Dutch–English dictionary

radertje

An unimportant individual in a greater system.

radicaal

(chemistry) A group of atoms, joined by covalent bonds, that take part in reactions as a single unit.

radicalen

(also, attributive) Those members of a political party, or any social group, holding extremist or unorthodox views.

radijs

A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root.

radijsje

A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root.

radioactief

Exhibiting radioactivity.

radioamateur

(radio) An amateur radio operator.

radiologie

(medicine) The specialty of medical imaging and its interpretation, originally and especially radiography#Noun but now including all imaging modalities, including ones that use no radiation#Noun (such as ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging).

radiotherapeut

A therapist who specialises in radiotherapy

radiotherapeute

A therapist who specialises in radiotherapy

radium

The chemical element (symbol Ra) with an atomic number of 88. It is a soft, shiny and silvery radioactive alkaline earth metal.

radius

(zoology) The lighter bone (or fused portion of bone) in the forelimb of an animal.

radon

The chemical element (symbol Rn, formerly Ro) with atomic number 86. It is an odorless, colorless, chemically inert but radioactive noble gas.

radslag

A gymnastic maneuver whereby the gymnast rotates to one side or the other while keeping arms and legs outstretched, spinning for one or more revolutions.

Rafaël

An archangel in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.

rafelen

(also, figuratively) To rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction; also, to irritate (something) through chafing or rubbing; to chafe.

rafelsteen

An isohedral polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and thrown in games of chance.

raffinaderij

A building, or a mass of machinery, used to produce refined products such as sugar, oil, or metals.

rag

A ragtime song, dance or piece of music. [from 19th c.]

rage

A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time.

ragfijn

Of a fine, almost transparent, texture; gossamer; light and insubstantial.

ragfijn weefsel

A soft, sheer fabric.

ragnarok

(Norse mythology) A series of future events culminating in a battle, fought between the Æsir and einherjar on one side, and the forces of Surtr, Loki, and Loki's children on the other, in which all of creation is burned down and almost all life is extinguished.

raid

A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.

rail

A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.

railbus

(rail) A self-propelled railway vehicle for passengers, similar to a bus.

rak

(nautical) The distance a sailing vessel runs between tacks when working to windward.

raken

(transitive) To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.

raket

(military) A self-propelled projectile whose trajectory can be adjusted after it is launched. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

raketsla

A yellowish-flowered Mediterranean herb of the mustard family with flavoured leaves, often eaten in salads, that has a distinct, peppery flavor, of three species:

rakker

Sometimes diminutive: a cheeky person or creature; a troublemaker.

ral

Any of several birds in the family Rallidae.

Ram

Someone with an Aries star sign.

ramadan

(Islam) The holy ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, during which Muslims fast between the break of dawn until sunset; they also refrain from drinking liquids, smoking and having sexual relations.

ramen

Soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Japanese-Chinese style).

rammelaar

A baby’s toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow container. [from 16th c.]

rammelen

(by extension) The rumbling sound made by a human's hungry stomach.

rammelkar

The leather socket for holding the whip when driving, or for the carbine or lance when mounted.

rammen

To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.

rammenas

A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root.

ramp

(countable) An event that is adverse; calamity.

rampspoedig

Of the nature of a disaster; calamitous.

rampzalig

Causing or involving calamity; disastrous.

ramsteven

The projecting prow of a rowed warship, such as a trireme.

ranch

A small farm that cultivates vegetables or livestock, especially one in the Southwestern United States.

rancune

(countable) Deep-seated and/or long-term animosity or ill will about something or someone, especially due to perceived mistreatment.

rancuneus

(figuratively) Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone. [from early 17th c.]

rand

The outer edge of something.

randvoorwaarde

(quantum mechanics) either one of the conditions that the wave function must be continuous and that its derivative must be as well, except in the case of infinite potential

rang

A hierarchical level in an organization such as the military.

rangeren

(transitive, rail transport) To move a train from one track to another, or to move carriages, etc. from one train to another.

rangschikken

to identify by or divide into classes; to categorize

rangschikking

One’s relative placement in a list.

ranja

(UK, AU, NZ) A concentrated non-carbonated soft drink which is diluted with water before drinking.

rank

Attractively thin; gracefully slender. [from 1810s]

ranking

One’s relative placement in a list.

rans

Having a very strong and bad taste or odor.

ransel

A bag or case with one or two shoulder straps, especially used to carry books etc.

ransomware

(computer security) Malware that holds the data of a computer user for ransom, usually requiring or claiming to require payment to restore access.

rantsoen

A portion of some limited resource, especially food, allocated to a person or group.

rantsoeneren

(transitive) To portion out (especially during a shortage of supply); to limit access to.

rantsoenering

Controlled distribution of scarce resources such as food or fuel; used typically in wartime.

ranzig

Having a very strong and bad taste or odor.

rap

Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid. [from 14th c.]

rapalje

(informal, somewhat, derogatory) The rabble; crowds; people of a low, disreputable or undesirable class or position.

rapier

A slender, straight, sharply pointed sword (double-edged, single-edged or edgeless), designed predominantly for thrusting; used during the Renaissance period of Europe for civilian duelling

rappen

(ambitransitive) To speak (lyrics) in the style of rap music.

rapper

(music) A performer of rap music, or someone who raps in any form of music.

rapport

A piece of information describing, or an account of certain events given or presented to someone, with the most common adpositions being by (referring to creator of the report) and on (referring to the subject).

rapporteren

To give an account.

rare snuiter

A person or object that deviates from the rest of a group.

rariteit

Something or someone that is strange or unusual.

ras

(type theory) The type of a type constructor or a higher-order type operator.

rasp

A tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades.

raspen

(transitive, cooking) To shred (things, usually foodstuffs), by rubbing across a grater.

raster

A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle.

rasterafbeelding

(computing) A series of bits that represents a rasterized graphic image, each pixel being represented as a group of bits.

rasversierder

A lecherous person: someone given to excessive sexual activity or debauchery.

rat

(zoology) A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus.

ratatouille

A traditional French Provençal stewed vegetable dish consisting primarily of tomatoes, zucchini and eggplant.

ratel

A wooden mechanical device used as a scarecrow; bird-scaring rattle, a wind-rattle or a wind-clapper.

ratelaar

A noisy, senseless talker; a jabberer. [from 17th c.]

ratelen

(intransitive, of teeth, machinery, etc.) To make a noise by rapid collisions.

ratelpopulier

A poplar tree, especially of section Populus sect. Populus, of medium-size trees with thin, straight trunks of a greenish-white color.

ratelslang

Any of various venomous American snakes, of genera Crotalus and Sistrurus, having a rattle at the end of its tail.

ratificeren

(transitive) To give formal consent to; make officially valid, sign off on.

ratio

An explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something.

rationalisme

(philosophy) The theory that the reason is a source of knowledge independent of and superior to sense perception.

rationaliteit

The quality or state of being rational; due exercise of reason; reasonableness.

rationeel

Logically sound; not self-contradictory or otherwise absurd.

rationele

(arithmetic) Of a number, capable of being expressed as the ratio of two integers.

rauw

(chiefly, Scotland) Rude or coarse in manner.

rauwe

(cooking) (of food) Not cooked. [from 9th c.]

ravenzwart

Of the color of the raven; jet-black.

ravijn

(frequently, figurative) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable; any void space. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

razen

(intransitive) To move or drive at high speed; to hurry or speed.

razend

(informal) So angry that one turns pale; very angry; furious; liverish.

razernij

A state of wild activity or panic.

razzia

(slang) The act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation.

rddyufiy

Having the form or shape of a snake.

re-integratie

The process of reintegrating.

reactieproduct

(chemistry) A chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction.

reactionair

(politics) Extremely conservative; opposing revolution (such as the French Revolution); favoring a return to a golden age of the past.

Reading

A number of other townships, listed under Reading Township.

reagens

(chemistry) A chemical substance which responds to the presence of, or contact with, another substance.

reageren

(obsolete, transitive) To move to action; to actuate; to animate.

realiseren

(transitive) To carry out successfully; to accomplish. [from 14th c.]

realisme

A concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary.

realist

One who believes in seeing things the way they really are, as opposed to how they would like them to be.

realistisch

(idiomatic) Hardheaded, stubborn.

realiteit

An instance or quality of being actual or factual; fact.

reanimeren

(ambitransitive) To restore (someone or something) to animation or life; to come back to animation or life.

rebbe

(Judaism) The spiritual leader of a Hasidic Jewish community.

Rebekka

(biblical character) The sister of Laban; Isaac's wife; the mother of Jacob and Esau.

rebel

One of several people who take up arms against the local state authority; a participant in insurgency.

rebelleren

(intransitive) To resist or become defiant toward an authority.

rebellie

(uncountable) The action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; (countable) an instance of this; a revolt, an uprising; specifically, one that is at an initial stage or limited in nature.

reboot

(computing, ergative) To execute a computer's boot process, effectively resetting the computer and causing the operating system to reload, commonly after a system failure.

rebus

An arrangement of pictures, symbols, and/or words representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle.

recalcitrant

Marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authority.

recapitulatie

(theology) The symmetry provided by Christ's life to the teachings of the Old Testament; the summation of human experience in Jesus Christ.

recensent

A person who writes reviews for a newspaper or other publication; a critic.

recenseren

To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review.

recensie

A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.

recent

Having happened a short while ago.

recentelijk

(referring to a time period starting in the recent past and including the present) in recent times.

recentst

Most recent.

recept

(medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology) A written order from an authorized medical practitioner for provision of a medicine or other treatment, such as (ophthalmology) the specific lenses needed for a pair of glasses.

receptie

A social engagement, usually to formally welcome someone.

receptionist

An employee (such as a secretary) who works in reception (receiving visitors and/or calls) for a person or business, especially an office.

recessie

(economics) A period of reduced economic activity

rechercheur

(law enforcement) A police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime; an investigator.

recht

The ideal of fairness, impartiality, etc., especially with regard to the punishment of wrongdoing.

recht voor zijn raap

Straightforward; not evasive; candid and direct.

recht worden

(transitive) To cause to become straight.

rechtbank

The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of cases.

rechtdoor

Of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line.

rechte

(geometry, informal) A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.

rechte lijn

(mining, chiefly, historical) A dynamite fuse made with a small quantity of dynamite powder along its length, so that the spark travels quickly and at a specific known rate.

rechten

(transitive) To cause to become straight.

rechten van de mens

(international law) The set of basic rights and freedoms that all humans should be guaranteed, including the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equality before the law.

rechter

A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.

rechter-

(geography) Designating the bank of a river (etc.) on one's right when facing downstream (i.e. facing forward while floating with the current); that is, the south bank of a river that flows eastward. If this arrow: ⥴ shows the direction of the current, the tilde is on the right side of the river.

rechterhand

The right side or direction.

rechterkant

(politics) The ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group.

rechterlijke macht

The branch of government which is concerned with the administration of justice through the interpretation of the law.

Rechters

(book of the bible) The seventh book of the Old Testament, and a book of the Hebrew Tanakh.

rechthoek

Something with an oblong shape.

rechthoekig

Having a shape like a rectangle.

rechthoekige

Having a shape like a rectangle.