| 'r {pron} | :: Contracted form of haar |
| r {letter} | :: letter |
| R {letter} | :: The eighteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet |
| ra {f} | :: spar (horizontal beam or pole of a ship's mastwork) |
| raad {m} | :: advice |
| raad {m} | :: council; committee that leads or governs |
| raadgevend {adj} | :: advisory |
| raadgever {m} | :: advisor |
| raadhuis {n} | :: The assembly building of a local/municipal council |
| raadhuisje {noun} | :: diminutive of raadhuis |
| raadpensionaris {m} | :: alternative spelling of raadspensionaris |
| raadplegen {vt} | :: to consult |
| raadsel {n} | :: riddle |
| raadsel {n} | :: mystery |
| raadselachtig {adj} | :: puzzling, mysterious |
| raadselachtigheid {f} | :: mysteriousness |
| raadsheer {m} | :: A male councillor |
| raadsheer {m} | :: A male justice (high-ranking male judge) |
| raadsheer {m} | :: A bishop |
| raadslid {n} | :: A councillor, a council member; in particular a member of a municipal council |
| raadsman {m} | :: male lawyer, male legal counsel |
| raadspensionaris {m} | :: grand pensionary (high-ranking official in the Dutch Republic, combining executive and legislative roles) |
| raadsvergadering {f} | :: a meeting of a council |
| raadsvrouw {f} | :: female lawyer, female legal counsel |
| raad van bestuur {mf} | :: board of directors |
| raadzaam {adj} | :: advisable |
| raaf {mf} | :: A raven, Corvus corax |
| raaf {mf} | :: A raven, term used for certain other large birds of the genus Corvus |
| Raaf {prop} {m} | :: Corvus |
| raafgier {m} | :: New World vulture, vulture of the family Cathartidae |
| raak {adj} | :: hitting; to the point |
| raak {adj} | :: on target; scoring; counting |
| raak {adj} | :: pregnant |
| raaklijn {f} | :: tangent line |
| raakpunt {n} | :: point of tangency |
| raakvector {m} | :: tangent vector (vector touching a curve or surface) |
| Raalte {prop} {n} | :: Raalte (village) |
| raam {n} {f} {m} | :: window |
| raam {n} {f} {m} | :: frame, framework, context |
| raam {m} | :: estimate |
| raam {m} | :: run, as preparation (notably for a jump) |
| raamloos {adj} | :: windowless |
| raamwerk {n} | :: framework |
| raap {m} | :: turnip |
| raap {m} | :: noggin, bonce |
| raapolie {f} | :: oil from the seed of Brassica rapa subsp. oleifera |
| raapzaad {m} | :: field mustard seed |
| raapzaadolie {f} | :: oil from the seed of Brassica rapa subsp. oleifera |
| raar {adj} | :: strange, odd, weird, unusual |
| raarling {m} | :: screwball, odd person |
| raasdonder {m} | :: A field pea (seed of Pisum sativum), especially when used in dishes |
| raasdonder {m} | :: An undercooked field pea |
| raaskallen {v} | :: to babble incoherently, to talk gibberish, to rave |
| Raatshoven {prop} {n} | :: Racour, a village in Belgium |
| rabbi {m} | :: rabbi |
| rabbijn {m} | :: rabbi |
| race {m} | :: A speed contest, a race |
| racefiets {f} | :: A racing bicycle/road bike |
| racen {v} | :: have a speed contest, race |
| race naar de bodem {m} | :: race to the bottom |
| racer {m} | :: A racer, one who races |
| racisme {n} | :: racism (hatred, discrimination or bias based on race or descent) |
| racisme {n} | :: racialism (ideology that posits racial differences and racial determinism; ideology of racial superiority) |
| racist {m} | :: racist |
| racistisch {adj} | :: racist |
| racket {n} | :: racket (sports implement) |
| rad {n} | :: wheel |
| rad {adj} | :: quick, swift |
| radar {m} | :: radar (detection system operating by means of radio waves) |
| radbraken {vt} | :: to break on the wheel |
| raddraaier {m} | :: scoundrel, troublemaker |
| radeloos {adj} | :: desperate |
| Rademaker {prop} | :: surname |
| Rademakers {prop} | :: surname |
| raden {vt} | :: to guess |
| raden {vt} | :: to advise |
| radenrepubliek {f} | :: soviet republic, communist council republic |
| raderboot {mf} | :: paddle steamer |
| raderschip {n} | :: paddle steamer |
| raderstoomboot {f} {m} | :: paddle steamboat, paddle steamer |
| raderwerk {n} | :: cogwheel mechanism |
| radiaal {adj} | :: radial |
| radiaal {m} | :: radian |
| radiator {m} | :: radiator (device to emit heat) |
| radicaal {m} | :: radical |
| radicaal {adj} | :: radical, fundamental, thorough-going |
| radicalisering {f} | :: radicalization |
| radijs {m} | :: radish |
| radio- {prefix} | :: radio- |
| radio {m} | :: radio, tuner |
| radioactief {adj} | :: radioactive |
| radioactiviteit {f} | :: radioactivity (quality of being radioactive) |
| radioactiviteit {f} | :: radioactivity (certain quantity of radiation) |
| radioactiviteit {f} | :: radio activity: active work on radio broadcasting (usually plural) |
| radioastronomie {f} | :: radio astronomy |
| radiochemie {f} | :: radiochemistry |
| radiogolf {f} | :: radio wave |
| radiohoofd {n} | :: An ugly head, a face for radio |
| radioklok {f} | :: radio clock |
| radioknop {m} | :: radio button |
| radiomaker {m} | :: A producer of radio programs |
| radiomaker {m} | :: A maker or repairer of radio receivers |
| radiometer {m} | :: radiometer |
| radiosignaal {n} | :: radio signal |
| radiosterrenkunde {f} | :: radio astronomy |
| radiostilte {f} | :: radio silence (cessation of radio communication) |
| radiostilte {f} | :: radio silence (absence of any communication) |
| radiostraling {f} | :: radiation in the radio spectrum |
| radiotherapeut {m} | :: radiotherapist |
| radiotherapeute {f} | :: female radiotherapist |
| radiotherapie {f} | :: radiotherapy |
| radioverbinding {f} | :: radio link, radio connection |
| radiowekker {m} | :: clock radio |
| radium {n} | :: radium |
| radja {m} | :: The Hindu princely title rajah, in various meanings, yet often rendered as king |
| radjah {m} | :: rajah |
| radon {n} | :: radon |
| radslotpistool {n} | :: wheellock pistol |
| Raes {prop} | :: surname |
| rafel {f} | :: frayed thread |
| rafel {f} | :: type of game played with three dice |
| rafel {f} | :: a throw of three dice |
| rafelen {v} | :: to become unraveled |
| rafelig {adj} | :: frayed, worn |
| rafelsteen {m} | :: a polyhedron used in games of chance; a die |
| raffinaderij {f} | :: refinery |
| rag {n} | :: spider silk |
| rag {n} | :: A piece of ragtime music |
| ragbak {m} | :: a run-down car |
| rage {f} {m} | :: craze, fad, fashion |
| ragebol {m} | :: A brush whose bristly hairs form a curved surface, mounted on a broomstick, mostly used for removing cobwebs |
| raggen {vit} | :: to move back and forth repeatedly wildly; to wipe, swing or brush wildly |
| raggen {vi} | :: to drive recklessly and aggressively |
| rail {f} | :: rail |
| raison d'État {f} | :: A state interest, especially when invoked as politically superior to moral or even legal considerations |
| raison d'être {f} | :: raison d'être |
| raja {m} | :: alternative form of radja |
| rak {n} | :: A straight section of a waterway |
| rak {n} | :: A straight distance or section that one traverses by sailing |
| rak {n} | :: A rack, a frame |
| rak {n} | :: A rope (often protected with wooden beads), chain or brace for fixing a spar to the mast |
| rakel {m} | :: A rake |
| rakel {?} | :: A squeegee (printing tool) |
| rakelings {adv} | :: dangerously close |
| raken {vt} | :: to touch |
| raken {vt} | :: to hit (to not miss) |
| raken {v} | :: to become |
| raket {f} {m} | :: rocket, missile |
| raket {f} {m} | :: firework |
| raket {f} {m} | :: a type of ice cream in the shape of a rocket |
| raket {f} | :: a rocket (type of plant) |
| raket {f} {n} | :: a racket (sports implement) |
| raketaanval {m} | :: rocket attack, rocket strike, missile strike |
| raketbasis {f} | :: rocket base (base with a rocket installation) |
| raketbrandstof {f} | :: rocket fuel |
| raketgeleerde {mf} | :: rocket scientist |
| raketschild {n} | :: rocket shield |
| raketsla {f} | :: rocket salad |
| raketwerper {m} | :: rocket launcher (explosive projectile weapon) |
| rakkelhoen {n} | :: A naturally occurring cross of a black grouse and a western capercaillie, reported to be exclusively male; Tetrao medius or Lyrurus medius |
| rakker {m} | :: rascal, scamp |
| rakoen {m} | :: raccoon |
| Raków {prop} | :: Raków (Polish town 1569–1869 and village 1869–present, important centre of Socinianism in the 16th–17th CC.) |
| ral {f} | :: rail (bird of the family Rallidae) |
| ralreiger {m} | :: squacco heron, Ardeola ralloides |
| ralreiger {m} | :: Any of the herons of the genus Ardeola |
| ram {m} | :: ram (male sheep) |
| ram {m} | :: male rabbit |
| ram {m} | :: battering ram |
| Ram {prop} {m} | :: Aries |
| ramen {vt} | :: to make an estimate |
| ramen {vt} | :: to fix an estimate, to budget |
| ramen {vt} | :: to guess, to reckon, to deduce |
| ramen {vt} | :: to take aim (at), to watch, to observe |
| ramen {vt} | :: to hit |
| ramen {vt} | :: to stretch on a frame, as done with cloth to be dried |
| ramen {vt} | :: to arrange bushels of cereals on the field in a certain way |
| ramen {vt} | :: to tie a bird's wings together to prevent it flying away |
| ramkraak {m} | :: A ramraid (esp. at a bank): a robbery, a theft where the premises are rammed with a vehicle to gain access |
| rammeien {vt} | :: to knock, to pound |
| rammeien {vti} | :: to batter, to ram with a battering ram |
| rammel {noun} | :: beating |
| rammel {noun} | :: a gossip |
| rammelaar {m} | :: A rattle, a baby's toy that creates sound when shaken |
| rammelaar {m} | :: A rabbit buck, a male rabbit |
| rammelen {vti} | :: to shake |
| rammelen {vti} | :: to clatter, to rattle |
| rammelen {vt} | :: to beat, to hit, to beat up, to whip |
| rammelen {vi} | :: to be shaky, to be incoherent |
| rammelen {vti} | :: to copulate |
| rammeling {noun} | :: beating |
| rammen {vt} | :: To ram, to intentionally collide with (a ship or car or building) with the intention of damaging or sinking it |
| rammen {vt} | :: To strike (something) hard |
| rammonitor {m} | :: A monitor (ironclad) armed with a ram |
| ramp {f} | :: disaster, catastrophe |
| ramp {f} | :: an accident |
| ramp {f} | :: a ramp |
| ramp {f} | :: a driveway |
| ramp {m} | :: A construction to do skating tricks, usually in the form of one half of a pipe, a half-pipe |
| rampeneren {vt} | :: to destroy, to demolish |
| rampeneren {vi} | :: to dine, to eat |
| rampokker {m} | :: An armed robber, a gangster |
| rampspoed {m} | :: disaster, catastrophe |
| ramptoerisme {n} | :: disaster tourism (tourism in a disaster area, usually out of curiosity) |
| rampzalig {adj} | :: disastrous |
| ramschip {n} | :: ramming ship (ship armed with a ram) |
| ramsj {m} | :: junk |
| ramsj {m} | :: sale of old stock at very low prices, often by semi-clandestine vendors |
| ramsj {m} | :: sale of new, hard-to-sell books at starkly reduced prices |
| ramsteven {m} | :: ram bow, rostrum |
| ranch {m} | :: ranch, notably livestock breeding farm, especially in North America and in other English-speaking countries |
| rancune {c} | :: resentment, grudge; rancour |
| rand {m} | :: edge, brink, rim |
| randaarde {f} | :: earth (UK)/ground (America) on a Schuko type electrical socket, with earth clips on the edge |
| randcrimineel {m} | :: borderline criminal (someone or something that operates in the grey area between criminal and non-criminal activity) |
| randcrimineel {adj} | :: borderline criminal (relating to or operating in the grey area between criminal and non-criminal activity) |
| randdebiel {m} | :: idiot, moron, imbecile |
| randfiguur {f} | :: outsider, marginal person |
| randgeval {n} | :: A borderline/ atypical case |
| randgeval {n} | :: A maverick, outsider, freak |
| randidioot {m} | :: wingnut, idiot with extreme views |
| Randstad {prop} {f} | :: Randstad, a conurbation encompassing Amsterdam, Den Haag, Rotterdam, Utrecht and several small cities and towns that surrounds the Groene Hart |
| randvoorwaarde {f} | :: boundary condition |
| randzee {f} | :: marginal sea |
| rang {m} | :: rank |
| rangaku {noun} | :: study of Western knowledge. Dutch authorities from Deshima passed on Western knowledge and history of the world outside Japan onto the Japanese court in annual tea-sessions |
| rangeerterrein {n} | :: marshalling yard |
| rangeren {vt} | :: to shunt, to marshal |
| rangeren {vt} | :: to order, to arrange, e.g. in ranks |
| ranglijst {f} | :: A ranking in the form of a list |
| rangorde {f} | :: An ordered sequence by rank |
| rangorde {f} | :: An ordering in ranks |
| rangorde {f} | :: A rank, especially numbered |
| rangschikken {v} | :: to sort, to order (to put something in order) |
| rangschikken {v} | :: to classify |
| rangtelwoord {n} | :: An ordinal number word; a word indicating an item's relative place (rank) in an ordered sequence |
| ranja {f} | :: sweetened drink (sweet drink based on processed fruit juice, may be based on cordial, may or may not be carbonated) |
| ranja {f} | :: orange-based sweetened drink |
| rank {adj} | :: slender, svelte |
| rank {f} | :: tendril, a thin winding stem |
| ransel {m} | :: satchel (type of rectangular backpack) |
| ransel {m} | :: beating, usually in the combination pak ransel, a 'load' of licks |
| ranselen {v} | :: to beat up, to flog |
| ransig {adj} | :: alternative spelling of ranzig |
| ransomware {m} | :: ransomware |
| Ranstad {prop} {f} | :: Randstad |
| ransuil {mf} | :: long-eared owl, Asio otus |
| rantsoen {n} | :: ration |
| rantsoeneren {v} | :: to ration, to provide with supplies |
| ranzig {adj} | :: rancid, disgusting |
| ranzig {adj} | :: dirty, unclean |
| rap {adj} | :: quick, fast |
| rap {m} | :: rap music |
| rapen {vt} | :: to gather, to pick up |
| rapier {n} | :: rapier |
| rapmuziek {f} | :: rap music |
| rappen {v} | :: to rap (speak lyrics in the style of rap music) |
| rapper {m} | :: rapper (performer of rap music) |
| rapport {n} | :: a report |
| rapporteren {v} | :: to report |
| rare {m} | :: weird person |
| rare vogel {m} | :: a rare bird, a strange, unusual or exceptional person |
| rariteit {f} | :: curiosity, curiosum, something exotic or unusual |
| rariteit {f} | :: rarity, something rare |
| rariteitenkabinet {n} | :: cabinet of curiosities |
| ras {n} | :: race, breed |
| ras {adj} | :: quick |
| Ras {prop} | :: surname |
| rasecht {adj} | :: natural, born |
| rasecht {adj} | :: pure |
| rashond {m} | :: A pure-bred dog |
| rashondje {noun} | :: diminutive of rashond |
| rasp {f} | :: grater, for example for cheese |
| rasp {f} | :: surform tool |
| raspen {vt} | :: to grate |
| rasptong {f} | :: rasping tongue, radula |
| rassenleer {f} | :: racial theory (pseudoscientific theory about the subdivision of humanity into races) |
| rassenrelatie {f} | :: race relations |
| rassenscheiding {f} | :: racial segregation |
| rassensegregatie {f} | :: racial segregation |
| raster {n} | :: grid |
| raster {n} | :: raster |
| raszuiver {adj} | :: purebred, racially pure |
| rat {f} | :: rat; rodent of the genus Rattus, or of certain other genera in the family Muridae |
| ratatouille {f} | :: ratatouille: a traditional French Provençal stewed vegetable dish consisting primarily of tomatoes, zucchini and eggplant, with other ingredients |
| ratel {f} {m} | :: ratchet, rattle |
| ratel {f} {m} | :: ratchet (tool or mechanism) |
| ratel {f} {m} | :: socket wrench |
| ratel {f} {m} | :: rattle (organ for making noise, such as a rattlesnake's) |
| ratel {f} | :: honeycomb |
| ratel {f} | :: ratel |
| ratelen {v} | :: to rattle |
| ratelen {v} | :: to talk incessantly |
| ratelpopulier {m} | :: common aspen, Populus tremula |
| ratelslang {f} | :: rattlesnake (poisonous snake with a rattling tail), snake of the genera Crotalus or Sistrurus |
| Ratgers {prop} | :: surname |
| ratificatie {f} | :: ratification |
| ratio {f} | :: ratio, proportion |
| ratio {f} | :: reason |
| rationalisme {n} | :: rationalism (philosophical view that primarily relies on reason for justification) |
| rationalist {m} | :: rationalist (adherent of rationalism) |
| rationalistisch {adj} | :: rationalist (according to rationalism, in the manner of rationalists) |
| rationaliteit {f} | :: rationality, reasonableness |
| rationaliteit {f} | :: rationality (quality of being a ratio of integers) |
| rationeel {adj} | :: rational, reasonable (pertaining to reason, by means of reason) |
| rationeel {adj} | :: rational (pertaining to ratios, fractional) |
| rattengif {n} | :: rat poison |
| rattenvergif {n} | :: rat poison |
| rauw {adj} | :: raw, uncooked |
| rauw {adj} | :: raw, in a roughed up state, e.g. skinned or infected |
| rauw {adj} | :: hard, cruel, gross, rude |
| rauwkost {m} | :: raw food, such as salads |
| rauzen {vi} | :: to rage, to be noisy and agitated |
| rauzen {vi} | :: to move fast and recklessly, e.g. without regard for others |
| ravage {f} | :: havoc, damage |
| ravelijn {n} | :: A ravelin; an outwork with two faces, like a lunette or redan |
| ravelijntje {noun} | :: diminutive of ravelijn |
| raven {v} | :: to (hold a) rave, to party wildly |
| ravenmoeder {f} | :: a mother who neglects her children; a bad mother |
| Ravenswoud {prop} {n} | :: A village in the east of Friesland, the Netherlands, near Appelscha |
| ravenzwart {adj} | :: raven |
| ravijn {n} | :: ravine |
| ravotten {v} | :: to play heartily, esp. outdoors |
| rayon {n} | :: region, regional section or subdivision (e.g. of a city or local government, of the area of operation of a business) |
| rayonhoofd {n} | :: One who is responsible for one of the 22 route segments ("regions") of the Elfstedentocht |
| rayonkartel {n} | :: regional cartel; a cartel that geographically subdivides a market into smaller segments where cartel members enjoy a (near) monopoly |
| razeil {n} | :: A rectangular sail that is rigged to a spar |
| razen {v} | :: to rage, to race |
| razend {adj} | :: raging |
| razendsnel {adj} | :: superfast |
| razernij {f} | :: rage, fury |
| R'dam {prop} | :: abbreviation of Rotterdam |
| re {f} | :: re |
| re {f} | :: d |
| reaal {noun} | :: reaal |
| reactie {f} | :: reaction (action in response to an event) |
| reactie {f} | :: political reaction (reactionaries collectively) |
| reactionair {adj} | :: reactionary |
| reactor {m} | :: atomic reactor |
| reactor {m} | :: chemical reactor |
| reageerbuis {f} | :: test tube |
| reageerbuisje {noun} | :: diminutive of reageerbuis |
| reagens {n} | :: reagent |
| reageren {v} | :: to react, to respond |
| reageren {v} | :: to react, to undergo a chemical reaction |
| reaguurder {m} | :: Somebody who makes hateful and anonymous online comments, similar to a comment troll |
| reaguursel {n} | :: A hateful reaction in a comment section |
| reaktie {f} | :: superseded spelling of reactie |
| realiseerbaar {adj} | :: realizable (US); realisable (UK) |
| realiseren {vt} | :: to realize, to achieve, to bring about |
| realiseren {vr} | :: to realise , realize , to become aware of |
| realisme {n} | :: realism (concern for fact and reality) |
| realisme {n} | :: realism (artistic representation that seeks to faithgully represent reality) |
| realisme {n} | :: realism (viewpoint that universals are real) |
| realisme {n} | :: realism (viewpoint that an external reality exists independent of observation) |
| realisme {n} | :: realism (doctrine in international relations that prioritises the pursuit of power over the implementation of ideals) |
| realist {m} | :: realist (someone with concern for fact and reality) |
| realist {m} | :: realist (artist who seeks to faithfully represent reality) |
| realist {m} | :: realist (one who thinks that universals are real) |
| realist {m} | :: realist (one of the view that an external reality exists independent of observation) |
| realist {m} | :: realist (advocate of the doctrine in international relations that prioritises the pursuit of power over the implementation of ideals) |
| realistisch {adj} | :: realistic |
| realiteit {f} | :: reality |
| rebbe {m} | :: an Ashkenazi rabbi, in particular a Chasidic one; rebbe |
| Rebecca {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| rebel {m} | :: rebel |
| rebellie {f} | :: rebellion |
| recalcitrant {adj} | :: koppig |
| recalcitrant {adj} | :: rebels, ongehoorzaam |
| recensent {m} | :: reviewer |
| recensie {f} | :: a review |
| recensie {f} | :: a critical edition of a text, a recension |
| recensie {f} | :: an edition or family of variants of a text |
| recent {adj} | :: recent |
| recentelijk {adv} | :: recently |
| recept {n} | :: recipe |
| recept {n} | :: prescription |
| receptie {f} | :: reception (front desk) |
| receptie {f} | :: reception (social event) |
| receptie {f} | :: reception (reaction, response) |
| recessie {f} | :: economic recession |
| rechaud {m} | :: burner, warmer |
| rechercheur {m} | :: police detective |
| recht {adj} | :: right (direction) |
| recht {adj} | :: straight |
| recht {n} | :: a right, privilege |
| recht {n} | :: justice |
| recht {n} | :: jurisprudence, the law |
| rechtbank {f} | :: court |
| rechtbank {f} | :: dated form of aanrechtbank |
| rechtdoor {adv} | :: straight, straight ahead |
| recht door zee {adj} | :: alternative spelling of rechtdoorzee |
| rechtdoorzee {adj} | :: frank, straightforward, outspoken |
| rechte klimming {f} | :: right ascension |
| rechtelijk {adj} | :: legal, constitutional |
| rechten {v} | :: To seek justice, notably: |
| rechten {v} | :: To sue judicially |
| rechten {v} | :: To contend by argument etc |
| rechten {v} | :: To straighten |
| rechten {v} | :: To erect, raise |
| rechtens {adv} | :: by rights, according to law |
| rechter {m} | :: judge |
| rechter {adj} | :: right |
| rechterhand {f} | :: right hand, part of the arm |
| rechterhand {f} | :: lieutenant |
| rechterhand {f} | :: a trustworthy friend or subordinate, a right-hand man / woman |
| rechterkant {m} | :: right-hand side |
| rechterlijke macht {f} | :: judiciary (the court system and judges considered collectively, the judicial branch of government) |
| Rechters {prop} | :: Judges (book of the Bible) |
| rechthoek {m} | :: rectangle |
| rechthoek {m} | :: right angle |
| rechthoekig {adj} | :: orthogonal |
| rechtlijnig {adj} | :: rectilinear |
| rechtlijnig {adj} | :: stiff, rigid, inflexible |
| rechtmatig {adj} | :: legitimate (according to law) |
| rechtmatig {adj} | :: legitimate (just, justified) |
| rechtop {adv} | :: upright (erect) |
| rechts {adv} | :: on the right |
| rechts {adv} | :: to the right |
| rechts {adj} | :: right |
| rechts {adj} | :: rightist, belonging to the ideological right |
| rechts {adj} | :: right-handed |
| rechtsaf {adv} | :: towards the right (while turning) |
| rechtsgang {m} | :: judicial process |
| rechtsgebied {n} | :: A (territorial) jurisdiction, area of legal competence |
| rechtsgeding {n} | :: lawsuit |
| rechtsgeleerde {mf} | :: jurist, jurisconsult |
| rechtsgeleerdheid {f} | :: jurisprudence |
| rechtsgeschiedkundige {m} | :: legal historian |
| rechtshandig {adj} | :: right-handed |
| rechtsmacht {f} {m} | :: jurisdiction |
| rechtsom {adv} | :: clockwise |
| rechtsomkeert {adv} | :: (only used with maken) rechtsomkeert maken: do an about-turn, do an about-face; turn on one's heels, make a U-turn |
| rechtsomkeert maken {v} | :: to turn around, to about-turn |
| rechtsorde {f} | :: legal order |
| rechtspleging {f} | :: judicial procedure |
| rechtspraak {f} | :: The administration of justice by the judiciary, jurisdiction |
| rechtspraak {f} | :: Jurisprudence, the interpretation of law as shown by legal precedents |
| rechtsprocedure {f} {m} | :: judicial process |
| rechtsstaat {m} | :: nation of laws, constitutional state, (state which has rule of law) |
| rechtsstatelijk {adj} | :: Pertaining to, in accordance with or compatible with the rule of law or a nation of laws |
| rechtstreeks {adj} | :: direct |
| rechtstreeks {adv} | :: directly |
| rechtswetenschap {f} | :: jurisprudence |
| rechtszaak {f} {m} | :: lawsuit |
| rechtszaal {f} {m} | :: courtroom |
| rechttrekken {v} | :: to straighten |
| rechttrekken {v} | :: to correct (of facts, statements) |
| rechtuit {adj} | :: straightforward |
| rechtvaardig {adj} | :: fair, just |
| rechtvaardigen {vt} | :: to justify, provide an acceptable motivation or explanation |
| rechtvaardigheid {f} | :: justice (state or instance of being just or fair) |
| rechtvaardigheidsgevoel {n} | :: feeling of justice, feeling of fairness |
| rechtvaardiging {f} | :: justification |
| recht voor zijn raap {adv} | :: forthright, direct, straightforward |
| rechtzaak {f} {m} | :: alternative spelling of rechtszaak |
| rechtzaal {f} | :: courtroom |
| rechtzetten {vt} | :: to stand up, to set upright |
| rechtzetten {vt} | :: to rectify, to correct (a mistake) |
| reciteren {v} | :: to recite |
| reclame {f} | :: publicity |
| reclame {f} | :: advertisement or ads |
| reclame {f} | :: the stock that is advertised at a discount |
| reclamebureau {n} | :: advertising agency |
| reclamecampagne {f} | :: advertisement campaign |
| reclamefolder {m} | :: leaflet with advertising |
| reclassering {f} | :: rehabilitation of ex-convicts |
| recommandatie {f} | :: recommendation |
| reconstrueren {v} | :: to reconstruct |
| record {n} | :: record |
| recreant {m} | :: someone who practices or enjoys recreation |
| recreatie {f} | :: recreation (activity that diverts, amuses or stimulates) |
| recreatiebad {m} | :: recreational swimming pool; leisure centre |
| rectaal {adj} | :: rectal (of -, via - or related to the rectum) |
| rectificatie {f} | :: rectification |
| rectificeren {v} | :: to rectify, to correct |
| rector {m} | :: rector |
| reçu {n} | :: receipt |
| redacteur {m} | :: editor |
| redactie {f} | :: editorial staff |
| redactrice {m} | :: Female editor |
| redden {vt} | :: to save, rescue |
| redder {m} | :: savior, rescuer |
| redding {f} | :: rescue, rescuing |
| reddingsactie {f} | :: rescue operation |
| reddingsboot {f} | :: A lifeboat, a boat to save people at sea or in deep internal waters |
| reddingsoperatie {f} | :: rescue operation |
| reddingsplan {n} | :: rescue plan |
| reddingsvest {n} | :: life vest |
| reddingswerker {m} | :: A rescue worker |
| rede {f} | :: reason (as a concept) |
| rede {f} | :: address, discourse |
| rede {f} | :: A place to anchor, anchorage |
| redekunde {f} | :: logic |
| redekunde {f} | :: rhetoric |
| redekundig {adj} | :: pertaining to phrases |
| redekundig {adj} | :: logical, pertaining to logic |
| redelijk {adj} | :: reasonable |
| redelijk {adv} | :: reasonably, fairly, rather |
| redelijkerwijs {adv} | :: reasonably |
| redeloos {adj} | :: irrational, without reason |
| redemptorist {m} | :: A redemptorist |
| reden {f} | :: reason, ground |
| reden {f} | :: rescue |
| reden {m} | :: proportion |
| reden {v} | :: to equip (a ship) |
| reden {v} | :: to equip, fit, supply with (something with a supplemental tool) |
| redenaar {m} | :: orator |
| redeneerkunde {f} | :: logic |
| redeneerkunde {f} | :: rhetoric |
| redenen {vi} | :: to speak |
| redenen {vi} | :: to discuss |
| redenen {vi} | :: to reason |
| redeneren {vi} | :: to reason |
| redeneren {vi} | :: to speak |
| redenering {f} | :: reasoning |
| reder {m} | :: shipowner, executive of a shipping business |
| rederij {f} | :: shipping company |
| rederijker {m} | :: rhetorician, literatus, especially an amateur involved in theatre; a member of the literary guilds that existed in the Low Countries in the late mediaeval and early modern periods |
| rederijkerskamer {f} | :: chamber of rhetoric, an late-mediaeval or early-modern literary guild preoccupied with the study, production and performance of drama, rhetoric and literature |
| redetwisten {v} | :: to argue, quarrel |
| redevoering {f} | :: speech |
| redmiddel {n} | :: A means of rescuing, saving or solving something; a solution |
| redoutabel {adj} | :: redoubtable, awe-inspiring |
| reduceren {vt} | :: To reduce |
| redundantie {f} | :: redundancy |
| ree {f} {n} | :: The roe, Capreolus capreolus |
| ree {f} {n} | :: Any deer of the genus Capreolus |
| ree {f} | :: alternative form of rede |
| reebok {m} | :: roebuck |
| reebok {m} | :: An antelope native to southern Africa |
| reeds {adv} | :: already |
| reëel {adj} | :: real, actual |
| reëel {adj} | :: realistic |
| reëel {adj} | :: pertaining or relevant to a case; absolute |
| reëel {adj} | :: real, pertaining to real numbers |
| reëel {adj} | :: real, corrected for inflation, not nominal |
| reef {f} | :: line drawn on the ground, furrow |
| reef {n} | :: alternative form of reef (shallows; strip of sail) |
| reeks {f} | :: A series, a sequence |
| reeks {f} | :: A series of print publications |
| reep {m} | :: a strip, resulting from ripping, cutting etc |
| reep {m} | :: a rope |
| reep {m} | :: a hoop, ring |
| reep {m} | :: an edible bar, esp. a candy bar |
| rees {m} | :: diarrhea, the runs, the squits, the squirts |
| reet {f} | :: A ripped-up spot, tear; cleft, crack, crevice |
| reet {f} | :: The butt crack, arse, anus |
| reet {f} | :: The butt, behind |
| reet {f} | :: (in geen reet nothing at all) nothing |
| reetveter {m} | :: butt floss, G-string, thong |
| referendum {n} | :: referendum |
| referentie {f} | :: A reference, person who vouches for another, character witness |
| referentie {f} | :: A quoted or otherwise consulted, preferably reliably or authoritative source, as for writing an academic document |
| referentiekader {n} | :: frame of reference |
| referentiekader {n} | :: system of organising thought containing prior beliefs |
| referentiekader {n} | :: diagram or system from where an observer observes (relative) motion |
| refereren {v} | :: to refer to |
| referte {f} | :: not contest charges (of a suspect or involved party) |
| referte {f} | :: reference (number) |
| reflecteren {v} | :: to reflect |
| reflecterend {adj} | :: reflecting |
| reflectie {f} | :: reflection |
| reflectie {f} | :: thought about something |
| reflector {m} | :: reflector (reflecting disk on the rear of a vehicle; chiefly a bicycle) |
| reflex {m} | :: reflex (automatic response by an organism) |
| reformatie {prop} {f} | :: the Protestant Reformation |
| reformatie {f} | :: reformation |
| reformator {m} | :: reformer |
| reformatorisch {adj} | :: pertaining to ultra-orthodox Reformed Protestantism |
| reformatorisch {adj} | :: Reformed |
| reformatorisch {adj} | :: pertaining to the Protestant Reformation |
| reformatorisch {adj} | :: reforming, reformatory, pertaining to or inclined to reform |
| reformeren {vt} | :: to reform |
| reformeren {vt} | :: to reform along Protestant lines |
| reformeren {vt} | :: to reorganise, to reform, to regroup |
| refractie {f} | :: refraction |
| refrein {n} | :: a refrain, a chorus |
| refter {m} {n} | :: mess hall, refectory |
| refuteren {v} | :: to refute |
| regeerakkoord {n} | :: coalition agreement |
| regeerzucht {f} | :: pathological desire to rule |
| regeerzucht {f} | :: pathological desire to govern |
| regel {m} | :: line of writing, verse; (pre-printed) straight line to write it on |
| regel {m} | :: rule, regulation, custom, prescript |
| regel {m} | :: narrow slat; especially a ruler |
| regelbaar {adj} | :: adjustable |
| regelen {v} | :: to regulate, to control |
| regelen {v} | :: to arrange |
| regelgeving {f} | :: regulations |
| regeling {f} | :: arrangement (as in practical agreement) |
| regelmaat {f} | :: regularity |
| regelmatig {adj} | :: regular |
| regelneef {m} | :: a petty, rules-obsessed person; a stickler for rules; control freak |
| regelneuker {m} | :: Someone who strongly adheres to rules; a stickler for rules, a rule fetishist |
| regelnicht {f} | :: petty, rules-obsessed woman, e.g. a woman trying to keep everything under control |
| regelrecht {adj} | :: downright |
| regelrecht {adj} | :: completely straight, level |
| regelrecht {adj} | :: following a straight line |
| regen {m} | :: rain |
| regenachtig {adj} | :: rainy, prone to rain |
| regenboog {m} | :: rainbow |
| regenboogtaal {f} | :: LGBTIQ-inclusive language (language usage and/or vocabulary that seeks to include LGBTIQ persons) |
| regenboogvlies {n} | :: iris, a membrane in the eye |
| regenbui {f} | :: rain shower, incidence of rain |
| regendans {m} | :: rain dance |
| regendruppel {m} | :: A raindrop, drop(let) of rainwater |
| regenen {v} | :: To rain, to precipitate |
| regenen {v} | :: To accumulate in large amounts, as though by rain |
| regenen {vi} | :: To pour down, to fall out of the sky in large amounts |
| regenjack {n} | :: raincoat |
| regenjas {m} | :: raincoat |
| regenmantel {m} | :: mantle, cloak to protect against the rain |
| regenpijp {f} | :: drainpipe, downspout |
| regenschaduw {f} | :: rain shadow |
| regenscherm {n} | :: umbrella |
| regenseizoen {n} | :: wet season |
| regent {m} | :: regent |
| regentenstuk {n} | :: group portrait of regents |
| regentes {f} | :: regentess (female ruling in somebody else's stead) |
| regentes {f} | :: female member of patrician and aristocratic circles |
| regentesse {f} | :: alternative form of regentes |
| regentessenstuk {n} | :: group portrait of regentesses |
| regentijd {m} | :: rainy season |
| regenton {f} | :: rain barrel |
| regenval {m} | :: rainfall |
| regenwater {n} | :: rainwater (water falling as rain; such water being stored up) |
| regenwolk {f} | :: A rain cloud |
| regenwolkje {noun} | :: diminutive of regenwolk |
| regenworm {m} | :: earthworm |
| regenwoud {n} | :: rainforest |
| regeren {vti} | :: to rule, reign, govern |
| regeren {vt} | :: to control, to conduct, to direct, to govern |
| regering {f} | :: The act of governing, ruling a state or similar political entity |
| regering {f} | :: A government, a governing council: especially the executive branch of government |
| regering {f} | :: The rule, reign of a prince etc |
| regeringsleider {m} | :: head of government |
| regie {f} | :: production, creative management |
| regie {f} | :: the management, being in charge |
| regime {n} | :: regime (political order) |
| regime {n} | :: regime (undemocratic political order or government) |
| regime {n} | :: regimen, diet |
| regiment {n} | :: regiment (division of an army) |
| regiment {n} | :: regimen, regime (particular system of enforcing discipline) |
| regiment {n} | :: rulership, governance, rule |
| regimentskapel {f} | :: regimental orchestra (orchestra of a military regiment) |
| regio {f} | :: region |
| regiolect {n} | :: A colloquial variety of a standard language spoken in a particular region and influenced by the native dialect (thus an intermediate form between standard and dialect) |
| regionaal {adj} | :: regional |
| regisseren {v} | :: to direct (e.g. a film) |
| regisseur {m} | :: director (e.g. of film, TV, or theater) |
| regisseuse {f} | :: female director |
| register {n} | :: A register, an index, esp. as an appendix in a book |
| register {n} | :: A register, a lodger |
| register {n} | :: A register, a musical range |
| register {n} | :: A register, a style of language, e.g. with respect to formality and politeness |
| register {n} | :: A register, an organ stop |
| registertje {noun} | :: diminutive of register |
| registratie {f} | :: A registration, the act of registering or being registered |
| registratie {f} | :: An office in charge of registrations, especially when it also receives correlated payment of tax or other levies |
| registratie {f} | :: A registration, the act of selecting stops on an organ |
| registratie {f} | :: A specific setting thus achieved |
| registrator {m} | :: A registrant or registrar, person (notably clerk) charged with keeping (a) register(s), possibly combined with other secretarial work; also as a specific title in various civilian and military uses |
| registrator {m} | :: A recorder, registring device or person taking notes as if automatically registring |
| registreren {v} | :: to register |
| rehabiliteren {v} | :: to free from guilt (of a previous crime), rehabilitate |
| rei {m} | :: circle dance, dance in which the participants form a circle, walk or dance rhythmically and sing or chant |
| reidans {m} | :: circle dance |
| reidansen {v} | :: to dance in a circle, to circle dance |
| reiger {m} | :: heron, waterbird of the family Ardeidae |
| reiken {vi} | :: to reach, to extend out, to stretch |
| reikwijdte {f} | :: range, reach, scope |
| rein {adj} | :: clean, spotless |
| rein {adj} | :: pure, sheer |
| reïncarnatie {f} | :: reincarnation |
| reinigen {v} | :: to clean |
| reiniger {m} | :: detergent, cleaning agent |
| reiniger {m} | :: cleaning device |
| reiniger {m} | :: cleaner, one who cleans |
| reiniging {f} | :: cleaning (the act or process of cleaning or being cleaned) |
| reinigingsmiddel {n} | :: detergent, cleaning agent |
| reinigingsoffer {n} | :: sacrifice of purification |
| reis {f} {m} | :: travel |
| reis {f} {m} | :: trip, tour |
| reisagent {m} | :: A travel agent |
| reisbureau {n} | :: travel agency |
| reischeque {m} | :: traveller's cheque |
| reisgenoot {m} | :: A travel companion, who shares one's company on a journey |
| reisgids {m} | :: travel guide |
| reiskoorts {f} | :: wanderlust, travel bug |
| reisroman {m} | :: novel in the shape of an itinerary, travelogue novel |
| reisspiegel {m} | :: travelling mirror |
| reisstekker {m} | :: plug adapter |
| reisverhaal {n} | :: travelogue |
| reisverslag {n} | :: record of a voyage, travelogue, itinerary |
| reisverzekering {f} | :: travel insurance |
| reizen {v} | :: to travel |
| reiziger {m} | :: traveller, voyager |
| reiziger {m} | :: Dutch people who live in wagons or mobile homes, predominantly descended from 19th-century displaced agricultural workers |
| rek {n} | :: A rack or stand |
| rek {m} | :: The ability for a material to stretch |
| rekel {m} | :: male of a canine species, notably dog, fox or wolf |
| rekel {m} | :: insolent person |
| rekels {adj} | :: relating to a rekel (male of certain species, notably canine such as fox) |
| rekels {adj} | :: (commonly; metaphorically) scampish, impish |
| rekels {adj} | :: damned, blasted |
| rekenaar {m} | :: someone who makes calculations; a calculator |
| rekenaar {m} | :: computer |
| rekenen {vi} | :: to calculate, to do arithmetic |
| rekenen {vt} | :: to count , to consider (something) an example |
| rekenen {vti} | :: to appraise, to reckon, to evaluate |
| rekenen {vi} | :: to rely , to depend |
| rekenen {vt} | :: to charge, to determine or request a payment |
| rekenfout {f} | :: miscalculation |
| rekening {f} | :: reckoning, account |
| rekening {f} | :: account (at a bank) |
| rekening {f} | :: check, bill |
| rekening {f} | :: invoice |
| rekeningnummer {n} | :: account number |
| rekenkunde {f} | :: arithmetic |
| rekenmachientje {noun} | :: diminutive of rekenmachine |
| rekenmachine {f} | :: calculator |
| rekentoestel {n} | :: calculator |
| rekest {n} | :: request |
| rekken {v} | :: to stretch |
| rekken {v} | :: to prolong (in duration) |
| rekstok {m} | :: horizontal bar |
| rekwireren {v} | :: to requisition, to demand for supplies |
| rekwisiet {n} | :: A prop, a property |
| rekwisiet {n} | :: Something that is requisite |
| rel {m} | :: riot |
| relaas {n} | :: account, story, report |
| relateren {v} | :: to relate |
| relatie {f} | :: relation |
| relatie {f} | :: relationship |
| relatief {adj} | :: relative |
| relatief {adv} | :: relatively |
| relativeren {v} | :: to relativize (US), relativise (UK) |
| relativistisch {adj} | :: relativistic (pertaining to the theory of relativity or relativistic motion) |
| relativiteit {f} | :: relativity |
| relativiteitstheorie {f} | :: theory of relativity |
| relevant {adj} | :: relevant |
| reliek {f} {n} | :: relic |
| reliekhouder {m} | :: reliquary |
| reliekschrijn {n} | :: a coffin-like reliquary |
| religie {f} | :: faith, religion, a system of beliefs dealing with soul, deity and/or life after death |
| religie {f} | :: religious denomination, such as an organized church |
| religie {f} | :: something one adheres to devotedly |
| religieus {adj} | :: religious |
| religiositeit {f} | :: religiosity |
| relikwie {f} {n} | :: relic |
| reling {f} | :: rail (a horizontal bar) |
| rellen {vi} | :: to riot |
| relmuis {f} | :: edible dormouse, Glis glis |
| relnicht {m} | :: A camp, effeminate homosexual man |
| relschopper {m} | :: A rioter, a troublemaker |
| rem {f} | :: brake |
| remake {m} | :: remake (of a film) |
| Remco {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| remise {f} | :: carriage house |
| remise {f} | :: tram house |
| remise {f} | :: a tie, draw |
| remkabel {m} | :: a bicycle's brake cable |
| remlamp {f} | :: (uncommon) brake light |
| remmen {vi} | :: to brake, slow down |
| Remmerswaal {prop} | :: surname |
| remonstrant {m} | :: Remonstrant (Arminian) |
| remonstrants {adj} | :: Arminian, following or belonging to the Arminian religion |
| remontada {f} | :: comeback |
| remork {noun} | :: trailer |
| remparachute {m} | :: braking parachute, brake parachute |
| rempedaal {n} | :: brake pedal |
| remschoen {m} | :: brake shoe |
| remtrommel {mf} | :: brake drum |
| remvloeistof {f} | :: brake fluid |
| remweg {m} | :: braking distance |
| ren {f} | :: A run; an enclosed area where small or mid-sized livestock such as poultry are kept |
| renaal {adj} | :: Pertaining to the kidneys |
| Renaat {prop} | :: given name, a diminutive of Renatus, the Latin of René |
| Renaissance {prop} | :: Renaissance |
| Renate {prop} | :: given name, from Latin Renata, the feminine form of Renatus meaning reborn |
| rendabel {adj} | :: profitable |
| rendement {n} | :: yield, performance |
| rendement {n} | :: efficiency (of energy conversion) |
| rendier {n} | :: reindeer |
| rendiergewei {n} | :: A pair of reindeer antlers; a reindeer antler |
| rendiermos {n} | :: reindeer lichen, Cladonia rangiferina |
| renegaat {m} | :: renegade, outlaw |
| renegeren {v} | :: to renounce one's belief, renege |
| renium {n} | :: rhenium |
| renkoekoek {m} | :: roadrunner, bird of the genus Geococcyx |
| Renkum {prop} | :: Renkum (village/and/municipality) |
| rennen {vi} | :: to run, to move fast |
| rennen {vi} | :: to run, flow, stream |
| rennen {vi} | :: to flow together, combine, thicken |
| rennen {vi} | :: to leak, seep through |
| renner {m} | :: runner, one who runs |
| renner {m} | :: racer; especially short for a competitive wielrenner 'cyclist' |
| renoster {m} | :: rhinoceros |
| renovatie {f} | :: renovation |
| renpaard {n} | :: A racehorse |
| renpaardje {noun} | :: diminutive of renpaard |
| Rens {prop} | :: surname |
| Renswoude {prop} {n} | :: Renswoude (village) |
| rente {f} | :: interest |
| rentmeester {m} | :: steward (manager of property or affairs on a third party's behalf) |
| renunciatie {f} | :: renunciation, the act of resigning, abandoning |
| renunciatie {f} | :: asceticism |
| rep. {noun} | :: abbreviation of republiek |
| rep. {noun} | :: abbreviation of republikeins |
| reparatie {f} | :: repair |
| repareren {v} | :: To repair |
| repercussie {f} | :: repercussion, consequence |
| repeteergeweer {n} | :: repeating rifle |
| repeteren {vt} | :: to repeat |
| repeteren {vti} | :: to rehearse |
| repetitie {f} | :: (school) test |
| repetitie {f} | :: repetition |
| repetitie {f} | :: rehearsal |
| repetitie {f} | :: loop |
| reppen {v} | :: to bring up, to mention (often used with van or over) |
| reppen {v} | :: to hurry |
| representatief {adj} | :: representative, characteristic |
| representatief {adj} | :: trying to make an impression, impressive |
| representeren {v} | :: to represent |
| repressie {f} | :: repression |
| reptiel {n} | :: reptile, any member of the class Reptilia |
| reptielachtigheid {f} | :: reptilianness |
| reptieligheid {f} | :: reptilianness |
| republiek {f} | :: republic (type of state) |
| Republiek Macedonië {prop} {f} | :: Republic of North Macedonia: the constitutional name of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
| republikein {m} | :: Someone who favours a republic as a form of government; a republican |
| republikein {m} | :: Member of the - usually US - Republican Party |
| reputatie {f} | :: reputation |
| reputatieschade {f} | :: reputational damage |
| research {f} | :: research |
| reservaat {n} | :: A tract of land reserved for a particular purpose; a reserve or reservation |
| reservaat {n} | :: A distinct, isolated sector or domain |
| reserve {f} | :: reserve, emergency supply (that which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use) |
| reserve {f} | :: military reserves |
| reserve {f} | :: reservation, restraint |
| reserve {f} | :: forced estate, legitime |
| reserve {f} | :: alternate, substitute, reserve |
| reserveband {m} | :: A spare tyre |
| reservedeel {n} | :: spare part |
| reserveleger {n} | :: A reserve army |
| reserveonderdeel {n} | :: spare part |
| reserveren {vt} | :: to reserve |
| reserveren {vt} | :: to book (reserve) |
| reservetroep {m} | :: reserve troop |
| reservewiel {n} | :: A spare wheel |
| reservoir {n} | :: reservoir |
| reservoirtje {noun} | :: diminutive of reservoir |
| residentie {f} | :: residence (usually of someone with important political or social status such as the head of state) |
| resolutie {f} | :: resolution |
| resort {n} | :: A resort (place with recreational environment for holidays) |
| resp. {adj} | :: abbreviation of respectievelijk |
| respect {n} | :: respect |
| respectabel {adj} | :: respectable, deserving respect |
| respecteren {v} | :: to respect |
| respectief {adj} | :: respective |
| respectievelijk {adj} | :: respective |
| respectievelijk {adv} | :: respectively |
| respectloos {adj} | :: disrespectful |
| respectvol {adj} | :: respectful, showing respect |
| respijt {n} | :: (short) delay |
| respiratie {f} | :: respiration |
| respons {f} {n} | :: response |
| ressource {f} | :: resource, means (of existence) |
| ressource {f} | :: A way to turn the course of the game, notably in chess |
| ressource {f} | :: possibilities, capabilities |
| rest {f} | :: rest (that which remains) |
| restafval {n} | :: general waste, residual waste, unsorted household waste |
| restant {n} {mf} | :: remnant, remainder |
| restaurant {n} | :: restaurant |
| restauratie {f} | :: buffet at a railway station |
| restauratie {f} | :: the restoration of an object of artistic or historical significance |
| restaureren {v} | :: to restore |
| resteren {v} | :: to remain |
| resterend {adj} | :: remaining, left-over |
| resterend {adj} | :: odd (left over after others have been grouped) |
| resultaat {n} | :: Result |
| resulteren {v} | :: to result |
| resusaap {m} | :: rhesus macaque, rhesus monkey, Macaca mulatta |
| resusaapje {noun} | :: diminutive of resusaap |
| resusfactor {m} | :: Rhesus factor |
| retabel {n} {m} | :: retable (table or shelf behind an altar) |
| retarderen {v} | :: to delay, to hold up |
| retentie {f} | :: The retention, act of retaining something rather then returning it |
| retentie {f} | :: The confiscation of a fief by the feudal lord |
| retentie {f} | :: A remembrance, (retention in) memory |
| retentie {f} | :: The abilty retentiveness, to retain, to remember |
| retentie {f} | :: The inability to secrete a substance, notably as a medical condition or concerning a delay in the passage of water |
| retentie {f} | :: The preservation of the shape of (a corrected set of) teeth |
| retentor {m} | :: The holder of a right of retensio, i.e. to keep something one doesn't own |
| retina {f} {m} | :: retina |
| retireeren {v} | :: obsolete spelling of retireren |
| retireren {vtr} | :: to withdraw, to retire |
| retorica {f} | :: rhetoric |
| retoriek {f} | :: rhetoric |
| retorisch {adj} | :: rhetorical |
| retort {f} {n} | :: retort (flask used for distillation) |
| retoucheren {v} | :: to retouch, touch up |
| retour {adv} | :: back whence one came |
| retour {n} | :: return |
| retour {n} | :: return ticket for a train |
| retraite {c} | :: retreat |
| retributie {f} | :: compensation, payment, remuneration |
| reu {m} | :: male dog or other canine |
| reuk {f} | :: smell |
| reukbal {m} | :: pomander |
| reukgras {n} | :: Any of the grasses of the genus Anthoxanthum |
| reukgras {n} | :: sweet vernal grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum) |
| reukloos {adj} | :: emitting no smell |
| reukloos {adj} | :: having no sense of smell |
| reukorgaan {n} | :: olfactory organ, nose |
| reukwater {n} | :: scented watery liquid, notably toilet water |
| reukwerk {n} | :: An incense product, an aromatic product that spreads a smell when burned, used often as a cultic or therapeutic activity |
| reukwerk {n} | :: Any perfume, luxury product to provide a scent |
| reukwerkbrander {m} | :: An incense burner, a fireproof device to burn incense in, so as to release the scented smoke |
| reukzin {m} | :: sense of smell |
| reuma {n} | :: rheumatism |
| reumatiek {f} | :: rheumatism |
| reumatisch {adj} | :: rheumatic |
| reünie {f} | :: reunion |
| reuring {f} | :: pleasant unrest or bustle |
| reus {m} | :: giant |
| Reus {prop} | :: surname |
| reusachtig {adj} | :: giant, huge, enormous in any sense, e.g. great, extremely good |
| reusdier {n} | :: obsolete form of reuzendier |
| reus op lemen voeten {m} | :: giant with feet of clay (someone or something impressive and seemingly strong with a hidden fatal defect) |
| Reuver {prop} {n} | :: Reuver (village) |
| reuze- {prefix} | :: giant, giant-sized |
| reuze- {prefix} | :: very, extremely, hugely |
| reuze {adj} | :: fantastic, great, awesome |
| reuzedier {n} | :: alternative form of reuzendier |
| reuzel {m} | :: lard (fat from the abdomen of a pig) |
| reuzenaronskelk {m} | :: titan arum, Amorphophallus titanum |
| reuzendier {n} | :: giant animal (megafauna, often prehistoric or mythological) |
| reuzenhaai {m} | :: basking shark, Cetorhinus maximus |
| reuzeninktvis {m} | :: giant squid |
| reuzeninktvisje {noun} | :: diminutive of reuzeninktvis |
| reuzenkangoeroe {m} | :: Used of certain large kangaroos of the genus Macropus; referring to both the red kangaroo and the gray kangaroos |
| reuzenpanda {m} | :: giant panda, panda bear, Ailuropoda melanoleuca |
| reuzenrad {n} | :: Ferris wheel |
| reuzenstap {m} | :: giant step |
| reuzenzwaai {m} | :: A giant turn, a giant swing, a giant bend |
| revalidatie {f} | :: rehabilitation, recovery |
| revalideren {vi} | :: to rehabilitate, to recover |
| revanche {f} | :: Revenge, retaliation |
| revanche {f} | :: A rematch in sports or games |
| revelatie {f} | :: A revelation, the act or an instance of revealing or disclosure; especially divine revelation |
| revelatie {f} | :: The divinely revelead truth, as from the Bible and/or Coran in Judeo-Christianity namely Islam |
| revelatie {f} | :: A discovery, find, notably one who surprises positively, e.g. with a great performance |
| reventer {m} {n} | :: mess hall in (former) monasteries |
| revers {m} | :: revers, lapel |
| revindiceren {v} | :: to revindicate |
| reviseren {v} | :: to revise |
| revisionisme {n} | :: revisionism |
| revisionist {mf} | :: a revisionist |
| revisionisties {adj} | :: nonstandard spelling of revisionistisch |
| revisionistisch {adj} | :: revisionist |
| revolte {f} | :: revolt |
| revolteren {v} | :: to revolt |
| revolutie {f} | :: Revolution (sudden change; upheaval, putsch) |
| revolutie {f} | :: revolution, rotation (complete turn across an orbit or around an axis) |
| revolutiebouw {m} | :: speculative construction of slum housing |
| revolutionair {m} | :: revolutionary |
| revolutionair {adj} | :: revolutionary |
| revolutionairenveldbed {n} | :: stretcher for revolutionaries |
| revolver {m} | :: revolver |
| revue {f} {m} | :: revue |
| revue {f} {m} | :: review |
| revuetje {noun} | :: diminutive of revue |
| rexist {m} | :: Rexist |
| Reybrouck {prop} | :: surname |
| Reynders {prop} | :: surname |
| Reynst {prop} | :: surname |
| Rheden {prop} | :: Rheden (village/and/municipality) |
| Rhenen {prop} {n} | :: Rhenen (town) |
| Rhijn {prop} {m} | :: obsolete spelling of Rijn |
| Rhijnvis {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| Rhodesië {prop} {n} | :: Rhodesia |
| rhodium {n} | :: rhodium |
| rhonchus {f} | :: rhonchus |
| riant {adj} | :: lavish, splendid, spacious, luxurious |
| riant {adj} | :: decisive, overwhelming, convincing |
| riant {adj} | :: cheerful, riant |
| rib {m} | :: rib |
| rib {m} | :: a truss (wooden frame) |
| ribbedebie {adj} | :: disappeared, gone, having left |
| ribbenboog {m} | :: Costal arch, the medial ends of the seventh to tenth costal cartilages that join to form a cartilaginous costal margin on each side |
| ribbenkast {f} | :: rib cage |
| ribfluweel {n} | :: corduroy |
| ribkwal {f} | :: ctenophore, any member of the phylum Ctenophora |
| ribstuk {n} | :: entrecôte |
| RIBW {noun} | :: initialism of Regionale Instelling voor Beschermd Wonen, "Regional Institute for Protected Living" |
| richel {f} | :: ridge, ledge |
| richel {f} | :: bar, lath |
| richten {vt} | :: to direct, aim |
| richter {m} | :: aimer, one who aims (e.g. a projectile weapon) |
| richter {m} | :: biblical judge |
| richter {m} | :: official of the court of justice overseeing the implementation of verdicts, without having a voice in them |
| richting {f} | :: direction |
| richting {f} | :: movement, tendency |
| richtlijn {f} {m} | :: directive, guideline |
| richtlijn {f} {m} | :: directrix |
| ridder {m} | :: A knight |
| ridder {m} | :: One of certain butterflies of the family Papilionidae |
| ridder {m} | :: In particular, the swallowtail, Papilio machaon |
| ridderen {v} | :: to knight: |
| ridderen {v} | :: to dub someone a knight |
| ridderen {v} | :: to confer a knighthood (membership of an order) upon |
| ridderhofstad {f} | :: A knightly manor or homestead |
| ridderkapel {f} | :: One of certain butterflies of the family Papilionidae |
| ridderkapel {f} | :: In particular, a swallowtail, Papilio machaon |
| ridderkapel {f} | :: A knightly chapel |
| Ridderkerk {prop} {f} | :: A town in Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, on the island IJsselmonde, near Rotterdam |
| Ridderkerk {prop} {f} | :: A municipality including the town mentioned above |
| ridderlijk {adj} | :: knightly, chivalrous (pertaining to knights) |
| ridderlijk {adj} | :: chivalrous, gallant (according to gendered courteous conduct) |
| riddermatig {adj} | :: chivalric, knightly (pertaining to or in accordance with chivalry; bestowing knighthood) |
| ridderorde {f} | :: chivalric order, order of knighthood |
| ridderorde {f} | :: knighthood (decoration) |
| ridderroman {m} | :: A chivalric romance |
| ridderschap {n} | :: knighthood (state of being a knight) |
| ridderschap {f} | :: knighthood (body of knights) |
| riddervaan {f} | :: pennon (knight's vane or streamer) |
| ridderzwaard {n} | :: A knight's sword, a knightly sword |
| Rie {prop} | :: given name, diminutive of Marie |
| riek {f} | :: pitchfork |
| rieken {v} | :: to stink |
| rieken {v} | :: to smell (i.e. to produce, give off a smell) |
| rieken {v} | :: to smell (i.e. to sense a smell) |
| riem {m} | :: belt, strap, thong, collar |
| riem {m} | :: seat belt |
| riem {m} | :: oar, paddle |
| riem {m} | :: ream (paper measure) |
| riemslag {m} | :: oar stroke |
| riemslag {m} | :: lash with a belt |
| riemvis {m} | :: giant oarfish, king of herrings, Regalecus glesne |
| riet {n} | :: reed |
| rietdekker {m} | :: A thatcher (person who installs thatch as a roofing material) |
| rieten {adj} | :: made of straw or reed |
| rietje {noun} | :: cane, hickory, or other stick used for corporal punishment |
| rietje {noun} | :: drinking straw |
| rietkat {f} | :: jungle cat, Felis chaus |
| rietkraag {m} | :: A reed belt, a reed bed adjacent to a body of water |
| rietsuiker {m} | :: cane sugar |
| Rietveld {prop} | :: surname |
| rietwolf {m} | :: golden jackal, Canis aureus |
| rif {n} | :: reef: a chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water |
| rif {n} | :: reef: an arrangement to reduce the area of a sail in a high wind |
| rifhaai {m} | :: Name used for certain sharks in the family Carcharhinidae; reef shark |
| Riga {prop} {n} | :: Riga (capital city) |
| rigide {adj} | :: rigid |
| rigoreus {adj} | :: alternative form of rigoureus |
| rigoureus {adj} | :: full-on, rigorous |
| rigoureus {adv} | :: rigorously, strictly, harshly |
| rigoureus {adv} | :: exactly, precisely |
| Rigters {prop} | :: surname |
| rij {f} | :: row, line |
| rij {f} | :: row (entries in a table going left to right) |
| rij {f} | :: line, queue of people waiting for something |
| rij {f} | :: series |
| rij {f} | :: rank |
| rijbaan {c} | :: carriageway |
| rijbewijs {n} | :: driver's license |
| rijden {vi} | :: to ride |
| rijden {vit} | :: to drive |
| rijder {m} | :: A rider, someone who rides |
| rijdier {n} | :: A riding-animal or mount, a domesticated animal used to carry a rider on its back, as opposed to pets, draught animals and wild animals |
| rijen {vt} | :: to form a row, line up into a row |
| rijfelen {vti} | :: to rub |
| rijfelen {vi} | :: to play a gambling game with three dice |
| rijgedrag {n} | :: driving behaviour (behaviour while driving a vehicle) |
| rijgen {vt} | :: to pierce, to impale, to spit |
| rijgen {vt} | :: to baste (to sew a thread through something) |
| rijk {adj} | :: rich |
| rijk {adj} | :: wealthy |
| rijk {adj} | :: abundant |
| rijk {n} | :: realm, kingdom |
| rijk {n} | :: empire |
| rijk {n} | :: state |
| Rijk {prop} {n} | :: A former village in Noord-Holland, the Netherlands, demolished in 1959, located at what is now one of the runways of Schiphol |
| Rijk {prop} {n} | :: A drowned village in Noord-Holland, the Netherlands, destroyed by the Haarlemmermeer in the seventeenth century |
| rijkaard {m} | :: A rich, wealthy man |
| rijkbedeeld {adj} | :: richly endowed, well-served, given a generous portion etc |
| rijkdom {m} | :: wealth |
| rijkdom {m} | :: prosperity |
| rijke {m} | :: a rich one |
| rijke {m} | :: a wealthy person |
| Rijkens {prop} | :: surname |
| rijksambtenaar {m} | :: A public servant working for a national government, usually one working in the Netherlands or another unitary monarchy |
| rijksappel {m} | :: A (golden) orb, one of the insignia of monarchy: globus cruciger |
| Rijksaramees {prop} {n} | :: Imperial Aramaic (variety of Old Aramaic used as lingua france by the Persian Empire) |
| rijksbestuur {m} | :: government |
| rijksdaalder {m} | :: A Dutch coin worth 2 1/2 guilders |
| rijksdaalder {m} | :: A coin used until the decimalization of 1816 worth 50 stuivers rather than 30 (daalder) |
| rijksdag {m} | :: An imperial diet, notably: |
| rijksdag {m} | :: of the Holy Roman Empire |
| rijksdag {m} | :: of imperial (Hohenzollern) Germany |
| rijksdag {m} | :: of the Third Reich, Nazi Germany |
| rijksdag {m} | :: as upper house (senate) in the empire Japan since the Meiji reform |
| rijkskanselier {m} | :: imperial or royal chancelor, the head of government (prime minister) or steward of certain (usually but not always monarchical) countries, such as the German Empire, the Weimar Republic or the Kingdom of Sweden in early modern times |
| rijksmunt {f} | :: A coin issued by a national or imperial government |
| rijksmunt {f} | :: A national or imperial mint |
| rijkspolitie {f} | :: national police, a police branch operating nationally |
| rijksstraatweg {m} | :: A paved public major road built by the government, typically during the nineteenth century |
| rijkswacht {f} | :: A (former) Belgian military body charged with police duties among the civilian population, the Belgian Dutch / Flemish translation of the gendarmerie |
| rijksweg {m} | :: A road built and maintained under national authority |
| rijkunst {f} | :: Equestrianism |
| rijkunst {f} | :: One's horse-riding skills |
| rijkunst {f} | :: One's driving skills |
| rijles {f} | :: A driving lesson or riding lesson; a lesson or education in driving cars or other vehicles or in riding animals |
| rijm {m} | :: hoarfrost, rime |
| rijm {n} | :: rhyme, rhyming |
| rijm {n} | :: A rhyme, a poem that uses rhyme |
| rijmen {vi} | :: to rhyme (to have a rhyme with another word) |
| rijmen {vit} | :: to rhyme, to speak or write rhymes |
| rijmen {vi} | :: to agree, to correspond |
| rijmen {vt} | :: to bring into agreement, to reconcile |
| rijmreus {m} | :: ice giant, frost giant |
| rijmschema {n} | :: rhyme scheme |
| rijmwoord {n} | :: A rhyme word (word that rhymes with another) |
| rijmwoordje {noun} | :: diminutive of rijmwoord |
| Rijn {prop} {m} | :: the Rhine |
| Rijnland-Palts {prop} {n} | :: Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Rijnsburg {prop} {n} | :: Rijnsburg (village) |
| Rijnwaarden {prop} | :: Rijnwaarden (municipality) |
| rijontzegging {f} | :: A suspension of a driving licence, a disqualification from driving |
| rijp {adj} | :: ripe (of fruit etc.) |
| rijp {m} | :: hoarfrost |
| rijpaard {n} | :: A riding horse, a horse that is suited as a mount |
| rijpen {v} | :: to ripen |
| rijpreus {m} | :: frost giant, ice giant |
| rijs {n} | :: A young twig or branch |
| rijs {n} | :: A bundle of twigs; a faggot |
| rijs {n} | :: Any bush, tree or plant |
| Rijsbrack {prop} | :: surname |
| rijschool {f} | :: driving school, riding school |
| rijsdam {m} | :: A dam constructed from narrow branches, in particular of willow wood, used to protect banks and shores from erosion |
| Rijsel {prop} {n} | :: Rijsel (capital city) |
| rijshout {n} | :: narrow branches and twigs, in particular of willows |
| rijst {m} | :: rice |
| rijstepap {f} | :: rice porridge |
| rijstpapier {n} | :: rice paper |
| rijstrook {f} | :: Each of several parallel driving lanes on a (broad) road |
| rijsttafel {f} | :: A rijsttafel, an elaborate meal or banquet with many Chinese-Indonesian rice dishes |
| rijstveld {n} | :: a rice field, a paddy |
| rijstwijn {m} | :: rice wine |
| Rijswijk {prop} {n} | :: Rijswijk (town), to the south of The Hague |
| Rijswijk {prop} {n} | :: Rijswijk (village) |
| Rijswijk {prop} {n} | :: Rijswijk (village) |
| rijten {vt} | :: to rip, to tear |
| rijtjeshuis {n} | :: Terraced house |
| rijtuig {n} | :: A carriage or coach, such as in a train |
| rijtuig {n} | :: A horse-drawn carriage |
| rijverbod {n} | :: driving ban (prohibition on driving) |
| rijweg {m} | :: road or portion of a road intended for use by (motorised) vehicles; roadway |
| rijwiel {n} | :: bicycle |
| rijwielolie {f} | :: bicycle oil |
| rijzen {v} | :: to rise |
| rijzig {adj} | :: tall, risen high; mainly used in positive descriptions of living beings and architecture |
| rijzweep {f} | :: crop, riding-crop, horsewhip |
| Rik {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| rikketik {interj} | :: Onomatopoeia for a ticking sound |
| rikketik {m} | :: heart |
| riks {m} | :: A coin worth 2½ guilders |
| riksja {m} | :: rickshaw (light, two-wheeled or three-wheeled human-powered carriage) |
| riksje {noun} | :: diminutive of riks |
| ril {f} | :: rille |
| ril {f} | :: groove in soil, furrow |
| ril {f} | :: brook, streamlet, rill |
| ril {f} | :: ridge or eminence between two depressions or grooves |
| rillen {v} | :: to shiver |
| rilling {f} | :: shiver, shudder (act of shaking) |
| rimboe {mf} | :: jungle, wilderness |
| rimpel {m} | :: wrinkle |
| rimpelig {adj} | :: wrinkly, wrinkled |
| rimpeling {f} | :: ripple |
| rimpelloos {adj} | :: peaceful, carefree |
| Rindt {prop} | :: surname |
| ring {m} | :: ring, hollow circular object |
| ring {m} | :: ring |
| ring {m} | :: beltway, ring road |
| ringbaard {m} | :: Van Dyke beard |
| ringdijk {m} | :: A ring dike, a looping embankment |
| ringelrob {m} | :: ringed seal, Pusa hispida |
| ringen {vt} | :: to ring |
| ringleiding {f} | :: hearing loop, audio induction loop |
| ringmus {f} | :: tree sparrow, German sparrow, Passer montanus |
| ringslang {f} {m} | :: grass snake |
| ringtone {m} | :: ringtone (sound made by a ringing telephone) |
| ringvinger {m} | :: The ring finger, between the middle finger and little finger |
| ringweg {m} | :: bypass, ring road |
| ringworm {m} | :: annelid, worm of the phylum Annelida |
| ringworm {m} | :: ringworm, infectious fungal disease |
| rinkel {m} | :: A metal disc (as a percussion cymbal, etc.) or ringlet used to produce a ringing sound |
| rinkelen {v} | :: to make a ringing sound, as of a bell; to jingle |
| rins {adj} | :: mildly or pleasantly sour |
| Rinus {prop} | :: given name, diminutive of Marinus |
| rioleren {vt} | :: to furnish with sewerage |
| rioleren {v} | :: to discharge through a sewer; to drain |
| riolering {f} | :: sewerage |
| riool {n} | :: sewer |
| rioolbuis {f} {m} | :: sewer pipe |
| riooljournalistiek {f} | :: yellow journalism |
| rioolkrant {f} | :: An untrustworthy, sensationalist newspaper |
| Ripuariër {m} | :: A Ripuarian (Frank) |
| Ripuarisch {adj} | :: belonging or relating to the Ripuarian Franks |
| Ripuarisch {adj} | :: in or relating to the Ripuarian dialect |
| Ripuarisch {prop} {n} | :: Ripuarian, the West Germanic dialect of the abovementioned Frankish tribes |
| risee {f} | :: laughing stock |
| risico {n} | :: risk |
| risicogroep {f} {m} | :: risk group, high-risk group |
| riskant {adj} | :: risky, daring |
| riskeren {vt} | :: to risk |
| rit {m} | :: a ride on horseback or in a vehicle |
| ritme {n} | :: rhythm, beat |
| ritmisch {adj} | :: rhythmic |
| rits {interj} | :: Sound of tearing or closing a zip fastener |
| rits {f} {m} | :: zipper , zip fastener |
| rits {adj} | :: randy, in heat, horny, lewd |
| ritselaar {m} | :: facilitator |
| ritsen {v} | :: to close a zipper |
| ritsen {v} | :: to merge |
| ritsig {adj} | :: randy, in heat, horny, lewd |
| ritssluiting {f} | :: zip fastener, zip, zipper |
| ritten {m} | :: A ritten; a young rat |
| ritten {v} | :: to run back and forth playing |
| ritten {v} | :: to tear one's clothes while running |
| rittenwedstrijd {m} | :: stage race |
| rituaal {n} | :: an instruction text for performing rituals, a liturgy book |
| ritueel {adj} | :: ritual |
| ritueel {n} | :: ritual |
| ritus {f} | :: rite |
| rivaal {mf} | :: rival, opponent |
| rivaliteit {f} | :: rivalry |
| rivier {f} {m} | :: river |
| rivierbed {n} | :: riverbed, bed of a river |
| rivierbedding {f} | :: riverbed, bed of a river |
| rivierbekken {n} | :: catchment basin of a river |
| rivierdal {n} | :: river valley, wadi |
| rivierdelta {f} | :: river delta |
| rivierdolfijn {m} | :: river dolphin, denoting a paraphyletic group of long-snouted riverain dolphins |
| rivierdonderpad {f} | :: Cottus perifretum |
| rivierendelta {f} | :: alternative form of rivierdelta |
| rivierengebied {n} | :: river area (area or ecosystem defined or influenced by a river) |
| riviergebied {n} | :: alternative form of rivierengebied |
| rivierhaven {f} | :: river port, river harbour |
| rivierkreeft {m} | :: crayfish, a freshwater crustacean resembling a marine lobster |
| riviermond {m} | :: mouth of a river |
| riviermonding {f} | :: river mouth |
| rivierpaard {n} | :: hippopotamus |
| rivierschip {n} | :: A river ship |
| Rivka {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| r.k. {noun} | :: abbreviation of rooms-katholiek |
| rob {m} | :: seal, any member of the family Phocidae |
| rob {f} | :: rabbit |
| Rob {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| Robbe {prop} | :: surname |
| Robben {prop} | :: surname |
| Robbert {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| robe {f} | :: gown, robe |
| Robert {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| robijn {n} | :: ruby (substance) |
| robijn {m} | :: ruby (gem) |
| robijnen {adj} | :: made of ruby |
| robijnen {adj} | :: ruby |
| robijnrood {adj} | :: ruby |
| Robin {prop} | :: given name |
| robinsonade {f} | :: robinsonade |
| Robinsonade {f} | :: alternative case form of robinsonade |
| robot {m} | :: robot |
| robotarm {m} | :: A robotic arm, e.g. on a manufacturing line |
| rocambolesk {adj} | :: incredible, unbelievable, fantastic |
| rock {m} | :: rock (style of music) |
| rockband {m} | :: rock band |
| rocker {m} | :: A rocker (rock musician or rock fan) |
| rocker {m} | :: A rocker (rock song) |
| roddel {c} | :: gossip, idle talk |
| roddelblad {n} | :: tabloid |
| roddelen {v} | :: to gossip |
| roddelpers {f} | :: gossip press (gossip magazines, tabloids, etc.) |
| rode bes {f} | :: A red currant, the red berry of a variety of Ribes rubrum |
| rode bes {f} | :: See: nl rode bes |
| rode biet {f} | :: beetroot, red beet |
| rode dophei {f} | :: alternative form of rode dopheide |
| rode dopheide {f} | :: bell heather, heather-bell, Erica cinerea |
| rode draad {m} | :: A common thread or leading thread (common or central characteristic in something, esp. of narrative importance) |
| rode draad {m} | :: See: nl rode draad |
| rode hond {m} | :: superseded spelling of rodehond |
| rodehond {m} | :: rubella, German measles |
| rode ibis {m} | :: scarlet ibis, Eudocimus ruber |
| rode kool {f} | :: red cabbage, purple-leaved variety of Brassica oleracea |
| rodekool {f} | :: alternative spelling of rode kool |
| Rode Kruis {prop} {n} | :: Red Cross |
| rode loper {m} | :: red carpet |
| rode lynx {m} | :: bobcat, red lynx, Lynx rufus |
| rode reus {m} | :: A red giant (type of star) |
| rode vos {m} | :: red fox (Vulpes vulpes) |
| rode wijn {m} | :: red wine, such as claret |
| Rode Zee {prop} | :: Red Sea (sea between Africa and Arabia) |
| rododendron {m} | :: A rhododendron, plant of the genus Rhododendron |
| roe {f} {m} | :: alternative form of roede |
| roe {f} {m} | :: bundle of twigs, especially in Sinterklaas folklore |
| roede {f} | :: A rod (for a curtain) |
| roede {f} | :: A penis |
| roede {f} | :: An are, a unit of area corresponding to 100 square metres |
| roede {f} | :: An old unit of area varying from about 10 to 33 square metres |
| roede {f} | :: An decametre, a unit of length corresponding to 10 metres |
| roede {f} | :: An old unit of length varying from about 3.5 to 5.75 metres |
| roedel {m} | :: group of animals, especially a pack of wolves |
| roef {f} | :: cabin |
| roef {f} | :: tapering lid of a coffin, with a triangular cross-section |
| roef {f} | :: triangular frame placed over a coffin or bier, on which a cloth is laid |
| roeiboot {mf} | :: A rowing boat |
| roeien {v} | :: to row (with oars) |
| roeier {m} | :: rower |
| roeimachine {f} | :: rowing machine (fitness device simulating rowing) |
| roeipen {f} | :: thole (pin for keeping an oar in place) |
| roeiriem {m} | :: oar |
| roek {m} | :: rook (bird) |
| roekeloos {adj} | :: reckless |
| roekeloosheid {f} | :: Recklessness |
| roeken {vt} | :: to pay attention to, to heed |
| roeken {vt} | :: to care about, to worry about |
| Roel {prop} | :: given name |
| Roeland {prop} | :: given name |
| Roelof {prop} | :: given name |
| Roels {prop} | :: surname |
| Roelvink {prop} | :: surname |
| roem {m} | :: glory (honour and valour) |
| Roemeens {adj} | :: Romanian |
| Roemeens {prop} {n} | :: Romanian (language) |
| roemen {v} | :: to praise, to laud |
| Roemenië {prop} {n} | :: Romania |
| roemrijk {adj} | :: glorious, illustrious |
| roemrucht {adj} | :: renowned, glorious |
| roemruchtig {adj} | :: glorious |
| roentgenium {n} | :: roentgenium |
| roep {m} | :: call, shout, cry |
| roep {m} | :: reputation |
| roep {m} | :: call, demand |
| roepen {vti} | :: to cry, shout |
| roepen {vt} | :: to call, summon, invite etc |
| roeper {m} | :: one who calls |
| roeper {m} | :: a word in the vocative case |
| roeping {f} | :: vocation, calling |
| roepletters {p} | :: callsign |
| roepnaam {m} | :: usual given name (i.e. by which one is usually called) |
| roeptoeter {m} | :: loudhailer, blowhorn, megaphone |
| roeptoeter {m} | :: mouthpiece, something that relays discourse, especially opinion |
| roeptoeter {m} | :: loudmouth, blowhard |
| roeptoeteren {vti} | :: to proclaim loudly (simplistic opinions) |
| roer {n} | :: A boat's wheel |
| roer {n} | :: A rudder, device to steer a vessel |
| roer {n} | :: (used absolutely, with the definite article: het roer) control |
| roer {n} | :: light musket, matchlock gun |
| roerbakken {vti} | :: to stir-fry |
| Roerdalen {prop} {n} | :: Roerdalen (municipality) |
| roerdomp {m} | :: bittern |
| roerdrager {m} | :: A soldier armed with a short, light musket |
| roerei {n} | :: A serving of scrambled eggs; scrambled eggs |
| roeren {vt} | :: to stir, scramble |
| roeren {vt} | :: to move, budge |
| roeren {vt} | :: touch, move (to cause emotion) |
| roeren {vt} | :: to play an instrument |
| roerende feestdag {m} | :: moveable feast |
| roerganger {m} | :: helmsman |
| roerig {adj} | :: restless |
| roerloos {adj} | :: motionless |
| Roermond {prop} {n} | :: Roermond (city/and/municipality) |
| roes {m} | :: intoxication |
| roes {m} | :: haze |
| roes {m} | :: high |
| roest {m} | :: rust (result of oxidation) |
| roest {m} | :: roost (resting place of birds) |
| roesten {v} | :: to rust (to oxidise) |
| roesten {v} | :: to roost |
| roestig {adj} | :: rusty |
| roestig {adj} | :: of the colour of rust |
| roestplaats {f} | :: roost (resting place of birds) |
| roestvrij {adj} | :: free of rust |
| roestvrij {adj} | :: stainless |
| roet {n} | :: soot (fine dark particles of amorphous carbon and tar, produced by the incomplete combustion of organic material or fuel) |
| roet {n} | :: a fungus type |
| roet in het eten gooien {v} | :: to ruin a plan, event, or situation |
| roetmop {m} | :: An offensive term of abuse for a black person: nigger |
| roetmop {m} | :: A nickname or insult for a chimney sweep |
| roetmop {m} | :: A nickname or insult for a coal miner |
| roetmop {m} | :: An offensive term of abuse for a native Indonesian person |
| roetpiet {m} | :: black pete |
| roetsjen {vi} | :: to rapidly glide or slide |
| roetveeg {mf} | :: daub of soot, e.g. caused by wiping with a sooty object |
| roetveegpiet {m} | :: A servant of Sinterklaas with facepaint that resembles a daub of soot, unlike the blackface of Zwarte Piet |
| rof {adj} | :: rough, unrefined |
| Roffa {prop} {n} | :: Rotterdam |
| roffelvuur {n} | :: drumfire |
| rog {m} | :: ray |
| rog {m} | :: stingray |
| rog {m} | :: skate |
| rogge {c} | :: rye |
| roggebrood {n} | :: Rye bread; a loaf of rye bread |
| Rogier {prop} {m} | :: given name, (re-)borrowed from Old French, like English Roger |
| Rojer {prop} | :: surname |
| rok {m} | :: skirt (clothing) |
| rok {m} | :: full dress, white tie (formal clothing) |
| rok {o} {m} | :: alternative form of rokken |
| rokade {f} | :: castling |
| roken {vit} | :: to smoke (a tobacco product, another drug, a surrogate) |
| roken {vi} | :: to smoke, to produce smoke |
| roker {m} | :: smoker, one who smokes |
| rokeren {v} | :: To castle (perform the chess move of castling, in which one exchanges the king and a castle) |
| rokerig {adj} | :: smoky, pertaining to, containing, causing, smelling like or tasting like smoke |
| rokerij {f} | :: smokery, smokehouse (building or facility where fish or meat is cured by smoking) |
| rokershoest {m} | :: The cough of a habitual smoker |
| rokershoestje {noun} | :: diminutive of rokershoest |
| rokerskuch {m} | :: The cough of a habitual smoker |
| rokerskuchje {noun} | :: diminutive of rokerskuch |
| rokertje {noun} | :: A smoke, a tobacco product that is smoked: |
| rokertje {noun} | :: cigar |
| rokertje {noun} | :: cigarette |
| rokke {n} {m} | :: alternative form of rokken |
| rokken {n} {m} | :: distaff, rock |
| rokken {v} | :: alternative form of rokkenen |
| rokkenen {vt} | :: To cause; create; bring about; induce; effect |
| rokkenjager {m} | :: A womanizer, a skirt chaser, a lady-killer |
| rokzadel {n} | :: A no-nose bicycle saddle |
| rol {mf} | :: role, function (as in actions or tasks that a person or a group is expected to perform) |
| rol {mf} | :: roll (cylindrical object, often used as a rolling part) |
| rol {mf} | :: role, character |
| rolberoerte {f} | :: A rolling fit; a seizure causing one to roll over the ground |
| rolbezetting {f} | :: cast (group of people performing a play) |
| rolgordijn {n} | :: roller blind |
| rolkussen {n} | :: A cylindrical cushion or pillow |
| rolkussen {n} | :: A bamboo wife, a Dutch wife |
| rollade {f} | :: roulade (piece of rolled spiced meat, though generally not filled) |
| rollator {m} | :: rollator |
| rollebollen {v} | :: to frolic |
| rollen {v} | :: to roll |
| rollenspel {n} | :: A role playing game |
| rollerbank {?} | :: dynamometer |
| rollerskate {m} | :: A roller skate |
| rolletje {noun} | :: diminutive of rol |
| rolluik {n} | :: roller shutter |
| rolmaat {f} | :: tape measure |
| rolmodel {n} | :: A role model |
| rolmops {m} | :: rollmop, rollmops (rolled herring, often with a filling of pickles and onions) |
| rolmops {m} | :: an obese human or animal |
| rolprent {f} | :: film, movie |
| rolroer {n} | :: aileron (aeroplane part) |
| rolschaats {f} | :: roller-skate |
| rolschaatsen {v} | :: to roller-skate |
| rolstoel {m} | :: wheelchair |
| rolstoelafhankelijk {adj} | :: bound to a wheelchair, wheelchair-dependent |
| rolstoelgebruiker {m} | :: A wheelchair user |
| rolstoellift {m} | :: A wheelchair lift |
| rolstoeltje {noun} | :: diminutive of rolstoel |
| rolstoeltoegankelijk {adj} | :: accessible to wheelchair users |
| roltong {f} | :: a coiled, rollable tongue, esp. the proboscis of butterflies or the tongue of frogs |
| roltrap {m} | :: escalator |
| rolverdeling {f} | :: cast distribution (casting procedure) |
| rolverdeling {f} | :: (commonly) cast list |
| rolweerstand {m} | :: rolling resistance |
| Rom. {adj} | :: abbreviation of Romeins |
| Rom. {noun} | :: abbreviation of Romeinen |
| Romaan {prop} {m} | :: A native speaker of a Romance language |
| Romaan {prop} {m} | :: A member or descendant of one of those peoples, or of the Latin sub()race |
| Romaan {prop} {m} | :: given name, cognate with Manus and Romein |
| Romaan {m} | :: Rhaetian, a speaker of Rhaeto-Romance |
| Romaans {adj} | :: Romance (of the language family) |
| roman {m} | :: novel (work of fiction) |
| romance {f} | :: An emotional popular-historical epic ballad |
| romance {f} | :: A sentimental love song or love story |
| romancier {m} | :: novelist |
| romanisatie {f} | :: romanization, process of either acculturation to the Romance culture or of phonetic notation and transliteration to Roman script |
| romanist {m} | :: Romanicist, student of Romance languages and cultures |
| romanschrijver {m} | :: novelist |
| romantiek {f} | :: Romanticism |
| romantisch {adj} | :: romantic |
| romantiseren {v} | :: to romanticize (US), romanticise (UK) |
| Rome {prop} {n} | :: Rome (capital city) |
| Rome {prop} {n} | :: Rome (metropolitan city) |
| Romein {m} | :: a Roman (an inhabitant of Rome) |
| Romeins {adj} | :: Roman |
| Romeinse {f} | :: female equivalent of Romein |
| Romeinse Rijk {prop} {n} | :: the Roman Empire |
| römertopf {m} | :: Römertopf |
| rommel {m} | :: trash, garbage, rubbish |
| rommel {m} | :: junk, low-quality stuff |
| rommel {m} | :: mess, disorder |
| rommelen {v} | :: to mess around, fiddle |
| rommelen {v} | :: to rumble (make a rumbling sound) |
| rommelig {adj} | :: messy, disorderly |
| rommelkamer {f} | :: A junkroom |
| rommelmarkt {c} | :: flea market |
| romoesja {m} | :: uncommon spelling of romusha |
| romp {m} | :: trunk, torso |
| romp {m} | :: (ship) hull |
| romper {m} | :: a one-piece garment for an infant or small child; a onesie or romper |
| romper {m} | :: an adult loungewear jumpsuit; a onesie or romper |
| rompstaat {m} | :: rump state |
| romusha {m} | :: A romusha; an Indonesian who had to perform penal servitude for the Japanese during the Second World War |
| rond {adj} | :: round, circular |
| rond {adj} | :: finished, completed |
| rond {adv} | :: around, about |
| rond {adv} | :: around (implying motion) |
| rond {prep} | :: around |
| rond {prep} | :: concerning, related to |
| rond {n} | :: round - of a race or of a tournament |
| rondborstig {adj} | :: busty, round-breasted |
| rondborstig {adj} | :: honest, candid, open-hearted, straightforward, frank |
| ronddraven {v} | :: to trot about |
| ronde {f} | :: round |
| ronde {f} | :: lap |
| rondedans {m} | :: circle dance |
| rondeel {n} | :: A semi-circular outcropping tower in a fortification, a roundel |
| rondeel {n} | :: A chalice or other vessel containing a usually alcoholic drink that was passed around at a feast |
| rondeel {n} | :: A rondeau |
| ronden {vt} | :: to make round |
| ronden {vt} | :: to go around |
| rondetijd {m} | :: lap time |
| rondgang {m} | :: a tour |
| rondhangen {v} | :: to hang around, to loiter |
| rondhout {n} | :: wood that is cut into a round shape, such as a mast, which a sail can be attached to |
| rondist {f} {m} {n} | :: girdle (of a brilliant-cut diamond) |
| rondje {noun} | :: an O in the game of tic-tac-toe |
| rondje {noun} | :: a round of drinks bought by someone in a bar |
| rondkomen {v} | :: to make ends meet |
| rondleiding {f} | :: guided tour |
| rondlopen {v} | :: to walk about |
| rondlopen {v} | :: to run about |
| rondom {prep} | :: around, round, in the vicinity of |
| rondpunt {n} | :: roundabout |
| rondreis {f} {m} | :: tour |
| rondscharrelen {v} | :: to nose about, to snoop |
| rondscharrelen {v} | :: to wander about |
| rondtrekken {v} | :: wander (move without purpose) |
| ronduit {adv} | :: frankly |
| rondvaart {f} | :: A boat excursion, a short cruise, a round trip on the water |
| rondvaartboot {f} | :: tour boat, excursion boat |
| rondweg {m} | :: bypass, ring road |
| rondworm {m} | :: A roundworm, a nematode; worm of the phylum Nematoda |
| rondzweven {v} | :: to float around |
| ronselen {v} | :: to draft (to conscript a person e.g. for a military service) |
| röntgen {m} | :: röntgen |
| röntgenapparaat {n} | :: X-ray machine |
| röntgenfoto {mf} | :: radiograph, X-ray photograph |
| röntgenfotografie {f} | :: radiography, X-ray photography |
| röntgenstraling {f} | :: X-ray radiation |
| ronzebons {m} | :: portable puppet theatre |
| ronzebons {m} | :: a band of native Indonesians playing European-style music |
| rood {adj} | :: red |
| rood {adj} | :: left, socialist, labor |
| roodachtig {adj} | :: reddish |
| roodbaars {m} | :: A rockfish, fish of the family Sebastidae, in particular of the genus Sebastes |
| roodbont {adj} | :: red-pied, red and white |
| roodborst {m} | :: A vernacular name for an animal species with a charactistic red (spot on) the chest, notably: |
| roodborst {m} | :: The robin, Erithacus rubecula |
| roodborst {m} | :: Phoenicurus phoenicurus |
| roodborstje {noun} | :: A robin, a robin redbreast (Erithacus rubecula) |
| roodborstlijster {f} | :: Turdus migratorius, a thrush species (after a charactistic red chest) robin (not the more common, smaller namesake) |
| roodgloeiend {adj} | :: red-hot, heated to the point of glowing red |
| roodgloeiend {adj} | :: hotly blushing |
| roodhaar {m} | :: A ginger, a redhead, a red-haired person |
| roodharig {adj} | :: redheaded |
| roodharige {mf} | :: A redheaded person, ginger |
| roodhert {n} | :: red deer, Cervus elaphus |
| Roodkapje {prop} {n} | :: Little Red Riding Hood |
| roodkop {m} | :: common pochard, Aythya ferina |
| roodrijder {m} | :: A person who drives or rides through a red light (red traffic light) |
| roodsel {n} | :: eosin |
| roodverschuiving {f} | :: redshift |
| roof {m} | :: robbery, robbing, banditry, rapine |
| roofdier {n} | :: predator |
| roofdier {n} | :: carnivore |
| roofdier {n} | :: carnivoran, any member of the order Carnivora |
| roofgier {m} | :: rapaciousness |
| roofgier {m} | :: vulture |
| roofgier {m} | :: rapacious person |
| roofgierig {adj} | :: rapacious |
| roofkunst {f} | :: stolen art, looted art |
| roofmoord {m} | :: A crime involving murder and (attempted) robbery |
| roofridder {m} | :: robber baron |
| roofvis {m} | :: predatory fish |
| roofvogel {m} | :: bird of prey |
| roofvogelnest {n} | :: nest of a bird of prey; eyrie |
| roofzoogdier {n} | :: A predatory mammal, especially of the order Carnivora |
| roofzucht {f} | :: rapaciousness, proclivity to stealing |
| roofzuchtig {adj} | :: rapacious |
| rooi {adj} | :: alternative form of rood |
| rooibos {m} | :: rooibos plant |
| rooibos {m} | :: rooibos tea |
| rooie {mf} | :: A redheaded person |
| rooie {mf} | :: A socialist, a communist |
| rooie {mf} | :: A thousand-guilder bill, short for rooie rug 'red back' (the colour of the underside of the bill) |
| rooie cent {f} | :: a red cent, a very small amount of money |
| rooien {v} | :: to dig, dig up, excavate |
| rooien {v} | :: to clear (especially of trees) |
| rook {m} | :: smoke |
| rookabri {m} | :: A smoking shelter |
| rookbom {f} | :: A smoke bomb |
| rookbommetje {noun} | :: diminutive of rookbom |
| rookgordijn {n} | :: smokescreen |
| rookgranaat {f} {m} | :: smoke grenade |
| rookkaas {m} | :: smoked cheese |
| rookmelder {m} | :: smoke detector |
| rookontwikkeling {f} | :: cloud of smoke |
| rooksignaal {m} | :: smoke signal |
| rookverbod {m} | :: smoking ban |
| rookwaar {f} | :: smoking products (tobacco products, sometimes including other smoked drugs and smoking miscellanea) |
| rookwerk {n} | :: An incense product, an aromatic product that spreads a fragrant smell when burned |
| rookwolk {c} | :: cloud of smoke |
| rookworst {f} | :: rookworst, a type of traditionally smoked (but now often cooked) sausage |
| room {m} | :: cream (of milk) |
| roomboter {f} | :: butter, made by churning the cream of milk |
| roomijs {n} | :: ice cream |
| roomklopper {noun} | :: cream whipper, whisk |
| Rooms {adj} | :: Roman |
| roomser dan de paus {adj} | :: more Catholic than the Pope |
| roomwit {adj} | :: cream |
| roos {f} | :: rose, ornamental plant of the genus Rosa |
| roos {f} | :: rose, used as a heraldic charge |
| roos {f} | :: bullseye, the center of a target, as used at shooting practice |
| roos {f} | :: dandruff |
| roos {f} | :: rash, a (reddish) affliction of the skin |
| Roos {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| Roosendaal {prop} {n} | :: Roosendaal (city/and/municipality) |
| roosmolen {m} | :: A many-bladed wind turbine, common in America in the first half of the twentieth century |
| roosten {vt} | :: to roast |
| rooster {n} {m} | :: grill, grid a metallic maze-structure; some things containing one |
| rooster {n} {m} | :: a device for roasting |
| rooster {n} {m} | :: roster, timetable |
| rooster {n} {m} | :: (crystallographic) lattice |
| roosteren {v} | :: to roast (to cook food by heating in an oven or fire) |
| Roost-Krenwik {prop} {n} | :: Rosoux-Crenwick, a village in Belgium |
| ros {n} | :: horse |
| ros {n} | :: steed |
| ros {adj} | :: of a colour between red and yellow: |
| ros {adj} | :: red-haired |
| rosbaar {f} | :: A litter carried by two horses or mules |
| rosbief {m} | :: roast beef |
| rosemaling {f} | :: rosemaling |
| Rosita {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| roskam {m} | :: currycomb |
| roskop {m} | :: A redhead, ginger |
| rosmolen {m} | :: A horse mill |
| rosoliemolen {m} | :: A horse-driven oil mill |
| rosse buurt {phrase} | :: red-light district |
| rossen {v} | :: To beat, to rough up |
| rossig {adj} | :: reddish |
| Rossum {prop} | :: A town in Gelderland, The Netherlands |
| Rossum {prop} | :: A town in Overijssel, The Netherlands |
| rostblokje {noun} | :: diminutive of rotsblok |
| rot- {prefix} | :: rotten, damned, cursed, blasted |
| rot {adj} | :: rotten, spoiled, decayed, putrid |
| rot {adj} | :: rotten, tedious, unkind, mean |
| rot {n} | :: rot, something rotten, something rotting |
| rot {f} | :: alternative form of rat |
| rot {n} {f} | :: a file (of men) |
| rot {n} {f} | :: multitude, band, throng |
| rotatie {f} | :: rotation |
| rotatie {f} | :: curl |
| rotatiesnelheid {f} | :: rotational speed |
| roten {v} | :: to ret (to soak in water to prepare for further processing) |
| roteren {v} | :: to rotate |
| roterend {adj} | :: rotating |
| rotgans {f} | :: brent goose, brant, Branta bernicla |
| Rotgans {noun} | :: surname |
| Rothschild {prop} | :: surname |
| roti {m} | :: roti |
| rotje {n} | :: firecracker |
| rotje {n} | :: storm petrel, European storm petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus |
| Rotjeknor {prop} {n} | :: Nickname for Rotterdam |
| rotonde {f} | :: A roundabout (road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island) |
| rotonde {f} | :: A rotunda |
| rotonde {f} | :: A sleeveless coat worn by women |
| rotor {m} | :: rotor |
| rots {f} | :: a rock |
| Rots {prop} | :: surname |
| rotsachtig {adj} | :: rocky |
| rotsblok {n} | :: A piece or mass of rock, a boulder |
| rotseiland {n} | :: rocky island |
| rotseilandje {noun} | :: diminutive of rotseiland |
| rotsgebergte {n} | :: A rocky mountain range |
| rotsig {adj} | :: rocky |
| rotsklimmen {n} | :: rock climbing |
| rotslawine {f} | :: rockslide |
| rotsplateau {n} | :: rock plateau |
| rotsvast {adj} | :: rock-solid |
| rotsvast {adv} | :: firmly |
| rotswoestijn {f} | :: rock desert (desert (region) with a surface mostly consisting of rock) |
| rotszwaluw {f} | :: Eurasian crag martin, Ptyonoprogne rupestris |
| rotszwaluw {f} | :: cave swallow, Petrochelidon fulva |
| Rotte {prop} | :: A river in and near Rotterdam, and part of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta |
| rotten {v} | :: to rot, to go bad, to decay |
| Rotterdam {prop} {n} | :: Rotterdam (city/and/municipality) |
| rotvaart {c} | :: very high speed |
| rotzak {m} | :: scumbag, fiend |
| rotzak {m} | :: Eurasian jay, Garrulus glandarius |
| rotzak {m} | :: Frenchman, Walloon |
| rotzooi {f} | :: mess |
| rotzooi {f} | :: rubbish, garbage |
| rotzooitje {noun} | :: diminutive of rotzooi |
| route {f} | :: route, course, way (particular pathway or direction one travels) |
| route {f} | :: road, route |
| routebeschrijving {f} | :: directions |
| routebeschrijving {f} | :: route description |
| routebeschrijving {f} | :: itinerary |
| routepunt {n} | :: waypoint |
| router {m} | :: router (networking device) |
| routertje {noun} | :: diminutive of router |
| routineus {adj} | :: routine, habitual (pertaining to or resulting from repetition) |
| rouw {m} | :: mourning |
| rouw {m} | :: sorrow, grief |
| rouwdag {m} | :: day of mourning |
| rouwen {vi} | :: to mourn, to grieve |
| rouwkaart {f} | :: mourning card |
| rouwklacht {c} | :: lamentation |
| rouwkleur {f} | :: A mournful colour, as befits funeral proceedings |
| rouwkleur {f} | :: A sad or depressing colour |
| rouwmoed {m} | :: grief, state of mourning |
| rouwmoedig {adj} | :: grieving, mourning |
| rouwrand {m} | :: A black border on a piece of paper (often on envelopes) to signify mourning |
| rouwrand {m} | :: A connotation of grief to an event or occasion |
| rouwstemming {f} | :: mournful mood, as befits a funeral |
| rouwstemming {f} | :: grave gloom, dark mood |
| roven {vt} | :: to rob |
| rover {m} | :: robber |
| roversbende {f} | :: gang/band of robbers |
| rovershol {n} | :: den of thieves |
| roversschip {n} | :: pirate ship |
| royaal {adj} | :: generous, munificent |
| royaal {adj} | :: large, huge |
| royal {mf} | :: royal |
| royaliteit {f} | :: generosity, munificence |
| royeren {v} | :: to dismiss, discharge, expel, fire, sack |
| roze {adj} | :: pink, rosy |
| rozebottel {f} | :: superseded spelling of rozenbottel |
| rozemarijn {m} | :: rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) |
| rozemarijn {m} | :: rosemary; the plant's aromatic leaves, used as a culinary spice (often still on the branch) and in perfume |
| rozenbed {n} | :: A rosebed |
| rozenbottel {f} | :: rosehip, hip |
| Rozendaal {prop} | :: Rozendaal (village/and/municipality) |
| rozenhout {n} | :: rosewood |
| rozenhouten {adj} | :: made of rosewood |
| rozenkever {m} | :: garden chafer, June bug, Phyllopertha horticola |
| rozenkrans {m} | :: A wreath of roses |
| rozenkrans {m} | :: The rosary, a Catholic prayer sequence, consisting of repetitions of Our Lady and Our Father |
| rozenkrans {m} | :: A rosary, Catholic or, less commonly, Anglican prayer beads used to keep track of the above |
| rozenkrans {m} | :: An object resembling the wreath: |
| rozenkrans {m} | :: a deer's antlers' knobby edges |
| rozenkrans {m} | :: the plant Gnaphalium dioicum, now Antennaria dioica |
| rozenkrans {m} | :: A symbolical meaning of the wreath: |
| rozenkrans {m} | :: youth |
| rozenkrans {m} | :: virginity |
| rozenkransvormig {adj} | :: moniliform |
| rozenrood {adj} | :: rose-red, having the color of a red rose |
| rozenveld {n} | :: A rose field |
| rozenwater {n} | :: rosewater |
| rozerood {adj} | :: flesh-colored |
| Rozieren {prop} {n} | :: Rosières, a village in Belgium |
| rozijn {f} | :: A raisin, a dried grape |
| rubber {n} | :: rubber (pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree) |
| rubber {n} | :: piece of rubber used in machines |
| rubber {n} | :: a condom |
| rubberlaars {f} | :: A rubber boot |
| rubberlaarsje {noun} | :: diminutive of rubberlaars |
| Ruben {prop} {m} | :: Reuben (Biblical/mythical character; Biblical tribe) |
| Ruben {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| rubidium {n} | :: rubidium (chemical element) |
| rubricator {m} | :: rubricator (scribe who added texts and markings in red and sometimes another colour in manuscripts) |
| rubriceren {v} | :: to divide into sections; to bring under headings; to classify into different subjects |
| rubriek {f} | :: rubric, header |
| rubriek {f} | :: a title, header or written character, in particular one written in red |
| rubriek {f} | :: red pigment |
| rucht {noun} | :: bad, disgusting people; scum |
| ruchtbaarheid {f} | :: public knowledge, publicity, limelight |
| ruft {m} | :: fart |
| ruften {v} | :: to fart, to break wind |
| rug {m} | :: back |
| rug {m} | :: ridge |
| rugby {n} | :: rugby (sport) |
| ruggegraat {f} {m} | :: superseded spelling of ruggengraat |
| ruggengraat {f} {m} | :: vertebral column |
| ruggengraat {f} {m} | :: spine, backbone |
| ruggengraat {f} {m} | :: backbone, fundamental support, core of an organization |
| ruggenmerg {n} | :: spinal cord |
| ruggenprik {f} | :: An injection of a substance for spinal anaesthesia |
| ruggenwervel {m} | :: vertebra of the back |
| ruggespraak {f} {m} | :: consultation, discussion with stakeholders |
| rugje {noun} | :: diminutive of rug |
| rugschild {n} | :: An organic dorsal protective covering of an animal, a carapace |
| rugschild {n} | :: A military shield worn on the back |
| rugstreeppad {f} | :: natterjack toad, Epidalea calamita |
| rugtas {m} | :: rucksack, backpack |
| rugvin {f} | :: dorsal fin |
| rugvinnig {adj} | :: having dorsal fins |
| rugwind {m} | :: tailwind |
| rugzak {m} | :: rucksack, backpack |
| rugzaktoerisme {n} | :: backpacker tourism, backpacking |
| rugzaktoerist {m} | :: A backpacker, tourist who carries all his luggage in a backpack |
| rugzwemmen {vi} | :: to swim on one's back |
| rui {f} | :: moat, canal |
| rui {f} | :: creek, ditch |
| rui {m} | :: molt (of feathers, fur) |
| ruien {v} | :: to moult, to shed (of animals; lose a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc.) |
| ruif {f} | :: A fodder rack (with bars or a lattice) for livestock |
| ruig {adj} | :: rough, rugged, bristly |
| ruig {adj} | :: raucous, boisterous |
| ruige klaproos {f} | :: The prickly poppy, pale poppy, Papaver argemone |
| ruigpoot {m} | :: homo, poof, faggot (homophobic slur for a homosexual man) |
| ruigpoothoen {n} | :: Any bird of the family Tetraoninae; grouse |
| ruigpootuil {mf} | :: boreal owl , Tengmalm's owl, Aegolius funereus |
| Ruigrok {prop} | :: surname |
| ruigte {f} {n} | :: wild vegetation |
| ruigte {f} {n} | :: wilderness |
| ruigte {f} {n} | :: roughness |
| ruigte {f} {n} | :: rubbish, waste |
| ruigte {f} {n} | :: scum, rabble |
| ruiken {v} | :: To smell (i.e. to perceive a smell) |
| ruiken {v} | :: To smell (i.e. to emit a smell) |
| ruiker {m} | :: A flower bouquet |
| ruiker {m} | :: One who smells using one's olfactory organs |
| ruil {m} | :: swap, exchange |
| ruilen {v} | :: to swap, exchange |
| ruilen {v} | :: to trade |
| ruilhart {n} | :: transplanted heart |
| ruilkaart {f} | :: trading card |
| ruilkaartspel {n} | :: trading card game |
| ruilmiddel {n} | :: currency, medium of exchange |
| ruilverkaveling {f} | :: land consolidation |
| ruim {adj} | :: spacious, roomy |
| ruim {adj} | :: large, wide |
| ruim {adj} | :: ample, generous |
| ruim {adv} | :: more than, over, easily |
| ruim {n} | :: The wide, open space |
| ruim {n} | :: A cargo hold |
| ruimdenkend {adj} | :: open-minded |
| ruimen {vt} | :: to make more spacious |
| ruimen {vt} | :: to empty, to evacuate |
| ruimen {vt} | :: to put away, to tidy up |
| ruimen {vt} | :: to cull, to exterminate |
| ruime sop {n} | :: sea, ocean |
| ruimschoots {adv} | :: amply |
| ruimschoots {adv} | :: with the wind in the back |
| ruimschoots {adj} | :: ample |
| ruimte {f} | :: space, room for a physical object to occupy |
| ruimte {f} | :: room in a building |
| ruimte {f} | :: space, outer space |
| ruimtehaven {f} | :: spaceport |
| ruimtekromme {f} | :: three-dimensional or any multidimensional line (including curves); a space curve |
| ruimteopera {f} | :: space opera |
| ruimtependel {m} | :: space shuttle (reusable spacecraft) |
| ruimteschip {n} | :: spaceship |
| ruimtesonde {f} | :: space probe |
| ruimtestation {n} | :: space station |
| ruimte-tijd {m} | :: spacetime |
| ruimtetijd {m} | :: spacetime |
| ruimtetuig {n} | :: A spacecraft, vehicle traveling through space |
| ruimtevaarder {m} | :: astronaut |
| ruimtevaart {f} | :: space travel |
| ruimtevaarttijdperk {n} | :: space age |
| ruimtevaartuig {n} | :: spacecraft |
| ruimteveer {n} | :: space shuttle, space vessel capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space |
| ruimtewandeling {f} | :: spacewalk |
| ruimtewezen {n} | :: An extraterrestrial, an alien |
| ruimteziek {adj} | :: spacesick |
| ruin {m} | :: gelding |
| ruïne {f} | :: ruin |
| ruinen {v} | :: to whisper |
| ruinen {v} | :: to mumble, to murmur |
| Ruinen {prop} {n} | :: Ruinen (village) |
| ruïneren {vt} | :: To ruin, destroy |
| ruïneren {vt} | :: To ruin financially |
| ruis {m} | :: noise, rushing sound |
| ruis {m} | :: sound or signal generated by random fluctuations; static |
| ruisen {vi} | :: to rustle (e.g. of leaves) |
| ruisonderdrukker {m} | :: squelcher |
| ruit {mf} | :: The shape rhombus, an equilateral parallelogram |
| ruit {mf} | :: A lozenge |
| ruit {mf} | :: A diamond; mostly used in the plural: ruiten, for that card suit |
| ruit {mf} | :: A glass panel (as) in a window; hence, the whole window |
| ruit {f} | :: A plant of the genus Ruta; rue |
| ruit {f} | :: One of a number of similar plants, notably the related Thalictrum flava |
| ruit {f} | :: Any weed |
| ruiten {mf} | :: diamonds |
| ruiten {mf} | :: a playing card of the diamonds suit |
| ruitenwisser {m} | :: windshield wiper |
| ruiter {m} | :: rider, horseman |
| ruiterij {m} | :: cavalry |
| ruiven {v} | :: to molt (of feathers and fur) |
| ruk {m} | :: pull, jerk |
| ruk {adj} | :: crap, shitty, garbage |
| rukbeer {m} | :: A habitual wanker, a tosser |
| rukbunker {m} | :: bed |
| Rukkelingen-aan-de-Jeker {prop} {n} | :: Roclenge-sur-Geer, a village in Belgium |
| rukken {vit} | :: to jerk, to pull |
| rukken {vit} | :: to jerk off, to wank |
| rukker {m} | :: A yanker, one who pulls hard |
| rukker {m} | :: A wanker, a jerker, one who performs masturbation on a penis |
| rukker {m} | :: A jerk; any person |
| rukkertje {noun} | :: diminutive of rukker |
| rukwind {m} | :: gust, blast of wind |
| rul {adj} | :: grainy, granular |
| rum {m} | :: rum (alcoholic beverage) |
| rumba {f} | :: rumba |
| rumboon {f} | :: a bean-shaped praline with a rum filling |
| rumoerig {adj} | :: noisy, loud |
| rumoerig {adj} | :: boisterous, audibly restless, tumultuous to riotous |
| rund {n} | :: any bovine animal |
| rund {n} | :: idiot, stupid person |
| runderdief {m} | :: cattle thief, abactor |
| runderpest {f} {m} | :: rinderpest |
| rundvee {n} | :: cattle |
| rundveehouderij {f} | :: cattle husbandry |
| rundveehouderij {f} | :: cattle farm (farm where cows are raised) |
| rundvlees {n} | :: beef |
| rundvleessoep {f} | :: beef soup |
| rune {f} | :: rune |
| runnen {v} | :: to run (a business or household) |
| Rupel {prop} {f} | :: river in northern Belgium |
| rups {f} | :: A caterpillar, the larve of a butterfly |
| rupsband {m} | :: caterpillar track |
| rupsvoertuig {n} | :: any vehicle with caterpillar tracks |
| rus {m} | :: A sod, turf of soil, grass, reed or other vegetation |
| rus {m} | :: The graminal plant Armeria vulgaris or Armeria maritima |
| rus {m} | :: A grass-like plant, (bul)rush, notably of the genera Juncus and Luzula |
| rus {m} | :: police detective |
| rus {adj} | :: alternative form of ruis |
| Rus {m} | :: Russian |
| Rus {m} | :: detective |
| Rusland {prop} {n} | :: Russia |
| ruspe {f} | :: obsolete form of rups |
| Russenoorlog {prop} {m} | :: the Georgian uprising on Texel at the end of the Second World War |
| russenpol {m} | :: turf of rush |
| Russin {f} | :: A female Russian, a Russian woman |
| Russisch {adj} | :: Russian, referring to Russia |
| Russisch {n} | :: Russian, language of Russia |
| Russische Federatie {prop} {f} | :: Russian Federation |
| rust {f} | :: rest, calm, peace |
| rust {f} | :: half-time |
| rustaltaar {n} | :: An outdoor altar or an altar in a separate chapel where a ritual is performed during a procession, especially during a eucharistic procession |
| rustdag {m} | :: day of rest |
| rusteloos {adj} | :: restless |
| rusten {vi} | :: to rest |
| rusten {vi} | :: to lie, be supported (by something) |
| rusten {vt} | :: to equip, to provide with what is needed |
| rusthuis {n} | :: retirement home |
| rusthuisje {noun} | :: diminutive of rusthuis |
| rustiek {adj} | :: rustic |
| rustiek {adj} | :: unrefined, uneducated, uncivilised |
| rustig {adj} | :: calm, tranquil, quiet |
| rustig {adj} | :: taking one's time, not hurried |
| rustoord {n} | :: old people's home |
| rustoord {n} | :: retreat, place of rest |
| Ruth {prop} | :: Ruth; the eighth book of the Bible |
| ruthenium {n} | :: ruthenium |
| rutherfordium {n} | :: rutherfordium |
| Rutte {prop} | :: surname |
| Rutten {prop} | :: surname |
| Ruud {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| ruw {adj} | :: rough, crude, harsh (not gentle) |
| ruw {adj} | :: raw, crude (unprocessed) |
| ruwaard {m} | :: governor, steward |
| ruwaard {f} | :: A mat intertwined from willow branches, used to reinforce dikes |
| ruwen {v} | :: to roughen |
| ruwheid {f} | :: roughness, crudity |
| ruwweg {adv} | :: roughly |
| ruzie {f} | :: quarrel, row, conflict, dispute |
| ruziën {vi} | :: to quarrel |
| ruzietje {noun} | :: diminutive of ruzie |
| Rwanda {prop} {n} | :: Rwanda (country) |
| ryden {v} | :: obsolete spelling of rijden |