Dutch–English dictionary

waarloos

(nautical) Articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way at certain times.

waarmede

(archaic) In what way; how.

waarna

(formal) After which time or event.

waarnaartoe

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

waarneembaar

Possible to discern; detectable or derivable by use of the senses or the intellect.

waarnemen

To find out or observe (someone or something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking; to catch sight of; to see; to spot.

waarnemer

One who makes observations, monitors or takes notice

waarneming

The act of observing, and the fact of being observed (see observance)

waarning

The action of the verb warn; an instance of warning someone.

waarom

(idiomatic, informal) Why; why is it; for what reason or purpose; due to what cause?

waaromtrent

In, at or near what location.

waarop

(archaic) On which, on what.

waarschijnlijk

In all likelihood.

waarschijnlijkheid

Indicating a degree of certainty, or that something can be relied upon.

waarschuwen

To give warning to.

waarschuwing

A rebuke by an authority that one has erred and should not persist in their actions; a reprimand.

waartoe

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

waarvan

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

waarvandaan

(archaic, formal, or, literary) From where; from which place or source.

waarvoor

(archaic) Because of which.

waarzeggen

To foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events; to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable outcome.

waarzegger

A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.

waarzegster

Someone who predicts the future; a soothsayer.

waas

The delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or newly-gathered fruits or leaves, as on grapes, plums, etc.

wacht

A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.

wachten

(obsolete) Act of waiting; delay. [Attested from (1150 to 1350) to the early 17th century.]

wachtende

Someone who waits for somebody or something; a person who is waiting.

wachter

Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.

wachtrij

A waiting list or other means of organizing people or objects into a first-come-first-served order.

wachttoren

An observation tower in which a lookout keeps watch over prisoners, or looks out for fires, etc.

wachtzaal

A large open space in or in front of a building where people can gather, particularly one joining various paths, as in a rail station or airport terminal, or providing access to and linking the platforms in a railway terminus.

waden

(intransitive) To walk through water or something that impedes progress.

wadi

A valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.

waf

The sound a dog makes when barking; a bark.

wafel

A light, thin, flat biscuit/cookie.

wagen

(archaic, transitive) To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.

wagenmaker

(historical) A person who builds and repairs wagons.

wagenmenner

A person who drives a chariot.

wagenwiel

The wheel of a cart.

wagenziek

Dizzy or feeling nauseated due to riding in a vehicle; suffering from motion sickness.

waggelen

(intransitive) To sway or tilt violently back and forth.

wagon

(US) Any railway vehicle or rolling stock.

wak

An open space in the ice on a river or lake.

wake

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

wakker

Not asleep; conscious.

wakker maken

(transitive) (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.

wakker worden

(transitive) (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.

wal

A defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a stone parapet; a wall-like ridge of earth, stones or debris; an embankment for defensive purpose.

Wales

One of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom, formerly a principality.

walgelijk

Very bad or inferior.

walgen

To cause an intense dislike for something.

walgen van

(transitive) To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

walging

(uncountable) The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred [from ca. 1350–1470]

walgvogel

A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.

Walhalla

(Norse mythology) The home of half of all warriors who died gloriously in battle as well as many of the Æsir.

walkman

A portable personal audio cassette player with headphones.

walkure

(Norse mythology) Any of the female attendants of Odin, figures said to guide fallen warriors from the battlefield to Valhalla.

wallaby

Any of several species of macropod; usually smaller and stockier than kangaroos.

wallabyjong

Ellipsis of joey word.

wallen

(in the plural) A bagginess of the skin below the eyes from lack of sleep.

wallpaper

(computing, countable, uncountable) An image or tiled pattern used as the background of a computer desktop.

walm

(uncountable) The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.

walmend

Foul-smelling, stinking.

walnoot

A nut of the walnut tree.

walnotenboom

A hardwood tree of the genus Juglans.

walnotenhout

Wood of the walnut tree.

walrus

A large Arctic marine mammal related to seals and having long tusks, tough, wrinkled skin, and four flippers, Odobenus rosmarus.

wals

A heavy cylinder used to break clods.

walsen

(ergative) To press, level, spread, or form with a roller or rollers.

walvis

Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.

walvisachtige

An animal belonging to the infraorder Cetacea, including dolphins, porpoises, and whales.

walvisjacht

The practice of hunting whales.

walvisvaart

The practice of hunting whales.

wampum

(uncountable) Small cylindrical beads made from polished shells (especially white ones) which have been strung together, formerly used by Native American peoples of eastern North America for various purposes including as jewellery and money, and for record-keeping; (countable, archaic) one such bead.

wan

That which winnows or which is used in winnowing; a contrivance for fanning or winnowing grain.

wanbedrijf

(law, criminology, historical, _, in, _, UK) A lesser criminal act in most common law legal systems, generally punished less severely than a felony.

wanbetaling

The failure to make a payment.

wand

(anatomy, botany) The wall of any cavity or organ.

wandaad

That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.

wandelaar

One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant.

wandelen

(ambitransitive) To take a long walk (on something) for pleasure or exercise.

wandelgangen

An informal person-to-person means of circulating information or gossip.

wandeling

A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise. [from c. 1900]

wandeltocht

A gentle hike.

wandtapijt

A mainly French and Flemish type of tapestry having richly coloured pictorial designs.

wang

(anatomy) The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.

wangedrag

(American spelling) Action or conduct that is inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected.

wangedrocht

(figuratively) A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity. [from 16th c.]

wangzakeekhoorn

Any of the subtribe Tamiina of small, striped rodents; they are found in North America, with the exception of the Siberian chipmunk which is found primarily in Asia.

wangzakrat

A small burrowing rodent native to North and Central America, especially in the family Geomyidae (pocket gophers).

wanhopen

(intransitive) To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation. [(often) with of]

wanhopig

Portending evil; ominous.

wannabe

(informal, derogatory, often, attributive) Someone who wishes to be someone or do something, but lacks the qualifications or talent; an overeager amateur; an aspirant.

wanneer

(interrogative) At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.

wanneer dan ook

At any time.

wanneer het goed uitkomt

A convenient time.

wannen

(transitive, agriculture, literal) To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.

wanorde

The unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony.

wanordelijk

Extremely disorganized or in disarray.

wanpraktijk

The improper treatment of a patient by a physician that results in injury or loss.

wansmakelijk

Overly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste. [from 1540s]

wanstaltigheid

The state of being monstrous.

want

Considered to be, in relation to something else; in the relation (specified).

wantan

A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables.

wantoestand

Something that is immoral or not good.

wantrouwen

Lack of trust or confidence.

wantrouwend

(active sense) Experiencing distrust, showing distrust, wary, sceptical, suspicious, doubtful.

wantrouwig

(archaic) Lacking confidence in others; distrustful.

wants

(entomology) An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).

wantsenkruid

(UK, Irish) The annual herb Coriandrum sativum, used in many cuisines.

wapen

(usually used in the plural) A weapon.

wapenfeit

An achievement.

wapening

(countable) A steel reinforcing bar in a reinforced concrete structure.

wapenmagazijn

A military establishment for the storing, development, manufacturing, testing, or repairing of arms, ammunition, and other war materiel; an armoury.

wapenopslagplaats

A military establishment for the storing, development, manufacturing, testing, or repairing of arms, ammunition, and other war materiel; an armoury.

wapenschild

(in the plural) Heraldic bearings or insignia.

wapenspreuk

(heraldry) A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.

wapenstand

(countable, military) A formal agreement, especially between nations, to end combat.

wapenstilstand

(countable, military) A formal agreement, especially between nations, to end combat.

wapenstok

(music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances.

wapperen

(intransitive) To flap or wave quickly but irregularly.

war

A lack of clarity or order.

warboel

A mixture; a confusion; a garble.

waren

Harvested agricultural goods collectively, especially vegetables and fruit, but possibly including eggs, dairy products and meat; the saleable food products of farms.

warenhuis

A large store containing many different departments, each of which deals in the sale of different goods or services.

warkruid

Any of about 100-170 species of yellow, orange or red (rarely green) parasitic plants of the genus Cuscuta. Formerly treated as the only genus in the family Cuscutaceae, it is now placed in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae.

warm

Of a somewhat high temperature, often but not always connoting that the high temperature is pleasant rather than uncomfortable.

warm houden

(transitive) To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal in; to enliven.

warmlopen

(ditransitive with to) To cause (someone) to favour (something) increasingly.

warmte

(uncountable) Thermal energy.

warmtemeter

An apparatus used to measure temperature.

warmteverlies

(engineering) Electricity of kinetic power expended without doing useful work.

warrig

Extremely disorganized or in disarray.

Warschau

The capital city of Poland; the capital city of Masovian Voivodeship.

wartaal

Mumbo jumbo; obscure language or technicalities; jargon. [from 19th c.]

wartel

(mechanical) A piece, such as a ring or hook, attached to another piece by a pin, in such a manner as to permit rotation about the pin as an axis.

was

(uncountable) Any viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.

was aanbrengen

(transitive) To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny.

wasbak

A basin used for washing, (now) particularly a permanently installed sink, fitted with a water supply and a drain, for washing the hands and face.

wasco

A stick of colored chalk or wax used for drawing.

wasdom

When bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin.

wasgoed

That which needs to be, is being, or has been laundered. [from c. 1930]

washand

A small cloth used to wash the face and body.

washandje

A small cloth used to wash the face and body.

Washington

A placename:

washok

A place or room where laundering is done - including, by extension, other forms of laundering than clothes washing.

waskeuken

(archaic) A small room, next to a kitchen, where washing up and other domestic chores are done.

waskom

A basin used for washing, (now) particularly a permanently installed sink, fitted with a water supply and a drain, for washing the hands and face.

waskrijt

A stick of colored chalk or wax used for drawing.

waslap

A small cloth used to wash the face and body.