Dutch–English dictionary

neergeslagen

Of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged.

neergooien

To throw down or aside. [from 15th c.]

neerhalen

(transitive, archaic) To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop. [from c. 1350–1470]

neerknuppelen

(transitive) To strike or hit with something hard, usually on the head; to club.

neerkwakken

(transitive) To place, to put carelessly.

neerleggen

(literally, transitive) To put down; to lay down; to deposit; to lay aside; to put away.

neerpennen

(of things) To identify (someone as a particular type of person or as having a particular role).

neerploffen

(intransitive) To fall heavily due to lack of energy.

neerslaan

To bring down (someone) mentally or physically; to lower (someone) in status. [14th–17th c.]

neerslachtig

Sad and dispirited.

neerslachtigheid

A state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression, or anxiety.

neerslag

The event of small airborne particles falling to the ground in significant quantities as a result of major industrial activity, volcano eruption, sandstorm, nuclear explosion, etc.

neerslagen

(UK, informal) An attempt at doing something.

neerstorten

(intransitive) To collide with something destructively; to fall or come down violently.

neervallen

(intransitive) To fall to the ground. To collapse.

neerwaarts

Moving, sloping or oriented downward.

neerzetten

(transitive) To lay down; to place; to put.

neerzetting

(geology) Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.

neerzijgen

(intransitive) To fall heavily due to lack of energy.

neestem

A vote not in favor, or opposing a proposition.

negatie

(linguistics, logic) Denying a proposition; negating a concept.

negatief

Without sympathy; unfavorably.

negatieve

Being a negative quantity; pertaining to a deficit or reduction. [from 18th c.]

negationisme

The practice of rejecting propositions which are strongly supported by scientific or historical evidence, and often of seeking to influence policy processes and outcomes accordingly.

negeerbare

Insignificant or trivial enough to be ignored.

negen

The digit or figure 9.

negende

The ordinal form of the number nine.

negentien

The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".

negentiende

The ordinal form of the number nineteen.

negentig

The cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90.

neger

(now, offensive) A black slave or servant, and hence any slave, servant, inferior, or child.

negeren

(transitive) To invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration.

negerin

(dated, literary, now, offensive, and, an, _) A black female.

negge

A small horse; a pony.

negorij

A small village or a group of houses.

neigen

(transitive) To set (something) at an angle; to tilt.

neiging

(countable, uncountable) Inclination towards something.

nek

(anatomy) The back part of the neck.

nekken

(transitive, slang) To hang by the neck; strangle; kill, eliminate.

nekkramp

(pathology) Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia.

nektapijt

A hairstyle where the hair is kept short on the top and sides and long at the back.

nemen

(transitive) To take up as an example.

Nemesis

(Greek god) The goddess of divine retribution.

néne

The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.

neofyt

(botany) A plant species recently introduced to an area (in contrast to archaeophyte, a long-established introduced species).

neolithicum

The period of prehistory from circa 8500 to 4500 BCE.

neon

(countable) A form or sample of the element.

neonaat

A recently born baby.

neonatus

A recently born baby.

neoplasma

(pathology, oncology) An abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue in animals or plants.

nep

False, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine.

nep-

Fake or artificial.

Nepal

A country in South Asia, located between China and India. Official name: Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. Capital and largest city: Kathmandu.

Nepeta

Any of the about 250 species of flowering plant of the genus Nepeta, family Lamiaceae, certain of which are said to have medicinal qualities.

nepotisme

The favoring of relatives (most strictly) or also personal friends (more broadly) because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.

nepprofiel

(internet) Such a false profile.

nerd

(slang, sometimes, _, derogatory) A person who is intellectual but generally introverted.

nerf

(uncountable) A linear texture of a material or surface.

nergens

In no place.

nergens heen

To no place.

nergens naartoe

To no place.

nerts

a species of mink, Mustela lutreola, found mostly in Europe, similar in appearance to the American mink.

nerveus

Nervous and excited.

nerveuze

Nervous and excited.

nest

The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.

nestelen

(intransitive, or, transitive) To settle comfortably.

nesteling

A young hawk or falcon in the nest, or that has not yet fledged, especially one that will be trained for falconry.

nesten

(intransitive, of animals) To build or settle into a nest.

nestkast

A small house for birds.

net

Proper; in keeping with etiquette or social standards.

netel

Especially, most species of herb genus Urtica, stinging nettles:

netelig

Touchy, sensitive, or delicate.

netelige

Hard to deal with, complicated.

netjes

Having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful.

netto

Remaining after expenses or deductions.

netto vangen

(transitive) To receive as profit.

netto verdienen

(transitive) To receive as profit.

netvlies

(ophthalmology) The thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball that contains rods and cones sensitive to light, which trigger nerve impulses that pass via the optic nerve to the brain, where a visual image is formed.

netwerk

(computing) A system or structure of distributed computers working mostly on a peer-to-peer basis, used mainly to solve single and complex scientific or technical problems or to process data at high speeds (as in clusters).

neu

(informal, commonly, emphatic) No.

neuken

To engage in any sexual act.

neukpartij

(Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) An act of sexual intercourse.

neuraal

(biology) Of, or relating to the nerves, neurons or the nervous system.

neuralgie

(pathology, neurology) An acute, severe, intermittent pain that radiates along a nerve.

Neurenberg

A major city in Bavaria, Germany.

neuriën

To hum or sing (a song or tune), or to speak (words), softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; specifically, to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice.

neuritis

(neurology, pathology) Inflammation of one or more nerves.

neurochirurg

A surgeon specializing in brain surgery.

neurologe

A doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology.

neurologie

The branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of nervous system including the brain and spinal cord of the central nervous system and the nerves, muscles, and neuromuscular junction of the peripheral nervous system.

neurologisch

Dealing with neurology, the study of the nervous system or the health care specialty that provides care for it.

neuroloog

A doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology.

neuron

(nonstandard, colloquial) A neuron.

neuronenbundel

A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics.

neuroot

(medicine) A person who has a neurosis.

neuropathie

(medicine) Any disease of the nerves and nervous system, usually and more specifically the peripheral nervous system, thus including both non-neuraxial and neuraxial instances of neural damage or dysfunction but excluding the neuraxis's psychiatric aspects (mental illnesses).

neuropsychologie

A branch of neurology and of clinical psychology that investigates the physiological basis of psychological processes.

neurose

(dated, pathology, ;, current in, _, psychology, and) A mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear which differ from normal measures by their intensity, which disorder results from a failure to compromise or properly adjust during the developmental stages of life, between normal human instinctual impulses and the demands of human society. [from the 1700s]

neurotisch

(informal) Overly anxious.

neurowetenschap

The scientific study of the nervous system.

neus

A snout, the nose of an animal.

neusgat

Either of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and other gases to travel the nasal passages.

neushoorn

Any large herbivorous ungulate mammal native to Africa and Asia of the family Rhinocerotidae, with thick, gray skin and one or two horns on their snouts.

neuskeutel

(US, Canada, Philippines, slang) A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril.

neuslengte

(horse racing) The length of a horse’s nose, used to indicate the distance between horses at the finish of a race, or any very close race.

neuten

(intransitive, slang) To complain.

neutraal

Impartial and free from prejudice.

neutraliseren

(transitive) To make even, inactive or ineffective.

neutraliteit

The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side.

neutrino

An elementary particle that is classified as a lepton, and has an extremely small but nonzero mass and no electric charge. It interacts with the surroundings only via the weak force or gravitation, making it very difficult to detect.

neutron

(particle) A subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and having no charge; it is a combination of an up quark and two down quarks.

nevel

(uncountable) A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud.

nevelig

Obscured by mist or fog; unclear; hazy.

nevelig beeld

Something that appears hazy or indistinct.

nevelvlek

(astronomy) A cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust (e.g. a cloud formed after a star explodes).

neven

Parallel, in the same vein, side by side.

nevenschikking

(grammar) A verb along with its subject and their modifiers. If a clause provides a complete thought on its own, then it is an independent (superordinate) clause; otherwise, it is dependent (subordinate). (Independent clauses can be sentences; they can also be part of a sentence. Dependent clauses can only be part of a sentence.)

nevenverwant

(marketing) Printed materials or content of electronic media used to enhance sales of products (short form of collateral material).

Newfoundland

A large island off the coast of eastern Canada, which, along with Labrador, has composed the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador since 1949, and the Dominion of Newfoundland, before it.

NGO

Initialism of non-governmental organization.

nibble

(computing) A unit of memory equal to half a byte, or chiefly four bits.

Nicaragua

A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Nicaragua. Capitalː Managua.

Nice

A coastal city, the capital of Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeast France.

niche

(architectural element) A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament.

nicht

(chiefly, UK, slang, derogatory) A homosexual man.

nichtje

A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").

Nicodemus

A Pharisee, a secret follower of Jesus in the New Testament.

Nicolaas

A en given name.

niemand

Used in contrast to anyone, someone or everyone: not one person; nobody.

niemendal

A nobody (insignificant person).

niervet

The fatty tissue that surrounds and protects the kidneys; that of sheep and cattle is used in cooking and in making tallow.

nies

An act of sneezing.

niesen

An act of sneezing.

niet

do not (negative auxiliary)

niet actief

Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.

niet afdoend

Not conclusive, not leading to a conclusion.

niet beschikbaar

not available

niet beslissend

Not conclusive, not leading to a conclusion.

niet duidelijk

difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic, etc.

niet een

Not any of a given number or group.

niet gaar genoeg

Insufficiently cooked, so as to be unpalatable or inedible.

niet gehoorzamen

(transitive) To refuse or (intentionally) fail to obey an order of (somebody).

niet geïnteresseerd

Not interested; indifferent, not concerned.

niet gratis

(rare) Not free, not free of charge, that costs money, that must be paid for, that must be purchased; paid (as in paid service); pay (as in pay channel); cash (as in cash bar); paywalled (as in paywalled content).

niet in staat

Not able; lacking a certain ability.

niet intentioneel

Without intention; unintentional.

niet meer voorhanden

(not comparable) Not existing. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

niet mis te verstane

Unambiguous; without equivocation or ambiguity; singularly clear, unmistakable, or unquestionable

niet opdagen

(intransitive, obsolete) Stay away; withdraw. [Attested from around 1350 to 1470 until the late 18th century.]

niet overeenstemmen

(intransitive) To fail to conform or correspond with.