Dutch–English dictionary

roede

A stick, pole, or bundle of switches or twigs (such as a birch), used for personal defense or to administer corporal punishment by whipping.

roef

A private room on a ship.

roeiboot

(US) A small open boat propelled by oars (by rowing).

roeien

(transitive) To propel something through water with a paddle, oar, hands, etc.

roeiriem

A type of lever used to propel a boat, having a flat blade at one end and a handle at the other, and pivoted in a rowlock atop the gunwale, whereby a rower seated in the boat and pulling the handle can pass the blade through the water by repeated strokes against the water's resistance, thus moving the boat.

roek

A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.

roekeloos

Adventurous, willing to take on or look for risks; overbold.

roekeloosheid

(countable) Careless wastefulness.

roekoe

The murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon.

roekoeën

(ambitransitive) To make a soft murmuring sound, as a pigeon.

roem

The state of being famous or well-known and spoken of, especially for something positive.

Roemeen

(countable) A native of Romania.

Roemeens

Of or relating to Romania, the Romanian people, or the Romanian language.

Roemeense

(countable) A native of Romania.

Roemenië

A country in Southeast Europe. Capital and largest city: Bucharest.

roemrijk

Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory.

roep

A yell, shout.

roepen

(ambitransitive) To contact by telephone.

roeping

(Ecclesiastical) A divine calling to establish one's lifestyle.

roer

A position of control or leadership.

roerdomp

Several bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae.

roeren

(transitive, ergative) To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another

roerend

Provoking sadness and pity; that can cause sadness or heartbreak among witnesses to a sad event or situation.

roerganger

(nautical) The member of a vessel's crew in charge of steering the vessel; a helmsman or helmswoman.

Roes

Kievan Rus, the medieval East Slavic state established by these same warrior merchants in the 9th century, whose capital was in Kiev.

roest

The deteriorated state of iron or steel as a result of moisture and oxidation; it consists mostly of iron(III) oxide (ferric oxide) and iron(II) oxide (ferrous oxide).

roestbruin

A reddish-brown color.

roesten

(transitive) To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.

roestig

Lacking recent experience, out of practice, especially with respect to a skill or activity. [from 16th c.]

roestvrij

Resistant to rust, oxidation and corrosion.

roet

Fine black or dull brown particles of amorphous carbon and tar, produced by the incomplete combustion of coal, oil etc.

roetig

Stained or covered with grime.

roezemoezen

To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct.

roffel

The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.

roffelen

(transitive) To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon.

rog

Any of the superorder Batoidea of marine fish with flat bodies, large wing-like fins, and whip-like tails.

rogge

The grass Secale cereale from which the grain is obtained. [from 14th c.]

Rogier

(rare, _, compared to given name) A surname originating as a patronymic.

rok

An enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend.

rokade

(chess) A move in which the king moves two squares towards a rook, and the rook moves to the other side of the king; the action of the verb to castle.

roken

(intransitive) To inhale and exhale tobacco smoke.

roker

A person who smokes tobacco habitually.

rokeren

(usually, _, intransitive, shogi) To create a similar defensive position in Japanese chess through several moves.

rokkenjager

A man whose chief interest is seducing, usually women.

rol

A large roll of fabric or similar material, as a bolt of cloth.

rolbezetting

(art) The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.

rollebollen

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

rollen

(intransitive, aviation) To roll or incline laterally in order to turn.

roller

(heading) Anything that rolls.

roltrap

A motor-driven mechanical device consisting of a continuous loop of steps that automatically conveys people from one floor to another.

rolverdeling

(art) The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.

Roma

A variety of the Romani language (or occasionally) the Romani macrolanguage.

Romaan

A person from one of the modern European countries (including Italy, Spain etc.) whose language is descended from Latin.

Romaans

Of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Galician, Romanian, Catalan, Occitan, etc.

romaji

A representation of Japanese in Latin script.

Roman

A en given name recently borrowed from continental Europe.

romance

A person with whom someone has an adulterous relationship.

romancier

An author of novels.

Romanes

The Indo-Aryan lect of the Roma people, or one of its sublects (such as Roma, Sinti, Romanichal, etc), closely related to Hindi and Rajasthani.

romanschrijver

An author of novels.

romantiek

(arts, music) An artistic, literary, musical, and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century, peaking from 1800 to 1850, characterized by its emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of all the past and nature, preferring the medieval rather than the classical.

romantisch

In a romantic way.

Rome

A major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire.

Romein

(historical) A person native to ancient Rome or its Empire.

Romeins

Of or relating to the customs and people descended from the ancient Romans and their Empire.

Romeinse

Of or from Rome.

Romeo

(fiction) One of the main characters of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare: the ardent lover of Juliet.

rommel

(uncountable) A confused disordered jumble of things.

rommelen

(transitive) To root out; to abolish.

rommelig

(of a place, situation, person, etc) In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly.

rommeling

A low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach.

romp

A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.

romper

One-piece adult loungewear jumpsuit.

rompertje

(US) A one-piece garment for an infant or small child, generally worn over a diaper.

rond

In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of; around. [from before 1150]

rond de pot draaien

(intransitive) To speak or act in a manner that is intentionally ambiguous or evasive; equivocate.

rond-

Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down. [from before 1150]

rondbazuinenen

(derogatory, figuratively) To spread or cause to spread.

rondborstig

Having large breasts.

ronddelen

To distribute in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource.

ronddollen

(intransitive) To move about carelessly, playfully or boisterously.

ronddraaien

(intransitive) To revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado.

ronde

The route patrolled by a police officer or a guard.

rondel

(archaic) An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer.

rondgang

A guided visit to a particular place, or virtual place.

rondhangen

(intransitive, now, _, literary) To live; to reside.

rondhout

(nautical) Any linear object used as a mast, sprit, yard, boom, pole or gaff.

rondhuppelen

(intransitive) To play about roughly, energetically or boisterously.

ronding

Smoothness or continuity.

rondingen

A grading system based on the scale of performance of a group used to normalize a right-skewed grade distribution (with more lower scores) into a bell curve, so that more can receive higher grades, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject.

rondist

The line of greatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting.

rondleiding

A guided visit to a particular place, or virtual place.

rondlummelen

(intransitive) To do nothing, to be idle.

rondom

In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of; around. [from before 1150]

rondpunt

(chiefly, UK, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.

rondreis

(often, figurative, travel) A trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location.

rondreizen

To travel, to make a trip or voyage.

rondreizend

Habitually travelling from place to place. [from 1560s]

rondsluipen

(intransitive) To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen.

rondspoken

(transitive) To inhabit or to visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts).

rondtrekken

To travel, to make a trip or voyage.

rondtrekkend

Habitually travelling from place to place. [from 1560s]

ronduit

In a frank or candid manner, especially in a way that may seem too open, excessively honest, or slightly blunt.

rondweg

A replacement road for obsolete road that is no longer in use because devastating natural disasters (earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides).

rondzingen

(amplification) The high-pitched howling noise heard when there is a loop between a microphone and a speaker.

rondzwerven

(intransitive) To move from one location to another in an apparently random and frivolous manner.

ronin

A masterless samurai (who often becomes a mercenary to make ends meet).

ronselen

(transitive, US) To conscript (a person); to force (a person) to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.

rood

(tincture) In blazon, of the colour red.

rood worden

(intransitive) To become red or redder.

roodachtig

Somewhat red.

roodbaars

Salvelinus, a genus of fish in the salmon family

roodborst

Any of several unrelated birds that have a red breast

roodborstje

A small passerine Old World bird; Erithacus rubecula.

roodharig

(of a person) Having red hair.

roodharige

A person with red hair.

roodheid

(uncountable) The state or quality of being red.

roodkoper

(uncountable) A reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic element with high electrical and thermal conductivity, symbol Cu, and atomic number 29.

roof

A robbery or burglary, especially from an institution such as a bank or museum.

roofachtig

Of, or relating to a predator.

roofdier

A carnivorous animal that hunts for its food, especially one that preys on vertebrates.

roofje

An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing.

rooftocht

A raid or predatory attack.

roofvis

Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other non-plant organisms (their prey), primarily for food.

roofzuchtig

Given to taking by force or plundering; aggressively greedy.

rooie

A person with red hair.

rook

(uncountable) The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.

rookgordijn

Smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover, as of troops in battle.

rookster

A person who smokes tobacco habitually.

rookwaterval

An artificial waterfall of smoke for shows.

rookzwart

Fine black or dull brown particles of amorphous carbon and tar, produced by the incomplete combustion of coal, oil etc.

room

The butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.

rooms-katholiek

Of the Roman Catholic church in particular.

roomse kervel

Myrrhis odorata, a plant in the genus Myrrhis, in the family Apiaceae.

roos

A shot which hits the centre of a target.

roosgekleurd

Having a purplish-red or pink color; rosy.

rooskleurig

Having a colour between red and white; pale red.

rooster

A horizontal metal grill through which liquid, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot.

roosteren

(transitive, or, intransitive, or, ergative) To process by drying through exposure to sun or artificial heat.

ros

(of hair or fur) Of a reddish-brown color.

Rosamunde

A en given name.

rosbaar

(countable, obsolete) A bed, especially a pile of straw with blankets &c. used as a bed.

rosé

(countable) A serving of such wine.

roséwijn

(countable) A serving of such wine.

roskammen

(transitive) To groom (a horse); to dress or rub down a horse with a curry comb.

rosse

(of hair or fur) Of a reddish-brown color.

rossig

Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.

rot

(of eggs) Bad, rotten; inviable, containing a dead embryo.

rotje

A small explosive device, typically containing a small amount of gunpowder in a tightly-wound roll of paper, primarily designed to produce a large bang.

rotonde

(chiefly, UK, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.