| baa {n} (bleating of sheep)
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:: bè
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| baa {v} (to make the cry of sheep)
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:: blaten
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| babalaas {n} (babalaas)
|
:: kater {m}
|
| Baba Yaga {prop} (hag who flies through the air in a mortar)
|
:: Baba Jaga {f}
|
| babble {v} (to utter words indistinctly)
|
:: brabbelen
|
| babble {v} (to talk much)
|
:: kletsen, babbelen
|
| babble {v} (to make a continuous murmuring noise)
|
:: kabbelen
|
| babble {n} (idle talk)
|
:: prietpraat {m}
|
| babble {n} (inarticulate speech)
|
:: brabbelen, murmelen
|
| babby {n} (baby) SEE: baby
|
::
|
| babe {n} (baby or infant) SEE: baby
|
::
|
| babe {n} (darling) SEE: baby
|
::
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| babe {n} (attractive person)
|
:: stuk {n}
|
| babi panggang {n} (Indonesian dish)
|
:: babi pangang {m}
|
| babirusa {n} (a member of the genus Babyrousa)
|
:: babiroessa
|
| Babism {n} (19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect)
|
:: babisme {n}
|
| Babist {n} (a believer in Babism)
|
:: babi {m}
|
| baboon {n} (primate)
|
:: baviaan {m}
|
| babushka {n} (matryoshka) SEE: Russian doll
|
::
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| baby {n} (very young human being)
|
:: baby {m}, zuigeling {m}, geborene {m} {f}, pasgeborene {m} {f}, nieuwgeborene {m} {f}, boreling {m}, wiegenkind {n}
|
| baby {n} (young animal)
|
:: jong {f}, kleintje {m} {f}
|
| baby {n} (immature or infantile person)
|
:: baby {m}, kleuter {m}
|
| baby {n} (term of endearment)
|
:: schatje {n}, liefje {n}, lieverd {m} {f}
|
| baby {n} (form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive)
|
:: stuk {f}, schatje {f}, liefje {f}
|
| baby {n} (pet project)
|
:: kindje {n}
|
| baby {n} (lastborn of a family)
|
:: benjamin {m}
|
| baby {adj} (of a child)
|
:: baby {m} {f}
|
| baby boom {n} (post-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964))
|
:: Babyboom
|
| baby boom {n} (any increase in the birth rate)
|
:: geboortegolf
|
| baby boomer {n} (person born after Second World War)
|
:: babyboomer
|
| baby bottle {n} (bottle with a teat)
|
:: fles {f}
|
| baby buggy {n} (a wheeled chair for the transport of a baby) SEE: stroller
|
::
|
| baby carriage {n} (cart that is designed for moving a baby around in a lying position) SEE: pram
|
::
|
| baby face {n} (face resembling that of a baby)
|
:: babyface {m} {n}
|
| Babylon {prop} (capital of Babylonia)
|
:: Babylon, Babel
|
| Babylonia {prop} (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia)
|
:: Babylonië {n}, Babylonische Rijk {n}
|
| Babylonian {adj} (pertaining to the city or empire of Babylon)
|
:: Babylonisch
|
| baby monitor {n} (Intercom system)
|
:: babyfoon
|
| babysit {v} (To watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money)
|
:: babysitten, kinderen passen
|
| babysit {v} (To watch or attend anything or anyone unnecessarily closely)
|
:: nauwgelet begeleiden
|
| babysitter {n} (baby or child caretaker)
|
:: babyoppas, kinderoppas, oppas, wiegewacht
|
| baby tooth {n} (tooth which will be replaced) SEE: milk tooth
|
::
|
| baccarat {n} (card game)
|
:: baccarat
|
| Bach {prop} (German composer)
|
:: Bach
|
| bachelor {n} (unmarried man)
|
:: vrijgezel {m}
|
| bachelor party {n} (party)
|
:: vrijgezellenfeest
|
| back {adj} (near the rear)
|
:: achter
|
| back {adj} (not current)
|
:: oud
|
| back {adj} (far from the main area)
|
:: achteraf
|
| back {adv} (to or in a previous condition or place)
|
:: terug
|
| back {adv} (in a manner that impedes)
|
:: tegen
|
| back {n} (the rear of body)
|
:: rug {m}
|
| back {n} (the reverse side)
|
:: achterkant {m}, achter
|
| back {n} (that which is farthest away from the front)
|
:: achterkant, achter
|
| back {n} (the part of something that goes last)
|
:: achterkant
|
| back {n} (the edge of a book which is bound)
|
:: rug {m}
|
| back {n} (the backrest, the part of a piece of furniture which receives the human back)
|
:: rugleuning {f}
|
| back {n} (a position behind most players on the team)
|
:: verdediger {m} {f}, achterhoedespeler {m} {f}
|
| back {v} (to go in the reverse direction)
|
:: achteruit gaan, achteruit rijden
|
| back {v} (to support)
|
:: steunen
|
| backache {n} (any pain or ache in the back, see also: lumbago)
|
:: rugpijn
|
| backbone {n} (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
|
:: ruggengraat {m}
|
| backbone {n} (any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure)
|
:: ruggengraat {m}
|
| backbone {n} (backbone) SEE: spine
|
::
|
| backchat {n} (backtalk) SEE: backtalk
|
::
|
| backchat {v} (backtalk) SEE: backtalk
|
::
|
| backdate {v} (to backdate) SEE: antedate
|
::
|
| back door {n}
|
:: achterdeur {f} {m}
|
| backdoor {n} (backdoor (all definitions)) SEE: back door
|
::
|
| backdrop {n} (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
|
:: decor {n}
|
| backdrop {n} (background of a historical event)
|
:: achtergrond {m}
|
| backfire {v} (fail)
|
:: falen, averechts werken
|
| backfisch {n} (teenage girl)
|
:: bakvis
|
| back-formation {n} (linguistic process)
|
:: terugvorming
|
| backgammon {n} (board game)
|
:: backgammon {n}
|
| background {n} (social heritage)
|
:: achtergrond
|
| background {n} (part of picture)
|
:: achtergrond
|
| background {n} (activity not visible to the user)
|
:: achtergrond
|
| backhand {n} (stroke in tennis)
|
:: backhand
|
| backhand {n} (handwriting)
|
:: linkshellend handschrift
|
| backlash {n} (sudden backward motion)
|
:: tegenstroom, verzet
|
| backlash {n} (violent or abrubt reaction)
|
:: tegenstroom, verzet
|
| backlash {n} (mechanical: distance of free movement between connected parts)
|
:: speling
|
| backlash {n} (jarring motion in badly fitting machinery)
|
:: speling
|
| backlight {n} (spotlight that illuminates a photographic subject from behind)
|
:: tegenlicht {n}
|
| backlight {n} (light attached to an LCD display)
|
:: backlight {m}
|
| backlight {n} (rear window of a motor car)
|
:: achterruit {m} {f}
|
| backlog {n} (an accumulation or buildup)
|
:: achterstand {m}
|
| back matter {n} (parts of a book that appear after the text)
|
:: nawerk {n}
|
| back out {v} (to withdraw from something one has promised to do)
|
:: zich terugtrekken {n}
|
| backpack {n} (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking)
|
:: rugzak {m}
|
| backpack {v} (to hike and camp overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack)
|
:: backpacken
|
| backpack {v}
|
:: backpacken
|
| backpacker {n} (a traveler)
|
:: rugzakreiziger {m}, backpacker {m}
|
| backpackers {n} (hostel) SEE: hostel
|
::
|
| backscratcher {n} (rod for scratching one's own back)
|
:: ruggenkrabber {m} (back scratcher)
|
| back seat {n} (seat)
|
:: achterbank {f}
|
| backslash {n} (punctuation mark)
|
:: backslash {m}, terugschrap {m}, omgekeerde schuine streep {f}, schuine streep naar links {f}, schuine streep naar achter {f}, terugstreep {f}
|
| backstabber {n} (a traitor or hypocrite)
|
:: matennaaier [literally "buddy fucker"], NSB'er {m}
|
| backstage {n} (the area behind the stage)
|
:: achterplan {n}
|
| backstop {n} (thing or a person to support)
|
:: achtervang {c}
|
| backstop {n} (default arrangement)
|
:: noodoplossing {c}
|
| back street {n} (small and narrow street)
|
:: achterafstraat, achterafstraatje {n}
|
| backstroke {n} (a swimming stroke swum on one's back)
|
:: rugslag {m}
|
| backstroker {n} (swimmer who swims the backstroke)
|
:: rugslagzwemmer {m}
|
| backswimmer {n} (aquatic insect)
|
:: bootsmannetje {n}
|
| backtalk {n} (verbal impudence or argument)
|
:: tegenspraak
|
| backtalk {v} (disputatively or sarcastically respond)
|
:: tegenspreken
|
| back to the drawing board {adv} (back to the beginning)
|
:: terug bij af
|
| back up {v} (To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so)
|
:: teruggaan
|
| back up {v} (To move a vehicle backwards)
|
:: achteruitrijden
|
| backup {n} (reserve)
|
:: reserve
|
| backup {n} (copy of file or record)
|
:: backup, reservekopie
|
| backup {adj} (standby, reserve or extra)
|
:: reserve
|
| backup {adj} (intended as backup)
|
:: reserve
|
| backward {adj} (in the direction towards the back)
|
:: achteruit
|
| backward {adj} (in the direction reverse of normal)
|
:: achteruit
|
| backwards {adv} (toward the back)
|
:: achterwaarts
|
| backyard {n} (yard to the rear of a house)
|
:: achtertuin {m}
|
| bacon {n} (cut of meat)
|
:: bacon {m}
|
| bacteria {n} (bacteria)
|
:: bacteriën
|
| bacterial {adj} (of or caused by bacteria)
|
:: bacterieel
|
| bacteriological {adj} (of or pertaining to bacteriology)
|
:: bacteriologisch
|
| bacteriologist {n} (microbiologist)
|
:: bacterioloog {m}, bacteriologe {f}
|
| bacteriology {n} (scientific study of bacteria)
|
:: bacteriologie {f}
|
| bacterium {n} (single celled organism with no nucleus or organelles)
|
:: bacterie {f}
|
| Bactrian camel {n} (Camelus bactrianus)
|
:: kameel {m}
|
| baculum {n} (bone found in the penis of some mammals)
|
:: penisbot {n}, penisbeen {n}
|
| bad {adj} (unfavorable; negative)
|
:: slecht
|
| bad {adj} (not suitable or fitting)
|
:: ongepast
|
| bad {adj} (not appropriate, of manners etc.)
|
:: ongepast, ongemanierd, verkeerd
|
| bad {adj} (tricky; stressful; unpleasant)
|
:: onaangenaam, naar
|
| bad {adj} (evil, wicked)
|
:: slecht, kwaad
|
| bad {adj} (spoilt, rotten, overripe) SEE: spoilt
|
::
|
| badass {adj} (belligerent and troublesome) SEE: belligerent
|
::
|
| baddie {n} (a person of bad character in a work of fiction)
|
:: slechterik {m}
|
| Baden-Württemberg {prop} (state of Germany)
|
:: Baden-Württemberg
|
| badger {v} (fart) SEE: fart
|
::
|
| badger {n} (mammal)
|
:: das {m}
|
| badger {v} (pester)
|
:: voortdurend lastigvallen, steeds zeuren over
|
| bad luck {n} (misfortune)
|
:: pech {m}, ongeluk {n}
|
| badmouth {v} (to criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully)
|
:: kwaadspreken
|
| bad news {n} (news of unpleasant, unfortunate or sad events)
|
:: slecht nieuws {n}, jobstijding {c}, onheilsbericht {n}, onheilsmare, onheilstijding {c}
|
| bad news {n} (irritating person)
|
:: slecht nieuws
|
| bad-tempered {adj} (having a bad temper)
|
:: slechtgehumeurd
|
| bad trip {n} (psychedelic crisis)
|
:: bad trip
|
| badware {n} (malware) SEE: malware
|
::
|
| baffle {v} (to totally bewilder; confuse or perplex)
|
:: verbluffen
|
| baffle {n} (regulating device)
|
:: schot
|
| baffled {adj} (thoroughly confused, puzzled)
|
:: [idiomatic] met stomheid geslagen, perplex
|
| bag {n} (flexible container)
|
:: zak {m}, tas {f}
|
| bag {n} (paper (or plastic) container given or sold to shoppers)
|
:: zakje {n}
|
| bag {v} (to put into a bag)
|
:: verpakken, inpakken, in een zak stoppen, in een zak steken (may be Belgian)
|
| bag {n} (suitcase) SEE: suitcase
|
::
|
| bag {n} (backpack) SEE: backpack
|
::
|
| bagatelle {n} (trifle)
|
:: kleinigheid, onbenulligheid
|
| bagboy {n} (person employed to put clients' purchases in bags)
|
:: inpakker {m}
|
| bagel {n} (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked)
|
:: bagel {f} {m}
|
| baggage {n} (luggage) SEE: luggage
|
::
|
| baggie {n} (a small bag)
|
:: boterhamzakje
|
| Baghdad {prop} (city)
|
:: Bagdad
|
| bag lady {n} (homeless woman)
|
:: zwerfster {f}
|
| bag of bones {n} (a skinny person)
|
:: scharminkel {m} {n}
|
| bagpipe {n} (bagpipes) SEE: bagpipes
|
::
|
| bagpipes {n} (musical wind instrument)
|
:: doedelzak {m}
|
| baguette {n} (a variety of bread that is long and narrow in shape)
|
:: stokbrood {n}
|
| Bahamas {prop} (country in the Caribbean)
|
:: Bahama's {p}
|
| Bahrain {prop} (country in the Middle East)
|
:: Bahrein {n}
|
| baiji {n} (freshwater dolphin)
|
:: chinese vlagdolfijn
|
| bail {n} (security)
|
:: borgtocht {m}
|
| bail {n} (release from imprisonment on payment of such money)
|
:: borgtocht
|
| bailiff {n} (steward) SEE: steward
|
::
|
| bailiff {n} (equivalent officers of the court in foreign contexts)
|
:: baljuw {m}, drost {m}, drossaard {m}, amman {m}, meier {m}, schout {m}, gerechtsdeurwaarder {m}
|
| bailiwick {n} (precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction)
|
:: meierij {f}
|
| baillie brushkie {n} (parakeet auklet) SEE: parakeet auklet
|
::
|
| Baird's sandpiper {n} (Calidris bairdii)
|
:: Bairds strandloper {m}
|
| bait {n} (substance used in catching fish)
|
:: aas {n}, lokaas {n}
|
| bait {v} (to attract with bait)
|
:: lokken, aantrekken
|
| baize {n} (woollen cloth used for covering card tables etc.)
|
:: laken {n}, baai {f}
|
| Bajocian {prop}
|
:: Bajocien
|
| Bačka {prop} (historical region divided between Serbia and Hungary)
|
:: Bačka
|
| bake {v} (to cook in an oven)
|
:: bakken
|
| bake {v} (to dry by heat)
|
:: bakken
|
| bake {v} (to be hot)
|
:: bakken
|
| bake {v} (to become baked)
|
:: bakken
|
| baked Alaska {n} (dessert of ice cream encased in cake and meringue and briefly baked)
|
:: omelette sibérienne {f}
|
| Bakelite {n} (heat-resisting chemically inert resin)
|
:: bakeliet {n}
|
| baker {n} (person who bakes and sells bread, etc)
|
:: bakker {m}
|
| Baker {prop} (Occupational surname)
|
:: Bakker
|
| baker's {n} (bakery) SEE: bakery
|
::
|
| baker's dozen {n} (cousin) SEE: cousin
|
::
|
| baker's dozen {n} (group of thirteen)
|
:: bakkersdozijn {n}, duivelsdozijn {n}
|
| bakery {n} (a shop in which bread and such is baked and sold)
|
:: bakkerij {f}
|
| baking powder {n} (dry leavening agent used in baking)
|
:: bakpoeder {n}
|
| baking tray {n} (oven-proof tray)
|
:: bakplaat {f}
|
| baklava {n} (sweet pastry)
|
:: baklava
|
| bakmi {n} (type of noodle or dish)
|
:: bami {m}
|
| bʼakʼtun {n} (Maya calendar period of 144000 days)
|
:: baktun
|
| Baku {prop} (the capital city of Azerbaijan)
|
:: Bakoe
|
| balaclava {n} (headgear)
|
:: bivakmuts
|
| balalaika {n} (Russian instrument)
|
:: balalaika {f}
|
| balance {n} (equilibrium)
|
:: evenwicht {n}, balans {m}
|
| balance {n} (scales)
|
:: weegschaal {f}
|
| balance {n} (awareness of both viewpoints)
|
:: evenwicht {n}
|
| balance {n} (accounting: list of credits and debits)
|
:: balans {m}
|
| balance {v} (to estimate) SEE: estimate
|
::
|
| balance {n} (astrology: Libra) SEE: Libra
|
::
|
| balance beam {n} (gymnastics: narrow wooden rail)
|
:: evenwichtsbalk
|
| balance bicycle {n}
|
:: loopfiets {m}
|
| balanced {adj} (even)
|
:: evenwichtig, uitgewogen, gebalanceerd
|
| balance wheel {n} (timepiece mechanism)
|
:: onrust {m} {f}
|
| balanitis {n} (inflammation of glans penis)
|
:: balanitis
|
| balcony {n} (structure extending from a building)
|
:: balkon {n}
|
| bald {adj} (having no hair)
|
:: kaal
|
| bald {adj} ((of tyre) whose surface is worn away)
|
:: kaal, afgesleten
|
| bald eagle {n} (species of eagle native to North America)
|
:: Amerikaanse zeearend {m}, witkopzeearend {m}
|
| balderdash {n} (nonsense)
|
:: gebazel {n}
|
| balding {adj} (becoming bald)
|
:: kalen, kaal worden
|
| baldness {n} (condition or state of being (or becoming) bald)
|
:: kaalheid {f}
|
| baldrick {n} (broad belt)
|
:: bandelier {m}
|
| Baldrs draumar {prop} (eleventh book of the Poetic Edda)
|
:: Baldrs draumar
|
| Baldwin {prop} (given name)
|
:: Boudewijn
|
| bale {v} (to remove water from a boat) SEE: bail
|
::
|
| Balearic Islands {prop} (group of Mediterranean islands)
|
:: de Balearen {p}
|
| baleen {n} (plates in mouth of baleen whale)
|
:: balein {f}
|
| baleen whale {n} (whale of the Mysticeti suborder)
|
:: baleinwalvis
|
| baleful {adj} (ominous)
|
:: onheilspellend , miserabel ; wanhopig
|
| Bali {prop} (island of Indonesia)
|
:: Bali
|
| Balinesian {adj} (of Bali)
|
:: balinees
|
| balk {n} (beam)
|
:: balk {m}
|
| Balkanize {v} (to break up)
|
:: balkaniseren
|
| Balkans {prop} (geographical region in the southeast of Europe, see also: Balkan Peninsula)
|
:: Balkan
|
| ball {n} (solid or hollow sphere)
|
:: bol {m}
|
| ball {n} (object, generally spherical, used for playing games)
|
:: bal {m}, kloot {m}
|
| ball {n} (quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape)
|
:: bolletje {n}, bolleke {n} [Flanders], kluwen {n}
|
| ball {n} (ballistics: a solid nonexplosive missile)
|
:: kogel {m}
|
| ball {n} (testicle)
|
:: bal {m}, kloot {m}
|
| ball {n} (in plural - mildly vulgar slang - nonsense)
|
:: ballen {m-p}, kloten {m-p}
|
| ball {n} (in plural — slang — courage)
|
:: kloten aan z’n lijf {m-p}
|
| ball {n} (formal dance)
|
:: bal {n}, gala {n}
|
| ballad {n} (narrative poem)
|
:: ballade {f}
|
| ballast {n} (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
|
:: ballast {m}
|
| ballast {n} (material laid to form a bed for a road)
|
:: bedding {f}, ballastbed {n}
|
| ballast {n} (electronics)
|
:: ballast {m}
|
| ball bearing {n} (bearing assembly with spherical balls)
|
:: kogellager {n}
|
| ball boy {n} (A male person responsible for retrieving balls)
|
:: ballenjongen {m}
|
| ballet {n} (form of dance)
|
:: ballet
|
| ballet dancer {n} (a person who dances in ballets)
|
:: balletdanser {m}, ballerina {f}, balletdanseres {f}
|
| ball game {n} (game played with a ball)
|
:: balspel {n}
|
| ballgame {n} (ball game) SEE: ball game
|
::
|
| ball girl {n} (female who clears balls)
|
:: ballenmeisje {n}
|
| ballistic missile {n} (missile)
|
:: ballistische raket
|
| ball lightning {n} (a short-lived, glowing ball sometimes observed to float in the air)
|
:: bolbliksem
|
| balloon {n} (slang: woman’s breast) SEE: boob
|
::
|
| balloon {n} (inflatable and buoyant object)
|
:: ballon {m}
|
| balloon {n} (child’s toy)
|
:: ballon {m}
|
| balloon {n} (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
|
:: luchtballon {m}
|
| balloon {n} (speech bubble) SEE: speech bubble
|
::
|
| balloonfish {n} (blowfish) SEE: blowfish
|
::
|
| balloonist {n} (a person who flies in a (hot-air) balloon, balloons)
|
:: ballonvaarder
|
| ballot {n} (paper used for vote-casting)
|
:: stembiljet {n}
|
| ballot {n} (list of candidates)
|
:: kandidatenlijst {f}
|
| ballot {v} (to vote)
|
:: stemmen
|
| ball pen {n} (ballpoint pen) SEE: ballpoint pen
|
::
|
| ballpoint pen {n} (pen)
|
:: balpen {f}
|
| balls {n} (follow the translations in the entry "ball") SEE: ball
|
::
|
| balls {n} (bravery)
|
:: ballen, kloten
|
| ballsack {n} (scrotum)
|
:: balzak {m}
|
| ball up {v} (to crush into a ball)
|
:: verpesten, naar de knoppen helpen
|
| balm {n} (sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from some plants) SEE: balsam
|
::
|
| balm {n} (plant or tree yielding such substance) SEE: balsam
|
::
|
| balm {n} (soothing lotion) SEE: balsam
|
::
|
| balm {n} (figurative: something soothing) SEE: balsam
|
::
|
| Balochistan {prop} (province of Pakistan)
|
:: Beloetsjistan
|
| baloney {n} (nonsense)
|
:: onzin {m}, nonsens {m}
|
| balsam {n} (sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from some plants)
|
:: balsem
|
| balsam {n} (plant or tree yielding such substance)
|
:: balsemboom
|
| balsam {n} (soothing ointment)
|
:: balsem {m}
|
| balsam {n} (figurative: something soothing)
|
:: balsem
|
| balsam {n} (flowering plant of the genus Impatiens)
|
:: balsemien {m}, springzaad {n}
|
| Balthazar {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Balthazar
|
| Baltic {prop} (Baltic Sea) SEE: Baltic Sea
|
::
|
| Baltic {adj} (of the Baltic region or sea)
|
:: Oostzee, Baltisch
|
| Baltic {adj} (pertaining to the Baltic languages)
|
:: Baltisch
|
| Baltic-Finnic {adj}
|
:: Oostzeefins, Baltisch-Fins
|
| Baltic herring {n} (Clupea harengus membras)
|
:: oostzeeharing, baltische haring, stromeling
|
| Baltic Sea {prop} (a sea)
|
:: Baltische zee {f}, Oostzee {f}
|
| Balto-Slavic {adj} (of or pertaining o the Balto-Slavic language, people or culture)
|
:: Balto-Slavisch
|
| baluster {n} (banister)
|
:: baluster {m}
|
| balustrade {n} (row of balusters)
|
:: balustrade {f}
|
| Bambara {prop} (language)
|
:: Bambara {n}
|
| bamboo {n} (plant)
|
:: bamboe {n}
|
| bamboo {n} (wood)
|
:: bamboe {n}
|
| bamboo {adj} (made of bamboo)
|
:: bamboe-
|
| ban {n} (prohibition)
|
:: verbod {n}
|
| banal {adj} (common)
|
:: banaal
|
| banana {n} (fruit)
|
:: banaan {f}
|
| banana {n} (plant)
|
:: bananenplant {m}
|
| banana {n} (colour)
|
:: bananengeel {n}
|
| banana peel {n} (outermost layer of the banana)
|
:: bananenschil {f}
|
| bananaquit {n} (Coereba flaveola)
|
:: suikerdiefje {n}
|
| banana republic {n} (country)
|
:: bananenrepubliek {m}
|
| banana skin {n} (banana skin) SEE: banana peel
|
::
|
| banana split {n} (A dessert containing a banana cut in half)
|
:: banana split
|
| band {n} (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together)
|
:: band {m}
|
| band {n} (strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached)
|
:: band {m}
|
| band {n} (part of radio spectrum)
|
:: band {m}
|
| band {n} (group of energy levels in a solid state material)
|
:: band {m}
|
| band {n} (group of musicians)
|
:: band {m}
|
| band {n} (group of people loosely united for a common purpose)
|
:: bende
|
| band {v} ((intransitive) to group together for a common purpose)
|
:: verenigen
|
| bandage {n} (medical binding)
|
:: verband {n}, bandage {f}, zwachtel {m}
|
| bandage {n} (adhesive bandage) SEE: band-aid
|
::
|
| band-aid {n} (adhesive bandage)
|
:: pleister
|
| band-aid {v} (to apply an adhesive bandage)
|
:: pleister plakken
|
| banded mongoose {n} (Mungos mungo)
|
:: zebramangoest
|
| bandicoot {n} (small Australian marsupial with a long snout)
|
:: neusbuideldas {m}
|
| bandit {n} (one who robs others)
|
:: bandiet {m}
|
| bandleader {n} (musician who leads a band of musicians)
|
:: bandleider {m}
|
| bandog {n} (guard dog) SEE: guard dog
|
::
|
| bandsaw {n} (a saw whose blade is a continuous band)
|
:: lintzaag
|
| bandstand {n} (platform for bands to play on)
|
:: bandstand {m}, muziekkoepel {f}, muziekkiosk {m}, muziektent {m}, muziekpaviljoen {m}
|
| band-tailed antshrike {n} (bird)
|
:: bandstaart-mierklauwier
|
| bandwidth {n} (width of a frequency band)
|
:: bandbreedte {f}
|
| bandwidth {n} (measure of data flow rate in digital networks)
|
:: bandbreedte {f}
|
| bandy {n} (winter sport played on ice)
|
:: bandy {n}
|
| bane {v} (to (kill by) poison) SEE: poison
|
::
|
| bane {n} (killer) SEE: killer
|
::
|
| bane {n} (source of harm or ruin; affliction)
|
:: verderf {n}
|
| bane {v} (to be the bane of)
|
:: verderven, ruïneren
|
| bang {n} (A sudden percussive noise)
|
:: knal {m}, klap
|
| bang {n} (A strike upon an object causing such a noise)
|
:: klap, slag
|
| bang {n} (An explosion)
|
:: knal {m}, klap, explosie
|
| bang {n} (The symbol !)
|
:: uitroepteken
|
| banger {n} (woman's breast) SEE: breast
|
::
|
| banger {n} (sausage)
|
:: worstje {n}
|
| Bangkok {prop} (the capital of Thailand)
|
:: Bangkok
|
| Bangladesh {prop} (country)
|
:: Bangladesh
|
| bangs {n} (hair that hangs down over the forehead)
|
:: pony {m}, froefroe {m}
|
| banish {v} (to send someone away and forbid that person from returning)
|
:: verbannen
|
| banish {v} (to expel, especially from the mind)
|
:: verdrijven
|
| banister {n} (the handrail on the side of a staircase)
|
:: baluster, leuning
|
| banjo {n} (a musical instrument)
|
:: banjo {m}
|
| bank {n} (institution)
|
:: bank {f}
|
| bank {n} (branch office)
|
:: bank {f}
|
| bank {n} (storage for important goods)
|
:: -bank {f}
|
| bank {n} (edge of river or lake)
|
:: oever {m}
|
| bank {n} (incline of an aircraft)
|
:: helling {f}
|
| bank {v} (to incline laterally in order to turn)
|
:: doen hellen, rollen
|
| bankable {adj} (reliable) SEE: reliable
|
::
|
| bank account {n} (fund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank)
|
:: bankrekening {f}
|
| bank card {n} (card issued by a bank)
|
:: bankkaart {m} {f}, pinpas {m}
|
| bank cheque {n} (cheque which is payable by a bank)
|
:: bankcheque {m}
|
| banked slalom {n}
|
:: banked slalom
|
| banker {n} (one who conducts the business of banking)
|
:: bankier {m}
|
| bank holiday {n} (a weekday granted to workers as a national holiday)
|
:: wettelijke feestdag {m}
|
| bank machine {n} (automated teller machine) SEE: automated teller machine
|
::
|
| banknote {n} (paper currency)
|
:: bankbiljet {n}, biljet {n}
|
| bankroll {n} (.A roll of banknotes.)
|
:: een rol bankbiljetten
|
| bankroll {n} (The monetary assets of a person or organization.)
|
:: fonds,budget
|
| bankroll {v} (to fund a project)
|
:: financieren
|
| bankrupt {adj} (having been legally declared insolvent)
|
:: bankroet, in faling, failliet
|
| bankruptcy {n} (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency)
|
:: faillissement {n}, bankroet {n}, failliet {n}, faling {f}, surseance van betaling {m} {f}
|
| bank statement {n}
|
:: rekeninguittreksel {n}
|
| banner {n} (flag)
|
:: vlag {n}, banier {n}, dundoek
|
| banner {n} (principal standard of a knight)
|
:: standaard {n}
|
| banneret {n} (nobleman)
|
:: baanderheer {m}
|
| bannerette {n} (banneret) SEE: banneret
|
::
|
| banquet {n} (a large celebratory meal; a feast)
|
:: banket {n}, feestmaal {n}, feestdis {m}
|
| banshee {n} (in Irish folklore, a female spirit)
|
:: banshee {f}
|
| bantam {n} (chicken)
|
:: krielkip {f}
|
| banter {n} (good humoured conversation)
|
:: geplaag, scherts, badinage
|
| banter {v} (to engage in banter)
|
:: schertsen
|
| banter {v} (to tease mildly)
|
:: plagen
|
| Bantoid {adj}
|
:: Bantoïde
|
| Bantu {n} (language family)
|
:: Bantoe-
|
| banya {n} (a Russian steam bath)
|
:: banja {f}
|
| banzai {interj} (hurrah) SEE: hurrah
|
::
|
| baobab {n} (Adansonia digitata)
|
:: baobab {m}, apenbroodboom {m}
|
| baptise {v} (baptise) SEE: baptize
|
::
|
| baptism {n} (Christian sacrament)
|
:: doop {m}
|
| baptismal font {n} (a basin used for baptism)
|
:: doopvont {c}
|
| baptismal name {n} (name given at christening)
|
:: doopnaam {m}
|
| Baptist {adj} (of the Baptist religious denomination)
|
:: baptistisch
|
| baptize {v} (To perform the Christian sacrament of baptism)
|
:: dopen
|
| bar {n} (vertical bar mark) SEE: pipe
|
::
|
| bar {n} (music: section of a staff) SEE: measure
|
::
|
| bar {prep} (with the exception of) SEE: except
|
::
|
| bar {n} (heraldry: one of the ordinaries) SEE: fess
|
::
|
| bar {n} (soccer: crossbar) SEE: crossbar
|
::
|
| bar {n} (music: vertical line across a staff) SEE: bar line
|
::
|
| bar {n} (solid object with uniform cross-section)
|
:: stang {m}, staaf {f}, baar {f}, blok {n}
|
| bar {n} (metallurgy: solid object of round, square, hexagonal, octagonal or rectangular section)
|
:: staaf {f}, baar {f}, stang {m}
|
| bar {n} (rail bar at level crossing)
|
:: slagboom {m}
|
| bar {n} (cuboid piece of any commodity)
|
:: blok {n}, stuk {n}, reep {f} [chocolate]
|
| bar {n} (long, narrow drawn or printed rectangle, cuboid or cylinder)
|
:: blok {n}
|
| bar {n} (business licensed to sell intoxicating beverages)
|
:: bar {m}, café {n}, taveerne {m}, kroeg {f}
|
| bar {n} (counter of such a premises)
|
:: bar {m}, toog {m}, tapkast {f}
|
| bar {n} (closet containing alcoholic beverages in a private house or a hotel room)
|
:: bar {m}
|
| bar {n} (official order prohibiting some activity)
|
:: verbod {n}, ban
|
| bar {n} (collective term for lawyers)
|
:: advocatuur, balie
|
| bar {n} (profession of lawyers)
|
:: advocatuur, orde van advocaten {f}
|
| bar {n} (nautical: sand formation)
|
:: zandbank {f}
|
| bar {v} (to obstruct the passage of)
|
:: blokkeren, versperren
|
| bar {v} (to prohibit)
|
:: verbieden
|
| bar {v} (to lock or bolt with a bar)
|
:: blokkeren, barreren, vergrendelen, versperren
|
| bar {n} (unit of pressure)
|
:: bar
|
| barb {n} (bit for a horse) SEE: bit
|
::
|
| barb {n} (beard or something that resembles a beard) SEE: beard
|
::
|
| barb {n} (point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc)
|
:: weerhaak
|
| Barbados {prop} (country in the Caribbean)
|
:: Barbados
|
| barbarian {adj} (uncivilized)
|
:: barbaars
|
| barbarian {n} (uncivilized person)
|
:: barbaar {m} {f}
|
| barbarian {n} (derogatory term for someone from a developing country)
|
:: barbaar {m} {f}, primitieveling {m}, wilde {m} {f}
|
| barbarian {n} (warrior associated with Sword and Sorcery stories)
|
:: barbaar {m} {f}
|
| barbarous {adj} (barbarian) SEE: barbarian
|
::
|
| Barbary {prop} (Mediterranean North Africa)
|
:: Barbarije {f}
|
| Barbary ape {n} (tailless monkey) SEE: Barbary macaque
|
::
|
| Barbary dove {n} (Streptopelia risoria) SEE: ringneck dove
|
::
|
| Barbary lion {n} (Panthera leo leo)
|
:: Berberleeuw, Atlasleeuw, Barabijse leeuw
|
| Barbary macaque {n} (Macaca sylvanus)
|
:: berberaap
|
| barbecue {n} (cooking instrument)
|
:: barbecue, grill
|
| barbecue {v} (to cook food on a barbecue, see also: )
|
:: grillen, barbecueën, braaien
|
| barbecue {v} (grill) SEE: grill
|
::
|
| barbecue sauce {n} (type of sauce)
|
:: barbecuesaus
|
| barbed wire {n} (twisted strands of steel wire)
|
:: prikkeldraad {m}
|
| barbel {n} (fish)
|
:: barbeel {m}
|
| barber {n} (person whose profession is cutting (usually male) customers' hair and beards)
|
:: kapper {m}, haarkapper {m}, coiffeur {m} [Flanders], barbier {m} [deprecated]
|
| barber {v} (to cut the hair)
|
:: haarknippen, haren knippen, scheren (to shave)
|
| barber pole {n}
|
:: kapperspaal {m}, barbierspaal {m}
|
| barber shop {n} (business which offers haircuts to men) SEE: barbershop
|
::
|
| barbershop {n} (barber's shop)
|
:: kapsalon {m}
|
| barber's pole {n} (barber pole) SEE: barber pole
|
::
|
| barber surgeon {n} (medical practitioner)
|
:: chirurgijn {m}
|
| Barbie {prop} (diminutive of Barbara)
|
:: Babs, Babbe
|
| barbiturate {n} (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system)
|
:: barbituraat {n}
|
| barcarole {n} (Venetian folk song)
|
:: barcarola {f}, barcarolle {f}, gondellied {n}
|
| Barcelona {prop} (capital of Catalonia)
|
:: Barcelona {n}
|
| Barcelonan {adj} (from Barcelona) SEE: Barcelonian
|
::
|
| Barcelonan {n} (someone from Barcelona) SEE: Barcelonian
|
::
|
| Barcelonian {adj} (from Barcelona)
|
:: Barcelonees
|
| Barcelonian {n} (someone from Barcelona)
|
:: Barcelonees {m}, Barcelonese {f}
|
| bar chart {n} (graph in the form of boxes of different heights)
|
:: staafdiagram {n}
|
| barcode {n} (set of machine-readable parallel bars)
|
:: streepjescode {f}, barcode {f}
|
| bar-crested antshrike {n} (a passerine bird of the antbird family)
|
:: streepkuif-mierklauwier
|
| bard {n} (professional poet and singer)
|
:: bard {m}
|
| bardo {n} (state of existence between death and subsequent reincarnation)
|
:: bardo
|
| bare {adj} (naked, uncovered)
|
:: bloot
|
| bare {adj} (having no decoration)
|
:: kaal
|
| bare {adv} (barely) SEE: barely
|
::
|
| barefoot {adj} (wearing nothing on the feet)
|
:: barrevoets, blootsvoets [as adverb only]
|
| barefoot {adv} (wearing nothing on the feet)
|
:: barrevoets, blootsvoets, op blote voeten
|
| barefooted {adj} (barefoot) SEE: barefoot
|
::
|
| barefooted {adv} (barefoot) SEE: barefoot
|
::
|
| barely {adv} (by a small margin)
|
:: nauwelijks, amper, [archaic] kuim
|
| barely {adv} (merely) SEE: merely
|
::
|
| barf {n} (vomit) SEE: vomit
|
::
|
| barf {v} (vomit) SEE: vomit
|
::
|
| barfly {n} (person who spends much time in a bar)
|
:: tooghanger {m}
|
| bargain {n} (item bought at a low price)
|
:: koopje {n}
|
| bargain {v} (to make a bargain)
|
:: onderhandelen
|
| barge {n} (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters)
|
:: duwbak
|
| barge {n} (coastal trading vessel)
|
:: aak {m}
|
| barge in {v} (to intrude)
|
:: binnenvallen, binnenbanjeren
|
| bar graph {n} (bar chart) SEE: bar chart
|
::
|
| baritone {n} (male voice)
|
:: bariton
|
| baritone {n} (musical range)
|
:: bariton
|
| baritone horn {n} (baritone horn) SEE: baritone
|
::
|
| barium {n} (chemical element)
|
:: barium {n}
|
| bark {v} (to make a loud noise (dogs))
|
:: blaffen
|
| bark {v} (to speak sharply)
|
:: blaffen
|
| bark {n} (short, loud, explosive utterance)
|
:: geblaf {n}
|
| bark {n} (exterior covering of a tree)
|
:: schors {f}, bast {f}
|
| bark {v} (to strip the bark from, to peel)
|
:: ontschorsen
|
| bark {v} (to abrade or rub off any outer covering from)
|
:: schrapen
|
| bark {n} (three-masted vessel, foremast and mainmast square-rigged, mizzenmast schooner-rigged)
|
:: bark {f}
|
| bark {v} (to girdle) SEE: girdle
|
::
|
| barking {n}
|
:: geblaf {n}
|
| barking deer {n} (muntjac) SEE: muntjac
|
::
|
| barking dogs seldom bite {proverb} (people who make threats rarely carry them out)
|
:: blaffende honden bijten niet
|
| barley {n} (Hordeum vulgare or its grains)
|
:: gerst {m}
|
| barley sugar {n} (sweet)
|
:: zuurstok
|
| bar line {n} (vertical line across a staff)
|
:: maatstreep {f}
|
| barman {n} (bartender) SEE: bartender
|
::
|
| barn {n} (child) SEE: child
|
::
|
| barn {n} (building)
|
:: schuur {f}
|
| Béarn {prop} (former viscounty)
|
:: Béarn
|
| barnacle {n} (instrument to fix on the nose of a vicious horse) SEE: twitch
|
::
|
| barnacle {n} (barnacle goose) SEE: barnacle goose
|
::
|
| barnacle {n} (marine crustacean)
|
:: zeepok
|
| barnacle goose {n} (Branta leucopsis)
|
:: brandgans {c}
|
| béarnaise sauce {n} (sauce)
|
:: béarnaisesaus, béarnaise
|
| barn owl {n} (Tyto alba)
|
:: kerkuil {m}
|
| barn swallow {n} (species of swallow)
|
:: boerenzwaluw {f}
|
| bar of chocolate {n} (slab of chocolate)
|
:: chocoladereep {f}
|
| barometer {n} (an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure)
|
:: barometer {m}, drukmeter {m}
|
| barometz {n} (half-animal and half-plant said to grow in the form of a sheep, see also: vegetable lamb)
|
:: barometz {n}
|
| baron {n} (male ruler of a barony)
|
:: baron {m}
|
| baroness {n} (female ruler of a barony)
|
:: barones {f}
|
| baronial {adj} (belonging or relating to a baron)
|
:: baroniaal
|
| barony {n} (a dominion ruled by a baron or baroness)
|
:: baronie {f}
|
| Baroque {prop} (period in architecture)
|
:: barok {f}
|
| Baroque {prop} (period in art)
|
:: barok {f}
|
| Baroque {prop} (period in music)
|
:: barok {f}
|
| baroque organ {n} (type of pipe organ)
|
:: barokorgel {n}
|
| baroscope {n} (barometer) SEE: barometer
|
::
|
| barotropic {adj}
|
:: barotroop
|
| barque {n} (sailing vessel, all masts but sternmost square-rigged)
|
:: zeilboot {m}, bark {m}
|
| barque {n} (archaic, any small sailing vessel)
|
:: zeilbootje {m}, bark {m}, schuit {m}
|
| barque {n} (poetic, any sailing vessel or boat)
|
:: zeilboot {m}, schuit {m}
|
| barquentine {n} (sailing vessel)
|
:: barkentijn {f}
|
| barrack {n} (a building for soldiers)
|
:: kazerne {m}, barrak
|
| barracks {n} (buildings used by military personnel) SEE: barrack
|
::
|
| barracks emperor {n} (emperor who seized power by virtue of his command of the army)
|
:: soldatenkeizer {m}
|
| barracuda {n} (predatory competitor) SEE: shark
|
::
|
| barracuda {n} (marine fish)
|
:: zeesnoek {m}, barracuda {f}
|
| barrage {n} (heavy curtain of artillery fire)
|
:: spervuur {n}
|
| barrage {n} (concentrated discharge of projectile weapons)
|
:: spervuur {n}
|
| barrage {n} (overwhelming outburst of words)
|
:: spervuur {n}
|
| barre chord {n} (a guitar chord)
|
:: barré-akkoord
|
| barred antshrike {n} (a passerine bird)
|
:: gebandeerde mierklauwier
|
| barrel {n} (tube) SEE: tube
|
::
|
| barrel {n} (jar) SEE: jar
|
::
|
| barrel {n} (round vessel made from staves bound with a hoop)
|
:: ton, vat {n}
|
| barrel bomb {n}
|
:: vatbom {f}, vatenbom {f}
|
| barrel organ {n} (pipe instrument with air controlled pins in a revolving barrel)
|
:: draaiorgel {n}
|
| barrel vault {n} (architecture)
|
:: tongewelf {n}
|
| barren {adj} (unable to bear children; sterile)
|
:: onvruchtbaar, steriel
|
| barricade {n} (a barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence)
|
:: barricade {f}
|
| barrier {n} (structure that bars passage)
|
:: barrière {c}, versperring {f}
|
| barrier {n} (obstacle or impediment)
|
:: barrière {c}
|
| barring {prep} (excepting)
|
:: behoudens
|
| barrister {n} (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts)
|
:: advocaat {m}, advocate {f}
|
| barrow {n} (mound of earth and stones raised over a grave)
|
:: grafheuvel {m}, tumulus {m}, grafterp {m}
|
| barrow {n} (small vehicle used to carry a load and pulled or pushed by hand)
|
:: kar {f}, steekkar {f}, duwkar {f}, kruiwagen {f}
|
| barrow {n} (castrated boar)
|
:: barg {m}
|
| bar shot {n} (double-headed shot connected by a bar)
|
:: boutkogel {m}, schietbout {m}
|
| bar stool {n} (stool used for sitting)
|
:: barkruk {m} {f}
|
| barstool {n} (bar stool) SEE: bar stool
|
::
|
| bar-tailed godwit {n} (bar-tailed godwit)
|
:: rosse grutto
|
| bartender {n} (person who works in a bar)
|
:: kastelein {c}
|
| barter {n} (exchange of goods or services)
|
:: ruil {m}, ruilhandel {m}
|
| barter {v} (exchange goods or services without involving money)
|
:: ruilen, ruilebuiten
|
| Bartholomew {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Bartolomeüs
|
| Bartonian {prop}
|
:: Bartonien
|
| baryon {n} (heavy subatomic particle)
|
:: baryon {n}
|
| basal layer {n} (the deepest layer of the epidermis)
|
:: kiemlaag {f} {m}
|
| basalt {n} (hard rock)
|
:: basalt
|
| bascule bridge {n} (type of movable bridge)
|
:: basculebrug {m} {f}
|
| base {n} (something from which other things extend)
|
:: basis {f}
|
| base {n} (starting point of thought)
|
:: basis {f}, vertrekpunt {n}
|
| base {n} (permanent structure for housing military)
|
:: basis {f}, kazerne {f}
|
| base {n} (headquarters)
|
:: basis {f}, hoofdkwartier {n}
|
| base {n} (chemical compound that will neutralize an acid)
|
:: base {f}
|
| base {n} (baseball: one of the three places that a runner can stand in safety)
|
:: honk
|
| base {n} (geometry: lowest side or face)
|
:: basis {f}
|
| base {n} (heraldic charge: lowest third of a shield or escutcheon)
|
:: schildvoet {m}
|
| base {n} (heraldry: lower part of the field)
|
:: schildvoet {m}
|
| base {v} (have as its foundation or starting point)
|
:: baseren, zich baseren op
|
| base {n} (bass) SEE: bass
|
::
|
| base {n} (apron) SEE: apron
|
::
|
| base {n} (radix) SEE: radix
|
::
|
| baseball {n} (ball game)
|
:: honkbal
|
| baseboard {n} (panel or molding between floor and interior wall) SEE: skirting board
|
::
|
| base class {n}
|
:: basisklasse {f}
|
| based {adj} (founded on)
|
:: gebaseerd, onderbouwd
|
| Basel {prop} (city in Switzerland)
|
:: Bazel {n}
|
| basement {n} (floor below ground level)
|
:: kelder {m}
|
| bash {v} (to strike)
|
:: neerslagen
|
| bash {v} (to criticize)
|
:: kritiseren
|
| bash {n} (gala)
|
:: gala bal {n}
|
| bash {n} (an attack)
|
:: neerslagen {n}
|
| bash {v} (collide) SEE: collide
|
::
|
| bashful {adj} (inclined to avoid notice)
|
:: verlegen, timide
|
| Bashkir {prop} (language)
|
:: Basjkiers {n}
|
| Bashkiria {prop} (Bashkortostan) SEE: Bashkortostan
|
::
|
| Bashkortostan {prop} (federal subject of Russia)
|
:: Bashkortostan {n}
|
| Bashkortostani {adj} (Bashkir) SEE: Bashkir
|
::
|
| Bashkortostani {n} (Bashkir) SEE: Bashkir
|
::
|
| basic {adj} (necessary, essential for life or some process)
|
:: basis-, elementair
|
| basic {adj} (elementary, simple, merely functional)
|
:: elementair
|
| basic {adj} (chemistry: of a base)
|
:: basisch
|
| basic {n} (necessary commodity)
|
:: basisonderdeel {n}, basisbehoefte {f}
|
| basic {n} (elementary building block)
|
:: basis, basisonderdeel {n}
|
| basic needs {n} (the absolute minimum resources necessary for long-term physical well-being)
|
:: basisbehoeften {f}
|
| basil {n} (plant)
|
:: basilicum {m}, bazielkruid {n}, koningskruid {n}, basiliekruid {n}
|
| basil {n} (herb)
|
:: basilicum {m}, basilicumblaadjes {n}
|
| basilica {n} (Christian church building having a nave)
|
:: basiliek {f}
|
| basilisk {n} (snake-like dragon type)
|
:: basilisk {m}, koningshagedis
|
| basilisk {n} (type of lizard (genus Basiliscus))
|
:: basilisk, boomhagedis
|
| basin {n} (wide bowl for washing)
|
:: bassin {n}
|
| basin {n} (area of land that drains into a common outlet)
|
:: stroomgebied {n}, bekken {n}
|
| basis {n} (starting point for an argument)
|
:: basis {f}
|
| basis {n} (underlying condition)
|
:: basis {f}
|
| basis {n} (linearly independent, spanning set of vectors)
|
:: basis {f}
|
| basis point {n} (one hundredth of one percentage point)
|
:: basispunt {n}
|
| bask {v} (to take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warm or happiness)
|
:: (zich) koesteren (in), genieten (van), zwelgen (in), zijn hartje ophalen
|
| basket {n} (container)
|
:: mand {m}, korf {m}
|
| basket {n} (notional place to store items before ordering them online)
|
:: mandje {n}
|
| basket {n} (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended)
|
:: korf {m}, ring {m}
|
| basket {n} (basketball: act of putting the ball through the basket)
|
:: gescoorde korf
|
| basket {n} (wire or plastic container for carrying articles for purchase) SEE: shopping basket
|
::
|
| basketball {n} (the sport)
|
:: basketbal {n}
|
| basketball {n} (the ball used in the sport)
|
:: basketbal {m}
|
| basket case {n} (one made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic or stress)
|
:: zenuwpees (nerves); (fig.) hopeloos geval ({n}.)
|
| basketweaver {n} (one who takes part in the craft of basketweaving)
|
:: mandenvlechter {m}
|
| Basque {n} (language)
|
:: Baskisch {n}
|
| Basque {n} (member of a people)
|
:: Bask {m}, Baskische {f}
|
| Basque {adj} (relative to the Basque people or their language)
|
:: Baskisch
|
| Basque Country {prop} (geographical region in Spain and France)
|
:: Baskenland
|
| Basque Country {prop} (the region where the Basque language is spoken)
|
:: Baskenland
|
| Basque Country {prop} (autonomous community within Spain)
|
:: Baskenland
|
| bass {n} (low spectrum of sound)
|
:: bas {m} {f}
|
| bass {n} (section of musical group)
|
:: bas {m} {f}
|
| bass {n} (singer)
|
:: bas {m}
|
| bass {n} (musical instrument)
|
:: basgitaar {m} {f}, bas {m} {f}
|
| bass {n} (perch)
|
:: baars {m}
|
| bass clef {n} (music symbol)
|
:: bassleutel
|
| Basse-Terre {prop} (capital city of Guadeloupe)
|
:: Basse-Terre
|
| basset horn {n} (alto instrument of the clarinet family)
|
:: bassethoorn {m}
|
| bass fiddle {n} (instrument) SEE: double bass
|
::
|
| bass guitar {n} (stringed musical instrument)
|
:: basgitaar, bas
|
| bassist {n} (musician)
|
:: bassist {m}
|
| bassline {n}
|
:: baslijn {f}
|
| bassoon {n} (musical instrument in the woodwind family)
|
:: fagot {m}
|
| bass viol {n} (musical instrument) SEE: double bass
|
::
|
| bass violin {n} (instrument) SEE: double bass
|
::
|
| basta {interj} (that's enough, stop)
|
:: basta
|
| bastard {n} (longsword) SEE: longsword
|
::
|
| bastard {n} (person born to unmarried parents)
|
:: bastaard {m}, buitenechtelijk kind {n}, onecht kind {n}, onwettig kind {n}
|
| bastard {n} (mongrel)
|
:: mormel {n}, straathond
|
| bastard {n} (contemptible etc. person)
|
:: bastaard {m}, hoerenjong {n}, klootzak {m}, rotzak {m}, hufter {m}
|
| bastard {n} (informal: child that does not know his father)
|
:: bastaard {m}, buitenechtelijk kind {n}, onecht kind {n}, onwettig kind {n}
|
| bastard {n} (informal: something extremely difficult or unpleasant)
|
:: kreng {n}, rotding {n}
|
| bastard {n} (variation that is not genuine)
|
:: nep, vervalsing
|
| bastard {n} (intermediate-grade steel file)
|
:: bastaardvijl {m}, voorvijl {m}
|
| bastard {adj} (of or like a bastard (illegitimate human descendant))
|
:: onwettig, onecht, bastaard-
|
| bastard {adj} (of or like a bastard (bad person))
|
:: gemeen, smerig, kloot-
|
| bastard {adj} (of or like a mongrel, bastardized creature/cross)
|
:: bastaard-
|
| bastard {adj} (of abnormal, irregular or otherwise inferior qualities (size, shape etc.))
|
:: ondermaats, nep
|
| bastard {adj} (spurious, lacking genuinity of authenticity)
|
:: onecht, nep, vals, na(ge)maak(t)
|
| bastard {interj} (exclamation of dismay)
|
:: smeerlap!
|
| bastardization {n} (degradation of a language)
|
:: verbastering {f}
|
| bastard sugar {n} (type of sugar)
|
:: basterdsuiker
|
| bastille {n} (prison) SEE: prison
|
::
|
| bastille {n} (fortress) SEE: fortress
|
::
|
| bastille {n} (citadel) SEE: citadel
|
::
|
| bastille {n} (castle tower, or fortified building; small citadel or fortress)
|
:: donjon {m}
|
| bat {n} (small flying mammal)
|
:: vleermuis {f}
|
| bat {n} (club used for striking the ball in sports)
|
:: knuppel {m}, slaghout {n}
|
| Batavian Republic {prop} (historical Dutch republic)
|
:: Bataafse Republiek {f}
|
| Batavophone {n} (Dutch speaker)
|
:: Nederlandstalig
|
| bat away {v} (to knock an object)
|
:: wegslaan
|
| batch {n} (quantity of baked goods made at one time)
|
:: lot {n}
|
| batch {n} (quantity of anything produced in one operation)
|
:: lot {n}
|
| bate {v} (simple past of beat) SEE: beat
|
::
|
| bate {v} (masturbate) SEE: masturbate
|
::
|
| bat-eared fox {n} (Otocyon megalotis)
|
:: lepelhond {m}, grootoorvos {m}
|
| bateleur {n} (Terathopius ecaudatus)
|
:: bateleur {m}, goochelaar {m}
|
| bath {n} (tub)
|
:: bad {n}, badkuip {m} {f}
|
| bath {n} (room)
|
:: badkamer {f}
|
| bath {n} (act of bathing)
|
:: bad {n}
|
| bath-brush {n} (waterproof type of brush)
|
:: badborstel {m}
|
| bathe {v} (to clean oneself with water)
|
:: zich baden, zich wassen
|
| bathe {v} (to sunbathe) SEE: sunbathe
|
::
|
| bathhouse {n} (a building with baths for communal use)
|
:: badhuis {n}
|
| bathing cap {n} (cap worn by swimmers) SEE: swim cap
|
::
|
| bathing suit {n} (tight fitting garment for swimming) SEE: swimsuit
|
::
|
| bathing trunks {n} (pair of shorts or briefs) SEE: swimming trunks
|
::
|
| bath mat {n} (mat used next to a bathtub)
|
:: badmat {f}
|
| Bathonian {prop}
|
:: Bathonien
|
| bathos {n} (depth) SEE: depth
|
::
|
| bathos {n} (nadir) SEE: nadir
|
::
|
| bathos {n} (anticlimax) SEE: anticlimax
|
::
|
| bathos {n} (overdone pathos)
|
:: valse pathos
|
| bathroom {n} (a room with a bathtub)
|
:: badkamer {f}
|
| bathroom {n} (room with a toilet) SEE: toilet
|
::
|
| bathtub {n} (large container in which a person may bathe)
|
:: badkuip
|
| bathyscaphe {n} (self-propelled deep-sea submersible)
|
:: bathyscaaf
|
| Batman {prop} (the bat-themed hero)
|
:: Batman
|
| baton {n} (sports: object transferred by relay runners)
|
:: stokje {n}
|
| Bats {prop} (a commune in France)
|
:: Bats
|
| batshit {adj} (insane)
|
:: knotsgek
|
| batter {n} (beaten mixture of flour and liquid)
|
:: beslag {n}
|
| battering ram {n} (type of siege engine used to smash gates and walls)
|
:: stormram {m}
|
| battery {n} (device storing electricity)
|
:: batterij {f}
|
| battery {n} (legal: act of unlawful violence)
|
:: fysieke mishandeling {f}
|
| battery {n} (coordinated group of artillery)
|
:: batterij {f}
|
| battery {n} (array of similar things)
|
:: batterij {f}
|
| battery {n} (set of cages for hens)
|
:: legbatterij {f}
|
| batting {n} (cotton for surgery)
|
:: watten
|
| battle {n} (general action, fight, or encounter; a combat)
|
:: slag {m}, veldslag {m}, gevecht {n}, kamp {m}
|
| battle {n} (struggle; a contest; as, the battle of life)
|
:: gevecht {n}, strijd {f}
|
| battle {v} ((intransitive) to join in battle; to contend in fight)
|
:: strijden, vechten
|
| battle {v} ((transitive) to assail in battle; to fight)
|
:: bestrijden, bevechten
|
| battle-ax {n} (battle axe) SEE: battle axe
|
::
|
| battle axe {n} (electric guitar) SEE: electric guitar
|
::
|
| battle axe {n} (ancient military weapon)
|
:: strijdbijl {m}
|
| battle cry {n} (something the troops yell out when going to war or battle)
|
:: strijdkreet {m}, wapenkreet {m}, oorlogskreet {m}, aanvalskreet {m}
|
| battlefield {n} (field of a land battle)
|
:: slagveld {n}
|
| battleground {n} (location) SEE: battlefield
|
::
|
| battlement {n} (indented parapet formed by a series of rising members)
|
:: bolwerk {n}
|
| Battle of Britain {prop} (series of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II)
|
:: slag om Engeland {m}
|
| battle of the sexes {n} (any competition between males and females)
|
:: strijd der geslachten {m}
|
| battleship {n} (warship)
|
:: slagschip {n}
|
| battleship {n} (guessing game)
|
:: zeeslag
|
| battue {n} (form of hunting)
|
:: klopjacht {m} {f}
|
| batty {adj} (mad, crazy, silly)
|
:: mal
|
| bauble {n} (cheap showy ornament piece of jewellery)
|
:: prulletjesnuisterij
|
| bauble {n} (small shiny spherical decoration, commonly put on Christmas trees)
|
:: kerstbal {m}
|
| Baumé scale {prop} (liquids density scale)
|
:: Baumé-schaal
|
| bauxite {n} (ore)
|
:: bauxiet {n}
|
| Bavaria {prop} (state)
|
:: Beieren {n}
|
| Bavarian {adj} (of or pertaining to Bavaria)
|
:: Beiers
|
| Bavarian {n} (person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent)
|
:: Beier {m}, Beierin {f}, Beierse {f}
|
| Bavarian {prop} (German dialect)
|
:: Beiers
|
| bavarois {n} (pudding)
|
:: bavarois {m}
|
| bawl {v} ((intransitive) To shout or utter in a loud and intense manner)
|
:: schreeuwen
|
| bay {n} (body of water)
|
:: baai {f}
|
| bayard {n} (bay horse)
|
:: vos {m}, vospaard {n}
|
| bayard {adj} (reddish brown)
|
:: voskleurig
|
| bay cat {n} (Catopuma badia)
|
:: Borneogoudkat
|
| bay leaf {n} (herb)
|
:: laurier {n}
|
| Bay of Bengal {prop} (Large bay in the northeastern Indian Ocean)
|
:: Golf van Bengalen {m}
|
| bayonet {n} (weapon)
|
:: bajonet {f}
|
| bazooka {n} (American shoulder fired rocket grenade launcher)
|
:: bazooka {m}
|
| BBC {prop} (British Broadcasting Corporation)
|
:: BBC {f}
|
| BC {adv} (before Christ)
|
:: v. Chr. (voor Christus)
|
| BCE {adv} (before the common era)
|
:: onze jaartelling, gewone tijdrekening
|
| béchamel sauce {n} (white sauce made with butter, flour and milk)
|
:: bechamelsaus
|
| be {v} (occupy a place)
|
:: zijn, staan, zitten, liggen, wezen [informal], zich bevinden
|
| be {v} (occur, take place)
|
:: zijn, plaatsvinden
|
| be {v} (exist)
|
:: zijn, bestaan
|
| be {v} (have a certain age)
|
:: zijn
|
| be {v} (elliptical form of "be here", or similar)
|
:: zijn
|
| be {v} (used to indicate that the subject and object are the same)
|
:: zijn
|
| be {v} (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
|
:: gelijk zijn
|
| be {v} (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
|
:: zijn
|
| be {v} (used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it)
|
:: zijn
|
| be {v} (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase)
|
:: zijn
|
| be {v} (used to form the passive voice)
|
:: worden
|
| be {v} (used to form the continuous forms of various tenses)
|
:: zijn aan het + infinitive (or a simple tense without zijn when not stressing the continuousness of an action)
|
| be {v} ((archaic) used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs)
|
:: zijn
|
| be {v} (used to indicate weather, air quality, or the like)
|
:: zijn
|
| be able to {v} (have ability to)
|
:: kunnen, vermogen, in staat zijn te
|
| beach {n} (sandy shore)
|
:: strand {n}
|
| beach {v} (to run something aground on a beach)
|
:: stranden
|
| beach chair {n} (A chair for use on beaches)
|
:: strandstoel {m}
|
| beach towel {n} (towel used at the beach)
|
:: strandlaken {n}
|
| beach volleyball {n} (sport)
|
:: beachvolleybal {n}, strandvolleybal {n}
|
| beacon {n} (signal fire)
|
:: baken {n}, bakenvuur {n}
|
| beacon {n} (signaling or guiding mark erected as guide to mariners)
|
:: baken {n}
|
| beacon {n} (high hill or similar)
|
:: baken {n}
|
| bead {n} (rosary ball)
|
:: kraal
|
| bead {n} (pierced small round object)
|
:: parel {f}, korrel {m}
|
| bead {n} (small drop of liquid)
|
:: druppel
|
| beadle {n} (a parish constable)
|
:: kerkbaljuw {m}
|
| bead tree {n} (Melia azedarach)
|
:: Indische sering
|
| beagle {n} (dog)
|
:: beagle {m}
|
| beagle {n} (snooping person)
|
:: snuffelaar {m}, speurneus {m}
|
| beak {n} (structure projecting from a bird's face)
|
:: snavel, bek
|
| beak {n} (similar structure in an octopus)
|
:: bek
|
| beaked whale {n} (whales in the family Ziphiidae)
|
:: spitssnuitdolfijn {m}
|
| beaker {n} (flat-bottomed vessel)
|
:: bekerglas {n}
|
| beaker {n} (drinking vessel without a handle)
|
:: beker {m}
|
| beaker {n} (mug)
|
:: beker {m}, [Netherlands] mok {f}, [Flanders] tas {f}
|
| be all ears {v} (to listen carefully or eagerly; to anticipate)
|
:: eén en al oor zijn
|
| beam {n} (large piece of timber or iron)
|
:: balk, [railroad] biels
|
| beam {n} (principal horizontal beam in a building)
|
:: balk
|
| beam {n} (maximum width of a vessel)
|
:: breedte {f}
|
| beam {n} (pole of a carriage)
|
:: dissel
|
| beam {n} (ray)
|
:: bundel, straal
|
| beam {n} (connector of notes)
|
:: balk
|
| beam {v} (to smile broadly)
|
:: stralen
|
| bean {n} (seed)
|
:: boon {f}
|
| bean {n} (slang: head or brain)
|
:: knikker {m}, kop {m}, harses {p}
|
| beanbag {n} (piece of furniture)
|
:: zitzak {m}
|
| bean curd {n} (tofu) SEE: tofu
|
::
|
| bean goose {n} (Anser fabalis)
|
:: rietgans {m}
|
| beanie {n} (cap that fits the head closely)
|
:: muts {m} {f}
|
| beanpole {n} (pole)
|
:: bonenstaak {m}
|
| bean sprout {n} (a sprout grown out of a bean)
|
:: sproutje {n}
|
| bean sprout {n} (the vegetarian food)
|
:: taugé
|
| bear {v} (to give birth) SEE: give birth
|
::
|
| bear {v} (to carry)
|
:: dragen, torsen
|
| bear {v} (to be equipped with)
|
:: dragen, uitgerust zijn met
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| bear {v} (to wear or display)
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:: uitgerust zijn met
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| bear {v} (to declare as testimony)
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:: afleggen
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| bear {v} (to suffer, as in carrying a burden)
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:: dragen, verdragen
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| bear {v} (to support or sustain)
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:: dragen
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| bear {v} (to endure with patience; to be patient)
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:: verdragen, volhouden, verduren
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| bear {v} (to tolerate, to put up with)
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:: verdragen, ondergaan
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| bear {v} (to produce or yield)
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:: dragen
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| bear {v} (to be in a specific direction)
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:: gelegen zijn
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| bear {n} (large mammal of family Ursidae)
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:: beer {m}, berin {f}
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| bear {n} (large hairy man)
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:: bear, beer {m}
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| bearable {adj} (able to be borne)
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:: draaglijk
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| bearcat {n} (giant panda) SEE: giant panda
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::
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| bear cub {n} (young bear)
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:: berenjong {n}, berenwelp {m}
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| beard {n} (facial hair)
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:: baard {m}
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| bearded {adj} (having a beard)
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:: bebaard
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| beardedness {n} (quality of being bearded)
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:: baardigheid {f}
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| bearded tit {n} (Panurus biarmicus)
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:: baardmannetje {n}
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| bearded vulture {n} (vulture) SEE: lammergeier
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::
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| bearer {n} (one who bears)
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:: drager {m}
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| bearer {n} (someone who helps carry the coffin)
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:: drager {m}
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| bearer {n} (possessor of a cheque, bond, etc.)
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:: toonder {m}
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| bearer {n} (domestic servant in India)
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:: koelie {m}
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| bearing {adj} (carrying weight or load)
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:: dragend
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| bearing {n} (mechanical device)
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:: lager
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| bearing {n} (nautical sense)
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:: peiling
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| bearing {n} (posture)
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:: houding
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| bear in mind {v} (remember, consider)
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:: onthouden, rekening houden met
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| bear out {v} (corroborate, prove, or confirm)
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:: bevestigen
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| bear with {v} (be patient with)
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:: geduld hebben, uithouden, verdragen
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| bear witness {v} (deliver testimony)
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:: (een) getuigenis afleggen, getuigen
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| bear witness {v} (prove, demonstrate)
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:: getuigen
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| be ashamed {v} (feel ashamed)
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:: zich schamen
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| beast {n} (non-human animal)
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:: beest {n}, wild dier, dier {n}
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| beast {n} (violent/antisocial person)
|
:: beest {n}
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| beastie {n} (beast, animal)
|
:: beestje
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| beast of burden {n} (animal that carries or pulls a load)
|
:: lastdier {n}
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| beast of prey {n} (animal)
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:: roofdier
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| beat {n} (rhythm)
|
:: beat {m}, ritme {n}, puls {f}
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| beat {n} (interference between two tones of almost equal frequency)
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:: zweving {f}
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| beat {n} (patrolled route)
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:: ronde {f}
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| beat {v} (to hit, to knock, to pound, to strike)
|
:: slaan, kloppen
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| beat {v} (to strike or pound repeatedly)
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:: kloppen
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| beat {v} (to win against)
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:: verslaan, overwinnen
|
| beat {v} (to mix food)
|
:: slaan
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| beat {adj} (fabulous)
|
:: mieters
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| beat {adj} (exhausted)
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:: afgemat, bekaf, uitgeput
|
| beat {n} (act of reporting before a rival) SEE: scoop
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::
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| beat around the bush {v} (to treat a topic but omit its main points)
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:: rond de pot draaien (circle around the pot), om de hete brei dansen
|
| beat around the bush {v} (to delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant)
|
:: rond de pot draaien (circle around the pot), om de hete brei dansen
|
| beater {n} (a kitchen implement for mixing)
|
:: klopper {m}
|
| beater {n} (stick to play a percussion instrument)
|
:: trommelstok
|
| beater {n} (person who drives game towards the shooters)
|
:: drijver {m}
|
| beater {n} (an automobile in poor operating condition)
|
:: wrak {n}
|
| beatified {adj} (declared that a deceased has entered heaven)
|
:: zalig
|
| beat it {v} (to go away)
|
:: ophoepelen, oprotten, opflikkeren, opdonderen, ophoeren, oplazeren, opsodemieteren, wegwezen
|
| beatitude {n} (supreme, utmost bliss and happiness)
|
:: gelukzaligheid
|
| beat one's brains out {v} (rack one's brain) SEE: rack one's brain
|
::
|
| Beatrice {prop} (female given name)
|
:: Beatrijs, Beatrix
|
| beat to a pulp {v} (beat up)
|
:: tot moes slaan
|
| beau {n} (boyfriend) SEE: boyfriend
|
::
|
| Beaufort scale {prop} (measure for the intensity of the wind)
|
:: schaal van Beaufort {f}
|
| beautician {n} (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments)
|
:: schoonheidsspecialist {m}, schoonheidsspecialiste {f}
|
| beautiful {adj} (possessing charm and attractive)
|
:: mooi, schoon
|
| beautiful {adj} (of weather: pleasant, clear)
|
:: mooi
|
| beautifully {adv} (In a beautiful manner)
|
:: mooi
|
| beauty {n} (quality of pleasing appearance)
|
:: schoonheid {f}
|
| beauty {n} (someone beautiful: male)
|
:: beauty, schoonheid, schone
|
| beauty {n} (someone beautiful: female)
|
:: schoonheid, schone {f}
|
| beauty {n} (something particularly good or pleasing)
|
:: juweeltje {n}, prachtexemplaar {n}
|
| beauty {n} (excellence or genius)
|
:: het mooie {n}
|
| beauty contest {n} (beauty pageant) SEE: beauty pageant
|
::
|
| beauty pageant {n} (competition on attractiveness)
|
:: schoonheidswedstrijd
|
| beauty spot {n} (birthmark) SEE: mole
|
::
|
| beaver {n} (semiaquatic rodent)
|
:: bever {m}
|
| be awake {v} (awake) SEE: awake
|
::
|
| be awake {v} (wake up) SEE: wake up
|
::
|
| be awake {v} (to not sleep)
|
:: waken
|
| beazle {n} (bezel) SEE: bezel
|
::
|
| be born {v} (to come into existence through birth)
|
:: geboren worden; ter wereld komen
|
| be born yesterday {v} (to be inexperienced)
|
:: van gisteren zijn
|
| be called {v} (to have a specific name)
|
:: heten
|
| be careful {interj} (proceed with caution)
|
:: pas op, kijk uit, wees voorzichtig
|
| because {adv} (on account)
|
:: omdat, dewijl, want, vermits, daar
|
| because {conj} (by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that)
|
:: omdat, aangezien, daar [formal]
|
| because of {prep} (on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of)
|
:: wegens, vanwege
|
| Bechuanaland {prop} (former name for Botswana)
|
:: Protectoraat Bechuanaland
|
| beck and call {n} (summons and control, in a position as an attendant or servant)
|
:: iemand op zijn wenken bedienen
|
| beckon {v} (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
|
:: wenken
|
| become {v} (to begin to be)
|
:: worden
|
| bed {n} (piece of furniture)
|
:: bed, [archaic] sponde
|
| bed {n} (prepared spot to spend the night in)
|
:: bed, slaapplaats
|
| bed {n} (flat surface or layer on which something else is to be placed)
|
:: bed, bedding, bodem, onderlaag
|
| bed {n} (the bottom of a lake or other body of water)
|
:: bedding (riverbed), bodem (lake, sea)
|
| bed {n} (area where a large number of shellfish is found)
|
:: bank
|
| bed {n} (garden plot)
|
:: bed, bloembed, tuinbed
|
| bed {n} (deposit of ore, coal etc.)
|
:: ader, laag
|
| bed {v} (to go to a sleeping bed)
|
:: naar bed gaan, gaan slapen
|
| bed {v} (to put oneself to sleep)
|
:: gaan slapen
|
| bed {v} (to settle)
|
:: zich zetten
|
| bed {v} (to have sexual intercourse with)
|
:: naar bed gaan met
|
| bed and breakfast {n} (guesthouse providing breakfast)
|
:: bed and breakfast {n}, logies en ontbijt {n}
|
| bedbound {adj} (unable to leave one's bed) SEE: bedridden
|
::
|
| bedbug {n} (small nocturnal insect)
|
:: bedwants {m} {f}, wandluis {m} {f}
|
| bedclothes {n} (sheets, blankets, quilts or other coverings used on a bed)
|
:: beddengoed {n}
|
| bedding {n} (bedlinen)
|
:: beddengoed {n}
|
| bedfast {adj} (unable to leave one's bed) SEE: bedridden
|
::
|
| bedfellow {n} (one with whom one shares a bed)
|
:: bedgenoot {m}
|
| bedlam {n} (place or situation of chaos)
|
:: gekkenhuis
|
| bedouin {n} (desert-dweller)
|
:: bedoeïen {m}
|
| bedpan {n} (chamber pot used while still in bed)
|
:: ondersteek {m}
|
| bedridden {adj} (confined to bed)
|
:: bedlegerig
|
| bedrock {n} (underground solid rock)
|
:: grondgesteente {n}, moedergesteente {n}
|
| bedrock {n} (basis or foundation)
|
:: fundament {n}
|
| bedroom {n} (room in a house where a bed is kept for sleeping)
|
:: slaapkamer {f}
|
| bedroom community {n} (residential urban community of a nearby metropolis)
|
:: slaapstad {f}
|
| bed sheet {n} (sheet, a piece of cloth cut and finished as bedlinen)
|
:: laken {n}
|
| bedsheet {n} (a sheet, a piece of cloth cut and finished as bedlinen)
|
:: laken {n}
|
| bedside table {n} (nightstand) SEE: nightstand
|
::
|
| bedtime {n} (time when one goes to bed to sleep)
|
:: bedtijd {f}, kinderbedtijd {f}
|
| bee {n} (insect)
|
:: bij {f}, honingbij {f}, imme {f}
|
| beech {n} (tree of genus Fagus)
|
:: beuk
|
| beechen {adj} (consisting, or made, of wood or bark of the beech)
|
:: beuken
|
| beech marten {n} (Martes foina)
|
:: steenmarter {m}
|
| bee-eater {n} (bird in the family Meropidae)
|
:: bijeneter {m}
|
| beef {n} (meat)
|
:: bief, [beefsteak] biefstuk, rundvlees {n}
|
| beef {n} (cow, bull) SEE: cow
|
::
|
| bee fly {n} (bee fly)
|
:: wolzwever {m}
|
| beef up {v} (to strengthen or reinforce) SEE: strengthen
|
::
|
| beefy {adj} (robust) SEE: robust
|
::
|
| beefy {adj} (muscular) SEE: muscular
|
::
|
| beehive {n} (home of bees)
|
:: bijenkorf {m}, bijenhuif {f}, huif {f}, bijennest {n}, immenhuif {f}, immenkorf {m}, korf
|
| beehive {n} (man-made structure in which bees are kept for their honey)
|
:: bijenkorf {m}, bijenhuif {f}, huif {f}, immenhuif {f}, immenkorf {m}
|
| beehive {n} (hairstyle)
|
:: suikerspinkapsel {f}
|
| bee hummingbird {n} (hummingbird)
|
:: bijkolibrie
|
| beekeeper {n} (someone who keeps bees)
|
:: imker {m}, imkerin {f}, bijenhouder {m}, bijenhoudster {f}
|
| beeline {n} (straight course, ignoring established paths of travel)
|
:: rechte lijn
|
| Beelzebub {prop} (a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil)
|
:: Beëlzebub
|
| been there, done that {phrase} (assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic)
|
:: al gezien al gedaan
|
| beer {n} (alcoholic drink made of malt)
|
:: bier {n}
|
| beer {n} (glass of beer)
|
:: biertje {n}
|
| beer and skittles {n} (fun times)
|
:: rozengeur en maneschijn
|
| beer belly {n} (protruding abdomen)
|
:: bierbuik {m}
|
| beer bottle {n} (a bottle designed to contain beer)
|
:: bierfles {m} {f}
|
| beer gut {n} (beer belly) SEE: beer belly
|
::
|
| beer mat {n} (mat, often with an advertisement for a brewery on it, to rest one's glass)
|
:: biervilt {m}
|
| beestings {n} (first milk drawn from an animal) SEE: colostrum
|
::
|
| beeswarm {n} (swarm of bees)
|
:: imme {f}, bijenzwerm {m}, bijendrom {m}
|
| beeswax {n} (wax secreted by bees)
|
:: bijenwas {m}
|
| beet {n} (Beta vulgaris)
|
:: biet {f}, kroot [archaic]
|
| beetle {n} (insect)
|
:: kever {m}
|
| Beetle {n} (Volkswagen car)
|
:: Kever {m}
|
| beetroot {n} (normally deep red coloured root vegetable)
|
:: rode biet {f}
|
| Beets {prop} (Dutch surname)
|
:: Beets
|
| befall {v} (happen to)
|
:: overkomen
|
| befit {v} (be fit for)
|
:: behoren
|
| before {prep} (earlier than)
|
:: voor, voordat [+ clause]
|
| before {prep} (in front of in space)
|
:: vóór
|
| before {prep} (in store for, in the future of)
|
:: voor
|
| before {prep} (under consideration, judgment, authority of)
|
:: voor
|
| before {prep} (in front of according to an ordering system)
|
:: voor
|
| before {prep} (at a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking)
|
:: vóór
|
| before {adv} (at an earlier time)
|
:: voordien, eerder, voorheen, vroeger
|
| before {adv} (in advance)
|
:: op voorhand, vooraf
|
| before {conj} (in advance of the time when)
|
:: voor, vooraleer, voordat, alvorens
|
| before {conj} (rather or sooner than)
|
:: eerder dan
|
| before dark {prep} (before night begins to fall)
|
:: voor donker, voordat het donker wordt
|
| beforehand {adv} (at an earlier time)
|
:: vooraf, op voorhand, van tevoren, bij voorbaat
|
| before long {prep} (soon) SEE: soon
|
::
|
| befoul {v} (to make foul, to soil)
|
:: verzieken, bevuilen, bezoedelen
|
| befriend {v} (make friends) SEE: make friends
|
::
|
| befuddle {v} (perplex or confuse)
|
:: verbazen, verwarren
|
| befuddle {v} (stupefy)
|
:: verdwazen, verdoven
|
| befuddled {adj} (confused or perplexed)
|
:: stomverbaasd, perplex, in de war
|
| befuddled {adj} (drunk)
|
:: verdoofd, dronken, zat [Flemish]
|
| befuddlement {n} (characteristic of being befuddled)
|
:: verdwaasdheid, verwardheid, verwarring, verdoving
|
| beg {v} (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
|
:: bedelen
|
| beg {v} (to plead with someone for help)
|
:: smeken
|
| beget {v} (to beget) SEE: procreate
|
::
|
| beget {v} (to cause, to produce)
|
:: veroorzaken
|
| beget {v} (to procreate)
|
:: verwekken, voortbrengen
|
| begetter {n} (a procreator)
|
:: verwekker {m}
|
| beggar {n} (person who begs)
|
:: bedelaar {m}, bedelaarster {f}, bedelares {f}
|
| beggar {n} (person suffering poverty)
|
:: armoedzaaier {m}, bedelaar {m}, haveloze {m}
|
| beggar {v} (to make a beggar of someone)
|
:: aan de bedelstaf brengen, ruïneren
|
| beggars can't be choosers {proverb} (when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts)
|
:: men mag een gegeven paard niet in de bek zien
|
| beggary {n} (The fact or action of begging)
|
:: bedelarij {c}
|
| begin {v} (to start, to initiate or take the first step into something.)
|
:: beginnen, aanvangen
|
| beginner {n} (someone who just recently started)
|
:: beginner {m}
|
| beginner {n} (someone who sets something in motion)
|
:: starter
|
| beginner's luck {n} (beginner's luck)
|
:: beginnersgeluk {n}
|
| beginning {n} (act of doing that which begins anything)
|
:: begin {n}
|
| beginning {n} (that which is begun)
|
:: begin {n}
|
| beginning {n} (that which begins or originates something)
|
:: begin {n}, aanvang {m}
|
| beginning {n} (initial portion of some extended thing)
|
:: begin {m}
|
| begird {v} (bind with a band or girdle)
|
:: omringen, omsingelen
|
| begonia {n} (plants of the genus Begonia)
|
:: begonia {f}
|
| beguile {v} (to deceive or delude (using guile))
|
:: misleiden, bedriegen
|
| beguile {v} (charm, delight)
|
:: verrukken, vervoeren
|
| beguiling {adj} (that beguiles)
|
:: verleidelijk
|
| beguinage {n} (walled community of Beguines)
|
:: begijnhof
|
| beguine {n} (music)
|
:: beguine
|
| Beguine {n}
|
:: begijn
|
| behave {v} (to act in a specific manner)
|
:: zich gedragen
|
| behave {v} (to act in a polite or proper way)
|
:: zich gedragen
|
| behave oneself {v} (to act in a polite or proper way) SEE: behave
|
::
|
| behavior {n} (way an animal or human behaves or acts)
|
:: gedrag {n}, gedragingen {p}
|
| behavior {n} (way matter or systems behave)
|
:: gedrag {n}, gedragingen {f-p}
|
| behaviorism {n} (approach to psychology focusing on behavior)
|
:: behaviorisme {n}
|
| behaviour {n} (behavior) SEE: behavior
|
::
|
| behead {v} (to remove the head)
|
:: onthoofden
|
| beheadal {n} (beheading) SEE: beheading
|
::
|
| beheading {n} (an instance of beheading)
|
:: onthoofding
|
| behest {n} (vow) SEE: vow
|
::
|
| behest {n} (promise) SEE: promise
|
::
|
| behest {n} (command, bidding)
|
:: bevel, opdracht,
|
| behind {prep} (at the back of)
|
:: achter, achteraan
|
| behind {prep} (to the back of)
|
:: achteraan
|
| behind {prep} (after, time- or motion-wise)
|
:: na
|
| behind {prep} (in support of)
|
:: achter
|
| behind {n} (rear, back-end)
|
:: achtereind {n}, achtereinde {n}, achterkant {m}, achterzijde {f} {m}
|
| behind {n} (buttocks)
|
:: achterste {n}, achterwerk {n}, [animals] achterhand {n}
|
| behind bars {prep} (in jail or prison)
|
:: achter de tralies
|
| behind closed doors {prep} (in private)
|
:: achter gesloten deuren
|
| behind the scenes {prep} (in secret; out of public view)
|
:: achter de schermen, achter de coulissen
|
| behold {v} (to see, to look at)
|
:: aanschouwen
|
| beholden {adj} (obligated, bound by moral obligation)
|
:: verplicht,schatplichtig
|
| behove {v} (to befit, to suit)
|
:: betamen, pаssen
|
| beige {n} (colour)
|
:: beige
|
| Beijing {prop} (capital of China)
|
:: Peking {n}
|
| being {n} (a living creature)
|
:: wezen {n}
|
| being {n} (the state or fact of existence)
|
:: bestaan {n}
|
| Beirut {prop} (capital of Lebanon)
|
:: Beiroet {n}
|
| Bekhterev's disease {n} (disease)
|
:: ziekte van Bechterew {f}, spondylitis ankylopoetica {f}
|
| Belarus {prop} (country)
|
:: Wit-Rusland {n}, Belarus {n} [official]
|
| Belarusian {adj} (pertaining to Belarus)
|
:: Wit-Russisch, Belarussisch
|
| Belarusian {n} (language)
|
:: Wit-Russisch {n}, Belarussisch {n}
|
| Belarusian {n} (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
|
:: Wit-Rus {m}, Wit-Russische {f}
|
| belated {adj} (later in relation to the proper time)
|
:: verlaat, laattijdig
|
| belch {v} (expel gas from the stomach through the mouth)
|
:: boeren, een boer laten
|
| belch {n} (sound one makes when belching)
|
:: boer {m}
|
| beleaguer {v} (to besiege; to surround with troops)
|
:: belegeren
|
| beleaguer {v} (to vex, harass, or beset)
|
:: belagen
|
| beleaguered {adj} (beset by trouble or difficulty)
|
:: aangeslagen
|
| Belfast {prop} (capital of Northern Ireland)
|
:: Belfast
|
| belfry {n} (watchtower containing an alarm-bell)
|
:: belfort {n}
|
| belfry {n} (tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church)
|
:: klokkentoren {m}
|
| Belgian {n} (Belgian, person from Belgium)
|
:: Belg {m}, Belgische {f}
|
| Belgian {adj} (of or pertaining to Belgium)
|
:: Belgisch, Belgische
|
| Belgian {adj} (of or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people)
|
:: Belgisch, Belgische
|
| Belgian Congo {prop} (Belgian colony)
|
:: Belgisch-Congo
|
| Belgian Groenendael {n} (Belgian Groenendael)
|
:: Groenendaeler
|
| Belgian Laekenois {n} (Belgian Laekenois)
|
:: Laekense herder
|
| Belgian Limburg {prop} (the roughly southwestern part of the Benelux region of Limburg)
|
:: Belgisch Limburg {n}
|
| Belgian Malinois {n} (Belgian Malinois)
|
:: Mechelse herder
|
| Belgian Sheepdog {n} (Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants)
|
:: belgische herder
|
| Belgian Sheepdog {n} (Belgian Groenendael) SEE: Belgian Groenendael
|
::
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| Belgian Tervuren {n} (Belgian Tervuren)
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:: Tervuerense herder, Tervuurse herder
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| Belgium {prop} (country in Europe)
|
:: België {n}
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| Belgrade {prop} (capital of Serbia)
|
:: Belgrado {n}
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| belie {v} (to contradict or show to be false)
|
:: verloochenen
|
| belief {n} (mental acceptance of a claim as truth)
|
:: geloof {n}
|
| belief {n} (something believed)
|
:: geloof {f}
|
| belief {n} (the quality or state of believing)
|
:: geloof {f}
|
| belief {n} (religious faith)
|
:: geloof {f}
|
| belief {n} (religious or moral convictions)
|
:: geloof {f}
|
| believability {n} (state or quality of being believable)
|
:: geloofwaardigheid {f}
|
| believe {v} (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person))
|
:: geloven
|
| believe {v} (to accept as true)
|
:: geloven
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| believe {v} (to consider likely)
|
:: geloven, [to think] denken
|
| believe {v} (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth)
|
:: geloven (in)
|
| believe in {v} (ascribe existence to)
|
:: geloven in
|
| believe in {v} (believe that something is right or desirable)
|
:: geloven in
|
| believe in {v} (have confidence in)
|
:: geloven in
|
| believer {n} (person who believes)
|
:: gelovige
|
| be like {v} (be similar to something)
|
:: gelijk zijn
|
| be like {v} (say)
|
:: zeggen van
|
| belittle {v} (to knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is)
|
:: kleineren, afkraken [more destructive]
|
| belittlement {n} (An act of belittling)
|
:: kleinering
|
| Belize {prop} (country)
|
:: Belize
|
| bell {n} (percussive instrument)
|
:: bel {f}, klok {f}
|
| bell {n} (informal: telephone call)
|
:: belletje {n}
|
| bell {n} (signal at a school)
|
:: bel {f}
|
| bell {v} (to attach a bell to)
|
:: de bel aanbinden
|
| bell {v} (to bellow)
|
:: balken, loeien
|
| belladonna {n} (a plant, Atropa belladonna) SEE: deadly nightshade
|
::
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| bell buoy {n} (buoy)
|
:: belboei
|
| bell curve {n} (bell shaped curve typical of the normal distribution)
|
:: gausscurve
|
| belles-lettres {n} (humanities) SEE: humanities
|
::
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| belles-lettres {n} (light literary compositions valued for their aesthetic properties)
|
:: bellettrie {f}
|
| belletrist {n} (person who writes or is concerned with belles-lettres)
|
:: bellettrist {m}
|
| bell-gable {n} (an architectural element)
|
:: klokkengevel {m}
|
| bellicist {n} (warmonger) SEE: warmonger
|
::
|
| bellicose {adj} (warlike in nature)
|
:: vechtlustig
|
| bellicose {adj} (having the impulse to be combative)
|
:: strijdlustig
|
| belligerent {adj} (engaged in warfare)
|
:: belligerent, oorlogvoerend
|
| belligerent {adj} (eager to go to war)
|
:: oorlogszuchtig
|
| belligerent {adj} (of or pertaining to war)
|
:: krijgs-, oorlogs-
|
| belligerent {adj} (hostile, eager to fight)
|
:: strijdlustig, vijandig
|
| belligerent {n} (state or other armed participant in warfare)
|
:: belligerent, oorlogvoerende partij
|
| bellow {v} (to make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal)
|
:: brullen
|
| bellow {v} (to shout in a deep voice)
|
:: brullen
|
| bellows {n} (air blower)
|
:: blaasbalg
|
| bell pepper {n} (spicy-sweet vegetable)
|
:: paprika {n}
|
| bell-pull {n} (rope that rings a bell)
|
:: schellekoord {f}
|
| bell ringer {n} (bell ringer)
|
:: klokkenluider
|
| bells and whistles {n} (extra features added for show rather than function)
|
:: toeters en bellen {p}
|
| bell the cat {v} (to undertake a dangerous action in the service of a group)
|
:: de kat de bel aanbinden
|
| bellwether {n} (the leading sheep of a flock, having a bell hung round its neck)
|
:: belhamel, haantje de voorste
|
| bellwether {n} (anything that indicates future trends)
|
:: trendsetter
|
| bellwether {n} (a stock or bond that is widely believed to be an indicator of the overall market's condition)
|
:: trendsetter
|
| belly {n} (abdomen)
|
:: buik {m}
|
| bellyache {n} (pain in the belly, stomach, or abdomen)
|
:: buikpijn {m}
|
| bellyache {v} (To complain or whine, especially needlessly)
|
:: zeuren, flauw doen
|
| bellyaching {n} (Whining and complaining, often contrived to evoke pity or shirk responsibility)
|
:: gejammer, gezeur
|
| bellybutton {n} (the navel or umbilicus) SEE: navel
|
::
|
| belly dance {n} (form of dance)
|
:: buikdans {m}
|
| belong {v} (have its proper place)
|
:: thuishoren, horen
|
| belong {v} (be accepted in a group)
|
:: horen, behoren, thuishoren
|
| belong {v} (be part of a group)
|
:: horen bij, thuishoren bij
|
| belong {v} (be the property of)
|
:: toebehoren aan, van iemand zijn
|
| belong {v} (be the guardian, spouse or partner of)
|
:: horen bij, bij iemand zijn
|
| belong {v} (set theory: be an element of)
|
:: behoren tot
|
| beloved {adj} (loved)
|
:: geliefd, bemind, welbemind, lief
|
| beloved {n} (someone who is loved)
|
:: geliefde {m} {f}, beminde {m} {f}
|
| belovedness {n} (state of being beloved)
|
:: geliefdheid {f}
|
| below {prep} (lower in spatial position than)
|
:: onder
|
| below {prep} (lower in value than)
|
:: onder
|
| below {adv} (in a lower place)
|
:: beneden
|
| belowstairs {adv} (downstairs) SEE: downstairs
|
::
|
| below the belt {prep} ((boxing) of a punch that lands below the opponent's waist)
|
:: onder de gordel
|
| below the belt {prep} (unfair; not according to the rules)
|
:: onder de gordel
|
| Bel Paese {n} (mild creamy Italian cheese)
|
:: Bel Paese {m}
|
| belt {n} (band worn around the waist)
|
:: gordel {m}, riem, broeksband, ceintuur {m}
|
| belt {n} (band used for safety purposes)
|
:: gordel {m}, riem {m}, veiligheidsgordel {m}
|
| belt {n} (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power)
|
:: riem {m}
|
| belt {n} (powerful blow)
|
:: dreun, klap, slag, oplawaai
|
| belt {n} (geographical region)
|
:: gordel {m}
|
| belt {v} (surround)
|
:: omgorden, omringen, omzomen, omgeven
|
| belt {v} (fasten a belt)
|
:: insnoeren, omgorden
|
| belt {v} (beat with a belt)
|
:: van de riem geven
|
| belt {v} (scream)
|
:: brullen, (het) uitbrullen
|
| beltway {n} (a freeway that encircles a city) SEE: ring road
|
::
|
| beluga {n} (cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas)
|
:: beloega
|
| bemock {v} (mock) SEE: mock
|
::
|
| bemuse {v} (to confuse or bewilder)
|
:: verbijsteren, verwarren, in de war brengen
|
| bemused {adj} (perplexed and bewildered)
|
:: verward, in de war gebracht, verbijsterd
|
| bemusement {n} (state of being bemused)
|
:: bezorgdheid
|
| bename {v} (to give a name, call)
|
:: benamen, benoemen, namen, vernoemen
|
| bench {n} (long seat)
|
:: bank {f}, zitbank {f}
|
| bench {n} (sports: where players sit when not playing)
|
:: bank {f}
|
| bench {v} (remove a player from play)
|
:: naar de zijlijn verwijzen
|
| bench {v} (lift)
|
:: opdrukken
|
| bench {n} (workbench) SEE: workbench
|
::
|
| benchlet {n} (stool) SEE: stool
|
::
|
| benchmark {n} (standard)
|
:: ijkpunt {n}, maatstaf
|
| bend {v} (to cause to shape into a curve)
|
:: buigen, plooien
|
| bend {v} (to become curved)
|
:: buigen, plooien
|
| bend {v} (to change direction)
|
:: afbuigen, buigen, draaien, gaan
|
| bend {v} (to force to submit)
|
:: onderwerpen
|
| bend {v} (to tie a line)
|
:: knopen, bevestigen, vastmaken
|
| bend {v} (to change the pitch)
|
:: buigen, corrigeren
|
| bend {v} (to swing the body when rowing)
|
:: buigen
|
| bend {n} (curve)
|
:: bocht {m}
|
| bend {n} (knot)
|
:: verbindingsknoop {m}
|
| bend {n} (heraldry: one of the ordinaries)
|
:: schuinbalk {m}
|
| bend down {v} (to bend one's legs while upright to get to a lower position)
|
:: bukken
|
| bender {n} (device to help bending)
|
:: buigtang
|
| bender {n} (slang: bout of heavy drinking)
|
:: boemelpartij, doorzakfeestje, zuippartij {f}
|
| bender {n} (slang: homosexual man)
|
:: poot, nicht
|
| bend over {v} (to bend one's upper body forward)
|
:: bukken
|
| bend sinister {n} (diagonal band on coat of arms going from top right to bottom left)
|
:: schuinstreep sinister
|
| bend someone's ear {v} (talk too long)
|
:: iemand de oren van het hoofd kletsen
|
| beneath {adv} (below or underneath)
|
:: onder, beneden
|
| beneath {prep} (below)
|
:: onder
|
| beneath {prep} (to a lower position)
|
:: onder
|
| beneath {prep} (concealed or covered up)
|
:: onder
|
| Benedictine {n} (monk or nun)
|
:: benedictijn {m}, benedictijner {m}
|
| Benedictine {n} (liqueur)
|
:: benedictine
|
| Benedictine {adj} (of or pertaining to St. Benedict of Nursia)
|
:: benedictijns
|
| benedictional {n} (book of benedictions)
|
:: benedictionale
|
| benefactive case {n} (case used to indicate beneficiary)
|
:: benefactief {m}
|
| beneficial {adj} (helpful or good to something or someone)
|
:: gunstig
|
| beneficiary {n} (one who benefits from the distribution, especially of an estate)
|
:: begunstigde {m} {f}
|
| benefit {n} (advantage, help or aid)
|
:: voordeel {n}, idiomatic expression: ten voordele van, nut {n}
|
| benefit {n} (payment, subsidy)
|
:: uitkering, subsidie {f}
|
| benefit {n} (performance given to raise funds)
|
:: benefiet {m}, benefietconcert {n}
|
| benefit of the doubt {n} (a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence)
|
:: voordeel van de twijfel {n}
|
| Benelux {prop} (an economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg)
|
:: Benelux {m}
|
| benevolence {n} (disposition to do good)
|
:: welwillendheid {f}
|
| benevolent {adj} (having a disposition to do good)
|
:: welwillend, goedaardig
|
| benevolent {adj} (possessing or manifesting love for mankind)
|
:: liefdadig
|
| benevolent {adj} (altruistic or charitable)
|
:: altruïstisch
|
| Bengal tiger {n} (Panthera tigris tigris)
|
:: Bengaalse tijger {m}
|
| Benghazi {prop} (Benghazi, Libya)
|
:: Benghazi
|
| benign {adj} (kind, gentle, mild)
|
:: goedaardig
|
| Benin {prop} (country)
|
:: Benin
|
| bent {adj} (folded)
|
:: gebogen
|
| bent {adj} (Determined or insistent)
|
:: met de zinnen gezet op
|
| bent {n} (inclination or talent)
|
:: aanleg {m}
|
| bent {n} (predisposition)
|
:: aanleg {m}
|
| bent {n} (area) SEE: grassland
|
::
|
| benthic {adj} (of the benthos on the seafloor)
|
:: benthonisch
|
| bentsh {v} (to recite the Birkat Hamazon)
|
:: bensjen
|
| benumb {v} (make numb) SEE: numb
|
::
|
| benumbed {adj} (Lacking sensation; numb)
|
:: gevoelloos
|
| benumbed {adj} (Lacking emotion or interest; dulled)
|
:: versuft
|
| benzene {n} (aromatic compound C6H6)
|
:: benzeen
|
| benzene ring {n} (benzene ring)
|
:: benzeenring {m}
|
| benzine {n} (benzene) SEE: benzene
|
::
|
| Benzion {prop} (given name)
|
:: Benzion
|
| Beograd {prop} (Belgrade) SEE: Belgrade
|
::
|
| bepowder {v} (sprinkle or cover with powder)
|
:: poederen, bepoederen
|
| be prepared {phrase} (motto)
|
:: weest paraat
|
| bequeath {v} (to give or leave by will)
|
:: nalaten, overdragen, legateren
|
| bequeath {v} (to hand down; to transmit)
|
:: doorgeven, overleveren
|
| bequeath {v} (to give; to offer; to commit)
|
:: aanbieden
|
| be quiet {interj} (remain silent) SEE: silence
|
::
|
| Berber {adj} (of the Berber people)
|
:: Berbers
|
| berceuse {n} (specific type of lullaby)
|
:: berceuse {f}
|
| bereave {v} (To take away someone or something important or close)
|
:: beroven, ontnemen
|
| bereavement {n} (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death)
|
:: verlies, beroving, sterfgeval
|
| beret {n} (type of brimless cap)
|
:: baret {f}
|
| Bergen {prop} (city in Norway)
|
:: Bergen
|
| bergshrund {n} (a large crack in a glacier)
|
:: gletsjerspleet {f}
|
| beriberi {n} (pathology: ailment caused by deficiency of vitamin B)
|
:: beriberi {m} {f}, rijstziekte
|
| be right {v} (be correct in one's judgement or statement about something)
|
:: gelijk hebben
|
| be right back {phrase} (indicate speaker will return in a moment)
|
:: ben zo terug
|
| Bering Sea {prop} (sea)
|
:: Beringzee
|
| berkelium {n} (transuranic chemical element)
|
:: berkelium {n}
|
| Berlin {prop} (capital city of Germany)
|
:: Berlijn {n}
|
| Berliner {n} (doughnut)
|
:: Berlinerbol
|
| Berlin Wall {prop} (wall that parted Berlin)
|
:: Berlijnse Muur {m}
|
| berm {n} (strip of land between a street and sidewalk)
|
:: berm
|
| Bermuda {prop} (island group)
|
:: Bermuda
|
| Bermuda shorts {n} (a type of knee-high shorts)
|
:: bermudashort {m}
|
| Bermuda Triangle {prop} (area in Atlantic Ocean)
|
:: Bermuda Driehoek
|
| Bermudian {adj} (of, from or pertaining to Bermuda)
|
:: Bermudaans
|
| Bermudian {adj} (personal legal status equivalent)
|
:: Bermudaans
|
| Bermudian {n} (person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent)
|
:: Bermudaan {m}
|
| Bern {prop} (city)
|
:: Bern
|
| berry {n} (small fruit)
|
:: bes {f}
|
| berserk {n} (a crazed Norse warrior who fought in a frenzy)
|
:: berserker {m}
|
| berserk {adj} (injuriously, maniacally, or furiously violent or out of control)
|
:: doorgedraaid, [slang] geflipt
|
| berserker {n} (Norse warrior) SEE: berserk
|
::
|
| Bert {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Bert
|
| berth {n} (bunk)
|
:: kooi {f}
|
| berth {n} (space to moor)
|
:: ligplaats {f}
|
| berth {v} (to bring a ship into berth)
|
:: aanmeren, aanleggen
|
| beryllium {n} (chemical element)
|
:: beryllium {n}
|
| beseech {v} (to beg)
|
:: bezweren, bidden, smeken
|
| be sick {v} (vomit) SEE: vomit
|
::
|
| beside {prep} (next to)
|
:: naast
|
| beside {prep} (not relevant to)
|
:: naast
|
| besides {prep} (in addition to)
|
:: naast
|
| besides {prep} (other than; except for)
|
:: behalve
|
| besides {adv} (also; in addition)
|
:: bovendien, daarenboven, daarbij
|
| besides {adv} (moreover; furthermore)
|
:: daarnaast, bovendien, voorts
|
| besides {adv} (otherwise; else)
|
:: behalve dat, daarnaast, daarbuiten
|
| besiege {v} (to surround with armed forces)
|
:: belegeren
|
| besiege {v} (to assail or ply)
|
:: belagen
|
| be silent {v} (refrain from speaking)
|
:: zwijgen
|
| besmirch {v} (make dirty)
|
:: besmeuren
|
| besmirch {v} (tarnish; debase)
|
:: bekladden, bezoedelen
|
| bespeak {v} ((transitive) To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss)
|
:: bespreken
|
| bespectacled {adj} (wearing spectacles (glasses))
|
:: bebrild
|
| bespoke {adj} (individually or custom made)
|
:: op maat gemaakt
|
| best {adj} (superlative of the adjective good)
|
:: best
|
| best {v} (to beat)
|
:: slaan, overmeesteren, verslaan, overwinnen
|
| bestiality {n} (sexual activity)
|
:: bestialiteit {f}
|
| bestiary {n} (A medieval treatise of animals)
|
:: bestiarium {n}
|
| best man {n} (primary attendant to the groom)
|
:: getuige voor de bruidegom
|
| bestow {v} (to present a thing as a gift or honour)
|
:: toekennen, schenken
|
| best regards {n} (polite closing of a letter)
|
:: met vriendelijke groeten
|
| bestseller {n} (book or thing sold in large numbers)
|
:: bestseller {m}, succesboek
|
| bet {n} (a wager)
|
:: weddenschap {f}
|
| bet {n} (A degree of certainty)
|
:: waarschijnlijkheid {f}
|
| bet {v} (to stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event)
|
:: gokken, wedden
|
| bet {v} (to be sure of something)
|
:: er op kunnen rekenen, er van op aan kunnen
|
| beta {n} (letter of the Greek alphabet)
|
:: bèta {f} {m}
|
| Betawi {n} (Indonesian ethnic group)
|
:: Betawi, Bataaf, Batavi {p}
|
| betel {n} (either of two plants: the betel pepper or betel nut)
|
:: betel {f}
|
| Betelgeuse {prop} (supergiant)
|
:: Betelgeuze
|
| be that as it may {adv} (nevertheless)
|
:: hoe dan ook
|
| Bethlehem {prop} (City)
|
:: Bethlehem
|
| betony {n} (Stachys officinalis)
|
:: betonie
|
| betray {v} (to deliver into the hands of an enemy)
|
:: verraden
|
| betray {v} (to prove faithless or treacherous)
|
:: verraden
|
| betray {v} (to violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret)
|
:: verraden
|
| betray {v} (to disclose or discover)
|
:: verraden, onthullen, verspreken
|
| betray {v} (to lead astray, as a maiden)
|
:: bedriegen
|
| betray {v} (to show or to indicate)
|
:: verraden
|
| betrayal {n} (treason) SEE: treason
|
::
|
| betrayer {n} (someone who betrays)
|
:: aanbrenger, aangever, judas, klikker, klikspaan, sycofant, verklikker, verlinker, verrader, versliegeraar
|
| betrothal {n} (mutual promise)
|
:: verloving {f}, ondertrouw {m}
|
| betrothed {n} (fiancé or fiancée)
|
:: verloofd
|
| betrothment {n} (betrothal) SEE: betrothal
|
::
|
| better {adj} (comparative of the adjectives good or well)
|
:: beter
|
| better {adv} (comparative form of the adverb well)
|
:: beter
|
| better an egg today than a hen tomorrow {proverb} (a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush) SEE: a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
|
::
|
| better half {n} (spouse or lover)
|
:: betere helft
|
| better late than never {adv} (it’s better to do something late, than to never do it at all)
|
:: beter laat dan nooit
|
| between {prep} (in the position or interval that separates two things)
|
:: tussen
|
| between {prep} (shared in confidence by)
|
:: onder ons gezegd en gezwegen
|
| between {prep} (in transit from one to the other)
|
:: tussen
|
| between {prep} (combined by effort or ownership)
|
:: onder
|
| between {prep} (one of, representing a choice)
|
:: tussen
|
| between a rock and a hard place {prep} (having the choice between two unpleasant options)
|
:: (kiezen) tussen pest en cholera ((choose) between plague and cholera)
|
| betwixt {prep} (between, specifically between two things)
|
:: tussen
|
| Beuren {prop} (surname)
|
:: Beuren
|
| bevel {n} (An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle)
|
:: kartelen
|
| beverage {n} (drink)
|
:: drankje {n}, drank
|
| bevy {n} (large group of birds)
|
:: zwerm {m}, vlucht {f}, schare {f}
|
| bevy {n} (large group or collection)
|
:: hoop {m}, troep {m}, schare {f}
|
| bewail {v} (to wail over)
|
:: betreuren
|
| beware of the dog {phrase} (beware of the dog)
|
:: pas op voor de hond
|
| Bewick's swan {n} (Bewick's swan)
|
:: kleine zwaan
|
| bewildered {adj} (confused)
|
:: verbijsterd
|
| bewilderment {n} (state of being bewildered)
|
:: verbijstering
|
| bewitch {v} (to cast a spell)
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:: betoveren
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| be wrong {v} (have an incorrect belief, be mistaken)
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:: mis hebben, zich vergissen
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| beyond {prep} (beyond) SEE: above
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::
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| beyond {n} (unknown) SEE: unknown
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::
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| beyond {prep} (further away than)
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:: verder weg dan, voorbij
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| beyond {n} (afterlife) SEE: afterlife
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::
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| beyond the pale {prep} (behaviour)
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:: over de grens
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| bezel {n} (the rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object)
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:: vatting {f}, montuur
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| Bharat {prop} (India) SEE: India
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::
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| Bhutan {prop} (Himalayan country)
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:: Bhutan
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| bi {adj} (bisexual)
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:: bi
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| bi- {prefix} (two-)
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:: bi-, twee-, dubbel-
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| biannual {adj} (occurring every two years) SEE: biennial
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::
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| biannual {adj} (occurring twice a year; semi-annual)
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:: halfjaarlijks
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| biarchy {n} (rule by 2 people) SEE: diarchy
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::
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| bias {n} (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)
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:: neiging, vooroordeel {n}, vooringenomenheid {f}
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| bias {n} (electronics: voltage or current applied to electronic device)
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:: voorspanning {f}, voormagnetisatie {f} of a magnetic tape
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| biased {adj} (exhibiting bias; prejudiced)
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:: partijdig
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| biathlon {n} (winter sport)
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:: biatlon {m}
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| bib {n} (item of clothing for protecting other clothes while eating)
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:: slabbetje
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| bib {n} (upper part of an apron or overalls)
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:: borstje, salopette
|
| bibimbap {n} (Korean dish of white rice topped with vegetables, beef, a whole egg, and gochujang)
|
:: bibimbap
|
| bible {n} (comprehensive manual)
|
:: bijbel
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| bible {n} (omasum) SEE: omasum
|
::
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| Bible {prop} (Jewish holy book) SEE: Tanakh
|
::
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| Bible {prop} (Christian holy book)
|
:: bijbel {m}, Schrift {f}
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| Bible Belt {prop} (area where conservative Protestant Christianity is dominant)
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:: Bijbelgordel {m}, Bible Belt, refoband {m}
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| Bible Belt {prop} (area in the United States)
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:: Bible Belt, Bijbelgordel {m}
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| biblical {adj} (of or relating to the Bible)
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:: bijbels
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| biblical {adj} (in accordance with the teachings of the Bible)
|
:: bijbels
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| Biblical Hebrew {prop} (the archaic form of the Hebrew language, see also: Hebrew)
|
:: Bijbels Hebreeuws {n}
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| bibliometric {adj} (of or pertaining to bibliometrics)
|
:: bibliometrisch
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| bibliometrics {n} (analysis of texts)
|
:: bibliometrie {f}
|
| bibliophage {n} (person who loves books) SEE: bookworm
|
::
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| bibliophile {n} (person who loves books)
|
:: bibliofiel
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| bicameral {adj} (having two separate legislative chambers)
|
:: bikameraal, tweekamerhig
|
| biceps {n} (any muscle having two heads)
|
:: biceps {m}
|
| biceps {n} (the upper arm, especially the muscles)
|
:: armbuigspier {f}, biceps {m}, elleboogbuiger {m}
|
| biceps {n} (biceps brachii) SEE: biceps brachii
|
::
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| biceps brachii {n} (biceps brachii)
|
:: armbuigspier {f}, biceps {m}, elleboogbuiger {f}
|
| bicker {v} (quarrel in a tiresome manner)
|
:: harrewarren, bekvechten, kibbelen
|
| bickering {v} (present participle of bicker)
|
:: gekrakeel {n}
|
| Bicol Peninsula {prop} (Bicol Peninsula)
|
:: Bicolschiereiland
|
| bi-curious {adj} (Curious about one's bisexuality)
|
:: bischierig
|
| bicycle {n} (vehicle)
|
:: fiets {m}, rijwiel {n} [usually a bicycle]
|
| bicycle {n}
|
:: cyclo- [only used in compounds], rijwiel {n} [usually a bicycle]
|
| bicycle {v} (to ride a bicycle)
|
:: fietsen, wielrennen [sport]
|
| bicycle bridge {n} (type of bridge)
|
:: fietsbrug {f} {m}
|
| bicycle path {n} (segregated path for the use of bicycles)
|
:: fietspad {n}
|
| bicycle roundabout {n} (type of roundabout)
|
:: fietsrotonde {f} {m}
|
| bicyclist {n} (rider of bicycle) SEE: cyclist
|
::
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| bid {v} (to issue a command)
|
:: gebieden, gelasten
|
| bid {v} (to invite)
|
:: uitnodigen
|
| bid {v} (to utter a greeting or salutation)
|
:: bidden
|
| bid {v} (intransitive: to make an offer)
|
:: bieden
|
| bid {v} (transitive: to offer as a price)
|
:: bieden
|
| bid {n} (offer at an auction)
|
:: bod {n}
|
| bidding price {n} (a price offered by a buyer/bidder)
|
:: verkoopprijs
|
| bide one's time {v} (to wait, especially for a suitable opportunity)
|
:: de kans afwachten
|
| bidet {n} (low-mounted plumbing fixture for cleaning the genitalia and anus)
|
:: bidet {m} {n}
|
| bidirectional {adj} (moving in two directions)
|
:: bidirectioneel, tweerichtings-
|
| bidirectional {adj} (operating in two directions)
|
:: bidirectioneel, tweerichtings-
|
| bid price {n} (bidding price) SEE: bidding price
|
::
|
| biennial {adj} (happening every two years)
|
:: tweejaarlijks
|
| bier {n} (litter to transport the corpse of a dead person)
|
:: baar {f}, lijkbaar {f}
|
| bifurcation {n} (biology: division into two branches)
|
:: vertakking, tweedeling, splitsing {f}
|
| bifurcation {n} (any place where one divides into two)
|
:: vertakking, bifurcatie, tweesprong
|
| bifurcation {n} (either of the two resulting forks)
|
:: vertakking, tak
|
| bifurcation {n} (act of bifurcating)
|
:: vertakking, aftakking
|
| big {adj} (of a great size, see also: large)
|
:: groot, omvangrijk
|
| big {adj} (adult)
|
:: volwassen
|
| bigamist {n} (someone who practices bigamy)
|
:: bigamist {m}
|
| Big Bad Wolf {n} (fictional evil wolf)
|
:: Grote Boze Wolf {m}
|
| big bang {n} (explosion creating a universe)
|
:: oerknal {m}
|
| Big Bang {prop} (cosmic event)
|
:: oerknal {m}
|
| Big Crunch {prop} (hypothetic eventual collapse of the universe)
|
:: Eindkrak {m}
|
| bigger {adj} (comparative of big)
|
:: groter
|
| bighead carp {n} (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis)
|
:: grootkopkarper {m}
|
| bighorn sheep {n} (a North American wild sheep)
|
:: dikhoornschaap {n}
|
| bight {n} (bend)
|
:: bocht
|
| bight {n} (large bay)
|
:: bocht
|
| bight {n} (curve)
|
:: lus
|
| Big Mac {n} (burger)
|
:: Big Mac {m}
|
| bigot {n} (translations to be checked)
|
:: fanaat {m}, fanate {f}, fanatiekeling {m}, onverdraagzame
|
| bigoted {adj} (being a bigot)
|
:: onverdraagzaam, sectair
|
| bigotedness {n} (bigotry) SEE: bigotry
|
::
|
| bigotry {n} (intolerant prejudice, opinionatedness, or fanaticism; fanatic intolerance)
|
:: bigotterie {f}, kwezelarij {f}, fanatisme {n}
|
| big screen {n} (surface)
|
:: grote scherm {n}
|
| big sister {n} (a sibling's older sister) SEE: older sister
|
::
|
| big spender {n} (one who makes large purchases)
|
:: patser
|
| big toe {n} (largest of the toes of the foot of a human)
|
:: grote teen {m}
|
| big wheel {n} (Ferris wheel) SEE: Ferris wheel
|
::
|
| bigwig {n} (A person of importance)
|
:: hoge ome, bobo
|
| bijection {n} (function that is both a surjection and an injection)
|
:: bijectie {f}
|
| bijective {adj} (both injective and surjective)
|
:: bijectief
|
| bike {n} (bicycle)
|
:: fiets {m}, velo {m} [slang, Belgium]
|
| bike {n} (motorcycle)
|
:: motorfiets, brommer
|
| bike {v} (to ride a bike)
|
:: fietsen, wielrijden
|
| bike {v} (to travel by bike)
|
:: toeren
|
| bike path {n} (bicycle path) SEE: bicycle path
|
::
|
| biker {n} (person who rides a bicycle) SEE: cyclist
|
::
|
| bikini {n} (bathing suit)
|
:: bikini
|
| bilateral {adj} (having two sides)
|
:: tweezijdig
|
| bilberry {n} (type of blueberry from the cowberry family, see also: blueberry)
|
:: bosbes {c}
|
| bilberry {n} (the shrub of this plant)
|
:: bosbessenstruik
|
| bile {n} (secretion produced by the liver)
|
:: gal {m} {f}
|
| bilge {n} (rounded portion of a ship's hull)
|
:: pastoor {m}
|
| bilge {n} (lowest inner part of a ship's hull)
|
:: kielruimte {f}, lensruimte {f}, buik {m}
|
| bilgewater {n} (nautical: water which collects in the bilges of a ship)
|
:: kielwater {n}, ruimwater {n}
|
| bilgewater {n} (slang: nonsense)
|
:: onzin {c}, flauwe kul {c}
|
| bilingual {adj} (speaking two languages)
|
:: tweetalig
|
| bilingual {adj} (written in two languages)
|
:: tweetalig
|
| bilingual {n} (a person who is bilingual)
|
:: tweetalige
|
| bilingualism {n} (condition of being bilingual)
|
:: tweetaligheid {f}
|
| bilirubinuria {n} (medicine)
|
:: bilirubinurie
|
| bill {n} (weapon of infantry)
|
:: hellebaard {m} {f}
|
| bill {n} (bird's beak)
|
:: snavel {?}, bek {?}
|
| bill {n} (draft of a law)
|
:: wetsontwerp {n}
|
| bill {n} (advertisement)
|
:: plakaat {?}
|
| bill {v} (to charge or enter in a bill)
|
:: in rekening brengen, factureren, rekenen
|
| bill {n} (piece of paper money) SEE: banknote
|
::
|
| billet {v} (to lodge soldiers, or guests, in a private house)
|
:: inkwartieren
|
| billet-doux {n} (love letter) SEE: love letter
|
::
|
| billeting {n} (The lodging of soldiers)
|
:: inkwartieren
|
| billfold {n} (wallet) SEE: wallet
|
::
|
| billhook {n} (agricultural implement)
|
:: hiep {f}, snoeimes {n}
|
| billiards {n} (a cue sport)
|
:: biljart {n}
|
| billion {n} (a thousand million; 1,000,000,000; a milliard)
|
:: miljard {n}
|
| billion {n} (a million million; 1,000,000,000,000, see also: trillion)
|
:: biljoen
|
| billionaire {n} (wealth exceeding one billion (109))
|
:: miljardair {m}
|
| bill of exchange {n} (document demanding payment from another party)
|
:: wisselbrief {m}
|
| bill of lading {n} (waybill for transport by boat)
|
:: cognossement {n}, beurtvaartadres {n}
|
| billow {v} (to surge in billows)
|
:: deinen
|
| billow {v} (to swell or bulge)
|
:: zwellen, doen bol staan
|
| Billy {prop} (William) SEE: William
|
::
|
| billy goat {n} (male goat)
|
:: bok {m}
|
| Billy Wix {prop} (Tyto alba) SEE: western barn owl
|
::
|
| bilocation {n} (paranormal ability)
|
:: bilocatie {f}
|
| bin {n} (container for rubbish)
|
:: vuilnisbak, afvalbak
|
| bin {v} (informal: dispose of in a bin or as if in a bin)
|
:: dumpen, weggooien
|
| binary {adj} (logic states)
|
:: binair, binaire
|
| binary {adj} (using binary number system)
|
:: binair, binaire, tweetallig, tweetallige
|
| binary {adj} (equal importance)
|
:: dubbel-(ster) -> binary star
|
| binary {adj} (having two parts)
|
:: tweevoudig, tweevoudige
|
| binary {n} (number system)
|
:: binariteit {f}
|
| binary operator {n} (operator taking two operands)
|
:: binaire operator {m}
|
| binary star {n} (stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass)
|
:: dubbelster {f}
|
| binary star system {n} (binary star) SEE: binary star
|
::
|
| binary system {n} (astronomy: system of two celestial objects) SEE: binary star
|
::
|
| bind {v} (transitive to tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.)
|
:: binden
|
| bind {v} (transitive connect)
|
:: binden, verbinden, koppelen
|
| binder {n} (a bookbinder)
|
:: boekbinder
|
| binder {n} (cover or holder for unbound papers, pages etc.)
|
:: boekband
|
| binder {n} (something that is used to bind things together)
|
:: bindsel, snoer
|
| binder {n} (dossier)
|
:: dossier, map, folder
|
| binder {n} (machine used in harvesting that ties cut stalks of grain into a bundle)
|
:: schovenbinder
|
| binder {n} (chemical etc. that causes other substances to form into one)
|
:: bindmiddel
|
| binder {n} (down payment on a piece of real property)
|
:: voorschot
|
| binding {adj} (imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured)
|
:: bindend
|
| bindle {n} (tramp's or itinerant's bundle)
|
:: knapzak
|
| bindweed {n} (Convolvulaceae)
|
:: winde
|
| bine {n} (climbing plant growing in a helix)
|
:: slingerplant {f}
|
| binge {n} (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol)
|
:: zuippartij
|
| binge {n}
|
:: vreetbui {f}
|
| binge drinking {n} (consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol)
|
:: comazuipen {n}, piekdrinken {n}
|
| binge eating disorder {n} (medical disorder)
|
:: eetbuistoornis
|
| binge watching {n} (The viewing of numerous episodes of a TV show)
|
:: comakijken
|
| binge-watching {n} (watching multiple episodes of a TV programme in a short period of time) SEE: binge watching
|
::
|
| bingo {n} (game of chance)
|
:: bingo {n}
|
| bingo {interj} (to claim a win in bingo)
|
:: bingo
|
| bingo {interj} (when finding something)
|
:: bingo
|
| binky {n} (pacifier) SEE: pacifier
|
::
|
| binnacle {n} ((nautical) the wooden housing for a ship's compass)
|
:: kompashuisje {n}
|
| binoculars {n} (hand-held device for looking at a distance)
|
:: verrekijker {m}
|
| binomial {adj} (consisting of two parts)
|
:: tweeterm
|
| binomial nomenclature {n} (The scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts)
|
:: binomiale nomenclatuur {f}
|
| bio- {prefix} (life)
|
:: bio-
|
| bioaccumulation {n} (the process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms)
|
:: bioaccumulatie {f}
|
| biochemical {adj} (of or relating to biochemistry)
|
:: biochemisch
|
| biochemist {n} (A chemist whose speciality is biochemistry)
|
:: biochemicus {m}
|
| biochemistry {n} (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism)
|
:: biochemie {f}
|
| biodegradable {adj} (capable of being decomposed by biological activity)
|
:: biologisch afbreekbaar
|
| biodiversity {n} (diversity of flora and fauna)
|
:: biodiversiteit {f}
|
| biodynamic {adj} (Relating to agriculture according to Anthroposophic precepts)
|
:: biologisch-dynamisch
|
| bioethics {n} (branch of ethics)
|
:: bio-ethiek {f}
|
| biogas {n} (gas produced by organic waste matter, used as a fuel)
|
:: biogas {n}
|
| biographer {n} (the writer of a biography)
|
:: biograaf {m}
|
| biographic {adj} (biographical) SEE: biographical
|
::
|
| biographical {adj} (relating to an account of a person's life)
|
:: biografisch
|
| biography {n} (personal life story)
|
:: biografie {f}
|
| biohazard {n} (biological risk)
|
:: biologisch gevaar {n}
|
| biologic {adj} (biological) SEE: biological
|
::
|
| biological {n} (of biology)
|
:: biologisch, biologische
|
| biological {n} (consanguine)
|
:: biologisch, biologische
|
| biological parent {n} (biological parent)
|
:: biologische ouder
|
| biologist {n} (student of biology; one versed in the science of biology)
|
:: bioloog {m}, biologe {f}
|
| biology {n} (study of living matter)
|
:: biologie
|
| biome {n} (biological community)
|
:: bioom {n}
|
| biometric {adj} (of, pertaining to or using biometrics)
|
:: biometrisch
|
| biomolecule {n} (molecules)
|
:: biomolecuul {n}
|
| bionic {adj} (related to bionics)
|
:: bionisch
|
| biophysical {adj} (relating to biophysics)
|
:: biofysisch
|
| biophysicist {n} (a biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics)
|
:: biofysicus {m}
|
| biophysics {n} (science)
|
:: biofysica {f}
|
| biosphere {n} (part of Earth capable of supporting life)
|
:: biosfeer {m} {f}
|
| biotite {n} (dark brown mica)
|
:: biotiet
|
| biotope {n} (geographical area)
|
:: biotoop {n}
|
| bioweapon {n} (weapon designed for use in biological warfare)
|
:: biologisch wapen {n}, biowapen {n}
|
| biped {n} (a two-footed (or two-legged) animal)
|
:: tweevoeter {m}
|
| biplane {n} (airplane that has two pairs of wings)
|
:: dubbeldekker {m}
|
| bipod {n} (two-legged stand)
|
:: tweevoet
|
| bipolar disorder {n} (psychiatric diagnostic category)
|
:: bipolaire stoornis
|
| birch {n} (tree)
|
:: berk {m}
|
| birchen {adj} (made of birch)
|
:: berken
|
| birch sap {n} (the sap extracted from a birch tree)
|
:: birkesaft {m}
|
| bird {n} (animal)
|
:: vogel {m}
|
| bird {n} (woman)
|
:: griet {f}
|
| bird dog {n} (tout) SEE: tout
|
::
|
| bird dog {n} (gun dog) SEE: gun dog
|
::
|
| birdie {n} (badminton: shuttlecock) SEE: shuttlecock
|
::
|
| birdie {n} (bird, birdling)
|
:: vogeltje
|
| birdlike {adv} (in the manner of a bird)
|
:: vogelachtig
|
| birdlime {n} (serving of a prison sentence) SEE: time
|
::
|
| bird of prey {n} (carnivorous bird)
|
:: roofvogel
|
| birds and bees {n} (euphemistic: sexual activity)
|
:: de bloemetjes en de bijtjes {n-p} (the little flowers and bees)
|
| Bird's Head {prop} (large peninsula)
|
:: Vogelkop
|
| birds of a feather flock together {proverb} (people of similar character, etc. tend to associate)
|
:: soort zoekt soort
|
| birds of the feather flock together {proverb} (birds of a feather flock together) SEE: birds of a feather flock together
|
::
|
| birdsong {n} (musical sound made by a bird)
|
:: vogelzang {m}
|
| birdwatcher {n} (a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment)
|
:: vogelaar {m}
|
| biro {n} (ballpoint pen) SEE: ballpoint pen
|
::
|
| birth {n} (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
|
:: geboorte {f}
|
| birth {n} (instance of childbirth)
|
:: bevalling {f}
|
| birth {n} (beginning or start; a point of origin)
|
:: geboorte {f}
|
| birth {n} (circumstances of one's background)
|
:: afkomst {f}
|
| birth {v} (to give birth (to))
|
:: baren
|
| birth certificate {n} (official document certifying the details of a person's birth)
|
:: geboorteakte {f}, geboortebewijs {n}
|
| birthdate {n} (date of birth) SEE: date of birth
|
::
|
| birthday {n} (anniversary)
|
:: verjaardag {m}
|
| birthday {n} (date of birth)
|
:: geboortedag {m}, geboortedatum {m}
|
| birthday boy {n} (a male whose birthday it is)
|
:: Jarige Job, [but also applies to a birthday girl] jarige {m}
|
| birthday cake {n} (a cake made to celebrate a birthday)
|
:: verjaardagstaart {f} {m}, verjaarstaart {f} {m}
|
| birthday card {n} (greeting card)
|
:: verjaardagskaart {f}
|
| birthday girl {n} (a female whose birthday it is)
|
:: Jarige Jet {f}
|
| birthday party {n} (a party held to celebrate a birthday)
|
:: verjaardagsfeest {n}, verjaarsfeest {n}
|
| birthday suit {n} (nakedness)
|
:: adamskostuum {n}
|
| birth defect {n} (any of several medical disorders that are present at birth)
|
:: aangeboren afwijking {f}
|
| birthmark {n} (a mark on the skin formed before birth)
|
:: moedervlek {f}
|
| birthplace {n} (location where a person is born)
|
:: geboorteplaats {m} {f}
|
| biscuit {n} (small, flat baked good, see also: cookie; cracker)
|
:: biscuit {?}, koekje {?}
|
| bisexual {adj} (sexually attracted to both men and women)
|
:: biseksueel
|
| bisexual {adj} (botany: having both male and female organs)
|
:: tweeslachtig
|
| bisexual {n} (bisexual person)
|
:: biseksueel {m} {f}
|
| bisexual {adj} (hermaphrodite) SEE: hermaphrodite
|
::
|
| bisexuality {n} (psychology)
|
:: biseksualiteit {f}
|
| Bishkek {prop} (capital of Kyrgyzstan)
|
:: Bischkek {n}
|
| Bishnupriya Manipuri {prop} (language)
|
:: bishnupriya manipuri
|
| bishop {n} (church official, supervisor of priests and congregations)
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:: bisschop {m}
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| bishop {n} (chess piece)
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:: loper {m}
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| bishopric {n} (diocese)
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:: bisdom {n}, diocees {n}, diocese {f}
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| bishopric {n} (function of being bishop)
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:: episcopaat {n}
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| bishop's pawn {n} (in chess)
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:: loperpion {m}
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| Bislama {prop} (a creole spoken on the South Pacific island-nation of Vanuatu)
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:: Bislama {n}
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| bismuth {n} (chemical element)
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:: bismut {n}
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| bismuthiferous {adj} (Containing or producing bismuth)
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:: bismuthoudend
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| bison {n} (wild ox, Bison bonasus)
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:: Europese bizon {m}, wisent {m}
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| bison {n} (North American animal, Bison bison)
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:: Amerikaanse bizon {m}
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| bisphenol A {n} (4,4'-dihydroxy-2,2-diphenylpropane)
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:: bisfenol A
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| bissextile {n} (leap year) SEE: leap year
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::
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| bissextile year {n} (year with an extra day) SEE: leap year
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::
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| bistratified {adj} (composed of two layers)
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:: tweelagig
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| bistro {n} (small restaurant)
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:: eetcafé {n}, bistro
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| bisyllabic {adj} (comprising two syllables) SEE: disyllabic
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::
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| bit {n} (metal in horse's mouth)
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:: bit {n}
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| bit {n} (rotary cutting tool)
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:: boortje {n}, bit {m}
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| bit {n} (small amount of something, see also: a little)
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:: beetje, hapje (of food)
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| bit {n} (portion)
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:: stuk {n}
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| bit {n} (math: binary digit)
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:: bit {m}
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| bit {n} (computing smallest unit of storage)
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:: bit {m}
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| bit {n} (datum that may take on one of exactly two values)
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:: bit {m}
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| bit {n} (coin of a specified value) SEE: coin
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::
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| bit by bit {adv} (small amount at a time)
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:: beetje bij beetje
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| bitch {n} (female canine)
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:: teef {f}, wolvin [wolf], wijfjesvos [fox]
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| bitch {n} (disagreeable, aggressive person, usually female)
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:: teef {f}, bitch {f}, trut {f}, kankerwijf {f}, kutwijf {f}, rotwijf {f}, kreng {n}
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| bitch {n} (submissive person)
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:: bitch {m}, bitch {f}
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| bitch {v} (complain (about something) spitefully)
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:: kankeren
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| bitch {n} (complaint) SEE: complaint
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::
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| bitch {n} (playful variation on dog (sense "man")) SEE: dog
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::
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| bitch out {v} (to complain) SEE: bitch
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::
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| bite {v} (to cut into by clamping the teeth)
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:: bijten
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| bite {v} (to attack with the teeth)
|
:: bijten
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| bite {v} (to bite a baited hook or other lure)
|
:: bijten
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| bite {n} (act of biting)
|
:: bijten {n}
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| bite {n} (wound left behind after having been bitten)
|
:: beet {m}
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| bite {n} (swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting)
|
:: beet {m}
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| bite {n} (mouthful)
|
:: hap {m}
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| bite off more than one can chew {v} (To try to do too much)
|
:: te veel hooi op de vork nemen
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| bite the bullet {v} (endure punishment with dignity or accept a negative aspect of a situation)
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:: door de zure appel (heen) bijten [bite into the sour apple]
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| bite the dust {v} (to die)
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:: in het zand bijten
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| bitmap {n} (a series of bits)
|
:: rasterafbeelding {f}, bitmap {m} {f}
|
| Bitola {prop} (city)
|
:: Bitola
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| bitter {adj} (having an acrid taste)
|
:: bitter
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| bitter {adj} (harsh, piercing or stinging)
|
:: scherp
|
| bitter {adj} (hateful or hostile)
|
:: bitter
|
| bitter {adj} (cynical and resentful)
|
:: verbitterd
|
| bittern {n} (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae)
|
:: roerdomp {m}
|
| bitter orange {n} (fruit)
|
:: zure sinaasappel {m}, bittersinaasappel {m}, pomerans {f}
|
| bitterroot {n} (Lewisia rediviva)
|
:: bitterkruid {n}
|
| bittersweet {adj} (both bitter and sweet)
|
:: bitterzoet
|
| bittersweet {adj} (expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure)
|
:: bitterzoet
|
| bittersweet {n} (the bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara)
|
:: bitterzoet
|
| bitumen {n} (Mineral pitch)
|
:: aardpek {m} {n}, bitumen {n}
|
| bivouac {n} (encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering)
|
:: bivak {n}
|
| bivouac {v} (to set up camp)
|
:: bivakkeren
|
| biweekly {adj} (occurring every two weeks)
|
:: om de week
|
| biweekly {adj} (occurring twice a week)
|
:: tweemaal per week
|
| bizarre {adj} (strangely unconventional)
|
:: bizar
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| bizbabble {n} (verbiage of business executives)
|
:: bedrijfslingo {n}
|
| blab {n} (gossip) SEE: gossip
|
::
|
| blabbermouth {n} (chatterbox) SEE: chatterbox
|
::
|
| black {v} (to blacken) SEE: blacken
|
::
|
| black {adj} (absorbing all light)
|
:: zwart
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| black {adj} (without light)
|
:: donker
|
| black {adj} (relating to people with dark skin)
|
:: neger {m}, negerin {f} [sometimes offensive]
|
| black {adj} (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener)
|
:: zwart
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| black {n} (colour/color)
|
:: zwart
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| black {n} (dark-skinned person)
|
:: zwarte {m}
|
| black {n}
|
:: zwartje {n} [negative connotation], neger {m}, negerin {f}
|
| black alder {n} (Alnus glutinosa tree)
|
:: zwarte els {m}
|
| blackamoor {n} (person with dark skin (degrading))
|
:: nikker
|
| black and blue {adj} (covered in bruises)
|
:: bont en blauw
|
| black antshrike {n} (bird)
|
:: zwarte mierklauwier
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| black-arched moth {n} (species of moth)
|
:: nonvlinder
|
| black-backed jackal {n} (Canis mesomelas)
|
:: zadeljakhals {m}, zwartrugjakhals {m}
|
| black-bellied plover {n} (An arctic bird)
|
:: zilverplevier
|
| blackberry {n} (shrub)
|
:: braamstruik {m}
|
| blackberry {n} (fruit)
|
:: braam {m} {f}, braambes {m} {f}
|
| blackberry winter {n} (period of cold weather around March, April or May)
|
:: ijsheiligen [in May]
|
| blackbird {n} (Turdus merula: blackbird)
|
:: merel {m}
|
| blackboard {n} (a surface that can be written upon with chalk)
|
:: schoolbord {n}, bord {n}
|
| black box {n} (recorders in an aircraft)
|
:: zwarte doos {f}
|
| black cat {n} (Martes pennanti) SEE: fisher
|
::
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| black cat {n} (black-furred cat)
|
:: zwarte kat {m} {f}
|
| black child {n} (black child, see also: pickaninny)
|
:: negerkind {n}
|
| black-crested antshrike {n} (bird)
|
:: Zwartkuif-mierklauwier
|
| black-crowned night heron {n} (Nycticorax nycticorax)
|
:: kwak {m}
|
| black currant {n} (berry)
|
:: zwarte bes {f}
|
| Black Death {prop} (14th century pandemic outbreak)
|
:: Zwarte Dood {m}
|
| black elder {n} (Sambucus nigra) SEE: elder
|
::
|
| blacken {v} (defame, sully)
|
:: zwartmaken
|
| black eye {n} (bruised eye)
|
:: blauw oog {n}
|
| black-footed cat {n} (Felis nigripes)
|
:: zwartvoetkat
|
| Black Forest {prop} (German forest and mountain range)
|
:: Zwarte Woud {n}
|
| Black Forest gâteau {n} (type of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany)
|
:: Zwarte Woudtaart {m} {f}, Schwarzwalder kersentaart {m} {f}
|
| black francolin {n} (Francolinus francolinus)
|
:: zwarte frankolijn
|
| black gold {n} (petroleum)
|
:: zwart goud
|
| black goose {n} (goose of the genus Branta) SEE: brant
|
::
|
| black grouse {n} (Lyrurus tetrix)
|
:: korhoen {n}
|
| blackguard {n} (scoundrel) SEE: scoundrel
|
::
|
| black guillemot {n} (black guillemot)
|
:: zwarte zeekoet
|
| blackhead {n} (skin blemish)
|
:: mee-eter {m}
|
| black-headed gull {n} (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
|
:: kokmeeuw {f}
|
| black hellebore {n} (Helleborus niger)
|
:: kerstroos {m} {f}
|
| black hole {n} (celestial body)
|
:: zwart gat {n}
|
| black-hooded antshrike {n} (passerine bird)
|
:: zwartkap-mierklauwier
|
| black ice {n} (invisible film of ice)
|
:: ijzel {m}
|
| blacking {n} (shoe polish) SEE: shoe polish
|
::
|
| blackish-gray antshrike {n} (passerine bird)
|
:: zwartgrijze mierklauwier
|
| blackjack {n} (card game)
|
:: eenentwintigen {n}
|
| blackjack {n} (flag)
|
:: piratenvlag {c}
|
| black kite {n} (species of kite)
|
:: zwarte wouw
|
| black lead {n} (graphite) SEE: graphite
|
::
|
| blackleg {n} (strikebreaker) SEE: strikebreaker
|
::
|
| Black Legend {prop} (the depiction of Spain as cruel, greedy and fanatical)
|
:: Zwarte Legende {f}
|
| black-legged kittiwake {n} (Rissa tridactyla)
|
:: drieteenmeeuw {f}
|
| blacklist {n} (list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned)
|
:: zwarte lijst {f}
|
| black magic {n} (magic derived from evil forces)
|
:: zwarte magie {f}
|
| blackmail {n} (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
|
:: afpersing {f}
|
| blackmail {v} (to extort money)
|
:: chanteren
|
| black market {n} (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls)
|
:: zwarte markt
|
| black mulberry {n} (tree)
|
:: zwarte moerbei {m}
|
| black mulberry {n} (fruit)
|
:: moerbei, moerbes
|
| black-necked grebe {n} (black-necked grebe)
|
:: geoorde fuut
|
| black nightshade {n} (Solanum nigrum)
|
:: zwarte nachtschade
|
| black out {v} (lose consciousness)
|
:: flauwvallen
|
| black out {v} (make dark)
|
:: verduisteren
|
| blackout {n} (a temporary loss of consciousness)
|
:: bewustzijnsverlies
|
| blackout {n} (a temporary loss of memory)
|
:: geheugenverlies, geheugengat, zwart gat
|
| blackout {n} (a large-scale power failure)
|
:: stroomstoring {f}
|
| blackout {n} (the mandatory blinding of all light)
|
:: verduistering
|
| blackout curtain {n} (A current which blocks light)
|
:: verduisterend gordijn
|
| black pepper {n} (spice)
|
:: zwarte peper {m}
|
| Black Peter {prop} (Black Peter)
|
:: Zwarte Piet
|
| black rhinoceros {n} (Diceros bicornis)
|
:: zwarte neushoorn
|
| black salsify {n} (Scorzonera hispanica)
|
:: grote schorseneer
|
| Black Sea {prop} (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor)
|
:: Zwarte Zee {f}
|
| black sheep {n} (nonconformist)
|
:: zwart schaap {n}
|
| blackshirt {n} (member of a fascist party) SEE: fascist
|
::
|
| blackshirt {n} (uniformed Italian fascist, member of a paramilitary wing of the party)
|
:: zwarthemd {n}
|
| black skimmer {n} (bird)
|
:: zwarte schaarbek
|
| blacksmith {n} (iron forger, see also: smith)
|
:: smid {m}; hoefsmid {m}
|
| black stork {n} (Ciconia nigra)
|
:: zwarte ooievaar {m}
|
| black tern {n} (black tern)
|
:: zwarte stern
|
| blackthorn {n} (Prunus spinosa)
|
:: sleedoorn
|
| blackthorn winter {n} (blackberry winter) SEE: blackberry winter
|
::
|
| black-throated antshrike {n} (passerine bird)
|
:: zwartkeel-mierklauwier
|
| black-throated diver {n} (Gavia arctica)
|
:: parelduiker {m}
|
| black-throated loon {n} (black-throated diver) SEE: black-throated diver
|
::
|
| black vulture {n} (Coragyps atratus)
|
:: monniksgier {m}
|
| black vulture {n} (Aegypius monachus) SEE: Eurasian black vulture
|
::
|
| blackwater {n} (contaminated waste water)
|
:: zwart water {n}, zwartwater {n}
|
| black widow {n} (species of venomous spider)
|
:: zwarte weduwe {f}
|
| black widow {n} (a murderous woman)
|
:: zwarte weduwe {f}
|
| black-winged pratincole {n} (Glareola nordmanni)
|
:: steppevorkstaartplevier
|
| black woodpecker {n} (Dryocopus martius)
|
:: zwarte specht {m}
|
| bladder {n} (flexible sac in zoology)
|
:: blaas {f}
|
| bladder {n} (urinary bladder) SEE: urinary bladder
|
::
|
| bladder cancer {n} (disease in which abnormal cells multiply without control in the bladder)
|
:: blaaskanker {m}
|
| blade {n} (sharp-edged or pointed working end of a tool or utensil)
|
:: blad {n}
|
| blade {n} (thin plate, foil)
|
:: folie {m}, plaat {f}
|
| blade {n} (the flat part of a leaf or petal)
|
:: blad {n}
|
| blade {n} (part of a propeller)
|
:: blad {n}
|
| blade of grass {n} (a single instance of a plant described by the mass noun grass)
|
:: grashalm {m}
|
| Blagoevgrad {prop} (town in Bulgaria)
|
:: Blagoëvgrad {n}
|
| blah blah blah {interj} (a stand-in for trivial, obvious, or boring content)
|
:: blablabla
|
| Blaise {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Blasius {m}
|
| blame {n} (state of having caused a bad event)
|
:: schuld {f}
|
| blame {v} (place blame upon)
|
:: beschuldigen, verwijten, wijten
|
| blame {n} (responsibility) SEE: responsibility
|
::
|
| blameworthy {adj} (deserving blame of censure)
|
:: afkeurenswaardig
|
| blanch {v} (to grow or become white)
|
:: verbleken
|
| blanch {v} (to make white)
|
:: bleken, witten
|
| blanch {v} (to cook by dipping briefly into boiling water, then directly into cold water)
|
:: blancheren
|
| Blanche {prop} (female given name)
|
:: Blanca
|
| bland {adj} (Mild; dull; soft; gentle; smooth in manner; suave)
|
:: mild, zacht
|
| bland {adj} (Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating)
|
:: mild, zacht
|
| bland {adj} (Lacking in taste or vigor)
|
:: smaakloos, flauw
|
| blandish {v} (to persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole)
|
:: vleien
|
| blandish {v} (to praise someone dishonestly; to flatter or butter up)
|
:: vleien
|
| blank {n} (space character)
|
:: spatie
|
| blank {n} (simulation cartridge)
|
:: losse flodder
|
| blanket {n} (fabric)
|
:: deken {m} {f}
|
| blanket {adj} (covering or encompassing everything)
|
:: allesomvattend
|
| blanket {v} (to cover)
|
:: bedekken
|
| blanket term {n} (word or phrase used to describe multiple groups of related things) SEE: umbrella term
|
::
|
| blaspheme {v} (to speak against God or religious doctrine)
|
:: God lasteren
|
| blasphemer {n} (One who commits blasphemy)
|
:: godslasteraar {m}, heiligschenner {m}
|
| blasphemy {n} (Irreverence toward something sacred)
|
:: godslastering {f}, blasfemie {f}
|
| blast {n} (violent gust of wind)
|
:: windstoot, rukwind
|
| blast {n} (explosion)
|
:: ontploffing
|
| blastoderm {n} (point from which the embryo develops)
|
:: blastoderm
|
| blatant {adj} (bellowing, as a calf; bawling; brawling; clamoring; disagreeably clamorous)
|
:: schaamteloos, openlijk, klinkklaar
|
| blay {n} (bleak) SEE: bleak
|
::
|
| blaze {n} (fast-burning fire)
|
:: vuur, vlam, vlammenzee
|
| blazer {n} (a jacket)
|
:: blazer
|
| blazon {n} (a description of a coat of arms)
|
:: blazoen {n}
|
| bleach {v} (to treat with bleach)
|
:: bleken
|
| bleach {n} (chemical)
|
:: bleekwater {n}, Javel {m}, bleek {c}
|
| bleacher {n} (seating for spectators)
|
:: tribune
|
| bleak {adj} (without color)
|
:: bleek, kleurloos
|
| bleak {adj} (desolate and exposed)
|
:: desolaat, guur
|
| bleak {adj} (cheerless)
|
:: vreugdeloos
|
| bleak {n} (small European river fish)
|
:: bliek {m}
|
| bleat {n} (cry of a sheep or a goat)
|
:: geblaat {n}
|
| bleat {v} (to make the cry of a sheep or goat)
|
:: blaten, blèren
|
| bleed {v} (lose blood)
|
:: bloeden
|
| bleed {n} (incident of bleeding)
|
:: bloeding
|
| bleed {n} (edge around layout)
|
:: afloop
|
| bleeding {n} (the flow or loss of blood from a damaged blood vessel)
|
:: bloeding {f}
|
| bleed out {v} (die due to excess bloodloss)
|
:: doodbloeden
|
| bleep censor {n} (software module)
|
:: piepsignaal censor
|
| blend {n} (in linguistics) SEE: portmanteau word
|
::
|
| blepharitis {n} (inflammation of the eyelid)
|
:: blefaritis
|
| bless {v} (confer blessing on)
|
:: zegenen
|
| blessed {adj} (having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing)
|
:: gezegend
|
| blessed {adj} (In Catholicism, a title indicating the beatification of a person)
|
:: zalig
|
| blessing {n} (divine or supernatural aid or reward)
|
:: zegen {f}
|
| blessing {n} (pronouncement invoking divine aid)
|
:: (in)zegening {f}
|
| blessing {n} (good fortune)
|
:: zegen {f}
|
| blessing {n} ((paganism) modern pagan ceremony)
|
:: zegening {f}
|
| blessing {n} (act of declaring, seeking or bestowing favor)
|
:: zegenen {n}
|
| blessing {n} (prayer before a meal) SEE: grace
|
::
|
| blessing in disguise {n} (A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best)
|
:: een verhulde zegen
|
| bless you {interj} (said to somebody who has sneezed)
|
:: gezondheid! [formal], proost! [informal]
|
| bless you {interj} (short for "God bless you") SEE: God bless you
|
::
|
| bleuatre {adj} (bluish) SEE: bluish
|
::
|
| blimey {interj} (used to express anger, excitement, surprise, etc.)
|
:: amai, verdraaid
|
| blimp {n} (airship)
|
:: blimp, [colloquially] zeppelin {m}
|
| blimp {v} (become fat)
|
:: opblazen, verdikken
|
| blind {adj} (unable to see)
|
:: blind
|
| blind {n} (covering for a window)
|
:: blind {n}
|
| blind {v} (make temporarily or permanently blind)
|
:: verblinden, blenden
|
| blind alley {n} (street that leads nowhere) SEE: dead end
|
::
|
| blindfold {n} (a covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes)
|
:: blinddoek
|
| blindingly {adv} (extremely) SEE: extremely
|
::
|
| blindly {adv}
|
:: blindelings
|
| blind man's buff {n} (game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others)
|
:: blindemannetje {n}
|
| blindness {n} (condition of being blind)
|
:: blindheid {f}
|
| blind spot {n} (part of the road that cannot be seen)
|
:: blinde vlek
|
| blind tiger {n} (drug joint)
|
:: drugtent
|
| blindworm {n} (slowworm) SEE: slowworm
|
::
|
| blink {v} (to close and reopen both eyes quickly)
|
:: knipperen
|
| blink {v} (to flash headlights)
|
:: flitsen
|
| blinker {n} (eye shield)
|
:: oogklep {f}
|
| blinkered {adj} (having tunnel vision (figurative))
|
:: met oogkleppen, kortzichtig
|
| bliss {n} (perfect happiness)
|
:: gelukzaligheid {f}, verrukking {f}
|
| blister {n} (bubble on the skin)
|
:: blaar, blein {f}, blister {m}, blaasje {n}
|
| blister {v} (cause blisters to form)
|
:: blaren trekken
|
| blithe {adj} (happy, cheerful)
|
:: blij
|
| blithe {adj} (indifferent, careless, showing a lack of concern)
|
:: onverschillig
|
| blithely {adv} (without care, concern, or consideration)
|
:: zorgeloos
|
| blitz chess {n} (form of chess)
|
:: snelschaak
|
| blitzkrieg {n} (fast military offensive)
|
:: bliksemoorlog {m}, blitzkrieg {m}
|
| blizzard {n} (severe snowstorm)
|
:: sneeuwjacht {m} {f}
|
| bloat {v} (to cause to become distended)
|
:: zwellen, uitdeinen,
|
| bloat {v} (to fill soft substance with gas, water, etc)
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:: opblazen, volpompen,
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| bloat {v} (to preserve by slightly salting and lightly smoking)
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:: pekelen
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| bloated {adj} (swollen with fluid or gas)
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:: opgeblazen
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| bloated {adj} (excessively or extremely large or wealthy)
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:: gigantisch, zeer vermogend
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| bloated {adj} (slightly salted and lightly smoked)
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:: gerookt
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| block {n} (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
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:: blok {n}
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| block {n} (chopping block; cuboid base for cutting or beheading)
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:: blok {n}
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| block {n} (group of buildings demarcated by streets)
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:: blok {n}
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| block {n} (distance from one street to another)
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:: blok {n}, straat {m} {f}
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| block {n} (slang: human head)
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:: kop {m}
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| block {n} (set of paper sheets)
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:: blok {n}
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| block {n} (something that prevents passing)
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:: verstopping {f}
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| block {v} (to fill, making it impossible to pass)
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:: verstoppen
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| block {v} (to prevent passing)
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:: versperren, blokkeren
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| block {v} (to prevent an action)
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:: tegenhouden, verhinderen
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| block {v} (to impede opponent)
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:: verhinderen, tegenhouden
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| block {n} (stupid fellow) SEE: blockhead
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::
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| block {n} (solitary confinement) SEE: solitary confinement
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::
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| blockade {n} (the isolation of something)
|
:: blokkade {f}
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| blockbuster {n} (film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales)
|
:: kaskraker {m}
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| blockhead {n} (stupid person)
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:: stomkop {m} {f}, domkop {m} {f}
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| block of flats {n} (apartment building) SEE: apartment building
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::
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| Bloemen {prop}
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:: Bloemen
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| Bloemfontein {prop} (city)
|
:: Bloemfontein {n}
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| blog {n} (a personal or corporate website)
|
:: blog {m}
|
| blond {adj} (of a pale golden colour)
|
:: blond
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| blond {adj} (having blond hair)
|
:: blond
|
| blond {n} (a pale yellowish color)
|
:: blond [hair colour]
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| blond {n} (fair-haired person)
|
:: blond, blondine
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| blonde {n} (blond) SEE: blond
|
::
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| blonde {adj} (blond) SEE: blond
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::
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| blood {v} (to cause to be covered with blood)
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:: bloeden
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| blood {n} (vital liquid flowing in animal bodies)
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:: bloed {n}
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| blood bank {n} (place where human blood or blood plasma is typed and stored)
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:: bloedbank {c}
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| bloodbath {n} (indiscriminate killing or slaughter)
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:: bloedbad
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| blood blister {n} (blister filled with blood)
|
:: bloedblaar {f}
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| blood brother {n} (unrelated male friend confirmed by a ceremonial mingling of blood)
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:: bloedbroeder {m}
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| blood cell {n} (any of the cells normally found in the blood)
|
:: bloedcel {m} {f}
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| blood clot {n}
|
:: trombose {f}
|
| blood corpuscle {n} (blood cell) SEE: blood cell
|
::
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| blood count {n} (type of blood test)
|
:: bloedbeeld {n}
|
| blood diamond {n} (1. a diamond that has been mined in a war zone and sold in order to finance the conflict)
|
:: bloeddiamant {m}, conflictdiamant {m}
|
| blood donor {n} (person who donates blood)
|
:: bloeddonor
|
| blood feud {n} (feud between clans or families) SEE: vendetta
|
::
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| blood group {n} (blood type) SEE: blood type
|
::
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| bloodhound {n} (dog)
|
:: bloedhond {m}
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| bloodletting {n} (ancient medical practice)
|
:: aderlating {c}
|
| blood libel {n} (accusation that Jews murder children)
|
:: bloedlaster {m}, bloedsprookje {n}
|
| bloodlust {n} (the desire for bloodshed)
|
:: bloedlust {n}
|
| blood money {n} (money paid to the family of someone killed) SEE: wergeld
|
::
|
| blood orange {n} (type of orange)
|
:: bloedsinaasappel {f}, bloedappelsien {f}
|
| blood plasma {n} (clear fluid portion of blood)
|
:: bloedplasma {n}
|
| blood poisoning {n} (presence of micro-organisms in bloodstream)
|
:: bloedvergiftiging {f}
|
| blood pressure {n} (pressure exerted by the blood against the walls of the arteries and veins)
|
:: bloeddruk {m}
|
| blood pudding {n} (blood sausage) SEE: blood sausage
|
::
|
| blood red {adj} (of a deep vivid red colour)
|
:: bloedrood
|
| blood sausage {n} (type of sausage)
|
:: bloedworst {f} {m}
|
| bloodshed {n} (shedding or spilling of blood)
|
:: bloedbad {n}, bloedvergieten {n}
|
| bloodshed {n} (carnage, destruction of life, slaughter)
|
:: bloedbad {n}, bloedvergieten {n}, slachting
|
| bloodshed {n} (shedding of one's own blood; specifically, the death of Christ)
|
:: bloedoffer {n}
|
| blood sport {n} (sport involving the killing of animals)
|
:: kwelspel {n}
|
| bloodstream {n} (flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal)
|
:: bloedbaan {f}
|
| bloodsucker {n} (vampire) SEE: vampire
|
::
|
| bloodsucker {n} (parasite) SEE: parasite
|
::
|
| bloodsucker {n} (animal that drinks the blood of others)
|
:: bloedzuiger {m}, bloeddrinker {m}
|
| bloodsucker {n} (one who attempts to take as much from others as possible)
|
:: vampier {m}, bloeddrinker {m}
|
| blood, sweat and tears {n} (person's determination and hard work)
|
:: bloed, zweet en tranen
|
| blood test {n} (a serologic analysis of a sample of blood)
|
:: bloedonderzoek
|
| bloodthirsty {adj} (thirsty for blood)
|
:: bloeddorstig, bloeddorstige
|
| blood type {n} (blood classification)
|
:: bloedgroep {f}
|
| blood vessel {n} (component of the circulatory system that carries blood)
|
:: bloedvat {n}, ader {f}
|
| blood work {n} (blood test) SEE: blood test
|
::
|
| bloody {adj} (covered in blood)
|
:: bloederig, bloederige
|
| bloody {adj} (characterised by great bloodshed)
|
:: bloederig, bloederige
|
| bloody {adj} (intensifier)
|
:: (only with idiot) stomme
|
| bloody {adv} (intensifier)
|
:: verdomd
|
| bloody hell {interj} (expression of dismay)
|
:: allemachtig
|
| bloody mary {n} (cocktail made from vodka and tomato juice)
|
:: bloody mary
|
| bloom {n} (flower) SEE: flower
|
::
|
| bloom {n} (blossom) SEE: blossom
|
::
|
| bloom {v} (open its blooms) SEE: blossom
|
::
|
| bloom {n} (delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or newly-gathered fruits or leaves)
|
:: rijp, waas {n}
|
| blooming {adj} (opening in blossoms)
|
:: bloeiend, bloeiende
|
| blooming {adj} (thriving in health, beauty and vigor/vigour)
|
:: bloeiend, bloeiende
|
| blossom {n} (flowers on trees)
|
:: bloesem {m}
|
| blossom {n} (state or season for such flowers)
|
:: bloesemtijd {m}, bloeitijd {m}, bloei {m}
|
| blossom {v} (have or open into blossoms)
|
:: bloeien, bloesemen
|
| blot {n} (blemish, spot or stain)
|
:: vlek
|
| blot {n} (stain on someone's reputation or character)
|
:: schandvlek
|
| blotter {n} (piece of blotting paper) SEE: blotting paper
|
::
|
| blotting paper {n} (absorbent paper used to dry ink)
|
:: vloeipapier
|
| blotto {adj} ((very) drunk or intoxicated) SEE: drunk
|
::
|
| blouse {n} (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt)
|
:: blouse, bloes
|
| bloviate {v} (to speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner)
|
:: oreren
|
| blow {v} (to produce an air current)
|
:: blazen, waaien
|
| blow {v} (to propel by an air current)
|
:: blazen
|
| blow {v} (to create or shape by blowing)
|
:: blazen
|
| blow {v} ((of a cetacean) exhale visibly through the spout the seawater)
|
:: spuiten
|
| blow {v} (to explode)
|
:: springen, ontploffen
|
| blow {v} (to squander)
|
:: doorjagen
|
| blow {v} (to fellate)
|
:: pijpen
|
| blow {n} (act of striking or hitting)
|
:: slag {m}
|
| blow {n} (damaging occurrence)
|
:: slag {m}, tegenslag {m}
|
| blow {n} (cocaine) SEE: snow
|
::
|
| blow {v} (blossom) SEE: blossom
|
::
|
| blow-dryer {n} (an electrical device used for drying hair) SEE: hairdryer
|
::
|
| blower {n} (telephone) SEE: telephone
|
::
|
| blowfish {n} (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
|
:: kogelvis {m}
|
| blowfly {n} (flies of the family Calliphoridae)
|
:: bromvlieg {f}, aasvlieg {f}
|
| blowgun {n} (weapon)
|
:: blaasroer {n}, blaaspijp
|
| blowhard {n} (person who talks too much or too loudly)
|
:: kletsmajoor {m}, blaaskaak {m}
|
| blowhole {n} (unintended cavity filled with air in a casting product)
|
:: gietblaas, gietgal
|
| blowjob {n} (the act of fellatio)
|
:: pijpbeurt
|
| blow off steam {v} (to vent to relieve stress)
|
:: stoom afblazen
|
| blow one's nose {v} (to expel mucus from nose)
|
:: neus snuiten
|
| blowpipe {n} (weapon) SEE: blowgun
|
::
|
| blowtorch {n} (tool)
|
:: soldeerlamp {m} {f}
|
| bludgeon {n} (short heavy club)
|
:: knuppel {m}
|
| bludgeon {v} (to club, hit with a bludgeon)
|
:: neerknuppelen
|
| bludgeon {v} (to force upon)
|
:: afdwingen
|
| blue {adj} (blue-colored, see also: dark blue; light blue)
|
:: blauw
|
| blue {adj} (depressed)
|
:: teneergeslagen, depressief
|
| blue {n} (colour)
|
:: blauw {n}
|
| blue {n} (blue pigment)
|
:: blauw {n}
|
| blue {n} (blue clothing)
|
:: blauw {n}
|
| blue {n} (butterfly of the subfamily Polyommatinae)
|
:: blauwtje {n}
|
| blue {n} (argument) SEE: argument
|
::
|
| blue {n} (sky, literally or figuratively) SEE: sky
|
::
|
| Bluebeard {prop} (the famous fairy tale)
|
:: Blauwbaard
|
| Bluebeard {prop} (the title character)
|
:: Blauwbaard
|
| bluebell {n} (flowering plants of the genus Hyacinthoides)
|
:: wilde hyacint
|
| bluebell {n} (harebell)
|
:: grasklokje {n}
|
| blueberry {n} (fruit)
|
:: blauwe bosbes {m}
|
| blue blood {n} (noble or aristocratic ancestry)
|
:: adellijk, blauw bloed
|
| bluebottle {n} (cornflower) SEE: cornflower
|
::
|
| blue cheese {n} (kind of cheese with bluish mold)
|
:: blauwschimmelkaas {m}
|
| blue-eyed {adj} (having blue eyes)
|
:: blauwogig
|
| blue green {adj} (colour/color)
|
:: appelblauwzeegroen
|
| blue-green alga {n} (member of cyanobacteria)
|
:: blauwalg
|
| blue jay {n} (species of North American jay)
|
:: blauwe gaai {m}
|
| blueprint {n} (cyanotype reproduction process)
|
:: cyanotypie
|
| blueprint {n} (print produced by this process)
|
:: blauwdruk {m}
|
| blueprint {n} (any detailed technical drawing)
|
:: [technisch] plan
|
| blueprint {n} (any detailed plan of action)
|
:: plan
|
| blue screen of death {n} (screen indicating a system error)
|
:: blauw scherm des dood
|
| blueshift {n} (change in wavelength)
|
:: blauwverschuiving {f}
|
| bluestocking {n} (scholarly, literary, or cultured woman)
|
:: blauwkous {f}
|
| bluestone {n} (slate) SEE: slate
|
::
|
| bluestone {n} (limestone) SEE: limestone
|
::
|
| bluestone {n} (basalt) SEE: basalt
|
::
|
| bluethroat {n} (bird)
|
:: blauwborst {m}
|
| blue tit {n} (Cyanistes caeruleus)
|
:: pimpelmees {f}
|
| bluetongue {n} (disease of ruminants)
|
:: blauwtong
|
| Bluetooth {prop} (nickname of a Danish king)
|
:: Blauwtand {m}
|
| Bluetooth {prop} (personal area wireless network)
|
:: Bluetooth {n}
|
| blue whale {n} (a whale, Balaenoptera musculus)
|
:: blauwe vinvis
|
| blue wildebeest {n} (Connochaetes taurinus)
|
:: blauwe gnoe {m}
|
| blue-winged grasshopper {n} (Oedipoda caerulescens)
|
:: blauwvleugelsprinkhaan {m}
|
| blue-winged kookaburra {n} (Dacelo leachii)
|
:: blauwvleugelkookaburra
|
| bluff {n} (act of bluffing)
|
:: bluffen
|
| bluff {v} (to make a bluff)
|
:: bluffen
|
| bluff {n} (high, steep bank)
|
:: klip {f}, klip {f}
|
| bluish {adj} (somewhat blue in color)
|
:: blauwig
|
| blunder {n} (mistake)
|
:: blunder {m}
|
| blunder {v} (To make a stupid mistake)
|
:: blunderen, een flater slaan, een bok schieten, miskleunen
|
| blunderbuss {n} (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
|
:: donderbus
|
| blunt {adj} (having a thick edge or point, not sharp)
|
:: stomp, bot
|
| blur {v} (make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim)
|
:: vervagen
|
| blur {v} (smear, stain or smudge)
|
:: bevlekken, bekladden, bezoedelen
|
| blur {v} (become indistinct)
|
:: vervagen
|
| blur {n} (A smear, smudge or blot)
|
:: vlekje, smet, veeg
|
| blur {n} (Something that appears hazy or indistinct)
|
:: onduidelijke plek, nevelig beeld
|
| blurb {n} (a short description of a book, film, or other work)
|
:: flaptekst
|
| blurred {adj} (Out of focus)
|
:: wazig, onscherp
|
| blurry {adj} (not clear, crisp, or focused)
|
:: wazig
|
| blurt {v} (to speak suddenly and unadvisedly)
|
:: uitflappen
|
| blurt out {v} (blurt) SEE: blurt
|
::
|
| blush {v} (to redden in the face from shame, excitement or embarrassment)
|
:: blozen
|
| bluster {n} (pompous, officious talk)
|
:: gebral {n}
|
| bluster {n} (fitful noise and violence)
|
:: bulder {m}, gebulder {n}
|
| blustery {adj} (blowing in loud and abrupt bursts)
|
:: luidruchtig, rumoerig
|
| blutwurst {n} (blood sausage)
|
:: bloedworst, pens
|
| B major {n} (the major key with B as its tonic)
|
:: B-majeur, B-groot
|
| B major {n} (the major chord with a root of B)
|
:: B-majeur, B-groot
|
| B minor {n} (the minor key with B as its tonic)
|
:: b-mineur, b-klein
|
| B minor {n} (the minor chord with a root of B)
|
:: b-mineur, b-klein
|
| boar {n} (wild boar) SEE: wild boar
|
::
|
| boar {n} (male pig)
|
:: beer, mannetjesvarken
|
| board {n} (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material)
|
:: plank {f}
|
| board {n} (device containing electrical switches)
|
:: paneel {n}, bord {n}, controlebord {n}
|
| board {n} (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.)
|
:: bord {n}
|
| board {n} (managing committee)
|
:: raad {m}
|
| board {n} (regular meals or amount paid for them in a place of lodging)
|
:: logement {n}
|
| board {v} (to step or climb onto)
|
:: aan boord gaan, opstappen, instappen
|
| board {v} (to provide someone with meals and lodging)
|
:: logies verschaffen
|
| board {v} (to receive meals and lodging in exchange for money)
|
:: logeren
|
| board {v} (nautical: to capture an enemy ship)
|
:: enteren
|
| board and lodging {n} (lodging with daily meals)
|
:: kost en inwoning
|
| boarder {n} (pupil who lives at school during term)
|
:: kostleerling {m}
|
| boarder {n} (someone who pays for meals and lodging)
|
:: kostganger {m}
|
| board game {n} (game played on a board)
|
:: bordspel {n}
|
| boarding house {n} (private house for paying guests)
|
:: pension {n}
|
| boarding pass {n} (a document to board a plane, ship, etc.)
|
:: boarding pass, instapkaart
|
| board meeting {n} (meeting of the board of a company etc.)
|
:: bestuursvergadering {f}
|
| board member {n} (person on the board of directors of an association or company)
|
:: bestuurslid, bestuurder
|
| board of directors {n} (group of people elected by stockholders)
|
:: raad van bestuur
|
| board up {v} (to block doors or windows with boards)
|
:: dichttimmeren
|
| boarhound {n} (large dog bred to hunt boars)
|
:: velter {m}
|
| boast {n} (brag)
|
:: opscheppen
|
| boast {v} (to brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself)
|
:: opscheppen
|
| boat {n} (water craft)
|
:: boot {m}, schip {n}
|
| boat {v} (travel by boat)
|
:: varen
|
| boathook {n} (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things, see also: setting pole)
|
:: bootshaak {m}
|
| boat lift {n} (mechanism)
|
:: scheepslift
|
| boatswain {n} (the officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship)
|
:: bootsman {m}
|
| boat trip {n} (trip made by boat or ship)
|
:: bootreis {m} {f}
|
| boatyard {n} (shipyard) SEE: shipyard
|
::
|
| bob {n} (bobber) SEE: float
|
::
|
| bob {v} (move vertically at surface of water)
|
:: deinen, dobberen
|
| bob {n} (curtsey) SEE: curtsey
|
::
|
| bobber {n} (buoyant fishing device) SEE: float
|
::
|
| bobbin {n} (spool around which wire or thread is coiled)
|
:: bobijn {f}, spoel {m} {f}
|
| bobbin {n} (small spool in a sewing machine)
|
:: bobijn {f}, klos {m} {f}, spoel {m} {f}
|
| bobbins {n} (crap)
|
:: brol {m}
|
| bobcat {n} (North American wild cat)
|
:: rode lynx {m}
|
| bobolink {n} (songbird)
|
:: rijsttroepiaal, bobolink
|
| Bob's your uncle {phrase} (desirable conclusion is reached)
|
:: klaar is Kees
|
| Boche {n} (German) SEE: German
|
::
|
| Boche {n} (derogatory: German) SEE: Fritz
|
::
|
| bock beer {n} (strong, dark lager of German origin)
|
:: bokbier {m} {n}, bockbier {m} {n}
|
| bodacious {adj} (audacious and unrestrained)
|
:: brutaal, baldadig
|
| bodacious {adj} (uncorrigible and insolent)
|
:: stout, brutaal
|
| bodacious {adj} (great in size)
|
:: enorm
|
| bodacious {adj} (attractive)
|
:: aantrekkelijk, sexy
|
| bode {v} (to foreshow something; to augur)
|
:: voorspellen
|
| bodge {v} (do a clumsy or inelegant job) SEE: botch
|
::
|
| bodice {n} (sleeveless garment covering body from neck to waist)
|
:: kledingstuk
|
| bodice {n} (blouse-like garment in European folk dress)
|
:: lijfje {n}
|
| bodice {n} (kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone)
|
:: lijfje, keurslijf
|
| bodily {adj} (relating to the body)
|
:: lichamelijk, somatisch, fysiek
|
| bodily {adv} (in or by the body)
|
:: lichamelijk, fysiek
|
| bodily fluid {n} (biofluid)
|
:: lichaamsvloeistof, humor {m}, lichaamssap {n}, lichaamsvocht {n}
|
| bodkin {n} (dagger) SEE: dagger
|
::
|
| bodkin {n} (hairpin) SEE: hairpin
|
::
|
| body {n} (physical structure of a human or animal)
|
:: lichaam {n}
|
| body {n} (fleshly or corporeal nature of a human)
|
:: lichaam {n}
|
| body {n} (corpse)
|
:: lijk {n}
|
| body {n} (torso)
|
:: corpus {n}, lijf {n}
|
| body {n} (largest or most important part of anything (e.g. car bodywork))
|
:: hoofddeel {n}, carrosserie {f}
|
| body {n} (section of a dress)
|
:: lijf {n}
|
| body {n} (organisation, company or other authoritative group)
|
:: orgaan {n}, organisatie {f}
|
| body {n} (group having a common purpose or opinion)
|
:: massa {f}, menigte {f}
|
| body {n} (collection of knowledge)
|
:: corpus {n}, massa {f}, verzameling {f}
|
| body {n} (any physical object or material thing)
|
:: deel {n}, deeltje {n}, lichaam {n}
|
| body {n} (substance, material presence)
|
:: lijf {n}, substantie {f}
|
| body bag {n} (bag designed to contain a human body)
|
:: lijkzak {m}
|
| bodybuilder {n} (a person who uses diet and exercise to build an aesthetically muscular physique)
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:: bodybuilder {m}, lichaamsbouwer {m}
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| bodybuilding {n} (sport of muscle development)
|
:: bodybuilding
|
| body camera {n} (video recording system worn on the body)
|
:: bodycam
|
| body corporate {n} (corporation) SEE: corporation
|
::
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| bodyfat {n} (adipose tissue)
|
:: lichaamsvet {n}
|
| bodyguard {n} (person responsible for protecting an individual)
|
:: lijfwacht, lijfgarde, persoonsbeveiliger, bodyguard {m}
|
| body heat {n} (heat produced from within the body)
|
:: lichaamswarmte {f}
|
| body odour {n} (unpleasant smell on a perons's body)
|
:: lichaamsgeur
|
| body part {n} (anatomy: part of organism)
|
:: lichaamsdeel {n}
|
| body part {n} (vehicle: part of body)
|
:: onderdeel {n}, component {m} {f}
|
| body text {n} (main portion of text)
|
:: broodtekst {m}
|
| Boeotia {prop} (a district in Greece)
|
:: Beotië
|
| Boer {n} (South African of Dutch descent)
|
:: Boer
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| boffin {n} ((informal) engineer or scientist)
|
:: techneut {m}
|
| bog {n} (expanse of marshland)
|
:: moeras {n}, moer {n}, zomp {m}
|
| bogey {n} (structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi) SEE: bogie
|
::
|
| bogey {n} (booger) SEE: booger
|
::
|
| bogey {n} (standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at) SEE: benchmark
|
::
|
| bogeyman {n} (menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories)
|
:: boeman {m}, bietebauw {m}
|
| boggle {v} (to be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused)
|
:: verbijsterd zijn, in de war zijn
|
| boggle {v} (to confuse or mystify; overwhelm)
|
:: verwarren, overdonderen
|
| bogie {n} (cigarette) SEE: cigarette
|
::
|
| bogie {n} (ghost) SEE: ghost
|
::
|
| bogie {n} (structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi)
|
:: draaistel {n}
|
| bogie {n} (booger) SEE: booger
|
::
|
| bog iron {n} (bog iron ore) SEE: bog iron ore
|
::
|
| bog iron ore {n} (deposit)
|
:: moeraserts {n}, moerasijzer {n}, oer {n}, ijzeroer {n}
|
| bogus {adj} (counterfeit or fake; not genuine)
|
:: vervalst
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| Bohemia {prop} (The region of the Czech Republic)
|
:: Bohemen {n}
|
| bohemium {n} (rhenium) SEE: rhenium
|
::
|
| Bohemond {prop} (a given name of historical usage)
|
:: Bohemund
|
| bohrium {n} (chemical element)
|
:: bohrium {n}
|
| boil {n} (accumulation of pus)
|
:: etterbuil {m}
|
| boil {n} (point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour)
|
:: kookpunt {n}, kook [only in idiomatic expressions]
|
| boil {v} (heat (a liquid) until it begins to turn into a gas)
|
:: koken, aan de kook brengen, zieden, zooien
|
| boil {v} (cook in boiling water)
|
:: koken
|
| boil {v} (begin to turn into a gas)
|
:: koken
|
| boil {v} (colloquial: of a person, to be uncomfortably hot)
|
:: stikken
|
| boiled {adj} (angry) SEE: angry
|
::
|
| boiled {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk
|
::
|
| boiled egg {n} (boiled egg (generic))
|
:: gekookte ei {n}
|
| boiling {adj} (of a thing: extremely hot)
|
:: kokend
|
| boiling point {n} (temperature at which a liquid boils)
|
:: kookpunt {n}
|
| boil over {v} (boil so as to overflow)
|
:: overkoken
|
| boisterous {adj} (full of energy; noisy)
|
:: driest
|
| boisterous {adj} (characterized by violence and agitation; wild; stormy)
|
:: stormachtig
|
| bokeh {n} (subjective aesthetic quality of out-of-focus areas of an image)
|
:: bokeh
|
| Bokmål {n} (language)
|
:: Bokmål
|
| bold {adj} (courageous, daring)
|
:: moedig
|
| bold {adj} (having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface)
|
:: vet, vetgedrukt
|
| bold {adj} (presumptuous) SEE: presumptuous
|
::
|
| Bolivia {prop} (country in South America)
|
:: Bolivia, Bolivië
|
| Bolivian {n} (Bolivian person)
|
:: Boliviaan {m}, Boliviaanse {f}
|
| Bolivian {adj} (pertaining to Bolivia)
|
:: Boliviaans
|
| bollard {n} (post to secure mooring lines)
|
:: meerpaal {m}, bolder {m}, aanlegpaal {m}
|
| bollard {n} (post preventing vehicles from entering pedestrian area)
|
:: verkeerspaal {m} (road bollard), poller {m} (retractible road bollard)
|
| bollock {n} ((vulgar, slang) testicle)
|
:: bal, kloot
|
| bollock {v} ((vulgar, slang) to reprimand grossly)
|
:: uitkafferen
|
| Bolognese {adj} (of or relating to Bologna)
|
:: Bolognees, Bolognezer
|
| Bolognian {adj} (of or relating to Bologna) SEE: Bolognese
|
::
|
| Bolshevik {n} (a member of the majority faction of the Russian Social Democratic Party, which seized power in the October Revolution of 1917)
|
:: bolsjewiek {m}
|
| Bolshevism {n} (Communist political ideology)
|
:: bolsjewisme {n}
|
| bolster {v} (to brace, reinforce, secure, or support)
|
:: versterken, veilig stellen, ondersteunen
|
| bolt {n} (metal fastener)
|
:: bout {m} {f}
|
| bolt {n} (sliding pin or bar in a lock)
|
:: grendel {m}
|
| bolt {n} (bar to prevent a door from being forced open)
|
:: grendel {m}
|
| bolt {n} (sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm)
|
:: grendel {m}
|
| bolt {n} (short, stout, blunt-headed arrow)
|
:: bout {m}, pijl {m}
|
| bolt {n} (lightning spark)
|
:: schicht {m}
|
| bolt {n} (large roll of material)
|
:: rol {m} {f}
|
| bolt cutter {n} (large pair of pliers to cut bolts)
|
:: betonschaar
|
| bolthole {n} (hole used for escape)
|
:: ontsnappingsgat {n}
|
| bolthole {n} (second home)
|
:: buitenverblijf {n}
|
| bomb {n} (device filled with explosives)
|
:: bom {f}
|
| bomb {n} (unpopular commercial product)
|
:: flop {f}
|
| bomb {n} (car in poor condition)
|
:: wrak {n}
|
| bomb {n} (very attractive woman)
|
:: vlam {f}
|
| bomb {v} (attack with bombs)
|
:: bombarderen
|
| bomb {v} (fail spectacularly)
|
:: afgaan
|
| bomb {n} (success) SEE: success
|
::
|
| bombard {n} (medieval primitive cannon)
|
:: bombarde
|
| bombard {v} (to attack something with bombs, artillery shells, or other missiles)
|
:: bombarderen
|
| bombard {v} (to attack something or someone by directing objects at them)
|
:: bekogelen
|
| bombard {v} (to direct at a substance an intense stream of high-energy particles, usually sub-atomic or made of at most a few atoms)
|
:: bombarderen
|
| bombardment {n} (act of bombing, esp towns or cities)
|
:: bombardement {n}
|
| bomber {n} (aircraft)
|
:: bommenwerper {m}
|
| bona fide {adj} (done in good faith)
|
:: oprecht
|
| bona fide {adj} (genuine)
|
:: echt
|
| Bonaire {prop} (island)
|
:: Bonaire {n}
|
| bonanza {n} (rich mine or vein of silver or gold)
|
:: goudader
|
| bonanza {n} (something that is a mine of wealth or yields a large income or return)
|
:: goudmijn
|
| Bonaparte's gull {n} (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
|
:: kleine kokmeeuw {f}
|
| Bonapartism {n} (pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte)
|
:: bonapartisme {n}
|
| bon appétit {phrase} (used to wish someone enjoyment of the meal they are about to eat)
|
:: [formal, proscribed] smakelijk eten, eet smakelijk, [informal] smakelijk
|
| Bonaventure {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Bonaventura
|
| bond {n} (that which binds, a band)
|
:: band {m}
|
| bond {n} (in chemistry, a link or force between neighbouring atoms in a molecule)
|
:: binding
|
| bondsman {n} (someone who signs a bond that states that they have taken responsibility for someone else's obligations)
|
:: borg {m}
|
| bone {n} (material)
|
:: been {n}
|
| bone {n} (component of a skeleton)
|
:: been {n}, bot {n}, knekel {m}
|
| bone {n} (fishbone)
|
:: graat {f}
|
| bone {n} (corset part)
|
:: balein {f}
|
| bone {n}
|
:: (vis)graat {f}
|
| bone china {n} (type of porcelain)
|
:: beenderporselein {n}
|
| bonefish {n} (game fish)
|
:: gratenvis {m}
|
| bonefolder {n} (A dull-edged hand tool used to fold and crease)
|
:: vouwbeen {n}
|
| bone marrow {n} (bone marrow)
|
:: beenmerg {n}, merg {n}
|
| bone meal {n} (ground bones used as a slow-release fertilizer)
|
:: beendermeel {n}
|
| bone of contention {n} (Something that continues to be disputed)
|
:: twistpunt {n}
|
| boner {n} (who bones)
|
:: ontbener
|
| boner {n} (erect penis)
|
:: stijve {m}
|
| boner {n} (rigid state of penis or clitoris) SEE: erection
|
::
|
| bone structure {n} (exact anatomy of an individual at the level of his bones)
|
:: beenderstructuur
|
| bonfire {n} (fire to burn unwanted items or people)
|
:: brandstapel
|
| bonfire {n} (large, outdoor controlled fire)
|
:: vreugdevuur {n}
|
| bongo {n} (mammal)
|
:: bongo {m}
|
| bongo drum {n} (bongo) SEE: bongo
|
::
|
| bonhomie {n} (geniality)
|
:: jovialiteit, hartelijkheid
|
| bonjour {interj} (hello) SEE: hello
|
::
|
| bonkers {adj} (mad, crazy)
|
:: gek, zot
|
| Bonn {prop} (a city in Germany)
|
:: Bonn
|
| bonnet {n} (cover over the engine of a motor car)
|
:: motorkap {f}, kap {f}
|
| bonnet {n} (second stomach of a ruminant) SEE: reticulum
|
::
|
| bonobo {n} (pygmy chimpanzee)
|
:: bonobo {m}
|
| bonus {n} (something extra that is good)
|
:: bonus {m}, extraatje {n}
|
| bonus {n} (extra amount of money given as a premium)
|
:: bonus {m}, premie
|
| bon vivant {n} (person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink)
|
:: levensgenieter {m}, pallieter {m}
|
| bon voyage {interj} (wish of good journey)
|
:: goede reis
|
| bonze {n} (Buddhist monk or priest in East Asia)
|
:: bonze {m}
|
| boo {interj} (loud exclamation intended to scare someone)
|
:: boe
|
| boo {interj} (exclamation used by a member of an audience)
|
:: boe
|
| boo {n} (derisive shout)
|
:: boegeroep {n}
|
| boob {n} (breast (colloquial))
|
:: tiet {f}
|
| booby {n} (bird)
|
:: jan-van-gent {m}
|
| booby {n} (woman’s breast)
|
:: tieten {p}
|
| booby prize {n} (a prize awarded for poor performance)
|
:: poedelprijs {m}
|
| booby trap {n} (an unforeseen source of danger; a pitfall) SEE: pitfall
|
::
|
| booby trap {n} (antipersonnel device deliberately hidden or disguised as a harmless object)
|
:: boobytrap
|
| booger {n} (a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus)
|
:: neuskeutel {m}
|
| book {n} (ebook) SEE: e-book
|
::
|
| book {n} (collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material)
|
:: boek {n}
|
| book {n} (convenient collection of small paper items, such as stamps)
|
:: boek {n}, album {n}
|
| book {n} (major division of a published work, larger than a chapter)
|
:: boek {n}
|
| book {n} (usually in plural: records of the accounts of a business)
|
:: boeken {n-p}
|
| book {v} (to reserve)
|
:: boeken, reserveren
|
| book {v} (to write down, register, record)
|
:: te boek stellen, noteren
|
| book {v} (to record the details of an offender)
|
:: beboeten
|
| book {v} (slang: to travel very fast)
|
:: boeken, vlammen
|
| bookbindery {n}
|
:: boekbinderij
|
| bookbinding {n} (art, craft or process of binding books)
|
:: boekbinden
|
| bookcase {n} (furniture displaying books)
|
:: boekenkast {c}
|
| bookend {n} (object designed to keep books upright)
|
:: boekensteun {m}
|
| booking {n} (writing something in (a) book(s))
|
:: boeking
|
| booking {n} (reservation for a service)
|
:: boeking, reservatie
|
| booking {n} (engagement of a performer)
|
:: boeking
|
| booking {n} (sports: issuing of a caution)
|
:: boeken {n}
|
| bookish {adj} (given to reading; fond of study)
|
:: boekenworm
|
| bookish {adj} (characterized by a method of expression generally found in books)
|
:: schools, pedant, formalistisch, litterair, eigengereid
|
| bookjacket {n} (jacket of a book) SEE: dust jacket
|
::
|
| booklet {n} (small book)
|
:: boekje {n}, pamflet {n}
|
| book lung {n} (A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids)
|
:: boeklong {f} {m}
|
| bookmark {n} (strip used to mark a place in a book)
|
:: bladwijzer {m}
|
| bookmark {n} (record of the address of a file or page)
|
:: bladwijzer {m}
|
| book of hours {n} (illuminated devotional book from the Middle Ages)
|
:: getijdenboek {n}
|
| bookrack {n} (rack for books) SEE: bookshelf
|
::
|
| bookshelf {n} (shelf for storing books)
|
:: boekenkast {c}
|
| bookshop {n} (shop that sells books)
|
:: boekwinkel {m}, boekhandel {m}
|
| bookstore {n} (bookshop) SEE: bookshop
|
::
|
| bookworm {n} (avid reader)
|
:: boekenwurm {m}
|
| Boolean {adj} (logic: pertaining to data items that have values “true” and “false”)
|
:: booleaans
|
| Boolean {n} (type of variable)
|
:: booleaanse waarde {f}
|
| boom {v} (to make a loud, resonant sound)
|
:: dreunen, donderen
|
| boom {v} (to speak with low pitch)
|
:: dreunen
|
| boom {n} (abrupt, low-pitched sound)
|
:: boem
|
| boom {interj} (sound of explosion)
|
:: boem, kaboem
|
| boom {n} (spar extending the foot of a sail)
|
:: giek {m}
|
| boom {n} (period of prosperity)
|
:: hausse, hoogconjunctuur
|
| boom {v} (to be prosperous)
|
:: bloeien, floreren
|
| boom barrier {n} (gate at level crossing)
|
:: slagboom {m}
|
| boom box {n} (portable audio system)
|
:: gettoblaster {m}
|
| boomerang {n} (flat curved airfoil)
|
:: boemerang {m}
|
| boom gate {n} (boom barrier) SEE: boom barrier
|
::
|
| boomslang {n} (Dispholidus typus)
|
:: boomslang {m} {f}
|
| boon {n} (A blessing or benefit)
|
:: zegen, voordeel
|
| boon {n} (a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present)
|
:: gift, geschenk
|
| boon {n} (a prayer or petition)
|
:: gebed, verzoek
|
| boon {adj} (kind; bountiful; benign)
|
:: lief, goedaardig
|
| boon {adj} (gay; merry; jovial; convivial)
|
:: vrolijk, minzaam
|
| boondock {n} (rural area)
|
:: platteland {n}, buiten {m}
|
| boondock {v} (stay in a recreational vehicle)
|
:: wildkamperen
|
| boondoggle {n} (pointless activity)
|
:: tijdverspilling
|
| boor {n} (a peasant)
|
:: boer {m} {f}
|
| boost {n} (push from behind)
|
:: zetje {n}, duwtje {n}, duwtje in de rug {n}
|
| boost {v} (to lift or push from behind)
|
:: een zetje geven, een duwtje geven, een duwtje in de rug geven
|
| boost {v} (to steal)
|
:: jatten, stelen, ontvreemden
|
| boot {n} (heavy shoe that covers part of the leg)
|
:: laars {f}, bot {f} [Flemish], hoge schoen {m}
|
| boot {n} (flexible cover of rubber, plastic or similar to protect a shaft, lever, switch etc)
|
:: huls {f}, beschermhuls {f}
|
| boot {n} (torture device)
|
:: wielklem {f}
|
| boot {v} (kick)
|
:: trappen, schoppen, schieten
|
| boot {v} (apply corporal punishment)
|
:: afranselen, straffen
|
| boot {v} (forcibly eject)
|
:: eruitgooien, buitengooien, eruittrappen
|
| boot {v} (vomit)
|
:: kotsen, braken
|
| boot {v} (computing: disconnect, to be involuntarily removed from an online conversation)
|
:: eruitgooien, buitengooien, eruittrappen
|
| boot {v} (to start a system)
|
:: opstarten
|
| boot {n} (bootleg recording)
|
:: bootleg {m}
|
| boot {n} (kick) SEE: kick
|
::
|
| boot {n} (luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car) SEE: trunk
|
::
|
| booted eagle {n} (Hieraaetus pennatus)
|
:: dwergarend {m}
|
| booth {n} (A small stall for the display and sale of goods)
|
:: stand
|
| booth {n} (An enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person)
|
:: cabinet
|
| bootstrap {v} (to load the operating system) SEE: boot
|
::
|
| bootstrap {n} (a loop at the top of a boot to help in pulling it on)
|
:: laarzentrekker {m}, laarzenstrop {m} {f}
|
| bootstrap {n} (a means of advancing oneself or accomplishing something)
|
:: springplank, trampoline
|
| bootstrap {n} (the process by which the operating system of a computer is loaded into its memory)
|
:: opstart
|
| bootstrap {v} (to help (oneself) without the aid of others)
|
:: zelfredzaam zijn, zichzelf (be)helpen
|
| boot up {v} (to start computer by bootstrap procedure) SEE: boot
|
::
|
| booty {n} (plunder)
|
:: buit {m}
|
| booze {n} (any alcoholic beverage)
|
:: drank
|
| boozer {n} (drunkard)
|
:: zuipschuit {c}, drankorgel {n}, zatlap {m}
|
| bordello {n} (brothel) SEE: brothel
|
::
|
| border {n} (the outer edge of something)
|
:: rand {m}
|
| border {n} (a strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown)
|
:: border {m}
|
| border {n} (the line or frontier area separating regions)
|
:: grens {f}
|
| border {v} ((transitive) to put a border on something)
|
:: begrenzen
|
| border {v} ((transitive) to lie on, or adjacent to a border)
|
:: grenzen aan
|
| borderline {adj} (not clearly on one side or other of a boundary)
|
:: grens, dubieus
|
| borderline {n} (boundary)
|
:: grens {f}, grenslijn {m} {f}, scheidingslijn {m} {f}, demarcatie {f}, demarcatielijn {m} {f}
|
| border on {v} (To be almost like some other thing)
|
:: grenzen aan
|
| bordure {n} (contrasting border round a shield)
|
:: schildzoom {m}
|
| bore {v} (to make a hole)
|
:: boren
|
| bore {v} (to inspire boredom)
|
:: vervelen
|
| bore {n} (A hole drilled or milled through something)
|
:: boring
|
| Boreal {n}
|
:: Boreaal {n}
|
| boreal owl {n} (Tengmalm's owl) SEE: Tengmalm's owl
|
::
|
| bored {adj} (suffering from boredom)
|
:: verveeld
|
| boredom {n} (state of being bored)
|
:: verveling {f}
|
| bore water {n} (water accumulated in aquifers below the earth's surface) SEE: groundwater
|
::
|
| boring {adj} (causing boredom)
|
:: saai
|
| born {adj} (given birth to)
|
:: geboren
|
| born {v} (be born) SEE: be born
|
::
|
| born-again {adj} (renewed commitment to Jesus Christ)
|
:: wedergeboren
|
| borne {adj} (carried, supported)
|
:: gedragen, ondersteund
|
| Borneo {prop} (island)
|
:: Borneo
|
| boro {v} (borrow) SEE: borrow
|
::
|
| boron {n} (chemical element)
|
:: boor {n}, borium {n}
|
| borough {n} (administrative district)
|
:: deelraad, burcht {f}
|
| borough {n} (municipal borough)
|
:: burcht {f}
|
| Borromean Islands {prop} (group of three small islands)
|
:: Borromeïsche eilanden
|
| borrow {v} (receive temporarily)
|
:: lenen, ontlenen
|
| borrowing {n} (loanword) SEE: loanword
|
::
|
| borscht {n} (beetroot soup)
|
:: borsjt {m}, borsjtsj {m}, borscht {m}
|
| Bose-Einstein condensate {n} (gaseous superfluid)
|
:: Bose-Einsteincondensaat {n}
|
| bosk {n} (thicket; small wood) SEE: thicket
|
::
|
| Bosnia {prop} (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
|
:: Bosnië
|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina {prop} (country on the Balkan peninsula)
|
:: Bosnië en Herzegovina
|
| Bosnian {n} (the people)
|
:: Bosniër {m}, Bosnische {f}
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| Bosnian {n} (the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian)
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:: Bosnisch {n}
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| bosom {n} (chest, breast)
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:: boezem {m}
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| bosom buddy {n} (bosom friend) SEE: bosom friend
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::
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| bosom friend {n} (very close friend)
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:: getrouwe {m} {f}, boezemvriend {m}, boezemvriendin {f}
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| boson {n} (particle)
|
:: boson {n}
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| Bosphorus {prop} (a strait that passes through Istanbul)
|
:: Bosporus
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| boss {n} (supervisor)
|
:: baas {m}, opzichter {m}
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| boss {n} (person in charge)
|
:: baas {m}, bazin {f}, chef {m}
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| boss {n} (enemy in video game)
|
:: baas {m}, eindbaas {m}
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| bossage {n} (rough, unfinished stone block)
|
:: bossage {f}
|
| bossy {adj} (tending to give orders to others)
|
:: bazig
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| bot {n} (robot) SEE: robot
|
::
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| bot {n} (a piece of software for doing repetitive tasks)
|
:: bot
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| bota bag {n} (wineskin bag)
|
:: lapzak
|
| botanic {adj} (pertaining to botany) SEE: botanical
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::
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| botanical {adj} (Of or pertaining to botany)
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:: botanisch
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| botanical garden {n} (a place where a variety of plants are grown for scientific reasons)
|
:: botanische tuin {m}
|
| botanic garden {n} (botanical garden) SEE: botanical garden
|
::
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| botanist {n} (a person engaged in botany)
|
:: botanicus {m}
|
| botany {n} (scientific study of plants)
|
:: plantkunde, botanie, botanica
|
| botch {v} (to perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner)
|
:: verprutsen
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| botcher {n} (clumsy or incompetent worker; a bungler)
|
:: prutser
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| botfly {n} (insect)
|
:: horzel {c}
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| both {determiner} (each of two; one and the other)
|
:: beide, allebei, allebeide, alletwee
|
| both {conj} (both...and...)
|
:: zowel ... als ...
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| bother {v} (to annoy, disturb)
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:: storen
|
| bother {v} (make or take trouble)
|
:: moeite doen
|
| bother {n} (trouble, inconvenience)
|
:: moeite
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| bother {interj} (mild expression of annoyance/irritation)
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:: verdorie
|
| botheration {interj} (expression of annoyance) SEE: bother
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::
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| Botswana {prop} (Republic of Botswana)
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:: Botswana {n}
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| bottle {n} (container)
|
:: fles {f}
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| bottle {n} (contents of such a container)
|
:: fles {f}
|
| bottle {v} (seal (a liquid) into a bottle for later consumption)
|
:: bottelen
|
| bottle {v} (feed (an infant) baby formula)
|
:: de fles geven
|
| bottle {n} (container with a rubber nipple) SEE: baby bottle
|
::
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| bottle bank {n} (container)
|
:: glasbak {m}
|
| bottle cap {n} (closure used to seal bottles)
|
:: kroonkurk {m}
|
| bottle crate {n} (a container used for transport of beverage containers)
|
:: flessenkrat {n}, flessenkratten {p}
|
| bottle gourd {n} (calabash) SEE: calabash
|
::
|
| bottleneck {n} (neck of a bottle)
|
:: flessenhals
|
| bottle opener {n} (device to open bottles)
|
:: flessenopener {m}
|
| bottle shop {n} (liquor store) SEE: liquor store
|
::
|
| bottom {n} (abyss) SEE: abyss
|
::
|
| bottom {n} (lowest part)
|
:: onderkant {m}, bodem {f}
|
| bottom {n} (euphemistic: buttocks or anus)
|
:: bil
|
| bottom {n} (gay sexual slang: penetrated partner in sex)
|
:: bottom
|
| bottom {n} (lowest part of a container)
|
:: bodem {m}
|
| bottom bracket {n}
|
:: trapas {c}
|
| bottomless {adj} (extremely deep)
|
:: bodemloos, bodemloze
|
| bottom the house {v} (clean a house extremely thoroughly)
|
:: grote schoonmaak houden
|
| bougainvillea {n} (flower)
|
:: bougainvillea
|
| bough {n} (tree branch)
|
:: tak {m}
|
| bouillabaisse {n} (mixture) SEE: mixture
|
::
|
| bouillon {n} (a clear seasoned broth)
|
:: bouillon {m}
|
| bouillon cube {n} (cube)
|
:: bouillonblokje {n}
|
| boulder {n} (large mass of stone)
|
:: rotsblok {n}, kei
|
| boulevard {n} (broad, landscaped thoroughfare)
|
:: hoofdweg {m}, boulevard {m}
|
| bounce {v} (to change direction of motion after hitting an obstacle)
|
:: stuiteren, ketsen
|
| bounce {v} (to move quickly up and down)
|
:: stuiteren
|
| bounce {v} (to cause to move quickly up and down)
|
:: stuiteren
|
| bounce {n} (change of direction of motion after hitting an obstacle)
|
:: stuiteren, afketsen
|
| bounce {n} (movement up and down)
|
:: bons, stuit, terugsprong
|
| bounce {n} (sack, licensing)
|
:: bons
|
| bouncer {n} (member of security personnel)
|
:: portier {m}, buitenwipper {m} [Belgium], uitsmijter {m} [Netherlands]
|
| bouncing castle {n} (inflatable structure on which children jump and play)
|
:: springkussen {n}, springkasteel {n}, luchtkussen {n}
|
| bouncy ball {n} (small rubber ball)
|
:: stuiterbal {m}
|
| bound {adj} (obliged to)
|
:: gehouden
|
| bound {adj} (ready, prepared)
|
:: bereid
|
| bound {adj} (ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of))
|
:: [voor] bestemd
|
| bound {adj} (very likely to)
|
:: geacht
|
| bound {n} (boundary, border of territory)
|
:: grens, limiet
|
| bound {n} (mathematics: value greater (or smaller) than a given set)
|
:: limiet
|
| bound {v} (to surround a territory)
|
:: begrenzen, omringen
|
| bound {n} (sizeable jump)
|
:: sprong
|
| bound {v} (to leap)
|
:: springen
|
| boundary {n} (dividing line or location between two areas)
|
:: grens
|
| bounded {adj} (type of set)
|
:: begrensd
|
| bounder {n} (dishonourable man) SEE: cad
|
::
|
| boundless {adj} (without bounds, unbounded)
|
:: grenzeloos, onbegrensd
|
| bounty {n} (abundance or wealth) SEE: abundance
|
::
|
| bounty {n} (generosity) SEE: generosity
|
::
|
| bounty hunter {n} (person who catches criminals in return for a reward)
|
:: premiejager {m}
|
| bouquet {n} (bunch of flowers)
|
:: bouquet {m}, ruiker {m}, bos {m}
|
| bourdon {n} (bumblebee) SEE: bumblebee
|
::
|
| bourgeois {n} (9-point type)
|
:: borgis, burgeois, bourgeois
|
| bourgeoisie {n} (class)
|
:: bourgeoisie {f}, gegoede burgerij {f}, burgerklasse {f}
|
| bourse {n} (stock exchange) SEE: stock exchange
|
::
|
| bovine {adj} (of, relating to or resembling cattle)
|
:: runds
|
| bovine {n} (animal like cattle, buffalo, bison)
|
:: rund
|
| bovine spongiform encephalopathy {n} (bovine spongiform encephalopathy)
|
:: dollekoeienziekte {f}, gekkekoeienziekte {f}, boviene spongiforme encefalopathie
|
| bovver {n} (bovver)
|
:: last
|
| bovver boots {n} (bovver boots)
|
:: marsheerbotten
|
| bow {n} (weapon used for shooting arrows)
|
:: boog {m}
|
| bow {n} (bend in a rod or planar surface)
|
:: boog {m}
|
| bow {n} (rod used for playing stringed instruments)
|
:: strijkstok {m}
|
| bow {n} (type of knot with two loops)
|
:: strik
|
| bow {v} (to play music on an instrument using a bow)
|
:: strijken
|
| bow {v} (to become bent)
|
:: buigen
|
| bow {v} (to bend a thing)
|
:: buigen
|
| bow {v} (to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference)
|
:: een buiging maken, zich buigen
|
| bow {n} (gesture made by bending forward at the waist)
|
:: buiging {f}
|
| bow {n} (front of a boat or ship)
|
:: boeg {m}
|
| bow and arrow {n} (weapon)
|
:: pijl en boog
|
| bowdlerize {v} (to remove or alter parts of a text considered offensive)
|
:: censureren, kuisen
|
| bowel {n} (intestines, entrails)
|
:: ingewande
|
| bowl {n} (container for food)
|
:: schaal {c}, kom {p}
|
| bowl {v} (roll or throw (a ball))
|
:: bowlen
|
| bowl {n} (lawn bowls) SEE: bowls
|
::
|
| bowl {n} (haircut) SEE: bowl cut
|
::
|
| bowl cut {n} (haircut)
|
:: bloempotkapsel {n}
|
| bowleg {n} (leg that curves outward from the knee)
|
:: o-benen
|
| bowler {n} (pitcher) SEE: pitcher
|
::
|
| bowls {n} (precision sport)
|
:: bowls, koersbal
|
| bowman {n} (archer) SEE: archer
|
::
|
| bowsprit {n} (spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel)
|
:: boegspriet {f}
|
| bowtie {n} (necktie shaped like a bow)
|
:: vlinderdas {m}, strikje {n}
|
| box {n} (cuboid space; container)
|
:: doos {f}
|
| box {n} (driver’s seat on a coach)
|
:: bok {m}
|
| box {n} ((slang) television)
|
:: [informal] buis {f}
|
| box {n} ((slang, vulgar) the vagina)
|
:: doos {f}
|
| box {n} (computer, or the case in which it is housed)
|
:: bak {m}
|
| box {n} (rectangular border around an image, text, etc.)
|
:: kader {n}
|
| box {v} (to place inside a box)
|
:: inpakken, verpakken
|
| box {n} (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus)
|
:: buxus, buksboom, buks {m}
|
| box {n} (blow with the fist)
|
:: vuistslag {m}
|
| box {v} (to fight against (a person) in a boxing match)
|
:: boksen
|
| box {n} (rectangle) SEE: oblong
|
::
|
| box {n} (wood from a box tree) SEE: boxwood
|
::
|
| boxcutter {n} (utility knife) SEE: utility knife
|
::
|
| boxer {n} (participant in a boxing match)
|
:: bokser {m}, vuistvechter {m}, pugilist {m}
|
| boxer {n} (breed of dog)
|
:: boxer
|
| boxing {n} (the sport of boxing)
|
:: boksen {n}
|
| Boxing Day {n} (the day after Christmas: 26 December)
|
:: tweede kerstdag {m}
|
| boxing glove {n} (padded mitten worn in boxing)
|
:: bokshandschoen {f} {m}
|
| box jellyfish {n} (box jellyfish)
|
:: kubuskwal
|
| boxthorn {n} (plant of the genus Lycium) SEE: wolfberry
|
::
|
| boxwood {n} (Buxus sempervirens)
|
:: buxus, buksboom
|
| boxwood {n} (the hard, close-grained wood of this tree)
|
:: buxushout, palmhout
|
| boy {n} (young male)
|
:: jongen {m}, knaap {m}
|
| boy {n} (male servant)
|
:: boy, huisboy {m}
|
| boy {n} (historical: non-white male servant)
|
:: boy
|
| boy {n} (non-white male)
|
:: nikker {m}
|
| boy {n} (male of any age, used as a friendly diminutive)
|
:: jongens {p}, kerel
|
| boy {n} (adult male found attractive)
|
:: kerel {m}, knaap {m}
|
| boy {n} (male friend)
|
:: mannen {p}, jongens {p}, kerels {p}, boys {p} [mostly said by female speakers]
|
| boy {interj} (surprise or pleasure)
|
:: jongens, tsjongejonge, zo!, amai [Flemish]
|
| boyar {n} (rank of aristocracy)
|
:: bojaar {m}
|
| boycott {v} (to abstain from dealing with a person or organisation as a protest)
|
:: boycotten
|
| boycott {n} (the act of boycotting)
|
:: boycot {m}
|
| boyfriend {n} (male partner in a romantic relationship)
|
:: vriend {m}, lief {n}
|
| boyish {adj} (like a boy)
|
:: jongensachtig
|
| boy's name {n} (name given to a male)
|
:: jongensnaam
|
| boyswear {n} (Clothing designed to be worn by boys)
|
:: jongenskleding {f}
|
| bra {n} (brassiere)
|
:: bustehouder {m}, beha {m}
|
| Brabant {prop} (former province of central Belgium)
|
:: Brabant {n}
|
| Brabant {prop} (historical region)
|
:: Brabant {n}
|
| Brabantian {adj} (pertaining to Brabant)
|
:: Brabants
|
| Brabantian {n} (Brabantian person)
|
:: Brabander
|
| brace {n} (measure of length representing a person's outstretched arms)
|
:: el {m} {f}
|
| brace {n} (harness) SEE: harness
|
::
|
| brace {n} (system to correct crooked teeth) SEE: braces
|
::
|
| brace {n} (curly bracket) SEE: curly bracket
|
::
|
| bracelet {n} (a band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry or an ornament)
|
:: armband {m}
|
| braces {n} (handcuffs) SEE: handcuffs
|
::
|
| braces {n} (device for straightening teeth)
|
:: beugel
|
| brachium {n} (upper arm) SEE: upper arm
|
::
|
| brachygrapher {n} (stenographer) SEE: stenographer
|
::
|
| bracken {n} (any of several coarse ferns)
|
:: adelaarsvaren {m}
|
| bracket {n} (generically any of "(", ")", "[", "]", "{", "}", "<" and ">")
|
:: haakje {n}
|
| bracket {n} (square bracket) SEE: square bracket
|
::
|
| bracket {n} (round bracket) SEE: round bracket
|
::
|
| brackish {adj} (slightly salty)
|
:: brak
|
| brag {v} (to boast)
|
:: opscheppen
|
| brag {n} (boast) SEE: boast
|
::
|
| braggadocio {n} (braggart) SEE: braggart
|
::
|
| braggart {n} (one who constantly brags or boasts)
|
:: pocher, aansteller, snoever
|
| braid {v} (to intertwine)
|
:: vlechten
|
| braid {n} (sudden movement)
|
:: ruk {m}
|
| braid {n} (weave of three or more strands)
|
:: vlecht
|
| brain {n} (organ)
|
:: brein {n}, hersenen {p}, hersens {p}
|
| brain {n} (intelligent person)
|
:: brein {n}
|
| brain {n} (person providing intelligence)
|
:: brein {n}
|
| brain {n} (brains: intellect)
|
:: verstand {m}, intellect {n}
|
| brain {v} (to strike on the head)
|
:: iemand op z'n kop slaan
|
| brain {v} (to kill a person by smashing the skull)
|
:: iemand de kop inslaan
|
| brain cell {n} (cell in brain)
|
:: hersencel
|
| brainchild {n} (creation)
|
:: idee, geesteskind {n}, hersenkind {n}
|
| brain-dead {adj} (in medicine: having cessation of brain activity)
|
:: hersendood
|
| brain drain {n} (emigration of educated people)
|
:: braindrain {m}, hersenvlucht {m} {f}, kennisvlucht {m} {f}
|
| brainpower {n} (mental ability) SEE: intelligence
|
::
|
| brain stem {n} (part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum)
|
:: hersenstam {m}
|
| brainstorm {n} (brainstorming) SEE: brainstorming
|
::
|
| brainstorming {n} (method of problem solving)
|
:: brainstorm {m} {f}
|
| brain surgery {n} (something complex)
|
:: hogere wiskunde {f}
|
| brainwash {n} (effect upon one's memory, belief or ideas)
|
:: hersenspoeling {f}
|
| brainwash {v} (to affect one's mind)
|
:: hersenspoelen
|
| brain-washing {n} (form of indoctrination)
|
:: hersenspoeling {f}
|
| braise {v} (To cook in a small amount of liquid)
|
:: smoren
|
| brake {n} (tool for crushing and beating flax or hemp)
|
:: braak {f}
|
| brake {v} (to bruise and crush)
|
:: braken
|
| brake {n} (nautical: handle of pump)
|
:: gekstok {m}
|
| brake {n} (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
|
:: rem, remmen {p}, remmer {m}
|
| brake {n} (something that slows or stops an action)
|
:: rem, remming
|
| brake {v} (to operate brakes)
|
:: remmen, op de rem staan/trappen
|
| brake {v} (to be stopped or slowed (as if) by braking)
|
:: remmen, afremmen
|
| brake drum {n} (brake part)
|
:: remtrommel {m} {f}
|
| brake pad {n} (friction element in a disc brake)
|
:: remblok {n}
|
| brake shoe {n} (element of a drum brake)
|
:: remschoen {m}
|
| bramble {n} (diverse Rubus shrubs) SEE: blackberry
|
::
|
| brambling {n} (bird)
|
:: keep {m}
|
| bran {n} (outside layer of a grain)
|
:: zemel {m}
|
| branch {n} (woody part of a tree arising from the trunk)
|
:: tak {m}
|
| branch {n} (part that divides like the branch of a tree)
|
:: tak
|
| branch {n} (location of an organization with several locations)
|
:: filiaal
|
| branch {n} (area in business or of knowledge, research)
|
:: branch (of business), bedrijfstak (of business), vakgebied (of knowledge)
|
| branch {v} (to arise from the trunk or a larger branch of a tree)
|
:: aftakken
|
| branch off {v} (to diverge into two or more separate paths)
|
:: afbuigen
|
| brand {n} (mark made by burning)
|
:: brandmerk {n}
|
| brand {n} (name, symbol, logo)
|
:: merk {n}
|
| brand {n} (a specific product, service, or provider so distinguished)
|
:: merk {n}
|
| brand {v} (burn the flesh)
|
:: brandmerken
|
| brand {v} (mark with proof of ownership)
|
:: brandmerken
|
| Brandenburg {prop} (state)
|
:: Brandenburg
|
| Brandenburg {prop} (city)
|
:: Brandenburg
|
| brand name {n} (trade name) SEE: trade name
|
::
|
| brand new {adj} (utterly new)
|
:: gloednieuw, splinternieuw, spiksplinternieuw
|
| brand spanking new {adj} (brand new) SEE: brand new
|
::
|
| brandy {n} (liquor)
|
:: brandewijn
|
| brant {n} (wild geese of the genus Branta)
|
:: zwarte gans {f}, zeegans {f}
|
| brass {n} (alloy of copper and zinc)
|
:: messing {n}, geelkoper {n}
|
| brass {n} (made of brass (attributive use))
|
:: messing, geelkoperen
|
| brass {n} (class of wind instruments)
|
:: koperblazers {p}
|
| brass {n} (colour of brass)
|
:: brons {n}
|
| brass {n} (informal: a brave or foolhardy attitude)
|
:: lef {n}
|
| brass {adj} (of colour of brass)
|
:: bronzen
|
| brassiere {n} (bra) SEE: bra
|
::
|
| brass knuckles {n} (weapon which reinforces the fist)
|
:: boksbeugel {m}
|
| brat {n} (a selfish, spoiled, or unruly child)
|
:: (verwend) nest {n}
|
| brat {n} (bratwurst) SEE: bratwurst
|
::
|
| Bratislava {prop} (The capital of Slovakia)
|
:: Bratislava
|
| bratwurst {n} (A small pork sausage)
|
:: braadworst {f}
|
| Braunschweig {prop} (Brunswick) SEE: Brunswick
|
::
|
| brave {adj} (strong in the face of fear)
|
:: moedig
|
| bravery {n} (being brave)
|
:: moed {f}, dapperheid {f}
|
| brawl {n} (disorderly argument or fight)
|
:: vechtpartij {f}
|
| brawl {v} (to engage in a brawl, see also: fight; quarrel)
|
:: knokpartij
|
| brawn {n} (strong muscles)
|
:: spierkracht, spieren
|
| brawn {n} (terrine)
|
:: zult {m}
|
| brawny {adj} (characterized by brawn)
|
:: gespierd
|
| bray {v} (to make the cry of a donkey)
|
:: balken
|
| bray {n} (cry of an ass or donkey)
|
:: gebalk {n}
|
| brazen {adj} (pertaining to, made of, or resembling brass)
|
:: koperachtig
|
| brazen {adj} (sounding harsh and loud)
|
:: schel
|
| brazen {adj} (extremely strong)
|
:: keihard, ondoordringbaar
|
| brazen {adj} (impudent, immodest, or shameless)
|
:: grof, brutaal, schaamteloos
|
| brazen bull {n} (ancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death)
|
:: messingen stier {m}
|
| brazier {n} (An upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal)
|
:: kolenbekken {n}, vuurbekken {n}, stoof {m} {n}, komfoor {n}
|
| brazier {n} (A worker in brass)
|
:: koperslager {m}
|
| Brazil {prop} (Portuguese-speaking country in South America)
|
:: Brazilië
|
| Brazilian {n} (person from Brazil)
|
:: Braziliaan
|
| Brazilian {adj} (pertaining to Brazil)
|
:: Braziliaans
|
| brazil nut {n} (tree)
|
:: paranoot {f}
|
| brazil nut {n} (nut)
|
:: paranoot {f}
|
| breach {n} (figuratively: the act of breaking)
|
:: breuk {f}, breken {n}
|
| breach {n} (break of a law or obligation)
|
:: inbreuk {f}, schending {f}
|
| breach {n} (gap)
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:: bres {f}, gat {n}
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| breach {n} (breaking up of amicable relations)
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:: breuk {f}
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| breach {n} (breaking of waves)
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:: breken {n}, branding {f}
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| breach of contract {n} (failure to perform)
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:: contractbreuk {f}
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| bread {n} (baked dough made from cereals)
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:: brood {n}
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| bread {n} (countable: any variety of bread)
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:: brood {n}
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| bread {n} (slang: money)
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:: poen {m}
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| bread {v} (to bread)
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:: paneren
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| bread and circuses {n} (food and entertainment provided by the state)
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:: brood en spelen
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| breadbasket {n} (stomach) SEE: stomach
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::
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| breadbasket {n} (basket for storing or carrying bread)
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:: broodmand
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| breadbasket {n} (food bowl) SEE: food bowl
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::
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| breadboard {n} (cutting board)
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:: broodplank {f}
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| bread knife {n} (knife designed to cut bread)
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:: broodmes {n}
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| bread machine {n} (household appliance which makes dough) SEE: bread maker
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::
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| bread maker {n} (household appliance which makes bread)
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:: broodmachine {f}, broodbakmachine {f}
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| breadmaker {n} (baker) SEE: baker
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::
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| breadmaker {n} (bread maker) SEE: bread maker
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::
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| bread roll {n} (miniature round loaf of bread)
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:: bol {m}, bolletje {n}, broodje {n}
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| breadstick {n} (slender loaf of crisp bread)
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:: soepstengel {m}, broodstengel {m}
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| breadth {n} (width) SEE: width
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::
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| breadwinner {n} (primary income-earner in a household)
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:: kostwinner {m}, broodwinner {m}
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| break {v} (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
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:: breken
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| break {v} (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
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:: breken
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| break {v} (intransitive, of a bone: to crack)
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:: breken
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| break {v} (transitive: to cause (a bone) to crack)
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:: breken
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| break {v} (to divide (money) into smaller units)
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:: verdelen {n}
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| break {v} (transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something))
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:: breken, overtreden
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| break {v} (intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether)
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:: stukgaan, kapotgaan
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| break {v} (transitive: to cause to stop functioning)
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:: kapotmaken, stukmaken
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| break {v} (to interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily)
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:: pauzeren
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| break {v} (of a voice, to alter in type due to emotion or strain [existing translations are to be checked, whether they belong to the previous sense])
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:: muteren
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| breakable {adj} (fragile) SEE: fragile
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::
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| break a lance {v} (to take a stand)
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:: een lans breken
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| break a leg {interj} (expression of best wishes to a performer)
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:: ze! [preceded by an imperative], toi toi toi!
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| break a sweat {v} (to put effort into something)
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:: er flink voor werken
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| break bad {v} (to go wrong, to turn toward immorality or crime)
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:: van het juiste pad afwijken
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| break bread {v} (eat a meal, especially shared)
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:: het brood delen
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| break bread {v} (take part in Holy Communion)
|
:: het brood breken, het brood delen
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| break down {v} (to cease to function)
|
:: kapotgaan, stukgaan, falen
|
| break down {v} (to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise)
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:: in tranen uitbarsten
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| break down {v} (to decay)
|
:: ontbinden
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| breakdown {n} (failure, particularly mechanical)
|
:: defect {n}, mankement {n}, panne {f}, stilstand {m}
|
| breakdown {n} (lapse of mental stability)
|
:: ineenstorting {f}, inzakking {f}, zenuwinstorting {f}, instorting {f}
|
| breakdown {n} (listing or categorization in great detail)
|
:: opdeling {f}, opsplitsing, uitsplitsing {f}
|
| breakdown {n} (breaking of chemical bonds within a compound)
|
:: openbreking, afbraak {m} {f}
|
| break-even point {n} (The point where total costs equal total sales revenue)
|
:: rentabiliteitsdrempel {m}
|
| breakfast {n} (first meal of the day)
|
:: ontbijt {n}
|
| breakfast {v} (to eat the morning meal)
|
:: ontbijten
|
| breakfast cereal {n} (food made from processed grains)
|
:: ontbijtgranen {n-p} (if used in singular it merely means cereal eaten in any form at breakfast)
|
| break in {v} (to enter by force or illicitly)
|
:: inbreken
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| break in {v} (to make something new function well through use)
|
:: inlopen (for shoes)
|
| break-in {n} (act of entering to commit an offense)
|
:: inbraak {c}
|
| break of dawn {n} (daybreak) SEE: daybreak
|
::
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| break-off {n} (first shot in a cue game)
|
:: afstoot {m}
|
| break one's fast {v} (archaic: to eat breakfast)
|
:: ontbijten
|
| break on the wheel {v} (to execute by beating)
|
:: radbraken
|
| break someone's heart {v} (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness)
|
:: iemand zijn/haar hart breken
|
| break the ice {v} (to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness)
|
:: het ijs breken
|
| breakthrough {n} (military advance)
|
:: doorbraak {c}
|
| breakthrough {n} (major progress)
|
:: doorbraak {c}
|
| break up {v} (to end a relationship)
|
:: uit elkaar gaan
|
| breakup {n} (breakdown) SEE: breakdown
|
::
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| breakwater {n} (construction in or around a harbour)
|
:: golfbreker {m}, havenhoofd {n}
|
| breakwater {n} (beach barrier)
|
:: golfbreker
|
| break wind {v} (to fart)
|
:: een wind laten, een scheet laten
|
| bream {n} (fish of the genus Abramis)
|
:: brasem
|
| bream {n} (Abramis brama)
|
:: brasem {m}
|
| breast {n} (milk-producing organ)
|
:: borst {f}
|
| breast {n} (chest)
|
:: borst {f}
|
| breast {n} (section of clothing covering the breast area)
|
:: borst {f}
|
| breast {n} (seat of emotions)
|
:: hart {n}
|
| breast {n} (animal's thorax)
|
:: borst {f}
|
| breast {n} (choice cut of meat from poultry or other animals)
|
:: borst {f}, borststuk {n}
|
| breastbone {n} (the central narrow bone in the front of the chest)
|
:: borstbeen {n}
|
| breastfeed {v} (feed a baby milk via the breasts)
|
:: borstvoeding geven, de borst geven, zogen
|
| breastfeeding {n} (activity)
|
:: borstvoeding
|
| breast ironing {n} (pounding and massaging of a pubescent girl's breasts to make them stop developing)
|
:: borststrijken {n}
|
| breast milk {n} (milk produced by humans)
|
:: moedermelk {f}, borstvoeding {f}, borstmelk {f}
|
| breastpin {n} (brooch) SEE: brooch
|
::
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| breastplate {n} (armor)
|
:: borststuk {n}
|
| breaststrap {n} (breastplate) SEE: breastplate
|
::
|
| breaststroke {n} (swimming stroke)
|
:: schoolslag {m}
|
| breastwork {n} (fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark)
|
:: borstwering {f}
|
| breath {n} (act or process of breathing)
|
:: ademhaling {f}
|
| breath {n} (single act of breathing in and out)
|
:: adem {m}, asem {m}
|
| breath {n} (air expelled from the lungs)
|
:: adem {m}, asem {m}
|
| breath {n} (rest or pause)
|
:: adempauze {f}, pauze {f}
|
| breathe {v} (to draw air in and out)
|
:: ademen, ademhalen, asemen, asemhalen
|
| breathe {v} (to draw into lungs)
|
:: inademen
|
| breathe {v} (to expel air from the lungs)
|
:: uitademen
|
| breathe {v} (to whisper quietly)
|
:: ademen
|
| breathe down someone's neck {v} (to follow or supervise too closely)
|
:: iemand in zijn/haar nek hijgen
|
| breathing {n} (act of respiration)
|
:: ademhaling {f}
|
| breathlessness {n} (difficult respiration) SEE: shortness of breath
|
::
|
| breathtaking {adj} (stunningly beautiful)
|
:: adembenemend
|
| Breda {prop} (city in North Brabant)
|
:: Breda {n}
|
| breech birth {n} (birth in which the fetus comes feet or knees first)
|
:: stuitligging {f}
|
| breeches {n} (a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs)
|
:: kniebroek {f}
|
| breed {v} (to sexually produce offspring)
|
:: broeden
|
| breed {v} (to keep animals and have them reproduce)
|
:: fokken
|
| breed {n} (all animals or plants of the same species or subspecies)
|
:: variëteit {f}
|
| breed {n} (race or lineage)
|
:: broedsel {n} (of animals), gebroed {n} (of animals)
|
| breeder {n}
|
:: [1] kweker {m}
|
| breeding {n} (copulation) SEE: sexual intercourse
|
::
|
| breeze {n} (a light, gentle wind)
|
:: bries {m}
|
| breeze {n} (activity that is easy)
|
:: kinderspel {n}, eitje {n}, makkie {n}
|
| breezefly {n} (horsefly) SEE: horsefly
|
::
|
| Bremen {prop} (state)
|
:: Bremen
|
| Bremen {prop} (city)
|
:: Bremen
|
| Brendan {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Brandaan {m}
|
| brent goose {n} (Small member of the goose family)
|
:: rotgans {f}
|
| Breslau {prop} (Wroclaw) SEE: Wroclaw
|
::
|
| brethren {n}
|
:: broeders {p}
|
| Breton {n} (person from Brittany)
|
:: Bretoen {m}, Bretoense {f}, Breton {m}, Bretonse {f}
|
| Breton {n} (the language)
|
:: Bretons
|
| Breton {adj} (pertaining to Brittany)
|
:: Bretoens, Bretons
|
| breve {n} (semicircular diacritical mark)
|
:: breve {c}
|
| breve {n} (double whole note)
|
:: brevis {c}
|
| breviary {n} (a book containing prayers and hymns)
|
:: brevier {n}
|
| brevier {n}
|
:: petit, brevier {f}, galjard
|
| brew {n} (beer) SEE: beer
|
::
|
| brew {v}
|
:: brouwen
|
| brew {n} (something brewed)
|
:: brouwsel {n}
|
| brew {n} (hill) SEE: hill
|
::
|
| brew {n} (cup of tea) SEE: cup of tea
|
::
|
| brewer {n} (someone who brews)
|
:: brouwer {m}
|
| brewery {n} (building where beer is produced)
|
:: brouwerij {f}
|
| brewmaster {n} (person in charge of beer production at a brewery)
|
:: brouwmeester
|
| Brexit {prop} (withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU)
|
:: brexit {m}
|
| Brezhnev {prop} (surname)
|
:: Brezjnev
|
| briar {n} (white heath)
|
:: boomhei {f}
|
| bribe {n} (inducement to dishonesty)
|
:: steekpenning, smeergeld {n}
|
| bribe {v} (to give a bribe)
|
:: omkopen
|
| bribery {n} (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)
|
:: omkoperij {f}
|
| brick {n} (hardened block used for building)
|
:: baksteen {m}
|
| brick {n} (a building material)
|
:: baksteen {m}
|
| brick {n} (term for a helpful, reliable person)
|
:: kanjer {m}, toeverlaat {m}, beschermengel {m}
|
| brick {n}
|
:: koelkast {f}
|
| brick {adj} (made of brick(s))
|
:: bakstenen
|
| brick {v} (make into brick)
|
:: tot bakstenen bakken
|
| bricklayer {n} (craftsman)
|
:: metselaar {m}
|
| bride {n} (woman in the context of her own wedding)
|
:: bruid {f}
|
| bridegroom {n} (bridegroom, groom)
|
:: bruidegom {m}
|
| bride price {n} (sum paid to the family of the bride)
|
:: buidsprijs {m}
|
| bridge {n} (construction or natural feature that spans a divide)
|
:: brug
|
| bridge {n} (piece on string instruments)
|
:: kam {m}
|
| bridge {n} (card game)
|
:: bridge
|
| bridgetender {n} (someone who maintains and/or operates a bridge)
|
:: brugwachter {m}
|
| bridle {n} (headgear for horse)
|
:: hoofdstel {n}
|
| bridle {v} (to put a bridle on.)
|
:: breidelen
|
| bridle {v} (to check, restrain)
|
:: intomen, in bedwang houden
|
| bridle {v} (to show hostility)
|
:: gepikeerd reageren, zich vijandig opstellen
|
| bridled tern {n} (Onychoprion anaethetus)
|
:: brilstern
|
| bridled titmouse {n} (Baeolophus wollweberi)
|
:: harlekijnmees
|
| brie {n} (mild French cheese)
|
:: brie {m}
|
| brief {adj} (of short duration)
|
:: kort, kortstondig
|
| brief {adj} (concise)
|
:: kort, bondig, samengevat
|
| briefcase {n} (case used for carrying documents)
|
:: aktetas
|
| briefs {n} (male underwear)
|
:: slip
|
| brig {n} (two-masted vessel)
|
:: brigantijn {m} {f}, brik {m} {f}
|
| brig {n} (naval military jail or guardhouse)
|
:: cachot {n}, legergevangenis, militaire gevangenis, [naval] scheepsgevangenis, gevang {n}
|
| brigadier {n} (an army rank)
|
:: brigadegeneraal {m}
|
| brigand {n} (bandit)
|
:: rover, bandiet
|
| brigantine {n} (square-rigged foremast with main mast rigged fore-and-aft, sailing vessel)
|
:: brigantijn {f}
|
| bright {adj} (visually dazzling, luminous, radiant)
|
:: helder, fel
|
| bright {adj} (intelligent)
|
:: slim, intelligent
|
| bright {adj} (vivid)
|
:: bont, levendig, monter
|
| bright {adj} (happy)
|
:: vrolijk, opgeruimd
|
| brightness {n} (the quality of being bright)
|
:: glans {m}, helderheid {f}
|
| brill {n} (Scophthalmus rhombus)
|
:: griet {m} {f}
|
| brilliant {adj} (shining brightly)
|
:: stralend
|
| brilliant {adj} (of surpassing excellence)
|
:: briljant, meesterlijk, virtuoos
|
| brilliant {adj} (magnificent or wonderful (primarily UK usage))
|
:: briljant, schitterend
|
| brilliant {adj} (highly intelligent)
|
:: briljant, geniaal
|
| brilliant {n} (cut gemstone)
|
:: briljant {m}
|
| brilliant {n} (4-point type)
|
:: diamant, robijn, halve petit
|
| brim {n} (an edge or border (originally specifically of the sea or a body of water))
|
:: rand, boord
|
| brim {n} (the topmost rim or lip of a container)
|
:: rand
|
| brim {n} (a projecting rim, especially of a hat)
|
:: rand
|
| brim {v} (to be full to overflowing)
|
:: overlopen
|
| brim {v} (to fill to the brim, upper edge, or top)
|
:: tot de rand toe vullen
|
| brimstone {n} (sulfur) SEE: sulfur
|
::
|
| brimstone {n} (butterfly species)
|
:: citroenvlinder {m}
|
| brindled gnu {n} (blue wildebeest) SEE: blue wildebeest
|
::
|
| brine {n} (salt water)
|
:: pekel {m}
|
| brine {v} (to preserve food in a salt solution)
|
:: pekelen
|
| bring {v} (to transport toward somebody/somewhere)
|
:: brengen
|
| bring about {v} (To cause to take place)
|
:: teweegbrengen, veroorzaken
|
| bring about {v} (To accomplish)
|
:: bewerkstelligen, verwezenlijken, tot stand brengen
|
| bring forth {v} (to produce, bear as fruit)
|
:: voortbrengen, dragen, produceren
|
| bring forth {v} (to create, bring into existence)
|
:: voortbrengen, genereren, scheppen, maken
|
| bring forth {v} (to adduce)
|
:: naar voren brengen, tevoorschijn halen
|
| bring forward {v} (make happen earlier)
|
:: vervroegen
|
| bring home the bacon {v} (to make a living)
|
:: zijn eigen broek ophouden
|
| bring owls to Athens {v} (to undertake a pointless venture) SEE: carry coals to Newcastle
|
::
|
| bring to a boil {v} (heat something until it reaches boiling point)
|
:: aan de kook brengen
|
| bring up {v} (to raise children)
|
:: opvoeden
|
| brinjal {n} (an aubergine) SEE: eggplant
|
::
|
| brink {n} (edge)
|
:: rand, steile rand
|
| briny {n} (sea) SEE: sea
|
::
|
| brioche {n} (type of bun)
|
:: brioche
|
| briquet {n} (small brick)
|
:: briket
|
| Brisbane {prop} (Capital of Queensland, Australia)
|
:: Brisbane
|
| brise soleil {n} (structural sunshade)
|
:: zonnewering {f}
|
| brisk {adj} (full of liveliness and activity)
|
:: levendig
|
| brisk {adj} (full of spirit of life)
|
:: opgewekt
|
| brisk {adj} (stimulating or invigorating)
|
:: opwekkend
|
| brisket {n} (a cut of meat from an animal chest)
|
:: klapstuk {n}
|
| briskly {adv} (fast, quickly, swiftly)
|
:: gezwind
|
| bristle {n} (stiff or coarse hair)
|
:: stoppelhaar
|
| bristle {n} (hair or straw of a brush, broom etc.)
|
:: borstelhaar
|
| bristle {v} (to be on one's guard)
|
:: recht overeind staan, stekelig reageren
|
| Brit {n} (British person) SEE: Briton
|
::
|
| Britain {prop} (United Kingdom) SEE: United Kingdom
|
::
|
| Britain {prop} (island, see also: Great Britain; British Isles)
|
:: Britannië {n}
|
| Britain {prop} (Brittany) SEE: Brittany
|
::
|
| britches {n} (pants) SEE: pants
|
::
|
| britches {n} (breeches) SEE: breeches
|
::
|
| Briticism {n} (word or expression used in Britain)
|
:: Brits gezegde {n}
|
| British {prop} (citizens or inhabitants of Britain)
|
:: Brit {m}, Britse {f}
|
| British {prop} (the British English language)
|
:: brits engels
|
| British {adj} (of Britain)
|
:: Brits
|
| British Columbia {prop} (province of Canada)
|
:: Brits Columbia {?}
|
| British English {n} (English language as in Britain, especially in England)
|
:: Brits-Engels
|
| British Isles {prop} (group of islands)
|
:: Britse Eilanden {p}
|
| British Virgin Islands {prop} (British overseas territory)
|
:: Britse Maagdeneilanden
|
| Briton {n} (inhabitant of Great Britain)
|
:: Brit {m}
|
| Brittany {prop} (region of North West France)
|
:: Bretagne
|
| brittle {adj} (able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure)
|
:: bros, broos
|
| brittle {adj} (apt to break or crumble when bending)
|
:: breekbaar, bros
|
| brittle {adj} (emotionally fragile, easily offended)
|
:: kribbigkoelafstandelijk
|
| Brittonic {adj} (Brythonic) SEE: Brythonic
|
::
|
| bro {n} (a male sibling) SEE: brother
|
::
|
| broach {n} (spit) SEE: spit
|
::
|
| broach {v} (make a hole in)
|
:: doorboren, aantappen (van een vat)
|
| broach {v} (begin discussion about)
|
:: ter sprake brengen, aansnijden, aankaarten (informal)
|
| broach {v} (to turn sideways to oncoming waves)
|
:: kapseizen
|
| broach {v} (to cause to turn sideways to oncoming waves)
|
:: kapseizen
|
| broach {n} (brooch) SEE: brooch
|
::
|
| broach {n} (architecture: spire) SEE: spire
|
::
|
| broad {adj} (wide) SEE: wide
|
::
|
| broad {adj} (having a specified width)
|
:: breed
|
| broad {n} (whore) SEE: whore
|
::
|
| broadband {n} (high-capacity internet connection)
|
:: breedband {c}
|
| broad bean {n} (Vicia faba)
|
:: tuinboon {f}
|
| broadcast {adj} (cast or scattered widely)
|
:: wijdverspreid
|
| broadcast {n} (transmission of a radio or television programme)
|
:: transmissie, uitzenden {n}, uitzending
|
| broadcast {n} (programme transmitted)
|
:: uitzending
|
| broadcast {n} (act of scattering seed)
|
:: zaaien {n}
|
| broadcast {v} (to transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means)
|
:: uitzenden, omroepen
|
| broadcast {v} (to appear as a performer, presenter, or speaker in a broadcast programme)
|
:: omroepen (excludes performer)
|
| broadcast {v} (to sow seeds over a wide area)
|
:: uitzaaien
|
| broadcaster {n} (organisation)
|
:: zender {m}, omroep {m}
|
| broaden {v} (to make broad)
|
:: verbreden, verruimen
|
| broad-winged hawk {n} (Buteo platypterus)
|
:: breedvleugelbuizerd
|
| brocade {n} (fabric)
|
:: brokaat {n}
|
| broccoli {n} (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica)
|
:: broccoli {m}
|
| brochure {n} (booklet of printed informational matter)
|
:: brochure {f}
|
| broiler {n} (device used to broil food)
|
:: grill {m}
|
| broiler {n} (chicken suitable for broiling)
|
:: vleeskuiken {n}
|
| broke {adj} (lacking money; bankrupt)
|
:: blut
|
| brokeback {adj} (derelict) SEE: derelict
|
::
|
| broken {adj} (fragmented)
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:: gebroken, geknakt
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| broken {adj} (having the bone in pieces, fractured)
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:: gebroken, verbijzeld
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| broken {adj} (of skin: split or ruptured)
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:: gebroken, opengereten
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| broken {adj} (not working properly)
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:: defect, kapot
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| broken {adj} (completely defeated and dispirited)
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:: gebroken, gekraakt
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| broken {adj} (poorly spoken)
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:: gebroken
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| broken {adj} (having no money)
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:: gepluimd, blut
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| broken {adj} (disconnected)
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:: afgebroken, verbroken
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| broken {adj} (of software: badly designed or implemented)
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:: kaduuk
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| broken heart {n} (feeling of grief or loss)
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:: gebroken hart {n}
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| broker {n} (mediator between a buyer and seller)
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:: tussenpersoon {m}, makelaar {m}
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| brolga {n} (an Australian crane)
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:: brolgakraanvogel
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| bromatology {n} (study of food)
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:: bromatologie {f}
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| brome {n} (grass of Bromus)
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:: dravik {f}
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| bromide {n} (chemistry: binary compound of bromine and another element)
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:: bromide {f}
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| bromide {n} (dose of bromide taken as a sedative)
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:: bromide {f}
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| bromide {n} (platitude) SEE: platitude
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::
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| bromine {n} (nonmetallic chemical element)
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:: broom {n}
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| bronchitis {n} (inflammation of the lungs)
|
:: bronchitis
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| bronchoscopy {n} (technique)
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:: bronchoscopie {f}
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| Bronx cheer {n} (synonym of raspberry) SEE: raspberry
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::
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| bronze {v} (to tan) SEE: tan
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::
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| bronze {n} (alloy)
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:: brons {n}
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| bronze {n} (colour)
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:: bronskleur {f}
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| bronze {adj} (made of bronze)
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:: bronzen
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| bronze {adj} (having a bronze colour)
|
:: bronskleurig
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| Bronze Age {prop} (archaeology)
|
:: bronstijd {m}
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| brooch {n} (jewellery with pin)
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:: broche {f}, speldje {n}
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| brood {n} (the young of certain animals)
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:: gebroed {n}, legsel {n}, nageslacht {n}, nest {n}
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| brood {n} (the young of any egg-laying creature)
|
:: broedsel {n}
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| brood {n} (the children in one family)
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:: nageslacht {n}, maagschap, sibbe
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| brood {v} (to keep an egg warm)
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:: broeden, uitbroeden
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| brood {v} (to protect)
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:: behoeden
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| brood {v} (to dwell upon moodily and at length)
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:: broeden, piekeren
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| brood mare {n} (mare used for breeding)
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:: fokmerrie {f}
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| brook {n} (a small stream)
|
:: beek {f}, broek
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| brook {v} (tolerate) SEE: tolerate
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::
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| broom {n} (domestic utensil)
|
:: bezem {m}
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| broom {n} (Fabaceae shrub)
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:: brem
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| broomrape {n} (plant of the genus Orobanche)
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:: bremraap
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| broomstick {n} (the handle of a broom)
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:: bezemsteel {m}
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| broth {n} (water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled)
|
:: bouillon {n}
|
| broth {n} (soup made from broth)
|
:: consommé {m}, bouillonsoep {m} {f}
|
| broth cube {n} (bouillon cube) SEE: bouillon cube
|
::
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| brothel {n} (house of prostitution)
|
:: bordeel {n}, hoerenhuis {n}, hoerhuis {n}
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| brothel-keeper {n} (person who keeps a brothel)
|
:: bordeelhouder {m}, bordeelhoudster {f}, hoerenwaard {m}, hoerenwaardin {f}
|
| brother {n} (male sibling)
|
:: broer {m}, broeder {m} [formal]
|
| brother {n} (male having parents in common)
|
:: broer {m}, broeder {m} [formal]
|
| brother {n} (male fellow member of a religious community)
|
:: broeder {m}
|
| brother {n} (peer)
|
:: broeder {m}
|
| brotherhood {n} (state of being brothers or a brother)
|
:: broederschap {f}
|
| brotherhood {n} (an association of any purpose, a fraternity)
|
:: broederschap {f}
|
| brother-in-law {n} (one's husband's brother)
|
:: zwager {m} [Netherlands], schoonbroer {m} [Flanders]
|
| brother-in-law {n} (one's wife's brother)
|
:: zwager {m} [Netherlands], schoonbroer {m} [Flanders]
|
| brother-in-law {n} (one's sister's husband)
|
:: zwager {m} [Netherlands], schoonbroer {m} [Flanders]
|
| brother-in-law {n} (one's husband's sister's husband)
|
:: zwager {m} [Netherlands], schoonbroer {m} [Flanders]
|
| brother-in-law {n} (one's wife's sister's husband)
|
:: zwager {m} [Netherlands], schoonbroer {m} [Flanders]
|
| brow {n} (forehead) SEE: forehead
|
::
|
| brow {n} (eyebrow) SEE: eyebrow
|
::
|
| browbeat {v} (to bully in an intimidating way)
|
:: intimideren, inschuchteren, bruuskeren
|
| brown {n} (colour)
|
:: bruin
|
| brown {adj} (having a brown colour)
|
:: bruin
|
| brown {v} (to become brown)
|
:: bruin worden
|
| brown {v} (to cook until brown)
|
:: bruinbakken
|
| brown {v} (to tan) SEE: tan
|
::
|
| Brown {prop} (surname meaning "brown", or indicating a dark complexion)
|
:: Bruin, Bruijn, Bruyn, Bruyns, Bruins, de Bruyne, de Bruyn, de Bruin, de Bruine, de Bruijn, de Bruijne
|
| brown argus {n} (butterfly)
|
:: bruin blauwtje {n}
|
| brown bear {n} (Ursus arctos)
|
:: bruine beer
|
| brown coal {n} (lignite) SEE: lignite
|
::
|
| brown dwarf {n} (starlike object)
|
:: Bruine Dwerg
|
| brown falcon {n}
|
:: grote bruine valk
|
| brown hyena {n} (Hyaena brunnea)
|
:: bruine hyena {f}, strandwolf {m}
|
| brownish {adj} (of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown)
|
:: bruinig, bruinachtig
|
| brownnose {v} (fawn) SEE: fawn
|
::
|
| brown noser {n} (one who brownnoses)
|
:: kontkusser
|
| brown rat {n} (Rattus norvegicus)
|
:: bruine rat {m} {f}
|
| brown rice {n} (unpolished rice)
|
:: zilvervliesrijst {m}
|
| browse {v} (scan, casually look through)
|
:: doorbladeren
|
| browse {v} (navigate through hyperlinked documents)
|
:: surfen
|
| browser {n} (web browser) SEE: web browser
|
::
|
| brr {interj} (expression to show shivering)
|
:: brr
|
| brubru {n} (Nilaus afer)
|
:: broebroe
|
| Bruges {prop} (city in Belgium)
|
:: Brugge {n}
|
| bruise {v} (strike (a person), giving them a bruise)
|
:: slaan
|
| bruise {n} (medical: mark on the skin)
|
:: blauwe plek {f}
|
| bruise {n} (mark on fruit or vegetable)
|
:: rotte plek, beurze plek
|
| Brumaire {prop} (the second month of the French Republican Calendar)
|
:: brumaire {m}, nevelmaand {f}
|
| Brunei {prop} (a country in Southeast Asia)
|
:: Brunei
|
| brunette {adj} (having brown or black hair)
|
:: brunette, brunet [now uncommon]
|
| brunette {n} (a person, especially female, with brown or black hair)
|
:: brunette {f}
|
| brunion {n} (nectarine) SEE: nectarine
|
::
|
| Brunswick {prop} (Braunschweig, Germany)
|
:: Brunswijk, Braunschweig
|
| brush {n} (implement)
|
:: borstel {m}; (paint-) verfborstel; (hair-) haarborstel; (tooth-) tandenborstel
|
| brush {n} (electrical contact)
|
:: borstel {m}
|
| brush {n} (wild vegetation)
|
:: struikgewas {n}
|
| brush {v} (to clean (with a brush))
|
:: borstelen; poetsen; vegen, (brushing teeth) tandenpoetsen
|
| brush {v} (to untangle/arrange)
|
:: borstelen
|
| brush {v} (to apply)
|
:: aanbrengen
|
| brush {v} (to remove)
|
:: afborstelen
|
| brush {v} (to touch)
|
:: vegen, van de tafel vegen
|
| brush up {v} (to improve a rusty or underdeveloped skill)
|
:: bijspijkeren, afstoffen
|
| brusque {adj} (rudely abrupt, unfriendly)
|
:: bruusk
|
| Brusselian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to, Brussels)
|
:: Brussels
|
| Brusselian {n} (someone from Brussels)
|
:: Brusselaar {m}, Brusselse {f}
|
| Brussels {prop} (capital of Belgium)
|
:: Brussel {n}
|
| Brussels Capital Region {prop} (region of Belgium)
|
:: Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest {n}
|
| Brussels sprout {n} (vegetable)
|
:: spruit {s}, spruiten {p}, usually in the diminutive plural form: spruitje, spruitkool
|
| brutal {adj} (savagely violent)
|
:: bruut
|
| brutality {n} (a state of being brutal)
|
:: wreedheid
|
| bruxism {n} (habit or practice of grinding the teeth)
|
:: bruxisme {m}
|
| bryozoan {n} (invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa)
|
:: mosdiertje {n}
|
| Brythonic {adj} (of or relating to the Brythonic language subgroup)
|
:: Brits, Brythonisch
|
| bubble {n} (Greek) SEE: Greek
|
::
|
| bubble {n} (spherically contained volume of air or other gas)
|
:: bel {f}
|
| bubble {n} (small spherical cavity in a solid)
|
:: bel {f}
|
| bubble {n} (anything resembling a hollow sphere)
|
:: bel {f}
|
| bubble {n} (period of intense speculation in a market)
|
:: bel {f}
|
| bubble {n} (someone who has been fooled) SEE: dupe
|
::
|
| bubble {v} (to cry, weep) SEE: weep
|
::
|
| bubble {v} (to cheat, delude) SEE: cheat
|
::
|
| bubble level {n} (tool) SEE: spirit level
|
::
|
| bubonic plague {n} (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis)
|
:: builenpest {c}
|
| buccaneer {n} (a group of seamen)
|
:: kaper {m}
|
| buccaneer {n} (pirate)
|
:: boekanier {m}, piraat {m}
|
| Bucharest {prop} (The capital of Romania)
|
:: Boekarest {?}
|
| buck {n} (ram) SEE: ram
|
::
|
| buck {n} (male deer, goat, etc.)
|
:: bok {m}
|
| buck {v} (of a horse: to leap upward arching its back, kicking out hind legs)
|
:: bokken
|
| bucket {n} (container)
|
:: emmer {m}
|
| bucket {n} (amount held in this container)
|
:: emmer {m}
|
| bucket {n} (old car)
|
:: rammelkar {f}
|
| bucket {v} (rain heavily)
|
:: plenzen
|
| bucket {v} (travel very quickly)
|
:: vlammen
|
| bucket list {n} (a list of things to accomplish before one's death)
|
:: bucketlist {m}, loodjeslijst {f}
|
| Buckingham Palace {prop} (the official London residence of the British monarch)
|
:: Buckingham Palace
|
| buckle {n} (belt clasp)
|
:: gesp
|
| buckler {n} (small shield)
|
:: beukelaar {m}
|
| buckling {n} (smoked herring)
|
:: bokking
|
| buckshot {n} (lead shot used in shotgun cartridges)
|
:: hagel
|
| buck's party {n} (bachelor party) SEE: bachelor party
|
::
|
| buckwheat {n} (fruit of this plant as cereal)
|
:: boekweit {f}, beuktarwe {m}
|
| bucolic {adj} (rustic, pastoral, country-styled)
|
:: rustiek, landelijk, bucolisch
|
| bucolic {adj} (pertaining to herdsmen or peasants)
|
:: pastoraal
|
| bud {n} (newly formed leaf or flower that has not yet unfolded)
|
:: knop {m}
|
| bud {v} (to form buds)
|
:: ontluiken
|
| Budapest {prop} (the capital city of Hungary)
|
:: Boedapest {n}
|
| buddha {n} (marijuana) SEE: marijuana
|
::
|
| Buddha {prop} (spiritual and philosophical teacher)
|
:: Boeddha {m}
|
| Buddhism {n} (religion and philosophy)
|
:: boeddhisme {n}
|
| Buddhist {adj} (of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism)
|
:: boeddhistisch
|
| Buddhist {n} (practitioner of Buddhism)
|
:: boeddhist {m}, boeddhiste {f}
|
| Buddhist {n} (follower of Buddha)
|
:: boeddhist {m}, boeddhiste {f}
|
| buddleia {n} (tree of shrub of the genus Buddleja)
|
:: vlinderstruik
|
| buddy {n} (friend or casual acquaintance)
|
:: maat {m}, maatje {n}
|
| buddy {n} (informal address to a stranger)
|
:: maat {m}, kerel {m}, vriend {m}
|
| budge {v} (intransitive: to move)
|
:: bewegen
|
| budge {v} (transitive: to move)
|
:: bewegen
|
| budge {v} (to yield in opinion)
|
:: toegeven, meegaan
|
| budgerigar {n} (species of parakeet)
|
:: grasparkiet
|
| budget {n} (the amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame)
|
:: begroting {f}, budget {n}
|
| budget {n} (itemized summary of intended expenditure)
|
:: begroting, budget {n}
|
| budget {adj} (of, or relating to a budget)
|
:: budgettair
|
| budget {adj} (appropriate to a restricted budget)
|
:: goedkoop, low-cost
|
| budget {v} (construct or draw up a budget)
|
:: een begroting/budget opmaken/opstellen
|
| budget {v} (allow for in a budget)
|
:: budgetteren, begroten
|
| budget {v} (plan for the use of in a budget)
|
:: budgetteren, begroten
|
| Buenos Aires {prop} (capital of Argentina)
|
:: Buenos Aires {n}
|
| buff {n} (a person who is very interested in a particular subject)
|
:: liefhebber
|
| buff {v} (To polish and make shiny)
|
:: oppoetsen
|
| buffalo {n} (Old World mammals)
|
:: buffel {m}, [Syncerus caffer] kafferbuffel {m}, [Bubalus bubalis] waterbuffel {m}, [Bubalus bubalis] karbouw {m}
|
| buffalo {n} (North American bison)
|
:: bizon {m}, [inaccurate translation of buffalo meaning bison] buffel {m}
|
| Buffalo {prop} (a city in New York State)
|
:: Buffalo
|
| buff-breasted sandpiper {n} (Calidris subruficollis)
|
:: blonde ruiter {m}
|
| buffer {n} (portion of memory in computing)
|
:: buffer {m}
|
| buffer {n} (solution to stabilize pH)
|
:: buffermengsel {n}
|
| buffer {v} (to isolate, to minimise the impacts of one thing on another)
|
:: inperken
|
| buffer solution {n} (buffer solution)
|
:: bufferoplossing
|
| bufflehead {n} (a duck in the goldeneye genus, Bucephala albeola)
|
:: buffelkopeend
|
| buffoon {n} (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion)
|
:: clown {m}
|
| buffoon {n} (unintentionally ridiculous person)
|
:: sufferd {m}
|
| bufotoxin {n} (toxic substance)
|
:: bufotoxine {n} {f}
|
| bug {n} (an insect of the order Hemiptera)
|
:: wants {f}
|
| bug {n} (a colloquial name for insect)
|
:: insect {n}, beestje {n}
|
| bug {n} (problem that needs fixing (especially in computing))
|
:: bug {m}
|
| bugbear {n} (ongoing problem)
|
:: bête noire
|
| bugbear {n} (source of dread, resentment or irritation)
|
:: boeman, schrikbeeld
|
| bugbear {n} (imaginary creature)
|
:: spookbeeld
|
| bugger {n} (heretic) SEE: heretic
|
::
|
| bugger {n} (someone who commits buggery)
|
:: sodemieter {m}
|
| bugger {n} (dated slang: a damn)
|
:: sodemieter {m} [indefinite article only]
|
| bugger {v} (to ruin)
|
:: verneuken
|
| bugger {n} (whippersnapper) SEE: whippersnapper
|
::
|
| bugger off {interj} (go away) SEE: get lost
|
::
|
| buggery {n} (anal sex) SEE: anal sex
|
::
|
| buggy {n} (shopping cart) SEE: shopping cart
|
::
|
| bughouse chess {n} (variant of chess)
|
:: doorgeefschaak
|
| bugle {n} (music: simple brass instrument)
|
:: bugel {m}, flügelhorn
|
| build {v} ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts)
|
:: bouwen
|
| build {v} ((transitive) to increase or strengthen by adding gradually to)
|
:: opbouwen
|
| build {n} (physique)
|
:: bouw
|
| build castles in the air {v} (to have any desire, idea, or plan unlikely to be realized)
|
:: luchtkastelen bouwen
|
| builder {n} (a person who builds or constructs things)
|
:: bouwer, bouwster {f}
|
| builder {n} (a bodybuilder) SEE: bodybuilder
|
::
|
| building {n} (act or process of building)
|
:: bouwen {n}, bouw {m}
|
| building {n} (closed structure with walls and a roof)
|
:: gebouw {n}
|
| building worker {n} (construction worker) SEE: construction worker
|
::
|
| build up {v} (to accumulate)
|
:: opstapelen
|
| build up {v} (to strengthen)
|
:: versterken
|
| buisine {n} (medieval wind instrument)
|
:: bazuin {m} {f}
|
| bulb {n} (rounded solid object)
|
:: bol
|
| bulb {n} (light bulb) SEE: light bulb
|
::
|
| Bulgaria {prop} (country)
|
:: Bulgarije
|
| Bulgarian {adj} (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language)
|
:: Bulgaars
|
| Bulgarian {n} (native of Bulgaria)
|
:: Bulgaar {m}, Bulgaarse {f}
|
| Bulgarian {n} (language)
|
:: Bulgaars {n}
|
| bulge {n} (Something sticking out)
|
:: bult {m}
|
| bulk {n} (dietary fibre) SEE: dietary fibre
|
::
|
| bulky {adj} (large in size, mass, or volume)
|
:: lijvig, omvangrijk, dik
|
| bulky refuse {n} (bulky waste) SEE: bulky waste
|
::
|
| bulky waste {n} (a waste type that is too large to be accepted by the regular waste collection)
|
:: grofvuil {n}
|
| bull {n} (uncastrated adult male bovine)
|
:: bul {m}, stier {m}
|
| bull {n} (adult male animal)
|
:: stier {m}
|
| bull {n} (large, strong man)
|
:: beer {m}, kolos {m}
|
| bull {n} (slang: policeman)
|
:: flik {m} {f}
|
| bull {adj} (male)
|
:: stieren-, mannetjes-
|
| bull {n} (document)
|
:: bul {m}
|
| bull {n} (seal)
|
:: zegel {n}
|
| bull {n} (nonsense)
|
:: onzin {m}, klinkklare onzin {m}, nonsens {m}
|
| bullcrap {n} (bullshit) SEE: bullshit
|
::
|
| bulldog {n} (breed of dog)
|
:: buldog {m}
|
| bulldozer {n} (tractor)
|
:: laadschop {m} {f}
|
| bullet {n} (projectile)
|
:: kogel {m}
|
| bullet hole {n} (wound)
|
:: kogelgat {n}
|
| bulletin board system {n} (computer system to exchange messages and data)
|
:: bulletin board system {n}
|
| bulletproof {adj} (capable of withstanding a bullet)
|
:: kogelvrij
|
| bull fiddle {n} (instrument) SEE: double bass
|
::
|
| bullfight {n} (public spectacle)
|
:: stiergevechten
|
| bullfighter {n} (a toreador or matador)
|
:: torero {m}
|
| bullfighting {n} (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull)
|
:: stierenvechten {n}
|
| bullfinch {n} (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
|
:: goudvink {m}
|
| bullfrog {n} (bullfrog)
|
:: brulkikker {m}
|
| bullhorn {n} (portable device which electronically amplifies a person’s natural voice)
|
:: megafoon
|
| bullion {n} (bulk quantity of precious metal)
|
:: staaf, goudstaaf (gold bullion), zilverstaaf (silver bullion)
|
| bullpen {n} (open seating arrangement in an office)
|
:: kantoortuin
|
| bull run {n} (event in which people run with bulls in the streets)
|
:: stierenrennen {n}
|
| bullseye {n} (centre of a target)
|
:: roos
|
| bullseye {n} (shot which hits the centre of a target)
|
:: voltreffer
|
| bull shark {n} (Carcharhinus leucas)
|
:: stierhaai {m}
|
| bullshit {n} (deceitful statements, etc)
|
:: lulkoek, onzin, bullshit
|
| bullshit {v} (to have casual conversation with no real point)
|
:: ouwehoeren, lullen
|
| bullshit {interj} (expression of disbelief)
|
:: onzin
|
| bully {n} (pimp) SEE: pimp
|
::
|
| bully {n} (person who is cruel to others)
|
:: wreedaard {m} {f}, pestkop {m}, treiteraar {m}
|
| bully {v} (to intimidate)
|
:: pesten, treiteren, jennen
|
| bulwark {n} (defensive wall or rampart)
|
:: bolwerk {n}
|
| bulwark {n} (defense or safeguard)
|
:: verschansing {f}, schans {m} {f}
|
| bulwark {n} (nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale)
|
:: verschansing {f}
|
| bulwark {n} (breakwater) SEE: breakwater
|
::
|
| bum {n} (informal: buttocks or anus)
|
:: gat {n}, kont {m}, reet {m}, poep {f} [Flemish], achterwerk {n}, achterste {n}
|
| bum {n} (informal: butt(ocks) specifically)
|
:: billen {f-p}, bips {m}
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| bum {n} (anus specifically)
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:: anus {m}
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| bum {n} (hobo)
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:: landloper {m}, vagebond {m}, dakloze {m}, zwerver {m}
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| bum {v} (to beg for something)
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:: bietsen, aftroggelen
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| bum bag {n} (small pouch attached to a belt) SEE: fanny pack
|
::
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| bumblebee {n} (genus of bee)
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:: hommel {f}
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| bumfodder {n} (toilet paper) SEE: toilet paper
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::
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| bumfuck {n} (sodomy) SEE: sodomy
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::
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| bump {n} (a light blow or jolting collision)
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:: botsing {m}
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| bump {n} (a protuberance on a level surface)
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:: bult {m}
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| bump {n} (a swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury)
|
:: bult {m}, buil {f}
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| bump {v} (to knock against with a light blow or collision)
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:: stoten, botsen
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| bumper {n} (someone or something that bumps)
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:: botser {m}
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| bumper {n} (impact absorber on a vehicle)
|
:: bumper {m}
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| bumper {n} (mechanical device to absorb impact)
|
:: stootkussen {n}, stootblok {n}, stootrand {m}
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| bumper {n} (side wall of a pool table)
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:: boord {m}, kant {m}
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| bumper {n} (short ditty or jingle used to separate a show from the advertisements)
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:: jingle {m}, aankondigingsjingle {m}
|
| bumper {adj} (colloquial: large)
|
:: groot, vol, immens
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| bumper car {n} (vehicle)
|
:: botsauto {m}
|
| bumper sticker {n} (sticker)
|
:: bumpersticker {m}
|
| bumptious {adj} (obtrusively pushy)
|
:: hanerig, zelfgenoegzaam
|
| bun {n} (newbie) SEE: newbie
|
::
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| bun {n} (A small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced)
|
:: bolletje {n}, broodje {n}, bol {m}
|
| bun {n} (A tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head)
|
:: knot {m}
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| bunch {n} (a group of similar things)
|
:: [flowers] bos {m}
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| bunch {n} (a cluster of grapes)
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:: tros {m}
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| bunch {v} (to gather into a bunch)
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:: bundelen
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| bunch {v} (to form a bunch)
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:: ophopen
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| Bundestag {prop} (federal parliament of Germany)
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:: Bondsdag
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| bundle {n} (group of objects held together by wrapping or tying)
|
:: bundel {n}
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| bundle {n} (package wrapped or tied up for carrying)
|
:: bundel {n}
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| bundle {n} (biology: cluster of closely bound muscle or nerve fibres)
|
:: spierbundel {n}
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| bundle {n} (colloquial: large amount, especially of money)
|
:: bundel {n}, hoop
|
| bundle {v} (to tie or wrap together)
|
:: bundelen, aaneenbinden, samenbinden
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| bundle {v} (to hustle, dispatch quickly)
|
:: buitenwerken, wegwerken
|
| bundle {v} (to dress someone warmly)
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:: induffelen
|
| bundle {v} (intransitive: to dress warmly)
|
:: zich induffelen
|
| bundle {v} (intransitive: to hurry)
|
:: drummen, snellen
|
| bundt cake {n} (ring-shaped cake)
|
:: tulbandcake
|
| bung {n} (bribe) SEE: bribe
|
::
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| bungalow {n} (single-storey house)
|
:: bungalow {m}
|
| bungler {n} (one who makes mistakes)
|
:: stumper {m}
|
| bungling {n} (incompetence)
|
:: incompetent, onbekwaam
|
| bunion {n} (bump on the big toe)
|
:: hallux valgus
|
| bunk bed {n} (two or more beds fixed on top of one another)
|
:: stapelbed
|
| bunkbed {n} (bunk bed) SEE: bunk bed
|
::
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| bunker {n} (hardened shelter)
|
:: bunker {m}
|
| bunker {n} (truant) SEE: truant
|
::
|
| bunny {n} (young rabbit)
|
:: konijn
|
| Bunsen burner {n} (small laboratory gas burner)
|
:: bunsenbrander {m}
|
| buoy {n} (moored float)
|
:: boei {f}
|
| buoy {v} (keep afloat or aloft)
|
:: drijvend houden, vlottend houden
|
| buoy {v} (support or maintain at a high level)
|
:: stutten, hoog houden
|
| buoy {v} (mark with a buoy)
|
:: afbakenen, markeren
|
| buoy {n} (life preserver) SEE: life preserver
|
::
|
| buoyance {n} (buoyancy) SEE: buoyancy
|
::
|
| buoyancy {n} (physics: upward force on an immersed body)
|
:: opwaartse kracht {f}, drijfvermogen
|
| buoyancy {n} (ability to stay afloat)
|
:: drijfvermogen {n}
|
| buoyancy {n} (resilience or cheerfulness)
|
:: vrolijkheid {f}, hilariteit {f}
|
| buoyant {adj} (able to float)
|
:: drijvend
|
| bupleurum {n} (plant of the genus Bupleurum)
|
:: goudscherm
|
| buprestid {n} (any species of Buprestidae)
|
:: prachtkever {m}
|
| bur {n} (prickly husk) SEE: burr
|
::
|
| burble {v} (to bubble, to gurgle)
|
:: murmelen
|
| burbot {n} (a freshwater fish: Lota lota)
|
:: kwabaal
|
| burden {n} (heavy load)
|
:: last {m}
|
| burden {v} (encumber)
|
:: bezwaren, opgeschept zitten met
|
| burden of proof {n} (duty of a party in a legal proceeding)
|
:: bewijslast {m}, last {m}
|
| burdensomeness {n} (the state or quality of being burdensome)
|
:: belasting {f}, last {m}
|
| Burdigalian {prop}
|
:: Burdigalien
|
| burdock {n} (any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium)
|
:: klit
|
| bureau {n} (office (room))
|
:: agentschap {n}, kantoor {n}, bureau {n}
|
| bureau {n} (desk)
|
:: bureau {n}, bureel {n}
|
| bureau {n} (chest of drawers for clothes)
|
:: kledingkast {f} {m}, kast {f} {m}
|
| bureaucracy {n} (government by bureaus)
|
:: bureaucratie {f}
|
| bureaucracy {n} (system of administration)
|
:: bureaucratie {f}
|
| bureaucracy {n} (body of officers)
|
:: ambtenarenapparaat {n}, bureaucratie {f}, apparaat {n}
|
| bureaucracy {n} (excessive red tape)
|
:: bureaucratie {f}; bureaucratie {f}
|
| bureaucrat {n} (An official in a bureaucracy)
|
:: bureaucraat {m}
|
| bureau de change {n} (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged)
|
:: wisselkantoor
|
| Burgas {prop} (city in Bulgaria)
|
:: Boergas {m}
|
| burgeon {v} (to grow or expand)
|
:: uitgroeien, opbloeien
|
| burgeon {v} (of plants, to bloom, bud)
|
:: bloeien
|
| -burger {suffix} (suffix used to make names for hamburger-like dishes)
|
:: -burger {m}
|
| burgess {n} (inhabitant of a borough with full rights)
|
:: burger {m}, [historical] poorter {m}
|
| burglar {n}
|
:: inbreker {m}, inbreekster {f}
|
| burglary {n} (the crime of breaking into)
|
:: inbraak
|
| burgomaster {n} (the mayor of a town in certain countries)
|
:: burgemeester {m}
|
| burgrave {n} (governor)
|
:: burchtgraaf {m}
|
| Burgundy {prop} (region)
|
:: Bourgondië {f}
|
| burial {n} (interment)
|
:: begrafenis {f}
|
| buried {adj} (Placed in a grave at a burial)
|
:: begraven
|
| burka {n} (female garment that covers the whole body)
|
:: boerka {m}
|
| Burkina Faso {prop} (country)
|
:: Burkina Faso
|
| Burkinese {adj} (relating to Burkina Faso)
|
:: Burkinees
|
| Burkinese {n} (person from Burkina Faso)
|
:: Burkinees {m}
|
| burlap {n} (strong cloth)
|
:: jute {n}
|
| burly {adj} (well-built)
|
:: forsgebouwd, gespierd
|
| Burma {prop} (Southeast Asian country (former name), see also: Myanmar)
|
:: Birma
|
| burn {n} (physical injury)
|
:: brandwond {f}, verbranding {f}
|
| burn {n} (act of burning something)
|
:: verbranding {f}, afbranden {n}
|
| burn {n} (intense non-physical sting)
|
:: pijn {f}
|
| burn {n} (physical sensation in the muscles)
|
:: branden {n}, branderigheid {f}
|
| burn {v} (to cause to be consumed by fire)
|
:: verbranden
|
| burn {v} (to be consumed by fire)
|
:: branden, verbranden, verteren
|
| burn {v} (to overheat so as to make unusable)
|
:: laten aanbranden, verbranden
|
| burn {v} (to become overheated)
|
:: aanbranden, verbranden
|
| burn {v} (to injure with heat or chemicals)
|
:: verbranden
|
| burn {v} (to feel hot due to embarrassment)
|
:: branden, gloeien
|
| burn {v} (computing: to write data)
|
:: branden
|
| burn {v} (to betray)
|
:: verraden, in de steek laten
|
| burn {v} (slang: to insult or defeat)
|
:: kwetsen, beledigen, liggen hebben
|
| burn {v} (to waste)
|
:: verliezen, doden
|
| burn {n} (stream, see also: stream)
|
:: stroom {m}, beek {m}, sloot {f}
|
| burn {n} (vegetable disease) SEE: brand
|
::
|
| burn {v} (to cauterize) SEE: cauterize
|
::
|
| burn down {v} (cause a structure to burn to nothing)
|
:: platbranden, afbranden
|
| burn down {v} (completely burn so that nothing remains)
|
:: platbranden, afbranden
|
| burner {n} (computing: device that allows data or music to be stored on a CD)
|
:: brander {m}
|
| burning bush {n} (Euonymus in general) SEE: spindle
|
::
|
| burning bush {n} (biblical object)
|
:: brandende braamstruik {m}, brandende doornstruik {m}
|
| burning bush {n} (Dictamnus albus) SEE: gas plant
|
::
|
| burnoose {n} (a thick hooded cloak)
|
:: boernoes {m}
|
| burn out {v}
|
:: uitbranden
|
| burnout {n} (experience of long-term exhaustion)
|
:: burn-out {m}
|
| burnt {adj} (carbonized)
|
:: verbrand
|
| burnt {adj}
|
:: verbrandde, verbrand
|
| burn the midnight oil {v} (work through the night)
|
:: tot laat in de nacht werken, het nachtje doordoen
|
| burnt offering {n} (a slaughtered animal burnt on an altar)
|
:: brandoffer {n}
|
| buro {n} (office)
|
:: agentschap {n}, kantoor {n}, bureau {n}
|
| buro {n} (desk)
|
:: bureau {n}, bureel {n}
|
| buro {n} (chest of drawers for clothes)
|
:: kledingkast {f} {m}, kast {f} {m}
|
| burp {n} (a softer belch)
|
:: boer, oprisping
|
| burp {v} (to emit a burp)
|
:: boeren
|
| burqa {n} (burka) SEE: burka
|
::
|
| burr {n} (sliver or splinter)
|
:: splinter
|
| burr {n} (material left on an edge after cutting)
|
:: braam {m} {f}
|
| burr {v} (to pronounce "r")
|
:: brouwen
|
| bur-reed {n} (a marsh plant)
|
:: egelskop
|
| burrow {n} (a tunnel or hole)
|
:: hol, burcht {m} {f}
|
| burrow {v} (to dig a hole)
|
:: graven,wroeten
|
| burst {v} (to break from internal pressure)
|
:: barsten
|
| burst {v} (to cause to burst)
|
:: doen barsten
|
| burst into tears {v} (suddenly start crying)
|
:: barstte in tranen uit
|
| burst out laughing {v} (suddenly start laughing intensely)
|
:: in lachen uitbarsten
|
| Burundi {prop} (a country in Eastern Africa)
|
:: Burundi
|
| bury {v} (inter a corpse in a grave or tomb)
|
:: begraven
|
| bury {v} (place in the ground)
|
:: begraven
|
| bury {v} (hide or conceal as if by covering with earth)
|
:: begraven
|
| bury {v} (to put an end to; to abandon)
|
:: begraven, opgeven
|
| Buryatia {prop} (Buryatia, Russia)
|
:: Boerjatië
|
| bury one's head in the sand {v} (to deliberately ignore the reality of a situation)
|
:: de kop in het zand steken
|
| bury the hatchet {v} (to stop fighting or arguing)
|
:: de strijdbijl begraven
|
| bus {n} (medical slang: ambulance) SEE: ambulance
|
::
|
| bus {n} (vehicle)
|
:: bus {m}, autobus {m}, stadsbus {m} [city bus]
|
| bus {v} (transport via a motor bus)
|
:: vervoeren met de bus
|
| bus {v} (transport students to school)
|
:: vervoeren met de bus
|
| bus {v} (travel by bus)
|
:: met de bus reizen
|
| bus {v} (clear meal remains from)
|
:: afruimen
|
| bus {v} (work as a table clearer)
|
:: afruimen
|
| busbar {n} (electrical conductor)
|
:: busbar
|
| busboy {n} (assistant waiter; one who clears plates from and cleans tables)
|
:: bordenwasser
|
| busby {n} (fur hat, usually with a plume)
|
:: kolbak {c}
|
| bus driver {n} (driver of a bus)
|
:: buschauffeur, busbestuurder {m}
|
| bush {n} (category of woody plant)
|
:: struik, heester
|
| bush {n} (pubic hair)
|
:: bosje {n}, schaamhaar {n}
|
| bush {n} (remote undeveloped and uncultivated rural area)
|
:: bush
|
| bush dog {n} (a wild canine animal)
|
:: boshond {m}
|
| bushed {adj} (very tired; exhausted)
|
:: uitgeput, doodmoe
|
| bushel {n} (dry measure)
|
:: schepel {m} {n}
|
| bushel {n} (vessel of capacity of a bushel)
|
:: buisstuk {n}
|
| business {n} (commercial enterprise or establishment)
|
:: bedrijf {n}, zaak {f}, onderneming {f}
|
| business {n} (occupation, work or trade of a person)
|
:: zaken {f-p}, zakenleven {n}
|
| business {n} (commercial, industrial or professional activity)
|
:: vak {n}
|
| business {n} (volume or amount of commercial trade)
|
:: zaken {f-p}
|
| business {n} (patronage)
|
:: klandizie {f}
|
| business {n} (something involving one personally)
|
:: zaken {f-p}
|
| business {n} (business class)
|
:: businessclass {m}
|
| business before pleasure {proverb} (discharging one's obligations should come before one's own gratification)
|
:: zaken gaan voor plezier
|
| business card {n} (small card)
|
:: visitekaartje {n}
|
| businesslike {adj} (methodical and efficient in a way advantageous to business)
|
:: zakelijk
|
| businesslike {adj} (earnest, practical and undistracted)
|
:: zakelijk
|
| businessman {n} (a man in business, one who works at a commercial institution)
|
:: zakenman {m}
|
| business plan {n} (summary)
|
:: ondernemingsplan {n}
|
| business trip {n} (business trip)
|
:: zakenreis {m} {f}
|
| businesswoman {n} (woman of business)
|
:: zakenvrouw {f}
|
| busk {v} (nautical: to tack) SEE: tack
|
::
|
| busker {n} (street performer)
|
:: straatmuzikant {m}, straatartiest {m}
|
| bus lane {n} (lane for bus)
|
:: rijvak voorbehouden aan bussen {n}
|
| bus route {n} (set route of bus service)
|
:: buslijn
|
| bus shelter {n} (A building or other structure constructed at a bus stop)
|
:: bushokje {n}, bushok {n}
|
| bus station {n} (major bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes)
|
:: busstation {f}
|
| bus stop {n} (a stop for public transport buses)
|
:: bushalte {f}
|
| bust {n} (sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders)
|
:: buste {m} {f}, borstbeeld {n}
|
| bust {n} (breasts and upper thorax of a woman)
|
:: boezem {m} {f}
|
| bust {v} (alteration of burst)
|
:: barsten, breken
|
| bust {v} (to break something)
|
:: breken
|
| bust {v} ((slang) to arrest for a crime)
|
:: oppakken, bij de lurven pakken, vatten
|
| bust {v} ((slang) to catch someone in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal)
|
:: betrappen
|
| bust {n} (act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation)
|
:: arrestatie {f}, razzia {f}
|
| bust {n} (failed enterprise)
|
:: flop, fiasco {n}
|
| bustard {n} (any of several birds of the family Otididae)
|
:: trap
|
| busted {adj} (having no money)
|
:: platzak
|
| busted {adj} (caught in the act)
|
:: gepakt zijn, erbij zijn, betrapt
|
| buster {n} (guy, friend)
|
:: [informal] vriend {m}
|
| bustle {n} (frame worn underneath a woman's skirt)
|
:: cul de Paris {m}
|
| bus trap {n} (device placed on a road)
|
:: bussluis {f}
|
| busty {adj} (having large breasts)
|
:: rondborstig
|
| busy {adj} (crowded with business or activities)
|
:: druk
|
| busy {adj} (doing a great deal)
|
:: bezig
|
| busy {adj} (engaged)
|
:: bezig
|
| busy {adj} (complicated)
|
:: druk
|
| busybody {n} (someone who interferes with others)
|
:: bemoeial {m} {f}
|
| but {conj} (rather)
|
:: maar, echter
|
| but {conj} (although)
|
:: maar
|
| but {conj} (except)
|
:: behalve
|
| butch {adj} (of a man)
|
:: macho, mannelijk
|
| butch {n} (masculine lesbian)
|
:: pot {f}
|
| butcher {n} (a person who prepares and sells meat)
|
:: slager {m}, beenhouwer {m}
|
| butcher {n} (a brutal or indiscriminate killer)
|
:: slachter {m}
|
| butcher {v} (To slaughter animals and prepare meat for market)
|
:: slachten
|
| butcher {v} (to kill brutally)
|
:: slachten, afslachten
|
| butcher's {n} (butcher’s shop)
|
:: slagerij {f}
|
| butchershop {n} (a butcher's shop)
|
:: slagerij, slagerij {m} {f}
|
| butchery {n} (abattoir) SEE: abattoir
|
::
|
| butler {n} (chief male servant)
|
:: butler {m}
|
| butt {n} (buttocks)
|
:: kont {c}, achterste {n}, achterwerk {n}, reet {c} [vulgar]
|
| butt {n} (remnant of a smoked cigarette or cigar)
|
:: peuk {m}
|
| butter {n} (soft foodstuff made from milk)
|
:: boter {f}
|
| butter {v} (to spread butter on, see also: spread; butter)
|
:: beboteren, inboteren, met boter besmeren
|
| butterbur {n} (herb)
|
:: hoefblad
|
| buttercup {n} (flower of the genus Narcissus) SEE: daffodil
|
::
|
| buttercup {n} (herb of the genus Ranunculus)
|
:: boterbloem {f}
|
| butterfly {n} (insect)
|
:: [neutral] vlinder {m}; [dated] kapel {f}, pepel {m}, vijfwouter {m}; [archaic] boterschijte {f}, botervlieg {f}, pennenvogel {m}, schoenlapper {m}, zomervogel {m}; [poetic] fladderaar {m}
|
| butterfly {n} (swimming stroke) SEE: butterfly stroke
|
::
|
| butterfly effect {n}
|
:: vlindereffect
|
| butterfly knife {n} (folding pocket knife)
|
:: vlindermes {n}
|
| butterfly net {n} (net used to collect butterflies)
|
:: vlindernet
|
| butterfly stroke {n} (swimming stroke)
|
:: vlinderslag {m}
|
| buttermilk {n} (traditional buttermilk)
|
:: karnemelk {f}, botermelk {f}
|
| buttermilk {n} (cultured buttermilk)
|
:: botermelk {f}
|
| butter one's bread on both sides {v} (profit from two things at the same time)
|
:: van twee walletjes eten
|
| butter up {v} (to flatter)
|
:: vleien
|
| buttfuck {n} (sodomy) SEE: sodomy
|
::
|
| butthole {n} (anus) SEE: anus
|
::
|
| butt in {v} (to join conversation when not welcome)
|
:: onderbreken, zich moeien, zich inmengen
|
| butt-naked {adj} (naked) SEE: naked
|
::
|
| buttock {n} (each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body)
|
:: bil {f}
|
| button {n} (knob or small disc serving as a fastener)
|
:: knoop {m}
|
| button {n} (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger)
|
:: knop {m}, toets {m}
|
| button {n} (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected)
|
:: knop {m}
|
| button {n} (a badge worn on clothes)
|
:: badge {f}
|
| button {n} (botany: a bud)
|
:: knop {m}
|
| button {v} (to fasten with a button)
|
:: dichtknopen
|
| button accordion {n} (type of accordion)
|
:: trekzak {m}
|
| buttonhole {n} (hole for a button)
|
:: knoopsgat {n}
|
| buttonhole {n} (flower worn in the buttonhole for decoration)
|
:: boutonnière
|
| button mushroom {n} (Agaricus bisporus)
|
:: champignon {m}
|
| buttonquail {n} (bird of the genus Turnix)
|
:: vechtkwartels
|
| buttress {n} (brick or stone structure built against another structure to support it)
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:: stut {m}, steun {m}, beer {m}, steunbeer {m}
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| buttress {n} (anything that serves to support something)
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:: stut {m}, steun {m}
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| buttress {v} (support something physically with, or as if with, a buttress)
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:: stutten, ondersteunen
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| buttress {v} (support something or someone by supplying evidence)
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:: ondersteunen, onderbouwen
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| buxom {adj} (having a full, voluptuous figure)
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:: rondborstig
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| buy {v} (to obtain something with money)
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:: kopen, aanschaffen
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| buy {n} (purchase) SEE: purchase
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| buy cheap, buy twice {proverb} (buying a cheap product is a false economy)
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:: goedkoop is duurkoop
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| buyer {n} (person who makes purchases)
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:: koper {m}, koopster {f}, aankoper {m}, aankoopster {f}, inkoper {m}, inkoopster {f}, klant {m} {f}
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| buy off {v} (pay off)
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:: afkopen, omkopen
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| buy time {v} (purposefully cause a delay, in order to achieve something else)
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:: tijd winnen
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| buzz {n} (continuous humming noise)
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:: zoem
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| buzz {n} (rush of feeling of energy or excitement)
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:: opwinding {f}, roes {m}
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| buzz {n} (informal: telephone call)
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:: belletje {n}
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| buzz {v} (to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound)
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:: zoemen
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| buzz {n} (whisper) SEE: whisper
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| buzzard {n} (bird of the genus Buteo)
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:: buizerd {m}
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| buzzard {n} (scavenging bird) SEE: vulture
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| buzzer {n} (device)
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:: zoemer {m}
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| buzzword {n} (word drawn from or imitative of technical jargon)
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:: buzzwoord {n}
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| by {prep} (near, or next to)
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:: bij
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| by {prep} (not later than)
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:: tegen
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| by {prep} (indicates the agent of a passive verb)
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:: door
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| by {prep} (indicates creator of a work)
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:: door, vanwege
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| by {prep} (indicates a means)
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:: door, op, per
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| by {prep} (indicating amount of change, difference or discrepancy)
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:: met
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| by {prep} (indicates steady progression)
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:: per
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| by {adv} (along a path)
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:: langs
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| by accident {adv} (accidentally) SEE: accidentally
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| by and by {adv} (soon) SEE: soon
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| by and large {adv} (mostly, generally; with few exceptions)
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:: over het geheel genomen
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| Byblos {prop} (port city in Lebanon)
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:: Byblos
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| by chance {prep} (unexpected(ly); accidental(ly))
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:: toevallig
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| by dint of {prep} (because of; by reason of) SEE: because of
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| bye {interj} (short for goodbye, see also: goodbye)
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:: dag, doei, doeg; tot ziens [‘see you’], tot weerziens [‘see you again’, dated], tot kijk [‘see you’], tot gauw [‘see you soon’], laters [informal, ‘until later’]; hoie (Limburgish), houdoe (Brabantian); zwaai [informal]; toedels [informal], toedeltjes [informal], toedelpip [informal], toedeloe [informal], toedeledokie [informal, can signify disapproval]; tabee [informal]; moi [informal, also used for hello]; adieu [a bit formal], aju [informal], ajuus [informal], joe [informal], jo [informal]; ciao [informal]
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| bye-bye {n} (goodbye, see also: bye; goodbye)
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:: doei doei, dag
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| by far {prep} (to a large extent)
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:: verreweg, lang [with negation]
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| by foot {adv} (on foot) SEE: on foot
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| byform {n} (tangential or subordinate form)
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:: bijvorm {f}, nevenvorm {f}
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| bygone {adj} (in the far past)
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:: vervlogen
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| bygone {n} (A person or occurrence that took place in the past)
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:: het verleden, de dingen die voorbij zijn
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| by hand {prep} (manually) SEE: manually
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| by hand {prep} (manually)
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:: met de hand
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| by heart {prep} (knowing completely)
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:: uit het hoofd, van buiten
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| byhove {v} (to suit, to befit)
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:: betamen, pаssen
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| bylaw {n} (local custom or law)
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:: verordening {f}
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| bylaw {n} (law or rule governing the internal affairs of an organization)
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:: huishoudelijk reglement {n}
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| by means of {prep} (By using)
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:: aan de hand van, door middel van
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| by no means {prep} (certainly not)
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:: zeker niet, in geen geval
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| by now {prep} (now)
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:: onderhand
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| bypass {n} (road)
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:: wegomleiding {f}, rondweg {m}, sluipweg {m},
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| bypass {n} (circumvention)
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:: omweg {m}, rondweg {m}
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| bypass {n} (section of pipe)
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:: omleiding {f}
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| bypass {n} (electrical shunt)
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:: parallelschakeling {f}, shunt {m}
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| bypass {v} (to ignore the usual channels or procedures)
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:: omzeilen
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| byproduct {n} (secondary or additional product)
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:: bijproduct {n}
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| by-product {n} (secondary product)
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:: bijproduct {n}, nevenproduct {n}, (waste) afvalproduct {n}
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| by-product {n} (side effect)
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:: neveneffect {n}, bijverschijnsel {n}
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| byre {n} (a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle)
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:: koestal {m}
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| by rights {prep} (properly, in justice)
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:: rechtens
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| bystander {n} (a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator)
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:: omstander {m}
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| by the by {prep} (by the way) SEE: by the way
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| by the Grace of God {prep} (By divine right)
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:: bij de Gratie Gods
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| by the time {prep} (when) SEE: when
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| by the way {prep} (incidentally)
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:: trouwens, overigens, nu dat ik eraan denk, tussen haakjes, terloops gezegd
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| byword {n} (a proverb)
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:: spreekwoord
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| byword {n} (someone who stands for something else)
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:: spotnaam
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| Byzantine {adj} (of or pertaining to Byzantium)
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:: Byzantijns
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| Byzantine {n} (native of Byzantine Empire)
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:: Byzantijn {m}
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| Byzantine Empire {prop} (Greek-speaking empire in the Eastern Mediterranean region)
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:: Byzantijnse Keizerrijk
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| Byzantine studies {n} (study of history, culture, etc. of the Byzantine Empire)
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:: byzantinistiek {f}, Byzantijnse studies {c}
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| Byzantinology {n} (Byzantine studies) SEE: Byzantine studies
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| Byzantium {prop} (Byzantine Empire) SEE: Byzantine Empire
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