Dutch–English dictionary

psycho-analist

(psychiatry) A practitioner of psychoanalysis.

psycho-analiste

(psychiatry) A practitioner of psychoanalysis.

psychologe

An expert in the field of psychology.

psychologie

(uncountable) The study of the human mind.

psycholoog

An expert in the field of psychology.

psychoot

A person affected by psychosis.

psychopathie

A personality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality. Violent and criminal offenses may be indicative of this disorder.

psychopathologie

The academic study of persons whose psychological characteristics deviate from the norm, such as neuroses, psychoses, and other disorders.

psychose

(psychology) A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a deranged personality and a distorted view of reality.

psychosomatisch

(medicine, psychology) Pertaining to physical diseases, symptoms etc. which have mental causes.

psychotherapeut

Someone who practices psychotherapy.

psychotherapeute

Someone who practices psychotherapy.

psychotherapie

The treatment of people diagnosed with mental and emotional disorders using dialogue and a variety of psychological techniques.

psychotisch

Of, related to, or suffering from psychosis.

puber

A person going through puberty.

puberaal

At or just after the age of puberty.

puberteit

The age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction.

publicanus

(Ancient Rome, historical) A tax collector, especially one working in Judea and Galilee during New Testament times (1st century C.E.) who was generally regarded as sinful for extorting more tax than was due, and as a traitor for serving the Roman Empire.

publicatie

(legal) The making known of a previously hidden fact or series of facts to another party; the act of disclosing.

publiceren

(transitive) To issue (something, such as printed work) for distribution and/or sale.

publiciteitsagent

A person whose job is to publicize information or events; a publicity agent; a public relations agent or worker.

publiek

A group of people within hearing; specifically, a large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance, speech, etc. [from 15th c.]

publikaan

(Ancient Rome, historical) A tax collector, especially one working in Judea and Galilee during New Testament times (1st century C.E.) who was generally regarded as sinful for extorting more tax than was due, and as a traitor for serving the Roman Empire.

pudding

Any of various dishes, sweet or savoury, prepared by boiling or steaming, or from batter.

puddingtaart

(cooking) An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.

pugilist

A participant in a boxing match; a fighter who boxes.

puik

(UK, slang) Excellent.

puilen

(intransitive) To distend, to swell or extend beyond normal limits; usually used with out.

puimsteen

A light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock, formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when liquid lava is ejected into water or air as a froth containing masses of gas bubbles, which are frozen into the rock as the lava solidifies.

puin

Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed.

puinhelling

(uncountable) Loose stony debris on a slope. [from early 18th c.]

puinhoop

a thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation

puissant

(archaic, or, literary) Powerful, mighty, having authority.

puist

(dermatology) An inflamed (raised and colored) spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus.

puistenkop

(slang) An annoying person.

puitebloot

(chiefly, British, slang) Completely nude.

pukkel

(dermatology) An inflamed (raised and colored) spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus.

pul

A large drinking vessel, sometimes of pewter, sometimes with a glass base, with one handle and often a hinged cover.Tankard

pulmonair

(anatomy) Pertaining to, having, or affecting the lungs.

puls

A rhythm.

pulsar

(astronomy) A rotating neutron star that emits radio pulses periodically.

pummel

(pejorative) A person, especially a large male, who is clumsy or a simpleton.

punch

A beverage, generally containing a mixture of fruit juice and some other beverage, often alcoholic.

puncteren

To pierce; to break through; to tear a hole.

punctualiteit

The state of being punctual

punctueel

Prompt; on time.

Puniër

A native or inhabitant of Carthage.

Punisch

Of or pertaining to Carthage.

Punjabi

Of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language.

punk

Ellipsis of punk rocker, a musician known for playing punk rock or a fan of the genre. [1976]

punt

(geometry) The highest point in a plane or solid figure, relative to a base line or plane.

punt uit

(chiefly, North America) That's final; that's the end of the matter (analogous to a period ending a sentence); end of story.

puntgevel

(architectural element) The triangular area at the peak of an external wall adjacent to, and terminating, two sloped roof surfaces (pitches).

puntig

(informal) Pointed in shape; having a point or points.

puntkomma

The punctuation mark ;.

puntstuk

(rail transport) The part of a railway switch or turnout where the running rails cross (from the resemblance to the frog in a horse’s hoof).

puntzak

A piece of paper twisted to be used as a container.

pupil

(anatomy) The hole in the middle of the iris of the eye, through which light passes to be focused on the retina.

puppy

A dog with a youthful appearance, or any dog.

pure

Of spirits: undiluted, unmixed; neat. [from 19th c.]

puree

(informal) A difficult situation; peril.

puren

(ambitransitive) To prepare a summary of (something).

purgatorium

(Christianity) An intermediate state after death in which some of those ultimately destined for Heaven must first undergo purification.

purgeermiddel

something, such as a substance or medicine, that purges; laxative

purgeren

(transitive, veterinary medicine) To clear the digestive tract (of an animal) by administering medication that induces defecation or vomiting; to purge.

purgerend

Having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.

purist

An advocate of purism.

puristisch

Of or pertaining to purism.

puriteins

Like a prig.

pus

(medicine, pathology) A whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed primarily of dead white blood cells and dead pyogenic bacteria, normally found in regions of bacterial infection.

put

A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.

putten

(transitive) To attract or cause (someone) to come to a particular place or to take a particular course of action; also, to cause (someone) to turn away from a particular condition or course of action. [from 12th c.]

putter

A bird of the species Carduelis carduelis, native to Europe, North Africa and western Asia.

puur

Pure, free from mixture or adulteration; unmixed. [first attested in the mid 1500s]

puzzel

A type of puzzle in which the aim is to reconstruct a picture that has been cut (originally, with a jigsaw) into many small interlocking pieces.

pyjama

Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers.

Pyongyang

The capital city of North Korea.

Pyreneeën

The mountain range separating Spain from France, inhabited by Basques in the west, Occitans in the centre-north, Aragonese in the centre-south, and Catalans in the east.

pyro-

Fire, heat.

pyromaan

A person experiencing pyromania.

pyromanie

(psychology) A compulsive disorder characterized by obsession with fire or uncontrollable urges to start fires.

pyrosis

(medicine) A burning sensation in the chest due to reflux of stomach contents in the esophagus.

pyrotechniek

The art and technology of fireworks and related military applications.

Pythagoras

Pythagoras (c. 570 – c. 495 BC), an Ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher.

python

(zoology) A type of large constricting snake.

qat

A shrub, Catha edulis, whose leaves are used as a mild stimulant when chewed or brewed as tea; also a drug produced from this plant.

Qatar

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: State of Qatar. Capital: Doha.

QI

Initialism of body mass index.

qua

(chiefly, philosophy) as; in the capacity of; acting as

quadrilateraal

Having four sides.

quadriljoen

(dated, UK, Australia, long scale) A million trillion (logic: 1,000,0004): 1 followed by twenty-four zeros, 1024.

quaestor

The official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organization such as a club.

quaker

A believer of the Quaker faith and a member of the Society of Friends, known for their pacifist views.

quarantaine

A period, instance, or state of isolation from the general public or from native livestock and flora enacted to prevent the spread of any contagious disease.

quarantaineperiode

A period, instance, or state of isolation from the general public or from native livestock and flora enacted to prevent the spread of any contagious disease.

quark

(particle) In the Standard Model, one of a number of elementary subatomic particles having fractional electric charge that forms matter. They are theorized not to exist in isolation, but only in combinations in hadrons such as neutrons and protons or in quark–gluon plasmas.

quart

A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S.

quasi

Almost but not quite.

quaternion

(mathematics) A type of four-dimensional hypercomplex number consisting of a real part and three imaginary parts (real multiples of distinct, independent square roots of −1 denoted by i, j and k); commonly used in vector mathematics and as an alternative to matrix algebra in calculating the rotation of three-dimensional objects.

Queensland

A state of Australia, located in the northeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1859 to 1901. Capital: Brisbane.

queeste

A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.

quenelle

(culinary) A light dumpling made of lightly spiced minced meat or fish bound with egg and poached.

queryen

(computing, databases) To pass a set of instructions to a database to retrieve information from it.

questionnaire

A form containing a list of questions; a means of gathering information for a survey.

quilt

A bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design.

quinoa

A goosefoot (Chenopodium quinoa) native to the Andes and cultivated for its edible seeds.

quintiljoen

(dated, British, Australia, long scale) A million quadrillion: 1 followed by 30 zeros, 1030.

quisling

(pejorative) A traitor who collaborates with the enemy. [from 1940]

quivive

Careful attention.

quorum

The minimum number of members required for a group to officially conduct business and to cast votes, often but not necessarily a majority or supermajority.

quoteren

(commerce, transitive) To name the current price, notably of a financial security.

quotum

(obsolete, rare) A quotum or quota.

quu

The name of the Latin-script letter Q/q.

r.s.v.p.

A reply to an invitation.

ra

(nautical) A horizontal athwartships spar attached to the mast of a sailboat in order to extend the shrouds away from the mast.

raad

(uncountable) An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful.

raadgeven

(transitive) To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed.

raadsel

A difficult question or riddle, especially one using a play on words in the answer.

raadselachtig

Mysterious.

raadsheer

A title given to judges of certain courts; capitalized when placed before a name.

raadsman

A professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law as an attorney-at-law, solicitor, advocate, barrister or equivalent, i.e. represent parties in lawsuits or trials and give legal advice.

raadsvrouw

A professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law as an attorney-at-law, solicitor, advocate, barrister or equivalent, i.e. represent parties in lawsuits or trials and give legal advice.

raadzaam

(of a course of action) Worthy of being recommended; desirable.

raaf

A large all-black passerine bird in the crow family, Corvus corax.

raaklijn

(music) A small metal blade in a clavichord that strikes the strings to produce sound.

raam

An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.

raamwerk

(bowling) A set of balls whose results are added together for scoring purposes. Usually two balls, but only one ball in the case of a strike, and three balls in the case of a strike or a spare in the last frame of a game.

raap

The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle.

raar

Strange or unusual, often in an unpleasant way. [from early 19th c.]

raat

(uncountable) A substance made by bees (clade Anthophila) primarily from beeswax which has hexagonal cells to hold their larvae, and for storing pollen and honey to feed the larvae and themselves when other food is scarce; it is also eaten by humans as part of comb-honey; (countable) a single sheet made up of two layers of this substance.

rabarber

Any plant of the genus Rheum, especially Rheum rhabarbarum, having large leaves and long green or reddish acidic leafstalks that are edible, in particular when cooked (although the leaves are mildly poisonous).

rabbijn

A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions.

rabiaat

(figurative) Very extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous.

rabiës

(disease) An infectious disease caused by species of Lyssavirus that causes acute encephalitis in warm-blooded animals and people, characterised by abnormal behaviour such as biting, excitement, aggressiveness, and dementia, followed by paralysis and death.

race

A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective.

racebaan

A course over which any type of races are run.

racekak

(slang, often with "the") Diarrhea/diarrhoea.

Rachel

(biblical character) Younger daughter of Laban, sister to Leah, and second wife of Jacob.

rachitis

(pathology) A disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D, causing soft or weak bones.

rachitisch

(disease) Affected with or suffering from rickets; rachitic.

racisme

Prejudice or discrimination based upon race or ethnicity; (countable) an action of such discrimination.

racist

A person who believes in or supports racism; a person who believes that a particular race is superior to others, or who discriminates against other races.

racistisch

Constituting, exhibiting, advocating, or pertaining to racism.

racket

(countable, sports) An implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a shuttlecock in badminton.

rad

A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.

rad van tong

(of a person or a manner of speaking) Fluent or having a ready flow of speech.

radar

(uncountable) A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces.

raddraaier

A person who starts and leads a disturbance (such as a riot), a conspiracy, or a criminal gang.

radeloos

Being filled with, or in a state of, despair; hopeless.

raden

To solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly.