Dutch–English dictionary

platinum

A whitish grey colour, like that of the metal.

platitude

(rhetoric) Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude. [from 19th c.]

platmaken

(transitive, obsolete) To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits.

platte kaas

(film) Ellipsis of press junket.

plattegrond

A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative positions of places and other features.

plattekaas

A soft, creamy, unripened cheese made from cow's milk, originating from and eaten throughout central, northern, eastern, and southeastern Europe, as well as the Low Countries.

platteland

(US, with article, almost always plural) A brushy, rural area or location.

plattelander

A country person.

plattelands

From or in the countryside, connected with it, or typical of it.

platwalsen

(metalworking) To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.

platzak

(slang) Broke; having no money.

plausibel

Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; conceivably true or likely.

plausibiliteit

(now in more positive sense) The fact of being believable; believability, credibility. [from 18th c.]

plaveien

(transitive) To pave with flagstones.

plaveisel

(now, chiefly, North America) A paving (paved part) of a road or other thoroughfare; the roadway or road surface. [from 13th c.]

playboy

A single man, especially a wealthy one, who devotes himself to a life of leisure and pleasure, often sexual, without commitments or responsibilities.

player

(computing) A software application that plays audio or video media, such as a media player.

PlayStation

(video games, trademark) A video game console of the "PlayStation" brand.

playstationen

(rare) To play on the PlayStation video game console.

plebejer

(historical, Ancient Rome) A member of the plebs, the common citizens of ancient Rome.

plebejisch

(historical) Of or concerning the plebs, the common citizens of ancient Rome.

plebisciet

(law, politics) A direct popular vote on an issue of public importance, such as an amendment to the constitution, a change in the sovereignty of the nation, or some government policy.

plebs

The common people of a nation.

plechtig

According to the required or usual ceremonies, formalities, or rituals; specifically (Christianity, obsolete) , to ceremonial laws in the Bible.

plechtig beloven

To make a solemn promise (to do something).

plechtig verklaren

(transitive) To assert earnestly, seriously, and confidently

plechtigheid

Decorum, formality, stateliness.

plegen

(transitive, often, passive, or, reflexive, with to) To make familiar by use; to cause to accept; to habituate, familiarize, or inure.

plegen te

(intransitive, archaic, or, literary, _, except in past tense) To habitually do; to be wont to do. (Now chiefly in past-tense forms; see used to.)

Pleiaden

(Greek god) The "seven sisters", companions of Artemis and daughters of the Titan Atlas and the sea-nymph Pleione.

pleidooi

An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty.

Pleimuiden

A city, unitary authority, and borough of Devon, England.

plein

An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard.

pleinvrees

The fear of wide open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.

pleisterkalk

A plaster that is used to coat interior or exterior walls, or used for mouldings.

pleiten

(ambitransitive, copulative) To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case.

pleiter

(by extension) A legal layman who argues points of law.

plejade

A wide, seemingly unlimited, assortment.

Plejaden

(Greek god) The "seven sisters", companions of Artemis and daughters of the Titan Atlas and the sea-nymph Pleione.

plek

A location or position in space.

plenzen

(intransitive, informal) To rain heavily.

Pletho

Georgios Gemistos Plethon (c. 1355–1453), a Byzantine Greek philosopher.

Plethon

Georgios Gemistos Plethon (c. 1355–1453), a Byzantine Greek philosopher.

pletsen

(intransitive) To splash.

pletten

To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass.

pletwals

A literal or metaphorical force or object regarded as unstoppable, that will crush all in its path.

pletwalsen

(ergative) To press, level, spread, or form with a roller or rollers.

plexus

(anatomy) A network of anastomosing or interwoven nerves, blood vessels, or lymphatic vessels.

plezant

Enjoyable or amusing.

plezier

Joy; pleasure.

plezier maken

(intransitive) To make merry; to have fun; to romp; to behave playfully and uninhibitedly. [from 1580s]

plezieren

(transitive, intransitive) To do (someone) a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation).

plezierhaven

A harbour for small boats.

plezierig

Enjoyable or amusing.

plicht

(countable, uncountable) That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.

plichtmatig

Performed in a careless or indifferent manner as a thing of rote.

plichtsgetrouwe

Pertaining to one's duty; demonstrative of one's sense of duty.

Plinius

An ancient Roman praenomen.

plint

(carpentry, construction) A plank or strip of wood, or several of such strips arranged side by side, used in construction to hold members of a structure together, to provide a fixing point, to strengthen, or to prevent warping.

ploeg

A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft.

ploegboom

(nautical) The maximum width of a vessel (note that a vessel with a beam of 15 foot can also be said to be 15 foot abeam).

ploegen

(archaic) To plough.

ploegendienst

A change of workers, now specifically a set group of workers or period of working time.

ploegenstelsel

A change of workers, now specifically a set group of workers or period of working time.

ploeggenoot

One who is on the same team.

ploert

A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue.

ploertendoder

(countable, US, slang) A short wooden club; a leather-covered hand weapon; a blackjack.

ploeteren

(intransitive) To toil; to drudge; especially, to study laboriously and patiently.

ploffen

To make a sound like a small explosion.

plofstof

Any explosive substance.

plons

(onomatopoeia) The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.

plooi

(sewing) A fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a skirt, as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness and freedom of movement, or taking up excess fabric. There are many types of pleats, differing in their construction and appearance.

plooibaar

Designed to be collapsed, especially so as to be more compact when not in use.

plooibaarheid

(uncountable) Flexibility, pliancy.

plooien

(intransitive) To become curved.

plooikraag

A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s).

plop

(countable) A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle, especially when the contents are pressurized by fizziness.

ploppen

(intransitive) To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound.

plork

(slang, derogatory) A person who has an attractive body but an unattractive face.

plot

(narratology) The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means. [from 1640s]

plots

Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

plotse stijging

An abrupt increase.

plotseling

In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

plotselinge

The state of being abrupt or broken [First attested in the early 17th century.]

plotsklaps

Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.

plotten

(transitive) To trace out (a graph or diagram).

pluche

A textile fabric with a nap or shag on one side, longer and softer than the nap of velvet.

plug

(construction) A piece of wood or similar material fitted into a surface not suitable for fastening so that other pieces may be fastened to it.

pluim

The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on or displayed on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet.

pluimage

(ornithology, collective noun) Layer or collection of feathers covering a bird’s body; feathers used ornamentally; feathering.

pluimbal

(countable) A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games. [from early 16th c.]

pluimen

(transitive) To remove feathers from (a bird).

pluimstrijkend

Excessively eager to please, especially for personal gain; obsequious, flattering.

pluimstrijker

A fawning toady; a base sycophant.

pluimstrijkerij

The fawning behavior of a sycophant; servile flattery; fawningness.

pluimvee

The meat from a domestic fowl.

pluis

Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.

pluizen

(transitive) To make something fluffy.

pluizig

Covered with fluff.

pluk

An instance of plucking or pulling sharply.

pluk de dag

Enjoy the present, make the most of today, (common mistranslation) seize the day.

plukken

To harvest a fruit or vegetable for consumption by removing it from the plant to which it is attached; to harvest an entire plant by removing it from the ground.

pluksel

Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.

plumeau

(archaic, literary, and, poetic) A cluster of feathers worn as an ornament, especially on a helmet; a hackle.

plunder

A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.

plunderbuit

The loot attained by plundering.

plunderen

(transitive) Synonym of plunder, to seize by violence particularly during the capture of a city during war or (video games) after successful combat.

plundering

A raid or predatory attack.

pluriform

Capable of doing many things competently.

plus

A positive quantity.

plutocraat

Someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth.

plutonium

The transuranic chemical element with atomic number 94 and symbol Pu: a silvery-gray fissile radioactive actinide metal that tarnishes when exposed to air.

pneumothorax

(medicine) Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.

pocher

Someone who constantly brags or boasts. [from late 16th c.]

pocheren

(transitive) To cook (something) in simmering or very hot liquid (usually water; sometimes wine, broth, or otherwise).

pode

Related to or resembling a foot or similar limb.

podium

(fashion) A narrow elevated stage on which models parade.

poedel

A breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting dogs, and having heavy, curly coat in a solid color; their shoulder height indicates their classification as standard, medium, miniature, or toy.

poëet

A person who writes poems.

poef

A thick cushion used as a seat; an ottoman or pouffe.

poeha

An action which is not worth the difficulty involved.

poel

A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water.

poema

A wild feline, of species Puma concolor, native to the Americas.

poen

(slang, US, or, Cockney) Money.

poenie

(childish) The female genitalia.

poep

(slang, childish, euphemistic) The buttocks.

poepen

(Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, vulgar, slang) To sexually penetrate.

Poerem

(Judaism) A Jewish festival, celebrated on the 14th day of Adar, commemorating the deliverance of the Persian Jews from a complete massacre at the hand of Haman the Amalekite.

Poeriem

(Judaism) A Jewish festival, celebrated on the 14th day of Adar, commemorating the deliverance of the Persian Jews from a complete massacre at the hand of Haman the Amalekite.

Poerim

(Judaism) A Jewish festival, celebrated on the 14th day of Adar, commemorating the deliverance of the Persian Jews from a complete massacre at the hand of Haman the Amalekite.

poes

A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. [from 8th c.]

poesje

(dated) A small serving of spirits taken to remove the taste of coffee, tobacco, etc.

poëte

A person who writes poems.

Poetin

A surname from Russian.

poets

A substance used to polish.

poetsen

(transitive) To remove dirt from a place or object.

poetsmiddel

A substance used to polish.

poetsvod,doekje

A piece of material used for cleaning or sampling other items like musical instruments or guns.

poetsvrouw

A charlady, a woman employed to do housework; cleaning lady.

poëzie

Literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm.

pof

(uncountable, climbing, gymnastics) A white powdery substance used to prevent hands slipping from holds when climbing, or losing grip in weight-lifting or gymnastics, sometimes but not always limestone-chalk, often magnesium carbonate (MgCO3).

pof-maïs

(chiefly, uncountable) A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating.

pogen

(archaic) To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force.

poging

The action of trying at something. [1530]

pogoën

(intransitive) To dance by intentionally jumping into and colliding with other, similarly behaving dancers, and performing other wild, aggressive, or spastic movements.

Poitiers

A city, the capital of Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, France.

poken

To stir up a fire to remove ash or promote burning.

poker

(card games) All the four cards of the same rank.

pokken

(disease) An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s, but still exists in laboratories. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.

Pol

In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles.