Dutch–English dictionary

bankbediende

(banking, chiefly, US) A bank clerk who receives and pays out money.

banket

A large celebratory meal; a feast.

banketbakker

A manufacturer of or dealer in confections (sweets, candies, sweet pastries, and other sweet food items).

bankhanger

(idiom) A person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying down, often watching television, eating snacks or drinking alcohol. [from 1976]

bankier

One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc.

bankroet

(finance, of a person, company, etc.) In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay outstanding debts or meet financial obligations; specifically, having been legally declared insolvent. [from 1565]

bankschroef

(US) An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.

bankwerker

A person skilled in the use of machine tools for fashioning metal parts or tools out of metal.

banneling

(countable) Someone who is banished from his home or country.

bannen

(transitive, done to a person) Exile or banish to a particular place.

banning

Temporary exclusion from a community or society.

banshee

(Scotland, Ireland, , folklore) A female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death.

banvloek

(ecclesiastical, historical) A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed. [from early 17th c.]

banyan

A tropical Indian fig tree, Ficus benghalensis, that has many aerial roots.

baptist

An adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity, which believes in the baptism of believers (sometimes only adults), as opposed to the baptism of infants.

baptistisch

Of, relating to, or adhering to the Baptist religious denomination.

bar

A non-SI unit of pressure equal to 100,000 pascals, slightly less than atmospheric pressure at sea level.

bara

A type of savoury doughnut eaten as a snack in south Asia.

barak

(military, chiefly, in the plural) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.

barbaar

(derogatory) Someone from a developing country or backward culture.

barbaars

Relating to people, countries, or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior.

barbaarsheid

(uncountable) The state of being barbarous; brutality

Barbados

An island and country in the Caribbean.

barbarij

(uncountable) The state of being barbarous; brutality

Barbarije

(historical) The Mediterranean coastal areas of North Africa that were used as a base by pirates in the 16th to 19th centuries.

barbecue

A fireplace or pit for grilling food, typically used outdoors and traditionally employing hot charcoal as the heating medium.

barbecueën

(transitive, intransitive) To cook food on a barbecue; to smoke food over indirect heat from high-smoke fuels.

barbier

A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers.

Barcelona

The capital city of Catalonia, Spain.

bard

A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.

bardo

(Tibetan, _, Buddhism) The state of existence between death and subsequent reincarnation.

baren

(transitive) To bear or give birth to (a child).

baret

(headwear) A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and a headband to secure it to the head; usually culturally associated with France.

barg

(obsolete, _, except in scientific use and in some dialects) A castrated boar.

Bargoens

(countable, uncountable) A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.

barium

The chemical element (symbol Ba) with an atomic number of 56. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.

bark

(watercraft) A vessel, typically with three (or more) masts, with the foremasts (or fore- and mainmasts) square-rigged, and mizzenmast schooner-rigged.

barmhartig

Showing mercy.

barmhartigheid

(uncountable) Relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another.

barmsijs

A bird of the species Acanthis flammea

barnsteen

A hard, generally yellow to brown translucent or transparent fossil resin from extinct coniferous trees of the pine genus, used for jewellery, decoration and later dissolved as a binder in varnishes. One variety, blue amber, appears blue rather than yellow under direct sunlight. [from 15th c.]

barnsteengeel

A yellow-orange colour.

barnsteenkleur

A yellow-orange colour.

barok

(arts, music) A period in Western architecture, art, and music from c. 1600–1760 CE, known for its abundance of drama, rich color, and extensive ornamentation.

barometer

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

baron

A baron of beef, a cut made up of a double sirloin.

barones

A woman holding a baronial title in her own right; a female ruler of a barony.

barracuda

Any large marine fish of the genus Sphyraena that have elongated bodies, a projecting lower jaw, displaying prominent fang-shaped teeth, and are aggressive predators.

barrel

The quantity which constitutes a full barrel: the volume or weight this represents varies by local law and custom.

barrevoets

Wearing nothing on the feet.

barricade

A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence

barrière

A structure that bars passage.

bars

Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.

barst

A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.

barsten

(transitive) To cause to break from internal pressure.

barstje

A crack or breach, a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion.

bas

(musical instrument) An instrument that plays in the bass range, in particular a double bass, bass guitar, electric bass or bass synthesiser.

basalt

(mineral) A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.

base

(chemistry) Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds that turn red litmus blue and react with acids to form salts.

baseren

(transitive) To give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of.

basgitaar

(musical instrument) An instrument that plays in the bass range, in particular a double bass, bass guitar, electric bass or bass synthesiser.

basilica

(architecture) A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.

basilicum

A plant (Ocimum basilicum).

basilicumblaadjes

The leaves of this plant used as a herb.

basiliek

(architecture) A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.

basiliekruid

A plant (Ocimum basilicum).

basis

The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; basis.

basisbehoefte

A necessary commodity, a staple requirement.

basisbenodigdheid

A basic or essential supply.

basisch

(chemistry) Of or pertaining to a base; having a pH greater than 7.

basisonderdeel

A necessary commodity, a staple requirement.

basisvoedsel

A basic or essential supply.

Bask

A member of a cultural and ethnic people living in the western Pyrenees and the Bay of Biscay between France and Spain.

basketbal

(countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.

Baskisch

Relating to the Basque people or their language.

Baskische

A member of a cultural and ethnic people living in the western Pyrenees and the Bay of Biscay between France and Spain.

bassin

A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall.

bassist

A musician who plays a bass instrument, especially the bass guitar.

bast

(countable, uncountable) The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree.

basta

(literary, poetic) (that's) enough; stop!

bastaard

(often, pejorative) Someone or something of mixed kind or uncertain origin, especially a dog.

bastion

(architecture) A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.

baten

(intransitive) To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object.

bathyscaaf

A self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible for exploring the ocean depths, consisting of a crew cabin similar to a bathysphere suspended below a float filled with a buoyant liquid such as petrol.

Batman

A fictional hero and the main protagonist of DC Comics, noted for his intellect and stealth, who uses a bat-themed costume and equipment (including a belt with an array of utilities) and is assisted by his sidekick Robin.

baton

(music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances.

Bats

A commune in Landes department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

batterij

A small group of people forming part of a larger organization, often an outlawed one. [from 20th c.]

bavarois

A pudding similar to pastry cream but thickened with gelatin or isinglass instead of flour or cornstarch, and flavoured with liqueur.

bazaar

A fair or temporary market, often for charity.

bazielkruid

A plant (Ocimum basilicum).

bazig

Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering.

bazig persoon

A person who offers unsolicited views, advice, or criticism; one who kibitzes.

bazin

A person in charge of a business or company.

BBC

(preceded by “the”) Initialism of w:British Broadcasting Corporation.

bè

(onomatopoeia) The characteristic cry or bleating of a sheep.

beademen

(transitive) To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose preternaturally; to produce in, as by inspiration.

beademingsapparaat

(medicine) A machine that moves breathable air into and out of the lungs of a patient who is unable to breathe sufficiently.

beademingsmachine

A device to assist breathing.

beagle

A small short-legged smooth-coated scenthound, often tricolored and sometimes used for hunting hares. Its friendly disposition makes it suitable as a family pet.

beambte

An office holder, a person holding an official position in government, sports, or other organization.

beamen

(colloquial, transitive) To agree with, affirm, approve.

beangstigen

(transitive) To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.

beangstigend

Causing awe or terror; inspiring wonder or excitement. [from 1590–1600.]

beantwoorden

To be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; usually with to.

beantwoorden aan

To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.

bear

(gay slang) A large, hairy man, especially one who is homosexual. [c. 1970]

beat

A rhythm.

Beatrijs

A en given name.

Beatrix

A en given name.

bebaard

Having a beard; involving a beard.

bebloed

Covered in blood.

beboeten

(law enforcement, transitive) To record the name and other details of a suspected offender and the offence for later judicial action.

bebording

(uncountable) Signs, particularly those imparting commercial, directional, or road traffic information, taken collectively.

bebossen

(transitive) To make into forest

bebost

Covered in forest.

beboteren

(transitive) To spread butter on.

bebouwen

(transitive) To work or cultivate or plough (soil); to prepare for growing vegetation and crops.

becommentariëren

(transitive, software, of code) To comment out (code); to disable by converting into a comment.

bed

A prepared spot in which to spend the night.

bedaard

Cool‐headed, emotionally stable, in focus.

bedankt

(Commonwealth, informal) thank you

bedaren

To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate. [from 14th c.]

bedarer

One who, or that which, quiets or calms.

bedauwd

Covered by dew.

bedauwen

(transitive) To wet with, or as if with, dew; to moisten.

bedding

Coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads, or in making concrete; track ballast.

bede

(countable, British) An historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose, such as a war effort.

bedeesd

(dated) Bashful, shy, retiring.

bedehuis

A place, usually a building such as a church, mosque, synagogue or temple where believers can practise their faith.

bedekken

(transitive) To cover with, or as if with, a blanket.

bedel

A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck. [from 15th c.]

bedel-

Depending on alms for a living.

bedelaar

A person who begs.

bedelaarsgekerm

(uncountable) Whining speech, such as that used by beggars.

bedelaarster

A person who begs.

bedelares

A person who begs.

bedelarij

The fact or action of begging.

bedelen

(intransitive) To request the help of someone, often in the form of money.

bedeling

The act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution

bedelmonnik

A religious friar, forbidden to own personal property, who begs for a living.

bedeltje

A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc., traditionally supposed to confer luck upon the wearer.

bedenken

(idiomatic) To decide differently than one had decided before.

bedenking

More generally, any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking. [from 17th c.]

bedenksel

A fabrication, fantasy, invention; something fictitious.

bederfelijk

Liable to perish, especially naturally subject to quick decomposition or decay.

bederfelijke eetwaren

(in the plural) Food that does not keep for long.

bederfelijke levensmiddelen

(in the plural) Food that does not keep for long.

bederven

(intransitive) To become septic; to become rotten.

bedevaart

A journey made to a sacred place, or a religious journey.