Dutch–English dictionary

Dinges

(informal) Used generically for a man whose actual name may not be known.

dingetje

A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product, typically as an example for purposes of explaining concepts.

dingo

A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo).

dinosaurus

(proscribed) Any extinct reptile, not necessarily belonging to Dinosauria, that existed between about 230 million and 65 million years ago, as well as the stem-mammal Dimetrodon.

dinsdag

The third day of the week in many religious traditions, and the second day of the week in systems that use the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Monday and precedes Wednesday.

diocees

A diocese or region of a church which a bishop governs.

diocese

A diocese or region of a church which a bishop governs.

Dionysos

(Greek god) The god of wine, ivy and grapes, specifically its intoxication and social influence, but also the patron of agriculture and the theater. Also related to the mystery of religion, as in "spiritual intoxication".

Dionysus

(Greek god) The god of wine, ivy and grapes, specifically its intoxication and social influence, but also the patron of agriculture and the theater. Also related to the mystery of religion, as in "spiritual intoxication".

dioxide

(chemistry) Any oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each molecule.

diploma

A document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study.

diploma-uitreiking

(sciences) A marking (e.g., on a container) indicating a measurement on a scale, usually one of many such markings.

direct

Immediately; now; right away.

directeur

The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group. [from 13th c.]

directie

The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group. [from 13th c.]

directrice

The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group. [from 13th c.]

dirigeerstok

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

dirigent

(musician) A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.

dirigeren

(transitive) To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks)

Dirk

A en given name.

disablisme

(uncountable) Discrimination against people with disabilities in favor of those without. [from late 20th c.]

discipel

A person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others.

disciplinair

For the purpose of imposing punishment.

discipline

A controlled behaviour; self-control.

disciplineren

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

disco

(countable, slightly, dated) Clipping of discotheque (“nightclub for dancing”).

discotheek

(countable, slightly, dated) Clipping of discotheque (“nightclub for dancing”).

discours

(countable) A formal lengthy exposition of some subject, either spoken or written.

discreet

Reluctant to give details about something sensitive; notably prudish.

discretie

The quality of being discreet.

discriminatie

(uncountable, countable) Discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things, with the intent to understand rightly and make correct decisions. [from early 17th c.]

discrimineren

To perceive the difference between things; to discriminate.

discriminerend

(of a distinction) Offensively or unfairly discriminating.

discus

A round plate-like object that is thrown for sport.

discussie

An informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views.

discussiëren

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

discuswerpen

(uncountable, athletics) The athletics event of discus throw.

discutabel

Open to debate; not fully proved or confirmed.

disfunctie

(mostly, medical) A failure to function in an expected or complete manner. Usually refers to a disorder in a bodily organ (e.g. erectile dysfunction), a mental disorder, or the improper behavior of a social group.

disfunctioneel

Functioning incorrectly or abnormally; especially, designating of a business, family or social group with harmful, aberrant, strange or abnormal behavior.

diskwalificeren

(transitive) To make ineligible for something.

dismemberen

To divide a region or country into two or more territories with separate political status.

dispensatie

(ecclesiastical) An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]

display

(computing) An electronic screen that shows graphics or text.

dispuut

(countable) A dispute or heated argument (especially one that is verbal).

diss

(slang) An insult or put-down; an expression of disrespect.

dissel

A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood.

dissen

(transitive) To put (food) on to a dish ready for eating.

dissertatie

A formal exposition of a subject, especially a research paper that students write in order to complete the requirements for a doctoral degree in the US and a non-doctoral degree in the UK; a thesis.

dissident

One who deviates from accepted beliefs or policies, especially from a prescribed form of Communism.

dissidentie

An act of disagreeing with, or deviating from, the views and opinions of those holding authority.

dissociatie

The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation; disunion.

dissociëren

(chemistry, intransitive) To undergo dissociation.

distaal

(anatomy, geology) Remote from the point of attachment or origin.

distantiëren

(intransitive) To part; to stop associating.

distel

This plant seen as the national emblem of Scotland.

distillaat

The substance extracted by distilling.

distillatie

(chemistry, chemical engineering) The separation of more volatile parts of a substance from less volatile ones by evaporation and condensation.

distilleerapparaat

A device for distilling liquids.

distilleerderij

A place where distillation takes place, especially the distillation of alcoholic spirits.

distilleren

To heat (a substance, usually a liquid) so that a vapour is produced, and then to cool the vapour so that it condenses back into a liquid, either to purify the original substance or to obtain one of its components; to subject to distillation.

distinctie

That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination.

distributie

An act of distributing or state of being distributed.

district

An administrative division of an area.

districtpolitiebureau

(US, law enforcement) A subdivision of a city under the jurisdiction of a specific group of police; the police station situated in that district.

dit

The (thing) here (used in indicating something or someone nearby).

dito

That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.

dito dito

That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.

diureticum

(medicine, pharmacology) A drug or a substance that increases the rate of urine excretion.

diva

Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress. [from the 19th c.]

Divali

(Hinduism) An annual festival of light, observed during several days in October and November.

divergent strabisme

(plural "walleyes") One or a pair of sideways-looking misaligned eyes.

divergentie

(calculus) The operator which maps a function F=(F1, ... Fn) from a n-dimensional vector space to itself to the function \sum_{i=1}^n \frac{\partial F_i}{\partial x_i}.

divergeren

(intransitive, figuratively, of interests, opinions, or anything else) To become different; to run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.

divers

Various in kind, quality, or manifestation; diverse.

diversiteit

The quality of being diverse or different; difference or unlikeness.

dividend

(finance) A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (e.g., quarterly or annually).

divisie

(military) A formation, usually made up of two or three brigades.

Diwali

(Hinduism) An annual festival of light, observed during several days in October and November.

djiera

Its aromatic long seed, used as a spice, notably in Indian, Middle Eastern, and Mexican cookery.

djinn

(Arabic culture) A human-like spiritual or immaterial being, as opposed to al-ins (people), often invisible but able to manifest in form and also inhabit people or animals; origin of the genie of Western literature, film etc.

djinten

Its aromatic long seed, used as a spice, notably in Indian, Middle Eastern, and Mexican cookery.

DNA

(biochemistry, genetics) Initialism of deoxyribonucleic acid (“a nucleic acid found in all living things (and some non-living things such as certain viruses) which consists of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix; encoded in its structure are genetic instructions for development, functioning, growth, and reproduction”).

DNZ

(biochemistry, genetics) Initialism of deoxyribonucleic acid (“a nucleic acid found in all living things (and some non-living things such as certain viruses) which consists of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix; encoded in its structure are genetic instructions for development, functioning, growth, and reproduction”).

do

(UK, informal) A party, celebration, social function; usually of moderate size and formality.

dobbelsteen

An isohedral polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and thrown in games of chance.

dobber

An angling float, also traditionally made of oak cork.

dobberen

(intransitive) To move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of water, or similar medium.

docent

A teacher or lecturer at some universities (in central Europe, etc.)

docente

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.

dochter

One’s female offspring.

dochterbedrijf

A company owned by a parent company or a holding company, also called daughter company or sister company.

dochterlijk

Relating to or characteristic of a daughter.

dochteronderneming

Someone or something, especially, a television station, that is associated with a larger, related organization, such as a television network; a member of a group of associated things.

docking

(sexuality, slang, vulgar) The male homosexual sex act involving two men co-joined by their penises, with overlapping foreskins.

doctor

A person who has attained a doctorate, such as a Ph.D. or Th.D. or one of many other terminal degrees conferred by a college or university.

doctoraat

The highest degree awarded by a university faculty.

doctorsgraad

The highest degree awarded by a university faculty.

doctrinair

Of, relating to, involving, belonging to or concerning a doctrine.

doctrine

(countable) A belief or tenet, especially about philosophical or theological matters.

docu

A film, TV program, publication etc. which presents a social, political, scientific or historical subject in a factual or informative manner.

document

An original or official paper used as the basis, proof, or support of anything else, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information pertinent to such proof or support.

documentair

Of, related to, or based on documents.

documentaire

A film, TV program, publication etc. which presents a social, political, scientific or historical subject in a factual or informative manner.

documentairefilm

A film, TV program, publication etc. which presents a social, political, scientific or historical subject in a factual or informative manner.

documentatie

(computing, mechanical engineering) Documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program.

documenteren

To record in documents.

doddegras

Other species of genus Phleum.

dodelijk

Causing death; lethal.

dodelijkheid

The fact of something being lethal; the ability of something to kill.

doden

(transitive) To waste (time); to waste money or other resources.

dodenbezweerder

A person who practices or performs necromancy.

dodenbezwering

Loosely, any sorcery or witchcraft, especially involving death or the dead, particularly sorcery involving raising or reanimating the dead.

dodenrijk

(religion, or, mythology) The world of the dead, located underneath the world of the living; the afterlife.

dodenstad

(archaeology) An ancient site used for burying the dead, particularly if consisting of elaborate grave monuments.

dodenwake

A period after a person's death before or after the body is buried, cremated, etc.; in some cultures accompanied by a party or collectively sorting through the deceased's personal effects.

doding

An instance of someone being killed.

dodo

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

doe-het-zelf

Do-it-yourself.

doedelzak

A musical wind instrument possessing a flexible bag inflated by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes; any aerophone that produces sound using air from a reservoir to vibrate enclosed reeds.

doedelzakspeler

One who plays the bagpipes.

doeg

(chiefly, Commonwealth, informal) goodbye, especially as a sign-off in an email or after writing a comment.

doei

(colloquial) Goodbye.

doek

A piece of canvas cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint.

doel

(countable) A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.

doelbewust

With intentionality, and deliberately, usually also with a connotation of due consideration and wise choosing.

doelgroep

(media, marketing) The primary group of people for whom a publication, advertisement or other type of media is designed to appeal.

doelloos

Without aim, purpose, or direction.

doelman

(sports) A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.

doelmatig

Suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended.

doelmatigheid

(uncountable) The quality of being fit or suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended; suitability for particular circumstance or situation.

doelpaal

(sports) A goalpost.

doelpunt

(sport) The act of placing the object into the goal.

doelpuntenmaker

(football) A person who scores a goal, or scores goals

doelstelling

A goal that is striven for.

doeltreffendheid

A degree of ability to produce a desired effect; effectiveness.

doelwachter

(sports) A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.

doelwachtster

(sports) A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.

doelwit

(archery) The center of the butt at which archers shoot; probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.

doema

A Russian legislative assembly such as the historical duma of the Russian Empire or the modern lower house of the Federal Assembly (the Russian national parliament).

doemdenker

Someone who habitually expects the worst outcome; one who looks on the dark side of things.

doen

(intransitive) To perform antics, to caper.

doen afnemen

(intransitive, obsolete) To show a lessening or abatement (of a specified quality).

doen alsof

(intransitive, or, with 'that' clause, or, 'to' infinitive) To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance. [from 14th c.]

doen bijeen passen

(ambitransitive) To match (objects, especially clothes).

doen bol staan

To swell out or bulge.

doen denken aan

(figurative) Suggestive or reminiscent.

doen draaien

(cricket, of a bowler) To make the ball move sideways when it bounces on the pitch.

doen gelden

(transitive) To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim.

doen groeien

(transitive) To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.