Dutch–English dictionary

deuk

A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.

deuken

(transitive) To impact something, producing a dent.

deur

(architecture) A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, typically consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. It may have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold it closed, and a lock that ensures it cannot be opened without a key.

deurbel

A device on or adjacent to an outer door for announcing one's presence. It can be mechanical, directly sounding a bell, or a button that electrically sounds a chime or buzzer inside the building.

deurhamer

(architectural elements) A knocker mounted on a door.

deurklopper

(architectural elements) A knocker mounted on a door.

deurmat

A coarse mat at the entrance to a house, upon which one wipes one's shoes.

deuterium

(uncountable, isotope) An isotope of hydrogen with one proton and one neutron in each atom - 21H.

deuteriumkern

(isotope) the nucleus of deuterium, consisting of a proton and a neutron

deuteron

(isotope) the nucleus of deuterium, consisting of a proton and a neutron

Deuteronomium

The fifth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fifth book in the Torah.

devoot

Vowed; dedicated; consecrated.

dewelke

(relative, formal, _, outside certain phrases) Designates the one(s) previously mentioned.

deze

First of aforementioned two items. Used with the, often without a noun.

dezelfde

Being an unknown person with the specified name; see also "a certain".

dezer dagen

At the present time; in the current era. [from 14th c.]

dharma

(Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) The natural order of the universe; natural law, cosmic order.

di-

Double, twice the quantity.

dia

(photography, graphic arts) An image suitable to overlay (superimpose) over another (as for example a gel for an overhead projector, a slide that complements another slide as a superimposition for it, or a digital virtual equivalent of these); its coloration is adjusted to contrast with the underlying image (for example, text may be white instead of black in areas where the background is dark).

diabetes

(disease) Diabetes mellitus; any of a group of metabolic diseases whereby a person (or other animal) has high blood sugar due to an inability to produce, or inability to metabolize, sufficient quantities of the hormone insulin. [from 19th c.]

diabetisch

Suitable for one having diabetes, especially diabetes mellitus.

diabolisch

Resembling a devil.

diafragma

(astronomy, photography) The diameter of such a hole which restricts the width of the lightpath through the whole system. For a telescope, this is the diameter of the objective lens.

diagnose

The process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of something (of any nature).

diagnosticeren

(by extension) To determine the cause of a problem.

diagnostisch

Of, or relating to diagnosis.

diagonaal

(transitive) To read quickly or describe summarily, skipping some detail.

diagram

A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device.

dialect

Language unique to a particular group of people.

dialogeren

(informal, business) To discuss or negotiate so that all parties can reach an understanding.

dialoog

(philosophy) A literary form, where the presentation resembles a conversation.

dialoogvenster

(computing) Ellipsis of dialog box.

diamant

(uncountable, printing, dated) The size of type between excelsior and diamond, standardized as 4-point.

diameter

(geometry) The length of such a line.

Diana

(Roman god) The daughter of Latona and Jupiter, and twin sister of Apollo; the goddess of the hunt, associated wild animals and the forest or wilderness, and an emblem of chastity; the Roman counterpart of Artemis.

diaspora

(collective) The dispersion of a group in a manner comparable to that of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century BCE).

diazepam

(pharmaceutical drug) A tranquilizing muscle relaxant drug (trademark Valium) used mainly to relieve anxiety.

dichotomie

A separation or division into two; a distinction that results in such a division.

dicht

Physically dense or thick.

dichtbij

Near; in the vicinity. [from ca. 1350–1470]

dichtbranden

To burn and hence seal open tissue using a heated article or caustic agent so as to stop bleeding or minimise the risk of infection.

dichte

Densely crowded or packed.

dichten

(physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.

dichter

A person who writes poems.

dichterbijkomen

(ambitransitive) To come closer to; to approach.

dichteres

A person who writes poems.

dichtgaan

(intransitive, of the ears) To undergo equalization of pressure when the Eustachian tubes open.

dichtklappen

(transitive) To confine in an enclosed area; to enclose.

dichtknopen

(transitive) To form into a knot; to tie with a knot or knots.

dichtkunst

Literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm.

dichtopeengepakt

Densely crowded or packed.

dichtopeengepakte

Densely crowded or packed.

dichtsbijzijnde

In the past, but close (or closer) to the present time.

dichtschroeien

(transitive) To char, scorch, or burn the surface of (something) with a hot instrument.

dichtst

Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.

dichtvriezen

To burn and hence seal open tissue using a heated article or caustic agent so as to stop bleeding or minimise the risk of infection.

dichtwerk

A poet's literary production.

dictator

A totalitarian leader of a country, nation, or government.

dictatuur

A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.

dictie

The effectiveness and degree of clarity of word choice and expression.

dictionaire

A reference work listing words or names from one or more languages, usually ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings or senses, oftentimes also containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, semantic relations, translations, as well as other relevant information. [ca. 1480]

didactiek

The art and science of teaching.

didactisch

Instructive or intended to teach or demonstrate, especially with regard to morality.

die

(demonstrative) The (thing, person, idea, etc) indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote physically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction.

die tijd

That time.

die van ons

(colloquial, may seem patronising) That or those belonging to an individual being addressed; used especially to a person in the speaker's care, or to whom advice or instruction is being given.

Diederik

A en given name.

Diedrich

A en given name.

dieet

(uncountable) Food and drink.

dief

One who roves about for prey; one who prowls.

diefachtig

Of a thing: done with evasive or guilty secrecy.

diefstal

(legal, uncountable) The unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of it permanently. [from mid-15th c.]

dienaar

A servant, especially a domestic servant.

dienares

A servant, especially a domestic servant.

dienblad

A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.

dienen

(intransitive) To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object.

dienst

(Roman Catholic Church) The principal liturgical service of the Church, encompassing both a scripture service (Liturgy of the Word) and a eucharistic service (Liturgy of the Eucharist), which includes the consecration and oblation (offering) of the host and wine.

dienstbaarheid

The state of being a slave; slavery; being forced to work for others or do their bidding without one's consent or against one's will, either in perpetuity or for a period of time over which one has little or no control.

dienstig

Having a practical or beneficial use.

dienstman

(historical) A member of the mediaeval estate or caste of unfree nobles.

dienstplicht

Involuntary labor, especially military service, demanded by some established authority.

dienstplichtig

Drafted into a military service or similar.

dienstplichtige

One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee.

dienstregeling

A tabular schedule of events with the times at which they occur, especially times of arrivals and departures.

diep

(in combination) Extending to a level or length equivalent to the stated thing.

diepgaand

Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.

diepgang

(nautical) The depth of water needed to float a particular ship; the depth from the waterline to the bottom of a vessel's hull; the depth of water drawn by a vessel.

diepgeworteld

(literally, botany) Of a plant, having deep roots; (of a non-living object) deeply and firmly embedded (in the ground, etc.).

diepgezonken

Of a person: cast down in hope or spirit; showing utter helplessness, hopelessness, or resignation; also, grovelling; ingratiating; servile. [from mid 14th c.]

diepgravend

Thorough; comprehensive.

dieplood

(countable, nautical) A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or (dated) to estimate velocity in knots.

dieprood

Having a deep red colour.

diepte

the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep

dieptezicht

The appearance of depth in objects, especially as perceived using binocular vision.

diepvries

An appliance or room used to store food or other perishable items at temperatures below 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit).

diepvriezer

An appliance or room used to store food or other perishable items at temperatures below 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit).

dier

Of or relating to animals.

dierbaar

Precious to or greatly valued by someone.

dierenarts

A medical doctor who treats non-human animals.

dierenasiel

A place for the detention of stray or wandering animals.

dierenhuid

Untanned hide.

dierenriem

(astrology) The twelve equal divisions of the zodiacal region into signs or houses, each named for a prominent constellation in the region.

dierenrijk

(biology) The regnum Animalia; the set of all animals.

dierentuin

(countable) A park where live animals are exhibited.

dierkunde

The part of biology relating to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct.

dierlijk

Of or relating to animals.

dierlijke

Of or relating to animals.

diesel

A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed.

diëtair

Of, or relating to diet.

diëten

(intransitive) To lose weight in order to achieve slimness.

dievegge

One who carries out a theft.

dieverij

The act of stealing property.

differentiaal

(calculus) A quantity representing an infinitesimal change in a variable, now only used as a heuristic aid except in nonstandard analysis but considered rigorous until the 20th century; a fluxion in Newtonian calculus, now usually written in Leibniz's notation as \operatorname{d}\!x.

differentiëren

(obsolete, transitive) To distinguish or differentiate.

diffusie

(physics) The intermingling of the molecules of a fluid due to random thermal agitation.

difterie

(pathology) A serious infectious disease leading to inflammation of mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.

digitaal

Property of representing values as discrete, often binary, numbers rather than a continuous spectrum.

digitale vingerafdruk

(cryptography) A unique identification for a public key in asymmetric cryptography.

dij

The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee. [from 8th c.]

dijbeen

(skeleton) The bone that extends from the pelvis to the knee in humans; the femur.

Dijle

River in Belgium, flowing through Leuven and Mechelen

dijn

(archaic, EME) Second-person singular prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy).

Dijon

The capital city of Côte-d'Or department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

dik

Being large in size, mass, or volume; big, fat or muscular.

dikke

Heavy in build; thickset.

dikke darm

(chiefly, medicine) A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine.

dikkerd

(countable, slang) A chubby, plump, or overweight person.

dikkerdje

A chubby, plump person.

dikkop

(informal) A person of importance in a group or organization.

dikkopje

Any of various butterflies of the families Hesperiidae and its subfamily Megathyminae, having a hairy mothlike body, hooked tips on the antennae, and a darting flight pattern.

diklijvig

Extremely overweight, especially: weighing more than 20% (for men) or 25% (for women) over their conventionally ideal weight determined by height and build; or, having a body mass index over 30 kg/m2.

dikte

(uncountable) The property of being thick (in dimension).

dikvloeibaar

Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid (that is, a high viscosity).

dikwijls

Frequently; many times on different occasions.

dikzak

(countable, slang) A chubby, plump, or overweight person.

dilateren

(transitive) To enlarge; to make bigger.

dilemma

A difficult choice or decision that must be made.

dilettantisch

Pertaining to or like a dilettante.

diligence

(historical) A four-wheeled public stage-coach, widely used in France before the general establishment of the railways.

dille

Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.

dimensie

(geometry) The number of independent coordinates needed to specify uniquely the location of a point in a space; also, any of such independent coordinates.

dimensionaal

(mathematics) Appended to cardinal numbers or algebraic symbols to form adjectives meaning "having the stated number of dimensions".

diminuendo

(music) A dynamic mark directing that a passage is to be played gradually more softly

diminutief

Very small.

Dimitri

A transliteration of the Russian male given name Дми́трий (Dmítrij).

dimmen

(transitive) To make something less bright.

dimmer

A rheostat that is used to vary the intensity of a domestic electric light

diner

A formal meal for many people eaten for a special occasion.

dineren

(intransitive) To eat; to eat dinner or supper.

ding

(chiefly, historical) A public assembly or judicial council in a Germanic country.