Dutch–English dictionary

Angel

(historical) A member of a Germanic tribe first mentioned by Tacitus, one of several which invaded Britain and merged to become the Anglo-Saxons; an Anglian.

angelologie

The study of angels. Angels have been grouped into nine categories or “choirs,” from lowest to highest: angel, virtue, archangel, power, principality, dominion, throne, cherub, and seraph.

Anglicaan

A member of an Anglican Church.

anglicaans

Relating to the Church of England, or one of several related churches, such as those in the Anglican Communion.

Angola

Synonym of angora (cat).

angorakonijn

A rabbit belonging to the Angora rabbit breed, one of the oldest domestic breeds of rabbits in the world, raised chiefly in Europe for its silky and long hair (a subspecies of the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus).

angst

A feeling of acute but vague anxiety or apprehension often accompanied by depression, especially philosophical anxiety.

angst aanjagen

(intransitive) (To be able) to be scared.

angstaanjagend

Causing awe or terror; inspiring wonder or excitement. [from 1590–1600.]

angstgevoel

A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc. [from 16th c.]

angsthaas

(countable, slang, sometimes, derogatory) A coward.

angstig

Tending to fear; timid.

angstig zijn

To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay.

angstvallig

Characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details.

anhedonie

(symptom, psychiatry) The inability to feel pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable, such as exercise, hobbies, music, sexual activities or social interactions.

anijs

An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds, which are used as a spice. It has a licorice scent.

animo

(informal, uncountable) Strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout.

anjelier

(botany) A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers.

anjer

(botany) A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers.

Ankara

The capital city of Turkey and the capital of Ankara Province.

ankerblad

(nautical) Any of the triangular blades at the end of an anchor, designed to catch the ground.

ankeren

To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.

ankerhand

(nautical) Any of the triangular blades at the end of an anchor, designed to catch the ground.

Anna

A en given name.

Annabel

A en given name.

annalen

Historical records; chronicles; history.

Annas

(biblical) A Jewish high priest known for having four sons and a son-in-law (Caiaphas) succeed him in his lifetime; and for cooperating with Caiaphas to have Jesus Christ crucified.

Anne

A en given name.

annexatie

Addition or incorporation of something, or territories that have been annexed.

annexeren

To add something to another thing, especially territory; to incorporate.

annulatie

An act or instance of annulling.

annuleren

(transitive, computing) To terminate a process prior to completion.

annulering

An act or instance of annulling.

annullering

An act or instance of annulling.

annulus

(botany) A structure surrounding a sporangium (or part of it) which shrinks and causes it to rupture for spore dispersal; specifically, in a fern: a structure around about two-thirds of the sporangium consisting of differentially thick-walled cells which dry and distort the sporangium; and in a moss: a complete ring of cells around the tip of the sporangium which dissolves to cause the tip to detach.

anomalie

A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal; an outlier.

anomie

Alienation or social instability caused by erosion of standards and values.

anonimiseren

(transitive) To make or render anonymous (especially to remove personally identifying data).

anonimiteit

(uncountable) The quality or state of being anonymous (nameless or unidentified). [from 1820]

anorganisch

(chemistry) Relating to a compound that does not contain carbon.

anoxie

(ecology, pathology) A condition in which a body tissue or an environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen; severe hypoxia.

Anselmus

A en given name.

ansichtkaart

(post) A rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically used for sending messages by mail without the need for an envelope.

ansjovis

Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in sixteen genera, those of the genus Engraulis being widely sold as food.

Anslo

A county and municipality, the capital city of Norway. Formerly called Christiania and Kristiania.

Ansloo

A county and municipality, the capital city of Norway. Formerly called Christiania and Kristiania.

antagoneren

(transitive) To work against; to oppose (especially to incite a reaction).

Antarctica

The southernmost continent, south of the Southern Ocean, containing the South Pole.

Antarctisch

Of, from, or pertaining to Antarctica and the south polar regions.

Antares

Alpha Scorpii (α Sco), the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius. It is a M type red giant, and is a binary with a B type companion visible in greenish.

antecedent

Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.

antedateren

To assign a date to a document or action earlier than the actual date.

antediluviaal

(biblical) Belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis, or (by extension) to a great or destructive flood or deluge described in other mythologies.

antenne

(chiefly, _, UK) A rod, wire, or other structure for receiving or transmitting radio, television signals etc.

anterieur

(formal) Coming before or earlier in time or development, prior to, preceding.

anti-

Against, opposed to.

anti-semitisme

(narrower sense) Prejudice, discrimination, hostility or political or religious opposition directed against ethnic or religious Jews or against Judaism; antijudaism; judeophobia.

antibioticum

(pharmaceutical drug) Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms, generally transported by the lymphatic system.

antibiotisch

(pharmaceutical effect) Of or relating to antibiotics.

antichrist

One who works against the teachings of Christ.

anticlimactisch

Lacking climax, disappointing or ironically insignificant following of impressive foreshadowing.

anticlimax

(rhetoric) An abrupt descent (either deliberate or unintentional) from the dignity of the idea which the speaker or writer appeared to be aiming for.

anticonceptie

The use of a device or procedure to prevent conception as a result of sexual activity.

antideeltje

(particle) A subatomic particle corresponding to another particle with the same mass, spin and mean lifetime but with charge, parity, strangeness and other quantum numbers flipped in sign; a particle that has a reversed world line to another.

antidepressivum

(pharmaceutical drug) An agent that prevents or counteracts depression.

antiek

Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.

Antigua

The largest island of the nation of Antigua and Barbuda, in the Caribbean. [from late 16th c.]

antiheld

(literature, RPG) A protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals.

antiheldin

(literature, RPG) A protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals.

antilichaam

(immunology) A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.

Antilliaan

A person from the Antilles or of Antillean descent.

Antilliaans

Of, from, or pertaining to the Antilles, the Antillean people or the Antillean language.

Antilliaanse

A person from the Antilles or of Antillean descent.

antilope

Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.

antimaterie

(physics) Matter that is composed of the antiparticles of those that constitute normal matter.

antioxiderende

Acting or having agents that act against oxidation.

antiparallel

(mathematics) (of vectors) Parallel but in opposite directions.

antipathie

(uncountable) Often followed by against, between, for, or to: a (deep) feeling of dislike or repugnance, normally towards a person and less often towards a thing, often without any conscious reasoning; aversion, distaste, hostility; (countable) an instance of this.

antisepsis

(hygiene) The science and practice of countering microbial infection, as with the use of antiseptics, and the use of aseptic technique.

antisepticum

A substance that kills germs or viruses.

antithese

A proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition.

antivries

A substance, such as glycol, used to lower the freezing point of water.

Anton

A en given name, in regular use since the Middle Ages.

Antoon

A en given name, in regular use since the Middle Ages.

antraciet

Of a dark gray colour.

antrax

(pathology) An acute infectious disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle, caused by Bacillus anthracis.

antropologe

An expert in anthropology.

antropologie

The scientific study of humans, systematically describing the ethnographic, linguistic, archaeological, and evolutionary dimensions of humanity using a holistic methodological framework.

antropologisch

Relating to anthropology.

antropoloog

An expert in anthropology.

antwoord

A written or spoken response; part of a conversation.

antwoorden

To be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; usually with to.

antwoordloos

Not answerable; impossible to answer.

anus

(anatomy) The orifice of the rectum in most mammals, teleost fish, and many invertebrates, through which feces and flatus are ejected.

aorta

(anatomy) The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.

apart

At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.

apathie

(now, literary) Sloth, slothfulness, especially as inducing general listlessness and apathy. [from 13th c.]

apathisch

Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion.

apenjong

(informal, sometimes, _, offensive) A naughty or mischievous person, especially a child.

apennoot

A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America.

apenstreek

Activity that is mischievous, stupid, or time-wasting. [from mid 19th c.]

aphelium

(astronomy, also, figuratively) The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, or other astronomical object, where it is farthest from the Sun.

Aphrodite

(Greek god) The goddess of beauty and love, born when Cronus castrated his father, Uranus, and threw his genitalia into the sea.

apin

A primate of the superfamily Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.

apneu

(pathology) The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep.

apocalyptisch

Of or relating to an apocalypse:

Apollo

(Greek god, Roman god) The son of Zeus and Leto (or Jupiter and Latona), and the twin brother of Artemis (or Diana). He was the god of light, music, medicine, and poetry; and prophecy, dance, manly beauty, and more.

Apollyon

The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; Apollyon;[First attested from 1350 to 1470]

apologeet

(usually) One who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, a cause, or an institution.

apologetiek

The field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrines.

apologie

A formal justification, defence.

apoplexie

(symptom) Gross hemorrhage into a cavity or into the substance of an organ.

apostel

One of the twelve disciples of Jesus sent out as Apostles.

apostille

A special certification established in 1961 for certifying foreign documents.

apostolisch

(Christianity) Pertaining to apostles or their practice or teaching; pertaining to the apostles (of early Christianity) or their teachings.

apostrof

(orthography) The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.

apothecium

(lichenology, mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.

apotheek

A place or room where something is dispensed, particularly:

app

(computing, mobile phones) An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device.

apparaat

A complex machine or instrument.

appartement

(chiefly, North America, Australia, Philippines) A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.

appartementsrecht

(US, Canada, Philippines) The system of ownership by which such condominiums operate.

appeasement

The state of being appeased; the policy of giving in to demands in order to preserve the peace.

appel

A tree of the genus Malus; especially Malus domestica which is cultivated for its edible fruit; the apple tree. [from 15th c.]

appelblauwzeegroen

Of a bluish green colour.

appelblauwzeegroene

Having a bluish-green colour.

appeleren

(intransitive, cricket) Of a fielding side; to ask an umpire for a decision on whether a batsman is out or not, usually by saying "How's that?" or "Howzat?".

appelsien

(countable) Any round citrus fruit with a yellow-red colour when ripe and a sour-sweet taste; the fruit of the orange tree.

appelsienenboom

(countable) An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).

appen

(transitive) To contact (someone) via WhatsApp.

appendage

An external body part that projects from the body.

appendectomie

(surgery) The surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix.

appetijt

The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind.

appje

A message sent via WhatsApp.

applaudiseren

(transitive, rare) To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.

applaudisseren

(transitive, intransitive) To express approval (of something) by clapping the hands.

applaus

The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or tapping of the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.

applicatie

(computing, mobile phones) An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device.

appositie

(grammar) A construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence.

appreciëren

(transitive) To be grateful or thankful for.

april

The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May.

aquamarijn

Of a bluish-green colour.

aquatisch

Relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water.

aquatische

Relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water.

ar

(British) any type of sled or sleigh.

Arabië

A peninsula of West Asia between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; includes Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates.

Arabier

A Semitic person, whose forebears were from the Arabian Peninsula.

Arabisch

Of or pertaining to Arabs and their nations.

Arabische koffie

A strong Arabian coffee.

arachidenoot

A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America.