Dutch–English dictionary

doen hellen

(intransitive, aviation) To roll or incline laterally in order to turn.

doen herleven

To cause (something) to recover from a state of decline, neglect, oblivion, or obscurity; to make (something) active or lively again; to reanimate, to revitalize.

doen in verzekeringen

(intransitive) To deal in such contracts; subscribe to a policy of insurance

doen kapseizen

(transitive, nautical) To cause (a ship) to overturn.

doen klinken

(transitive) To cause to produce a sound.

doen mislukken

(transitive, intransitive) To cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term. [Attested since at least the 19th century.]

doen ontaarden

(transitive) To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt

doen repeteren

(transitive, theatre) To cause to rehearse; to instruct by rehearsal.

doen samensmelten

(of a whole or a unit) To form from different pieces or elements.

doen schrikken

(intransitive) (To be able) to be scared.

doen stoppen in een vroegtijdig stadium

(intransitive) To stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

doen verloederen

(transitive) To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt

doen vermoeden

(transitive) To cause one to suppose (something); to bring to one's mind the idea (of something).

doen verouderen

(transitive) To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.

doen versmelten

(of a whole or a unit) To form from different pieces or elements.

doen wegkwijnen

(transitive) To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to deteriorate; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.

doenbaar

Adequate, reasonable, or decent, but not excellent.

doener

A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer. [from 16th c.]

doenlijk

Able to be done in practice.

doerak

Sometimes diminutive: a cheeky person or creature; a troublemaker.

doerian

The spiky edible fruit of this tree, known for its strong taste and very strong, unpleasant odor.

doetje

(by extension, pejorative) An easily frightened, ineffectual, or weak person.

doezelaar

(drawing) An artists’ drawing tool made of rolled paper used to smudge or blend marks made with charcoal, Conté crayon, pencil or other drawing media.

dof

Having no shine or lustre; dull.

doffer

A male pigeon.

doge

(historical) The chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa.

dogma

An authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true and indisputable, regardless of evidence or without evidence to support it.

dogmaticus

A stubborn, assertive, opinionated person.

dogmatiek

A doctrine (or set of doctrines) relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth authoritatively by a religious organization or leader.

dogmatisch

Asserting dogmas or beliefs in a superior or arrogant way; opinionated, dictatorial.

dogmatisme

The manner or character of a dogmatist; arrogance or positiveness in stating opinion.

doka

(photography) A dark room, where photographs are developed.

dokter

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.

dokteres

A practitioner of physic, i.e. a specialist in internal medicine, especially as opposed to a surgeon; a practitioner who treats with medication rather than with surgery.

dokwerker

A dockworker involved in loading and unloading cargo, or in supervising such work. [from 18th c.]

dol

(nautical) A usually U-shaped device attached to the gunwale of a rowboat to hold the oars in place while rowing.

dol zijn op

(intransitive, stative, usually, with on) To be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody.

doldriest

Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; boldly rash; hotheaded.

dolen

(intransitive) To go somewhere indirectly or at varying speeds; to move in a curved path.

dolend

Straying from the proper course or standard, or outside established limits.

doler

One who wanders, who travels aimlessly.

dolfijn

A carnivorous aquatic mammal in one of several families of the infraorder Cetacea, famed for its intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans.

dolik

Any of genus Lolium of grasses, especially as a weed in wheat fields.

dolk

(weapons) A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.

dollar

Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Its symbol is $.

dolleman

A man who is insane or mentally disturbed.

dollen

(intransitive, archaic) To act in a foolish manner; to be senile.

dom

(colloquial) Not smart or intelligent.

dom, lanzaam reagerend

Ineffectual; slow-witted, slow to act, or dull.

domein

A person's concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority.

domesticatie

The act of domesticating, or accustoming to home; the action of taming wild animals or breeding plants.

domheid

Foolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of practicality.

dominaat

(historical) The late period of the Roman Empire, following the principate, during which the emperor's rule became more explicitly autocratic and remaining vestiges of the Roman Republic were removed from the formal workings of government; the reign of any particular emperor during this period.

dominant

Ruling; governing; prevailing

dominee

(Protestantism) A person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies, and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church.

domineren

To govern, rule or control by superior authority or power

Dominic

A en given name, best known for the Spanish saint who founded the Dominican order.

dominicaan

A member of the religious order founded by St. Dominic.

dominicaans

Of or belonging to the Dominican religious order.

dominostekker

Specifically, a device that permits two or more plugs to be used at a single electrical power point.

domkop

(originally, US, informal, derogatory) A foolish, silly, or unintelligent person.

domme ezel

A fool.

domme gans

(pejorative) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.

domme koe

(derogatory, UK, Irish, informal) A woman considered unpleasant in some way, particularly one considered nasty, stupid, fat, lazy, or difficult.

dommelen

(intransitive) To sleep lightly or briefly; to nap, snooze.

dommerik

(countable, slang) A stupid person.

domoor

(derogatory) A foolish or silly person. [from 16th c.]

dompelen

(transitive) To cause splashing by moving a body part like a bill or limb in soft mud, water, etc., often playfully; to play in shallow water; to paddle.

domper

A device made to extinguish (snuff out) a candle.

Don

A river, the fifth-longest in Europe, in Tula, Lipetsk, Voronezh, Volgograd and Rostov Oblasts, Russia, flowing 1160 miles to the Sea of Azov.

don juan

A single man, especially a wealthy one, who devotes himself to a life of leisure and pleasure, often sexual, without commitments or responsibilities.

Donar

(Norse mythology, and, paganism) A hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, and the protection of mankind.

donateur

A benefactor; someone who donates to charity or some cause.

Donau

(with the) A river in Europe; flowing 2850 kilometers from the confluence of the Breg and Brigach at Donaueschingen, Germany, into the Black Sea in Romania.

donder

The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.

donderdag

(US, Canada, informal in UK) On Thursday.

donderen

To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.

donderpreek

A lengthy speech of reproval.

donderslag

A flash of lightning accompanied by a crash of thunder.

donderstraal

A flash of lightning accompanied by a crash of thunder.

dondervogel

(mythology) A mythological bird, often associated with stormy weather, especially in various indigenous North American mythologies.

donjon

(historical) The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls.

donker

(of a location or setting) Without light.

donker bier

A beer produced by so-called warm fermentation and not pressurized.

donker maken

(transitive, obsolete) To shelter; to cover from injury; to protect; to screen.

donker worden

(intransitive) To become dark or darker (having less light).

donkerder

(transitive) To make dark or darker in colour.

donkerder worden

(intransitive) To become dark or darker in colour.

donkerheid

(uncountable) The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.

donkerrode

(comparable) Of a dark bluish-red colour.

donkerrood

(This entry is a translation hub.)

donor

One who makes a donation.

dons

Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.

donut

A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, usually mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, often made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape flattened sphere shape filled with jelly/jam, custard, or cream.

donzig

Having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers or hair.

dood

(slang, dated) used as an expression of approval, satisfaction, or delight.

dood aan het kruis

An execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross and left to hang there until dead.

dood-

(degree, informal, colloquial) Very, absolutely, extremely.

doodgaan

(intransitive) To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

doodgeboorte

The birth of a dead fetus; the delivery of an infant which is dead at birth.

doodgraver

A person employed to dig graves.

doodmoe

(informal) Very tired; exhausted.

doodsangst

(Dated) Violent contest or striving.

doodsbed

The bed on which someone dies.

doodsbrief

A brief notice of a person's death, especially one published in a newspaper or other publication; also (obsolete) , the section of a newspaper where notices of deaths are published.

doodshoofd

A human skull, as symbol of death.

doodskist

A closed box in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial.

doodskleed

Especially, the dress for the dead; a winding sheet.

doodskop

A human skull, as symbol of death.

doodslag

(countable, uncountable, crime) The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.

doodsstrijd

(Dated) Violent contest or striving.

doodstraf

(slang, dated) used as an expression of approval, satisfaction, or delight.

doof

Unable (or partially able) to hear.

doof maken

(transitive) To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently.

doofheid

The condition of being deaf; the lack or loss of the ability to hear.

dooi

The melting of ice, snow, or other frozen or congealed matter; the transformation of ice or the like into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost

dooien

(intransitive) To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen.

dooier

The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young.

doolhof

A structure similar to a maze, but containing only one path with no branches, as distinguished from a maze which contains multiple branching paths

doop

(Christianity) A Christian sacrament, by which one is received into a church and sometimes given a name, generally involving the candidate to be anointed with or submerged in water.

doopleerling

A convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism; a young or recent Christian preparing for confirmation.

doopvont

(Christianity) A large basin used for baptism in or near a church.

door

(Irish, Newfoundland, usually, preceded by a form of be, followed by an -ing form of a verb) Used to indicate recent completion of an activity.

door de mangel halen

(transitive) To change, mutilate, or disfigure by cutting, tearing, rearranging, etc.

door de vingers zien

To pretend not to have noticed (something, especially a mistake or flaw); to pass over (something) without censure or punishment.

door een kleiner opening voeren

(intransitive) To proceed through a narrow gap or passageway akin to a funnel; to condense or narrow.

door een trechter gieten

(intransitive) To proceed through a narrow gap or passageway akin to a funnel; to condense or narrow.

door elkaar halen

(transitive) To mix up, muddle up (one thing with another); to mistake (one thing for another).

door en door

In a thorough or complete manner.

door mekaar mengen

To mix together, to mix up; to confuse.

doorbladeren

To scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand.

doorboren

(transitive) To make a hole in, especially a cask of liquor, and put in a tap in order to draw the liquid.

doorbrengen

To consume, to use up (time).

doordacht

Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.

doordachte

Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.

doordenken

(transitive) To consider carefully; to weigh well in the mind.

doordrammen

(derogatory, usually with on) To repeatedly mention a subject, especially so as to nag or complain.

doordrenken

To make (someone or something) completely wet by having water or some other liquid fall or thrown on them or it; to saturate, to soak; also (archaic) , to make (someone or something) completely wet by immersing in water or some other liquid; to soak, to steep.

doordrenkt

Soaked or drenched with liquid; soggy, saturated.

doordringbaar

Capable of being penetrated, entered, or pierced.

doordringen

(intransitive, figuratively) To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised.

doordringend

Manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.

dooreenander

A state of agitation.

dooreenhalen

(transitive) To mix up, muddle up (one thing with another); to mistake (one thing for another).

doorgaan

(transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).

doorgaande weg

A road open at both ends or connecting one area with another; a highway or main street.

doorgang

Any path through an otherwise obstructed space.

doorgangsweg

A road open at both ends or connecting one area with another; a highway or main street.

doorgedraaid

Furiously, injuriously, or maniacally violent or out of control.

doorgeefluik

An opening in a wall at window height for the purpose of serving food or other items. A pass through.