Dutch–English dictionary

tronie

(slang, often, derogatory) The face.

troon

The exercise of sovereign power.

troonopvolger

(usually, monarchy) Someone who will definitely inherit if surviving the one whose property is to be inherited.

troonsafstand doen

(intransitive) To relinquish or renounce a throne, or other high office or dignity; to renounce sovereignty. [First attested in the early 18th c.]

troonsbestijging

The act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned.

troonswisseling

A passing of royal powers.

troop

(rhetoric) A figure of speech in which words or phrases are used with a nonliteral or figurative meaning, such as a metaphor.

troost

A consolation; something relieving suffering or worry.

troosteloos

desolate

troosten

(transitive) To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain, etc.).

troostend

Giving comfort, especially in the sense of soothing distress.

troostende

Giving comfort, especially in the sense of soothing distress.

tropie

(uncountable, biology) The turning of an organism (chiefly a plant) or part of an organism either towards or away from a stimulus; (countable) an instance of this.

tros

A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together.

trots

An unreasonable overestimation of one's own superiority in terms of talents, or looks, wealth, importance, etc., which comes across as being haughty, lofty, and often showing contempt of others; exaggerated self-worth.

trots zijn (op)

(reflexive) To take or experience pride in something; to be proud of it.

trotseren

(transitive) To have enough courage to meet or do something, go somewhere, etc.; to face up to.

troubadour

An itinerant composer and performer of songs in medieval Europe; a jongleur or travelling minstrel.

trouw

Loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler.

trouw zijn aan

Faithful support for some cause.

trouwambtenaar

An official keeper or recorder of records.

trouwe aanhanger

One who is dependable.

trouwen

(transitive) To marry.

trouwen met

(intransitive) To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife. [from 14th c.]

trouwens

(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.

trouwhartigheid

Loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler.

truc

(countable) A magic trick in which the outcome is known to the magician beforehand, especially one involving the apparent free choice of a card by another person.

trucker

(US) A person who drives a cargo truck (see Teamster).

trui

A sweater that must be put on by pulling it over the head; a sweater without buttons or a zipper in front.

truuk

(countable) A magician’s trick.

truweel

A mason’s tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them.

tsaar

(historical) An emperor of Russia (1547 to 1917) and of some South Slavic states.

tsarevitsj

A son of a tsar, a prince in Russia or Bulgaria.

tsarina

(historical) An empress of several Eastern European countries, especially Russia, or the wife of a tsar.

Tsjech

(countable) A person from the Czech Republic (Czechia) or of Czech descent.

Tsjechisch

Of, from, or pertaining to the Czech Republic (Czechia), the Czech people, culture, or language.

Tsjechische

(countable) A person from the Czech Republic (Czechia) or of Czech descent.

Tsjechoslowakije

A former country in Central Europe, now the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Tsjetsjeen

A member of a Nakh people of the northern Caucasus and resident in the Russian republic of Chechnya.

Tsjetsjeens

Of or relating to the Chechen people.

Tsjetsjeense

A member of a Nakh people of the northern Caucasus and resident in the Russian republic of Chechnya.

Tsjetsjenië

A republic and federal subject of Russia, in the northern Caucasus. Official name: Chechen Republic. Capital: Grozny.

tsjongejonge

Exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing.

tss

An expression of disapproval made using such a sound.

tsunami

(proscribed) A large, sudden, and disastrous wave of water caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean; a tsunami. (See Usage notes below.)

tuba

A large brass musical instrument, usually in the bass range, played through a vibration of the lips upon the mouthpiece and fingering of the keys.

tube

An approximately cylindrical container, usually with a crimped end and a screw top, used to contain and dispense semiliquid substances.

tuberculose

(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]

tuchtigen

(transitive) To punish someone in order to (re)gain control.

tuchtiging

A punishment to train or maintain control.

tuchtrechtelijk

For the purpose of imposing punishment.

tuchtstraf

A punishment to train or maintain control.

tufsteen

(rock) A light porous rock, now especially a rock composed of compacted volcanic ash varying in size from fine sand to coarse gravel.

tuig

(countable) A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps, and especially one worn by a working animal such as a horse pulling a carriage or farm implement.

tuimelen

(intransitive) To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.

tuimeling

An unsteady movement or gait.

tuimelkruid

Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots once dry, forming a light, rolling mass which is driven by the wind from place to place; as Russian thistle, wild indigo, witch grass, Amaranthus albus, etc.

tuin

(in the plural) Such an ornamental place to which the public have access.

tuinbed

A garden plot.

tuinbouw

(horticulture) The process or action of cultivating the soil, particularly in a garden; the care of a garden; horticulture.

tuinbroek

Heavy denim pants or trousers, usually with bib and braces, worn especially as work clothing.

tuinderij

Small-scale agriculture.

tuinhibiscus

A flowering plant of the genus Hibiscus, especially Hibiscus syriacus, found in tropical to temperate regions, of some species used for making infusions/tea.

tuinier

One who gardens; one who grows plants or cultivates a garden.

tuinieren

(intransitive) To grow plants in a garden; to create or maintain a garden.

tuinlieden

One who gardens; one who grows plants or cultivates a garden.

tuinman

One who gardens; one who grows plants or cultivates a garden.

tuinpak

(US, Canada, Australia) Loose-fitting pants with supporting cross-straps and a panel of material in the chest (called a bib), often associated with farm work.

tuinschep

A gardener’s tool, shaped like a scoop, used in taking up plants, stirring soil etc.

tuinvrouw

One who gardens; one who grows plants or cultivates a garden.

tuit

One's facial expression when pouting.

tuiten

(intransitive) To push out one's lips.

tuitmondje

One's facial expression when pouting.

tulband

(headwear) A man's headdress made by winding a length of cloth round the head.

tule

A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for clothing, veils, etc.

tumor

(pathology, oncology) An abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue in animals or plants.

tumult

(chiefly, Commonwealth, informal) A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

tumulus

A mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.

Tunesië

The Republic of Tunisia, since 1956.

Tunesiër

A person from Tunisia or of Tunisian descent.

Tunesisch

Of, from, or pertaining to Tunisia, the Tunisian people or the Tunisian language.

Tunesische

A person from Tunisia or of Tunisian descent.

tuniek

A garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles.

Tunis

Tunis Governorate, one of the 24 governorates of Tunisia, which includes the capital.

tunnel

An underground or underwater passage.

turbine

Any of various rotary machines that use the kinetic energy of a continuous stream of fluid (a liquid or a gas) to turn a shaft.

turbulentie

(uncountable) Disturbance in a gas or fluid, characterized by evidence of internal motion or unrest.

turen

(intransitive) To look with difficulty, or as if searching for something.

turf

Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel. [from 14th c.]

Turk

A person from Turkey or of Turkish ethnic descent. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

Turkije

A country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in West Asia. Official name: Republic of Türkiye. Capital: Ankara.

turkoois

Having a pale greenish-blue colour.

turkooise

(countable, and, uncountable) A pale greenish-blue colour, like that of the gemstone.

Turks

Of or relating to the Turkic peoples or the Turkic languages.

Turks rood

Of a deep reddish purple colour, like that of the dye.

Turkse

A person from Turkey or of Turkish ethnic descent. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

Turkse tarwe

Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.

turner

One who performs (the sport of) gymnastics.

turnmat

(athletics) A floor pad to protect athletes.

turntoestel

(gymnastics) Any of the equipment on which the gymnasts perform their movements.

turnzaal

(formal) A large room or building for indoor sports.

tussen

Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst.)

tussen haakjes

(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.

tussenbeide komen

(intransitive) To intervene in a dispute, or in a conversation.

tussenkomen

(intransitive) To interpose oneself; to intervene.

tussenkomst

The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events.

tussenpersoon

One who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by that person's authority; someone entrusted to act on behalf of or in behalf of another, such as to transact business for them.

tussenpunt

Any mapped reference point on a route that can be easily identified.

tussenspel

(dated) A short act or piece between others, as in a play; a break between acts.

tussenstop

(North America, Australia) A break between stages of a journey.

tussentijds

Transitional.

tussenverdieping

A mezzanine; an intermediate floor in a building, typically resembling a balcony; most often, the floor immediately above the ground floor and below a higher floor.

tussenvloer

An intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building, and so resembles a large balcony overlooking the ground floor; an entresol.

tussenwerpen

(transitive) To insert something between other things.

tussenwerpsel

(grammar) An exclamation or filled pause; a word or phrase with no particular grammatical relation to a sentence, often an expression of emotion.

tussenzetten

(transitive) To insert something (or oneself) between other things.

tutorial

(education) A self-paced learning exercise; a lesson prepared so that a student can learn at their own speed or convenience.

tutoyeren

(transitive) To address (a person) using the pronoun thou, especially as an expression of contempt or familiarity.

tutu

A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.

tuurlijk

(idiomatic) Indicates that the speaker deems something highly unlikely.

twaalf

The cardinal number occurring after eleven and before thirteen, represented in Arabic numerals as 12 and in Roman numerals as XII.

twaalfde

The ordinal form of the number twelve, describing a person or thing in position number 12 of a sequence.

twaalftonenreeks

(sports) The total score in a set of games between teams or competitors, usually the combination of the home and away scores.

twee

(cards) A card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards.

twee keer

Two times.

twee weken

(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, dated, _, in North America) A period of 2 weeks.

twee-

Every two; a rate of once every two.

tweebak

(nautical) A large, hard biscuit made from unleavened flour and water; formerly used as a long-term staple food aboard ships.

tweed

A coarse woolen fabric used for clothing.

tweede

Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two.

tweede keus

(usually, in the plural) A manufactured item that, though still usable, fails to meet quality control standards.

tweede macht

(mathematics) The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number, value, term or expression.

tweede piloot

A backup or assistant pilot of an aircraft.

tweedehands

(of goods) Not new; previously owned and used by another.

tweedejaars

(US, Philippines) A second-year undergraduate student in a college or university, or a second-year student in a four-year secondary school or high school.

tweedeling

(biology) A division into two branches.

tweedracht

Tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension.

tweegevecht

Arranged, regular combat between two private persons, often over a matter of honor.

tweejaarlijks

Happening every two years.

tweejarige hinde

A framework of wood or metal placed over the coffin or tomb of a deceased person, and covered with a pall; also, a temporary canopy bearing wax lights and set up in a church, under which the coffin was placed during the funeral ceremonies.

tweekamp

(by extension) Any battle or struggle between two contending persons, forces, groups, or ideas.

tweeledig

Characterized by having two (usually equivalent) components.

tweelicht

The soft light in the sky seen before the rising and (especially) after the setting of the sun, occasioned by the illumination of the earth’s atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth.

Tweeling

Someone who has the Gemini star sign.

tweeling-

Forming a pair of twins.

tweelingwoord

(quantum mechanics) A quantum state of a system with a spin of ½, such that there are two allowed values of the spin component, −½ and +½.

tweemaal

Two times.

tweepersoons-

Designed for two (people, cars, etc.).

tweepersoonskamer

A room, especially in a hotel, that is designed for two people and has two single beds (sometimes called a twin room) or one double bed.

tweern

A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string.