make on {v} (pursue with romantic interest) | :: verleiden, avances maken |
| putto {n} (representation of a small, naked, often winged child) | :: cherubijn {m} |
| put to death {v} (to kill as punishment) SEE: execute | :: |
| put to words {v} (verbally express) SEE: articulate | :: |
| put up {v} (to present) | :: opdissen |
| put up {v} (to put up with) SEE: put up with | :: |
| put upon {adj} (imposed on) | :: misbruikt |
| put up with {v} | :: ondergaan, verdragen |
| puzzle {n} (crossword puzzle) SEE: crossword | :: |
| puzzle {n} (anything difficult to understand or make sense of) | :: mysterie {n}, raadsel {n} |
| puzzle {n} (game for one person) | :: puzzel, raadsel {n}, hersenbreker {m} |
| puzzle {n} (riddle) | :: raadsel {n} |
| puzzle {v} (to perplex) | :: verbijsteren, verwarren, in de war brengen |
| puzzle {n} (jigsaw puzzle) SEE: jigsaw puzzle | :: |
| puzzled {adj} (confused or perplexed) | :: verward, verbijsterd |
| puzzling {adj} (difficult to understand or explain; enigmatic or confusing; perplexing) | :: raadselachtig, verwarrend |
| PVC {n} ((organic compound) polyvinyl chloride) SEE: polyvinyl chloride | :: |
| pygmy {n} (a member of various African peoples) | :: pygmee {m} {f} |
| pygmy {n} (a member of a mythological race of dwarfs) | :: pygmee {m} {f} |
| pygmy {n} (any dwarfish person) | :: dwerg {m}, pygmee {m} {f} |
| pygmy {n} (an insignificant person) | :: dwerg {m}, pygmee {m} {f} |
| pylon {n} | :: pyloon {m} {m} ingang, pyloon {m} |
| pylon {n} (obelisk) SEE: obelisk | :: |
| pylon {n} (traffic cone) SEE: traffic cone | :: |
| Pyongyang {prop} (capital of North Korea) | :: Pyongyang {n} |
| pyramid {n} (ancient construction) | :: piramide {f} |
| pyramid {n} (construction) | :: piramide {f} |
| pyramid {n} (in geometry, a solid with triangular lateral faces and a polygonal base) | :: piramide {f}, viervlak {n} |
| pyramid {n} (pyramid scheme) SEE: pyramid scheme | :: |
| pyramidal {adj} (pyramid-shaped) | :: piramidaal |
| pyramidic {adj} (Of or pertaining to a pyramid) | :: piramidevormig |
| pyramid scheme {n} (illicit money-making scheme) | :: pyramidesysteem {n}, pyramidespel {n} |
| pyre {n} (funeral pile) | :: brandstapel {m} |
| Pyrenean {adj} (of or pertaining to the Pyrenees) | :: Pyrenees, Pyrenese |
| Pyrenees {prop} (the mountain range separating Spain from France) | :: Pyreneeën {p} |
| pyrite {n} (mineral iron disulfide) | :: pyriet {n} |
| pyro- {prefix} (relating to fire) | :: pyro- |
| pyroclastic flow {n} (pyroclastic flow) | :: pyroclastische stroom {m} |
| pyromania {n} (disorder) | :: vuurzucht {f}, pyromanie {f} |
| pyrotechnics {n} (firework) SEE: firework | :: |
| pyrotechnics {n} (art and technology of fireworks) | :: pyrotechniek |
| Pyrrhic victory {n} (a costly victory) | :: pyrrhusoverwinning |
| Pythagoras {prop} (Ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher) | :: Pythagoras |
| Pythagorean theorem {prop} (mathematical theorem) | :: stelling van Pythagoras {f} |
| python {n} (constricting snake) | :: python {m} |
| pyx {n} (nautical: box for compass) SEE: binnacle | :: |