Dutch–English dictionary

strakker doen

(transitive) To make tighter.

strakker maken

(transitive) To make tighter.

straks

Within a short time; quickly.

stralen

(intransitive, now, _, rare) To have luster, to gleam, to shine.

stralend

Radiant with bright light and color. [18th century.]

straler

A bright lamp; a spotlight.

straling

Brightness from a source of light.

strand

A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water.

stranden

(transitive) To run (something) aground on a beach.

strandhoofd

(military) An area of hostile territory (especially on a beach) that, when captured, serves for the continuous landing (or movement into position) of further troops and material

strandmeester

A lifesaver: a rescuer, usually an expert swimmer, employed to save swimmers in trouble or near drowning at a body of water.

strange

(particle physics) Having the quantum mechanical property of strangeness.

stras

A hard lead-containing glass, or an artificial gemstone made from this glass.

strateeg

A person who devises strategies.

strategie

A tactic, strategy, or scheme.

strategisch

In a strategic manner.

stratosfeer

(meteorology) The region of the uppermost atmosphere where the temperature increases along with the altitude due to the absorption of solar ultraviolet radiation by ozone.

streamen

(Internet) To push continuous data (e.g. music) from a server to a client computer while it is being used (played) on the client.

streefdoel

A perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc., or a standard of excellence to aim at.

streeftocht

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

streek

A particular geographic region.

streektaal

A regional dialect (usually one considered substandard) of a language (especially French).

streep

A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.

streepje

(typography) Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).

strekken

(transitive) To extend (individual rays, limbs etc.); to stretch out in varying or opposing directions. [from 13th c.]

strekking

The end for which something is done, is made or exists.

strelen

(transitive, intransitive, informal) To stroke or fondle (another person) amorously.

streling

A smoothing action.

stremmen

(transitive) To coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid such as gel or jelly.

streng

Grim or severe in manner or appearance.

strengheid

The state of being severe.

stress

A cause of such discomfort.

stressvol

Irritating; causing stress.

stretchen

(transitive) To extend (individual rays, limbs etc.); to stretch out in varying or opposing directions. [from 13th c.]

streven

To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.

stridulatie

A high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male crickets and grasshoppers make by rubbing certain body parts together.

striem

A raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by a stroke of a rod or whip; a welt.

strijd

(military, obsolete) The main body of an army, as distinct from the vanguard and rear; the battalia.

strijdbaar

Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.

strijdbijl

An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle.

strijden

(intransitive) To join in battle; to contend in fight

strijder

A person who fights; a combatant.

strijdig

(intransitive) To be at odds (with); to disagree or be incompatible

strijdknots

A ceremonial form of this weapon.

strijdlied

A hymn of praise or loyalty.

strijdlustig

Showing or having the impulse to be combative.

strijdmakker

comrade in arms (fellow combatant or soldier)

strijdvlegel

A weapon which has the (usually spherical) striking part attached to the handle with a flexible joint such as a chain.

strijdwagen

A two-wheeled horse-drawn cart, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare.

strijken

(transitive, archaic) To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop. [from c. 1350–1470]

strijkstok

(musical instrument) A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments.

strike

(cricket) The status of being the batsman that the bowler is bowling at.

strikken

To entrap; to catch in a snare or trap.

strikt

Exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact words; not taking liberties; etymonic rather than idiomatic.

strikt genomen

In a narrow or limited sense.

stringent

Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe

stripdanser

(euphemistic) A stripper.

strippen

(transitive) To take away something from (someone or something); to plunder; to divest.

stripper

Someone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner, especially as a form of paid entertainment.

stripster

Someone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner, especially as a form of paid entertainment.

striptease

The act of slowly taking off one's clothes to sexually arouse the viewer, often accompanied by music and in exchange for money.

stripteasedanseres

Someone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner, especially as a form of paid entertainment.

striptekenaar

(comics) One who creates a cartoon or strip cartoon.

striptekenares

(comics) One who creates a cartoon or strip cartoon.

stroboscoop

Instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals.

stroef

Stiff, rather than flexible.

strofe

(poetry) A metrical portion; a stanza; a staff.

Stroganoffsaus

A dish of sautéed pieces of beef (or a substitute) served in a sauce with sour cream.

stroken

(intransitive) To agree; to correspond.

stroleem

A soft coating of mud, plaster, etc.

stromen

(intransitive) To move as a fluid from one position to another.

stroming

The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) ellipsis of ocean current.

stromingsleer

(physics) The branch of mechanics that is concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects.

strompelen

(transitive, figurative) To mislead; to confound; to cause to err or to fall.

stront

(uncountable, euphemistic) Feces; excrement.

strontje

(disease) A bacterial infection in the eyelash or eyelid.

strooien

(archaic) Made of straw.

strooisel

(uncountable) Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals. [1325]

stroom

(Northern England, Scotland) A large stream.

stroomafwaarts

Following the path of a river or stream.

stroomgebied

(geography) An area of land from which water drains into a common outlet; drainage basin.

stroomkring

(electricity) Enclosed path of an electric current, usually designed for a certain function.

stroomlijn

(physics) A line that is tangent to the velocity of flow of a fluid; equivalent to the path of a specific particle in that flow.

stroomopwaarts

(biology) Towards the leading end (5′ end) of a DNA molecule.

stroompje

A small stream; a streamlet; a gill.

stroomstootwapen

(by extension) Any electroshock stun gun.

stroomstoring

A large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers.

stroomverlies

(engineering) Electricity of kinetic power expended without doing useful work.

stroop

Any thick liquid that has a high sugar content and which is added to or poured over food as a flavoring.

strop

An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.

stropdas

A strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front.

stropen

To strip the skin off; to skin.

stroper

A person who trespasses in order to take game illegally, one who poaches; a person who illegally takes animals or plants from the wild.

stroperig

Excessively sweet.

stroperigheid

(figuratively) Excessive, showy sentimentality.

strottenhoofd

(anatomy, zootomy) A hollow muscular organ of the neck of mammals situated just below where the tract of the pharynx splits into the trachea and the oesophagus. It is involved in breath control and protection of the trachea, and, as it houses the vocal cords, sound production.

structureel

Of, relating to, or having structure.

structureren

(transitive) To give structure to; to arrange.

strudel

(countable, and, uncountable) A pastry made from multiple thin layers of dough rolled up and filled with fruit, etc.

struik

(horticulture) A woody plant distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, being usually less than six metres tall; a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category.

struikelblok

(countable, sometimes, _, noun adjunct) A concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation.

struikelen

To stumble.

struikeling

A stumble or misstep.

struikgewas

(uncountable) Wild vegetation, generally larger than grass but smaller than trees. See shrubland.

struikrover

(historical) A person, usually mounted on horseback, who robbed travelers on public roads.

struis

(ornithology) A large flightless bird of the order Struthioniformes.

struisvogel

(ornithology) A large flightless bird of the order Struthioniformes.

strychnine

(organic compound) A very toxic, colorless crystalline alkaloid, derived from nux vomica, used as a pesticide.

stuc

A plaster that is used to coat interior or exterior walls, or used for mouldings.

studeerkamer

A room in a house intended for reading and writing; traditionally the private room of the male head of household.

studentendoop

(US, informal) To perform an unpleasant initiation ritual upon a usually non-consenting individual, especially freshmen to a closed community such as a college fraternity or military unit.

studentenflat

A building providing student accommodation at a university.

studentenhuis

A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities.

studeren

To come to know; to become informed of; to find out.

studie

Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning.

studiebegeleider

One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.

studiebeurs

A grant-in-aid to a student.

studieboek

(education) A coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges.

studiegeld

(North American, Philippines) A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a private school, boarding school, university, or college).

studiegenoot

One who is taking the same academic course.

studietoelage

(North American, Philippines) A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a private school, boarding school, university, or college).

studiezaal

A room in a house intended for reading and writing; traditionally the private room of the male head of household.

studio

(Canada) A bachelor apartment.

stug

(of an, object) Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.

stuifmeel

A fine, granular substance produced in flowers.

stuip

A violent, excruciating seizure of pain.

stuipen

(intransitive) To flinch as if in pain or distress.

stuiptrekken

(intransitive) To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.

stuiptrekking

A severe pang or spasm of pain, especially one experienced when the uterus contracts during childbirth, or when a person is about to die.

stuit

A movement up and then down (or vice versa), once or repeatedly.

stuitbeen

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

stuiten

(transitive) To stop or slow (a process, course etc.). [from 14th c.]

stuitend

Extremely offensive or unpleasant; very annoying, contemptible, or odious.

stuiteren

A change of direction of motion after hitting the ground or an obstacle.

stuitje

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

stuiver

(US, Canada, countable) A coin worth 5 cents.

stuk

Apiece; each.

stuk pluimvee

A bird hunted or kept for food, grouped into landfowl (order Galliformes), also called gamefowl, and waterfowl (order Anseriformes: ducks, geese, swans, etc.), which together form the clade Galloanserae.

stuk zijn

Failure to function.

stuken

(transitive) To hide or cover up, as if with plaster; to cover thickly.

stukgaan

(transitive, intransitive) To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.

stukje papier

A small piece of paper, especially one longer than it is wide, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information.

stukmaken

(transitive, intransitive) To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.

stukslaan

(US) To beat soundly in a game.

stumper

Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence.

stuntelig

Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.

stuntwerker

In films, someone who performs stunts that are deemed too dangerous or physically difficult for the main actors to attempt.

stupéfait

Shocked and speechless.

sturen

(transitive) To direct or divert along a particular course.

stut

(architecture) A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.