Dutch–English dictionary

taxidermie

The art of stuffing and mounting the skins of dead animals for exhibition in a lifelike state.

taxiën

To move an aircraft on the ground under its own power.

taxonomie

(life sciences, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

taxus

(countable) A species of coniferous tree, Taxus baccata, with dark-green flat needle-like leaves and seeds bearing red arils, native to western, central and southern Europe, northwest Africa, northern Iran and southwest Asia.

taxusboom

(countable) A species of coniferous tree, Taxus baccata, with dark-green flat needle-like leaves and seeds bearing red arils, native to western, central and southern Europe, northwest Africa, northern Iran and southwest Asia.

taxushout

(uncountable) The wood of the such trees.

tbc

(pathology) An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of mycobacterium, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis, mainly infecting the lungs where it causes tubercles characterized by the expectoration of mucus and sputum, fever, weight loss, and chest pain, and transmitted through inhalation or ingestion of bacteria. [from 1839]

te

A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.

te bed

(archaic) In bed, or on the bed; confined to bed. [First attested from 1150 to 1350.]

te boek stellen

(transitive) To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book.

te doen

(comparable) Capable of being done or achieved; feasible.

te gast hebben

(transitive, and, intransitive) to have someone over at one's home for a party or visit

te hard rijden

To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry.

te horen zijn

(intransitive) To be transmitted; to travel.

te kennen geven

To show one’s intentions with a sign etc.; to indicate, announce, or portend.

te laat

(idiomatic) Late, arriving late.

te midden van

(linguistics) Made with a somewhat elevated position of some certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate; midway between the high and the low; said of certain vowel sounds, such as, [e o ɛ ɔ].

te over

(postpositive) In abundance. [from late 17th c.]

te slapen leggen

(intransitive) To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant.

te snijden

(figurative) Obvious or easily perceived; noticeable.

te veel van het goede

Egregiously; beyond compare.

te wapen roepen

(transitive) To call to arms for defense.

te water laten

(transitive) To propose (an idea) for consideration.

te weten komen

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

te zwaar

(transportation, legal, of a vehicle) Weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce.

teakboom

(countable) A tree of the species in the genus Tectona.

team

A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft.

teamlid

(plural: crew) A member of the crew of a vessel or plant.

teammaat

One who is on the same team.

teamwork

The cooperative effort of a team of people to achieve a common goal.

tearoom

A cafe or restaurant that serves tea, usually with light food.

techneut

(Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Ireland, informal) An engineer or scientist, especially one engaged in technological or military research. [from 1930s]

technicus

A person who studies or practises technology; an expert in a particular technology.

techniek

(uncountable) The practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc.; formal requirements. [from 19th c.]

technieker

A person who studies or practises technology; an expert in a particular technology.

technisch

(securities and other markets) Relating to the internal mechanics of a market rather than more basic factors.

technisch gesproken

Based on precise facts, which, however, may be contrary to common belief or casual terminology.

techno

(music genre) A repetitive style of music originally produced for use in a continuous DJ set. The central rhythmic component is most often in common time (4/4), where time is marked with a bass drum on each quarter note pulse, a backbeat played by snare or clap on the second and fourth pulses of the bar, and an open hi-hat sounding every second eighth note.

techno-

Relating to technology.

technocratisch

Of, or relating to a technocrat or technocracy.

technologie

(uncountable, academic) The study of or a collection of techniques.

technologisch

Of, relating to, or involving technology, especially modern scientific technology.

teckel

A certain breed of dog having short legs and a long trunk, including standard-sized, miniature (smooth-haired, long-haired, and short-haired) varieties.

teek

A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.

teelbal

(vulgar, slang, chiefly plural) A testicle, often used in the plural form.

teellaag

(uncountable) The stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward.

teelt

The art or act of cultivating (improvement of land for or by agriculture), as:

teen

(horticulture, cooking) One of the small bulbs formed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb.

teenganger

(zoology, chiefly, in the plural) A digitigrade animal; an animal that walks on its toes, such as a cat or a dog.

teennagel

The thin, horny, transparent plate covering the upper surface of the end of a toe.

teer

Coal tar.

teergevoelig

Easily troubled; squeamish.

teerling

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

tegel

A slab of stone; a flagstone, a flat piece of stone used for paving.

tegelen

(transitive) To cover with tiles.

tegelijk

In a single, continuous period of time.

tegelijkertijd

At the same time; simultaneously; together.

tegemoet gaan

(transitive) To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.

tegemoet komen

(intransitive, archaic) To meet and give salutations.

tegemoetkomend

Willing to do what pleases others; obliging; agreeable.

tegemoetkoming

(law) A matter of inducement for something promised; something valuable given as recompense for a promise, which causes the promise to become binding as a contract.

tegen

In a manner that impedes.

tegen beter weten in

Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.

tegen de klok in

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, of movement) In a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the hands of an analog clock.

tegendeel

(semantics) A word which has the opposite meaning of another word.

tegendraads

Tending to contradict or oppose, contrarious.

tegeneis

(legal) A suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff secondary to the original complaint.

tegengaan

To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against.

tegengesteld

That is diametrically opposed to something.

tegengestelde

(semantics) A word which has the opposite meaning of another word.

tegenhanger

Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.

tegenhouden

(transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.

tegenkracht

(figuratively) A force or influence that balances, checks or limits an opposite one.

tegenmaatregel

Any action taken to counteract or correct another.

tegennatuurlijk

Not natural.

tegenover

On the opposite side of (something that lies between two points of interest).

tegenover stellen

(transitive) To set a thing side by side with; to compare.

tegenovergesteld

Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse.

tegenovergestelde

The opposite or reverse.

tegenoverstaand

Just before, after, or facing.

tegenoverstellen

To present or set up in opposition; to pose.

tegenpartij

One who or that which has corresponding functions or characteristics.

tegenpaus

(Christianity) A person who claims or claimed to be the pope, usually as the result of a disputed election or deposition, but is not considered by the Roman Catholic Church to be the real pope.

tegenslag

(uncountable) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.

tegenspeler

One who or that which has corresponding functions or characteristics.

tegenspoed

(uncountable) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.

tegenspraak

Verbal impudence or argumentative discourse, given in response.

tegenspreken

(transitive) To respond to in an aggressively disputatious, often sarcastic or insolent manner.

tegenstander

An opponent or rival.

tegenstandster

An opponent or rival.

tegenstem

A vote not in favor, or opposing a proposition.

tegenstrijdig

That contradicts something, such as an argument.

tegenstrijdigheid

An incompatibility, as of two things that cannot be simultaneously fulfilled.

tegenval

(countable) An event that is adverse; calamity.

tegenvallend

Failing to interest; not as exciting as promised or expected.

tegenvaller

(countable) An example or the act of disappointing: a circumstance in which a positive expectation is not achieved.

tegenwerken

(transitive) To work against; to oppose (especially to incite a reaction).

tegenwerkend

(archaic) Opposite, opposed to.

tegenwerkende

(archaic) Opposite, opposed to.

tegenwerkende factor

(figurative) An obstacle or impediment.

tegenwerpen

(intransitive) To disagree with or oppose something or someone; (especially in a Court of Law) to raise an objection.

tegenwerping

A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed by the adposition to).

tegenwicht

(literally) A weight that is put in opposition to an equal weight so it keeps that in balance.

tegenwijzerzin

Anticlockwise, counter-clockwise.

tegenwoordig

(archaic, or, literary, rare, outside, grammar) Of or pertaining to the present day or today; hodiern.

tegenwoordigheid

The fact or condition of being present, or of being within sight or call, or at hand.

Teheran

The capital city of Iran, the seat of Tehran County's Central District and the capital of Tehran Province.

tehuis

A place of refuge, rest or care; an asylum.

teil

A flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or greater than its height, used for storing or packing things, or for washing things in.

teint

The quality, colour, or appearance of the skin on the face.

teisteren

(obsolete) To strike or cast down; to overthrow; to result.

teken

(countable) A written or printed symbol, or letter.

tekenen

(transitive) To attract or cause (someone) to come to a particular place or to take a particular course of action; also, to cause (someone) to turn away from a particular condition or course of action. [from 12th c.]

tekenfilm

Any of several types of film / movie, the frames of which are drawn by hand in order to give a sense of movement when projected in rapid sequence.

tekening

A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.

tekenkunst

Such acts practiced as a graphic art form.

tekort

Lack; deficiency; non-existence. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

tekortkoming

A quality of being inadequate; a disadvantage, a fault.

tekortschietend

Insufficient or inadequate in amount.

tekst

(uncountable, US, _, printing, dated) A size of type between English and great primer, standardized as 16-point.

tekstaanhaling

A statement attributed to a person; a quotation.

tekstdichter

A person who writes the lyrics of a song.

tekstvak

(typography) A box placed alongside the main text in a book, etc. containing further related text.

tekstverwerker

(computing) A program for creating and making changes to files, especially text files.

tektonisch

(geology) Of, relating to, or caused by large-scale movements of the Earth's (or a similar planet's) lithosphere.

tel

(historical, unit) A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.

telefoneren

(ambitransitive) To call (someone) using a telephone.

telefoon

A telephone conversation; a phone call.

telefoongesprek

A telephone conversation; a phone call.

telegraaf

(chiefly, _, historical) The electrical device gradually developed in the early 19th century to transmit messages (telegrams) using Morse code; the entire system used to transmit its messages including overhead lines and transoceanic cables.

telegram

A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable.

telemetrie

(spaceflight, telecommunications) The science, and associated technology, of the automatic recording and transmission of data from a remote source to a receiving station for analysis.

telen

To grow plants, notably crops.

telepathie

(parapsychology) The capability to communicate directly by psychic means; the sympathetic affection of one mind by the thoughts, feelings, or emotions of another at a distance, without communication through the ordinary channels of sensation.

teleportatie

Any of many (mostly hypothetical or fictional) processes of moving matter from one spatial point to another without physically crossing the space in between and which are often depicted or described as happening instantaneously, and through dematerialization or gateways.

teleporteren

(intransitive) To travel, often instantaneously, from one point to another without physically crossing the distance between the two points.

teleprinter

(historical) A telegraph that automatically prints transmitted messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols, typically resembling a typewriter in appearance.

telescoop

A monocular optical instrument that magnifies distant objects, especially in astronomy.

teleurgesteld

Defeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down.

teleurstellen

(transitive) To sadden or displease (someone) by underperforming, or by not delivering something promised or hoped for.

teleurstellend

Causing disappointment.

teleurstelling

(countable) An example or the act of disappointing: a circumstance in which a positive expectation is not achieved.

televisie

(countable) An electronic home entertainment device equipped with a screen and a speaker for receiving television signals and displaying them in audio-visual form.

televisieshow

Television, a television show, or a movie.

telex

A network of teletypes.

telg

One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.

telkens

Constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals (opposed to sometimes or occasionally).

teller

(British) The odometer of a motor vehicle.

telling

(archaic) A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning.

tellurisch

(formal, or, literary) Of or relating to the earth; (specifically, chiefly, science fiction) inhabiting planet Earth as opposed to other planets. [from mid 19th c.]