| rabbi {n} (Jewish scholar or teacher) | :: rabbijn {m} |
| rabbit {n} (mammal) | :: konijn {n} |
| rabbit {n} (pacesetter) | :: haas {m} |
| rabbit hole {n} ((entrance to) a rabbit warren or burrow) | :: konijnenhol {n} |
| rabbit hutch {n} (a cage in which rabbits are kept) | :: konijnenhok {n} |
| rabbit warren {n} (An underground system of interconnected tunnels occupied by rabbits) | :: konijnenpijpen {p}, konijnengangen {p} |
| rabbit warren {n} (A confusingly labyrinthine environment) | :: doolhof {n} |
| rabble {n} | :: meute {f}, meutes {f-p}, menigte {f}, menigten {f-p}, gepeupel {n}, volk {n} |
| rabid {adj} (affected with rabies) | :: dol, hondsdol |
| rabid {adj} (furious; raging; extremely violent) | :: razend |
| rabies {n} (viral disease) | :: hondsdolheid {f} |
| raccoon {n} (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) | :: wasbeer {m} |
| raccoon dog {n} (Nyctereutes procyonoides) | :: wasbeerhond {m}, marterhond |
| race {n} (contest) | :: wedloop {m}, race {m} |
| race {n} | :: wedstrijd {f} , race {f} , wedloop {m} , ras {n} |
| race {v} (to move or drive at high speed) | :: razen |
| race {v} | :: racen, rennen, wedlopen |
| race {n} (a large group of people set apart from others on the basis of a common heritage) | :: ras, afkomst |
| race {n} (a large group of people set apart from others on the basis of common, physical characteristics) | :: ras |
| race {n} (one of the categories from the many subcategorizations of the human species) | :: ras, afkomst |
| race {n} (a breed or strain of domesticated animal) | :: ras |
| race {n} (a category or species of something that has emerged or evolved from an older one) | :: soort |
| race against time {n} (situation in which something must be done hurriedly, by a deadline) | :: race tegen de klok |
| racemic {adj} (containing equal amounts of D- and L-stereoisomers) | :: racemisch |
| racemose {adj} (botany: having flowers arranged along a single central axis) | :: racemeus |
| race relations {n} (the patterns of behaviour between ethnic groups of people) | :: rassenrelaties {p} |
| race to the bottom {n} | :: race naar de bodem {m}, wedloop naar de bodem {m} |
| Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti {prop} (region of Georgia) | :: Ratsja-Letsjchoemi en Lager Svaneti |
| Rachel {prop} (younger daughter of Laban) | :: Rachel |
| racialism {n} (racism) SEE: racism | :: |
| racism {n} (racial prejudice or discrimination) | :: racisme {n} |
| racist {n} (person who believes a particular race is superior to others.) | :: racist |
| racist {adj} (relating to racism) | :: racistisch |
| rack {n} (series of shelves) | :: rek, schap {n} |
| rack {n} (torture device) | :: pijnbank |
| rack {n} (frame for hanging objects) | :: rek {n} |
| rack {v} (brewing: to clarify by draining or siphoning from the dregs) | :: klaren |
| racket {n} (implement) | :: racket {n} |
| racket {n} (loud noise) | :: lawaai {n}, herrie |
| racket {n} (fraud) | :: fraude {f} |
| rack one's brain {v} (struggle to think of something) | :: zich suf piekeren |
| racoon {n} (raccoon) SEE: raccoon | :: |
| rada {n} (soviet) SEE: soviet | :: |
| radian {n} (unit) | :: radiaal {m} |
| radiation {n} (process of radiating waves or particles) | :: straling {f} |
| radiation dose {n} (amount of radiation) | :: stralingsdosis {f} |
| radiation sickness {n} (illness produced by ionizing radiation) | :: stralingsziekte {f} |
| radiator {n} (finned metal fixture that carries hot water or steam in order to heat a room) | :: radiator |
| radical {adj} | :: radicaal |
| radicalization {n} (the process or result of radicalizing) | :: radicalisering {f} |
| radicalize {v} ((transitive) to make radical) | :: radicaliseren |
| radio {n} (receiver) | :: radio {m} |
| radioactive {adj} (exhibiting radioactivity) | :: radioactief |
| radioactive dating {n} | :: radiometrische datering {f} |
| radioactive fallout {n} (material from a radioactive plume) | :: fall-out |
| radioactive waste {n} (type of waste) | :: radioactief afval {n} |
| radioactivity {n} (emission of ionizing radiation) | :: radioactiviteit {f} |
| radioactivity {n} (radiation emitted) | :: radioactiviteit {f} |
| radio button {n} (selction button in graphical user interface) | :: keuzerondje {n}, radioknop {m} |
| radiochemistry {n} (chemistry of radioactive substances) | :: radiochemie {f} |
| radio clock {n} (a clock that is synchronized to a remote time standard by means of radio signals) | :: radioklok {f} |
| radio-controlled car {n} (radio-controlled car) | :: autootje op afstandsbediening {n} |
| radio drama {n} (acoustic performance) | :: hoorspel |
| radio frequency {n} (part of the electromagnetic spectrum within which radio waves are transmitted) | :: radiofrequentie |
| radiology {n} (the use of radiation in diagnosis) | :: radiologie {f} |
| radiometer {n} (device that measures radiant energy) | :: radiometer {m} |
| radio silence {n} (period of time when all radio transmissions cease) | :: radiostilte {f} |
| radio silence {n} (period of time during which nothing is heard from a person or organization) | :: radiostilte {f} |
| radio telescope {n} (astronomical device) | :: radiotelescoop {m} |
| radiotherapy {n} (therapeutic use of radiation) | :: radiotherapie {f}, bestraling {f} |
| radio wave {n} (electromagnetic radiation) | :: radiogolf {f} |
| radish {n} (plant Raphanus sativus var. sativus) | :: radijs {m} |
| radish {n} (edible root) | :: radijsje {n}, rammenas {m} |
| radium {n} (chemical element with an atomic number of 88) | :: radium {n} |
| radius {n} (bone (human)) | :: spaakbeen {n}, radius {m} |
| radius {n} (line segment) | :: straal {f} |
| radius {n} (length of this line segment) | :: straal {f} |
| radix {n} (biology: root) SEE: root | :: |
| radix {n} (mathematics: number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers) | :: grondtal |
| radon {n} (chemical element) | :: radon {n} |
| raft {n} (flat, floating structure) | :: vlot {n} |
| raft {n} (inflatable floating craft) | :: rubberboot |
| rafter {n} (one of a series of sloped beams) | :: dakspant {n} |
| rag {n} (piece of cloth) | :: vod {f}, lap {m}, lor {f}, klodde {f} |
| rag {n} (mean or tattered attire) | :: lompen {p} |
| rag {n} (sail, or any piece of canvas) | :: zeil {n}, zeildoek {n} |
| rag {n} (piece of ragtime music) | :: rag |
| ragbag {n} (collection of miscellaneous things) SEE: hodgepodge | :: |
| rag doll {n} (a doll made from cloth and rags) | :: lappenpop {m} {f}, voddenpop {m} {f}, kloddenpop {m} {f} |
| rage {n} (a violent anger) | :: furie {f}, razernij, toorn, woede {f} |
| rage {v} (act in an angry manner) | :: woeden |
| rage {v} (move with great violence) | :: razen |
| ragged {adj} (wearing tattered clothes) | :: haveloos |
| ragger {n} (toy for dogs) | :: hondentouw |
| raging {adj} (volatile, very unpredictable) | :: razend |
| Ragnarok {prop} (the final battle in Norse mythology) | :: ragnarok |
| ragout {n} (stew of meat and vegetables mixed together) | :: ragout {m} |
| ragpick {v} (scavenge) SEE: scavenge | :: |
| ragtag {adj} (unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair) | :: versleten |
| Ragusa {prop} (Dubrovnik) SEE: Dubrovnik | :: |
| raid {n} (attack for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering) | :: razzia |
| rail {n} (means of transportation) SEE: railway | :: |
| rail {n} (horizontal bar; railing) | :: rail {c}, regel |
| rail {n} (metal bar) | :: rail {c} |
| rail {n} | :: rail {f} |
| rail {n} (small bird in the family Rallidae) | :: ral {m} |
| railcar {n} (any railway carriage) SEE: railroad car | :: |
| railcar {n} (self-propelled railroad vehicle) | :: motorrijtuig {n} |
| railing {n} (fence or barrier) | :: hekwerk {n} |
| railman {n} (railwayman) SEE: railwayman | :: |
| railroad {n} (permanent road consisting of fixed metal rails) SEE: railway | :: |
| railroad {n} (transportation system) SEE: railway | :: |
| railroad {n} (unduly hastened procedure) | :: sneltreinprocedure {m} {f} |
| railroad {v} (to transport via railroad) | :: versporen |
| railroad {v} (to work for a railroad) | :: aan het spoor werken |
| railroad {v} (to operate a railroad) | :: (een) spoorweg(en) uitbaten |
| railroad {v} (to manipulate and hasten a procedure) | :: (iets) er (met de knoet) doorjagen |
| railroad car {n} (railroad vehicle) | :: rijtuig {n}, wagon {m} |
| railroad crossing {n} (level crossing) SEE: level crossing | :: |
| railroad station {n} (place where trains stop for passengers) SEE: railway station | :: |
| railroad switch {n} (points) SEE: points | :: |
| railroad tie {n} (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) | :: dwarsligger {m}, biels {c}, biel {c} |
| railway {n} (track, consisting of parallel rails) | :: spoorweg {m} |
| railway {n} (transport system using these rails) | :: spoorwegen {p} |
| railwayman {n} (man who works on a railway) | :: spoorwegman {m} |
| railway station {n} (place where trains stop) | :: spoorwegstation, treinstation |
| railway track {n} (a pair of parallel tracks for trains) | :: spoor {n} |
| rain {n} (condensed water from a cloud) | :: regen {m} |
| rain {v} (of rain: to fall from the sky) | :: regenen |
| rain barrel {n} (barrel used to collect rainwater) SEE: water butt | :: |
| rainbow {n} (multicoloured arch in the sky) | :: regenboog {m} |
| rainbow {n} (prismatic reflection) | :: prisma {n} |
| rainbow {n} (assortment, varied multitude) | :: gamma {n} |
| rainbow {adj} (multicoloured) | :: bont, meerkleurig, veelkleurig |
| rainbow flag {n} (rainbow-striped flag used as a symbol of LGBT pride and social movements) | :: regenboogvlag {m} {f} |
| rainbow trout {n} (Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)) | :: regenboogforel |
| rain buckets {v} (to rain heavily) SEE: rain cats and dogs | :: |
| rain cats and dogs {v} (to rain very heavily) | :: pijpenstelen regenen, regenen dat het giet |
| rain check {n} (any postponement, especially of an offer) | :: tegoedhoudertje {n}, uitstel maar geen afstel |
| rain cloud {n} (cloud from which rain is falling) | :: regenwolk {f}, nimbuswolk {f} |
| raincoat {n} (waterproof coat) | :: regenjas {m} |
| raindrop {n} (droplet of rainwater) | :: regendruppel {m} |
| rainfall {n} (amount of rain that falls on a single occasion) | :: neerslag {m}, regenval {m} |
| rainforest {n} (type of forest) | :: regenwoud {n} |
| rain on someone's parade {v} (to disappoint or discourage someone) | :: de feestvreugde bederven |
| rain pitchforks {v} (rain cats and dogs) SEE: rain cats and dogs | :: |
| rainwater {n} (rainfall) SEE: rainfall | :: |
| rainy {adj} (abounding with rain) | :: regenachtig |
| rainy season {n} (portion of the year when rainfall amounts are greatest) | :: regentijd {m} |
| raise {v} (to cause to rise) | :: opheffen |
| raise {v} (to collect) | :: (an army) op de been brengen |
| raise {v} | :: ophogen |
| raise {n} (increase in wages) | :: opslag {m} |
| raised bog {n} | :: hoogveen |
| raise the stakes {v} (up the ante) SEE: up the ante | :: |
| raise up {v} (to elevate) | :: optillen |
| raisin {n} (dried grape) | :: rozijn {f} |
| raison d'être {n} (Reason for existence) | :: raison d’être {f} |
| rajadhiraja {n} (royal ruler in South and Southeast Asia) | :: rajadhiraja {m} |
| rake {n} (garden tool) | :: riek {m}, gritsel {m}, hark {m} |
| rake {v} (to act upon with a rake, or as if with a rake) | :: rakelen, gritselen, harken |
| rake {v} (to search through (thoroughly)) | :: uitkammen |
| rake {n} (person who is stylish but habituated to hedonistic and immoral conduct) | :: losbol {m} |
| rake {n} (a lot, plenty) SEE: plenty | :: |
| Rakvere {prop} (Town in Estonia) | :: Rakvere |
| Raków {prop} (Polish town 1569–1869 and village 1869–present, important centre of Socinianism in the 16th–17th CC.) | :: Raków |
| rally {n} (demonstration) SEE: demonstration | :: |
| rally {v} (To come into orderly arrangement) | :: verzamelen |
| rally {v} (To recover strength after a decline in prices) | :: herstellen |
| ram {n} (male sheep) | :: ram {m} |
| ram {v} (intentionally collide with (a ship)) | :: rammen |
| ram {v} (strike (something) hard) | :: rammen |
| ram {n} (battering ram) SEE: battering ram | :: |
| Ramadan {prop} (holy ninth month of Islamic lunar calendar) | :: ramadan {m} |
| ramble {n} (stroll) SEE: stroll | :: |
| ramble {v} (wander) SEE: wander | :: |
| rambling {n} (meandering talk) | :: gebazel, onsamenhangend gepraat |
| rambling {n} (gentle hiking) | :: wandeltocht, omzwerving |
| rambunctious {adj} (boisterous, energetic, noisy, and difficult to control) | :: onstuimig, wild |
| ramekin {n} (Small dish for baking in oven) | :: ovenschaaltje {n} |
| ramification {n} (branching process) | :: vertakking, uitwaaiering |
| ramp {n} (inclined surface) | :: helling {f} |
| ramp {n} (skating: construction to do skating tricks) | :: ramp {m} {f} |
| rampant {adj} (rearing animal) | :: steigerend |
| rampant {adj} (architecture) | :: hellend |
| rampant {adj} (unrestrained) | :: ongebreideld, ongecontroleerd, woekerend |
| rampant {adj} (rife and menacing) | :: ongebreideld, uit de hand gelopen |
| rampart {n} (defensive ridge of earth) | :: wal |
| rampart {n} (defensive structure; bulwark) | :: bolwerk {n} |
| ramraid {n} | :: ramkraak {m} |
| ramshackle {adj} (in disrepair or disorder) | :: bouwvallig , gammel |
| ranch {n} (large plot of land) | :: veefokkerij {f}, landgoed {n} |
| ranch {n} (small farm that cultivates vegetables or livestock) | :: ranch |
| rancid {adj} (rancid) SEE: offensive | :: |
| rancor {n} (the deepest malignity or spite) | :: rancune, wrok |
| random {adj} (all outcomes being unpredictable) | :: willekeurig, toevallig, lukraak |
| Randstad {prop} (a conurbation in the Netherlands) | :: Randstad {f}; Hague dialect: Ranstad {f} |
| randy {adj} (sexually aroused) | :: geil, (seksueel) opgewonden/ verhit, heet(staand) |
| randy {adj} (rude or coarse) | :: grof, rauw |
| randy {n} (impudent beggar) | :: geus |
| randy {n} (virago) | :: manwijf {n}, virago |
| range {n} (step of a ladder) SEE: rung | :: |
| range {n} (line of mountains, buildings etc.) | :: bergketen {m} {f} |
| range {n} (large stove with many hotplates) | :: fornuis {n} |
| range {n} (area for military training or equipment testing) | :: oefenterrein {n} |
| range {n} (distance to the object) | :: afstand {m} |
| range {n} (maximum reach of capability) | :: bereik {n} |
| range {n} (math: set of values of a function) | :: bereik {n} |
| range {n} (statistics: difference between largest and smallest observation) | :: spreiding {f}, spreidingsbreedte {m} |
| range {n} (music: scale of tones) | :: bereik {n} |
| range {n} (ecology: area where a species is found) | :: verspreidingsgebied {n} |
| range {v} (to classify) SEE: classify | :: |
| range {v} (to travel over) SEE: roam | :: |
| range {v} (to separate into parts) SEE: sift | :: |
| rank {adj} (having a very strong and bad odor) | :: stinkend, rans, ranzig |
| rank {n} (row of people or things organized in a grid pattern) | :: gelid {n}, rij {m} {f} |
| rank {n} (set of pipes in an organ) | :: register {n}, werk {n} |
| rank {n} (hierarchical level in an organization) | :: rang |
| rank {n} (chess: one of the horizontal lines of squares) | :: rij {f} |
| rank and file {n} (enlisted soldiers) | :: manschappen {p} |
| ranking {adj} (having a specified rank) | :: geplaatst |
| ranking {adj} (superior in rank) | :: superieur, beter |
| ranking {n} (placement in a list) | :: klassement {n}, rang {m}, plaats {f}, rangschikking {f}, ranking {f} |
| rankle {v} (to cause irritation) | :: irriteren, steken, woekeren |
| rankle {v} (to fester) | :: twijfelen, etteren, verergeren |
| ransack {v} (to loot or pillage) | :: plunderen |
| ransom {n} (money paid for the freeing of a hostage) | :: losgeld {n} |
| ransomware {n} (malware) | :: gijzelsoftware {m}, ransomware {m} |
| rant {v} (to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger) | :: schetteren, uitvaren, declameren |
| rant {v} (to criticise by ranting) | :: oreren |
| rant {n} (criticism) | :: tirade {f} |
| rant {n} (incoherent and emotional articulation) | :: geraas {n}, holle frasen |
| ranunculus {n} (buttercup) SEE: buttercup | :: |
| rap {n} (a sharp blow with something hard) | :: klap {m} |
| rap {v} (to speak lyrics in the style of rap music) | :: rappen |
| rap {n} (rap music) SEE: rap music | :: |
| rapable {adj} (Capable of, or suitable for, being raped.) | :: verkrachtbaar |
| rapacious {adj} (given to take by force) | :: roofzuchtig |
| rape {n} (act of forcing sexual activity) | :: verkrachting {f} |
| rape {v} (force sexual intercourse) | :: verkrachten |
| rape {v} (cause damage, destruction to a countryside, nature etc) | :: verkrachten, schenden |
| rape culture {n} (rape culture) | :: verkrachtingscultuur {f} |
| rape oil {n} (rapeseed oil) SEE: rapeseed oil | :: |
| rapeseed {n} (rapeseed plant) | :: koolzaad |
| rapeseed oil {n} (vegetable oil) | :: koolzaadolie {f} |
| rapid {adj} (Very swift or quick) | :: snel, snelle |
| rapid {n} (section of river) | :: stroomversnelling {f} |
| rapier {n} (slender straight sharply pointed sword) | :: rapier {n} |
| rapine {n} (seizure of someone's property by force) | :: roof {m} |
| rapine {v} (plunder) | :: plunderen |
| raping {n} (rape) SEE: rape | :: |
| rapini {n} (vegetable Brassica rapa) SEE: turnip greens | :: |
| rapist {n} (someone who rapes someone else) | :: verkrachter {m}, verkrachterin {f} |
| rap music {n} (music form) | :: rap {m} |
| rappel {v} (to abseil) | :: abseilen |
| rapper {n} (performer of rap music, or one who raps) | :: rapper {m} |
| rapport {n} (A relationship of mutual trust and respect) | :: verstandhouding {f} |
| rap sheet {n} (Printed police record) | :: strafblad {n} |
| rapt {adj} (very interested; fascinated) | :: gefascineerd |
| raptor {n} (bird of prey) SEE: bird of prey | :: |
| rapture {n} (gathering up of believers in end times) | :: verrukking, vervoering |
| Rapture {prop} (prophesied sudden removal of Christian believers) SEE: rapture | :: |
| rapunzel {n} (corn salad) SEE: corn salad | :: |
| Rapunzel {prop} (the main character of that tale) | :: Raponsje {f} |
| rara avis {n} (rare or unique person or thing) | :: vreemde vogel, vreemde eend |
| rare {adj} (very uncommon) | :: zeldzaam |
| rare {adj} (cooked very lightly) | :: bloedig, saignant |
| rare bird {n} (unusual or exceptional person or thing) SEE: rara avis | :: |
| rarely {adv} (not occurring at a regular interval) | :: zelden |
| rarity {n} (measure of the scarcity of an object) | :: zeldzaamheid {f} |
| rarity {n} (rare object) | :: zeldzaamheid {f}, rariteit {f} |
| rascal {n} (cheeky person) | :: bengel {m}, rakker {m}, rekel {m}, vlegel {m}, deugniet, schoffie {n} |
| rascal {adj} (part of the common rabble) | :: gemeen, ordinair, vulgair |
| rash {adj} (hasty) | :: onbezonnen |
| rash {n} (of skin) | :: huiduitslag, uitslag |
| rasp {n} (coarse file) | :: rasp {f} |
| raspberry {n} (plant) | :: frambozenstruik {m}, framboos {m} |
| raspberry {n} (fruit) | :: framboos {m} |
| raspberry {adj} (containing or having the flavor/flavour of raspberries) | :: met frambozensmaak, frambozen- |
| raspy {adj} (rough, raw) | :: rauw |
| rat {n} (rodent) | :: rat {f}, bruine rat {f}, rioolrat {f}, zwarte rat {f} |
| ratatouille {n} (traditional French Provençal stewed vegetable dish) | :: ratatouille {f} |
| ratchet {n} (pawl, click or detent for a ratchet wheel) | :: pal {m} |
| rate {n} (speed) SEE: speed | :: |
| rate {n} (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) | :: verhouding {f} |
| rate {n} (a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time) | :: tarief {n} |
| rate {n} | :: verhouding {f} |
| rate {v} (assign a particular rank or level) | :: beoordelen |
| ratel {n} (Mellivora capensis) SEE: honey badger | :: |
| rather {adv} (preferably) | :: liever |
| rather {adv} (on the contrary) | :: daarentegen |
| rather {adv} (somewhat, fairly) | :: nogal |
| rather {adv} | :: eerder, meer |
| rather than {prep} (instead of, in preference to) | :: in plaats van |
| raticide {n} (rat poison) SEE: rat poison | :: |
| ratification {n} | :: ratificatie {f} |
| ratify {v} (give formal consent to) | :: bekrachtigen, ratificeren |
| ration {n} (portion allocated) | :: rantsoen {n} |
| ration {v} (to portion out, especially during a shortage of supply) | :: rantsoeneren |
| rational {adj} (reasonable; not absurd) | :: rationeel, redelijk, verstandelijk |
| rational {adj} (arithmetic: of a number) | :: rationeel, rationele |
| rational {n} (rational number) SEE: rational number | :: |
| rationale {n} (explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons) | :: ratio {f} |
| rationale {n} (justification or rationalization) | :: onderbouwing {f} |
| rationalization {n} (concealment of true motivation) | :: rationalisatie {f} |
| rational number {n} (quotient of integers) | :: rationaal getal {n} |
| rationing {n} (ration) SEE: ration | :: |
| rat king {n} (conglomeration of rats with tails joined) | :: rattenkoning {m} |
| rat poison {n} (poison for killing rats, etc.) | :: rattengif {n} |
| rats {interj} (damn, darn) | :: verdorie |
| rattle {n} (sound) | :: gerammel {n}, geratel {n} |
| rattle {n} (baby’s toy) | :: rammelaar {m} |
| rattle {n} (a device that makes a rattling noise) | :: ratel {m} |
| rattle {n} (musical instrument) | :: ratel {m} |
| rattle {n} (noisy, rapid talk) | :: geratel {n} |
| rattle {n} (noisy, senseless talker) | :: ratelaar {m} |
| rattle {n} (zoology: organ that produces a rattling sound) | :: ratel {m} |
| rattle {v} (to create a sound by shaking) | :: ratelen |
| rattle {v} (to scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve) | :: alarmeren, verontrusten |
| rattle {v} (to make a rattling noise) | :: ratelen |
| rattle {v} (drive or ride briskly, so as to make a clattering) | :: ratelen, rammelen |
| rattle {v} (make a clatter with a voice; to talk rapidly and idly) | :: ratelen |
| rattler {n} (rattlesnake) SEE: rattlesnake | :: |
| rattlesnake {n} (venomous snake) | :: ratelslang {f} |
| ravage {v} (to devastate or destroy something) | :: verwoesten, teisteren |
| ravages {n} (harsh damages) | :: verwoesting {c} |
| raven {n} (bird) | :: raaf {m} |
| raven {adj} (of the color of the raven; jet-black) | :: ravenzwart |
| ravenous {adj} (very hungry) | :: uitgehongerd |
| ravine {n} (a deep narrow valley) | :: ravijn {n}, kloofdal {n} |
| ravish {v} (rape) SEE: rape | :: |
| ravish {v} (seize and carry away by violence; snatch by force) | :: ontvoeren, schaken |
| ravish {v} (transport with joy or delight; delight to ecstasy) | :: in vervoering brengen, vervoeren |
| ravishing {adj} (Extremely beautiful) | :: beeldschoon |
| raw {adj} (uncooked) | :: rauw, rauwe, rauw |
| raw {adj} (untreated) | :: ruw, ruwe |
| raw {adj} (inexperienced) | :: pril, prille |
| rawhide {n} (untanned hide) | :: dierenhuid {m} |
| raw material {n} (material in its unprocessed, natural state) | :: grondstof {n} |
| raw material {n} (input to an installation which processes it) | :: grondstof {n} |
| rax {v} (to stretch after sleep) | :: uitrekken |
| ray {n} (beam of light or radiation) | :: straal {f} |
| ray {n} (mathematics: line extending indefinitely in one direction from a point) | :: straal {f} |
| ray {n} (colloquial: tiny amount) | :: straaltje {n} |
| ray {n} (marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail) | :: rog {m} |
| razor {n} (shaving knife) | :: scheermes {n}, mes {n} |
| razor {n} (tusk of wild boar) | :: slagtand, stoottand {m} |
| razorbill {n} (a large black and white auk, Alca torda) | :: alk |
| razor blade {n} (razor blade) | :: scheermesje {n} |
| re {prep} (regarding) | :: (wat) betreft |
| re- {prefix} (again) | :: her-, weer-, weder- |
| reach {v} (to extend an action, effort, or influence to) | :: bereiken |
| reach {v} (to arrive at by effort) | :: bereiken |
| reach {v} | :: bereiken |
| reach {n} (extended portion of land or water) | :: pand {m} |
| reachable {adj} (within easy reach) | :: bereikbaar |
| reach for the sky {interj} (surrender) SEE: hands up | :: |
| react {v} (to act upon each other) | :: reageren |
| reaction {n} (action in response to an event) | :: reactie {f} |
| reactionary {adj} (opposed to change) | :: reactionair |
| reactive power {n} (imaginary component of the power of an alternating current circuit) | :: blindvermogen {n} |
| reactor {n} (a device which uses atomic energy to produce heat) | :: reactor |
| read {v} (look at and interpret letters or other information) | :: lezen |
| read {v} (speak aloud words or other information that is written) | :: voorlezen |
| read {v} (have the ability to read text or other information) | :: lezen |
| read {v} (of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way) | :: gelezen worden |
| read {v} (be able to hear (in a radio communication)) | :: ontvangen, horen |
| readability {n} (property of being capable of being read; legibility) | :: leesbaarheid {f} |
| readability {n} (property of being easy or engaging to read) | :: leesbaarheid {f} |
| readable {adj} (legible) SEE: legible | :: |
| readable {adj} (which can be read by a certain device) | :: afleesbaar, leesbaar |
| readable {adj} (enjoyable to read) | :: leesbaar, lezenswaardig |
| readableness {n} (readability) SEE: readability | :: |
| reader {n} (person who reads a publication) | :: lezer {m} |
| readership {n} (collected readers of a publication) | :: lezerspubliek {n} |
| readily {adv} (showing readiness) | :: vlot, gewillig |
| readily {adv} (easily) | :: direct |
| reading {n} (process of interpreting written language) | :: lezen {n} |
| reading {n} (process of interpreting a symbol) | :: uitlezing {f} |
| reading {n} (value indicated by a measuring device) | :: lezing {f} |
| reading {n} (event at which material is read aloud) | :: voorlezen {n} |
| Reading {prop} (the town) | :: Reading |
| reading glasses {n} (spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia) | :: leesbril {m} |
| reading room {n} (space set aside for reading) | :: leeszaal {f} |
| read-only {adj} (capable of being read but not written) | :: alleen-lezen |
| read someone the riot act {v} (scold or berate) | :: iemand de les lezen |
| ready {n} (cash) SEE: cash | :: |
| ready {adj} (prepared for immediate action or use) | :: gereed, klaar |
| ready-made {adj} (made in advance) | :: kant en klaar |
| ready, set, go {phrase} (on your mark, get set, go) SEE: on your mark, get set, go | :: |
| ready, steady, go {phrase} (on your mark, get set, go) SEE: on your mark, get set, go | :: |
| reagent {n} (substance used in chemical reactions) | :: reagens {n} |
| real {adj} (true, genuine, not merely nominal) | :: echt, waar |
| real {adj} (genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake) | :: echt |
| real {adj} (genuine, unfeigned, sincere) | :: echt, echte, oprecht |
| real {adj} (that has physical existence) | :: echt, werkelijk |
| real {adj} (economics: having been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation) | :: reëel |
| real {adj} (mathematics: relating to numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line) | :: reëel, reële |
| real {adj} (law: relating to immovable tangible property) | :: vast- |
| real {adj} (absolute, complete, utter) | :: echt, echte, typisch |
| real {adj} | :: echt, reëel |
| real {n} (former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies) | :: real {m} |
| real {n} (a unit of currency used in Brazil) | :: real {m} |
| real {n} (mathematics: a real number) SEE: real number | :: |
| real {adv} (really) SEE: really | :: |
| real estate {n} (property that cannot easily be moved) | :: onroerend goed {n}, immobiliën {m-p} |
| realism {n} (concern for fact or reality) | :: realisme |
| realist {n} (one who sees things as they are) | :: realist {m} |
| realistic {adj} | :: realistisch |
| reality {n} (state of being actual or real) | :: werkelijkheid {f}, realiteit {f} |
| reality {n} (a real entity, event etc.) | :: feitelijkheid {f}, realiteit {f} |
| reality {n} (entirety of all that is real) | :: de werkelijkheid {f}, de realiteit {f} (definite article only) |
| reality {n} (an individual observer's subjective perception) | :: werkelijkheid {f}, realiteit {f} (indefinite article only) |
| reality television {n} (television genre) | :: reality-tv {f} |
| realizable {adj} (capable of being realized or achieved) | :: realiseerbaar |
| realization {n} (act of figuring out or becoming aware) | :: besef {n} |
| realization {n} (act of making real) | :: vervulling {f}, voltooiing {f}, verwezenlijking {f} |
| realize {v} (to make real) | :: realiseren, bewerkstelligen |
| realize {v} (to become aware of) | :: beseffen, zich realiseren, inzien |
| real life {n} (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) | :: het echte leven |
| really {adv} (actually) | :: werkelijk, echt |
| really {adv} (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much) | :: werkelijk |
| really {interj} (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information) | :: werkelijk?, echt? |
| really {interj} | :: werkelijk echt |
| realm {n} (sphere or influence) | :: sfeer {m}, rijk {n}, wereld {m} |
| realm {n} (domain of an abstraction) | :: domein, rijk {n} |
| realm {n} (territory or state) | :: rijk {n}, koninkrijk {n} |
| real number {n} (limit of a convergent sequence of rational numbers) | :: reëel getal {n} |
| real property {n} (real estate) SEE: real estate | :: |
| ream {n} (bundle of paper) | :: riem {m} |
| reamer {n} (tool for boring) | :: ruimer {m} |
| reanimate {v} (to animate anew) | :: reanimeren |
| reap {v} (to cut with a sickle) | :: oogsten |
| reap {v} ( To receive as a reward) | :: oogsten |
| reaper {n} (one who reaps) | :: maaier {m} |
| reaper {n} (the Grim Reaper) SEE: Grim Reaper | :: |
| reap hook {n} (sickle) SEE: sickle | :: |
| reaping hook {n} (sickle) SEE: sickle | :: |
| rear {v} (to lift, raise etc. physically) | :: oprichten, verheffen |
| rear {v} (to lift spiritually) | :: verheffen |
| rear {v} (to set up, construct) | :: oprichten, construeren |
| rear {v} (to bring up to maturity) | :: grootbrengen, opvoeden |
| rear {v} (to breed and raise) | :: kweken |
| rear {v} (to rise on the hind legs) | :: steigeren |
| rear {adj} (being behind, or in the hindmost part) | :: achter |
| rear {n} (the back or hindmost part) | :: achterste {n}, achterkant {m} |
| rear {n} (the part of an army or fleet which comes last) | :: achterhoede {m} {f} |
| rear {n} (the posterior, butt(ocks)- only terms with directional notion) | :: achtereind {n}, achterste {n}, achterwerk {n} |
| rearguard {n} (the rearmost part of a force) | :: achterhoede |
| rear window {n} (window at the back of a car) | :: achterruit |
| reason {n} (that which causes: a cause) | :: oorzaak {f}, reden {f}, grond {m} |
| reason {n} (motive for an action or determination) | :: reden {f} |
| reason {n} (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination) | :: reden {f} |
| reason {n} ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking) | :: rede {f} |
| reason {v} (to deduce by being rational) | :: redeneren |
| reason {v} (to perform a process of deduction or of induction) | :: redeneren |
| reason {v} (to arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine, debate, discuss) SEE: debate | :: |
| reasonably {adv} (in accordance with reason) | :: redelijkerwijs |
| reasonably {adv} (not extremely) | :: redelijk |
| reasonably {adv} (fairly) | :: redelijk |
| reasoning {n} (deduction of inferences or interpretations) | :: redenering {f} |
| reave {v} (to plunder, pillage, rob, pirate, or remove) | :: roven |
| rebar {n} (steel reinforcing bar for concrete) | :: wapening {f} |
| rebarbative {adj} (repellent) | :: weerzinwekkend |
| rebbe {n} (leader of a Chassidic group) | :: rebbe {m} |
| Rebekah {prop} (sister of Laban and wife to Isaac) | :: Rebekka |
| rebel {n} (person who resists an established authority) | :: rebel, opstandeling {m} |
| rebel {v} (to resist or become defiant towards) | :: rebelleren, opstaan |
| rebellion {n} (armed resistance) | :: oproer, opstand {m}, rebellie {f}, verzet {n} |
| rebellious {adj} (showing rebellion) | :: opstandig |
| rebirth {n} (reincarnation) | :: wedergeboorte {f}, reïncarnatie {f} |
| rebirth {n} (revival, reinvigoration) | :: heropleving {f}, renaissance {f} |
| rebirth {n} (spiritual renewal) | :: wedergeboorte {f} |
| reboot {n} (the restarting of a series' storyline, discarding all previous continuity) | :: reboot |
| reboot {v} (To execute a computer's boot process and reload the operating system) | :: herstarten, opnieuw opstarten, reboot |
| rebound {v} | :: terugspringen, stuiteren |
| rebuild {v} (to build again) | :: heropbouwen, wederopbouwen |
| rebuilt {v} (Past tense of rebuild) | :: bouwde herop, bouwden herop |
| rebuilt {v} (Past participle of rebuild) | :: heropgebouwd |
| rebuke {n} (harsh criticism) | :: verwijt, berisping |
| rebuke {v} (to criticise harshly; to reprove) | :: verwijten, berispen, manen, aanmanen, aansporen, beknorren, verwijten, beknorren, terechtwijzen |
| reburn {v} | :: herbranden, herverbranden |
| rebus {n} (puzzle) | :: rebus |
| rebuttal {n} (act of refuting something by making a contrary argument) | :: weerlegging {f} |
| recalcitrant {adj} (marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority) | :: weerbarstig, weerspannig, recalcitrant |
| recalcitrant {adj} (hard to deal with or operate) | :: koppig, onhandelbaar |
| recall {v} (to remember, recollect) | :: herinneren |
| recall {n} (product recall) | :: terughaalactie, product recall |
| recall {v} (to recall) SEE: reproduce | :: |
| recant {v} (to withdraw or repudiate formally and publicly) | :: intrekken, terugtrekken |
| recapitulate {v} (to summarize or repeat in concise form) | :: samenvatten |
| recapitulation {n} (subsequent enumeration of the major points) | :: recapitulatie |
| recede {v} (move back, move away) | :: zich terugtrekken |
| recede {v} (take back) | :: terugnemen |
| receipt {n} (act of receiving) | :: ontvangst, ontvangen {n} |
| receipt {n} (amount received) | :: ontvangsten {p}, inkomsten |
| receipt {n} (written acknowledgement) | :: ontvangsbewijs {n}, kwitantie, bonnetje {n}, reçu {n} |
| receipt {n} (obsolete: recipe) | :: recept, voorschrift {n} |
| receipt {v} (to give a receipt) | :: een ontvangstbewijs geven |
| receipt {v} (to mark a bill) | :: voor ontvangst aftekenen |
| receive {v} (take what is offered, accept from another) | :: krijgen, ontvangen |
| receive {v} (take possession of) | :: ontvangen |
| receive {v} (to act as a host for guests) | :: ontvangen |
| receive {v} (telecommunications: to detect a signal) | :: ontvangen |
| Received Pronunciation {prop} (form of English pronunciation) | :: Received Pronunciation |
| receiver {n} (person appointed to settle financial affairs) | :: curator |
| receiver {n} (telephone handset) | :: hoorn |
| recency {n} (newness) SEE: newness | :: |
| recent {adj} (having happened a short while ago) | :: recent |
| recently {adv} (in the recent past) | :: onlangs, recentelijk, laatst, overlaatst |
| reception {n} (act of receiving) | :: ontvangst |
| reception {n} (electronics: act or ability to receive signals) | :: ontvangst |
| reception {n} (social engagement) | :: receptie {f} |
| reception {n} (reaction) | :: ontvangst |
| reception {n} (front desk) | :: receptie {f} |
| receptionist {n} (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) | :: receptionist {m}, onthaalbediende {m} |
| receptive {adj} (ready to receive new ideas or concepts) | :: ontvankelijk |
| receptivity {n} (the state of being receptive) | :: ontvankelijkheid |
| recess {n} (break, pause or vacation) | :: reces {n} |
| recession {n} (act or instance of receding) | :: terugtrekking, terugtocht |
| recession {n} (period of reduced economic activity) | :: recessie |
| recession {n} (ceremonial filing out of clergy and/or choir at the end of a church service) | :: uittredeprocessie |
| recharge {v} (To charge an electric battery) | :: opladen |
| recidivist {n} (one who falls back into prior habits, especially criminal habits) | :: recidivist |
| recipe {n} (instructions for making or preparing food dishes) | :: recept {n} |
| recipient {n} (one who receives) | :: ontvanger {m}, ontvangster {f} |
| recipient {n} (individual receiving donor organs or tissues) | :: ontvanger {m}, ontvangster {f} |
| reciprocal {n} (in mathematics) | :: omgekeerde {n} |
| reciprocal pronoun {n} (a part of speech) | :: wederkerig voornaamwoord {n} |
| reciprocate {v} (to give something in response) | :: beantwoorden |
| reciprocating engine {n} (piston engine) SEE: piston engine | :: |
| recital {n} (a formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded) | :: overweging {f} |
| recite {v} (to recite) SEE: say | :: |
| recite {v} (to repeat aloud some passage, poem or other text) | :: reciteren |
| reckless {adj} (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash) | :: roekeloos |
| reckless {adj} (indifferent to danger or the consequences) | :: roekeloos |
| reckon {v} (colloquial: to conclude, as by an enumeration and balancing of chances; hence, to think; to suppose) | :: veronderstellen |
| reckon {v} | :: rekenen tot |
| reckoning {n} (the action of calculating or estimating something) | :: schatten, inschatten |
| reckoning {n} | :: rekening |
| reclaim {v} (to recycle) SEE: recycle | :: |
| reclaim {v} (to tame or domesticate a wild animal) SEE: tame | :: |
| recliner {n} (hinged chair) | :: ligbed {n} |
| recluse {n} (A person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit) | :: kluizenaar {m} {f} |
| reclusive {adj} (preferring privacy) | :: teruggetrokken, afgezonderd |
| recognition {n} (the act of recognizing or the condition of being recognized) | :: herkenning {f} |
| recognition {n} (acceptance as valid or true) | :: erkenning {f} |
| recognition {n} (official acceptance of the status of a new government by that of another country) | :: erkenning {f} |
| recognition {n} (honour, favorable note, or attention) | :: erkenning {f} |
| recognize {v} (to match in memory; to know from a previous encounter) | :: herkennen, kennen |
| recognize {v} (to acknowledge the existence or legality of) | :: erkennen |
| recognize {v} (to acknowledge as something) | :: erkennen |
| recognize {v} (to realize or discover the nature of something) | :: onderkennen |
| recognize {v} | :: herkennen, onderkennen |
| recoil {n} (pushback from a fired firearm) | :: terugslag {c} |
| recoil {v} (to pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment) | :: terugtrekken, terugdeinzen, terugschrikken |
| recollect {v} (to recall past events) | :: zich herinneren |
| recollection {n} (act of recalling to the memory) | :: herinnering, herinneren {n} |
| recollection {n} (power of recalling ideas to the mind) | :: herinnering, geheugen {n} |
| recollection {n} (that which is called to mind) | :: herinnering |
| recombination {n} (in genetics) | :: recombinatie |
| recommend {v} (to commend to the favorable notice of another) | :: aanraden, aanbevelen |
| recommend {v} (to suggest or endorse someone as appropriate choice) | :: aanbevelen, voordragen |
| recommend {v} (to advise, propose) | :: aanraden, aanbevelen, adviseren |
| recommend {v} (archaic: to confide to another) | :: bevelen in ... (van ...), aanbevelen, overdragen aan |
| recommendable {adj} (capable of being recommended) | :: aanbevelenswaardig |
| recommendation {n} (act of recommending) | :: aanbeveling {f} |
| recommendation {n} (that which is recommended) | :: aanbeveling {f}, aanrader {m} |
| reconcile {v} (to restore a friendly relationship) | :: reconciliëren, verzoenen |
| reconcile {v} (to make things compatible or consistent) | :: verzoenen |
| reconcilement {n} (reconciliation) | :: verbroedering, verzoening |
| reconciliation {n} (reestablishment of friendly relations) | :: verzoening {f} |
| reconnaissance {n} (act of gathering information) | :: verkenning {f} |
| reconstruct {v} (to construct again) | :: reconstrueren, wederopbouwen |
| reconstruction {n} (act of restoring) | :: wederopbouw {m} |
| reconvene {v} (to resume something that has been convened and then paused) | :: herenen, herenigen |
| reconvene {v} (to come together again) | :: hergaderen |
| record {n} (information put into a lasting physical medium) | :: verslag {n} |
| record {n} (most extreme known value of some achievement) | :: record {m} |
| record {v} (make a record of) | :: optekenen |
| record {v} (make an audio or video recording of) | :: opnemen |
| record {v} ((intransitive) make audio or video recording) | :: opnemen |
| record chart {n} (Ranking of music by popularity) | :: Hitparade |
| recorder {n} (musical instrument) | :: blokfluit |
| recording {n} (reproduction stored in a permanent medium) | :: opname {m} {f} |
| record label {n} (record company) | :: platenmaatschappij {f}, label {n} |
| record label {n} | :: platenlabel {m} {n} |
| record player {n} (analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records, see also: gramophone) | :: platenspeler {m} |
| recourse {n} (act of seeking assistance or advice) | :: toevlucht {f} {m} |
| recover {v} (transitive: to get back, regain) | :: terugwinnen |
| recover {v} (intransitive: to get better, regain health) | :: herstellen, beter worden, genezen, recupereren |
| recovery {n} (act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost) | :: terugwinning {f} |
| recovery {n} (return to normal health) | :: herstel {n}, genezing {f} |
| recovery {n} (return to former status) | :: herstel {n} |
| recreate {v} (to enjoy or entertain oneself) | :: recreëren |
| recreate {v} (to produce again, to recreate) SEE: reproduce | :: |
| recreation {n} (activity that diverts, amuses or stimulates) | :: recreatie {f}, ontspanning {f} |
| recreational drug {n} (drug taken for its effect on the mind) | :: genotsmiddel {n} |
| recreational vehicle {n} (vehicle or trailer) | :: caravan {m} , camper {m} |
| recruit {n} (newly enlisted soldier) | :: rekruut |
| recruit {n} | :: rekruut |
| recruit {v} (to supply with new men, as an army) | :: rekruteren |
| rectal {adj} (Of, via or related to the rectum) | :: rectaal, rectum- |
| rectangle {n} (quadrilateral) | :: rechthoek {m} |
| rectangular {adj} (having a shape like a rectangle) | :: rechthoekig, rechthoekige |
| rectify {v} (to heal) SEE: heal | :: |
| rectify {v} (to correct or amend something) | :: herzien, corrigeren, rectificeren, rechtzetten, amenderen, amelioreren |
| rector {n} (headmaster) | :: rector, rektor {m} |
| rectorate {n} (office of a rector) | :: rectoraat {c} |
| rectory {n} (residence of Roman Catholic priest) | :: pastorie, pastorij |
| rectum {n} (terminal part of the large intestine) | :: endeldarm {m} |
| recumbent {adj} (lying down) | :: achteroverliggend |
| recumbent {n} (special type of bicycle) | :: ligfiets {f} |
| recumbent bicycle {n} (recumbent) SEE: recumbent | :: |
| recuperate {v} (recover, especially from an illness) SEE: recover | :: |
| recur {v} (to happen again) | :: recidiveren |
| recurrence {n} (recourse) SEE: recourse | :: |
| recurring {adj} (happening frequently) | :: (zich) herhalend, terugkerend |
| recursion {n} (in mathematics) | :: recursie {f} |
| recursion {n} | :: recursie {f} |
| recursive {adj} (drawing upon itself) | :: recursief |
| recursive {adj} (mathematics: of an expression, in which each term is determined by applying a formula to preceding terms) | :: recursief |
| recursive {adj} (computing: of a program or function that calls itself) | :: recursief |
| recursive {adj} (computing: of a function which can be computed in a finite amount of time) | :: recursief |
| recursive {adj} (computing: of a set whose characteristic function is recursive) | :: recursief |
| recursive acronym {n} (an acronym in which the first letter of the first word represented by the acronym is the acronym itself) | :: recursief acroniem {n} |
| recurve bow {n} (type of bow) | :: recurveboog |
| recuse {v} (To refuse or reject) | :: onbevoegd verklaren |
| recuse {v} (To refuse to act as a judge; to declare oneself disqualified to act) | :: recuseren |
| recyclability {n} (the quality of being recyclable) | :: recycleerbaarheid {f} |
| recyclable {adj} (able to be recycled) | :: recycleerbaar |
| recycle {v} (to break down and reuse component materials) | :: recycleren, hergebruiken |
| recycle {v} (to reuse as a whole) | :: herbruiken |
| recycling {n} (the practice of sorting and collecting waste materials for new use) | :: recyclage {f} |
| red {n} (colour) | :: rood |
| red {adj} (having red as its colour) | :: rood |
| red {adj} (of hair: orange-brown) | :: ros, rosse |
| red {adj} (left-wing, socialist or communist) | :: rood |
| red admiral {n} (butterfly) | :: atalanta {f}, admiraalvlinder {m} |
| red-banded sand wasp {n} (red-banded sand wasp) | :: Grote Rupsendoder |
| red beet {n} (beetroot) SEE: beetroot | :: |
| red-black tree {n} (binary search tree) | :: rood-zwartboom |
| red blood cell {n} (haemoglobin-carrying blood cell in vertebrates) | :: rode bloedcel {f} {m}, erytrocyt {m} |
| redbreast {n} (European robin) SEE: European robin | :: |
| Red Brigades {prop} (former Marxist-Leninist militant group based in Italy) | :: Rode Brigades |
| redbush {n} (both senses) SEE: rooibos | :: |
| red card {n} (sports: card) | :: rode kaart |
| red carpet {n} (a strip of red carpet laid for a VIP) | :: rode loper {m} |
| red carpet {n} (VIP treatment) | :: rode loper {m} |
| red cent {n} (a very small amount of money in the negative) | :: rooie cent {f} |
| Red Crescent {prop} (branch of the Red Cross) | :: Rode Halvemaan {m} |
| red-crested pochard {n} (Netta rufina) | :: krooneend |
| Red Cross {prop} (Red Cross) | :: Rode Kruis {n} |
| red deer {n} (Cervus elaphus) | :: edelhert {n} |
| redden {v} (to become red) | :: rood worden |
| redden {v} (to make red) | :: rood maken |
| reddish {adj} (resembling the colour red) | :: roodachtig |
| redeem {v} (to recover ownership of something by paying a sum) | :: terugkopen |
| redeem {v} (to liberate by payment of ransom) | :: vrijkopen |
| redeem {v} (to set free by force) | :: bevrijden |
| redeem {v} (to save, rescue, recover) | :: redden, verlossen |
| redeem {v} (to expiate, atone for) | :: uitboeten |
| redeem {v} (to convert into cash) | :: afbetalen, aflossen, inlossen, omzetten, uitboeten, vrijkopen, genoegdoen |
| redeem {v} (to repair, restore) | :: herstellen |
| redeemer {n} (one who redeems) | :: verlosser {m} |
| redemption {n} (the act of redeeming or something redeemed) | :: verlossing {f}, zaligmaking {f} |
| redemption {n} (the recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article) | :: vrijkoping {f}, afkoping {f} |
| redemption {n} (salvation from sin) | :: vergiffenis {f}, zaligmaking {f} |
| redemptorist {n} (member of the Roman Catholic missionary congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer) | :: Redemptorist {m} |
| red-eye {n} (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) | :: roodoog |
| redfish {n} (Sebastes norvegica) | :: roodbaars |
| red flag {n} (a cue, warning, or alert; a sign or signal that something is wrong) | :: knipperlicht {n} |
| red giant {n} (large red star) | :: rode reus {m} |
| red-haired {adj} (having red hair) SEE: redheaded | :: |
| red-handed {adj} (in the act of wrongdoing) | :: op heterdaad |
| redhead {n} (red-haired person) | :: roodharige, rooie |
| redheaded {adj} (having red hair) | :: roodharig |
| red herring {n} (smoke-cured herring) | :: gerookte haring {m}, bokking |
| red herring {n} (misleading clue) | :: vals spoor {n}, afleidingsmanoeuvre {f} |
| red-hot {adj} (Very fresh, new, recent and up to date.) | :: roodgloeiend |
| redirect {v} (to give new direction to) | :: bijsturen, verwijzen, van richting veranderen |
| redirect {v} (instruct to go elsewhere) | :: doorsturen, doorverwijzen |
| rediscovery {n} (act of rediscovering) | :: herontdekking {f} |
| red kite {n} (Milvus milvus) | :: rode wouw {m} |
| red-legged partridge {n} (red-legged partridge) | :: rode patrijs {f} |
| red-light district {n} (area of prostitution) | :: rosse buurt {f}, rodelampjesbuurt {f}, hoerenbuurt {f} |
| red lynx {n} (bobcat) SEE: bobcat | :: |
| red-necked phalarope {n} (Phalaropus lobatus) | :: grauwe franjepoot {m} |
| red-necked stint {n} (Calidris ruficollis) | :: roodkeelstrandloper {m} |
| redo {v} (to do again) | :: herdoen |
| redolent {adj} (fragrant or aromatic) | :: geurig, welriekend |
| redolent {adj} (having a smell) | :: riekend |
| redolent {adj} (suggestive or reminiscent) | :: doen denken aan |
| redoubt {v} (to dread) SEE: dread | :: |
| redoubt {n} (fortification) | :: redoute |
| red phalarope {n} (Phalaropus fulicarius) | :: rosse franjepoot {m} |
| red rail {n} (bird of extinct Mauritian species) | :: rode ral {?} |
| Red Sea {prop} (sea between Africa and Arabia) | :: Rode Zee |
| redshift {n} (change in wavelength) | :: roodverschuiving {f} |
| red-shouldered hawk {n} (Buteo lineatus) | :: roodschouderbuizerd |
| Red Square {prop} (Moscow square) | :: Rode Plein {m} |
| redstart {n} (ground-feeding bird) | :: roodstaart {m} |
| red-tailed tropicbird {n} (species of tropicbird) | :: roodstaartkeerkringvogel |
| red tape {n} (excessive bureaucracy) | :: paarse krokodil {m} {f} |
| red-tapism {n} | :: paarse krokodil {m} {f} |
| red tea {n} (beverage made from the rooibos plant) SEE: rooibos | :: |
| red-throated diver {n} (loon) | :: roodkeelduiker {m} |
| reduce {v} (to bring down) | :: verminderen, verlagen |
| reduce {v} | :: verminderen, reduceren |
| reduced {adj} (made smaller, less) | :: gereduceerd, verkleind, verminderd, teruggebracht |
| reduced {adj} (lowered in price) | :: afgeprijsd, gesoldeerd, gebradeerd, in (de) aanbieding |
| reductio ad absurdum {n} (proof by contradiction) SEE: proof by contradiction | :: |
| reduction {n} | :: korting, reductie, vermindering |
| redundancy {n} (state of being redundant) | :: overtolligheid |
| redundancy {n} (duplication of components or circuits to provide survival of the total system in case of failure of single components) | :: back-up |
| redundancy {n} (duplication of parts of a message to guard against transmission errors) | :: redundantie |
| redundancy {n} (state of being unemployed because one's job is no longer necessary) | :: boventalligheid |
| redundant {adj} (superfluous) | :: overbodig, overtollig, achterhaald |
| redux {adj} (redone, restored, brought back, or revisited) | :: terug van weggeweest |
| red wine {n} (red coloured wine) | :: rode wijn |
| redwing {n} (Turdus iliacus) | :: koperwiek {f} |
| red-winged blackbird {n} (Agelaius phoeniceus) | :: epauletspreeuw {m} {f} |
| reed {n} (grass-like plant) | :: riet {n} |
| reed {n} (hollow stem) | :: rietstengel {m} |
| reed {n} (music: part of mouthpiece) | :: riet {n} |
| reed {n} | :: riet |
| reed switch {n} (type of electrical switch) | :: reed-contact |
| reed warbler {n} (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) | :: kleine karekiet {m} |
| reedy {adj} (high and thin) | :: schril, schel |
| reef {n} (rocks at or near surface of the water) | :: rif {n} |
| reef {n} (arrangement to reduce the area of a sail) | :: rif {n} |
| reef {v} (sailing) | :: reffen |
| reef {n} (reef knot) SEE: reef knot | :: |
| reefer {n} (marijuana) SEE: marijuana | :: |
| reefer {n} (marijuana cigarette) | :: joint {m}, stickie {n}, blowtje {n}, jonko {m} |
| reef knot {n} (type of knot) | :: platte knoop {m} |
| reek {n} (unpleasant smell) | :: stank |
| reek {n} (vapor) | :: damp |
| reek {v} (to have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell) | :: stinken |
| reek {v} (to be evidently associated with something unpleasant) | :: ruiken naar |
| reel {n} (spool) | :: spoel |
| reel {v} (to wind on a reel) | :: oprollen |
| reenact {v} (To recreate an event, especially a historical battle) | :: naspelen |
| reeve {n} | :: graaf {m} |
| re-examination {n} | :: herexamen {n}, heronderzoek {n} |
| refectory {n} (dining-hall) | :: refter {m}, eetzaal {m}, refectorium {n} |
| refer {v} (to direct to a source for help or information) | :: verwijzen, doorverwijzen |
| refer {v} (to submit to an authority figure for consideration) | :: verwijzen |
| refer {v} (to direct the attention of) | :: verwijzen |
| refer {v} (to allude to (grammar term)) | :: verwijzen |
| refer {v} | :: refereren |
| referee {n} (sport: umpire, judge of a game) | :: scheidsrechter |
| referee {n} (person who settles a dispute) | :: arbiter |
| referee {n} (person who writes a letter of reference) | :: referentie {c} |
| reference {n} (measurement one can compare to) | :: referentie {f} |
| reference {n} (information about a person) | :: referent {m}, referente {f} |
| reference {n} (academic writing: identification of a source) | :: referentie |
| reference {n} (academic writing: source) | :: referentie {f} |
| reference {n} (reference work) SEE: reference work | :: |
| reference book {n} (book providing factual information) | :: naslagwerk {n} |
| reference work {n} (compendium of information) | :: naslagwerk {n} |
| referendum {n} (direct popular vote) | :: referendum {n} |
| referral {n} (act or process of transferring) | :: verwijzing |
| refillable {adj} (capable of being refilled) | :: navulbaar |
| refine {v} | :: verfijnen |
| refined {adj} (freed from vulgarity) | :: verfijnd |
| refined {adj} (cultured, elegant) | :: verfijnd |
| refinement {n} (act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material) | :: zuivering |
| refinement {n} (fine or subtle distinction) | :: verfijning |
| refinery {n} (building used to produce refined products) | :: raffinaderij {f} |
| refining {n} (process) SEE: refinement | :: |
| reflation {n} (the act of restoring deflated prices) | :: inflatie na deflatie, reflatie |
| reflect {v} (to mirror, or show the image of something) | :: weerkaatsen, weerspiegelen |
| reflection {n} (act of reflecting; the state of being reflected) | :: reflectie {f}, weerspiegeling {f}, weerbeeld {n} |
| reflex {n} (automatic response) | :: reflex {m} |
| reflex {n} (the descendant of an earlier language element, such as a word or phoneme, in a daughter language) | :: reflex |
| reflexive {adj} (in grammar) | :: wederkerend |
| reflexive {n} (reflexive pronoun) SEE: reflexive pronoun | :: |
| reflexive {n} (reflexive verb) SEE: reflexive verb | :: |
| reflexive pronoun {n} (a part of speech) | :: wederkerend voornaamwoord {n} |
| reflexive verb {n} (verb with equivalent subject and direct object) | :: wederkerend werkwoord {n} |
| reflexology {n} (study of behavior) | :: reflexologie {f} |
| reflexology {n} (form of complementary medicine) | :: reflexologie {f} |
| reforest {v} (afforest) SEE: afforest | :: |
| reform {n} (amendment) | :: reform {m} {f} |
| reformer {n} (one who reforms, or who works for reform) | :: hervormer {m}, hervormster {f} |
| reformer {n} (one who was involved in the Reformation) | :: hervormer {m} |
| reformulate {v} (to formulate again) | :: herformuleren |
| refract {v} (to refract) SEE: disperse | :: |
| refract {v} (to change direction) | :: breken |
| refract {v} (to cause to change direction) | :: breken |
| refraction {n} (bending of any wave) | :: refractie {f} |
| refractive index {n} (ratio of the speed of light in vacuum to another medium) | :: brekingsindex {m} |
| refractory {adj} (obstinate; strongly opposed) | :: weerbarstig, halsstarrig |
| refrain {v} (to hold back) | :: tegenhouden, bedwingen, inhouden |
| refrain {v} (to abstain (from)) | :: zich onthouden van |
| refrain {v} (to keep oneself from action) | :: zich niet inlaten met |
| refrain {v} | :: (zich) inhouden; terughouden; (zich) onthouden (van); (zich) verzetten (tegen) |
| refrain {n} (burden of song) | :: refrein |
| refresh {v} (to renew or revitalize) | :: verfrissen |
| refresh {v} (computing: to reload a document, web page etc.) | :: een webpagina herladen |
| refreshment {n} (The action of refreshing; a means of restoring strength, energy or vigour) | :: verfrissing, verademing |
| refreshment {n} (A light snack or drink) | :: versnapering |
| refrigerate {v} (freeze) SEE: freeze | :: |
| refrigerate {v} (cool down) SEE: cool down | :: |
| refrigerator {n} (appliance) | :: koelkast {f}, ijskast {f}, frigo {m} |
| refuge {n} (place providing safety, protection or shelter) | :: schuilplaats |
| refugee {n} (person seeking political asylum) | :: vluchteling {m} |
| refugee camp {n} (camp built to receive refugees) | :: vluchtelingenkamp {n} |
| refund {n} (amount of money returned) | :: teruggave {m} {f} |
| refurbish {v} (rebuild or replenish) | :: opkalefateren, renoveren, opknappen |
| refusal {n} (the act of refusing) | :: weigering {f} |
| refuse {n} (items or material that have been discarded) | :: afval, vuilnis |
| refuse {v} ((transitive) decline (request, demand)) | :: weigeren, afslaan |
| refutation {n} (an act of refuting) | :: weerlegging {f} |
| refute {v} (to prove (something) to be false or incorrect) | :: weerleggen, refuteren |
| refute {v} (to deny the truth or correctness of (something)) | :: weigeren |
| regain {v} (to get back, to recover possession of) | :: herkrijgen |
| regale {v} (to provide a meal and entertainment) | :: onthalen |
| regard {n} (concern for another) | :: respect, achting |
| regard {v} (to consider, look upon in a given way) | :: beschouwen |
| regardless {adj} (having no regard) | :: ongeacht |
| regardless {adv} (actioned in a way which shows no consideration) | :: ongeacht |
| regardless {prep} (paying no attention to) | :: ongeacht |
| regards {n} (greeting to pass to another person) | :: groeten {p} or groetjes {p} |
| regards {n} (greeting at the end of a letter) | :: groeten {p} or groetjes {p} |
| regency {n} (system of government) | :: regentschap {n} |
| regent {n} (one who rules in place of the monarch) | :: regent {m} |
| regicide {n} (the killing of a king) | :: vorstenmoord {m}, koningsmoord {m}, regicide {m} |
| regicide {n} (one who kills a king) | :: vorstenmoordenaar {m}, koningsmoordenaar {m} |
| regidor {n} (alderman) SEE: alderman | :: |
| regime {n} | :: regime |
| regime change {n} (overthrow of a government) | :: regimeverandering {f} |
| regiment {n} (army unit) | :: regiment {n}, afdeling {f} |
| regiolect {n} | :: streektaal {f}, regiolect {n} |
| region {n} (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) | :: regio {m}, gebied {n}, streek {f}, landstreek {f}, jegenode {f} |
| region {n} (an administrative subdivision) | :: regio {m}, gewest {n} |
| region {n} (a place in or a part of the body in any way indicated) | :: streek {f} |
| regional {adj} (pertaining to a specific region) | :: regionaal, gewestelijk |
| regional lockout {n} (prevents the playing of imported media on a domestically marketed device) | :: regionale uitsluiting |
| register {v} (to enter in a register) | :: inschrijven |
| register {n} (cash register) SEE: cash register | :: |
| registered {adj} (having had one's name added to an official list) | :: ingeschreven |
| registered trademark {n} (officially registered trademark) | :: geregistreerd handelsmerk {n} |
| registrar {n} (official keeper of records) | :: griffier {m} |
| registration {n} (the act of signing up or registering for something) | :: registratie {f} |
| regress {v} (to move backwards to an earlier stage) | :: teruggaan |
| regression {n} (return to a previous state) | :: teruggang {m} |
| regret {v} (feel sorry about some past thing) | :: betreuren, spijten, berouwen |
| regret {n} (instance of such an emotion) | :: spijt {f}, berouw {n} |
| regroup {v} (pause and get organized before trying again) | :: hergroeperen |
| regular {adj} (having a constant pattern) | :: regelmatig |
| regular {adj} (demonstrating consistent set of rules) | :: regelmatig |
| regular {adj} (happening at constant intervals) | :: vast |
| regular {adj} (grammar) | :: regelmatig |
| regular {adj} (having expected characteristics) | :: gewoon |
| regular {n} (routine visitor) | :: stamgast {m} |
| regulate {v} (control) SEE: control | :: |
| regulate {v} (adjust) | :: regelen |
| regulation {n} (law or administrative rule) | :: reglement {n}, verordening {f} |
| regulation {n} (EU: self-effecting legislative act) | :: verordening |
| regurgitate {v} (to repeat verbatim) | :: letterlijk herhalen |
| rehearsal {n} (practicing of performance to test or improve it) | :: repetitie |
| rehearse {v} (repeat what has already been said) | :: herhalen |
| rehearse {v} (narrate or tell) | :: vertellen |
| rehearse {v} (practice by repetition or recitation) | :: inoefenen, repeteren |
| rehearse {v} (to cause rehearse or instruct by rehearsal) | :: doen repeteren |
| Reich {n} (a German empire or nation) | :: rijk, Rijk |
| Reichstag {prop} (the lower chamber of the federal parliament of Germany until 1945) | :: Rijksdag {m} |
| reify {v} (to regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing) | :: concretiseren, verstoffelijken |
| reign {n} (The exercise of sovereign power) | :: troon {m}, bestuur {n}, heerschappij {f} |
| reign {n} (The period during which a monarch rules) | :: regering |
| reign {v} (exercise sovereign power) | :: regeren |
| reign of terror {n} (period of brutal intimidation by those in power) | :: schrikbewind {n} |
| reimburse {v} (to compensate with pay or money; especially, to repay money spent on one's behalf) | :: rembourseren, vergoeden, terugbetalen |
| rein {n} (strap or rope) | :: teugel {m} |
| rein {v} (to direct or stop a horse using reins) | :: besturen |
| reincarnation {n} (rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form) | :: reïncarnatie {f} |
| reindeer {n} (Rangifer tarandus) | :: rendier {n} |
| reindeer moss {n} (Cladonia rangiferina) | :: rendiermos {n} |
| reinforce {v} (to strengthen by addition) | :: versterken, vergroten, verhogen |
| reinforce {v} (to emphasize or review) | :: benadrukken |
| reinforced concrete {n} (building material) | :: gewapend beton {n} |
| reinforcement {n} (thing that reinforces) | :: versterking |
| rein in {v} (stop or slow something) | :: beteugelen |
| reinstate {v} (To restore to a former position or rank) | :: opnieuw aanstellen |
| reinsurer {n} (provider of reinsurance) | :: herverzekeraar {m} |
| reinterview {v} (to interview again) | :: herinterviewen |
| reinvent {v} (to invent again something that has already been invented) | :: heruitvinden |
| reinvent the wheel {v} (do work unnecessarily) | :: het wiel opnieuw uitvinden |
| reinvigorate {v} (to give new energy or strength) | :: heropleven |
| reject {v} (to throw away, reject) SEE: discard | :: |
| reject {v} (refuse to accept) | :: verwerpen, afwijzen |
| rejoice {v} (be happy) | :: jubelen |
| rejoinder {n} (reply) | :: repliek |
| rejuvenate {v} (render young again) | :: verjongen |
| rejuvenation {n} (the process of rendering young again) | :: verjonging |
| re-laid {v} (Simple past) | :: herlegde, herlegden |
| re-laid {v} (Past participle) | :: herlegd |
| relate {v} (to tell in a descriptive manner) | :: vertellen |
| relate {v} | :: relateren |
| relate {v} (to narrate) SEE: narrate | :: |
| relate {v} (to interact) SEE: interact | :: |
| related {adj} (standing in relation or connection) | :: gerelateerd, verwant |
| related {adj} (being a relative of) | :: verwant |
| related {adj} (narrated; told) | :: verteld |
| relation {n} (mathematics: set of ordered tuples, a Boolean function of two or more arguments) | :: relatie |
| relation {n} (member of one's family) | :: familielid {n}, bloedverwant {m}, gezinslid, familielid, verwante, verwant, familieverwant, familielui, geboortsverwant |
| relational {adj} (relative) SEE: relative | :: |
| relationship {n} (connection or association) | :: verwantschap {n} |
| relationship {n} (romantic or sexual involvement) | :: relatie {f}, verhouding {f} |
| relative {adj} (conditional; depending on something else) | :: relatief, betrekkelijk |
| relative {n} (someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption) | :: familielid {n}, bloedverwant {m} |
| relatively {adv} (proportionally) | :: relatief |
| relatively {adv} (somewhat) SEE: somewhat | :: |
| relative pronoun {n} (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) | :: betrekkelijk voornaamwoord {n} |
| relativity {n} | :: relativiteit |
| relativize {v} (to make relative to) | :: relativeren |
| relax {v} (to make something loose) | :: losmaken |
| relax {v} (to become loose) | :: losser worden |
| relax {v} (to make something less severe or tense) | :: ontspannen |
| relax {v} (to become less severe or tense) | :: ontspannen, losser worden |
| relax {v} (to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient) | :: ontspannen |
| relax {v} (to become more lenient) | :: ontspannen, losser worden |
| relax {v} (to relieve (something) from stress) | :: ontspannen |
| relaxed {adj} (having an easy-going mood) | :: rustig, kalm |
| re-lay {v} (to lay again) | :: herleggen |
| relay {v} (to pass on or transfer (information)) | :: doorgeven |
| relay race {n} (sports contest) | :: estafette {f} |
| relay strike {n} (sequential type of strike) | :: estafettestaking {f} |
| release {n} (law: giving up of a claim; debt release) | :: kwijtschelding {f} |
| release {v} (to let go (of)) | :: loslaten |
| release {v} (to free or liberate) | :: vrijlaten |
| relegate {v} (to exile) | :: bannen, verbannen, relegeren |
| relent {n} (stop, delay) | :: verblijf {n}, oponthoud {n} |
| relent {v} (become less severe, soften in temper) | :: milder worden , milderen, verzachten |
| relent {v} (slacken, abate) | :: verslappen |
| relent {v} (become less rigid, yield) | :: verzachten, zachter worden , oplossen, smelten, meegeven |
| relentless {adj} (unrelenting or unyielding in severity) | :: meedogenloos |
| relentless {adj} (unremitting, steady and persistent) | :: voortdurend |
| relevant {adj} (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) | :: relevant |
| reliability {n} (quality of being reliable) | :: betrouwbaarheid {f} |
| reliability {n} (quality of a measurement) | :: betrouwbaarheid {f} |
| reliable {adj} (fit to be relied on) | :: betrouwbaar, zeker |
| reliable {n} (someone to be relied on) | :: getrouwe {m} |
| reliable {n} (something reliable or dependable) | :: zekerheid |
| relief {n} (removal of stress or discomfort) | :: opluchting {f} |
| relief {n} (feeling associated with removal of stress or discomfort) | :: opluchting |
| relief {n} (type of artwork) | :: reliëf {n} |
| relief {n} (difference of elevations on a surface) | :: reliëf {n} |
| relieve {v} (to ease from mental distress) | :: opluchten |
| religion {n} (system of beliefs dealing with soul, deity and/or life after death) | :: godsdienst {m}, geloofsovertuiging {f}, religie {f} |
| religiosity {n} (quality of being religious) | :: religiositeit {f} |
| religious {adj} (concerning religion) | :: religieus |
| religious {adj} (committed to the practice of religion) | :: godsdienstig, religieus |
| religious {adj} | :: religieus, gelovig |
| religiousness {n} (religiosity) SEE: religiosity | :: |
| relinquish {v} (to give up, abandon) | :: opgeven, loslaten, verzaken, afstand doen van |
| relinquish {v} (to let go, physically release) | :: loslaten, vrijlaten |
| relinquish {v} (to surrender, yield control or possession) | :: opgeven, loslaten |
| relinquish {v} (to accept to give up, withdraw etc.) | :: opgeven, loslaten, verzaken (ann) |
| reliquary {n} (container for religious relics) | :: reliekhouder {m} |
| relish {n} (pleasing taste) | :: smaak |
| relish {n} (fondness) | :: genot |
| relish {v} (to taste or eat with pleasure; to like the flavor of) | :: genieten, smullen, smaken |
| relish {v} (to take great pleasure in) | :: genieten |
| reload {v} (to load (something) again) | :: herladen |
| reluctance {n} (unwillingness to do something) | :: tegenzin {m} |
| reluctance {n} (hesitancy in taking some action) | :: tegenzin {m} |
| reluctance {n} (magnetic resistance) | :: magnetische weerstand |
| reluctant {adj} (not wanting to take some action) | :: aarzelend, schoorvoetend |
| reluctantly {adv} (in a reluctant manner) | :: met tegenzin |
| rely {v} (rest with confidence) | :: rekenen op |
| remain {v} (to stay behind while others withdraw) | :: blijven, achterblijven |
| remain {v} (to continue unchanged) | :: blijven, resteren |
| remain {n} (That which is left of a being after its life is gone) SEE: remains | :: |
| remainder {n} (what remains after some has been removed) | :: rest {m}, restant {n}, overblijfsel, overschot {n} |
| remainder {n} (mathematics: amount left over after repeatedly subtracting the divisor) | :: rest {m} |
| remainder {n} (mathematics: number left over after a simple subtraction) | :: rest {m} |
| remainder {n} (items left unsold and subject to reduction in price) | :: overschot {n}, overstock {m}, onverkochte voorrraad, overtollige voorrraad |
| remainder {adj} (remaining) | :: overblijvend, resterend |
| remainder {v} (commerce) | :: opruimen, uitverkopen |
| remains {n} (remains) SEE: wreck | :: |
| remains {n} (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) | :: overblijfselen |
| remains {n} (relic of an ancient building or other structure) | :: overblijfselen |
| remain to be seen {v} (be as yet unknown) | :: valt nog af te wachten |
| remake {n} (new version of film) | :: remake |
| remand {n} (sending a matter back to a lower court) | :: verwijzen |
| remark {n} | :: opmerking {f} |
| remark {v} | :: opmerken, bemerken |
| remarkable {adj} (worthy of being remarked) | :: opmerkelijk, markant, opvallend |
| remarkably {adv} (in a remarkable manner) | :: opmerkelijk |
| remarry {v} (To marry a second or subsequent time) | :: hertrouwen |
| remedy {n} (something that corrects or counteracts) | :: remedie {f} {n} |
| remedy {n} (medicine, application, or treatment) | :: remedie {f} {n} |
| remember {v} (to recall from one's memory) | :: zich herinneren, gedenken |
| remember {v} (to memorize) | :: onthouden |
| remember {v} (to not forget to do something required) | :: eraan denken |
| remember {v} ((obsolete) to remind) SEE: remind | :: |
| rememberer {n} (one who remembers) | :: onthouder {m} |
| remembrance {n} (act of remembering) | :: herinneren |
| remembrance {n} (state of being remembered) | :: herinnerd, nagedachtenis {f} |
| remembrance {n} (something remembered) | :: herinnerde {n} |
| remembrance {n} (that which serves to keep in or bring to mind) | :: geheugensteun {m} |
| remind {v} (Cause one to experience a memory; bring to a person's notice) | :: herinneren |
| reminder {n} (something that reminds) | :: geheugensteuntje {n} |
| reminder {n} ((finance) Writing that reminds of open payments) | :: betalingsherinnering {f} |
| reminiscence {n} (mental image) | :: herinnering |
| remission {n} (pardon of a sin) | :: vergeving {f} |
| remit {v} (to forgive, pardon) | :: vergeven |
| remit {v} (to refrain from exacting or enforcing) | :: opheffen |
| remit {v} (to give up, cease doing) | :: opgeven, stopzetten |
| remit {v} (to allow to slacken) | :: verslappen, afnemen |
| remit {v} (to show a lessening or abatement of a specified quality) | :: doen afnemen |
| remit {v} (to refer for deliberation, judgment, etc.) | :: verwijzen |
| remit {v} (to send back) | :: terugzenden |
| remit {v} (to give up; to surrender; to resign) | :: opgeven, overgeven |
| remit {v} (to restore) | :: herstellen |
| remit {v} (to transmit or send) | :: versturen |
| remit {v} (to postpone) SEE: postpone | :: |
| remittance {n} (A payment to a remote recipient) | :: overschrijving {f} |
| remnant {n} (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) | :: resten, overblijfsel {n} |
| remnant {n} (remaining fabric at the end of the bolt) | :: restant |
| remnant {n} (unsold end of piece goods) | :: coupon |
| remonstrate {v} (intransitive - to object or protest) | :: protesteren |
| remonstrate {v} ((historical) to lodge an official objection) | :: klacht neerleggen |
| remonstrate {v} (transitive - to prove) | :: bewijzen |
| remorse {n} (feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning) | :: berouw {n} |
| remote {adj} (at a distance) | :: verwijderd, afgelegen, van op afstand, veraf |
| remote control {n} (device used to operate an appliance or mechanical toy from a short distance away) | :: afstandsbediening {f} |
| removable {adj} (able to be removed) | :: uitneembaar |
| removal {n} (The process of moving, or the fact of being removed) | :: verwijdering |
| remove {v} (to remove) SEE: delete | :: |
| remove {v} (to take away) | :: verwijderen, weghalen |
| ren {n} (a kidney) SEE: kidney | :: |
| renaissance {n} (Renaissance) SEE: Renaissance | :: |
| Renaissance {prop} (14th-century revival) | :: Renaissance {f} |
| renal {adj} (pertaining to the kidneys) | :: renaal |
| rename {v} (to give a new name to) | :: hernoemen |
| Renata {prop} (female given name) | :: Renate |
| render {v} (to cause to become) | :: veroorzaken |
| render {v} (to interpret) | :: duiden, uitleggen |
| render {v} (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) | :: weergeven, renderen |
| render {v} (convert animal fat into liquid form or into a usable byproduct) | :: uitsmelten |
| rendition {n} (interpretation of a musical score) | :: weergave {f} |
| Renée {prop} (female given name) SEE: Renata | :: |
| renegade {n} (outlaw or rebel) | :: rebel {m}, outlaw, vogelvrije {m} |
| renegade {n} (disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion etc.) | :: renegaat {m},afvallige {m},overloper {m} |
| renege {v} (break a promise or commitment) | :: belofte breken |
| renege {v} (card games: fail to follow suit when capable) | :: verzaken |
| renege {v} (deny, renounce) | :: verloochenen, afzweren |
| renew {v} (to make new again) | :: hernieuwen (used more in The Netherlands), vernieuwen (used more in Flanders) |
| renew {v} (to substitute for a new one of the same nature) | :: hernieuwen (used more in The Netherlands), vernieuwen (used more in Flanders) |
| rennet {n} (An enzyme) | :: stremsel {n} |
| rennet stomach {n} (abomasum) SEE: abomasum | :: |
| renounce {v} (give up) | :: opgeven |
| renounce {v} (make renunciation) | :: verzaken (aan) |
| renounce {v} (fail to follow suit for not having it) | :: verzaken |
| renovate {v} (to renew; to revamp) | :: renoveren |
| renovation {n} (act or process of renovating) | :: renovatie {f} |
| renowned {adj} (famous) | :: vermaard, beroemd, gerenommeerd |
| rent {n} (payment made by a tenant) | :: huur {m} |
| rent {v} (to occupy premises in exchange for rent) | :: huren |
| rent {v} (obtain/have temporary possession of an object such as a movie) | :: verhuren |
| rent {n} (a tear or rip) | :: scheur, barst, kloof |
| rent {n} (a division or schism between two things.) | :: scheiding, schisma |
| rentcharge {n} (periodic payment) | :: geconstitueerde rente {f} |
| rent control {n} (official regulation of the amount that may be charged for rented property) | :: huurbescherming {f} |
| rentier {n} (individual who receives capital income) | :: rentenier |
| reoffender {n} (repeat offender) SEE: repeat offender | :: |
| rep {n} (reputation) SEE: reputation | :: |
| rep {n} (representative) SEE: representative | :: |
| rep {n} (repetition) SEE: repetition | :: |
| repaid {v} (past tense of repay) | :: de, den |
| repaid {v} (past participle of repay) | :: ge |
| repair {v} (to restore to good working order) | :: herstellen, repareren |
| repair {n} (act of repairing something) | :: reparatie |
| repair {n} | :: herstelling {f} |
| repartee {n} (swift witty retort) | :: gevat antwoord |
| repartee {n} (skill in making swift witty retorts) | :: gevatheid |
| repast {n} (literary: a meal) | :: maaltijd {m} |
| repay {v} (pay back) SEE: pay back | :: |
| repeal {v} (to cancel) | :: terugtrekken, annuleren, afschaffen, herroepen |
| repeat {v} (do or say again) | :: herhalen, wederhalen, herdoen, herzeggen |
| repeated {adj} (said or done again) | :: herhaaldelijk |
| repeatedly {adv} (done several times) | :: herhaaldelijk, meermaals, telkens |
| repeat offender {n} (repeat offender, see also: recidivist) | :: recidivist {m}, recidiviste {f}, draaideurcrimineel |
| repechage {n} (heat for competitors who have lost in a previous round) | :: herkansing |
| repel {v} (to put off) | :: afweren, verjagen |
| repel {v} (physics: to force away) | :: afstoten |
| repent {v} (to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do) | :: berouwen, berouw hebben |
| repent {v} (theology: to be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness) | :: berouwen, berouw tonen |
| repent {v} (to feel pain on account of, to remember with sorrow) | :: betreuren, berouw hebben |
| repent {v} (to feel sorry for, to regret) | :: betreuren |
| repentance {n} (condition of being penitent) | :: berouw |
| repentance {n} (feeling of regret or remorse) | :: penitentie {f} |
| repentance {n} | :: inkeer {m} |
| repertoire {n} (list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed) | :: repertoire {n} |
| repertoire {n} (an amount, body, or collection of something) | :: repertorium {n} |
| repetition {n} (act or an instance of repeating or being repeated) | :: herhaling {f} |
| repetition {n} | :: herhaling {f}, repetitie {f} |
| rephrase {v} (find a different way to say something) | :: herformuleren |
| replace {v} (to substitute) | :: vervangen |
| replaceable {adj} (capable of being replaced) | :: vervangbaar |
| replacement {n} (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) | :: vervanger {m}, plaatsvervanger {m}, vervanging {f} |
| replenish {v} (to refill) | :: aanvullen |
| replenishment {n} (act of replenishing) | :: aanvulling |
| replete {adj} (abounding) | :: bulkend |
| reply {v} (to give a written or spoken response) | :: antwoorden, beantwoorden |
| reply {v} (to act or gesture in response) | :: beantwoorden |
| reply {v} | :: antwoorden |
| reply {n} (written or spoken response) | :: antwoord {n}, respons {f} |
| report {v} (to relate details of) | :: berichten, rapporteren |
| report {v} (to notify formally) | :: bekendmaken, melden |
| report {v} (military: to appear or present oneself) | :: afkomen, verschijnen |
| report {n} (information describing events) | :: rapport {n}, verslag {n} |
| report {n} ((ballistics) the sharp, loud sound from a gun or explosion) | :: knal {m}, pif {m}, poef {m}, paf {m}, boem {m} |
| report card {n} (grades) | :: rapport {n}, rapportkaart {m} {f} |
| reportedly {adv} (according to reports or rumors) | :: naar verluidt |
| reporter {n} (journalist) | :: verslaggever {m} |
| repose {n} (rest) | :: rust {m} {f} |
| repository {n} (a location for storage, often for safety or preservation) | :: opslagplaats {c}, depot {n}, opslagruimte {c} |
| repository {n} (a burial vault) | :: grafkelder {c} |
| repository {n} (a person to whom a secret is entrusted) | :: vertrouweling {c} |
| repot {v} (change a plant's pot) | :: verpotten |
| reprehensible {adj} (blameworthy) | :: afkeurenswaardig, schuldig |
| reprehensible {adj} (deserving of reprehension) | :: verwerpelijk, afkeurenswaardig |
| represent {v} (to present again or anew) | :: voorstellen |
| represent {v} (to portray by pictorial or plastic art) | :: voorstellen, uitbeelden, ergens voor staan |
| represent {v} (to portray by mimicry or action of any kind) | :: voorstellen |
| represent {v} (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) | :: vertegenwoordigen, representeren |
| represent {v} (to serve as a sign or symbol of) | :: voorstellen |
| representation {n} (that which represents something else) | :: weergave |
| representation {n} (people who speak on behalf of another in court) | :: vertegenwoordiging |
| representation {n} (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality) | :: weergave |
| representative {adj} (typical) | :: representatief |
| representative {n} (one who speaks for another) | :: vertegenwoordiger {m} |
| reprieve {n} (cancellation of a punishment) | :: respijt, kwijtschelding |
| reprise {n} (repetition) SEE: repetition | :: |
| reprivatization {n} (returning to private ownership) | :: reprivatisering {f} |
| reproach {n} (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) | :: berisping {f} |
| reproach {n} (disgrace or shame) | :: schande {f}, schaamte {f} |
| reproach {v} (to criticize or rebuke someone) | :: berispen |
| reproach {v} (to disgrace, or bring shame upon someone) | :: beschamen |
| reprobate {adj} (rejected) | :: verworpen, veroordeeld |
| reprobate {adj} (rejected by God) | :: verworpen, verlaten |
| reprobate {adj} (immoral) | :: immoreel, verwerpelijk |
| reprobate {n} (sinful person) | :: zondaar {m} |
| reprobate {n} (individual with low morals) | :: onverlaat {m}, schurk {m} |
| reprobate {v} (condemn) | :: verwerpen, veroordelen |
| reprobate {v} (abandon) | :: verlaten |
| reprobate {v} (refuse) | :: verwerpen, weigeren |
| reproduce {v} (to generate offspring) | :: voortpanten |
| reproducibility {n} (quality of being reproducible) | :: reproduceerbaarheid |
| reproducibility {n} (closeness of agreement) | :: reproduceerbaar |
| reproduction {n} (the act of reproducing new individuals biologically, see also: procreation) | :: voortplanting {f} |
| reproductive system {n} (reproductive system) | :: voortplantingssysteem {n} |
| reptile {n} (a cold-blooded vertebrate) | :: reptiel {n} |
| reptilianness {n} (embodiment of reptile characteristics) | :: reptieligheid {f}, reptielachtigheid {f} |
| republic {n} (a type of state) | :: republiek {f} |
| republic {n} (one of the kinds of parts constituting Russia) | :: republiek {f}, deelrepubliek {f} |
| republican {adj} (of or belonging to a republic) | :: republikeins |
| republican {n} (someone who favors a republic) | :: republikein |
| Republican {adj} (republican) SEE: republican | :: |
| Republican {n} (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) | :: republikein {m}, republikeinse {f} |
| republicanism {n} (republicanism as a form of government) | :: republikanisme {c} |
| Republic of Albania {prop} (Official name of Albania) | :: Republiek Albanië |
| Republic of Armenia {prop} (official name of Armenia) | :: Republiek Armenië {f} |
| Republic of Austria {prop} (official name of Austria) | :: Republiek Oostenrijk {f} |
| Republic of Azerbaijan {prop} (official name of Azerbaijan) | :: Republiek Azerbeidzjan {f} |
| Republic of Belarus {prop} (official name of Belarus) | :: Republiek Belarus {f} |
| Republic of Botswana {prop} (official name of Botswana) | :: Republiek Botswana {m} |
| Republic of Bulgaria {prop} (official name of Bulgaria) | :: Republiek Bulgarije {f} |
| Republic of China {prop} (state in East Asia) | :: Republiek China |
| Republic of Croatia {prop} (official name of Croatia) | :: Republiek Kroatië {f} |
| Republic of Cyprus {prop} (official name of Cyprus) | :: Republiek Cyprus {f} |
| Republic of Estonia {prop} (official name of Estonia) | :: Republiek Estland {f} |
| Republic of Finland {prop} (official full name of Finland) | :: Republiek Finland {f} |
| Republic of Hungary {prop} (former official name of Hungary) | :: Republiek Hongarije {f} |
| Republic of Iceland {prop} (conventional descriptive name of Iceland) | :: Republiek IJsland {f} |
| Republic of India {prop} (official name of India) | :: Republiek India {f} |
| Republic of Indonesia {prop} (official name of Indonesia) | :: Republiek Indonesië {f} |
| Republic of Iraq {prop} (official name of Iraq) | :: Republiek Irak {f} |
| Republic of Ireland {prop} (country) | :: Republiek Ierland {f}, Ierse Republiek {f} |
| Republic of Korea {prop} (country) | :: Republiek Korea {f} |
| Republic of Latvia {prop} (Official name of Latvia) | :: Republiek Letland {f} |
| Republic of Lithuania {prop} (Official name of Lithuania) | :: Republiek Litouwen {f} |
| Republic of Macedonia {prop} (Republic of Macedonia, see also: Macedonia) | :: Republiek Macedonië |
| Republic of Malta {prop} (official name of Malta) | :: Republiek Malta {f} |
| Republic of North Macedonia {prop} (Republic of North Macedonia, see also: North Macedonia) | :: Republiek Noord-Macedonië |
| Republic of Peru {prop} | :: Republiek Peru |
| Republic of Poland {prop} (official name of Poland) | :: Republiek Polen {f} |
| Republic of Serbia {prop} (official name of Serbia) | :: Republiek Servië {f} |
| Republic of Singapore {prop} (official name of Singapore) | :: Republiek Singapore {f} |
| Republic of Slovenia {prop} (official name of Slovenia) | :: Republiek Slovenië {f} |
| Republic of South Africa {prop} (official name of South Africa) | :: Republiek Zuid-Afrika {f} |
| Republic of the Philippines {prop} (country in Southeast Asia) | :: Republiek der Filipijnen {f} |
| Republic of Turkey {prop} (official name of the country of Turkey) | :: Republiek Turkije |
| repudiate {v} (to reject the truth of, deny) | :: ontkennen |
| repudiation {n} (refusing) | :: afwijzing |
| repugnant {adj} (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) | :: verwerpelijk |
| reputable {adj} (having a good reputation) | :: eerbaar, fatsoenlijk |
| reputation {n} (what somebody is known for) | :: faam {m}, naam {m}, reputatie {f} |
| repute {n} (reputation, especially a good reputation) | :: reputatie de |
| request {v} (to express the need or desire for) | :: verzoeken |
| request {v} (to ask somebody to do something) | :: verzoeken |
| request {v} | :: inroepen |
| request {n} (act of requesting) | :: verzoek {n}, vraag {f} |
| request {n} (formal message requesting something) | :: verzoek {n} |
| requiem {n} (mass to honor and remember a dead person) | :: requiem, dodenmis |
| requiem {n} (musical composition composed for such a mass) | :: requiem, dodenmis |
| require {v} (ask) SEE: ask | :: |
| require {v} | :: vereisen |
| requirement {n} (necessity) | :: vereiste, plicht {f}, voorwaarde {f} |
| requirement {n} (something asked) | :: vereiste, gevraagde {n} |
| requirement {n} (engineering: constraint) | :: voorwaarde {f} |
| requisite {adj} (essential; required) | :: vereist, noodzakelijk, onmisbaar |
| requite {v} (to repay, recompense, reward) | :: belonen |
| reredos {n} (screen or decoration behind the altar in a church) SEE: retable | :: |
| rescind {v} (repeal, annul, or declare void) | :: terugtrekken, annuleren, herroepen |
| rescue {v} (to save from any danger or violence) | :: bevrijden, redden, verlossen |
| rescue {v} (to free, liberate from physical restraint) | :: bevrijden, verlossen |
| rescue {v} (to recover forcibly) | :: loswrikken, ontfutselen |
| rescue {v} (to deliver by arms, notably from a siege) | :: ontzetten |
| rescue {v} (to remove from exposure to evil/sin) | :: redden |
| rescue {n} (act of rescuing, saving) | :: redding |
| rescue {n} (forcible ending of a siege) | :: ontzetting |
| rescue {n} (liberation) SEE: liberation | :: |
| research {n} (inquiry or examination) | :: onderzoek {n}, speurwerk {n} |
| research {n} | :: onderzoek {n}, speurwerk {n} |
| research {v} | :: onderzoeken, uitvissen, uitzoeken, nagaan |
| researcher {n} (one who researches) | :: onderzoeker |
| reseda {n} (Reseda odorata) SEE: mignonette | :: |
| resell {v} (To sell again) | :: dooverkopen |
| resemble {v} (compare) SEE: compare | :: |
| resemble {v} (to be like or similar to something else) | :: gelijken op, lijken op |
| resent {v} (to feel resentment) | :: wrok koesteren |
| resent {v} (to express displeasure or indignation at) | :: zijn ongenoegen uiten, zich storen aan |
| resentment {n} (anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.) | :: misnoegen {n}, wrok {f} |
| reservation {n} (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) | :: reservatie {f} |
| reservation {n} | :: reserve {f} |
| reserve {v} (to reserve) SEE: hold | :: |
| reserve {n} (that which is reserved or kept back, as for future use) | :: reserve {m} {f} |
| reserve {n} | :: reserve {f} |
| reserve {v} (to keep back; to retain) | :: reserveren, beschermen |
| reserve {v} (to keep in store for future or special use) | :: reserveren, bewaren |
| reserve {v} (to book in advance) | :: reserveren |
| reserve bank {n} (reserve bank as a central bank) SEE: central bank | :: |
| reserved {adj} (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) | :: terughoudend |
| reservoir {n} (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) | :: stuwmeer {n} |
| reset {v} (to set back to the initial state) | :: herinitialiseren, terugstellen |
| resettlement {n} (the transportation of a group of people to a new settlement) | :: hervestiging |
| reside {v} (to dwell permanently or for a considerable time) | :: wonen |
| residence {n} (place where one lives) | :: woonplaats {f} |
| residence {n} (building used as a home) | :: residentie |
| residence permit {n} (right to legally reside in a country) | :: verblijfsvergunning {f} |
| residual {adj} (concerning a residue) | :: overgebleven, residuair |
| residual {n} (a remainder left over at the end of some process) | :: overblijfsel {n}, residu {n}, restant {n}, restproduct {n} |
| resign {v} (quit a job or position) | :: ontslag nemen |
| resignation {n} (act of resigning) | :: aftreding {f} |
| resignation {n} (state of uncomplaining acceptance) | :: gelatenheid {f} |
| resign oneself {v} (give up) | :: berusten, zich neerleggen |
| resilience {n} (mental ability) | :: herstellingsvermogen |
| resilience {n} (physical property of material) | :: veerkracht |
| resilience {n} (ability of a system or company to recover) | :: veerkracht |
| resilient {adj} (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic) | :: veerkrachtig, flexibel |
| resilient {adj} (returning quickly to normal after damaging events or conditions; psychologically or structurally tough) | :: weerbaar |
| resin {n} (secretion of plants) | :: hars {m} {n} |
| resin {n} (similar synthetic compound) | :: kunsthars {m} {n} |
| resist {v} (to withstand actions or effects of) | :: weerstaan, zich verzetten |
| resistance {n} (act of resisting) | :: weerstand {m}, verzet |
| resistance {n} (underground organization struggling for liberation) | :: verzet |
| resistor {n} (one who resists, especially a person who fights against an occupying army) | :: verzetsstrijder {m} |
| resistor {n} (an electric component that transmits current in direct proportion to the voltage across it) | :: weerstand {m} |
| resit {v} (to take an examination second time) | :: herkansen |
| resit {n} (examination) | :: herkansing |
| resize {v} (alter the size of something) | :: afmeting veranderen |
| resole {v} (to replace or reattach the sole of an article of footwear) | :: verzolen |
| resolution {n} (state of being resolute) | :: resoluutheid {f}, vastberadenheid |
| resolution {n} (statement of intent) | :: resolutie {f}, voornemen |
| resolution {n} (computing, photography: degree of fineness of image) | :: resolutie {f}, beeldkwaliteit, beeldscherpte |
| resolution {n} (computing: number of pixels in an image as stored or displayed) | :: resolutie {f} |
| resolution {n} (formal statement adopted by an assembly) | :: besluit {n} |
| resolve {v} (to find a solution to) | :: oplossen |
| resolve {v} (to make a firm decision) | :: besluiten, beslissen, zich voornemen |
| resolve {n} (will power) | :: wilskracht {f}, vastbeslotenheid {f} |
| resolve {v} (to solve again) | :: opnieuw oplossen |
| resonance {n} (condition of being resonant) | :: resonantie |
| resonance {n} (resonant sound) | :: weergalm, weerklank |
| resonate {v} (to vibrate or sound, especially in response to another vibration) | :: resoneren |
| resort {n} (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) | :: vakantieoord |
| resort {n} (something or someone turned to for safety) | :: uitweg, toevlucht |
| resound {v} (to sound again) | :: weerklinken, weerschalken |
| resound {v} | :: galmen |
| resource {n} (something that one uses to achieve an objective) | :: bron {c}, hulpbron {c}, faciliteit {f}, hulpmiddel {n}, ressource {c} |
| resource {n} (personal capacity) | :: middel, middelen |
| respect {n} (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit) | :: respect {m}, achting {f}, eerbied {f} |
| respect {v} (to have respect for) | :: respecteren |
| respectful {adj} (characterized by respect) | :: respectvol |
| respective {adj} (referencing two or more things as individuals) | :: achtereenvolgend |
| respectively {adv} (in a relative manner) | :: respectievelijk |
| respiration {n} (breathing) | :: ademhaling |
| respirator {n} (device to allow breathing) | :: beademingsmachine {f} |
| respiratory system {n} (system of organs) | :: ademhalingssysteem {n}, luchtwegstelsel {n} |
| respite {n} (brief interval of rest or relief) | :: verademing |
| respite {n} ((law) reprieve, especially from a sentence of death) | :: respijt |
| resplendent {adj} (shiny and colourful, and thus pleasing to the eye) | :: sprankelend, blinkend |
| respond {v} (to say in reply, to respond) SEE: return | :: |
| response {n} (an answer or reply) | :: antwoord {n}, respons |
| response {n} (the act of responding or replying) | :: antwoorden {n} |
| responsibility {n} (the state of being responsible) | :: verantwoordelijkheid {f} |
| responsibility {n} (a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible) | :: verantwoordelijkheid {f} |
| responsible {adj} (answerable for an act performed or for its consequences) | :: verantwoordelijk, aansprakelijk |
| responsible {adj} (able to answer reasonably for one's conduct) | :: verantwoordelijk |
| responsible {adj} (involving a degree of personal accountability) | :: verantwoordelijk, responsabel |
| responsible {adj} (being a primary cause or agent of some event or action) | :: verantwoordelijk |
| responsible {adj} (able to be trusted) | :: betrouwbaar, degelijk |
| ressentiment {n} (obsolete: resentment) SEE: resentment | :: |
| rest {n} (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) | :: nachtrust, rust {m} {f} |
| rest {n} (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) | :: rust |
| rest {n} (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) | :: rust, kalmte |
| rest {n} (repose afforded by death) | :: rust |
| rest {n} (pause of a specified length in a piece of music) | :: rust |
| rest {n} (symbol indicating a pause in music) | :: rustteken |
| rest {n} (physics: absence of motion) | :: rust {f}, stilstand {m} |
| rest {n} (stick used to support the cue in snooker) | :: rest |
| rest {n} | :: rust {f}, kalmte {f}, ontspanning {f} |
| rest {v} (intransitive: take repose) | :: rusten |
| rest {v} (stop working, become inactive) | :: rusten, stilstaan |
| rest {v} (US legal) | :: daarbij laten |
| rest {n} (remainder) | :: rest |
| rest {v} (to remain) SEE: remain | :: |
| restate {v} (rephrase) SEE: rephrase | :: |
| restaurant {n} (an eating establishment in which diners are served food) | :: restaurant {n} |
| rest in peace {v} (blessing or expression of hope) | :: rust in vrede |
| restive {adj} (impatient, under delay, duress, or control.) | :: ongeduldig |
| restive {adj} (resistant of control; stubborn) | :: eigengereid, koppig |
| restive {adj} (refusing to move, especially in a forward direction) | :: weerbarstig |
| restless {adj} (unable to be still or quiet) | :: rusteloos |
| restless {adj} | :: roerig |
| restlessness {n} (state or condition of being restless) | :: rusteloosheid {f} |
| restoration {n} (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) | :: restauratie {f} |
| restoration {n} (the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power) | :: herstel {n} |
| restore {v} (To bring back to a previous condition or state) | :: restaureren, terugzetten, herstellen |
| restore {v} | :: herstellen |
| restrain {v} (to control or keep in check) | :: beteugelen |
| restrain {v} (to deprive of liberty) | :: onderdrukken |
| restrain {v} (to restrict or limit) | :: beperken, begrenzen, beteugelen |
| restrained {adj} (held back, limited, kept in check or under control) | :: beheerst |
| restraining order {n} (An order issued by a court of law or other legal authority for a specified timeframe forbidding the restrained party from contacting and close proximity to the protected party and other restrictions) | :: contactverbod {n}, gebiedsverbod {n} |
| restraint {n} (something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures) | :: beperking,inhouding, |
| restraint {n} (control or caution; reserve) | :: zelfbeheersing, beheersing |
| restrict {v} (to restrain within bounds) | :: beperken |
| restriction {n} (act or state) | :: beperking {f} |
| restrictive {adj} (confining; limiting) | :: beperkend |
| restroom {n} (public room containing a toilet) | :: toilet {n}, WC {m} |
| result {v} (to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence) | :: veroorzaken, leiden tot, tot gevolg hebben |
| result {v} (to come out) | :: opleveren, resulteren (in), uitkomen |
| result {n} (that which results) | :: resultaat {n}, uitkomst |
| result {n} (fruit, beneficial or tangible effect) | :: resultaat {n}, opbrengst, uitkomst, vrucht |
| resume {n} (curriculum vitae) SEE: curriculum vitae | :: |
| resume {v} (start something again that has been stopped or paused) | :: hervatten, voortzetten |
| resurrect {v} (to raise from dead) | :: herrijzen |
| resurrect {v} (to re-use) | :: hergebruiken, herbruiken |
| resurrection {n} (the act of arising from the dead) | :: herrijzenis {f}, wederopstanding {f}, opstanding {f}, verrijzenis {f} |
| Resurrection {prop} (resurrection of Jesus) | :: herrijzenis {f}, wederopstanding {f}, opstanding {f}, verrijzenis {f} |
| ret {v} (to soak linen, hemp etc.) | :: roten |
| retable {n} (table or shelf behind an altar) | :: retabel {n} |
| retail {n} (sale of goods directly to the consumer) | :: detailhandel {m} |
| retail {n} (retail price) | :: adviesprijs {m} |
| retailer {n} (retail sales company or salesman) | :: middenstander {m} |
| retain {v} (to keep in possession or use) | :: behouden |
| retainer {n} (dentistry: device) | :: retentiebeugel |
| retaining wall {n} (structure) | :: keermuur {m}, keerwand {m} |
| retake {n} (an instance of resitting an examination) SEE: resit | :: |
| retake {v} (take again) | :: hernemen |
| retake {v} (take back) | :: terugnemen |
| retake {v} (recapture) | :: hernemen |
| retake {v} (film again) | :: opnieuw opnemen |
| retaliation {n} (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) | :: vergelding |
| retard {n} (a stupid person, or one who is slow to learn) | :: mogool |
| retarded {adj} (having mental retardation) | :: achterlijk |
| retch {v} (to make an effort to vomit) | :: kokhalzen, braken |
| retch {n} (an unsuccessful effort to vomit) | :: braakneiging |
| retention {n} (the act of retaining or something retained) | :: vasthouding, retentie |
| retention {n} (the act or power of remembering things; memory) | :: geheugen {n}, herinneringsvermogen {n}, memorie, retentievermogen {n} |
| retention {n} (a memory) | :: herinnering, memorie |
| retention {n} (the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces) | :: retentie |
| rete testis {n} (rete testis) | :: rete testis |
| reticent {adj} (reserved) | :: terughoudend |
| reticulum {n} (the second stomach of a ruminant) | :: netmaag {m} |
| retina {n} (thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball) | :: netvlies {n}, retina |
| retinue {n} (group of servants) | :: gevolg {n}, hofhouding {f}, hofstoet {m} |
| retire {v} (to stop working on a permanent basis) | :: met pensioen gaan |
| retirement {n} (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) | :: pensionering {f} |
| retirement {n} (portion of one's life after retiring) | :: pensioen {n} |
| retort {v} (to retort; to throw back) SEE: return | :: |
| retort {n} (sharp or witty reply) | :: scherp antwoord |
| retort {n} (flask used for distillation) | :: retort {f} {n} |
| retouch {v} (to improve something, especially a photograph) | :: retoucheren |
| retraction {n} (a printed statement to withdraw an earlier assertion) | :: herroeping |
| retreat {n} (act of pulling back or withdrawing) | :: terugtocht, aftocht, terugtrekking |
| retreat {n} (period of meditation, prayer, or study) | :: retraite {c} |
| retreat {v} (to withdraw military forces) | :: zich terugtrekken |
| retreat {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet | :: |
| retreat {v} (retreat) SEE: withdraw | :: |
| retreat {n} (to turn back, retreat) SEE: return | :: |
| retribution {n} (punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance) | :: vergelding |
| retrieve {v} (to regain or get back something) | :: terugbrengen, terugkrijgen |
| retrieve {v} (to rescue) | :: redden |
| retrieve {v} (to salvage something) | :: bergen |
| retrieve {v} (to remedy or rectify something) | :: herstellen, rechtzetten |
| retrieve {v} (to remember or recall something) | :: opduikelen, in herinnering roepen |
| retrieve {v} (to fetch or carry back something) | :: terugbrengen |
| retrieve {v} (to fetch and bring in game) | :: apporteren |
| retrieve {v} (to make a difficult ball return) | :: redden |
| retrieve {n} (return of a difficult ball) | :: redding |
| retroflex {adj} (of any of the retroflex pronunciations) | :: retroflex |
| retroflex {n} (any of the retroflex consonants) | :: retroflex |
| retrograde amnesia {n} (loss of memories from the period leading up to the amnesic episode) | :: retrograde amnesie {f} |
| retromingent {adj} (cowardly) SEE: cowardly | :: |
| retry {v} (to try or attempt again) | :: herkansen |
| retry {n} (another attempt) | :: herkansing {f} |
| return {n} (answer) SEE: answer | :: |
| return {v} (to come or go back) | :: terugkomen, terugkeren |
| return {v} (to go back in thought, narration, or argument) | :: teruggaan, terugkeren |
| return {v} (to give something back to its original holder or owner) | :: teruggeven |
| return {v} (tennis: to bat the ball back over the net in response to a serve) | :: retourneren |
| return {v} (card games: to play a card as a result of another player's lead) | :: retourneren |
| return {v} (computing: to pass back (data) to the calling procedure) | :: retourneren |
| return {n} (return ticket) | :: retour {n} |
| return {v} (to take something back to a retailer for a refund) SEE: take back | :: |
| return ticket {n} (a ticket granting permission to travel to a place and back again) | :: retour {n}, retourtje {n} |
| Reuben {prop} (first son of Jacob) | :: Ruben {m} |
| Reuben {prop} (one of the twelve tribes of Israel) | :: Ruben |
| Reuben {prop} (male given name) | :: Ruben {m} |
| reunion {n} (the process or act) | :: reünie |
| reunite {v} (to unite again) | :: herenigen |
| reusable {adj} (able to be used again) | :: herbruikbaar |
| reuse {v} (to use again) | :: herbruiken, hergebruiken |
| Reuven {prop} (given name) SEE: Reuben | :: |
| rev {v} (to increase the speed of a motor) | :: optrekken |
| revalue {v} (to value again, give a new value to) | :: herwaarderen |
| revamp {v} (to renovate, revise, improve or renew; to patch) | :: verbeteren |
| revanchist {n} (avenger) SEE: avenger | :: |
| rev counter {n} (rev counter) SEE: tachometer | :: |
| reveal {v} (to uncover) | :: onthullen, zich ontpoppen |
| revel {v} (make merry) | :: feesten |
| revelation {n} (the act of revealing or disclosing) | :: revelatie {f},openbaring {f} |
| revelation {n} (something dramatically disclosed) | :: onthulling |
| revelation {n} (manifestation of divine truth) | :: openbaring |
| Revelation {prop} (book of Bible) | :: Openbaring |
| reveller {n} (one who attends revels) | :: zwelger, feestneus |
| revenge {n} (retaliatory action) | :: wraak {f} |
| revenge is a dish best served cold {proverb} (revenge is best or most satisfying when delayed) | :: mijn wraak zal zoet zijn |
| revenge porn {n} (explicit media distributed as revenge) | :: wraakporno {f} |
| revenue {n} (income from an investment) | :: opbrengst {f} |
| revenue {n} (total income from a given source) | :: inkomen {n}, inkomsten {p} |
| revenue {n} (all income for some treasury by taxation e.a.) | :: staatsinkomsten {p}, overheidsinkomsten {p} |
| revenue {n} (turnover, total sales) | :: omzet {m}, zakencijfer {n} |
| revenue stamp {n} (stamp to affix as proof that tax due) | :: takszegel {m} |
| reverberation {n} (violent oscillation or vibration) | :: terugslag |
| reverberation {n} (echo, or a series of overlapping echos) | :: weerklank, echo |
| reverberation {n} (reflection of light or heat) | :: weerkaatsing |
| reverberation {n} (evolving series of effects) | :: repercussie |
| revere {v} (to regard someone or something with great awe or devotion) | :: vereren |
| revere {v} (to venerate someone or something as an idol) | :: aanbidden, verafgoden |
| reverence {n} (veneration; profound awe and respect) | :: verering, respect, eerbied |
| Reverend {n} (honorary title added to the names of Christian clergy) | :: Reverend |
| reverie {n} (state of dreaming while awake) | :: mijmering {f}, dagdroom |
| revers {n} (lapel, reversed) | :: revers {m} |
| reversal {n} | :: omkering {f}, ommezwaai |
| reverse {n} (side of a medal, badge, or coin opposite the obverse) | :: keerzijde {f} |
| reverse {n} (gear) | :: achteruit |
| reverse dictionary {n} (a dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on) | :: retrograad {n} |
| reverse discrimination {n} (advantaging minority groups who have traditionally been discriminated) | :: positieve discriminatie {m} |
| reverse dowry {n} (bride price) SEE: bride price | :: |
| reverse engineering {n} (analyzing the construction and operation of a product in order to manufacture a similar one) | :: reverse engineeren |
| reverse osmosis {n} (technique) | :: omgekeerde osmose |
| reversible {adj} (able to be reversed) | :: omkeerbaar |
| reversion {n} (return) | :: terugkeer |
| reversion {n} (the return of an estate) | :: terugkeer, erfrecht |
| review {n} (second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact) | :: recensie |
| review {n} (account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work) | :: recensie |
| review {n} (periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field) | :: revue {m} {f} |
| review {n} | :: controle, recensie |
| review {v} (to write a review) | :: recenseren |
| review {v} (to look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise.) | :: herzien |
| reviewer {n} (critic) | :: recensent {m} |
| revise {v} (to review, alter and amend, especially of written material) | :: herzien |
| Revised Romanization of Korean {prop} (Romanization standard for Korean) | :: Herziene Koreaanse Romanisatie {f} |
| revision {n} (act of revising) | :: herziening |
| revision {n} (changed edition) | :: herziening |
| revisionism {n} (advocacy of a revision of some view) | :: revisionisme {n} |
| revival {n} | :: heropleving {f} |
| revive {v} (to recover from a state of neglect) | :: doen herleven, nieuw leven inblazen |
| revive {v} (to return to life, to recover life or strength) | :: herleven |
| revoke {v} (to cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing) | :: intrekken, herroepen |
| revoke {v} (cardgames: to fail to follow suit when one should) | :: verzaken |
| revolt {v} (to rebel) | :: rebelleren, in opstand komen |
| revolt {n} (act of revolting) | :: opstand {f}, rebellie {f}, revolte {f} |
| revolution {n} (political upheaval) | :: revolutie {f} |
| revolution {n} (removal and replacement of a government) | :: revolutie {f} |
| revolution {n} (turning of an object around an axis) | :: omwenteling {f} |
| revolutionary {adj} (of or pertaining to a revolution in government) | :: baanbrekend |
| revolutionary {n} (A revolutionist; a person who revolts) | :: revolutionair {m} |
| revolve {v} | :: omwentelen |
| revolver {n} (a handgun with revolving chambers) | :: revolver |
| revolving door {n} (rotating door) | :: draaideur {f} |
| revolving door {n} (politics) | :: draaideurpolitiek {f} |
| revue {n} (form of theatrical; any entertainment featuring skits, dances, and songs) | :: revue |
| revulsion {n} (sudden violent feeling of disgust) | :: aversie |
| reward {n} (something of value given in return for an act) | :: beloning {f}, prijs, loon {n} |
| reward {n} (prize promised for a certain deed or catch) | :: beloning {f}, prijs |
| reward {n} (result of an action) | :: beloning {f}, loon {n}, verloning |
| reward {v} (give a reward to) | :: belonen |
| rewind {v} (to wind again) | :: weer oprollen |
| rewind {v} (wind back) SEE: wind back | :: |
| reword {v} (rephrase) SEE: rephrase | :: |
| rewrite {v} | :: herschrijven |
| Reykjavik {prop} (capital of Iceland) | :: reykjavik |
| Reykjaviker {n} (inhabitant of Reykjavik) | :: Reykjaviker {m} |
| Reynard {prop} (name in European folklore for the red fox) | :: Reinaart, Reintje |
| rhea {n} (flightless bird) | :: nandoe {m} |
| rhebok {n} (Pelea capreolus) | :: reebokantilope |
| rhenium {n} (chemical element) | :: renium {n} |
| rhesus {n} (Macaca mulatta) SEE: rhesus macaque | :: |
| Rhesus factor {n} (RhD-antigen) | :: resusfactor {m} |
| rhesus macaque {n} (Macaca mulatta) | :: resusaap {m} |
| rhesus monkey {n} (rhesus macaque) | :: resusaap {m} |
| rhetoric {n} (art of using language for persuasion) | :: redekunde {f}, retorica {f}, retoriek {f} |
| rhetorical {adj} (part of or similar to rhetoric) | :: retorisch |
| rheumatology {n} (branch of medicine) | :: reumatologie {f} |
| Rhine {prop} (river that flows through Europe) | :: Rijn {m} |
| Rhineland {prop} (land on both sides of the river Rhine) | :: Rijnland {n} |
| Rhineland-Palatinate {prop} (state) | :: Rijnland-Palts |
| rhinencephalon {n} (smell-brain) SEE: smell-brain | :: |
| rhinoceros {n} (herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)) | :: neushoorn {m} |
| rhizome {n} (horizontal underground stem of some plants) | :: wortelstok {m} |
| rho {n} (letter of Greek alphabet) | :: rho {m} {f} |
| Rhodes {prop} (island) | :: Rodos |
| Rhodesia {prop} (historical name of Zimbabwe) | :: Rhodesië {n} |
| rhodium {n} (chemical element) | :: rhodium {n} |
| rhododendron {n} (flowering shrub in the genus Rhododendron) | :: rododendron, alpenroosje |
| rhodonite {n} (A manganese inosilicate mineral) | :: rhodoniet |
| rhombencephalon {n} (hindbrain) SEE: hindbrain | :: |
| rhombicosidodecahedron {n} (Archimedean solid) | :: romboëdrisch icosidodecaëder |
| rhombus {n} (A parallelogram having all sides of equal length) | :: ruit {f} |
| rhotacism {n} (A linguistic phenomenon in which a consonant changes into an R) | :: rotacisme {m} |
| rhubarb {n} (any plant of the genus Rheum) | :: rabarber {f} |
| Rhuddanian {prop} (subdivision of the Silurian period) | :: Rhuddanien |
| rhyme {n} (verse, poetry) | :: rijm {n}, rijmpje {n}, vers {n}, versje {n} |
| rhyme {n} (word that rhymes with another) | :: rijmwoord {n}, rijm {n} |
| rhyme {n} (rhyming; sameness of sound of some parts of words, as ‘the poem exhibits rhyme’) | :: rijm {n} |
| rhyme {v} (transitive, to rhyme with) | :: rijmen |
| rhyme {v} (reciprocal) | :: (op elkaar) rijmen |
| rhyme {v} (put words together) | :: rijmen |
| rhyme {n} (rime) SEE: rime | :: |
| rhyme scheme {n} (the pattern created by the rhymes at the ends of the lines of a stanza of poetry) | :: rijmschema {n} |
| rhythm {n} (variation of strong and weak elements of sounds over time) | :: ritme {n} |
| rhythm {n} (tempo or speed of a beat, song, or repeated event) | :: ritme {n} |
| rhythm {n} (flow, repetition or regularity) | :: ritme {n} |
| rhythm {n} (rhythm section) SEE: rhythm section | :: |
| rhythmic {adj} (of or relating to rhythm) | :: ritmisch |
| rhythmic {adj} (characterized by rhythm) | :: ritmisch |
| rhythmic {adj} (with regular, repetitive motion or sound) | :: ritmisch |
| rhythm section {n} (section of a band maintaining the rhythm) | :: ritmesectie |
| rib {n} (curved bone) | :: rib {f} |
| ribald {adj} (coarse, lewd, vulgar) | :: grof, vulgair, |
| ribald {n} (individual who is filthy or vulgar) | :: lomperik, viezerik |
| ribbed vault {n} (structure created by intersection of vaults) | :: kruisribgewelf {n} |
| ribbit {n} (the sound made by a frog or toad) SEE: croak | :: |
| ribbit {v} (make the sound of a frog or toad) SEE: croak | :: |
| ribbit {interj} (the sound made by a frog or toad) | :: kwaak |
| ribbit {interj} | :: kwak kwak |
| ribbon {n} (long, narrow strip of material) | :: lint {n} |
| ribbon {n} (inked ribbon) | :: lint {n} |
| ribbon seal {n} (a species of true seal) | :: bandrob |
| rib cage {n} (part of skeleton) | :: ribbenkast {f} or {m} |
| rib cage {n} (cavity created by the ribs) | :: ribbenkast {f} or {m} |
| rice {n} (plants) | :: rijst {m} |
| rice {n} (seeds used as food) | :: rijst {m} |
| rice cooker {n} (kitchen appliance designed to cook rice) | :: rijstkoker {m}, rijststomer {m} |
| ricefield {n} (field where rice is grown) SEE: paddy | :: |
| rice milk {n} (milky liquid from rice) | :: rijstmelk {f} |
| rice paddy {n} (field immersed in water dedicated for the cultivation of rice) SEE: paddy | :: |
| rice vinegar {n} (a type of vinegar) | :: rijstazijn |
| rich {adj} (having wealth) | :: rijk |
| Richard {prop} (male given name) | :: Richard {m}, Rijkert {m}, Rikkert {m} |
| Richter scale {prop} (logarithmic scale) | :: schaal van Richter |
| rickets {n} (disorder of infancy) | :: rachitis, Engelse ziekte {f} |
| rickety {adj} (not strong because of poor construction or upkeep) | :: wankel, gammel, krakkemikkig |
| rickety {adj} (feeble in the joints, tottering) | :: gebrekkig |
| rickety {adj} (affected with rickets) | :: rachitisch |
| rickshaw {n} (two-wheeled carriage) | :: riksja {m} |
| ricochet {n} (an instance of ricocheting) | :: ricochet {n} |
| ricochet {v} (To rebound) | :: afketsen |
| ricotta {n} (Italian whey cheese) | :: ricotta {m} |
| rid {v} (to free from a hindrance or annoyance) | :: kwijt |
| riddle {n} (sieve) SEE: sieve | :: |
| riddle {n} (verbal puzzle) | :: raadsel {n} |
| riddle {v} (to solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question) | :: raden |
| riddle {v} (to put something through a riddle or sieve) | :: zeven |
| riddle {v} (to fill with holes like a riddle) | :: doorzeven |
| riddle {v} (to fill or spread throughout; to pervade) | :: doordringen, doorspekt |
| ride {v} (to transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, bicycle etc.) | :: rijden |
| ride {v} (to be transported in a vehicle as a passenger) | :: rijden |
| ride {v} (to mount someone to have sex with them) | :: beklimmen, berijden |
| ride {n} (instance of riding) | :: rit {m} |
| ride {n} (informal: vehicle) | :: kar {f}, bak {m} |
| rider {n} (robber) SEE: robber | :: |
| rider {n} (one who rides, see also: cyclist; driver) | :: ruiter {m} {f}, rijder {m} {f}, motorrijder {m} {f} |
| ride roughshod over {v} (treat roughly or without care; act in a bullying manner) | :: met de voeten treden |
| ride shotgun {v} (to supervise a process and watch for any risks) | :: een oogje in het zeil houden |
| ridge {n} (highest point on a roof) | :: nok {m} {f} |
| ridge {n} (chain of mountains) | :: bergkam {m}, bergrug {m} |
| ridge {n} (chain of hills) | :: heuvelkam {m}, heuvelrug {m} |
| ridge {n} (elevation on ocean bottom) | :: zeerug |
| ridicule {v} (to make fun of someone) | :: bespotten |
| ridiculous {adj} (foolish, absurd) | :: belachelijk |
| ridiculously {adv} (in a ridiculous manner) | :: belachelijk, bespottelijk |
| riding crop {n} (horsewhip) | :: rijzweep |
| Riemann sphere {n} (complex plane with a point at infinity) | :: Riemann-sfeer {m} |
| Riemann zeta function {n} (analytic continuation of a function defined as the sum of a Dirichlet series) | :: Riemann-zeta-functie |
| rife {adj} (Widespread, common (especially of unpleasant or harmful things)) | :: schering en inslag, welig |
| rife {adj} (Abounding; present in large numbers, plentiful) | :: welig, alom |
| riffraff {n} (the rabble) | :: geteisem, schorremorrie, tuig, rapalje, gepeupel |
| rifle {n} (firearm with a rifled barrel) | :: geweer {n}, karabijn {f} |
| rift {n} (shallow place in a stream) SEE: ford | :: |
| rig {v} (to fit out with a harness) | :: harnassen |
| rig {v} (to equip and fit a ship) | :: een schip optuigen |
| rig {v} (to dress or clothe in some costume) | :: iemand aankleden |
| rig {v} (to make or construct something in haste) | :: ineenflansen |
| rig {v} (to manipulate something dishonestly) | :: vervalsen |
| Riga {prop} (capital of Latvia) | :: Riga |
| rigging {n} (tackle of a sailing vessel) | :: takelage {f} |
| right {adj} (straight, not bent) | :: recht |
| right {adj} (geometry: incorporating a right angle between edges, faces, axes, etc.) | :: correct, juist |
| right {adj} (of direction, opposite of left) | :: rechts, rechter- |
| right {adj} | :: rechts, rechtse , recht , correct , juist , rechtschapen , rechtvaardig , eerlijk , billijk |
| right {adv} (on the right side) | :: rechts |
| right {interj} (checking agreement) | :: toch |
| right {n} (legal or moral entitlement) | :: recht {n} |
| right {n} (right, not left, side) | :: rechts {m}, rechterhand {f} |
| right {n} (right-wing politicians and parties) | :: rechterkant {m} |
| right {v} (to correct) | :: verbeteren |
| right {adj} (all right, not requiring assistance) SEE: all right | :: |
| right angle {n} (angle of 90 degrees) | :: rechte hoek |
| right ascension {n} (angular distance) | :: rechte klimming {f} |
| right as rain {adj} (correct; factually accurate) | :: klopt als een bus |
| right-click {v} (to press right-hand button of a mouse) | :: rechtsklikken |
| rightful {adj} (by right, by law) | :: rechtmatig |
| right-handed {n} (of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.) | :: rechtshandig |
| rightish {adj} (right-wing) SEE: right-wing | :: |
| right now {adv} (immediately) SEE: immediately | :: |
| right of first refusal {n} (contractual provision) | :: voorkeursrecht {n}, recht van voorverkoop {n} |
| right of way {n} (right to proceed first in traffic) | :: voorrang {c} |
| right-wing {adj} (resisting political change) | :: rechts |
| rigid {adj} (stiff) | :: stijf, stroef, rigide, star |
| rigid {adj} (fixed) | :: stevig, stabiel |
| rigid {adj} (rigorous, unbending) | :: stijf, onbuigzaam, rigide, star |
| rigid {adj} (uncompromising) | :: onbuigzaam, star |
| rigmarole {n} (nonsense talk) | :: gezwets |
| rigor mortis {n} (Temporary stiffness of a body's muscles and joints following death) | :: lijkstijfheid |
| rigorous {adj} (showing, causing or favoring rigor) | :: rigoureus |
| rigorous {adj} (severe; intense) | :: rigoureus |
| rigorous {adj} | :: rigoureus |
| rim {n} (edge around something) | :: rand {m} |
| rim {n} (wheel rim) | :: velg |
| rim {v} (lick the anus) | :: baffen |
| rime {n} (hoar frost) | :: rijm {m}, rijp {m}, dauwvorst {m}, vriesdauw {m} |
| rind {n} (hard outer layer of fruit, cheese) | :: schil {f}, bast {f} |
| rinderpest {n} (disease) | :: runderpest {f} |
| Rindt {prop} | :: Rindt |
| ring {n} (round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger) | :: ring {m} |
| ring {n} (place where some sports take place) | :: ring {m} |
| ring {n} (astronomy: a formation of various pieces of material orbiting around a planet) | :: ring {m} |
| ring {v} (to surround or enclose) | :: omringen |
| ring {v} ((intr.) to produce a resonant sound) | :: bellen, klinken, rinkelen |
| ring {v} ((tr.) to make something produce a resonant sound) | :: luiden, weergalmen, beieren |
| ring {v} (to appear to be) | :: klinken, luiden |
| ring {v} (to telephone (someone)) | :: opbellen, telefoneren |
| ring {n} (burner (e.g. of a stove)) SEE: burner | :: |
| ring a bell {v} (to seem vaguely familiar) | :: een belletje doen rinkelen; iets zeggen |
| ring-billed gull {n} (Larus delawarensis) | :: ringsnavelmeeuw {f} |
| ring binder {n} (folder) | :: multomap, ringband {m} |
| ring down the curtain {v} (stop) SEE: stop | :: |
| ring finger {n} (finger between the middle finger and little finger) | :: ringvinger {m} |
| ringleader {n} (person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang) | :: raddraaier {m} |
| ringlet {n} (lock, tress) | :: pijpenkrul {f} |
| ringneck dove {n} (Streptopelia risoria) | :: lachduif {f} {m} |
| ring ouzel {n} (Turdus torquatus) | :: beflijster {f} |
| ring road {n} (highway) | :: ring {m}, ringweg {m} |
| ringtone {n} (sound made by a telephone when ringing) | :: ringtone {m}, beltoon {m} |
| ring up the curtain {v} (start) SEE: start | :: |
| ringworm {n} (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) | :: ringworm {m} |
| riot {n} (tumultuous disturbance of public peace) | :: rel {m} |
| rioter {n} (one who riots) | :: relschopper {m}, oproermaker {m} |
| riot police {n} (a unit of police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds) | :: oproerpolitie {f} |
| rip {v} (to fart) SEE: fart | :: |
| rip {n} (tear) SEE: tear | :: |
| rip {v} (to mock) SEE: mock | :: |
| rip {v} (to divide or separate the parts of) | :: scheuren |
| rip {v} (to copy data to a device) | :: rippen |
| rip {n} (type of tide or current) SEE: rip current | :: |
| RIP {interj} (abbreviation: rest in peace) | :: Rust in Vrede, RIV |
| rip current {n} (strong water flow) | :: mui {f}, muistroom {m} |
| ripe {adj} (ready for reaping or gathering, of fruits and seeds) | :: rijp |
| ripe {adj} | :: rijp |
| ripe {v} (to ripen or mature) | :: rijpen |
| ripe {adj} (intoxicated) SEE: intoxicated | :: |
| ripen {v} (to grow ripe) | :: rijpen |
| ripple {n} (moving disturbance or undulation in the surface of a liquid) | :: rimpeling |
| ripple {n} (sound similar to that of undulating water) | :: kabbelen {n} |
| ripple {v} (to move like the undulating surface of a body of water) | :: kabbelen |
| ripple {n} (implement for removing the seeds from flax) | :: repel {m} |
| riptide {n} (rip current) SEE: rip current | :: |
| Ripuarian {prop} (West Germanic dialect) | :: Ripuarisch {n} |
| Ripuarian {n} (member of a section of the Frankish people) | :: Ripuariër {m} |
| Ripuarian {adj} (pertaining to a/the tribal Ripuarian(s)) | :: Ripuarisch |
| Ripuarian {adj} (pertaining to dialect) | :: Ripuarisch |
| rise {v} (to move upwards) | :: rijzen, opstijgen |
| rise {v} (of a celestial body: to appear to move from behind the horizon) | :: opkomen, rijzen |
| rise {v} (to get up) | :: opstaan |
| rise {v} (to be resurrected) | :: opstaan |
| rise {v} (of a quantity, etc: to increase) | :: stijgen |
| rise {v} | :: rijzen, stijgen, opstijgen |
| rise {n} (action of moving upwards) | :: rijzen {?}, oprijzen {?}, stijgen {?}, opstijgen {?} |
| rise {n} (increase (in a quantity, price, etc)) | :: toenemen {?}, vermeerderen {?} |
| risk {n} (possible, usually negative, outcome) | :: risico {n} |
| risk {n} (likelihood of a negative outcome) | :: risico {n} |
| risk {n} (potential (conventionally negative) impact of an event) | :: risico {n} |
| risk {n} | :: risico {n} |
| risk {v} (to incur risk to something) | :: risico nemen, riskeren |
| risk {v} (to incur risk of something) | :: risico nemen, riskeren |
| risk {v} (to incur risk by something) | :: risico nemen, riskeren |
| risk {v} | :: riskeren, wagen |
| risky {adj} (dangerous, involving risks) | :: gewaagd, riskant |
| rite {n} (ritual) | :: ritus {f}, kerkgebruik {n} |
| rite of passage {n} (ceremony to celebrate a transition) | :: rite de passage {m}, overgangsritueel {n} |
| ritual {n} (rite) | :: ritueel {n} |
| rival {n} (competitor with the same objective) | :: tegenstander, rivaal, concurent, vijand |
| rivalry {n} (competition) | :: rivaliteit |
| river {n} (large stream which drains a landmass) | :: rivier {m}, stroom {m} |
| river {n} (any large flow of a liquid) | :: stroom {m} |
| riverbed {n} (a river bottom) | :: rivierbedding |
| riverboat {n} (watercraft) | :: binnenvaartschip {n} |
| river horse {n} (hippopotamus) SEE: hippopotamus | :: |
| rivet {n} (cylindrical mechanical fastener) | :: klinknagel {m} |
| rivet {v} (to attach or fasten parts by using rivets) | :: popnagelen |
| rivulet {n} (small brook) | :: stroompje {n}, beekje {n} |
| rix-dollar {n} (A rix-dollar) | :: rijksdaalder |
| Riyadh {prop} (capital of Saudi Arabia) | :: Riyad |
| riyal {n} (currency) | :: rial |
| Rāma {prop} (avatar of Vishnu) | :: Rama |
| röntgen {n} (unit of exposure to ionizing radiation) | :: röntgen |
| roach {n} (US: cockroach) SEE: cockroach | :: |
| road {n} (a way for travel) | :: baan {f}, weg {m}, straat {f} |
| road {n} (nautical: partially sheltered waters) SEE: roadstead | :: |
| roadblock {n} (Something that blocks or obstructs a road) | :: wegversperring {f}, wegblokkade {f} |
| roadblock {n} (An obstacle or impediment) | :: versperring {f}, obstakel {n}, tegenwerkende factor {m} |
| road hog {n} (bad or inconsiderate driver) | :: wegpiraat {m} |
| roadhouse {n} (establishment) | :: uitspanning |
| Roadian {prop} (subdivision of the Permian period) | :: Roadien |
| road map {n} (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) | :: wegenkaart {f} {m} |
| road race {n} (race run on roads) | :: wegrit {m} |
| road roller {n} (heavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt) | :: stoomwals {f}, pletwals {f} |
| roadrunner {n} (bird of the Geococcyx genus) | :: renkoekoek {m} |
| roadside {n} (area on either side of a road) | :: stoeprand, berm |
| roadside bomb {n} (explosive device) | :: bermbom {m} {f} |
| roadside hawk {n} (Buteo magnirostris) | :: wegbuizerd |
| road sign {n} (sign for traffic control or driver information) | :: wegaanduiding {f}, verkeersbord {n} |
| roadstead {n} (partly-sheltered anchorage outside a harbour) | :: rede {c} |
| road user {n} (road user) | :: weggebruiker {m} |
| roadwork {n} (construction or maintenance done to roads) | :: wegwerkzaamheid {f} |
| roam {v} (wander freely) | :: rondwandelen, wandelen, rondlopen, dwalen, ronddwalen, zwerven |
| roar {v} (to make loud, deep cry of emotion) | :: brullen |
| roar {v} (of animals, to make a loud deep noise) | :: brullen |
| roar {n} (cry of the lion) | :: brul {m} |
| roast {v} (to cook food by heating in an oven or fire) | :: roosteren, grillen |
| roast {v} (to process by drying through heat-exposure) | :: branden (e.g. coffee), roosteren |
| roast {v} (to admonish someone vigorously) | :: het vuur aan de schenen leggen |
| roast {v} (to banter, severely criticize) | :: op de rooster leggen |
| roast {n} (cut of meat) | :: braadstuk {n}, gebraad {n} |
| roast {adj} (having been cooked by roasting) | :: geroosterd |
| roast {adj} (subjected to roasting, bantered) | :: op de rooster gelegd |
| rob {v} (to steal from, using violence) | :: beroven, bestelen |
| rob {v} | :: roven |
| robber {n} (one who robs) | :: rover {m} |
| robber baron {n} (a feudal lord who charged exorbitant fees on travellers) | :: roofridder {m} |
| robber crab {n} (coconut crab) SEE: coconut crab | :: |
| robbery {n} (act or practice of robbing) | :: roof {m}, beroving {f} |
| robe {n} (long, loose outer garment) | :: kleed |
| robin {n} (Erithacus rubecula) | :: roodborstje {n} |
| robin {n} (Turdus migratorius) | :: roodborstlijster |
| Robin {prop} (Male given name) | :: Robin {m} {f} |
| robinsonade {n} (genre of adventure fiction) | :: robinsonade {f} |
| robot {n} (intelligent mechanical being) | :: robot |
| robot {n} (traffic light) SEE: traffic light | :: |
| rob Peter to pay Paul {v} (to use resources producing no net gain) | :: vestzak-broekzakoperatie {f} |
| robust {adj} (evincing strength) | :: robuust, degelijk |
| rock {n} (natural mineral aggregate) | :: steen {m}, rots {f}, gesteente {n}, vels {m} |
| rock {n} (mass of projecting rock) | :: klif, rots |
| rock {n} (large stone or boulder) | :: rots |
| rock {n} (hill or island without vegetation) | :: rots |
| rock {n} (something strong, stable, and dependable) | :: steen |
| rock {n} (confectionery made from sugar) | :: kandij, suikerstok |
| rock {v} (move gently back and forth) | :: wiegen |
| rock {v} (cause to shake or sway violently) | :: schudden |
| rock {v} (sway or tilt violently back and forth) | :: schommelen, waggelen |
| rock {n} (style of music) | :: rock {m} |
| rock {n} (distaff) SEE: distaff | :: |
| rock band {n} (rock group) SEE: rock group | :: |
| rock climbing {n} (sport of scaling rock faces) | :: rotsklimmen |
| rock dove {n} (Columba livia) | :: rotsduif {f}, postduif |
| rockery {n} (section of a garden made from decorative rocks) | :: rotstuin {m} |
| rocket {n} (rocket engine) | :: raket {m} {f} |
| rocket {n} (military: non-guided missile) | :: raket |
| rocket {n} (vehicle) | :: raket |
| rocket {n} (rocket-propelled firework, see also: skyrocket) | :: vuurpijl {m} |
| rocket {n} (arugula) SEE: arugula | :: |
| rocket salad {n} (rocket, arugula) SEE: arugula | :: |
| rocket science {n} (anything overly complex (idiomatic)) | :: hogere wiskunde {f} |
| rockfish {n} (fish of the genus Sebastes) | :: roodbaars {m} |
| rock garden {n} (rockery) SEE: rockery | :: |
| rock group {n} (musical group specializing in rock music) | :: rockband {m}, rockgroep {f} |
| rocking chair {n} (chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked) | :: schommelstoel |
| rocking horse {n} (a child’s toy consisting of a (usually wooden) horse mounted on a rocker or swing) | :: schommelpaard {n}, hobbelpaard {n} |
| rock lobster {n} (spiny lobster) SEE: spiny lobster | :: |
| rockmelon {n} (Cucumis melo reticulatus) SEE: cantaloupe | :: |
| rock paper scissors {n} (popular child's game) | :: steen, papier, schaar {?}, blad-steen-schaar {?} |
| rock partridge {n} (rock partridge) | :: steenpatrijs |
| rock pigeon {n} (rock dove, Columba livia) SEE: rock dove | :: |
| rock pigeon {n} (chestnut-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa rufipennis) | :: roodvleugelkwartelduif {m} {f} |
| rock pigeon {n} (white-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa albipennis) | :: witvleugelkwartelduif {m} {f} |
| rockstar {n} (member of a rock band) | :: rockster {m} {f} |
| rocky {adj} (full of rocks) | :: rotsig |
| rococo {adj} (old-fashioned) SEE: old-fashioned | :: |
| rod {n} (fishing rod or pole) | :: hengelroede, visgarde |
| rod {n} (stick or bundle used for punishment) | :: roede, roe |
| rod {n} (stick to measure length) | :: roede, el, meetstok |
| rod {n} (unit of length) | :: roede |
| rod {n} (archaic: unit of area) | :: roede |
| rod {n} | :: roede, staaf {f}, stok, staaf {f} |
| rod {n} (slang: pistol) SEE: pistol | :: |
| rod cell {n} (any of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina) | :: staafje {n} |
| rode {n} (The line from the vessel to its anchor) | :: reed, reden |
| rodent {n} (mammal of the order Rodentia) | :: knaagdier {n} |
| Rodinia {prop} (ancient world supercontinent) | :: Rodinië {f} |
| roe {n} (roe deer) SEE: roe deer | :: |
| roe {n} (eggs of fish) | :: kuit {m} |
| roebuck {n} (male roe deer) | :: reebok {m} |
| roe deer {n} (small deer species, Capreolus capreolus) | :: ree {m} |
| roentgenium {n} (chemical element) | :: roentgenium {n} |
| roger {interj} (received) | :: begrepen |
| Roger {prop} (male given name) | :: Rogier {m}, Rutger {m} |
| roger that {interj} (received) SEE: roger | :: |
| rogue {n} (a mischievous scamp) | :: kwajongen {m} |
| rogue {n} (a vagrant) | :: zwerver {m} |
| rogue state {n} (state or nation acting outside of the accepted international norms and policies) | :: schurkenstaat {m} |
| roil {v} (render turbid) | :: vertroebelen |
| roil {v} (to annoy) | :: storen, ergeren, kwaad maken |
| role {n} (character or part) | :: rol {m} {f} |
| roleplay {n} (roleplaying game) SEE: roleplaying game | :: |
| roleplaying game {n} (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) | :: rollenspel {n} |
| roll {v} (to cause to revolve) | :: rollen |
| roll {v} (to wrap round on itself) | :: oprollen, rollen |
| roll {v} (to bind or involve by winding) | :: oprollen |
| roll {v} (to drive or impel forward with an easy motion) | :: rollen |
| roll {v} (to press or level with a roller) | :: walsen, pletwalsen |
| roll {v} (to move, or cause to be moved, upon rollers or small wheels) | :: rollen |
| roll {v} (to beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum) | :: roffelen |
| roll {n} (the act of rolling) | :: rol |
| roll {n} (that which rolls; a roller) | :: rol |
| roll {n} (a heavy cylinder used to break clods) | :: wals, pletwals |
| roll {n} (one of a set of revolving cylinders between which metal is pressed) | :: wals |
| roll {n} (oscillating movement of a vessel from side to side) | :: geslinger |
| roll {n} (a heavy, reverberatory sound) | :: dreun, gedreun, gerommel |
| roll {n} (the uniform beating of a drum) | :: roffel, geroffel |
| roll {n} (that which is rolled up) | :: rol |
| roll {n} (a scroll) | :: rol, boekrol |
| roll {n} (an official or public document) | :: rol, register, lijst, naamlijst |
| roll {n} (quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form) | :: rol |
| roll {n} (a cylindrical twist of tobacco) | :: rol |
| roll {n} (shortened raised biscuit or bread) | :: broodje |
| roll {n} (part; office; duty) | :: rol |
| rollator {n} (walking frame with wheels) | :: rollator {m} |
| roll call {n} (reading of a list of names and responses) | :: appel, naamafroeping |
| rolled fillet {n} (chopped veal rolled in a piece of bacon) | :: blinde vink {m} |
| roller {n} (slang: police) SEE: cop | :: |
| rollerblade {n} (type of roller skate) | :: skeeler {m} |
| roller blind {n} (blind for a window) | :: rolgordijn {n} |
| rollercoaster {n} (amusement ride) | :: achtbaan {c} |
| roller shutter {n} (shutter consisting of a series of horizontal sections that are hinged together) | :: rolluik {n} |
| roller skate {n} (a boot having small wheels) | :: rolschaats |
| roller skate {v} (to skate using roller skates) | :: rolschaatsen |
| rolling paper {n} (paper for rolling cigarettes) | :: vloeitje, vloeipapier |
| rolling pin {n} (food preparation utensil) | :: deegroller |
| rolling stock {n} (railway vehicles collectively) | :: rollend materieel {n} |
| rolling stone {n} (womanizer) SEE: womanizer | :: |
| rolling stop {n} | :: vertragen {n}, |
| rollmop {n} (fillet of herring) | :: rolmops {m} |
| roll over {v} (to make a rolling motion or turn) | :: overkop gaan |
| rollup {n} (self-made cigarette) | :: sjekkie {n} |
| roll up one's sleeves {v} (roll one's sleeves up) | :: de mouwen opstropen |
| roll up one's sleeves {v} (prepare to work) | :: de mouwen opstropen |
| roly-poly {n} (toy that rights itself when pushed over) | :: duikelaar {m} |
| Rom {n} (a member of the Romani people) | :: zigeuner |
| Roma {prop} (the Romani people) | :: Roma |
| romaji {n} (romanization of Japanese) | :: romaji {n} |
| Roman {adj} (of or from Rome) | :: Romeins, Romeinse |
| Roman {n} (a native or resident of Rome) | :: Romein {f}, Romeinse {f} |
| Roman alphabet {n} (Latin alphabet) SEE: Latin alphabet | :: |
| Roman candle {n} (a type of firework) | :: romeinse kaars |
| Roman Catholic Church {prop} (Catholic Church) | :: Rooms-Katholieke Kerk {f} |
| Romance {adj} (of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin) | :: Romaans |
| Roman Empire {prop} (ancient Latin empire) | :: Romeinse Rijk {n} |
| Romani {n} (member of the Roma people) SEE: Rom | :: |
| Romani {n} (nomadic people) SEE: Roma | :: |
| Romania {prop} (South-Eastern European country) | :: Roemenië |
| Romanian {adj} (of or relating to Romania, its people, or language) | :: Roemeens, Roemeense |
| Romanian {n} (native of Romania) | :: Roemeen {m}, Roemeense {f} |
| Romanian {n} (official language of Romania) | :: Roemeens {n} |
| Romanicist {n} (Romanicist) | :: romanist {m} |
| romanise {v} (romanize) SEE: romanize | :: |
| Romanise {v} (romanize) SEE: romanize | :: |
| Romanization {n} (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) | :: romanisatie {f} |
| romanize {v} (to put letters or words into the Latin alphabet) | :: romaniseren, transcriberen |
| Roman nose {n} (aquiline nose) SEE: aquiline nose | :: |
| Roman numeral {n} (numeral represented by letters) | :: Romeins cijfer {n} |
| Roman numerals {n} (system of numerals) | :: Romeinse cijfers npl |
| Romans {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Romeinen |
| Romans {prop} (30th sura of the Qur'an) | :: Romeinen {p} {m} |
| Romansch {n} (the Romance language) | :: Reto-Romaans {n} |
| Romanticism {prop} (artistic and intellectual movement) | :: romantiek {f} |
| romanticize {v} (to view something in a romantic manner) | :: romantiseren |
| Rome {prop} (city) | :: Rome {n} |
| Romeo {n} (boyfriend) SEE: boyfriend | :: |
| Romeo {prop} (character in Romeo and Juliet) | :: Romeo {m} |
| Rome wasn't built in a day {proverb} (it takes a long time to create something complicated or impressive) | :: Rome is niet op één dag gebouwd, Keulen en Aken zijn niet op één dag gebouwd |
| romp {v} (to play roughly or energetically) | :: stoeien, rondhuppelen, |
| romp {n} (period of boisterous play) | :: stoeipartij |
| romper suit {n} (one-piece garment) SEE: onesie | :: |
| ronin {n} (masterless samurai) | :: ronin {m} |
| rood {n} (crucifix) | :: kruis {n} |
| rood screen {n} (carved screen) | :: doksaal {n} |
| roof {n} (the cover at the top of a building) | :: dak {n} |
| roof {n} (the upper part of a cavity) | :: plafond {n} |
| roofer {n} (craftsman who lays or repairs roofs) | :: dakdekker {m} |
| roof rabbit {n} | :: dakhaas |
| roof tile {n} (tile covering a roof) | :: dakpan {c} |
| rooibos {n} (shrub) | :: rooibos {m} |
| rooibos {n} (tea) | :: rooibos {m} |
| rooibos tea {n} (rooibos) SEE: rooibos | :: |
| rook {n} (bird) | :: roek {m} |
| rook {v} (cheat, swindle) | :: valsspelen |
| rook {n} (chesspiece) | :: toren {m} |
| rook {n} (fortification) | :: vesting {f}, burcht {f} |
| rookie {adj} (amateur) SEE: amateur | :: |
| rookie {n} (an inexperienced recruit) | :: schacht {m} |
| rookie {n} (a novice) | :: beginneling {m}, nieuwkomer {m} |
| room {n} (space) | :: ruimte {f}, kamer {f}, vertrek {n} |
| room {n} (division in a building) | :: ruimte {f}, kamer {f}, zaal {m}, vertrek {n} |
| room and board {n} (place for lodging with daily meals) | :: kamer met volpension {f} |
| roommate {n} (a person with whom one shares a room) | :: kamergenoot {m} |
| roommate {n} (US: with whom one shares an apartment or house) | :: huisgenoot {m} |
| room temperature {n} (normal temperature) | :: kamertemperatuur {f} |
| roomy {adj} (spacious) | :: ruim |
| rooster {n} (flower) SEE: violet | :: |
| rooster {n} (male chicken; male gallinaceous bird) | :: haan {m} |
| root {n} (part of a plant) | :: wortel {m} |
| root {n} (of a tooth) | :: wortel {m} |
| root {n} (part of a hair under the skin) | :: wortel {m} |
| root {n} (primary source) | :: wortel {m} |
| root {n} (arithmetic: number or expression which when raised to a power gives the specified number or expression) | :: wortel {m}, machtswortel {m} |
| root {n} (analysis: zero of a function) | :: nulpunt {n}, wortel {m} |
| root {n} (graph theory: node in a tree that has no parent) | :: wortel {m} |
| root {n} (linguistic morphology: primary lexical unit of a word) | :: wortel {m} |
| root {n} (philology: word from which another word or words are derived) | :: stam {m} |
| root {n} (person who manages accounts on a UNIX system) | :: beheerder {m}, administrator {m} |
| root {v} (to turn up or dig with the snout - as pigs) | :: wroeten |
| root {v} (to rummage, root out) | :: graven, rommelen, wroeten |
| root {v} (coarse slang: to have sexual intercourse) | :: neuken, wippen, poepen |
| root {n} (coarse slang: act of sexual intercourse) | :: neukpartij {m} |
| root {v} (cheer) | :: juichen, aanvuren, supporteren |
| root {n} (arithmetic: square root) SEE: square root | :: |
| root cause {n} (initiating cause) | :: grondoorzaak {f} |
| rooted {adj} ((computing) having a compromised root account) | :: geworteld |
| rootedness {n} (state or quality of being rooted) | :: verworteling {f} |
| root hair {n} | :: wortelhaar {n} |
| rope {n} (thick, strong string) | :: touw {n} |
| rope {n} (a length of this string) | :: touw {n} |
| rorqual {n} (whale with long skin folds below mouth) | :: vinvis {m} |
| rory {adj} (dewy) SEE: dewy | :: |
| Rosamund {prop} (female given name) | :: Rosamunde {f} |
| rosary {n} (Catholic prayer beads) | :: rozenkrans {m} |
| rose {n} (shrub) | :: roos {f}, rozenstruik {m} |
| rose {n} (flower) | :: roos {f} |
| rose {n} (colour) | :: roze {n} (?) |
| rose {adj} (colour) | :: roze, roos, rooskleurig, roosgekleurd, rozig |
| rose fish {n} (Sebastes norvegicus) | :: roodbaars |
| rose garden {n} | :: rozentuin |
| rosehip {n} (the fruit of a rose plant) | :: rozenbottel {f} |
| rosemaling {n} | :: rosemaling {f} |
| rosemary {n} (shrub) | :: rozemarijn {m} |
| rose quartz {n} (pinkish to reddish-colored quartz) | :: rozenkwarts {n} |
| Rosetta Stone {prop} (large inscribed stone) | :: Steen van Rosette {m} |
| rosin {n} (liquid resin) SEE: resin | :: |
| rosin {n} (solid form of resin) | :: colofonium {n} |
| Ross's gull {n} (Rhodostethia rosea) | :: Ross' meeuw {f} |
| roster {n} (schedule) SEE: schedule | :: |
| roster {n} (a list of names) | :: rooster |
| rostrum {n} (zoology: beak) SEE: beak | :: |
| rostrum {n} (projecting prow of a rowed warship) | :: ramsteven {m} |
| rosé wine {n} (pink coloured wine) | :: roséwijn {m} |
| rot {v} ((intransitive) to suffer decomposition) | :: rotten, vergaan |
| rotate {v} (to spin, turn, or revolve) | :: roteren, ronddraaien |
| rotation {n} (act of turning around a centre) | :: rotatie {f} |
| rotation {n} (single cycle of turning) | :: draaiing {f} |
| rotational energy {n} (kinetic energy) | :: rotatie-energie {f} |
| rote {n} (process of committing to memory) | :: herhaling {f} |
| rote {n} (mechanical routine) | :: sleur {m} |
| rote {n} (roar of the surf) | :: breken |
| rotten {adj} (decayed, gone bad) | :: rot, verrot |
| rotten {adj} (mean) | :: gemeen |
| Rotterdam {prop} (city and port in The Netherlands) | :: Rotterdam {n} |
| Rotterdammer {n} (person from Rotterdam) | :: Rotterdammer {m}, Rotterdamse {f} |
| rotula {n} (kneecap) SEE: kneecap | :: |
| rotunda {n} (roundabout) SEE: roundabout | :: |
| Roubaix {prop} (city in Hauts-de-France) | :: Robaais, Roubaix |
| rouge {n} (blush) SEE: blush | :: |
| Rouget's rail {n} (bird) | :: Rougets ral {f} |
| rough {adj} (not smooth) | :: ruw, ruig |
| rough {v} (to render rough) SEE: roughen | :: |
| roughage {n} (dietary fibre) SEE: dietary fibre | :: |
| roughen {v} | :: ruwen |
| rough-legged buzzard {n} (Buteo lagopus) | :: ruigpootbuizerd |
| roughly {adv} (unevenly) | :: grofweg |
| roughly {adv} (approximately) SEE: approximately | :: |
| roulade {n} (A slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked) | :: rollade {c} |
| roulette {n} (game of chance) | :: roulette {f} |
| round {adj} (circular or cylindrical) | :: rond |
| round {adj} (spherical) | :: rond |
| round {adj} (of corners that lack sharp angles) | :: afgerond |
| round {adj} (plump) | :: dik, mollig, rond |
| round {adj} (of a number that has been rounded off) | :: rond, afgerond |
| round {n} (outburst) | :: ronde {f} |
| round {n} (song with each subset starting at a different time) | :: canon {m} |
| round {n} (segment of a sport event) | :: ronde |
| round {prep} (around) SEE: around | :: |
| round {adv} (around) SEE: around | :: |
| roundabout {n} (road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island) | :: rotonde {f}, rondpunt {n} , verkeersplein {n} |
| roundabout {n} (children's play apparatus which rotates around a central axis when pushed) | :: draaimolen {m}, carrousel {m} |
| roundabout {n} (fairground carousel) | :: draaimolen {m} |
| roundabout {n} (detour) | :: omweg {m}, omleiding {f} |
| round bracket {n} (parenthesis, bracket) | :: rond haakje {n}, ronde haak {m}, parenthese {f} |
| roundel {n} (heraldry: a circular spot; a charge in the form of a small coloured circle) | :: koek |
| roundly {adv} (utterly) | :: degelijk |
| round out {v} (To make more complete by adding details) | :: uitwerken |
| round table {n} (conference) | :: rondetafelbespreking {f} |
| Round Table {prop} (King Arthur's table) | :: de ronde tafel {f} |
| rouse {v} (to wake) | :: opwekken |
| route {n} (course or way traveled) | :: route |
| route {n} (passing, course, road) | :: route |
| route {n} | :: traject {n} |
| route {v} (to direct along a particular course) | :: leiden, sturen |
| router {n} (device that connects local area networks to form a larger internet) | :: router {m} |
| roving {adj} (wandering) | :: zwervend, loensend |
| row {n} (line of objects) | :: rij {f} |
| row {n} (in a table) | :: rij {f} |
| row {v} (transitive:to propel over water using oars) | :: roeien |
| row {n} (noisy argument) | :: ruzie {f} |
| row {n} (continual loud noise) | :: kabaal {n}, lawaai {n} |
| rowan {n} | :: lijsterbes |
| rowboat {n} (small boat that is rowed) | :: roeiboot {m} {f} |
| rowhome {n} (house) SEE: rowhouse | :: |
| row house {n} (rowhouse) SEE: rowhouse | :: |
| rowhouse {n} (house) | :: rijhuis {n} |
| rowing boat {n} (rowboat) SEE: rowboat | :: |
| rowing machine {n} (exercise machine) | :: roeimachine {f}, roeitrainer {m} |
| rowlock {n} (support for an oar) | :: dol {m} |
| Roxana {prop} (the wife of Alexander the Great) | :: Roxane |
| Roxana {prop} (female given name) | :: Roxane |
| Roxanne {prop} (female given name) SEE: Roxana | :: |
| royal {adj} (of or relating to a monarch or their family) | :: koninklijk |
| royal {n} (royal person) | :: royal {m} {f} |
| royal {adj} (majestic) SEE: majestic | :: |
| royal family {n} (family of the ruling sovereign of a country or state) | :: koninklijke familie {f} |
| royal jelly {n} (substance secreted by bees) | :: koninginnenbrij {f} |
| royal penguin {n} (Eudyptes schlegeli) | :: Schlegels pinguïn {m} |
| royal poinciana {n} (flamboyant) SEE: flamboyant | :: |
| Roy G. Biv {prop} (mnemonic) | :: ROGGBIV |
| rösti {n} (traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes) | :: rösti {f} |
| RTFA {phrase} (Read The Fucking Article) | :: LVDH |
| RTFM {phrase} (Abbreviation of Read the fucking manual) | :: LVDH (Lees verdomme de handleiding) |
| rub {v} (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area) | :: wrijven |
| rubber {n} (pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree) | :: rubber {n} |
| rubber {n} (condom) | :: condoom {m}, rubber {n} |
| rubber {n} | :: rubber {n} , kunstrubber {n} , gom {m} |
| rubber {n} (eraser) SEE: eraser | :: |
| rubber band {n} (elastic band) SEE: elastic band | :: |
| rubberneck {n} (tourist) SEE: tourist | :: |
| rubber stamp {n} (piece of rubber to make an imprint) | :: stempel |
| rubbing {n} (impression of an embossed or incised surface) | :: afwrijfsel {n} |
| rubbish {n} (garbage) SEE: garbage | :: |
| rubbish {interj} (used to express that what was recently said is nonsense or untrue) | :: onzin |
| rubbish bin {n} (garbage can) SEE: garbage can | :: |
| rubble {n} (the broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry) | :: puin |
| rube {n} (person of rural heritage; a yokel) | :: plattelander, boerenpummel |
| rube {n} (pejorative: uninformed, unsophisticated, or unintelligent person) | :: simpele ziel, sul ,mafkees |
| Rube Goldberg machine {n} (comically overcomplicated machine) | :: Rube Goldbergmachine |
| rubeola {n} (measles) SEE: measles | :: |
| rubidium {n} (element with atomic number 37) | :: rubidium {n} |
| Rubik's cube {n} (cubical mechanical puzzle) | :: Rubiks kubus {m} |
| ruble {n} (Russian monetary unit) | :: roebel {m} |
| rub out {v} (delete or erase by rubbing) | :: uitvagen, wegvagen, wegvegen |
| rubric {n} (category or classification) | :: rubriek {f} |
| ruby {n} (type of gem) | :: robijn {m} {n} |
| ruby {n} (colour) | :: robijnrood {?} |
| ruby {n} (5½-point type) SEE: agate | :: |
| ruckus {n} (A noisy disturbance and/or commotion) | :: oproer, commotie, lawaai, ophef |
| ruckus {n} (A row, fight) | :: oproer {n}, opstoot {m}, rel(letje) |
| ruction {n} (noisy quarrel or fight) | :: vechtpartij {f}, oproer {n}, krakeel {n}, herrie {f}, tumult {n} |
| rudd {n} (fish Scardinius erythrophthalmus) | :: rietvoorn {m} |
| rudder {n} (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) | :: roer {n} |
| rudder {n} (control surface of an aircraft) | :: roer {n} |
| ruddy {adj} (reddish) | :: rossig |
| ruddy {adj} (a mild intensifier) | :: verrekt |
| rude {adj} (bad-mannered) | :: grof, onbeschoft |
| rudeness {n} (property of being rude) | :: grofheid {f}, botheid {f} |
| rudiment {n} (biology: body part that has no function left) | :: rudiment {n} |
| rudimentary {adj} (basic; minimal) | :: rudimentair |
| Rudolph {prop} (male given name) | :: Rudolf |
| rue {n} (repentance, regret) | :: spijt {f} |
| rue {v} (to repent or regret a past action or event) | :: berouwen |
| rue {n} (any of various perennial shrubs) | :: wijnruit |
| rueful {adj} (inspiring pity or compassion) | :: meelijwekkend |
| ruff {n} (circular frill or ruffle on a garment) | :: lubbenkraag, molensteenkraag, pijpkraag, plooikraag |
| ruff {n} (the bird Philomachus pugnax (syn. Calidris pugnax)) | :: kemphaan {m} |
| ruff {v} (play a trump card) SEE: trump | :: |
| ruffian {n} (scoundrel, rascal) | :: schelm {m}, schurk {m} |
| ruffle {n} (strip of fabric) | :: ruche {f} |
| rufous-bellied kookaburra {n} (Dacelo gaudichaud) | :: roodbuikkookaburra |
| rufous-naped tit {n} (Periparus rufonuchalis) | :: sparrenmees |
| rufous-winged antshrike {n} (Thamnophilus torquatus) | :: roodvleugel-mierklauwier |
| rug {n} (wig) SEE: wig | :: |
| rug {n} (partial floor covering) | :: tapijt {n} |
| rugby {n} (a sport where players can hold or kick an ovoid ball) | :: rugby {n} |
| rugby player {n} (one who plays rugby) | :: rugbyspeler |
| rugged {adj} (broken into sharp points) | :: ruig, ruw |
| rugged {adj} (not neat or regular) | :: ruw |
| rugged {adj} (rough with bristles) | :: ruig |
| rugged {adj} (violent, rude) | :: grof |
| rugged {adj} (vigorous, robust) | :: potig |
| ruggedness {n} (state of being rugged) | :: stevigheid, potigheid |
| Ruhnu {prop} (island in the middle of the Gulf of Riga) | :: Ruhnu |
| ruin {n} (remains of destroyed construction) | :: ruïne {f}, bouwval {m}, puinhoop {m} |
| ruin {n} (the state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed) | :: verval {n}, puin {n} |
| ruin {v} (to cause the economical ruin of) | :: ruïneren |
| ruin {v} (to ruin) SEE: wreck | :: |
| Ruism {n} (Confucianism) SEE: Confucianism | :: |
| rule {n} (regulation) | :: regel {c} |
| rule {v} (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over) | :: regeren |
| rule {n} (straight-edge) SEE: ruler | :: |
| rule of thumb {n} (general guideline rather than a strict rule) | :: vuistregel {m} |
| rule out {v} (to make something impossible) | :: uitsluiten |
| ruler {n} (measuring or drawing device) | :: meetlat, liniaal |
| ruler {n} (person who rules or governs) | :: heerser {m} |
| ruler {n} (a female person who rules or governs) | :: heerseres {f} |
| rulership {n} (where one rules over others) | :: heerschappij |
| rum {n} (distilled spirit) | :: rum {m} |
| rumble {n} (low, heavy, continuous sound) | :: rommeling {f} |
| rumble {n} (street fight or brawl) | :: straatgevecht {n} |
| rumen {n} (first stomach of ruminants) | :: pens {m} |
| ruminant {n} (artiodactyl ungulate mammal which chews cud) | :: herkauwer |
| ruminate {v} (to chew cud) | :: herkauwen |
| rumor {n} (statement or claim from no known reliable source) | :: gerucht {n} |
| rumor {n} (uncountable: information) | :: geruchten {p} |
| rump {n} (the buttocks) | :: achterwerk {n} |
| Rumpelstiltskin {prop} (the fairy tale) | :: Repelsteeltje {n} |
| Rumpelstiltskin {prop} (the fictional dwarf) | :: Repelsteeltje {n} |
| rumple {v} (to make wrinkled) | :: verkreukelen |
| rump state {n} (state that is the remnant of a previous, larger one) | :: rompstaat {m} |
| rump steak {n} | :: lendebiefstuk {m} |
| rumpus {n} (noise and confusion) | :: geschil,geroep,verwarring |
| run {v} (to move quickly on two feet) | :: rennen, lopen |
| run {v} (to be a candidate in an election) | :: kandideren |
| run {n} (the act of running) | :: loop {m} |
| run {n} (unravelled stitches) | :: ladder {f} |
| run {v} (to smuggle illegal goods) SEE: smuggle | :: |
| run aground {v} (to be immobilized by shallow water) | :: stranden, vastlopen |
| run a red light {v} (1.To pass through the traffic light when the red light is illuminated) | :: door rood rijden |
| run away {v} (to flee by running) | :: vluchten, weglopen |
| runaway {n} (a person or organization that escapes captivity or restrictions) | :: wegloper, vluchteling |
| runaway {n} (an object or process that is out of control) | :: losgeslagen, op hol geslagen |
| runaway {n} | :: Vluchteling |
| run away with {v} (to overwhelm) SEE: overwhelm | :: |
| run down {v} (to hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them) | :: aanrijden |
| rune {n} (letter or character) | :: rune {m} {f} |
| runestone {n} (stone with a runic inscription) | :: runensteen {m} |
| rung {n} (ladder step) | :: sport |
| run-in {n} (end-phase of a competition) | :: finale {f} |
| Réunion {prop} (Overseas department of France) | :: Réunion |
| runner {n} (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace) | :: renner {?} |
| runner-up {n} (the person who finishes second) | :: 2de plaats |
| running {n} (the action of the verb to run) | :: lopen {n} |
| running text {n} (body of text) | :: lopende tekst {m} |
| running the gauntlet {n} (physical punishment by which a person is compelled to run through a double line of soldiers who attempt to strike him as they pass) | :: spitsroeden lopen {n}, |
| running water {n} (water from taps) | :: kraanwater {n}, leidingwater {n} |
| runny nose {n} (condition of discharge of mucus from the nose) | :: loopneus {m} {f} |
| run-of-the-mill {adj} (ordinary) | :: doordeweeks, alledaags |
| run out {v} (to use up) | :: opraken |
| run over {v} (to drive over, causing injury or death) | :: overrijden |
| runs {n} (diarrhea) | :: racekak {m} |
| run someone ragged {v} (to exhaust) SEE: exhaust | :: |
| run-up {n} ((cricket) the approach run of a bowler before delivering the ball) | :: aanloop {m} |
| run-up {n} (the approach run of a highjumper or other athlete in order to gather speed or momentum) | :: aanloop {m} |
| run-up {n} ((UK) a period of time just before an important event) | :: aanloop {m} |
| run-up {n} (an increase in the value or amount of something) | :: toename {f}, stijging {f} |
| runway {n} (walkway extending from a stage) | :: catwalk |
| runway {n} ((aviation) strip for airplanes to land on or take off from) | :: startbaan {m} {f}, landingsbaan {m} {f} |
| rupee {n} (monetary currency) | :: roepie {m} |
| Rupelian {prop} (subdivision of the Oligocene epoch) | :: Rupelien |
| rural {adj} (pertaining to non-urban areas) | :: landelijk |
| Rus {prop} (medieval East Slavic state) | :: Roes {f} |
| rusa deer {n} (Cervus timorensis) | :: Javaans hert |
| rusalka {n} (female water spirit that leads handsome men to their deaths) | :: roesalka {f}, rusalka {f} |
| ruse {n} (action intended to deceive, see also: trick) | :: truc {m}, truuk {m} |
| ruse {n} (guile, trickery) | :: afleidingsmanoeuvre {m} {n}, schijnbeweging {f} |
| rush {n} (plant) | :: bies {f} |
| rush {v} (to hurry) | :: afraffelen |
| rush hour {n} (times of day when traffic jams are commonplace, principally due to commuting) | :: spits, spitsuur |
| rusk {n} (light, soft bread, often toasted or crisped in an oven) | :: beschuit {f}, scheepsbeschuit {f} |
| Russia {prop} (country in Asia and Europe) | :: Rusland {n} |
| Russian {adj} (of or pertaining to Russia) | :: Russisch, Russische |
| Russian {n} (person from Russia) | :: Rus {m}, Russin {f} |
| Russian {n} (Russian (language)) | :: Russisch {n} |
| Russian Blue {n} (cat breed) | :: Blauwe Rus {m} |
| Russian doll {n} (wooden doll) | :: Russische pop {f} {m}, matroesjka {f}, baboesjka {f} |
| Russian Empire {prop} (state) | :: Keizerrijk Rusland |
| Russian Federation {prop} (alternative formal name of Russia) | :: Russische Federatie |
| Russian Orthodox Church {prop} (one of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Christian churches) | :: Russisch-Orthodoxe Kerk {f} |
| Russian salad {n} (Olivier salad) SEE: Olivier salad | :: |
| rust {n} (result of oxidation) | :: roest {m}, oxydatie {f} |
| rust {n} (colour) | :: roestbruin {n} |
| rust {v} (to oxidise) | :: roesten, verroesten, oxideren |
| rustic {adj} (country-styled) | :: landelijk |
| rustle {n} (soft crackling sound) | :: geritsel |
| rustle {v} (to move (something) with a soft crackling sound) | :: ritselen, ruisen |
| rustle up {v} (quickly prepare) | :: in elkaar flansen |
| rustproof {adj} (resistant to rust, oxidation and corrosion) | :: roestvrij |
| rusty {adj} (affected by rust) | :: roestig, verroest |
| rusty-spotted cat {n} (Prionailurus rubiginosus) | :: roestkat |
| rut {n} (sexual desire or oestrus) | :: bronst {m} {f} |
| rutabaga {n} (plant) | :: koolraap {f} |
| rutabaga {n} (edible root) | :: koolraap {f} |
| Ruth {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Ruth |
| Ruth {prop} (female given name) | :: Ruth {f} |
| ruthenium {n} (chemical element) | :: ruthenium {n} |
| rutherfordium {n} (chemical element) | :: rutherfordium {n} |
| ruthless {adj} (without pity or compassion) | :: onbarmhartig, meedogenloos |
| rutile {n} (the most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide) | :: rutiel |
| rutter {n} (a pilot book) | :: logboek or scheepsjournaal |
| Ruy Lopez {prop} (a common chess opening) | :: Spaans {n}, Spaanse opening {f} |
| Rwanda {prop} (country) | :: Rwanda |
| rye {n} (the grass Secale cereale or its grains as food) | :: rogge {m} |
| rye {n} (rye bread) SEE: rye bread | :: |
| rye {n} (ryegrass) SEE: ryegrass | :: |
| rye bread {n} (type of bread) | :: roggebrood {n} |
| ryegrass {n} | :: raaigras {n} |
| Rzeczpospolita {prop} (Poland) SEE: Poland | :: |
| Rzeczpospolita {prop} (republic) SEE: republic | :: |
| Rzeczpospolita {prop} (commonwealth) SEE: commonwealth | :: |
| Rzeczpospolita {prop} (Republic of Poland) SEE: Republic of Poland | :: |