Dutch–English dictionary

multinational

A multinational company.

multiplex

(countable) A specific grade or type of this construction material.

multiverseel

Having varied uses or many functions.

multiversum

(physics, cosmology) The hypothetical group of all the possible universes in existence.

mum

(colloquial) A very short, unspecified length of time. [from 1780.]

mummie

(countable, by extension) A reanimated embalmed human corpse, as a stock character in horror films. [from 20th c.]

mummificatie

The preserving of a dead body, by making it into a mummy.

mummificering

The preserving of a dead body, by making it into a mummy.

München

The capital and largest city of Bavaria, Germany.

munificent

(of a person or group) Very liberal in giving or bestowing.

munitie

Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.

Munster

A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

munt

(money) A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.

munt slaan

To acquire rapidly, as money; to make.

munteenheid

Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.

munten

To acquire rapidly, as money; to make.

muntje

A mint-flavored candy intended to freshen the breath.

muntstuk

(money) A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.

Murad

A en given name, of Turkish origin, borne by various Ottoman dignitaries

murmelen

Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.

murrey

(tincture) A tincture, the colour of mulberries, between gules (red) and purpure (purple).

mus

A member of the family Passerellidae (or Emberizidae, under classification systems that subsume the New World sparrows under Emberizidae), comprising small New World songbirds.

muscoviet

(mineral) A pale brown mineral of the mica group, being a basic potassium aluminosilicate with the chemical formula KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2; used as an electrical insulator etc.

musculair

(relational) Of, relating to, or connected with muscles.

muse

One of the nine Ancient Greek deities of the arts.

museum

A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value.

musical

A stage performance, show or film that involves singing, dancing and musical numbers performed by the cast as well as acting.

musicus

A composer, conductor, or performer of music; specifically, a person who sings and/or plays a musical instrument as a hobby, occupation, or profession.

muskaat

The aromatic seed of this tree, used as a spice.

muskaatboom

An evergreen tree (Myristica fragrans) cultivated in the East Indies for its spicy seeds.

muskaatnoot

The aromatic seed of this tree, used as a spice.

musket

A kind of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army, originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted; ultimately superseded by the rifle.

muskiet

A small flying insect of the family Culicidae, the females of which bite humans and animals and suck blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin, and sometimes carrying diseases like malaria, dengue and yellow fever.

muskus

A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes.

muskusrat

A semiaquatic rodent of the tribe Ondatrini.

must

(countable) An essential action, a must: something which is imperative.

mutageen

Any agent or substance that can cause genetic mutation.

mutant

(genetics) That which has mutated, with one or more new characteristics from a mutation.

muteren

(intransitive) To undergo mutation.

muts

(headwear) A cap that fits the head closely, usually knitted from wool.

muurbloem

Any of several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum genus with bright yellow to red flowers.

muurkast

(countable, especially, _, in, _, Ireland, _) An enclosed storage space (e.g. closet, cupboard).

muurschildering

A large painting, usually drawn on a wall.

muze

Of a person: a source of inspiration.

muziek

Of, belonging or relating to music, or to its performance or notation.

muziekformatie

A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble; sometimes, such a group working for a professional recording artist.

muziekinstrument

A device used to produce music.

muziekinterval

A period of time.

muziekkiosk

A small, open-air platform or enclosure for bands to play on, usually roofed.

muziekkoepel

A small, open-air platform or enclosure for bands to play on, usually roofed.

muziekpaviljoen

A small, open-air platform or enclosure for bands to play on, usually roofed.

muziektent

A small, open-air platform or enclosure for bands to play on, usually roofed.

muzikaal

Of, belonging or relating to music, or to its performance or notation.

muzikant

A composer, conductor, or performer of music; specifically, a person who sings and/or plays a musical instrument as a hobby, occupation, or profession.

muzikante

A composer, conductor, or performer of music; specifically, a person who sings and/or plays a musical instrument as a hobby, occupation, or profession.

mw.

Abbreviation of Missus or Mistress; used before an adult woman's name or surname, used for any high-status woman without regard to marital status until the 1800s, after which it began to be reserved for married, divorced and widowed women and used with their married surnames.

mwah

(slang) Expressing indifference or lack of enthusiasm.

mwôh

(slang) Expressing indifference or lack of enthusiasm.

Myanmar

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Capital: Naypyidaw. Also known as Burma (which was formerly the official name).

myriade

(formal) Ten thousand; 10,000 [from 16th c.]

Myriam

A en given name.

mysterie

Something or someone puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable.

mysterieus

Of unknown origin.

mysticus

Someone who practices mysticism.

mystiek

Of, or relating to mystics, mysticism or occult mysteries; mystical.

mystificatie

(countable) An act of deception; a hoax; a joking prank. [from 1889]

mythisch

Existing in myth.

mythologisch

Of, or relating to myths or mythology.

n. Chr

(often, punctuated) Initialism of Anno Domini (borrowed from Latin); in the year of our Lord.

n.n.b.

Initialism of to be announced.

n.v.t.

not applicable

na

Behind; later in time; following.

na-apen

(transitive) To imitate or mimic, particularly to imitate poorly.

na-aper

(metaphorical) A parroter; a person who repeats the words or ideas of others.

naad

The boundary between two physically different materials, especially between conductors, semiconductors, or metals.

naaf

The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave.

naaien

To pierce with a needle, especially for sewing or acupuncture.

naaier

One who sews.

naaigoed

Cloth to be made into a garment; woven fabric.

naaister

A woman who sews clothes professionally.

naakt

Lacking concealing elements.

naaktfoto

A painting, sculpture, photograph or other artwork or mass-media-reproduced image depicting one or more human figure(s) in a state of near or total undress.

naaktheid

The state or condition of being naked; nudity; bareness; defenselessness; undisguisedness.

naaktloper

A person who practices nudism.

naaktslak

Any of many gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell. [from early 18th c.]

naaktzwemmen

To swim naked.

naaldboom

(botany) A plant belonging to the order Coniferales; a cone-bearing seed plant with vascular tissue, usually a tree.

naam

Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.

naamgenoot

A person with the same name as another.

naamlijst

An official or public document; a register; a record.

naamloos

(not comparable) Lacking a name; not named, for example an animal not assigned to any species .

naamloze vennootschap

A body corporate, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members.

naamwoord

(grammar, narrowly) A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, word, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea: one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.

naamwoordelijk

(finance) Of, relating to, or being the amount or face value of a sum of money or a stock certificate, for example, and not the purchasing power or market value.

naäpen

(transitive) To produce an object identical to a given object.

naar

In allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing.

naar ... (gericht) staan

(transitive, of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).

naar achter

(nautical) On the aft side; in the stern. [First attested in the early 17th century.]

naar achteren

Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.

naar alle kanten

(dated) Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode. [from 1150–1350)]

naar bed gaan

(intransitive) To go to bed; to put oneself to sleep.

naar buiten komen

Becoming prominent; emergent; rising.

naar de zijlijn verwijzen

(transitive, sports) To remove a player from play.

naar huis

(internet) To the home page.

naar mijn mening

according to me

naar rato

(of an allocation) In proportion to some factor that can be exactly calculated.

naar verluidt

According to reports or rumors. [from 19th c.]

naar waarde schatten

(transitive) To view as valuable.

naarmate

To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.

naartoe

In the direction of.

naast

In addition to; further to.

naast elkaar

Side by side and facing forward. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470.)]

naast elkaar bestaan

(intransitive, stative, of two or more things, people, concepts, etc.) To exist contemporaneously or in the same area.

naast elkaar leggen

(transitive) To place side by side, especially for contrast or comparison.

nabestaande

One who knew a specific decedent.

nabij

Near; in the vicinity. [from ca. 1350–1470]

nabije

At little distance; near in space or time.

nabijheid

The quality of physical proximity.

nabootsen

(transitive) To imitate or mimic, particularly to imitate poorly.

nabootsing

An imitation, sometimes of inferior quality.

naburig

Being in contact at some point or line; joining to

naburige

(American spelling) Situated or living nearby or adjacent to.

nabuur

A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.

nabuurschap

(chiefly, obsolete) The quality of being a neighbor, of living nearby, next to each other; proximity.

nacht

Ellipsis of good night.

nacht-

(of a person, creature, group, or species) Primarily active during the night.

nachtactief

(of a person, creature, group, or species) Primarily active during the night.

nachtclub

A public or private establishment that is open late at night to provide entertainment, food, drink, music or dancing.

nachtegaal

A Eurasian and African songbird, Luscinia megarhynchos, family Muscicapidae, famed for its beautiful singing at night; a common nightingale.

nachtelijk

(of a person, creature, group, or species) Primarily active during the night.

nachtelijke duisternis

(uncountable) Darkness (due to it being nighttime).

nachtevening

One of two times in the year (one in March and the other in September) when the length of the day and the night are equal, which occurs when the sun is directly overhead at the equator; this marks the beginning of spring in one hemisphere and autumn in the other.

nachthemd

A long loose robe worn mainly by women for sleeping in.

nachtje

(countable) An evening or night spent at a particular activity.

nachtkastje

(US) A small table or cabinet, often with one or more drawers or shelves, placed beside the head of a bed.

nachtleven

Nocturnal activities, especially visiting nightclubs.

nachtmerrie

A feeling of oppression during sleep, sleep paralysis; night terrors, a nightmare.

nachtmerrieachtig

Resembling a nightmare.

nachtrust

(astronomy, countable) The period of darkness beginning at the end of evening astronomical twilight when the sun is 18 degrees below the horizon, and ending at the beginning of morning astronomical twilight.

nachtschade

Any of the poisonous plants belonging to the genus Solanum, especially black nightshade or woody nightshade.

nachtval

(uncountable) Nightfall.

nachtvlinder

Any flying insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea, most species of which are nocturnal and can be distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.

nadat

Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause.

nadeel

A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros).

nadelig

Causing damage or harm.

Nadenken

One of the nine Ancient Greek deities of the arts.

naderbij

(archaic, poetic) Near, close by.

naderen

(archaic, intransitive) To approach; to arrive, to come forward. [15th–19th c.]

nadien

(temporal location) At a later or succeeding time; after that;

nadir

The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation.