| Vé {prop} (Norse mythological figure) | :: Vé |
| vacancy {n} (unoccupied position) | :: vacature {f} |
| vacant {adj} (not occupied) | :: leeg |
| vacation {n} (holiday, period of leisure time) | :: vakantie {f} |
| vacation {v} (to spend or take a vacation) | :: op vakantie gaan |
| vacationer {n} (someone who is on vacation) SEE: holiday-maker | :: |
| vaccinate {v} (treat with a vaccine) | :: inenten |
| vaccination {n} (inoculation with a vaccine) | :: vaccinatie {f}, inenting {f} |
| vaccination mark {n} (a scar left on the skin by vaccination) | :: vaccinatielitteken |
| vaccine {n} (substance meant to stimulate production of antibodies) | :: vaccin {n}, entstof {f} |
| vacillate {v} (to sway unsteadily from one side to the other) | :: wankelen |
| vacillate {v} (to swing from one course of action or opinion to another) | :: weifelen |
| vacuüm {n} (vacuum) SEE: vacuum | :: |
| vacuole {n} (large membrane-bound vesicle) | :: vacuole {f} |
| vacuous {adj} (lacking meaningful content) | :: nietszeggend |
| vacuum {n} (region of space that contains no matter) | :: vacuüm {n} |
| vacuum {v} (transitive: to clean with a vacuum cleaner) | :: stofzuigen |
| vacuum {v} (intransitive: to use a vacuum cleaner) | :: stofzuigen |
| vacuum {n} (vacuum cleaner) SEE: vacuum cleaner | :: |
| vacuum-clean {v} (to clean with a vacuum cleaner) | :: stofzuigen |
| vacuum cleaner {n} (machine for cleaning) | :: stofzuiger {m} |
| vacuum tube {n} (electrical device) | :: elektronenbuis {c}, radiobuis {c}, vacuümbuis {c} |
| vagabond {n} (a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time) | :: vagebond {m}, zwerver {m} |
| vagabond {n} (a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person) | :: vagebond {m}, zwerver {m} |
| vagary {n} (An erratic, unpredictable occurrence or action) | :: wispelturigheid |
| vagary {n} (An impulsive or illogical desire; a caprice) | :: gril,nuk |
| vagina {n} (anatomical sense) | :: vagina {f}, schede {f} |
| vagina {n} (vulva) SEE: vulva | :: |
| vaginal {adj} (of the vagina) | :: vaginaal |
| vaginal flatulence {n} (emission or expulsion of air from the vagina) | :: kutscheet {f} |
| vaginosis {n} (infection of the vagina) | :: vaginose {f} |
| vagrancy {n} (being a vagrant) | :: landloperij |
| vagrant {n} (person without a home or job) | :: vagebond {m}, zwerver {m}, dakloze {m} |
| vagrant {n} (wanderer) | :: zwerver {m} |
| vagrant {n} (ornithology: bird outside of its range) | :: dwaalgast {m} |
| vague {adj} (not clearly expressed) | :: vaag |
| vague {adj} (not having a precise meaning) | :: vaag |
| vague {adj} | :: vaag |
| vaguely {adv} (in a vague manner) | :: vaag |
| vaguery {n} (vagaries) SEE: vagary | :: |
| vain {adj} (overly proud of one's appearance) | :: ijdel |
| vain {adj} (pointless, futile) | :: nutteloos, tevergeefs |
| vainglorious {adj} (with excessive vanity or unwarranted pride) | :: verwaand |
| vair {n} (heraldic fur) | :: vaar {m}, vair {n} |
| Valais {prop} (A canton) | :: Wallis |
| valedictorian {n} (farewell speech giver) | :: de student die spreekt tijdens de afsluitceremonie |
| valedictorian {n} (no 1 student) | :: klas eerste |
| valence electron {n} (electron in the outermost shell of an atom) | :: valentie-elektron {n} |
| Valencian {prop} (variety of Catalan) | :: Valenciaan {m} |
| Valenciennes {prop} (town) | :: Valencijn |
| Valentine {n} (male given name) | :: Valentijn {m}, Valentinus {m} |
| Valentine's Day {prop} (Saint Valentine's Day) SEE: Saint Valentine's Day | :: |
| vale of tears {n} (the world as the place where difficulties and the sorrows of life are felt) | :: tranendal {n} |
| valet {n} (a female chaperone who accompanies a man) | :: gezelschapsdame {f} |
| valet-de-chambre {n} (valet) SEE: valet | :: |
| Valhalla {prop} (in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle) | :: Walhalla {n} |
| valiant {adj} (showing courage or determination) | :: dapper, moedig, stout, heldhaftig |
| valid {adj} (acceptable, proper or correct) | :: geldig |
| valid {adj} (related to the current topic) SEE: relevant | :: |
| validate {v} (to render valid) | :: valideren |
| validate {v} (to check the validity of) | :: valideren |
| validation {n} (the act of validating something) | :: validering {f} |
| validity {n} (the state of being valid, authentic or genuine) | :: geldigheid {f} |
| valise {n} (a piece of hand luggage such as a suitcase) SEE: suitcase | :: |
| valkyrie {n} (any of the female attendants, or handmaidens of Odin) | :: walkure {f} |
| Valletta {prop} (capital of Malta) | :: Valletta {n} |
| valley {n} (elongated depression between hills or mountains) | :: vallei {c}, dal {n} |
| valor {n} (value, worth) SEE: value | :: |
| valor {n} (strength of mind in regard to danger) SEE: valour | :: |
| valour {n} (value) SEE: value | :: |
| valour {n} (strength of mind in regard to danger) | :: heldhaftigheid |
| valuable {adj} (having a great value) | :: waardevol |
| value {n} (quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable) | :: waarde {f} |
| value {n} (degree of importance given to something) | :: belang |
| value {n} (amount (of money, goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else) | :: waarde |
| value {n} (numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed) | :: waarde |
| value {n} (ideal accepted by some individual or group) | :: waarde |
| value {n} | :: waarde |
| value added tax {n} (tax levied on added value of an exchange) | :: omzetbelasting {f}, belasting (op de) toegevoegde waarde {f} |
| valve {n} (device that controls flow of gas or fluid) | :: ventiel |
| valve {n} (device in an internal combustion engine) | :: klep |
| valve {n} (vacuum tube) SEE: vacuum tube | :: |
| vamp {v} (to seduce or exploit someone) SEE: exploit | :: |
| vampire {n} (mythological creature) | :: vampier {m} |
| vampiress {n} (female vampire) | :: vampirella {f} |
| vampirism {n} (extortion) SEE: extortion | :: |
| van {n} (a covered vehicle) | :: bestelwagen {m}, busje {n} |
| van {n} (enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods) | :: rijtuig {n}, wagon {m} |
| vanadinite {n} (mineral) | :: vanadiniet |
| vanadium {n} (chemical element) | :: vanadium {n} |
| van Beuren {prop} | :: van Beuren |
| Vancouver {prop} (city) | :: Vancouver |
| vandal {n} (person who destroys or damages property) | :: vandaal {m} {f} |
| vandalism {n} (needless damage or destruction of property) | :: vandalisme {n} |
| Vanderwaal {prop} | :: van der Waal |
| Vanderwaals {prop} | :: van der Waals |
| van der Waals force {n} (weak attraction) | :: van der Waalskracht |
| vane {n} (weather vane) SEE: weather vane | :: |
| Van Gogh {prop} (van Gogh) | :: van Gogh |
| vanguard {n} (leading units of an army) | :: voorhoede |
| vanguard {n} (forefront of any group or movement) | :: voorhoede |
| vanilla {n} (flavor) | :: vanille |
| vanilla {adj} (of vanilla) | :: vanille- |
| Van Ingen {prop} | :: Van Ingen |
| vanish {v} (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) | :: verdwijnen |
| vanishment {n} (disappearance) SEE: disappearance | :: |
| vanity {n} (excessive pride) | :: ijdelheid {f} |
| vanquish {v} (to defeat, to overcome) | :: overwinnen, verslaan |
| vantage {n} (advantage) | :: voordeel |
| vantage {n} (place or position affording a good view; a vantage point) | :: bevoorrechte positie |
| Vanuatu {prop} (Republic of Vanuatu) | :: Vanuatu |
| Vanwie {prop} | :: Van Wie |
| Van Wie {prop} (surname) | :: Van Wie, Wie |
| vapor {n} (the gaseous state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid) | :: damp {m} |
| vapor {n} | :: damp {m} |
| vapor {v} (intransitive: to become vapor) SEE: evaporate | :: |
| vapour {n} (vapor) SEE: vapor | :: |
| vapour {n} (steam) SEE: steam | :: |
| Varangian {n} (member of a Scandinavian tribe) | :: Varjaag |
| variable {adj} (able to vary) | :: veranderlijk, variabel, regelbaar |
| variable {adj} (likely to vary) | :: veranderlijk, variabel, schommelend, wisselend, onbestendig |
| variable {adj} (marked by diversity or difference) | :: veranderlijk, variabel, schommelend, wisselend, onbestendig |
| variable {adj} (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) | :: veranderlijk, variabel |
| variable {n} (something that is variable) | :: variabele {m} {f}, veranderlijke {m} {f} |
| variable {n} (something whose value may be dictated or discovered) | :: veranderlijke {m} {f}, variabele {m} {f}, variabele waarde {f} |
| variable {n} (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) | :: variabele {m} {f}, veranderlijke {m} {f} |
| variable {n} (mathematics: a symbol representing a variable) | :: variabel {m} {f}, veranderlijk {m} {f} |
| variable {n} (computing: a named mutable piece of storage) | :: variabele {m} {f} |
| variable antshrike {n} (Thamnophilus caerulescens) | :: grijskap-mierklauwier |
| variance {n} (act of varying or the state of being variable) | :: afwijkend |
| variance {n} (difference between what is expected and what happens) | :: onverwacht |
| variance {n} (state of differing or being in conflict) | :: contradictorisch |
| variance {n} (discrepancy, especially between two legal documents) | :: tegenspraak |
| variance {n} (second central moment in probability (statistics)) | :: variantie |
| variant {adj} (variable) SEE: variable | :: |
| variant {adj} (showing variety, diverse) | :: gevariëerd, verscheiden |
| variant {adj} (showing deviation or disagreement) | :: afwijkend |
| variant {n} (something slightly different) | :: variant |
| variant {n} (genetics: different sequence of a gene) | :: variant |
| variation {n} (the act or state of varying) | :: afwisseling {f}, variatie {f}, verandering {f} |
| variation {n} (related but distinct thing) | :: variant {m} {f} |
| variation {n} ((board games) a line of play that differs from the original) | :: variant {m} {f} |
| variation {n} (a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme) | :: variatie {f} |
| varicella {n} (chicken pox) SEE: chicken pox | :: |
| varicose {adj} (abnormally swollen) | :: gezwollen |
| varied tit {n} (Sittiparus varius) | :: bonte mees |
| variegated {adj} (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) | :: bont |
| variety {n} (variation of something) | :: verscheidenheid {f} |
| variety {n} (linguistics: term used for a specific form of a language) | :: variëteit {f} |
| various {adj} (an eclectic range of) | :: verscheiden, uiteenlopend, divers |
| varlet {n} (a youth acting as a knight's attendant at the beginning of his training for knighthood) | :: schildknaap, page |
| varlet {n} (the jack) | :: boer |
| varnish {n} | :: vernis {m}, lak {m} |
| varnish {v} | :: vernissen, lakken |
| varsity {n} (university) SEE: university | :: |
| Varsovian {adj} (of, from or relating to Warsaw) | :: Warschauer, Warschaus |
| Varsovian {n} (someone from Warsaw) | :: Warschauer {m} |
| vary {v} (to change something with time or a similar parameter) | :: variëren |
| vary {v} (not to remain constant) | :: variëren |
| vary {v} (to display difference) | :: variëren |
| vary {v} (to institute a change in) SEE: modify | :: |
| Vasconic {prop} | :: Vasconisch, Vascoons |
| vas deferens {n} (vas deferens) | :: zaadleider |
| vase {n} (container used mainly for displaying flowers) | :: vaas {f} |
| vasectomy {n} (male sterilization) | :: vasectomie {f} |
| vasodilation {n} (dilation of the blood vessels) | :: vaatverwijding {f}, vasodilatatie {f} |
| vassal {n} (grantee of a fief) | :: vazal {m} |
| vast {adj} (very large or wide (literally or figuratively)) | :: enorm |
| VAT {n} (value-added tax) | :: BTW |
| Vatican City {prop} (State of the Vatican City) | :: Vaticaanstad {f}, het Vaticaan {n} |
| vaudeville {n} (a style of multi-act theatrical entertainment) | :: vaudeville {m} |
| vault {n} (arched masonry structure) | :: gewelf {n} |
| vault {n} (figuratively: anything resembling a vault) | :: welving |
| vault {n} (underground storeroom) | :: kelder; wijnkelder |
| vault {n} (secure area for valuables) | :: kluis |
| vault {n} (a jump) | :: sprong met stok en handensteun; polsstoksprong |
| vault {n} (crypt) SEE: crypt | :: |
| vaulting {n} (gymnastics on horseback) | :: voltige {f} |
| vaulting box {n} (layered wooden box) | :: plint {f}, kast {f} |
| vaunt {v} (speak boastfully) SEE: boast | :: |
| veal {n} (flesh of a calf) | :: kalfsvlees {n} |
| vector {n} (directed quantity) | :: vector {m} |
| vector {n} (aviation: chosen course or direction for motion) | :: koers {f} |
| vector field {n} (construction) | :: vectorveld |
| vector product {n} (vector with size given by the product of two vectors) | :: kruisproduct {n} |
| VE Day {prop} (Victory in Europe day) | :: Bevrijdingsdag |
| vegan {adj} (relating to vegans or veganism) | :: veganistisch |
| vegan {n} (supporter of veganism) | :: veganist {m}, veganiste {f} |
| veganism {n} (Eating neither meat nor other animal products) | :: veganisme {n} |
| vegetable {n} (any plant) | :: gewas {n}, plant {m} {f} |
| vegetable {n} (a plant raised for some edible part of it) | :: groente {f}, gewas {n} |
| vegetable {n} (a person whose brain has been damaged) | :: plant {m} |
| vegetable {adj} (of or relating to plants) | :: planten-, plantaardig |
| vegetable {adj} (of or relating to vegetables) | :: groente- |
| vegetable garden {n} (vegetable garden) | :: moestuin {m}, groentetuin {m} |
| vegetable lamb {n} (legendary plant believed to grow sheep from its branches) | :: barometz {n}, plantaardige lam van Tartarije {n} |
| vegetable oil {n} (oil produced from plants) | :: plantenolie {f}, plantaardige olie {f} |
| vegetable soup {n} (soup made from mixed vegetables) | :: groentesoep {m} {f} |
| vegetal {adj} (pertaining to vegetables or plants) | :: plantaardig, vegetaal |
| vegetarian {n} (person who does not eat any animal flesh) | :: vegetariër {m} |
| vegetarian {n} (plant-eating animal) | :: herbivoor {m} |
| vegetarian {adj} (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians) | :: vegetarisch |
| vegetarianism {n} (practice of following a vegetarian diet) | :: vegetarisme {n} |
| vegetation {n} (plants) | :: vegetatie {f}, begroeiing {f} |
| vehement {adj} (showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense) | :: fel, heftig, hartstochtelijk |
| vehicle {n} (conveyance) | :: voertuig {n} |
| vehicle {n} (medium) | :: voertuig {n} |
| veil {n} (covering for a person or thing) | :: sluier {m} |
| veil {n} | :: sluier {m} |
| vein {n} (blood vessel transporting blood towards the heart) | :: ader {m} |
| vein {n} (thickened portion of a leaf) | :: nerf |
| veisalgia {n} (unpleasant after-effects of the consumption of alcohol) SEE: hangover | :: |
| velar {n} (a sound articulated at the soft palate) | :: velaar {m} |
| Velcro {prop} (fastener) | :: velcro, klittenband |
| veld {n} (pasture land) | :: veld {n}, grasland {n} |
| velociraptor {n} (dinosaur) | :: velociraptor |
| velocity {n} (vector quantity) | :: snelheid {f} |
| velocity {n} (rapidity of motion) | :: snelheid {f} |
| velocity {n} (the rate of occurrence) | :: snelheid {f} |
| velocity {n} | :: snelheid {f} |
| velodrome {n} (arena for bicycle racing) | :: velodroom {n}, wielerbaan {f} |
| velvet {n} (fabric) | :: fluweel |
| velvet scoter {n} (Melanitta fusca) | :: grote zee-eend |
| velvet spider {n} (spider of the family Eresidae) | :: koepelspin {f} |
| vena cava {n} (large vein that returns blood into right atrium) | :: holle ader {m} {f}, vena cava |
| venal {adj} (willing to take bribes) | :: omkoopbaar |
| vend {v} (sell) | :: verkopen |
| vendace {n} (Coregonus albula) | :: kleine marene |
| vendetta {n} (bitter, destructive feud in which each injury is revenged) | :: vete {f} {m}, vendetta {f} {m}, bloedwraak {f} {m} |
| vending machine {n} (machine that dispenses merchandise) | :: verkoopautomaat {m} |
| Vendémiaire {prop} (the first month of the French Republican Calendar) | :: vendémiaire {m}, wijnmaand {f} |
| vendor {n} (a person or a company that vends or sells) | :: leverancier {m} {f} |
| veneer {n} (thin covering of fine wood) | :: fineer {n} |
| venereal disease {n} (contagious disease spread through sexual intercourse) | :: geslachtsziekte {f} |
| venereal disease {n} (disease contracted through sexual contact) SEE: sexually transmitted disease | :: |
| venereologist {n} (one who works in venereology) | :: veneroloog {m} |
| Venetian {adj} (relating to Venice) | :: Venetiaans |
| Venetian {n} (inhabitant of Venice) | :: Venetiaan {m}, Venetiaanse {f} |
| Venezuela {prop} (country) | :: Venezuela |
| Venezuelan {n} (person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent) | :: Venezolaan {m}, Venezolaanse {f} |
| vengeance {n} (revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong) | :: vendetta, vergelding, wraak |
| vengeful {adj} (wanting vengeance) | :: wraakzuchtig |
| Venice {prop} (city and province in Italy) | :: Venetië |
| Venn diagram {n} (diagram representing sets by circles) | :: venndiagram {n} |
| venom {n} (poison carried by animal) | :: gif {n}, venijn {n} |
| venomous {adj} | :: giftig, venijnig |
| vent {v} (to express a strong emotion) | :: ventileren |
| ventilate {v} (To replace stale or noxious air with fresh) | :: verluchtigen |
| ventilate {v} (To circulate air through a building, etc.) | :: verluchtigen |
| ventilator {n} (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) | :: ventilator {m} |
| ventilator {n} (medicine: machine to help breathing) | :: beademingsapparaat {n} |
| vent one's spleen {v} (to openly express pent-up anger) | :: zijn/haar hart luchten |
| ventral fin {n} (fin below pectoral fin) SEE: pelvic fin | :: |
| ventricle {n} (one of two lower chambers of the heart) | :: hartkamer {f}, ventrikel {n} |
| ventriloquism {n} (art of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source) | :: buikspreken , ventriloquisme |
| ventriloquist {n} (a person who practices ventriloquism) | :: buikspreker {m} |
| Ventôse {prop} (the sixth month of the French Republican Calendar) | :: ventôse {m}, windmaand {f} |
| venture {v} (to risk) | :: riskeren, wagen |
| venture capital {n} (money invested in an enterprise) | :: durfkapitaal {n} |
| venturi {n} (throat of a carburetor) SEE: throat | :: |
| Venus {prop} (planet) | :: Venus |
| Venus {prop} (goddess) | :: Venus |
| verb {n} ((grammar) a word that indicates an action, event, or a state) | :: werkwoord {n} |
| verbal {adj} (of, or relating to words) | :: verbaal |
| verbal {adj} (spoken and not written; oral) | :: mondeling |
| verbal {adj} (expressly spoken or written, as opposed to implied) | :: letterlijk |
| verbal {adj} (derived from, or having the nature of a verb) | :: werkwoordelijk |
| verbal noun {n} (grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning) | :: verbaal substantief {n}, verbale zelfstandig naamwoord {n} |
| verbatim {adv} (word for word) | :: woord voor woord |
| verbena {n} (a genus of herbaceous plants) | :: ijzerhard {m}, ijzerkruid {n} |
| verbiage {n} (overabundance of words) | :: woordenvloed |
| verbose {adj} (abounding in words) | :: verbeus |
| verdant {adj} (green) | :: groen {n} |
| verdant {adj} (abundant in verdure) | :: weelderig {n} |
| verdant {adj} (fresh) | :: vers {n}, fris {n} |
| verdant {adj} (inexperienced) | :: onervaren |
| verdict {n} (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) | :: uitspraak, oordeel |
| verdict {n} (opinion or judgement) | :: oordeel |
| verdigris {n} (blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys) | :: groenspaan {f} |
| verdolaga {n} (common purslane) SEE: common purslane | :: |
| verge {n} (rod or staff of office) | :: roede {f}{m}, staf {m} |
| verge {v} (to come very close) | :: grenzen aan |
| verification {n} (math: verification of an equation) | :: verificatie, bewijs |
| verisimilitude {n} (property of seeming true) | :: waarschijnlijkheid |
| verisimilitude {n} (statement which merely appears to be true) | :: schijnwaarheid, gelijkenis met de werkelijkheid |
| verlan {n} (type of backslang used in French) | :: verlan {n} |
| vermicelli {n} (long, slender pasta) | :: vermicelli |
| vermiform appendix {n} (blind tube projecting from the caecum) | :: wormvormig aanhangsel {n} |
| vermilion {n} (pigment) | :: vermiljoen {n} |
| vermilion {n} (colour) | :: vermiljoen {n} |
| vermilion {n} (dye) | :: vermiljoen {n} |
| vermilion {adj} (having a brilliant red colour) | :: vermiljoen {n} |
| vermilion {adj} (having the color of vermilion dye) | :: vermiljoen {n} |
| vermin {n} (Any one of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance) | :: ongedierte {n} |
| vernacular {n} (national language) | :: landstaal {f}, volkstaal {f}, ambtstaal {f} |
| vernacular {n} (everyday speech) | :: volkstaal {f}, omgangstaal {f}, volksmond {m}, spreektaal {f} |
| vernacular {n} (spoken language as opposed to literary or liturgical) | :: volkstaal {f}, stamtaal {f} |
| vernal {adj} (pertaining to or occurring in spring) | :: lente-, voorjaars- |
| Verner alternation {n} (Alternation between consonants in the Germanic languages) | :: grammatische wisseling {f} |
| Verner's law {prop} (sound law describing the voicing of voiceless fricatives in early Proto-Germanic) | :: wet van Verner {f} |
| vernier caliper {n} (measuring instrument) | :: schuifmaat {f} |
| versatile {adj} (capable of doing many things competently) | :: veelzijdig, pluriform |
| versatile {adj} (having varied uses or many functions) | :: veelzijdig, handig, multiverseel |
| versatile {adj} (changeable or inconstant) | :: grillig, veranderlijk, onstabiel, versatiel, wispelturig, capricieus |
| versatile {adj} (biology: capable of moving freely in all directions) | :: wendbaar |
| verse {n} (poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme) | :: vers {n} |
| verse {n} (one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed) | :: couplet {n} |
| verse {n} (a small section of the Bible) | :: vers {n} |
| verst {n} (unit of length) | :: werst {f} |
| Verstappen {prop} | :: Verstappen |
| versus {prep} (in opposition to) | :: tegen |
| vert {n} (colour) | :: sinopel |
| vert {adj} (of green colour) | :: groen |
| vertebra {n} (any of the small bones which make up the backbone) | :: wervel {m}, rugwervel {m}, ruggengraatswervel {m} |
| vertebral column {n} (vertebral column) | :: wervelkolom {m} |
| vertebrate {adj} (having a backbone) | :: gewerveld |
| vertebrate {n} (an animal having a backbone) | :: gewervelde, werveldier {n}, vertebraat {m} |
| vertex {n} (highest point) | :: toppunt |
| vertex {n} (geometry: corner of a polygon or polyhedron) | :: hoek |
| vertex {n} (element of a graph) | :: knoop |
| vertical {adj} (being perpendicular to horizontal) | :: verticaal |
| vertical bar {n} (vertical bar) SEE: pipe | :: |
| very {adj} (the same; identical) | :: zelfde, dezelfde, hetzelfde |
| very {adv} (to a high degree) | :: zeer, heel, erg |
| very {adv} (true, truly) | :: echt, uiterst |
| very much {adv} (indeed) SEE: indeed | :: |
| Vespasian {prop} (Roman cognomen) | :: Vespasianus |
| vessel {n} (craft) | :: vaartuig {n} |
| vessel {n} (container) | :: vat {n}, hulsel {n} |
| vessel {n} (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) | :: vat {n} |
| vestiary {n} (dressing room or stroreroom for clothes) SEE: vestry | :: |
| vestibule {n} (a passage, hall or room) | :: vestibule {m} |
| vestige {n} (mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign) | :: spoor {n}, teken {n} |
| vestige {n} | :: overblijfsel {n} |
| vestigial {adj} (pertaining to a vestige) | :: overblijvend |
| vestigial {adj} (not fully developed) | :: onderontwikkeld |
| vestment {n} (clothing) SEE: clothing | :: |
| vestry {n} (room in a church) | :: sacristie {f} |
| Vesuvius {prop} (volcano in Italy) | :: Vesuvius |
| vet {n} (short form of veteran) | :: veteraan {m} |
| vet {v} (check or investigate particularly) | :: controleren, checken |
| vet {n} (veterinarian) SEE: veterinarian | :: |
| vetch {n} (plant of the genus Vicia) | :: wikke {f} |
| veteran {n} (person with long experience) | :: veteraan {m} |
| veteran {n} (old soldier) | :: veteraan {m}, oud-strijder {m} |
| veteran {adj} (with long experience) | :: ervaren |
| veteran {adj} (related to former members of armed forces) | :: veteranen- |
| veterinarian {n} (doctor who treats animals) | :: dierenarts {m}, veterinair {m} |
| veterinary {n} (veterinarian) SEE: veterinarian | :: |
| veterinary medicine {n} (branch of medicine that deals with animals) | :: diergeneeskunde {f} |
| veterinary science {n} (veterinary medicine) SEE: veterinary medicine | :: |
| veterinary surgeon {n} (veterinarian) SEE: veterinarian | :: |
| veto {n} (political right) | :: veto |
| vex {v} (to annoy) | :: ergeren |
| vex {v} (to distress; to cause mental suffering) | :: kwellen |
| vexation {n} (act of annoying, vexing or irritating) | :: ergernis |
| vexatious {adj} (causing vexation) | :: vexatoir |
| vexatious {adj} (full of trouble or disquiet) | :: ergerlijk |
| vexillologist {n} (one who studies flags) | :: vexilloloog {m} |
| vexillology {n} (study of flags) | :: vexillologie {f} |
| vexillum {n} (sign of the cross) SEE: sign of the cross | :: |
| via {prep} (by way of) | :: via, langs |
| via {prep} (by (means of); using (a medium)) | :: via, per |
| viability {n} (property of being viable) | :: levensvatbaarheid {f} |
| viable {adj} (able to live on its own) | :: levensvatbaar |
| viable {adj} (possible) | :: uitvoerbaar |
| viaduct {n} (bridge with several spans that carries road or rail traffic over a valley) | :: viaduct {n} {m} |
| vial {n} (a small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) | :: fiool {m} {f} |
| viaticum {n} (Eucharist) | :: viaticum |
| vibe {n} (vibration) | :: vibraties |
| vibe {n} (atmosphere or aura) | :: vibraties |
| vibrant {adj} (pulsing with energy or activity) | :: energiek |
| vibrant {adj} (lively and vigorous) | :: levendig, kwiek |
| vibraphone {n} (percussion instrument) | :: vibrafoon |
| vibrate {v} (to move with small movements rapidly) | :: trillen |
| vibrato {n} (Musical effect or technique) | :: vibrato {n} |
| vicar {n} (lower-ranking priest) | :: pastoor {m} |
| vicar {n} | :: pastoor {m} |
| vicarious {adj} (experienced or gained by the loss or to the consequence of another) | :: indirect, overgedragen |
| vicarious {adj} (on behalf of others) | :: plaatsvervangend |
| vicarious embarrassment {n} (embarrassment felt for someone else) | :: plaatsvervangende schaamte {f} |
| vice {n} (bad habit) | :: ondeugd {f}, verdorvenheid {f}, zonde {f} |
| vice {n} (screw apparatus) SEE: vise | :: |
| vice president {n} (deputy to a president) | :: vicepresident {m}, vicevoorzitter {m} |
| viceroy {n} (governor of a country) | :: onderkoning {m} |
| vice squad {n} (police section specialized in vice crimes) | :: zedenbrigade |
| vice versa {adv} (the other way round) | :: vice versa, omgekeerd |
| vicinity {n} (proximity, or the state of being near) | :: nabijheid |
| vicinity {n} (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) | :: buurt, omgeving |
| vicinity {n} (approximate size or amount) | :: schatting |
| vicious circle {n} (situation in which the solution to a problem creates another problem) | :: vicieuze cirkel {m}; duivelskring {m} |
| vicissitude {n} (regular change or succession from one thing to another) | :: onbestendigheid |
| vicissitude {n} (a change, especially in one's life or fortunes) | :: wisselvalligheid |
| victim {n} (one who is harmed) | :: slachtoffer {n} |
| victim {n} (one who is harmed by a crime) | :: slachtoffer {n} |
| victim {n} (one who is harmed by their own undertakings) | :: slachtoffer {n} |
| victim {n} (one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance) | :: slachtoffer {n}, gedupeerde |
| victim {n} (a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice) | :: slachtoffer {n} |
| victim {n} ((narratology) a character who is conquered or manipulated by a villain) | :: slachtoffer {n} |
| victimless {adj} (without a victim) | :: slachtofferloos |
| Victor {prop} (male given name) | :: Viktor, Victor |
| Victoria {prop} (Lake Victoria) | :: Victoriameer |
| victory {n} (an instance of having won a competition or battle) | :: overwinning {f}, zege {f}, victorie {f} |
| Victory Day {n} (a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history) | :: Dag van de Overwinning |
| vicuna {n} (vicuna) | :: vicuña {m} |
| video {n} (television show, movie) | :: televisie {f}, televisieshow {m}, film {m} |
| video {n} (motion picture stored on VHS) | :: video |
| video {n} (VHS) | :: video, videocassette {f} |
| video card {n} (display adapter) | :: grafische kaart {c}, videokaart {c} |
| videocassette {n} (cassette containing recorded videotape) | :: videocassette {f} |
| videocracy {n} (power of image over society) | :: videocratie {f} |
| video game {n} (game controlled by software) | :: videospel {n}, videospelletje {n}, game {m} |
| video game console {n} (dedicated electronic device that is designed to play video games) | :: spelcomputer {m} {f}, spelconsole |
| vie {v} (to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete) | :: wedijveren |
| Vienna {prop} (capital of Austria) | :: Wenen |
| Viennese oyster {n} (sex position) | :: Weense oester {f} |
| Vietnam {prop} (country in Southeast Asia) | :: Vietnam |
| Vietnamese {adj} (of or pertaining to Vietnam) | :: Vietnamees |
| Vietnamese {n} (Vietnamese person) | :: Vietnamees {m}, Vietnamese {f} |
| Vietnamese {n} (language) | :: Vietnamees |
| view {n} (seeing) | :: zicht {n}, beeld {n} |
| view {n} (range of vision) | :: zicht {n} |
| view {n} (something to look at) | :: zicht, uitzicht {n} |
| view {n} (picture) | :: beeld {n}, afbeelding |
| view {n} (mental image) | :: zicht {n}, overzicht {n}, visie {f} |
| view {n} (way of understanding) | :: opvatting, visie {f} |
| view {n} (point of view) | :: mening {f}, visie {f} |
| view {n} (intention) | :: bedoeling {f}, vooruitzicht {n} |
| view {n} (computing: logical table in database) | :: view {c} |
| view {n} (computing: user interface part of program) | :: view {c}, beeld {n} |
| view {v} (to look at) | :: bekijken, kijken naar |
| viewer {n} (someone who views a spectacle) | :: kijker {m} |
| viewer {n} (someone who watches television) | :: kijker |
| viewfinder {n} (device on a camera) | :: zoeker {m} |
| vigil {n} (keeping awake) | :: waak, wake |
| vigilance {n} (Alert watchfulness) | :: waaksheid {f}, waakzaamheid {f} |
| vigilance {n} (Close and continuous attention) | :: waaksheid {f}, waakzaamheid {f} |
| vigilante {n} (person who considers it their responsibility to summarily uphold the law) | :: lid van een waakzaamheidscomité, verontruste burger |
| vigorous {adj} (physically strong and active) | :: krachtig, sterk |
| vigorously {adv} (with intense energy) | :: vinnig, krachtig |
| Viking {n} (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) | :: viking {m} |
| vilayet {n} (one of the chief administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire) | :: vilajet {m} |
| vile {adj} (morally low) | :: verachtelijk |
| vileness {n} (the state of being vile) | :: misselijkheid {f} |
| vilify {v} (say defamatory things about; to speak ill of) | :: verguizen |
| vilify {v} (denounce, belittle through speech) | :: kleineren |
| vilipend {v} (to treat (something) as inconsequential or worthless, see also: despise) | :: verachten |
| village {n} (a rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town) | :: dorp {n} |
| village idiot {n} (person widely known in their community for their stupidity and ignorant behaviour) | :: dorpsgek {m} |
| villager {n} (person who lives in, or comes from, a village) | :: dorpsbewoner {m}, dorpsbewoonster {f}, dorpeling {m}, dorpelinge {f}, dorper {m} |
| villain {n} (scoundrel) | :: schurk {m}, slechterik {m} |
| villain {n} (bad person in a stage or screen play) | :: slechterik {m} |
| villeinage {n} (serfdom) SEE: serfdom | :: |
| Vilnius {prop} (capital of Lithuania) | :: Vilnius {n} |
| vim {n} (ready vitality and vigour) | :: fut {m} |
| Vincent {prop} (male given name) | :: Vincent |
| vindicate {v} (to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism) | :: vrijspreken, blaam zuiveren |
| vindicate {v} (to justify by providing evidence) | :: rechtvaardigen |
| vindicate {v} (to maintain or defend a cause against opposition) | :: verdedigen |
| vindicate {v} (to provide justification) | :: verantwoorden |
| vindicate {v} (to claim) | :: opeisen, doen gelden |
| vindication {n} (the act of vindicating) | :: rechtvaardiging |
| vindication {n} (justification of a claim or belief) | :: bewijs |
| vindictive {adj} (having a tendency to seek revenge) | :: rancuneus, wraakzuchtig |
| vine {n} (climbing plant that produces grapes) | :: wijnstok {m} |
| vinegar {n} (condiment) | :: azijn {m} |
| vineyard {n} (grape plantation) | :: wijngaard {m} |
| vinification {n} (winemaking) SEE: winemaking | :: |
| vintage {n} (yield of grapes during one season) | :: wijnoogst |
| vintage {n} (wine identified by year and vineyard) | :: wijnjaar |
| vintage {n} (year or place something is produced) | :: wijnoogst, cru |
| vintage {adj} (having an enduring appeal; classic) | :: klassiek |
| vintner {n} (manufacturer of wine) | :: wijnboer {m}, wijndruiventeler {m}, wijngaardenier {m} |
| viol {n} (stringed instrument) | :: viola da gamba |
| viola {n} (music: stringed instrument of the violin family) | :: altviool |
| viola {n} | :: altviool |
| viola da gamba {n} (viol) SEE: viol | :: |
| violate {v} (to break or fail to act by rules) | :: schenden |
| violate {v} (to rape) | :: schenden |
| violation {n} (rape) SEE: rape | :: |
| violation {n} (act or instance of violating) | :: overtreding {f}, schending {f} |
| violence {n} (extreme force) | :: geweld |
| violence {n} (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) | :: geweld {n} |
| violence {n} (widespread fighting) | :: geweld {n} |
| violence {n} | :: geweld {n} |
| violent {adj} (involving extreme force or motion) | :: gewelddadig, geweldig, hevig |
| violent {adj} (involving physical conflict) | :: gewelddadig |
| violent {adj} (likely to use physical force) | :: gewelddadig |
| violent {adj} | :: hevig |
| violently {adv} (in a violent manner) | :: gewelddadig |
| violet {n} (colour) | :: violet |
| violet {n} (plant) | :: viool, viooltje , violet |
| violet {adj} (having a bluish-purple color) | :: violet |
| violet carpenter bee {n} (Xylocopa violacea) | :: blauwzwarte houtbij |
| violin {n} (string instrument) | :: viool, vedel {f} |
| violinist {n} (person who plays violin) | :: violist {m} |
| violist {n} (person who plays the viola) | :: altviolist {m}, altvioliste {f} |
| violoncello {n} (cello) SEE: cello | :: |
| VIP {n} (abbreviation: very important person) | :: vip {m} |
| viper {n} (a poisonous snake in the family Viperidae) | :: adder |
| viper {n} (adder) SEE: adder | :: |
| Virgil {prop} (Roman writer) | :: Vergilius {m} |
| virgin {n} (person who has never had sexual intercourse) | :: maagd {f} |
| virgin {adj} (of a person, in a state of virginity) | :: maagdelijk |
| virgin {adj} (of an object, untouched) | :: maagdelijk |
| Virgin {prop} (Mary, the mother of Jesus) | :: Maagd {f} |
| Virgin {prop} (constellation or star sign) | :: Maagd {f} |
| virginal {n} (musical instrument) | :: virginaal {n} |
| virginal membrane {n} (hymen) SEE: hymen | :: |
| virgin birth {n} (birth in a virginal mother; parthenogenesis) | :: maagdelijke geboorte |
| Virginia {prop} (state) | :: Virginië {f} |
| Virgin Islands {prop} (archipelago) | :: Maagdeneilanden {p} |
| virginity {n} (state or characteristic of being a virgin) | :: maagdelijkheid {f} |
| Virgin Mary {prop} (mother of Christ) | :: Maagd Maria {f} |
| Virgo {prop} (constellation) | :: Maagd {f} |
| Virgo {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Maagd {f} |
| Virgo {n} (Someone with a Virgo star sign) | :: maagd |
| Virgo Supercluster {prop} (Local Supercluster) | :: Virgosupercluster |
| virial theorem {n} (theorem) | :: viriaaltheorema |
| virile {adj} (being manly) | :: viriel, mannelijk |
| virologist {n} (scientist or doctor specializing in virology) | :: viroloog {m}, virologe {f} |
| virology {n} (branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease) | :: virologie |
| virtual {adj} (in effect; not fact) | :: virtueel |
| virtual {adj} (simulated in a computer) | :: virtueel |
| virtually {adv} (almost) | :: praktisch |
| virtually {adv} (literally) | :: letterlijk |
| virtual particle {n} (virtual particle) | :: virtueel deeltje {n} |
| virtual reality {n} (virtual reality) | :: virtual reality |
| virtue {n} (excellence in morals) | :: deugdzaamheid {f} |
| virtue {n} (a good model quality) | :: deugd {f} |
| virtue {n} (chastity and faithfulness) | :: deugdzaamheid {f}, kuisheid {f} |
| virtue {n} (an exemplary quality) | :: deugd {f} |
| virtuoso {n} (A person with masterly ability, technique or style) | :: virtuoos |
| virtuous {adj} (full of virtue, having excellent moral character) | :: deugdzaam |
| virtuous circle {n} (situation in which the solution to one problem makes each future problem easier to solve) | :: virtueuze cirkel {m} |
| virus {n} (infectious organism) | :: virus {n} |
| virus {n} (computer virus) | :: virus {n}, computervirus {n} |
| visa {n} (permit) | :: visum {n} |
| visceral {adj} (visceral) | :: visceraal, instinctief, diepgeworteld |
| viscose {n} (liquid) | :: viscose {m} {f} |
| viscose {n} (fabric) | :: viscose {m} {f} |
| viscosity {n} (state of being viscous) | :: viscositeit |
| viscosity {n} (physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid) | :: viscositeit |
| viscount {n} (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) | :: burggraaf {m} |
| viscous {adj} (having a thick, sticky consistency) | :: viskeus, dik, lobbig |
| vise {n} (two-jawed instrument for holding work) | :: bankschroef {m} {f} |
| Visean {prop} (A subdivision of the Carboniferous period) | :: Viséen |
| Vishnu {prop} (the god) | :: Vishnoe |
| visibility {n} (degree to which things may be seen) | :: zichtbaarheid {c} |
| visible {adj} (able to be seen) | :: zichtbaar, zichtbare |
| vision {n} (sense or ability of sight) | :: zicht {n}, gezichtsvermogen {n} |
| vision {n} (something imaginary one thinks one sees) | :: droombeeld {n}, visioen {n}, geestesverschijning {f} |
| vision {n} (ideal or goal) | :: visie {f}, kijk {m} |
| vision {n} (religious or mystical experience) | :: visioen {n} |
| vision {n} (footage) SEE: footage | :: |
| visionary {adj} (having vision or foresight) | :: visionair |
| visionary {adj} (imaginary or illusory) | :: denkbeeldig, ingebeeld, onwerkelijk |
| visionary {adj} (prophetic or revelatory) | :: visionair, helderziende |
| visionary {adj} (idealistic or utopian) | :: idealistisch, onrealistisch, fantastisch, utopisch, onverwezenlijkbaar |
| visionary {n} (someone who has visions) | :: visionair {m} |
| visionary {n} (an impractical dreamer) | :: dromer {m}, idealist {m}, fantast {m} |
| visit {v} (to go and meet (someone)) | :: bezoeken, opzoeken |
| visit {n} (single act of visiting) | :: bezoek {n} |
| visit {n} | :: bezoek {n}, visite {f} |
| visit {v} (to avenge) SEE: avenge | :: |
| visitation {n} (right to see one's child) | :: omgangsrecht {n} |
| visiting card {n} (business card) SEE: business card | :: |
| visiting team {n} (team opposed to the home team) | :: bezoekers {p}, uitploeg {c} |
| visitor {n} (guest) | :: bezoeker {m} |
| visitor {n} (sightseer) | :: bezoeker {m} |
| visitor team {n} (visiting team) SEE: visiting team | :: |
| visor {n} (mask) SEE: mask | :: |
| visor {n} (part of a helmet) | :: vizier {n} |
| visor {n} (fore piece of a cap) | :: klep |
| vista {n} (distant view or prospect) | :: uitzicht |
| Vistula {prop} (Polish river) | :: Wijssel |
| visual {adj} (related to or affecting the vision) | :: visueel |
| visual arts {n} (art forms that are primarily visual in nature) | :: beeldende kunst {f} |
| visual diary {n} (sketchbook) SEE: sketchbook | :: |
| visual field {n} (field of view) SEE: field of view | :: |
| visualise {v} (to form a mental picture) | :: visualiseren |
| visualise {v} (to make visible) | :: visualiseren |
| vis-à-vis {n} (counterpart) SEE: counterpart | :: |
| vis-à-vis {prep} (opposite) | :: tegenover |
| vital {adj} (relating to, or characteristic of life) | :: essentieel |
| vital {adj} (necessary to the continuation of life) | :: doorslaggevend |
| vitalism {n} (doctrine that life involves a "vital force") | :: vitalisme {n} |
| vitamin {n} (organic compound essential to human health) | :: vitamine {c} |
| vitamin B12 {n} (compound cobalamin or cyanocobalamin) | :: vitamine B12 {f} |
| vitamin D {n} (any of a number of fat-soluble vitamins) | :: vitamine D {m} {f} |
| vitiate {v} (to spoil) | :: bederven |
| viticulture {n} (agricultural practice of growing grape vines) | :: wijnbouw {m} |
| vitriol {n} (sulfuric acid) SEE: sulfuric acid | :: |
| vitriol {n} (various metal sulphates) | :: vitriool {n} |
| vitriolic {adj} (bitterly scathing) SEE: caustic | :: |
| vittle {n} (edible provisions) | :: voedsel,proviand |
| vituperate {v} (criticize) | :: beschimpen, uitschelden |
| vituperate {v} | :: hekelen, beschimpen, uitschelden |
| vituperation {n} (criticism or invective that is sustained and overly harsh) | :: afkeuring,verwerping |
| viva {interj} (long live ... !) SEE: long live | :: |
| vivacious {adj} (lively and animated) | :: levendig |
| vivianite {n} (mineral) | :: vivianiet |
| vivid {adj} (clear, detailed or powerful) | :: helder, gedetailleerd, krachtig |
| vivid {adj} (bright, intense or colourful) | :: helder, intens, kleurrijklevendig |
| viviparous {adj} (of an animal) | :: levendbarend |
| vivisection {n} (The action of invasive treatment of a living organism for scientific investigation) | :: vivisectie {f} |
| vixen {n} (attractive woman) SEE: fox | :: |
| vixen {n} (female fox) | :: vossin {f}, wijfjesvos {f} |
| viz. {adv} (abbreviation for namely) | :: nl., t.t.z. , 't is te zeggen |
| vizier {n} (high-ranking official) | :: vizier {m} |
| Vladika {n} (historical ruler of Montenegro) | :: Vladika {m} |
| Vladimir {prop} (male given name) | :: Wladimir |
| Vladimir {prop} (Russian city) | :: Vladimir |
| Vladivostok {prop} (seaport in Russia) | :: Vladivostok |
| Vlax Romani {prop} (Vlax Romani) | :: Vlach Romani, Vlax Romani |
| vlei {n} (marsh) SEE: marsh | :: |
| vlei {n} (wetland) SEE: wetland | :: |
| vlog {n} (weblog using video) | :: vlog |
| vlogger {n} (a contributor to a vlog) | :: vlogger |
| Völuspá {prop} (first book of the Poetic Edda) | :: Völuspá |
| völva {n} (in Old Norse society, a female practitioner of magic divination and prophecy) | :: völva {f}, volva {f} |
| Vänern {prop} (Swedish lake) | :: Vänermeer |
| vocabulary {n} (list of words) | :: woordenlijst {f} {m}, woordenschat {m} |
| vocabulary {n} (set of words a person knows) | :: woordenschat {m}, vocabulaire {m} {n} |
| vocabulary {n} (stock of words used in a particular field) | :: woordenschat {m}, terminologie {f}, vakterminologie {f}, vocabulaire {m} {n} |
| vocabulary {n} (words of a language collectively) | :: woordenschat {m}, vocabulaire {m} {n} |
| vocal {adj} (of or pertaining to the voice or speech) | :: vocal {m} |
| vocal {adj} (uttered or modulated by the voice) | :: stem {f} |
| vocal {adj} | :: stem- |
| vocal cord {n} (folds of mucous membrane) | :: stemband {m} |
| vocal cords {n} (folds of tissue) | :: stembanden {m-p} |
| vocalization {n} (supplying the vowels (diacritics), e.g. Arabic and Hebrew) | :: vocalisatie, vocalisering |
| vocation {n} (calling) | :: roeping {f} |
| vocation {n} | :: roeping {f}, beroep {n} |
| vocational {adj} (of or pertaining to a vocation) | :: met betrekking tot een roeping/aanleg |
| vocational {adj} ((of education) that provides a special skill rather than academic knowledge) | :: beroeps-, met betrekking tot een vak |
| vocative {adj} (grammar: used in address) | :: vocatief {m} |
| vocative {adj} | :: roeper {m} |
| vocative {n} (grammatical case) SEE: vocative case | :: |
| vocative case {n} (case of address) | :: aanspreekvorm {m}, vocatief {m} |
| vociferous {adj} (making a noisy outcry) | :: luidruchtig |
| vociferously {adv} (in a vociferous manner) | :: schreeuwerig, lawaaierig, fulminerend |
| vodka {n} (clear distilled alcoholic liquor) | :: wodka {m} |
| voetsek {interj} (get lost) SEE: get lost | :: |
| voetsek {interj} (go away) SEE: go away | :: |
| vogue {n} (the prevailing fashion or style) | :: in zwang, modieus |
| vogue {n} (popularity or a current craze) | :: in zwang |
| vogueing {adj} (fashionable) | :: in |
| voice {n} (sound uttered by the mouth) | :: stem {m} {f} |
| voice {n} (opinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote) | :: stem {f} |
| voice {n} | :: stem {f} |
| voice {v} (to give utterance or expression to) | :: verkondigen, onder woorden brengen |
| voice {v} (to regulate the tone of) | :: stemmen |
| voice {v} | :: z 'n stem laten horen |
| voice actor {n} (an actor who provides voices for animations, dubbed films) | :: stemacteur {m}, stemartiest {m} |
| voice box {n} (larynx) SEE: larynx | :: |
| voiceless {adj} ((phonetics, of a consonant) spoken without vibration of the vocal cords) | :: stemloos |
| voice recognition {n} (function which processes spoken input into electronic commands) | :: spraakherkenning {f}, stemherkenning {f} |
| voice talent {n} (voice actor) SEE: voice actor | :: |
| void {adj} (containing nothing) | :: leeg, leegte |
| void {adj} (unoccupied) | :: leeg |
| void {adj} (not producing any effect; ineffectual; vain) | :: ijdel |
| void {adj} (having lost all legal validity) | :: ongeldig, nietig |
| void {n} (An empty space; a vacuum) | :: vacuüm, leegte |
| void {v} (to make invalid or worthless) | :: annuleren, ongeldig maken |
| void {v} ((medicine) to empty) | :: legen |
| voilà {interj} (behold!) | :: voilà |
| voila {interj} (voilà) SEE: voilà | :: |
| Volapük {prop} (language) | :: Volapük {n} |
| volatile {adj} (evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions) | :: vluchtig, licht ontvlambaar |
| volatile {adj} (temporary or ephemeral) | :: tijdelijk |
| volcanic {adj} (of or pertaining to a volcano) | :: vulkanisch |
| volcanism {n} (natural phenomena associated with volcanoes) | :: vulkanisme {n} |
| volcano {n} (mountain containing a magma chamber) | :: vulkaan {m}, vuurberg {m} |
| volcanologist {n} (person who studies volcanology) | :: vulkanoloog |
| volcanology {n} (study of volcanoes) | :: vulkanologie {f} |
| vole {n} (small rodents of the subfamily Arvicolinae) | :: veldmuis, woelmuis |
| vole {n} | :: woelrat {c} |
| Volga {prop} (longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea) | :: Wolga |
| volition {n} (conscious choice or decision) | :: wil |
| volition {n} (mental power or ability of choosing) | :: wilskracht |
| volley {n} (simultaneous fire) | :: salvo {n} |
| volley {n} (flight of a ball before it bounces) | :: vlucht |
| volley {n} (shot in which the ball is played before it hits the ground) | :: in de vlucht genomen bal |
| volleyball {n} (game) | :: volleybal {n} |
| volleyball {n} (ball used to play the game) | :: volleybal {m} |
| Volodymyr {prop} (Vladimir) SEE: Vladimir | :: |
| volt {n} (unit of measure) | :: volt |
| voltage {n} (difference in electrostatic potential) | :: spanning |
| volte-face {n} (a reversal of policy, attitude or principle) | :: draai {m}, volte-face {f} |
| voluble {adj} (fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious) | :: rad van tong, woordenrijk |
| volume {n} (three-dimensional measure of space) | :: volume {n}, inhoud {m} |
| volume {n} (strength of sound) | :: volume {n} |
| volume {n} (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) | :: jaargang {m} |
| volume {n} (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) | :: boekdeel {n} |
| voluminous {adj} (pertaining to volume) | :: omvangrijk {m} |
| voluminous {adj} (of great volume) | :: volumineus |
| voluntarily {adv} (in a voluntary manner) | :: vrijwillig |
| voluntary {adj} (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) | :: vrijwillig |
| volunteer {n} (one who voluntarily offers himself/herself for service) | :: vrijwilliger {m}, vrijwilligster {f} |
| volunteer {n} (voluntary soldier) | :: vrijwilliger {m} |
| voluntourism {n} (type of tourism) | :: vrijwilligerstoerisme {n} |
| voluptuous {adj} (curvaceous and sexually attractive) | :: voluptueus |
| vomit {v} (to regurgitate the contents of a stomach) | :: overgeven, braken, kotsen |
| vomit {n} (regurgitated former contents of a stomach) | :: braaksel, kots |
| voodoo {n} (Afro-Caribbean religion) | :: voodoo {m} |
| voracious {adj} (devouring great quantities of food) | :: vraatzuchtig |
| Vormsi {prop} (fourth largest island in Estonia) | :: Vormsi |
| vortex {n} (whirlpool) | :: wervelwind, wervel {m}, draaikolk {f} |
| vortex {n} (anything involving violent or chaotic activity around some centre) | :: draaikolk, wervelwind {m} |
| vortex {n} (anything which draws surrounding things) | :: maalstroom |
| vortical {adj} (pertaining to a vortex) | :: wervelend, dwarrelend als een draaikolk |
| Vosges {prop} (mountain range in France) | :: Vogezen {p} |
| Vosges {prop} (department of France) | :: Vosges {p} |
| vote {n} (formalised choice) | :: stem {f}, stembusgang {m} |
| vote {v} (assert a formalised choice) | :: stemmen |
| vote of no confidence {n} (parliamentary motion) | :: motie van wantrouwen {f} |
| voter {n} (one who votes) | :: stemmer {m}, stemster {f} |
| vote with one's feet {v} (to express one's preferences through one's actions) | :: met de voeten stemmen |
| Votic {prop} (language) | :: Wotisch {n} |
| voting booth {n} (small compartment where a voter may register a vote) | :: stemhok {n} |
| voting system {n} (system to determine the result of an election) | :: kiessysteem |
| votive {adj} (dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge) | :: votief, geschonken wegens een gelofte |
| votive {adj} (of, expressing or symbolizing a vow) | :: votief, een gelofte voorstellend |
| voucher {n} (A piece of paper that entitles the holder to a discount, or that can be exchanged for goods and services) | :: (tegoed)bon {m} |
| voucher {n} (A receipt) | :: reçu {n}, betalingsbewijs {n} |
| vouch for {v} (affirm the truth or reliability of) | :: instaan voor |
| vouchsafe {v} (Condescendingly grant a right) | :: genadig toestaan |
| vow {n} (A solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner) | :: gelofte {f} |
| vow {n} (A declaration or assertion) | :: eed {m} |
| vow {v} (To make a vow) | :: gelofte afleggen |
| vowel {n} (sound) | :: klinker {m}, klinkerklank {m} |
| vowel {n} (letter) | :: klinker {m} |
| vowel harmony {n} (phonological process) | :: klinkerharmonie {f}, vocaalharmonie {f} |
| vowelization {n} (vocalization) SEE: vocalization | :: |
| voyage {n} (long journey; especially by ship) | :: reis |
| voyager {n} (traveller) SEE: traveller | :: |
| vroom {interj} (the sound of a sports car’s engine) | :: vroem |
| Vuelta a España {prop} (annual cycling race in Spain) | :: Ronde van Spanje {f} |
| vulcanize {v} (to harden rubber with heat) | :: vulkaniseren |
| vulcanologist {n} (person who studies volcanoes) SEE: volcanologist | :: |
| vulcanology {n} (study of volcanoes) SEE: volcanology | :: |
| vulgar {adj} (distasteful, uncouth, obscene) | :: vulgair, obsceen, smakeloos, ruw, ordinair |
| vulgar {adj} (having to do with common people) | :: volks, gewoon, gemeen, ordinair |
| vulgar fraction {n} (fraction with two integers) SEE: common fraction | :: |
| vulgarian {n} (vulgar individual) | :: proleet |
| Vulgar Latin {prop} (the Latin language as spoken by people) | :: vulgair Latijn {n} |
| vulnerability {n} (security vulnerability) SEE: hole | :: |
| vulnerability {n} (state of being vulnerable) | :: kwetsbaarheid {f}, zwakke plek {f} |
| vulnerable {adj} (exposed to attack) | :: kwetsbaar |
| Vulpecula {prop} (autumn constellation) | :: Vosje |
| vulpine {adj} (pertaining to a fox) | :: geslepen |
| vulpine {adj} (foxlike) | :: vosachtig |
| vulture {n} (bird) | :: gier {m} |
| vulva {n} (collectively the external female sexual organs) | :: vulva {f} |
| vuvuzela {n} (horn) | :: vuvuzela {c} |