Dutch–English dictionary

onbeweeglijk

Always on course and steady.

onbewerkt

In a natural, untreated state.

onbewogen

Having, or revealing, no emotion.

onbewolkt

Without clouds.

onbewoonbaar

Not fit for people (or other living things) to live in; not able to be inhabited.

onbewoond

Not inhabited; having no inhabitants.

onbewust

Unaware; without noticing; careless; inattentive.

onbewuste

(psychology) That part of mind that is not consciously perceived.

onbezield

(grammar) Not animate.

onbezongen

Which has not been lauded or appreciated.

onbezonnen

Unable to concentrate or think seriously; easily excited; impulsive; also, lightheartedly silly; frivolous.

onbezonnenheid

(uncountable) Reckless boldness; foolish bravery.

onbillijk

Not conscionable; unscrupulous and lacking principles or conscience.

onbillijk beoordelen

To slander; to impute evil to unjustly.

onboetvaardig

Feeling or showing no sorrow or regret for wrongdoing.

onbruik

(legal) Expectancy; a condition when an ownership of real property is undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title. [Late 16th century]

onbruikbaar

Not usable.

onbuigzaam

(said of people and their conviction) Firm; unshakeable; unyielding; determined.

oncologe

(oncology) A doctor or scientist who specializes in oncology.

oncologie

The branch of medicine concerned with tumors, including study of their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

oncoloog

(oncology) A doctor or scientist who specializes in oncology.

onconventioneel

Differing from the norm. [First attested sometime between the mid 16th century and the early 17th century.]

ond

(of adjectives from numbers, especially of times and ages) About, approximately.

ondankbaar

(of a person) ungrateful or unappreciative

ondankbaarheid

A lack or absence of gratitude; thanklessness.

ondanks

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

ondefinieerbaar

That which defies description; indescribable.

ondenkbaar

Contrary to what had been thought possible.

onder

Lacking (something); without (something). Added usually to a noun to form an adjective signifying a lack of that noun.

onder auteursrecht plaatsen

(transitive, intransitive) To obtain or secure a copyright for some literary or other artistic work.

onder controle brengen

(transitive) To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.

onder de maat

Of less than a traditional or accepted standard.

onder een goed gesternte

Characteristic of a good omen.

onder ogen zien

(transitive) To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.

onder ons gezegd en gezwegen

Shared in confidence.

onder woorden brengen

(transitive) To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce

onder-

Under, beneath.

onderaards

Below ground, under the earth, underground.

onderarm

(anatomy) The part of the arm between the wrist and the elbow.

onderbeen

(anatomy) The portion of the lower limb of a human that extends from the knee to the ankle.

onderbetaald

Getting too little financial compensation for one's work.

onderbewustzijn

The state of being subconscious.

onderbouwbaar

As can be supported or proven by sound logical deduction, evidence, and precedent, but without absolute certainty.

onderbouwd

Founded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms.

onderbouwen

(figurative, by extension) To support something or someone by supplying evidence.

onderbouwing

A justification or rationalization for something.

onderbreken

(transitive) To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely.

onderbreking

An interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.

onderbrengen

(transitive) To cause to come to agreement; to bring about harmony; to reconcile.

onderbroek

(chiefly, UK) An undergarment that covers the genitals and often the buttocks and the neighbouring parts of the body; underpants. [from 19th c.]

onderbroken ontwikkeling

(biology) Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed. [from 18th c.]

onderbuik

(obsolete) The fat surrounding the belly. [mid 16th c. – late 17th c.]

ondercommissie

A committee formed by an existing committee, comprising a subset of its members.

onderdaan

A citizen in a monarchy.

onderdak

A place to live or lodge.

onderdane

A citizen in a monarchy.

onderdanig

resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit

onderdeel

Any part of the body of a vehicle.

onderdelen

Miscellaneous items, especially the set of equipment required for a particular activity.

onderdompelen

(ambitransitive) To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.

onderdompeling

The act of immersing or the condition of being immersed.

onderdrukken

(transitive) To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.

onderdrukker

Someone who oppresses another or others.

onderdrukking

Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement.

onderdrukt

(figuratively) Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated.

onderduiken

(ambitransitive) To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.

ondergaan

(transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand. [from mid-12th c.]

ondergang

Death.

ondergeschikt

Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary.

ondergeschikte

A person of lower rank, stature, or ability to another.

ondergetekende

(of a person) Having signed at the end of a document.

ondergewaardeerd

Not given enough recognition for its quality.

ondergoed

Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing.

ondergraven

(transitive) To subvert by digging or wearing away; to mine; to undermine; to destroy the foundation of.

ondergroei

The plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes).

ondergrond

(heraldry) A mound (often of grass), shelf (of e.g. wall) or other thing beneath the shield in a coat of arms on which the supporters stand.

ondergronds

(not comparable) Below the ground; below the surface of the Earth.

ondergrondse

(North America, Scotland, South Africa) A train that runs on such an underground railway.

onderhandelen

(transitive) To entertain with food or drink, especially at one's own expense; to show hospitality to; to pay for as celebration or reward. [from 16th c.]

onderhandeling

The process of achieving agreement through discussion.

onderhandelingen

Dealings between countries.

onderhands

Done by moving the hand (and arm) from below.

onderhoud

(legal, sometimes, pejorative) A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person.

onderhouden

(transitive) To provide for or nourish.

onderhuids

Pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin.

onderjurk

A woman's undergarment worn under a skirt or dress to conceal unwanted nudity that may otherwise be revealed by the skirt or dress itself; a shift.

onderkaak

The jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes.

onderkant

The lowest part of anything.

onderkast

The minuscule or small letters (a, b, c, as opposed to the uppercase or capital letters, A, B, C).

onderkennen

(transitive) To realize or discover the nature of something; apprehend quality in.

onderkledingstuk

Any garment worn underneath others, especially one worn next to the skin; an item of underwear.

onderkoeling

(pathology) Abnormally low body temperature; specifically, below 35 degrees Celsius for humans.

onderkoning

One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.

onderlaag

A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid.

onderlegger

(Judaism) A similar circular piece of lace worn as a head-covering by some married Jewish women.

onderliggend

(literal) lying underneath

onderling

In a shared manner; equally; affecting all parties the same way

ondermaats

Of inferior quality; not meeting the minimum quality requirements.

ondermaatse vis

Chiefly with a qualifying word: any of a number of other (small) fish from the family Cyprinidae; also (chiefly, US) , other small (usually freshwater) fish from other families.

ondermijnen

To hollow out or undermine.

onderminister

An administrator immediately subordinate to a head of a government department or to a member of a cabinet

ondernemen

(transitive) To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.).

ondernemend

(of a, person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.

ondernemer

A person who sets up a business; generally, a person who owns and manages a business and assumes its financial risks. [from 1762]

ondernemerszin

(US) Boldness of enterprise; aggressiveness or initiative.

onderneming

(countable) A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.

onderontwikkeld

Of a culture, country, practice etc., undeveloped or unsophisticated.

onderpand

(finance) A security or guarantee (usually an asset) pledged for the repayment of a loan if one cannot procure enough funds to repay.

onderschatten

(transitive) To estimate too low; to perceive (someone or something) as having a lower value, quantity, worth, etc., than what he/she/it actually has.

onderschatting

An estimate that is too low.

onderscheid

(countable) A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.

onderscheiden

(obsolete, transitive) To distinguish or differentiate.

onderscheiding

That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination.

onderscheidingsvermogen

The ability to distinguish between things.

onderscheppen

(transitive) To accost or intercept unexpectedly.

onderschrift

A title or brief explanation attached to an illustration, cartoon, user interface element, etc.

onderschrijven

(transitive) Specifically, to assume financial responsibility for something, and guarantee it against failure.

onderstation

A site where electricity supplied by long-distance (high-voltage) transmission lines is transformed or regulated for local (low-voltage) distribution.

ondersteek

A pan used for urination and defecation while in bed, now usually for reasons of medical necessity or convenience.

onderstel

The supporting structural framework of a vehicle.

ondersteund

carried, supported.

ondersteunen

(transitive) To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action). [late 16th c.]

ondersteunend

Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary.

ondersteuner

One who supports another in a contest or combat, such as a dueller's assistant.

ondersteuning

(rare, uncountable) Credential or supporting material for a person or claim.

ondertekenaar

One who signs or has signed something.

ondertitel

(cinematography, television) A piece of text appearing on screen as a subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast, describing dialogue (and sometimes other sound) for viewers who cannot hear.

ondertitelen

To add captions to a film or broadcast.

ondertiteling

(cinematography, television) Textual versions of the dialogue in films (and similar media such as television or video games), usually displayed at the bottom of the screen.

ondertoon

The degree of vividness of a colour; hue, shade, tint.

ondertussen

During the time that something is happening, often specifically in a different place.

onderuit

Used by loggers to warn others that a tree being felled is falling.

onderverdelen

(ambitransitive) To divide divisions into smaller divisions.

onderverhuren

(transitive, property law) To grant a sublease out of property held under a lease.

ondervinden

(transitive) To observe certain events; undergo a certain feeling or process; or perform certain actions that may alter one or contribute to one's knowledge, opinions, or skills.

ondervinding

The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or suffering.

ondervoed

Suffering from malnutrition.

ondervoeding

A lack of adequate nourishment.

ondervragen

(transitive) to question or quiz, especially in a thorough and/or aggressive manner

ondervraging

The act of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; inquiry.

onderwater

(not comparable) Beneath the surface of the water; of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface.

onderwater-

Being, relating to, or made for use underwater, especially beneath the sea.

onderwaterzwemmen

(intransitive) To swim under water.

onderweg

On the way.

onderweg zijn (naar)

(intransitive) To move in a specified direction.

onderwereld

A conscious existence after death; a supernatural life that follows one's natural life, in some worldviews.

onderwerp

The subject matter of an artistic representation, discourse, or writing; a theme or topic.

onderwerpen

(transitive) To force to submit.

onderwerping

The thing which has been submitted.

onderwijs

(uncountable) The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment.