Dutch–English dictionary

vrijgezel

(obsolete) An unmarried woman.

vrijgezellin

(North America) An unmarried woman.

vrijhaven

A port or other area with relaxed jurisdiction of customs, tax rule or related national regulations.

vrijheid

(countable) The lack of a specific constraint, or of constraints in general; a state of being free, unconstrained.

vrijkopen

To pay a price to set someone free from captivity or punishment.

vrijkoping

The recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article.

vrijkwartier

A subdivision of a flag, the rectangular inset on the upper hoist (i.e., flagpole) side, the upper-left quadrant of a flag, (the stars of the US national flag are in a canton).

vrijlaten

(transitive, obsolete) To release, to rescue, to set free.

vrijlating

Release from slavery or other legally sanctioned servitude; the giving of freedom; the act of manumitting.

vrijmaken

To set free (a person or group) from the oppression or restraint of another; to liberate.

vrijmetselaar

A member of the Free and Accepted Masons (sometimes entitled Ancient Free and Accepted Masons), an international fraternal and charitable organization.

vrijspraak

(civil, _, legal, obsolete) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent. [First attested in the early 17th century.]

vrijspreken

(transitive) To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]

vrijstelling

An act of exempting.

vrijster

(now, _, chiefly, _, literary) A girl or an unmarried young woman.

vrijuit gaan

(intransitive, colloquial, legal) To "walk free", i.e. to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty.

vrijwel

Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost. [from before 1150]

vrijwillig

In a voluntary manner.

vrijwillig ontslag

(human resources) A gradual, natural reduction in membership or personnel, as through injury, incapacitation, retirement, resignation, or death.

vrijzinnig

Widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions or conventions; permissive.

vroedman

(medicine) A person, especially a man, who delivers a baby (in childbirth).

vroedmeester

(medicine) A person, especially a man, who delivers a baby (in childbirth).

vroedvrouw

(obstetrics) A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.

vroeg

Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.

vroege vogel

(idiomatic) A person who wakes early or arrives early, typically before most others.

vroeger

Earlier, either in time or in order.

vroem

(often, reduplicated) The sound of an engine, especially when it is revving up.

vrolijk

(now only in boon companion) Gay; merry; jovial; convivial.

vrolijkheid

(by extension) Resilience or cheerfulness.

vroom

Zealous; characterized by devotion.

vroomheid

(uncountable, religion) Reverence and devotion to God.

vroonhof

A lord's chief manor place, with that part of the lands belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy; a house, and the land adjoining, kept for the proprietor's own use.

vrotten

(transitive) To fill by packing or crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess.

vrouw

One of the female (feminine) sex or gender.

vrouwelijke

That which is feminine.

vrouwelijkheid

The sum of all attributes that are feminine or convey womanhood.

Vrouwen

(sports) Clipping of women's team (used in club names, as in [Club Name] Women)

vrouwenhaat

Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women.

vrouwenhatend

Of, relating to, or exhibiting misogyny.

vrouwenhater

One who professes misogyny; a hater of women.

vrouwenverblijf

The private section of a Muslim household forbidden to male strangers. [from 1841]

vrouwtjesduif

(countable) One of several birds of the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes.

vrouwtjeseend

Specifically, an adult female duck; contrasted with drake and with duckling.

vrucht

The condition of bearing fruit.

vruchtafdrijving

The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide. [late 19th century]

vruchtbaar

Of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive.

vruchtbaarheid

(uncountable) The condition, or the degree, of being fertile.

vruchtbeginsel

(anatomy) A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova in most animals, and in mammals, secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.

vruchteloos

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

vruchteneter

An animal whose diet is mostly fruit.

vruchtenpulp

The pulp or pulplike matter remaining from a substance pressed to extract its juice or oil.

vruchtensuiker

(carbohydrate) A monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C6H12O6.

vruchtgebruik

The enjoyment derived from a possession.

vruchtvlees

The soft, often edible, parts of fruits or vegetables.

VS

Initialism of the United States: a country in North America.

vuil

(chiefly, US) Soil or earth.

vuil maken

(transitive, archaic) To dirty; to make dirty.

vuil ophalen

(transitive) To collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material.

vuilblik

A flat scoop with a handle, into which dust, dirt and other material is conveyed with a brush or broom.

vuilnis

Useless or disposable material; waste material of any kind.

vuilnisbak

A container for rubbish or waste.

vuilnisbakkenras

(often, pejorative) Someone or something of mixed kind or uncertain origin, especially a dog.

vuilnisbakkie

(slang) A dog.

vuilnisbelt

A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site.

vuilnisemmer

A container for collecting ashes, especially from wood and coal fires, for eventual disposal elsewhere.

vuiltje

(literary, or, puristic, otherwise, archaic) A small particle; a speck.

vuist

A hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward.

vuistslag

A blow with the fist.

vuistvechter

A participant in a boxing match; a fighter who boxes.

vulgair

Lacking tact or taste.

vulkaan

A vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface.

vulkanisch

Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes

vullen

(transitive) To fill up or choke up; to stop up.

vulling

Inexpensive material used to occupy empty spaces, especially in construction.

vulsel

(linguistics) A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.

vulva

(anatomy) The external female genitalia of humans and other placental mammals, which includes the clitoris, labia, and vulval vestibule/vulvar opening.

vuren

(transitive, sports) To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.

vurenhout

(uncountable) The wood of a pine.

vurig

Full of ardor; expressing passion, spirit, or enthusiasm.

vuur

A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light.

vuur van de strijd

The thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.

vuurbal

(baseball) Synonym of fastball (“a high-speed pitch of a baseball”).

vuurberg

A vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface.

vuurbok

(usually, in plural) A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side

vuurbol

An extremely bright meteor.

vuurmuur

(computer security) The software that monitors traffic in and out of a private network or a personal computer and allows or blocks such traffic depending on its perceived threat.

vuurpijl

A source of brightly burning light or intense heat.

vuurproef

(figuratively) A very difficult and trying experience, that acts as a refining or hardening process.

vuurrood

Of a bright red colour.

vuursprank

A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire, resulting from an electrical surge or excessive heat created by friction.

vuurstaking

In warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose. (Typically only temporary).

vuursteen

A hard, fine-grained quartz that fractures conchoidally and generates sparks when struck against a material such as steel, because tiny chips of the steel are heated to incandescence and burn in air.

vuurtje

A flame or something used to create fire.

vuurtoren

A tower or other structure exhibiting a light or lights to warn or guide sailors.

vuurvast

Not affected by great heat.

vuurvlieg

(Northern US, Western US, Florida) Any beetle of the family Lampyridae, which exhibit bioluminescence during twilight.

vuurvogel

(Slavic mythology) A magical and prophetic glowing or burning bird from a faraway land, which is both a blessing and a harbinger of doom to its captor

vuurwapen

A personal weapon that uses explosive powder to propel a projectile often made of lead.

vuurwater

(informal) High-proof alcoholic beverage, especially whiskey (especially in the context of its sale to or consumption by Native Americans).

vuurwerk

A device using gunpowder and other chemicals which, when lit, emits a combination of coloured flames, sparks, whistles or bangs, and sometimes made to rocket high into the sky before exploding, used for entertainment or celebration.

vuurzee

A large fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning.

vuurzucht

(psychology) A compulsive disorder characterized by obsession with fire or uncontrollable urges to start fires.

vzw

Initialism of w:nonprofit organization.

waaghals

A person who engages in very risky behavior, especially one who is motivated by a craving for excitement or attention. [from 1794]

waaghalzig

Showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.

waagstuk

A risky venture.

waaier

(cycling) A line of riders seeking maximum drafting in a crosswind, resulting in a diagonal line across the road.

waaieren

(transitive) To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.

waak

An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray.

waakhond

A dog used to protect a property or its owner.

waakhoogte

The distance between a water level and the top of something that contains or restrains it (such as a dam).

waakzaam

Attentive; awake; on guard.

waakzaamheid

The quality of being alert or on the alert.

Waal

A native or inhabitant of Wallonia.

Waals

A Romance language traditionally spoken in parts of southern Belgium and a small strip of northern France (around Givet).

Waalse

A native or inhabitant of Wallonia.

waan

The state of being deluded or misled, or process of deluding somebody.

waanbeeld

A sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens.

waandenkbeeld

That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief.

waanidee

That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief.

waanvoorstelling

That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief.

waanzin

The state of being deluded or misled, or process of deluding somebody.

waanzinnig

(chiefly, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, informal) Crazy, insane, mad.

waanzinnige

A frantic and hysterical person.

waanzinnige verliefdheid

(obsolete) The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; madness.

waar

(business) Anything movable (a good) that is bought and sold. [from 15th c.]

waar dan ook

In or at any location.

waar ook

In, at or to any place (that); anywhere.

waar toch

(interrogative) Where ever; an emphatic form of where.

waarachtigheid

The property of seeming true, of resembling reality; resemblance to reality.

waarbij

(mostly, law) It being the fact that; inasmuch as. (Often used to begin recitals; sometimes emboldened or emphasized as a signifier.)

waarborg

Security; guaranty; bail.

waarborgen

(intransitive) To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition). [from 18th c.]

waard

The person responsible for the running of an inn, usually the proprietor.

waard zijn

To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to; to raise or move by mechanical means.

waarde

A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc.

waardebon

A piece of paper or other token that entitles the holder to a discount, or that can be exchanged for goods and services.

waardecheque

A piece of paper or other token that entitles the holder to a discount, or that can be exchanged for goods and services.

waardeloos

Of little worth.

waardeloos omhulsel

(figuratively) Any form of useless, dried up, and subsequently worthless exterior of something.

waardepapier

(finance, often, in plural) A tradeable financial asset, such as a share of stock or any of various classes of bond.W

waarderen

(transitive) To be grateful or thankful for.

waardering

A fair valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence; gratitude and esteem.

waardevol

Precious to or greatly valued by someone.

waardig

Having worth, merit, or value.

waardoor

(conjunctive) Consequently, by or in consequence of that or this cause; referring to something previously stated.

waarheen

In, at or to the place (that) or a place (that).

waarheen dan ook

To (in the direction of) any location.

waarheid

(archaic) Truth.

waarlijk

Without doubt, surely.