| -s {suffix} (regular plurals of nouns) | :: -en |
| Saarland {prop} (state) | :: Saarland |
| Saarloos wolfdog {n} (dog breed) | :: Saarlooswolfhond |
| Sabbath {n} (Jewish Saturday) | :: sabbat {m}, sjabbat {m}, sjabbes {m} |
| Sabbath {n} (witches' Sabbath) | :: heksensabbat {m} |
| Sabbath-day {n} (Sabbath day, Sabbath-day, day of the Sabbath) | :: sabbatdag {m} |
| sabbatical {n} (extended period of leave) | :: sabbatjaar {n}, sabbatsjaar {n} |
| sabbatical year {n} (year of rest for the land observed every seven years) | :: sabbatsjaar |
| sabbatical year {n} (leave with full or half pay) | :: sabbatsjaar {n}, sabbatical, sabbatsperiode {c}, sabbatsverlof {n} |
| saber {v} (sabre) SEE: sabre | :: |
| Sabine {n} (member of a tribe) | :: Sabijn {m} |
| sable {n} (heraldic colour) | :: sabel, zwart |
| sable {adj} (of black colour on a coat of arms) | :: zwart {m}, sabel |
| sabot {n} (a wooden shoe worn in various European countries) | :: klomp {m} |
| sabot {n} (a carrier around projectile(s) in firearms, cannons and artillery which holds the projectile in precision within the barrel) | :: manchet |
| sabotage {n} (deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction) | :: sabotage |
| sabotage {n} (act with intent to injure) | :: sabotage |
| sabotage {v} (deliberate destruction to prevent success) | :: saboteren |
| saboteur {n} (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) | :: saboteur {m} |
| sabre {n} (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point) | :: sabel |
| sabre {n} (modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre) | :: sabel |
| saccade {n} (rapid jerky movement of the eye) | :: saccade {f} |
| saccharide {n} (the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn) | :: sacharide {m} {f} |
| saccharine {adj} (relating to sugar) | :: suikerachtig |
| saccharine {adj} (excessively sweet) | :: mierzoet, honingzoet |
| saccharine {adj} (ridiculously sentimental) | :: zoetsappig, mierzoet, weeïg, sacharine |
| Sachertorte {n} (type of chocolate torte) | :: Sachertorte {m} |
| sachet {n} (cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices) | :: sachet {n} |
| sachet {n} (small, sealed packet) | :: sachet {n} |
| sack {n} (bag for commodities or items) | :: zak {m} |
| sack {n} (informal: dismissal from employment) | :: zak {m} |
| sack {n} (colloquial: bed) | :: nest {n} |
| sack {v} (to plunder) | :: plunderen |
| sack barrow {n} (two-wheeled vehicle used for moving sacks) SEE: hand truck | :: |
| sackbut {n} (brass instrument) | :: baroktrombone {m} {f} |
| sack truck {n} (hand truck) SEE: hand truck | :: |
| sacrament {n} (sacred act or ceremony) | :: sacrament {n} |
| sacred {adj} (made holy) | :: heilig, zalig, gezegend |
| sacrifice {v} (to offer as a gift to a deity) | :: offeren |
| sacrifice {v} (to give away something valuable in order to gain something else of value) | :: offeren |
| sacrifice {n} (something sacrificed) | :: offer, opoffering {f} |
| sacrilege {n} (desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something sacred) | :: heiligschennis |
| sacristy {n} (room in a church) | :: sacristie {f} |
| sacrosanct {adj} (beyond alteration, criticism, or interference, especially due to religious sanction; inviolable) | :: onaantastbaar, onschendbaar |
| sacrosanct {adj} (sacred, very holy) | :: sacrosant, gewijd heilig |
| sacrum {n} (bone at the base of the spine) | :: heiligbeen {n} |
| sad {adj} (feeling sorrow) | :: triest, verdrietig |
| sad {adj} (appearing sorrowful) | :: triest, verdrietig |
| sad {adj} (causing sorrow, lamentable) | :: triest |
| sad {adj} | :: bedroefd, droevig, treurig, triest, verdrietig |
| sad {adj} (dialect: soggy) SEE: soggy | :: |
| Saïda {prop} (port city in Lebanon) SEE: Sidon | :: |
| saddle {n} (seat on an animal) | :: zadel {m} {n} |
| saddle {n} (harness saddle on an animal) | :: zadelen, opzadelen |
| saddle {n} (seat on a bicycle etc) | :: zadel {m} {n} |
| saddle {n} (cut of meat) | :: zadelstuk {n} |
| saddle {n} (low point, in the shape of a saddle, between two hills) | :: zadel {n} |
| saddle {v} (to put a saddle on) | :: zadelen |
| saddle {v} (to burden) | :: opzadelen, opschepen |
| saddle-backed bush cricket {n} (Ephippiger ephippiger) | :: zadelsprinkhaan {m} |
| saddlebag {n} (covered pouch) | :: zadeltas {f} |
| saddle bow {n} (front part of saddle) | :: zadelboog {m} |
| saddlecloth {n} | :: sjabrak |
| saddlemaker {n} (saddler) SEE: saddler | :: |
| saddle pain {n} (painful bottom) | :: zadelpijn |
| saddler {n} (someone who makes and repairs saddles) | :: zadelmaker {m} |
| saddlery {n} (the trade or craft of a saddler) | :: zadelmakerij |
| saddle up {v} | :: opzadelen |
| sadism {n} (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) | :: sadisme {n} |
| sadism {n} (sexual gratification from inflicting pain or humiliation, or watching it inflicted) | :: sadisme {n} |
| sadism {n} (deliberate cruelty) | :: sadisme {n} |
| sadist {n} (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others) | :: sadist {m} |
| sadistic {adj} (of a person) | :: sadistisch |
| sadistic {adj} (of behaviour) | :: sadistisch |
| sadly {adv} (unfortunately) SEE: unfortunately | :: |
| sadness {n} (state/emotion) | :: verdriet {n}, droefenis {f} |
| sadomasochism {n} (practices of sadism and masochism collectively) | :: sadomasochisme {n} |
| sadomasochism {n} (sadism and masochism in one person) | :: sadomasochisme {n} |
| sadomasochism {n} (sadomasochism for sexual gratification) | :: sadomasochisme {n} |
| sadomasochist {n} (person who enjoys both inflicting and receiving pain) | :: sadomasochist {m} |
| sadomasochistic {adj} (relating to sadomasochism or sadomasochists) | :: sadomasochistisch |
| sad to say {adv} (unfortunately) SEE: unfortunately | :: |
| safari {n} (a trip into any undeveloped area) | :: safari |
| safe {adj} (not in danger) | :: veilig |
| safe {adj} (free from risk) | :: veilig, ongevaarlijk |
| safe {adj} (providing protection from danger) | :: veilig |
| safe {adj} (properly secured) | :: veilig, zekergesteld, veiliggesteld |
| safe {n} (box in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping) | :: kluis {f}, safe {f} |
| safe and sound {adj} (having come to no harm) | :: veilig en wel |
| safe-conduct {n} (document) | :: vrijgeleide {n} |
| safely {adv} (in a safe manner) | :: veilig |
| safety {n} (condition or feeling of being safe) | :: zekerheid {f}, veiligheid {f} |
| safety {n} (mechanism to prevent accidental firing) | :: veiligheidspal |
| safflower {n} (plant) | :: saffloer |
| saffron {n} (spice) | :: saffraan |
| saffron {n} (dye) | :: saffraan |
| sag {n} (state of sinking or bending) | :: (het) zakken |
| sag {n} (difference in elevation) | :: hoogteverschil {n} |
| sag {v} (to sink) | :: doorzakken, doorhangen, scheefzakken |
| sag {v} (to lose firmness) | :: verslappen, nalaten, doorhangen |
| sag {v} (to loiter in walking) | :: slenteren, rondhangen, treuzelen |
| sag {v} (to cause to bend) | :: doen zakken, plooien |
| sagacity {n} (quality of being sage) | :: wijsheid {f} |
| sage {adj} (wise) | :: wijs |
| sage {n} (wise person) | :: wijze {m} |
| sage {n} (Salvia officinalis) | :: salie {m} |
| sage grouse {n} (Centrocercus urophasianus) | :: waaierhoen |
| Sagittarius {prop} (constellation) | :: Boogschutter {m} |
| Sagittarius {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Boogschutter {m} |
| sago {n} (a powdered starch obtained from certain palms used as a food thickener) | :: sago {m} |
| sago {n} (any of the palms from which sago is extracted) | :: sago {m} |
| Sahara {prop} (desert) | :: Sahara {f} |
| said {adj} (mentioned earlier) | :: in kwestie, desbetreffend |
| said {determiner} (mentioned earlier) | :: in kwestie, desbetreffend |
| said and done {adj} (agreed to and accomplished or finished) | :: zo gezegd, zo gedaan |
| saiga {n} (antelope) | :: saïga |
| Saigon {prop} (Ho Chi Minh City) SEE: Ho Chi Minh City | :: |
| sail {n} (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) | :: zeil {n} |
| sail {n} (a trip in a boat) | :: zeiltocht {f} |
| sail {v} (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) | :: zeilen |
| sail {v} (to move briskly and gracefully through the air) | :: zeilen |
| sail {n} (sailfish) SEE: sailfish | :: |
| sailboat {n} (a boat propelled by a sail) | :: zeilboot {m} |
| sailfish {n} (fish) | :: zeilvis |
| sailing {n} (motion across water) | :: zeilen {n} |
| sailing ship {n} (type of ship) | :: zeilschip {n} |
| sailmaker {n} (occupation) | :: zeilmaker {m} |
| sailor {n} (worker on a ship, seaman, seawoman) | :: matroos {m}, zeeman {m} |
| sailor suit {n} (uniform traditionally worn by enlisted seamen, later a popular clothing style for children) | :: matrozenpak {n} |
| sailplane {n} (sailplane) SEE: glider | :: |
| saint {n} (person proclaimed as saint) | :: heilige {m} {f} |
| saint {n} ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) | :: heilige {m} {f} |
| saint {v} (formally recognize as a saint) | :: heiligverklaren |
| Saint {n} (title given to a saint) | :: Sint |
| Saint Andrew's cross {n} (cross that has a form of two intersecting oblique bars) | :: andreaskruis {n} |
| Saint Barbara {prop} (saint) | :: Sint-Barbara |
| Saintes {prop} (city in Charente-Maritime) | :: Saintes {n} |
| Saintes {prop} (diocese) | :: Saintes {n} |
| Saintes {prop} (arrondissemente) | :: Saintes {n} |
| Saint George {prop} (Patron saint of England and several other places) | :: Sint-Joris {m} |
| Saint Helena {prop} (island in the Atlantic Ocean) | :: Sint-Helena |
| Saint John's bread {n} (carob) SEE: carob | :: |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis {prop} (a country in the Caribbean) | :: Saint Kitts en Nevis |
| Saint Lucia {prop} (country in the Caribbean) | :: Saint Lucia |
| Saint Martin {prop} (island in the Caribbean) | :: Sint Maarten {n} |
| Saint Mary {prop} (the mother of Jesus Christ) | :: Sint-Maria |
| Saint Nicholas {prop} (Santa Claus) SEE: Santa Claus | :: |
| Saint Nicholas {prop} (4th-century Greek bishop, patron of children and marines) | :: Sint-Nicolaas {m} |
| Saint Petersburg {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Sint-Petersburg |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon {prop} (overseas territory of France) | :: Saint-Pierre en Miquelon |
| Saint Valentine's Day {prop} (Saint Valentine's Day) | :: valentijnsdag |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines {prop} (country in the Caribbean) | :: Saint Vincent en de Grenadines |
| sake {n} (purpose or end; reason) | :: -halve, wille |
| sake {n} | :: belang {n}, wil {m} |
| sake {n} (Japanese rice wine) | :: sake {m} |
| Sakha {n} (Turkic language) SEE: Yakut | :: |
| Sakhalin {prop} (island in Russia) | :: Sachalin |
| Sakmarian {prop} (subdivision of the Permian period) | :: Sakmarien |
| sakura {n} (cherry) SEE: cherry | :: |
| sakura {n} (cherry blossom) SEE: cherry blossom | :: |
| sakura {n} (cherry tree) SEE: cherry tree | :: |
| salad {n} (food) | :: salade |
| salad bowl {n} (bowl for salad) | :: slabak {m} |
| salad spinner {n} (tool) | :: slacentrifuge {m} {f} |
| Salafi {n} (adherent of Salafism) | :: salafist {m} |
| Salafism {n} (a Sunni Islamic movement) | :: salafisme {n} |
| salamander {n} (amphibian) | :: salamander {m} |
| salami {n} (penis) SEE: penis | :: |
| sal ammoniac {n} (rare mineral) | :: salmiak {m}, salmoniak {m} |
| salary {n} (fixed amount of money paid on monthly or annual basis) | :: salaris {n}, loon {n} |
| sale {n} (exchange of goods or services for currency or credit) | :: verkoop |
| sale {n} (sale of goods at reduced prices) | :: uitverkoop {m}, solden {m} |
| sale {n} (act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder) | :: veiling {f}, veilingverkoop {m}, verkoop {m} |
| saleable {adj} (suitable for sale) | :: verkoopbaar |
| Salerno {prop} (city) | :: Salerno |
| salesman {n} (man whose job it is to sell things) | :: verkoper {m} |
| salesperson {n} (person who sells) | :: verkoper {m} |
| salience {n} (condition of being salient) | :: opmerkelijke, karakteristieke, |
| salience {n} (highlight; perceptual prominence, or likelihood of being noticed) | :: blikvanger {m}, hoogtepunt {n} |
| salience {n} (relative importance based on context) | :: gewicht {n} |
| salient {adj} (worthy of note) | :: betekenisvol |
| salient {n} (part of a fortification) | :: vestingswerk, vooruitstekend deel |
| saliva {n} (liquid secreted into the mouth) | :: speeksel {n} |
| salivary gland {n} (Any of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically) | :: speekselklier {m} {f} |
| salivate {v} (to produce saliva) | :: kwijlen |
| salivate {v} (to show eager anticipation) | :: watertanden |
| sally {n} | :: wilgenroede |
| sally {n} (sortie, see also: sortie) | :: uitval |
| sally {n} (sudden rushing forth) | :: uitval |
| sally {n} (witty statement or quip) | :: uitval |
| sally {n} (excursion or side trip) | :: uitstap |
| sally {v} (to make a sudden attack ) | :: een uitval doen |
| sally {n} (willow) SEE: willow | :: |
| salmon {n} (fish) | :: zalm {m} |
| salmon {n} (colour) | :: zalmkleur {f} |
| salmon {adj} (colour) | :: zalmkleurig, zalmkleurige |
| salmonberry {n} (fruit) | :: prachtframboos {m} |
| salmon trout {n} (rainbow trout) SEE: rainbow trout | :: |
| salon {n} (large room) | :: zaal {m} |
| salp {n} (free-swimming tunicate of the genus Salpa) | :: salp {f} |
| salpinx {n} (Fallopian tube) SEE: Fallopian tube | :: |
| salsalike {adj} (Resembling or characteristic of salsa (the spicy tomato sauce)) | :: salsa-achtig |
| salt {adj} (salty) | :: zout, zoutig, gezouten |
| salt {adj} (saline) | :: zout {n}, zout- {n} |
| salt {v} (to add salt to) | :: zouten |
| salt {v} (to include colorful language) | :: kleuren |
| salt {n} (sodium chloride) | :: zout {n}, keukenzout {n} |
| salt {n} (compound of an acid and a base) | :: zout {n} |
| salt {n} (sailor) | :: zeerot {m}, rot {m} |
| salt {n} (additional bytes inserted into an encryption) | :: salt |
| saltbush {n} (plant of the genus Atriplex) | :: melde {f} |
| salt cellar {n} (container holding salt for use in the kitchen or on a dining table) | :: zoutvat |
| salt cod {n} (Cod that has been dried and salted) | :: klipvis {m}, bakkeljauw {m} |
| salted {adj} (to which salt has been added) | :: gezouten |
| saltire {n} (Saint Andrew's cross) SEE: Saint Andrew's cross | :: |
| salt lick {n} (block of salt) | :: liksteen {m}, zoutsteen {m} |
| saltpetre {n} (sodium nitrate) SEE: sodium nitrate | :: |
| saltpetre {n} (potassium nitrate) SEE: potassium nitrate | :: |
| salt shaker {n} (a small container designed to hold salt and facilitate sprinkling) | :: zoutvaatje |
| salt water {n} (brine) SEE: brine | :: |
| saltwater crocodile {n} (Crocodylus porosus) | :: zeekrokodil {m} {f}, zoutwaterkrokodil {m} {f} |
| salty {adj} (tasting of salt) | :: zout |
| salty {adj} (containing salt) | :: zout |
| salubrious {adj} (promoting health) | :: heilzaam |
| salutation {n} (greeting) | :: groet {f} |
| salutiferous {adj} (healthy or health-giving) | :: heilzaam |
| salvage {v} (to rescue) | :: redden |
| salvation {n} (the process of being saved (religion)) | :: verlossing {f} |
| Salvation Army {prop} (Protestant Christian church and international charitable organization) | :: Leger des Heils {n} |
| salve {n} (ointment, cream or balm) | :: zalf {m} {f} |
| salvo {n} (An exception) | :: salvo |
| salvo {n} (concentrated fire from pieces of artillery) | :: salvo {n} |
| salvo {n} (any volley, as in an argument or debate) | :: schot voor de boeg {n} |
| salvo {n} (salute paid by a simultaneous firing of a number of cannons) | :: eresalvo {n}, saluutschoten {p} |
| samara {n} (winged indehiscent fruit of trees such as the ash, elm or maple) | :: vleugelnoot |
| samarium {n} (chemical element) | :: samarium {n} |
| same {adj} (not different as regards self; identical) | :: dezelfde {c}, hetzelfde {n} |
| same {adj} (similar, alike) | :: dezelfde, hetzelfde |
| same {pron} (the identical thing) | :: hetzelfde |
| same {pron} (something similar, something of the identical type) | :: hetzelfde |
| same old story {n} (the repetition of an annoying occurrence) | :: weeral 't zelfde liedje {n} |
| same-sex marriage {n} (gay marriage) SEE: gay marriage | :: |
| same to you {phrase} (I wish to you what you have just wished to me) | :: van hetzelfde, insgelijks |
| Sami {n} (member of indigenous people of Lapland) | :: Same {m} |
| Sami {prop} (any of the languages of the Sami) | :: Samisch |
| Sami {adj} (relating to the Sami people or languages) | :: Samisch |
| Samoa {prop} (Independent State of Samoa) | :: Samoa |
| Samoan {n} (person) | :: Samoaan |
| Samoan {n} (Samoan language) | :: Samoaans {n} |
| Samoan {adj} (of or pertaining to Samoa) | :: Samoaans |
| Samogitia {prop} (Samogitia) | :: Samogitië {f} |
| Samogitian {prop} (Baltic language spoken in Samogitia) | :: Samogitisch |
| Samos {prop} (an island belonging to the Sporades and a city) | :: Samos |
| Samos {prop} (a prefecture in the eastern part of the Aegean) | :: Samos |
| Samosata {prop} (city in Commagene) | :: Samosata |
| samovar {n} (metal urn with a spigot, for boiling water for making tea) | :: samowar |
| Samoyedic {adj} (of or pertaining to these languages) | :: Samojeeds |
| sampan {n} (Chinese boat) | :: sampan |
| sample {n} (part taken for inspection) | :: monster {n} |
| Samson {prop} (Israelite judge) | :: Samson {m} (Catholic), Simson {m} (Protestant) |
| Samuel {prop} (male given name) | :: Samuel |
| Samuel {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Samuel |
| Samuel {prop} (biblical person) | :: Samuel, Samuël |
| samurai {n} (feudal Japanese warrior) | :: samoerai {m} |
| -san {suffix} (Mrs) SEE: Mrs | :: |
| -san {suffix} (Miss) SEE: Miss | :: |
| Sana'a {prop} (capital of Yemen) | :: Sanaa |
| sanatorium {n} (institution that treats chronic diseases, and provides supervised recuperation and convalescence) | :: sanatorium {n} |
| séance {n} (a ceremony where people try to communicate with the spirits) | :: seance {m} {f} |
| sanctify {v} (to make holy) | :: heilig verklaren, heiligen, verheiligen, wijden, inwijden, consacreren, sancreren, sacraliseren, sanctificeren, sanctifiëren |
| sanctify {v} (to purify) | :: zuiveren, louteren |
| sanctify {v} (to make acceptable or useful) | :: verschonen |
| sanctify {v} (to endorse) | :: ruggensteunen |
| sanctimonious {adj} (making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically) | :: schijnheilig,hooghartig |
| sanction {n} (penalty, coercive measure) | :: sanctie {f} |
| sanction {v} (to penalize a state, especially for violating international law) | :: sanctie {f} |
| sanctity {n} (holiness) SEE: holiness | :: |
| sanctuary {n} (consecrated area) | :: heiligdom {n} |
| sanctum sanctorum {n} (Holy of Holies) | :: Heilige der Heiligen |
| sand {n} (finely ground rock) | :: zand {n}, zavel {m} |
| sand {n} (beach) | :: zandstrand {n} |
| sand {n} (courage) | :: lef {m} {n} |
| sand {adj} (colour) | :: zandkleurig, zandkleurige |
| sand {v} (to abrade with sand or sandpaper) | :: schuren |
| sand {v} (to cover with sand) | :: met zand bedekken |
| sandal {n} (type of footwear) | :: sandaal {f} |
| sandal {n} (sandalwood) SEE: sandalwood | :: |
| sandalwood {n} (any of various tropical trees of the genus Santalum) | :: sandelhout |
| sandalwood {n} (the aromatic heartwood of the trees of the genus Santalum) | :: sandelhout |
| sandbank {n} (ridge of sand) | :: zandbank |
| sandbar {n} (ridge of sand) | :: zandbank |
| sandbox {n} (box with sand for children) | :: zandbak {m} |
| sandbox {n} (wiki sandbox) | :: zandbak {m} |
| sandbox {n} | :: zandbak {m} |
| sandcastle {n} (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) | :: zandkasteel {n} |
| sand cat {n} (small wild cat) | :: woestijnkat, zandkat |
| sander {n} (person who sands wood) | :: schuurder {m} |
| sander {n} (machine for sanding) | :: schuurmachine {f}, slijpmachine {f} |
| sand flea {n} (crustacean of the family Talitridae) | :: zandvlo {m} {f} |
| sandgrouse {n} (birds in the family Pteroclididae) | :: zandhoen {n} |
| sandhill crane {n} (Grus canadensis) | :: Canadese kraanvogel {m} |
| sandhopper {n} (sand flea) SEE: sand flea | :: |
| sandman {n} (figure who brings good sleep and dreams) | :: Klaas Vaak |
| sandpaper {n} (paper coated with abrasive material) | :: schuurpapier {n} |
| sandpit {n} (children's play area) | :: zandbak |
| sandstone {n} (sand/clay sedimentary rock) | :: zandsteen |
| sandstorm {n} (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) | :: zandstorm |
| sandwich {n} (snack consisting of two slices of bread) | :: boterham {m}, sandwich {m} |
| sandwich {n} (open sandwich) SEE: open sandwich | :: |
| sandwichman {n} (man who wears a sandwich board) | :: sandwichman {m} |
| Sandwich tern {n} (species of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis) | :: grote stern |
| sandy {adj} (covered with sand) | :: zanderig |
| sandy {adj} (sand-coloured) | :: zandkleurig |
| sangria {n} (Spanish wine drink with fruit, sugar and soda) | :: sangria {f} |
| sanguine {adj} (having the colour of blood; red) | :: bloedrood, rood |
| sanitary napkin {n} (pad of cotton or other absorbent material) | :: maandverband |
| sanitary towel {n} (pad of cotton) SEE: sanitary napkin | :: |
| sanitation {n} | :: afvalverwerking {f}, rioolwaterzuivering {f} |
| San Marino {prop} (Republic of San Marino) | :: San Marino |
| San Marino {prop} (capital city) | :: San Marino |
| sans {prep} (without) SEE: without | :: |
| sans-culottide {n} (any of the five or six days added at the end of Fructidor) | :: aanvullende dag {m} |
| Sanskrit {n} (language) | :: Sanskriet |
| sans serif {adj} (without serifs) | :: schreefloos |
| Santa {prop} (Santa Claus) SEE: Santa Claus | :: |
| Santa Claus {prop} (fictional figure) | :: Kerstman {m} (Christmas), Sinterklaas {m} (5-6 December), Sint-Nicolaas {m} (5-6 December) |
| Santiago {prop} (city in Chile) | :: Santiago |
| Santiago de Chile {prop} (Santiago) SEE: Santiago | :: |
| Santiago de Compostela {prop} (city) | :: Santiago de Compostela, Sint-Jacob van Compostella |
| Santonian {prop} (subdivision of the Late Cretaceous epoch) | :: Santonien |
| sap {n} (juice of plant) | :: sap {n} |
| sap {n} (sapwood of a tree) | :: spint {n}, spinthout {n} |
| sap {n} (slang: saphead) | :: slappeling {m}, imbeciel {m}, idioot {m}, simpele {m} |
| sap {n} (leather-covered hand weapon) | :: ploertendoder {m} |
| sap {v} (strike with a sap) | :: knuppelen |
| sap {v} (undermine) | :: ondermijnen, aantasten, ondergraven |
| sap {v} (make unstable; weaken) | :: ondermijnen, verzwakken, aantasten |
| sap {v} (gradually weaken) | :: ondermijnen, knagen aan, aantasten |
| sap {v} (proceed by mining) | :: ondermijnen, ondergraven |
| saphead {n} (a simpleton, a stupid person) | :: idioot, domkop |
| sapiosexual {adj} (Sexually attracted to intelligence or the human mind.) | :: sapioseksueel |
| sapiosexual {n} (A person who is sexually attracted to intelligence or the human mind before appearance.) | :: sapioseksueel |
| sapling {n} (young tree) | :: jong boompje |
| sapling {n} (youth) | :: jongeling |
| sapper {n} (one who saps; combat engineer) | :: sappeur |
| sapphire {n} (gem) | :: saffier {m} |
| sapphire {n} (colour) | :: saffierblauw {n} |
| sapphire {n} (type of hummingbird) | :: blauwkeelsaffierkolibrie |
| sapphire {adj} (colour) | :: saffierblauw, saffierblauwe |
| Sappho {prop} (Greek female name) | :: Sappho |
| sappy {adj} (excessively sweet, emotional, nostalgic; cheesy; mushy) | :: melig, sentimenteel, stroperig, honingzoet |
| sappy {adj} (having sap) | :: sappig, sap- |
| saproxylophagous {adj} | :: houtetend, saproxylisch |
| sapwood {n} (wood just under the bark) | :: spinthout {n} |
| Sara {prop} (female given name) SEE: Sarah | :: |
| Sarah {prop} (the wife of Abraham) | :: Sara |
| Sarah {prop} (given name from Hebrew) | :: Sara, Sarah |
| sarcasm {n} (derision, facetiousness) | :: sarcasme {n} |
| sarcastic {adj} (Containing sarcasm) | :: sarcastisch |
| sarcastic {adj} (Having the personality trait of expressing sarcasm) | :: sarcastisch |
| sarcoma {n} (type of malignant tumor) | :: sarcoom {n} |
| sarcopenia {n} (gradual age-related loss of skeletal muscle) | :: spierverlies {n}, sarcopenia {f}, sarcopenie {f} |
| sarcophagus {n} (coffin) | :: sarcofaag {m} |
| sardine {n} (fish) | :: sardien {c} |
| Sardinia {prop} (island of Italy) | :: Sardinië {n} |
| Sardinian {prop} (language) | :: Sardisch {n}, Sardinisch {n}, Sardijns {n} |
| Sardinian {adj} (relating to Sardinia) | :: Sardisch, Sardinisch, Sardijns |
| Sardinian {n} (person from Sardinia) | :: Sardijn {m} |
| sardonic {adj} (scornfully mocking) | :: sardonisch |
| sarmentose {adj} (having long, slender, prostrate stolons) | :: uitlopervormend |
| sartorial {adj} (of or relating to tailoring or clothing) | :: kleermakers- |
| sartorial {adj} (of or relating to quality of dress) | :: vestimentaire |
| sartorial {adj} (anatomy: of sartorius) | :: betreffende de kleermakerspier |
| sarus crane {n} | :: saruskraanvogel |
| sash {n} (decorative length of cloth) | :: sjerp |
| sash window {n} (type of window) | :: schuifraam {n} |
| Saskatchewan {prop} (Province in western Canada) | :: Saskatchewan |
| sass {n} (backtalk, cheek, sarcasm) | :: gedoe {n}, tegenspreken, zever |
| sass {v} (talk back) | :: tegenspreken, opspelen |
| sassy {adj} (bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy) | :: onbeschaamd |
| sassy {adj} (lively, vigorous) | :: levendig |
| Satan {prop} (the Devil) | :: Satan |
| Satanism {n} (devil worship) | :: satanisme {n} |
| Satanism {n} (a religion founded by Anton Szandor LaVey) | :: satanisme {n} |
| satay {n} (dish) | :: saté {m} |
| satchel {n} (bag or case with one or two shoulder straps) | :: ransel {m}, rugzak {m}, rugtas {f} |
| sated {adj} (in a state of complete satisfaction) | :: voldaan |
| satellite {n} (man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body) | :: satelliet {m}, kunstmaan {f} {m} |
| satellite dish {n} (parabolic antenna) | :: schotel {f}, satellietschotel {f}, schotelantenne {f} |
| Saterland Frisian {prop} (language) | :: Saterfries {n}, Saterlands {n} |
| satiate {v} (satisfy) | :: verzadigen |
| satiate {v} (satisfy to excess) | :: oververzadigen, overzadigen |
| satiric {adj} (satirical) SEE: satirical | :: |
| satirical {adj} (of or pertaining to satire) | :: satirisch |
| satirist {n} (a person who writes satire) | :: hekeldichter {m}, hekeldichteres {f} |
| satisfaction {n} (fulfillment of a need or desire) | :: voldoening {f}, bevrediging {f} |
| satisfaction {n} (pleasure obtained by such fulfillment) | :: tevredenheid {f} |
| satisfaction {n} | :: voldoening {f} |
| satisfactory {adj} (adequate or sufficient) | :: bevredigend |
| satisfied {adj} (in a state of satisfaction) | :: voldaan, tevreden |
| satisfy {v} (to meet needs, to fulfill) | :: voldoen, voldoende zijn, bevredigen |
| satisfying {adj} (that satisfies) | :: bevredigend |
| satrap {n} (governor of a Persian province) | :: satraap {m} |
| satrapy {n} (territory governed by a satrap) | :: satrapie {f} |
| saturated {adj} (full; unable to hold or contain any more) | :: verzadigd |
| Saturday {n} (day of the week) | :: zaterdag {m} |
| Saturday {adv} (on Saturday) | :: op zaterdag |
| Saturn {prop} (planet) | :: Saturnus {m} |
| Saturn {prop} (god) | :: Saturnus {m} |
| saturnism {n} (lead poisoning) SEE: plumbism | :: |
| sauce {n} (liquid condiment) | :: saus |
| sauce {n} (cheek) | :: onbeleefde opmerkingen |
| sauce {v} (apply sauce) | :: saus opdoen |
| sauce {v} (give cheek) | :: onbeleefd zijn |
| saucepan {n} (deep cooking vessel) | :: steelpan {m} {f} |
| saucer {n} (small dish) | :: schotel |
| saucy {adj} (similar to sauce) | :: sausachtig |
| saucy {adj} (impertinent or disrespectful) | :: brutaal |
| saucy {adj} (impudently bold) | :: brutaal |
| saucy {adj} (mildly erotic) | :: pikant |
| Saudi {prop} (Saudi Arabia) SEE: Saudi Arabia | :: |
| Saudi Arabia {prop} (country in the Middle East) | :: Saudi-Arabië, Saoedi-Arabië |
| sauerkraut {n} (a dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage) | :: zuurkool {f} |
| Saul {prop} (first king of Israel) | :: Saul |
| Saul {prop} (original name of Paul) | :: Saulus, Saul |
| Saul {prop} (male given name) | :: Saul |
| sauna {v} (to use a sauna) | :: sauna {m} |
| saunter {v} (stroll or walk at a leisurely pace) | :: slenteren |
| saunter {n} (a leisurely walk or stroll) | :: slenteren |
| saurian {n} (reptile of the suborder Sauria) | :: sauriër {m} |
| sausage {n} (a food made of minced meat packed into a tubular casing) | :: worst {m} |
| sausage {n} (small, uncooked) | :: worst {m} |
| savage {adj} (wild, not cultivated) | :: wild, barbaars |
| savage {adj} (barbaric, not civilized) | :: barbaars, onbeschaafd, onbeschoft |
| savanna {n} (tropical grassland with scattered trees) | :: savanne {f} |
| savannah monitor {n} (Varanus exanthematicus) | :: Afrikaanse steppevaraan, steppevaraan |
| save {v} (to help someone to survive, or rescue someone) | :: redden |
| save {v} (to store for future use) | :: sparen |
| save {v} (computing: to write a file to a storage medium) | :: opslaan, bewaren |
| save {v} (to accumulate money) | :: sparen |
| savin {n} (Juniperus sabina) | :: zavelboom {m}, zevenboom {m} |
| saving {n} (something that is saved) | :: spaargeld |
| savings account {n} (account that yields a better interest than a current account) | :: spaarrekening {m} {f} |
| savior {n} (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) | :: redder {m}, redster {f} |
| Savi's warbler {?} (Locustella luscinioides) | :: snor {m} |
| savoiardi {n} (small sponge cake) SEE: ladyfinger | :: |
| savory {adj} (tasty, attractive to the palate) | :: smakelijk |
| savory {adj} (salty or non-sweet) | :: hartig |
| Savoy {prop} (a historical region of western Europe) | :: Savooien |
| Savoy {n} (Savoy cabbage) SEE: Savoy cabbage | :: |
| Savoy cabbage {n} (cultivar of cabbage) | :: Savooienkool {m} |
| saw {n} (tool) | :: zaag {f} |
| saw {v} (cut with a saw) | :: zagen |
| saw {n} (saying or proverb) | :: gezegde, spreuk, spreekwoord |
| sawdust {n} (dust created by sawing) | :: zaagsel {n} |
| sawmill {n} (machine, building or company) | :: houtzagerij |
| sawpit {n} (pit over which lumber is positioned to be sawn) | :: zaagkuil |
| sawtooth {n} (sawtooth wave) SEE: sawtooth wave | :: |
| sawtooth wave {n} (function or waveform that ramps upwards and then sharply drops) | :: zaagtandgolf {f}, zaagtand {m} |
| sawyer {n} (one who saws timber) | :: zager |
| saxifrage {n} (plant) | :: steenbreek |
| Saxon {n} (member of Saxon tribe) | :: Saks {m} |
| Saxon {n} (native or inhabitant of Saxony) | :: Saks {m} |
| Saxon {n} (2-point type) | :: non plus ultra, vierde petit |
| Saxon {adj} (of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language) | :: Saksisch |
| Saxony {prop} (state) | :: Saksen |
| Saxony-Anhalt {prop} (state) | :: Saksen-Anhalt |
| saxophone {n} (a musical instrument of the woodwind family) | :: saxofoon |
| saxophonist {n} (person who plays or practices with the saxophone) | :: saxofoonspeler {m}, saxofoonspeelster {f} |
| say {v} (to pronounce) | :: zeggen, luiden, opzeggen |
| say {v} (to recite) | :: opzeggen |
| say {v} (to communicate verbally or in writing) | :: zeggen, opgeven |
| say {v} (to indicate in a written form) | :: staan, opgeven |
| say {v} (imperative: let's say) | :: laten wij zeggen |
| say {v} | :: zeggen |
| say {n} (chance to speak; right or power to influence or decide) | :: zeggenschap {f} |
| say {v} (to say) SEE: tell | :: |
| say goodbye {v} (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) | :: gedag zeggen, vaarwel zeggen, afscheid nemen |
| saying {n} (proverb or maxim) | :: gezegde {n}, spreekwoord {n} |
| say it all {v} (to convey information implicitly and non-verbally.) | :: boekdelen spreken |
| sayonara {interj} (goodbye, adieu) SEE: farewell | :: |
| scab {n} (mange) SEE: mange | :: |
| scab {n} (incrustation over a wound) | :: wondkorst {f}, roofje {n} |
| scab {n} (scabies) SEE: scabies | :: |
| scab {n} (strikebreaker) SEE: strikebreaker | :: |
| scabbard {n} (the sheath of a sword) | :: schede {f} |
| scabies {n} (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) | :: schurft |
| scaffold {n} (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on) | :: stelling {f} |
| scaffold {n} (platform for executions) | :: schavot {n} |
| scaffold {v} (set up scaffolding) | :: een stelling bouwen |
| scaffolder {n} (a person who erects and dismantles scaffolding) | :: steigerbouwer {m} |
| scaffolding {n} (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) | :: steiger {c} |
| scalability {n} (property of being scalable) | :: schaalbaarheid |
| scalar {adj} (having magnitude) | :: scalair |
| scalar {n} (quantity with magnitude) | :: scalar {m} |
| scalar product {n} (product of two vectors) | :: scalair product {n} |
| scale {n} (sequence for measurement) | :: schaal {f} |
| scale {n} (size or scope) | :: schaal {f} |
| scale {n} (ratio of distances) | :: schaal {f} |
| scale {n} (series of notes) | :: toonladder {f} |
| scale {n} (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals) | :: schub {c} |
| scale {n} (dish of a balance) | :: weegschaal {f} |
| scale {n} (mathematics: base for a numeral system) SEE: radix | :: |
| scale {n} (ladder) SEE: ladder | :: |
| scale {n} (device) SEE: scales | :: |
| scale insect {n} (small parasitic insect of superfamily Coccoidea) | :: schildluis {m} |
| scale model {n} (three-dimensional copy or representation of something) | :: schaalmodel |
| scalene {adj} (sides of different lengths) | :: ongelijkzijdig |
| scalene triangle {n} (triangle having each of its three sides of different lengths) | :: ongelijkzijdige driehoek |
| scales {n} (device for weighing goods for sale) | :: weegschaal {f} |
| scallion {n} (Allium fistulosum) SEE: spring onion | :: |
| scallop {n} (mollusc) | :: sint-jakobsschelp |
| scallop {n} | :: Pectinidae |
| scalloped {adj} (having an edge marked with semicircles) | :: geschulpt |
| scalp {n} (bed of shellfish) SEE: scaup | :: |
| scalp {n} (part of head where the hair grows) | :: kruin {c} |
| scalpel {n} (small straight knife) | :: scalpel {n}, scalpeermes {n} |
| scalper {n} (one who sells tickets unofficially) | :: iemand die toegangskaarten meestal duur doorverkoopt |
| scaly anteater {n} (pangolin) SEE: pangolin | :: |
| scam {n} (fraudulent deal) | :: oplichting {f}, deceptie, bedrog, misleiding |
| scam {v} (to defraud or embezzle) | :: oplichten |
| scamper {v} (To run quickly and lightly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner) | :: 'm smeren |
| scan {v} (create a digital copy of an image using a scanner) | :: scannen |
| scan {v} (look about for) | :: afspeuren |
| scan {v} (form a poetic metre) | :: scanderen |
| scandal {n} (incident that brings disgrace) | :: schandaal {n}, incident {n} |
| scandal {n} (damage to one's reputation) | :: schande, oneer |
| scandal {n} (widespread moral outrage) | :: schandaal {n} |
| scandal {n} (defamatory talk) | :: geroddel {n}, kwaadsprekerij, laster |
| scandalous {adj} (wrong, immoral, causing a scandal) | :: schandalig |
| scandalous {adj} | :: scandaleus |
| Scandinavia {prop} (Denmark, Norway, and Sweden) | :: Scandinavië |
| Scandinavia {prop} (Scandinavian Peninsula) SEE: Scandinavian Peninsula | :: |
| Scandinavian {n} (someone from Scandinavia) | :: Scandinaaf |
| Scandinavian {adj} (of Scandinavia) | :: scandinavisch |
| Scandinavian {adj} (of the North Germanic family of languages) | :: Scandinavisch |
| Scandinavian Peninsula {prop} (peninsula in Northern Europe, see also: Scandinavia) | :: Scandinavië {n} |
| scandium {n} (chemical element) | :: scandium {n} |
| Scania {prop} (region of Sweden occupying the southernmost tip of the Scandinavian peninsula) | :: Skåne |
| scanner {n} (device which scans documents) | :: scanner |
| scanner {n} (radio receiver) | :: scanner |
| scanner {n} (optical device) | :: scanner |
| scant {adj} (very little) | :: gering, karig |
| scanty {adj} | :: karig, schaars, schraal, schriel |
| scanty {adj} (sparing, niggardly) SEE: niggardly | :: |
| scapegoat {n} (a goat imbued with the sins of the people) | :: zondebok {m} |
| scapegoat {n} (someone punished for someone else's error(s)) | :: zondebok {m} |
| scaphoid {adj} (boat-shaped) | :: bootvormig |
| scaphoid {n} (scaphoid bone) SEE: scaphoid bone | :: |
| scaphoid bone {n} (carpal bone of the wrist) | :: naviculair been |
| scapula {n} (large flat bone) SEE: shoulder blade | :: |
| scar {n} (cliff) SEE: cliff | :: |
| scar {n} (permanent mark on the skin) | :: litteken {n} |
| scarce {adj} | :: schaars |
| scarcely {adv} (almost not, by a small margin) | :: amper, nauwelijks |
| scarcity {n} (the condition of something being scarce or deficient) | :: schaarste {c} |
| scarcity {n} (an inadequate amount of something; a shortage) | :: tekort |
| scare {v} (to frighten) | :: bang maken, beangstigen, angst aanjagen, laten schrikken, doen schrikken, verschrikken |
| scarecrow {n} (an effigy made to scare the birds away) | :: vogelverschrikker {m}, vogelschrik {m} |
| scared {adj} (afraid, frightened) | :: bang |
| scarf {n} (long garment worn around the neck) | :: das {m}, sjaal |
| scarf {v} (eat very quickly) | :: schrokken |
| scarf {n} (headscarf) SEE: headscarf | :: |
| scarify {v} (to remove thatch) | :: verticuteren |
| scarlet {n} (colour) | :: scharlaken {n}, scharlakenrood {n}, vuurrood {n} |
| scarlet {adj} (colour) | :: scharlaken {n}, scharlakenrood {n}, vuurrood {n} |
| scar tissue {n} (type of tissue formed in a place where an injury has healed) | :: littekenweefsel {n} |
| scary {adj} (causing, or able to cause, fright) | :: eng |
| scathe {n} (harm; damage; injury; hurt; misfortune) | :: schade {m} |
| scathe {v} (injure) | :: schaden |
| scatological {adj} | :: scatologisch |
| scatter {v} (to cause to separate) | :: verstrooien, verspreiden |
| scatter {v} (to disperse) | :: uiteenspatten, uiteengaan |
| scatter {v} (to distribute loosely) | :: verstrooien, verspreiden |
| scatter {v} (physics: to deflect) | :: verstrooien |
| scatter {v} (to scatter) SEE: disperse | :: |
| scatterbrain {n} (flighty, disorganized or forgetful person) | :: warhoofd {n}, wargeest {m} |
| scatterbrained {adj} (absent-minded) SEE: absent-minded | :: |
| scattering {n} (physical process) | :: verspreiding,verstrooiing |
| scaup {n} (diving-duck) | :: topper |
| scavenge {v} (to collect and remove refuse) | :: vuil ophalen |
| scavenge {v} (to remove unwanted material) | :: reinigen |
| scavenger {n} (Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things) | :: jutter |
| scavenger {n} (animal feeding on decaying matter) | :: aaseter {m} |
| scavenger {n} (street sweeper) | :: straatveger |
| scenario {n} (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) | :: scenario {n} |
| scenario {n} (screenplay or an outline or treatment thereof) | :: scenario |
| scenario {n} (outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events) | :: scenario |
| scenario {n} | :: draaiboek {n} |
| scene {n} ((theater) the stage) SEE: stage | :: |
| scene {n} (the location of an event that attracts attention) | :: scène {f} |
| scene {n} (landscape, scenery) SEE: scenery | :: |
| scenery {n} (view, natural features, landscape) | :: landschap {n}, natuurschoon {n} |
| scenery {n} (stage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene) | :: decor {n}, coulissen {p}, toneel {n} |
| scent {n} (distinctive odour or smell) | :: geur {m}, reuk {f} |
| scent {n} (odour left by animal) | :: geur {m} |
| scent {n} (sense of smell) | :: reukvermogen {n} |
| scent {n} (perfume) | :: parfum {n}, geur {m} |
| scent {n} (figuratively: any traces that can be followed) | :: spoor {n} |
| scent {v} (to detect the scent of) | :: ruiken |
| sceptre {n} (ornamental staff) | :: scepter {m} |
| schadenfreude {n} (malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune) | :: leedvermaak {n}, schadevreugde {f} |
| Schaerbeek {prop} (city in Belgium) | :: Schaarbeek {n}, Schaerbeek {n} |
| schedule {n} (a procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur) | :: programma {n} |
| Scheherazade {prop} (female given name) | :: Sjeherazade {f}, Scheherazade {f}, Sheherazade {f}, Sherazade {f} |
| Scheldt {prop} (river) | :: Schelde {f} |
| scheme {n} (a systematic plan of future action) | :: plan |
| scheme {n} (mathematics) | :: schema |
| scheme {n} | :: schema {n}, programma {n} |
| schemer {n} (he who plots secret, devious plans) | :: samenzweerder {m} |
| schilling {n} (old currency of Austria) | :: schilling {f} |
| schism {n} (split, division, separation, discord) | :: schisma {f} |
| schist {n} (crystalline foliated rock) | :: schist {m} {f} |
| schizoaffective {adj} (combining symptoms of schizophrenia with those of bipolar disorder) | :: schizoaffectief |
| schizoid personality disorder {n} (personality disorder) | :: schizoïde persoonlijkheidsstoornis |
| schizophrenia {n} (mental disorder) | :: schizofrenie |
| schlager {n} (style) | :: schlager {m}; levenslied {n} |
| schlemiel {n} (clumsy person) | :: schlemiel {m} |
| Schlemm's canal {n} (channel in the eye) | :: kanaal van Schlemm {n} |
| Schleswig-Holstein {prop} (state) | :: Sleeswijk-Holstein |
| schlimazel {n} (a chronically unlucky person) | :: pechvogel, schlemiel |
| schlubby {adj} (unattractive or unkempt) SEE: unattractive | :: |
| schnitzel {n} (a meat dish) | :: schnitzel {m} |
| scholar {n} (specialist in a particular branch of knowledge) | :: geleerde {m} |
| scholar {n} (learned person) | :: geleerde {m} |
| scholarship {n} (study allowance) | :: studiebeurs {f} or {m} |
| scholar's mate {n} (checkmate which occurs after the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Qxf7#) | :: herdersmat {m} |
| scholastic {adj} (of or relating to scholasticism) | :: scholatisch |
| school {n} (a group of fish) | :: school {f} |
| school {n} (an institution dedicated to teaching and learning) | :: school {f} |
| school {n} (an institution dedicated to teaching and learning before college or university) | :: school |
| school {n} (college or university) | :: school {f}, universiteit {f} |
| school {n} (a department/institute at a college or university) | :: school {f} |
| school {n} (an art movement) | :: school {f} |
| school {n} ((collectively) the followers of a particular doctrine) | :: school {f} |
| school {v} (to educate, teach, or train) | :: scholen |
| schoolbag {n} (satchel) | :: boekentas {m} {f} |
| schoolbook {n} (textbook used in school) | :: schoolboek {n} |
| schoolboy {n} (young male student) | :: leerling |
| school bus {n} (transport for schoolchildren) | :: schoolbus {m} |
| schoolchild {n} (young person attending school or of an age to attend school) | :: schoolkind {n} |
| schoolgoer {n} (one who attends school) | :: schoolganger {m} |
| schoolie {n} (schoolteacher) SEE: teacher | :: |
| school shark {n} (Galeorhinus galeus) | :: ruwe haai |
| school sores {n} (impetigo) SEE: impetigo | :: |
| schoolteacher {n} (schoolteacher) SEE: teacher | :: |
| school tie {n} (necktie) | :: schooldas |
| school uniform {n} (uniform items to be worn by students in a school) | :: schooluniform {n} |
| schooner {n} (sailing ship) | :: schoener {f} |
| Schrödinger's cat {prop} (thought experiment) | :: Schrödingers kat |
| schwa {n} (indeterminate central vowel) | :: sjwa, doffe e |
| science {n} (collective discipline of learning acquired through the scientific method) | :: wetenschap {f} |
| science {n} (particular discipline or branch of learning) | :: wetenschap {f} |
| science {n} (fact of knowing something) | :: weten {n}, wetenschap {f} |
| science {n} (knowledge gained through study or practice) | :: kennis {f}, ervaring, wetenschap {f} |
| scientia potentia est {proverb} (knowledge is power) SEE: knowledge is power | :: |
| scientific {adj} (of or having to do with science) | :: wetenschappelijk |
| scientifically {adv} (using science or methods of science) | :: wetenschappelijk |
| scientifically {adv} (from a scientific perspective) | :: wetenschappelijk |
| scientist {n} (one whose activities make use of the scientific method) | :: wetenschapper {m}, wetenschapster {f} |
| scimitar {n} (sword with curved blade) | :: kromsabel |
| scimitar-horned oryx {n} (Oryx dammah) | :: sabelantilope {m} |
| scintilla {n} (small spark or flash) | :: vonkje |
| scintilla {n} (small amount) | :: sprankje, greintje |
| scintillate {v} (to twinkle) | :: glinsteren, schitteren |
| scion {n} (descendant) | :: telg |
| scion {n} (heir to a throne) | :: opvolger {m}, troonopvolger {m} |
| scion {n} ((detached) shoot or twig) | :: scheut |
| scissor {v} (to cut using scissors) | :: knippen |
| scissor binoculars {n} (stereoscopic periscopic binoculars) | :: schaarverrekijker {m} |
| scissoring {n} (lesbian sex) | :: scharen |
| scissors {n} (tool used for cutting) | :: schaar {f} |
| sclera {n} (white of the eye) | :: oogwit {n}, sclera {f} |
| sclerosis {n} (abnormal hardening of body tissues) | :: sclerose |
| scoff {v} (to jeer; laugh at with contempt and derision) | :: spotten |
| scoff {v} (to eat food quickly) | :: schrokken |
| scoff {v} (to eat) | :: eten |
| scold {n} (person who scolds, particularly a woman) | :: viswijf, helleveeg, kreng |
| scold {v} (rebuke) | :: bekijven, schelden, berispen |
| sconce {n} (light fixture on a wall) | :: kandelaar {m}, schemerlamp {m} {f} |
| scoop {n} (any cup- or bowl-shaped object) | :: bol |
| scoop {n} (news learned and reported before anyone else) | :: primeur, nieuwtje, noviteit |
| scooter {n} (large black duck of the genus Melanitta) SEE: scoter | :: |
| scooter {n} (foot-propelled vehicle) | :: step {f} |
| scooter {n} (type of small two-wheeled vehicle, see also: motorscooter) | :: scooter {m} |
| scooter {n} (electric scooter for disabled, see also: mobility scooter) | :: scootmobiel {m} |
| scope {n} (breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a domain) | :: domein, bereik, reikwijdte |
| scope {n} (shortened form of periscope, or telescope or oscilloscope) | :: scoop |
| -scope {suffix} (suffix to name viewing instruments) | :: -scoop {m} |
| scorch {n} (A discolouration caused by heat) | :: een verkleuring veroorzaakt door hitte |
| scorch {v} (to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it) | :: schroeien, verzengen |
| scorch {v} (to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire) | :: verschroeien |
| scorch {v} (to become scorched or singed) | :: verzengen |
| scorched earth {n} | :: verschroeide aarde |
| score {v} (to score) SEE: strike | :: |
| score {n} (number of points earned) | :: stand |
| score {n} (sheet music showing all parts) | :: partituur {f} |
| score {v} (to earn points in a game) | :: scoren |
| score {v} (to obtain drugs or sex) | :: scoren |
| scoreboard {n} (board that displays the score in a game of contest) | :: scorebord {n} |
| scores {pron} (many) SEE: many | :: |
| scoria {n} (slag or dross) SEE: slag | :: |
| scoria {n} (volcanic rock) SEE: slag | :: |
| scorn {v} (to feel contempt or disdain for something or somebody) | :: minachten, verachten |
| scorn {n} (contempt, disdain) | :: minachting {f}, verachting {f} |
| scornful {adj} (showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous) | :: minachtend, minachtende |
| Scorpio {prop} (constellation) SEE: Scorpius | :: |
| scorpion {n} (any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones) | :: schorpioen {m} |
| Scorpius {prop} (constellation) | :: schorpioen {m} |
| scorzonera {n} (black salsify) SEE: black salsify | :: |
| Scot {n} (a person born in or native to Scotland) | :: Schot {m}, Schotse {f} |
| Scotch {n} (people of Scotland) | :: Schotten {p} |
| Scotch {prop} (dialect) | :: Schots-Engels {n} |
| Scotch crow {n} (hooded crow) SEE: hooded crow | :: |
| Scotch tape {n} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape | :: |
| scoter {n} (bird) | :: zee-eend, zeeëend |
| Scotland {prop} (country in northwest Europe to the north of England) | :: Schotland |
| Scots Gaelic {n} (Scottish Gaelic) SEE: Scottish Gaelic | :: |
| Scotsman {n} (a man from Scotland) | :: Schot {m} |
| Scottish {adj} (of a thing or concept) | :: Schots |
| Scottish {n} (the people of Scotland) | :: Schotten {m-p} |
| Scottish Gaelic {n} (The Gaelic language of Scotland) | :: Schots-Gaelisch {n} |
| Scottish terrier {n} (breed of dog) | :: Schotse terriër {m} |
| scoundrel {n} (villain) | :: schurk {m} {f}, schavuit {m} {f} |
| scour {v} (to clean, polish, or wash something by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously) | :: schuren |
| scour {v} (to clear the digestive tract) | :: purgeren |
| scour {v} (to search an area thoroughly) | :: afschuimen |
| scourge {n} (persistent pest, illness, or source of trouble) | :: plaag, schrik, gesel {m} |
| scourge {n} (a whip often of leather) | :: gesel |
| scourge {v} (to strike with a scourge) | :: geselen |
| scout {n} (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) | :: verkenner {m} |
| scout {n} (act of scouting) | :: verkenning {f} |
| scout {n} (member of the scout movement) | :: padvinder {m}, scout {m} |
| scout {n} (one who identifies promising talent) | :: talentenjager {m}, scout {m} |
| scouting {n} (act of one who scouts) | :: scouting {f} |
| scouting {n} (the Scouting movement) | :: scouting |
| scouting {n} | :: scouting |
| scrabble {v} (to scribble) SEE: scribble | :: |
| Scrabble {prop} (board game with interlocking words) | :: scrabble {n} |
| scram {v} (go away) | :: wegwezen |
| scrambled egg {n} (dish) | :: roerei {n} |
| scrap {n} (small piece, fragment) | :: restje {n} |
| scrap {n} (discarded objects) | :: schroot, oudroest |
| scrape {v} (draw an object along while exerting pressure) | :: schrapen |
| scrape {n} (injury) | :: schram |
| scrapie {n} (A degenerative prion disease) | :: schuurziekte {f} |
| scrapyard {n} (a junkyard, a place where scrap is stored, discarded or resold) | :: sloperij {f} |
| scratch {v} (to rub a surface with a sharp object) | :: krassen, krabben |
| scratch {v} (to write or draw hastily or awkwardly) | :: krabbelen |
| scratch {n} (disruption or mark on a surface) | :: kras {f} or {m} |
| scratch {n} (money) | :: centen {m-p} |
| scratch card {n} (lottery ticket) | :: kraslot {n} |
| scratching post {n} (wooden post that a cat scratches) | :: krabpaal {m} |
| scrawl {n} (irregular handwriting) | :: gekrabbel {n} |
| scrawl {n} (hastily or carelessly written note) | :: krabbel {m} {f} |
| scrawny {adj} (Thin, malnourished and weak) | :: mager |
| scream {n} (loud exclamation) | :: schreeuw {m} |
| scream {v} (to make the sound of a scream) | :: schreeuwen |
| scream bloody murder {v} (protest loudly or angrily) | :: moord en brand schreeuwen |
| scream blue murder {v} (protest loudly or angrily) | :: luidkeels protesteren |
| screamer {n} (bird of family Anhimidae) | :: hoenderkoet |
| scream queen {n} (actress who appears in several horror movies) | :: scream queen {f} |
| scree {n} (loose stony debris on a slope) | :: puinhelling, puin {n} |
| scree {n} (broken building material) | :: puin {n} |
| screech owl {n} (Megascops) | :: schreeuwuil |
| screech owl {n} (Tyto alba) SEE: western barn owl | :: |
| screed {n} (speech or piece of writing which contains angry and extended criticism, see also: diatribe; harangue) | :: litanie {f} |
| screed {n} (tool drawn over a wet layer to make it smooth and flat; machine that achieves this effect) | :: strijkstok {m} |
| screed {n} (smooth, flat layer of concrete, plaster, or similar material) | :: zandcementvloer {m} |
| screen {n} (viewing area of electronic output device) | :: beeldscherm {n} |
| screen {n} (movie viewing area) | :: zaal {m} {f} |
| screencap {n} (screenshot) SEE: screenshot | :: |
| screenplay {n} (script for a movie or a television show) | :: scenario {n} |
| screen printing {n} (printing method) | :: zeefdruk, serigrafie |
| screensaver {n} | :: screensaver {m}, schermbeveiliger {m} |
| screenshot {n} (image of computer screen output) | :: schermafbeelding {f}, schermafdruk {m}, screenshot {m} |
| screw {n} (fastener) | :: schroef {f}, vijs |
| screw {n} (ship’s propeller) | :: schroef {f} |
| screw {v} (to connect or assemble pieces using a screw) | :: schroeven, vijzen |
| screw {v} (to have sexual intercourse with) | :: neuken |
| screw cap {n} (cap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container) | :: schroefdop {m} |
| screwdriver {n} (tool) | :: schroevendraaier {m} |
| screw it {interj} (simple machine) | :: laat maar |
| screw thread {n} (helical ridge or groove) | :: schroefdraad {m}, draad {m} |
| scribble {v} | :: krabbelen, kattebelletje; kladje |
| scribe {n} (steel drawing implement) | :: kraspen {m} {f} |
| scrimmage {n} (rough fight) | :: schermutseling |
| scrimmage {n} | :: de bal in de 'scrimmage' plaatsen |
| scrimmage {n} (practice game) SEE: exhibition game | :: |
| scrimshaw {v} (To make an item of scrimshaw) | :: knutselen,ivoor bewerken |
| script {n} (writing; written document) | :: geschrift {n} |
| script {n} (written characters, style of writing) | :: handschrift {n} |
| scriptorium {n} (room set aside for the copying, writing, or illuminating of manuscripts) | :: scriptorium {n}, schrijfzaal {f} |
| Scripture {prop} (Tanakh) SEE: Tanakh | :: |
| Scripture {prop} (Bible) SEE: Bible | :: |
| scrivener {n} (professional writer) | :: schrijver |
| scrofula {n} (form of tuberculosis) | :: scrofulose {f} |
| scrofulous {adj} (morally degenerate; corrupt) SEE: corrupt | :: |
| scroll {n} (roll of paper or parchment) | :: boekrol {c} |
| scroll {n} (end of a musical instrument) | :: krul {f} {m} |
| scroll {v} ((Computing) to change one's view of data on a computer's display) | :: scrollen |
| scroll bar {n} (graphical widget) | :: schuifbalk {m}, scrollbalk {m} |
| scrooge {n} (miserly person) | :: vrek {m}, gierigaard {m}, krentenkakker {m}, krent {m} {f}, schraper {m} |
| scrotum {n} (the bag of the skin and muscle that contains the testicles) | :: scrotum {n}, balzak {m} |
| scrounge {v} (To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another) | :: bietsen |
| scrub {v} (to rub hard) | :: schrobben |
| scrub {n} (cancellation) SEE: cancellation | :: |
| scrumptious {adj} (delicious; delectable) | :: lekker |
| scruple {n} (hesitation from the difficulty of determining what is right) | :: scrupule {m} {f} |
| scrupulous {adj} (meticulous) | :: scrupuleus, angstvallig, meticuleus |
| scrutiny {n} (intense study) | :: nauwkeurig onderzoek, kritisch onderzoek, navorsing |
| scuba diving {n} (underwater swimming) | :: duiksport {c} |
| scuffle {n} (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters) | :: handgemeen {n}, scheldpartij {f}, schermutseling {f}, schermutselingen {p} |
| scuffle {v} (to fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters) | :: roepen, schelden |
| scuffle {n} (Dutch hoe) | :: schoffel {m} {f} |
| scull {n} (small boat) | :: skiff |
| scullery {n} (room, next to a kitchen) | :: bijkeuken {f}, spoelkeuken {f}, waskeuken {f} |
| sculptor {n} (a person who sculpts) | :: beeldhouwer {m} |
| sculpture {n} (art of sculpting) | :: beeldhouwen, sculptuur {f} |
| sculpture {n} (work of art created by sculpting) | :: beeldhouwwerk {n}, beeld {n} |
| scum {n} (person or persons considered to be reprehensible) | :: tuig |
| scumbag {n} (condom) SEE: condom | :: |
| scumbag {n} (despicable person) | :: rotzak {m} |
| scupper {n} (nautical: drainage hole) | :: spuigat {n} |
| scupper {v} (thwart, destroy) | :: dwarsbomen, vernietigen |
| scurrilous {adj} (foul-mouthed) | :: grofgebekt |
| scurrilous {adj} (coarse, vulgar, abusive, or slanderous) | :: vulgair, grof |
| scurry {v} (to run away with quick light steps) | :: snellen, hollen |
| scurvy {n} (deficiency of vitamin C) | :: scheurbuik |
| scut {n} | :: wipstaart |
| scutch {v} (to strip off as the cuticle from the fibre) | :: zwingelen |
| scutch {n} (implement used to separate the fibres of flax) | :: zwingel {m} |
| scutch grass {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass | :: |
| scuttle {n} (a container like an open bucket) | :: emmer {m}, kolenemmer {m}, kolenkit |
| scuttle {v} (To deliberately sink a ship (often by order of the captain)) | :: kelderen |
| scuttle {v} (To move hastily, to scurry) | :: krabbelen |
| scuttlebutt {n} (gossip, rumour, idle chatter) | :: geroddel |
| Scutum {prop} (constellation) | :: Schild |
| scutwork {n} (tedious tasks) | :: rotwerk |
| scythe {n} (farm tool) | :: zeis |
| scythe {v} (to cut with a scythe) | :: maaien |
| Scythia {prop} (region of Central Eurasia) | :: Scythië {n} |
| sea {n} (body of water) | :: zee {f} |
| sea angel {n} (Gymnosomata) | :: schelploze vleugelslak |
| seabed {n} (floor or bottom of the sea or ocean) | :: zeebodem {m} |
| sea bluebell {n} (Mertensia maritima) | :: oesterblad {n} |
| seaborgium {n} (chemical element with atomic number 106) | :: seaborgium {n} |
| sea change {n} (profound transformation) | :: fundamentele verandering |
| sea cucumber {n} (sea cucumber) | :: zeekomkommer {c} |
| sea eagle {n} (Haliaeetus albicilla) SEE: white-tailed eagle | :: |
| seafarer {n} (sailor) SEE: sailor | :: |
| seafarer {n} (one who travels by sea) | :: zeevaarder {m} |
| seafoam {n} (foam created by wave action - often washed up on to beaches) | :: zeeschuim {n} |
| seafood {n} (fish, shellfish, seaweed and other edible aquatic life) | :: zeevruchten {p}, zeebanket {n} |
| seagull {n} (bird of the family Laridae) | :: meeuw {c} |
| sea hare {n} (large marine gastropod mollusc) | :: zeehaas {m} |
| sea holly {n} (Eryngium maritimum) | :: blauwe zeedistel {c} |
| sea horse {n} (walrus) SEE: walrus | :: |
| sea horse {n} (fish) | :: (Hippocampus) zeepaard {n} |
| seal {n} (pinniped) | :: zeehond {m}, rob {m} |
| seal {n} (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) | :: zegel {m} {n} |
| seal {n} (design or insignia associated with organization or official role) | :: zegel {?} |
| seal {n} (something which will be visibly damaged when a covering or container is opened) | :: zegel {m}, verzegeling {f} |
| seal {n} (tight closure) | :: sluiting {f} |
| seal {v} (to place a seal on (a document)) | :: verzegelen |
| seal {v} (to fasten (something) closed so that it cannot be opened without visible damage) | :: verzegelen |
| seal {v} (to place in a sealed container) | :: verzegelen |
| seal {n} (chakra) SEE: chakra | :: |
| sea lamprey {n} (animal) | :: zeeprik {f}, zeelamprei {f}, zeenegenoog {m} |
| sealant {n} (material used to seal a surface so as to prevent passage of a fluid) | :: kit |
| sea level {n} (nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured) | :: zeeniveau {n}, zeespiegel {m} |
| sea lion {n} (member of the Otariidae family) | :: zeeleeuw {m} |
| seam {n} (folded back and stitched piece of fabric) | :: , naad {m} |
| seam {n} | :: zoom {m} |
| seaman {n} (naval rank) | :: matroos {m} |
| seaman {n} (mariner or sailor) SEE: sailor | :: |
| seamless {adj} (Without interruption; coherent) | :: naadloos |
| sea monster {n} (large, aggressive creature in the sea) | :: zeemonster {n}, zeegedrocht {n}, kraak {m} |
| Sea of Japan {prop} (the sea between Japan and the rest of Asia) | :: Japanse Zee {f} |
| sea otter {n} (Enhydra lutris) | :: zeeotter {m} |
| sea-parrot {n} (puffin) SEE: puffin | :: |
| seaplane {n} (an aircraft) | :: watervliegtuig {n} |
| seaport {n} (town or harbour for seagoing ships) | :: zeehaven {f} |
| seaquake {n} | :: zeebeving {f} |
| sear {v} (To char, scorch, or burn the surface of something with a hot instrument) | :: dichtschroeien |
| search {v} (to search) SEE: look | :: |
| search {v} (to look throughout (a place) for something) | :: afzoeken, doorzoeken, zoeken |
| search {v} ((followed by "for") to look thoroughly) | :: zoeken |
| searchable {adj} (capable of being searched) | :: doorzoekbaar |
| search engine {n} (application that searches for data) | :: zoekmotor {m}, zoekmachine {f} |
| search engine optimization {n} (improvement of a web site's ranking in search engines) | :: zoekmachineoptimalisatie |
| searcher {n} (One who searches) | :: zoeker {m} |
| searchlight {n} (a light source that projects a bright beam of light in any direction) | :: zoeklicht {n} |
| search warrant {n} (court order authorising the search of a place) | :: huiszoekingsbevel {n} |
| sea salt {n} (salt prepared by evaporating sea water) | :: zeezout {n} |
| seashell {n} (shell) | :: schelp |
| season {n} (quarter of a year) | :: seizoen {n}, jaargetijde {f} |
| season {n} (part of year with something special) | :: seizoen {n} |
| season {v} (to make fit for any use by time or habit) | :: zich aanpassen |
| season {v} (to become mature) | :: rijpen, rijp worden |
| season {v} (to flavour food) | :: kruiden |
| sea squirt {n} (animal of the class Ascidiacea) | :: zakpijp {f} |
| seat {n} (place in which to sit) | :: zitplaats |
| seat {n} (horizontal portion of a chair) | :: zetel {c} |
| seat {n} (part of an object or individual directly involved in sitting) | :: zitmeubel {n} (object), zitvlak {n} (person) |
| seat {n} (membership in a representative body) | :: zetel {c} |
| seat {n} (location of a governing body) | :: zetel {c} |
| seat belt {n} (restraining belt) | :: veiligheidsgordel {m}, veiligheidsriem {m} |
| seat cushion {n} (something you can sit on) | :: zitkussen {f} |
| seat of government {n} (the centre of authority to govern) | :: regeringszetel {m} |
| seat post {n} | :: zadelpen {f} |
| seatstay {n} (One of the two bicycle frame tubes running diagonally downward from the top of the seat tube to the rear dropouts) | :: staande achtervork {c} |
| sea turtle {n} (any turtle that inhabits oceans) | :: zeeschildpad {f} |
| sea urchin {n} (any of many marine echinoderms of the class Echinoidea) | :: zee-egel {m} |
| seawall {n} (coastal defence) | :: zeedijk |
| seaward {adj} (in the direction toward the sea) | :: zeewaarts |
| seaward {adv} (toward the sea) | :: zeewaarts |
| seawater {n} (salt water of a sea or ocean) | :: zeewater {n} |
| seaweed {n} (marine plants and algae) | :: zeewier {n} |
| sebaceous gland {n} (gland of skin secreting sebum) | :: talgklier {m} {f} |
| Sebastian {prop} (given name) | :: Sebastiaan |
| sebum {n} (thick oily substance) | :: talg {m} |
| secateurs {n} (pruning shears) SEE: pruning shears | :: |
| secede {v} (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) | :: zich afscheiden |
| secession {n} (The act of seceding) | :: afscheiding {f}, afscheiden {n}, secessie {f}, separatie {f} |
| second {adj} (second (numeral), see also: 2nd) | :: tweede |
| second {adj} (that comes after the first) | :: tweede {n} |
| second {adv} (at the second rank) | :: op een na |
| second {n} (manufactured item that fails to meet quality control standards) | :: tweede keus {m} {f} |
| second {n} (another chance to achieve what should have been done the first time) | :: herkansing {f} |
| second {n} (music: interval between two adjacent notes) | :: secunde |
| second {n} (one-sixtieth of a minute; SI unit of time) | :: seconde {m} |
| second {n} (unit of angular measure) | :: seconde {m} |
| second {n} (short, indeterminate amount of time) | :: seconde {m}, moment {m} |
| second {v} (to agree as a second person) | :: bijvallen, ondersteunen |
| second {n} (attendant of a duel or boxing match standing in for a contestant) | :: secondant {m} |
| second {n} (one who agrees in addition) | :: ondersteuner {m} |
| secondary {adj} (succeeding first) | :: secundair |
| secondary {adj} (acting by deputation) | :: plaatsvervangend |
| secondary school {n} (school) | :: secundaire school {f} {m}, school voor voortgezet onderwijs {f} {m}, middelbare school {f} {m} |
| secondary sector {n} (economic sector that uses raw materials and produces manufactured goods) | :: secundaire sector {m}, industriesector {m} |
| secondary source {n} ((historiography) document that draws on primary sources) | :: secundaire bron {f} |
| second-class {adj} (inferior in quality or standing) | :: tweede klas |
| second coming {n} (the return of Jesus Christ) | :: wederkomst {f}, tweede komst {f} |
| second cousin {n} (grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent) | :: achterneef {m}, achternicht {f} |
| second-degree {adj} (causing blistering of skin) | :: tweedegraads-, van de tweede graad |
| second-growth forest {n} (forest which has been harvested and is regrowing) | :: secundair bos {n} |
| second hand {n} (the hand or pointer that shows the number of seconds that have passed) | :: secondewijzer {m} |
| second hand {adj} (secondhand) SEE: secondhand | :: |
| secondhand {adj} (not new; previously owned and used by another) | :: tweedehands, occasion {m}, occasie {f} |
| secondhand embarrassment {n} (embarrassment felt for someone else: vicarious embarrassment) SEE: vicarious embarrassment | :: |
| second-hand smoke {n} (smoke from cigarettes, that any person including non-smokers could breathe in) | :: tweedehandse rook |
| second last {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate | :: |
| secondment {n} (temporary transfer) | :: detachering |
| second person {n} (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) | :: tweede persoon {m} |
| second to last {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate | :: |
| second to none {n} (heroin) SEE: heroin | :: |
| Second World War {prop} (World War II) SEE: World War II | :: |
| secrecy {n} (concealment) | :: geheimhouding {f} |
| secret {n} (knowledge that is hidden) | :: geheim {n}, geheimenis {f} |
| secret {adj} (being or kept hidden.) | :: geheim |
| secretariat {n} (the office or department of a government secretary) | :: secretariaat |
| secretary {n} (person keeping records and handling clerical work) | :: secretaresse {f}, secretaris {m} |
| secretary bird {n} (member of bird family) | :: secretarisvogel {m}, secretaris {m} |
| Secretary of State {n} (government position) | :: minister van Buitenlandse Zaken {m} |
| secrete {v} ((transitive) produce by secretion) | :: afscheiden |
| secrete {v} | :: verbergen , verstoppen , wegstoppen , ontvreemden , stelen , verduisteren , ontfutselen |
| secretive {adj} (having an inclination to secrecy) | :: geheimzinnig, gesloten, gereserveerd |
| secretly {adv} (in a secret manner) | :: stiekem |
| secret police {n} (police operating outside normal boundaries of law) | :: geheime politie {f} |
| secret service {n} (government organization) | :: geheime dienst {m} |
| sect {n} (religious movement) | :: afscheiding {f}, sekte {f} |
| sectarian {adj} (of, or relating to a sect) | :: sektarisch |
| section {n} (cutting, part cut out) | :: snijding {f} |
| section {n} (part, piece or subdivision of anything) | :: afdeling, sectie |
| section {n} (part of a document) | :: paragraaf {m}, passage {m} |
| sectish {adj} (sectarian) SEE: sectarian | :: |
| sector {n} (a field of economic activity) | :: sector |
| secular {adj} (not specifically religious) | :: seculier, wereldlijk |
| secular {adj} | :: seculier |
| secularism {n} (neutrality towards all religions) | :: secularisme {n} |
| security {n} (condition of not being threatened) | :: veiligheid {f}, zekerheid {f} |
| security {n} (something that secures) | :: beveiliging {f} |
| security {n} (organization or department responsible for providing security) | :: veiligheidsdienst {m} |
| security {n} (finance: tradeable financial asset) | :: waardepapier {n} |
| security {n} (finance: property temporarily relinquished) | :: onderpand {n} |
| Security Council {prop} (UN Security Council) SEE: UN Security Council | :: |
| security hole {n} (security vulnerability in a computer system) | :: veiligheidslek {n} |
| security service {n} (government organisation) | :: Geheime dienst {f} |
| sedative {n} (an agent or drug that sedates) | :: kalmeringsmiddel |
| sedative {adj} (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing) | :: kalmerend |
| sedentary {adj} (not moving, not migratory) | :: sedentair |
| sedentary {adj} (not moving much; sitting around) | :: sedentair, stilzittend |
| sedge {n} (any plant of the genus Carex) | :: zegge {f} |
| sediment {v} (to be deposited as a sediment) | :: sedimenteren |
| sedimentary rock {n} (one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth) | :: sedimentair gesteente {n}, afzettingsgesteente {n} |
| sedition {n} (incitement) | :: opruiing {f} |
| sedition {n} (insurrection or rebellion) | :: opstand, opruiing |
| seditious {adj} (of, related to, or involved in sedition) | :: opruiend, opstandig, |
| Sedna {prop} (a goddess) | :: Sedna |
| Sedna {prop} (planetoid) | :: Sedna |
| seduce {v} (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) | :: verleiden, versieren |
| seduction {n} (act of seducing) | :: verleiding |
| seductress {n} (woman who seduces) | :: verleidster {f}, vamp {f} |
| sedulous {adj} (of a person: diligent in application or pursuit) | :: onverdroten |
| see {v} (perceive with the eyes) | :: zien, aanschouwen, bekijken, bezien |
| see {v} (understand) | :: begrijpen |
| see {n} (diocese) | :: bisdom {n} |
| see also {phrase} (a suggestion that other topics of study are related to a current topic) | :: zie ook |
| seed {n} (fertilized grain) | :: zaad {n} |
| seed {n} (semen) | :: sperma {n}, zaad {n} |
| seed {n} (offspring, descendants, progeny) | :: zaad {n} |
| seed coat {n} (outer cover of a seed) | :: zaadmantel {m} |
| seedeater {n} (something which eats seed) | :: zaadeter {m} |
| seedeater {n} (bird) | :: zaadeter {m} |
| seedful {adj} (full of seed) | :: zaadrijk |
| seedling {n} (young plant grown from seed) | :: zaailing |
| seed money {n} (Money used to set up a new business venture.) | :: aanloopkrediet, aanloopsubsidie |
| seed plant {n} (plant which reproduces by spreading seeds in the wide sense of the term, including spores etc.) | :: zaadplant {m} {f} |
| seedpod {n} (pouch-like form on a plant) SEE: pod | :: |
| seed stock {n} (stock of seed) | :: zaaigoed {n} |
| seed stock {n} (supply for planting) | :: plantgoed {n} |
| seed stock {n} (source of new individuals) | :: zaaigoed {n} |
| seed vault {n} (long term seed storage) | :: zadenbank {f} |
| seedy {adj} (full of seeds) | :: met veel zaden |
| seedy {adj} (disreputable; run-down) | :: louche, verwaarloosd |
| seedy {adj} (untidy; unkempt) | :: slordig, vies, onverzorgd |
| seedy {adj} (infirm; gone to seed) | :: ellendig, slecht |
| seedy {adj} (suffering effects of hangover) | :: ellendig, miserabel, slecht |
| seeing is believing {proverb} (you need to see something to believe it) | :: eerst zien, dan geloven, zien is geloven |
| seeing is believing {proverb} (show of skepticism about a claim) | :: eerst zien, dan geloven, zien is geloven |
| seek {v} (to try to find) | :: zoeken, nastreven |
| seek and ye shall find {proverb} (one finds what one looks for) | :: zoekt en gij zult vinden, wie zoekt, die vindt |
| seeker {n} (One who seeks) | :: zoeker {m} |
| seel {v} (To blind) SEE: blind | :: |
| seem {v} (to appear, to seem) SEE: look | :: |
| seem {v} (to appear) | :: lijken, schijnen |
| seemingly {adv} (apparently) SEE: apparently | :: |
| see off {v} (to defeat) SEE: defeat | :: |
| see off {v} (to accompany someone to a point of departure) | :: uitwuiven, uitlaten |
| see past the end of one's nose {v} (have insight into underlying facts or consequences) | :: verder zien dan zijn neus lang is, verder kijken dan zijn neus lang is |
| seer {n} (someone who sees something; an eyewitness) | :: ooggetuige {m} |
| seer {n} (someone who foretells the future) | :: ziener, helderziende {m} |
| seersucker {n} | :: gestreept cloqué, bobbeltjesstof |
| seesaw {n} (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle) | :: wipwap, wip |
| seesaw {v} (to use a seesaw) | :: wipwappen, wippen |
| seethe {v} (to boil vigorously (intransitive verb)) | :: zieden, koken |
| seethe {v} (to foam in an agitated manner, as if boiling) | :: schuimen |
| seethe {v} ((figuratively) to be in an agitated state of turmoil) | :: zieden |
| seethe {v} (to buzz with activity) | :: bruisen van aktiviteit |
| see the forest for the trees {v} (to be overwhelmed by detail to the point where it obscures the overall situation) | :: door de bomen het bos niet meer zien |
| see the light {v} (undergo a spiritual conversion) | :: het licht zien |
| see the light {v} (gain an insight) | :: het licht zien |
| see the light {v} (come into the world or to public notice) | :: het licht zien |
| see through {v} (perceive visually through something transparent) | :: doorheen zien |
| see through {v} (to do something until it is finished) | :: volhouden |
| see through {v} | :: doorgronden |
| see-through {adj} (transparent) SEE: transparent | :: |
| see-through {adj} (translucent) SEE: translucent | :: |
| see ya {interj} (see you) SEE: see you | :: |
| see you {phrase} (see you later) | :: later, mazzel |
| see you later {phrase} (goodbye) | :: tot straks, tot later, tot zo , zie je later , later |
| see you soon {interj} (goodbye) | :: tot straks, tot zo, tot direct, tot ziens! |
| see you tomorrow {phrase} (see you tomorrow) | :: tot morgen |
| segment {n} (length of some object) | :: segment |
| Segorbe {prop} (municipality in Castellón, Spain) | :: Segorbe |
| segregate {v} (to separate) | :: afzonderen |
| segue {v} (to move smoothly from one topic to another) | :: van thema wisselen |
| segue {n} (an instance of segueing, a transition) | :: overgang {m} |
| seine {n} (fishing net) | :: zegen {m} {f} |
| seisin {n} ((historical) feudal right to possession) | :: weer {f} |
| seismologist {n} (person who practices seismology) | :: seismoloog {m}, seismologe {f} |
| seismology {n} (the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior) | :: seismologie {f} |
| seiyuu {n} (voice actor) SEE: voice actor | :: |
| seize {v} (grab) | :: grijpen, vangen, pakken |
| seize {v} (take advantage) | :: grijpen, aangrijpen |
| seize {v} (take possession of (by force, law etc)) | :: in beslag nemen, beslag leggen op |
| seize the day {v} (enjoy the present) | :: pluk de dag |
| sejunct {adj} (separate) SEE: separate | :: |
| Selandian {prop} (subdivision of the Paleocene epoch) | :: Selandien |
| seldom {adv} (infrequently, rarely) | :: zelden |
| select {adj} (privileged, specially selected) | :: select |
| select {v} (to choose one or more elements from a set) | :: uitkiezen, selecteer |
| selenate {n} (any salt or ester of selenic acid) | :: selenaat {n} |
| selenium {n} (chemical element) | :: seleen {n}, selenium {n} |
| selenology {n} (the study of the moon and several satellites) | :: selenologie |
| self {n} (individual person as the object of his own reflective consciousness) | :: zelf {n} |
| self-abnegation {n} | :: zelfverloochening {m},, zelfontzegging {m} |
| self-absorbed {adj} (heavily concerned with oneself) | :: in zichzelf verdiept, met alleen aandacht voor zichzelf |
| self-acceptance {n} (acceptance of self) | :: zelfaanvaarding, zelfacceptatie |
| self-actualization {n} (psychological development) | :: zelfactualisering {f} |
| self-centered {adj} (egotistically obsessed with oneself) | :: egoistisch |
| self-complacent {adj} (complacently self-satisfied) | :: zelfingenomen |
| self-confidence {n} (state of being self-confident) | :: zelfvertrouwen, zelfverzekerd |
| self-confidence {n} (measure of one's belief in one's own abilities) | :: zelfvertrouwen, zelfverzekerdheid |
| self-confident {adj} (confident in one's abilities) | :: zelfverzekerd |
| self-conscious {adj} (aware of oneself as an individual being) | :: zelfbewust |
| self-conscious {adj} (uncomfortably over-conscious of one's appearance or behaviour) | :: zelfbewust |
| self-conscious {adj} (socially ill at ease) | :: zelfbewust |
| self-control {n} (ability to control one's desires and impulses) | :: zelfcontrole {m} {f} |
| self-critical {adj} (capable of criticizing oneself) | :: zelfkritisch |
| self-defense {n} (means of defending oneself from attack) | :: zelfverdediging {f} |
| self-deprecation {n} (disparaging view of oneself) | :: zelfspot {m} |
| self-determination {n} (political independence of a people) | :: zelfbeschikking {f} |
| self-esteem {n} (confidence in one's own worth) | :: zelfvertrouwen {n} |
| self-evidence {n} (the quality of being self-evident) | :: duidelijkheid {f}, vanzelfsprekendheid {f} |
| self-evident {adj} (obviously true) | :: vanzelfsprekend |
| self-help {n} (bettering oneself without relying on the assistance of others) | :: zelfhulp, zelfhelp |
| selfhood {n} (individuality) | :: individualiteit; |
| selfhood {n} (personality) | :: persoonlijkheid; |
| selfhood {n} (selfishness) | :: zelfheid;eigenheid; |
| selfie {n} (photographic self-portrait) | :: selfie {n}, otofoto {m} |
| self-image {n} (way a person views themself) | :: zelfbeeld {n} |
| self-immolation {n} (setting oneself on fire) | :: zelfverbranding {f} |
| selfish {adj} | :: zelfzuchtig, egoïstisch |
| self-knowledge {n} (knowledge or insight into one's own nature and abilities) | :: zelfkennis {f} |
| self-made {adj} (made by oneself) | :: zelfgemaakt |
| self-medication {n} (medication of oneself without professional advice) | :: zelfmedicatie {f}, automedicatie {f} |
| self-pity {n} (feeling of pity for oneself) | :: zelfbeklag {n}, zelfmedelijden {n} |
| self-plagiarism {n} (reuse of one's own words etc.) | :: zelfplagiaat {n} |
| self-portrait {n} (portrait of the painter who painted it) | :: zelfportret {n} |
| self-raising {adj} (capable of rising without leavening agent) | :: zelfrijzend |
| self-raising flour {n} (flour) | :: zelfrijzend bakmeel {n} |
| self-reference {n} (act or process of referring to itself) | :: zelfreferentie {f} |
| self-reliant {adj} (reliant upon oneself) | :: zelfredzaam |
| self-respect {n} (knowledge of one's own worth) | :: zelfrespect {n} |
| self-respecting {adj} (having self-respect) | :: zichzelf respecterend |
| selfsame {adj} (the very same) | :: identieke, dezelfde |
| self-satisfied {adj} (satisfied with oneself) | :: zelfingenomen |
| self-service {n} (the practice of serving oneself) | :: zelfbediening {f} |
| self-study {n} (study without the aid of a formal education institution) | :: zelfstudie {f} |
| self-sufficiency {n} (condition of being self-sufficient) | :: zelfvoorziening {f} |
| sell {v} (to agree to transfer goods or provide services) | :: verkopen |
| sell {v} | :: verkopen |
| sellable {adj} (saleable) SEE: saleable | :: |
| seller {n} (someone who sells) | :: verkoper {m}, verkoopster {f} |
| sellotape {n} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape | :: |
| Sellotape {n} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape | :: |
| sell out {v} (sell all of a product) | :: uitverkopen |
| sell short {v} (to underestimate the value of something) SEE: underestimate | :: |
| Selonia {prop} (A cultural region in Latvia) | :: Selië |
| selvage {n} (finished edge of a woven fabric parallel with warp) | :: zelfkant {m} |
| semantic {adj} (of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words) | :: semantisch |
| semantic field {n} (group of words relating to same subject) | :: betekenisveld {n}, semantisch veld {n} |
| semantics {n} (science of the meaning of words) | :: semantiek {f} |
| semantics {n} | :: semantiek {f} |
| semaphore {n} (visual system for transmitting information) | :: semafoor {m} |
| semaphore {n} (visual system for transmitting information using flags) | :: semafoor {m} |
| semaphore {n} (mechanism used to restrict access to a shared function or device to a single process at a time) | :: semafoor {m} |
| semaphore {v} (to signal using, or as if using, a semaphore) | :: signaleren, seinen |
| semblance {n} (likeness, similarity) | :: gelijkheid |
| semelfactive aspect {n} (grammar aspect) | :: semelfactief {m} |
| semen {n} (semen (fluid)) SEE: sperm | :: |
| semen {n} (male reproductory fluid) | :: sperma |
| semester {n} (half of school year) | :: semester {n} |
| semiannual {adj} (half-yearly) | :: halfjaarlijks, halfjaarlijkse |
| semicolon {n} (punctuation mark ';') | :: puntkomma {f} {n}, kommapunt {m} |
| semiconductor {n} (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator) | :: halfgeleider {m} |
| semiconsonant {n} (semivowel) SEE: semivowel | :: |
| semi-detached {n} (house) | :: twee-onder-een-kapwoning, twee-onder-een-kapper |
| semifinal {n} (competition) | :: halve finale |
| seminal {adj} (of or relating to seed or semen) | :: zaad- |
| seminal {adj} (creative or having the power to originate) | :: creatief |
| seminal {adj} (highly influential) | :: invloedrijk, belangrijk |
| semi-official {adj} (having some degree of official authority) | :: officieus |
| semiotic {adj} (of or relating to semiotics or to semantics) | :: semiotisch |
| semiotician {n} (linguist specialized in semiotics) | :: semioticus |
| semiotics {n} (study of signs) | :: semiotiek {f} |
| semipalmated sandpiper {n} (Calidris pusilla) | :: grijze strandloper {m} |
| Semite {n} (descendant of any of these peoples) | :: Semiet |
| Semitic {adj} (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) | :: Semitisch |
| semivowel {n} (sound in speech) | :: halfvocaal {m}, halfklinker {m} |
| semla {n} (Swedish pastry eaten on Shrove Tuesday) | :: semla {m} {f} |
| semolina {n} (hard grains of flour left after milling) | :: griesmeel |
| semolina pudding {n} (dessert) | :: griesmeelpudding {m} |
| senate {n} (the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems) | :: senaat {m} |
| senator {n} (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) | :: senator {m} |
| send {v} (make something go somewhere) | :: zenden, verzenden, sturen, opsturen |
| send-up {n} (satirical imitation) | :: parodie {f}, persiflage {f} |
| Senegal {prop} (Republic of Senegal) | :: Senegal |
| Senegalese {adj} (pertaining to Senegal) | :: Senegalees, Senegalese |
| Senegalese {n} (person from Senegal) | :: Senegalees {m}, Senegalese {f} |
| senescence {n} (biology: the state or process of aging) | :: verouderingsproces {f} |
| senile {adj} (of, or relating to old age) | :: ouderdoms- |
| senile {adj} (exhibiting the deterioration in mind) | :: seniel |
| senior {n} (someone older than someone else) | :: senior {m} {f} |
| seniority {n} (time) | :: senioriteit |
| sensational {adj} (exceptionally great) | :: opzienbarend |
| sensationalist {adj} (characterized by sensationalism) | :: sensatiebelust |
| sense {n} (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) | :: zintuig {n} |
| sense {n} (conscious awareness) | :: gevoel {n}, gewaarwording {f} |
| sense {n} (sound judgement) | :: (gezond) verstand {n} |
| sense {n} (meaning or reason) | :: zin {m} |
| sense {n} (semantics term) | :: betekenis {f} |
| sense {v} (use biological senses) | :: gewaarworden, waarnemen |
| sense {v} (to instinctively be aware) | :: zich bewust zijn, voelen |
| sense {v} (to comprehend) | :: begrijpen, bevatten |
| sense of humour {n} (quality of an individual to find certain things funny) | :: gevoel voor humor |
| sense organ {n} (an organic sensor) | :: zintuig {n}, zintuigorgaan {n} |
| sensible {adj} (perceptible by the mind) | :: waarneembaar, merkbaar |
| sensible {adj} (easily perceived, appreciable) | :: merkbaar, aanzienlijk, aanwijsbaar |
| sensible {adj} (able to feel or perceive) | :: gevoelig |
| sensible {adj} (aware of something) | :: (zich) bewust |
| sensible {adj} (acting with or showing good judgement) | :: verstandig, zinnig |
| sensible {adj} (characterized more by usefulness than by fashionableness) | :: praktisch, functioneel |
| sensitive {adj} (responsive to stimuli) | :: gevoelig |
| sensitive {adj} | :: gevoelig |
| sensitivity {n} (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli) | :: gevoeligheid {f} |
| sensitivity {n} (the proportion of positive individuals in a population that will be correctly identified in a binary test) | :: sensitiviteit {f} |
| sensitivity {n} (the degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal) | :: gevoeligheid {f}, ontvankelijkheid |
| sensitivity {n} (the degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength) | :: gevoeligheid {f} |
| sensitivity {n} | :: gevoeligheid {f} |
| sensualist {n} (person who believes in enjoying sensuality) | :: sensualist {m} |
| sensualist {n} (one who holds to the doctrine of sensualism) | :: sensualist {m} |
| sensuality {n} (state of being sensual, sensuous or sexy) | :: zinnelijkheid {f} |
| sent {v} (simple past of "to send") | :: zond {s}, zonden {p}, verzond {s}, verzonden {p} |
| sent {v} (past participle of "to send") | :: verzonden, gezonden |
| sentence {n} (decision of a jury) | :: vonnis {n}, uitspraak {f}, oordeel {n} |
| sentence {n} (judicial order for punishment, conviction) | :: veroordeling {f} |
| sentence {n} (punishment imposed on a person convicted of a crime) | :: straf {f} |
| sentence {n} (grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate) | :: zin {m} |
| sentence {v} (declare a sentence on a convicted person) | :: straffen, veroordelen tot |
| sententious {adj} (using as few words as possible) | :: kernachtig |
| sentient {adj} (conscious or aware) | :: bewust |
| sentimental {adj} (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) | :: emotioneel |
| sentinel {n} (A sentry or guard) | :: wacht {m} |
| sentinel event {n} (unusual event in a medical setting which results in death or serious physical injury) | :: schildwacht gebeurtenis |
| sentry {n} (guard) | :: schildwacht |
| sentry-box {n} (booth for a sentry) | :: wachthuisje {n} |
| Seoul {prop} (capital of South Korea) | :: Seoel {n}, Seoul {n} |
| sepal {n} (part of calyx) | :: kelkblad {n}, sepaal {m}, sepalum {n} |
| separable {adj} (able to be separated) | :: scheidbaar |
| separable verb {n} (type of verb) | :: scheidbaar werkwoord |
| separate {adj} (apart from; not connected to) | :: afzonderlijk, gescheiden, afgezonderd, afgezonderde |
| separate {adj} (followed by "from": not together with) | :: gescheiden van |
| separate {v} (to disunite, disconnect) | :: scheiden |
| separate {v} (to cause to be separate) | :: scheiden, afzonderen |
| separate {v} (to divide itself) | :: scheiden, zich verdelen, schiften |
| separate the wheat from the chaff {v} (to select only that which is of value) | :: het kaf van het koren scheiden |
| separation {n} (act of disuniting two or more things) | :: scheiding {f} |
| separation of powers {n} (model for governance) | :: trias politica {f} |
| separatism {n} (separatism) | :: separatisme {n} |
| separatist {adj} (Advocating or seeking the separation of a country or territory) | :: separatistisch |
| sepia {n} (cuttlefish) SEE: cuttlefish | :: |
| sepoy {n} (A native soldier of the East Indies) | :: sepoy {m}, sipoy {m} |
| sepsis {n} (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) | :: sepsis {f} |
| septasyllabic {adj} (having seven syllables) | :: zevenlettergrepig |
| September {prop} (ninth month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: september {m} |
| septendecillion {num} (10102, see also: tretrigintillion) | :: septendeciljoen |
| septenvigintillion {num} (1084, see also: quattuordecillion) | :: quattuordeciljon |
| septicemia {n} (disease caused by pathogens in the blood) | :: bloedvergiftiging |
| Septuagint {prop} (an ancient translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek) | :: Septuagint |
| sepulchre {n} (burial chamber) | :: graf {n} |
| sequel {n} (a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe) | :: vervolg {?} |
| sequela {n} (a disease or condition which is caused by an earlier disease or problem) | :: sekwel |
| sequent {adj} (that comes after) SEE: subsequent | :: |
| sequent {adj} (that follows on) SEE: consequent | :: |
| sequentially {adv} (in sequence; in order) | :: op volgorde |
| sequester {v} (to separate from all external influence) | :: afzonderen |
| sequoia {n} (tree) | :: sequoia, reuzenpijnboom |
| Sequoyah {prop} (Inventor of the syllabary for writing Cherokee) | :: Sequoyah |
| seraph {n} (highest order of angels) | :: seraf {m}, serafijn {m} |
| Serb {n} (person of Serb descent, see also: Serbian) | :: Serviër {m}, Servische {f} |
| Serb {adj} (of or pertaining to the Serbs or their culture) | :: Servisch |
| Serbia {prop} (a country in southeastern Europe) | :: Servië {f} |
| Serbia and Montenegro {prop} (former country on the Balkan Peninsula) | :: Servië en Montenegro |
| Serbian {n} (person from Serbia, see also: Serb) | :: Serviër {m}, Servische {f} |
| Serbian {n} (the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian) | :: Servisch {n} |
| Serbian {adj} (pertaining to Serbia and Serbians) | :: Servisch |
| Serbian {adj} (pertaining to the Serbian language) | :: Servisch |
| Serbian {n} (Serb) SEE: Serb | :: |
| Serbo-Croatian {n} (South Slavic language) | :: Servo-Kroatisch {n}, Servokroatisch {n} |
| serenade {n} (love song) | :: serenade {f} |
| serenade {n} (instrumental composition) | :: serenade {f} |
| serendipity {n} (unsought, unintended... and/or learning experience that happens by accident) | :: serendipiteit {f}, toevalstreffer {m} |
| serendipity {n} (a combination of events which are not individually beneficial, but occurring together produce a good or wonderful outcome) | :: gelukkig toeval |
| serendipity {n} | :: serendipiteit {f} |
| serene {adj} (peaceful, calm) | :: sereen |
| serenely {adv} (in a serene manner) | :: bedaard |
| serenity {n} (state) | :: sereniteit {f} |
| serf {n} (semifree peasant) | :: horige, laat, lijfeigene, serf {m} {f} |
| serfdom {n} (state of being a serf) | :: lijfeigenschap {f} |
| serfdom {n} (feudal system) | :: horigheid {f} |
| sergeant {n} (non-commissioned officer rank) | :: sergeant |
| Sergius {prop} (male given name) | :: Serge |
| serial killer {n} (person who commits multiple murders) | :: seriemoordenaar {m} |
| serial number {n} (unique number assigned to unit) | :: serienummer {n} |
| serial port {n} (physical interface through which data is transferred in or out one bit at a time) | :: seriële poort {c} |
| seric {adj} (made of silk) SEE: silken | :: |
| series {n} (a number of things that follow on one after the other) | :: serie {f} |
| series {n} (television or radio program) | :: reeks {f}, serie {f} |
| series {n} (in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence) | :: reeks {f} |
| series finale {n} (the final episode of a television series) | :: reeks conclusie |
| serif {n} (short line in a font) | :: schreef |
| serigraphy {n} (printing method) SEE: screen printing | :: |
| serious {adj} (without humor or expression of happiness) | :: serieus, ernstig |
| serious {adj} (important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play) | :: serieus |
| serious {adj} (really intending what is said; being in earnest) | :: ernstig, serieus |
| seriousness {n} (state of being serious) | :: ernst |
| sermon {n} (religious discourse) | :: preek {c} |
| Serpens Caput {prop} | :: Kop van de Slang |
| Serpens Cauda {prop} | :: Staart van de Slang |
| serpent {n} (snake) | :: serpent {n}, slang {f} |
| serpent {n} (musical instrument) | :: serpent {f} |
| Serpentarius {prop} (Ophiuchus) SEE: Ophiuchus | :: |
| serpentine {n} (early form of cannon) | :: serpentijn {m} |
| Serpukhovian {prop} (subdivision of the Carboniferous period) | :: Serpukhovien |
| serrate {adj} (saw-like) | :: gekarteld |
| serrate {adj} (having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections) | :: gekarteld |
| serrated {adj} (saw-like) | :: gekarteld |
| serrated {adj} (Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections) | :: gekarteld |
| Serravallian {prop} (subdivision of the Miocene epoch) | :: Serravallien |
| serum {n} (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) | :: serum {n} |
| serval {n} (medium-sized African wild cat) | :: serval {m}, woestijnlynx {m} |
| servant {n} (one who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation) | :: hulp, hulpje, huishoudhulp, bediende, knecht {m}, meid {f}, dienaar {m} |
| servant {n} (one who serves another, providing help in some manner) | :: dienaar {m}, bediende {m} {f} |
| serve {v} (to work for) | :: dienen |
| serve {v} (to attend, supply the wants of) | :: serveren |
| serve {v} (to bring food to) | :: opdienen, bedienen, serveren |
| serve {n} (AUS: portion of food) SEE: serving | :: |
| server {n} (computing: a program which provides services to other programs or users) | :: server {m} |
| server {n} | :: server |
| serve someone right {v} (happen to someone who deserves it) | :: zijn verdiende loon |
| Servian {adj} (Serbian) SEE: Serbian | :: |
| Servian {n} (Serbian) SEE: Serbian | :: |
| Servian {prop} (Serbian) SEE: Serbian | :: |
| service {n} (practice of providing services as economic activity) | :: dienst {m}, bediening {f} |
| service {n} (the military) | :: dienst |
| service {n} (set of dishes or utensils) | :: servies |
| service {n} (sports: act of initially serving the ball) | :: opslag, service |
| service {n} (religious rite or ritual) | :: eredienst {m}, dienst |
| service {n} (service tree) SEE: service tree | :: |
| serviceberry {n} (plant) | :: krentenboompje {n} |
| service station {n} (gas station) SEE: gas station | :: |
| service tree {n} (Sorbus domestica) | :: peervormige lijsterbes |
| service tree {n} (Sorbus torminalis) SEE: wild service tree | :: |
| serviette {n} (napkin) SEE: napkin | :: |
| serving {n} (portion of food) | :: portie {f} |
| servitude {n} (the state of being a slave) | :: dienstbaarheid {f} |
| servitude {n} (qualified beneficial interest) | :: erfdienstbaarheid {f} |
| sesame {n} (plant) | :: sesam {c} |
| sesame {n} (seed) | :: sesam {c}, sesamzaad {n} |
| sesame oil {n} (oil extracted from sesame seeds) | :: sesamolie {f} |
| sesquisyllabic {adj} (consisting of a minor syllable plus a full syllable) | :: sesquisyllabisch |
| sessile oak {n} (deciduous tree) | :: wintereik {m} |
| session {n} (period devoted to a particular activity) | :: sessie {f} |
| session {n} (meeting of a body to conduct business) | :: zitting {f} |
| set {v} (to put something down) | :: zetten, neerzetten |
| set {v} (to determine) | :: bepalen |
| set {v} (to adjust) | :: aanpassen, instellen |
| set {v} (to arrange with dishes and cutlery) | :: dekken |
| set {v} (to introduce) | :: introduceren |
| set {v} (to arrange type) | :: zetten |
| set {v} (to devise and assign work) | :: opdragen |
| set {v} (to solidify) | :: harden |
| set {v} (of a heavenly body: to disappear below the horizon) | :: ondergaan, verdwijnen |
| set {n} (device for receiving broadcast radio waves; a radio or television) | :: toestel {n} |
| set {adj} (ready, prepared) | :: klaar, klare, voorbereid, voorbereide |
| set {adj} (intent, determined) | :: ingesteld, ingestelde |
| set {n} (matching collection of similar things, such as a set of tables) | :: verzameling {f}, set {m} |
| set {n} (collection of various objects for a particular purpose, such as a set of tools) | :: set {m} |
| set {n} (object made up several parts, such as a set of steps) | :: serie |
| set {n} (set theory: collection of objects) | :: verzameling {f}, set {m} |
| set {n} (group of people, usually meeting socially) | :: verzameling {f}, set {m} |
| set {n} (in tennis) | :: set {m} |
| set {v} (to sit) SEE: sit | :: |
| set {n} (badger’s home) SEE: sett | :: |
| set {n} (plural: set theory) SEE: set theory | :: |
| set about {v} (to initiate or begin some action) | :: op het punt staan te, eraan beginnen, aan de slag schieten |
| set about {v} (to attack) | :: aanvallen |
| set aside {v} | :: wegzetten |
| setback {n} (adverse event, obstacle) | :: tegenslag {m} |
| set for life {adj} (possessing sufficient resources to last a lifetime) | :: binnen |
| set forth {v} (to start) SEE: start | :: |
| set free {v} (release, free, give freedom to) | :: vrijmaken, bevrijden |
| set off {v} (To offset) SEE: offset | :: |
| set off {v} (To leave; begin a journey or trip) | :: vertrekken |
| set-off {n} (extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors) | :: compensatie {f}, schuldvergelijking {f} |
| set on fire {v} (cause to begin to burn) | :: in brand steken, aansteken |
| set out {v} (to explain) | :: uitzetten, uiteenzetten |
| set out {v} (to leave) | :: gaan, verlaten |
| set out {v} (to start an activity) | :: beginnen, starten |
| sett {n} (paving stone) | :: kasseisteen |
| set theory {n} (mathematical theory of sets) | :: verzamelingenleer {f} {m} |
| set the world on fire {v} (do something sensational) | :: de wereld met verbazing slaan, |
| setting {n} (time, place, circumstance) | :: context {m} |
| settle {v} (to fix one's dwelling) | :: vestigen, settelen |
| settlement {n} (newly established colony) | :: nederzetting {f} |
| settlement agreement {n} (agreement) | :: schikking {f}, transactie {f} |
| set up {v} (to ready something for use) | :: bereiden, voorbereiden, opzetten |
| set up {v} (to order logically) | :: regelen, schikken |
| set up {v} (to cause to happen) | :: veroorzaken, leiden |
| set up {v} (to trap or ensnare) | :: verstrikken |
| set up {v} (to arrange for an outcome) | :: regelen |
| set up {v} (to gel or harden) | :: verharden, harden, verstokken, stollen |
| set up {adj} (in a position to function) | :: klaarzetten |
| Sevastopol {prop} (city) | :: Sebastopol |
| sevdalinka {n} (genre of folk music) | :: sevdalinka, sevdah |
| seven {num} (cardinal number 7) | :: zeven |
| seven {n} (the figure seven) | :: zeven {f} |
| seven {n} (a card bearing seven pips) | :: zeven {f} |
| seven deadly sins {n} (the cardinal sins) | :: zeven hoofdzonden {c-p} |
| sevenfold {adj} (multiplied by seven (adjective)) | :: zevenvoudig |
| sevenfold {adj} (having seven parts (adjective)) | :: zevenvoudig |
| sevenfold {adv} (by a factor of seven (adverb)) | :: zevenmaal |
| seven hundred {num} (cardinal number 700) | :: zevenhonderd |
| seven hundred and fifty {num} (number) | :: zevenhonderd vijftig {f} |
| seven hundred and fifty {n} (the figure 750) | :: zevenhonderd vijftig {f} |
| seven-league boots {n} (boots enabling great stride) | :: zevenmijlslaarzen {f-p} |
| sevennight {n} (period of seven consecutive days and nights) SEE: week | :: |
| seventeen {num} (cardinal number) | :: zeventien {f} |
| seventeenth {adj} (ordinal number, see also: 17th) | :: zeventiende |
| seventeenth {n} | :: zeventiende |
| seventh {adj} (ordinal form of the number seven, see also: 7th) | :: zevende |
| seventh heaven {n} (state of great joy and satisfaction) | :: zevende hemel |
| seventies {n} (the decade of the 1970s) | :: jaren zeventig {n-p}, jaren 70 {n-p}, jaren 1970 {n-p} |
| seventieth {adj} (ordinal form of the number seventy (70)) | :: zeventigste |
| seventy {num} (cardinal number) | :: zeventig {f} |
| seventy-five {num} (75) | :: vijfenzeventig |
| seventy-four {num} (74) | :: vierenzeventig |
| seventy-nine {num} (79) | :: negenenzeventig |
| seventy-one {num} (71) | :: eenenzeventig |
| seventy-six {num} (76) | :: zesenzeventig |
| seventy-three {num} (73) | :: drieënzeventig |
| seventy-two {num} (72) | :: tweeënzeventig |
| seven virtues {n} (seven heavenly virtues) | :: zeven deugden |
| sever {v} (to cut free) | :: lossnijden, scheiden |
| several {determiner} (consisting of a number more than two, but not very many) | :: meerdere, verscheidene |
| several {determiner} | :: verscheidene, divers |
| severance {n} (act of severing) | :: scheiding {f}, (het) lossnijden, (het) los zijn |
| severance {n} (separation) | :: scheiding {f} |
| severance {n} (severance payment) SEE: severance pay | :: |
| severance pay {n} (money paid to employee as compensation) | :: ontslagvergoeding {f} |
| severance payment {n} (money paid to employee in case of layoff) SEE: severance pay | :: |
| severe {adj} | :: streng |
| severity {n} (state of being severe) | :: ernst {f}, strengheid {f} |
| severity {n} (degree of something undesirable; badness) | :: ernst {f}, ongewenstheid {f}, slechtheid {f} |
| Seville {prop} (city in Andalusia, Spain) | :: Sevilla {n} |
| Seville orange {n} (Seville orange) SEE: bitter orange | :: |
| sew {v} ((transitive) use a needle) | :: naaien |
| sew {v} ((intransitive) use a needle) | :: naaien |
| sewer {n} (pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage) | :: riool {n} |
| sewer {n} (person who sews clothing) | :: naaier {m}, naaister {f} |
| sewerage {n} (sewer system) | :: riolering |
| sewing machine {n} (device) | :: naaimachine {f} |
| sewn {v} (past participle of sew) | :: genaaid |
| sex {n} (act of sexual intercourse) | :: seks {m}, geslachtsgemeenschap {m}, vrijen {n} |
| sex {n} (gender (female or male)) | :: geslacht {n}, sekse {f} |
| sex {v} (to determine the sex of) | :: geslacht bepalen , seksen |
| sex {v} (informal: to have sex with) | :: vrijen, de liefde bedrijven |
| sex bomb {n} (someone highly sexy) | :: sexbom {f} |
| sex gland {n} (gland in which sex cells are produced) SEE: gonad | :: |
| sexiness {n} (state or quality of being sexy) | :: sexiness {c}, sexyheid {c} |
| sexism {n} (gender discrimination or dislike) | :: seksisme {n} |
| sexist {n} (a person who discriminates on grounds of sex) | :: seksist {m} {f} |
| sexist {adj} (unfairly against one sex in favour of the other) | :: seksistisch |
| sexologist {n} (someone who studies, or is an expert in, sex and sexuality) | :: sexuoloog |
| sexology {n} (study of sex and sexuality) | :: seksuologie {f} |
| sex partner {n} (someone that one has sex with) | :: sekspartner {m} |
| sex ratio {n} | :: geslachtsverhouding |
| sext {n} (noon) SEE: noon | :: |
| sextillion {num} (a trillion billion, 1021, see also: trilliard) | :: triljard |
| sextillion {num} (a million quintillion, 1036, see also: undecillion) | :: sextiljoen |
| sexton {n} (church official) | :: koster {m} |
| sex toy {n} (sex aid) | :: seksspeeltje {n} |
| sexual {adj} (of or relating to having sex) | :: seksueel |
| sexual {adj} (of or relating to sexuality) | :: seksueel |
| sexual {adj} | :: seksueel, seksuele |
| sexual abuse {n} (forcing of undesired sexual activity by one person on another) | :: seksueel misbruik {n} |
| sexual harassment {n} (sexual harassment) | :: seksuele intimidatie {f}, ongewenste intimiteiten |
| sexual intercourse {n} (sexual interaction) | :: geslachtsgemeenschap {f}, sexuele betrekkingen {f-p}, seksueel verkeer |
| sexual intercourse {n} (coitus) SEE: copulation | :: |
| sexuality {n} (sexual orientation) SEE: sexual orientation | :: |
| sexuality {n} (sexual activity) | :: sexualiteit {f} |
| sexuality {n} (concern with or interest in sexual activity) | :: sexualiteit {f} |
| sexuality {n} | :: sexualiteit {f} |
| sexualization {n} | :: seksualisering |
| sexually mature {adj} (able to reproduce) | :: geslachtsrijp |
| sexually transmitted disease {n} (contagious disease spread through sexual intercourse) SEE: venereal disease | :: |
| sexually transmitted disease {n} (disease contracted through sexual contact) | :: seksueel overdraagbare aandoening |
| sexually transmitted infection {n} (a sexually transmitted disease, with or without symptoms) | :: seksueel overdraagbare infectie {f} |
| sexual orientation {n} (sexual orientation) | :: seksuele geaardheid {f}, seksuele oriëntatie {f}, seksuele gerichtheid {f}, geaardheid {f} |
| sexual partner {n} (person with whom someone has had sex) SEE: sex partner | :: |
| sexual reproduction {n} (process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms) | :: geslachtelijke voortplanting, seksuele reproductie |
| sexvigintillion {num} (1081) | :: tredeciljard |
| sex worker {n} (person who supplies sexual services for money) | :: sekswerker |
| sexy {adj} (having sexual appeal) | :: sexy |
| sexy {adj} (slang: very attractive or appealing) | :: sexy |
| Seychelles {prop} (country in East Africa) | :: Seychellen |
| shabby {adj} | :: zwak |
| shabrack {n} (saddlecloth of a cavalry horse) | :: sjabrak |
| shack {n} (crude hut) | :: hut {f}, krot {n} |
| shackle {n} (a U-shaped piece of metal) | :: sluiting {f} |
| shackle {n} (stubble) SEE: stubble | :: |
| shackles {n} (paired wrist or ankle restraints) | :: boeien {f-p} |
| shad {n} (fishes of the herring family) | :: elft {m} |
| shadbush {n} (serviceberry) SEE: serviceberry | :: |
| shade {n} (darkness where light is blocked) | :: schaduw {m} |
| shade {n} (something that blocks light, particularly in a window) | :: jaloezie {f} |
| shade {n} (variety of color) | :: tint, schakering |
| shade {n} (ghost, see also: ghost) | :: spook {n}, geest {m}, schaduw {c}, schim {m} |
| shade {v} (to shield from light) | :: schaduwen |
| shade {v} (to darken or to lightly colour) | :: verdonkeren, donker maken |
| shadow {n} (dark image projected onto a surface) | :: schaduw {m} |
| shadow {n} (relative darkness) | :: schaduw {m} |
| shadow {n} (spirit, ghost) SEE: ghost | :: |
| shadow play {n} (form of storytelling using opaque figures in front of an illuminated backdrop) | :: schimmenspel {n} |
| shaft {n} (long narrow body of spear or arrow) | :: schacht |
| shaft {n} (long passage sunk into the earth) | :: schacht {m} |
| shaft {n} (vertical passage housing a lift) | :: schacht |
| shag {n} (coarse shredded tobacco) | :: shag {m} |
| shag {n} (sea bird) | :: kuifaalscholver {m} |
| shag {v} (to shake) | :: wiebelen |
| shag {v} (to have sexual intercourse with) | :: wippen |
| shag {n} (act of sexual intercourse) | :: wip |
| shag {n} (sexual partner) | :: wip |
| shah {n} (king of Persia) | :: sjah {m} |
| shahada {n} (Islamic declaration of belief) | :: shahadah |
| shaheed {n} (martyr) SEE: martyr | :: |
| shake {v} (transitive: to cause to move) | :: schudden |
| shake {v} (transitive: to disturb emotionally) | :: schokken |
| shake {v} | :: schudden |
| shake {n} (beverage made of ice cream and carbonated drink) SEE: float | :: |
| shakedown {n} (extortion) SEE: extortion | :: |
| shake hands {v} (grasp another person's hands) | :: handen schudden |
| shake one's head {v} (move one's head from side to side) | :: hoofd schudden |
| Shakespearean {adj} (pertaining to Shakespeare or his works) | :: van Shakespeare, Shakespearein |
| Shakespearean sonnet {n} (type of sonnet) | :: Engels sonnet {n}, shakespeariaans sonnet {n} |
| shaky {adj} (shaking) | :: bibberig, trillerig |
| shaky {adj} (unsound) | :: onzeker, zwak, gammel |
| shale gas {n} (natural gas) | :: schaliegas {n} |
| shall {v} (indicating the simple future tense) | :: zullen |
| shallot {n} (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii) | :: eslook {m}, sjalot {f} |
| shallow {adj} (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) | :: ondiep, laag |
| shallow {adj} (extending not far downward) | :: ondiep |
| shallow {adj} (concerned mainly with superficial matters) | :: oppervlakkig |
| shallow {adj} | :: ondiep , oppervlakkig |
| shallow {n} (shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water) | :: ondiepte {f} |
| shalom {interj} (transliteration of the Jewish greeting or farewell) | :: sjalom |
| sham {n} (fake, imitation) | :: nep, imitatie |
| sham {n} (trickery, hoaxing) | :: bedrog, oplichterij, kwakzalverij |
| shaman {n} (a medium between the concrete and spirit worlds) | :: sjamaan {m} |
| shamanism {n} (range of traditional beliefs) | :: sjamanisme |
| shame {n} (uncomfortable or painful feeling) | :: schaamte {f} |
| shame {n} (something to regret) | :: schande {f} |
| shamefaced {adj} (bashful or ashamed) | :: beschaamd |
| shameful {adj} (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) | :: beschamend |
| shamefully {adv} (in a shamefull manner) | :: schandelijk |
| shameless {adj} (having no shame) | :: schaamteloos |
| sham marriage {n} (fake marriage) | :: schijnhuwelijk {n}, nephuwelijk {n} |
| shammy {n} (chamois leather, see also: chamois) | :: zeem, zeemleer |
| shammy {n} (cloth, see also: chamois) | :: zeem, zeemlap, zeemvel |
| shampoo {n} (product for washing the hair or other fibres) | :: shampoo {m} |
| shampoo {v} (to wash hair with shampoo) | :: shampooën, shamponeren |
| shamrock {n} (any of several small plants, forms of clover) SEE: clover | :: |
| shamrock {n} (trefoil leaf of any clover) | :: klaverblad {n} |
| shanghai {v} (to force or trick into joining a ship) | :: sjanghaaien |
| Shang-hai {prop} (Shanghai) SEE: Shanghai | :: |
| Shanghai {prop} (Chinese city as provincial-level municipality) | :: Sjanghai {n} |
| shank {n} (lower part of the leg) | :: onderbeen {n} |
| shanks' pony {n} (idiomatic references to walking) | :: benenwagen |
| shanty {n} (a sailor′s work song) | :: shanty |
| shantytown {n} (area containing a collection of shacks and shanties) | :: sloppenwijk |
| shape {n} (status or condition) | :: staat, status, toestand |
| shape {n} (condition of personal health, especially muscular health) | :: vorm {m}, conditie, fysiek (Flemish) |
| shape {n} (appearance or outline) | :: vorm {m} |
| shape {n} (figure) | :: vorm, fysiek (Flemish) |
| shaper {n} (A machine tool) | :: schaafbank {c} |
| shapeshift {v} (change shape) | :: transfigureren, metamorfoseren, gedaante wisselen |
| shapeshifter {n} (creature capable of changing its appearance) SEE: shape-shifter | :: |
| shape-shifter {n} (a person who can transform) | :: gedaanteverwisselaar {m} |
| shape up {v} (transform into) | :: de vorm aannemen |
| sharbat {n} (sherbet) SEE: sherbet | :: |
| share {n} (portion of something) | :: deel {n}, aandeel {n} |
| share {n} (financial instrument) | :: aandeel {n} |
| share {v} (to give) | :: delen |
| share {v} (to divide and distribute) | :: delen |
| share {v} | :: delen |
| share {n} (sharebone) SEE: pubis | :: |
| share {n} (plowshare) SEE: plowshare | :: |
| sharecropper {n} (a farmer paying rent with crops to the landowner) | :: deelpachter, deelbouwer |
| sharecropping {n} (system) | :: deelpacht {f} |
| shared {adj} (used multiply) | :: gedeeld, gezamenlijk, verdeeld |
| share taxi {n} (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables) | :: deeltaxi {m} |
| shari'a {n} (Islamic religious law) | :: sharia {f} |
| shark {n} (fish) | :: haai {m} |
| shark fin soup {n} (soup made from shark fins) | :: haaienvinnensoep {f} {m} |
| sharp {adj} (able to cut easily) | :: scherp |
| sharp {adj} (intelligent) | :: scherpzinnig |
| sharp {adj} (pointed, able to pierce easily) | :: scherp, puntig, gepunt |
| sharp {adj} (of a note, played a semitone higher than usual) | :: -kruis |
| sharp {adj} (musically higher-pitched than desired) | :: hoog |
| sharp {adj} (having an intense, acrid flavour) | :: straf, sterk |
| sharp {adj} (intense and sudden (of pain)) | :: stekend, acuut |
| sharp {adj} (offensive, critical, or acrimonious) | :: bijtend, snerend |
| sharp {n} (sign for a sharp note on the staff) | :: kruis {n} |
| sharp {n} (note that is sharp in a particular key) | :: kruis {n} |
| sharpen {v} (to make sharp) | :: scherpen, slijpen, aanscherpen |
| sharpener {n} (device for making things sharp) | :: slijper {m} |
| sharpie {n} (felt-tipped marker pen) SEE: felt-tip pen | :: |
| sharpness {n} (cutting ability of an edge) | :: scherpheid {f} |
| sharpness {n} (fineness of a point) | :: gescherptheid {f}, scherpte {f} |
| sharpness {n} (pungency, acidity) | :: scherpte {f} |
| sharpness {n} (of an image) | :: scherpte {f} |
| sharpshooter {n} (marksman) | :: scherpschutter {m} |
| sharp-tailed sandpiper {n} (Calidris acuminata) | :: sibirische strandloper |
| shashlik {n} (skewered dish) | :: sjasliek |
| shatter {v} (to violently break something into pieces) | :: aan diggelen slaan, verbrijzelen |
| shatter {v} (to smash, or break into tiny pieces) | :: verbrijzelen |
| shave {v} (to remove hair from) | :: scheren |
| shave {v} (to remove hair from one's face) | :: zich scheren |
| shaver {n} (boy) SEE: boy | :: |
| shaver {n} (barber) SEE: barber | :: |
| shaver {n} (electric razor) | :: scheerapparaat {n} |
| shaving brush {n} (brush for applying shaving cream) | :: scheerkwast {m} |
| shawl {n} (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) | :: sjaal {m} |
| she {pron} (person) | :: zij |
| shea {n} (tree) | :: Sheaboom {m} |
| sheaf {n} (bundle of grain or straw) | :: schoof |
| sheaf {n} (mathematical construct) | :: schoof |
| sheaf {n} (sheave) SEE: sheave | :: |
| shear {v} (to cut) | :: afsnijden, knippen |
| shear {v} (to remove the fleece from a sheep) | :: scheren |
| shear {v} (to deform because of shearing forces) | :: afschuiven |
| shear {n} (a force that produces a shearing strain) | :: afschuifkracht {m} |
| sheared {v} (past tense of shear) | :: schoor, schoren |
| sheared {v} (past participle of shear) | :: geschoren |
| shearwater {n} (seabird) | :: pijlstormvogel {m} |
| she-ass {n} (female ass, female donkey, jenny) | :: ezelin {f} |
| sheatfish {n} (fish of the genus Silurus) | :: snoek |
| sheath {n} (scabbard) SEE: scabbard | :: |
| sheath {n} (condom) SEE: condom | :: |
| sheath {n} (long case) | :: huls {f} |
| sheathe {v} (to put (something) into a sheath) | :: in de schede steken, terugtrekken |
| sheave {n} (wheel having a groove) | :: katrolschijf {c} |
| she-bear {n} (a female bear) | :: berin {f} |
| shebop {v} (masturbate) SEE: masturbate | :: |
| she-cat {n} (female cat) | :: wijfjeskat {f}, kattin {f} |
| shed {v} (to part or divide) | :: splijten |
| shed {v} (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) | :: afwerpen |
| shed {v} (to pour; to make flow) | :: vergieten |
| shed {v} (to allow to flow or fall) | :: storten |
| shed {v} (to radiate, cast, give off) | :: werpen |
| shed {n} (temporary structure to shelter something) | :: loods, schuur |
| sheen {n} (splendor; radiance; shininess) | :: glans {m}, glittering {f} |
| sheen {v} (shine; glisten) | :: glanzen, glitteren, glimmen |
| sheep {n} (animal) | :: schaap {n} |
| sheepdog {n} (dog used for herding sheep) | :: herdershond {m} |
| sheepfold {n} (enclosure) | :: schapenstal {m}, schaapskooi {f} |
| sheepherder {n} (shepherd) SEE: shepherd | :: |
| sheepherder {n} (person herding sheep) | :: schaapsherder {m} |
| sheepish {adj} (shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed) | :: schaapachtig {n} |
| sheeple {n} (the sheeple, one of the sheeple) | :: kudde |
| sheep liver fluke {n} (parasitic flatworm) | :: leverbot {m} |
| sheeppox {n} (contagious disease of sheep) | :: schapenpokken {p} |
| sheer {adj} (pure) SEE: pure | :: |
| sheer {adj} (very thin or transparent) | :: flinterdun |
| sheer {adj} (straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular) | :: recht, steil |
| sheet {n} (sheet of paper) | :: blad {n} |
| sheet {n} (thin, flat layer of solid material) | :: blad {n}, laag {f} |
| sheet {n} (expanse of material on a surface) | :: laag {f} |
| sheet {n} (rope to adjust a sail) | :: schoot |
| sheet {n} (thin bed cloth) SEE: bedsheet | :: |
| sheet metal {n} (Metal worked into a thin, flat sheet) | :: blik {n} |
| sheet music {n} (hand-written or printed form of musical notation) | :: partituur {f} |
| sheik {n} (leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe) | :: sheik {m} |
| sheik {n} (Islamic religious clergy) | :: sheik {m} |
| sheik {n} (Gulf countries: official title for members of the royal family) | :: sheik {m} |
| sheik {n} (1920s: romantic lover) | :: sheik {m} |
| Sheinwoodian {prop} (subdivision of the Silurian period) | :: Sheinwoodien |
| shekel {n} (sheqel) SEE: sheqel | :: |
| shelf {n} (structure) | :: schap {n}, rek {n}, plank {f}, legplank {f} |
| shelf {n} (capacity) | :: schap {n}, rek {n} |
| shelf {n} (projecting ledge resembling a shelf) | :: schap {n} |
| shelf life {n} (the length of time a product will last without deteriorating) | :: houdbaarheid |
| shell {n} (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates) | :: schelp {f} |
| shell {n} (hard covering of an egg) | :: schaal {f}, eierschaal {f} |
| shell {n} (covering of a nut) | :: schaal {f}, omhulsel {n} |
| shell {n} (hollow usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a mortar or a cannon) | :: obus {m} |
| shell {n} (music: string instrument, whose acoustical chamber is formed like a shell) | :: lier {f} |
| shell {n} (computing: general-purpose environment) | :: gebruikersomgeving {f}, shell {m} |
| shell {n} (psychological barrier to social interaction) | :: schulp {f} |
| shell {n} | :: schil {f}, schaal {f}, huls {f} {m}, omhulsel {n} |
| shell {n} (by extension, any mollusks having such a covering) | :: schelp {f} |
| shell {v} (to remove the outer covering or shell of something) | :: schillen, kraken, pellen, doppen |
| shell {v} (to bombard, to fire projectiles at) | :: bombarderen |
| shellac {n} (processed secretion of the lac insect) | :: schellak {m} {n} |
| shellac {v} (to coat with shellac) | :: lakken |
| shellfish {n} (aquatic food that has a shell) | :: schelpdier {n} |
| shelter {n} (a refuge or other protection) | :: onderdak {n}, toevluchtsoord {n}, hokje {n}, schuilplaats {c} |
| shelter {n} (institution) | :: opvang {c} |
| shenanigan {n} (singular of shenanigan) SEE: shenanigans | :: |
| shenanigans {n} (deceitful tricks) | :: bedrog, valsspelerij |
| shepherd {n} (a person who tends sheep) | :: herder {m}, schaapherder {m} |
| shepherd {n} (someone who watches over or guides) | :: herder {m} |
| shepherdess {n} (female shepherd) | :: schapenhoedster {f}, herderin {f}, herderinnetje {n} |
| shepherd's purse {n} (Capsella bursa-pastoris) | :: herderstasje {n} |
| sheqel {n} (currency unit in Israel) | :: sjekel {m} |
| sherbet {n} (frozen fruit juice) | :: sorbet {n} |
| Sheremetyevo {prop} (airport in Russia) | :: Sjeremetjevo |
| sheriff {n} (all meanings) | :: sheriff {m} |
| sherpa {n} (Sherpa employed as mountain guide) | :: sherpa {m} |
| she's unconscious {phrase} (she's unconscious) | :: zij is bewusteloos |
| she-tiger {n} (tigress) SEE: tigress | :: |
| Shetland {prop} (Shetland Islands) SEE: Shetland Islands | :: |
| Shetland Islands {prop} (group of islands) | :: Shetlandeilanden {p} |
| she-wolf {n} (female wolf) | :: wolvin {f} |
| shh {interj} (requesting silence) | :: sst |
| Shi'a {n} (branch of Islam) | :: sjia |
| Shi'a {n} (follower of Shi'a Islam) | :: sjiiet {m} |
| shibboleth {n} (a word, especially seen as a test, to distinguish someone as belonging to a particular nation, class, profession etc) | :: wachtwoord, herkenningswoord |
| shibboleth {n} (a common or longstanding belief, custom, or catchphrase associated with a particular group, especially one with little current meaning or truth) | :: according to the particular context: visie, cliché, woord, slagzin, slogan |
| shield {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet | :: |
| shield {n} (armor) | :: schild {n} |
| shield {n} (anything that protects or defends) | :: bescherming {f}, scherm {n} |
| shield {n} (figuratively, one who protects or defends) | :: beschermer {m}, beschermster {f} |
| shield {n} (heraldry) | :: wapenschild {n} |
| shield {n} (sci fi: a field of energy that protects or defends) | :: schild {n}, scherm {n} |
| shield {n} (colloquial: a police badge) | :: badge {m}, penning {m} |
| shield {n} (transportation: a sign or symbol identifying a highway route.) | :: wegwijzer {m}, plaat {f} |
| shield {v} (to protect, to defend) | :: afschermen, beschermen, verdedigen |
| shield {v} (electricity: to protect from the influence of) | :: afschermen |
| shield {n} (toilet seat) SEE: toilet seat | :: |
| shielded {adj} (provided with a shield) | :: geblindeerd |
| shieldmaiden {n} (virgin who had chosen to fight in battle) | :: schildmaagd |
| shift {n} (type of women's undergarment) SEE: slip | :: |
| shift {n} (change of workers) | :: ploegendienst {m}, ploegenstelsel {n} |
| shigellosis {n} (form of dysentery caused by intestinal infection with Shigella bacteria) | :: shigellose {f} |
| shiitake {n} (Lentinula edodes, an edible mushroom) | :: shiitake {m} {f} |
| Shiite {n} (Shi'a) SEE: Shi'a | :: |
| Shiite {adj} (of or pertaining to the Shi'a branch of Islam) | :: sjiitisch, sjiitische |
| Shiite {adj} (of or pertaining to the Shiites) | :: sjiitisch, sjiitische |
| shiksa {n} (non-Jewish girl) | :: sjikse {f} {n} |
| shimmer {v} (to shine with a veiled light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer) | :: glimmen, glinsteren |
| shimmer {n} (faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer) | :: glans {m}, glinstering |
| Shimshon {prop} (given name) SEE: Samson | :: |
| shin {n} (front part of the leg below the knee) | :: scheen {f} |
| shinbone {n} (inner bone of the hind limb below the knee) | :: scheenbeen {n} |
| shine {v} (to emit light) | :: schijnen, stralen |
| shine {v} (to reflect light) | :: glanzen, blinken |
| shine {v} (to distinguish oneself) | :: uitblinken |
| shine {v} (to be immediately apparent) | :: voor de hand liggen |
| shine {n} (brightness from a source of light) | :: schijn {f}, straling {f} |
| shine {n} (brightness from reflected light) | :: glans {m} |
| shine {n} (excellence in quality or appearance) | :: uitmuntendheid {f}, bravoure {f} |
| shine {v} (to polish) | :: opblinken, polieren |
| shine {n} (sunshine) SEE: sunshine | :: |
| shiner {n} (black eye) SEE: black eye | :: |
| shingle {n} (small, smooth pebbles) | :: grind {n} |
| shingles {n} (herpes zoster) | :: gordelroos {f}, zona |
| shin pad {n} (clothing) | :: scheenbeschermer {m} |
| shin splint {n} (painful inflammation of muscles in the shins) | :: beenvliesontsteking {f} |
| Shinto {prop} (religion) | :: Shintoïsme {n} |
| Shintoism {prop} (Shinto) SEE: Shinto | :: |
| shiny {adj} (reflecting light) | :: glanzend, glimmend |
| shiny {adj} | :: glanzend, blinkend |
| shiny cowbird {n} (shiny cowbird) | :: glanskoevogel |
| ship {n} (large water vessel) | :: schip {n} |
| ship {v} (to send a parcel or container) | :: verschepen, verzenden, opsturen, uitleveren |
| ship {v} (to send by water-borne transport) | :: verschepen |
| ship {v} (to pass from one person to another) | :: doorgeven |
| -ship {suffix} (Property or state of being) | :: -schap |
| shipload {n} (amount of cargo) | :: scheepsvracht {m} {f} |
| shipment {n} (load of goods) | :: scheepslading |
| shipment {n} (the act of transporting goods) | :: verscheping, (het) verschepen {n} |
| shipping {n} (transportation of goods) | :: verzending |
| shipping company {n} (company) | :: rederij {f} |
| ship's boat {n} (utility boat carried by a larger vessel) | :: scheepsboot {m} |
| shipworm {n} (Marine mollusc that bores through wood) | :: paalworm {m} |
| shipwreck {n} (A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy.) | :: scheepswrak {n}, wrak {n} |
| shipwreck {n} (An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.) | :: schipbreuk {f} |
| shipwreck {v} (to wreck a vessel) | :: schipbreken, schipbreuk lijden |
| shipwright {n} (person) | :: scheepsbouwer |
| shipyard {n} (place to build and repair ships) | :: scheepswerf {f} |
| Shiraz {n} (variety of black grape) | :: syrah |
| shire {n} (former administrative area of Britain; a county) | :: graafschap {n} |
| shirk {v} (avoid a duty) | :: ontduiken, zich drukken, zijn plicht ontlopen |
| shirker {n} (Someone who shirks) | :: uitslover, |
| shirker {n} (Someone who is lazy) | :: luiaard, |
| shirt {n} (article of clothing) | :: hemd {n}, overhemd {n}, shirt |
| shirttail {n} (bottom part of shirt) | :: hemdsslip, slip |
| shisha {n} (arabic water-pipe) SEE: hookah | :: |
| shish kebab {n} (roasted meat) | :: shish kebab, kebab, sjaslik? |
| shit {n} | :: poep, stront, kak, schijt |
| shit {n} (nonsense, bullshit) | :: gelul {n} |
| shit {n} (nasty, despicable person) | :: klootzak {m}, rotzak {m} |
| shit {n} (not anything, nothing) | :: geen reet |
| shit {v} | :: schijten |
| shit {v} (vulgar: to excrete (something) through the anus) | :: schijten |
| shit {interj} (expression of worry, failure) | :: kut! |
| shit-for-brains {adj} (Very stupid) | :: hersenloos |
| shit happens {phrase} (expression of acceptance of misfortune) SEE: such is life | :: |
| shithole {n} (anus) SEE: asshole | :: |
| shithole {n} (unpleasant person) SEE: asshole | :: |
| shithouse {n} | :: schijthuis {n}, schijthuisje {n}, secreet, plee {m}, schijtkot {n} |
| shithouse {adj} (Of poor quality) SEE: shitty | :: |
| shitload {n} (vulgar slang: a large amount) | :: hele hoop |
| shits {n} (vulgar slang for diarrhea) | :: diarree, racekak, schijterij {f} |
| shitter {n} (coarse slang for the anus) SEE: anus | :: |
| shitty {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| shitty {adj} (high) SEE: high | :: |
| shitty {adj} (Of such poor quality as to resemble shit) | :: schijt-, stront- |
| shiv {n} (knife) | :: mes |
| shiv {v} (stab) | :: steken |
| shive {n} (slice) | :: schijf {c}, snee {f}, snede {f} |
| shive {n} (wood fragment of the husk of flax or hemp) | :: scheef {f}, (Belgian) leem {f} |
| shiver {v} (to tremble or shake) | :: rillen, bibberen, huiveren |
| Shlomo {prop} (given name) SEE: Solomon | :: |
| Shoah {prop} (the systematic mass murder of 6 million Jews) SEE: Holocaust | :: |
| shoal {n} (group of fish) SEE: school | :: |
| shoal {n} (sandbank) | :: zandbank {c} |
| shock {n} (sudden, heavy impact) | :: schok {m}, shock {m} |
| shock {n} (electric shock) | :: schok {m} |
| shock {n} (life-threatening medical emergency) | :: shock {m} |
| shock {n} (tuft or bunch) | :: pluk {m} |
| shock {n} | :: schok |
| shock absorber {n} (device to absorb shocks) | :: schokdemper {m} |
| shock wave {n} (A powerful compression wave) | :: schokgolf {m} |
| shoddy {adj} (of poor quality) | :: nagemaakt |
| shoe {n} (protective covering for the foot) | :: schoen {m} |
| shoe {n} (something resembling a shoe (e.g. brake shoe)) | :: schoen {m} |
| shoe {v} (to put horseshoes on a horse) | :: beslaan |
| shoe {v} | :: schoenen aantrekken, schoeien |
| shoe {n} (piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse’s foot) SEE: horseshoe | :: |
| shoebill {n} (wading bird) | :: schoenbekooievaar {m} |
| shoebox {n} (box in which shoes are sold) | :: schoenendoos {f} |
| shoehorn {n} (tool used to assist the foot) | :: schoenlepel {m}, schoenaantrekker {m}, schoentrekker {m}, schoenhoorn {m} |
| shoehorn {v} (to use a shoehorn) | :: een schoenlepel gebruiken |
| shoehorn {v} (to exert great effort to insert or include something) | :: proppen, persen |
| shoelace {n} (for fastening a shoe, see also: lace) | :: schoenveter {m} |
| shoemaker {n} (a person who makes shoes) | :: schoenmaker {m}, schoenmaakster {f} |
| shoe polish {n} (product used to make shoes shine) | :: schoensmeer {n} |
| shoe shop {n} (a shop that sells footwear and related items) | :: schoenenwinkel |
| shoe store {n} (shoe shop) SEE: shoe shop | :: |
| shoestring {n} (the string or lace used to secure the shoe to the foot; a shoelace) SEE: shoelace | :: |
| shofar {n} (ram’s-horn trumpet) | :: sjofar {m} |
| Shona {prop} (language) | :: Shona {n} |
| shoo {v} (usher) SEE: usher | :: |
| shoo-in {n} (candidate that is the presumptive winner) | :: gedoodverfde winnaar, kat in't bakkie |
| shoot {v} (to fire a shot) | :: schieten |
| shoot {v} (to fire multiple shots) | :: schieten |
| shoot {v} (to hit with a shot) | :: schieten |
| shoot {n} (emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant) | :: scheut {f}, spruit {f} |
| shoot {interj} (expressing disdain) | :: stik |
| shoot down {v} (to cause to fall by shooting) | :: neerhalen |
| shooter {n} (person) | :: schutter {m} |
| shoot first and ask questions later {v} (To take hasty, immediate action with serious consequences) | :: eerst schieten dan vragen stellen |
| shooting {n} (instance of shooting) | :: schietpartij {f} |
| shooting range {n} (a facility designed for firearms practice) | :: schietbaan {f} |
| shooting star {n} (meteor) | :: vallende ster {m} {f} |
| shooting star {n} (flowering plant) | :: twaalfgodenkruid |
| shoot oneself in the foot {v} (to act against one's own interest) | :: zichzelf in de voet schieten, zich in de vingers snijden |
| shoot one's mouth off {v} (make reckless or exaggerated statements) | :: overdrijven |
| shop {n} (establishment that sells goods) | :: winkel {m} |
| shop {n} (workshop) | :: werkplaats, atelier {n} |
| shop {v} (to visit shops) | :: winkelen, inkopen doen, shoppen, boodschappen doen |
| shop {v} (to digitally edit a picture or photograph) SEE: photoshop | :: |
| shopkeeper {n} (trader who sells goods in a shop) | :: winkelier, detaillist {m} {f} |
| shoplifter {n} (one who steals from shops) | :: winkeldief {m} |
| shoplifting {n} (action of the verb to shoplift) | :: winkeldiefstal {m} |
| shoppe {n} (shop) SEE: shop | :: |
| shopping {n} (activity of buying) | :: winkelen {p}, boodschappen doen |
| shopping bag {n} (strong bag for carrying purchases) | :: boodschappentas {f} |
| shopping basket {n} (basket for groceries and merchandise) | :: boodschappenmandje {n}, mandje {n}, winkelmand {f}, winkelmandje {n} |
| shopping cart {n} (conveyance used to carry items while shopping) | :: winkelwagen {m}, winkelwagentje {n} |
| shopping center {n} (shopping centre) SEE: shopping centre | :: |
| shopping centre {n} (large retail outlet) | :: winkelcentrum {n} |
| shopping mall {n} (shopping centre) SEE: shopping centre | :: |
| shopping trolley {n} (shopping cart) SEE: shopping cart | :: |
| shop window {n} (large window at the front of a shop) | :: etalage {f}, uitstalraam {n}, vitrine {f} |
| shore {n} (land adjoining a large body of water) | :: kust, oever {m} |
| shore {v} (support) SEE: shore up | :: |
| shore bird {n} (shorebird) SEE: shorebird | :: |
| shorebird {n} (long-legged bird) | :: waadvogel {m} |
| shore crab {n} (type of crab, Carcinus maenas) | :: strandkrab {f} |
| shore up {v} (to reinforce (something at risk of failure)) | :: versterken, verstevigen |
| short {adj} (having a small distance between ends or edges) | :: kort |
| short {adj} (of a person, of comparatively small height) | :: klein |
| short {adj} (having little duration) | :: kort |
| short {adj} | :: kort, korte, dicht, dichte |
| short {n} (short circuit) SEE: short circuit | :: |
| short {v} (shortchange) SEE: shortchange | :: |
| shortage {n} | :: krapte {f}, tekort {n} |
| short-billed dowitcher {n} (Limnodromus griseus) | :: kleine grijze snip {f} |
| shortbread {n} (biscuit) | :: zandkoekje {n} |
| shortchange {v} (to defraud someone by giving them less change than they ought to be given after a transaction) | :: te weinig wisselgeld geven |
| shortchange {v} (to deprive someone of something for which they payed) | :: iemand afzetten, bedriegen |
| short circuit {n} (unintentional connection) | :: kortsluiting {f} |
| shortcrust pastry {n} (pastry without leavening agent) | :: kruimeldeeggebak {n}, korstdeeg {n} |
| shortcut {n} (keyboard shortcut) SEE: keyboard shortcut | :: |
| short-eared owl {n} (owl) | :: velduil |
| short-haired bumblebee {n} (Bombus subterraneus) | :: donkere tuinhommel {f} |
| shorthand {n} (rough and rapid method of writing) | :: beknotte vorm |
| shortness of breath {n} (dyspnea) | :: benauwdheid {f}, ademnood {f} {m} |
| short of {phrase} (except) SEE: except | :: |
| shorts {n} (plural of short) SEE: short | :: |
| shorts {n} (pants worn primarily in the summer that do not go lower than the knees) | :: hotpants |
| short-sighted {adj} (myopic) SEE: myopic | :: |
| short-sightedness {n} (disorder of the vision) SEE: nearsightedness | :: |
| short story {n} (work of fiction) | :: kort verhaal {n} |
| short-tailed hawk {n} (Buteo brachyurus) | :: kortstaartbuizerd |
| short-tailed parrot {n} (Graydidascalus brachyurus) | :: kortstaartpapegaai |
| short-tailed weasel {n} (Mustela erminea) SEE: ermine | :: |
| short-term {adj} (of the near or immediate future) | :: op kort termijn |
| short-term {adj} (of a short duration of time) | :: kortdurend, kortlopend |
| short-toed snake eagle {n} (Circaetus gallicus) | :: slangenarend {m} |
| shortwave {adj} (of radio waves) | :: kortegolf {f} |
| Shoshone {prop} (Amerind people) | :: Shoshone |
| Shoshone {prop} (Amerind language) | :: Shoshone |
| shot {adj} (worn out) | :: versleten |
| shot {adj} (tired, weary) | :: uitgeput |
| shot {n} (result of launching a projectile) | :: schot {n} |
| shot {n} (launching of a ball or similar object toward a goal) | :: schot {n} |
| shot {n} (heavy iron ball used for the shot put) | :: kogel {m} |
| shot {n} (small metal balls used as ammunition) | :: hagel {m} |
| Shota {prop} (male given name) | :: Sjota |
| shot glass {n} (small glass) | :: borrelglas {n}, shotglas {n} |
| shotgun {n} (gun) | :: hagelgeweer {n}, jachtgeweer {n}, buks {m} {f} |
| shotgun wedding {n} (wedding in which the bride is pregnant) | :: moetje {n} |
| shot put {n} (athletics event) | :: kogelstoten {n} |
| should {v} (expressing obligation) | :: moeten, zou moeten |
| should {v} (if; in case of) | :: mochten |
| should {v} | :: zou, zouden |
| shoulder {n} (joint between arm and torso) | :: schouder {m} |
| shoulder {n} (a verge to the side of a road) | :: berm {m} |
| shoulder bag {n} (bag suspended from the shoulder) | :: schoudertas {m} {f} |
| shoulder blade {n} (bone) | :: schouderblad {n} |
| shoulder bone {n} (shoulder blade) SEE: shoulder blade | :: |
| shoulder pad {n} (type of padding) | :: schoudervulling {f} |
| shout {n} (a loud burst of voice) | :: schreeuw {m} |
| shout {v} (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) | :: schreeuwen |
| shout from the rooftops {v} (proclaim) | :: van de daken schreeuwen |
| shove {v} (push roughly) | :: schuiven |
| shovel {n} (spade) SEE: spade | :: |
| shovel {n} (tool for moving portions of material) | :: schop {f}, schep {f} |
| shovel {v} (to move materials with a shovel) | :: scheppen |
| shoveler {n} (duck in the genus Anas) | :: slobeend |
| show {v} (to display) | :: tonen, laten zien, vertonen, showen |
| show {v} (to indicate (a fact) to be true) | :: aantonen, demonstreren, bewijzen |
| show {n} (entertainment) | :: show, voorstelling |
| show {n} (exhibition) | :: tentoonstelling, expositie |
| show {v} (to bestow; confer) SEE: bestow | :: |
| show {v} (show up) SEE: show up | :: |
| showboat {n} (river steamer with theatre) | :: evenementenboot |
| showcase {n} (a setting for displaying something favorably) | :: vitrine {f} |
| showdown {n} (the final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor) | :: krachtmeting {f} |
| shower {n} (brief fall of rain) | :: regenbui {f}, bui {f}, schoer {m} |
| shower {n} (device for bathing) | :: douche {m}, stortbad {n} |
| shower {n} (instance of using of this device) | :: douche {m}, stortbad {n} |
| shower {v} (to spray with) | :: besproeien |
| shower {v} (to bathe using a shower) | :: douchen, een douche nemen, een stortbad nemen |
| shower {n} (man whose penis appears full size when flaccid) | :: vleeslul {m} |
| shower curtain {n} (waterproof curtain) | :: douchegordijn {n} |
| shower head {n} (part of a shower where the water comes out) | :: douchekop {m} |
| show off {v} (to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging) | :: zich aanstellen, pronken met |
| show-off {n} (one who shows off) | :: aansteller {m}, uitslover {m} |
| show of hands {n} (vote by raising a hand) | :: hoofdelijke stemming |
| showstopper {n} ((in theatrical production)) | :: succesnummer {n} |
| show trial {n} (trial held for appearance's sake) | :: showproces {n} |
| show up {v} (to expose) | :: tentoonstellen |
| shrank {n} (A decorative wooden wardrobe) | :: shrank |
| shrapnel {n} (fragments and debris thrown out by an exploding device) | :: granaatscherven {p} {f} |
| shrapnel {n} (loose change) SEE: loose change | :: |
| shred {n} (strip) | :: flard {f} |
| shred {v} (to cut or tear into narrow pieces or strips) | :: verscheuren, versnipperen |
| shredder {n} (machine) | :: versnipperaar |
| shrew {n} (mouselike animal) | :: spitsmuis {f} |
| shrewd {adj} (showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters) | :: schrander |
| shrewd {adj} (artful, tricky or cunning) | :: listig, sluw |
| shriek {n} (a sharp, shrill outcry or scream) | :: krijsen |
| shriek {v} (to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry) | :: krijsen |
| shrike {n} (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) | :: klauwier {m}, klapekster {m} |
| shrill {adj} (high-pitched and piercing) | :: schel |
| shrill {adj} (sharp or keen to the senses) | :: scherp |
| shrimp {n} (decapod crustacean) | :: garnaal |
| shrine {n} (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect) | :: schrijn |
| shrink {v} (intransitive: to contract, to become smaller) | :: krimpen, slinken, verschrompelen |
| shrink {v} (transitive: to cause something to shrink) | :: krimpen |
| shrink {v} | :: krimpen |
| shrink {n} (psychiatrist or therapist (informal, belittling)) | :: zielenknijper {m}, zielknijper {m} |
| shrithe {v} (to creep) SEE: creep | :: |
| shrithe {v} (to go about, roam) SEE: roam | :: |
| shrive {v} (confess) SEE: confess | :: |
| shroom {n} (mushroom) SEE: mushroom | :: |
| shroom {n} (hallucinogenic fungus) SEE: magic mushroom | :: |
| shroud {n} (dress for the dead) | :: lijkwade {f}, lijkgewaad {f}, doodskleed {n}, lijkdoek {m} |
| shroud {n} (mast support) | :: want {n} |
| Shrove Tuesday {n} (day before the beginning of Lent) | :: vastenavond {m} |
| shrub {n} (woody plant) | :: struik, heester {f} |
| shrub celery {n} (the crisp thick leafstalk of the celery plant) | :: bleekselderij {m}, struikselderie |
| shrug {n} (gesture) | :: schouderophalen {n} |
| shrunk {v} (past participle of shrink) | :: gekrompen |
| shrunken {adj} (reduced in size as a result of shrinkage) | :: slinken, krimpen |
| shtick {n} (characteristic trait) | :: stokpaardje {n} |
| shtick {n} (gimmick) | :: sketch {m}, grol {m}, grap {m} |
| shtum {adj} (silent; speechless; dumb) | :: stom |
| shudder {n} (shivering tremor) | :: rilling |
| shudder {v} (to shake nervously, as if from fear) | :: huiveren |
| shuffle {v} (to put in a random order) | :: schudden |
| shuffle {v} (to walk without picking up one's feet) | :: slenteren |
| shumai {n} (a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum) | :: siew maai, sieuw mai |
| shun {v} (to avoid) | :: ontwijken |
| shun {v} | :: mijden, schuwen |
| shunt {v} (to move a train or carriages) | :: rangeren |
| shut {v} ((transitive) to close) | :: sluiten, dichtklappen |
| shut down {v} (to turn off or stop) | :: afsluiten, uitzetten |
| shut one's eyes {v} (to ignore or deliberately overlook) SEE: turn a blind eye | :: |
| shut one's trap {v} (shut up) SEE: shut up | :: |
| shutter {n} (protective panels over windows) | :: luik {n} |
| shutter {n} (part of a camera) | :: sluiter {m} |
| shuttle {n} (part of a loom) | :: schietspoel {m} {f} |
| shuttlecock {n} (badminton ball) | :: shuttle {m}, pluimbal {m}, vederbal {m} |
| shut up {v} (intransitive: to stop talking or making noise) | :: zwijgen, stilvallen |
| shut up {v} (imperative: "Shut up!", see also: hold one's tongue) | :: hou je kop, kop dicht, hou je smoel, hou je bek |
| shut up {v} ("I don't believe it!") | :: ga weg!, dat meen je niet!, nooit! |
| shut up {v} | :: ophouden, mond houden, bek dicht, klep dicht, hou je muil |
| shvitz {n} (sweat) SEE: sweat | :: |
| shy {adj} (easily frightened) | :: schuchter, bedeesd, schroomvallig, timide, verlegen |
| shy {adj} (reserved) | :: gereserveerd |
| shy {adj} (cautious) | :: verstandig, voorzichtig |
| shy {adj} (short, less than) | :: klein |
| shy {adj} (embarrassed) | :: verlegen, beschroomd, bedeesd |
| shy {adj} | :: verlegen, schuchter, schuchtere, gegeneerd, gegeneerde |
| shy {v} (to jump back in fear) | :: terugspringen |
| shy {v} (to fling) | :: gooien, werpen, weggooien |
| shy {n} (act of throwing) | :: worp {f}, aangooi {f} |
| shy {n} (place for throwing) | :: gooiplek {f}, gooiplaats {f} |
| shylock {v} (to lend at exorbitant rates) | :: woekerlenen |
| shylock {n} (loan shark) SEE: loan shark | :: |
| Siamese {n} (Siamese cat) | :: siamees |
| Siamese cat {n} (mammal) | :: siamees |
| sib {n} (sibling) SEE: sibling | :: |
| sib {n} (kindred) SEE: kin | :: |
| Siberia {prop} (region of Russia) | :: Siberië {n} |
| Siberian {adj} (from, of or pertaining to Siberia) | :: siberisch |
| Siberian crane {n} (Grus leucogeranus) | :: Siberische witte kraanvogel {m} |
| Siberian Husky {n} (Siberian Husky dog) | :: Siberische husky {m} |
| Siberian tiger {n} (Panthera tigris altaica) | :: Siberische tijger {m} |
| sibilant {n} (phonetics: a hissing sound) | :: sisklank {c}, sibilant {c} |
| sibling {n} (person who shares same parents) | :: brus {m} {f}, broer/broeder {m}, zus/zuster {f} |
| sibling-in-law {n} (sibling-in-law) | :: schoonbrus |
| sibylline {adj} (pertaining to a sibyl) | :: sibillijns |
| sibylline {adj} (clairvoyant) | :: helderziend, sibillijns |
| sic {adv} (thus, thus written) | :: sic |
| sic {v} (incite an attack by) | :: zetten, aanzetten, opjutten |
| sic {v} (set upon) | :: pakken |
| siccity {n} (dryness) SEE: dryness | :: |
| Sicilian {adj} (relating to Sicily or its inhabitants) | :: Siciliaans |
| Sicilian {prop} (language) | :: Siciliaans {n} |
| Sicilian {n} (person) | :: Siciliaan {m}, Siciliaanse {f} |
| Sicilian {n} (chess opening) SEE: Sicilian Defence | :: |
| Sicilian Defence {prop} (chess opening) | :: Siciliaans {n} |
| Sicily {prop} (island) | :: Sicilië {n} |
| sick {n} (sick people) | :: zieke {m} {f}, zieken {p} |
| sick {adj} (ill) SEE: ill | :: |
| sick bay {n} (room where basic medical supplies are kept and medical attention can be sought) | :: ziekenboeg {m} |
| sickbed {n} (a bed used by a person who is sick) | :: ziekbed {n} |
| sickbed {n} (a place for convalescence) | :: hersteloord {n} |
| sickening {adj} (causing sickness or disgust) | :: ziekmakend, misselijkmakend, walgelijk |
| sickle {n} (agricultural implement) | :: sikkel {f}, zichel {f}, zicht {f} |
| sickle {adj} | :: sikkel {f} |
| sick leave {n} (a type of leave from work) | :: ziekteverlof {n} |
| sickle cell anaemia {n} (sickle cell anaemia) SEE: sickle-cell anemia | :: |
| sickle-cell anaemia {n} (sickle-cell anaemia) SEE: sickle-cell anemia | :: |
| sickle-cell anemia {n} (disease characterized by sickle-shaped red blood cells) | :: sikkelcelanemie {f} |
| sickle-cell disease {n} (sickle-cell disease) SEE: sickle-cell anemia | :: |
| sickly {adj} (frequently ill) | :: ziekelijk |
| sick man of Europe {prop} (Ottoman Empire) | :: zieke man van Europa {m} |
| sickness {n} (the quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness; disease or malady) | :: ziekte {f} |
| sickness {n} (nausea; qualmishness; as, sickness of stomach) | :: misselijkheid {f} |
| sickness {n} | :: ziekte de |
| sick pay {n} (money paid to an employee during his or her sick leave) | :: ziekengeld {n} |
| side {n} (bounding straight edge of an object) | :: zijde {f} |
| side {n} (flat surface of an object) | :: zijde {f}, kant {m}, vlak {n} |
| side {n} (left or right half) | :: kant {m}, zijde {f} |
| side {n} (portion of the human torso generally covered by the arms) | :: zij {c} |
| side {n} (surface of a sheet of paper) | :: bladzijde {f}, pagina {f}, kant {m} |
| side {n} (region in a specified position with respect to something) | :: kant {m}, zijde {f} |
| side {n} (one possible aspect of a concept) | :: kant {m}, zijde {f} |
| side {n} (set of opponents in a game) | :: kant {m}, ploeg {f} |
| side {n} (television channel) SEE: channel | :: |
| sideband {n} (band of frequencies on each side of the frequency of a carrier wave) | :: zijband |
| sideboard {n} (sideburns) SEE: sideburns | :: |
| sideburn {n} (sideburns) SEE: sideburns | :: |
| sideburns {n} (facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin) | :: tochtlatten, bakkebaarden {m-p} |
| side by side {adv} | :: zij aan zij, naast elkaar |
| sidecar {n} (one-wheeled attachment to a motorcycle) | :: zijspan {m} {n}, zijspanwagen {m} |
| side effect {n} (unintended consequence of any action) | :: nevenwerking {f}, neveneffect {n} |
| side effect {n} (medicine: an adverse effect) | :: nevenwerking {f} |
| sideproduct {n} (byproduct) SEE: byproduct | :: |
| sidereal day {n} (day of sidereal time) | :: siderische dag {m} |
| sidereal year {n} (orbital period) | :: siderisch jaar {n} |
| side-straddle hop {n} (jumping jack) SEE: jumping jack | :: |
| side-striped jackal {n} (side-striped jackal) | :: gestreepte jakhals {m} |
| sidewalk {n} (paved footpath) | :: stoep {f} {m}, trottoir {n}, voetpad {n} |
| sideward {adj} (toward a side) | :: zijwaarts |
| sideward {adv} (toward a side) | :: zijwaarts |
| sidewards {adj} (sideward) SEE: sideward | :: |
| sidewards {adv} (sideward) SEE: sideward | :: |
| sideways {adv} (with a side to the front) | :: zijwaarts |
| sideways {adv} | :: zijwaarts |
| Sidon {prop} (city state of Phoenicia) | :: Sidon |
| siege {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet | :: |
| siege {n} (military blockade of settlement) | :: belegering {f}, beleg {n} |
| siege {v} (besiege) SEE: besiege | :: |
| siegecraft {n} (poliorcetics) SEE: poliorcetics | :: |
| siege mentality {n} (collective feeling of victimization and defensiveness) | :: frontmentaliteit {f}, belegeringsmentaliteit {f} |
| siege piece {n} (obsidional coin) SEE: obsidional coin | :: |
| siege tower {n} (tower used as siege weapon) | :: belegeringstoren {m}, evenhoge |
| Sierpinski triangle {n} (a fractal consisting of three copies of itself) | :: driehoek van Sierpinski {m} |
| Sierra Leone {prop} (Republic of Sierra Leone) | :: Sierra Leone |
| sieve {n} (device to separate larger objects from smaller ones or from liquids) | :: zeef {f} |
| sieve {v} (to strain, sift or sort using a sieve) | :: zeven |
| sift {v} (to sieve or strain (something)) | :: zift |
| sift {v} (to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving) | :: ziften |
| sift {v} (to examine (something) carefully) | :: ziften, zeven |
| sigh {v} (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it) | :: zuchten |
| sigh {n} (act of sighing) | :: zucht {m} |
| sigh {n} (manifestation of grief; a lament) | :: verzuchting {f}, klacht {m} |
| sigh {interj} (expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration or the like) | :: zucht |
| sight {n} (something seen) | :: aanblik |
| sight {n} (something worth seeing) | :: bezienswaardigheid |
| sight {n} (device used in aiming a firearm) | :: vizier |
| sight {n} (eyesight) SEE: eyesight | :: |
| sight for sore eyes {n} (a pleasing sight) | :: lust voor het oog |
| sighting {n} (act of catching sight of something, especially something searched for) | :: waarneming |
| sightseeing {n} (tourism) | :: sightseeing {m} {f} |
| sigil {n} (seal, signature or signet) | :: zegel {n} |
| sigma {n} (letter of the Greek alphabet) | :: sigma {m} |
| sign {n} (visible indication) | :: teken |
| sign {n} (flat object bearing a message) | :: bord, markering, bordje {n} |
| sign {n} (math: positive or negative polarity) | :: teken |
| sign {n} (linguistic unit in sign language) | :: gebaar, teken |
| sign {n} (sign language in general, see also: ) | :: gebarentaal |
| sign {n} (omen, see also: omen) | :: voorteken, teken |
| sign {n} (meaningful gesture) | :: teken |
| sign {n} (any of several specialized non-alphabetic symbols) | :: speciaal teken |
| sign {v} (to make (a document) official by writing one's signature) | :: ondertekenen |
| sign {v} (to write one's signature on a document) | :: ondertekenen |
| signage {n} (signs taken collectively) | :: bewegwijzering {f}, bebording {f} |
| signal {n} (sign made to give notice) | :: signaal {n}, sein {n} |
| signal {n} (device to give indication) | :: sein {n} |
| signal {n} (telecommunication: electric or electromagnetic action that conveys information) | :: signaal {n} |
| signatory {n} (one who signs or signed) | :: ondertekenaar |
| signature {n} (person’s autograph name) | :: handtekening |
| signature {n} (printing: four or multiple of four pages folded to form a section of a book) | :: katern |
| significance {n} (extent to which something matters) | :: betekenis, belang {f}, importantie {f} |
| significance {n} (meaning) | :: betekenis {f} |
| significant {adj} (having noticeable effect) | :: voelbaar, waarneembaar, beduidend, significant, veelbetekenend, betekenisvol |
| significant digit {n} (digit) | :: beduidend cijfer {n} |
| significantly {adv} (in a significant manner: notably) | :: voelbaar, waarneembaar, beduidend, significant, veelbetekenend, betekenisvol |
| significant other {n} (romantic partner, regardless of marital status) | :: wederhelft {m} {f} |
| signify {v} (to show one's intentions) | :: duidelijk maken, te kennen geven |
| sign in {v} (log in) SEE: log in | :: |
| sign language {n} (sign language) | :: gebarentaal |
| sign of the cross {n} (gesture) | :: kruisteken {n} |
| Sigrid {prop} (female given name) | :: Sigrid |
| Sikh {n} (an adherent of Sikhism) | :: sikh {m} |
| Sikhism {prop} (religion) | :: sikhisme {n} |
| silage {n} (fodder stored in a silo) | :: silage {f} |
| silane {n} | :: silaan {n} |
| Silas {prop} (male given name) | :: Silas {m} |
| silence {n} (lack of any sound) | :: stilte {f} |
| silence {n} (right to not speak during arrest) | :: zwijgen {n} |
| silence {n} (not speaking as meditation or prayer) | :: stilzwijgen {n} |
| silence {interj} (be silent) | :: stilte! |
| silencer {n} (attachment) | :: demper, geluiddemper {m} |
| silencer {n} (something that silences another thing) | :: geluiddemper {m} |
| silent {adj} (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet) | :: stil |
| silent {adj} (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn) | :: zwijgend, zwijgzaam |
| silent {adj} (to refrain from speaking) SEE: be silent | :: |
| silent as the grave {adj} (to say absolutely nothing) | :: stil als het graf, doodstil |
| silent film {n} (film without sound) | :: stomme film {m} |
| silently {adv} (in a silent manner; making no noise) | :: stilletjes |
| Silesia {prop} (region) | :: Silezië |
| Silesian {adj} (of or pertaining to Silesia) | :: Silezisch |
| Silesian {n} (inhabitant of Silesia) | :: Sileziër {m} |
| silhouette {n} (representation of the outlines of an object filled in with a black color) | :: silhouet {n} |
| siliceous {adj} (relating to silica) | :: kiezelhoudend, kiezelachtig, kiezel- |
| silicon {n} (non-metallic element) | :: silicium {n} |
| silicon dioxide {n} (SiO2) | :: silicium dioxyde |
| silicone {n} (any of a class of inert compounds of silicon) | :: silicone {n} |
| silicosis {n} (silica dust pneumoconiosis) | :: silicose {f} |
| silk {n} (fiber) | :: zijde {f} (from silk worm); rag {n}, spinrag {n} (from spider) |
| silk {n} (fabric) | :: zijde {f}, zijdedoek {m} |
| silken {adj} (made of silk) | :: zijden |
| Silk Road {prop} (routes used by silk traders across Europe, Asia and northern Africa) | :: zijderoute {m} |
| silk-screen printing {n} (screen printing) SEE: screen printing | :: |
| silkworm {n} (caterpillar) | :: zijdevlinderrups {f}, zijderups {f} |
| sill {n} (base of a window) | :: vensterbank {f} |
| silly {adj} (foolish, showing a lack of good sense and wisdom) | :: ondoordacht, dom |
| silly {adj} (irresponsible, showing irresponsible behaviors) | :: dom |
| silly {adj} (playful, giggly) | :: ondeugend, gek |
| silly {adj} (pejorative: simple, not intelligent, unrefined) | :: dom, stom |
| silly goose {n} (silly person) | :: domme gans {f} |
| silly season {n} (period when news media tend to place increased emphasis on reporting bizarre stories) | :: komkommertijd {m} |
| silovik {n} (former member of the security services and the military, any power structure (Russia)) | :: silovik |
| silt {n} (fine earth deposited by water) | :: silt |
| siltstone {n} (type of rock) | :: siltsteen |
| silver {n} (metal) | :: zilver {n} |
| silver {n} (cutlery/silverware) | :: bestek {n} |
| silver {n} (items made of silver or other white metal) | :: zilverwerk {n} |
| silver {n} (color/colour) | :: zilver {n}, zilverkleur {f} |
| silver {adj} (made from silver) | :: zilveren |
| silver {adj} (having a color/colour like silver) | :: zilverkleurig, zilverkleurige |
| silverback {n} (mature male gorilla) | :: zilverrug {m} |
| silver ball {n} (pinball) SEE: pinball | :: |
| silver carp {n} (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) | :: zilverkarper {m} |
| silver fir {n} (European silver fir Abies alba) | :: gewone zilverspar {m} |
| silverfish {n} (type of bristletail) | :: zilvervisje, suikergast {m} |
| silvern {adj} (made from silver) SEE: silver | :: |
| silversmith {n} (person who makes articles out of silver) | :: zilversmid {m} |
| silverware {n} ((US) knives, forks and spoons) | :: tafelzilver {n}, bestek {n} |
| silvery-cheeked antshrike {n} (Sakesphorus cristatus) | :: campos-mierklauwier |
| silviculture {n} (forestry) | :: bosbouw {m} |
| SIM card {n} (small, removable card which stores mobile phone data) | :: Simkaart |
| Simferopol {prop} (city) | :: Simferopol |
| similar {adj} (having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable) | :: gelijkend |
| similarity {n} (closeness of appearance) | :: gelijkenis {f} |
| similarness {n} (similarity) SEE: similarity | :: |
| simile {n} (figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another) | :: vergelijking {f} |
| simmer {v} ((intransitive) to cook or undergo heating slowly) | :: stoven, sudderen |
| simmer {v} ((transitive) to cause to cook or undergo heating slowly) | :: stoven, sudderen |
| Simon says {n} (children's game) | :: Commando |
| simony {n} (act of buying or selling spiritual things) | :: simonie, handel in geestelijke ambten, handel in geestelijke privileges |
| simoom {n} (hot, dry wind) | :: samoem {m} |
| simple {adj} (uncomplicated) | :: eenvoudig, simpel |
| simple {adj} (simple-minded) | :: achterlijk, simpel |
| simple fraction {n} (type of fraction) SEE: common fraction | :: |
| simple future {n} (future tense) | :: onvoltooid toekomende tijd |
| simple past {n} (the simple past tense) | :: onvoltooid verleden tijd {m} |
| simple present {n} (present tense) | :: onvoltooid tegenwoordige tijd v O.V.T. |
| simpleton {n} (simple-minded naive person lacking common sense) | :: simpele, domoor {m}, idioot {m}, eenvoudig |
| simplification {n} (act of simplifying) | :: vereenvoudiging {f}, versimpeling {f} |
| Simplified Chinese {prop} (Chinese written using simplified characters) | :: vereenvoudigd Chinees {n} |
| simplify {v} (to make simpler) | :: vereenvoudigen, versimpelen |
| simulation {n} | :: simulatie {f} |
| simultaneity {n} (the quality or state of being simultaneous) | :: gelijktijdigheid {c} |
| simultaneous {adj} (occurring at the same time) | :: gelijktijdig, simultaan |
| simultaneously {adv} (occurring at the same time) | :: tegelijkertijd, tegelijk, simultaan, gelijktijdig |
| simultaneousness {n} (the quality or state of being simultaneous) | :: gelijktijdigheid {f} |
| sin {n} (violation of religious law) | :: zonde |
| sin {n} (misdeed) | :: zonde {f} |
| sin {n} | :: zonde {f} |
| sin {v} (to commit a sin) | :: zondigen |
| since {adv} (from a specified time in the past) | :: sindsdien |
| since {prep} (from (time)) | :: sinds, sedert |
| since {conj} (from the time that) | :: sinds, sedert |
| since {conj} (because) | :: aangezien, omdat |
| sincere {adj} (earnest) | :: oprecht |
| sincereness {n} (sincerity) SEE: sincerity | :: |
| sincerity {n} (quality of being sincere) | :: oprechtheid {f} |
| Sindarin {prop} (constructed language) | :: Sindarijns {n} |
| sine {n} (trigonometric function) | :: sinus {m} |
| sinecure {n} (a position that requires no work but still gives a payment) | :: sinecure |
| Sinemurian {n} (subdivision of the Jurassic period) | :: Sinemurien |
| sinew {n} (cord or tendon of the body) SEE: tendon | :: |
| sinew {n} (muscular power, muscle; vigor, vigorous strength) | :: spierkracht, sterkte |
| sinew {n} (that which gives strength or in which strength consists) | :: wilskracht |
| sinewy {adj} (tough; having strong sinews) | :: pezig |
| sinewy {adj} (having nervous strength) | :: beheerst |
| sinewy {adj} (possessing physical strength) | :: krachtig |
| sinful {adj} (evil) SEE: evil | :: |
| sinful {adj} (constituting sin) | :: zondig |
| sing {v} (to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice) | :: zingen |
| sing along {n} | :: meezang {f} |
| sing along {v} (sing at the same time) | :: meezingen |
| Singapore {prop} (Republic of Singapore) | :: Singapore {n} |
| Singaporean {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Singapore) | :: Singaporees |
| Singaporean {n} (a person from Singapore) | :: Singaporees, Singaporese {f} |
| singe {v} (to burn slightly) | :: aanbranden |
| singer {n} (person who sings) | :: zanger {m} |
| singer {n} (female person who sings) | :: zangeres {f} |
| singeress {n} (songstress) SEE: songstress | :: |
| singing {n} (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) | :: zang {m} |
| single {adj} (not married nor dating) | :: alleenstaand |
| single {n} (one who is not married) | :: vrijgezel |
| single {n} (one-way ticket) SEE: one-way ticket | :: |
| single-celled {adj} (consisting of one cell) SEE: unicellular | :: |
| single-lens reflex {n} (a camera allowing one to view through the same lens used to take a photograph) | :: spiegelreflexcamera {f} |
| singlet {n} (sleeveless shirt) | :: onderhemd {n} |
| single ticket {n} (one-way ticket) SEE: one-way ticket | :: |
| singleton {n} (playing card) | :: blote kaart {f}, singleton {m} |
| singleton {n} (single object) | :: enkeling {m} |
| singleton {n} (computing: class) | :: singleton {n} |
| singleton {n} (math: set) | :: singleton {n}, eenelementige verzameling {f} |
| single transferable vote {n} (voting system) | :: enkelvoudige overdraagbare stem |
| singular {adj} (being the only one of a kind) | :: enig, enige |
| singular {adj} (distinguished by superiority) | :: uitzonderlijk, opmerkelijk, opmerkelijke |
| singular {adj} (being out of the ordinary) | :: ongewoon |
| singular {adj} (grammar: referring to only one thing) | :: enkelvoudig, enkelvoudige |
| singular {adj} (linear algebra: of matrix: having no inverse) | :: singulier |
| singular {n} (grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing) | :: enkelvoud {n} |
| singularity {n} (peculiar state or occurrence) | :: bijzonderheid {f} |
| singularity {n} (point where all lines meet) | :: vluchtpunt {n} |
| singularity {n} (point where infinite value is reached) | :: singulariteit {f} |
| singularity {n} (mathematics: value for which a derivative does not exist) | :: singulariteit {f} |
| singularity {n} (physics: point of infinite density) | :: singulariteit {f} |
| sinicization {n} (process of sinicising) | :: sinificatie |
| sinistromanual {adj} (left-handed) SEE: left-handed | :: |
| Sinitic {adj} (relating to the group of Chinese languages) | :: Sinitisch |
| sink {v} (descend into liquid, etc) | :: zinken |
| sink {v} (submerge) | :: onderdompelen |
| sink {v} (cause (ship, etc) to sink) | :: tot zinken brengen |
| sink {n} (basin) | :: gootsteen {m}, afwasbak {m} |
| sink {n} (sinkhole) SEE: sinkhole | :: |
| sinkhole {n} (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) | :: zinkgat {n} |
| sinless {adj} (without sin) | :: zondeloos |
| sinner {n} (person who has sinned) | :: zondaar {m} |
| Sinosphere {n} (regions in East Asia influenced by Chinese culture) | :: Sinosfeer |
| Sino-Tibetan {adj} (related to Chinese and Tibetan) | :: Sino-Tibetaans |
| Sint Maarten {prop} (Island) | :: Sint Maarten {n} |
| siphon {n} (a bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other) | :: hevel |
| sir {n} (man of a higher rank or position) | :: heer {m}, meneer {m} |
| sir {n} (address to a military superior) | :: meneer {m} |
| sir {n} (address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | :: meneer {m}, mijnheer {m} |
| sire {n} (lord, master, or person in authority) | :: sire |
| sire {n} (male animal) | :: dekhengst |
| sire {v} (to procreate) | :: verwekken |
| siren {n} (nymph of Greek mythology) | :: sirene {f} |
| siren {n} (device for making a sound alarm) | :: sirene {f} |
| siren {n} (dangerously seductive woman) | :: sirene {f} |
| Sirius {prop} | :: Sirius |
| sirloin {n} (cut of beef) | :: lendestuk {n}, lendenstuk {n} |
| sirocco {n} (wind) | :: sirocco {m} |
| siskin {n} (small European finch) SEE: Eurasian siskin | :: |
| sissify {v} (To make sissy; to emasculate.) | :: verwijven, ontmannen |
| sissy {n} (an effeminate boy or man) | :: mietje {n} |
| sissy {n} (a timid, unassertive or cowardly person) | :: mietje {n} |
| sister {n} (woman or girl having the same parents) | :: zus {f}, zuster {f} |
| sister {n} (a nun; a female member of a religious community) | :: zus {f}, zuster {f}, kloosterzuster, non |
| sister {n} (senior nurse) | :: zuster {f}, verpleegster |
| sisterhood {n} (state of being sisters) | :: zusterschap {f} |
| sisterhood {n} (quality of being sisterly) | :: zusterschap {f} |
| sister-in-law {n} (wife's sister) | :: schoonzus {f}, schoonzuster {f} |
| sister-in-law {n} (husband's sister) | :: schoonzus {f}, schoonzuster {f} |
| sister-in-law {n} (brother's wife) | :: schoonzus {f}, schoonzuster {f} |
| sister-in-law {n} (wife's brother's wife) | :: schoonzus {f}, schoonzuster {f} |
| sister-in-law {n} (husband's brother's wife) | :: schoonzus {f}, schoonzuster {f} |
| sister ship {n} (ship built to the same design) | :: zusterschip {n} |
| sistrum {n} (instrument) | :: sistrum {n} |
| sit {v} (of a person, be in a position in which the upper body is upright and the legs are supported) | :: zitten |
| sit {v} (move oneself into such a position) | :: zitten |
| sit {v} | :: zitten |
| sit down {v} (to assume a sitting position from a standing position) | :: gaan zitten |
| site map {n} (webpage that lists the contents of a website) | :: sidemap |
| sit-in {n} (type of protest) | :: zitprotest {n} |
| sitting room {n} (living room) SEE: living room | :: |
| situate {v} | :: situeren |
| situation {n} (position vis-à-vis surroundings) | :: situatie |
| situation {n} (location) | :: plaats {f}, locatie {f} |
| situation {n} (one's status with regard to circumstances) | :: situatie |
| situation {n} (state of affairs) | :: situatie |
| situation {n} (position of employment) | :: positie {f} |
| situation {n} | :: situatie {f}, ligging {f}, toestand {m} |
| situation comedy {n} (episodic comedy television program, see also: sitcom) | :: situatie komedie {?} |
| six {num} (cardinal number) | :: zes |
| six hundred {num} (cardinal number 600) | :: zeshonderd |
| six of one, half a dozen of the other {proverb} (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) | :: lood om oud ijzer |
| six-pack {n} (set of six beverage cans) | :: wasbord {n} |
| sixteen {num} (cardinal number 16) | :: zestien {f} |
| sixteenth {adj} (the ordinal form of the number sixteen, see also: 16th) | :: zestiende |
| sixth {adj} (ordinal form of the number six, see also: 6th) | :: zesde |
| sixth sense {n} (extrasensory perception) | :: zesde zintuig |
| sixties {n} (decade of the 1960s) | :: jaren zestig {n-p}, jaren 60 {n-p}, jaren 1960 {n-p} |
| sixtieth {adj} (the ordinal form of the number sixty) | :: zestigste, 60e |
| sixtieth {n} | :: zestigste |
| sixty {num} (cardinal number) | :: zestig {f} |
| sixty-eight {num} (cardinal number) | :: achtenzestig |
| sixty-first {adj} (ordinal number) | :: eenenzestigste |
| sixty-five {num} (cardinal number) | :: vijfenzestig |
| sixty-four {num} (cardinal number) | :: vierenzestig |
| sixty-nine {n} (cardinal number) | :: negenenzestig |
| sixty-nine {n} (sex position) | :: standje 69 |
| sixty-nine {n} | :: negenenzestig |
| sixty-one {num} (cardinal number) | :: eenenzestig |
| sixty-seven {num} (cardinal number) | :: zevenenzestig |
| sixty-six {num} (cardinal number) | :: zesenzestig |
| sixty-three {num} (cardinal number) | :: drieënzestig |
| sixty-two {num} (cardinal number) | :: tweeënzestig |
| size {n} (dimensions or magnitude of a thing) | :: grootte {f} |
| size {n} | :: maat {f}, grootte {f} |
| sizzle {v} (to make the sound of water hitting a hot surface) | :: sissen |
| sizzle {v} (to be exciting or dazzling) | :: zinderen |
| ska {n} (Jamaican dance music) | :: ska {m} |
| skandha {n} (any of the five aspects constituting the sentient being in Buddhism) | :: khandha |
| skate {n} (runner) | :: schaats {m} {f} |
| skate {n} (ice skate or roller skate) | :: schaats {m} {f} |
| skate {n} (act of skating or ice skating) | :: schaatsen |
| skate {v} (to move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates) | :: schaatsen |
| skate {v} (to skateboard) | :: skaten, skateboarden |
| skate {v} | :: schaatsen |
| skateboard {n} (platform on wheels) | :: skateboard {n} |
| skateboard {v} (to use a skateboard) | :: skateboarden |
| skater {n} (person who skates) | :: schaatser {m}, skater {m} |
| skedaddle {v} (move or run away quickly) | :: vluchten, wegstuiven, het op een lopen zetten |
| skeeter {n} (mosquito) SEE: mosquito | :: |
| skeg {n} (surfer) SEE: surfer | :: |
| skeg {n} (rudder-supporting structure) | :: scheg |
| skein {n} (quantity of yarn) | :: vendel {n} |
| skeleton {n} (system that provides support to an organism) | :: skelet {n}, geraamte {n} |
| skeleton {n} (very thin person) | :: skelet {n}, vel over vlees |
| skeleton {n} (frame that provides support to a building) | :: skelet {n}, geraamte {n} |
| skeleton in the closet {n} (shameful secret) SEE: skeleton in the cupboard | :: |
| skeleton in the cupboard {n} (shameful secret) | :: lijk in de kast {n} |
| skeleton key {n} (key that opens a range of locks) | :: loper {m} |
| skeptic {n} (someone who habitually doubts beliefs and claims) | :: scepticus {m} |
| skeptical {adj} (having, or expressing doubt) | :: sceptisch |
| skeptical {adj} (related to skepticism) | :: sceptisch |
| skepticism {n} (general disposition to doubt) | :: twijfelzucht {f}, scepticisme, skepticisme |
| skerry {n} (small rocky island) | :: scheer {m} {f} |
| sketch {n} (quick freehand drawing) | :: schets {c} |
| sketchbook {n} (book or pad with blank pages for sketching) | :: schetsboek {n} |
| skew {v} (to bias or distort in a particular direction) | :: afleiden |
| skew {adj} (neither parallel nor at right angles to a certain line) | :: scheef |
| skew {n} (state of asymmetry in a distribution) SEE: skewness | :: |
| skewer {n} (pin used to secure food during cooking) | :: spies |
| skewer {v} (to impale on a skewer) | :: vastprikken met een vleespin, aan het spit rijgen |
| skewness {n} (property of being skew) | :: scheefte |
| skewness {n} (measure of the asymmetry) | :: scheefheid |
| ski {n} (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) | :: ski {m} |
| ski {v} (to move on skis) | :: skiën |
| ski ballet {n} | :: ski-ballet |
| skid {n} (out of control sliding motion) | :: slip {f} |
| skid {v} (to slide in an uncontrolled manner) | :: slippen |
| skid mark {n} (black mark left on a road surface from tires) | :: remspoor |
| skier {n} (someone who practices skiing) | :: skiër {m}, skiester {f} |
| skiff {n} (Any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person) | :: skiff {m}, roeiboot |
| skilful {adj} (possessing skill, skilled) SEE: skillful | :: |
| skilfulness {n} (the state or condition of being skilful) | :: behendigheid {f}, handigheid {f} |
| skill {n} (capacity to do something well) | :: bekwaamheid {f}, vaardigheid {f} |
| skilled {adj} | :: bedreven |
| skillet {n} (pan for frying) | :: braadpan, bakpan |
| skillet {n} (dish or meal cooked in such a pan) | :: eenpansgerecht |
| skillful {adj} (possessing skill, skilled) | :: bedreven, vaardig, geschoold, geschikt, bekwaam |
| skim {v} (throw an object so it bounces on water) | :: ketsen |
| skim {v} (ricochet) | :: afketsen |
| skim {v} (read quickly, skipping some detail) | :: doorbladeren, diagonaal lezen |
| skim {v} (scrape off; remove (something) from a surface) | :: afschrapen, afromen |
| skim {v} (remove cream) | :: afromen |
| skim {adj} (having lowered fat content) | :: afgeroomd |
| skimble-skamble {n} (gibberish, mumbo-jumbo, nonsense) SEE: nonsense | :: |
| skimble-skamble {adj} (confused, chaotic, disorderly) SEE: chaotic | :: |
| skimmed milk {n} (skim milk) SEE: skim milk | :: |
| skim milk {n} (milk with removed cream) | :: afgeroomde melk {f}, magere melk {f} |
| skimp {v} (to save; to be parsimonious or stingy) | :: beknibbelen |
| skin {n} (outer protective of the body of a person or animal) | :: huid {f}, vel {n} |
| skin {n} (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) | :: huid {f}, bont {n}, pels {f} |
| skin {n} (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid) | :: vel {n} |
| skin {n} (image used as the background of graphical user interface) | :: skin {f} |
| skin {n} (rolling paper for cigarettes) | :: blaadje {n}, vloeitje {n} |
| skin {n} (skinhead (clipping of)) | :: skin {m} |
| skin {n} | :: huid {f}, vel {n} |
| skin {v} (to injure the skin of) | :: schaven |
| skin {v} (to remove the skin of) | :: villen, onthuiden, (de huid) afstropen |
| skin {v} (to use a replacement image for the graphical user interface of) | :: een skin gebruiken |
| skin cancer {n} (malignant growth on the skin) | :: huidkanker {m} |
| skin color {n} (color of human skin) | :: huidskleur {f} |
| skin-deep {adj} (superficial) | :: oppervlakkig |
| skinflint {n} (one who is excessively stingy or cautious with money) | :: vrek {m} {f}, gierigaard {m} |
| skinhead {n} (someone with a shaved head) | :: kaalkop {m} |
| skink {n} (lizard) | :: skink {m} |
| skinny {adj} (thin) | :: mager |
| skinny-dip {v} (swim in the nude) | :: naaktzwemmen |
| skinny dipping {n} (swimming in the nude) | :: naaktzwemmen |
| skint {adj} (penniless, poor, impecunious, broke) | :: aan den arme |
| skip {v} (to move by hopping on alternate feet) | :: huppelen, hinkelen, hoppen |
| skip {v} (to omit or disregard intermediate items or stages) | :: overslaan |
| skip {v} (not to attend) | :: overslaan |
| skip {v} (to jump rope) SEE: jump rope | :: |
| skipper {n} (master of a ship) | :: schipper {m}, kapitein {m} |
| skipping rope {n} (rope for play or exercise) | :: springtouw {n}, touwtjespringen {n} |
| skip rope {n} (rope used) SEE: skipping rope | :: |
| skip rope {v} (to jump over a rope) SEE: jump rope | :: |
| ski resort {n} (resort for skiers) | :: skigebied {n}, skioord {n} |
| skirmish {n} (brief battle between small groups) | :: schermutseling {f} |
| skirmish {n} (minor dispute) | :: schermutseling {f} |
| skirmisher {n} (soldier) | :: tirailleur |
| skirt {n} (clothing) | :: rok {m} |
| skirt {n} (part of dress) | :: rok {m} |
| skirt {v} (to be on or from the border of) | :: begrenzen |
| skirt {v} | :: omzomen, omcirkelen |
| skirt chaser {n} (man who seeks out female companionship) | :: rokkenjager |
| skirting board {n} (panel between floor and interior wall) | :: plint {f}, voetlijst {f} |
| skit {n} (comedy) | :: sketch {m} |
| skit {v} (poke fun) | :: plagen, belachelijk maken |
| ski track {n} (trail from/for skis) | :: loipe {f} |
| skitrack {n} (ski track) SEE: ski track | :: |
| skittish {adj} (easily scared) | :: schichtig |
| Skopje {prop} (capital of North Macedonia) | :: Skopje {n} |
| Skopje {prop} (North Macedonia) SEE: North Macedonia | :: |
| skua {n} (predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae) | :: jager {m} |
| skulduggerous {adj} (involving skulduggery) SEE: tricky | :: |
| skulduggery {n} (devious device or trick) | :: bedriegerij |
| skulk {v} (to conceal oneself; to hide) | :: verbergen, verstoppen |
| skull {n} (bones of the head: cranium and mandible) | :: schedel {m}, doodshoofd {n}, doodskop {m}, cranium {n} |
| skull {n} (death's-head, skull) | :: doodskop {m} |
| skunk {n} (animal) | :: stinkdier {n} |
| skunk {n} (skunkweed) SEE: marijuana | :: |
| sky {n} (atmosphere above a point) | :: hemel {m}, lucht {c} |
| sky {n} (specific view, condition) | :: hemel {m}, firmament {n} |
| sky {n} (heaven) | :: hemel {m} |
| sky burial {n} (funeral practice) | :: luchtbegrafenis, hemelbegrafenis |
| skyclad {adj} (nude) SEE: nude | :: |
| skyjacking {n} (The kidnapping of the passengers of an airplane by threat of force) | :: vliegtuigkaping {c} |
| skylark {n} (small brown passerine bird) | :: veldleeuwerik {m} |
| skylight {n} (opening in the roof) | :: zonnedak {n}, koepel {m} |
| skyline {n} (horizon) SEE: horizon | :: |
| skyline {n} (silhouette against city or buildings) | :: skyline {m} {f} |
| skype {v} (make a Skype telephone call) | :: skypen |
| skyrocket {n} (pocket) SEE: pocket | :: |
| skyscraper {n} (tall building) | :: wolkenkrabber {m} |
| slack {n} (small coal, coal dust) | :: kolengruis {n} |
| slack {adj} (not tense) | :: slap |
| slack {adj} (weak) | :: week |
| slack {adj} (not using due diligence or care) | :: slecht gemaakt |
| slack {adj} (not rapid or pressing) | :: tam |
| slack {v} (to procrastinate) | :: treuzelen |
| slacken {v} (to make less taut) SEE: loosen | :: |
| slackness {n} (state of being slack) | :: slapte |
| slag {n} (the impurities which result and are separated out when melting a metal or refining it from its ore) | :: slak {f} {m} |
| slag {n} (a woman (sometimes a man) who has loose morals relating to sex) | :: del {f} |
| slam {v} (to shut with sudden force and noise) | :: toeslaan |
| slander {n} (false or unsupported spoken malicious statement) | :: laster {m}, smaad, lastering {f} |
| slander {v} (utter a slanderous statement about) | :: smaden, lasteren |
| slanderer {n} (One who slanders) | :: roddelaar, lasteraar |
| slanderous {adj} (Both untrue and harmful to a reputation) | :: lasterlijk |
| slang {n} (jargon) SEE: jargon | :: |
| slang {n} (unconventional language ) | :: streektaal, dialect |
| slang {n} | :: Bargoens {n}, dialect {n} |
| slang {n} (cant) SEE: cant | :: |
| slant {n} (typography: slash) SEE: slash | :: |
| slap {n} (A blow dealt with the open hand) | :: mep {f}, klets {f} |
| slap {v} (to give a slap) | :: meppen, kletsen |
| slap {v} (To place, to put carelessly) | :: neerkwakken |
| slapdash {adj} (done hastily) | :: gehaast |
| slapdash {adv} (in a hasty or careless manner) | :: haastig, nonchalant |
| slap in the face {n} (slap in the face or on the cheek) | :: muilpeer, oorvijg |
| slapper {n} (prostitute) | :: hoer {f} |
| slapper {n} (female of loose morals) | :: slet {f} |
| slash {n} (typography: / symbol) | :: schuine streep {f} |
| slash {v} (to make a broad cut with an edged weapon) | :: hakken, houwen, snijden, klieven |
| slash and burn {n} (technique) | :: brandlandbouw, hakken en branden |
| slat {n} (thin, narrow strip) | :: lamel |
| slate {n} (rock) | :: lei {n}, leisteen {n} |
| slate {n} (bluish-grey colour, see also: slate blue; slate gray; blue-gray) | :: leigrijs {n} |
| slate {n} (sheet of slate for writing on) | :: lei {n}, schoolbord {n} |
| slate {n} (tile) | :: lei {n}, leisteen {m} |
| slate {n} (record of money owed) | :: bon, poef {f} |
| slate {n} (list of candidates for an election) | :: kandidatenlijst {f} |
| slate {adj} (bluish-grey/gray like slate, see also: slate blue; slate gray; blue-gray) | :: leigrijs |
| slate {v} (criticise/criticize harshly) | :: afmaken, met de grond gelijk maken |
| slate {v} (schedule) | :: plannen, vastleggen op, voor |
| slate {v} (anticipate or strongly expect) | :: voorzien, voorbestemmen |
| slattern {n} (slut) SEE: slut | :: |
| slaty-backed gull {n} (Larus schistisagus) | :: kamtsjatkameeuw {f} |
| slaughter {n} (killing of animals (also kosher and halal rituals)) | :: slacht {f} |
| slaughter {n} (killing of many people) | :: slachtpartij, bloedbad {n}, afslachting {f} |
| slaughter {v} (to butcher animals, generally for food (also kosher and halal rituals)) | :: slachten |
| slaughter {v} (to massacre people in large numbers) | :: afslachten |
| slaughter {v} (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) | :: afslachten |
| slaughterhouse {n} (abattoir) SEE: abattoir | :: |
| Slav {n} (a member of a group of peoples in Eastern Europe speaking a Slavic language) | :: Slaaf {m}, Slavische {f} |
| slave {n} (person owned by another) | :: slaaf {m}, slavin {f} |
| slaver {v} (to drool saliva) | :: kwijlen, zabberen |
| slaver {n} (a person engaged in the slave trade) | :: slavenhandelaar {m} |
| slaver {n} (slave ship) | :: slavenhaler {m}, slavenschip {n} |
| slavery {n} (institution or practice of owning human beings) | :: slavernij {f} |
| slavery {n} (condition of servitude endured by a slave) | :: slavernij {f} |
| slavery {n} | :: slavernij {f} |
| Slavic {adj} (of the Slavs, their culture or languages) | :: Slavisch |
| Slavic studies {n} (academic discipline) | :: slavistiek {f} |
| slavish {adj} (in the manner of a slave) | :: slaafs |
| Slavistics {n} (Slavic studies) SEE: Slavic studies | :: |
| Slavonia {prop} (region of Croatia) | :: Slavonië {n} |
| Slavonic {adj} (Slavic) SEE: Slavic | :: |
| Slavonic studies {n} (Slavic studies) SEE: Slavic studies | :: |
| slay {v} (to kill, murder) | :: doden, vermoorden |
| sled {n} (sledge) SEE: sledge | :: |
| sledge {n} (sledgehammer) SEE: sledgehammer | :: |
| sledge {n} (sleigh or sled) | :: slee {f}, ar {m} {f} |
| sledgehammer {n} (kind of hammer) | :: voorhamer {m}, beukhamer {m} |
| sleep {v} (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) | :: slapen |
| sleep {v} (to accommodate) | :: te slapen leggen, onderbrengen |
| sleep {n} (state of reduced consciousness) | :: slaap {m} |
| sleep {n} (substance found in the corner of the eyes (gound), sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep, see also: ) | :: slaap {m} |
| sleep disorder {n} (medical disorder of sleep patterns) | :: slaapstoornis {f} |
| sleeper {n} (someone who sleeps) | :: slaper {m} |
| sleeper {n} (railroad sleeping car) SEE: sleeping car | :: |
| sleeper {n} (sedative) SEE: sedative | :: |
| sleeper {n} (railroad tie) SEE: railroad tie | :: |
| sleep in {v} (to sleep late) | :: uitslapen , verslapen |
| sleeping {adj} (asleep) SEE: asleep | :: |
| sleeping bag {n} (padded or insulated bag) | :: slaapzak {m} |
| Sleeping Beauty {prop} (fairy tale) | :: De Schone Slaapster, Doornroosje |
| Sleeping Beauty {prop} (main character in this story) | :: Doornroosje |
| sleeping car {n} (a railroad car with sleeping facilities for passengers travelling overnight.) | :: slaapwagen {m} |
| sleepless {adj} (absence of sleep) | :: slapeloos |
| sleeplessness {n} (property of being sleepless) | :: slapeloosheid |
| sleep like a log {v} (to sleep well, without disturbance) | :: slapen als een blok |
| sleep over {v} (to sleep over) | :: overnachten |
| sleep tight {interj} (good night) | :: welterusten, slaapwel, trusten |
| sleepwalker {n} (somnambulist) SEE: somnambulist | :: |
| sleepwalking {n} (act of walking while not conscious or aware of it, during sleep) | :: slaapwandelen {n} |
| sleepwear {n} (nightclothes) SEE: nightclothes | :: |
| sleepy {adj} (feeling the need for sleep) | :: slaperig |
| sleepy head {n} (a sleepy person) SEE: sleepyhead | :: |
| sleepyhead {n} (sleepy person) | :: slaapkop {c} |
| sleet {n} (ice pellets) | :: ijsregen {m} |
| sleet {n} (mixture of rain and snow) | :: sneeuwregen {m} |
| sleet {n} (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) | :: ijzel |
| sleet {v} (to be in a state in which sleet is falling) | :: gijzelen |
| sleeve {n} (part of a garment that covers the arm) | :: mouw {m} {f} |
| sleeve {n} (record cover) | :: platenhoes {f}, hoes {f} |
| sleigh {adj} (sly) SEE: sly | :: |
| sleigh {n} (vehicle on runners) SEE: sledge | :: |
| sleight of hand {n} (skill) | :: vingervlugheid |
| sleight of hand {n} (performance) | :: goocheltoer |
| slender {adj} (thin) | :: slank |
| slender-billed gull {n} (Chroicocephalus genei) | :: dunbekmeeuw {f} |
| slender-horned gazelle {n} (Gazella leptoceros) | :: duingazelle {m} |
| sleuth {n} (bloodhound) | :: bloedhond {m} |
| sleuth {n} (detective) | :: speurder {m}, speurneus {m}, detective {m}, detectief {m} , rechercheur {m} |
| sleuth {v} (detective) | :: naspeuren, schaduwen |
| slew {n} (change of position) | :: ommekeer |
| slew {v} (to rotate or turn something about its axis) | :: omkeren, draaien |
| slew {v} (to veer a vehicle) | :: zwenken |
| slew {v} (To insert extra ticks or skip some ticks of a clock to slowly correct its time) | :: instellen, regelen |
| slew {v} (to pivot) | :: omwentelen, draaien |
| slew {v} (to skid) | :: schuiven, slippen |
| slew {v} (to move something (usually a railway line) sideways) | :: verschuiven |
| slew {v} (to make a public mockery of someone through insult or wit) | :: iemand te kakken zetten |
| slew {n} (a large amount) | :: een groot aantal |
| slice {n} (thin, broad piece cut off) | :: plak {n}, schijf {n} |
| slick {n} (A covering of liquid, particularly oil) | :: slijk {n} |
| slide {v} (to cause to move in contact with a surface) | :: slepen, schuiven |
| slide {v} (to move in continuous contact with a surface) | :: glijden |
| slide {v} (to lose balance) | :: uitglijden |
| slide {v} (to pass along smoothly) | :: glijden |
| slide {n} (item of play equipment) | :: glijbaan {f}, schuifaf {f} |
| slide {n} (rubble, earth and stones moving down) | :: lawine {f} |
| slide {n} (lever) | :: schuif {f} |
| slide {n} (valve in a trombone) | :: ventiel {n} |
| slide {n} (transparent image for projecting) | :: dia {m}, slide {m} |
| slide {n} (microscope slide) | :: voorwerpglaasje {n}, objectglaasje {n} |
| slide fastener {n} (zip fastener) SEE: zip fastener | :: |
| slide rule {n} (analog calculator) | :: rekenliniaal {m} |
| sliding door {n} (door) | :: schuifdeur |
| slight {adj} (small in amount, insignificant) | :: onbeduidend |
| slightly {adv} (to a small extent or degree) | :: lichtelijk |
| slim {adj} (slender) | :: slank, dun |
| slim {v} (lose weight) | :: vermageren, lijnen, aan de lijn doen, afslanken, diëten |
| slime {n} (mucilaginous substance or mucus-like substance) | :: slijm {n} |
| slimeball {n} (person regarded as slimy or otherwise undesirable) | :: slijmbal {m} |
| slimy {adj} (like slime; glutinous) | :: slijmerig |
| slimy {adj} (underhanded) | :: achterbaks |
| sling {v} (to throw) | :: slingeren, werpen, ophangen |
| sling {n} (instrument for throwing, see also: slingshot) | :: slinger |
| sling {n} (bandage) | :: verband, mitella {f} |
| sling {n} | :: slinger, zwaai, draagband |
| slingshot {n} (Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles, see also: sling) | :: katapult {m} |
| slink {v} (sneak about furtively) | :: sluipen |
| slip {n} (nautical: space for a ship to moor) SEE: berth | :: |
| slip {n} (small piece of paper) | :: stukje papier {n}, reep {m} |
| slip {v} (to lose one's traction) | :: slippen, uitglijden, falen |
| slip {v} (to err) | :: falen |
| slip {n} (act of slipping) | :: slip {m} |
| slip {n} (women’s undergarment) | :: onderjurk {f} |
| slip {n} (medicine: return to previous behaviour) | :: herval {n} |
| slip of the tongue {n} (mistake in speech) | :: verspreking {f} |
| slippage {n} (act of slipping) | :: slippen |
| slipped disc {n} (protruding vertebral disc) | :: rughernia |
| slipper {n} (low shoe usually worn indoors) | :: pantoffel {m}, slof {m} |
| slipper {n} (person who slips) | :: slipper {m}, slipster {f}, schuiver {m}, schuifster {f} |
| slipper animalcule {n} (paramecium) SEE: paramecium | :: |
| slipperiness {n} (property of being slippery) | :: gladheid {f} |
| slippery {adj} (of a surface) | :: glibberig, glad |
| slippery jack {n} (mushroom in genus Suillus) | :: bruine ringboleet |
| slip road {n} (a segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads) | :: afrit {m} |
| slipstick {n} (slide rule) SEE: slide rule | :: |
| slipway {n} (sloping surface) | :: stapel {m} |
| slit {n} (narrow cut or opening; a slot) | :: spleet {f}, gleuf {f} |
| slit {n} (vulgar, slang: opening of the vagina) | :: spleet {f} |
| slit {n} (vulgar, slang: a derogatory name for a woman, usually a sexually loose woman; a prostitute) | :: slet {f} |
| slit {v} (cut a narrow opening) | :: opensnijden |
| slit {v} (split into strips) | :: splijten, opensnijden |
| slivovitz {n} (rakija made from distilled, fermented plum juice) | :: slivovitsj {m} |
| slob {n} (lazy, slovenly person) | :: luiaard {m} |
| slobber {v} (To allow saliva or liquid to run from one's mouth) | :: kwijlen |
| sloe {n} (fruit of Prunus spinosa) | :: slee {m}, sleepruim {f} |
| sloe {n} (tree Prunus spinosa) SEE: blackthorn | :: |
| slogan {n} (phrase associated with a product, used in advertising) | :: slagzin {m} |
| sloop {n} (single-masted sailboat) | :: sloep {m} {f} |
| slope {n} (area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward) | :: helling {f} |
| slope {n} (degree to which a surface tends upward or downward) | :: helling {f}, steilte {f}, glooiing {f} |
| slope {n} (mathematics) | :: richtingscoëfficient, helling |
| slope {n} (offensive: person of East Asian descent) | :: spleetoog |
| slope {v} (to tend steadily upward or downward) | :: glooien |
| slope {v} (to try to move surreptitiously) | :: sluipen |
| sloppy {adj} (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) | :: slordig |
| slosh {v} (of a liquid, to shift chaotically; to splash noisily) | :: klotsen |
| slot {n} (A slot machine designed for gambling) | :: gokmachine, jackpot |
| sloth {n} (laziness) | :: luiheid {f}, traagheid {f} |
| sloth {n} (mammal) | :: luiaard {m} |
| slothful {adj} (lazy, sluggish) | :: lui |
| slot machine {n} (vending machine) SEE: vending machine | :: |
| slot machine {n} (any coin-operated machine) | :: automaat {m} |
| slot machine {n} (gambling machine) | :: speelautomaat {m}, fruitautomaat {m}, gokautomaat {m}, gokkast {c} |
| Slovak {adj} (of Slovakia or its language) | :: Slowaaks, Slovaaks |
| Slovak {n} (native of Slovakia) | :: Slowaak {m}, Slovaak {m}, Slowaakse {f}, Slovaakse {f} |
| Slovak {n} (language of Slovakia) | :: Slowaaks {n}, Slovaaks {n} |
| Slovakia {prop} (Slovakia) | :: Slowakije, Slovakije |
| Slovakian {adj} (of or pertaining to Slovakia) SEE: Slovak | :: |
| Slovakian {n} (a person from Slovakia or of Slovakian descent) SEE: Slovak | :: |
| Slovak Republic {prop} (official name of Slovakia) | :: Slowaakse Republiek {f} |
| Slovene {adj} (adjective) | :: Sloveens |
| Slovene {n} (a person) | :: Sloveen {m}, Sloveense {f} |
| Slovene {prop} (the language) | :: Sloveens {n} |
| Slovenia {prop} (country in Europe) | :: Slovenië {n} |
| Slovenian {adj} (Slovene) SEE: Slovene | :: |
| Slovenian {n} (language) SEE: Slovene | :: |
| Slovenian {n} (person) SEE: Slovene | :: |
| slovenly {adj} (having an untidy appearance; unkempt) | :: slordig, onverzorgd |
| slovenly {adj} (dirty, unwashed; disorderly) | :: vuil, slordig |
| slovenly {adj} (careless or negligent; sloppy) | :: slordig |
| slow {adj} (not quick in motion) | :: traag, langzaam, sloom |
| slow {adj} (of reduced intellectual capacity) | :: langzaam, langzame, sloom, slome |
| slow {v} (to reduce the speed of) | :: vertragen, ophouden |
| slow down {v} (to reduce speed) | :: afremmen |
| slowly {adv} (at a slow pace) | :: traag, traagjes, langzaam, langzaamaan |
| slowly but surely {adv} (in a slow, yet careful manner) | :: langzaam maar zeker |
| slow motion {n} (film stretched in time) | :: slow motion {m} |
| slowness {n} (quality of being slow) | :: langzaamheid, traagheid {f} |
| slowpoke {n} (person who moves slowly) | :: slome |
| slow-witted {adj} (lacking a keen or swift intellect) | :: traag van begrip, sloom |
| slowworm {n} (Anguis fragilis) | :: hazelworm {m} |
| slug {n} (gastropod) | :: slak {f}, wijngaardslak {f}, naaktslak {f} |
| slug {n} (lazy person) SEE: sluggard | :: |
| sluggard {n} (lazy or idle person) | :: luiaard |
| sluggish {adj} (slow; having little motion) | :: langzaam |
| sluggishness {n} (the property of being sluggish) | :: traag, sloom |
| sluice {n} (passage for water) | :: sluis {f} |
| slum {n} (dilapidated neighborhood) | :: sloppenwijk {f}, krottenwijk {f} |
| slumber {n} (a very light state of sleep) | :: sluimering {f} |
| slumber {v} (to be in a very light state of sleep) | :: sluimeren |
| slumber party {n} (a sleepover) | :: slaapfeestje {n} |
| slung {v} (simple past tense and past participle of sling) | :: (past tense) slingerde, slingerden, wierp, wierpen, hing op, hingen op (past participle) geslingerd, geworpen, opgehangen |
| slur {n} (symbol indicating a legato passage) | :: legatoboog |
| slurp {v} (eat or drink noisily) | :: slurpen, slorpen |
| slurp {n} (a loud sucking noise) | :: slurp {m} {f} |
| Slurpee {n} (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) SEE: slush | :: |
| slush {n} (half-melted snow) | :: sneeuwbrij {m}, smeltende sneeuw {m} {f} |
| slushie {n} (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) SEE: slush | :: |
| Slush Puppie {n} (slush) SEE: slush | :: |
| slushy {n} (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) SEE: slush | :: |
| slut {n} (prostitute) SEE: prostitute | :: |
| slut {n} (sexually promiscuous woman) | :: slet {f}, hoer {f}, stoephoer {f} |
| slut {n} | :: slet {f} |
| slutty {adj} (Of or resembling a slut) | :: sletterig |
| sly {adj} (artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily) | :: sluw |
| sly {adj} | :: sluw, listig |
| sly as a fox {adj} (very sly) | :: sluw als een vos |
| smack {v} (to strike a child as a form of discipline) SEE: spank | :: |
| smack {n} ((slang) heroin) SEE: horse | :: |
| small {adj} (not large) | :: klein, nietig, minuscuul |
| small {adj} (young) | :: klein, jong |
| small {adj} (minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters) | :: klein |
| small beer {n} (something of little importance) | :: klein bier |
| smallest room {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| small fry {n} (things or people of little importance) | :: klein bier {n} |
| small hours {n} (very early morning) | :: kleine uurtjes {p} |
| small intestine {n} (upper part of the intestine) | :: dunne darm {m} |
| small pica {n} | :: mediaan, Rheinländer, dessendiaan |
| small potatoes {n} (small fry) SEE: small fry | :: |
| smallpox {n} (disease) | :: pokken {c} |
| small screen {n} (broadcast or cable television screen) | :: kleine scherm {n} |
| small talk {n} (idle conversation) | :: praatje {n}, koetjes en kalfjes {p} {n}, lichte conversatie {f} |
| smaragdine {n} (emerald) SEE: emerald | :: |
| smart {adj} (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books) | :: slim |
| Smartism {n} (denomination of the Hindu religion) | :: Smartisme |
| smartness {n} (the state or quality of being smart) | :: leepheid {f} |
| smartphone {n} (electronic handheld device) | :: smartphone {m} |
| smartwatch {n} (wristwatch) | :: smartwatch {f} {m} |
| smarty boots {n} (know-it-all) SEE: know-it-all | :: |
| smash {n} (sound of a violent impact) | :: klap, dreun |
| smash {n} (colloquial: something very successful) | :: voltreffer |
| smash {n} (in tennis) | :: smash |
| smashing {adj} (wonderful) | :: indrukwekkend, verpletterend |
| smattering {n} (superficial knowledge) | :: greintje {n} |
| smattering {n} (small number) | :: handvol {n} |
| SME {n} (Small and Medium-sized Enterprise) | :: kmo {f} |
| smear {v} (to spread (a substance)) | :: smeren, uitsmeren |
| smear {v} (to spread (a surface) with a substance) | :: insmeren |
| smear {v} (to damage someone's reputation by slandering, making false accusations) | :: lasteren |
| smear {n} (Pap smear) SEE: Pap smear | :: |
| smear campaign {n} (negative propaganda) | :: lastercampagne {m} {f} |
| smear test {n} (gynaecology: screening test) | :: uitstrijkje {n} |
| smegma {n} (sebaceous secretion) | :: smegma {n} |
| smell {n} (sensation) | :: geur {m}, reuk {m}, stank {m} |
| smell {n} (sense of smell) | :: reukzin {m} |
| smell {v} (sense with nose) | :: ruiken |
| smell {v} (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of") | :: ruiken, geuren, stinken |
| smell-brain {n} (part of brain involved with smelling) | :: reukhersenen {p} |
| smelling salt {n} (ammonium carbonate when used to restore consciousness) | :: vlugzout {n} |
| smell you later {interj} (see you later; goodbye) SEE: goodbye | :: |
| smelt {n} (any of the molten liquids involved in these processes) | :: smelten |
| smelt {n} | :: smelten, versmelten |
| smelt {n} (production of metal, especially iron, from ore) SEE: smelting | :: |
| smelting {n} (process of melting or fusion, especially to extract a metal from its ore) | :: wegsmelten, smelten {n} |
| smew {n} (Mergus albellus) | :: nonnetje {n} |
| smile {n} (a happy face expression using mouth, but without producing voice) | :: glimlach {m}, lach |
| smile {v} (to have a smile on one's face) | :: glimlachen, smuilen |
| smirch {v} (to dirty) | :: vuil maken |
| smirk {n} (smile that is insolent, offensively self-satisfied or scornful) | :: grijnslach |
| smirk {v} (to smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous) | :: grijnzen, meesmuilen |
| smite {v} (to strike down or kill with godly force) | :: doden |
| smith {n} (craftsperson who works metal, see also: blacksmith) | :: smid {m} |
| Smith {prop} (surnames derived from the equivalents of “smith”) | :: Smit, Smid |
| Smith {prop} (most common surnames by language) | :: Jansen, de Jong, de Vries |
| smithereens {n} (Fragments or splintered pieces; numerous tiny disconnected items) | :: gruzelementen {p} |
| smithsonite {n} (mineral) | :: smithsoniet |
| smithy {n} (forge) SEE: forge | :: |
| smitten {adj} (made irrationally enthusiastic) | :: getroffen, ingenomen |
| smocking {n} (embroidery technique in which the fabric is gathered and embroidered with decorative stitches) | :: smokwerk |
| smock mill {n} (windmill with rotating cap) | :: bovenkruier {m} |
| smog {n} (urban air pollution) | :: smog {m} |
| smoke {v} (to inhale and exhale smoke from a burning cigarette) | :: roken |
| smoke {v} (to inhale and exhale tobacco smoke regularly or habitually) | :: roken, smoren |
| smoke {v} (to give off smoke) | :: roken |
| smoke {v} (to preserve or prepare by treating with smoke) | :: roken |
| smoke {n} (visible particles and vapour given off by burning material) | :: rook {m}, walm {m} |
| smoke {n} | :: sigaret {f} |
| smoke alarm {n} (smoke detector) SEE: smoke detector | :: |
| smoke detector {n} (device) | :: rookmelder {m} |
| smokefall {n} (close of the day before nightfall, when fog comes) | :: schemermist {m}, avondmist {m} |
| smokefall {n} (artificial waterfall of smoke for shows) | :: rookwaterval {m} |
| smokescreen {n} (smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover) | :: rookgordijn {n} |
| smokeshop {n} (tobacconist's) SEE: tobacconist's | :: |
| smokestack {n} (a conduit or group of conduits atop a structure allowing smoke to flow out) SEE: chimney | :: |
| smoking {n} (smoking of tobacco) | :: roken |
| smoking room {n} (room designated for smokers) | :: rookruimte {f}, rookkamer {m} {f} |
| smolder {v} (to burn with no flame and little smoke) | :: smeulen |
| smooch {n} ((informal) a kiss) | :: bekken |
| smooth {adj} (lacking friction, not rough) | :: glad |
| smooth {adj} (without difficulty) | :: vlot |
| smooth {adj} (bland; glib) | :: glad |
| smooth {adj} (suave; sophisticated) | :: vlot, glad |
| smooth {adj} (action: natural; unconstrained) | :: glad |
| smooth {adj} (motion: unbroken) | :: vlot |
| smooth {adj} (placid, calm) | :: glad |
| smooth {adj} (edge: lacking projections or indentations; not serrated) | :: glad |
| smooth {adj} (food or drink: not grainy; having an even texture) | :: glad, zacht, fijn |
| smooth {adj} (beverage: having a pleasantly rounded flavor; neither rough nor astringent) | :: fijn |
| smooth {adj} (mathematics, of a function: Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s domain) | :: glad |
| smooth {n} (something which is smooth or easy) | :: gladheid {f}, glads {n} |
| smooth {n} (smoothing action) | :: zwaai {m}, streling {f} |
| smooth {n} (domestic animal having a smooth coat) | :: gladhuidige {c} |
| smooth {v} (make smooth) | :: glad maken, gladstrijken |
| smoothen {v} (make smooth) | :: glad maken, gladstrijken, afvlakken |
| smoothen {v} (become smooth) | :: glad worden, afvlakken |
| smoothness {n} (condition of being smooth) | :: gladheid |
| smooth snake {n} (Coronella austriaca) | :: gladde slang |
| smother {v} (to suffocate) | :: stikken |
| smother {v} (to extinguish or deaden) | :: uitdoven |
| smother {v} (to reduce to a low degree of vigor or activity) | :: temperen |
| SMS {v} (to send a message on a cell phone) | :: sms'en |
| smug {adj} (irritatingly pleased with oneself; self-satisfied) | :: zelfingenomen |
| smuggle {v} | :: smokkelen |
| smuggler {n} (One who smuggles things) | :: smokkelaar {m} |
| smuggling {n} (an act of something being smuggled) | :: smokkel {m} |
| smugness {n} (state or quality of being smug) | :: zelfingenomenheid |
| smurf {n} (fictional character) | :: smurf |
| smut {n} (soot) SEE: soot | :: |
| Smyrna {prop} (city) | :: Smyrna |
| snack {n} (a light meal) | :: tussendoortje {n} |
| snack {n} (an item of food eaten between meals) | :: tussendoortje |
| snag {v} (to catch or tear) | :: ritsen |
| snail {n} (any animal of the class Gastropoda having a shell) | :: slak {f}, huisjesslak {f} |
| snail mail {n} (postal mail) | :: slakkenpost, snailmail |
| snail's pace {n} (a very slow pace) | :: slakkengang |
| snake {n} (legless reptile) | :: slang {f}, serpent {n} |
| snakebite {n} (the bite of a snake) | :: slangenbeet {m} |
| snake charmer {n} (snake charmer) | :: slangenbezweerder {m} |
| snake hawk {n} (laughing falcon) SEE: laughing falcon | :: |
| snap {v} (to say abruptly or sharply) | :: snauwen |
| snapdragon {n} (any plant of the genus Antirrhinum) | :: leeuwenbek {m} |
| snap fastener {n} (fastening mechanism) | :: drukknoop {m} |
| snap one's fingers {v} (create a sound with one's fingers) | :: met zijn vingers knippen, knippen |
| snapping turtle {n} (turtle of the family Chelydridae) | :: bijtschildpad |
| snappy {adj} (rapid and without delay) | :: snel |
| snapshot {n} (A photograph) | :: kiek {m} {n} |
| snapshot {n} (A glimpse of something) | :: momentopname {m} {n} |
| snare {n} (trap) | :: strop,val,klem |
| snare drum {n} (tubular drum) | :: snarentrom |
| Snares penguin {n} (Penguin) | :: snareskuifpinguïn {m} |
| snarky {adj} (sarcastic and irreverent) | :: sarcastisch, oneerbiedig, bijtend, grievend |
| snarl {v} (to entangle) | :: verstrikken, strikken |
| snarl {n} (knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle) | :: knoop {m}, knot {m} {f} |
| snarl {v} (To growl) | :: grommen, brommen |
| snarl {v} (To speak crossly) | :: snauwen |
| snatch {v} (to steal) | :: afpakken, wegpikken, graaien, weggraaien |
| snatch {n} (quick grab or catch) | :: graai {m} |
| snatch {n} (vagina) | :: doos {f} |
| snatch victory from the jaws of defeat {v} (suddenly win a contest when it appears that loss is a foregone conclusion, to succeed in an endeavor through reversal of fortune, skill, effort, or good judgment) | :: de overwinning voor de poorten van de hel wegslepen |
| sneak {n} (a cheat; con artist; trickster) | :: gluiperd {m} |
| sneak {v} (to creep) | :: sluipen, rondsluipen, wegsluipen |
| sneak {v} (to hide in a mean or cowardly manner) | :: wegsluipen |
| sneaker {n} (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) | :: sportschoenen {p} {m} |
| sneakily {adv} (in a sneaky manner) | :: in het geniep |
| sneaky {adj} (dishonest; deceitful) | :: geniepig, gluiperig |
| sneer {v} (raise a corner of the upper lip slightly in scorn) | :: de neus optrekken/ophalen |
| sneer {n} (facial expression that indicates scorn) | :: grijns, gehoon |
| sneeze {v} (expel air as a reflex) | :: niezen |
| sneeze {n} (act of sneezing) | :: niesen, niezen |
| snell {adj} (active, brisk) | :: snel |
| snide {adj} (nasty, sarcastic) | :: sarcastisch |
| snide {adj} (tricky, deceptive) | :: heimelijk, bedrieglijk |
| sniff {v} | :: snuffelen, snuiven |
| sniffer plane {n} (airplane for oil detection) | :: snuffelvliegtuig {n} |
| snigger {v} (to emit a snigger) | :: gniffelen, stiekem lachen |
| snip {n} (The act of snipping) | :: knip {m} |
| snipe {n} (bird of the family Scolopacidae) | :: snip {f} |
| sniper {n} (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position) | :: scherpschutter {m}, sluipschutter {m} |
| snitch {v} (steal) | :: gappen |
| snitch {v} (inform on) | :: verlinken, verklikken |
| snitch {v} (contact or cooperate with the police) | :: verklikken |
| snitch {n} (informer, usually one who betrays his group) | :: verklikker {m} |
| snitches get stitches {proverb} (people who snitch or tattle will in return receive repercussions) | :: wie praat, die gaat |
| snob {n} (person who seeks to be a member of the upper classes) | :: snob {m} {f} |
| snobbery {n} (the property or trait of being a snob) | :: snobisme {n} |
| snobby {adj} (characteristic of a snob) | :: snobistisch |
| snood {n} (hairnet) SEE: hairnet | :: |
| snooker {n} (cue sport) | :: snooker |
| Snoopy {prop} (pet beagle) | :: Snoopy |
| snooze {v} | :: doezelen |
| snore {v} (breathe during sleep with harsh noises) | :: snurken |
| snore {n} (act and noise of snoring) | :: gesnurk {n} |
| snoring {n} (action or sound) | :: gesnurk {n} |
| snorkel {v} (use a snorkel) | :: snorkelen |
| snort {n} (sound made by exhaling roughly through the nose) | :: snuiven |
| snort {v} (to inhale (usually a drug) through the nose) | :: snuiven |
| snot {n} (mucus) | :: snot {n} |
| snot {n} (contemptible child) | :: snotaap |
| snotnose {n} (one who is snot-nosed) | :: snotneus {m} |
| snotty {adj} (dirtied with snot) | :: snot- |
| snout {n} (long, projecting nose, mouth, and jaw of a beast) | :: snuit {m} |
| snout {n} (nose of a man (in contempt)) | :: snuit {m}, snoet {m} |
| snout {n} (anterior prolongation of head of weevil and other insects) | :: snuit {m} |
| snout beetle {n} (a weevil) | :: snuitkever {m} {f} |
| snow {n} (precipitation) | :: sneeuw {m} |
| snow {n} (colour) | :: sneeuwwit {n} |
| snow {n} (TV noise) | :: sneeuw {m} |
| snow {n} (collective precipitation) | :: sneeuwval {m} |
| snow {v} (have snow fall from the sky) | :: sneeuwen |
| snow angel {n} (design) | :: sneeuwengel {m} |
| snowball {n} (ball of snow) | :: sneeuwbal {m} |
| snowball effect {n} (accelerating growth) | :: sneeuwbaleffect {n} |
| snowball fight {n} (play fight) | :: sneeuwballengevecht {n} |
| snowbank {n} (a heap of snow) SEE: snowdrift | :: |
| snowberry {n} (Symphoricarpos) | :: sneeuwbes {f} |
| snowbird {n} (dark-eyed junco) | :: grijze junco |
| snow-blind {adj} (blinded by abundance of reflected light) | :: sneeuwblind |
| snow blindness {n} (condition of the eyes caused by exposure to UV rays) | :: sneeuwblindheid {f} |
| snowboard {n} (board) | :: snowboard {n} |
| snowboard {v} (to ride a snowboard) | :: snowboarden |
| snow cone {n} (crushed ice with flavoring) | :: schaafijs |
| snow-covered {adj} (covered with snow) | :: besneeuwd |
| snowdrift {n} (bank of snow) | :: sneeuwbank {f}, sneeuwduin {f}, sneeuwdrift {f} |
| snowdrop {n} (plant) | :: sneeuwklokje {n} |
| snowed in {adj} (unable to get out of a place due to snow) | :: ingesneeuwd |
| snowfall {n} (instance of falling of snow) | :: sneeuwval {m} |
| snowflake {n} (crystal) | :: sneeuwvlok {f} |
| snowflake {n} (flower of the genus Leucojum) | :: lenteklokje {n} |
| snow globe {n} (decorative object) | :: sneeuwbol {m} |
| snow in {v} (prevent from moving by a large snowfall) | :: insneeuwen |
| snow leopard {n} (a large feline mammal, Uncia uncia) | :: sneeuwpanter {m}, sneeuwluipaard {m} |
| snowmachine {n} (snowmobile) SEE: snowmobile | :: |
| snowman {n} (figure made of snow) | :: sneeuwpop {m} {f}, sneeuwman {m} |
| snowmobile {n} (vehicle) | :: sneeuwscooter {m} |
| snow pea {n} (cultivar of pea) | :: peul {m} {f}, peultje {n} |
| snow petrel {n} (small, pure white fulmarine petrel) | :: sneeuwstormvogel {m} |
| snow plow {n} (vehicle) | :: sneeuwruimer {m}, sneeuwploeg {f} |
| snow plow {n} (device) | :: sneeuwruimer {m}, sneeuwploeg {f} |
| snow plow {v} (transitive: clear (roads, etc) using a snow plow) | :: sneeuwruimen |
| snowproof {adj} (resistant to snow) | :: sneeuwbestendig |
| Snow Queen {prop} (fairy tale character with power over snow and ice) | :: sneeuwkoningin {f} |
| snowshoe {n} (flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow) | :: sneeuwschoen {m} |
| snowstorm {n} (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) | :: sneeuwstorm {m} |
| snow-white {adj} (as white as snow) | :: sneeuwwit |
| Snow White {prop} (character from Snow White (Schneewittchen)) | :: Sneeuwwitje {n} |
| Snow White {prop} (character from Snow-White and Rose-Red (Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot)) | :: Sneeuwwitje {n} |
| snowy {adj} (snow-covered) SEE: snow-covered | :: |
| snowy owl {n} (large white owl) | :: sneeuwuil {m} |
| snub {adj} (conspicuously short) | :: stomp |
| snub {n} (deliberate affront or slight) | :: bruuskeren, sneer {f} |
| snub {n} (A sudden checking of a cable or rope) | :: ruk {m} |
| snub-nosed monkey {n} (monkey of genus Rhinopithecus) | :: stompneusaap {m} |
| snuff {n} (fine-ground tobacco) | :: snuif {m} |
| snuff {v} (extinguish candle or oil-lamp) | :: doven |
| snuffer {n} (candle snuffer) SEE: candle snuffer | :: |
| so {n} (sol) SEE: sol | :: |
| so {conj} (in order that) | :: zodat, zodoende |
| so {conj} (with the result that) | :: dus |
| so {adv} (very) | :: zo, zodanig |
| so {adv} (to a particular extent) | :: zo |
| so {adv} (in a particular manner) | :: zo, zodanig |
| so {interj} (interjection used to introduce a new topic) | :: dus |
| soak {v} (to be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it) | :: doorweken |
| soak {v} (to immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation) | :: weken |
| soak {v} (to penetrate or permeate by saturation) | :: doordringen |
| soak {v} (to allow (especially a liquid) to be absorbed) | :: opnemen |
| soak {v} | :: weken |
| soap {n} (soap opera) SEE: soap opera | :: |
| soap {n} (substance) | :: zeep {f} |
| soap {v} (apply soap in washing) | :: zepen |
| soapberry {n} (woody plant) | :: zeepboom {m}, sapindus {m} (Latin) |
| soapberry {n} (its fruit) | :: zeepbes {m} {f}, zeepbezie {m} {f}, zeep-appel {m}, zeepnoot {m} {f} |
| soapbox {n} (soapbox car) SEE: soapbox car | :: |
| soapbox car {n} (vehicle) | :: zeepkist {f} |
| soap bubble {n} (sphere of soap water) | :: zeepbel {c} |
| soapery {n} (factory making soap) | :: zeepfabriek {f} |
| soap opera {n} (television serial) | :: soap {f}, soapreeks, soapserie {f} |
| soapwort {n} (herb) | :: zeepkruid {n} |
| soapy {adj} | :: zeepachtig |
| soar {v} (to fly aloft with little effort) | :: zweven |
| soar {v} (to mount upward on wings) | :: opstijgen |
| soar {n} (act of soaring) | :: scheren |
| sob {n} (a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath) | :: snik {c} |
| sob {v} (weep with convulsive gasps) | :: snotteren |
| sob {v} (say (something) while sobbing) | :: snikken |
| sobbing {adj} (that or who sobs) | :: wenend, snotterend |
| so be it {phrase} (indication of acceptance) | :: het zij zo |
| sober {adj} (not drunk) | :: nuchter |
| sober {adj} (not given to excessive drinking of alcohol) | :: nuchter |
| sober up {v} (to become sober) | :: ontnuchteren |
| sobriquet {n} (familiar name for a person) | :: bijnaam |
| sob story {n} (sad story) | :: smartlap, tranentrekker |
| socage {n} (medieval form of land tenure) | :: herendienst {m} |
| so-called {adj} (so named, but wrongly so) | :: zogenaamd, zgn. |
| so-called {adj} (so named) | :: zogenaamd, zgn. |
| soccer {n} (game) | :: voetbal {n}, Fuppes, Foppes |
| soccer player {n} (one who plays soccer) | :: voetballer {m} |
| Sochi {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Sotsji |
| social {adj} (relating to society) | :: sociaal, maatschappelijk |
| social cohesion {n} (maintenance of stability in a society) | :: sociale cohesie {f} |
| social Darwinism {n} (theory) | :: sociaal darwinisme |
| social democracy {n} (moderate left-wing political philosophy) | :: sociaaldemocratie {f} |
| social democracy {n} (social democratic society) | :: sociaaldemocratie {f} |
| social democrat {n} (supporter of social democracy) | :: sociaaldemocraat {m} |
| social democratic {adj} (of or pertaining to social democracy) | :: sociaaldemocratisch |
| social distancing {n} (practice of maintaining physical distance between people to reduce the spread of communicable diseases) | :: sociale onthouding {f} |
| socialism {n} (political philosophy of social and economic equality) | :: socialisme {n} |
| socialism {n} (group of socialist political philosophies) | :: socialisme {n} |
| socialism {n} (intermediate phase of social development) | :: socialisme {n} |
| socialist {adj} (of, promoting, practicing, or characteristic of socialism) | :: socialistisch, socialistische |
| socialist {n} (one who practices or advocates socialism) | :: socialist {m}, socialiste {f} |
| Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia {prop} (Yugoslav state that existed from 1943 until 1992) | :: Socialistische Federale Republiek Joegoslavië |
| Socialist Republic of Vietnam {prop} (official name of Vietnam) | :: Socialistische Republiek Vietnam {f} |
| socialization {n} (sociology: the process of learning one’s culture) | :: socialisatie {f} |
| social media {n} (interactive forms of media) | :: sociale media {p}, social media {p} |
| social murder {n} (systemic causation of premature death) | :: sociale moord {m} |
| social science {n} (branch of science) | :: sociale wetenschap {f} |
| social security {n} (system) | :: sociale zekerheid {f} |
| social security {n} (benefits) | :: uitkering {f} |
| social work {n} (any of several professions concerned with providing social services) | :: maatschappelijk werk {n} |
| societal {adj} (societal) | :: maatschappelijk |
| society {n} (group of people sharing culture) | :: maatschappij, samenleving |
| society {n} (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) | :: vereniging, gezelschap {n}, sociëteit {f} |
| society {n} (people of one’s country or community as a whole) | :: gezelschap |
| sociolect {n} (variant of language used by a social group) | :: sociolect {n} |
| sociolinguistic {adj} (pertaining to sociolinguistics) | :: sociolinguïstisch |
| sociolinguistics {n} (the study of social and cultural effects on language) | :: sociolinguïstiek {f} |
| sociologist {n} (scientist studying the field of sociology) | :: socioloog {m} |
| sociology {n} (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) | :: sociologie {f} |
| sock {n} (covering for the foot) | :: sok {f} |
| sock {n} (sock puppet) SEE: sock puppet | :: |
| socket {n} (mechanical opening) | :: stopcontact {n}, fitting {f} |
| socket {n} (hollow in a bone) | :: kas {m}, kom {m} |
| sock puppet {n} (simple puppet made from a sock) | :: sokpop {f} |
| sock puppet {n} (second account created by a user in an online community) | :: sockpuppet {m}, sokpop {f} |
| Socrates {prop} (Greek philosopher) | :: Socrates {m} |
| Socratic method {prop} | :: socratische methode {f}, maieutiek |
| sod {n} (stratum of soil) | :: teellaag {m} {f} |
| sod {n} (turf grown for establishment of lawn) | :: graszode {m} {f} |
| soda {n} (sodium carbonate) | :: natriumcarbonaat |
| soda {n} (carbonated water) | :: frisdrank {m} |
| soda {n} (sweet, carbonated drink) | :: frisdrank, prik, limonade, priklimonade |
| soda pop {n} (sweetened, carbonated beverage) | :: frisdrank {m} |
| soda water {n} (water with carbon dioxide) | :: bruisend water {n}, spuitwater {n} |
| sodden {adj} (soaked) | :: doordrenkt |
| sodden {adj} (stupid as a result of drunkenness) | :: stomdronken |
| sodden {v} (to drench, soak or saturate) | :: doorweekt raken, |
| sodden {v} (to become soaked) | :: kief worden, stomdronken zijn, |
| sodium {n} (reactive metal) | :: natrium {n} |
| sodium benzoate {n} (the sodium salt of benzoic acid) | :: natriumbenzoaat |
| sodium nitrate {n} (sodium salt of nitric acid) | :: salpeter |
| sod off {v} (go away) | :: opsodemieteren |
| sodomy {n} | :: sodomie |
| sofa {n} (upholstered seat) | :: bank {m} {f}, zetel {m}, sofa {m} |
| sofa-bed {n} (sofa that unfolds into a bed) | :: slaapbank {m} {f} |
| so far {adv} (until now; previously; yet) | :: tot nu toe, tot zover, tot dusver, totnogtoe, tot hiertoe |
| Sofia {prop} (the capital city of Bulgaria) | :: Sofia |
| Sofian {n} (someone from Sofia) | :: Sofioot {m} |
| soft {adj} (foolish) SEE: foolish | :: |
| soft {adj} (giving way under pressure) | :: zacht |
| soft {adj} (of a cloth) | :: zacht |
| soft {adj} (gentle) | :: zacht |
| soft {adj} (of a sound) | :: zacht, stil |
| soft {adj} (lacking strength or resolve) | :: week |
| soft {adj} (of water) | :: zacht |
| soft-boiled {adj} (of an egg) | :: zachtgekookt |
| soft drink {n} (sweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage) | :: frisdrank, prik, limonade, priklimonade |
| soften {v} ((transitive) To make something soft or softer) | :: verzachten |
| softener {n} (water softener) SEE: water softener | :: |
| softener {n} (fabric softener) SEE: fabric softener | :: |
| softhearted {adj} (gentle) | :: zachtzinnig |
| softly {adv} (softly, gently) | :: zachtaardig, zachtzinnig |
| softly {adv} (not loudly, inaudible) | :: zacht |
| soft roe {n} (milt) SEE: milt | :: |
| soft serve {n} (frozen dessert) | :: softijs {n} |
| soft sign {n} (Cyrillic letter Ь/ь) | :: zacht teken {n} |
| software {n} (encoded computer instructions) | :: software {m}, programmatuur {m} |
| soft water {n} (water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals) | :: zacht water {n} |
| Sogdiana {prop} (an ancient Iranian-speaking civilization) | :: Sogdianië |
| soggy {adj} (soaked with liquid) | :: doorweekt, doorweekte, klef, wak |
| SOHCAHTOA {phrase} (trigonometry mnemonic) | :: SOSCASTOA |
| so help me God {phrase} (phrase used as a promise that an action will be carried out) | :: zo helpe mij God |
| soil {n} (mixture of sand and organic material) | :: grond {m}, aarde {f} |
| soil {n} (mineral or organic material serving as a natural medium for the growth of land plants) | :: aarde, grond |
| soil {n} (unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth) | :: aarde, grond |
| soil {n} (country or territory) | :: grond |
| soil {v} (to make dirty) | :: bevuilen |
| soil science {n} (scientific study of soil) | :: bodemkunde {f} |
| soiree {n} (formal evening party) | :: soiree {f} |
| sojourn {n} (A short stay somewhere) | :: verblijf {n} |
| sol {n} (fifth note of a major scale) | :: sol {m} |
| solace {n} (consolation) | :: troost {m}, soelaas {n} |
| solace {n} (source of comfort) | :: troost {m}, soelaas {n} |
| solace {v} (to give solace to) | :: troosten |
| solar {adj} (of or pertaining to the sun) | :: zonne- |
| solar cell {n} (semiconductor device) | :: zonnecel {m} {f} |
| solar day {n} (time for a planet to rotate once relative to the sun) | :: zonnedag {m} |
| solar eclipse {n} (when the Moon passes between the Earth and the sun) | :: zonsverduistering {f} |
| solar energy {n} (energy from the sun) | :: zonne-energie {f} |
| solar mass {n} (unit) | :: zonnemassa {f} {m} |
| solar plexus {n} (a complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach) | :: zonnevlecht {m} {f} |
| solar system {n} (any collection of heavenly bodies orbiting a star) | :: zonnestelsel {n} |
| solar system {prop} (Solar System) SEE: Solar System | :: |
| Solar System {prop} (the Sun and all the heavenly bodies that orbit around it) | :: zonnestelsel {n} |
| solar thermal collector {n} | :: zonnecollector |
| solar wind {n} (outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space) | :: zonnewind {m} |
| solatium {n} (compensation for emotional harm) | :: smartegeld {n} |
| solder {n} (any of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together) | :: soldeersel {n} |
| solder {v} (to join with solder) | :: solderen |
| soldering {n} (method of joining two metallic surfaces by melting an alloy between them) | :: solderen |
| soldering iron {n} (tool) | :: soldeerbout {m} |
| soldier {n} (member of an army) | :: soldaat {m}, soldate {f}, militair {m} |
| soldier {n} (a member of the Salvation Army) | :: heilsoldaat {m}, heilsoldate {f} |
| sole {adj} (only) | :: enig |
| sole {adj} (unmarried; widowed) | :: alleenstaand, ongetrouwd |
| sole {n} (bottom of the foot) | :: zool, voetzool |
| sole {n} (bottom of a shoe or boot) | :: zool {m}, schoenzool {m} |
| sole {n} (fish) | :: tong {m} {f}, zeetong {m} {f} |
| sole {v} (put a sole on (a shoe or boot)) | :: zolen |
| solemn {adj} (deeply serious and somber) | :: ernstig |
| solemn {adj} (performed with great ceremony) | :: plechtig |
| solenoid {n} (solenoid) | :: solenoïde {f} |
| sole trader {n} (a type of business enterprise) | :: eenmanszaak {m} {f}, eenpersoonszaak {m} {f} |
| solfatara {n} (area of volcanic activity giving off sulfurous steam) | :: solfatare {f} |
| solicitor {n} (lawyer offering legal services to clients apart from acting as court advocate) | :: rechtskundig raadsman |
| solicitor {n} | :: rechtskundig adviseur {m} |
| solicitude {n} | :: zorg, aandacht |
| solid {adj} (in the solid state) | :: vast, solide |
| solid {adj} (large, massive) | :: massief |
| solid {adj} (lacking holes or hollows) | :: massief |
| solid {adj} (extremely filling) | :: zwaar |
| solid {adj} (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) | :: solide, stevig |
| solid {adj} (lacking errors or inconsistencies) | :: steekhoudend, gegrond |
| solid {adj} (typography: written as one word) | :: aaneengeschreven |
| solid {adj} (of one color) | :: effen, egaal |
| solid {n} (chemistry: fundamental state of matter) | :: vast |
| solidarity {n} (unifying bond between individuals with common goal or enemy) | :: solidariteit {f} |
| solidarity {n} (psychological or material support) | :: solidariteit {f} |
| solidify {v} (intransitive: to become solid; to freeze) | :: verstarren |
| solidus {n} (slash) SEE: slash | :: |
| solipsism {n} (theory) | :: solipsisme {n} |
| solipsism {n} (self-absorption) | :: zelfingenomenheid |
| solitaire {n} (patience) SEE: patience | :: |
| solitary {n} (solitary confinement) SEE: solitary confinement | :: |
| solitary confinement {n} (forced isolation) | :: isolatie {f}, isolement {n} |
| solitary sandpiper {n} (Tringa solitaria) | :: Amerikaanse bosruiter {m} |
| solitude {n} (state of being alone) | :: eenzaamheid {f} |
| solo {n} (piece of music for one) | :: solo |
| solo {n} (job or performance done by one person) | :: solo |
| solo {n} (card game) | :: solo |
| solo {adj} (without a companion or instructor) | :: alleen |
| solo {adj} (of a musical solo) | :: solo |
| solo {v} (to perform a solo) | :: een solo spelen |
| solo {v} (to perform something in the absence of anyone else) | :: solo |
| Solomon {prop} (king of Israel) | :: Salomo |
| Solomon Islands {prop} (A country in Melanesia) | :: Salomonseilanden |
| so long as {phrase} (as long as) SEE: as long as | :: |
| solstice {n} (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) | :: zonnewende {f}, zonnestilstand {m} |
| solubility {n} | :: oplosbaarheid {f} |
| solute {n} (substance that is dissolved in a solvent) | :: opgeloste stof |
| solution {n} (liquid mixture) | :: oplossing {f} |
| solution {n} (answer to a problem (mathematics)) | :: oplossing {f} |
| solve {v} (to find an answer or solution) | :: oplossen |
| solvent {n} (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) | :: oplosmiddel |
| Somali {n} (a language) | :: Somalisch {n} |
| Somali {n} (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) | :: Somaliër {m}, Somalische {f} |
| Somali {adj} (pertaining to Somalia) | :: Somalisch |
| Somalia {prop} (country in the Horn of Africa) | :: Somalië |
| Somalian {adj} (pertaining to Somalia) SEE: Somali | :: |
| Somalian {n} (someone from Somalia) SEE: Somali | :: |
| sombre {adj} (melancholy; dismal) | :: somber |
| sombre tit {n} (Poecile lugubris) | :: rouwmees |
| some {pron} (certain number) | :: eenige, sommige, sommigen |
| some {pron} (indefinite quantity or number) | :: wat, enkele, een aantal , een paar |
| some {pron} (indefinite amount, part) | :: wat, een deel |
| some {determiner} (certain proportion of) | :: sommige |
| some {determiner} (unspecified quantity or number of) | :: wat, enkele, een aantal , een paar , enige |
| some {determiner} (unspecified amount of) | :: wat |
| some {determiner} (certain, unspecified or unknown) | :: een, een zeker , een of ander |
| some {determiner} (considerable quantity or number of) | :: aardig wat |
| somebody {pron} (some unspecified person) | :: iemand |
| someday {adv} (sometime; at some time in the future) | :: op een dag, ooit, eens |
| somehow {adv} (in one way or another; in some way not yet known or designated) | :: op een of andere manier, eenderhoe |
| someone {pron} (some person) | :: iemand |
| someone else {pron} (some other person) | :: iemand anders |
| somersault {n} (the act of going head over heels) | :: salto {m} |
| something {pron} (unspecified object) | :: iets |
| something {pron} (talent that is hard to pin down) | :: iets |
| something else {n} (exceptional, out of the ordinary, unusual) | :: nog 's wat anders |
| something to write home about {pron} (something exceptional or noteworthy) | :: iets om over naar huis te schrijven |
| sometime {adj} (occasional) SEE: occasional | :: |
| sometime {adv} (obsolete: sometimes) SEE: sometimes | :: |
| sometimes {adv} (on certain occasions, but not always) | :: soms |
| somewhat {pron} (something) SEE: something | :: |
| somewhat {adv} (limited extent) | :: ietwat, een beetje, enigszins |
| somewhere {adv} (in some place) | :: ergens |
| somewhere {adv} (to some place) | :: ergens heen |
| somewhere else {adv} (in or at some other place) | :: ergens anders, elders |
| somewhere else {adv} (to some other place) | :: elders, elwaarts |
| somewhither {adv} (to some place) SEE: somewhere | :: |
| sommelier {n} (wine steward / stewardess, wine waiter / waitress) | :: wijnkelner {m}, sommelier {m} |
| somnambulation {n} (sleepwalking) SEE: sleepwalking | :: |
| somnambulism {n} (sleepwalking) | :: slaapwandelen {m} |
| somnambulist {n} (a sleepwalker) | :: slaapwandelaar {m} |
| son {n} (a male person in relation to his parents) | :: zoon {m} |
| sonata form {n} (a form of classical music) | :: sonatevorm {f} |
| sonatina {n} (piece resembling a sonata but shorter or simpler) | :: sonatine {f} |
| song {n} (music with words) | :: lied {n}, liedje {n}, nummer |
| song {n} (the act or art of singing) | :: zang {m} |
| song {n} (sound of another animal) | :: lied {?} |
| song {n} (inexpensive deal) | :: prikkie, een appel en een ei |
| song {n} (sound of a bird) SEE: birdsong | :: |
| songbird {n} (bird) | :: zangvogel |
| Song of Solomon {prop} (book of the Bible) SEE: Song of Songs | :: |
| Song of Songs {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Hooglied {n} |
| song sparrow {n} (Melospiza melodia) | :: zanggors |
| songster {n} (man who sings songs) | :: zanger {m} |
| songstress {n} (a female singer) | :: zangeres {f} |
| song thrush {n} (song thrush) | :: zanglijster {f} |
| songwriter {n} (someone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs) | :: liedjesschrijver {m}, songwriter {m} |
| sonic {adj} (of or relating to sound) | :: sonisch |
| son-in-law {n} (son-in-law) | :: schoonzoon {m} |
| sonless {adj} | :: zoonloos |
| sonnet {n} (verse form consisting of fourteen lines) | :: sonnet {n}, klinkdicht {n} |
| son of a bitch {n} (objectionable person) | :: klootzak {m}, hoerenjong {m} |
| son of a whore {n} (objectionable person) | :: hoerenjong {m} |
| Son of God {prop} | :: Zoon van God {m}, Zoon Gods {m} |
| Son of Man {prop} (Jesus Christ) | :: Mensenzoon {m}, Zoon des mensen {m} |
| sonogram {n} (a medical image produced by ultrasound echo) | :: echografie {f} |
| soon {adv} (within a short time) | :: zo, spoedig, binnenkort, dra, gauw, weldra |
| sooner or later {adv} (set phrase; eventually) | :: vroeg of laat |
| soot {n} (fine black or dull brown particles) | :: roet {n}, zoet {n}, rookzwart {n} |
| sooth {n} (truth) | :: waarheid |
| soothing {adj} (Giving relief) | :: verzachtend |
| soothing {adj} (Freeing from fear or anxiety) | :: geruststellend |
| soothsayer {n} (one who predicts the future) | :: waarzegger {m}, waarzegster {f}, wittiger {m}, toekomstvoorspeller {f}, toekomstvoorspelster {f}, profeet {m} |
| sop {n} (gravy) SEE: gravy | :: |
| sop {n} (piece of food to be soaked) | :: sopbroodje |
| sop {n} (something given or done to pacify or bribe) | :: zoenoffer |
| sop {n} (easily frightened person) SEE: milksop | :: |
| São Paulo {prop} (city and state) | :: São Paulo |
| sophism {n} (flawed argument superficially correct in its reasoning, usually designed to deceive) | :: sofisme {n}, drogreden {f} {m} |
| sophisticated {adj} (having obtained worldly experience) | :: wereldwijs |
| sophisticated {adj} (complicated, especially of technology) | :: geperfectioneerd |
| Sophocles {prop} (Greek dramatic poet) | :: Sophocles {m} |
| sophomore {adj} (second in a series) | :: tweede, opvolg- |
| sophomore {n} (second-year student) | :: tweedejaars {c} |
| soporific {n} (sleep inducing agent) | :: soporatief {n}, slaapmiddel |
| soporific {adj} (tending to induce sleep) | :: soporatief, slaapverwekkend |
| soprano {n} | :: sopraan {f} |
| soprano saxophone {n} (saxophone smaller than alto) | :: sopraansaxofoon |
| sora {n} (Porzana carolina) | :: soraral {f} |
| sorb {n} (wild service tree) SEE: wild service tree | :: |
| Sorbian {prop} (language) | :: Sorbisch {n} |
| Sorbian {adj} (of or pertaining to the Sorbs or to the Sorbian language) | :: Sorbisch |
| sorcerer {n} (magician/wizard drawing upon natural powers) | :: tovenaar |
| sorceress {n} (female wizard) | :: tovenares |
| sorcery {n} (magical power) | :: tovenarij {f}, hekserij {f}, wichelarij {f} |
| sordid {adj} (distasteful, ignoble, vile, or contemptible) | :: verachttelijk |
| sordid {adj} (dirty or squalid) | :: smerig |
| sordid {adj} (morally degrading) | :: smerig |
| sordid {adj} (grasping) | :: gierig |
| sore {adj} (causing pain) | :: pijnlijk |
| sore {adj} (dire, distressing) | :: erbarmelijk, wanhopig |
| sore {n} (injured, infected, inflamed, or diseased patch of skin) | :: wonde |
| sore throat {n} (symptom) | :: keelpijn {f} |
| sorghum {n} (cereal) | :: sorgo |
| sororicide {n} (killing of ones sister) | :: zustermoord |
| sororicide {n} (sister killer) | :: zustermoordenaar |
| sorority {n} | :: zusterlijkheid |
| sorrel {n} (plant) | :: zurkel, veldzuring {f} |
| sorrow {n} (unhappiness) | :: verdriet {n}, smart {c}, droefheid {f} |
| sorry {adj} (regretful for an action or grieved) | :: spijten |
| sorry {adj} (poor, regrettable) | :: armzalig, treurig |
| sorry {interj} (expression of regret or sorrow) | :: sorry, het spijt me, pardon, excuseer |
| sorry {interj} (request to repeat) | :: pardon?, wat zegt u, wat zeg je |
| sorry I'm late {phrase} (sorry I'm late) | :: sorry dat ik laat ben |
| sorry, we don't accept credit cards {phrase} (sorry, we don't accept credit cards) | :: sorry, wij aanvaarden geen creditcards |
| sort {n} (type) | :: soort {f} |
| sort {n} (act of sorting) | :: sorteren {n} |
| sort {v} (separate according to certain criteria) | :: sorteren |
| sort {v} (arrange in order) | :: rangschikken |
| sortie {n} (an attack made by troops from a besieged position) SEE: sally | :: |
| so-so {adj} (neither good nor bad) | :: zozo |
| so-so {adv} (neither well nor poorly) | :: zozo |
| sot {n} | :: zot {m} |
| soteriology {n} (the study of salvation) | :: soteriologie {f} |
| so that {conj} (in order to) | :: zodat |
| São Tomé and Príncipe {prop} (Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe) | :: Sao Tomé en Principe |
| so to speak {adv} (in a manner of speaking) | :: als het ware |
| soufflé {n} (baked dish) | :: soufflé {m} |
| soul {n} (the spirit or essence of a person that is often believed to live on after the person's death) | :: ziel {f} |
| soul {n} (life, energy, vigour) | :: ziel {f} |
| soul {n} (soul music) | :: soul {f} |
| soulless {adj} (as if without a soul) | :: zielloos |
| soulmate {n} (Someone with whom one has a special connection) | :: soulmate {m}, zielsverwant {m}, geestverwant {m} |
| soul music {n} (music genre) | :: soul {f} |
| sound {adj} (complete, solid, or secure) | :: degelijk |
| sound {adj} | :: gezond |
| sound {n} (sensation perceived by the ear) | :: geluid {n}, klank {m} |
| sound {n} | :: geluid {n}, klank {m}, toon {m} |
| sound {v} (to produce a sound) | :: klinken, luiden, geluid maken, toon voortbrengen |
| sound {v} (to convey an impression by one's sound) | :: klinken |
| sound {n} (cuttlefish) SEE: cuttlefish | :: |
| sound {n} (air bladder) SEE: swim bladder | :: |
| Sound {prop} (strait that separates Zealand from Scania) | :: De Sont |
| sound box {n} (resonant chamber of a stringed musical instrument) | :: klankkast {m} {f} |
| sound card {n} (a computer hardware device used for generating and capturing sounds) | :: geluidskaart |
| sound change {n} (language change that affects pronunciation) | :: klankverandering {f} |
| sounding board {n} (A thin board that forms part of the resonating chamber of a musical instrument and serves to reinforce its sound) | :: klankbord {n} |
| sound law {n} (rule that describes historical sound change in a language) | :: klankwet {f} |
| sound post {n} (wooden rod inside a musical instrument) | :: stapel {m}, ziel {f} |
| soundscape {n} (electroacoustic musical composition) | :: soundscape |
| soup {n} (dish) | :: soep {f} |
| soup {n} (unfortunate situation) | :: soep |
| souped-up {adj} (drunk, intoxicated) SEE: drunk | :: |
| souped-up {adj} (excited) SEE: excited | :: |
| soupçon {n} (suspicion, suggestion) SEE: suspicion | :: |
| soupçon {n} (very small amount) SEE: modicum | :: |
| soup spoon {n} (spoon for eating soup) SEE: soupspoon | :: |
| soupspoon {n} (spoon for eating soup) | :: soeplepel {m} |
| sour {adj} (having an acidic, sharp or tangy taste) | :: zuur |
| sour {adj} | :: wrang |
| source {n} (person, place or thing) | :: bron {f} |
| source {n} (spring etc.) | :: bron {c} |
| source {n} (informant) | :: bron {c} |
| source {n} | :: bron |
| source {n} ((computing) source code) SEE: source code | :: |
| source code {n} (human-readable instructions in a programming language) | :: broncode {m} |
| source language {n} (language from which a translation is done) | :: brontaal |
| sour cherry {n} (fruit) | :: zure kers {f}, morel {f}, kriek {f} |
| sour cream {n} (cream which has been treated with a benign bacterium) | :: zure room {m} |
| sourdough {n} (dough) | :: zuurdesem |
| sourness {n} (quality or condition) | :: zuurte {f}, zerpte {f} |
| soursop {n} (tree) | :: zuurzak {m}, zuurzakboom {m} |
| soursop {n} (fruit) | :: zuurzak {m}, zuurzakvrucht {m} {f} |
| sousaphone {n} (brass instrument) | :: sousafoon {m} |
| south {n} (compass point) | :: zuiden {n} |
| south {adj} (of or pertaining to the south) | :: zuid, zuidelijk |
| South Africa {prop} (country) | :: Zuid-Afrika |
| South African {n} (person) | :: Zuid-Afrikaan {m}, Zuid-Afrikaanse {f} |
| South African {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) | :: Zuid-Afrikaans |
| South African Defence Force {prop} (apartheid-era South African military) | :: Zuid-Afrikaanse Weermacht |
| South African English {n} (English dialect of South Africa) | :: Zuid-Afrikaans Engels |
| South African Republic {prop} | :: Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek |
| South America {prop} (continent that is the southern part of the Americas) | :: Zuid-Amerika {n} |
| South Australia {prop} (state of Australia) | :: Zuid-Australië |
| South Caucasus {prop} (region of southwest Asia) | :: Trans-Kaukasië |
| South Dakota {prop} (state of the USA) | :: Zuid-Dakota |
| southeast {n} (compass point) | :: zuidoosten {n} |
| southeast {adj} | :: zuidoost, zuidoostelijk |
| Southeast Asia {prop} (a subregion of Asia) | :: Zuidoost-Azië |
| southeasterly {adj} (situated in, or pointing to, the southeast) | :: zuidoostelijk |
| southeasterly {adv} (from the southeast) | :: zuidoostelijk |
| southern {adj} (of the south) | :: zuid, zuidelijk |
| southern {adj} (of or pertaining to a southern region) | :: zuiders |
| southern elephant seal {n} (Mirounga leonina) | :: zuidelijke zeeolifant {m} |
| Southern Europe {prop} (Southern Europe) | :: Zuid-Europa |
| Southern Hemisphere {n} (hemisphere to the south of its equator) | :: zuidelijk halfrond {n} |
| southernmost {adj} (farthest south) | :: zuidelijkst |
| Southern Ocean {prop} (the ocean surrounding Antarctica) | :: Zuidelijke IJszee, Antarctische Oceaan |
| Southern Sami {adj} (relating to the Southern Sami people, culture and language) | :: Zuid-Samisch |
| Southern Sami {prop} (language) | :: Zuid-Samisch |
| South Holland {prop} (province) | :: Zuid-Holland {n} |
| South Korea {prop} (country in East Asia) | :: Zuid-Korea {n} |
| South Ossetia {prop} (South Ossetia) | :: Zuid-Ossetië |
| southpaw {n} | :: linkshandig |
| south pole {n} (the southernmost point on a celestial body) | :: zuidpool {m} |
| south pole {n} (negative magnetic pole) | :: zuidpool {m} |
| South Pole {prop} (the southernmost point on Earth) | :: Zuidpool {m} |
| South Sea {prop} (Southern Ocean) SEE: Southern Ocean | :: |
| southside {n} (the southern side of a building, street, area, etc.) | :: zuidkant, zuidzijde, zuiderzijde |
| South Slavic {adj} (of or relating to South Slavic or the South Slavs) | :: Zuid-Slavisch |
| South Sudan {prop} (country in Africa) | :: Zuid-Soedan {n} |
| South Sudanese {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to the country of South Sudan or the South Sudanese people) | :: Zuid-Soedanees |
| South Sudanese {n} (A person from South Sudan or of South Sudanese descent) | :: Zuid-Soedanees {m} |
| southward {adv} (towards the south) | :: zuidwaarts |
| Southwark {prop} (borough of London) | :: Zuidwerk {n} |
| southwest {n} (compass point) | :: zuidwesten {n} |
| southwest {adj} (towards the southwest) | :: zuidwest, zuidwestelijk |
| South West Africa {prop} (former province of South Africa) | :: Zuidwest-Afrika {n} |
| southwester {n} (waterproof hat) SEE: sou'wester | :: |
| southwesterly {adj} (situated in or pointing to the southwest) | :: zuidwestelijk |
| southwesterly {adj} (comng from the southwest) | :: zuidwestelijk |
| southwesterly {adv} (from the southwest) | :: zuidwestelijk |
| South Yemen {prop} (country) | :: Zuid-Jemen |
| souvenir {n} (item of sentimental value to remember an event or location) | :: aandenken {n}, souvenir {n} |
| sou'wester {n} (waterproof hat) | :: zuidwester {m} |
| sovereign {adj} (exercising power of rule) | :: soeverein |
| sovereign {n} (monarch) | :: vorst {m} |
| sovereignty {n} (of a nation: the state of making laws and controlling resources without the coercion of other nations.) | :: soevereiniteit {f} |
| soviet {n} (council) | :: sovjet |
| soviet {adj} | :: sovjet- |
| soviet {adj} (relating to the Soviet Union) SEE: Soviet | :: |
| Soviet {n} (soviet) SEE: soviet | :: |
| Soviet {adj} (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) | :: Sovjet- |
| Soviet Russia {prop} (Russia) SEE: Russia | :: |
| Soviet Russia {prop} (Soviet Union) SEE: Soviet Union | :: |
| Soviet Socialist Republic {prop} (any of the republics belonging to the former Soviet Union, see also: SSR) | :: socialistische sovjetrepubliek {f} |
| Soviet Union {prop} (USSR, see also: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR) | :: Sovjet-Unie {f} |
| sovnarkhoz {n} (a regional economic council of the Soviet Union (historical)) | :: sovnarchoz {m} |
| sow {n} (female pig) | :: zeug {f} |
| sow {v} (disperse seeds) | :: zaaien |
| sower {n} (one who or that which sows) | :: zaaier {m} |
| so what {interj} (reply of indifference) | :: nou en?, lekker belangrijk, boeiend |
| sow the wind, reap the whirlwind {proverb} (every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them) | :: wie wind zaait, zal storm oogsten |
| soy {n} (soy sauce) SEE: soy sauce | :: |
| soya bean {n} (soybean) SEE: soybean | :: |
| soybean {n} | :: sojaboon {c} |
| soybean oil {n} | :: sojaolie {f} |
| soy milk {n} (beverage made from soybeans) | :: sojamelk {f} |
| soy sauce {n} (a condiment and ingredient made from fermented soybeans) | :: sojasaus {f}, ketjap {m} |
| space {n} (while) SEE: while | :: |
| space {n} (physical extent in two or three dimensions) | :: ruimte {f} |
| space {n} (area beyond atmosphere of planets) | :: ruimte {f} |
| space {n} (gap between written characters, lines etc.) | :: spatie {m} |
| space age {n} (current historical period which started with the launch of the Sputnik) | :: ruimtevaarttijdperk {n} |
| space bar {n} (key) | :: spatiebalk {m} |
| space curve {n} (curve in a space) | :: ruimtekromme {f} |
| space flight {n} (flight into, from, or through space) | :: ruimtevaart {f} |
| space frame {n} (a three-dimensional truss, often of steel, forming a rigid, stable structure) | :: spaceframe |
| space hopper {n} (large rubber ball upon which one bounces) | :: skippybal {m}, springbal {m}, kangoeroebal {m} |
| space opera {n} (subgenre of speculative fiction) | :: ruimteopera {f} |
| space opera {n} (subgenre of speculative fiction or science fiction that utilizes serialisation) | :: ruimteopera {f} |
| space opera {n} (a work or production) | :: ruimteopera {f} |
| spaceport {n} (a site for launching spacecraft) | :: ruimtehaven {f}, kosmodroom {m} {n} |
| space probe {n} (unmanned space vehicle designed to voyage beyond Earth's orbit) | :: ruimtesonde {c} |
| spaceship {n} (vehicle that flies through space) | :: ruimteschip {n}; ruimtetuig {n}, ruimtevaartuig |
| space shuttle {n} (vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly btw Earth and outer space) | :: ruimteveer {n}, space shuttle {m} |
| Space Shuttle {n} (a space transportation system) | :: ruimteveer {n}, space shuttle {m} |
| space sickness {n} (motion sickness caused by the weightlessness of space flight) | :: ruimteziekte {f} |
| space station {n} (crewed artificial satellite) | :: ruimtestation {n} |
| space-time {n} (spacetime) SEE: spacetime | :: |
| spacetime {n} (four dimensional continuum) | :: ruimte-tijd, ruimtetijd, tijd-ruimte, tijdruimte |
| space travel {n} (travel through space in order to visit and explore other worlds) | :: ruimtevaart {f} |
| spacewalk {n} (activity by an astronaut outside of a spacecraft) | :: ruimtewandeling {f} |
| spacious {adj} (having much space; roomy) | :: ruimtelijk |
| spackle {n} (powder that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste) | :: plamuur {m} |
| spade {n} (a garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging) | :: schop {f}, spade {f}, schup {f}, schep {f} |
| spade {n} (one of the black suits in a deck of cards) | :: schoppen {p}, schuppen {p} |
| spades {n} (spade) SEE: spade | :: |
| spades {n} (suit of playing cards) | :: schoppen {m} {f} |
| spaghetti {n} (informally: any type of pasta) SEE: pasta | :: |
| spaghetti {n} (pasta) | :: spaghetti {m} |
| spaghetti western {n} (western film produced in Europe by an Italian company) | :: spaghettiwestern {m} |
| spahi {n} | :: spahi {m} |
| Spain {prop} (country in Europe) | :: Spanje {n} |
| spam {n} (unsolicited bulk electronic messages) | :: spam {m}, ongewenste elektronische post {f}, spamboodschap {f}, ongewenste mail {m} |
| span {n} (pair of horses or other animals) | :: span {n} |
| spandrel {n} (space between an arch and another object) | :: zwik {m} |
| spangled kookaburra {n} (Dacelo tyro) | :: aroekookaburra |
| Spanglish {prop} (blend of English and Spanish) | :: Spanglish |
| Spaniard {n} (somebody from Spain) | :: Spanjaard {m}, Spaanse {f} |
| spaniel {n} (dog) | :: spaniël {m} |
| Spanish {adj} (of or pertaining to Spain) | :: Spaans |
| Spanish {prop} (Romance language of Spain and the Americas) | :: Spaans {n} |
| Spanish chestnut {n} (tree) | :: tamme kastanjeboom |
| Spanish chestnut {n} (fruit) | :: tamme kastanje {m} |
| Spanish influenza {n} (influenza pandemic) | :: Spaanse griep |
| Spanish Netherlands {prop} (country) | :: Spaanse Nederlanden {p} |
| Spanish Water Dog {n} (Spanish Water Dog) | :: Spaanse waterhond |
| spank {v} (to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.) | :: billenkoek geven, voor de billen geven |
| spank {n} (an instance of spanking; a smack or slap) | :: klap voor de billen |
| spank {n} (a slapping sound, as produced by spanking) | :: klap |
| spanking {n} (form of physical punishment) | :: billenkoek, pak voor de broek {n}, voor de billen geven {n} |
| spanking {n} (an incident of such an act, also in a non-punitive context) | :: billenkoek, pak voor de broek {n} |
| spanner {n} (hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts) | :: steeksleutel {m} |
| spar {n} (nautical: linear object used as a mast, sprit, yard, boom, pole or gaff) | :: rondhout {n} |
| spar {n} (rafter of a roof) SEE: rafter | :: |
| spare {v} (to save (money) for reserve) | :: sparen |
| spare part {n} (component kept in reserve) | :: reserveonderdeel {n}, reservedeel {n}, wisselstuk {n} |
| spare the rod and spoil the child {proverb} (if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility) | :: zachte heelmeesters, stinkende wonden |
| spare time {n} (free time) SEE: free time | :: |
| sparge {v} (to sprinkle or spray) | :: sprenkelen |
| sparingly {adv} (in a sparing manner) | :: spaarzaam |
| spark {n} (particle of glowing matter) | :: vonk {f}, sprank {f}, vuursprank {f} |
| spark {n} (burst of electrical discharge) | :: vonk |
| sparkler {n} (hand-held firework) | :: sterretje {n} |
| sparkling water {n} (a form of carbonated water) SEE: soda water | :: |
| sparkling wine {n} (effervescent wine) | :: schuimwijn {m}, bubbelwijn {m}, mousserende wijn {m} |
| spark plug {n} (part of an internal combustion engine) | :: bougie {c} |
| sparrow {n} (bird of the family Passeridae) | :: mus {m} {f}, huismus {f} |
| sparrow {n} (bird of the family Emberizidae) | :: gors {m} {f} |
| sparrow {n} | :: mus {f}, huismus {f} |
| sparrow {n} (Passer domesticus) SEE: house sparrow | :: |
| sparrow hawk {n} (Falco sparverius) SEE: American kestrel | :: |
| sparrow hawk {n} (Accipiter nisus) SEE: Eurasian sparrowhawk | :: |
| sparrowhawk {n} (Eurasian sparrowhawk) SEE: Eurasian sparrowhawk | :: |
| sparse {adj} (having widely spaced intervals) | :: verspreid |
| sparse {adj} (not dense; meager) | :: schaars,dun,mager |
| Sparta {prop} (ancient city-state in southern Greece) | :: Sparta |
| Spartacus {prop} (Thracian name) | :: Spartacus |
| spartan {adj} (austere, lacking luxury) | :: spartaans |
| Spartan {adj} (spartan) SEE: spartan | :: |
| Spartan {n} (citizen of Sparta) | :: Spartaan |
| Spartan {adj} (of Sparta) | :: Spartaans |
| spasm {n} (contraction of a muscle) | :: kramp {m} {f} |
| spasm {n} (a violent, excruciating seizure of pain) | :: stuip {m} {f} |
| spasticity {n} (state, quality or property) | :: spasticiteit {f} |
| spat {n} (covering worn over a shoe) | :: slobkous {f} |
| spat {n} (quarrel) | :: ruzie |
| spat {v} (to quarrel) | :: ruzien {n} |
| spate {n} (a river flood; an overflow or inundation) | :: overstroming {f}, bandjir |
| spate {n} (a sudden rush or increase) | :: stroom {m}, toevloed {m} |
| spatial {adj} (pertaining to space) | :: ruimtelijk |
| spatula {n} (kitchen utensil for turning and lifting) | :: spatel {c} |
| spatula {n} (palette knife) | :: spatel {c}, steker {m} |
| spatula {n} (thin hand tool for handling chemicals or other materials) | :: spatel {c} |
| spawn {v} (to reproduce, especially in large numbers) | :: paaien |
| spawn {n} (the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism) | :: kuit {m} |
| spay {v} (remove the ovaries) | :: steriliseren |
| spaz {n} (stupid person) | :: spast {m} |
| spaz {n} (incompetent person) | :: spast {m} |
| spaz {n} (tantrum, fit) | :: spasme {n} |
| speak {v} (to communicate with one's voice using words) | :: spreken |
| speak {v} (to be able to communicate in a language) | :: spreken |
| speaker {n} (one who speaks) | :: spreker {m}, spreekster {f} |
| speaker {n} (loudspeaker) | :: box, luidspreker |
| speaking {adj} (eloquent) SEE: eloquent | :: |
| speak of the devil {phrase} (expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive) | :: als je het over de duivel hebt, dan zie je zijn staart |
| speak out {v} (assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known) | :: zich uitspreken |
| speak volumes {v} (to convey significant information beyond what is explicit) | :: boekdelen spreken |
| spear {n} (long stick with a sharp tip) | :: speer {f}, spies {f}, lans {f}, geer {m} |
| spear {n} | :: speer |
| spear carrier {n} (person in a play or movie with a minimal part) SEE: walk-on | :: |
| spearhead {n} (the pointed head, or end, of a spear) | :: speerpunt {m} |
| special {adj} (distinguished by a unique or unusual quality) | :: speciaal |
| special {adj} (of particular interest or value; certain; dear; beloved; favored) | :: speciaal |
| special {n} (A reduction in consumer cost (usually for a limited time) for items or services rendered) | :: aanbieding {f} |
| special education {n} (educational services designed for students with learning difficulties) | :: speciaal onderwijs {n} |
| specialist {n} (expert) | :: specialist {m} |
| specialist {n} (physician) | :: specialist {m} {f} |
| specially {adv} ((proscribed) extremely) SEE: extremely | :: |
| specially {adv} ((proscribed) in particular) SEE: in particular | :: |
| specialty {n} (that in which one specializes) | :: specialiteit {f}, terrein {n} |
| species {n} (group of plants or animals having similar appearance) | :: soort {f} |
| species {n} (rank in a taxonomic classification) | :: soort {f}, species {f} |
| speciesism {n} | :: speciesisme {m} |
| specific {adj} | :: specifiek |
| specifically {adv} (for a specific purpose or reason) | :: specifiek |
| specification {n} (explicit set of requirements) | :: specificatie {f} |
| specificity {n} (the state of being specific rather than general) | :: specificiteit |
| specificness {n} (specificity) SEE: specificity | :: |
| specify {v} (to state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition) | :: specificeren |
| specimen {n} (example) | :: voorbeeld {n} |
| specimen {n} (sample) | :: specimen {n} |
| specious {adj} (seemingly well-reasoned, but fallacious) | :: schoonschijnend, misleidend, ongegrond, |
| speck {n} (tiny spot) | :: vlek de, stip |
| speckled {adj} (marked with dots) | :: gespikkeld |
| spectacle {n} (optical instrument) SEE: spectacles | :: |
| spectacle {n} (something exciting or extraordinary) | :: spektakel {n} |
| spectacled {adj} (wearing spectacles) SEE: bespectacled | :: |
| spectacled bear {n} (Tremarctos ornatus) | :: brilbeer {m} |
| spectacles {n} (a pair of lenses set in a frame) | :: bril {m} |
| spectacles {n} (plural of spectacle) SEE: spectacle | :: |
| spectator {n} (observer) | :: toeschouwer {m}, kijker {m} |
| spectral {adj} (of a spectrum) | :: spectraal |
| spectrograph {n} (machine for recording spectra) | :: spectrograaf {m} |
| spectrometer {n} (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances) | :: spectrometer {m} |
| spectroscope {n} (optical instrument used for spectrographic analysis) | :: spectroscoop {m} |
| spectroscopy {n} (scientific study of spectra) | :: spectroscopie {f} |
| spectrum {n} (range of colors) | :: spectrum {n} |
| speculation {n} (judgment or conclusion reached by speculating) | :: giswerk {n}, speculatie {f} |
| speculation {n} | :: speculatie {f} |
| speculative fiction {n} (class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements) | :: speculatieve fictie {f} |
| speculator {n} (one who speculates; as in investing) | :: speculant {m} |
| speculoos {n} (biscuit) | :: speculaas {n} |
| speech {n} (dialect or language) SEE: dialect | :: |
| speech {n} (vocal communication) | :: spraak {f} |
| speech {n} (an oration, session of speaking) | :: toespraak {f}, speech {m}, rede {f} |
| speech balloon {n} (speech balloon) SEE: speech bubble | :: |
| speech bubble {n} (rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon) | :: tekstballon {m} |
| speech disorder {n} (malfunction) | :: spraakgebrek {n} |
| speech is silver, silence is golden {proverb} (proverb) | :: Spreken is zilver, zwijgen is goud |
| speechless {adj} (not speaking; not knowing what to say) | :: sprakeloos |
| speechreading {n} (lipreading) SEE: lipreading | :: |
| speech recognition {n} (voice recognition) SEE: voice recognition | :: |
| speed {n} (luck, success, prosperity) SEE: luck | :: |
| speed {n} (rapidity) | :: snelheid {f}, vlugheid {f} |
| speed {n} (rate of motion) | :: snelheid {f}, gezwindheid {f}, vaart {f} |
| speed {n} (slang: amphetamine) | :: speed |
| speed {v} | :: snellen |
| speed bump {n} (transverse ridge in the road) | :: verkeersdrempel {m} |
| speed camera {n} (camera to detect speeding vehicles) | :: flitspaal {c} |
| speed limit {n} (maximum speed permitted) | :: snelheidsbeperking {f}, snelheidsbegrenzing {f} |
| speed of sound {n} (speed at which sound is propagated) | :: geluidssnelheid {f} |
| speedometer {n} (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) | :: snelheidsmeter {m} |
| speedwell {n} (plant) | :: ereprijs |
| speedy {adj} (characterized by rapid or swift motion) | :: spoedig |
| speleologist {n} (person who studies caves) | :: speleoloog {m}, speleologe {f} |
| speleology {n} (scientific study of caves) | :: speleologie {f} |
| spell {n} (magical incantation) | :: toverspreuk {f} |
| spell {n} (magical effect of such incantation) | :: betovering {f} |
| spell {v} (to write or say the letters that form a word) | :: spellen |
| spell {v} (to compose a word) | :: spellen |
| spell {v} (to indicate that some future event will occur) | :: betekenen |
| spell {v} (to work in place of someone) | :: invallen voor |
| spelling {n} (the practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography) | :: spelling |
| spelling {n} (a specific spelling of a word) | :: spelling {f} |
| spelling {n} | :: spelling {f} |
| spelling pronunciation {n} (spelling pronunciation) | :: spellinguitspraak {m} {f} |
| spelt {n} (a type of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta) | :: spelt {m} |
| spelunk {n} (cave, cavern, grotto) SEE: cave | :: |
| spelunking {n} (exploring underground caverns) | :: speleologie {f} |
| spend {v} (to pay out) | :: uitgeven, spenderen |
| spend {v} (to wear out, to exhaust) | :: opgebruikt raken |
| spend {v} (to consume, to use up (time)) | :: besteden, doorbrengen, spenderen |
| spent {adj} (used up) | :: vermoeid, uitgeput |
| sperm {n} (cell) | :: spermacel |
| sperm {n} (semen (fluid)) | :: sperma {n} |
| spermatogenesis {n} (process of sperm production in the testes) | :: spermatogenese |
| sperm bank {n} (vulgar: vagina) SEE: cunt | :: |
| sperm whale {n} (sperm whale) | :: potvis {m} |
| spew {n} (vomit) SEE: vomit | :: |
| spew {v} (to vomit) | :: overgeven, kotsen |
| spew {n} (ejaculate) SEE: ejaculate | :: |
| spheral {adj} (spherical) SEE: spherical | :: |
| sphere {n} (mathematics: regular three-dimensional object) | :: bol {m}, sfeer {m} {f}, kogel {m} |
| sphere {n} (spherical physical object) | :: bol {m} |
| sphere {n} (region in which something or someone is active) | :: omgeving {f}, bereik {n}, sfeer {m} |
| sphere {n} (astronomy: apparent outer limit of space) SEE: celestial sphere | :: |
| -sphere {suffix} (designating some layer of the Earth) | :: sfeer |
| sphere of influence {n} (area influenced by something) | :: invloedssfeer {m}, jurisdictie {f} |
| spherical {adj} (shaped like a sphere) | :: bolvormig |
| spherical aberration {n} (type of lens aberration) | :: sferische aberratie {m} |
| spherical cap {n} (portion of sphere) | :: bolkap, dop |
| sphincter {n} (band of muscle) | :: sfincter {m},sluitspier |
| sphinx {n} (mythology: creature with the head of a person and the body of an animal) | :: sfinx |
| sphinx {n} (sphincter) SEE: sphincter | :: |
| sphinx {n} (Mandrillus sphinx) SEE: mandrill | :: |
| Sphinx {prop} (large monument in Egypt) | :: Sfinx |
| Sphinx {prop} (Greek mythological creature) | :: Sfinx |
| sphygmomanometer {n} (device to measure blood pressure) | :: sfygmomanometer {m} |
| spice {n} (Yorkshire dialect: sweets, candy) SEE: sweet | :: |
| spice {n} (plant matter used to season or flavour food) | :: kruid {n}, specerij {f} |
| spice {n} (any variety of spice) | :: specerij {f} |
| spice {v} (to add spice or spices to) | :: kruiden |
| spick-and-span {adj} (clean, spotless) | :: spik en span |
| spicy {adj} (containing spice) | :: gekruid, kruidig |
| spicy {adj} (tangy or pungent) | :: pikant |
| spicy {adj} (racy) | :: pikant |
| spider {n} (arthropod) | :: spin {f}, kobbe {f} |
| spider hole {n} (hole in the ground) SEE: foxhole | :: |
| spiderweb {n} (net-like construct of a spider) | :: spinnenweb {n} |
| Spidey-sense {n} (intuitive feeling, usually of something being dangerous or risky) | :: spinnenzintuig {m} |
| spiel {n} (A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade) | :: breedsprakerig verhaal, donderpreek |
| spigot {n} (faucet) SEE: tap | :: |
| spike addition {n} (technique in analytical chemistry) | :: Standaardadditie |
| spill {v} (transitive: to drop something so that it spreads out) | :: morsen |
| spill {n} (something that has been dropped) | :: gemorste {n} |
| spill one's guts {v} (vomit) SEE: vomit | :: |
| spilt milk {n} (something that can't be undone) | :: gedane zaken {p} |
| spin {v} (to turn around quickly) | :: draaien |
| spin {v} (to make yarn) | :: spinnen |
| spin {v} (to present a bias) | :: spinnen |
| spin {v} (to make ball move sideways) | :: spinnen |
| spin {v} (to move sideways when bouncing) | :: doen draaien |
| spin {v} | :: spinnen, draaien, tollen |
| spin {n} (circular motion) | :: draaien |
| spin {n} | :: draaimoment {n} |
| spinach {n} (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) | :: spinazie {m} |
| spinal column {n} (spinal column) SEE: vertebral column | :: |
| spinal cord {n} (thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue) | :: ruggenmerg |
| spindle {n} (dragonfly) SEE: dragonfly | :: |
| spindle {n} (rod in spinning and winding thread) | :: spintol {m}, spindel {m}, spoel {f} |
| spindle {n} (rod which turns, or on which something turns round) | :: spil {f} |
| spindle {n} (rotary axis of a machine tool or power tool) | :: spil {f}, as {f} |
| spindle {n} (trees of the genus Euonymus) | :: kardinaalsmuts {f} |
| spindle {n} (upright spike for holding papers) | :: papierprikker {m}, piek {m} |
| spindle {n} (long and slender stalk resembling a spindle) | :: staak {m} |
| spindle {n} ((geometry) solid) | :: omwentelingslichaam {n} |
| spindle {v} (make into a long tapered shape) | :: spinnen |
| spindle {v} (impale on a device for holding paper documents) | :: opprikken |
| spindle tree {n} (tree of the genus Euonymus) SEE: spindle | :: |
| spin doctor {n} (person hired to improve public image) | :: spindoctor {m} |
| spine {n} (backbone) | :: ruggengraat |
| spine {n} (bound edge of a book) | :: rug {m} |
| spine {n} (rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure on an animal, shell, or plant) | :: stekel {m}, doorn {m} |
| spinel {n} (any of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium) | :: spinel |
| spine pig {n} (porcupine) SEE: porcupine | :: |
| spinning mule {n} (machine that spins thread from fibres) | :: Mule Jenny, Spinning Mule |
| spinning top {n} (a toy) | :: draaitol, tol {m} |
| spinning wheel {n} (device for spinning thread with a wheel and a spindle) | :: spinnewiel {n} |
| spin-off {n} (offshoot) SEE: offshoot | :: |
| spin-off {n} (by-product) SEE: by-product | :: |
| spinor {n} (element of Clifford algebra) | :: spinor |
| spinster {n} (unmarried woman) | :: oude vrijster {f}, ongehuwde vrouw {f} |
| spinster {n} (one who spins a political media story) | :: spindoctor |
| spinster {n} (obsolete: occupation) | :: spinner, spinster |
| spiny anteater {n} (common name for echidna) SEE: echidna | :: |
| spiny dogfish {n} (Squalus acanthias) | :: doornhaai |
| spiny lobster {n} (crustacean of the family Palinuridae) | :: langoest {m} |
| spiral {n} (geometry) | :: spiraal {c} |
| spiral galaxy {n} (spiral galaxy) | :: spiraalstelsel {n} |
| spiral staircase {n} (type of staircase) | :: wenteltrap {m}, draaitrap {m}, spindeltrap {m}, windeltrap {m} |
| spire {n} (tapering architectural structure) | :: spits {m} {f}, torenspits {m} {f} |
| spire {n} (top, or uppermost point, of anything; the summit) | :: top, toppunt |
| spirit {n} (soul) | :: geest {m}, ziel {f} |
| spirit {n} (supernatural being) | :: geest {m} |
| spiritism {n} (Spiritism) SEE: Spiritism | :: |
| Spiritism {prop} (philosophical doctrine) | :: spiritisme |
| spirit level {n} (spirit level) | :: waterpas |
| spiritual {adj} (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) | :: geestelijk, spiritueel |
| spirituality {n} (concern for what is unseen and intangible) | :: spiritualiteit {f} |
| spit {v} (to dig, to spade) SEE: dig | :: |
| spit {n} (thin rod on which meat is skewered for cooking) | :: spit {n} |
| spit {v} (to evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.) | :: spuwen, spugen |
| spit {n} (saliva) | :: speeksel {n}, spuug {n}, spuwsel {n} |
| spite {n} (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure) | :: boosaardigheid {m}, wrok {m} |
| spite {n} (vexation, chagrin, mortification) | :: ergernis, droefheid, ascese, irritatie |
| spite {v} (to treat maliciously) | :: mishandelen |
| spite {v} (to be angry at; to hate) | :: haten |
| spiteful {adj} (filled with spite) | :: hatelijk, rancuneus, onheus |
| spitting image {n} (the exact likeness of someone) | :: (ze lijken als) twee druppels water |
| spitting spider {n} (spider from the family Scytodidae) | :: lijmspuiter |
| spittoon {n} (receptacle for spit) | :: kwispedoor |
| splash {n} (the sound made by an object hitting a liquid) | :: plons {m} |
| splash {v} (to hit or agitate liquid) | :: spetteren |
| splay {v} (To dislocate, as a shoulder bone) SEE: dislocate | :: |
| spleen {n} (organ) | :: milt {m} |
| splendid {adj} (possessing or displaying splendor) | :: stralend, schitterend |
| splendid {adj} (showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous) | :: prachtig, schitterend |
| splendid {adj} | :: schitterend, prachtig |
| splendor {n} (magnificent appearance) | :: pracht, grandeur |
| splenectomy {n} (surgical removal of the spleen) | :: splenectomie {f} |
| splenomegaly {n} (enlargement of the spleen) | :: splenomegalie {f} |
| splice {v} (to unite in marriage) SEE: marry | :: |
| splint {n} (immobilizing device) | :: spalk {f} |
| splint {v} (apply splint) | :: spalken |
| splinter {n} (fragment of material) | :: splinter |
| splinter {n} (group) | :: splintergroep |
| splinter {v} (to come apart into splinters) | :: versplinteren, splinteren |
| splinter {v} (to cause to break apart into splinters) | :: versplinteren |
| split {n} (breach, division) | :: afsplitsing {f} |
| split {v} (divide along a more or less straight line) | :: splitsen, opsplitsen |
| split {v} (share out) | :: verdelen |
| split {v} (divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach) SEE: peach | :: |
| split end {n} (hair which has split at the end) | :: gespleten haarpunt |
| splits {n} (manoeuvre, acrobatic feat) | :: grand écart {m}, spagaat, split {m} |
| split-second {n} (a brief moment) | :: fractie van een seconde {f} |
| splitting {n} (instance of splitting) | :: splitsing {f} |
| spoil {v} (ruin) | :: verbrodden, verprutsen |
| spoil {v} (to coddle or pamper) | :: verwennen, bederven |
| spoil {v} (become sour or rancid, to decay) | :: bederven |
| spoil {n} (plunder taken from an enemy or victim) | :: buit {f} |
| spoiled {adj} ((of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering) | :: verwend |
| spoiler {n} (document, review or comment that discloses) | :: spoiler |
| spoils {n} (that which is taken from another by violence) | :: plundering, roofbuit |
| spoils {n} (public offices and their benefits regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction.) | :: het uitdelen van ambten aan partijgenoten, vriendjespolitiek |
| spoils of war {n} (profits extracted as the result of winning a war) | :: krijgsbuit {m} |
| spoilsport {adj} (someone who puts an end to harmless fun) | :: pretbederver {m} |
| spoilt {adj} (of food: rendered unusable or inedible) | :: bedorven |
| spoilt {adj} (of a child) | :: verwend |
| spoke {n} (part of a wheel) | :: spaak {m} {f} |
| spoken {adj} (concerning speech) | :: gesproken |
| spokeshave {n} (woodworking tool) | :: spookschaaf {m} |
| spokesman {n} (one who speaks as the voice of a group of people) | :: woordvoerder {m}, woordvoerster {f}, zegsman {m}, zegsvrouw {f} |
| spokesperson {n} (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) | :: woordvoerder {m}, woordvoerster {f}, zegsman {m}, zegsvrouw {f} |
| spokeswoman {n} (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) | :: woordvoerster {f} |
| spoliation {n} (plundering) | :: plundering |
| spoliation {n} (authorized plundering) | :: vrijbuiterij |
| spoliation {n} (destruction of evidence) | :: bewijsvernietiging |
| spondee {n} (word of two syllables) | :: spondee {m} |
| spondyle {n} (joint of the backbone) SEE: vertebra | :: |
| sponge {n} (marine invertebrate) | :: spons {f} |
| sponge {n} (sponge cake) SEE: sponge cake | :: |
| sponge cake {n} (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) | :: biscuitgebak {n} |
| sponger {n} (one who sponges) | :: klaploper {m} |
| sponsor {v} (to be a sponsor for) | :: sponsoren |
| spontaneous {adj} (random) SEE: random | :: |
| spontaneous {adj} (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause) | :: spontaan |
| spontaneous {adj} | :: spontaan |
| spontaneous abortion {n} (miscarriage) | :: miskraam {m} {n}, |
| spontaneously {adv} (in a spontaneous manner) | :: spontaan |
| spoof {n} (act of deception, hoax) | :: grap, mystificatie, bedotterij |
| spoof {v} (to gently satirize) | :: parodieren |
| spoof {v} (to deceive) | :: misleiden, bedriegen |
| spoof {v} (to falsify) | :: vervalsen |
| spook {n} (spirit returning to haunt a place) | :: spook {n}, geest |
| spook {n} (ghost or phantom) | :: spook {n}, schijnsel {n} |
| spook {n} (hobgoblin) | :: kabouter {c} |
| spook {n} (spy) | :: spion {c}, verspieder {c} |
| spook {n} (pejorative: black person) | :: neger {c} |
| spool {n} (spindle) | :: bobijn {f}, spoel {f} |
| spoon {n} (scooped utensil for eating (or serving)) | :: lepel {m} |
| spoon {v} (to lie together) | :: lepeltje-lepeltje liggen |
| spoon {v} (sailing terminology) | :: laveren |
| spoon {v} (to flirt) SEE: flirt | :: |
| spoon {n} (measure that will fit into a spoon) SEE: spoonful | :: |
| spoonbill {n} (bird) | :: lepelaar {m} |
| spoonbill {n} (paddlefish) SEE: paddlefish | :: |
| spoonerism {n} (phrase where sounds are transposed) | :: spoonerisme {n} |
| spoon-feed {v} | :: oplepelen |
| spoonful {n} (amount a spoon will hold) | :: lepel, lepelvol |
| Sporades {prop} (archipelago) | :: Sporaden |
| sporadic {adj} (rare and scattered in occurrence) | :: sporadisch |
| sporange {n} (sporangium) SEE: sporangium | :: |
| sporangium {n} (a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced) | :: sporangium {n}, sporendoosje {n} |
| spore {n} (reproductive particle) | :: spoor {n} |
| sport {n} (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) | :: sport {m} |
| sporting {adj} (pertaining to sports) | :: sportief |
| sporting {adj} (exhibiting sportsmanship) | :: sportief |
| sportive {adj} (gay, frolicsome, merry) SEE: merry | :: |
| sportive {adj} (playful, coltish) SEE: playful | :: |
| sportive {adj} (good at sport) SEE: sporty | :: |
| sports center {n} | :: sportcentrum {n} |
| sportsmanlike {adj} (good sportsmanship) | :: sportief |
| sporty {adj} (favourable to sports) | :: sportief |
| sporty {adj} (flashy in appearance) | :: sportief |
| spot {n} (a round or irregular patch of a different color) | :: vlek {f}, plek {f} |
| spot {n} (stain) | :: vlek {f}, plek {f} |
| spot {n} (pimple, pustule) | :: puist {f} |
| spot {n} (small amount) | :: beetje {n}, hap {m} |
| spot {n} (location or area) | :: plaats {f}, plek {f} |
| spot {n} (bright lamp; spotlight) | :: spot {m}, straler {m} |
| spot {n} (a brief advertisement) | :: spot {m}, reclamespot {m} |
| spot {v} (see, pick out, notice or identify) | :: opmerken, vinden, bemerken |
| spot {v} (loan money to somebody) | :: lenen, matsen |
| spot {v} (stain; leave a spot) | :: bevlekken, vlekken maken |
| spot {v} (remove, or attempt to remove, a stain) | :: ontvlekken |
| spot {v} (sports: support or assist a maneuver) | :: spotten |
| spot-backed antshrike {n} (bird) | :: vlekrug-mierklauwier |
| spotlight {n} (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage) | :: spotlight {m} {f} |
| spotted hyena {n} (Crocuta crocuta) | :: gevlekte hyena {f} |
| spot-winged antshrike {n} (Pygiptila stellaris) | :: vlekvleugel-mierklauwier |
| spouse {n} (husband) SEE: husband | :: |
| spouse {n} (wife) SEE: wife | :: |
| spouse {n} (person in a marriage or marital relationship) | :: echtgenoot, eega, wederhelft, gade, huwelijkspartner |
| spouse {v} (to get married to) SEE: espouse | :: |
| spout {n} (a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged) | :: tuit {m} {f} |
| spout {v} (to gush forth in a stream) | :: spuiten |
| sprachbund {n} (group of languages sharing areal features primarily due to language contact) | :: taalbond {m}, Sprachbund {m} |
| Sprachgefühl {n} (the instinctive or intuitive grasp of a language) | :: taalgevoel {n} |
| Sprachraum {n} (geographical region where a language is spoken) | :: taalgebied {n} |
| sprain {v} (to weaken a joint, ligament, or muscle) | :: verstuiken |
| sprain {n} (act or result of spraining) | :: verstuiking |
| sprat {n} (any of various small marine fish in the genus Sprattus) | :: sprot {m} |
| sprawl {v} (to sit with limbs spread out) | :: armen en benen uitspreiden |
| sprawl {v} (to spread out in disorderly fashion) | :: verspreiden, zich uitstrekken |
| sprayhood {n} (companionway cover) SEE: dodger | :: |
| spread {v} (to stretch out, expand) | :: verspreiden, spreiden, uitbreiden, verbreiden, uitstrekken |
| spread {v} (to extend, stretch out (limbs etc)) | :: spreiden, uitspreiden, strekken, uitstrekken, stretchen |
| spread {v} (to disperse, scatter) | :: verbreiden, verspreiden, uitstrooien |
| spread {v} (to smear, distribute in a thin layer) | :: smeren, bestrijken, besmeren, uitsmeren |
| spread {v} ((transitive) to disseminate, make known or present) | :: verspreiden, verbreiden |
| spread {v} ((intransitive) to take up a larger area, expand) | :: verspreiden, uitbreiden, verbreden, vergroten, verwijden |
| spread {n} (food designed to be spread) | :: pasta |
| spreadable {adj} (spreadable) | :: smeuïg |
| spreader {n} (horizontal spar attached to the mast of a sailboat in order to extend the shrouds) | :: ra {m} {f} |
| spread like wildfire {v} (spread or disseminate rapidly or uncontrollably) | :: als een lopend vuurtje {n} |
| spread out {v} | :: uitspreiden |
| spree {n} (a merry frolic) | :: boemel {m} |
| spring {n} (season between winter and summer in temperate climates) | :: lente {m}, voorjaar {n} |
| spring {n} (water springing from the ground) | :: bron {f}, wel {f} |
| spring {n} (device made of flexible material) | :: veer {f} |
| spring {n} (nautical: line from an end to another vessel or mooring to limit surging) | :: spring {m} |
| spring {v} (to jump) SEE: jump | :: |
| spring {n} (jump) SEE: jump | :: |
| spring {n} (people sharing the same origin) SEE: race | :: |
| spring {n} (shoot) SEE: shoot | :: |
| spring {n} (cluster of trees) SEE: grove | :: |
| spring {n} (erection of the penis) SEE: erection | :: |
| spring {n} (youth) SEE: youth | :: |
| spring {n} (time of growth, early stages) SEE: beginning | :: |
| spring {n} (spring tide) SEE: spring tide | :: |
| spring {n} (high tide) SEE: high tide | :: |
| spring {n} (elasticity) SEE: elasticity | :: |
| spring balance {n} (a device for measuring weight or force by the elasticity of a spiral spring) | :: weeghaak {m}, veerunster {f} |
| springboard {n} (flexible diving board) | :: springplank |
| springbok {n} (Antidorcas marsupialis) | :: springbok {m} |
| spring cleaning {n} (systematic cleaning at the end of winter) | :: voorjaarsschoonmaak {m} |
| spring constant {n} (characteristic of a spring) | :: veerconstante |
| springer {n} (springbok) SEE: springbok | :: |
| spring onion {n} (Allium fistulosum) | :: stengelui {m}, bosui {m}, lente-ui {m} |
| spring roll {n} (shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake) | :: loempia {c} |
| spring roll {n} (egg roll) SEE: egg roll | :: |
| spring tide {n} (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) | :: springtij {n} |
| spring to life {v} (start to exist) | :: ontspringen, ontspruiten, ontstaan |
| spring to mind {v} (appear in one's thoughts) | :: te binnen schieten |
| springwater {n} (water originating from a spring) | :: bronwater |
| springy {adj} (capable of returning to its original form) | :: elastisch |
| sprinkle {v} (to cause to fall in fine drops) | :: sprenkelen |
| sprinkles {n} (small candy or sugar pieces as decoration) | :: hagelslag {m} , spikkels {p} |
| sprint {n} (short race at top speed) | :: sprint {m} |
| sprite {n} (the green woodpecker, or yaffle) SEE: green woodpecker | :: |
| sprocket {n} (toothed wheel) | :: kettingwiel {n} |
| sprocket {n} (extension of roof) | :: uitbreker {m}, hoekkeper {m} |
| sprout {n} (new growth on a plant) | :: scheut, spruit {m} {f} |
| sprout {n} (child) | :: spruit {m} {f} |
| sprout {n} (edible germinated seed) | :: kiemgroente {f} |
| sprout {v} (to grow, to germinate) | :: ontspruiten |
| sprout {v} (to cause to grow from a seed) | :: laten ontkiemen |
| sprout {n} (Brussels sprout) SEE: Brussels sprout | :: |
| spruce {n} (tree from the genus Picea) | :: spar {m} |
| spruce {n} (wood of a spruce) | :: spar {m}, sparrenhout {n} |
| sprue {n} (malabsorption syndrome) | :: tropische spruw, Indische spruw, aphthae tropicae, psilosis |
| spry {adj} (nimble, active) | :: kwiek |
| spud {n} ( potato) | :: pieper {m} |
| spume {n} (foam of sea water) | :: zeeschuim {n} |
| spunk {n} (courage; spirit; mettle; determination) | :: moed, vastberadenheid, levendigheid |
| spur {n} (implement for prodding a horse) | :: spoor {c} |
| spur {v} (to urge or encourage to action) | :: aansporen, aanmoedigen, bewegen |
| spurdog {n} (spiny dogfish) SEE: spiny dogfish | :: |
| spurious {adj} (false) | :: vals |
| spurn {v} (to reject disdainfully) | :: versmaden |
| spur on {v} (spur) SEE: spur | :: |
| sputnik {n} (a Soviet robotic space satellite) | :: spoetnik {m} |
| spy {n} (person who secretly watches) | :: spion {m}, spionne {f} |
| spy {v} (to act as a spy) | :: spioneren, bespieden |
| spyglass {n} (portable telescope) | :: verrekijker |
| spyglass {n} (binoculars) SEE: binoculars | :: |
| spying {n} (espionage) SEE: espionage | :: |
| spy satellite {n} (artificial space satellite used for reconnaissance or intelligence gathering) | :: spionagesatelliet {m} |
| spyware {n} (program) | :: spyware {m} |
| squabble {n} (minor fight or argument) | :: gekrakeel {n} |
| squacco {n} (Ardeola ralloides) | :: ralreiger {m} |
| squadron {n} (army: body of cavalry) | :: eskadron {m} |
| squadron {n} (navy: detachment of vessels) | :: eskader {n} |
| squadron {n} (air force: tactical unit of at least two flights) | :: eskader {n} |
| squall {n} (sudden storm, as found in a squall line) | :: windstoot {m} |
| squall {v} (to cry or wail loudly) | :: krijsen, schreeuwen |
| squalor {n} (squalidness) | :: weerzinwekkende vuiligheid, miserabele omstandigheden |
| squander {v} (to waste) | :: verspillen, verkwanselen, verbrassen |
| square {n} (type of polygon) | :: vierkant {n} |
| square {n} (tool) | :: winkelhaak {m} |
| square {n} (open space in a town) | :: plein {n}, markt {f}, plaats {f} |
| square {n} (cell in a grid) | :: veld |
| square {n} (second power) | :: kwadraat {n}, tweede macht {f} |
| square {n} (the # symbol on a telephone) | :: hekje {n} |
| square {adj} (shaped like a square) | :: vierkant, vierkante |
| square {adj} (forming a right angle) | :: met rechte hoek |
| square {adj} (used in the names of units) | :: vierkante |
| square {v} (to resolve, see also: resolve) | :: oplossen |
| square {v} (math: to multiply by itself) | :: kwadrateren, tot de tweede macht verheffen |
| square {n} (act quarrelling) SEE: quarrel | :: |
| square {v} (to take opposing sides) SEE: quarrel | :: |
| square {adj} (fair) SEE: fair | :: |
| square bracket {n} (symbol ) | :: vierkant haakje {n}, vierkante haak {m}, blokhaakje {n}, blokhaak {m} |
| square centimeter {n} (unit of area) | :: vierkante centimeter, cm2 |
| squared {adj} (raised to the second power) | :: kwadraat |
| square kilometer {n} (square kilometre) SEE: square kilometre | :: |
| square kilometre {n} (standard unit of area) | :: vierkante kilometer {m} |
| square matrix {n} (matrix having the same number of rows as columns) | :: vierkante matrix |
| square metre {n} (standard unit of area) | :: vierkante meter {m} |
| square root {n} (number) | :: vierkantswortel {m}, wortel {m} |
| square sail {n} (sail set athwartships in a yard) | :: razeil {n} |
| square wave {n} (function or waveform that alternates regularly and instantaneously between two levels) | :: blokgolf {f} |
| squash {n} (the sport) | :: squash {n} |
| squash {v} (to compress) | :: samenpersen |
| squash player {n} (competitor in the sport of squash) | :: squasher |
| squat {adj} (relatively short or low and thick or broad) | :: gedrongen |
| squat {adj} (sitting low on the heels) | :: hurken |
| squat {n} (position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet) | :: hurken |
| squat {n} (building occupied without permission) | :: kraakpand |
| squat {v} (to bend at the knees) | :: hurken |
| squat {v} (weightlifting: to exercise) | :: kniebuigen |
| squat {v} (to occupy without permission) | :: kraken |
| squatter {n} (one occupying a place without permission) | :: kraker {m}, kraakster {f} |
| squawk {n} (shrill noise) | :: gekrijs {n}, schreeuw {m} |
| squawk {v} (to make a squawking noise) | :: krijsen, snerpen |
| squeak {v} (emit sound) | :: piepen |
| squeal {v} (to scream a high-pitched squeal) | :: snierken, krijsen |
| squeamish {adj} (easily bothered or upset; tending to be nauseous or nervous) | :: teergevoelig, snel misselijk |
| squeegee {n} (tool used for cleaning glass) | :: ruitenwisser , aftrekker {m} |
| squeegee {n} (printing tool) | :: rakel |
| squeegee {v} (to use a squeegee) | :: aftrekken |
| squeeze {v} (to apply pressure to from two or more sides at once) | :: drukken, klemmen, persen, knijpen |
| squeeze {v} (to fit into a tight place) | :: persen, drukken |
| squeeze {v} | :: knijpen |
| squeeze out {v} (used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out) | :: uitknijpen, uitpersen |
| squib {n} (device used to ignite a rocket) | :: lont {f} |
| squib {v} (make a sound such as a small explosion) | :: ploffen |
| squicky {adj} (of something that engenders disgust) | :: vies, jakkes, eikes, beikes |
| squid {n} (sea animal) | :: inktvis {m} |
| squiggly {adj} (Not straight; wavy) | :: kronkelend |
| squint {v} (to look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight) | :: ogen dichtknijpen , gluren |
| squint {v} (to look or glance sideways) | :: loensen |
| squint {v} (to look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions) | :: scheelkijken |
| squint {n} (expression in which the eyes are partly closed) | :: gluren |
| squint {n} (look of eyes which are turned in different directions, like in strabismus) | :: scheelkijken {n} |
| squinter {n} (one who squints) | :: schele |
| squire {n} (armor-bearer who attended a knight) | :: schildknaap {m} |
| squirearchy {n} (landowning gentry) | :: landadel |
| squirm {v} (twist one’s body with snakelike motion) | :: wriemelen, wringen |
| squirm {v} (twist in discomfort, especially from shame or embarrassment) | :: wriemelen |
| squirm {v} (to evade a question, an interviewer etc.) | :: ontwijken |
| squirrel {n} (rodent) | :: eekhoorn {m} |
| squirrel monkey {n} (Saimiri) | :: doodshoofdaapje {n} |
| squirt {v} | :: spuiten |
| squirt gun {n} (a toy gun used to shoot water) | :: waterpistool {n} |
| squits {n} (colloquial: diarrhea) | :: buikloop {m}, diarree {m} |
| Sranan {prop} (the Sranantongo English-based creole of Suriname) SEE: Sranan Tongo | :: |
| Sranan Tongo {prop} (language) | :: Sranantongo {n}, Surinaams {n}, Sranan {n} |
| Srebrenica {prop} (Bosnian town) | :: Srebrenica |
| Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte {prop} (the administrative capital of Sri Lanka) | :: Sri Jayewardenapura Kotte |
| Sri Lanka {prop} (a country in South Asia) | :: Sri Lanka {n} |
| St. {n} (abbreviation of Saint) SEE: St | :: |
| St {n} (abbreviation of Saint) | :: St. |
| stab {n} (act of stabbing) | :: steek |
| stab {n} (wound made by stabbing) | :: steekwond |
| stab {n} (attempt) | :: poging |
| stab {n} (criticism) | :: kritiek,aanval |
| stab {v} (To pierce or wound with pointed object) | :: steken |
| stab {v} (To recklessly hit with the tip of a pointed object) | :: steken |
| stab {v} (To cause a sharp painful sensation) | :: steken |
| stability {n} | :: stabiliteit {f} |
| stable {n} (building for animals with hoofs) | :: stal |
| stable {n} (building for horses) | :: paardenstal |
| stable {v} (put or keep in a stable) | :: stallen |
| stable {adj} (relatively unchanging) | :: stabiel |
| stable boy {n} (boy or young man who attends in a stable) | :: staljongen {m} |
| stack {n} (a pile of identical objects) | :: stapel {m} |
| stack {v} (To place objects or material in the form of a stack) | :: stapelen, opstapelen |
| stadium {n} (venue where sporting events are held) | :: stadion {n} |
| stadium {n} (race course, especially, the Olympic course for foot races) | :: stadion {n} |
| stadium {n} (Greek measure of length) | :: stadion {n} |
| stadtholder {n} (chief magistrate of the Dutch Republic) | :: stadhouder {m} |
| staff {n} (long, straight, thick rod or stick) | :: staf {c} |
| staff {n} (music: series of horizontal lines) | :: balk {m}, notenbalk {m} |
| staff {n} (employees of a business) | :: medewerkers {p}, personeel {n} |
| stag {n} (social event for a groom) SEE: bachelor party | :: |
| stag {n} (adult male deer) | :: hertenbok {m} |
| stag beetle {n} (large beetle in Lucanidae) | :: vliegend hert {n} |
| stag-beetle {n} (a large black beetle with a pair of strong mandibles) | :: hertkever |
| stag do {n} (bachelor party) SEE: bachelor party | :: |
| stage {n} (phase) | :: stadium {n}, fase {f} |
| stage {n} (in theatre) | :: toneel {n}, podium {n} |
| stage {n} (number of an electronic circuit’s block) | :: trap {m} |
| stage {v} (to produce on a stage) | :: opvoeren |
| stage {v} (to demonstrate in a deceptive manner) | :: ensceneren |
| stage-coach {n} (horse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail) | :: postkoets {f}, diligence {f} |
| staged {adj} (Intended for the performance stage) | :: geënsceneerd |
| stage fright {n} (state of nervousness about performing) | :: plankenkoorts |
| stage race {n} (multi-day cycle race) | :: etappekoers {f}, rittenwedstrijd {f} |
| stagflation {n} (inflation accompanied by stagnant growth) | :: stagflatie {f} |
| stagger {n} (an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing) | :: wankel |
| stagger {v} (to walk in an awkward, drunken fashion) | :: wankelen, waggelen |
| stagger {v} (to begin to doubt and waver in purposes) | :: twijfelen |
| staggered {adj} (astonished) SEE: astonished | :: |
| stagnation {n} (inactivity) | :: stagnatie {f} |
| stagnation {n} | :: stagnatie {f} |
| stag party {n} (bachelor party) SEE: bachelor party | :: |
| staid {adj} | :: formeel |
| stain {n} (discoloured spot or area) | :: vlek |
| stain {v} (to discolour something) | :: verkleuren |
| stain {v} (to taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation) | :: bevlekken, bezoedelen |
| stain {v} (to coat a surface with a stain) | :: beitsen |
| stain {v} | :: vlek |
| stained glass {n} (coloured glass) | :: gebrandschilderd glas {n} |
| stainless {adj} (describing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration) | :: roestvrij |
| stair {n} (series of steps) | :: trap |
| staircase {n} (stairway) | :: trap {m} |
| stairs {n} (contiguous set of steps) | :: trap |
| stairwell {n} (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) | :: trappenhuis {n} |
| stake {n} (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) | :: staak {m}, paal {m} |
| stake {n} (share or interest in a business) | :: aandeel {n} |
| stakeholder {n} (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) | :: belanghebbende |
| stake out {v} (to mark off the limits by stakes) | :: afbakenen |
| stakeout {n} (covertly watching a location) | :: surveillance {f} |
| stalactite {n} (mineral deposit hanging from the roof of a cave) | :: druipsteenpegel {m}, druipsteen {m} |
| stalagmite {n} (mineral deposit) | :: druipsteenkegel {m}, druipsteen {m} |
| stale {adj} (having lost its freshness) | :: oudbakken, vervallen, brak, muf, verschaald (beer) |
| stale {adj} (no longer new or interesting) | :: ouderwets |
| stalemate {n} (chess term) | :: pat {m}, patstelling {m} |
| Stalin {prop} (Stalin) | :: Stalin {m} |
| Stalinism {n} (Communist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin) | :: stalinisme |
| stalk {n} (stem or main axis of a plant) | :: steel {m}, stengel {m}, halm {m} |
| stalk {v} (to (try to) follow or contact someone constantly, often resulting in harassment) | :: stalken |
| stalk {v} | :: besluipen |
| stalker {n} (a person who secretly follows someone, sometimes with unlawful intentions) | :: stalker {m} |
| stalking {n} (crime of following or harassing) | :: stalking {f} |
| stall {n} (very small room used for a shower) | :: cabine {f} |
| stall {v} (To put (an animal etc) in a stall) | :: stallen |
| stall {v} (To come to a standstill) | :: afslaan |
| stall {v} (To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in total loss of lift) | :: overtrekken |
| stallion {n} (uncastrated male horse) | :: hengst {m} |
| stallion {n} (male horse kept primarily as a stud) | :: dekhengst {m} |
| stallion {n} (very virile, sexually-inclined man) | :: dekhengst {m} |
| stalwart {adj} (firmly or solidly built) | :: robuust, stevig |
| stalwart {adj} (courageous) | :: moedig, vastberaden |
| stalwart {n} (one who has a strong build) | :: robuuste, stevige |
| stalwart {n} (one who firmly supports a cause) | :: onverzettelijke, standvastige |
| stalwart {n} (one who is dependable) | :: trouwe aanhanger |
| stamen {n} (A flower part that produces pollen) | :: meeldraad {m} |
| stammer {v} (to stutter) | :: stotteren, hakkelen |
| stammerer {n} (stutterer) SEE: stutterer | :: |
| stammering {n} (act of stammering) | :: gestotter {n}, gestamel {n} |
| stamp {v} (to step quickly and heavily) | :: stampen |
| stamp {n} (postage stamp) SEE: postage stamp | :: |
| stamp collecting {n} (stamp hobby) SEE: philately | :: |
| stamp collector {n} (person who collects stamps) | :: postzegelverzamelaar {m}, filatelist {m} |
| stampede {n} (any sudden flight or dispersion) | :: stormloop {m} |
| stamper {n} (one who stamps) | :: stempelaar {m} |
| stamping ground {n} (place one likes to go) | :: geliefkoosde plaats, vaste stek {c} |
| stamp out {v} (to get rid of) | :: uitroeien |
| stance {n} (manner, pose, or posture in which one stands) | :: houding {f} |
| stance {n} (opinion or point of view) | :: standpunt {n}, opinie {f} |
| stanchion {n} (vertical pole, post or support) | :: paal, post |
| stanchion {n} (confinement) | :: afsluiting |
| stand {v} (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) | :: staan |
| stand {v} (to rise to one’s feet) | :: opstaan |
| stand {v} (to remain motionless) | :: staan |
| stand {v} (to undergo; withstand; hold up) | :: doorstaan, weerstaan |
| stand {v} (to tolerate) | :: verdragen, uitstaan |
| stand {v} (to place in an upright or standing position) | :: stellen, neerzetten, overeind zetten |
| stand {n} (defensive position or effort) | :: positie {f} |
| stand {n} (resolute, unwavering position) | :: standplaats {c}, standpunt {n} |
| stand {n} (device to hold something upright or aloft) | :: staander {m}, statief {n}, sokkel {m} |
| stand {n} (particular grove or other group of trees) | :: bosschage {f} |
| stand {n} (small building or booth) | :: stand {m}, kraam {n} {c} |
| stand {n} (designated spot where someone or something may stand or wait) | :: standplaats {c} |
| stand {n} (grandstand) SEE: grandstand | :: |
| standard {adj} (falling within an accepted range) | :: standaard |
| standard {n} (level of quality) | :: standaard {c} |
| standard {n} (something used as a measure) | :: maatstaf {c}, standaard {c} |
| standard {n} (a flag or ensign) | :: standaard {c} |
| standard deviation {n} (statistical measure) | :: standaardafwijking {f}, standaarddeviatie {f} |
| standard language {n} (standard variety) | :: standaardtaal {f} |
| standard time {n} (synchronized clock time in each graphical locations) | :: standaardtijd |
| stand for {v} (to mean, symbolize or represent) | :: staan voor |
| stand for {v} (to advocate or support) | :: voorstaan |
| stand in for {v} (replace) | :: vervangen |
| standing {adj} (water) | :: stilstaand |
| standing army {n} (professional permanent army) | :: staand leger {n} |
| standing on one's head {adv} (hands down) SEE: hands down | :: |
| standing order {n} (Regular transfer of fixed sum between bank accounts) | :: domiciliëring {f} |
| standing ovation {n} (enthusiastic applause) | :: staande ovatie {f} |
| standings {n} (sports ranking) SEE: league table | :: |
| standpoint {n} (point of view) | :: standpunt {n}, uitgangspunt {n} |
| St. Andrew's Cross {prop} (Saint Andrew's cross) SEE: Saint Andrew's cross | :: |
| standstill {n} (complete immobility) | :: stilstand |
| stand up {v} (rise from a sitting position) | :: opstaan |
| stand up {v} (bring something up and set it into a standing position) | :: rechtzetten, zetten, rechtstellen, stellen |
| stand up {v} (to avoid a prearranged meeting) | :: de kat sturen, in de kou laten staan |
| stand-up bass {n} (instrument) SEE: double bass | :: |
| Stanislaus {prop} (male given name- the standard or most popular form) | :: Stanislaus |
| Stanley knife {n} (utility knife) SEE: utility knife | :: |
| stanza {n} (a unit of a poem) | :: stanza |
| staple {n} (basic or essential supply) | :: basisbenodigdheid {f} |
| staple {n} (basic food) | :: basisvoedsel {n} |
| staple {n} (wire fastener used to secure stacks of paper) | :: niet {f} |
| staple {n} (wire fastener in general) | :: niet {f} |
| staple {n} (one of set of rods hammered into structure) | :: haak {m} |
| staple {v} (secure with a staple) | :: nieten |
| stapler {n} (device which binds together paper) | :: nietmachine {f}, nietapparaat {n}, nieter {m} |
| star {n} (luminous celestial body) | :: ster {f} |
| star {n} ((astronomy) a luminous celestial body) | :: ster {f} |
| star {n} (concave polygon) | :: ster |
| star {n} (celebrity) | :: ster {f}, vedette {m} {f} |
| star {n} (asterisk) | :: sterretje |
| star {n} | :: ster {f} |
| star anise {n} (a plant, Illicium verum) | :: steranijs {m} |
| starboard {n} (right hand side of a vessel) | :: stuurboord {n} |
| starch {n} (substance) | :: zetmeel |
| starch {n} (carbohydrates) | :: zetmeel {n} |
| starch {n} (laundry stiffener) | :: stijfsel {n} |
| starch {adj} (stiff) | :: stijf, precies, rigide |
| star chart {n} (star chart) | :: sterrenkaart {m} {f} |
| star cluster {n} (group of stars) | :: sterrenhoop {m} |
| stardom {n} (fame or celebrity) | :: sterrendom {n} |
| stardust {n} (particles) | :: sterrenstof {n} |
| stare {v} (to look fixedly) | :: staren |
| starfish {n} (various echinoderms) | :: zeester {f} |
| star fruit {n} (fruit) | :: carambola |
| stark {adj} ((archaic) strong; vigorous; powerful) | :: sterk |
| starkers {adj} (completely nude) | :: spiernaakt, moedernaakt, puitebloot |
| starling {n} (bird) | :: spreeuw {m} {f} |
| star-of-Bethlehem {n} (plant of the genus Ornithogalum) | :: vogelmelk {f} |
| Star of Bethlehem {prop} (star mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew) | :: kerstster {m}, ster van Bethlehem {m} |
| Star of David {prop} (symbol of Jewish Community and Judaism) | :: Davidster, Davidsster |
| starring {v} (present participle of "to star") SEE: star | :: |
| start {n} (beginning of an activity) | :: begin, start, aanvang |
| start {n} (beginning point of a race) | :: startlijn {m} |
| start {n} | :: begin {n} |
| start {v} (to set in motion) | :: starten |
| start {v} (to begin) | :: beginnen, starten, aanvangen |
| start {v} (to initiate operation of a vehicle or machine) | :: starten |
| start {v} (to put or raise a question or objection, to put forward) | :: beginnen |
| start {v} (of an activity, to begin) | :: starten, beginnen, aanvangen |
| start {v} (to jerk suddenly in surprise) | :: opschrikken |
| start {v} | :: starten, beginnen, aanvangen |
| start {n} (initial advantage over somebody else) SEE: head start | :: |
| starter {n} (first course of a meal) | :: voorgerecht {n}, voorafje {n} |
| starter motor {n} (starter motor) SEE: starter | :: |
| starting point {n} (place where a journey starts) | :: beginpunt {n} |
| starting point {n} (first steps when commencing an activity) | :: uitgangspunt |
| startle {v} (to move or be excited on feeling alarm) | :: schrikken |
| startle {v} (to excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension) | :: laten schrikken |
| startled {adj} (frightened) | :: geschrokken |
| starvation {n} (condition) | :: uithongering |
| starve {v} (to die because of lack of food) | :: verhongeren, sterven van de honger |
| starve {v} (to be very hungry) | :: rammelen, sterven van de honger |
| starve {v} (to deprive of nourishment) | :: uithongeren |
| starved {adj} (extremely hungry) | :: uitgehongerd |
| stash {v} (store away for later use) | :: opslaan, opbergen, verstoppen |
| stasis {n} (inactivity) | :: stase {f}, stabiliteit {f} |
| statal {adj} (relating to a state) | :: statelijk |
| state {n} (any sovereign polity) | :: staat {f} |
| state {n} (a political division of a federation retaining a degree of autonomy) | :: staat {f} |
| state {n} (a condition) | :: staat {f} |
| state {v} (declare to be a fact) | :: verklaren |
| state {v} (make known) | :: bekendmaken |
| state capitalism {n} (form of capitalism) | :: staatskapitalisme {n} |
| statefunction {n} (wavefunction) SEE: wavefunction | :: |
| stateless {adj} ((law) without a state or nationality) | :: staatloos, stateloos |
| stately {adj} (worthy of respect) | :: statig |
| statement {n} (declaration or remark) | :: verklaring {f}, bemerking {f}, opmerking {f} |
| statement {n} (presentation of opinion or position) | :: verklaring {f}, stellingname {f} |
| statement {n} (finance: document that summarizes financial activity) | :: uittreksel {n} |
| statement {n} (computing: instruction in a computer program) | :: verklaring {f}, instructie |
| state of affairs {n} (specific situation) | :: stand van zaken {m}, situatie {f}, toestand {m} |
| state of emergency {n} (status quo) | :: noodtoestand {m} |
| State of Israel {prop} (country (official name)) | :: Staat Israël {m} |
| state of matter {n} (different phases of matter) | :: aggregatietoestand {m} |
| state secret {n} (restricted information of national importance) | :: staatsgeheim {n} |
| States General {prop} (Dutch assembly) | :: Staten-Generaal {p} |
| States General {prop} (French assembly) | :: Staten-Generaal {p} |
| state visit {n} (formal visit) | :: staatsbezoek {n} |
| static {n} | :: statisch |
| station {n} (place where a vehicle may stop) | :: station {n}, halte {f} |
| station {v} (put in place to perform a task) | :: posteren |
| station {n} (Australia: very large livestock farm) SEE: ranch | :: |
| stationary {adj} (not moving) | :: stationair, stilstaand |
| stationary {adj} (incapable of being moved) | :: onverzettelijk |
| stationary {adj} (unchanging) | :: onveranderlijk |
| stationary bicycle {n} (exercise bicycle) SEE: exercise bicycle | :: |
| stationary point {n} (A point on a curve where the gradient is zero) | :: stationair punt |
| stationery {n} (writing materials) | :: schrijfbenodigdheden {p}, schrijfgerei {n} |
| stationing {n} (the putting in a place to perform military duty) | :: stationering {f} |
| statistically {adv} (in a statistical way) | :: statistisch gezien |
| statistics {n} (mathematical science) | :: statistiek {f} |
| statistics {n} (collection of measurements) | :: statistiek {f} |
| statue {n} (three-dimensional work of art) | :: standbeeld {n} |
| statue {n} (portrait) SEE: portrait | :: |
| Statue of Liberty {prop} (large statue in New York harbor) | :: Vrijheidsbeeld {n} |
| statuette {n} (a small statue) | :: beeldje {n} |
| status {n} (person’s position or standing) | :: status |
| status {n} (prestige or high standing) | :: aanzien |
| status {n} (situation or state of affairs) | :: status |
| status quo {n} (the state of things) | :: status quo |
| status symbol {n} (visible possession that is a sign of one's personal wealth or social status) | :: statussymbol |
| statutory {adj} (relating to a statute) | :: statutair |
| statutory rape {n} (intercourse with a minor) | :: sex met minderjarige |
| staunch {adj} (loyal, trustworthy, reliable) | :: trouw, loyaal, betrouwbaar |
| staunch {v} (to stop the flow of (blood)) | :: stelpen |
| stave {n} (bar) | :: sport {c} |
| stave {n} (metrical portion; stanza; staff) | :: strofe {f}, vers {n} |
| stave {n} (parallel lines to write music on) | :: balk {m}, notenbalk {m} |
| stave {n} (walking stick) | :: staf {m} |
| stave church {n} (wooden church of a medieval type) | :: staafkerk {f} |
| stave off {v} (prevent something from happening) | :: afweren |
| stay {v} (to remain in a particular place) | :: blijven, verblijven |
| stay {v} (to continue to have a particular quality) | :: blijven, verblijven |
| stay {v} (to postpone) | :: uitstellen |
| stay {n} (residence, sojourn) | :: verblijf {n} |
| stay {n} (postponement, esp. of a punishment) | :: uitstel {n} |
| stay {n} | :: stag {n} |
| stay {n} (corset) SEE: corset | :: |
| stay behind {v} (to remain where one is, whilst others leave) | :: achterblijven |
| stay behind {v} (to remain in a classroom or school at the end of teaching, especially to receive punishment) | :: nablijven |
| stay up {v} (remain awake) | :: opblijven |
| STD {n} (sexually transmitted disease, see also: sexually transmitted disease) | :: soa (Seksueel Overdraagbare Aandoening) |
| steady {adj} (slow) | :: gestaag |
| steady {v} (to stabilize) | :: stabiliseren |
| steak {n} (slice of beef) | :: biefstuk {m}, steak {m} |
| steak {n} (slice of meat of other animals) | :: steak {m} |
| steal {v} (to illegally take possession of) | :: stelen, ontvreemden, jatten |
| steal {v} (to draw attention) | :: stelen |
| steal {n} (merchandise available at a very attractive price) | :: koopje {n} |
| steal {n} (the act of stealing) | :: diefstal {m}, roof {m} |
| stealth {n} | :: steels, stiekem |
| stealthily {adv} (in a stealthy manner) | :: stilletjes |
| steam {n} (water vapor) | :: stoom {m}, kwalm {m} |
| steam {n} | :: stoom {m} |
| steam {v} (cooking: to cook with steam) | :: stomen |
| steam {n} (steam-powered vehicle) SEE: steamer | :: |
| steamboat {n} (vessel powered by steam) | :: stoomboot {f} {m} |
| steam engine {n} (any steam-driven heat engine) | :: stoommachine {f} |
| steam engine {n} (steam locomotive) SEE: steam locomotive | :: |
| steamer {n} (steamboat or steamship) | :: stoomboot |
| steam locomotive {n} (locomotive powered by steam) | :: stoomlocomotief |
| steamship {n} (vessel propelled by steam) | :: stoomboot {n} |
| steel {n} (metal produced from iron) | :: staal {n} |
| steel mill {n} (steel mill) SEE: steelworks | :: |
| steelworks {n} (place where steel is manufactured and/or shaped) | :: staalfabriek {f}, staalproducent {m}, staalbedrijf {n} |
| steelyard {n} (steelyard balance) | :: unster {f} |
| steep {adj} (expensive) SEE: expensive | :: |
| steep {adj} (near-vertical) | :: steil |
| steep {v} (to soak an item in liquid) | :: weken |
| steeple {n} (spire) SEE: spire | :: |
| steeple {n} (a tall tower, often on a church) | :: kerktoren {m} |
| steeplechase {n} (horse race) | :: steeplechase {m} |
| steeplechase {n} (athletics event) | :: steeplechase {m} |
| steer {v} (transitive: to guide the course of) | :: besturen |
| steer {v} (to direct a group of animals) | :: drijven |
| steer {v} (to maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action) | :: leiden, begeleiden |
| steer {n} (castrated male of cattle) | :: os {m} |
| steerable {adj} (capable of being steered) | :: stuurbaar |
| steering group {n} (A committee that arranges the schedule of business for a legislative assembly or other organization) | :: stuurgroep |
| steering wheel {n} (wheel-shaped control) | :: stuurwiel {n}, stuur {n}, stuurrad {n} |
| steeve {v} (To project upward) | :: stevenen |
| steganography {n} (steganography) | :: steganografie {f} |
| stein {n} (a beer mug) | :: bierpul {f} |
| stela {n} (archaeology: an obelisk or upright stone pillar) SEE: stele | :: |
| stele {n} ((archaeology) tall, slender stone monument) | :: stele {f} |
| stellar {adj} (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of stars) | :: stellair, de sterren betreffend |
| stellar {adj} (heavenly) | :: hemels |
| stellar {adj} (exceptional; wonderful) | :: briljant, uitstekend |
| stellar day {n} (period of one rotation of Earth, measured relative to the stars) | :: sterrendag {m} |
| Steller sea lion {n} (Eumetopias jubatus) | :: Stellerzeeleeuw |
| St. Elmo's fire {n} (electrical discharge) | :: Sint-Elmusvuur |
| stem {n} (botany: above-ground stalk of a vascular plant) | :: stam {m}, stengel {m}, steel {m} |
| stem {n} (linguistics: main part of a word) | :: stam {m}, grondwoord {n} |
| stem {n} (nautical: forward vertical extension of the keel) | :: voorsteven {m} |
| stem {n} (Component on a bicycle that connects the handlebars to the bicycle fork) | :: stuurpen {c} |
| stem {v} (to remove the stem from) | :: ontstelen, ontnerven |
| stem {v} (to stop, hinder) | :: stoppen, hinderen, stelpen |
| stem cell {n} (primal undifferentiated cell) | :: stamcel {f} |
| stench {n} (a strong foul smell, a stink) | :: stank {m} |
| steno {n} (stenographer) SEE: stenographer | :: |
| stenographer {n} (someone skilled in the transcription of speech) | :: stenograaf {m} {f} |
| stenosis {n} (abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood vessel or other tubular organ) | :: adervernauwing |
| step- {prefix} (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) | :: stief- (e.g. stiefdochter, stiefmoeder, stiefvader, stiefzoon) |
| step {n} (pace) | :: stap {m} |
| step {n} (footstep) | :: voetstap {m} |
| step {n} | :: stap {m} |
| step {v} (intransitive: to move the foot in walking) | :: stappen |
| step {v} (intransitive: to go on foot; especially, to walk a little distance) | :: stappen |
| step {v} (intransitive: to walk slowly, gravely, or resolutely) | :: stappen |
| step {v} (intransitive, figuratively: to move mentally) | :: gaan |
| stepbrother {n} (son of one's stepfather or stepmother) | :: stiefbroer {m} |
| stepdaughter {n} (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) | :: stiefdochter {f} |
| step down {v} (to resign from office) | :: aftreden |
| stepfather {n} (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) | :: stiefvader {m} |
| Stephen {prop} (biblical martyr) | :: Stefanus |
| Stephen {prop} (male given name) | :: Steven {m}, Stefan |
| step in {v} (To act) SEE: act | :: |
| step ladder {n} (ladder with steps or treads instead of rungs) | :: keukentrap {m} {f}, huishoudtrap {m} {f} |
| stepmother {n} (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) | :: stiefmoeder {f} |
| stepnephew {n} | :: stiefneef |
| stepparent {n} (stepfather or stepmother) | :: stiefouder |
| steppe eagle {n} (Aquila nipalensis) | :: steppearend {m} |
| stepson {n} (son of one's spouse and not of oneself) | :: stiefzoon {m} |
| step up {v} (to increase speed or rate) | :: versnellen, verhogen |
| steradian {n} (derived unit of solid angle) | :: steradiaal {m} |
| steric {adj} (relating to the arrangement of atoms in space) | :: sterische |
| sterile {adj} (unable to reproduce) | :: onvruchtbaar, steriel |
| sterility {n} (state of being sterile) | :: steriliteit {f} |
| sterilizable {adj} (able to be sterilized) | :: steriliseerbaar, te steriliseren |
| sterilize {v} (disable ability to procreate) | :: steriliseren |
| stern {adj} (having a hardness and severity of nature or manner) | :: streng |
| stern {n} (the rear part or after end of a ship or vessel) | :: achtersteven {m}, achterschip {n} |
| stern {n} (black tern) SEE: black tern | :: |
| sternpost {n} (timber or bar at the stern of a vessel) | :: achtersteven {m} |
| sternum {n} (breastbone) SEE: breastbone | :: |
| stethoscope {n} (medical instrument) | :: stethoscoop {m} |
| stevedore {n} (dockworker involved in loading and unloading cargo) | :: dokwerker {m}, stuwadoor {m}, havenarbeider {m} |
| steven {n} (command) SEE: command | :: |
| steven {n} (a prayer) SEE: prayer | :: |
| steven {n} (voice) SEE: voice | :: |
| Steven {prop} (male given name) SEE: Stephen | :: |
| stew {n} (dish) | :: stoofpot {m} |
| stew {v} (to cook (food)) | :: stoven, smoren |
| stew {v} (to brew (tea)) | :: thee zetten |
| stew {v} (to suffer under hot conditions) | :: zweten, stikken |
| stew {v} (to be in a state of elevated anxiety) | :: sidderen, beven |
| steward {n} (the administrator of a medieval manor) | :: meier {m} |
| steward {n} (ship's officer in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions) | :: hofmeester {m} |
| steward {n} (flight attendant) SEE: flight attendant | :: |
| stewardess {n} (female flight attendant) | :: stewardess {f} |
| St. George's Day {prop} (saint's day of Saint George) | :: Sint Jorisdag {m} |
| St. George's mushroom {n} (a species of mushroom) | :: voorjaarspronkridder {m} |
| stick {n} (twig or small branch) | :: tak {m}, takje {n} |
| stick {n} (long piece of wood) | :: stok {m} |
| stick {n} (cylindrical piece (of chalk, wax etc)) | :: stok {m} |
| stick {n} | :: twijg {f} |
| stick {v} (to glue; to adhere (transitive)) | :: kleven |
| stick {v} (to become attached, to adhere (intransitive)) | :: kleven, plakken |
| stick {v} (to jam) | :: blijven steken |
| stick {v} (to persist) | :: volhouden |
| stick {v} (to remain loyal or firm) | :: neergooien |
| stick {v} (to place, set down quickly) | :: stekken |
| stick {v} (to propagate plants by cuttings) | :: stekken |
| stick {v} | :: bijblijven, blijven hangen |
| sticker {n} (something that sticks) | :: klever {m} |
| sticker {n} (adhesive label or decal) | :: sticker {m}, klever {m} |
| sticker {n} (price tag) SEE: price tag | :: |
| sticking plaster {n} (adhesive bandage) SEE: band-aid | :: |
| stick insect {n} (insects of the order Phasmida) | :: wandelende tak |
| stickman {n} (simple drawing of a man) | :: stokmannetje {n} |
| stick plaster {n} (sticking plaster) SEE: band-aid | :: |
| sticky tape {n} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape | :: |
| stiff {adj} (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible) | :: rigide, stug, stijf |
| stiff {adj} (figuratively: of policies and rules and their application and enforcement) | :: inflexibel |
| stiff {adj} (of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed) | :: stug |
| stiff {adj} (colloquial: harsh, severe) | :: stevig |
| stiff {adj} (of muscles, or parts of the body) | :: stijf |
| stiff-necked {adj} (stubborn) | :: hardnekkig |
| stiffness {n} | :: Stijfheid |
| stifle {v} (to interrupt or cut off) | :: onderbreken, afbreken |
| stifle {v} (to repress, keep in or hold back) | :: onderdrukken |
| stifle {v} (to smother or suffocate) | :: verstikken, versmoren |
| stifle {v} (to die of suffocation) | :: stikken |
| stigma {n} (part of the pistil) | :: stempel {m} |
| stiletto {n} (awl) SEE: awl | :: |
| stiletto {n} (rapier) SEE: rapier | :: |
| stiletto {n} (stabbing weapon) | :: stiletto {m} |
| stiletto heel {n} (heel of a high and narrow shoe) | :: naaldhak {c} |
| still {adj} (not moving, calm) | :: stil |
| still {adv} (up to a time, as in the preceding time) | :: nog, nog steeds |
| still {adv} (to an even greater degree) | :: nog |
| still {adv} (nevertheless) | :: toch |
| still {n} | :: stilte , still |
| still {n} (a device for distilling liquids) | :: distilleerapparaat {n} |
| still {n} (area in restaurant) | :: distilleerderij |
| still {n} (building where liquor is distilled) SEE: distillery | :: |
| stillbirth {n} (birth of a dead fetus) | :: doodgeboorte |
| stillborn {adj} (dead at birth) | :: doodgeboren |
| stillborn {adj} (ignored, without influence, unsuccessful, abortive) | :: doodgeboren |
| still life {n} (work of art) | :: stilleven {n} |
| still waters run deep {proverb} (a person's calm appearance may be misleading) | :: stille wateren hebben diepe gronden |
| stilt {n} (walking pole) | :: stelt {f} |
| stilt {n} (pillar) | :: stelt {f} |
| stilt {n} (bird) | :: steltloper {m} |
| stilt {n} (crutch) SEE: crutch | :: |
| Stilton {n} (blue-veined cheese made in England) | :: stilton |
| stilt sandpiper {n} (Calidris himantopus) | :: steltstrandloper |
| stimulate {v} (to encourage into action) | :: stimuleren, aansporen, prikkelen |
| stimulate {v} (to arouse an organism to functional activity) | :: stimuleren, prikkelen |
| stimulation {n} (pushing or goading toward action) | :: stimulatie {f} |
| stimulation {n} (activity causing excitement or pleasure) | :: stimulatie {f} |
| stimulation {n} (biology: action or condition that creates a response) | :: stimulatie {f} |
| stimulus {n} | :: stimulans {m}, stimulus |
| sting {n} | :: steek |
| sting {v} | :: steken |
| stingy {adj} (unwilling to spend or give) | :: gierig |
| stingy {adj} | :: gierig |
| stink {v} (have a strong bad smell) | :: stinken |
| stink {v} (give an impression of dishonesty or untruth) | :: stinken |
| stink {n} (strong bad smell) | :: stank {m} |
| stink badger {n} (mammal of the genus Mydaus) | :: stinkdas {m} |
| stinkbomb {n} (device that produces unpleasant smells) | :: stinkbom {f} |
| stinkbug {n} (bug of the superfamily Pentatomoidea) | :: schildwants {m} |
| stinker {n} (person who stinks) | :: stinker |
| stinking {adj} (bad smell) | :: stinkt |
| stinkwood {n} | :: stinkhout {n} |
| stinky {adj} (having a strong, unpleasant smell) | :: stinkend |
| stipulate {v} (to require as a condition of a contract or agreement) | :: bedingen, stipuleren |
| stipulate {v} (to specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement) | :: garanderen |
| stir {v} | :: roeren |
| stir-fry {v} (fry something quickly in hot oil) | :: roerbakken |
| stir-fry {n} (dish) | :: roerbakschotel {f}, roerbak {m} |
| stirrup {n} (footrest used by riders) | :: stijgbeugel {m} |
| stir up {v} (to cause (trouble etc)) | :: opstoken |
| stitch {v} (form stitches in) SEE: sew | :: |
| stitch {n} (single pass of the needle in sewing) | :: steek {c} |
| stitch {v} (agriculture: to form land into ridges) SEE: plough | :: |
| stitch {n} (furrow) SEE: furrow | :: |
| stiver {n} (small Dutch coin worth one twentieth of a guilder) | :: stuiver {m} |
| St John's wort {n} (any plant of the genus Hypericum) | :: sint-janskruid {n} |
| stoat {n} (stoat) SEE: ermine | :: |
| stochastic {adj} (random) | :: stochastiek |
| stock {n} (store of goods for sale) | :: voorraad {m}, stock {m} |
| stock {n} (supply of anything ready for use) | :: voorraad {m}, reserve |
| stock {n} (finance: capital raised by a company) | :: aandeel {n} |
| stock {n} (genus Matthiola of flowers) | :: violier, violet |
| stock {n} (part of gun, see also: butt) | :: kolf {m} |
| stock {v} (have on hand for sale) | :: voorradig zijn, in stock hebben, op stock houden |
| stock {adj} (normally available for purchase) | :: vooradig, voorradige, op stock, in voorraad |
| stock {n} (rolling stock) SEE: rolling stock | :: |
| stock cube {n} (bouillon cube) SEE: bouillon cube | :: |
| stock exchange {n} (building and the associated organization) | :: beurs {f}, aandelenbeurs {f}, effectenbeurs {f} |
| stockfish {n} (cured fish) | :: stokvis {m} |
| Stockholm {prop} (capital of Sweden) | :: Stockholm |
| Stockholm syndrome {n} (psychological condition) | :: Stockholmsyndroom |
| stocking {n} (garment (for translations of "sock", see sock)) | :: kous {f} |
| stocking cap {n} (knitted woolen cap) SEE: beanie | :: |
| stock market crash {n} (sudden dramatic decline of stock prices) | :: beurskrach {m} |
| stockpile {n} (supply for future use) | :: reserve {m} {f}, voorraad {m}, stapel {m} |
| stockpile {v} (accumulate a stockpile) | :: een voorraad aanleggen |
| stocks {n} (device for public humiliation and punishment) | :: schandpaal {m} |
| stock up {v} (acquire or increase stock) | :: zich bevoorraden |
| stocky {adj} (solidly built) | :: gedrongen |
| stoichiometry {n} (the study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions) | :: stoichiometrie {f} |
| stoicism {n} (school of philosophy) | :: stoïcisme {n} |
| stoke {v} (to poke, pierce) | :: stoken |
| stoke {v} (to feed, stir up) | :: stoken |
| stoker {n} (poker) SEE: poker | :: |
| stoker {n} (person who stokes) | :: stoker {m} |
| stolen {adj} (that has been stolen) | :: gestolen |
| stolid {adj} (having or revealing little emotion or sensibility) | :: uitdrukkingsloos |
| stollen {n} (a traditional German cake eaten at Christmas time) | :: kerststol {m}, kerststronk {m} |
| stolperstein {n} (small, cobblestone-sized memorial for an individual victim of Nazism) | :: stolperstein {m}, struikelsteen {m} |
| stomach {n} (digestive organ) | :: maag {f} |
| stomach {n} (belly) | :: buik {m} |
| stomach {n} (appetite) SEE: appetite | :: |
| stomach {n} (figuratively: desire, appetite) SEE: appetite | :: |
| stomachache {n} (pain in the abdomen) | :: buikpijn {m} {f} |
| stomp {v} (trample heavily on something or someone) | :: stampen |
| stomp {v} (severely beat someone physically or figuratively) | :: stampen |
| stompie {n} (cigarette butt) SEE: butt | :: |
| stomping ground {n} (stamping ground) SEE: stamping ground | :: |
| stone {n} (substance) | :: steen {m} |
| stone {n} (small piece of stone) | :: steen {m}, steentje {n} |
| stone {n} (centre of some fruits) | :: pit {m} |
| stone {n} (medical: hard, stone-like deposit) | :: steen {m} |
| stone {n} (piece of hard material used in board games) | :: stuk {n}, pion {m} |
| stone {v} (To pelt with stones) | :: stenigen |
| stone {v} (to intoxicate, especially with narcotics) | :: zich drogeren |
| stone {adj} (constructed of stone) | :: stenen |
| stone {adj} (having the appearance of stone) | :: stenen |
| Stone Age {prop} (prehistoric period) | :: steentijd {m}, stenen tijdperk {n} |
| stoned {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| stone dead {adj} (unquestionably dead) | :: morsdood |
| stone deaf {adj} (utterly deaf) | :: potdoof, stokdoof |
| stone fruit {n} (fruit with soft flesh and a hard pit) | :: steenvrucht {f} |
| stone marten {n} (Martes foina) SEE: beech marten | :: |
| stonemason {n} (one who works in stone) | :: steenhouwer {m} |
| stonen {adj} (Made of stone) | :: stenen |
| stone paper {n} (type of paper) | :: steenpapier {n} |
| stone's throw {n} (short distance) | :: steenworp {m}, boogscheut {m} |
| stonewall {v} (to obstruct) SEE: obstruct | :: |
| stonewall {v} (to refuse to answer or cooperate) | :: betonneren |
| stoning {n} (lapidation) SEE: lapidation | :: |
| stony {adj} (broke) SEE: broke | :: |
| stool {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| stool {n} (footstool) SEE: footstool | :: |
| stool {n} (a seat) | :: kruk {f}, barkruk {f} |
| stool {n} | :: stoelgang {m} |
| stool {n} (chamber pot) SEE: chamber pot | :: |
| stoop {v} (to bend the upper part of the body forward and downward) | :: bukken |
| stop {v} (to cease moving) | :: stoppen, stilstaan, halthouden |
| stop {v} (to not continue) | :: stoppen, ophouden |
| stop {v} (to cause to cease moving) | :: aanhouden, stoppen |
| stop {v} (to cause to come to an end) | :: stoppen, beëindigen, afbreken |
| stop {v} (to close an opening) | :: deppen |
| stop {v} (to stay a while) | :: verblijven, blijven, stoppen |
| stop {v} (to tarry) | :: langsgaan, stoppen |
| stop {n} (place to get on and off mass transport) | :: halte {f} |
| stop {n} (interruption of travel) | :: stop {m}, pauze {f} |
| stop {n} (device to block a moving object) | :: stopper {m} |
| stop {n} (punctuation symbol) | :: punt {m}, komma {f}, dubbele punt {m}, puntkomma {f} |
| stop {n} | :: register {n} |
| stop {n} (consonant sound) SEE: plosive | :: |
| stopgap {adj} (temporary, short-term) | :: lapmiddel |
| stopgap {n} (temporary, short-term measure) | :: lapmiddel |
| stoplight {n} ((US) a traffic control signal) SEE: traffic light | :: |
| stopover {n} (interruption in a journey) | :: tussenstop {m} |
| stop sign {n} (traffic sign) | :: stopbord {n} |
| stop the car {phrase} (stop the car) | :: stop de auto |
| storage {n} (act or state) | :: opslag {m} |
| store {n} (in computing) SEE: memory | :: |
| store {n} (shop) SEE: shop | :: |
| store {n} (place where items may be kept) | :: magazijn {n} |
| store {n} (supply held in storage) | :: voorraad {m} |
| store {v} (keep (something) while not in use) | :: bewaren |
| store {v} (computing: write (something) into memory or registers) | :: opslaan |
| store {v} (remain in good condition while stored) | :: behouden |
| storey {n} (floor, level) | :: verdieping {f}, etage {m}, verdiep {n} |
| stork {n} (large wading bird of the family Ciconiidae) | :: ooievaar {m} |
| storm {n} (disturbed state of the atmosphere) | :: bui {m} {f}, onweer {n}, onweersbui {m} {f} |
| storm {n} (meteorology: wind scale for very strong wind) | :: storm {m} |
| storm {n} (military: violent assault on a stronghold) | :: bestorming {f} |
| storm {n} | :: storm {m} |
| storm {v} (to move quickly and noisily) | :: stormen |
| storm {v} (to assault) | :: bestormen |
| storm cloud {n} (rain cloud with potential to bring a storm) | :: onweerswolk {f} |
| stormcloud {n} (cloud threatening rain and wind) SEE: storm cloud | :: |
| storm in a teacup {n} (tempest in a teapot) SEE: tempest in a teapot | :: |
| storm petrel {n} (any of several small seabirds, of the family Hydrobatidae) | :: stormvogeltje {n} |
| storm surge {n} (unusual rise in sea level) | :: stormvloed {m} |
| story {n} (lie) SEE: lie | :: |
| story {n} (account of events) | :: verhaal, vertelling {f}, vertelsel {n}, geschiedenis {f} |
| story {n} (storey) SEE: storey | :: |
| storyline {n} (story plot) | :: verhaallijn {f} |
| stout {adj} (obstinate) SEE: obstinate | :: |
| stout {n} (brew) | :: stout, stoutbier {n} |
| stout {n} (obese person) | :: dikkerd {m}, dikzak {m}, vetzak {m} |
| stout {n} (large clothing size) | :: grote (kleding)maat |
| stout-hearted {adj} (bold, resolute) | :: onverschrokken |
| stove {n} (heater) | :: kachel, oven |
| stove {n} (device for heating food) | :: fornuis |
| stove {n} (heated greenhouse) SEE: hothouse | :: |
| stovepipe hat {n} (stovepipe hat) SEE: top hat | :: |
| stowaway {n} (person who hides on a ship, train, etc.) | :: verstekeling {m} |
| stracciatella {n} (an Italian soup made from a mixture of cheese and egg in a broth) | :: stracciatella {m} {f} |
| stracciatella {n} (an Italian ice cream with chocolate shavings) | :: stracciatella {m} {f} |
| straddle {v} (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something) | :: schrijlings zitten op |
| straddle {v} (to form a disorderly sprawl) | :: zich vrijblijvend opstellen |
| straddle {v} (to fire shots in front and behind of a target) | :: voor en achter een doel schieten |
| straggler {n} (one who straggles or departs from the direct or proper course) | :: afwijkeling |
| straggler {n} (one who falls behind the rest) | :: achterblijver |
| straggler {n} (one who rambles without any settled direction) | :: zwerver |
| straggler {n} (a roving vagabond) | :: schooier |
| straggler {n} (an exuberant growth) | :: uitwas |
| straight {adj} (not crooked or bent) | :: recht, rechte |
| straight {adj} (direct, truthful, frank) | :: zoals het hoort |
| straight {adj} (undiluted) | :: puur, pure |
| straight {adv} (in a forward direction) | :: rechtdoor |
| straight {adv} (directly; without pause, delay or detour) | :: onmiddellijk, direct, meteen, rechtstreeks |
| straight {n} (five cards in sequence) | :: straat {f} |
| straight {n} | :: recht |
| straight {n} (heterosexual) SEE: heterosexual | :: |
| straighten {v} (make straight) | :: rechtmaken, rechttrekken, rechten |
| straighten {v} (become straight) | :: zich rechten, recht worden |
| straighten {v} (stand up) | :: overeind springen, opspringen |
| straight-laced {adj} (having narrow views on moral matters) | :: bekrompen |
| straightway {adv} (directly) | :: meteen, onmiddellijk, direct |
| strain {n} (race, lineage, pedigree) | :: bloedlijn {f} |
| strain {v} (to stretch too far) | :: overstrekken |
| strain {v} (to apply a force) | :: forceren |
| strain {v} (to separate) | :: scheiden, afscheiden, zeven |
| strained {adj} (tense) | :: gespannen |
| strainer {n} (utensil) | :: filter {m} {n}, vergiet {n} |
| strain gauge {n} (device that measures the strain in a structural element) | :: rekstrookje {n} |
| strait {n} (narrow channel of water) | :: straat {m} {f}, nauw {n} |
| strait {n} (a difficult position) | :: nauw {n} |
| straitjacket {n} (a jacket-like garment) | :: dwangbuis {n} {f} |
| straitjacket {v} (to put someone into a straitjacket) | :: iemand een dwangbuis aandoen |
| straitjacket {v} (to restrict the freedom of) | :: iemand in zijn vrijheid beperken |
| strait-laced {adj} (straight-laced) SEE: straight-laced | :: |
| Strait of Dover {prop} (strait in the English Channel) | :: Kanaal {n}, Nauw van Kales {n} |
| Strait of Messina {prop} (narrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy) | :: Straat van Messina {f} |
| Strait of Sicily {prop} (strait between Sicily and Tunisia) | :: Kanaal van Sicilië {n} |
| strand {n} (beach) | :: strand |
| strand {v} (to run aground) | :: stranden |
| stranded {adj} (of a vessel) | :: gestrand |
| stranded {adj} (a piece of wire made by combining or bundling thinner wires) | :: litzedraad {m} |
| strange {adj} (not normal) | :: vreemd, raar |
| strange {adj} (not yet part of one’s experience) | :: vreemd, onbekend |
| strange {adj} (in quantum mechanics) | :: strange, vreemd |
| strange {adj} (belonging to another country, foreign) | :: vreemd, buitenlands, uitheems |
| stranger {n} (person whom one does not know) | :: vreemde {m} {f}, vreemdeling {m}, vreemdelinge {f} |
| stranger {n} (outsider or foreigner, see also: foreigner) | :: buitenlander {m}, buitenlandse {f}, vreemdeling {m}, vreemdelinge {f} |
| stranger {n} | :: buitenstaander {m}, vreemdeling {m} |
| strangle {v} (to kill someone by strangulation) | :: wurgen, worgen |
| strangle {v} (to stifle or suppress) | :: onderdrukken |
| stranglehold {n} (grip or control so strong as to stifle or cut off) | :: verwurging {f} |
| strangles {n} (disease of horses) | :: droes {m} |
| strangling {n} (The crime of killing by strangling) | :: wurging {f} |
| strangulation {n} (act of strangling) | :: wurging {f}, worging {f} |
| strap {n} (a long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like) | :: riem {m} |
| strap {n} (specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging) | :: riem {m} |
| Strasbourg {prop} (city in France) | :: Straatsburg {n}, Straatburcht {f} |
| stratagem {n} (tactic) | :: krijgslist |
| strategic {adj} (of or pertaining to strategy) | :: strategisch |
| strategical {adj} (strategic) SEE: strategic | :: |
| strategically {adv} (in a strategic manner) | :: strategisch |
| strategist {n} (one who devises strategies) | :: strateeg {m} |
| strategy {n} (science and art of military command) | :: strategie |
| strategy {n} (plan of action) | :: strategie |
| strategy {n} (techniques in politics or business) | :: strategie |
| strategy game {n} (game in which players' decision-making skills have a high significance) | :: strategisch spel |
| stratosphere {n} (region of the uppermost atmosphere) | :: stratosfeer {m} {f} |
| stratovolcano {n} (volcano) | :: stratovulkaan {m} |
| straw {n} (dried stalks considered collectively) | :: stro {n} |
| straw {n} (drinking straw) SEE: drinking straw | :: |
| strawberry {n} (fruit) | :: aardbei {f} |
| strawberry {n} (plant) | :: aardbeiplant {m} |
| strawberry {adj} (flavour) | :: aardbeien- |
| strawberry tree {n} (the European plant Arbutus unedo) | :: aardbeiboom {m} |
| straw-colored {adj} (color of straw) | :: strogeel |
| strawen {adj} (Made of straw) | :: strooien |
| straw hat {n} (type of hat) | :: strohoed {m} |
| stray {v} (to wander from a direct course) | :: dwalen |
| strayed {adj} (having lost one's way) SEE: stray | :: |
| streak {n} (irregular line) | :: streep |
| streak-backed antshrike {n} (Thamnophilus insignis) | :: roraima-mierklauwier |
| stream {n} (small river) | :: stroom {m} |
| stream {v} (Internet: to push continuous data) | :: streamen |
| streamline {n} (line that is tangent to the velocity of flow of a fluid) | :: stroomlijn |
| streamline {n} (meteorology: line that is tangent to the velocity of flow of the wind) | :: stroomlijn |
| street {n} (paved part of road in a village or a town) | :: straat |
| street artist {n} (someone who produces art in public spaces) | :: straatkunstenaar {m}, straatartiest {m} |
| streetcar {n} (tram) SEE: tram | :: |
| street child {n} (street urchin) SEE: street urchin | :: |
| streetcleaner {n} (person) SEE: street sweeper | :: |
| street corner {n} (corner of a street) | :: straathoek {m} |
| streetfighter {n} (person who fights in the streets) | :: straatvechter {m}, straatvechtster {f} |
| street harassment {n} (sexual harassment in public areas) | :: straatintimidatie {f} |
| streetlight {n} (lamps set along a street) | :: straatverlichting {f}, straatlicht {n} |
| streetlight {n} (the light produced by these lights) | :: straatlicht {n} |
| street musician {n} | :: straatmuzikant {m} |
| street organ {n} (mechanically played street organ) | :: draaiorgel {f} |
| street sign {n} (sign showing the name of a street) | :: straatnaambord {n} |
| street sweeper {n} (machine used to sweep streets) | :: veegmachine {f} |
| street urchin {n} (child living, or spending most of their time, in the streets) | :: straatkind {n} , straatjongen {m} |
| strength {n} (quality of being strong) | :: kracht {f}, sterkte {f} |
| strength {n} (strongest part of something) | :: kracht {f} |
| strengthen {v} (to make strong or stronger) | :: versterken |
| strengthen {v} (to animate) | :: bezielen, tot leven wekken, versterken |
| strengthen {v} (to augment) | :: kracht geven |
| strengthening {n} (process by which something is strengthened) | :: versterking {f} |
| strength training {n} (form of exercise) | :: krachttraining {f}, spierversterking {f} |
| strenuous {adj} (having great vigour) | :: vurig |
| strenuous {adj} (requiring great exertion) | :: zwaar, hard, veeleisend |
| strep throat {n} (throat infection) | :: streptokokkenfaryngitis {f} |
| stress {n} (on a syllable) SEE: accent | :: |
| stress {n} ((physics) internal force across a boundary per area ) | :: spanning, zenuwen |
| stress {n} (emotional pressure) | :: stress {m} {f} |
| stress {n} | :: stress {m} |
| stress {v} (to emphasise (a syllable)) | :: beklemtonen |
| stressed {adj} (having a stress or accent) | :: beklemtoond |
| stretch {v} (lengthen by pulling) | :: strekken |
| stretch {v} (lengthen when pulled) | :: rekken |
| stretch {v} (pull tight) | :: aanspannen, rechttrekken, strekken |
| stretch {v} (get more than expected from a limited resource) | :: rekken |
| stretch {v} (be inaccurate by exaggeration) | :: rekken |
| stretch {v} (extend one’s limbs or body in order to stretch the muscles) | :: zich (uit)rekken |
| stretch {v} (extend between limits) | :: reiken, (zich uit)strekken |
| stretch {n} (act of stretching) | :: rek {m} |
| stretch {n} (ability to lengthen when pulled) | :: rek {m} |
| stretcher {n} (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person) | :: baar {f}, draagbaar |
| stretcher {n} (frame on which a canvas is stretched for painting) | :: kader {n}, frame {n} |
| stretch mark {n} (stripes on the surface of the skin) | :: striae |
| strew {v} (to distribute objects or pieces of something) | :: strooien, bestrooien |
| strewn {v} (past participle of to strew) | :: gestrooid |
| strict {adj} (strained; drawn close; tight) | :: strak |
| strict {adj} (governed or governing by exact rules) | :: streng, strikt |
| strict {adj} (severe in discipline) | :: streng |
| strict {adj} | :: streng |
| stricto sensu {phrase} (in the strict sense) | :: in enge zin, stricto sensu |
| stride {v} (to walk with long steps) | :: schrijden |
| strident {adj} (loud, piercing) | :: snerpend |
| strider {n} (one who strides) | :: strijder {m} |
| strife {n} (violent conflict) | :: geschil {n}, vijandige rivaliteit, strijd, conflict |
| strike {v} (to delete) | :: doorstrepen, uitwissen, wissen |
| strike {v} (to hit) | :: slaan, treffen, raken |
| strike {v} (to manufacture by stamping) | :: slaan |
| strike {v} (to stop working to achieve better working conditions) | :: staken |
| strike {v} (to impress, seem, appear) | :: schijnen |
| strike {v} (nautical: to surrender) | :: de vlag strijken |
| strike {v} | :: doorhalen, slaan, toeslaan |
| strike {n} (in baseball) | :: slag {m} |
| strike {n} (in bowling) | :: strike {m} |
| strike {n} (work stoppage) | :: staking |
| strike {n} (physical blow) | :: klap {m}, slag {m}, stoot {m} |
| strikebreaker {n} (worker hired to replace a striking worker) | :: stakingsbreker |
| strike out {v} (to draw a line through a text) SEE: cross out | :: |
| striker {n} (baseball: batter) SEE: batter | :: |
| strike through {v} (to obliterate by drawing a line over) SEE: cross out | :: |
| strike while the iron is hot {v} (act on an opportunity promptly) | :: het ijzer smeden als het heet is |
| striking {adj} (of that which makes a strong impression) | :: opvallend, treffend |
| string {n} (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) | :: draad {m}, koord {n}, streng {m} {f} |
| string {n} (computing: sequence of characters) | :: karakterreeks |
| string {n} (stringed instruments section) | :: snaarinstrumenten |
| string {v} (put on a string) | :: rijgen, aaneenrijgen |
| string {n} (stringed instrument) SEE: stringed instrument | :: |
| string bass {n} (instrument) SEE: double bass | :: |
| stringed instrument {n} (type of musical instrument) | :: snaarinstrument {n} |
| stringent {adj} (making strict requirements) | :: gestreng, stringent |
| stringently {adv} (in a stringent manner) | :: gestreng |
| string instrument {n} (musical instrument that produces sound by strings) SEE: stringed instrument | :: |
| string theory {n} (candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles) | :: snaartheorie {f} |
| strip {n} (street with multiple shopping or entertainment possibilities) | :: koopgoot |
| strip {n} | :: asfalt, strook |
| strip {v} (to remove or take away) | :: strippen |
| strip {v} (to take off clothing) | :: uitkleden |
| strip {v} (to do a striptease) | :: strippen |
| stripe {n} (long straight region of a colour) | :: streep {f} |
| striped {adj} (having stripes, decorated or marked with bands differing in color) | :: gestreept |
| striped hyena {n} (Hyaena hyaena) | :: gestreepte hyena {f} |
| stripy {adj} (striped) SEE: striped | :: |
| strive {v} (to try to achieve) | :: streven |
| stroboscope {n} (instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals) | :: stroboscoop {m} |
| stroganoff {n} (dish of sautéed pieces of beef) | :: Stroganoffsaus |
| stroke {n} (act of stroking) | :: aaien |
| stroke {n} (blow) | :: klap {m} |
| stroke {n} (single movement with a tool) | :: slag {m} |
| stroke {n} (- golf: single act of striking the ball) | :: slag {m} |
| stroke {n} (- tennis: single act of striking the ball) | :: slag {m} |
| stroke {n} (- rowing: movement of an oar or paddle through water) | :: slag {m}, haal {m} |
| stroke {n} (- thrust of piston) | :: slag {m} |
| stroke {n} (- act of striking with a weapon) | :: slag {m} |
| stroke {n} (line drawn with a writing implement) | :: streek {f} |
| stroke {n} (streak made with a brush) | :: streek {f} |
| stroke {n} (time when a clock strikes) | :: klokslag {m} |
| stroke {n} (particular style of swimming, single movement in that style) | :: slag {m} |
| stroke {n} (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted) | :: beroerte {f} |
| stroke {v} (to move one's hand or an object over the surface of) | :: strelen, strijken, aaien |
| stroke {n} (- slash) SEE: slash | :: |
| stroke {n} (appetite) SEE: appetite | :: |
| stroke {n} (throb or beat of the heart) SEE: heartbeat | :: |
| stroll {n} (wandering on foot) | :: wandeling |
| stroll {v} (wander on foot) | :: slenteren, wandelen |
| stroller {n} (seat on wheels used to transport babies) | :: kinderwagen {m}, buggy {n} |
| strong {adj} (capable of producing great physical force) | :: sterk, krachtig |
| strong {adj} (capable of withstanding great physical force) | :: sterk, stevig |
| strong {adj} (determined, unyielding) | :: sterk, standvastig |
| strong {adj} (highly stimulating to the senses) | :: sterk, krachtig |
| strong {adj} (having an offensive or intense odor or flavor) | :: sterk, krachtig |
| strong {adj} (having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient) | :: sterk, geconcentreerd |
| strong {adj} (having a high alcoholic content) | :: sterk |
| strong {adj} (grammar: irregular) | :: sterk |
| strong {adj} (military: not easily subdued or taken) | :: sterk |
| strong {adj} (slang: impressive) | :: sterk, kras |
| strongbox {n} (sturdy box with a lock) SEE: safe | :: |
| stronghold {n} (place built to withstand attack) | :: fort {n}, vesting {f}, bolwerk {n}, bastion {n} |
| stronghold {n} (place of domination, or refuge or survival) | :: bolwerk {n} |
| strong verb {n} (verb type) | :: sterk werkwoord {n} |
| strontium {n} (chemical element) | :: strontium {n} |
| stroopwafel {n} (Dutch waffle made from two thin wafers) | :: stroopwafel {f} |
| strop {n} (strap) | :: riem {m}, scheerriem {m} |
| strop {v} (To sharpen with a strop) | :: wetten |
| structural {adj} (of, relating to, or having structure) | :: structureel |
| structural unemployment {n} ((economics) a type of unemployment) | :: structurele werkloosheid |
| structure {n} (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) | :: structuur {f} |
| structure {v} ((transitive) to give structure to; to arrange) | :: structureren |
| struggle {n} (strife, effort) | :: gevecht, strijd |
| struggle {v} (to strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight) | :: vechten, worstelen, moeite hebben met |
| strumpet {n} (A prostitute) | :: hoer {f}, lichtekooi {f} |
| strut {v} (to walk proudly or haughtily) | :: paraderen |
| strut {n} (a support rod) | :: stut {m}, steun {m}, schoor {m} |
| strychnine {n} (very toxic, colourless, crystalline alkaloid) | :: strychnine |
| stub {n} (something cut short, blunted, or stunted) | :: stomp {m} |
| stub {v} (to remove a plant by pulling it out by the roots) | :: wieden |
| stub {v} (to jam, hit, or bump, especially a toe) | :: stoten |
| stubble {n} (short, coarse hair) | :: stoppelbaard {m} |
| stubble {n} (short stalks left in a field after harvest) | :: stoppel {m} |
| stubborn {adj} (refusing to move or change one's opinion) | :: hardnekkig, koppig, halsstarrig |
| stubbornness {n} (state of being stubborn) | :: halsstarrigheid {f} |
| stucco {n} (a plaster that is used to coat interior or exterior wall) | :: stuc, pleisterkalk |
| stuck up {adj} (snobbish, conceited) | :: hooghartig, zelfingenomen |
| stud {n} (male animal kept for breeding) | :: dekhengst {m}, fokhengst {m} , fokdier {n} , dekstier {m}, fokstier {m} |
| stud {n} (animal breeding place) | :: stoeterij {f} |
| stud {n} (sexually attractive male) | :: Dekhengst {?} |
| stud {n} (vertical post) | :: stijl {?} |
| student {n} (person who studies a subject) | :: student {m}, studente {f} |
| student {n} (person enrolled at a university) | :: student {m}, studente {f} |
| student {n} (schoolchild, pupil, person attending school) SEE: schoolchild | :: |
| studio {n} (artist’s or photographer’s workshop) | :: atelier {n} |
| studio {n} (establishment where an art is taught) | :: kunstschool {f}, atelier {n} |
| studio {n} (place where radio or television programs, records or films are made) | :: studio {m} |
| studio {n} (company or organization that makes films, records or other artistic works) | :: filmmaatschappij {f}, platenmaatschappij {f} |
| studio {n} (studio flat/apartment) | :: studio {m} |
| studious {adj} (given to study, reading, etc) | :: leergierig |
| study {v} (to revise/review materials) | :: studeren, leren |
| study {v} (to acquire knowledge) | :: studeren |
| study {v} | :: studeren, instuderen |
| study {n} (mental effort to acquire knowledge) | :: studie {?} |
| study {n} (room) | :: studeerkamer {?}, studiezaal {?} |
| study {n} (act of studying or examining) SEE: examination | :: |
| study {n} (music: piece for special practice) SEE: etude | :: |
| study hall {n} (location) | :: studiezaal {m} {f} |
| stuff {n} (miscellaneous items; things) | :: spul, goedje {m}, waar {m}, stof {m} |
| stuff {n} | :: materiaal {n} |
| stuff {v} (to fill by crowding into) | :: proppen, vrotten |
| stuff {v} (to eat in a hearty or greedy manner) | :: vreten |
| stuff {v} | :: vullen |
| stuffed {adj} (with material) | :: opgezet, gevuld |
| stuffed {adj} (with food) | :: vol, verzadigd |
| stuffed animal {n} (soft toy in the form of an animal) | :: knuffelbeest {n} |
| stuffy {adj} (poorly ventilated) | :: muf, bedompt, benauwd |
| stumble {v} (to trip or fall) | :: struikelen, strompelen |
| stump {n} (remains of something that has been cut off) | :: stomp |
| stumped {adj} (baffled) | :: perplex |
| stunt double {n} (type of body double) | :: stuntdubbel |
| stupa {n} (Buddhist monument) | :: stoepa |
| stupefy {v} (dull the senses or capacity to think) | :: verdoven, verdwazen |
| stupendous {adj} (astonishingly great or large) | :: verbazend, verbazingwekkend, kolossaal, overweldigend |
| stupid {adj} (lacking in intelligence) | :: dom, domme, onverstandig, onverstandige, stom, stomme |
| stupid {adj} (To the point of stupor) | :: idioot, idiote |
| stupidity {n} (property of being stupid) | :: stomheid {f}, domheid {f} |
| stupidity {n} (act that is stupid) | :: stommiteit {f} |
| stupor {n} (a state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) | :: verdwazing, verbijstering |
| sturdy {adj} (of firm build) | :: solide, stevig, robuust |
| sturdy {adj} (solid in structure or person) | :: stoer, potig |
| sturgeon {n} (fish of family Acipenseridae) | :: steur {m} |
| stutter {v} (to speak with spasmodic repetition) SEE: stammer | :: |
| stutter {n} (speech disorder) | :: stotteren {n} |
| stutterer {n} (one who stutters) | :: stotteraar {m}, stotteraarster {f} |
| sty {n} (inflammation) SEE: stye | :: |
| sty {n} (ladder) SEE: ladder | :: |
| sty {v} (to rise up) SEE: ascend | :: |
| stye {n} (bacterial infection of the eyelash or eyelid) | :: strontje {n}, stijg {m} |
| stygian {adj} (infernal or hellish) | :: hels, infernaal |
| style {n} (sharp stick for writing) SEE: stylus | :: |
| style {n} (gnomon or pin of a sundial) SEE: gnomon | :: |
| style {n} (stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower) | :: stijl {m} |
| style {n} (manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art) | :: stijl {m} |
| stylish {adj} (having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress) | :: stijlvol |
| stylist {n} (hairdresser) SEE: hairdresser | :: |
| stylist {n} (designer) SEE: designer | :: |
| stylite {n} (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar) | :: pilaarheilige {m} {f}, styliet {m} |
| stylus {n} (tool for writing on clay tablets) | :: stylus {m}, griffel, schrijfstift |
| stylus {n} (phonograph needle) | :: naald |
| stylus {n} (pen for writing on touch-sensitive screen) | :: stylus {m} |
| stymie {v} (to thwart or stump) | :: belemmeren, ten val brengen, hinderen |
| styrofoam {n} (polymer) | :: piepschuim {n} |
| Styx {prop} (river of the underworld) | :: Styx |
| sub {n} (subordinate) SEE: subordinate | :: |
| sub- {prefix} (under, beneath) | :: sub-, onder- |
| sub- {prefix} (subsidiary, secondary) | :: deel- |
| sub {n} (subcontractor) SEE: subcontractor | :: |
| subaltern {n} (subordinate) SEE: subordinate | :: |
| subatomic {adj} (relating to particles that are smaller than an atom) | :: subatomair |
| subclass {n} (taxonomy) | :: subklasse {f} |
| subconscious {n} (that part of mind that is not consciously perceived) | :: onderbewustzijn {n} |
| subconsciousness {n} (state of being subconscious) | :: onderbewustzijn {n} |
| subcontractor {n} (contractor hired by contractor) | :: onderaannemer {m} |
| subculture {n} (portion of a culture distinguished by its customs or other features) | :: subcultuur {f} |
| subdiscipline {n} (constrained field of study or work) | :: deelgebied |
| subdivide {v} (To divide into smaller sections) | :: onderverdelen |
| subdue {v} (to overcome, quieten, bring under control) | :: onder controle brengen |
| subdue {v} (to bring (a country) under control by force) | :: onderwerpen |
| subdued {adj} (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild) | :: beteugeld |
| subdued {adj} (Not glaring in color; soft in tone) | :: gedempt |
| subheading {n} (heading subdividing a subject) | :: tussenkop {m} |
| subitize {v} (to judge (the number of objects in a group)) | :: subitizeren |
| subject {n} (in grammar) | :: onderwerp {n} |
| subject {n} (main topic) | :: onderwerp |
| subject {n} (particular area of study) | :: vak {n}, vakgebied {n} |
| subject {n} (citizen in a monarchy) | :: onderdaan {m}, onderdane {f} |
| subject {v} (to cause to undergo) | :: onderwerpen (aan) |
| subject clause {n} (clause which is the subject) | :: onderwerpszin {m} |
| subjective {adj} (based upon subjective feelings or intuition) | :: subjectief |
| subjectivism {n} | :: subjectivisme {n} |
| subjugate {v} (to forcibly impose obedience or servitude) | :: onderwerpen |
| subjunctive {n} (subjunctive mood) SEE: subjunctive mood | :: |
| subjunctive mode {n} (subjunctive mood) SEE: subjunctive mood | :: |
| subjunctive mood {n} (subjunctive mood) | :: aanvoegende wijs {m}, bijvoegende wijs {m}, conjunctief {m}, subjunctief {m} |
| sublimation {n} (phase transition) | :: vervluchtigen |
| Sublime Porte {prop} (Ottoman imperial government) | :: Hoge Porte, Sublieme Porte, Verhevene Porte, Porte |
| subliminal message {n} (message under normal perception) | :: subliminale reclame |
| sublunar {adj} (beneath the Moon) | :: ondermaans |
| submarine {adj} (undersea) | :: onderwater- |
| submarine {n} (undersea boat) | :: onderzeeër {m}, duikboot {m} |
| submerge {v} (to immerse (intransitive)) | :: afzinken |
| submersible {adj} (able to be submerged) | :: afzinkbaar |
| submission {n} (the thing which has been submitted) | :: inzending {f} |
| submissive {adj} (meekly obedient or passive) | :: onderdanig |
| submit {v} (yield or give way to another) | :: zich onderwerpen, toegeven |
| submit {v} (enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.) | :: voorleggen, verzenden, voordragen, indienen |
| subordinate {adj} (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) | :: ondergeschikt |
| subordinate {n} (one who is subordinate) | :: ondergeschikte {m} {f} |
| subordinate clause {n} (a clause that cannot stand alone) | :: bijzin {m} |
| subordinating conjunction {n} (a word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause) | :: onderschikkend voegwoord {n} |
| subpar {adj} (Of less than a traditional or accepted standard) | :: onder de maat |
| subpart {n} (part of a part) | :: onderdeel {n} |
| subpoena {n} (writ requiring someone to appear in court to give testimony) | :: dagvaarding {f} |
| subpoena {v} (to summon with a subpoena) | :: dagvaarden |
| subproduct {n} (byproduct) SEE: byproduct | :: |
| sub-Saharan {adj} (pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara) | :: Sub-saharaans |
| subscribe {v} (to sign up to receive a publication) | :: abonneren |
| Subscriber Identity Module {n} (component on a SIM card that stores information to identify a mobile phone user) | :: Simkaart |
| subscription {n} (access to a resource for a period of time) | :: abonnement {n} |
| subsequent {adj} (following in time) | :: volgend |
| subsequent {adj} (following in order of place) | :: volgend, subsequent {m} |
| subsequently {adv} (subsequently) | :: hierop, vervolgens |
| subset {n} (set whose elements are within another given set) | :: deelverzameling |
| subside {v} (to sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees) | :: bezinken |
| subside {v} (to fall downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink) | :: zakken, verlagen, dalen, zinken |
| subside {v} (to fall into a state of calm; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate) | :: kalmeren, milderen |
| subsidiary {n} (company owned by a parent company or a holding company) | :: dochterbedrijf {n}, filiaal {f} |
| subsidize {v} (assist by granting a subsidy) | :: subsidiëren |
| subsidy {n} (financial support) | :: subsidie {f} |
| subsistent {adj} (inherent) SEE: inherent | :: |
| subsonic {adj} ((of a speed) less than the speed of sound) | :: subsonisch |
| subspecies {n} (rank in the classification of organisms) | :: ondersoort |
| substance {n} (physical matter; material, see also: matter) | :: substantie {f} |
| substance {n} | :: substantie |
| substance abuse {n} (overindulgence in a drug) | :: drugsmisbruik {n} |
| substantial {adj} | :: substantieel |
| substantive {n} (noun) SEE: noun | :: |
| substantivise {v} (convert into or use as a noun) | :: substantiveren |
| substation {n} (electrical substation) | :: onderstation |
| substitute {v} (to use in place of something else) | :: vervangen, substitueren |
| substitute {n} (replacement or stand-in) | :: vervanger {m} , plaatsvervanger {m}, vervanging {f} |
| substitute {v} (to substitute) SEE: replace | :: |
| substitution {n} (substitute) SEE: substitute | :: |
| substrate {n} (an underlying layer; a substratum) | :: substraat |
| substratum {n} (a layer that lies underneath another) | :: laag , onderliggende reden , substraat |
| subsume {v} (to place under another as belonging to it) | :: onderbrengen, plaatsen in |
| subsume {v} (to consider an occurrence as part of a principle or rule) | :: veralgemenen, verenigen |
| subterfuge {n} (deception) | :: misleiding {f} |
| subterranean {adj} (below ground, under the earth, underground) | :: onderaards |
| subterraneous {adj} (subterranean) SEE: subterranean | :: |
| subtitle {n} (textual versions of the dialog in films) | :: ondertiteling |
| subtle {adj} (hard to grasp) | :: subtiel |
| subtle {adj} | :: subtiel |
| subtleness {n} (property of being subtle) | :: subtiliteit {f} |
| subtract {v} (to remove or reduce) | :: aftrekken, in mindering brengen |
| subtraction {n} (process) | :: aftrekken {n} |
| subtraction {n} (calculation) | :: aftrekking {f} |
| subtropical {adj} (further from the equator than the tropical regions) | :: subtropisch |
| suburb {n} (area on the periphery of a city or large town) | :: voorstad {m} {f}, buitenwijk {?} |
| suburb {n} (Australian, New Zealand English: any subdivision of a conurbation) | :: stadsdeel {n} |
| suburban {adj} (relating to outskirts of a city) | :: voorstedelijk |
| subvention {n} (subsidy) SEE: subsidy | :: |
| subversion {n} (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within) | :: omverwerping |
| subvert {v} (to overthrow) | :: omverwerpen |
| subvert {v} (to pervert the mind) | :: corrumperen |
| subvert {v} (to upturn convention by undermining it) | :: ondergraven |
| subvert {n} (advertisement created by subvertising) | :: protestreclame {f} |
| subvertisement {n} (piece of subvertising) SEE: subvert | :: |
| subway {n} (underground railway) | :: metro {m}, ondergrondse {f} |
| subway {n} (train of underground railway) | :: metro {m}, metrostel {n} |
| subway {n} (underground walkway) | :: voetgangerstunnel {m} |
| succeed {v} | :: navolgen , slagen , lukken |
| success {n} (achievement of one's aim or goal) | :: succes {n}, welgang {m}, goed gevolg {n} |
| successful {adj} (resulting in success) | :: succesvol, geslaagd, gelukt |
| successfully {adv} (in a successful manner) | :: met succes |
| succession {n} (following in sequence) | :: opeenvolging |
| succession {n} (sequence arranged in order) | :: opeenvolging |
| succession {n} (passing of royal power) | :: troonswisseling |
| successively {adv} (in a serial manner) | :: achtereenvolgens |
| successor {n} (person or thing that immediately follows another) | :: opvolger {m} |
| successor {n} | :: opvolger {m}, opvolgster {f} |
| succinct {adj} (brief and to the point) | :: bondig |
| succinct {adj} (compressed into a tiny area) | :: compact |
| succinctly {adv} (in a succinct manner) | :: bondig |
| succour {n} (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress) | :: assistentie, bijstand |
| succour {v} (to give aid, assistance, or help) | :: bijstand verlenen |
| succulent {adj} (juicy or lush) | :: sappig, succulent, saprijk |
| succulent {adj} (interesting or delectable) | :: sappig |
| succulent {adj} (botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water) | :: succulent, vetplant |
| succulent {n} (a succulent plant) | :: vetplant {f}, succulent {m} |
| such {determiner} (used to make a comparison with something implied by context) | :: zulk, zo'n |
| such {determiner} (used as an intensifier) | :: zo |
| such {determiner} | :: zulke , zo |
| such {pron} (previously described) | :: zulk |
| such as {prep} (for example) SEE: for example | :: |
| such is life {phrase} (used to express the acceptance of misfortune) | :: zo is het leven |
| suck {v} (to use the mouth to pull in (liquid etc)) | :: zuigen |
| suck {v} (colloquial: term of general disparagement) | :: klote zijn |
| suck {n} (sycophant) SEE: sycophant | :: |
| sucker {n} (lollipop) SEE: lollipop | :: |
| suckfest {n} (an event full of fellatio) | :: zuigfeest {n} |
| suck into {v} (cause someone to become slowly more and more involved in a business or situation that is often not to that person's liking) | :: inzuigen, ingezogen worden |
| suckling {n} (infant that is still breastfeeding) | :: zuigeling {m} |
| suckling pig {n} | :: speenvarken {n} |
| suck off {v} (to give a blowjob) | :: pijpen |
| suck up {v} (to adulate or flatter excessively) | :: slijmen |
| sucrose {n} (a disaccharide) | :: sacharose {f} {m} |
| suction cup {n} (cup using suction as an adhesive) | :: zuignap {m} |
| Sudan {prop} (Republic of Sudan) | :: Sudan, Soedan |
| Sudanese {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, the Sudanese people or the Sudanese language) | :: Soedanees |
| Sudanese {n} (person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent) | :: Soedanees {m}, Soedanese {f} |
| sudden {n} (surprise) SEE: surprise | :: |
| sudden {adj} (happening quickly and with little or no warning) | :: plotseling, plotselinge |
| suddenly {adv} (happening quickly and with little or no warning) | :: plotseling, plots, plotsklaps, ineens, pardoes |
| Sudeten {prop} (series of mountains) | :: Sudeten {p} |
| Sudetenland {prop} (region in Czechia) | :: Sudetenland {?}, Sudetenduitsland {?} |
| sudoku {n} (a puzzle using numbers) | :: sudoku {m} |
| sudorific {adj} (in a state of perspiration) SEE: sweaty | :: |
| suds {n} (lather, foam) | :: sop {n} |
| sue {v} (to file a legal action) | :: aanklagen |
| suet {n} (fat) | :: niervet {n} |
| suet cake {n} (nutritional supplement for birds) | :: vetbol |
| Suez Canal {prop} (canal) | :: Suezkanaal {n} |
| Suez Canal Zone {prop} (historical territory) | :: Suez-Kanaalzone |
| suffer {v} (undergo hardship) | :: lijden |
| suffer {v} (feel pain) | :: lijden |
| sufferer {n} (one who suffers) | :: lijder {m} |
| sufferer {n} (one who is afflicted) | :: lijder {m} |
| suffering {n} (condition) | :: lijden {n} |
| suffice {v} (be enough, sufficient, adequate) | :: genoeg zijn, volstaan, voldoen, toereiken |
| suffice {v} (satisfy) | :: voldoen (aan) |
| suffice {v} (furnish) | :: voorzien (van) |
| sufficient {adj} (adequate to wants) | :: voldoende |
| sufficient {determiner} (the smallest amount needed) | :: genoeg |
| suffix {n} (morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning) | :: achtervoegsel {n}, suffix {m}, aanhangsel {n} |
| suffocate {v} | :: verstikken |
| suffocation {n} (asphyxia) | :: verstikking {f} |
| suffuse {v} (to spread through or over something, especially as a liquid, colour or light) | :: bedekken, overgieten |
| Sufism {n} (Islamic mysticism) | :: soefisme {n} |
| sugar {n} (sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink) | :: suiker {m} |
| sugar {n} | :: suiker {m} |
| sugar apple {n} (sweetsop) | :: suikerappel, zoetzak, kaneelappel, schubappel |
| sugar beet {n} (type of beet) | :: suikerbiet {f} |
| sugar cane {n} (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) | :: suikerriet {n} |
| sugar cube {n} (sugar shaped in cubes) | :: suikerklontje |
| sugar-loaf {n} (conical block of sugar) | :: suikerbrood {n} |
| Sugarloaf Mountain {prop} (rocky peak in Rio de Janeiro) | :: Suikerbroodberg {m} |
| sugar substitute {n} (food additives) | :: zoetstof {f}, suikervervanger {m} |
| sugar-sweet {adj} (sweet like sugar) | :: suikerzoet |
| sugar water {n} (water sweetened with sugar) | :: suikerwater {n} |
| suggest {v} (to make one suppose) | :: doen vermoeden, suggereren |
| suggest {v} (to ask for without demanding) | :: voorstellen |
| suggest {v} (to recommend) | :: voorstellen |
| suggestible {adj} (susceptible to influence) | :: suggestibel |
| suggestion {n} (something suggested) | :: voorstel {n} |
| suggestive {adj} (tending to suggest) | :: suggestief |
| suicide {n} (instance of killing oneself) | :: zelfmoord {m}, zelfdoding {f} |
| suicide {n} (person who has killed himself/herself, is killing (is attempting/has attempted to kill) himself/herself) | :: zelfmoordenaar {m}, zelfmoordenaares {f}, zelfmoordenaarster {f} |
| suicide {adj} (to kill oneself intentionally) SEE: commit suicide | :: |
| suicide note {n} (message left by a suicide) | :: zelfmoordbrief {m} |
| suicide Tuesday {n} (midweek party drug hangover) | :: dinsdagdip {c} |
| sui generis {adj} (in a class of its own) | :: bijzonder, enig in zijn soort |
| suit {n} (set of clothes) | :: kostuum {n}, pak {n} |
| suit {n} (card games: set of cards distinguished by color and emblems) | :: kleur |
| suit {v} (to be appropriate or apt for) | :: passen bij |
| suit {n} (attempt to gain an end by legal process) SEE: lawsuit | :: |
| suit {n} (pursuit, chase) SEE: pursuit | :: |
| suit {n} (company of attendants or followers) SEE: retinue | :: |
| suitability {n} (quality of being suitable) | :: geschiktheid |
| suitable {adj} (appropriate to a certain occasion) | :: geschikt, passend |
| suitcase {n} (large piece of luggage) | :: valies {f}, koffer {c} |
| suite {n} (connected series or succession of objects) | :: reeks |
| suite {n} (group of connected rooms) | :: suite |
| suite {n} (selection of music from a larger work) | :: suite |
| suitor {n} (wooer) | :: huwelijkskandidaat {m} {f} |
| sulfate {n} (inorganic chemistry: any salt of sulfuric acid) | :: sulfaat {n} |
| sulfide {n} (any compound of sulfur and a metal or electropositive element or group) | :: sulfide {n} |
| sulfite {n} (salt of sulfurous acid) | :: sulfiet |
| sulfur {n} (element) | :: zwavel {m} |
| sulfur dioxide {n} (the compound SO2) | :: zwaveldioxide {n} |
| sulfuric acid {n} (H2SO4) | :: zwavelzuur {n} |
| sulfur mustard {n} (mustard gas) SEE: mustard gas | :: |
| sulk {v} (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) | :: sikkeneurig zijn, mokken, pruilen |
| sulky {adj} (gloomy) | :: nors, nukkig, pruilerig |
| sullen {adj} (sulky) SEE: sulky | :: |
| sullen {adj} (having a brooding ill temper) | :: gemelijk, nors |
| sullen {adj} (dismal) | :: somber |
| sullen {adj} (sluggish) | :: traag |
| sully {v} (to soil or stain) | :: bevuilen, bezoedelen |
| sully {v} (to corrupt or damage) | :: bevuilen, bezoedelen |
| sulphuric acid {n} (sulfuric acid) SEE: sulfuric acid | :: |
| sultan {n} (ruler) | :: sultan {m} |
| sultanate {n} (state ruled by a sultan) | :: sultanaat {n} |
| sultanic {adj} (of or relating to a sultan or a sultanate) | :: sultans- |
| sultry {adj} (hot and humid) | :: stikkend, zwoel |
| sultry {adj} (very hot and dry) | :: snikheet |
| sultry {adj} (sexually enthralling) | :: zwoel, sensueel |
| sum {n} (quantity obtained by addition or aggregation) | :: som {f} |
| sum {n} (arithmetic problem) | :: rekensom {f}, som {f} |
| sum {n} (quantity of money) | :: som {f} |
| sum {v} (to add together) | :: optellen, bijeentellen |
| sum {v} (give a summary of) SEE: summarize | :: |
| sum {n} (summary) SEE: summary | :: |
| sum {n} (summit) SEE: summit | :: |
| sumac {n} (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.) | :: sumak {m} |
| Sumatra {prop} (the largest island of Indonesia) | :: Sumatra |
| Sumatran tiger {n} (Sumatran tiger) | :: Sumatraanse tijger |
| Sumerian {n} (person) | :: Sumeriër |
| Sumerian {prop} (language) | :: Sumerisch |
| summa cum laude {adv} (with highest praise) | :: met de grootste onderscheiding |
| summarily {adv} (in a summary manner) | :: summier |
| summarily {adv} (briefly) | :: kortstondig |
| summarize {v} (to prepare a summary) | :: samenvatten, opsommen |
| summary {adj} | :: summier |
| summary {n} (condensed presentation) | :: samenvatting {f}, overzicht {n}, opsomming {f} |
| summer {n} (hottest season) | :: zomer {m} |
| summer time {n} (daylight saving time) SEE: daylight saving time | :: |
| summery {adj} (relating to the summer) | :: zomers |
| summit {n} (peak, top of mountain) | :: top {m}, bergtop {m}, piek {f}, spits {f} |
| summon {v} (to call people together) | :: bijeenroepen |
| summon {v} (to ask someone to come) | :: ontbieden, oproepen |
| summons {n} (call to do something, especially to come) | :: oproep {m} |
| sum up {v} (sum up) SEE: summarize | :: |
| sun {prop} (the star around which the Earth revolves, see also: Sun) | :: Zon {f} |
| sun {n} (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) | :: zon {f} |
| Sun {prop} (star) | :: Zon {c} |
| sunbathe {v} (to expose one's body to the sun) | :: zonnebaden, zonnen |
| sunbather {n} (person who basks in the sun to get a tan) | :: zonnebader {m}, zonnebaadster {f} |
| sunbeam {n} (narrow, intense ray of sunlight) | :: zonnestraal |
| Sundaland {prop} (biogeographical region of Southeastern Asia) | :: Soendaland {n} |
| Sundanese {prop} (ethnic group) | :: Soendanezen {p} |
| Sundanese {prop} (language) | :: Soendanees {n} |
| Sundanese {adj} (pertaining to the Sudanese people) | :: Soendanees |
| Sunda Strait {prop} (strait between Java and Sumatra) | :: Straat Soenda |
| Sunday {n} (day of the week) | :: zondag {m} |
| Sunday best {n} (person's finest clothing) | :: zondagse pak {n} |
| Sunday school {n} (religious school providing education on Sundays) | :: zondagsschool {m} {f} |
| sunder {v} (to break or separate or to break apart) | :: breken, uiteen drijven |
| sunder {v} (to part) | :: scheiden |
| sundew {n} (group of insectivorous plants) | :: zonnedauw {m} |
| sundial {n} (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) | :: zonnewijzer {m} |
| sun dog {n} (spot) | :: parhelium {n}, bijzon {f} |
| sundown {n} (sunset) SEE: sunset | :: |
| sunfish {n} (fish of the family Molidae) | :: klompvis, maanvis |
| sunflower {n} (flower) | :: zonnebloem {f} |
| sunflower oil {n} (vegetable oil) | :: zonnebloemolie {f} |
| sunflower seed {n} (seed of a sunflower) | :: zonnebloempit |
| sun gear {n} (gear wheel) | :: zonnewiel {n} |
| sunglasses {n} (tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun) | :: zonnebril |
| sungrebe {n} (Heliornis fulica) | :: kleine fuutkoet |
| sunlight {n} (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) | :: zonlicht |
| sunlounger {n} | :: ligbed {n} |
| sunny {adj} (weather, day) | :: zonnig |
| sunny {adj} (place) | :: zonnig |
| sunny {adj} (cheerful) | :: zonnig |
| sunny side up {adv} (type of fried egg) | :: spiegelei {n} |
| sunray {n} (sunbeam) SEE: sunbeam | :: |
| sunrise {n} (time of day) | :: zonsopgang {m}, zonsopkomst {f}, ochtendgloren {n} |
| sunrise {n} (sky changing color) | :: zonsopgang {m} |
| sunrise {n} | :: ochtendgloren |
| sunroof {n} (opening in a vehicle roof) | :: open dak {n} |
| sunset {n} (time of day) | :: zonsondergang {m} |
| sunset {n} (changes in color of sky at sunset) | :: zonsondergang {m} |
| sunshade {n} (something to keep the sun off) | :: zonnescherm {n} |
| sunshine {n} (direct rays of the sun) | :: zonneschijn {m} |
| sun shower {n} (rain shower) | :: zonneregen {m}, kermis in de hel {f}, duiveltjeskermis {f} |
| sun spurge {n} (Euphorbia helioscopia) | :: kroontjeskruid {n} |
| sunstroke {n} (heatstroke caused by an excessive exposure to the sun's rays) | :: zonneslag {m} |
| sunup {n} (time of day) SEE: sunrise | :: |
| sunup {n} (change in color of sky) SEE: sunrise | :: |
| sun worshipper {n} (worshipper of the Sun) | :: zonaanbidder {m} |
| sun worshipper {n} (sunbather) | :: zonaanbidder {m} |
| super {adj} (better than usual) | :: super |
| superannuated {adj} (obsolete, antiquated) | :: obsoleet,verouderd |
| superannuated {adj} (retired or discarded due to age) | :: gepensioneerd, afgedankt |
| superb {adj} (of the highest quality; exceptionally good) | :: eersteklas |
| supercentenarian {n} (Someone aged 110 years or more) | :: superoudere {m} {f} |
| supercilious {adj} (showing contemptuous indifference) | :: hooghartig, denigrerend, hautain, verwaand, hoogmoedig, aanmatigend, hoogneuzig, arrogant |
| supercilium {n} (arch of hair) SEE: eyebrow | :: |
| supercluster {n} (astronomy: extended group of galaxy clusters) | :: supercluster {m} {f} {n} |
| superconductivity {n} (property of a material whereby it has no resistance) | :: supergeleiding {f} |
| superconductor {n} (a substance) | :: supergeleider {m} |
| supercontinent {n} (very large continent in the Earth's past) | :: supercontinent {n}, oercontinent {n} |
| supercontinent {n} (one of modern landmasses) | :: supercontinent {n} |
| superessive case {n} (case used to indicate location on an object) | :: superessief {m} |
| superfast {adj} (extremely fast) | :: razendsnel |
| superfast {adv} (at extremely high speed) | :: razendsnel |
| superficial {adj} (shallow, lacking substance) | :: oppervlakkig |
| superficiality {n} (property of being superficial) | :: oppervlakkigheid {f} |
| superficially {adv} (in a superficial manner) | :: oppervlakkig |
| superfluous {adj} (excess of what is sufficient) | :: overtollig, overdadig, overvloedig |
| supergrid {n} (wide-area electrical transmission network) | :: supernet {n} |
| superhero {n} (a fictional crime-fighting character with superpowers) | :: superheld {m} |
| superhuman {adj} (beyond what is possible for a human being) | :: bovenmenselijk |
| superintendent {n} (a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something) | :: hoofdopzichter {m} |
| superintendent {n} (police officer ranking above inspector) | :: commissaris |
| superior {adj} (higher in rank or quality) | :: superieur |
| superior {n} (person of higher rank) | :: superieur, meerdere {m} {f} |
| superlative {n} (form of adjective expressing "most") | :: superlatief {m} |
| superlative {n} (adjective used to praise) | :: overtreffende trap |
| superlative {adj} (of or pertaining to a superlative) | :: overtreffende trap |
| superlative degree {n} ((grammar)) | :: overtreffende trap |
| supermajority {n} (qualified majority) SEE: qualified majority | :: |
| superman {n} (person of extraordinary or superhuman powers) | :: superman |
| supermarket {n} (store) | :: supermarkt {f} |
| supermarket {n} (chain of stores) | :: supermarktketen |
| supermodel {n} (famous fashion model) | :: supermodel |
| supermoon {n} (a full moon or new moon, when the Earth–Moon distance is in the lowest tenth of its range) | :: supermaan {f} |
| supernatural {adj} (above nature) | :: bovennatuurlijk |
| supernatural {adj} | :: bovennatuurlijk |
| supernova {n} (exploding star) | :: supernova |
| supernumerary {n} (extra or walk-on in a play or movie) SEE: walk-on | :: |
| superpower {n} (sovereign state) | :: grootmacht {m} {f}, supermacht {m} {f} |
| superpower {n} (fictional extraordinary ability) | :: superkracht {f} |
| supersaturation {n} (condition of a solution) | :: oververzadiging {f} |
| supersede {v} (set aside) | :: opzij zetten |
| supersede {v} (take the place of) | :: vervangen |
| supersede {v} (displace in favour of another) | :: verdringen |
| superstar {n} (very famous person) | :: superster {f} {m} |
| superstition {n} (a belief that events may be influenced by one's behaviour in some magical or mystical way) | :: bijgeloof {n} |
| superstitious {adj} (susceptible to superstitions) | :: bijgelovig |
| supertanker {n} (extremely large tanker) | :: mammoettanker {m} |
| supervise {v} (to oversee or direct) | :: toezien, besturen, aansturen |
| supervision {n} (the act or instance of supervising) | :: supervisie {f}, toezicht {n} |
| supervisor {n} (a person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group etc.) | :: toezichthouder {m}, leidinggevende |
| supine {adj} (lying on its back) | :: in rugligging |
| supine {adj} (reluctant to take action) | :: passief, lethargisch, onverschillig |
| supine {adj} (inclining or leaning backward) | :: geneigd |
| supine {n} (verbal noun) | :: supinum {n} |
| supper {n} (food before going to bed) | :: avondeten |
| supper {n} (dinner at night) | :: avondeten |
| supplant {v} (to take the place of, to replace) | :: verdringen, vervangen, opvolgen |
| supplement {n} (something added) | :: aanvulling {f}, supplement {n} |
| supplement {n} (extension to a document or publication) | :: aanvulling {f}, bijlage {m} {f}, errata {p} |
| supplement {n} (additional section of a newspaper) | :: supplement {n}, bijlage {m} {f} |
| supplement {n} (supplementary angle in geometry) | :: supplement {n} |
| supplement {n} (vitamin, herbal extract, or chemical compound) | :: voedingssupplement {f} |
| supplement {v} (to provide or make a supplement to) | :: aanvullen, suppleren |
| supplementary {adj} (additional) | :: aanvullend |
| suppleness {n} (the quality of being supple) | :: soepelheid {f}, lenigheid {f} |
| suppletion {n} ((grammar) the use of an unrelated word or phrase to supply inflected forms otherwise lacking) | :: suppletie {f} |
| supplier {n} (one who supplies, a provider) | :: leverancier {m} |
| supply {v} | :: leveren, aanleveren |
| supply {n} | :: toevoer {m}, levering {f} |
| supply and demand {n} (economic model of pricing) | :: vraag en aanbod |
| supply chain {n} (system of organisations, people, etc.) | :: productieketen {f} |
| supply-side economics {n} (branch of economics) | :: aanbodeconomie {f} |
| supply vessel {n} (ship used to transport supplies) | :: bevoorradingsschip |
| support {v} (to keep from falling) | :: steunen, ondersteunen |
| support {v} (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) | :: steunen |
| support {v} (to help, particularly financially) | :: steunen, ondersteunen |
| support {n} (something which supports) | :: steun, ondersteuning |
| support {n} (financial or other help) | :: steun, ondersteuning, bijstand |
| support {n} (answers and resolution of problems) | :: hulp, ondersteuning, advies |
| supporter {n} (animal or figure that supports a shield in a coat of arms) | :: schildhouder |
| suppose {v} (conclude; believe) | :: aannemen, veronderstellen, stellen |
| suppose {v} (theorize; hypothesize) | :: aannemen, vermoeden, veronderstellen |
| supposed {adj} (presumed to be true, but without proof) | :: vermeend |
| supposedly {adv} (as a matter of supposition) | :: verondersteld, vermeend |
| supposition {n} (assumption) | :: veronderstelling |
| supposititious {adj} (supposed or hypothetical) | :: hypothetisch |
| suppository {n} (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) | :: zetpil {f}, suppositoir {m}, suppo {m} |
| suppress {v} (to hold in place, to keep low) | :: onderdrukken |
| supremacy {n} (quality of being supreme) | :: suprematie {f} |
| supreme {adj} (dominant) | :: opperst, opperste, oppermachtige |
| supreme court {n} (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) | :: hooggerechtshof {n} |
| Supreme Leader {n} (head of state of Iran) | :: hoogste leider {m} |
| supremely {adv} (to the highest degree) | :: uiterst, hoogst |
| Supreme Soviet {prop} (Soviet parliament) | :: Opperste Sovjet |
| sura {n} (chapter of the Qur'an) | :: soera {f} {m} |
| surcharge {n} | :: toeslag |
| sure {adj} (certain, reliable) | :: zeker |
| sure {adj} (certain in one's knowledge or belief) | :: zeker |
| surefooted {adj} (walking steadily) | :: vastvoetig |
| surefooted {adj} (confident) | :: zelfzeker, zelfverzekerd |
| surely {adv} (certainly, undoubtedly) | :: zeker, vast, zeker weten |
| surety {n} (certainty) SEE: certainty | :: |
| surety {n} (law: promise to pay on behalf of another) | :: borgtocht |
| surety {n} (law: one who undertakes such promise) | :: borg {m}, borgsteller {m} |
| suretyship {n} (agreement) | :: borgtocht {f} |
| surf {n} (waves that break) | :: branding |
| surf {v} (to ride a wave) | :: surfen |
| surf {v} (to browse the Internet) | :: surfen |
| surface {n} (up-side of a flat object) | :: oppervlakte, oppervlak |
| surface {v} (to rise to the surface) | :: opduiken, boven water komen, aan de oppervlakte brengen |
| surface of revolution {n} | :: omwentelingslichaam {n} |
| surface tension {n} (the effect on the surface of a liquid) | :: oppervlaktespanning {f} |
| surfboard {n} (a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves) | :: surfplank |
| surfeit {n} (an excessive amount of something) | :: overdaad {f}, overvloed {m} |
| surfer {n} (person who surfs the Internet) | :: surfer, internetter |
| surform {n} (A tool with which one forms a surface) | :: Shaafrasp {f} |
| surge {n} (sudden transient rush or flood) | :: golf {m}, stortzee {f} |
| surgeon {n} (doctor who performs surgery) | :: chirurg |
| surgeonfish {n} (any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Acanthuridae) | :: doktersvis {m} |
| surgery {n} (procedure involving major incisions) | :: operatie {f} |
| surgery {n} (medical specialty) | :: heelkunde {f}, chirurgie {f} |
| surgery {n} (room or department where surgery is performed) | :: operatiekamer {c} |
| surgery {n} (doctor's consulting room) | :: spreekkamer |
| surgical mask {n} (mask worn to catch bacteria) | :: mondkapje {n}, mondkap {f}, mondmasker {n} |
| Suriname {prop} (country) | :: Suriname {n} |
| Surinamese {n} (person from Suriname) | :: Surinamer {m}, Surinaamse {f} |
| Surinamese {adj} (of, from or pertaining to Suriname) | :: Surinaams |
| surjective {adj} (of, relating, or being a surjection) | :: surjectief |
| surly {adj} (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) | :: knorrig, bars, onbeleefd |
| surly {adj} (threatening, menacing, gloomy) | :: bedreigend, bars, mistroostig |
| surly {adj} ((obsolete) lordly, arrogant, supercilious) | :: arrogant, bazig |
| surmise {n} (thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence) | :: vermoeden {n} |
| surmise {v} (to imagine or suspect) | :: gissen, vermoeden |
| surmount {v} (to get over; to overcome) | :: overwinnen |
| surname {n} (name that indicates family) | :: achternaam {m}, familienaam {m} |
| surpass {v} (to exceed) | :: overstijgen, overtreffen |
| surplice {n} (liturgical vestment) | :: superplie {n} |
| surplus {n} (excess, overplus) | :: overschot {n} |
| surplus value {n} | :: meerwaarde {f} |
| surprise {n} (something not expected) | :: verrassing {f} |
| surprise {n} (attributively: that is unexpected) | :: verrassings- |
| surprise {n} (feeling that something unexpected has happened) | :: verrassing {f}, verbazing {f}, verbijstering |
| surprise {v} (cause (someone) to feel surprise) | :: verbazen, verrassen, verbijsteren |
| surprise {v} (do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise) | :: verrassen |
| surprised {adj} (caused to feel surprise) | :: verbaasd |
| surprising {adj} (that is or are a surprise) | :: verrassend |
| surprisingly {adv} (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) | :: verrassend |
| surreal {adj} (having the intense reality of a dream) | :: surreëel, bovenwerkelijk |
| surrealism {n} (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) | :: Surrealisme {n} |
| surrealistic {adj} (surreal) | :: surrealistisch |
| surrender {v} | :: zich overgeven |
| surrender {n} (an act of surrendering) | :: overgave {f} |
| surreptitious {adj} (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) | :: heimelijk, verdoken |
| surreptitiously {adv} (in a surreptitious manner) | :: clandestien |
| surrogacy {n} (surrogate motherhood) | :: draagmoederschap {f} |
| surrogate {n} (substitute) | :: vervanger {m}, plaatsvervanger {m}, surrogaat {n} |
| surrogate mother {n} (woman who gives birth to a child not her own) | :: plaatsvervangende moeder {f} |
| surround {v} (to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions) | :: omgeven, omringen, omcirkelen, omsingelen, insluiten |
| surround {v} (to enclose to prevent escape) | :: omringen, omcirkelen, omsluiten, omsingelen, insluiten |
| surround {v} (surround, fence in) SEE: enclose | :: |
| surrounding {adj} (which surrounds something) | :: omliggend |
| surroundings {n} (area surrounding someone or something) | :: omgeving {f} |
| survey {n} (an examination) | :: enquête, inspectie, onderzoek, rapport |
| survey {v} (to inspect; to examine) | :: onderzoeken, rapporteren |
| survival {n} (continued existence or life) | :: overleven {n}, overleving {f} |
| survive {v} (person: continue to live) | :: overleven |
| survive {v} (object, concept: continue to exist) | :: overleven |
| survive {v} (live longer than) | :: overleven |
| survive {v} (live past a life-threatening event) | :: overleven |
| survivor {n} (one who survives) | :: overlevende {c} |
| survivor {n} (person who is able to endure hardship) | :: overlever {c} |
| survivor {n} (one who knew a specific decedent) | :: nabestaande {c} |
| susceptibility {n} (the condition of being susceptible) | :: vatbaarheid |
| susceptibility {n} (emotional sensitivity) | :: lichtgeraaktheid {f}, gevoeligheid {f} |
| susceptibility {n} (electric susceptibility) | :: susceptibiliteit, elektrische susceptibiliteit |
| susceptible {adj} (likely to be affected by) | :: vatbaar |
| susceptible {adj} (especially sensitive) | :: vatbaar |
| sushi {n} (Japanese dish) | :: sushi |
| suspect {v} (distrust, have doubts about) | :: wantrouwen, twijfelen aan, betwijfelen |
| suspect {v} (believe to be guilty) | :: verdenken |
| suspect {v} (have suspicion) | :: iets verdacht vinden |
| suspect {n} (person suspected of something) | :: verdachte {m} {f} |
| suspend {v} (To halt temporarily) | :: schorsen |
| suspend {v} (To hang freely) | :: ophangen |
| suspend {v} (To create a suspension) | :: suspenderen |
| suspend {v} (To discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event) | :: afbreken, stopzetten, afgelasten, onderbreken |
| suspended animation {n} (temporary cessation of breathing resembling death) | :: schijndood {m} |
| suspended cymbal {n} (cymbal that is suspended horizontally) | :: hangend bekken |
| suspended sentence {n} (type of sentence) | :: voorwaardelijke straf {f} , straf met uitstel {f} |
| suspender {n} (an item used hold up trousers) | :: bretel {f} |
| suspenders {n} (trouser supporter) SEE: suspender | :: |
| suspenders {n} (stocking supporter) SEE: garter | :: |
| suspension {n} (state of a solid when mixed with, but not dissolved in a fluid) | :: suspensie |
| suspension {n} (music: prolonging of one or more tones of a chord into the chord which follows) | :: voorhouding {f} |
| suspension bridge {n} (bridge where the deck or roadway is suspended from cables) | :: hangbrug {f} |
| suspicion {n} (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) | :: verdenking {f} |
| suspicion {n} | :: verdenking |
| suspicious {adj} (distrustful) | :: achterdochtig |
| suspicious {adj} | :: wantrouwend |
| suspiciously {adv} (In a manner suggesting suspicion) | :: wantrouwig |
| suspiciously {adv} (in a manner suggesting guilt) | :: verdacht |
| suspiciously {adv} (to a degree that makes one suspect something) | :: verdacht |
| sustain {v} (to maintain something) | :: in stand houden |
| sustain {v} (to provide for or nourish something) | :: onderhouden |
| sustainability {n} (ecological sense) | :: duurzaamheid |
| sustainability {n} | :: duurzaamheid |
| sustainable {adj} (able to be sustained: environmental term) | :: duurzaam, verantwoord, verantwoord |
| sustainable {adj} | :: vernieuwbaar, toelaatbaar, duurzaam |
| sustainable development {n} (development seeking to economic growth while ensuring future generations' ability to do the same, by not exceeding natural regenerative capacity) | :: duurzame ontwikkeling {f} |
| sutler {n} (a person who follows an army, selling provisions) | :: zoetelaar {m}, zoetelaarster {f}, marketenter {m}, marketentster {f} |
| suture {n} (seam) | :: naad {m}, hechting {f} (of skin) |
| suture {v} (to sew up or join by means of a suture) | :: hechten |
| Svalbard {prop} (islands north east of Greenland) | :: Spitsbergen |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands {prop} (two distinct dependencies of Norway) | :: Svalbard en Jan Mayen |
| swab {n} (a small piece of soft, absorbent material) | :: watje, prop |
| swab {n} (A sample taken with a swab) | :: uitstrijkje |
| swab {n} (A piece of material used for cleaning or sampling other items like musical instruments or guns) | :: poetsvod,doekje |
| swab {n} (A mop, especially on a ship) | :: zwabber |
| swab {n} (A sailor) | :: koopvaardijmatroos |
| swab {v} (To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab) | :: zwabberen, dweilen |
| Swabia {prop} (historical region of Germany) | :: Zwaben |
| Swabian {adj} (of or pertaining to Swabia) SEE: Swabish | :: |
| Swabian {adj} (of or pertaining to a Swabian, Swabians) SEE: Swabish | :: |
| Swabian {adj} (of or pertaining to the Swabian dialect) SEE: Swabish | :: |
| Swabian {prop} (dialect) SEE: Swabish | :: |
| Swabian {n} (person) SEE: Swabish | :: |
| Swabian Turkey {prop} (region) | :: Zwabisch Turkije |
| Swabish {adj} (of or pertaining to the Swabian dialect) | :: Zwabisch |
| swaddle {v} (to bind a baby) | :: bakeren, inbakeren, wikkelen, inwikkelen |
| swage {n} (tool used by blacksmiths and other metalworkers for cold shaping of a metal item) | :: sneedhamer {m} |
| Swahili {n} (language) | :: Swahili |
| Swainson's hawk {n} (Buteo swainsoni) | :: prairiebuizerd {m} |
| swallow {v} (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) | :: slikken, doorslikken |
| swallow {v} (to believe or accept) | :: slikken |
| swallow {n} (amount swallowed) | :: slok |
| swallow {n} (bird) | :: zwaluw {f} |
| swallowtail {n} (tail of a swallow) | :: zwaluwstaart {m} |
| swallowtail {n} (tailcoat) | :: rokkostuum {n}, rok {m} |
| swallowtail {n} (butterfly) | :: page {m} |
| swamp {n} (type of wetland) | :: moeras {n}, broek {n}, zomp {m}, zwamp {m}, moer {n} |
| swamp ass {n} (warm and moist anal region) | :: zweetreet {f} |
| swan {n} (waterfowl of the genus Cygnus) | :: zwaan {f} {m} |
| swan song {n} (a final performance) | :: zwanenzang {m} |
| swap {v} (exchange or give (something) in exchange for) | :: ruilen, wisselen |
| swap {n} (exchange) | :: ruil {m} |
| swarm {n} (large number of insects) | :: zwerm |
| swarm {n} (a mass of people or animals in turmoil) | :: menigte, massa |
| swarm {v} (to teem, or be overrun with insects) | :: zwermen |
| swarthy {adj} (dark) SEE: dark | :: |
| swarthy {adj} (dark-skinned) SEE: dark-skinned | :: |
| swashbuckling {adj} (adventurous) | :: opwindend, avontuurlijk |
| swastika {n} (a cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle) | :: hakenkruis {n}, swastika {f} |
| swath {n} (The track cut out by a scythe in mowing) | :: zwad {n}, zwade {f} {n} |
| swathe {n} (swath) SEE: swath | :: |
| sway {v} (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock) | :: zwaaien |
| Swazi {prop} (Bantu language) | :: Swazi |
| Swaziland {prop} (Kingdom of Swaziland, see also: eSwatini) | :: Swaziland |
| swear {v} (to take an oath) | :: zweren, een eed afleggen |
| swear {v} (to curse, to use offensive language) | :: vloeken, schelden |
| swear word {n} (impolite or offensive taboo word) | :: vloek {m}, scheldwoord {n}, krachtterm, verwensing |
| swear word {n} | :: eed {n} |
| sweat {n} (fluid that exits the body through pores) | :: zweet {n}, transpiratievocht {n} |
| sweat {v} (to emit sweat) | :: zweten, transpireren |
| sweat {v} (informal: to work hard) | :: zwoegen |
| sweat {v} (informal: to worry) | :: zich zorgen maken |
| sweat {v} (to emit in the manner of sweat) | :: zweten |
| sweat bullets {v} (sweat profusely) | :: peentjes zweten |
| sweater {n} (similar garment worn for warmth) | :: trui {m} {f} |
| sweat gland {n} (exocrine gland) | :: zweetklier {f} {m} |
| sweating {n} (bodily process) | :: zweet |
| sweat like a pig {v} (sweat profusely) | :: zweten als een otter |
| sweatpants {n} (cotton trousers) | :: joggingbroek |
| sweaty {adj} (covered in sweat) | :: bezweet |
| swede {n} (turnip) SEE: turnip | :: |
| swede {n} (yellow root of Brassica napus) SEE: rutabaga | :: |
| swede {n} (plant) SEE: rutabaga | :: |
| Swede {n} (person from Sweden or of Swedish descent) | :: Zweed {m}, Zweedse {f} |
| Sweden {prop} (Scandinavian country) | :: Zweden {n} |
| Swedenborgianism {n} (Christian denomination influenced by Swedenborg) | :: Swedenborgianisme {n} |
| Swedish {prop} (language) | :: Zweeds {n} |
| Swedish {adj} (of or pertaining to Sweden) | :: Zweeds, Zweedse |
| Swedish {adj} (of or pertaining to the Swedish language) | :: Zweeds |
| Swedish massage {n} (style of massage) | :: Zweedse massage |
| Swedish turnip {n} (Brassica napus var. napobrassica) SEE: rutabaga | :: |
| Swedophone {adj} (Swedish-speaking) | :: Zweedstalig |
| sweep {v} (to clean using a broom or brush) | :: vegen |
| sweep {v} (to search methodically) | :: doorzoeken |
| sweep {v} | :: vegen |
| sweep {n} (chimney sweep) SEE: chimney sweep | :: |
| sweep something under the rug {v} (to conceal a problem expediently) | :: iets onder het tapijt vegen |
| sweepstake {n} (lottery) | :: loterij {f} |
| sweet {adj} (having a pleasant taste) | :: zoet |
| sweet {adj} (having a taste of sugar) | :: zoet |
| sweet {adj} (containing a sweetening ingredient) | :: zoet |
| sweet {adj} (not having a salty taste) | :: zoet |
| sweet {adj} (having a pleasant smell) | :: zoet |
| sweet {adj} (having a pleasing disposition) | :: lief, vriendelijk, schattig |
| sweet {adj} (having a helpful disposition) | :: lief, schattig |
| sweet {n} (sugary confection) | :: snoep {m} {n}, snoepje {n} |
| sweet {n} (food eaten for dessert) SEE: dessert | :: |
| sweet {n} (basic taste sensation induced by sugar) SEE: sweetness | :: |
| sweet-and-sour {adj} (between sweet and sour taste) | :: zoetzuur |
| sweetbread {n} (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food) | :: zwezerik {m} |
| sweet corn {n} (corn suitable for eating by humans) | :: suikermais |
| sweet dreams {phrase} (sweet dreams) | :: slaap zacht |
| sweeten {v} (to make sweet to the taste) | :: zoeten |
| sweetener {n} (food additive) | :: zoetstof |
| sweetheart {n} (darling) SEE: darling | :: |
| sweetie {n} (type of fruit) | :: sweetie |
| sweetmeat {n} (sweet delicacy) | :: zoetigheid, suikerwaren {p} |
| sweetness {n} (condition of being sweet or sugary) | :: zoetheid {f} |
| sweetness {n} (pleasant disposition) | :: zoetheid {f} |
| sweet pea {n} (flowering plant) | :: pronkerwt {f}, reukerwt {f}, welriekende lathyrus {m} |
| sweet pepper {n} (fruit) SEE: bell pepper | :: |
| sweet potato {n} (yam) SEE: yam | :: |
| sweet potato {n} (ocarina) SEE: ocarina | :: |
| sweet potato {n} (vine) | :: zoete aardappel {m} |
| sweet potato {n} (tuber) | :: zoete aardappel, bataat |
| sweets {n} (confectionery, candy) | :: snoep, snoepgoed |
| sweetshop {n} (shop selling predominantly confectionery) | :: snoepwinkel {m} |
| sweetsop {n} (sugar apple) SEE: sugar apple | :: |
| sweet spot {n} (place which is optimum for a certain action to occur) | :: optimale plek {f} |
| sweet tooth {n} (a liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets) | :: voorliefde voor zoet {f} |
| sweet tooth {n} (someone with a liking for sweet foods) | :: liefhebber van zoet {m} {f} |
| sweetwater {n} (fresh water) SEE: fresh water | :: |
| sweet woodruff {n} (Asperula odorata) | :: lievevrouwebedstro {n} |
| swell {v} (intransitive: to become bigger, especially due to being engorged) | :: zwellen, opzwellen, aanzwellen |
| swell {n} (series of waves, lasting after the wind has ceased) | :: deining {f} |
| swell {adj} (excellent, see also: excellent) | :: geweldig, mieters |
| swelled {v} (Simple past tense and past participle of swell) | :: (past tense) zwol, zwollen (past participle) gezwollen |
| sweltering {adj} (hot and humid) | :: bloedheet |
| swerve {v} (to wander from a line, rule or duty) | :: zwerven |
| swidden {n} (area cleared and burnt for cultivation) | :: swidden |
| swig {v} (to drink (usually by gulping)) | :: zuipen |
| swill {n} (mixture of solid and liquid food scraps) | :: slobber {m} |
| swill {n} (any disgusting or distasteful liquid) | :: bocht |
| swim {v} (move through water) | :: zwemmen |
| swim {n} (act or instance of swimming) | :: zwemmen {n} |
| swim bladder {n} (fish organ) | :: zwemblaas {f} |
| swim cap {n} (cap worn by swimmers) | :: badmuts {f} |
| swimmer {n} (one who swims) | :: zwemmer {m} |
| swimming {n} (human activity of moving oneself through water) | :: zwemmen |
| swimming costume {n} (garment for swimming) SEE: swimsuit | :: |
| swimming goggles {n} (goggles for protecting the eyes in the water) | :: zwembril {m} |
| swimming pool {n} (pool for swimming) | :: zwembassin {n}, zwemdok {n} |
| swimming pool {n} (indoor facility for swimming) | :: zwembad {n} |
| swimming trunks {n} (a pair of shorts or briefs worn for swimming or bathing) | :: zwembroek {f} |
| swimmist {n} (swimmer) SEE: swimmer | :: |
| swimsuit {n} | :: badpak {n} |
| swimwear {n} (clothing for swimming) SEE: swimsuit | :: |
| swindle {v} (to defraud someone) | :: oplichten, zwendelen |
| swindle {v} (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) | :: frauderen |
| swindle {n} (an instance of swindling) | :: zwendel {m} |
| swindler {n} (person who swindles, cheats or defrauds) | :: zwendelaar {m}, zwendelaarster {f} |
| swine {n} (pig) SEE: pig | :: |
| swine {n} (contemptible person) | :: smeerlap {m} |
| swine fever {n} (pathology) | :: varkenspest {m} {f} |
| swine flu {n} (influenza caused by orthomyxoviruses) | :: varkensgriep {c} |
| swine influenza {n} (swine flu) SEE: swine flu | :: |
| swing {v} (to rotate about an off-centre fixed point) | :: zwaaien, zwenken, zwieren |
| swing {v} (to dance) | :: swingen |
| swing {v} (to ride on a swing) | :: schommelen |
| swing {v} (to participate in swinging lifestyle) | :: aan partnerruil doen, swingen |
| swing {v} (to fluctuate or change) | :: schommelen |
| swing {v} | :: schommelen, zwaaien |
| swing {n} (hanging seat) | :: schommel {m} |
| swing {n} (dance style) | :: swing {m} |
| swing {n} (type of hook in boxing) | :: uithaal {m}, zwaai {m} |
| swipe {v} (to snatch) | :: jatten |
| swirl {n} (whirling eddy) | :: draaikolk |
| Swiss {adj} (of or pertaining to Switzerland) | :: Zwitsers |
| Swiss {adj} (of or pertaining to the Swiss people) | :: Zwitsers |
| Swiss {adj} (of or pertaining to Swiss language(s) or Swiss dialect(s)) | :: Zwitsers |
| Swiss {n} (Swiss person) | :: Zwitser {m}, Zwitserse {f} |
| Swiss Army knife {n} (type of pocket knife) | :: Zwitsers zakmes {n} |
| Swiss chard {n} (chard) SEE: chard | :: |
| Swiss Confederation {prop} (Official name of Switzerland) | :: Zwitserse Bondsstaat {m}, Zwitsers Eedgenootschap {n}, Zwitserse Confederatie {f} |
| Swiss franc {n} (currency of Switzerland) | :: Zwitserse frank |
| Swiss German {n} (Alemannic German spoken in Switzerland) | :: Zwitserduits {n} |
| switch {n} (device to turn electric current on and off) | :: schakelaar {m} |
| switch {n} (movable section of railroad track) | :: wissel |
| switch {n} (thin rod used as a whip) | :: spitsroede, twijg {f} |
| switchblade {n} (a folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed) | :: stiletto {m} |
| switch off {v} (turn switch to off position) | :: uitzetten, uitschakelen |
| switch on {v} (to turn a switch to the "on" position) | :: aanzetten, inschakelen |
| Switzerland {prop} (sovereign country) | :: Zwitserland |
| swivel {n} (piece to permit rotation) | :: wartel |
| swivel chair {n} | :: draaistoel {m}, bureaustoel {m} |
| swole {adj} (upset) SEE: upset | :: |
| swole {adj} (having large, well-developed muscles) SEE: muscular | :: |
| swoon {n} (infatuation) SEE: infatuation | :: |
| swoon {n} (a faint) | :: bezwijming |
| swoon {v} (to faint) | :: flauwvallen, bezwijmen |
| swoon {v} (to be overwhelmed by emotion) | :: zwijmelen |
| swoop {v} | :: (verb) met een forse beweging de hoogte ingaan, |
| swoop {n} (an instance, or the act of suddenly plunging downwards) | :: duikvlucht {c} |
| sword {n} (weapon) | :: zwaard {n} |
| swordfish {n} (Xiphias gladius) | :: zwaardvis {m} |
| swordman {n} (swordsman) SEE: swordsman | :: |
| sword of Damocles {n} (thing or situation which causes a prolonged state of impending doom or misfortune) | :: zwaard van Damocles {n} |
| swordsman {n} (a person skilled at using swords) | :: zwaardvechter {m} |
| swordsman {n} (a person who fights with a sword) | :: zwaardvechter {m} |
| sword swallower {n} (person who swallows swords) | :: zwaardslikker {m} |
| swot {v} (study hard) | :: blokken |
| swot {n} (one who swots) | :: blokker {m} |
| swot {n} (vigorous study) | :: blok {m} |
| swung {v} (Simple past tense and past participle of swing) | :: (past tense) schommelde, schommelden (past participle) geschommeld |
| swung dash {n} (symbol) | :: golfstreep {f} |
| sybarite {n} (person devoted to pleasure and luxury) | :: wellusteling, sensualist {m}, sybariet {m}, priaap {m}, sater {m} |
| sycamore {n} (sycamore maple) SEE: sycamore maple | :: |
| sycamore maple {n} (Acer pseudoplatanus) | :: gewone esdoorn |
| sycophancy {n} (fawning behavior of a sycophant; servile flattery) | :: pluimstrijkerij, vleierij |
| sycophant {n} (one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.) | :: gatlikker, kontlikker, kruiper, pluimstrijker, bruinwerker, vleier |
| sycophantic {adj} (obsequious, flattering, toadying) | :: pluimstrijkend, kruiperig, vleierig |
| syenite {n} (obsolete: granite) SEE: granite | :: |
| syllable {n} (unit of speech) | :: lettergreep {f}, syllabe {f} |
| syllabus {n} (summary of topics) | :: syllabus {m}, reader {m} |
| syllogism {n} (inference from premises) | :: syllogisme {n}, sluitrede {f} |
| symbiosis {n} (relationship of mutual benefit) | :: symbiose {f} |
| symbol {n} (character or glyph) | :: symbool |
| symbol {n} (object meant to represent another) | :: symbool |
| symbol {v} (symbolize) SEE: symbolize | :: |
| symbolic {adj} (pertaining to a symbol) | :: symbolisch |
| symbolically {adv} (in a symbolic manner) | :: symbolisch |
| symbolism {n} (representation of a concept) | :: symbolisme {n} |
| symbolize {v} (To be symbolic of; to represent) | :: symboliseren |
| symmetry {n} (correspondence on either side of a dividing line, plane, center or axis) | :: symmetrie {c} |
| sympathetic {adj} (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) | :: sympathiek |
| sympathetic nervous system {n} (sympathetic nervous system) | :: orthosympatisch zenuwstelsel |
| sympathy {n} | :: medelijden |
| sympatric {adj} (occurring in the same territory) | :: sympatrische |
| symphonic {adj} (characteristic of a symphony) | :: symfonisch |
| symphony {n} (piece of orchestral music) | :: symfonie {f} |
| symphony orchestra {n} (large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music) | :: symfonieorkest {n} |
| symposium {n} (conference) | :: symposium {n} |
| symptom {n} (something that indicates a disease or disorder) | :: symptoom |
| symptom {n} (figuratively: indicator of something) | :: symptoom {n}, verschijnsel {n} |
| symptomatic {adj} (showing symptoms) | :: symptomatisch |
| symptomatic {adj} (relating to a symptom) | :: symptomatisch |
| synagogue {n} (Jewish place of worship) | :: synagoge {f} |
| synagogue {n} | :: synagoge |
| synagogue-goer {n} (one who (regularly) attends a synagogue) | :: synagogeganger {m} |
| synapse {n} (junction between neurons) | :: synaps {m} |
| sync {v} (synchronize) SEE: synchronize | :: |
| synchronised swimming {n} (swimming event) | :: synchroonzwemmen |
| synchronize {v} (cause two events to have coordinated timing) | :: synchroniseren |
| synchronous {adj} (at the same time) | :: synchroon |
| synclinal {n} (synclinal fold) | :: syncline |
| syncline {n} (concave upward fold) SEE: synclinal | :: |
| syndrome {n} (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) | :: syndroom {n} |
| synecdoche {n} (figure of speech that uses the name of a part of something to represent the whole) | :: synecdoche {f} |
| synergy {n} (behavior of a system that cannot be predicted by the behavior of its parts) | :: synergie {f} |
| synergy {n} (medicine: combined action) | :: synergie {f} |
| synergy {n} (benefits from combining different groups, people, objects or processes) | :: synergie {f} |
| synod {n} (ecclesiastic council or meeting) | :: synode {f} |
| synonym {n} (word with same meaning as another) | :: synoniem {n}, evenwoord {n} |
| synonym {n} (in zoological nomenclature) | :: synoniem {n} |
| synonym {n} (in botanical nomenclature) | :: synoniem {n} |
| synonymous {adj} (having a similar meaning) | :: synoniem, evenwoordig |
| synonymous {adj} (of, or being a synonym) | :: evenwoordig, synoniem |
| synopsis {n} (brief summary) | :: samenvatting {f}, synopsis {f} |
| syntactic {adj} (of, related to or connected with syntax) | :: syntactisch |
| syntactic salt {n} | :: syntactisch zout {n} |
| syntactic sugar {n} | :: syntactische suiker {m} |
| syntax {n} (study of the structure of phrases and sentences) | :: zinsleer {f}, syntaxis {f} |
| syntaxis {n} (syntax) SEE: syntax | :: |
| synthesize {v} (To combine things to produce a new, more complex product) | :: synthetiseren |
| synthesizer {n} (music: an electronic keyboard instrument) | :: synthesizer {m} |
| synthetic {adj} (of, or relating to synthesis) | :: synthetisch |
| synthetic {adj} (produced by chemical synthesis) | :: synthetisch |
| synthetic {adj} (artificial, not genuine) | :: synthetisch |
| syphilis {n} (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) | :: syfilis {f} |
| Syracuse {prop} (city in New York state) | :: Syracuse |
| Syria {prop} (country in the Middle East) | :: Syrië |
| Syrian Arab Republic {prop} (official name of Syria) | :: Arabische Republiek Syrië {f} |
| syringe {n} (hypodermic syringe) | :: injectiespuit {c}, spuit {c} |
| syrup {n} (thick liquid that has a high sugar content) | :: siroop {m} |
| system {n} (collection of organized things; whole composed of relationships among its members) | :: systeem {n}, stelsel {n} |
| systematic {adj} (carried out using a planned, ordered procedure) | :: stelselmatig, systematisch |
| systematic {adj} (methodical, regular and orderly) | :: systematisch, stelselmatig |
| systemic circulation {n} (part of blood circulation) | :: grote bloedsomloop {m} |
| systems analyst {n} (person) | :: systeemanalist {m}, systeemanaliste {f} |
| systems engineering {n} (interdisciplinary field of engineering) | :: systeemkunde, systeemleer |
| systole {n} (contraction of the heart) | :: systole {f} |
| syzygy {n} (astronomical conjunction) | :: syzygie {f} |
| syzygy {n} | :: conjunctie {f}, samenstand {m} |