Dutch–English dictionary

telraam

A device used for performing arithmetical calculations; (rare) a table on which loose counters are placed, or (more commonly) an instrument with beads sliding on rods, or counters in grooves, with one row of beads or counters representing units, the next tens, etc. [from late 17th c.]

Telugu

A member of the Telugu ethnic group.

telwoord

(linguistics) A number word, a simple or compound word for a number often having particular grammatical attributes depending on the language.

temeier

(obsolete) A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth, especially one given to low conduct.

temmen

(transitive) To make (an animal) tame; to domesticate.

temmer

One who tames or subdues.

tempel

A house of worship, especially:

temperament

Good temperament and character.

temperen

(transitive) To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty.

template

(object-oriented) A partially defined class or function, that can be instantiated in a variety of ways depending on the instantiation arguments.

tempo

A frequency or rate.

tempus

(linguistics, grammar, countable) An inflected form of a verb that indicates tense.

ten eerste

(sequence, idiomatic) Firstly; before anything else.

ten huwelijk vragen

(intransitive, sometimes followed by to) To ask for a person's hand in marriage.

ten noorden van

Farther north than. [first attested before 1150]

ten strijde trekken

To go to war; to make military advances.

ten val brengen

To thwart or stump; to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck.

tendens

A tendency.

tender

(rail transport) A railroad car towed behind a steam engine to carry fuel and water.

teneergeslagenheid

An ambiguous feeling of mental or moral depression.

tenenkrommend

(colloquial) That causes one to cringe with embarrassment; embarrassing.

tenenkrullend

(colloquial) That causes one to cringe with embarrassment; embarrassing.

tenger

(of a person or animal) Slim; not fleshy.

Tenhemelopneming

A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven, celebrated on 15 August.

tenietdoen

(transitive) To put an end to; to do away with. [First attested in the early 16th century.]

tenietdoening

An act or instance of annulling.

tenietgang

A termination of a right etc., through disuse or neglect.

tenminste

Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement. See anyhow and at least. [from 19th c.]

tennis

(sports) A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.

tent

A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.

tentakel

(zoology) An elongated, boneless, flexible organ or limb of some animals, such as the octopus and squid.

tentamen

(education) A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks; typically, a large, written test administered to high school and college students covering course material studied in a semester.

tentenkamp

(often, military) A place where people (such as displaced people, soldiers, or travellers) encamp, that is, stay in tents or other temporary structures; a camp or campsite.

tentoonstellen

(transitive) To display or show (something) for others to see, especially at an exhibition or contest.

tentoonstelling

A public showing; an exhibition.

tentoonstellingsstuk

A public showing; an exhibition.

tenue

A piece of clothing worn for a specific activity; a uniform.

tenuitvoerlegging

(legal) The carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will.

tenzij

Except on a specified condition; if not.

tepaal

(botany) Any component of the perianth (outermost whorls of flower parts, not involved in reproduction), especially when the components are not distinguished into sepals and petals.

tepel

(anatomy) The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted. [from 16th c.]

ter aarde bestellen

To bury in a grave.

ter aarde werpen

(also, figurative) To throw oneself down in submission.

ter bede

(legal) Depending on the intention of another.

ter beschikking hebben

(transitive) To stock or supply (something); to have in store.

ter sprake brengen

(transitive, figuratively) To begin discussion about (something).

ter tafel brengen

To bring up as a subject for debate.

ter zake

Related to a topic of discussion or consideration.

teraardebestelling

The act of burying a dead body; burial.

terechtkomen

(copulative) To come to a final place, condition, or situation, sometimes unplanned or unexpected; to turn out.

terechtstellen

(transitive) To kill, especially as punishment for a capital crime.

terechtstelling

The act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated.

terechtwijzen

(transitive, idiomatic) To remind someone of their position.

terechtwijzing

A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public.

Terens

A en given name.

tering

(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]

teriyaki

A cooking technique used in Japanese cuisine in which foods are broiled or grilled in a sweet soy sauce marinade.

teriyakisaus

A sweet soy sauce marinade.

terkennisgeving

(legal) The making known of a previously hidden fact or series of facts to another party; the act of disclosing.

terloops

By the way.

terloops gezegd

(conjunctive, idiomatic) Incidentally; used in referencing a parenthetical statement not timely, central, or crucial to the topic at hand; foregone, passed by, something that has already happened.

term

A word or phrase (e.g., noun phrase, verb phrase, open compound), especially one from a specialised area of knowledge; a name for a concept.

termiet

A white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea.

terminologie

The stock of words used in a particular field.

terminologisch

Of, or relating to terminology.

terneergeslagen

(informal) Depressed, melancholic, sad.

Terneuf

A large island off the coast of eastern Canada, which, along with Labrador, has composed the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador since 1949, and the Dominion of Newfoundland, before it.

terp

An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense

terpentijn

A volatile essential oil now obtained from such oleoresin of from the wood of pine trees by steam distillation; a complex mixture of monoterpenes; now used as a solvent and paint thinner.

Terpsichore

(Greek god) The goddess of dance and the dramatic chorus, and one of the Muses; the daughters of Zeus & Mnemosyne.

terras

Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.

terrassen

A platform that extends outwards from a building.

terrein

A domain of study, knowledge or practice.

terrestrisch

Living or growing in or on land (as opposed to other habitat); not aquatic, etc.

terreur

(uncountable) Terrorism.

terreurpleegster

A person, group, or organization that uses violent action, or the threat of violent action, to further political goals.

terreurpleger

A person, group, or organization that uses violent action, or the threat of violent action, to further political goals.

terriër

A dog from a group of small, lively breeds, originally bred for the hunting of burrowing prey such as rats, rabbits, foxes, and even otters; this original function is reflected in some of their names (e.g. rat terrier).

territoriaal

Of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory.

territorium

(Australia) One of three of Australia's federal entities, located in the country's north and southeast, with fewer powers than a state and created by an act of Parliament rather than by the Constitution: Northern Territory, Australian Capital Territory and Jervis Bay Territory.

terrorisme

(historical) The system of fear and intimidation put into place during the Reign of Terror in Revolutionary France around 1793-94.

terrorist

A person, group, or organization that uses violent action, or the threat of violent action, to further political goals.

terroriste

A person, group, or organization that uses violent action, or the threat of violent action, to further political goals.

terroristisch

Of or relating to terrorism.

tertiair

Of third rank or order; subsequent.

terts

(music) An interval consisting of the first and third notes in a scale.

terug

(not comparable) To or in a previous condition or place.

terug van weggeweest

(of a topic, attributive, postpositive) Redone, restored, brought back, or revisited.

terugbetalen

(figuratively) To avenge, to exact revenge.

terugbetaling

(business, management, accounting) The act of compensating someone for an expense.

terugblik

Realization or understanding of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred.

terugbrengen

(transitive) To regain or get back something.

terugdeinzen

(idiomatic) To shy away from a daring task; to decline, refuse, or avoid something due to fear or uncertainty.

teruggaan

(idiomatic, intransitive) To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so.

teruggang

An action of regressing, a return to a previous state.

teruggave

An amount of money returned.

teruggebracht

Made smaller or less; having undergone reduction.

teruggetrokken

Of, characterized by, or preferring privacy and isolation; secluded.

teruggeven

(transitive) To give something back to its original holder or owner.

terughaalactie

Request of the return of a faulty product.

terughoudend

Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish.

terughoudendheid

A careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in order that failure or harm may be avoided.

terugkeer

(property law) The return of an estate to the donor or grantor after expiry of the grant.

terugkeren

(intransitive) To go back in thought, narration, or argument.

terugkerend

Happening or occurring frequently, with repetition.

terugkopen

(transitive) To recover ownership of something by buying it back.

terugkrabbelen

(transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from).

terugkrijgen

(transitive) To regain or get back something.

terugnemen

(transitive) To leave behind; to desert, as in a ship, a position, or a person, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility. [First attested in the late 15th century.]

terugschrap

The punctuation mark \.

terugschrikken

To pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment. [from 16th c.]

terugslag

(firearms) The energy transmitted back to the shooter from a firearm which has fired. Recoil is a function of the weight of the weapon, the weight of the projectile, and the speed at which it leaves the muzzle.

terugspringen

(intransitive) To jump back in fear.

terugsprong

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

terugstellen

To set back to the initial state.

terugstreep

The punctuation mark \.

terugtocht

The act or an instance of receding or withdrawing.

terugtrekken

(transitive, euphemistic) To steal; to take away; to remove without permission. [First attested in the late 15th century.]

terugtrekking

The act or an instance of receding or withdrawing.

terugval

Downward movement, fall.

terugvallen

(intransitive) To move downwards, to fall, to drop.

terugverlangen (naar)

(intransitive, also, figuratively) To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.

terugwinnen

(transitive) To get back, to regain (a physical thing; in astronomy and navigation, sight of a thing or a signal).

terugwinning

The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost.

terugzeggen

(computing, transitive) To repeat its input as input to some other device or system.

terugzenden

(transitive) To allow (something) to slacken, to relax (one's attention etc.).

terugzetten

(transitive) To give or bring back (that which has been lost or taken); to bring back to the owner; to replace.

terwijl

To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.

terzine

a three-line stanza in a poem

test

A challenge, trial.

test-

Made or used as a test or demonstration of capability.

testament

(law) A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his or her will as to disposal of his or her inheritance (estate and effects) after his or her death, benefiting specified heir(s).

testamentuitvoerder

(legal) Someone appointed by a testator to administer their estate in accordance with their will; an administrator.

testen

(transitive) To carry out a series of tests on (a new product, procedure etc.) before marketing or implementing it.

testimonium de auditu

(law) Evidence based on the reports of others, which is normally inadmissible because it was not made under oath, rather than on personal knowledge.

testosteron

(steroid hormone) A steroid hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics, produced mainly in the testes, but also in the ovaries and adrenal cortex.

tet

(slang, vulgar, chiefly, in the plural) A person's breast or nipple.

tetanus

(pathology, usually, uncountable) A serious and often fatal disease caused by the infection of an open wound with the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani, found in soil and the intestines and faeces of animals.

tetratie

(arithmetic) The arithmetic operator consisting of repeated exponentiation, by analogy with exponentiation being repeated multiplication and multiplication being repeated addition, ^ba denoting a to the power of a to the power of \ldots to the power of a, in which a appears b times.

Tetris

A puzzle video game in which falling tetrominoes must be manipulated to form complete lines, which are then cleared from the grid.

teug

(British, slang) : A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper).

teugel

A strap or rope attached to a bridle or bit, used to control a horse, animal or young child.

teut

(informal, slang) Slightly drunk, fuddled, staggering, foolish as a result of drinking alcoholic beverages.

teveel

The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; more than what is usual or proper.

tevens

(conjunctive, focus) In addition; besides; as well; further; too. [from 14th c.]

tevergeefs

Coming to nothing; failing in its effect. [from late 1500s].

tevoorschijn

(formal, archaic) Out into view; from a particular place or position.

tevoren

(with past-tense constructions) At an earlier time; already.

tevreden

Noticeably happy and optimistic.

tevredenheid

The pleasure obtained by such fulfillment.