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# Dutch :: English dictionary generated from http://en.wiktionary.org/
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# Version :: 20200901
# Size :: 56972 Dutch glosses; 82611 English translations
# URL :: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/User:Matthias_Buchmeier
| -a {suffix} | :: feminine equivalent of -us |
| a- {prefix} | :: a-: Not, without, opposite of |
| a {letter} | :: letter |
| a {f} [archaic] | :: a stream or water |
| a {pron} [Brabantian] | :: you |
| A {letter} | :: letter |
| à {prep} | :: indicates an approximate number |
| à {prep} | :: indicates the price etc. per piece |
| aa {f} [especially in names] | :: alternative spelling of a |
| Aa {prop} {f} | :: the name of many small rivers and streams |
| aad {f} [rare] | :: shallow oval tub or tray used for acquiring cream from milk |
| Aad {prop} {m} | :: given name. Short form of Adriaan, the Dutch equivalent of Adrian |
| Aad {prop} {f} [now less common] | :: given name. Short form of Adriana, the Dutch equivalent of Adrienne |
| Aadje {prop} {m} | :: given name. A diminutive form of Aad |
| Aa en Hunze {prop} {n} | :: Aa en Hunze (municipality) |
| Aafje {prop} {f} | :: given name. Short form of Agatha, the Dutch equivalent of Agatha |
| aagje {n} | :: a very curious person, "Paulina Pry" |
| Aagje {prop} | :: given name. Short form of Agatha, the Dutch equivalent of Agatha |
| aagt {m} | :: light sour breed of apple |
| aagtappel {m} | :: light sour breed of apple |
| Aagtje {prop} {f} | :: given name. Short form of Agatha, the Dutch equivalent of Agatha |
| aai {m} | :: A stroke or caress |
| aai {m} [dated, ironic] | :: A pinch; a shove |
| aaibaar {adj} | :: pettable |
| aaibaarheid {f} | :: cuddliness, cuteness; the extent or level of which someone or something allows to be pet, is pettable |
| aaibaarheidsfactor {m} | :: the level of cuddliness or likability |
| aaien {vt} | :: to stroke, to caress, to pet |
| aaiing {f} | :: petting |
| aak {mf} | :: barge (type of ship that sails on rivers) |
| aaks {f} | :: dated form of aks |
| aal {m} | :: eel [fish], (Anguilla anguilla) |
| aal {m} | :: elver [young eel] |
| aal {m} [rare] | :: padre |
| aal {n} | :: ale |
| aal {f} | :: alternative form of aalt |
| Aalbert {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| aalbes {f} | :: Ribes rubrum, both redcurrant and whitecurrant |
| aalbessengelei {f} | :: jelly made with currant (redcurrant or whitecurrant) |
| aalbessenjam {m} | :: jam made with currant (redcurrant or whitecurrant) |
| aalbessenjenever {m} | :: jenever made with currant |
| aalbessensap {n} | :: currant juice (of Ribes nigrum or Ribes rubrum) |
| aalbessenstruik {m} | :: currant bush |
| aalbessesap {n} | :: superseded spelling of aalbessensap |
| aalbessestruik {m} | :: superseded spelling of aalbessenstruik |
| Aalbrecht {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| Aalbrecht {prop} {m} | :: surname |
| Aalderik {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| Aaldert {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| Aaldrik {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| aalfuik {f} | :: fyke for catching eel; eelbuck |
| aalgeer {m} | :: spear for fishing eel |
| aalglad {adj} | :: as slippery as an eel |
| aalglad {adj} [figuratively] | :: elusive, hard to catch |
| aalkorf {m} | :: eelpot, eelbuck (device for catching eels) |
| aalkuip {f} | :: basin to keep eel in |
| aalmoes {f} | :: alms (gift to a beggar) |
| aalmoes {f} | :: charity, small gift, pittance |
| aalmoezenier {m} [historical] | :: almoner |
| aalmoezenier {m} [Roman Catholicism, historical] | :: Roman Catholic chaplain, padre |
| aalmoezenierskamer {f} | :: eleemosynary institution |
| aaloud {adj} | :: obsolete form of aloud |
| aalpomp {f} | :: pump to pump liquid manure or other wastewater |
| aalput {m} | :: basin for storing manure |
| Aalrik {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| aalschaar {m} | :: multipronged spear for fishing eel |
| aalscholver {m} | :: cormorant (a kind of seabird) |
| Aalsmeer {prop} {n} | :: Aalsmeer (village/and/municipality) |
| aalspeer {f} | :: spear for fishing eel |
| Aalst {prop} {n} | :: Aalst (city) |
| Aalst {prop} {n} | :: Aalst (village) |
| Aalst {prop} {n} | :: Aalst (village) |
| Aalst {prop} {n} | :: Aalst (village) |
| Aalst {prop} {n} | :: Aalst (hamlet) |
| aalstal {m} | :: An enclosed part of a river or a stream to trap eels in. Commonly used in the Middle Ages in the East of the Netherlands |
| aalsteker {m} | :: spear for fishing eel |
| aalstreep {f} | :: A dark line along the length of the back of an animal, in particular an ungulate |
| aalsvel {n} | :: skin of an eel |
| aalt {f} | :: Liquid excrements of animals, manure |
| Aalten {prop} {n} | :: Aalten (village/and/municipality) |
| aalvlug {adj} | :: quick as an eel |
| aalvlug {adj} [figuratively] | :: elusive, hard to catch |
| aalvork {f} | :: eelspear, spear for fishing eel |
| aalvormig {adj} | :: eel shaped |
| aam {n} | :: aam |
| aâm {m} | :: obsolete form of adem |
| aambeeld {n} | :: anvil (block used in blacksmithing) |
| aambeeld {n} | :: incus (bone) |
| aambeeldsblok {n} | :: supporting block for an anvil |
| aambei {f} | :: piles, haemorrhoids, hemorrhoids |
| aambeien {p} | :: haemorrhoids (a pathological condition) |
| aambeij {f} | :: obsolete spelling of aambei |
| aamborstig {adj} | :: dyspneic |
| aamborstigheid {f} | :: dyspnea |
| aamt {f} | :: udder edema, a condition of bovines, goats and sheep before delivery of their young |
| -aan {suffix} [hydrocarbon chain suffix] | :: -ane |
| -aan {suffix} [demonyms] | :: -an |
| aan- {prefix} | :: A prefix appended to a small group of verbs; for which it has an intensive meaning |
| aan {prep} | :: on |
| aan {prep} | :: to |
| aan {adv} | :: on, [of a device] being operative |
| aan {adv} | :: on, [of clothing] being worn |
| aan {adv} | :: In compounds with verbs: |
| aan {adv} | :: Denoting growth or restoration |
| aan {adv} | :: Denoting connecting, affixing or spatial continuity |
| aan {adv} | :: Denoting the beginning of an action or process |
| aan {adj} | :: on (functional, operational) |
| aan {adj} [slang, said of parties] | :: amazing, lit |
| aanaarden {vt} | :: to cover the roots or tubers of plants with soil, as to protect from light or cold; to earth up |
| aanaarding {f} | :: earthing-up (soil) |
| aanaardploeg {f} | :: plough apt to earth up soil |
| aanademen {vt} | :: to breathe onto |
| aanbaffen {v} | :: obsolete form of aanblaffen [both senses] |
| aanbakken {vi} | :: to burn to the pan |
| aanbaksel {n} | :: Something that has been burnt while cooking or baking |
| aanbedene {noun} [chiefly figurative, of love interests] | :: One who is worshipped |
| aanbeeld {n} | :: alternative form of aambeeld |
| aanbeeldsblok {n} | :: supporting block for an anvil |
| aanbegin {n} [uncommon] | :: beginning |
| aanbehoren {v} [obsolete] | :: synonym of toebehoren |
| aanbelanden {vi} | :: to end up, wind up (in) |
| aanbelang {n} | :: importance, interest |
| aanbellen {vi} | :: to ring the doorbell |
| aanberming {f} | :: The reinforcing of (the base of) a dyke/levee |
| aanbesteden {v} | :: to put out to tender; to call for bids; to tender |
| aanbesteder {m} | :: tendering party, contract awarder |
| aanbesteding {f} | :: tender, a formal offer |
| aanbestedingsbeleid {n} | :: tendering policy |
| aanbestedingsprocedure {f} | :: tender procedure |
| aanbestedingsregel {m} | :: tendering rule |
| aanbestedingsregeling {f} | :: tendering system, procurement regime |
| aanbestedingsvoorwaarde {f} | :: contract award requirement |
| aanbesterven {vi} [with the recipient as the indirect object, formal] | :: to be inherited, to be transferred due to death |
| aanbetalen {vt} | :: to make a down payment for |
| aanbetaling {m} | :: down payment |
| aanbetreffen {v} [impersonal] | :: to concern |
| aanbetrouwen {vt} [archaic, with indirect object] | :: to entrust [+ aan (object) = to] |
| aanbevelen {vt} | :: to recommend |
| aanbevelen {vt} | :: to advocate |
| aanbevelenswaard {adj} | :: recommendable, advisable |
| aanbevelenswaardig {adj} | :: recommendable, advisable |
| aanbeveler {m} | :: A recommender, one who recommends |
| aanbeveler {m} [colloquial] | :: Something that is recommended |
| aanbeveling {f} | :: recommendation |
| aanbevelingsbrief {m} | :: letter of recommendation |
| aanbevelingscomité {n} | :: committee of recommendation |
| aanbevolene {noun} | :: one who is recommended |
| aanbiddelijk {adj} | :: worthy of worship, adorable (befitting of being adored) |
| aanbidden {vt} | :: to worship |
| aanbidden {vt} [figurative] | :: to adore |
| aanbidder {m} [religion] | :: worshipper |
| aanbidder {m} | :: admirer |
| aanbidding {f} | :: worship, adulation |
| aanbidster {f} | :: female worshipper |
| aanbidster {f} | :: female admirer |
| aanbieden {vt} | :: to offer |
| aanbieden {vr} | :: to offer oneself, to volunteer, [in sexual context] to solicit |
| aanbieder {m} | :: provider |
| aanbieding {f} | :: offer |
| aanbieding {f} | :: special, discount offer |
| aanbiedingsbrief {m} | :: quotation (naming of a price) |
| aanbiedingsfolder {m} | :: leaflet with advertising, especially for wares at discount prices |
| aanbiedingsprijs {m} | :: special offer, discount price |
| aanbiedplaats {f} | :: A place where rubbish bags or containers are placed and collected on collection dates |
| aanblaffen {vt} | :: to bark at |
| aanblaffen {vt} | :: to shout at [in an unsympathetic manner] |
| aanblazen {vt} | :: to kindle by means of breath or wind |
| aanblazen {vt} [figurative] | :: to incite, to kindle |
| aanblazen {vt} | :: to inspire |
| aanblazing {f} | :: inspiration |
| aanblijven {vi} | :: to remain in office |
| aanblik {m} | :: appearance, aspect |
| aanbod {n} | :: offer |
| aanbod {n} [economics] | :: supply |
| aanbodbeleid {n} [economics] | :: supply policy |
| aanbodcurve {f} | :: supply curve |
| aanbodeconomie {f} | :: supply-side economics |
| aanbodelasticiteit {f} [economics] | :: supply elasticity |
| aanbodkant {m} [economics] | :: supply side |
| aan bod komen {vi} | :: to be featured, to figure (to be represented in something, to be a part of something) |
| aan bod komen {vi} | :: to come up for auction |
| aanbodoverschot {n} [economics] | :: oversupply |
| aanbodzijde {f} [economics] | :: supply side |
| aanbouw {m} | :: cultivation |
| aanbouw {m} | :: annex, extension to a building |
| aanbouw {m} | :: construction (act of construction, state of being constructed) |
| aanbouwen {vt} | :: to build next to an existing building |
| aanbouwen {vt} | :: to expand an existing building |
| aanbouwing {m} | :: annex, extension to a building |
| aanbouwsel {m} | :: annex, extension to a building |
| aanbranden {vi} | :: to burn to the pan |
| aanbreken {vi} | :: to begin, to onset |
| aanbreken {vt} | :: to break into, to open for the first time |
| aanbreken {vi} [obsolete] | :: to violently approach by storm |
| aanbreng {m} | :: input; what is brought along, what is added to the table/game/mix |
| aanbrengen {vt} | :: to mount, attach |
| aanbrengen {vt} | :: to apply (e.g. paint onto a surface) |
| aanbrengen {vt} | :: to fix, adjust |
| aanbrengen {vt} | :: to recruit, to enlist |
| aanbrengen {vt} | :: to bring near |
| aanbrengen {vt} [dated] | :: to report, to message |
| aanbrenger {m} | :: denouncer, one who reports a legal matter to the authorities |
| aanbrenger {m} [derogatory] | :: telltale, one who tattles |
| aanbrenger {m} [dated] | :: provider, deliverer |
| aanbrengertje {noun} | :: synonym of weidemolen, a small windmill to drain a meadow |
| aanbrenging {f} | :: application |
| aanbrengpremie {f} | :: bounty, prize for someone brought in to justice |
| aanbrengst {f} | :: that what is brought in (in legal matters) |
| aanbrug {f} | :: connection between the main span of a bridge and a bridge pillar or the bank of the stream |
| aanbruisen {vi} [usually of bodies of water or ships] | :: to approach, arrive or collide while foaming |
| aanbrullen {vt} | :: to shout at |
| aanbrullen {vi} | :: to arrive while shouting or otherwise making loud noises |
| aandacht {f} [uncountable] | :: attention |
| aandacht {f} [uncountable] | :: respect |
| aandacht {f} [uncountable] | :: affection |
| aandacht {f} [obsolete, countable] | :: meditation (contemplative discourse) |
| aandachtig {adj} | :: (of a person) attentive, paying care/attention |
| aandachtig {adj} | :: (of an object) careful, enjoying care/attention |
| aandachtigheid {f} | :: attentiveness, attention |
| aandachtsaspect {n} | :: aspect of attention |
| aandachtsgebied {n} | :: focus, center of attention |
| aandachtsgroep {mf} | :: group (of people) that needs special attention |
| aandachtshoer {f} [pejorative, slang] | :: attention whore |
| aandachtspunt {n} | :: focus (of attention) |
| aandachtspuntenlijst {f} | :: list of points that require special attention |
| aandachtsstoornis {f} | :: attention deficit disorder |
| aandachtsstreep {f} | :: em dash of en dash, used to denote a break in a sentence or to set off parenthetical statements |
| aandachtsteken {n} | :: attention sign (in traffic or in a text) |
| aandachtsterrein {n} | :: focus, center of attention |
| aandachtstreep {f} | :: alternative spelling of aandachtsstreep |
| aandachtstrekker {m} | :: someone who draws attention [in an irritating manner] |
| aandachtsveld {n} | :: focus, center of attention |
| aandachtsverlies {n} | :: loss of attention |
| aandachttrekker {m} | :: alternative form of aandachtstrekker |
| aandachttrekkerij {f} | :: the drawing of attention (in an irritating manner) |
| aandagt {f} | :: obsolete spelling of aandacht |
| aandeel {n} | :: contribution, part |
| aandeel {n} [finance] | :: a share, stock |
| aandeelbewijs {n} [finance] | :: proof of possession of shares |
| aandeelhebber {m} [archaic] | :: shareholder |
| aandeelhebster {f} [archaic] | :: female shareholder |
| aandeelhouder {m} | :: shareholder |
| aandeelhoudersvergadering {f} | :: shareholder meeting |
| aandeelhoudster {f} | :: female shareholder |
| aan de gang {adj} | :: ongoing |
| aan de haal gaan met {v} | :: to run off with, to steal |
| aan de hand van {prep} | :: by means of |
| aan de hand van {prep} | :: based on |
| aan de hand van {prep} | :: See: nl aan de hand van |
| aandelenbelegger {m} | :: investor in shares |
| aandelenbeurs {f} | :: stock exchange |
| aandelenbezit {n} | :: shareholding, the possession of shares |
| aandelenbezitter {m} | :: shareholder |
| aandelenemissie {f} | :: emission of stocks |
| aandelenhandelaar {m} | :: stockbroker |
| aandelenmarkt {f} | :: stock market |
| aandelenuitgifte {f} | :: emission of stocks |
| aan de lopende band {adv} | :: continuously (as if on an assembly line) |
| aandenken {n} [obsolete, literally] | :: An instance of calling to mind or remembering |
| aandenken {n} | :: A keepsake, object recalling a memory |
| aandenken {n} [obsolete] | :: Attention |
| aandenken {vt} [obsolete] | :: to remember, to think about/of, to call to mind, to commemorate |
| aan den lijve {adv} | :: firsthand |
| aan de slag {adj} | :: (hard) at work |
| aan de slag gaan {v} | :: to get to it, to hit the ground running |
| aan de touwtjes trekken {vi} [idiom] | :: to pull the strings (to control behind the scenes, to manipulate secretly) |
| aandienen {vt} | :: to announce, present (an arrival) |
| aandienen {vr} | :: to appear, to show up, to present oneself [+ als (object) = as], to arrive |
| aandikken {vt} | :: to thicken, fatten |
| aandikken {vt} [figurative] | :: to exaggerate, to embellish |
| aandoen {vt} | :: to turn on (e.g. a light) |
| aandoen {vt} | :: to put on (clothes), don |
| aandoen {v} [copular] | :: to rouse an impression, strike oneself as |
| aandoen {vt} | :: to engender, cause |
| aandoen {vt} | :: to affect, harm (such as a disease to a body part) |
| aandoen {vt} | :: to visit (a place) |
| aandoening {f} | :: ailment |
| aandoening {f} | :: emotion |
| aandoenlijk {adj} | :: moving, touching (stirring one's emotion, especially pity, sadness and empathy) |
| aandoenlijk {adj} [obsolete] | :: sensitive, sentimental |
| aandragen {vt} | :: to bring forth |
| aandragen {vt} [figuratively] | :: to put forth, to suggest, to supply (e.g. an idea) |
| aandrang {f} | :: urge, inclination |
| aandrang {f} | :: insistance, urging |
| aandrentelen {vi} | :: to stroll near |
| aandribbelen {vi} | :: to jog near |
| aandrift {f} | :: the force with which something is being driven; an impulse |
| aandrift {f} | :: the drive to act, especially by an inner feeling; an urge |
| aandrijfas {f} {m} | :: drive shaft |
| aandrijfketting {f} {m} | :: drive chain |
| aandrijfkracht {f} {m} | :: driving force |
| aandrijflijn {f} | :: powertrain, drivetrain |
| aandrijven {vt} | :: to drive, to power, to supply a driving force to |
| aandrijven {vi} | :: to float near, to approach or arrive floating |
| aandringen {vi} | :: to insist, to press on |
| aandringen {vi} [obsolete] | :: to advance, to press on |
| aandrukken {vt} | :: to press in order to flatten or make something settle |
| aanduiden {vt} | :: to indicate, to mark, to point out |
| aanduiden {vt} | :: to express, to put into words |
| aanduiding {f} | :: mark |
| aanduiding {f} | :: indication, designation |
| aandurven {v} | :: to dare; to venture |
| aandurven {v} [idiom] | :: to toe the line |
| aanduwen {vt} | :: to push against (an object), usually to make it fit |
| aanduwen {vti} | :: to push (a motorised vehicle) to get the engine started |
| aanduwen {vti} | :: to push (a vehicle) forward |
| aaneen {adv} | :: (close) together |
| aaneen {adv} | :: continuously, without interruption |
| aaneendraaien {vt} | :: to wind together in a spiral |
| aaneenschakelen {vt} | :: to link together, to chain together |
| aaneenschakelen {vt} [programming] | :: to concatenate |
| aaneenschakeling {f} | :: A concatenation |
| aaneensluiten {v} [absolute] | :: to join together, to connect, to unite |
| aanerven {vt} [archaic] | :: to inherit (to gain in inheritance) |
| aanfluiten {vt} | :: to mock, to insult, to jeer |
| aanfluiting {f} | :: disgrace, travesty, joke |
| aangaan {vt} | :: to be a concern to, to concern |
| aangaan {vt} | :: to enter (into something), to begin (something) |
| aangaan {vi} | :: to start, to turn on [of a machine or device, or lights] |
| aangaan {vt} [in early Dutch impersonal, obsolete] | :: to befall, to happen to |
| aangaan {vt} [obsolete] | :: to go to (someone), to approach (someone) |
| aangaande {prep} | :: about, concerning |
| aangeboren {adj} | :: native, innate |
| aangeboren {adj} | :: congenital |
| aangeboren {adj} [dated] | :: acquired at birth |
| aangedaan {adj} | :: touched, moved |
| aangeefster {f} | :: female informant, a [[woman[[ who reports something [e.g. to the authorities] |
| aangeefster {f} | :: female declarant |
| aangeefster {f} [comedy] | :: female stooge, 'straight man' |
| aangeefster {f} | :: female betrayer |
| aangelegen {adj} | :: bordering, adjacent, coterminous |
| aangelegen {adj} [dated] | :: important |
| aangelegenheid {f} | :: matter, affair |
| aangenaam {adj} | :: nice, pleasant, friendly |
| aangepast {adj} | :: adapted |
| aangepast {adj} | :: modified, edited |
| aangeschoten {adj} | :: tipsy, squiffy |
| aangeslagen {adj} | :: shaken, affected |
| aangeslagen {adj} [physics] | :: excited, in a higher state of energy |
| aangeslagen toestand {m} [physics] | :: excited state |
| aangetekend {adj} [of mail] | :: registered |
| aangeven {vt} | :: to hand, to pass |
| aangeven {vt} | :: to indicate, to point out |
| aangeven {vt} | :: to report, to notify, to declare |
| aangever {m} | :: One who hands something to someone, one who passes something on |
| aangever {m} | :: informant |
| aangever {m} | :: declarant |
| aangever {m} [comedy] | :: stooge, straight man |
| aangever {m} | :: betrayer |
| aangezicht {n} [formal] | :: face (part of head), countenance |
| aangezichtskunde {f} [rare] | :: physiognomy |
| aangezien {conj} | :: since, because |
| aangifte {f} | :: declaration (e.g. for taxes or customs) |
| aangifte {f} | :: official account of a crime, police statement |
| aanglijden {v} [often with komen] | :: to slide near, to approach or arrive while sliding or slipping |
| aangluren {vt} | :: to (furtively) leer at, to peek at, to peep at |
| aangooien {vt} [with optional indirect object] | :: to throw (to) |
| aangorden {vr} | :: to bestir oneself |
| aangrenzen {v} [obsolete] | :: to border on |
| aangrenzend {v} | :: adjacent, bordering |
| aangrijpen {vt} | :: to suddenly grasp, to seize (to quickly take hold of) |
| aangrijpen {vt} | :: to seize [an opportunity], to take advantage |
| aangrijpen {vt} | :: to move, to stir [arouse strong feelings in] |
| aangrijpend {adj} | :: touching, moving |
| aangrinniken {vt} [rare] | :: to giggle at (someone) [often implying mockery] |
| aangroei {m} | :: increase |
| aangroeien {v} [ergative] | :: to increase |
| aangroeien {vi} | :: to grow back |
| aanhalen {vt} | :: To bring closer physically, notably: |
| aanhalen {v} | :: to fetch, carry |
| aanhalen {v} | :: to tighten |
| aanhalen {v} | :: to pull or haul in |
| aanhalen {v} | :: to magnify |
| aanhalen {vt} [figuratively] | :: To bring closer emotionally, notably: |
| aanhalen {v} | :: to tighten bonds |
| aanhalen {v} | :: to bring onto oneself |
| aanhalen {vt} | :: to quote |
| aanhalen {vt} | :: to invoke (an argument) |
| aanhalen {vt} | :: to seize, not necessarily followed by confiscation |
| aanhalen {vt} | :: to mark as with a dot |
| aanhalen {vt} | :: to underline |
| aanhalen {vt} [law, now, chiefly Belgium] | :: to (temporarily) confiscate, to hold |
| aanhaling {f} | :: quote, citation |
| aanhaling {f} | :: act of petting (an animal) |
| aanhaling {f} [law, Belgium] | :: (temporary) confiscation, seizure |
| aanhalingsteken {n} | :: A quotation mark |
| aanhang {m} [collective] | :: support, the totality of supporters |
| aanhang {m} | :: the collection of romantic partners of a group of friends / family |
| aanhang {m} | :: appendix (that which is appended) |
| aanhangen {vt} | :: to adhere to (an idea or philosophy) |
| aanhanger {m} | :: partisan, adherent |
| aanhanger {m} | :: trailer (open-roof vehicle towed behind another vehicle) |
| aanhangsel {n} | :: attachment |
| aanhangsel {n} | :: appendix |
| aanhangwagen {m} | :: trailer (on a vehicle) [not used for mobile homes] |
| aanhankelijk {adj} | :: affectionate |
| aanhankelijkheid {f} | :: affection |
| aanhebben {vt} | :: to have on, to wear (clothing) |
| aanhechten {vt} | :: to (physically) attach, to join |
| aanhechten {vt} [by extension] | :: to attach, to append, to include |
| aanhef {m} | :: opening words |
| aanhef {m} | :: salutation title |
| aanhef {m} | :: the strike up of a piece of music |
| aanhelpen {vt} [archaic] | :: to help put on, to aid with dressing |
| aanhelpen {vt} [obsolete] | :: to provide with |
| aan het {particle} | :: Forms the continuous aspect, together with the gerund and with zijn as auxiliary verb |
| aan het kortste eind trekken {v} | :: to draw the shortest straw in drawing straws |
| aan het kortste eind trekken {v} [idiom] | :: to lose (out) |
| aanhijgen {vi} [often with komen] | :: to arrive or approach while gasping |
| aanhijgen {vit} | :: to shout while panting |
| aanhijsen {vt} | :: to raise, to lift |
| aanhijsen {vt} | :: to put on (clothing or armour), usually requiring some effort |
| aanhitsen {vt} | :: to incite |
| aanhopen {vt} [dated] | :: to form a heap or mound from |
| aanhoren {vt} | :: to listen to |
| aanhoren {vt} | :: to listen carefully to |
| aanhoren {vt} | :: to listen to |
| aanhoren {vt} | :: to hearken |
| aanhoudelijk {adj} | :: continuously, persistently |
| aanhouden {vt} | :: to arrest |
| aanhouden {vt} | :: to hail (a cab); to stop (someone in order to ask a question) |
| aanhouden {vt} | :: to keep up, to keep on |
| aanhouden {vi} | :: to be ongoing, to persist |
| aanhouden {vt} | :: to keep on, to continue wearing (clothing) |
| aanhouden {vt} | :: to maintain in employment, to keep hired |
| aanhouder {m} | :: persister, one who perseveres |
| aanhouder {m} [Southern Dutch] | :: (extramarital) lover |
| aanhouding {m} | :: arrest, detention |
| aanhoudingsbevel {n} [law] | :: arrest warrant |
| aanhuilen {vi} | :: to approach while crying or weeping [chiefly of people or the wind] |
| aanhuilen {vti} [or with indirect object, archaic] | :: to address while crying or [[weeping |
| aanhuwelijking {f} | :: the process of becoming related (becoming someone's in-law) through marriage |
| aanjagen {vt} [of animals] | :: to drive, to cause to move |
| aanjagen {vt} | :: to incite, to impel |
| aanjagen {vt} [of fire] | :: to kindle |
| aanjuichen {v} [obsolete] | :: synonym of toejuichen |
| aankaarten {vt} | :: to broach, to raise (a subject), to bring up for discussion |
| aankakken {vi} [Netherlands, colloquial, often left unconjugated in combination with komen] | :: to drawl (near), to arrive or approach slowly and leisurely |
| aankijken {vt} | :: to look at, to look in the eye |
| aanklacht {f} [legal] | :: indictment, charge against a crime |
| aanklage {f} [obsolete] | :: legal indictment, charge |
| aanklagen {vt} | :: to denounce, accuse, indict, sue |
| aanklager {m} | :: accuser |
| aanklager {m} | :: prosecutor |
| aanklager {m} [obsolete, grammar] | :: a word in the accusative case |
| aanklaging {f} | :: Action of accusing, indiction |
| aanklaging {f} [dated] | :: Accusation |
| aanklampen {vt} | :: to accost; to approach and address, usually in an unpleasant fashion |
| aanklampen {vt} [archaic] | :: to cling to, to hold fast |
| aankleden {vt} | :: to dress, put clothing on someone or something |
| aankleden {vr} | :: to get dressed, put clothes on oneself |
| aankleden {vt} | :: to furnish with textile, furniture, decorations etc |
| aankleden {vt} [figuratively] | :: to dress up, present with embellishments, excuses etc |
| aankleding {f} | :: decoration, furnishing |
| aankleding {f} | :: stage setting |
| aankloppen {vi} | :: to knock on the door |
| aankloten {vi} | :: to screw around, to faff about, to fuck around (to waste time with idle actions) |
| aanknopen {vt} | :: to tie on to |
| aanknopen {vt} | :: to enter into, to begin |
| aanknopingspunt {n} | :: starting point, lead |
| aanknopingspunt {n} | :: point of reference |
| aankomeling {m} [dated, Belgium] | :: adolescent |
| aankomeling {m} [archaic] | :: newcomer, fledgling |
| aankomen {vi} | :: to arrive |
| aankomen {vi} | :: to gain weight |
| aankomen {vi} [impersonal] | :: to depend [+ op (object) = on] |
| aankomen {vi} [obsolete] | :: to grow |
| aankomen {v} [unaccusative, with indirect object, archaic] | :: to be acquired |
| aankomst {f} | :: arrival |
| aankondigen {vt} | :: to announce |
| aankondiger {m} | :: An announcer, someone who announces |
| aankondiging {f} | :: announcement, notice |
| aankooien {v} [printing, archaic] | :: to lock (a forme) by means of quoins |
| aankoop {m} | :: purchase |
| aankopen {vt} | :: to purchase |
| aankopen {vt} | :: to buy |
| aankunnen {vt} | :: to be able to handle, to be able to take |
| aankwispelen {vi} [rare, chiefly used as an infinitive or participle] | :: to approach while wagging one's tail |
| aanlachen {vt} | :: to smile at |
| aanlachen {vt} | :: to smile on, to be beneficial or favourable |
| aanlappen {vt} [colloquial] | :: to conjoin, to put together |
| aanlappen {vt} [dated] | :: to sew together, to patch together [with thread and patches] |
| aanlassen {vt} | :: to weld on, to attach by welding |
| aanlassen {vt} [obsolete] | :: to attach, to append |
| aanleg {m} | :: bent, disposition, nature |
| aanleg {m} | :: facility, talent |
| aanleg {m} | :: construction |
| aanleg {m} | :: the act of mooring |
| aanleggen {vt} | :: to set up, lay out |
| aanleggen {vt} | :: to construct, to build |
| aanleggen {v} [ergative] | :: to moor (a boat) |
| aanleggen {vt} | :: to aim (e.g. a rifle, at a target) |
| aanlegpaal {m} | :: a maritime bollard |
| aanlegsteiger {m} | :: jetty (to moor boats to) |
| aanleiding {f} | :: reason, cause, inducement |
| aanlengen {vt} | :: to dilute, water down |
| aanleren {vti} | :: to learn (to acquire knowledge, skills or habits) |
| aanleren {vt} | :: to teach (to impart knowledge, skills or habits) |
| aanleveren {vt} | :: to supply |
| aanlichten {vi} [literal and figurative] | :: to begin to shine, to break [of dawn], to dawn |
| aanliggen {vi} | :: to lie or stand against something else |
| aanliggen {vi} [navigation] | :: to be on course |
| aanlijmen {v} | :: to affix by means of gluing, to glue on |
| aanlijnen {vt} | :: to leash, to secure with a leash, to put a leash on |
| aanlokkelijkheid {f} | :: alluringness, charm |
| aanlonken {v} | :: synonym of toelonken |
| aanloop {m} | :: run-up (approach run) |
| aanloop {m} | :: run-up (period of time before an event) |
| aanloop {m} [grammar] | :: an element, usually an interjection or subordinate clause, preceding the main clause |
| aanloop {m} [obsolete] | :: attack, charge (attack in which opponents charge at one another) |
| aanloopgeld {n} [historical] | :: The money paid to new recruits upon joining the infantry |
| aanmaak {m} | :: creation, production |
| aanmaakblokje {noun} | :: firelighter |
| aanmaakhout {n} | :: wood to light a fire with |
| aanmaakhoutje {noun} | :: small piece of wood to light a fire with |
| aanmaken {vt} | :: to produce on a large scale, to manufacture [often to have things in stock] |
| aanmaken {vt} [usually of mixtures] | :: to prepare, to ready |
| aanmaken {vt} | :: to burn, to light (a fire) |
| aanmaken {vt} | :: to create |
| aanmaken {v} [obsolete] | :: to affix, to connect, to merge together |
| aanmanen {v} | :: to admonish, to urge |
| aanmaning {f} | :: reprimand, reproof |
| aanmatiging {f} | :: arrogance |
| aanmelden {vt} | :: to apply, to announce |
| aanmelden {vr} | :: to apply |
| aanmelden {vt} | :: to log in |
| aanmelden {vr} | :: to log in |
| aanmeren {vi} | :: to moor, to berth |
| aanmerkelijk {adj} | :: considerable |
| aanmerken {vt} | :: to comment, to remark [usually suggesting criticism] |
| aanmerken {vt} | :: to label, to denote [+ als (object) = as] (to categorise by naming) |
| aanmerken {vt} [dated] | :: to note, to take notice |
| aanmerken {vt} [dated] | :: to note, to take notice, to consider |
| aanmerking {f} | :: comment |
| aanmerking {f} | :: commentary |
| aanmerking {f} | :: criticism |
| aanmerking {f} [obsolete] | :: attention |
| aanmoedigen {vt} | :: to encourage |
| aanmoediging {f} | :: encouragement (act of encouraging) |
| aanmoediging {f} | :: encouragement (something that encourages) |
| aannaaien {vt} | :: to sew on |
| aannaderen {vi} [obsolete] | :: to approach, to come near |
| aanname {f} {m} | :: assumption |
| aanname {f} {m} | :: premise, hypothesis |
| aanname {f} {m} | :: acceptance |
| aanneembaar {adj} | :: plausible, acceptable |
| aannemelijck {adj} | :: archaic spelling of aannemelijk |
| aannemelijk {adj} | :: plausible |
| aannemelijkheid {f} | :: plausibility, the quality of being plausible |
| aannemelijkheid {f} [chiefly plural] | :: something that is plausible |
| aannemen {vt} | :: to take |
| aannemen {vt} | :: to accept |
| aannemen {vt} | :: to adopt |
| aannemen {vt} | :: to assume |
| aannemen {vt} | :: to engage (for a job) |
| aannemer {m} | :: contractor (contruction contractor) |
| aannemertje {noun} | :: diminutive of aannemer |
| aannopen {vt} [obsolete] | :: to motivate, to spur, to incite |
| aannopen {vt} [obsolete] | :: to touch |
| aanpak {m} | :: An approach, the manner in which a problem is analyzed and solved or policy is made |
| aanpakken {vt} | :: to take, to hold, to take over (when something is handed over) |
| aanpakken {vt} | :: to deal with, to tackle (a problem) |
| aanpappen {vi} [colloquial] | :: to make conversation, to start a conversation, to get in touch |
| aanpasbaar {adj} | :: adjustable |
| aanpassen {vt} | :: to adjust, adapt |
| aanpassen {vt} | :: to fit, try on |
| aanpassing {f} | :: adaptation, adjustment |
| aanpassingsvermogen {n} | :: adaptive power, capability to adapt, capacity for adaptation |
| aanplakbiljet {n} | :: A placard, a poster containing an announcement or promotional information hung in a public space |
| aanplakken {vt} [of objects and texts] | :: to stick, to affix [on a surface] |
| aanplakken {vt} [with indirect object for the recipient, obsolete] | :: to palm off (on/to) |
| aanplanten {vt} | :: to plant [with connotation of considerable size, considerable quantity, replenishment or expansion] |
| aanplanting {f} | :: the act or process of planting |
| aanplanting {f} | :: A plantation with young trees, a tree nursery |
| aanprijzen {vt} | :: to recommend |
| aanprijzen {vt} [dated] | :: to praise, to extol |
| aanraakscherm {n} | :: touch screen |
| aanraden {vt} | :: to suggest, advise |
| aanrader {m} | :: recommendation [that which is recommended] |
| aanraken {v} | :: to touch |
| aanraking {f} | :: touching |
| aanraking {f} | :: contact |
| aanranden {vt} | :: to assault sexually, to commit severe physical sexual violence against |
| aanranden {vt} [dated] | :: to assault (to inflict (severe) physical injuries on) |
| aanrander {m} | :: assailant |
| aanranding {f} | :: (A) sexual assault, (an instance of) physical sexual abuse |
| aanranding {f} | :: An assault, a violent attack |
| aanrandster {f} | :: Female assailant |
| aanrecht {n} | :: worktop, countertop, counter (surface in the kitchen to prepare food on) |
| aanrechtbank {f} [historical, dated] | :: A low countertop, usually narrow and having cupboards underneath |
| aanrechtsubsidie {f} [pejorative, politics, neologism] | :: A subsidy, usually a rebate, for a couple of whom one partner doesn't participate in the labour market |
| aanreiken {vt} | :: to pass, to hand over |
| aanrekenen {vt} | :: to charge, to hold accountable or responsible for |
| aanrekenen {vt} [archaic] | :: to account as (having) credit, to acknowledge as a creditor |
| aanrennen {vi} | :: to run near, to run close(r) |
| aanrennen {vi} [obsolete] | :: to attack [+ op (object)], to charge [+ op (object) = against] |
| aanrichten {vt} [with negative connotations] | :: to cause, to inflict, to wreak |
| aanrichten {vt} | :: to prepare, to cause |
| aanrijden {vt} | :: to collide with a vehicle |
| aanrijden {vi} | :: to arrive driving or riding |
| aanrijden {vi} [dialectal, colloquial] | :: to depart driving |
| aanrijding {f} | :: (vehicle) collision |
| aanrit {m} | :: approach (by vehicle or mount), the action of approaching by driving or riding |
| aanrit {m} | :: stretch of road or path for gaining access, especially ramp for accessing bridges |
| aanritsgeld {n} [historical] | :: The money paid to new recruits upon joining the army, originally especially in reference to the cavalry |
| aanroep {m} | :: invocation, calling |
| aanroepen {vt} | :: to invoke (call upon someone for help etc.) |
| aanroepen {vt} [computing] | :: to call, to invoke (a subroutine, etc.) |
| aanroepen {vt} [dated] | :: to invoke, to call upon |
| aanroeren {vt} | :: to touch, to stir |
| aanroeren {vt} [figurative] | :: to touch on, to be relevant to, to concern |
| aanschaf {m} | :: purchase |
| aanschaffen {vt} | :: to purchase, to buy |
| aanschellen {vi} [uncommon] | :: to ring the doorbell |
| aanscherpen {vt} | :: to sharpen |
| aanscherpen {vt} [figurative] | :: to make more effective |
| aanschieten {vt} | :: to shoot at (something) while landing a hit but not killing the target |
| aanschieten {vt} | :: to quickly put on (clothes) |
| aanschieten {vi} | :: to approach or arrive quickly |
| aanschieten {vi} | :: to switch on quickly |
| aanschouw {mf} | :: sight, appearance (that which is seen) |
| aanschouw {mf} [archaic] | :: stature, status |
| aanschouwelijk {adj} | :: graphical, pictorial |
| aanschouwelijk {adj} | :: visible |
| aanschouwelijk {adj} | :: empirical |
| aanschouwelijk {adj} [historical] | :: using images and pictures |
| aanschouwen {vt} | :: to behold, see, watch |
| aanschouwend {adj} [philosophy, archaic] | :: Capable of being directly observed by the mind without dependence on the senses, in philosophical systems that suppose something like a Platonist world of ideal forms |
| aanschrappen {vt} | :: to mark with a short horizontal line (e.g. a hyphen or dash) |
| aanschreeuwen {vi} | :: to shout on, to persist with shouting |
| aanschreeuwen {vt} | :: to shout at, to address by shouting |
| aanschrijven {vti} [with recipient as indirect object, formal] | :: to write to [often of formal requests] |
| aanschrijven {vt} [archaic] | :: to write (down), to commit to writing |
| aanschrijven {vt} [figurative] | :: to write down, to consider |
| aanschroeven {vt} | :: to tighten with screws, to tighten (a screw); to screw more tightly |
| aanschudden {vt} [rare] | :: to shake (gently) in order to provoke a reaction [e.g. to wake someone] |
| aanschudden {vt} [rare] | :: to shake to make it or its contents fit better or more compact |
| aanschuiven {v} [ergative] | :: to shove closer (a chair to a table in order to eat for example); to shove into the proper position, to shove into into alignment |
| aanschuiven {vi} [by extension] | :: to sit down at a table, to join in at a table |
| aanschuiven {vi} | :: to shuffle or move a member back to the group they belong to |
| aanslaan {vt} | :: to strike physically so as to activate or produce an effect |
| aanslaan {vt} | :: to tax (a taxable person) with a tax assessment |
| aanslaan {vi} | :: to start, to kick in, to switch on |
| aanslaan {vi} [of a dog] | :: to start barking (as a sign of alarm) |
| aanslaan {vi} | :: to succeed, to have an effect |
| aanslaan {vi} | :: to catch on, to become popular |
| aanslag {m} | :: deposit (substance layered on a surface) |
| aanslag {m} | :: stroke, keystroke |
| aanslag {m} | :: attack, assault |
| aanslag {m} [of taxes] | :: assessment |
| aanslepen {v} | :: to drag on |
| aanslijken {vi} [dated] | :: to be expanded or replenished by mud deposits; to form from mud deposits |
| aanslijken {vi} [dated] | :: to be clogged by mud deposits |
| aanslingeren {vt} | :: to crank up, to wind up |
| aanslingeren {vt} [figurative] | :: to begin, to raise |
| aanslingeren {vi} | :: to zigzag near, to approach while following a meandering trajectory |
| aanslingeren {vt} [uncommon] | :: to sling to, to fling to |
| aansluiten {vt} | :: to connect |
| aansluiten {vt} | :: to install |
| aansluiten {vi} | :: to fit, to join up, to connect, to interface |
| aansluiten {vri} | :: to join (a group) |
| aansluiten {vit} | :: to fit or join seamlessly |
| aansluitend {adj} | :: connected, contiguous |
| aansluiting {f} | :: junction, connection (such as a power junction - stroomaansluiting) |
| aansluiting {f} | :: liaison, relation, connection |
| aansluiting {f} | :: connection, the act of connecting |
| aansluiting {f} [public transport] | :: link or linkage with other public transport lines |
| aansluiting {f} [public transport] | :: ride on another public transport line, being compatible with the trip on the preceding line |
| aansmeden {vt} | :: to forge together, to forge into one |
| aansmeden {vt} [with the recipient as an optional indirect object, of bonds and collars, obsolete] | :: to put (restraints) into place, either forged shut or fastened in another way |
| aansmelten {v} [ergative] | :: to melt together, to fuse together |
| aansmeren {vt} [with indirect object for the recipient] | :: to palm off (on/to) |
| aansnellen {vi} | :: to rush near |
| aanspannen {vt} | :: to stretch, to apply tension to |
| aanspannen {vt} | :: to put (animals) before a cart or carriage |
| aanspannen {vt} [law] | :: to launch, to start (a trial or lawsuit) |
| aanspelden {vt} | :: to pin to, to affix by pinning |
| aanspelen {vi} [dated] | :: to allude [+ op (object) = to] |
| aanspelen {vit} [football, with indirect object] | :: to pass (the ball) to |
| aanspelen {vt} [billiards] | :: to target, to hit (a ball) |
| aanspelen {vt} [obsolete, card games] | :: to play (a card) as the first card |
| aanspeling {f} [dated] | :: synonym of toespeling |
| aanspijkeren {v} | :: to nail fast, to fasten with nails |
| aanspinnen {vt} | :: to add, affix or join by weaving or spinning |
| aanspinnen {vt} [archaic] | :: to begin or add to a story, act or history; to start a conversation |
| aanspoelen {v} [ergative] | :: to drift/wash ashore |
| aansporen {vt} | :: to exhort, to urge, to encourage |
| aansporing {f} | :: encouragement; the act, process or instance of encouraging |
| aansporing {f} | :: incentive |
| aanspraak {f} | :: claim (of ownership), legal grounds for a claim |
| aanspraak {f} | :: occasion for conversation, conversation |
| aanspraak {f} [obsolete] | :: speech |
| aanspraak {f} [obsolete, law] | :: charge, accusation, legal claim |
| aansprakelijk {adj} | :: responsible |
| aansprakelijkheid {f} | :: liability, accountability, bearing of responsibility/risk(s) (as for a debt or venture) |
| aansprakelijkheidsverzekering {f} | :: liability insurance |
| aanspreekvorm {m} | :: style of address, title of address |
| aanspreken {vt} | :: to address |
| aanspreken {vt} | :: to accost |
| aanspreken {vt} | :: to appeal to, to be appealing to |
| aanstaand {adj} | :: coming, next, future |
| aanstaande {noun} | :: fiancé, fiancée |
| aanstampen {vt} | :: to tamp; especially, to stamp/stomp (on soil or a granular fluid) to make it compact |
| aanstaren {vt} | :: to stare at, to stare in the eyes/face |
| aanstekelijk {adj} | :: contagious, infectious (easily infecting others) |
| aanstekelijk {adj} | :: catchy (highly memorable) |
| aanstekelijkheid {f} | :: contagiousness |
| aansteken {vt} | :: to light, kindle |
| aansteken {vt} | :: to infect, taint |
| aansteker {m} | :: A lighter |
| aansteker {m} [rare] | :: One who lights or kindles a fire or light source |
| aansteker {m} [dated, metallurgy] | :: A lever used to cast molten metal into a furnace |
| aansteking {f} [dated] | :: infecting, infection, the action of infecting someone with a contagious disease |
| aanstellen {vt} | :: to appoint, to commission, to name for a role |
| aanstellen {vr} | :: to behave in an exaggerating manner; to attitudinize |
| aanstellen {vt} [obsolete] | :: to put in place, to set up, to instal |
| aanstelling {f} | :: appointment (placing into a position of power) |
| aanstippen {vt} | :: to mark with a dot |
| aanstippen {vt} | :: to indicate, to point out |
| aanstippen {vt} | :: to touch with a cotton bud or a sharp tool (in order to apply a substance or to puncture something) |
| aanstoffen {vt} [archaic] | :: to dust, to remove dust from |
| aanstoken {vt} [of fires] | :: to stoke, to stir up |
| aanstoken {vt} [figurative] | :: to incite |
| aanstonds {adv} | :: soon |
| aanstonds {adv} | :: directly, immediately |
| aanstoot {m} | :: offense, affront |
| aanstoot {m} | :: cause, impulse (that which leads up to an effect) |
| aanstoot {m} [obsolete] | :: attack |
| aanstormen {vi} | :: to approach quickly, to go straight towards (someone) with great speed |
| aanstormen {vi} | :: to storm, to assault |
| aanstoten {vt} | :: to bump into (something), to collide with |
| aanstoten {vt} | :: to nudge someone to get their attention |
| aanstrepen {vt} | :: to mark with a line |
| aanstrikken {vt} | :: to secure by knotting, to put on by knotting |
| aanstrikken {vt} | :: to knot together |
| aanstrompelen {vi} | :: to arrive hobbling or stumbling |
| aansullen {vi} | :: to approach in a lackluster, dopey or goofy fashion |
| aansullen {vi} | :: to slide or glide near |
| aan't {contraction} [colloquial] | :: contraction of aan het |
| aantaal {f} [law, historical] | :: legal claim |
| aantal {n} | :: countable amount |
| aantal {n} | :: a number, a plurality |
| aantal {n} | :: a few |
| aantalen {vt} [law, obsolete] | :: to claim, to lay a claim to/against |
| aantasten {vt} | :: to affect badly, to damage (by contact), to attack (chemically) |
| aantasten {vt} [obsolete] | :: to grab or hold with the fingers |
| aantekenaar {m} | :: One who signs up for something |
| aantekenaar {m} [archaic, rare] | :: One who writes down a note |
| aantekenboek {n} | :: notebook (book for writing down notes) |
| aantekenen {vt} | :: to jot down, to write down, to note |
| aantekenen {vt} [legal] | :: to appeal |
| aantekening {f} | :: note |
| aantekeningenboek {n} | :: notebook (pocket-sized book for writing down notes) |
| aantijgen {vt} [with the accused as indirect object, formal] | :: to accuse (someone or something) of |
| aantijgen {vt} [archaic] | :: to accuse |
| aantijgen {vi} [obsolete] | :: to move up to, to approach |
| aantijging {f} | :: accusation, imputation |
| aantillen {vt} [rare] | :: to lift and bring closer |
| Aantjes {prop} | :: surname |
| aantocht {m} | :: approach |
| aantocht {m} [obsolete] | :: attack |
| aantokkelen {vt} [music] | :: to hit (a snare), to pluck, to strum |
| aantokkelen {vt} [obsolete] | :: to lure closer, to draw closer |
| aantonen {vt} | :: to show |
| aantonen {vt} | :: to prove, demonstrate |
| aantonend {adj} | :: indicative |
| aantonende wijs {f} [grammar] | :: indicative mood |
| aantreden {vi} [military] | :: to fall in (get into position) |
| aantreden {vi} | :: to accept, to join (a position of office) |
| aantreffen {vt} | :: to find, encounter, come across |
| aantrekkelijk {adj} | :: attractive, beautiful |
| aantrekkelijkheid {f} | :: attractiveness |
| aantrekken {vt} | :: to attract, exert a pulling force (on an object) such as gravity |
| aantrekken {vt} | :: to attract, draw, allure, appeal (to someone) |
| aantrekken {vt} | :: to tighten by pulling |
| aantrekken {vt} | :: to put on (e.g. clothing) |
| aantrekken {vrt} | :: to take heed, to take an interest in something, to let oneself be bothered by |
| aantrekking {f} | :: attraction |
| aantrekkingskracht {f} | :: force of attraction, attractive force |
| aanvaardbaar {adj} | :: acceptable |
| aanvaarden {vt} | :: to accept |
| aanvaarding {f} | :: acceptance |
| aanval {m} | :: An act of aggression; assault, attack |
| aanval {m} | :: A sudden convulsion; attack, seizure |
| aanvallen {vt} | :: to attack |
| aanvallend {adj} | :: offensive, aggressive |
| aanvaller {m} | :: attacker |
| aanvaller {m} [sports] | :: attacker, striker |
| aanvallig {adj} | :: charming, sweet |
| aanvalling {f} [obsolete] | :: attack |
| aanvalskracht {f} [chiefly uncountable] | :: attack power, attack strength |
| aanvalsplan {n} | :: An attack plan |
| aanvalsvlag {f} [historical] | :: attack flag (red flag signifying that one is attacking) |
| aanvang {m} [formal] | :: commencement, inception, beginning |
| aanvangen {vit} | :: to begin, to start, to commence |
| aanvankelijk {adv} | :: initially, at first |
| aanvankelijk {adj} | :: initial |
| aanvaren {vt} | :: to collide while sailing |
| aanvaren {vt} | :: to collide with |
| aanvaren {vi} | :: to sail near/closer |
| aanvaring {f} | :: Collision involving at least one vessel |
| aanvaring {f} [figuratively] | :: Fight or dispute, confrontation [mostly but not always verbal] |
| aanvatten {vt} | :: to hold, to grasp, to take hold of |
| aanvatten {vt} | :: to accept, to get, to receive [of objects] |
| aanvatten {vti} | :: to begin (doing), to commence |
| aanvechten {vt} | :: to contest, to dispute |
| aanvechten {vt} [dated] | :: to oppose, to take on |
| aanvechten {vt} [archaic] | :: to tempt |
| aanversterven {vi} [with the recipient as indirect object, dated] | :: to be transferred in inheritance, to be inherited |
| aanvertrouwen {vt} [with indirect object, dated, formal] | :: to entrust [+ aan (object) = to] |
| aanverwant {adj} | :: (closely) related |
| aanverwant {m} | :: in-law |
| aanvinken {v} | :: to check (f.e. choices on a form) [not implying elimination of options or objectives] |
| aanvliegen {vi} | :: to fly near, to arrive or approach by flying |
| aanvliegen {vt} | :: to start a conversation in person with, to accost |
| aanvoeden {vt} [dated] | :: to raise, to cultivate, to bring up [figuratively] to incite, to encourage |
| aanvoegen {vt} | :: to join up |
| aanvoegend {adj} | :: subjunctive |
| aanvoegende wijs {f} [grammar] | :: subjunctive mood |
| aanvoelen {vt} | :: to have feeling for, to sense |
| aanvoelen {vi} [with adverbs] | :: to feel, to be to the touch |
| aanvoelen {vt} | :: to feel [+ als (object) = like] |
| aanvoer {m} | :: supply |
| aanvoerder {m} | :: leader |
| aanvoerder {m} [sports] | :: captain |
| aanvoeren {vt} | :: to supply |
| aanvoeren {vt} | :: to command |
| aanvoerlijn {f} | :: supply line |
| aanvraag {f} | :: application, request (act of applying or petitioning, that which has been requested) |
| aanvragen {vt} | :: to request, to apply for, to order |
| aanvreten {vt} | :: to eat at, to damage by eating |
| aanvreten {vt} | :: to corrode |
| aanvullen {vt} | :: to supplement |
| aanvullen {vt} | :: to complement, to complete |
| aanvulling {f} | :: supplement, addition, replenishment |
| aanvuren {vt} [dated, exclusively figurative] | :: to kindle, to light (a metaphorical fire) |
| aanvuren {vt} | :: to incite, to spur, to encourage |
| aanvuren {vt} | :: to cheer for |
| aanwaaien {vi} | :: to arrive by being blown by the wind |
| aanwaaien {vi} [with optional indirect object for the recipient] | :: to be achieved or gained with little effort |
| aanwakkeren {vt} | :: to fan (a fire), to kindle |
| aanwakkeren {vt} | :: to stimulate, incite, stir up, rouse |
| aanwakkeren {vi} | :: to regain strength, energy, vim, etc |
| aanwas {m} | :: growth, increase, expansion |
| aanwassen {vi} | :: to wax, to grow, to increase (to undergo growth) |
| aanwassen {vi} | :: to grow back, to regrow |
| aanwassen {vi} [with indirect object, obsolete] | :: to befall, to happen to, to be acquired |
| aan weerskanten {adv} | :: on both sides |
| aan weerszij {adv} | :: on either side |
| aan weerszij {adv} | :: on both sides |
| aan weerszijden {adv} | :: on both sides |
| aanwenden {vt} | :: to apply, employ |
| aanwerken {vi} [dated] | :: to obstruct, to make an effort [+ tegen (object) = against] |
| aanwerken {vt} [dated, mostly apiculture] | :: to rebuild, to replenish, to restore |
| aanwerpen {vt} [with optional indirect object] | :: to throw (to) |
| aanwerven {vt} [originally nautical] | :: to recruit, to hire |
| aanweven {vt} | :: to extend by weaving |
| aanweven {vt} | :: to connect by weaving |
| aanwezen {n} | :: presence |
| aanwezen {n} [archaic] | :: existence |
| aanwezig {adj} | :: present (as in not absent) |
| aanwezige {noun} | :: someone who is present (e.g. a member of the audience) |
| aanwezigheid {f} | :: presence |
| aanwezigheid {f} | :: attendance |
| aanwijsapparaat {n} | :: pointing device |
| aanwijzen {vt} | :: to point at |
| aanwijzen {vt} | :: to point out, indicate |
| aanwijzen {vt} | :: to appoint, designate |
| aanwijzen {v} [archaic] | :: to attest, to demonstrate |
| aanwijzend voornaamwoord {n} [grammar] | :: demonstrative pronoun |
| aanwijzing {f} | :: indication, sign (something that indicates) |
| aanwijzing {f} | :: hint, clue |
| aanwijzingsbord {n} | :: notice sign |
| aanwinnen {vt} | :: to acquire |
| aanwinnen {vt} | :: to reclaim land (from sea) |
| aanwoekeren {vi} [often, derogatory] | :: to increase abundantly to the point of overgrowth, to mushroom, to overgrow |
| aanwortelen {vi} | :: to take root, to develop roots and thereby become anchored in the soil |
| aanwrijven {vt} | :: to impute |
| aanw.vnw. {n} | :: abbreviation of aanwijzend voornaamwoord |
| aanzaaien {vt} | :: to sow on (a patch of soil) |
| aanzanden {vi} | :: to acquire sand [especially through washed-up deposits] |
| aanzanden {vt} | :: to supply with sand |
| aanzeggen {vt} | :: to declare, to formally inform |
| aanzegger {m} | :: A messenger who informs others of births and deaths in a (semi-)professional capacity |
| aanzegger {m} | :: A spokesperson or advocate of a certain school of thought |
| aanzegger {m} | :: One who officially reports or declares something, usually to the government and involved parties |
| aanzeilen {vi} | :: to sail near, to arrive, approach or collide by sailing |
| aanzeilen {vt} | :: to collide against (something) while sailing |
| aanzetten {vt} | :: to start, switch on |
| aanzetten {vt} | :: to urge, incite [+ tot (object)] |
| aanzetten {vt} | :: to set |
| aanzetten {vt} | :: to stress |
| aanzetten {vt} | :: to put on to |
| aanzetten {vt} | :: to stick, catch |
| aanzetten {v} [ergative] | :: to intensify, to increase |
| aanzien {vt} | :: to watch, to view |
| aanzien {vt} | :: to view as, to take for, to mistake for |
| aanzien {n} | :: prestige |
| aanzien {vt} [dated] | :: to watch, to behold |
| aanzien des persoons {n} [idiom] | :: personal status, attributes that discriminate people from others |
| aanzienlijk {adj} | :: considerable |
| aanzienlijk {adv} | :: considerably |
| aanzijn {n} | :: presence |
| aanzijn {v} [obsolete, of locations] | :: to visit, to go to |
| aanzijn {v} [obsolete] | :: to insist |
| aanzitten {vi} | :: to get ready to dine; to sit down at a table (to eat) |
| aanzoek {n} | :: offer, proposal; especially a marriage proposal |
| aanzoeten {v} [ergative] | :: to sweeten (to make or to become sweeter) |
| aanzoeten {v} [ergative, figurative] | :: to become or make more appealing/ pleasant |
| aanzouten {vt} | :: to make salter, to salinate |
| aanzuren {v} [ergative] | :: to acidify (to make or to become more acidic or sour) |
| aanzwellen {vi} | :: to swell |
| aanzwellen {vi} | :: to swell up, surge |
| aanzwemmen {vi} | :: to approach by swimming |
| aap {m} | :: monkey, ape, simian; any member of the infraorder Simiiformes |
| aapachtig {adj} | :: simian, apish, monkeylike |
| aapje {noun} [historical, slang] | :: A roofed carriage that could be hired for rides |
| aapmens {m} | :: apeman |
| aap van de Oude Wereld {m} | :: Old World monkey, any member of the family Cercopithecidae |
| -aar {suffix} | :: someone who practices the action signified by the verb, the stem of which the suffix has been appended onto |
| -aar {suffix} | :: something with which one can implement the action signified by the verb, the stem of which the suffix has been appended onto |
| -aar {suffix} | :: tree of a particular type, appended to nouns denoting trees or the products or parts of trees |
| aar {f} | :: ear (of corn, grain etc.) |
| aar {m} [archaic] | :: eagle |
| aar {f} [dialectal] | :: alternative form of ader |
| -aard {suffix} | :: Suffix used with adjectives to indicate a person with a certain quality |
| aard {m} | :: nature, character, disposition |
| aard {f} | :: alternative form of aarde |
| Aard {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| aardaker {m} | :: Lathyrus tuberosus |
| aardakers {noun} | :: plural of aardaker |
| aardappel {m} | :: potato |
| aardappelpuree {m} [cooking] | :: mashed potatoes (potatoes that have been boiled and mashed) |
| aardappelsalade {f} | :: potato salad (salad made from chopped boiled potatoes) |
| aardappelveld {n} | :: potato field |
| aardas {f} | :: Earth axis |
| aardbei {mf} | :: strawberry |
| aardbeiboom {m} | :: Arbutus unedo; strawberry tree |
| aardbeienmelk {f} | :: A sweet dairy drink with strawberry flavour |
| aardbeienplant {mf} | :: strawberry plant |
| aardbeispinazie {noun} | :: goosefoot; species of Blitum |
| aardbeving {f} | :: earthquake |
| aardbevingshaard {m} [geology] | :: A hypocentre |
| aardbevingsschade {f} | :: damage caused by earthquakes |
| aardbodem {m} | :: earth surface |
| aarde {f} | :: earth, soil, ground |
| aarde {f} [electricity] | :: earth, ground |
| Aarde {prop} {f} | :: Earth (the planet) |
| Aarde {prop} {f} | :: personification (e.g. as a deity) of humanity's homeworld |
| aardedonker {adj} | :: dark as night, pitch-black |
| Aardema {prop} {-} | :: surname |
| aarden {adj} | :: earthen, made of soil |
| aarden {adj} | :: clay - etc., made of pottery made from soil |
| aarden {vt} | :: to ground, connect an electrical conductor as a safety outlet |
| aarden {vt} [obsolete] | :: to commit to the earth, bury |
| aarden {vi} | :: (used with naar ...) to take after, share (notably inherited) traits with (notably an ancestor) |
| aardewerk {n} [chiefly uncountable, collective] | :: earthenware |
| aardewerk {adj} [uncommon] | :: earthenware |
| aardewerken {adj} | :: earthenware |
| aardgas {n} | :: natural gas (mixture of gaseous carbon compounds associated with petroleum deposits) |
| aardgewas {n} [archaic] | :: crop |
| aardgewas {n} [obsolete] | :: any crop that provides root vegetables |
| aardhoop {m} | :: (small) mound, pile of dirt or soil |
| aardig {adj} | :: friendly, nice |
| aardig {adj} | :: nice |
| aardig {adj} | :: considerable, substantial |
| aardig {adv} | :: nicely |
| aardig {adv} | :: fairly |
| aardigheid {f} | :: friendliness, niceness |
| aardigheid {f} [commonly as a diminutive] | :: a small gift |
| aarding {f} | :: ground (electrical conductor connected to point of zero potential) |
| aardkloot {m} [dated, poetic] | :: Planet Earth |
| aardkloot {m} [dated] | :: any (rocky) planet |
| aardkorst {f} {m} [geology] | :: Earth's crust |
| aardkunde {f} [now, uncommon] | :: geology |
| aardluis {f} [archaic] | :: Old popular name for several beetle species that live on leaves, generally from the Chrysomeloidea |
| aardmagnetisch {adj} | :: geomagnetic |
| aardmagnetisme {n} | :: geomagnetism |
| aardmantel {m} [geology] | :: mantle, Earth's mantle |
| aardmuis {f} | :: field vole, Microtus agrestis |
| aardnoot {f} | :: A peanut, a crusted legume resembling a nut and growing in the ground |
| aardolie {f} [uncountable] | :: petroleum, fossil crude oil |
| aardolie {f} [countable] | :: A particular variety or composition of petroleum |
| aardoppervlak {n} | :: Earth's surface |
| aardpeer {m} | :: Jerusalem artichoke (plant and tuber) |
| aardpek {n} {m} | :: mineral pitch, bitumen |
| aardrijk {n} | :: earth |
| aardrijksbeschrijving {f} [obsolete] | :: geography |
| aardrijksbeschrijving {f} [obsolete] | :: geographical description |
| aardrijkskunde {f} | :: geography |
| aardrijkskundig {adj} | :: geographical |
| aards {adj} | :: earthly, of Earth, Terran |
| aards {adj} [religion] | :: of the current life or age on Earth, worldly |
| aardsatelliet {m} | :: A satellite (natural or artificial) orbiting around the Earth |
| aardschok {m} | :: earthquake, quake, temblor, seism |
| aardschok {m} | :: tremor, earth tremor, microseism |
| Aardse {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| aardsgezind {adj} | :: this-worldly, worldly |
| aardslak {f} | :: keelback slug, any slug of the Limacidae |
| aardslang {f} | :: A terrestrial snake, as opposed to aquatic, and sometimes arboreal snakes |
| aardslang {f} [historical, mythology] | :: A snake that represents earth, as opposed to other parts or elements of the cosmos |
| aard van het beestje {m} [idiom] | :: nature of the beast |
| aardvarken {n} | :: aardvark, Orycteropus afer |
| aardveil {n} | :: tunhoof, ground-ivy |
| aardverschuiving {f} | :: landslide |
| aardverschuiving {f} [figuratively] | :: (political) upheaval |
| aardvlo {f} | :: flea beetle of the genus Psylliodes, or more generally any beetle from the Chrysomeloidea |
| aardvrucht {f} | :: root vegetable |
| aardwarmte {f} | :: geothermal heat, geothermal warmth |
| aardwolf {m} | :: aardwolf |
| aardworm {m} | :: An earthworm, the most common terrestrian worm species |
| aardworm {m} | :: An insignificant, or even despicable, creature |
| Aarlen {prop} {n} | :: Arlon |
| Aarnout {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| Aäron {prop} {m} | :: Aaron (Biblical figure) |
| Aäron {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| aars {m} | :: anus, arse(hole), rectum |
| aars {m} [rare] | :: butt |
| aars {m} [vulgar] | :: shit |
| aarsdarm {m} [dated, uncommon] | :: rectum |
| aarsmade {f} | :: the parasitic worm threadworm or pinworm, Enterobius vermicularis, which lives in human intestines |
| aarsvoet {m} [obsolete] | :: grebe, bird of the genus Podiceps |
| aarswis {f} [obsolete, colloquial] | :: (scrap of) toilet paper |
| aarswolf {m} [obsolete] | :: A graze, boil or other wound on the buttocks (aars meaning arse) |
| Aart {prop} {m} | :: given name. A pet name of the Dutch male given name Arnoud, an equivalent of Arnold |
| aarts- {prefix} | :: arch-, of high rank |
| aarts- {prefix} | :: arch-, to a high degree |
| aarts- {prefix} | :: old, ancient, of high age |
| Aarts {prop} | :: surname |
| aartsabt {m} | :: An archabbot, the general superior ranking above all other abbots in certain Catholic congregations |
| aartsbisdom {n} | :: archdiocese |
| aartsbisschop {m} [Christianity, Roman Catholicism] | :: archbishop, bishop presiding over a province |
| aartsbisschop {m} [Western Christianity] | :: archbishop, leader of a national church |
| aartsengel {m} | :: archangel, member of a high one of the nine choirs (orders) of angels |
| aartshertog {m} | :: archduke |
| aartshertogdom {n} | :: archduchy, the title and/or territory of an archduke |
| aartshertogin {f} | :: archduchess, wife of an archduke or daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria(-Hungary) |
| aartsketter {m} | :: heresiarch (founder of a heresy) |
| aartslui {adj} | :: extremely lazy, very lazy |
| aartsmoeder {f} [biblical] | :: matriarch |
| aartspriester {m} [Christianity] | :: archpriest |
| aartsvader {m} | :: A Biblical patriarch; primary ancestor, notably of a tribe or people |
| aartsvader {m} | :: A family's patriarch, most senior male ancestor |
| aartsvader {m} [poetic] | :: An ecclesiastic patriarch |
| aartsvaderlijk {adj} | :: patriarchal, pertaining to the Biblical patriarchs |
| aartsvijand {m} | :: archenemy, a principal enemy |
| aarzelen {vi} | :: to hesitate |
| aarzeling {f} | :: hesitation |
| aas {n} | :: bait |
| aas {n} | :: carrion |
| aas {m} {n} | :: ace (playing cards) |
| aas {m} {n} | :: ace (skilled pilot, esp. in the air force; skilled person) |
| aas {m} {n} [obsolete] | :: unit of mass corresponding to approximately 0.05 grams |
| aas {m} {n} [obsolete] | :: ace, any very small amount |
| aasetend {adj} | :: scavenging (eating carrion) |
| aaseter {m} | :: scavenger |
| aasgewicht {n} [historical] | :: weight for weighing the degree to which coins deviated from a standardised mass |
| aasgier {m} | :: Egyptian vulture, Neophron percnopterus |
| aasgier {m} [colloquial, by extension] | :: Any vulture, especially one whose diet consists of carrion |
| aasgier {m} [figuratively] | :: A vulture, a person who profits from the suffering of others |
| aasvlieg {f} | :: blowfly, fly of the Calliphoridae |
| aasvogel {m} | :: bird feeding on carrion, vulture |
| aasvogel {m} [figuratively] | :: vulture, a person who profits from the suffering of others |
| aasvretend {adj} [uncommon] | :: scavenging (eating carrion) |
| -aat {suffix} | :: -ate |
| Aat {prop} {m} | :: given name. Short form of Adriaan, equivalent of Adrian |
| abacterieel {adj} [uncommon, chiefly inflected] | :: abacterial |
| abacus {m} [arithmetic] | :: An abacus (arithmetic calculation device, usually with beads on rods) |
| abacus {m} [architecture] | :: An abacus (upper portion of a column's capital) |
| abattoir {n} | :: abattoir, slaughterhouse |
| abbatiaal {adj} | :: abbatial (pertaining to an abbey, abbot or abbess) |
| Abby {prop} [rare] | :: given name |
| abc {n} | :: alphabet |
| abces {n} [pathology] | :: abscess |
| Abchazisch {prop} {n} | :: Abkhaz; language spoken in Abkhazia |
| Abcoude {prop} {n} | :: Abcoude (village) |
| abd. {noun} | :: abbreviation of abdij |
| Abdel {prop} | :: given name |
| abdicatie {f} | :: abdication |
| abdiceren {vi} | :: to abdicate |
| abdij {f} | :: abbey |
| abdijkerk {f} | :: An abbey church |
| abdijkerkje {noun} | :: diminutive of abdijkerk |
| abdis {f} | :: An abbess (female superior of certain nunneries) |
| Abdoel {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| Abdoella {prop} | :: given name |
| Abdoulla {prop} | :: alternative form of Abdoella |
| abductie {f} [logic] | :: abduction (syllogism) |
| abductie {f} [anatomy] | :: abduction, act of abducing |
| Abe {prop} {m} | :: given name, West Frisian variant of Albert and Abel |
| abeel {m} | :: abele; term used of certain poplars, mainly the white poplar (Populus alba), grey poplar (Populus × canescens) or black poplar (Populus nigra) |
| abel {adj} [dated] | :: capable, able |
| Abel {prop} {m} | :: Abel (Biblical character) |
| Abel {prop} {m} | :: given name of biblical origin |
| Abelone {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| Abeltje {prop} | :: given name, a diminutive or hypocoristic form of Abel |
| abiogenese {f} | :: abiogenesis |
| abject {adj} | :: reprehensible, despicable, abject |
| ablatief {m} [grammar] | :: ablative case |
| ablativus {m} [grammar] | :: the ablative case or a word therein |
| ablutie {f} | :: ablution |
| abm. {n} | :: abbreviation of aartsbisdom |
| ABN {prop} {n} [superseded] | :: abbreviation of algemeen beschaafd Nederlands |
| abnormaal {adj} | :: abnormal (not conforming to rule or system) |
| abnormaliteit {f} | :: abnormality |
| abo {n} [Netherlands, colloquial] | :: subscription |
| abolitie {f} [law] | :: The prevention or abrogation of a prosecution procedure by means of a law |
| abolitie {f} [obsolete] | :: abolition, annulment, abolishing |
| abominabel {adj} | :: abominable, hateful, terrible; detestable; loathsome |
| abonnee {m} | :: subscriber |
| abonnement {n} | :: subscription |
| abonnement {n} | :: season ticket, especially for public transport (train, bus, etc...) |
| abonneren {vt} | :: to subscribe, to sign up (to receive a publication) |
| aborderen {v} [obsolete, nautical] | :: to board |
| aborteren {vt} | :: to abort, to cause a premature termination of (a fetus) |
| abortie {f} [dated, rare] | :: A miscarriage, a spontaneous abortion |
| abortie {f} [dated, rare] | :: An induced abortion |
| abortorium {n} [rare] | :: abortorium |
| abortus {m} | :: abortion, induced abortion |
| abortus {m} | :: miscarriage, spontaneous abortion |
| abortuskliniek {f} | :: abortion clinic |
| abortus provocatus {m} | :: abortion, induced abortion |
| Abraham {prop} {m} | :: Abraham (Biblical character, presented as ancestral to many western Semitic peoples) |
| Abraham {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| abrahamitisch {adj} | :: Abrahamic |
| abrahamitisch {adj} | :: Relating to Abraham |
| abri {m} | :: shelter for public transport |
| abri {m} [cycling] | :: protection from wind by a cyclist's or biker's wake |
| abri {m} [Belgium] | :: bomb shelter, bunker |
| abri {m} | :: rock shelter, rock overhang |
| abrikoos {mf} | :: apricot |
| abs. {noun} | :: abbreviation of aartsbisschop |
| absces {n} | :: archaic spelling of abces |
| abscis {f} | :: abscissa, absciss (the first of two coordinates in a rectilinear coordinate system) |
| absint {m} {n} | :: absinthe (liquor) |
| absolute genitief {m} | :: genitive absolute |
| absolutie {f} [Roman Catholicism] | :: absolution, absolvement of sins by a clerical authority |
| absolutie {f} [obsolete, law] | :: absolution, pardoning |
| absolutisme {n} [politics, historical, political science] | :: absolutism (state or ideology in which the ruler is absolutely sovereign) |
| absolutisme {n} [philosophy] | :: absolutism (doctrine or philosophy involving metaphysical absolutes) |
| absolutist {m} [politics, historical, political science] | :: absolutist (adherent of the absolute sovereignty of rulers) |
| absolutist {m} [philosophy] | :: absolutist (one believing in metaphysical absolutes) |
| absolutistisch {adj} [politics, historical, political science] | :: absolutist, absolutistic, absolute (pertaining to the absolute sovereignty of rulers) |
| absolutistisch {adj} [philosophy] | :: absolutist, absolute (pertaining to metaphysical absolutes) |
| absoluut {adj} | :: absolute, complete, perfect |
| absoluut {adj} [politics, historical, political science] | :: absolute, absolutist, absolutistic (pertaining to the absolute sovereignty of rulers) |
| absoluut {adv} | :: absolutely |
| absorberen {vt} | :: to absorb |
| absorptie {f} | :: absorption, act or process of absorbing or sucking in something |
| abstract {adj} | :: abstract |
| abstract {adj} [arts] | :: abstract |
| abstractie {f} | :: abstraction |
| abstraheren {vt} | :: to abstract, to think abstractly, to create abstractions |
| absurd {adj} | :: absurd |
| absurditeit {f} | :: absurdity |
| abt {m} | :: An abbot, monastic superior of an abbey |
| abuis {n} | :: An error, a mistake |
| abuis {n} [archaic] | :: A wrong, abuse, a wrongful action or activity |
| abuis {n} [obsolete] | :: A strange or miraculous phenomenon |
| abuis {adj} | :: mistaken, wrong |
| abundant {adj} | :: abundant |
| abusievelijk {adv} | :: inadvertently, accidentally |
| ABW {prop} | :: initialism of Algemene bijstandswet |
| acacia {m} [botany] | :: A shrub or tree of a species that belongs to the genus Acacia, is believed to belong to this genus, or once belonged to the genus. In practice it will refer to Robinia pseudoacacia |
| academicus {m} | :: an academic |
| academicus {m} | :: an academician |
| academie {f} | :: academy |
| academisch {adj} | :: academic |
| a capella {adv} | :: a cappella, singing without instrumental accompaniment |
| a-capellakoor {n} [music] | :: a cappella choir |
| acarologie {f} | :: acarology |
| acarologisch {adj} | :: acarological |
| acaroloog {m} | :: acarologist |
| accapareren {vt} [now, Belgium] | :: To appropriate, to seize |
| accederen {vit} [obsolete, with tot or aan if intransitive] | :: to accede (to become party to an agreement) |
| acceleratie {f} | :: acceleration (amount) |
| accelereren {v} [ergative] | :: to accelerate |
| accent {n} [linguistics] | :: accent (distinctive pronunciation of a language; phonetic and phonological aspects of a lect) |
| accent {n} | :: A notably deviant or disprivileged pronunciation of a language |
| accent {n} [linguistics] | :: accent (contrasting articulation to express emphasis) |
| accent {n} [orthography] | :: accent (symbol to indicate spoken accent or the nature of a vowel) |
| accent {n} [music] | :: accent (stress or emphasis) |
| accent {n} [music] | :: A mark that indicates musical accent |
| accentueren {vt} | :: to accentuate |
| acceptabel {adj} | :: acceptable |
| accepteren {vt} | :: to accept |
| accessie {f} | :: accession, the act of joining or acceding |
| accessie {f} [law] | :: accession, the automatic acquisition of property through ownership of related property |
| accessoire {n} | :: accessory (attachment) |
| accident {n} [philosophy, theology] | :: accidental property |
| accident {n} [now, Belgium] | :: accident |
| accijns {m} | :: excise tax; a tax on certain goods including alcohol, tobacco, and flammable materials |
| Acco {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| accolade {f} [punctuations] | :: brace, curly bracket ({ }) |
| accolade {f} | :: anything that resembles the above |
| accommodatie {f} [countable] | :: accommodation (lodging, facility) |
| accommodatie {f} [uncountable] | :: accommodation (adaptation to circumstances) |
| accoord {n} | :: alternative spelling of akkoord |
| accordeon {m} {n} | :: accordion (a portable wind instrument with a keyboard) |
| accordeonfile {f} | :: heavy stop-and-start traffic |
| account {n} | :: a subscription to an electronic service |
| accountant {m} | :: An accountant; an account-keeper or auditor |
| accretie {f} | :: accretion |
| accu {m} | :: battery; accumulator |
| acculturalisatie {f} [sociology] | :: acculturalisation |
| accumulatie {f} | :: accumulation (act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated) |
| accumulator {m} [dated, now, chiefly historical] | :: battery, accumulator |
| accuraat {adj} | :: accurate |
| accuraat {adj} | :: punctual |
| accuratesse {f} | :: accuracy |
| accusatief {m} [grammar] | :: accusative case |
| accusativus {m} [grammar] | :: the accusative case or a word therein |
| acetaat {n} | :: acetate |
| acetyleen {n} | :: acetylene |
| ach {interj} | :: oh, expresses compassion, surprise and dismay |
| achenebbisj {adj} [colloquial] | :: shabby |
| Achiel {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| Achilles {prop} {m} | :: Achilles |
| achilleshiel {m} | :: Achilles heel |
| Achmad {prop} {m} | :: alternative form of Achmed |
| Achmed {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| acht {num} | :: eight |
| acht {f} | :: attention, heed |
| achtbaan {f} | :: rollercoaster |
| achtbaar {adj} | :: honourable, notable |
| achtbaar {adj} | :: notable, remarkable |
| achtbenig {adj} | :: eight-legged [chiefly in relation to horses, people and objects] |
| achtduizend {num} | :: eight thousand |
| achteloos {adj} | :: careless |
| achteloosheid {f} | :: carelessness, negligence |
| achten {vt} | :: to esteem, to respect, to value |
| achten {vt} | :: to estimate, to consider, to reckon |
| achtendertig {num} | :: thirty-eight |
| achtennegentig {num} | :: ninety-eight |
| achtentachtig {num} | :: eighty-eight |
| achtentwintig {num} | :: twenty-eight |
| achtenveertig {num} | :: forty-eight |
| achtenvijftig {num} | :: fifty-eight |
| achtenzestig {num} | :: sixty-eight |
| achtenzeventig {num} | :: seventy-eight |
| achter- {prefix} | :: A prefix appended to a small group of verbs; where it means after-, behind |
| achter {prep} | :: behind |
| achter {prep} | :: beyond |
| achteraan {adv} | :: in the back |
| achteraan {prep} | :: behind (at the back of) |
| achteraan {circump} | :: after, behind, following |
| achteraf {adv} | :: Afterwards, in hindsight |
| achterafstraat {f} | :: A back street |
| achterafstraat {f} | :: A shady (shifty) street |
| achterbak {m} | :: A boot, a trunk; a luggage compartment at the back of a car |
| achterbaks {adj} | :: shrewd, sneaky, underhand, furtive |
| achterban {m} | :: base, e.g. a party's electorate or any organisation's supporters |
| achterban {m} [historical] | :: the part of a feudal army raised by the vassals of a liege's vassals |
| Achterberg {prop} {n} | :: Achterberg (village) |
| achterblijven {vi} | :: to remain, stay behind, hang back (to stay somewhere, while others leave) |
| achterbout {m} | :: back haunch, hind haunch (hindmost leg of an animal as food) |
| achterbuurt {f} [colloquial] | :: An impoverished neighbourhood, a shady or shabby neighbourhood |
| achterdeel {n} | :: back part, hindmost part |
| achterdeel {n} | :: butt, buttocks |
| achterdeel {n} [obsolete] | :: damage, harm |
| achterdeel {n} [obsolete] | :: disadvantage |
| achter de hand {adv} | :: in reserve, kept aside for when the need arises |
| achterdek {n} [nautical] | :: afterdeck, quarterdeck |
| achterdenken {v} [obsolete] | :: to suspect |
| achterdenken {n} [obsolete] | :: suspicion, mistrust |
| achterdenken {n} [obsolete] | :: worry, concern |
| achter de rug {adj} [idiomatic] | :: having ended in the recent past, especially for unpleasant things |
| achterdeur {f} | :: back door |
| achterdocht {f} | :: suspicion, mistrust (being suspicious) |
| achterdochtig {adj} | :: suspicious |
| achtereen {adv} | :: in succession |
| achtereenvolgend {adj} | :: Consecutive |
| achtereenvolgens {adv} | :: successively |
| achtereind {n} | :: rear end |
| achtergevel {m} [architecture] | :: back façade |
| achtergrond {m} | :: background |
| achtergrondkleur {m} | :: background colour |
| achtergrondmuziek {f} | :: background music |
| achterhaald {adj} | :: outmoded |
| achterhalen {vt} | :: to overtake, to hunt down |
| achterhalen {vt} | :: to find out, discover |
| achterhande {adj} [obsolete] | :: Of eight different kinds |
| achter het net vissen {v} [idiomatic] | :: to miss an opportunity, to be too late (literally: to fish behind the net) |
| achterhoede {f} [military] | :: rearguard, rear |
| achterhoede {f} [by extension, figurative, collective] | :: rear, trailers, people who are slow to adapt |
| achterhoedegevecht {n} [military] | :: rearguard battle, rearguard fight (battle involving the rearguard of a military force, usually on retreat) |
| achterhoedegevecht {n} [by extension, figurative] | :: rearguard battle, rearguard struggle (controversy involving people resistant to change, often considered futile) |
| Achterhoek {prop} {m} | :: A region in the easternmost part of Gelderland, in the eastern Netherlands |
| Achterhoeks {adj} | :: of or relating to the Achterhoek, a region in the East of the Netherlands |
| Achterhoeks {prop} {n} | :: a lect of Netherlands, a dialect of Dutch Low Saxon |
| achterhoofd {n} | :: back of the head, occiput |
| achterhuis {n} | :: back part of a house |
| achterhuis {n} | :: backhouse, outbuilding |
| achterhuis {n} | :: annex |
| achterin {adv} | :: in the back/rear |
| achterin {prep} | :: in the back/rear of |
| achterjaar {n} [dated] | :: autumn |
| achterkamer {f} | :: backroom [with similar connotations of secrecy, especially in the diminutive] |
| achterkamertjespolitiek {f} [politics, derogatory] | :: backroom politics |
| achterkant {m} | :: The backside, rear-end of an object etc |
| achterkant {m} | :: The reverse of a roughly symmetrical object which has a distinct front |
| achterkasteel {n} [nautical] | :: aftcastle; raised structure on the stern of a ship, covered by the poop deck |
| achterklap {m} | :: (mean-spirited) gossip |
| achterkleinkind {n} | :: great-grandchild |
| achterkousig {adj} [dialectal] | :: suspicious, mistrusting |
| achterkousig {adj} [archaic, dialectal] | :: secretive, furtive |
| achterlaadgeweer {n} | :: breech-loading rifle |
| achterlader {m} | :: breechloader |
| achterland {n} | :: hinterland (area around or serviced by a port) |
| achterland {n} | :: hinterland (rural region surrounding a city) |
| achterland {n} | :: hinterland (inland region next to a coast) |
| achterlaten {vt} | :: to leave behind, to abandon |
| achterlating {f} | :: abandonment |
| achterleen {n} | :: fief granted by a vassal feudal lord |
| achterliggend {adj} | :: underlying |
| achterlijf {n} | :: rear, backside of an animal |
| achterlijf {n} [of an arthropod] | :: abdomen, propodeum, opisthosoma |
| achterlijk {adj} | :: backwards, idiotic, stupid, moronic |
| achterlijk {adj} [archaic] | :: distant, far off |
| achterlijke {noun} [pejorative] | :: retard, idiot, a backwards person |
| achterlijke {noun} [dated, offensive] | :: a mentally retarded person, someone with a mental disability |
| achtermiddag {m} [dialectal, literary] | :: late afternoon |
| achtermiddag {m} [archaic] | :: afternoon (period between noon and 6 PM) |
| achterna {adv} | :: after, behind, following (in movement) |
| achternaam {m} | :: surname |
| achterneef {m} | :: A grandnephew |
| achterneef {m} | :: A male second cousin |
| achternicht {f} | :: daughter of one's cousin or grandaunt/granduncle; female first cousin once removed |
| achternichtje {noun} | :: diminutive of achternicht |
| achternoen {m} [now, Belgium] | :: afternoon |
| achternoen {m} [Belgium, by extension] | :: lunch |
| achterom {adv} | :: around |
| achterom {adv} | :: behind, backwards (over the shoulder) |
| achteromkijken {v} | :: to look back over the shoulder |
| achteromkijken {v} | :: to contemplate the past, especially in a nostalgic, guilty or worried way |
| achterop {adv} | :: on the back/rear, behind |
| achterop {prep} | :: on the back/rear of |
| achteropkomen {vi} | :: to overtake, catch up with |
| achterover {adv} | :: backwards, on one's back |
| achterplan {n} | :: backstage |
| achterplan {n} [figurative] | :: background |
| achterpoort {f} | :: A postern, a back gate |
| achterpoot {m} | :: hind leg [of an animal or of furniture] |
| achterruit {m} | :: rear window (of a car) |
| achterruitenwisser {m} | :: windscreen wiper for the rear window of a car |
| achterschip {n} | :: The aft, the back portion of a ship |
| achterstallig {adj} | :: overdue |
| achterstand {m} [sports, games] | :: the condition of being behind one's opponent(s); the score or quantity that forms the deficit |
| achterstand {m} | :: backlog |
| achterstand {m} | :: delay, retardation |
| achterste {adj} | :: rearmost, hindmost |
| achterste {n} | :: rear-end, bottom of a person or animal |
| achtersteven {m} [nautical] | :: stern |
| Achtersteven {prop} {n} [constellation] | :: Puppis |
| achterstevoren {adv} | :: backwards, backwards-facing |
| achtertocht {m} [obsolete] | :: rearguard |
| achtertuin {m} | :: backyard |
| achteruit {adv} | :: backwards |
| achteruitgaan {vi} | :: to decline, recede |
| achteruitkijkspiegel {m} | :: rear-view mirror |
| achteruitvaart {f} [obsolete] | :: deterioration |
| achteruitvaart {f} [obsolete] | :: bankruptcy |
| achteruitvaart {f} | :: the act or capability of sailing backward |
| achterv. {f} | :: abbreviation of achtervolging |
| achtervloed {m} | :: The final portion or period of a flood |
| achtervoegsel {n} [grammar] | :: suffix |
| achtervolgen {vt} | :: to pursue |
| achtervolger {mf} | :: pursuer |
| achtervolging {f} | :: pursuit |
| achtervork {c} | :: The part of a bicycle that supports the rear wheel. It consists of the chainstays and seatstays |
| achterwaarts {adj} | :: backward |
| achterwaarts {adv} | :: backwards |
| achterwerk {n} | :: behind, buttocks |
| achterwerk {n} [nautical, dated] | :: stern |
| achterwerk {n} [fashion, obsolete, often, diminutive] | :: decorative lacework |
| achterzak {m} | :: back pocket |
| achterzeil {n} | :: back sail |
| achterzetsel {n} [part of speech] | :: postposition |
| achthalf {num} [obsolete] | :: seven and a half |
| achthoek {m} [geometry] | :: octagon |
| achthoekig {adj} [literally] | :: octagonal, having eight corners |
| achthoekig {adj} [geometry] | :: shaped like an octagon |
| achthonderd {num} | :: eight hundred |
| -achtig {suffix} | :: -like, -ish |
| achting {f} | :: esteem, respect |
| achtjarig {adj} | :: eight-year old |
| achtkantmolen {m} | :: octagonal smock mill |
| Achtkarspelen {prop} | :: Achtkarspelen (municipality) |
| achtmotorig {adj} | :: [of motorised means of transport] having eight engines |
| achtpotig {adj} | :: eight-legged [chiefly in relation to animals] |
| achtste {adj} | :: eighth |
| achtste naamval {m} [grammar] | :: instrumental case |
| achttal {n} | :: octet, eightsome (group of eight) |
| achttien {num} | :: eighteen |
| achttiende {adj} | :: eighteenth |
| achttienjarig {adj} | :: eighteen-year-old |
| achturig {adj} | :: eight-hour |
| achtvoudig {adj} | :: eightfold |
| achtzaam {adj} | :: attentive, careful |
| acidose {f} | :: acidosis |
| acne {f} {m} | :: acne |
| acoliet {m} | :: acolyte |
| acquis {n} | :: acquis (totality of EU legislation and court decisions) |
| acquis communautaire {n} | :: acquis communautaire |
| acro- {prefix} | :: acro- |
| acrobaat {m} | :: acrobat |
| acrobatiek {f} | :: acrobatics |
| acrobatisch {adj} | :: acrobatic |
| acrocyanose {f} | :: acrocyanosis |
| acrofobie {f} | :: acrophobia |
| acroniem {n} | :: acronym (word formed by initial letters) |
| acrostichon {n} | :: acrostic |
| acryl {n} | :: The acidic compound acryl |
| acryl {n} | :: A wool-like artificial fiber |
| acrylverf {f} | :: acrylic paint |
| acrylzuur {n} | :: The substance acrylic acid |
| acte {f} | :: superseded spelling of akte |
| acteur {m} | :: actor (person who performs in a theatrical play or film) |
| actie {f} | :: action, activity, movement; especially [without article] a fast-paced activity |
| actie {f} [physics] | :: action; motion |
| actie {f} [legal, obsolete] | :: legal charge; formal claim |
| actie {f} [finance, archaic, historical] | :: share in an enterprise |
| actief {adj} | :: active |
| actief {n} [grammar] | :: active voice |
| actiehandel {m} [historical] | :: stock brokerage; trade in shares |
| actiehandelaar {m} [historical] | :: stockbroker |
| actiënhandel {m} [historical, uncommon] | :: alternative form of actiehandel |
| actieradius {m} | :: radius of action (radius or range in which something operate, or where a vehicle, vessel or aircraft can reach) |
| actieve kool {f} | :: activated carbon |
| actinisch {adj} [chemistry] | :: actinic |
| actinium {n} | :: actinium |
| actinometer {m} | :: actinometer |
| actionist {m} [historical] | :: stockbroker |
| activa {p} | :: assets |
| activatie {f} | :: activation, act or process of activating |
| activeren {vt} | :: to activate, put into action; render (more) active |
| activeren {vt} | :: to enable (to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) |
| activisme {n} | :: activism |
| activisme {n} [historical] | :: A Flemish nationalist tendency that cooperated with the occupying German Empire during the First World War |
| activist {m} | :: An activist |
| activist {m} [historical] | :: A Flemish nationalist who cooperated with the occupying German Empire during the First World War |
| activiste {f} | :: female equivalent of activist |
| activistisch {adj} | :: activist |
| activistisch {adj} [historical] | :: pertaining to the strain of Flemish nationalism that cooperated with the occupying German Empire during the First World War |
| activiteit {f} | :: activity (state of being active) |
| activiteit {f} | :: activity (something with with one is occupied) |
| activiteit {f} | :: activity (movement) |
| activum {n} [grammar, uncountable] | :: active voice |
| activum {n} [grammar] | :: active-voice form |
| actrice {f} | :: actress |
| actualiseren {vt} | :: to update (to make something up to date) |
| actualiseren {vt} | :: to modernise (to adapt something to modern times) |
| actualiseren {v} [ergative, philosophy] | :: to actualise (to make or become actual, real or realised) |
| actualiteit {f} | :: actuality, activity |
| actualiteit {f} | :: topicality |
| actualiteit {f} | :: [also in the plural] current affairs |
| actualiteitenprogramma {n} | :: current-affairs programme |
| actueel {adj} | :: current, present |
| acupunctuur {f} | :: acupuncture (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) |
| acuut {adj} | :: acute, sharp |
| acuut {adj} | :: acute, sudden, immediate |
| acuut {adv} | :: acutely, very quickly, immediately |
| acuut {adv} | :: urgent |
| a.d. {initialism} | :: initialism of aan de |
| Ad {prop} {m} | :: given name or a nickname, usually as a shortened form of Adriaan or formerly of Adolf |
| Ada {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| Adaemkin {prop} | :: given name and diminutive of Adaem, Adam |
| adagio {n} | :: adage |
| adagio {n} [music, dance] | :: adagio |
| adagio {adv} [music] | :: adagio |
| adagio {adj} [music] | :: describing a passage having this mark |
| Adalmar {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| A'dam {prop} {n} | :: abbreviation of Amsterdam |
| Adam {prop} {m} | :: Adam (Biblical character, mythological first man) |
| Adam {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| adamsappel {m} | :: Adam's apple, laryngeal prominence |
| adamskostuum {n} | :: A man's birthday suit, more generally any person's birthday suit; the nude state |
| adat {f} {m} [countable] | :: A Malay or Indonesian legal tradition |
| adat {f} {m} [uncountable] | :: Adat, traditional Malay law |
| adblocker {m} | :: adblocker |
| adder {mf} | :: viper, adder; snake of the family Viperidae |
| adder {mf} | :: common viper, Vipera berus |
| adderbeet {m} | :: viper bite |
| adderengebroed {n} | :: alternative form of addergebroed |
| addergebroed {n} [collective] | :: scum (brood of vipers) |
| addergif {n} | :: viper venom |
| adderspog {n} [literary, often, figurative] | :: viper venom |
| addictie {f} | :: addiction |
| addictief {adj} [rare] | :: addictive |
| adel {m} | :: nobility |
| adelaar {m} | :: eagle (Any of several large carnivorous birds in the family Accipitridae) |
| adelaar {m} | :: effigy of an eagle; insignia comprising one |
| adelaar {m} [heraldiccharge] | :: eagle (on or supporting a coat of arms) |
| adelborst {m} | :: midshipman |
| adelborst {m} [historical, obsolete] | :: low-ranking officer in an army |
| adelbrief {m} | :: patent of nobility |
| adeldom {m} | :: nobility |
| adelen {vt} | :: to ennoble |
| adelen {vt} | :: to edify, to improve morally |
| Adelheid {prop} | :: given name |
| adellijk {adj} | :: noble |
| Adelmar {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| adelstand {m} | :: The aristocracy as a socially privileged estate, the nobility |
| adelstand {m} | :: The status of being considered nobility |
| Adelwijn {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| Adelwijn {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| Adelwin {prop} | :: given name |
| adem {m} | :: breath |
| adembenemend {adj} | :: breathtaking |
| ademborstig {adj} [obsolete] | :: dyspneic |
| ademen {vi} | :: to breathe |
| ademhalen {vi} | :: to breathe |
| ademhaling {f} | :: breathing, respiration |
| ademloos {adj} | :: breathless, out of breath |
| ademnood {f} {m} | :: shortness of breath, dyspnea |
| adempauze {f} | :: A breathing space, a breather |
| ademtocht {f} | :: breath, act of inhalation |
| ademtocht {f} [figurative] | :: airflow, breath of air |
| adenoom {n} | :: adenoma (benign tumour) |
| adequaat {adj} | :: adequate |
| ader {f} {m} | :: vein |
| ader {f} {m} [geology] | :: vein |
| ader {f} {m} [by extension] | :: any narrow and long passageway essential to a larger networked system such as roads |
| aderlaten {v} | :: to leech, to bloodlet |
| aderlaten {v} | :: to drain resources without giving back |
| aderlaten {v} | :: to apply a leech medicinally, to bloodlet |
| aderlating {f} | :: bloodletting |
| aderlijk {adj} | :: venous, pertaining to the veins |
| aderrijk {adj} | :: veiny |
| aderslag {m} [biology, rare] | :: pulse, especially when observed at an artery |
| aderverwijding {f} | :: aneurysm |
| adieu {interj} | :: farewell, adieu |
| adje {n} [student slang] | :: an act of downing a vessel of alcohol, typically beer, in one draught |
| adjectief {n} | :: adjective |
| adjudant {m} [military] | :: adjutant |
| adjudant {m} | :: assistant |
| adjunct {m} | :: An adjunct, a subordinate person, esp. an attendant of a government official |
| ad lib. {adv} | :: abbreviation of ad libitum |
| ad libitum {adv} | :: ad libitum, at one's pleasure, impromptu |
| admin {m} [Internet] | :: admin, administrator (user with special privileges) |
| administrateur {m} | :: administrator, manager, in particular a bookkeeper or accountant (person in an administrative capacity) |
| administrateur {m} [historical] | :: colonial administrator, esp. a steward at a plantation |
| administratie {f} | :: administration, registration, in particular with respect to record keeping |
| administratie {f} [chiefly religion] | :: act of administering, e.g. of a ritual or sacrament |
| administratie {f} [Belgium] | :: civil service |
| administratief {adj} | :: administrative |
| administrator {m} | :: administrator, manager (person in an administrative capacity) |
| administrator {m} [Roman Catholicism] | :: ecclesiastical administrator, a steward of a bishop |
| administreren {vt} | :: to manage |
| admiraal {f} | :: Admiral (naval officer) |
| admiraalschap {n} | :: admiralship, admiralty |
| admiraalschap {n} [historical] | :: agreement to sail in convoy |
| admiraalschap {n} [historical, by extension] | :: such a maritime convoy |
| admiraliteit {f} | :: admiralty |
| admiraliteitscollege {n} [historical] | :: A body governing a division of the navy; the naval force of the Dutch Republic comprised five such distinct organisations |
| adobe {m} | :: adobe |
| adolescent {mf} | :: adolescent |
| adolescentie {f} | :: adolescence |
| Adolf {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| adopteren {v} | :: to adopt (to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen) |
| adoptie {f} | :: adoption |
| adoptief {adj} | :: adoptive, by or relating to adoption |
| adoptiefzoon {m} | :: An adoptive son |
| adoptieouder {m} | :: An adoptive parent |
| adoreren {vt} | :: to adore |
| Adorp-Geten {prop} {n} | :: Orp-Jauche, a village in Belgium |
| adrenaline {f} | :: adrenaline |
| adrenocorticaal {adj} | :: adrenocortical (relating to the adrenal cortex) |
| adres {n} | :: address (direction for letters) |
| adresbus {m} [electronics] | :: address bus |
| Adri {prop} {m} | :: given name, derived from Adriaan |
| Adriaan {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| Adriatisch {adj} | :: Adriatic |
| Adriatische Zee {prop} {f} | :: The Adriatic Sea, part of the Mediterranean stretching from the Ionian Sea to the Gulf of Venice |
| Adrie {prop} {mf} | :: given name, derived from Adriaan |
| Adrie {prop} {mf} | :: given name, derived from Adriënne |
| adstrueren {vt} | :: to substantiate, to elucidate |
| advent {m} [Christianity] | :: Advent (period from the fourth Sunday before Christmas until Christmas Eve) |
| adventskalender {m} | :: Advent calendar |
| adverbiaal {adj} | :: adverbial |
| adverteerder {m} | :: advertiser |
| advertentie {f} | :: advertisement |
| adverteren {vi} | :: to advertise, to place an advertisement |
| advies {n} | :: advice |
| adviesjacht {n} [historical, nautical] | :: dispatch boat |
| adviesprijs {m} | :: list price, recommended retail price |
| advijs {n} | :: obsolete spelling of advies |
| adviseren {vt} | :: to recommend |
| adviseur {m} | :: An adviser; someone who gives advice, counsels |
| adviseur {m} [Belgium] | :: A hierarchical rank and title (usually for college graduates) in certain administrations, such as the Belgian federal and various lower-level public offices |
| advocaat {m} [countable] | :: attorney, lawyer |
| advocaat {f} [also, uncountable] | :: an alcoholic beverage made of liquor or pure alcohol, egg yolks and sugar or honey, similar to eggnog; advocaat |
| advocatuur {f} | :: the lawyer profession, bar |
| Adyghe {prop} {n} | :: Adyghe (language) |
| aendacht {f} | :: obsolete spelling of aandacht |
| aendagt {f} | :: obsolete spelling of aandacht |
| Aeneis {prop} {f} | :: The Aeneid |
| aensnellen {v} | :: obsolete spelling of aansnellen |
| aenvalling {f} | :: obsolete spelling of aanvalling |
| aerobics {p} | :: aerobics (type of exercise to music) |
| aerodynamisch {adj} | :: aerodynamic, aerodynamical |
| aerofoon {m} [music] | :: aerophone |
| aerofoon {m} [obsolete] | :: aerophone (device invented by Edison that transports spoken sounds through compress air) |
| aerogram {n} | :: An aerogramme (thin piece of paper for transit via airmail) |
| aeronautica {f} [uncommon] | :: aviation, aeronautics |
| aeronautiek {f} [uncommon] | :: aviation, aeronautics |
| aeroob {adj} | :: aerobic |
| aerostaat {m} | :: aerostat |
| aerostatica {f} | :: aerostatics |
| Aerts {prop} | :: surname |
| af- {prefix} | :: [prefix] de-, en- |
| af- {prefix} | :: down |
| af- {prefix} | :: off |
| af {adv} | :: off |
| af {adv} [postpositional] | :: off, from (implying motion) |
| af {adj} | :: finished, done [when working on something] |
| af {adj} [games] | :: out, dismissed from play under the rules of the game, e.g. by having been tagged |
| AFA {prop} {f} | :: alternative form of Antifa |
| Afar {prop} {n} | :: Afar (language) |
| afasie {f} | :: The neuropathological language disorder aphasia |
| afbakbrood {n} [countable, uncountable] | :: pre-baked bread (bread that has been partially baked and can be baked in a domestic oven) |
| afbakenen {vt} | :: to demarcate with beacons, stakes, or other signs, e.g. to stake out |
| afbakening {f} | :: demarcation |
| afbedelen {vti} | :: to beg [implying that something is acquired] |
| afbeelden {vt} | :: to portray, to depict, to represent |
| afbeelding {f} | :: picture, image |
| afbeelding {f} [mathematics] | :: mapping |
| afbeitelen {vt} | :: to chisel off |
| afbellen {vt} | :: to cancel / call off by telephone |
| afbellen {vt} | :: to call (a set of phone numbers) |
| afbetalen {vt} | :: to pay back, to pay off, to redeem |
| afbetalen {vti} | :: to pay off in instalments |
| afbetaling {f} | :: installment (portion of debt) |
| afbetten {vt} | :: to clean or refresh by dabbing with a cloth or sponge |
| afbetten {vt} | :: to remove (a fluid) by dabbing with a cloth or sponge |
| afbeuken {vt} [dated] | :: to beat up |
| afbeulen {vrt} | :: to exhaust, to tire out |
| afbeulen {vt} [dated] | :: to torment, to torture |
| afbijten {vt} | :: to bite off |
| afblazen {vt} | :: to blow off (to move off by blowing air) |
| afblazen {vt} | :: to blow off (to remove with violent force) [generally not used for small firearms, unlike English to blow off] |
| afblazen {vt} | :: to call off, cancel |
| afblijven {vi} | :: to keep one's hands off [+ van (object)] |
| afblijven {interj} | :: hands off!, leave be! (telling someone not to touch something) |
| afborgen {vt} [lender can be indicated as an indirect object, obsolete] | :: to borrow |
| afborstelen {vt} | :: to brush off, to brush (to remove or clean by means of a brush) |
| afbottelen {vt} | :: to bottle |
| afbouwen {v} | :: to finish building |
| afbouwen {v} | :: to reduce, to phase out |
| afbraak {f} | :: decomposition |
| afbraak {f} | :: demolition |
| afbranden {v} [ergative] | :: to burn down |
| afbreekteken {n} | :: hyphen |
| afbreken {v} [ergative] | :: to break off |
| afbreken {vt} | :: to demolish, to break down |
| afbreken {v} [ergative] | :: to decompose |
| afbreken {v} [ergative] | :: to cut short, to abort, to end |
| afbrokkelen {v} [ergative] | :: to crumble apart |
| afbuigen {v} [ergative] | :: to bend/curve away |
| afbuigen {vi} | :: to branch off |
| afdak {n} | :: lean-to, shelter roof; a roof over an area not fully enclosed by walls |
| afdalen {vi} | :: to descend |
| afdalen {vi} [obsolete] | :: to descend genetically |
| afdaling {f} | :: descent |
| afdaling {f} [sports] | :: downhill (alpine skiing discipline) |
| afdammen {vt} | :: to dam (off) |
| afdanken {v} | :: to discard, to reject, to throw away |
| afdanken {v} | :: to fire (to terminate the employment of) |
| afdeeling {f} | :: obsolete spelling of afdeling |
| afdekken {vt} | :: to cover |
| afdekken {vt} [of tables, obsolete] | :: to clear |
| afdeling {f} | :: department, branch |
| afdeling {f} | :: section, part |
| afdeling {f} [military, chiefly artillery] | :: regiment, army unit consisting of more than one battalions |
| afdijken {vt} | :: to dyke off (to enclose or divert a stream by building a dyke) |
| afdingen {vt} | :: to haggle |
| afdoen {vt} [especially of clothes or decoration] | :: to remove, to take off |
| afdoen {vt} | :: to complete, to fulfill, to finish |
| afdoen {vt} | :: to determine, to decide |
| afdoen {vt} | :: to dismiss, to reject [often out of hand, lightly] |
| afdoen {vi} | :: to detract [+ aan/tot (object) = from], to diminish the value |
| afdoen {vt} [in particular of debts] | :: to satisfy, to pay back |
| afdoen {vi} | :: to suffice, to contribute, to be sufficient |
| afdoend {adj} | :: sufficient for a given purpose |
| afdonderen {vi} [colloquial] | :: to fall off, to fall down |
| afdonderen {vt} [colloquial] | :: to throw off, to throw down |
| afdonderen {v} [obsolete] | :: to proclaim loudly |
| afdorren {v} [archaic] | :: to wither and fall off |
| afdracht {f} | :: contribution, payment |
| afdragen {vt} | :: to carry off, to take away |
| afdragen {vt} | :: to contribute, to pay |
| afdrijven {vi} | :: to float away, to float off |
| afdrijven {vi} | :: to get lost in thought |
| afdrijven {vt} [chemistry, metallurgy] | :: to refine, to purify |
| afdrijven {vit} [medicine] | :: to remove from or leave the womb or birth canal; e.g. to void, to abort, to miscarry |
| afdrijven {vi} | :: to float downstream or down |
| afdrijving {f} | :: [in general] to drive something or someone away |
| afdrijving {f} | :: [specific] abortion |
| afdringen {v} [archaic] | :: to extort, to exact, to commit extortion |
| afdringen {v} [archaic] | :: to press away, to force away |
| afdringen {v} [archaic] | :: to force down, to press off |
| afdringen {v} | :: See: nl vanaf dringen |
| afdringen {v} | :: rare form of afdwingen |
| afdrogen {vt} | :: to dry off, in particular of dishes by means of a tea towel |
| afdrogen {vt} | :: to defeat overwhelmingly |
| afdrogen {vt} [colloquial] | :: to beat up |
| afdruipen {vi} | :: to drip off, to drain |
| afdruipen {vi} | :: to slink away shamefully |
| afdruk {m} | :: print (something printed with a printer or printing press) |
| afdruk {m} | :: impression, print (relief or other result from applying pressure) |
| afdrukken {vt} | :: to print from a computer printer |
| afdrukken {vt} | :: to print |
| afdrukken {vt} [obsolete] | :: to extort, to rob under threat |
| afdrukvoorbeeld {n} | :: print preview |
| afdwalen {vi} | :: to wander off, to go astray |
| afdwalen {vi} [figurative] | :: to meander, to lose attention |
| afdweilen {vt} | :: to clean with a floorcloth |
| afdweilen {vt} | :: to saunter through |
| afdwingen {vt} | :: to coerce, obtain by force |
| afdwingen {vt} | :: to enforce |
| af en toe {adv} [idiomatic] | :: now and then; occasionally |
| affaire {f} | :: matter, issue |
| affaire {f} | :: political scandal or controversy |
| affaire {f} | :: sexual affair |
| affaire {f} [dated] | :: business |
| affectenleer {f} [music] | :: doctrine of the affections |
| affektenleer {f} | :: superseded spelling of affectenleer |
| affiche {f} {n} | :: A placard, a poster containing an announcement or promotional information hung in a public space |
| affiniteit {f} | :: affinity |
| affix {n} | :: Affix (linguistics and mathematics) |
| affricaat {f} [phonetics] | :: affricate |
| affuit {f} {n} | :: gun carriage [for a piece of artillery] |
| afgaaf {f} | :: dated form of afgave |
| afgaan {vi} | :: to go off |
| afgaan {vi} | :: to go down |
| afgaan {vi} | :: to lose face |
| afgaan {vi} | :: (of a telephone) to ring |
| afgaan {vi} | :: to base oneself [+ op (object) = on], to depend [+ op (object) = on] |
| afgang {m} | :: the act of descending |
| afgang {m} | :: the act of leaving the stage |
| afgang {m} | :: the loss of face |
| afgave {f} [now, rare] | :: contribution, the act of handing over |
| afgave {f} [rare] | :: secretion, the act of secreting |
| afgekeurd {adj} | :: rejected, deprecated |
| afgelasten {vt} | :: to cancel, nullify |
| afgelasting {f} | :: cancellation |
| afgeleefd {adj} | :: decrepit, worn with age |
| afgeleefd {adj} | :: burned out, worn-out |
| afgelegen {adj} | :: remote |
| afgeleide {f} [calculus] | :: derivative |
| afgeleide {f} [computer science] | :: fork (of a FOSS project) |
| afgelopen {adj} | :: last, past |
| afgelopen {adj} | :: finished, ended |
| afgeplat {adj} | :: flattened |
| afgestudeerde {noun} | :: graduate |
| afgestudeerde {noun} | :: alumnus |
| afgevaardigde {mf} | :: representative, delegate |
| afgeven {vt} | :: to hand off, hand over, deliver |
| afgeven {vti} | :: to give off when touched |
| afgeven {vi} | :: to rant, to voice criticism [+ op (object) = about] |
| afgeven {vi} [Belgium] | :: to give up, to forfeit |
| afgeven {vt} | :: to secrete, to emit |
| afgezaagd {adj} | :: mundane, commonplace, trite |
| afgezant {m} | :: envoy, emissary, delegate: a representative appointed by the state |
| afgezonderd {adj} | :: isolated |
| afgezonderd {adv} | :: in isolation |
| Afghaan {m} | :: Afghan (person from Afghanistan, person of Afghan ethnicity) |
| Afghaans {adj} | :: Afghan |
| Afghaanse {f} | :: female Afghan (woman from Afghanisation or of Afghan ethnicity or descent) |
| Afghaanse vos {m} | :: Blanford's fox (Vulpes cana) |
| Afghanistan {prop} {n} | :: Afghanistan (country) |
| afgieten {vt} | :: to strain, to pour off, to pour out |
| afgieten {vt} | :: to cast, to form by pouring |
| afgietsel {n} | :: cast, an object made by pouring liqui(fie)d matter in a mould |
| afglijden {vi} [literal and figurative] | :: to slide down |
| afglijden {vi} | :: to slip off |
| afgod {m} [religion, pejorative] | :: idol; false deity |
| afgodendienst {f} [derogatory] | :: idolatry |
| afgoderij {m} [religion, pejorative] | :: idolatry |
| afgodes {f} [religion, pejorative, archaic] | :: female idol (goddess considered to be false by the speaker) |
| afgodig {adj} [religion, pejorative, uncommon] | :: idolatrous |
| afgodin {f} [religion, pejorative, dated] | :: female idol (goddess considered to be false by the speaker) |
| afgodisch {adj} [pejorative] | :: idolatrous |
| afgodsbeeld {n} [pejorative, religion] | :: statue or figurine of an idol; idol |
| afgodslang {f} | :: boa, any of the Boidae |
| afgodslang {f} | :: boa constrictor |
| afgodsslang {f} | :: alternative spelling of afgodslang |
| afgooien {vt} | :: to throw off (to throw something of oneself, to remove from one's body by throwing) |
| afgooien {vt} [games] | :: to throw out (to make someone go out of a game by throwing and hitting) |
| afgooien {vt} | :: to throw off (to make something fall down by throwing) |
| afgrazen {vti} | :: to graze down (to remove vegetation or to reduce its height by grazing) |
| afgrijselijk {adj} | :: heinous, horrible |
| afgrijselijk {adv} | :: heinously, horribly |
| afgrijzen {n} | :: revulsion, aversion |
| afgrijzen {n} | :: horror |
| afgrijzen {v} [obsolete] | :: to have an aversion for |
| afgrond {m} | :: abyss |
| afgunst {f} | :: jealousy |
| afgunstig {adj} | :: covetous, envious |
| afhaalchinees {m} [chiefly Netherlands] | :: Chinese takeaway (restaurant) [in practice usually a Chinese-Indonesian restaurant] |
| afhaalrestaurant {n} [chiefly Netherlands] | :: takeaway (restaurant) |
| afhaken {vt} | :: to unhook |
| afhaken {vi} | :: to give up, to pull out (of an arrangement) |
| afhakken {vt} | :: to hack/chop off, to sever |
| afhakken {vt} | :: to truncate |
| afhalen {vt} | :: to pick up, take away (of e.g. a placed order) |
| afhandelen {vt} | :: to argue out, settle |
| afhangen {vi} | :: to depend [+ van (object) = on] |
| afhankelijk {adj} | :: dependent (on other for help or support) |
| afhankelijk {adj} | :: depending (on circumstances in order to become determined) |
| afhaspelen {vt} | :: to unwind (from a reel), to reel |
| afhaspelen {vt} | :: to sort out, to untangle |
| afhaspelen {vt} [obsolete] | :: to fight it out verbally, to solve a dispute by arguing |
| afheinen {vt} [dated] | :: to fence off (to make something out of bounds by means of barriers) |
| afheinen {vt} [obsolete] | :: to separate |
| afheining {f} [archaic] | :: the activity of closing off |
| afheining {f} [archaic] | :: fence, barrier |
| afhouden {vt} | :: to bar, to keep away |
| afhouden {vr} | :: to avoid [+ van (object)], to avoid being involved [+ van (object) = in] |
| afhouden {vri} | :: to keep one's distance, to stay at a distance |
| afhouden {vt} [field hockey] | :: to obstruct, to use a hockey stick to block an opponent's access to the hockey ball |
| afhouwen {vt} | :: to hew off, to chop off |
| afhuren {vt} | :: to rent (a property) |
| afhuren {vt} | :: to rent out, to charter |
| afjagen {vt} | :: to drive away, to kick out |
| afkaatsen {v} [ergative] | :: to rebound, to deflect, to ricochet |
| afkalven {vi} | :: to cave in or calve off, to crumble off, to erode |
| afkanselen {vt} [rare] | :: to lecture, to berate, to sermonise |
| afkappen {vt} | :: to cut off, to truncate |
| afkappen {vt} [figurative] | :: to cut short, to truncate |
| afkeer {m} | :: aversion, antipathy |
| afkeer {m} [obsolete] | :: the act of turning away |
| afkerig {adj} | :: loath, having an aversion |
| afkerven {vt} [archaic] | :: to cut off |
| afkerven {vt} [of debts and guilt, obsolete] | :: to void, to forgive |
| afketsen {v} [ergative] | :: to rebound, to deflect, to ricochet |
| afkeuren {vt} | :: to disapprove of |
| afkeuren {vt} | :: to condemn |
| afkeuren {vt} | :: to fail (at an inspection) |
| afkeuren {vt} | :: to refuse, reject, declare unfit (for military service) |
| afkeurenswaardig {adj} | :: blameworthy |
| afkijken {vi} | :: to plagiarize, to cheat by copying another's work |
| afkijken {vi} | :: to learn by watching |
| afklemmen {vt} | :: to catch, fasten |
| afkluiven {vt} | :: to gnaw [e.g. meat off a bone] |
| afknauwen {vt} | :: to gnaw off |
| afknijpen {vt} | :: to squeeze shut |
| afknijpen {vt} [gardening] | :: to pinch off dried-out flowers |
| afknijpen {vti} [colloquial] | :: to shake or squeeze the penis after urination |
| afknippen {vt} | :: to cut off |
| afko {c} [colloquial] | :: A clipping, contraction or abbreviation, usually one belong to a slang-like register |
| afkoelen {v} [ergative] | :: to cool off, cool down |
| afkoeling {f} | :: cooling down, cooling off (act or process of making/becoming cooler) |
| afkoker {m} | :: A floury potato suitable for mashed potato dishes |
| afkomen {vi} | :: to descend, to come off |
| afkomen {vi} | :: to become officially recognized |
| afkomen {vi} | :: to go straight in the direction of |
| afkomst {f} | :: origin, birth, descent |
| afkomstig {adj} | :: originating |
| afkondigen {vt} | :: to declare, proclaim |
| afkoop {m} | :: redemption, commutation, surrender |
| afkopen {vt} | :: to buy off |
| afkorten {vt} | :: to shorten |
| afkorten {vt} | :: to abbreviate |
| afkorten {vt} | :: to abridge |
| afkorting {f} | :: abbreviation |
| afkorting {f} | :: abridgement |
| afkraken {vt} | :: to criticise in a petty and destructive manner |
| afkraken {v} [dated, ergative] | :: to crack off, to break off with a crack |
| afkussen {vt} | :: to take away by kissing, to kiss away (e.g. pain, sorrow) |
| afkussen {vi} | :: to reconcile by kissing |
| afl. {f} | :: abbreviation of aflevering |
| afl. {f} | :: abbreviation of afleiding |
| aflaat {m} [Roman Catholicism] | :: indulgence |
| aflachen {vt} [mainly with pronouns of degree as object] | :: to spend time laughing (to a specified degree), often to the point of exhaustion |
| afladen {vt} [of loads] | :: to unload |
| afladen {vt} [of containers and vehicles] | :: to unload |
| afleggen {vt} | :: to cover (e.g. a distance) |
| afleggen {vi} [with het as the object] | :: to perish, to die |
| afleggen {vi} [with het as the object] | :: to be defeated |
| afleggen {vt} | :: to prepare a deceased person for the funeral |
| afleiden {vt} | :: to infer, deduce |
| afleiden {vt} | :: to derive |
| afleiden {vt} | :: to distract |
| afleiding {f} | :: distraction |
| afleiding {f} | :: derivation (process by which a word has been derived) |
| afleiding {f} | :: derivative (a word which has been derived from another one) |
| afleren {vt} | :: to unlearn |
| afleren {vt} | :: to correct (often a bad habit) |
| afleunen {v} [archaic] | :: to decline (an invite, offer or proposal), to refuse |
| afleveren {vt} | :: to deliver, to drop off |
| aflevering {f} | :: delivery |
| aflevering {f} | :: episode, instalment [e.g. of a series] |
| aflezen {vt} | :: to read off, to read from a measurement device |
| afliegen {vt} | :: to disavow, to deny association |
| afliegen {vt} | :: to lessen by means of lying |
| afliegen {vi} | :: to lie excessively |
| aflijven {vi} | :: to depart from life, die |
| aflijvig {adj} | :: [only in reference to people] dead, deceased, departed (from life) |
| aflikken {vt} | :: to lick off (to remove by licking) |
| aflikken {vt} | :: to lick off (to clean by licking) |
| afloop {m} | :: ending, result, termination |
| aflopen {vt} | :: to walk down |
| aflopen {vi} | :: to incline |
| aflopen {vi} | :: to expire |
| aflopen {vi} | :: to end, to come to an end |
| aflossen {vt} | :: to relieve, to free from a position or post [e.g. by taking someone's place] |
| aflossen {vt} [of debts] | :: to redeem, to pay off |
| aflossen {vt} [obsolete, of guns] | :: to fire, to shoot |
| afluisteren {vt} | :: to eavesdrop |
| afmaken {vt} | :: to finish |
| afmaken {v} | :: to kill, to finish off |
| afmartelen {vt} | :: to torture to an intense degree |
| afmartelen {vt} [figurative] | :: to pester or torment a lot |
| afmartelen {vtr} [often, figurative] | :: to exhaust, to tire out |
| afmelden {vt} | :: to check out |
| afmelden {vt} | :: to cancel, to call off |
| afmelden {vt} | :: to log out |
| afmelden {vr} | :: to log out |
| afmeren {v} | :: to moor |
| afmergelen {vt} [dated] | :: to exhaust, to emaciate |
| afmeten {vt} | :: to measure off |
| afmeting {f} | :: dimension (size) |
| afmeting {f} | :: the act or process of measuring |
| afmikken {v} [dated] | :: to bounce off with a projectile |
| afmikken {v} [dated] | :: to measure, especially by mere eyesight |
| afmolmen {vi} [archaic] | :: to weather, to crumble, to decay |
| afmotten {vt} [Southern Dutch] | :: to clobber a person fiercely (with one's fists) |
| afnaaien {vt} | :: to complete sewing |
| afname {f} | :: decrease, decline, diminution, shrinkage |
| afname {f} | :: purchase, acquisition |
| afname {f} | :: sale, take-up |
| afnemen {vi} | :: to decrease |
| afnemen {vt} | :: to take off, to remove |
| afnemen {vt} | :: to take, to draw |
| afnemen {vt} | :: to have (someone) undergo |
| afnemer {m} [organisation] | :: customer, client, buyer (of goods or services) |
| afnemer {m} [profession] | :: buyer, purchaser, one who is busy with procurement professionally |
| afneuzen {vt} [dated] | :: to peek (at) in order to copy, to plagiarise |
| afneuzen {vt} [archaic] | :: to snoop on, to stealthily investigate |
| aforisme {n} | :: aphorism |
| afpakken {vt} | :: to snatch, grab, take away |
| afpalen {vt} | :: to enclose |
| afpalen {vt} | :: to mark with posts |
| afpeigeren {vt} | :: to tire out, to exhaust, to wear out |
| afpersen {vt} | :: to extort |
| afpersing {f} | :: extortion |
| afplakband {n} {m} | :: masking tape |
| afplakken {vt} | :: to mask, to cover, particularly with masking tape when preparing for painting |
| afplatten {vt} | :: to flatten |
| afplatting {f} | :: flattening, ellipticity |
| afpluizen {vt} | :: to pick off, to remove |
| afpreken {vt} [uncommon] | :: to sermonise, to reproach at length |
| afpreken {vt} [obsolete] | :: to dissuade by lengthy speech |
| afpunten {vt} [uncommon] | :: to check off |
| afpunten {vt} [dated] | :: to point, to sharpen [of ends, butts, extremities] |
| afpunten {vt} [obsolete, rare] | :: to blunt |
| afraden {vt} | :: to dissuade, to discourage |
| aframmelen {vt} | :: to beat up |
| aframmelen {vt} | :: to say something fast and mechanically |
| afranselen {vt} [colloquial] | :: to beat up |
| afraspen {vt} | :: to grate off |
| afrekenen {vt} | :: to pay (a purchase, an owed amount) |
| afrekenen {vt} | :: to settle |
| afrekenen {vt} | :: to kill |
| afremmen {v} [ergative] | :: to slow down |
| africhten {vt} | :: to train (animals), to tame |
| afrij {f} {m} [obsolete] | :: downward-sloping road |
| afrijten {vt} | :: to tear a small(er) part away from a whole |
| Afrika {prop} {n} | :: Africa |
| Afrikaan {m} | :: African (a native of Africa) |
| Afrikaander {m} [dated, historical] | :: alternative form of Afrikaner |
| Afrikaans {adj} | :: African; of, from or pertaining to Africa |
| Afrikaans {adj} | :: Afrikaans; of, from or pertaining to the Afrikaans language |
| Afrikaans {prop} {n} | :: Afrikaans [language] |
| Afrikaanse Unie {prop} {f} | :: African Union |
| Afrikaanse wilde hond {m} | :: African wild dog, Lycaon pictus |
| afrikaantje {n} | :: marigold, plant or flower of the genus Tagetes |
| Afrikaner {m} | :: Afrikaner |
| Afrikaner {m} [archaic] | :: African |
| Afrikaner {m} [archaic] | :: Africanus |
| afrikanist {m} | :: A linguist specialised in African linguistics |
| afrikanistiek {f} | :: African linguistics |
| afrit {m} | :: highway exit, slip road |
| afritsbroek {f} | :: zip-off trousers |
| afro {m} | :: afro, fro |
| Afro-Amerikaan {m} | :: Afro-American |
| Afro-Amerikaans {adj} | :: Afro-American, pertaining to Afro-Americans |
| Afro-Aziatisch {adj} [linguistics] | :: Afroasiatic |
| Afro-Aziatisch {adj} [uncommon] | :: Afro-Asian, pertaining to Asia and Africa |
| afrollen {vi} | :: to roll off |
| afromen {v} | :: to skim |
| afromen {v} | :: to remove cream |
| afromen {v} | :: to scrape off; remove (something) from a surface |
| afromen {v} [euphemistic] | :: to economise, to cut budget |
| afronden {vt} | :: to round up |
| afronden {vt} | :: to round off, wrap up |
| afronden {vt} | :: to finish |
| afrossen {vt} [colloquial] | :: to beat up, to give a beatdown |
| Afro-Surinamer {m} | :: A Surinamese person of African descent, a Suriname creole |
| afrotten {vi} | :: to rot off (to become separated because of decomposition) |
| afruimen {vt} | :: to clear, to undeck (a surface of objects, such as a table of dishes) |
| afsabelen {vt} | :: to chop off with a sabre |
| afschaffen {vt} | :: to abolish, abrogate |
| afschaffing {f} | :: abolition, abolishment |
| afscheid {n} | :: farewell |
| afscheiden {vt} | :: to separate |
| afscheiden {vt} [physiology] | :: to secrete |
| afscheiding {f} | :: separation |
| afscheiding {f} [medicine] | :: discharge |
| afscheidingsbeweging {f} | :: separatist movement |
| afscheidsdiner {n} | :: farewell dinner |
| afscheidsmaal {n} | :: farewell meal |
| afscheidsmaaltijd {n} | :: farewell meal |
| afscheren {vt} | :: to shave off |
| afschermen {vt} | :: to protectively separate or cover |
| afscherming {f} | :: protective separation, cover or screen |
| afschetsen {vt} | :: to depict, to portray, esp. in a sketch (to produce an image or depiction) |
| afschetsen {vt} [figurative] | :: to depict, to portray, to paint (as) (to create an impression or reputation) |
| afschetsing {f} | :: depiction, portrayal, in particular as a rough sketch |
| afschieten {vt} | :: to shoot dead, to kill by firing at someone or something |
| afschieten {vt} | :: to cull |
| afschieten {vi} | :: to descend quickly |
| afschieten {vt} | :: to separate or to divide with an object such as a screen or a wall |
| afschieten {vt} | :: to shoot, to fire (to launch a projectile, to use a range weapon) |
| afschieten {vt} [obsolete] | :: to separate with a barrier |
| afschieten {vti} [Southern] | :: to pay, to pay up |
| afschilderen {vt} | :: to portray, to paint, to depict |
| afschilderen {vt} | :: to finish painting |
| afschilferen {v} [ergative] | :: to flake off |
| afschot {n} [collective] | :: the game that has been shot or that is allowed to be shot |
| afschot {n} | :: a slope |
| afschot {n} [obsolete] | :: the place or direction to where water can run off or is discharged |
| afschouwelijk {adj} | :: obsolete form of afschuwelijk |
| afschrift {n} | :: copy, print (printed extract or replication) |
| afschrijven {vt} | :: to deduct (money) |
| afschrijven {vt} | :: to write off, to amortise |
| afschrijven {vt} | :: to write off, to consider worthless, beyond repair, total loss |
| afschrik {m} | :: deterrent |
| afschrik {m} | :: horror |
| afschrikken {vt} | :: to scare off |
| afschrikken {vt} | :: to deter by fear |
| afschrikking {f} | :: deterrence |
| afschrikwekkend {adj} | :: heinous, horrible |
| afschroeven {vt} | :: to screw off |
| afschudden {vt} | :: to shake off (literal sense) |
| afschudden {vt} | :: to shake (off), to rid oneself of a pursuer |
| afschuimen {vit} | :: to remove foam |
| afschuimen {vit} [figuratively] | :: to remove impurities (from) |
| afschuimen {vit} | :: to plunder, to rob |
| afschuimen {vt} | :: to rummage, to scour |
| afschuren {vt} | :: to rub down, to abrade |
| afschuw {m} | :: revulsion, abhorrence, repugnance, horror, abomination (strong aversion) |
| afschuwelijk {adj} | :: heinous, horrible |
| afschuwelijk {adv} | :: heinously, horribly |
| afschuwen {vt} | :: to scare off, to cause fear or revulsion in |
| afschuwen {n} | :: fear, horror, revulsion |
| afsijpelen {v} [dated] | :: to drip off, to drip down |
| afslaan {vt} | :: to decline, to reject |
| afslaan {vi} | :: to halt, to stop, to switch off |
| afslaan {vi} | :: to turn, to take off in a direction perpendicular to the one one was travelling in before |
| afslaan {vt} | :: to strike off |
| afslaan {vt} [dialectal] | :: to beat up |
| afslachten {vt} | :: to butcher, to slaughter |
| afslachten {vt} | :: to massacre |
| afslachting {f} | :: massacre |
| afslag {m} | :: exit turn (on a freeway) |
| afslag {m} | :: Dutch auction (usually of fish) |
| afslag {m} | :: land erosion caused by a body of water |
| afslag {m} [archaic] | :: reduction of price or value |
| afslanken {vi} | :: to slim, to become slimmer |
| Afsluitdijk {prop} {m} | :: The dike separating the IJsselmeer (which was the Zuiderzee before its construction) from the Waddenzee, connecting Wieringen, North Holland, and Frisia |
| afsluiten {vt} | :: to close off, seal |
| afsluiten {vt} | :: to conclude, to end, to terminate |
| afsluiter {m} | :: closer, shutter, tap, valve |
| afsmelten {v} [ergative] | :: to melt off |
| afsnauwen {vt} | :: to curtly tell someone off, to rebuke harshly |
| afsnijden {vt} | :: to cut off |
| afsnijden {vt} | :: to swerve a vehicle in front of (someone, another vehicle), causing hindrance; to cut off |
| afsnijden {vti} | :: to take a shortcut |
| afspeellijst {f} | :: playlist |
| afspelen {vt} | :: to play (a recording) |
| afspelen {vr} | :: to happen, to play out, to take place |
| afspitten {vt} | :: to excavate, to remove (material) from (by digging) |
| afsplitsing {f} | :: The act of branching off or seceding |
| afsplitsing {f} | :: offsplit, split (that which has been branched of) |
| afsplitsing {f} [computer science] | :: fork (splitting of a process) |
| afspoelen {vt} | :: to rinse off |
| afspraak {mf} | :: arrangement, agreement, understanding |
| afspraak {mf} | :: appointment, date |
| afspraakje {noun} | :: A romantic date |
| afspreken {vt} | :: to agree, to make an agreement |
| afspreken {vi} | :: to make an appointment |
| afstaan {vt} | :: to relinquish, to give up |
| afstaan {vt} | :: to cede |
| afstammeling {m} | :: descendant |
| afstammen {vi} | :: to descend, originate (from) |
| afstamming {f} | :: lineage, descent |
| afstand {m} | :: distance |
| afstand {m} | :: offset |
| afstand {m} | :: offstand |
| afstandelijk {adj} | :: standoffish, aloof, distant (cold, unfriendly) |
| afstandelijkheid {f} | :: aloofness, standoffishness |
| afstandelijkheid {f} | :: detachment |
| afstandsbediening {f} | :: remote control |
| afstappen {vi} | :: to get off (a vehicle or mount), to unmount, to disembark [+ van (object) = from] |
| afsteken {vt} | :: to remove by inserting a tool |
| afsteken {vi} | :: to depart, take off (from the coast) |
| afsteken {vt} | :: to light (e.g. a match, fireworks) |
| afsteken {vi} | :: to contrast, to stick out |
| afsteken {vt} | :: to pronounce, to announce (out loud) |
| afsteken {vt} | :: to jab off, to knock off with a jabbing or thrusting movement |
| afstellen {vt} | :: to adjust, to tune |
| afstellen {vt} [obsolete] | :: to fire, to dismiss, to disband, to remove from employ |
| afstellen {vt} [obsolete] | :: to revoke, to rescind, to cancel, to overturn |
| afstembereik {n} | :: tuning range, frequency range (of a radio) |
| afstemmen {vt} | :: to coordinate |
| afstemmen {vt} | :: to tune (an instrument) |
| afstemmen {vt} | :: to tune (a radio etc.) |
| afstempelen {vt} | :: to stamp, to mark or check off by stamping [e.g. on a strippenkaart] |
| afsterven {vi} | :: to die off |
| afsterven {vi} | :: to die out, to die away |
| afsterven {vi} | :: to decompose |
| afstoffen {vt} | :: to dust off, to clean by removing dust |
| afstoffen {vt} [figuratively] | :: to brush up, refresh, rekindle (knowledge) |
| afstompen {vt} [literal] | :: to blunt, to make blunt [of sharp objects] |
| afstompen {vt} | :: to dull, to numb [of other objects or faculties] |
| afstompen {vt} | :: to numb, to make apathetic [of minds and people] |
| afstoot {m} | :: break-off (the opening shot in a cue game) |
| afstoot {m} | :: lag (method of deciding who plays first in a cue game) |
| afstoten {vt} | :: to push away, to repel |
| afstoten {vi} [cue sports] | :: to start a game |
| afstoting {f} | :: repulsion |
| afstraffen {vt} | :: to punish |
| afstraffing {f} [literally] | :: A severe punishment, usually as retribution |
| afstraffing {f} | :: A memorable lesson |
| afstraffing {f} | :: A painful, embarrassing failure or defeat, a beating |
| afstrijken {vt} | :: to strike (a match, to attempt to ignite it) |
| afstrijken {vt} | :: to rub out |
| afstuderen {vi} | :: to graduate: successfully complete one's studies |
| aft {f} | :: aphtha (a sore in the mucous membrane of the mouth) |
| aftaaien {vi} [rare] | :: to stop |
| aftaaien {vi} [colloquial] | :: to go away |
| aftakelen {vi} | :: to decay [in physical or mental condition] |
| aftakelen {vt} [dated, figurative] | :: to uncover, to expose |
| aftakeling {f} | :: decrepitude, decay, decline [in physical or mental condition] |
| aftakking {f} | :: bifurcation, crotch |
| aftakking {f} | :: ramification, branching |
| aftands {adj} | :: run-down, dilapidated |
| aftands {adj} | :: old, (almost) losing one's teeth |
| aftands {adj} [obsolete, of horses] | :: having fully grown teeth |
| aftappen {vt} | :: to tap off, to siphon off, to drain |
| aftappen {vt} | :: to wiretap (intercept or listen in on a communication) |
| aftasten {vt} | :: to investigate/explore/inspect with the hands |
| afte {f} | :: alternative form of aft |
| aftelbaar {adj} [mathematics] | :: countable |
| aftellen {vi} | :: to count down |
| aftelling {f} | :: countdown |
| aftelling {f} [mathematics] | :: enumeration |
| aftobben {vr} | :: to wear oneself out by worrying |
| aftobben {vr} | :: to exhaust oneself with work |
| aftocht {m} | :: retreat, withdrawal |
| aftotteren {v} [Southern Dutch] | :: to fall off |
| aftrap {m} [football] | :: kickoff |
| aftrap {m} [by extension] | :: kickoff, start, beginning |
| aftreden {vi} | :: to resign, abdicate |
| aftreden {vi} [archaic] | :: to step down, to walk downward |
| aftreden {vi} [archaic] | :: to walk away |
| aftreden {vt} [archaic] | :: to complete traversing (a given distance) |
| aftreding {f} | :: resignation |
| aftrek {m} | :: deduction |
| aftrekken {vt} | :: to pull off |
| aftrekken {vt} [arithmetic] | :: to subtract |
| aftrekken {vt} | :: to clean/level etc. with a squeegee |
| aftrekken {vt} [slang] | :: to wank, to jack off; to stimulate with one's hand of one's own or another one's penis |
| aftrekking {f} | :: the act of subtracting |
| aftrekking {f} | :: subtraction, a mathematical function to calculate the arithmetical difference between two numeric values |
| aftroeven {vt} | :: to score off, to achieve success over |
| aftroggelen {vt} [with optional indirect object] | :: to unfairly obtain through smooth talking, insisting, pleading etc.; to cadge |
| aftronen {vt} [dated] | :: to cadge, to blag, to wheedle |
| aftronen {vt} [obsolete] | :: to lure away |
| aftuigen {vt} [nautical] | :: to unrig, to unequip |
| aftuigen {vt} [livestock, particularly, horses] | :: to remove tack from, to unequip |
| aftuigen {vt} | :: to beat up, to attack, to abuse |
| aftuigen {vt} | :: to dedecorate |
| afvaardigen {vt} | :: to delegate |
| afvaart {f} [nautical] | :: departure, sailing |
| afval {m} {n} | :: rubbish, garbage, trash |
| afval {m} | :: The act of dropping out (of a race etc.) |
| afval {m} | :: apostasy, the act of rejecting a previous affiliation or belief |
| afvalbak {m} | :: rubbish bin, trashcan, dustbin |
| afvallen {vi} | :: to fall off |
| afvallen {vi} | :: to lose weight, slim down |
| afvallen {vi} | :: to drop out, to no longer be able to partake |
| afvallen {vt} | :: to renounce, to renege, to lose loyalty |
| afvallen {vt} | :: to dispute, to go against (a person) |
| afvallig {adj} | :: renegade, apostate, disloyal |
| afvallige {noun} [derogatory] | :: An apostate, a renegade |
| afvalligheid {f} | :: A disloyalty, desertion |
| afvalligheid {f} | :: An ideological renunciation or secession, notably apostasy, schismatic renunciation of (part of) a confessional creed, whether by joining another or not |
| afvalrace {m} | :: A knockout race |
| afvalstof {f} | :: waste product |
| afvegen {vt} | :: to wipe off, to brush off |
| afvegen {vt} [obsolete] | :: to slice, to cut (someone's throat) |
| afverven {vt} | :: to finish painting |
| afverven {vi} [obsolete] | :: to give off paint or pigment |
| afvinken {vt} | :: to check off [f.e. choices on form, often implying elimination of options, unlike aanvinken] |
| afvissen {vt} | :: to cover an entire stretch of water in one's fishing [takes bodies of water as the direct object] |
| afvissen {vt} [by extension] | :: to search thoroughly, especially in water [takes bodies of water as the direct object] |
| afvlakken {vti} | :: to smoothen (to make or become smooth) |
| afvoer {m} | :: drain |
| afvoer {m} | :: drainpipe |
| afvoeren {vt} | :: to bring away, to lead away |
| afvoeren {vt} | :: to can (to discard an idea, a play) |
| afvragen {vr} | :: to wonder |
| afvriezen {vi} | :: to freeze off |
| afvuren {vt} | :: to fire, to fire off (a weapon, projectile) |
| afwaaien {vi} | :: to be blown off |
| afwaaien {vi} | :: to be blown away |
| afwaaien {vt} | :: to blow away |
| afwaaien {vt} | :: to blow off |
| afwaarts {adv} | :: downwards, towards what is below |
| afwaarts {adv} | :: downwards, towards a lower figure or amount |
| afwachten {vt} | :: to wait (for), to await |
| afwachten {vt} [Limburg] | :: to expect |
| afwachting {f} | :: expectation |
| afwas {m} | :: dishes (unwashed dishware) |
| afwasbak {m} | :: sink [for dishes] |
| afwasborstel {m} | :: A washing-up brush, a dishwashing brush |
| afwasborsteltje {noun} | :: diminutive of afwasborstel |
| afwasmachine {f} | :: dishwasher (appliance for washing dishes) |
| afwasmiddel {n} | :: dishwashing liquid, dish detergent |
| afwassen {vt} | :: to wash off |
| afwassen {vi} | :: to wash up, to do the dishes |
| afwasser {m} | :: dishwasher, person |
| afwateren {vti} | :: to drain, to remove water (from) |
| afwatering {f} | :: drainage (removal of water) |
| afwateringskanaal {n} | :: drainage channel, drainage canal |
| afweergeschut {n} | :: anti-air defence, anti-aircraft gun(s) |
| afwegen {vt} | :: to weigh, to determine the weight of |
| afwegen {vt} | :: to consider, to weigh the importance of |
| afweging {f} | :: assessment: the consideration/weighing of alternative possibilities |
| afwendbaar {adj} | :: preventable, avoidable (that can be prevented or avoided) |
| afwenden {vt} | :: to stave off, to avert, to obviate, to prevent |
| afwenden {vr} | :: to turn away |
| afwennen {vt} | :: to unlearn, to lose or kick a habit |
| afwennen {vt} [of young animals] | :: to wean |
| afweren {vt} | :: to ward off |
| afweren {vt} | :: to parry, to deflect |
| afwerken {vt} | :: to finish, to complete work on |
| afwerken {vi} | :: to finish work for the day |
| afwerking {f} | :: completion, finishing |
| afwerking {f} | :: The way in which something is finished |
| afwerpen {vt} | :: to throw off, to cast off |
| afwerpen {vt} [figuratively] | :: to produce, yield |
| afweten {v} | :: to be knowledgeable [+ van (object) = about] |
| afwezig {adj} | :: absent |
| afwezig {adj} | :: absent-minded |
| afwezige {mf} | :: absent one |
| afwezigheid {f} | :: absence |
| afwijken {vi} [dated] | :: to go away, to leave [+ van (object) = from] |
| afwijken {vi} | :: to deviate |
| afwijken {vi} | :: to differ |
| afwijkend {adj} | :: deviating, differing |
| afwijking {f} | :: deviation |
| afwijking {f} | :: anomaly, abnormality |
| afwijzen {vt} | :: to turn away, to decline, to reject |
| afwikkelen {vt} | :: to unwind |
| afwikkelen {vt} | :: to conclude, to bring to the final stages |
| afwikkeling {f} | :: unwinding |
| afwikkeling {f} | :: ending, conclusion |
| afwinden {vt} | :: to unwind, to wind off (to remove coils) |
| afwinden {vt} | :: to crank down (to move something downward by means of a windlass) |
| afwisselen {vt} | :: to alternate |
| afwisselen {vt} | :: to vary |
| afwisselend {adj} | :: alternating |
| afwisselend {adj} | :: varied |
| afwisseling {f} | :: change, variation |
| afwisseling {f} | :: alternation |
| afwitten {vt} | :: to paint or chalk white |
| afwitten {vt} | :: to complete painting white |
| afwitten {vt} | :: to remove chalk or white paint from |
| afwoekeren {vt} [dated, of time and resources] | :: to set apart and dedicate to a specific purpose [often implying considerable difficulty or sacrifice] |
| afwoekeren {vt} [dated] | :: to defraud, to scam |
| afzagen {vt} | :: to saw off |
| afzakken {vi} | :: to drop down, to come down |
| afzakken {vi} | :: to sag |
| afzakken {vi} | :: to decrease, to lessen |
| afzakken {vi} [of rain] | :: to slowly disperse, to float away |
| afzakken {vi} [of crowd] | :: to disperse |
| afzakken {vi} [figuratively] | :: to sink to a lower level, to fall from grace |
| afzeggen {vt} | :: to cancel (an arrangement, appointment etc.) |
| afzegging {f} | :: cancellation |
| afzeiken {vt} [colloquial] | :: to criticise harshly, to ridicule |
| afzenden {vt} | :: to ship, dispatch, send off |
| afzender {m} | :: sender, consigner, dispatcher (e.g., of a letter) |
| afzet {m} [economics] | :: sales (the totality of products or services sold in a given timeframe) |
| afzetgebied {n} | :: market (geographical area where a certain commercial demand exist) |
| afzetmarkt {f} | :: sales market |
| afzetten {vt} | :: to take off (an item of clothing) |
| afzetten {vt} | :: to switch off (an electronic device) |
| afzetten {vt} | :: to amputate |
| afzetten {vt} | :: to demarcate, mark out with boundaries |
| afzetten {vt} | :: to sell (products or commodities, typically at a specific sales market) |
| afzetten {vt} | :: to close off, to barricade (a street) |
| afzetten {vt} | :: to dethrone, to remove from office |
| afzetten {vt} | :: to scam, to rip off |
| afzetten {vt} | :: to sediment, to deposit |
| afzetten {vt} | :: to drop off (a passenger at a destination) |
| afzetterij {f} | :: rip-off |
| afzetterij {f} | :: extortion |
| afzetting {f} | :: cordon, fencing |
| afzetting {f} [geology] | :: deposit |
| afzetting {f} [chemistry] | :: precipitate |
| afzetting {f} [medicine] | :: amputation |
| afzetting {f} | :: deposition, removal from office |
| afzettingsgesteente {n} | :: sedimentary rock |
| afzettingsprocedure {f} | :: deposition procedure, impeachment procedure |
| afzichtelijk {adj} | :: hideous, repulsive |
| afzichtelijk {adv} | :: heinously, repulsively |
| afzichtig {adj} | :: hideous, very ugly |
| afzien {vi} | :: to give up, to relinquish [+ van (object)] |
| afzien {vi} | :: to suffer, to endure something to the end despite a lack of enthusiasm |
| afzien {vi} | :: to cheat, to crib |
| afzingen {vt} [dated] | :: to sing to completion |
| afzinkbaar {adj} | :: submersible |
| afzinken {v} [ergative] | :: to submerge, submerse |
| afzinnig {adj} [obsolete, rare] | :: senseless, mindless |
| afzoeken {vt} | :: to search (an area) thoroughly |
| afzonderen {vt} | :: to isolate |
| afzondering {f} | :: seclusion, isolation |
| afzonderlijk {adj} | :: separate |
| afzuigen {vt} | :: to suck off |
| afzuigen {v} | :: to exhaust, to drain by means of suction, to extract by suction (of fluids) |
| afzuigen {v} | :: to suck clean, to suck in order to remove something |
| afzuigen {v} [sex] | :: to perform oral sex |
| afzuigkap {m} | :: extractor hood, range hood |
| afzwakken {v} [ergative] | :: to weaken |
| afzwakken {v} [ergative] | :: to subside, to quiet down, to slow down |
| afzwakken {vt} | :: to relax (requirement or rule) |
| afzwepen {vt} | :: to flog, to whip intensely |
| afzweren {vt} | :: to abjure, swear off |
| agaat {m} [countable] | :: agate (quartz gemstone) |
| agaat {n} | :: agate (quartz substance) |
| agaten {adj} | :: agate, consisting of or made from agate |
| Agatha {f} | :: given name |
| -age {suffix} | :: Creates nouns from verbs and from other nouns. It denotes: |
| -age {suffix} | :: action |
| -age {suffix} | :: collectivity |
| -age {suffix} | :: result of an action |
| agenda {m} | :: A calendar (book), a diary, a booklet or other device where one notes down one’s schedule, appointments etc |
| agenda {m} | :: An agenda [list of matters at a meeting] |
| agendapunt {n} | :: An item on an agenda |
| agendaseks {m} [wrily humorous] | :: A sexual encounter planned in advance to fit in a busy schedule |
| agens {m} [grammar] | :: agent, grammatical agent |
| agens {n} | :: agent, effective cause |
| agent {m} | :: a police officer |
| agent {m} | :: an undercover agent |
| agent {m} | :: an agent, a surrogate (one who acts on behalf of another) |
| agente {f} | :: female police officer |
| agente {f} | :: female spy |
| agentschap {n} | :: agency |
| agentuur {f} | :: agency, institute |
| ageren {vi} | :: to act (especially in legal proceedings) |
| ageren {vi} | :: to campaign, to fight [+ tegen (object) = against] |
| Agga {prop} {n} [slang, Netherlands] | :: the Hague |
| agglomeratie {f} | :: agglomeration |
| agglutinatie {f} [medicine] | :: agglutination, uniting (e.g. sealing a wound) by means of glue |
| agglutinatie {f} [linguistics] | :: agglutination |
| agglutineren {vi} | :: to agglutinate, to accrete |
| agio {n} | :: agio |
| agitatie {f} | :: agitation |
| agitator {m} | :: An agitator, one who stirs up unrest, a demagogue |
| agiteren {vt} | :: to agitate, to stir up |
| agnost {m} | :: agnostic |
| agnoste {f} | :: Female agnostic |
| agnostica {m} | :: female equivalent of agnosticus |
| agnosticus {m} | :: agnostic |
| agnostisch {adj} | :: agnostic |
| agnostisch {adj} | :: nescient |
| agoeti {m} {n} | :: agouti |
| agoeti {m} {n} | :: color of wild small mammals |
| agogiek {f} [education, chiefly uncountable] | :: A theoretic system of education, bildung or social work |
| agogiek {f} [music, uncountable] | :: agogic |
| agorafobie {f} | :: agoraphobia |
| agorafobisch {adj} | :: agoraphobic |
| agorafoob {m} | :: An agoraphobe |
| agorafoob {adj} [uncommon] | :: agoraphobic |
| agrariër {m} | :: One who works in agriculture; farmer, farmhand, agricultural labourer, etc |
| agrarisch {adj} | :: agrarian, agricultural |
| agrarisch {adj} [historical, archaic] | :: pertaining to the Agrarian laws |
| agreatie {f} [historical] | :: A document expressing agreement to the appointment or ordination of a candidate |
| agreatie {f} [obsolete] | :: agreement, assent, consent |
| agressie {f} | :: hostile, aggressive behaviour, aggression |
| agressie {f} | :: aggression, the act of initiating hostile activities, e.g. a military invasion |
| agressie {f} [obsolete] | :: attack |
| agressief {adj} | :: aggressive |
| agressiviteit {f} | :: aggressiveness, aggression |
| agrimonie {f} | :: agrimony, plant of the genus Agrimonia |
| aha-erlebnis {f} | :: A eureka experience (experience of suddenly gaining insight) |
| ahoi {interj} | :: general greeting between ships |
| ahorn {m} | :: maple, tree of the genus Acer |
| ahornsiroop {f} | :: maple syrup |
| a.h.w. {adv} | :: as it were; abbreviation of als het ware |
| ai {m} | :: pale-throated sloth, Bradypus tridactylus |
| aids {m} | :: AIDS |
| aileron {m} | :: aileron (aeroplane part) |
| aimabel {adj} [formal] | :: amiable |
| -air {suffix} | :: -ary; of or pertaining to |
| air {m} | :: air, pretension or pretentious attitude |
| air {m} | :: tune, melody |
| airbag {m} | :: An airbag |
| airco {f} [colloquial] | :: air conditioning |
| airconditioning {m} | :: air conditioning |
| airplay {m} | :: airplay |
| aïs {f} [music] | :: A-sharp |
| AIVD {prop} | :: abbreviation of Algemene Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst the General Intelligence and Security Service, the secret service of the Netherlands |
| aja {f} | :: ayah, verse of the Qur'an |
| a.j.b. {adv} | :: abbreviation of alsjeblieft |
| aju {interj} [colloquial] | :: bye, see you |
| ajuin {m} [Southern Dutch] | :: onion |
| ajuinachtig {adj} [Southern Dutch] | :: onionlike |
| aju paraplu {interj} [slang] | :: tatty bye |
| ajuus {interj} | :: alternative form of aju |
| akademie {f} | :: superseded spelling of academie |
| akelig {adj} | :: unpleasant, eerie |
| akelig {adj} | :: nasty, unfriendly |
| Aken {prop} {n} | :: Aachen, a city in Germany |
| Akens {adj} | :: Of, from or pertaining to Aachen |
| aker {m} [Southern Dutch] | :: bucket |
| aker {m} [historical] | :: metal well bucket |
| aker {m} [dated, Eastern Netherlands] | :: kettle |
| aker {m} [archaic] | :: acorn |
| aker {m} [obsolete] | :: acre |
| Akkadisch {prop} {n} | :: Akkadian |
| Akkadisch {adj} | :: Akkadian |
| akkefietje {n} | :: A chore, small job |
| akkefietje {n} | :: Something insignificant |
| akkefietje {n} | :: A minor problem, something that went wrong |
| akkefietje {n} [archaic] | :: A nasty job |
| akker {m} [agriculture] | :: agricultural field (field on which crops are grown) |
| akkerbouw {m} [agriculture] | :: tillage, branch of agriculture dedicated to the cultivation of crops and other plants on fields |
| akkerbouwbedrijf {n} | :: arable farm |
| akkerbouwer {m} [agriculture] | :: A tiller, a farmer who cultivates crops on fields |
| akkerland {n} | :: farmland used for crops |
| akkerman {m} [archaic] | :: farmer specialised in the cultivation of crops |
| Akkerman {prop} | :: surname |
| akkoord {n} [music] | :: chord |
| akkoord {n} | :: agreement, accord |
| akoestiek {f} | :: The acoustics, quality of a space (such as absorption and echo-effects) for hearing music and other sounds |
| akoestiek {f} | :: The physics branch acoustics, which studies the above |
| akoestisch {adj} | :: acoustic, acoustical |
| akoestische gitaar {f} [musical instruments] | :: acoustic guitar |
| aks {f} | :: An axe, usually denoting a heavy axe |
| akte {f} | :: act (of a theatrical play) |
| akte {f} | :: legal instrument, deed |
| akte {f} | :: certificate, a licence, a diploma or in generally any official document that gives legal evidence to something |
| akte {f} [religion] | :: an act of charity, one of the three theological virtues of a Catholic priest |
| aktentas {f} | :: superseded spelling of aktetas |
| aktetas {f} | :: briefcase |
| aktie {f} | :: superseded spelling of actie |
| aktief {adj} | :: superseded spelling of actief |
| aktief {n} | :: superseded spelling of actief |
| aktivisties {adj} [obsolete] | :: nonstandard spelling of activistisch |
| -al {suffix} [functional group suffix] | :: -al |
| al- {prefix} | :: all-; pan- |
| al {determiner} | :: all, all of |
| al {adv} | :: already |
| al {adv} | :: yet |
| al {conj} | :: even |
| alaaf {interj} [Brabant, Limburg] | :: A greeting used during carnaval |
| Alaan {m} [historical] | :: Alan (member of a Sarmatian tribe) |
| à la carte {adv} [Food and drink] | :: allowing selection only from a fixed list of options, typically shown on a menu |
| à la carte {adv} [Food and drink] | :: with each dish priced |
| à la carte {adv} [by extension] | :: from any longlist of options, or even free choice, as opposed to a shortlist |
| à la minute {adj} | :: not prepared in advance |
| à la minute {adv} | :: immediately, directly |
| à la minute {adv} | :: not prepared in advance |
| alant {m} | :: elecampane (Inula helenium) |
| alant {m} | :: any plant of the genus Inula |
| alantswortel {m} | :: The root of a plant of the genus Inula, especially that of the elecampane (Inula helenium) |
| alantwortel {m} | :: alternative form of alantswortel |
| alarm {n} | :: alarm |
| alarmbel {f} | :: alarm bell |
| alarmcentrale {f} | :: emergency exchange |
| alarmeren {vt} | :: to alarm, bring in a state of alert, warn, notably by means of an alarm signal |
| alarmeren {vt} [figuratively] | :: to alarm, disquiet, disturb |
| alarmnummer {n} | :: emergency number |
| alarmsignaal {n} | :: an alarm (a vocal or mechanical signal, a notice, especially of approaching danger) |
| Albanees {m} | :: Albanian (person from Albania) |
| Albanees {prop} {n} | :: the Albanian language |
| Albanees {adj} | :: Albanian (Of or pertaining to Albania or the Albanian language) |
| Albanië {prop} {n} | :: Albanië (country) |
| albatros {m} | :: albatross, seabird of the family Diomedeidae |
| albe {f} [Roman Catholicism] | :: alb |
| albedil {m} | :: someone who condescends excessively and pettily |
| Albert {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| Alberts {prop} | :: surname |
| albiet {n} | :: albite |
| albino {mf} | :: albino: person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one afflicted with albinism |
| albino {adj} | :: albino, albinistic: congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); afflicted with albinism |
| Alblasserdam {prop} {n} | :: Alblasserdam (village/and/municipality) |
| Albrandswaard {prop} {n} | :: Albrandswaard (municipality) |
| Albrecht {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| album {n} | :: album (book of photographs, stamps, or autographs) |
| album {n} | :: album (vinyl record or group of audio recordings in any media) |
| alchemie {f} | :: alchemy |
| alchemist {m} | :: alchemist |
| alcohol {m} [countable, organic chemistry] | :: alcohol (class of compounds) |
| alcohol {m} [uncountable] | :: alcohol (ethanol specifically) |
| alcoholicus {m} | :: alcoholic |
| alcoholisch {adj} | :: alcoholic |
| alcoholisme {n} | :: alcoholism (addictive alcohol abuse) |
| alcoholist {m} | :: alcoholic |
| alcoholiste {f} | :: female equivalent of alcoholist |
| alcoholmisbruik {n} | :: alcohol abuse |
| alcoholslot {n} | :: A breath alcohol ignition interlock device |
| alcoholtest {m} | :: An alcohol test (e.g. a breath test or blood test for alcohol levels) |
| alcoholvrij {adj} | :: alcohol-free (not containing alcohol) |
| aldaar {adv} | :: there, in the aforementioned place |
| al dan niet {adv} | :: does or does not - in some cases does, in other cases does not |
| al dan niet {adv} | :: did or did not - in some cases did, in other cases did not |
| aldehyde {m} [organic chemistry] | :: aldehyde |
| Aldemar {prop} | :: given name |
| al dente {phrase} | :: al dente |
| Alders {prop} | :: surname |
| Aldert {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| aldra {adv} | :: very soon |
| aldus {adv} | :: thus, so |
| aldus {adv} | :: thus said (someone), according to (someone) |
| ale {m} {n} | :: ale |
| alert {adj} | :: alert |
| alertheid {f} | :: alertness |
| Alex {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| Alexander de Grote {prop} {m} | :: Alexander the Great |
| alf {m} | :: a type of folkloristic humanoid or spirit; an elf |
| alfa {f} | :: The letter alpha (first letter of the Greek alphabet) |
| alfa {f} | :: Historically used in educational contexts to denote a humanistic orientation |
| alfa {f} | :: Someone who is educated in the humanities or otherwise prefers such subjects |
| alfa {f} [ethology] | :: A dominant animal |
| alfabeet {mf} | :: a literate |
| alfabet {n} | :: alphabet |
| alfabetisch {adj} | :: alphabetical (in the order of the letters of the alphabet) |
| alfabetiseren {vt} | :: to arrange alphabetically |
| alfabetiseren {vt} | :: to educate in reading and writing, to make literate |
| alfabetisme {n} | :: literacy |
| alfanumeriek {adj} | :: alphanumeric |
| Alfons {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| Alfred {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| alfsegat {adv} [Brabantian] | :: careless; sloppy |
| alfsegat {adv} [Brabantian] | :: so-so |
| alg {f} | :: alga |
| algebra {f} [mathematics] | :: algebra |
| algebraïsch {adj} | :: algebraic |
| algeheel {adj} | :: complete |
| algemeen {adj} | :: general |
| algemeen {adj} | :: common |
| algemeenheid {f} | :: generality, commonness |
| Algerije {prop} {n} | :: Algerije (country) |
| Algerijn {m} | :: Algerian (person from Algeria or of Algerian heritage) |
| Algerijns {adj} | :: Algerian; of Algeria or its people |
| Algiers {prop} {n} | :: Algiers (capital city) |
| Algisch {adj} | :: Algic |
| Algonkisch {adj} | :: Algonquian |
| algoritme {n} | :: An algorithm, precise logical computational procedure |
| alhoewel {conj} | :: although, albeit |
| Ali {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| Ali {prop} {f} | :: given name, most common in the mid-twentieth century |
| alibi {n} {m} | :: alibi |
| Ali Chemicali {prop} {m} | :: Nickname of Ali Hassan al-Majid; Chemical Ali |
| Alida {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| alien {m} | :: An alien, an extraterrestrial |
| aliëneren {vt} [obsolete, of rights and property] | :: to transfer, to sell or donate |
| Ali en Fatima {prop} {p} | :: The stereotypical allochthonous Dutch commoners |
| alikruik {f} | :: common periwinkle, Littorina littorea (sea snail) |
| alikruik {f} | :: periwinkle, any mollusk of the genus Littorina |
| alimentatie {f} | :: alimony (court-imposed allowance to meet costs of living) |
| alinea {f} | :: paragraph |
| alirocumab {n} | :: alirocumab |
| alk {f} | :: An auk in general'; a member of the Alcidae |
| alk {f} | :: The razorbill, Alca torda, in particular |
| alkaan {m} [organic chemistry] | :: alkane |
| alkali {n} [chemistry] | :: alkali |
| alkalimetaal {n} | :: alkali metal |
| alkeen {m} [organic chemistry] | :: alkene |
| Alkmaar {prop} {n} | :: Alkmaar (city/and/municipality) |
| alkyl {m} [organic chemistry] | :: alkyl |
| alkyn {m} [organic chemistry] | :: alkyne |
| alla {interj} | :: so be it, go ahead |
| alla {interj} | :: granted, I'll admit |
| Allah {prop} {m} | :: Allah |
| allang {adv} | :: for a long time already |
| alle {adv} | :: all (every individual of the given class) |
| allé {interj} | :: alternative spelling of allee |
| alle beetjes helpen {proverb} | :: every little helps |
| allebei {determiner} | :: both |
| alledaags {adj} | :: everyday, commonplace, ordinary |
| alledaagsheid {f} | :: commonplace, ordinariness, doldrums |
| allee {interj} [Belgium] | :: come on |
| allee {f} | :: avenue, broad lane flanked by trees |
| allee {f} [Belgium, architecture] | :: landing [at upper floor of a house] |
| alleen {adj} | :: alone, by oneself |
| alleen {adj} | :: lonely |
| alleen {adv} | :: only, exclusively |
| alleen {adv} | :: just, only, merely |
| alleen de rozijnen uitpikken {v} [idiomatic, Belgium] | :: to cherrypick |
| alleenheerschappij {f} | :: autocracy, dictatorial rule by a single person |
| alleenheerschappij {f} [figurative] | :: hegemony, exclusive supremacy in the political sphere or in a specific field; not necessarily by one person |
| alleenheerser {m} | :: An autocrat |
| alleen maar {adv} | :: only, just |
| alleenrecht {n} [economics] | :: A monopoly |
| alleenrecht {n} [figurative] | :: An exclusive right to something; a monopoly |
| alleenstaand {adj} | :: single, unmarried |
| allemaal {pron} | :: all, everyone |
| allemachtig {interj} | :: An expression of surprise or excitement: oh my God!, holy macaroni, God Almighty! |
| allemachtig {adj} [colloquial] | :: alternative form of almachtig |
| allemansvriend {m} | :: everyone's friend (person who is friendly to everyone or seeks to please people indiscriminately) |
| allemansvriendin {f} | :: [female] everyone's friend (woman who is friendly to everyone or seeks to please people indiscriminately) |
| allen {pron} | :: all [plural, of persons] |
| allengs {adv} | :: gradually, slowly |
| aller- {prefix} | :: very; of them all |
| aller {determiner} | :: of all; genitive of al |
| alleraardigst {adj} | :: most charming |
| allerchristelijkst {adj} | :: most Christian [typically as an epithet for monarchs and more rarely their dominions] |
| allereerst {adv} | :: in the first place, firstly |
| allereerst {adj} | :: the very first, the first of all |
| allergeen {n} | :: allergen (substance provoking allergic reactions) |
| allergie {f} | :: allergy (disorder of the immune system) |
| allergisch {adj} | :: allergic |
| allergologie {f} | :: allergology |
| allergologisch {adj} | :: allergological |
| allergoloog {m} | :: allergologist, allergist |
| allerhande {determiner} | :: all kinds of |
| Allerheiligen {prop} {n} | :: All Saints Day, All Hallows, Hallowmas (November, 1st) |
| allerlei {determiner} | :: all kinds of |
| allerminst {adv} | :: not in the least, not at all |
| aller- -st {circumfix} | :: Forms superlative adjectives with the meaning of “most of all”, “very” |
| Allerzielen {prop} {n} | :: All Souls' Day (November 2nd) |
| alles {pron} [indefinite] | :: Everything |
| allesbehalve {adv} | :: not at all, anything but |
| alleseter {m} | :: omnivore, creature eating both plants and other animals |
| alles goed {phrase} [colloquial] | :: how are you? (literally: everything good?) |
| alles kits {phrase} [colloquial, without a finite verb] | :: is everything all right? |
| alles kits {phrase} [colloquial, without a finite verb] | :: everything is all right |
| alles kits {phrase} [colloquial, with a finite verb] | :: everything all right |
| alleszins {adv} | :: in every way, completely |
| alle wegen leiden naar Rome {proverb} | :: all roads lead to Rome |
| allez {interj} | :: alternative spelling of allee |
| alliancie {f} | :: obsolete spelling of alliantie |
| alliantie {f} | :: alliance |
| allicht {adv} | :: probably |
| allicht {adv} | :: surely, presumably |
| alligator {m} | :: alligator, crocodilian of the genus Alligator |
| allochtoon {adj} | :: allochthonous |
| allochtoon {m} | :: A person (or thing) originating abroad |
| allochtoon {m} [law, demography] | :: A person of non-native descent, having been born abroad or having foreign parents or grandparents [legal and demographic definitions vary] |
| allochtoon {m} [colloquial, potentially offensive] | :: A person of non-Western descent |
| allodiaal {adj} [historical, law] | :: allodial, inalienable (free, without feudal constraints) |
| allofoon {m} | :: An allophone |
| allooi {n} | :: quality, level, type, kind |
| allooi {n} [dated] | :: the proportion of noble metal in an alloy compare to non-noble metals |
| allooi {n} [dated] | :: an alloy |
| allotroop {m} | :: allotrope |
| allotroop {adj} | :: allotropic |
| allure {f} | :: air, pretension |
| alm {f} | :: alpine pasture |
| almaar {adv} | :: all the time |
| almacht {m} | :: omnipotence |
| almachtig {adj} | :: almighty, omnipotent |
| almachtig {adj} [figuratively] | :: (the most) mighty, in (almost total) control |
| alma mater {f} | :: alma mater (university one attended, especially one from which one has graduated) |
| almanak {m} | :: almanac, book or table containing dates |
| almanak {m} | :: almanac, yearbook |
| almanak {m} [obsolete] | :: calendar, method of time keeping |
| Almar {prop} | :: given name |
| Almelo {prop} {n} | :: Almelo (city/and/municipality) |
| almemor {m} | :: bima, pulpit in an Ashkenazi synagogue |
| Almere {prop} {n} | :: Almere (city/and/municipality) |
| Almere {prop} {n} [historical] | :: A lake, in Roman times and the Middle Ages more or less located at the location of the current IJsselmeer |
| al met al {adv} | :: all in all |
| aloë {f} | :: aloe, succulent of the genus Aloe |
| alom {adv} | :: everywhere, all around |
| alomtegenwoordig {adj} | :: omnipresent, ubiquitous |
| alomtegenwoordigheid {f} | :: omnipresence, ubiquity |
| Alonso {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| Alonzo {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| aloud {adj} | :: ancient, time-honoured, from time immemorial |
| alp {m} | :: alp, (very) high mountain |
| alpaca {m} | :: alpaca |
| Alpen {prop} {p} | :: Alpen (mountain range) |
| alpengloed {m} | :: alpenglow |
| alpengloeien {n} | :: alpenglow |
| alpenhoorn {m} | :: alphorn |
| alpenjager {m} | :: A soldier belonging to a division of alpine troops |
| alpenwei {f} [uncommon] | :: alternative form of alpenweide |
| alpenweide {f} | :: alpine pasture |
| Alphen {prop} {n} | :: Any of multiple towns in the Netherlands: |
| Alphen {prop} {n} | :: Alphen aan den Rijn (or simply Alphen), a city in Zuid-Holland |
| Alphen {prop} {n} | :: Alphen, a village in Noord-Brabant |
| Alphen {prop} {n} | :: Alphen aan de Maas (or simply Alphen), a village in Gelderland |
| Alphen {prop} {n} | :: Any of multiple municipalities in the Netherlands: |
| Alphen {prop} {n} | :: Alphen aan den Rijn, a municipality in Zuid-Holland |
| Alphen {prop} {n} | :: Alphen-Chaam, a municipality in Noord-Brabant |
| Alphen aan den Rijn {prop} {n} | :: Alphen aan den Rijn (city/and/municipality) |
| Alphen-Chaam {prop} {n} | :: Alphen-Chaam (municipality) |
| Alphons {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| alpien {adj} | :: alpine |
| alpine {adj} | :: alternative form of alpien |
| alpineskiën {vi} | :: to do alpine skiing |
| alpineskiën {n} | :: alpine skiing |
| alras {adv} | :: quickly, soon |
| alreeds {adv} [archaic] | :: already |
| alruin {f} | :: mandrake, plant of the genus Mandragora |
| alruin {f} [rare, literary] | :: a mandragora sprite, supposed to be the root of the mandrake plant |
| als {conj} | :: (subordinating) if, when |
| als {conj} | :: when, as soon as |
| als {prep} | :: like, as [+ nominative] |
| als {prep} | :: even ... als: as ... as [+ nominative] |
| als {prep} [nonstandard] | :: than [+ nominative] |
| als blikken konden doden {adv} | :: if looks could kill |
| als de bonte hond bekend staan {vi} [idiom] | :: to have a bad name |
| als de kat van huis is, dansen de muizen op tafel {proverb} | :: when the cat's away the mice will play |
| als een gek {prep} [simile] | :: like crazy, like mad; generic intensifier, indicating that something occurs to a great or excessive degree |
| als een kip zonder kop {adv} [simile] | :: like a chicken with its head cut off |
| als een lul op een drumstel slaan {vi} [simile, vulgar] | :: To make no sense, be illogical |
| als een tang op een varken slaan {vi} [simile] | :: to be complete nonsense, to make no sense whatsoever (literally: to hit like pliers on a pig) |
| alsem {m} [chiefly uncountable] | :: artemisia, any herb of the genus Artemisia |
| alsem {m} [uncountable] | :: the buds and flowers of the artemisia plants, used as a herb |
| als en slechts als {conj} [Belgium, logic] | :: if and only if |
| als het ware {adv} | :: as it were |
| al sinds {prep} | :: ever since |
| alsjeblieft {adv} | :: please |
| alsjeblieft {adv} | :: here you are |
| alsmaar {adv} | :: all the time |
| alsmede {conj} | :: as well as |
| als muziek in de oren klinken {v} [idiomatic, simile] | :: to sound like music to someone's ears |
| alsnog {adv} | :: as yet, still |
| alsnu {adv} | :: now, right now |
| alsnu {adv} | :: yet, thus far |
| alsof {conj} | :: as if |
| alsof er een engeltje op je tong piest {phrase} | :: Said of something that is absolutely delicious |
| als ook {conj} | :: as well as |
| alsook {conj} | :: as well as, also |
| als Pasen en Pinksteren op één dag vallen {phrase} | :: when hell freezes over; when pigs can fly (never) |
| alstu {interj} [colloquial] | :: abbreviation of alstublieft |
| alstublieft {interj} [formal] | :: please |
| alstublieft {interj} [formal] | :: here you are (when handing something to someone else) |
| als volgt {phrase} | :: as follows |
| alt {m} | :: alto (musical part) |
| alt {m} | :: alto (person or instrument) |
| alt {f} | :: a woman singing or playing the alto part |
| altaar {n} | :: altar |
| Altaar {prop} {n} [constellation] | :: Ara |
| altaardoek {n} | :: altar cloth (piece of cloth covering an altar) |
| altaarkleed {n} | :: altar cloth (piece of cloth covering an altar) |
| altaarstuk {n} | :: altarpiece |
| Altaïsch {adj} | :: Altaic (pertaining to the Altai Mountains) |
| Altaïsch {adj} | :: Altaic (pertaining to the formerly accepted Altaic language family) |
| Altaïsch {prop} {n} | :: the Altaic language family, a classification now generally rejected but widely accepted in the early 20th century |
| altemet {adv} [now, rare] | :: sometimes, now and then |
| altemet {adv} [obsolete] | :: maybe, perhaps |
| Altena {prop} {n} | :: Altena (municipality) |
| Altena {prop} {n} | :: surname |
| alternatief {adj} | :: alternative |
| alternatief {adj} | :: alternative, deviant |
| alternatief {adj} [obsolete] | :: alternating |
| alternatief {n} | :: alternative |
| alternatieveling {m} [pejorative] | :: Someone who participates in an alternative subculture (e.g. a hipster, emo or punk) |
| alternativo {m} [chiefly Belgium, pejorative] | :: Someone who participates in an alternative subculture (e.g. a hipster, emo or punk) and typically has leftist opinions |
| altezamen {adv} [formal] | :: together, combined |
| althans {adv} | :: at least |
| althans {adv} [obsolete] | :: right now, now |
| altijd {adv} | :: always |
| altijddurend {adj} | :: everlasting |
| altist {m} | :: altoist |
| altje {noun} | :: diminutive of alt |
| alto {m} [Netherlands, pejorative] | :: Someone who participates in an alternative subculture (e.g. a hipster, emo or punk) |
| altoos {adv} [formal] | :: always |
| alt-right {n} | :: alt-right |
| alt-right {adj} | :: alt-right |
| altsleutel {m} | :: alto clef |
| altviolist {m} | :: violist |
| altvioliste {f} | :: female violist |
| altviool {f} {m} [musical instruments] | :: A viola, string instrument of the violin family in the alto range |
| aluhoedje {noun} [slang] | :: tin-foil hat |
| aluhoedje {noun} [slang, derogatory] | :: conspiracy theorist, tinfoiler, crank, conspiracist |
| aluin {f} | :: alum |
| aluinaarde {f} | :: alundum, alumina (aluminium oxide) |
| aluinwater {n} | :: aluminous solution in water |
| aluminium {n} | :: aluminium |
| aluminiumfolie {f} {n} | :: aluminium foil (foil made of aluminium) |
| alvast {adv} | :: already |
| alvast {adv} | :: in advance (to do something before an ensuing event) |
| alvermogen {n} | :: omnipotence |
| Alvíssmál {prop} {n} {m} | :: the Alvíssmál |
| alvlees {n} [obsolete] | :: pancreas |
| alvleesklier {f} {m} | :: pancreas |
| alvleesklierkanker {m} | :: pancreatic cancer |
| alvorens {conj} [formal] | :: before |
| al weer {adv} | :: alternative spelling of alweer |
| alweer {adv} [Netherlands] | :: once again, once more |
| alweer {adv} | :: already, already again |
| alwetend {adj} | :: omniscient, all-knowing |
| alwetendheid {f} | :: omniscience |
| alwijs {adj} | :: perfectly wise |
| alzo {conj} | :: so, consequently, thus |
| a.m. {adv} | :: abbreviation of amica manu: (delivered) by the hand of a friend (put on an address) |
| a.m. {adv} | :: abbreviation of ante meridiem: a.m., in the forenoon |
| amachtig {adj} | :: obsolete form of amechtig |
| amai {interj} [Belgium] | :: Exclamation of surprise or disappointment; boy! |
| amai {interj} [Belgium] | :: oh my, amazing |
| Amalekiet {m} | :: An Amalekite (member of a hostile Biblical tribe) |
| amandel {f} | :: almond (nut) |
| amandel {f} | :: tonsil |
| amandelboom {m} | :: almond tree, Prunus dulcis |
| amandelmelk {f} | :: almond milk |
| amandelspijs {f} {m} | :: almond paste |
| amaretto {m} | :: amaretto |
| amaretto {m} | :: a glass or other serving of amaretto |
| amateur {m} | :: amateur |
| amateurisme {n} | :: amateurism |
| amateurisme {n} | :: amateurishness, incompetence, dilettantism |
| amateurschilder {m} | :: amateur painter |
| amateursport {f} | :: amateur sports |
| amazone {f} | :: female horse rider, female equestrian |
| Amazone {prop} {f} | :: Amazon (South American river) |
| Amazone {f} | :: Amazon (mythological female warrior) |
| amazonezadel {n} | :: saddle allowing the rider to sit with both legs to one side |
| ambacht {n} | :: handcraft, artisanry |
| ambacht {n} [historical] | :: legal district |
| ambachtelijk {adj} | :: artisanal; produced or producing according to the rules of traditional craft |
| ambachtsheer {m} | :: office or a feudal lord with legal power over a district called ambacht |
| ambachtsman {m} | :: craftsman, artisan, artificer |
| ambachtsvrouw {f} | :: tradeswoman, craftswoman (woman who is engaged in a (manual) trade) |
| ambachtsvrouw {f} [dated] | :: alternative form of ambachtsvrouwe |
| ambachtsvrouwe {f} | :: lady who had feudal legal authority over a district called an ambacht |
| ambassade {f} | :: An embassy, diplomatic legation to permanently represent a foreign state at (the highest) embassador's level |
| ambassade {f} | :: An ambassadorial mission |
| ambassade {f} | :: An embassy building |
| ambassade {m} [obsolete] | :: an envoy, spokesman |
| ambassadeur {m} | :: ambassador |
| ambassadrice {f} | :: An ambassadress, female ambassador |
| amber {n} | :: amber (colour of fossil resin) |
| amber {n} [non-standard] | :: amber (fossil resin) |
| Amber {prop} {f} | :: given name, Amber |
| ambergris {n} | :: ambergris |
| ambidexter {adj} | :: ambidexter |
| ambiëren {vt} | :: to aspire to |
| ambigu {adj} | :: ambiguous |
| ambiguïteit {f} | :: ambiguity |
| ambitie {f} | :: ambition |
| ambitieus {adj} | :: ambitious |
| ambivalent {adj} | :: ambivalent (simultaneously experiencing conflicting drives) |
| ambivalentie {f} | :: ambivalence, coexistence of opposing attitudes |
| Ambon {prop} {n} | :: Ambon (island in the Moluccas, Indonesia) |
| Ambon {prop} {n} | :: Ambon (city, capital of Maluku) |
| Ambonees {adj} | :: Ambonese; of, from or pertaining to Ambon City, Ambon Island of the Ambonese people |
| Ambonees {prop} {n} | :: Ambonese Malay, Ambonese (Malay-based creole language spoken on and around Ambon) |
| Ambonees {m} | :: An Ambonese person |
| Ambonees Maleis {prop} {n} [rare] | :: Ambonese Malay, Ambonese (Malay-based creole language spoken on and around Ambon) |
| ambras {m} [Belgium] | :: quarrel, fight |
| ambroos {mf} | :: obsolete form of ambrozijn |
| ambrozijn {n} [Greek mythology, Roman mythology] | :: ambrosia (divine sustenance) |
| ambrozijn {n} [figurative] | :: outstanding food, delicacy |
| ambt {n} | :: office, function, post (an official position) |
| ambtelijk {adj} | :: official |
| ambteloos {adj} | :: out of office |
| ambtenaar {m} | :: civil servant |
| ambtgenoot {m} | :: Someone who exercises the same or an equivalent office; colleague or counterpart of the same rank; opposite number |
| ambtseed {m} | :: oath of office |
| ambtsketen {f} | :: chain of office, livery collar |
| ambtsroede {f} [rare] | :: rod of office, a rod-shaped attribute symbolizing an official dignity |
| ambulance {f} | :: ambulance |
| amechtig {adj} | :: strongly panting |
| amechtig {adj} | :: short of breath |
| amechtig {adj} [transitive] | :: forced, frantic |
| amechtig {adv} | :: in a forced, frantic way |
| Ameide {prop} {n} | :: Ameide (town) |
| Ameland {prop} {n} | :: Ameland (island/and/municipality) |
| amen {interj} | :: amen; at the end of Judeo-Christian prayers: so be it |
| amen {interj} | :: amen; an expression of strong agreement |
| amen {n} | :: An instance of saying ‘amen’ |
| amendement {n} [law, politics] | :: amendment, change or addition to a proposed law, ordinance or rule |
| amenderen {vt} [law, politics] | :: to amend, to change or add to a proposed law or rule |
| amenen {vi} | :: to say, reply 'amen' after an uttering, notably in prayer or liturgy (especially in a responsory) |
| americium {n} | :: americium |
| Amerika {prop} {n} | :: Amerika (the <<continents>> of North America and South America) |
| Amerika {prop} {n} | :: Amerika (country) |
| Amerikaan {m} | :: American (person born in or citizen of the USA or the Americas) |
| Amerikaans {adj} | :: American |
| Amerikaans {adj} | :: Pertaining to the Americas |
| Amerikaans {adj} | :: Pertaining to the United States |
| Amerikaanse zeearend {m} | :: bald eagle; the species Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
| Amerikaans Samoa {prop} {n} | :: American Samoa |
| amerikaniseren {v} [ergative] | :: To Americanize (Americanise) |
| Amerikanski {m} [derogatory] | :: Americansky, Yank, Yankee (stereotypical Slavic term of abuse for a U.S. American, e.g. attributed to Soviets) |
| Amerindiaan {m} | :: Amerindian |
| Amerongen {prop} {n} | :: Amerongen (village) |
| Amersfoort {prop} {n} | :: Amersfoort (city/and/municipality) |
| amfetamine {f} | :: Amphetamine |
| amfibie {m} | :: amphibian, any member of the class Amphibia |
| amfibievliegtuig {n} | :: amphibious aircraft, amphibian |
| amfibievoertuig {n} | :: amphibious vehicle |
| amfibisch {adj} | :: amphibian, pertaining to amphibians |
| amfibisch {adj} | :: amphibian, capable of function on both land and in water |
| amfibrachisch {adj} | :: amphibrachic |
| amfibrachys {m} | :: amphibrach |
| amfioen {mf} [dated, chiefly Dutch East Indies] | :: opium |
| amfioenschuiver {m} [dated, historical, chiefly Dutch East Indies] | :: An opium smoker |
| amfoor {f} {m} | :: amphora (the container) |
| amfoor {f} {m} | :: amphora (the measurement for liquids) |
| amfoteer {adj} [chemistry] | :: amphoteric |
| Amhaars {prop} {n} | :: Amharic (language) |
| Amhaars {adj} | :: Amharic |
| Amharisch {prop} {n} | :: Amharic |
| Amharisch {adj} | :: Amharic |
| amida {prop} {f} | :: alternative case form of Amida |
| Amida {prop} {f} [Judaism] | :: the Amidah, the Shmoneh Esreh (Jewish silent prayer said while standing) |
| -amide {suffix} [functional group suffix] | :: -amide |
| -amine {suffix} [functional group suffix] | :: -amine |
| amino- {prefix} [functional group prefix] | :: amino- |
| aminozuur {n} [biochemistry] | :: amino acid |
| ammehoela {interj} [colloquial, sarcastic, indicates disbelief] | :: no way!, yeah right!, I don't think so! |
| ammehoela {interj} [colloquial, sarcastic, indicates refusal] | :: not on your life!, I don't think so!, whatever! |
| Ammerlaan {prop} | :: surname |
| ammonia {f} | :: ammonia solution |
| ammoniak {m} [chemistry] | :: ammonia (compound in gaseous form) |
| ammunitie {f} | :: ammunition, ammo |
| amnesie {f} | :: amnesia |
| amnestie {f} | :: amnesty (act in which pardon is granted) |
| amnion {m} | :: amnion |
| amoebe {f} | :: amoeba (a genus of unicellular protozoa) |
| amoebedysenterie {f} | :: amoebic dysentery |
| amok {n} {m} [historical, chiefly uncountable] | :: A murderous frenzy, a killing spree in Malay culture |
| amok {n} {m} [historical, countable] | :: One who runs amok, someone who is on such a killing spree |
| amok {n} {m} [uncountable] | :: uproar, riot, noise |
| amorf {adj} | :: amorphous, shapeless (lacking a definite form or clear shape) |
| amper {adv} | :: scarcely, barely |
| amper {adj} [archaic] | :: sour |
| ampère {m} | :: ampere |
| ampèremeter {m} | :: ammeter |
| amphibrachys {m} | :: dated spelling of amfibrachys |
| ampliatie {f} [historical, dated] | :: expansion, addition, especially of a law or provision |
| amplitude {f} [mathematics, physics] | :: amplitude |
| amplitudemodulatie {f} | :: amplitude modulation |
| ampul {f} | :: An ampoule, small, closed (glass or artificial) vial, as used to dose medicine |
| ampul {f} | :: A small jug, notably for liturgical use |
| amputatie {f} | :: amputation (surgical removal of a body part) |
| amputeren {vt} [medicine] | :: to amputate, surgically remove a body part |
| amputeren {vt} [figuratively] | :: to remove something essential, to maim, weaken greatly |
| Amstel {prop} {m} | :: A river in The Netherlands |
| Amstel {prop} {m} | :: A poetic metonym for Amsterdam, which lies on the river and is named after it |
| Amstels {adj} [literally] | :: on or otherwise relating to the river Amstel |
| Amstels {adj} [poetic] | :: relating to Amsterdam, the major Dutch port city on it, named after it and poetically referred to as Amstel |
| Amstelveen {prop} {n} | :: Amstelveen (city/and/municipality) |
| Amsterdam {prop} {n} | :: Amsterdam (city/and/municipality) |
| Amsterdammer {m} | :: Amsterdammer |
| amsterdammertje {noun} | :: a traffic bollard |
| amsterdammertje {noun} [colloquial] | :: rondo; a round pastry filled with almond paste |
| Amsterdams {adj} | :: from Amsterdam, relating to that Dutch city |
| Amsterdams pond {n} [obsolete] | :: Amsterdam pound: one of many locally defined weight measures called pound before the introduction of the metric system, important because of its use in the thriving Dutch maritime commerce; equivalent to 0.4941 kilograms |
| amulet {f} {m} | :: amulet, talisman |
| amuse {m} | :: appetiser, hors d'oeuvre |
| amuseren {vt} | :: to amuse |
| amuseren {vr} | :: to amuse oneself, to have fun |
| amyotrofisch {adj} | :: amyotrophic |
| amyotrofische laterale sclerose {f} [pathology] | :: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| an- {prefix} | :: an-: Not, without, opposite of |
| anaal {adj} | :: anal, of or relating to the anus |
| anaalridder {m} [Netherlands, pejorative, slang] | :: Pejorative term for a male homosexual |
| anabaptisme {n} | :: Anabaptism |
| anabaptist {m} | :: Anabaptist |
| anabaptistisch {adj} | :: Anabaptist |
| anabolisme {n} [biochemistry] | :: anabolism |
| anachoreet {m} [Christianity] | :: anchorite, hermit monk |
| anachoreet {m} | :: any other hermit |
| anaconda {f} {m} | :: anaconda, constrictor of the genus Eunectes |
| anagram {n} | :: anagram |
| analemma {n} | :: analemma |
| analemma {n} | :: a kind of astrolabe |
| analfabeet {m} | :: illiterate (person who can read nor write) |
| analfabetisme {n} | :: illiteracy |
| analist {m} | :: analyst |
| analogie {f} | :: analogy |
| analoog {adj} | :: analogue |
| analoog {adj} | :: analogous (having analogy; corresponding to something else) |
| analyse {f} | :: analysis (action of taking something apart to study it) |
| analyse {f} [mathematics] | :: analysis (mathematical study of functions, sequences, series, limits, derivatives and integrals) |
| analyseren {vt} | :: to analyse, subject to analysis |
| analytisch {adj} | :: analytical |
| ananas {f} {m} | :: pineapple |
| ananas {f} {m} | :: pineapple plant, plant of the genus Ananassa |
| anapest {m} | :: anapest |
| anapestisch {adj} | :: anapestic |
| anarchie {f} [politics] | :: Anarchy, a political regime (or movement to establish it) lacking any form of political authority or government |
| anarchie {f} [figuratively] | :: A state of utter disorder, advanced disorganization and confusion |
| anarchisme {m} | :: anarchism |
| anarchisme {m} [rare] | :: anarchy |
| anarchist {m} | :: anarchist |
| anarchisties {adj} [obsolete] | :: nonstandard spelling of anarchistisch |
| anarchistisch {adj} | :: anarchistic, relating or belonging to anarchism |
| Anatolië {prop} {n} | :: Anatolia |
| Anatolisch {adj} | :: Anatolian, pertaining to Anatolia |
| Anatolisch {adj} | :: Anatolian, pertaining to the Anatolian branch of Indo-European |
| anatomie {f} | :: anatomy |
| anatomisch {adj} | :: anatomical, anatomic |
| anatomiseren {v} [obsolete] | :: to dissect |
| anciënniteit {f} | :: length of service, seniority |
| ander {adj} | :: other |
| ander {adj} | :: different |
| ander {adj} [archaic] | :: second |
| ander {pron} | :: another, another person, someone else |
| anderhalf {num} | :: one and a half |
| anderhalfdekker {m} | :: sesquiplane |
| anderhalve man en een paardenkop {phrase} [idiom] | :: one man and his dog (virtually no one) |
| anderhalvemetereconomie {f} | :: An economy wherein the participants are able to keep a distance of one and a half meters from each other |
| Anderiesen {prop} | :: surname |
| andermaal {adv} | :: once again, for the second time |
| anderman {pron} | :: someone else |
| andermans {pron} | :: someone else's |
| anders {adv} | :: otherwise |
| anders {adv} | :: differently |
| andersgezind {adj} | :: dissident, dissenting, having a different mindset |
| anders nog iets {phrase} | :: anything else? |
| andersom {adv} | :: the other way around |
| anderstalig {adj} | :: relating to another language |
| anderstalig {adj} | :: speaking another language |
| andersvalide {adj} [Belgium] | :: disabled, handicapped, differently able |
| anderszins {adv} | :: otherwise |
| anderzijds {adv} | :: on the other hand |
| Andes {prop} {p} | :: the Andes |
| andesvos {m} | :: culpeo, Andean fox, Lycalopex culpaeus |
| andijvie {f} {m} | :: endive, Cichorium endivia (salad vegetable) |
| andoorn {m} | :: woundwort, betony, plant of the genus Stachys |
| Andorra {prop} {n} | :: Andorra (country) |
| Andorrees {m} | :: Andorran (person from Andorra) |
| André {prop} {m} | :: given name borrowed from French |
| Andreas {prop} {m} | :: Andrew (apostle, brother of the apostle Peter) |
| Andreas {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| andreaskruis {n} | :: A Saint Andrew's cross (diagonal cross) |
| Andries {prop} {m} | :: given name; an alternative form of Andreas |
| androgyn {adj} | :: androgynous |
| Andromeda {prop} {f} [constellation] | :: Andromeda |
| Andromeda {prop} {f} [Greek mythology] | :: Andromeda |
| anechoïsch {adj} | :: anechoic |
| anekdote {f} | :: anecdote |
| anekdotiek {f} | :: anecdotics |
| anemie {f} [pathology] | :: anemia, a medical condition with a decreased amount of hemoglobin, hindering oxygen transport |
| anemometer {m} [meteorology] | :: anemometer, windmeter |
| anemoon {f} | :: anemone, plant or flower of the genus Anemone |
| anemoonvis {m} | :: anemonefish, clownfish |
| anesthesie {f} | :: anesthesia |
| angel {m} | :: sting, dart (insect's organ) |
| angel {m} | :: hook, fish-hook, angle |
| angel {m} | :: tang (extension of a tool or weapon's head that is inserted in a handle) |
| angel {m} [rare, obsolete] | :: a snake's tongue |
| Angel {m} [historic, chiefly plural] | :: Angle |
| angellijn {f} [archaic, rare] | :: A fishing line |
| Angelsaksisch {adj} | :: Anglo-Saxon (pertaining to the West-Germanic peoples in early mediaeval Britain or their language) |
| Angelsaksisch {adj} | :: Anglo-Saxon (pertaining to English speaking countries or cultures, especially those with large European populations) |
| Angelsaksisch {prop} {n} | :: The Anglo-Saxon language, Old English |
| Angelsassisch {adj} | :: dated form of Angelsaksisch |
| Angelsassisch {prop} {n} | :: dated form of Angelsaksisch |
| angina {f} | :: angina |
| angio-oedeem {n} | :: angioedema (swelling of the lower layers of the skin or of other tissues) |
| anglicaan {m} | :: Anglican, Episcopalian |
| anglicaans {adj} | :: Anglican |
| Angola {prop} {n} | :: Angola (country) |
| angst {m} | :: fear, fright, anxiety |
| angstaanjagend {adj} | :: frightening, terrifying |
| angstcultuur {f} | :: A culture of fear |
| angstgegner {m} [sports] | :: opponent to whom one has lost before and who therefore inspires fear and anxiety |
| angsthaas {m} | :: a person who is easily scared, scaredy-cat |
| angstig {adj} | :: fearful, anxious |
| angstpsychose {f} | :: A psychosis that has fear as the most important symptom |
| ångström {m} | :: angstrom (unit) |
| angstschreeuw {m} | :: A scream of fear |
| angststoornis {f} | :: anxiety disorder |
| angstwekkend {adj} | :: frightening, rousing fear |
| anijs {m} | :: anise (plant and spice) |
| animo {m} {n} | :: desire, interest in doing something |
| anisakiasis {f} | :: anisakiasis |
| anjelier {f} {m} | :: carnation |
| anjer {f} | :: carnation (flower or plant) |
| anjer {f} | :: carnation (pink color) |
| anker {n} | :: anchor |
| ankerboei {f} | :: anchor buoy (buoy affixed to an anchor to indicate the anchor's location) |
| ankeren {vt} | :: to anchor |
| ankermast {m} | :: mooring mast (docking station for an airship) |
| ankeroog {n} | :: ring by means of which an anchor is attached to a rode |
| ankerplaats {f} | :: anchorage |
| ankerplaatsje {noun} | :: diminutive of ankerplaats |
| Anna {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| annaal {m} [chiefly in the plural] | :: annals, chronicle |
| annalen {p} [plurale tantum] | :: annals |
| Anne {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| Anneke {prop} {f} | :: given name, diminutive of Anne |
| Annelies {prop} {f} | :: given name: compound of Anne and Lies |
| Anne-Marie {prop} {f} | :: given name, combination of Anne and Marie |
| Annemieke {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| annexatie {f} | :: annexation |
| annexeren {vt} | :: to annex, to incorporate by force |
| annexeren {vt} [obsolete] | :: to legally incorporate, join or link [+ aan (object) = to] |
| annexeren {vt} [obsolete] | :: to append, to annex (a document) |
| annexering {f} | :: annexation |
| anno {adv} | :: in the year |
| annoteren {vt} | :: to annotate |
| annuleren {vt} | :: to cancel |
| annuleren {vt} | :: to annul |
| annulering {f} | :: cancellation |
| anoa {m} | :: anoa, Bubalus depressicornis |
| anode {f} [electricity] | :: anode |
| anomalie {f} | :: anomaly |
| anomie {f} | :: lawlessness |
| anomie {f} [sociology] | :: anomie |
| anoniem {adj} | :: anonymous, without an (acknowledged) name |
| anonimiteit {f} | :: anonymity (the quality or state of being anonymous) |
| Anouk {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| anoxie {f} | :: anoxia (condition in which a tissue or environment is totally deprived of oxygen) |
| Ans {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| ansichtkaart {f} | :: A picture postcard |
| ansichtkaartje {noun} | :: diminutive of ansichtkaart |
| ansjovis {f} [also, collective] | :: An anchovy (small, edible saltwater fish species, especially Engraulis encrasicolus) |
| -ant {suffix} | :: appended to the stem of a verb, it yields a noun which signifies the subject who performs the action of that verb (see agent noun) |
| Antarctica {prop} {n} | :: Antarctica |
| antarctisch {adj} | :: Antarctic |
| Antarctische Oceaan {prop} {m} [uncommon] | :: The Antarctic Ocean |
| -ante {suffix} | :: appended to the stem of a verb, it yields a noun which signifies a female subject who performs the action of that verb (see agent noun) |
| ante {f} [architecture] | :: anta, corner pilaster |
| antecedent {n} | :: antecedent (thing that precedes; prior fact, background fact) |
| antecedent {n} [linguistics] | :: antecedent (referent of a word, esp. of a pronoun) |
| antecedent {n} [logic] | :: antecedent (condition part of a proposition) |
| antedateren {vt} | :: to antedate |
| antenne {f} | :: antenna (feeler organ on the head of an insect) |
| antenne {f} | :: antenna (device to receive or transmit radio signals) |
| antependium {n} [Christianity] | :: antependium, frontal; the drapery hangings before an altar or lectern in a church |
| anti- {prefix} | :: anti- |
| antiaanbaklaag {f} | :: nonstick layers in frying pans |
| antibioticum {n} | :: antibiotic, medicinal substance to destroy or inhibit bacteria |
| antichrist {prop} {m} [chiefly Christianity] | :: Antichrist (false messiah appearing in the book of Revelations) |
| antichrist {m} [chiefly Christianity] | :: antichrist |
| Antichrist {prop} {m} | :: superseded spelling of antichrist |
| anticonceptie {f} | :: contraception |
| anticonceptiemiddel {n} | :: A contraceptive |
| anticonceptiepil {f} | :: contraceptive pill |
| anticonceptioneel {adj} | :: contraceptive |
| antideeltje {n} [physics] | :: antiparticle |
| antidotum {n} | :: antidote |
| -antie {suffix} | :: -ance |
| antiek {adj} | :: antique |
| antiek {n} | :: antiques (antique wares) |
| Antifa {prop} {f} | :: Antifa (decentralized militant left-wing anti-fascist movement) |
| Antifa {mf} | :: An Antifa member |
| antifascisme {n} | :: anti-fascism |
| antiferromagnetisch {adj} [physics] | :: antiferromagnetic |
| antiferromagnetisme {n} [physics] | :: antiferromagnetism |
| antifibrinolyticum {n} | :: antifibrinolytic, a drug to inhibit fibrinolysis |
| Antigua en Barbuda {prop} {p} | :: Antigua en Barbuda (country) |
| antiheld {m} | :: antihero [male or of unspecified gender] |
| antiheldin {f} | :: female antihero |
| antikraak {m} | :: A form of temporary occupation in otherwise unoccupied premises to prevent squatting |
| antikraak {adv} | :: Involving temporary occupation in otherwise unoccupied premises to prevent squatting |
| antilichaam {n} [biochemistry] | :: antibody, protein that binds to a specific antigen to counter it |
| Antilliaans {adj} | :: from the Antilles |
| antilope {f} | :: antelope |
| anti-maçonniek {adj} | :: antimasonic |
| antimaterie {f} [physics] | :: antimatter |
| antimonium {n} | :: antimony |
| antimoon {n} | :: The metallic chemical element antimony |
| antireclame {f} [chiefly uncountable] | :: Anything that diminishes someone's reputation |
| antirookmagiër {prop} {m} | :: Nickname or persona of Robert Jasper Grootveld, who would lead anti-smoking happenings at the statue Het Lieverdje while bizarrely dressed |
| antirookmagiër {m} [rare] | :: An opponent of smoking, usually a provo |
| antisemiet {m} | :: anti-Semite |
| antisemitisme {n} | :: antisemitism |
| antisepsis {f} | :: antisepsis |
| antisepticum {n} | :: disinfectant, antiseptic (antiseptic agent) |
| antiseptisch {adj} | :: antiseptic |
| antistof {m} [immunology, countable] | :: antibody |
| antithese {f} | :: An opposition |
| antithese {f} | :: An antithesis, in logic a proposition that is opposite to another proposition |
| antiwijnsteenzuur {n} [dated] | :: dextrotartaric acid |
| antoniem {n} | :: antonym (word which has the opposite meaning) |
| antoniempje {noun} | :: diminutive of antoniem |
| Antoon {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| antrax {m} | :: anthrax |
| antraxbrief {m} | :: anthrax letter |
| antropologie {f} | :: anthropology, the study of mankind |
| antropologisch {adj} | :: anthropological |
| antropologisch {adv} | :: anthropologically |
| antropoloog {m} | :: anthropologist |
| antropomorf {adj} | :: anthropomorphic |
| antropomorfisch {adj} [uncommon] | :: anthropomorphic |
| Antwerpen {prop} {n} | :: Antwerpen (capital city) |
| Antwerpen {prop} {n} | :: Antwerpen (province) |
| Antwerpenaar {m} | :: A native or inhabitant of Antwerp, Belgium; an Antwerpian |
| Antwerps {prop} {n} | :: local variant of Brabantian spoken in and near the city of Antwerp |
| antwoord {n} | :: answer, reply |
| antwoordapparaat {n} | :: answering machine |
| antwoorden {vi} | :: to answer, reply |
| antwoordnota {f} | :: reply notice (formal letter containing an official response) |
| antwoordnummer {n} | :: A number (telephone, fax etc.) which is intended for receiving replies |
| anus {m} | :: anus |
| anusridder {m} [vulgar, offensive, pejorative] | :: fag |
| ANVR {prop} | :: initialism of Algemene Nederlandse Vereniging van Reisondernemingen (Dutch Association of Travel Agents) |
| ANWB {prop} | :: Koninklijke Nederlandse Toeristenbond ANWB (originally Algemene Nederlandse Wielrijders-Bond), the Dutch road users and tourist organisation. Similar to the AA in the UK and the AAA in the US |
| aoristus {m} [grammar] | :: aorist |
| aorta {f} | :: aorta |
| AOW {f} [Netherlands] | :: initialism of algemene ouderdomswet |
| AOW {f} [Belgium] | :: initialism of arbeidsongevallenwet |
| apache {m} | :: member of the (Parisian) underworld |
| apart {adj} | :: separate |
| apart {adj} | :: unusual |
| apartheid {f} | :: the state of being separate; separateness |
| apartheid {f} | :: a characteristic that sets something or someone apart |
| apartheid {f} | :: the policy of racial separation used in South Africa from 1948 to 1990; apartheid |
| apartheid {f} [by extension] | :: any similar policy of racial separation |
| apathie {f} | :: apathy |
| Apeldoorn {prop} {n} | :: Apeldoorn (city/and/municipality) |
| apenarend {m} | :: Philippine eagle, Pithecophaga jefferyi |
| apenbakhuis {n} | :: obsolete spelling of apenbakkes |
| apenbakkes {n} [colloquial, pejorative] | :: ugly face |
| apenboom {m} | :: monkey puzzle tree, Araucaria araucana |
| apenboom {m} | :: baobab, tree of the genus Adansonia |
| apenkooi {f} | :: A place where apes and/or monkeys are kept, an apery |
| apenkooi {f} [sports, games, uncountable] | :: A variation of tag, usually played in school gyms, where players are not allowed to touch the floor and can only move about via mats, vaulting horses, bars, ropes, etc. Anyone who is caught or touches the floor has to leave the field of play |
| apenkooien {v} | :: to play a game of "apenkooi" |
| apenkop {m} [colloquial] | :: mischievous child, brat |
| apenkop {m} [literal] | :: head of a monkey |
| apenliefde {f} | :: ill-conceived blind love that is detrimental to the recipient |
| Apennijnen {prop} | :: Apennines |
| apennoot {f} [archaic] | :: peanut |
| apenpak {n} | :: A silly uniform or custome |
| apenpak {n} | :: A monkey costume |
| apenrots {f} | :: a rock on which monkeys live |
| apenrots {f} [figurative, pejorative] | :: a hierarchical world in which similar individuals live or work and which can appear silly from the perspective of an outsider, like the corporate world or the political world |
| apenstaart {m} [literal] | :: the tail of a monkey |
| apenstaart {m} | :: at sign, the symbol @ |
| apenstaart {m} | :: e-mail address |
| apenstaartje {noun} | :: at sign (the symbol @) |
| apenstreek {f} {m} | :: monkey business, prank |
| aperij {f} [archaic] | :: buffoonery, zany or silly antics |
| aperij {f} [archaic] | :: copycat behaviour, imitation |
| aperitief {n} | :: apéritif |
| apertuur {f} | :: aperture |
| apetrots {adj} | :: very proud [generally with positive connotations] |
| aphelium {n} [astronomy] | :: aphelion |
| apin {f} | :: a female monkey, primate or ape |
| a-pion {m} | :: a pawn in chess starting on the a-line |
| APK {f} | :: Algemene Periodieke Keuring, a periodic check on the roadworthiness of a motor vehicle. The Dutch equivalent of the British MOT |
| apneu {f} | :: An apnoea |
| apo- {prefix} | :: apo- |
| apocalyps {f} [Judaism, Christianity] | :: apocalypse (religious genre) |
| apocalyps {f} | :: apocalypse, future cataclysm |
| Apocalyps {prop} {f} | :: Apocalypse, the Book of Revelations |
| apocalyptisch {adj} [Judaism, Christianity] | :: apocalyptic (pertaining to the Book of Revelations or the religious genre in general) |
| apocalyptisch {adj} | :: apocalyptic (pertaining to a future cataclysm) |
| apocrief {adj} | :: apocryphal |
| apodictisch {adj} | :: apodictic |
| apofatisch {adj} [theology, philosophy] | :: describing something from what it is not; apophatic |
| apokoinou {f} | :: A rhetorical device similar to a zeugma or elliptical construction. An apokoinou is the blending of two sentences through a common word which has two syntactic functions, one for each of the sentence. The word common to both sentences is often a predicate object in the first and a subject in the second |
| apologeet {m} | :: apologist (public defender of a viewpoint, in particular a religious viewpoint) |
| apologetiek {f} [religion] | :: apologetics |
| apologetisch {adj} | :: apologetic (pertaining to formal defence, pertaining to apologetics) |
| apologie {f} | :: An apology (formal justification, defence) |
| apoplexie {f} [symptom] | :: apoplexy |
| apostel {m} [Christianity] | :: apostle (disciple of Christ; missionary or leader of a mission) |
| apostel {f} [chiefly plural] | :: knighthead (timber supporting the bowsprit) |
| apostelbrood {n} [historical, dated, Roman Catholicism] | :: A piece of white bread distributed to the poor on Holy Thursday |
| apostelbrood {n} | :: A large lump of cervelat or salami coated in pepper and other spices |
| apostilleren {vti} | :: to gloss, to write margin notes |
| apostolaat {n} [Christianity] | :: apostolate, apostleship (office or state of being an apostle) |
| apostolaat {n} [chiefly Christianity] | :: evangelisation, proselytisation, mission |
| apostolisch {adj} | :: apostolic, pertaining to the early Christian apostles |
| apostrof {f} {m} | :: apostrophe |
| apotheek {f} | :: pharmacy, apothecary, a place where prescription drugs may be dispensed by an authorized pharmacologist |
| apotheker {m} | :: chemist, pharmacist |
| apothekerspond {n} [historical] | :: Dutch medical pound, equivalent to about 375 grams |
| apotheose {f} | :: apotheosis |
| app {f} {m} | :: an app |
| app {f} {m} [typically in the diminutive] | :: a text message sent using an app |
| apparaat {n} | :: apparatus, device |
| apparaat {n} | :: apparatus, staff who work directly on maintaining operations; in particular those of a bureaucracy |
| apparatuur {f} | :: equipment, esp. a set of devices |
| apparatuur {f} [archaic] | :: paraphernalia, appareil, usually in reference to leather |
| appartement {n} | :: an apartment |
| appartementencomplex {n} | :: apartment complex |
| appel {m} | :: apple |
| appel {n} | :: appeal |
| appèl {n} | :: superseded spelling of appel |
| appelaar {m} [chiefly Belgium] | :: apple tree |
| appelbeignet {c} | :: apple beignet: a deep-fried slice of apple covered in batter traditionally eaten in December, especially around New Year's |
| appelblauwzeegroen {adj} [Belgium] | :: blue green |
| appelbloesem {m} {n} | :: apple blossom |
| appelboom {m} | :: apple tree (any cultivar of the Malus domestica tree species) |
| appelboomgaard {m} | :: apple orchard |
| appelboor {f} | :: apple-corer |
| appelcider {m} | :: cider |
| appelflap {m} | :: apple turnover |
| appelgroen {adj} | :: apple-green |
| appelgroen {n} | :: apple-green (colour) |
| appelhof {m} {n} [Northern Dutch, Groningen, Drenthe, Overijssel] | :: orchard containing various fruit trees, including apple trees |
| appelig {adv} | :: [mostly used with verbs of feeling or perception] unwell, lackless, unfirm |
| appelig {adj} | :: unwell, lackless, unfirm |
| appelkoos {c} [archaic, dialectal] | :: alternative form of abrikoos |
| Appelman {prop} | :: surname |
| Appelmans {prop} | :: surname |
| appelmoes {f} {n} | :: apple sauce, a food prepared by pureeing cooked apples |
| appelpunt {f} | :: A piece/slice of apple pie |
| appelsap {n} | :: apple juice |
| appelschel {f} | :: obsolete form of appelschil |
| appelschil {f} | :: apple peel, apple skin |
| appelsien {f} [Belgium, Limburg, archaic elsewhere] | :: orange (fruit) |
| appelsienenboom {m} | :: orange tree |
| appelsiensap {n} [Belgium, uncountable] | :: orange juice |
| appelsiensap {n} [Belgium, countable] | :: a serving of orange juice |
| appelspijs {mf} [now, chiefly Belgium] | :: apple sauce |
| appelstroop {f} | :: A syrup made from apples, similar to apple butter |
| appeltaart {m} | :: apple pie, apple tart |
| appelteef {f} [obsolete, pejorative, apparently having connotations similar to viswijf] | :: Insult for an apple saleswoman |
| appeltuin {m} [dated] | :: apple orchard |
| appelwijf {n} [historical, originally pejorative] | :: an apple saleswoman, notorious for shouting |
| appelwijn {m} | :: cider, apple wine |
| appelzalf {f} [obsolete] | :: A red cosmetic ointment based on mercury oxide |
| appen {vt} | :: to send a message using a mobile app |
| appendix {f} | :: An appendix, a section appended to the main body of a text or publication with peripheral information |
| appendix {f} | :: A vermiform appendix |
| appendix {f} | :: The appendix of a balloon |
| appetijt {m} | :: appetite, desire to eat |
| appetijt {m} | :: any desire or longing |
| appetijtelijk {adj} | :: tasty, appetising |
| appgroep {f} {m} | :: a group chat on a text messaging app |
| Appingedam {prop} {n} | :: Appingedam (village/and/municipality) |
| applauderen {vi} [obsolete] | :: to applaud |
| applaudissement {n} [archaic] | :: applause |
| applaudisseren {vi} | :: to applaud |
| applaus {n} | :: applause |
| applicatie {f} | :: application, act or process of applying something |
| applicatie {f} | :: application, program, app, piece of software |
| applicatie {f} [obsolete, music] | :: the particular way of using one's fingers in playing an instrument |
| appositie {f} [grammar] | :: An apposition |
| appreciëren {vt} [formal] | :: to appreciate |
| approximatie {f} | :: approximation |
| april {m} | :: the month of April |
| aprilvis {m} [Belgian] | :: April fool, a joke played on April Fools' Day |
| a prima vista {adv} | :: at first sight |
| a prima vista {adv} [music] | :: Sight-read |
| apsjaar {m} [Antwerp] | :: peculiar, incompetent, annoying person |
| aquarist {m} | :: An aquarist, an aquarium owner or maintainer |
| aquaristiek {f} | :: The practice of or the knowledge needed for maintaining an aquarium |
| aquaristisch {adj} | :: aquaristic, pertaining to aquarium keeping |
| aquarium {n} | :: aquarium |
| aquarium {n} [obsolete] | :: water basin, water tank |
| aquatisch {adj} | :: aquatic |
| ar {adj} [archaic] | :: sorry, sad, regrettable |
| ar {mf} [obsolete] | :: sledge |
| ara {m} | :: macaw, parrot of the genus Ara |
| ara {m} | :: Also used of certain not closely related but visually similar parrots |
| Arabië {prop} {n} | :: Arabia |
| Arabier {m} | :: inhabitant of Arabia |
| Arabier {m} | :: Arab (member of a Semitic people) |
| Arabisch {prop} {n} | :: Arabic (language or script) |
| Arabisch {adj} | :: Arabian; Arab; Arabic |
| Arabisch Schiereiland {prop} {n} | :: Arabian Peninsula |
| arachnofauna {f} | :: the spider life inhabiting a region, arachnofauna |
| Aragonees {adj} | :: Aragonese (from Aragon) |
| Aramees {prop} {n} | :: Aramaic (North-West Semitic language) |
| Aramees {adj} | :: Aramaic, Aramaean |
| Aranees {adj} | :: Aranese |
| Aranees {prop} {n} | :: Aranese (Gascon dialect spoken in Spain) |
| arbeid {m} | :: labour, work |
| arbeid {m} | :: labour (act of childbirth) |
| arbeiden {vi} [dated] | :: to work, to do manual labour |
| arbeider {m} | :: worker, labourer |
| arbeidersklasse {f} | :: working class (socio-economic class of physical workers) |
| arbeidsdag {m} | :: working day, workday |
| arbeidsemigrant {m} [rare] | :: labour emigrant |
| arbeidsethos {n} | :: work ethic |
| arbeidsimmigrant {m} | :: labour immigrant |
| arbeidskracht {f} {m} | :: worker, labourer |
| arbeidsloos {adj} | :: unemployed |
| arbeidsman {m} | :: workman, male worker |
| arbeidsmarkt {f} | :: labour market |
| arbeidsmigrant {m} | :: labour migrant |
| arbeidsparticipatie {f} | :: labour participation |
| arbeidspool {m} | :: employment pool, flex pool; usually a private business |
| arbeidster {f} | :: a female worker |
| arbitrage {f} [sports] | :: refereeing |
| arbitrage {f} [dispute resolution] | :: arbitration |
| arbitrair {adj} | :: arbitrary; not confined by procedure or law, but depending on irregularities such as impulse, personal preference or whim |
| arbitrair {adj} [mathematics] | :: arbitrary; pertaining to any possible option |
| arcade {f} [architecture] | :: arcade (array of arches) |
| arcadehal {f} [video games] | :: arcade (place where coin-operated games can be played) |
| arceren {vt} | :: to hatch, shadow with parallel lines |
| arceren {vt} | :: to highlight, mark with a colorful pen |
| arcering {f} | :: hatching (method of shading) |
| archaïsch {adj} | :: archaic |
| archaïsme {n} | :: archaism |
| archeologe {f} | :: female equivalent of archeoloog |
| archeologie {f} | :: archaeology |
| archeologisch {adj} | :: archaeological |
| archeoloog {m} | :: archaeologist |
| -archie {suffix} | :: -archy |
| archief {n} | :: archive (place for storing earlier material) |
| archiefmateriaal {n} | :: archive material |
| archipel {m} | :: archipelago |
| architect {m} | :: architect |
| architectuur {f} | :: architecture |
| archivaris {m} | :: archivist |
| archivarius {m} [archaic, historical] | :: archivist |
| archiveren {vt} | :: to archive |
| archivist {m} [uncommon] | :: archivist |
| archont {m} [gnosticism] | :: archon |
| Archont {m} [rare] | :: alternative case form of archont |
| arctisch {adj} | :: Arctic |
| Arctische Oceaan {prop} {m} [uncommon] | :: The Arctic Ocean |
| Ardenne {prop} | :: Ardennes; alternative form of Ardennen |
| Ardennen {prop} | :: Ardennes |
| arduin {m} {n} | :: A bluish grey limestone; bluestone |
| arduinsteen {n} | :: A type of bluish grey limestone; bluestone (substance) |
| arduinsteen {m} | :: A piece of this bluish grey limestone; bluestone piece (countable amount) |
| are {f} | :: are, a unit of surface area |
| arecanoot {f} | :: areca nut, betel nut |
| arekanoot {f} | :: alternative spelling of arecanoot |
| arend {m} | :: eagle, large bird of prey of the family Accipitridae |
| Arend {prop} {m} | :: given name, sometimes spelled as Arent |
| Arend {prop} {m} [constellation] | :: Aquila |
| Arends {prop} | :: surname |
| arent {f} [obsolete] | :: harvest |
| Arents {prop} | :: surname |
| areola {f} [anatomy] | :: areola (circle around a nipple) |
| -ares {suffix} | :: someone of feminine gender who practices the action signified by the verb, the stem of which the suffix has been appended onto |
| argeloos {adj} | :: unsuspecting |
| Argentijn {m} | :: a person from Argentina |
| Argentijns {adj} | :: Argentinian |
| Argentinië {prop} {n} | :: Argentinië (country) |
| arglistig {adj} | :: ill-intentioned, malicious |
| argon {n} | :: argon |
| argumenteren {vi} | :: to argue |
| argumentum ad passiones {n} [rare] | :: argumentum ad passiones |
| Argus {prop} {m} | :: Argus |
| argusoog {n} | :: critical or vigilant eye [meaning sight, view or review] |
| argwaan {m} | :: suspicion, misgiving |
| Arie {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| aristocraat {m} | :: aristocrat, member of the aristocracy |
| aristocraat {m} [figuratively] | :: person of high standing, reputation etc |
| aristocratie {f} | :: an aristocracy, as form of government, ruling nobilty or first estate |
| aristocratie {f} [figuratively] | :: An esteemed elite |
| aristocratisch {adj} | :: aristocratic |
| Aristoteles {prop} {m} | :: Aristotle |
| ariteit {f} | :: arity (number of arguments) |
| aritmetica {f} | :: arithmetic |
| -arium {suffix} | :: -arium |
| ark {f} | :: ark (ark of the covenant) |
| ark {f} | :: ark (ship) |
| ark {f} | :: houseboat |
| Ark van het Verbond {prop} {f} | :: the Ark of the Covenant |
| arm {m} | :: arm |
| arm {m} | :: branch [especially of streams and organisations] |
| arm {adj} | :: poor (not rich) |
| arm {adj} | :: poor (unfortunate) |
| Armando {prop} {m} | :: given name, borrowed from Italian |
| armband {m} | :: bracelet |
| armbuigspier {f} | :: biceps brachii |
| Armeens {adj} | :: Armenian |
| Armeens {prop} {n} | :: Armenian (language) |
| armenhuis {n} | :: poorhouse |
| Armenië {prop} {n} | :: Armenië (country) |
| armhuis {n} | :: alternative form of armenhuis |
| armillarium {n} | :: armillary sphere |
| armleuning {f} | :: armrest |
| armoe {f} | :: alternative form of armoede |
| armoede {f} {m} | :: poverty |
| armoede {f} {m} [dated] | :: misery |
| armoedegrens {f} | :: poverty line |
| armoedig {adj} | :: poor (suffering from poverty) |
| armoedig {adj} | :: shabby |
| armoediglijk {adv} [archaic] | :: in conditions of poverty; in a poor, destitute state |
| armoedzaaier {m} | :: One who is extremely poor, a down-and-outer, a beggar |
| armoedzaaier {m} [archaic] | :: An aggressive or cruel person, a hothead, one given to fights and bickering |
| armring {m} | :: An armring |
| armsnoer {n} [dated, rare] | :: bracelet |
| armstoel {m} | :: armchair (chair with armrests) |
| armzalig {adj} | :: pitiful, miserable, paltry |
| Arnhem {prop} {n} | :: Arnhem (city/and/municipality/and/capital) |
| Arnoud {prop} {m} | :: given name. An equivalent of Arnold |
| Arnout {prop} {m} | :: given name. An equivalent of Arnold |
| Aroemeens {adj} | :: Aromanian |
| Aroemeens {prop} {n} | :: Aromanian (Eastern Romance language) |
| aroma {n} | :: aroma |
| aroma {n} | :: food flavouring |
| Aromaans {prop} {n} | :: Aromanian (language) |
| aromatisch {adj} | :: aromatic, fragrant or spicy |
| aron {m} [obsolete] | :: arum, plant or flower of the genus Arum |
| aron {m} [Judaism] | :: ark (consecrated receptable for storing Torah scrolls) |
| aronskelk {m} | :: arum, plant of the genus Arum |
| aronskelk {m} | :: arum lily, plant of the family Araceae |
| ARP {prop} {f} [historical, politics] | :: abbreviation of Antirevolutionaire Partij |
| arrangement {n} [music] | :: A musical arrangement |
| arrangement {n} | :: A package deal, especially in relation to recreative services |
| arrè {interj} [Belgium] | :: exclamation used for emphasis, when giving something to someone, commenting etc |
| arrenslede {f} | :: alternative form of arrenslee |
| arrenslee {f} | :: horse-sleigh |
| arreslee {f} | :: superseded spelling of arrenslee |
| arrest {n} [legal] | :: sentence passed by a higher court |
| arrest {n} [law] | :: confiscation ordered by a legal ruling |
| arrest {n} [law, historical] | :: detention, confinement, especially after being arrested |
| arrestant {m} | :: An arrestee |
| arrestatie {f} | :: arrest (the act of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.) |
| arrestatie {f} [archaic] | :: (temporary) confiscation of possessions |
| arrestatiebevel {n} [law] | :: arrest warrant |
| arresteren {vt} | :: to arrest |
| arriveren {vi} | :: to arrive |
| arrogant {adj} | :: arrogant |
| arrogantie {f} | :: arrogance |
| arroseren {vt} | :: to baste (meat), sprinkle (e.g. a cake with icing sugar) |
| arroseren {vt} | :: to water, irrigate, sprinkle |
| arseen {n} | :: arsenic |
| arsenaal {n} | :: armoury, arsenal |
| arsenaal {n} | :: arsenal (stock of weapons) |
| arsenaal {n} [figurative] | :: totality of available instruments, options or means |
| arsenicum {n} | :: arsenic |
| artefact {n} | :: artifact |
| Arthur {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| Arthurroman {m} | :: Arthurian romance |
| artiest {m} | :: artist |
| artieste {f} | :: female equivalent of artiest |
| artiestennaam {m} | :: stage name |
| artificieel {adj} | :: artificial, man-made |
| artikel {n} | :: article (report) |
| artikel {n} | :: article (item, wares) |
| artikel {n} | :: article (section of a legal document) |
| artikel {n} [grammar] | :: article |
| artikelsgewijs {adj} | :: article by article (numbered section) |
| artikelsgewijs {adj} | :: divided into articles (numbered section) |
| artikelsgewijs {adv} | :: article by article (numbered section) |
| artikelsgewijs {adv} | :: divided into articles (numbered section) |
| artillerie {f} | :: artillery |
| artillerie {f} [collective] | :: artillery weapons |
| artillerie {f} | :: the division of an army specialised in artillery weapons |
| artilleriebeschieting {f} [countable, uncountable] | :: artillery bombardment, artillery fire |
| artilleriesteun {m} | :: artillery support |
| artillerievuur {n} | :: artillery fire (shooting and shelling by artillery) |
| artillerist {m} | :: artillerist |
| artisjok {m} | :: artichoke, Cynara scolymus, an edible plant related to the thistle |
| artistiek {adj} | :: artistic, relating to art |
| artistiek {adj} | :: of artistic value or merit |
| artistiek {adj} | :: having creative skill |
| artistiekeling {m} [derogatory] | :: artist, someone who is considered artsy-fartsy |
| artistiekeling {m} [historical] | :: a type of nozem inspired by modern art, French culture and jazz, similar to a mod |
| art nouveau {m} | :: art nouveau, jugendstil |
| arts {m} | :: physician, doctor |
| artse {f} [rare, nonstandard] | :: female equivalent of arts |
| artsenij {f} | :: medicine, medical practice or study |
| artsenij {f} | :: medicine, medical drug |
| artsenijdrank {m} [archaic] | :: A medical draught, a medical potion |
| artsenijkunde {f} | :: medicine (scientific discipline) |
| artsenijkundig {adj} [dated] | :: medical (pertaining to medicine) |
| artsenijplant {f} | :: medical plant (plant used in medicine) |
| Aruba {prop} | :: Aruba |
| Arubaan {m} | :: inhabitant of Aruba |
| Arubaan {m} | :: person of Aruban descent |
| a.s. {n} | :: abbreviation of aanstaande |
| as {f} | :: ash |
| as {f} | :: ashes |
| as {f} | :: axis |
| as {f} | :: axle |
| as {conj} [Hague dialect] | :: alternative spelling of als |
| as {prep} [Hague dialect] | :: alternative spelling of als |
| as {prep} [Hague dialect] | :: eive ... as: as ... as |
| asa {conj} | :: abbreviation of als en slechts als |
| asbak {m} | :: ashtray |
| asbeer {m} [obsolete] | :: Person who was employed to empty latrines and remove refuse at night |
| asbest {n} | :: asbestos |
| asbezem {n} | :: a brush for removing ash from fireplaces, having a handle and rough bristles; used in combination with a dustpan |
| asceet {m} [religion] | :: ascetic, one who lives a life of self-denial |
| ascese {f} | :: asceticism |
| ascetisch {adj} | :: ascetic, relating to asceticism or ascetics |
| ascetisme {n} | :: asceticism |
| asch {f} | :: obsolete spelling of as |
| aseksualiteit {f} | :: asexuality (state of not experiencing sexual attraction) |
| aseksualiteit {f} | :: asexuality (state of not having sex, sexes or sexual organs) |
| aseksueel {adj} | :: asexual, not experiencing sexual attraction |
| aseksueel {adj} | :: asexual, not procreating sexually, not pertaining to sexual procreation |
| aseksueel {adj} | :: asexual, not displaying sex or sexual dimorphism |
| asem {m} | :: alternative form of adem |
| asemen {vi} | :: to breathe |
| asemhalen {vi} | :: to breathe |
| Asen {prop} {p} [Norse mythology] | :: Æsir |
| asfalt {n} | :: asphalt |
| asfalteren {vt} | :: to asphalt, to pave with asphalt |
| asfaltweg {m} | :: An asphalt road, a tarmac road |
| asfaltweggetje {noun} | :: diminutive of asfaltweg |
| asferisch {adj} | :: aspherical |
| asgrauw {adj} | :: ash-grey |
| asiel {n} | :: asylum (state of legal protection) |
| asiel {n} | :: animal shelter |
| asiel {n} [dated] | :: closed institution into which people are admitted, asylum |
| asielzoeker {m} | :: asylum seeker |
| asielzoekerscentrum {n} | :: residential centre for asylum seekers |
| asjeblieft {interj} [colloquial, chiefly Northern Dutch] | :: alternative form of alsjeblieft |
| asjemenou {interj} | :: what the heck (expression of surprise) |
| asla {f} | :: ash pan |
| aso {mf} [slang, Netherlands] | :: an antisocial, brutish or inconsiderate person |
| asociaal {adj} | :: antisocial, selfish, showing disregard for others |
| aspect {n} | :: aspect, element |
| aspect {n} | :: aspect, appearance |
| aspect {n} [linguistics] | :: aspect (grammatical category) |
| asperge {f} | :: asparagus (plant, vegetable) |
| aspersie {f} | :: archaic spelling of asperge |
| aspirine {f} [pharmacology] | :: aspirin |
| aspirine {f} [by extension] | :: any tranquilizer |
| aspis {m} | :: asp |
| aspisadder {f} {m} | :: asp viper (Vipera aspis) |
| aspisslang {m} | :: asp |
| asrest {f} | :: residual ash |
| Assam {prop} {n} | :: Assam (state) |
| Assamees {adj} | :: Assamese, in, from or relating to the NE-Indian state Assam or the feudal realm it's named after |
| Assamees {n} | :: An Assamese, inhabitant of the NE-Indian state Assam or the feudal realm it's named after |
| Assamees {n} | :: A member of the etno-cultural Assamese people |
| Assamees {prop} {n} | :: The Indo-Iranian language Assamese |
| Assamitisch {prop} {n} | :: Assamese (language) |
| assassijn {m} [historical] | :: assassin (member of a Shi'a sect operating from the 11th until the 13th century) |
| Assassijn {m} | :: alternative case form of assassijn |
| Asschepoester {prop} {f} | :: obsolete spelling of Assepoester |
| assegaai {m} | :: assegai (javelin, throwing spear) |
| assemblee {f} | :: assembly, council (legislative or executive body) |
| Assen {prop} | :: Assen (city/and/municipality/and/capital) |
| Assepoester {prop} {f} | :: Cinderella (fairy tale and fairy tale character) |
| assertief {adj} | :: assertive |
| assimilatie {f} | :: assimilation, incorporation |
| assimilatie {f} [biology, chemistry] | :: assimilation (chemical reaction) |
| assimilatie {f} [biology, chemistry] | :: assimilation of carbon dioxide, photosynthesis |
| assimilatie {f} [phonology] | :: assimilation (phonemic change toward greater similarity to a nearby phoneme) |
| assimilatie {f} [society, sociology] | :: assimilation (adoption of customs and values by a group) |
| Assisi {prop} | :: Assisi (city) |
| assistent {m} | :: assistant, person who assists, aid |
| assistente {f} | :: female equivalent of assistent |
| assisteren {vt} | :: to assist, act as assistant to |
| assisteren {vi} | :: to lend assistance |
| associatie {f} | :: association |
| associatie {f} | :: connotation (suggested or implied meaning) |
| associëren {vt} | :: to associate |
| assortiment {n} | :: assortment |
| assortiment {n} | :: everything a supplier has to offer, range of products |
| assteun {m} | :: jack (a mechanical device used to lift heavy loads) |
| assuradeur {m} | :: An insurer, an insurance agent; generally related to insurances against damage or loss |
| assurantie {f} | :: An insurance against damage or loss |
| astaat {n} | :: astatine |
| astatium {n} | :: astatine |
| Asten {prop} {n} | :: Asten (village/and/municipality) |
| aster {f} | :: aster, flowering plant of the genus Aster |
| aster {f} | :: A flower from this plant |
| Aster {prop} | :: given name |
| asteroïde {f} | :: asteroid |
| astma {n} [pathology] | :: The chronic respiratory disease asthma |
| astrant {adj} [dialectal] | :: brazen, cheeky |
| Astrid {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| astro- {prefix} | :: astro- |
| astrofysica {f} | :: astrophysics |
| astrofysicus {m} | :: astrophysicist |
| astrologie {f} | :: astrology |
| astrologisch {adj} | :: astrological, pertaining to astrology |
| astroloog {m} | :: astrologer |
| astronaut {m} | :: astronaut |
| astronautiek {f} [now, uncommon] | :: astronautics |
| astronomie {f} | :: Astronomy, the natural science branch studying the physical universe beyond Earth's atmosphere |
| astronomisch {adj} | :: astronomical (of or relating to astronomy) |
| astronomisch {adj} | :: very large |
| astronomische schemering {f} | :: astronomical twilight |
| astronoom {m} | :: astronomer, one who studies astronomy |
| asvaalt {m} | :: dump, refuse heap |
| asvarken {n} [dialectal, Holland] | :: a brush with rough bristles and a handle, often used along with a dustpan (historically used for removing ash from fireplaces) |
| Aswoensdag {m} | :: Ash Wednesday, the day of penitence which starts Lent |
| asymmetrisch {adj} | :: asymmetric |
| asymptomatisch {adj} | :: asymptomatic (not exhibiting any symptoms of disease) |
| asymptoot {m} | :: asymptote (a straight line which a curve approaches arbitrarily closely) |
| asymptotisch {adj} | :: asymptotic |
| atavistisch {adj} | :: atavistic |
| ataxie {f} | :: ataxia, pathological lack of coordination in bodily movements |
| atelier {n} | :: workshop, studio; in particular in relation to artistic activities, the production of clothing or engineering |
| -ateur {suffix} | :: -ator |
| Athabaskisch {adj} | :: Athabascan (pertaining to a groups of native peoples in western North America and their languages) |
| Atheens {adj} | :: Athenian |
| atheïsme {n} | :: atheism |
| atheïst {mf} | :: atheist |
| atheïstisch {adj} | :: atheistic |
| Athene {prop} {n} | :: Athene (capital city) |
| Athene {prop} {n} [Greek mythology] | :: Athena (ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, craft and war) |
| atheneum {n} [Netherlands] | :: A type of secondary education which is in curriculum identical to a gymnasium except that it does not offer classes in Latin and/or Greek |
| atheneum {n} [Belgium] | :: A type of public secondary school |
| -atie {suffix} | :: Forms action nouns. Many such nouns derive from or are otherwise paired with verbs of Latinate origin that are suffixed with -eren. This suffix is then replaced by -atie |
| -atie {suffix} | :: An action or process |
| -atie {suffix} | :: The result of an action or process |
| -atie {suffix} | :: A state or quality |
| atje {n} [slang] | :: alternative spelling of adje |
| Atjeh {prop} {n} | :: Aceh (province of Indonesia; former sultanate) |
| Atlantisch {adj} | :: of or relating to the Atlantic Ocean |
| Atlantische Oceaan {prop} {f} | :: Atlantic Ocean (the ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east) |
| atlas {m} | :: atlas (bound or digital collection of maps) |
| atlas {m} [anatomy] | :: atlas (top vertebra) |
| Atlas {prop} {m} [Greek mythology] | :: Atlas (mythological giant) |
| Atlas {prop} {m} [uncommon] | :: Atlas Mountains |
| Atlas {prop} {m} [astronomy] | :: Atlas (moon of Saturn) |
| atleet {m} | :: athlete (a person who actively participates in physical sports, esp. one highly skilled in sports) |
| atlete {f} | :: female equivalent of atleet |
| atletiek {f} | :: athletics: only in the sense of track and field, not sports in general |
| atmo- {prefix} | :: Pertaining to air |
| atmosfeer {m} [planets, meteorology, astronomy] | :: atmosphere (gases surrounding an astronomical body) |
| atmosfeer {m} [units, colloquial] | :: one Earth atmosphere (atm) |
| atmosfeer {m} [uncommon] | :: atmosphere, ambiance |
| atmosferisch {adj} | :: atmospheric |
| atol {n} {m} | :: atoll |
| atomair {adj} | :: atomic (of or relating to atoms) |
| atomair {adj} | :: atomic (of or relating to nuclear weapons) |
| atomisme {n} | :: atomism |
| atomist {m} [chiefly historical] | :: An atomist |
| atoom {n} [physics] | :: An atom (building bloc of molecules) |
| atoom {n} [figuratively] | :: A tiny bit |
| atoombom {f} | :: atomic bomb |
| atoombunker {m} | :: A nuclear bunker, an atomic bunker (bunker intended to withstand nuclear weaponry) |
| atoomdeeltje {n} | :: A sub-atomic particle of matter |
| atoomgetal {n} | :: An atomic number, an element's number of protons and hence position in the periodic table |
| atoomkern {m} | :: The nucleus (massive, positively charged core) of an atom |
| atoomklok {f} | :: atomic clock |
| atoommassa {f} | :: atomic mass |
| atoommodel {n} | :: atomic model |
| atoomnummer {n} | :: An atomic number, an element's number of protons and hence position in the periodic table |
| atoomproef {f} | :: nuclear test (nuclear weapons' test) |
| atoomtheorie {f} | :: atomic theory |
| atoomtijdperk {prop} {n} | :: Atomic Age |
| atoomwapen {n} | :: atomic weapon |
| -ator {suffix} | :: used to form agent nouns, usually from verbs that have the ending -eren |
| Atrecht {prop} {n} | :: Arras, a city in France |
| atrofie {f} | :: atrophy (reduced functionality) |
| attachment {m} {n} | :: attachment (to an email) |
| attachment {m} {n} [psychology] | :: attachment, personal bonding |
| attaqueren {vt} [formal] | :: to attack, to assault |
| Atte {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| atten {vt} [slang] | :: to empty a glass by drinking it in one draught; to down, to chug |
| attent {adj} | :: observant, perceptive |
| attent {adj} | :: courteous |
| attentie {f} | :: attention, attentiveness |
| attentie {f} | :: courteousness, urbanity |
| attest {n} | :: certificate, document supporting an assertion |
| attestatie {f} | :: document supporting an assertion, certificate |
| attestatie {f} | :: attestation, the act or instance of attesting |
| attestatie {f} | :: certificate demonstrating good standing, competence or orthodoxy |
| attesteren {vt} | :: to attest |
| attestering {f} | :: certification |
| Attisch {prop} {n} | :: Attic Greek |
| Attisch {adj} | :: Attic |
| Attisch zout {n} [idiom, dated] | :: ingenious, subtle humour; Attic salt |
| atto- {prefix} | :: atto- |
| attocandela {mf} | :: attocandela: 10-18 candela |
| attometer {m} | :: attometer: 10-18 meter |
| attoseconde {f} | :: attosecond: 10-18 of a second |
| attractie {f} | :: attraction |
| attractief {adj} [formal] | :: attractive |
| attractiepark {n} | :: amusement park |
| attributief {adj} | :: attributive (of, or being (used as) a (grammatical) attribute) |
| attribuut {n} | :: attribute |
| au {interj} | :: ouch! |
| a.u.b. {adv} | :: abbreviation of alstublieft |
| aubade {f} | :: A song or musical performance to honour someone, performed in the morning |
| aubade {f} [uncommon, chiefly historical] | :: An aubade, a morning love song |
| aubergine {f} | :: An aubergine, an eggplant (plant), Solanum melongena |
| aubergine {f} | :: The fruit of the eggplant, an aubergine (fruit) |
| aubergine {f} | :: Aubergine, eggplant (color) |
| auctie {f} [uncommon] | :: auction, especially of books |
| audiëntie {f} | :: audience (formal meeting) |
| audio {c} | :: audio |
| audiocassette {f} | :: An audio cassette |
| auditeren {vi} | :: to audition |
| auditeren {vi} | :: to listen, to be an audience |
| auditie {f} | :: audition |
| auditief {adj} | :: auditory |
| auditorium {n} | :: auditorium (large room for speeches, meetings, performances, etc.) |
| auerhaan {m} | :: male western capercaillie, male wood grouse |
| auerhen {f} | :: female western capercaillie, female wood grouse |
| auerhoen {n} | :: western capercaillie, wood grouse, Tetrao urogallus |
| augmenteren {vt} | :: to augment, to increase |
| augurk {f} {m} | :: gherkin (small cucumber that is usually pickled) |
| augustus {m} | :: August (month) |
| aula {f} | :: the auditorium or main hall of a school or university |
| aura {f} | :: aura |
| aureool {n} | :: halo |
| auspiciën {p} | :: watch, supervision |
| auspiciën {p} | :: auspices, protection |
| auspiciën {p} [historical] | :: augury; [also] the omens from divination based on the behaviour of birds, practiced in Roman culture |
| ausputzer {m} [football] | :: A sweeper, a libero |
| ausradieren {vt} | :: to eradicate, to exterminate |
| ausradieren {vt} | :: to clear, to efface, to erase |
| Austerlitz {prop} {n} | :: Austerlitz (village) |
| Australië {prop} {n} | :: Australië (continent) |
| Australiër {m} | :: Australian (a person from Australia or of Australian descent) |
| Australisch {adj} | :: Australian (of, from, or pertaining to Australia, the Australian people or languages) |
| Australisch Hoofdstedelijk Territorium {prop} {n} | :: The Australian Capital Territory, the federal Territory of Australia, i.e. greater Canberra |
| Austroaziatisch {adj} | :: Austroasiatic |
| Austroaziatisch {prop} {n} | :: The Austroasiatic family of languages |
| Austronesisch {adj} | :: Austronesian |
| Austronesisch {prop} {n} | :: Austronesian |
| autaar {n} [dialectal] | :: alternative form of altaar |
| auteur {m} | :: author |
| auteur {m} | :: composer, artist, creator of a work |
| auteursrecht {n} | :: copyright |
| authenticeren {vt} | :: to authenticate |
| authentiek {adj} | :: authentic |
| authentiseren {v} | :: alternative form of authenticeren |
| autisme {n} | :: autism (syndrome on the autism spectrum) |
| autisme {n} [pathology, archaic] | :: autism (type of schizophrenia) |
| autismespectrum {n} | :: autism spectrum |
| autismespectrumstoornis {f} | :: autism spectrum disorder |
| autist {m} | :: autist, person with autism |
| auto {m} | :: car, automobile |
| autobaan {f} | :: motorway |
| autobaan {f} | :: lane (of a road) for motorised vehicles |
| autoband {m} | :: tire/tyre (e.g. a car tyre) |
| autobiografie {f} | :: autobiography (biography of oneself) |
| autobioscoop {m} [rare] | :: drive-through cinema, drive-in cinema |
| autobom {f} | :: car bomb |
| autobus {m} | :: bus, coach (vehicle) |
| autochtoon {adj} | :: autochthonous |
| autochtoon {m} | :: autochthon |
| autocoureur {m} | :: car racer |
| autocraat {m} | :: autocrat |
| autocratie {f} | :: autocracy |
| autodidact {m} | :: autodidact, self-taught person |
| autodidactisch {adj} | :: autodidactic |
| autogas {n} | :: autogas (liquefied petroleum gas) |
| autogiro {m} [superseded] | :: autogiro |
| autogordel {m} | :: seat belt in a car |
| autohandelaar {m} | :: A car salesperson |
| autokerkhof {n} | :: car graveyard, car cemetery, car scrapyard |
| autolader {m} | :: car charger (charger that can be inserted into a dashboard socket) |
| autolamp {f} | :: lamp of a car |
| autoloos {adj} | :: carless |
| automaat {m} | :: a machine that performs automated tasks |
| automaat {m} | :: an automatic, a car with an automatic transmission |
| automaat {m} | :: an automaton |
| automatenhal {f} {m} [gaming] | :: arcade, amusement arcade |
| automatiek {f} | :: an automat (a vending machine for warm food, usually deep-fried) |
| automatisch {adj} | :: automatic |
| automatische piloot {m} | :: autopilot |
| automatiseren {v} [ergative] | :: to automate |
| automatisering {f} | :: automation |
| automedicatie {f} | :: self-medication |
| automobiel {n} | :: automobile, car |
| automobilist {m} | :: A motorist, an automobilist |
| automobilistje {noun} | :: diminutive of automobilist |
| automonteur {m} | :: A car mechanic |
| autonomie {f} | :: autonomy |
| autonoom {adj} | :: autonomous |
| autopech {m} | :: breakdown (mechanical failure) of a car |
| autoped {m} | :: motorised kick scooter, autoped |
| autoped {m} [Netherlands] | :: kick scooter |
| autopsie {f} | :: dissection, autopsy |
| autoradio {m} | :: car radio |
| autorijschool {f} | :: A driving school for car-driving instruction |
| autoritair {adj} | :: authoritarian, dictatorial |
| autoritarisme {n} | :: authoritarianism |
| autoriteit {f} | :: authority |
| autosegment {adj} [phonology] | :: autosegment |
| autosegmenteel {adj} [phonology] | :: autosegmental |
| autosnelweg {m} | :: motorway, freeway |
| autospiegel {m} | :: car mirror |
| autospiegeltje {noun} | :: diminutive of autospiegel |
| autostoel {m} | :: A car seat |
| autostoeltje {noun} | :: diminutive of autostoel |
| autostrade {f} [Belgium] | :: highway, motorway |
| autostuur {n} | :: The steering wheel of an automobile |
| autoverkeer {n} | :: Car traffic |
| autoverzekering {f} | :: A car insurance |
| autowasstraat {f} | :: car wash |
| autoweg {m} | :: freeway, highway, motorway |
| avance {mf} [chiefly plural] | :: overture, approach, advance (act of accosting) |
| avance {mf} [dated] | :: progress |
| avance {mf} [dated] | :: stock appreciation |
| avance {mf} [obsolete] | :: profit |
| avance {mf} [dated] | :: advantage, benefit |
| avanceren {vi} | :: to advance |
| avegaar {m} | :: auger |
| averechts {adj} | :: opposite, backwards, contrary |
| Averink {prop} | :: surname |
| aversie {f} | :: aversion |
| aversief {adj} | :: aversive, displaying or inciting aversion |
| Avestisch {prop} | :: Avestan (Old Iranian language) |
| Avestisch {adj} | :: Avestan |
| AVG {prop} {f} | :: Abbreviation of Algemene verordening gegevensbescherming, GDPR |
| avi- {prefix} | :: avi-: pertaining to birds or flight |
| aviateur {m} [chiefly historical] | :: aviator |
| avicultuur {f} | :: aviculture, bird husbandry |
| avifauna {f} | :: avifauna, bird fauna; the birdlife of an area |
| avifauna {f} | :: A book about bird fauna |
| aviofobie {f} [extremely, rare] | :: fear of flying, aviophobia |
| avitaminose {f} | :: avitaminosis, a condition caused by vitamin deficit |
| avocado {m} | :: avocado, alligator pear |
| avocadoboom {m} | :: avocado (tree) |
| avond {m} | :: evening, night |
| avondbrood {n} | :: A supper where bread is the main food |
| avondeten {n} | :: supper, dinner, evening meal |
| avondjurk {f} | :: evening gown, evening dress |
| avondklok {f} | :: curfew |
| avondklok {f} | :: curfew bell, evening bell |
| Avondland {prop} {n} [formal] | :: Europe, or, more broadly, the West |
| avondlijk {adj} | :: Pertaining to the evening |
| avondmaal {n} | :: dinner, supper, the evening meal |
| avondmaaltijd {m} | :: dinner, supper, the evening meal |
| avondmens {m} | :: night owl |
| avondrood {n} | :: afterglow (red sky after sunset) |
| avondschemer {m} | :: dusk, evening twilight |
| avondschemering {f} | :: dusk, evening twilight |
| avondschool {f} | :: night school, evening school |
| avondspits {f} | :: evening rush hour |
| avondspitsuur {n} | :: evening rush hour |
| avondster {f} [astronomy] | :: Evening star; the planet Venus as seen in the western sky in the evening |
| avondster {f} [astronomy] | :: Evening star; any star seen in the evening, especially the planets Mercury and Jupiter |
| avondstond {f} [archaic or poetic] | :: eventide |
| avonduur {n} | :: evening hour, eventide |
| avondval {m} | :: nightfall, sundown |
| avonturier {m} | :: adventurer |
| avonturierster {f} | :: female adventurer |
| avontuur {n} | :: adventure (remarkable, exciting or challenging experience) |
| avontuur {n} [obsolete] | :: random occurrence, chance occurrence |
| avontuurlijk {adj} | :: Like an adventure, dangerous, eventful, exciting |
| avontuurlijk {adj} | :: Daring, adventurous, accepting risks |
| à-vuespel {n} [music] | :: Sight-reading |
| awel {interj} | :: [BE-nl] well |
| axiaal {adj} | :: axial (pertaining to an axis, moving around an axis) |
| axiologie {f} | :: axiology |
| axiologie {f} | :: an instance of axiology |
| axiologisch {adj} | :: axiological |
| axioma {n} [logic, mathematics] | :: axiom |
| axiomatisch {adj} | :: axiomatic |
| ayatollah {m} | :: A religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism |
| ayatollah {m} | :: Highest grade of theological scholarship in Shi'ism |
| ayatollah {m} [by extension] | :: A (thought) leader or key figure in general |
| azalea {f} {m} | :: azalea, plant of the obsolete genus Azalea |
| Azaravos {m} | :: pampas fox, Azara's fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus) |
| azc {n} | :: acronym of asielzoekerscentrum |
| azen {vi} | :: to predate [+ op (object)] |
| azen {vi} | :: to long [+ op (object) = after], to desire [+ op (object)] |
| Azerbeidzjan {prop} {n} | :: Azerbeidzjan (country) |
| Azerbeidzjan {prop} {n} | :: Azerbaijan, an independent former Soviet republic in Transcaucasia |
| Aziaat {mf} | :: Asian |
| Aziatisch {adj} | :: Asian (of, relating to or from Asia) |
| Aziatisch {adj} | :: Asian, East Asian or Southeast Asian, Asiatic, relating to people(s) of East or Southeast Asian descent |
| Azië {prop} {n} | :: Asia |
| azijn {m} | :: vinegar (condiment) |
| azijnaal {m} [now chiefly diminutive] | :: vinegar eel, Turbatrix aceti |
| azijnpisser {m} | :: curmudgeon |
| azijnwater {n} | :: A dilute vinegar solution; a dilute solution of acetic acid in water |
| azijnzuur {n} [organic compound] | :: acetic acid |
| azimut {n} [astronomy] | :: azimuth |
| AZN {prop} {n} | :: abbreviation of Algemeen Zuid-Nederlands |
| Azteek {m} | :: Aztec, an Aztec person |
| Azteeks {adj} | :: Aztec, Aztecan, pertaining to the Aztecs |
| Azteeks {prop} {n} | :: Nahuatl |
| azuren {adj} | :: azure (having an azure colour) |
| azuur {n} | :: lapis lazuli, azure |
| azuur {n} | :: azure, the blue colour of the sky |
| azuur {n} [heraldry] | :: blue, azure |
| azuurblauw {adj} | :: azure [color] |
| azuursteen {m} | :: lapis lazuli |
| azuursteen {m} [dated] | :: azurite (mineral used as a pigment for the colour azure) |