Dutch–English dictionary

vasthouding

The act of retaining or something retained.

vastknopen

(transitive) To attach or fasten (one thing to another) by string or the like.

vastkoeken

(transitive) Coat (something) with a crust of solid material.

vastleggen

(legal, transitive) To set a date for a proceeding in court, usually done by a judge at a calendar call.

vastlopen

(computing, slang, intransitive, by extension) Of a system: to fail.

vastmaken

(transitive) To attach.

vastpakken

To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand.

vastpinnen

(slang) To catch.

vastprikken met een vleespin

To impale on a skewer.

vaststellen

(transitive, legal) To fix the disposition of (property) by designating someone to take use of (it).

vat

(countable) A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.

vatbaar

Ready to receive something, especially new concepts or ideas.

vatbaarheid

The condition of being susceptible; vulnerability.

Vaticaan

A city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy.

Vaticaans

Relating to the Vatican City state.

vatten

To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand.

vaudeville

(historical, uncountable) A style of multi-act theatrical entertainment which originated from France and flourished in Europe and North America from the 1880s through the 1920s.

vazal

The subject of a sovereign or lord; a liegeman.

vazalstaat

(politics) A state governed by a puppet government.

Vé

In Norse mythology, one of two brothers of Odin.

vechten

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

vechter

A person who fights; a combatant.

vechtersbaas

(informal, attributive) A young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group.

vechtlust

(uncountable) The will or ability to fight.

vechtlustig

Warlike in nature; aggressive; hostile.

vechtpartij

A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved.

vechtsporter

A participant in boxing or any martial art.

vector

(mathematics, physics) A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points.

vedel

(musical instruments) A medieval stringed instrument similar to a violin.

vedelaar

One who plays the fiddle.

veder

A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection and display.

vederbal

(countable) A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games. [from early 16th c.]

vederbos

(countable) An ornamental plume on a helmet.

vedette

An exceptionally talented or famous person, often in a specific field; a celebrity.

vee

Certain other livestock, such as sheep, pigs or goats. Also rarely applied to horses.

veearts

A medical doctor who treats non-human animals.

veedrijver

A person who drives animals (which are on foot or on the hoof, walking to some destination), especially cattle or sheep, and especially over long distances.

veefokkerij

A large plot of land used for raising cattle, sheep or other livestock.

veeg

A smear, smudge or blot.

veehouder

A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm#Noun.

veek

Debris floating in a river or sea, in particular fragments from a shipwreck.

veel

(informal) Very much; a great deal; to a large extent.

veel geluk!

Used to wish fortune on someone or as encouragement; a benediction or valediction.

veel voorkomend

Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature. [from late 16th c. in the obsolete sense ‘consisting of’]

veelbelovend

Showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion.

veelbetekenend

Having a noticeable or major effect.

veeleisend

Making great demands in terms of quality, quantity, accuracy or other criteria; difficult to satisfy.

veelgodendom

The belief in the existence of multiple gods.

veelkleurig

(American spelling) Having multiple colors.

veeltalig

Comprising various (native) linguistic groups; multilingual.

veeltalige

(also, figuratively) One who has mastered (especially when able to speak) several languages.

veelvoorkomend

Found in large numbers or in a large quantity; usual.

veelvormig

Exceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or forms.

veelvoud

(mathematics) A whole number that is obtained by multiplying a specific whole number by another whole number.

veelvoudig

Various in kind, quality, or manifestation; diverse.

veelvraat

A moth found in Western Europe to Central Asia, taxonomic name Macrothylacia rubi.

veelvuldig

Done or occurring often; common.

veelweter

A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.

veelwijverij

The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives.

veelzijdig

Having diverse characteristics, abilities or appearances.

veelzijdigheid

The property of being versatile or having many different abilities.

veen

An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light (and usually acidic) soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath. (Compare bog, peatland, marsh, swamp, fen.)

veenbes

(countable) The edible red berry of that shrub.

veer

Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.

veerboot

(watercraft) A boat or ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule.

veergeld

(countable) Money paid for a transport ticket.

veerkracht

(psychology, neuroscience) The mental ability to recover quickly from depression, illness or misfortune.

veerkrachtig

Returning quickly to original shape after force is applied; elastic. (of objects or substances)

veerloon

(countable) Money paid for a transport ticket.

veerman

A man who operates a ferry.

veerpont

(watercraft) A boat or ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule.

veertien

The cardinal number occurring after thirteen and before fifteen, represented in Roman numerals as XIV and in Arabic numerals as 14.

veertien dagen

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

veertiende

The ordinal form of the number fourteen.

veertig

The cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one, represented in Roman numerals as XL and in Arabic numerals as 40.

veertigdagentijd

(Christianity) A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures.

veestapel

Farm animals; animals domesticated for cultivation.

veevoeder

Food for animals; that which is fed to cattle, horses, and sheep, such as hay, cornstalks, vegetables, etc.

veevoer

Food for animals; that which is fed to cattle, horses, and sheep, such as hay, cornstalks, vegetables, etc.

Vega

(star) The brightest star in the constellation Lyra; Alpha (α) Lyrae. It forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.

vegan

Relating to vegans or veganism. [from 1944]

veganist

A person committed to avoiding products and practices that inherently involve animal use, including all foods containing animal products, and to abstaining from direct and intentional harm to animals as far as possible; an adherent to veganism.

veganiste

A person committed to avoiding products and practices that inherently involve animal use, including all foods containing animal products, and to abstaining from direct and intentional harm to animals as far as possible; an adherent to veganism.

veganistisch

Relating to vegans or veganism. [from 1944]

vegen

(ambitransitive) To touch with a sweeping motion, or lightly in passing.

vegetaal

Pertaining to vegetables or plants. [from 16th c.]

vegetariër

A person who does not eat animal flesh, or, in some cases, use any animal products. [from 1839]

vegetarisch

Of or relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians (in all senses). [from 1849]

vegetatie

(uncountable) Plants, taken collectively.

veilen

To sell at an auction.

veilig

Providing protection from danger; providing shelter.

veilig en wel

(idiomatic) Having come to no harm, especially after being exposed to danger.

veilig stellen

(transitive, often, figurative) To brace, reinforce, secure, or support.

veiliggesteld

Properly secured.

veiligheid

The condition or feeling of being safe; security; certainty.

veiligheidsbril

Protective eyewear set in a flexible frame to fit snugly against the face.

veiligheidsdienst

An organization or department responsible for providing security by enforcing laws, rules, and regulations as well as maintaining order.

veiligheidsgordel

A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt.

veiligheidspal

(mechanics) A safety lock or safety catch: a mechanism on a weapon or dangerous equipment designed to prevent accidental firing or operation.

veiling

A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.

veilinghouder

An individual who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, accepting bids to find the best price for the vendor.

veilingmeester

An individual who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, accepting bids to find the best price for the vendor.

veilingverkoop

The act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder.

veinzen

(transitive) To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of. [from 16th c.]

veinzer

A person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold.

vel

(uncountable) Insulating skin with the wool attached

vel over vlees

(figuratively) A very thin person.

velcro

A fastener consisting of two strips of fabric, one covered with minute fiber hooks and the other with tiny fiber loops, which stick strongly together but can be pulled apart.

veld

(usually, in the plural) A field, especially one used for horse racing.

veldbeemgras

Kentucky bluegrass, Poa pratensis.

veldfles

A water bottle, flask, or other vessel, typically used by a soldier or camper as a bottle for carrying water or liquor for drink.

veldleeuwerik

A small brown passerine bird, Alauda arvensis, that sings as it flies high into the air.

veldmuis

Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the tribes Arvicolini, Ellobiusini, Clethrionomyini, Pliomyini, Phenacomyini and Prometheomyini.

veldslag

(military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.

veldspaat

(mineral) Any of a large group of rock-forming aluminosilicate minerals containing potassium, sodium, or calcium that, together, make up about 60% of the Earth's outer crust.

veldtocht

A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.

veldzuring

Rumex acetosa, a taxonomic species within the family Polygonaceae, garden sorrel, native in much of Europe.

vele

before a countable noun: A large, indefinite number of.

velen

A large, indefinite number of people or things.

vellen

(transitive) To bring down by cutting.

velo

Clipping of bicycle.

vels

(uncountable) The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.

vendel

A quantity of yarn, thread, etc. put up together in an oblong shape, after it is taken from the reel. A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread around a fifty-four inch reel.

vendetta

A bitter, destructive feud, normally between two families, clans, or factions, in which each injury or slaying is revenged: a blood feud.

vendumeester

An individual who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, accepting bids to find the best price for the vendor.

venerisch

Of a disease: sexually transmitted; of or relating to, or adapted to the cure of, a venereal disease.

Venetiaan

A native or inhabitant of the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy.

Venetiaanse

A native or inhabitant of the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy.

Venezolaan

A person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent.

Venezolaans

Of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people.

Venezolaanse

A person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent.

Venezuela

A country in South America. Official name: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Capital and largest city: Caracas.

venijn

An animal toxin intended for defensive or offensive use; a biological poison delivered by bite, sting, etc., to protect an animal or to kill its prey.

venijnboom

(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.

venijnig

Prone to argue or dispute.

vennootschap

(legal) An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.

venster

An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.

vensterbank

(architecture, also "window sill") A breast wall; window breast; horizontal brink which forms the base of a window.

vent

(colloquial, used in the vocative) A term of address for someone, typically a man, particularly when cautioning them or offering advice.

venter

An itinerant seller of small goods.

ventiel

A valve that works by sliding, such as in a trombone.

ventilator

An electrical or mechanical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.

ventileren

(transitive) To let fresh air into (a room or a building), to ventilate.

ventje

A miniature man, once imagined by spermists to be present in human sperm.

ventriculair

Of or relating to a ventricle or ventriculus.

ventrikel

One of two lower chambers of the heart.

ventriloquisme

The art of projecting one's voice without moving the lips so that it appears to come from another source, such as a dummy.

ver

Far off (physically, logically or mentally).

ver van elkaar

(dated) At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space. [from 1150–1350]

ver verleden

(poetic) A time long past.