Dutch–English dictionary

springkop

The part of a missile, projectile, torpedo, rocket, or other munition which contains either the nuclear or thermonuclear system, high explosive system, chemical or biological agents, or inert materials intended to inflict damage.

springmes

A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed.

springmuis

A member of one of several species of small, jumping, mouselike rodents of the subfamily Gerbillinae, native to Africa, India, and Southern Europe.

springplank

(figuratively) A means of advancing oneself or accomplishing something without aid.

springstof

Any explosive substance.

sprinkhaan

In the strict sense, refers to insects in the suborder Caelifera, particularly those in the family Acrididae.

sprint

A short run, flight.

sprinten

(intransitive) To run quickly or for a short distance.

sproeien

(transitive) To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).

sproet

A small brownish or reddish pigmentation spot on the surface of the skin.

sprong

A sizeable jump, great leap.

sprong met stok en handensteun

An act of vaulting, formerly (chiefly) by deer; a leap or jump.

sprongbeen

The bone of the ankle, forming the lower part of the ankle joint and joining with the tibia and fibula.

spruit

(chiefly, in the plural) The green vegetable Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera, a cabbage variety native to Belgium.

spruiten

(chiefly, in the plural) The green vegetable Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera, a cabbage variety native to Belgium.

spugen

(ambitransitive) To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.

spuigat

(nautical) A drainage hole on the deck of a ship.

spuit

A device consisting of a hypodermic needle, a chamber for containing liquids, and a piston for applying pressure (to inject) or reducing pressure (to draw); a hypodermic syringe.

spuiten

(intransitive, of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.

spuitje

The act of injecting, or something that is injected.

spul

(informal, slang) An object whose name is unknown or cannot be recalled. [from 1909]

spulletjes

Miscellaneous items, especially the set of equipment required for a particular activity.

spurten

(intransitive) To run quickly or for a short distance.

spuug

(uncountable) Saliva, especially when expectorated.

spuuglelijk

(slang, vulgar) Extremely ugly.

spuwen

(ambitransitive) To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.

spuwsel

(uncountable) Saliva, especially when expectorated.

spyware

(Internet) Programs that surreptitiously monitor and report the actions of a computer user. [from 1990s]

sst

(dated) An injunction to be silent and/or to pay attention to what is being said or can be heard.

St.

Abbreviation of Saint.

staaf

A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.

staak

A long, pointed stick used to prod animals.

staakt-het-vuren

In warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose. (Typically only temporary).

staal

A part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen.

staalfabriek

The building housing such a grinding apparatus; also, any similar building that houses a similarly material activity (such as weaving, fulling, dying, etc.); the place of business comprising such a building and its outbuildings and grounds.

staalhard

(figuratively) Solid or certain; not able to be disputed or questioned; irrefutable.

staan

To occupy a place.

staand

(computing, printing) A print orientation where the vertical sides are longer than the horizontal sides.

staande houden

To support by approval or encouragement; to vindicate; to confirm (something which has been questioned)

staander

A device to hold something upright or aloft.

staart

An object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails.

staartbeen

(medical, formal) The final (bottom-most) fused vertebrae at the base of the spine, the tailbone.

staartdeling

(arithmetic) A calculation that involves this process.

staartster

A celestial phenomenon with the appearance of such a body.

staartstuk

A cut of beef consisting of the biceps femoris muscle and its fat cap.

staartvin

A thin, rigid component of an aircraft, extending from the fuselage and used to stabilise and steer the aircraft.

staat

(international, _, legal, metonymically) A sovereign state; (loosely, metonymically, proscribed) a country.

staatkundig

In a political manner.

staats-

Officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community, rather than by a private organization. [from 15th c.]

staatsbestel

(politics, religion, usually, uncountable) Organizational structure and governance, especially of a state or a religion.

staatsburger

A legally recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role. [from 14th c.]

staatsburgerschap

The state of being a citizen; the status of a citizen.

staatsinkomsten

All income generated for some political entity's treasury by taxation and other means.

staatsman

A man who is a leader in national or international affairs.

staatsvorm

(political science, countable) A politically organized unit, especially a nation of people, a class or ingroup that governs it, or the state ruled thereby.

stabiel

Fixed, rather than moving.

stabilisator

Any substance added to something in order to stabilize it, as for example a fuel additive that prolongs the shelf life of petrol.

stabiliseren

(intransitive) (of a varying quantity) To reach a stable level after a period of increase; to level off.

stabiliteit

The condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change.

stad

(UK, historical) A rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week.

stadium

A phase.

stads-

Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or happening or located in, a city or town; of, pertaining to, or characteristic of life in such a place, especially when contrasted with the countryside.

stadsbewoner

A man who is a resident of a town, especially of one's own town.

stadsburger

(Christianity) A resident of the heavenly city or (later) of the kingdom of God: a Christian; a good Christian. [from 15th c.]

stadsbus

(automotive) A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.

stadscentrum

(chiefly, US, Canada) The main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center.

stadsdeel

A division or section of a town or city, especially having a particular character of its own, or associated with a particular group etc. [from 16th c.]

staf

(plural staffs or staves) A long, straight, thick wooden rod or stick, especially one used to assist in walking.

stafrijm

The repetition of consonant sounds or letters at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals; such repetition specifically involving stressed syllables.

stag

A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element.

stage

A job taken by a student in order to learn a profession or trade.

stagflatie

(economics) Prolonged high inflation accompanied by stagnant growth, often with recession and high unemployment. [from 1965]

stagiair

A student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field.

stagiaire

Someone who is still in the process of being formally trained in a workplace.

stagnatie

Inactivity.

stagneren

(intransitive) To be neglected; to make little progress, be unsuccessful. [from 17th c.]

staken

A work stoppage (or otherwise concerted stoppage of an activity) as a form of protest.

staking

A work stoppage (or otherwise concerted stoppage of an activity) as a form of protest.

stakingsbreker

A non-unionized worker hired to replace a striking union worker.

stal

A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses.

stalen zenuwen

Courage; boldness; audacity; gall.

Stalin

A surname from Russian; usually referring to the Georgian revolutionary and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU Joseph Stalin.

Stalingrad

(historical) Former name of Volgograd: a city, the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia, and site of a famous World War II battle; used from 1925–1961.

stalinisme

The Communist philosophies espoused by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.

staljongen

A worker employed at an inn, hostelry, or stable to look after horses.

stalken

(transitive) To (try to) follow or contact someone constantly, often resulting in harassment.Wp

stalker

A person who secretly follows someone, sometimes with unlawful intentions.

stalking

The crime of following or harassing another person, causing that person to fear death or injury.

stallen

(transitive) To put or keep (an animal) in a stable.

stam

A traditional social group of families in the Scottish Highlands having a common hereditary chieftain.

stamboom

(horticulture) A grafting technique involving the joining of different varieties of plants onto a single tree or plant.

stamboomonderzoek

(uncountable) The study, and formal recording of such descents.

stamcafé

(British) One's nearest or regularly frequented public house or bar.

stamgast

An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in a certain place.

stamhoofd

A leader of a clan or tribe.

stamkroeg

(British) One's nearest or regularly frequented public house or bar.

stampen

(transitive) To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination.

stamper

A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.

stamreeks

(countable) A record or table of such descent; a family tree.

stamtaal

Indigenous spoken language, as distinct from a literary or liturgical language such as Ecclesiastical Latin.

stamvader

A man who founded something.

stamvorm

(biology) An ancestral form of a species.

stand

A small stall for the display and sale of goods.

standaard

(heraldry) The principal standard of a knight.

standbeeld

A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.

standje

A place or location.

standplaats

A resolute, unwavering position; firm opinion; action for a purpose in the face of opposition.

standpunt

A viewpoint; a way of looking at something.

standvastig

Fixed or unchanging; steady.

standvastige

One who firmly supports a cause.

standvastigheid

Loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty.

stang

A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.

stangen

(transitive) To tease in order to provoke; to poke fun at.

stank

A foul odor.

stanza

A verse (in poetry).

stap

An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.

stapel

(nautical) A sloping surface, leading down to the shore or to a river, on which ships are built, repaired or stored and from which they are launched.

stapelen

(transitive) To place one thing neatly inside another, and both inside yet another (and so on).

stapelgeheugen

(computing, often with "the") A stack data structure stored in main memory that is manipulated during machine language procedure call related instructions.

stappen

(transitive, intransitive) To disembark, especially from mass transportation such as a bus or train; to depart from (a path, highway, etc).

stappen ondernemen

(intransitive) To act; to take action; to begin to act

star

Stiff, rather than flexible.

start

The beginning of an activity.

startbaan

(aviation) A section of land, usually paved, for airplanes to land on or take off from.

starten

(transitive) To cover or enclose with bark.

starter

Someone who sets something in motion.

startlijn

The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.

startup

A new company or organization or business venture designed for rapid growth.

stase

(figurative) Inactivity; a freezing, or state of motionlessness.

statenbond

A union or alliance of states or political organizations.

statief

A device to hold something upright or aloft.

statiegeld

A monetary deposit on a beverage or other container at the point of sale, refundable when the container is returned for reuse, recycling or proper disposal.

statig

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

station

A place where one performs a task or where one is on call to perform a task.

stationair

Not moving.

stationeren

(transitive) To bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place.

stationering

the putting in a place to perform military duty

statistisch

Of or pertaining to statistics.

statistisch gezien

In a statistical way.

status

The status or condition of something

status quo

The state of things; the way things are, as opposed to the way they could be; the existing state of affairs.

statutair

Of, relating to, enacted or regulated by a statute.

ste

Used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs.

steak

Beefsteak: a slice of beef, broiled or cut for broiling.

stedelijk

Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.

stedeling

A man who is a resident of a town, especially of one's own town.

stedengroep

A continuous aggregation of built-up urban communities created as a result of urban sprawl.

steed

(frequency) Constantly or frequently.

steeds

At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.

steeds weerkeren

(intransitive, chiefly, _, psychology) To persist in doing something; to continue to repeat an action after the original stimulus has ended.