Dutch–English dictionary

doorgeven

To hand down; to transmit.

doorgronden

(transitive) To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly; to plumb. [from 14th c.]

doorhalen

(transitive) To cross out something with lines etc.

doorhameren

(figuratively) To emphasize a point repeatedly.

doorhangen

(figuratively) To lose firmness, elasticity, vigor, or a thriving state; to sink; to droop; to flag; to bend; to yield, as the mind or spirits, under the pressure of care, trouble, doubt, or the like; to be unsettled or unbalanced.

doorkruisen

To go about or round entirely; to traverse.

doorlaatpost

A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection.

doorlooppuntjes

(typography, mathematics) A mark consisting of multiple full stops (with or without spaces), used to indicate omitted, missing, or illegible words; or (in mathematics) that a pattern continues.

doorlooptijd

(idiomatic) The amount of time between the initiation of some process and its completion, e.g. the time required to manufacture or procure a product; the time required before something can be provided or delivered.

doorn

(zootomy, botany, mycology) A pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or needlelike structure on an animal, shell, mushroom or plant. The botanical term technically refers to such a structure derived from a leaf or part of a leaf.

doorploegen

(transitive) To cut one or more grooves in (the ground, etc.).

doorprikken

(transitive) To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something.

doorreizen

(transitive) To travel across, to go through, to pass through, particularly under difficult conditions.

doorschijnend

Transparent in colour.

doorsijpelen

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

doorslag

(countable, informal) A carbon copy.

doorslaggevend

Providing an end to something; decisive.

doorslikken

(transitive) To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat. [from 11th c.]

doorsnede

A section formed by a plane cutting through an object, usually at right angles to an axis.

doorsnee

(figuratively, often, pejorative) Having a similar appearance or seeming identical; created by some standard or common means, often with the implication that the result is common, boring, or not applicable to all needs.

doorsnijding

(geometry) The point or set of points common to two geometrical objects (such as the point where two lines meet or the line where two planes intersect).

doorspekt

(figuratively) To fill or spread throughout; to pervade (with something destructive or weakening).

doorspoelen

(transitive) Particularly, to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water.

doorstaan

(transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand. [from mid-12th c.]

doorstrepen

(transitive) To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.

doorsturen

(transitive) To send (a letter, email etc.) on to a third party.

doortastend

Conscientious and painstaking; meticulous.

Doortje

A en given name.

doortocht

The act of passing over, across, or through something.

doortrapt

Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.

doortrekken

(transitive) Particularly, to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water.

doortrekplaat

(US, chiefly, dated) A decal, a design that can be transferred to a surface.

doorverkoop

Sale of something previously bought.

doorverkopen

To sell again.

doorverwijzen

(transitive) To instruct to go, inquire, elsewhere.

doorwaardbare plaats

A location where a stream is shallow and the bottom has good footing, making it possible to cross from one side to the other with no bridge, by walking, riding, or driving through the water; a crossing.

doorwaden

To cross a stream by walking through it.

doorweekt

Soaked with moisture or other liquid.

doorweekt raken

(transitive) To drench, soak or saturate.

doorweekte

Soaked with moisture or other liquid.

doorweken

(intransitive) To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.

doorzagen met een figuurzaag

(transitive) To cut through with a fretsaw, to create fretwork.

doorzakfeestje

(slang) A bout of heavy drinking.

doorzakken

(figuratively) To lose firmness, elasticity, vigor, or a thriving state; to sink; to droop; to flag; to bend; to yield, as the mind or spirits, under the pressure of care, trouble, doubt, or the like; to be unsettled or unbalanced.

doorzetten

(transitive) To inflict; to forcibly obtain or produce; to visit.

doorzettingsvermogen

Continuing in a course of action without regard to discouragement, opposition or previous failure.

doorzeven

(transitive) To make holes in (an object or surface).

doorzichtig

Transparent in colour.

doorzichtigheid

(uncountable) The quality of being transparent.

doorzichtkunde

The technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface.

doorzoeken

(transitive) To search (a place) methodically.

doos

A cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid.

doosschildpad

(countable) Any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae found throughout the world.

dop

A protective cover or seal.

dopamine

(neurotransmitter, pharmaceutical drug) A monoamine C8H11NO2 that is a decarboxylated form of dopa, present in the body as a neurotransmitter and a precursor of other substances including adrenalin.

dopen

(Christianity) To perform the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling or pouring water over someone or immersing them in water.

doping

(sports) The use of drugs to improve athletic performance.

doppen

To remove the outer covering of a fruit or seed.

dorentje

A small, sharp pointed object similar to the true prickle, such as a thorn.

dorp

(archaic, now, chiefly, _, in, _, placenames) A group of houses standing together in the country; a hamlet; a village.

dorpeling

A person who lives in, or comes from, a village.

dorpelinge

A person who lives in, or comes from, a village.

dorper

A person who lives in, or comes from, a village.

dorpsbewoner

A person who lives in, or comes from, a village.

dorpsbewoonster

A person who lives in, or comes from, a village.

dorsaal

(botany, zoology) Of a side that is facing away from the axis or central line, such as the underside of a leaf, or the back of an animal. [Mid 19th century.]

dorsen

(transitive) To thresh.

dorstig

Very thirsty.

dorsvlegel

A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle (handstock) with a shorter stick (swipple or swingle) attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material.

dos

The skin of an animal with the hair or wool on; either a raw or undressed hide, or a skin preserved with the hair or wool on it (sometimes worn as a garment with minimal modification).

doseren

To supply or make up a medicine or prescription.

dosering

The administration of a medication etc, in a measured amount; dosing.

dosis

A measured portion of medicine taken at any one time.

dossier

A collection of papers and/or other sources, containing detailed information about a particular person or subject, together with a synopsis of their content.

dot

(countable, Ireland) A darling, a cutie.

dotatie

Property or funds invested for the support and benefit of a person or not-for-profit institution.

doteren

(transitive, electronics) To add a dopant such as arsenic to (a pure semiconductor such as silicon).

dotering

The addition of small quantities of an element (a dopant) to a semiconductor to change its characteristics.

douairière

A widow holding property or title derived from her late husband.

douane

An official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit

douanerecht

A system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves.

douanerechten

(in the plural) The duties or taxes imposed on imported or exported goods.

doublet

(quantum mechanics) A quantum state of a system with a spin of ½, such that there are two allowed values of the spin component, −½ and +½.

douche

An instance of using of this device in order to bathe oneself.

douchen

To bathe using a shower.

dove

Unable (or partially able) to hear.

doven

Unable (or partially able) to hear.

doven-

Of or relating to the culture surrounding deaf users of sign languages.

Dover

A town, civil parish (with a town council) and major port in Kent, England, the closest point to France (OS grid ref TR3141).

down

(informal) Sad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low.

download

A file transfer to a given computer or device from a remote one through a network connection.

downloaden

(transitive, computing) To transfer data to a given computer from a remote one via a network.

doxologie

An expression of praise to God, especially a short hymn sung as part of a Christian worship service.

draad

(uncountable) Material in the form of fibres.

draadloos

Not having any wires.

draadloze ophanging

The suspension of something via technical means without any mechanical support, such as by magnetism

draadtap

(mechanics) A cylindrical tool used to cut an internal screw thread in a hole, with cutting edges around the lower end and an upper end to which a handle is fitted to turn the tool.

draadtappen

To cut an internal screw thread in (a hole); also, to cut (an internal screw thread) in a hole, or to create an internally threaded hole in (something).

draagbaar

(US) A stretcher having wheeled legs.

draagbalk

A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.

draagkoets

(countable, obsolete) A bed, especially a pile of straw with blankets &c. used as a bed.

draaglijk

Able to be borne; tolerable; endurable.

draagmoederschap

The practice of being a surrogate mother.

draagraket

(aerospace) The first stage of a multistage rocket, providing primary or supplemental thrust for liftoff and early flight.

draagster

One who wears.

draagstoel

(countable, obsolete) A bed, especially a pile of straw with blankets &c. used as a bed.

draagtijd

The period of time during which an animal or human offspring physically develops inside the mother's body until it is born.

draai

A change of direction or orientation.

draaibank

(tools, metalworking, woodworking) A machine tool used to shape a piece of material, or workpiece, by rotating the workpiece against a cutting tool.

draaien

(transitive) To cause to change direction.

draaier

(skeleton) The second cervical vertebra of the spine

draaierig

Experiencing a sensation of whirling and of being giddy, unbalanced, or lightheaded.

draaihek

A rotating mechanical device that controls and counts passage between public areas, especially one that only allows passage after a charge has been paid.

draaiing

(finance) Тhe movement of investments between different sectors of an economy, or styles of investing, based on anticipated changes in the economic or market cycle.

draaikolk

A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.

draaikruis

A rotating mechanical device that controls and counts passage between public areas, especially one that only allows passage after a charge has been paid.

draaimolen

A carousel; a pleasure ride, typically found at fairs and amusement parks, consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which various seats are fixed, frequently shaped like horses or other animals.

draaiorgel

A musical instrument in which air from a bellows is admitted to a set of pipes by means of pins inserted into a revolving barrel (typically turned by a crank), originating in France.

draaipunt

(mechanics) The support about which a lever pivots.

draaischijf

A point where many routes meet and traffic is distributed, dispensed, or diverted.

draaistel

(by extension, rail transport, also, attributively) One of two sets of wheels under a locomotive or railcar; also, a structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi which provides support and reduces vibration for the vehicle.

draaitafel

(music) The circular rotating platform of a record player or a disk jockey's console on which the record rests during play; (by extension) , a record player.

draak

In European mythologies, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a serpent-like body, often a monster with fiery breath.

drab

The sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; the lees in a container of unfiltered wine.

drachtig

(of egglaying animals, now, chiefly, metaphorically) Pregnant.

drachttijd

The period of time during which an animal or human offspring physically develops inside the mother's body until it is born.

draconisch

Very severe, cruel, or harsh.

Dracula

(fiction) The fictional vampire in the novel of the same name by Bram Stoker.

draf

(chiefly, of horses) A gait of a four-legged animal between walk and canter, a diagonal gait (in which diagonally opposite pairs of legs move together).

dragen

(transitive) To display (a particular heraldic device) on a shield or coat of arms; to be entitled to wear or use (a heraldic device) as a coat of arms. [1400]

dragend

Of a beam, column, or other device, carrying weight or load.

drager

(evolution, genetics) An organism bearing certain genetic material, with respect to its cells.

dragon

A perennial herb, the wormwood species Artemisia dracunculus, from Europe and parts of Asia.

dragonder

(pejorative) A fierce and unpleasant woman; a harridan.

drain

(electronics) One terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).

drainage

A natural or artificial means for the removal of fluids from a given area by its draining away.

dralen

(intransitive) To delay, to wait.

drama

(uncountable) Theatrical plays in general.

dramatisch

Of or relating to the theatre.

dramaturgie

(theater) The art of dramatic composition for the stage.

drang

An irrational need or irresistible urge to perform some action, often despite negative consequences.

dranghek

A barricade erected at a public event, such as a rally or festival, to prevent people from entering certain areas.

drank

A liquid to consume; a drink, such as tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or a soft drink, usually excluding water.

drankje

A liquid to consume; a drink, such as tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or a soft drink, usually excluding water.

drankorgel

(colloquial) One who drinks alcohol habitually; a drunkard.

drankzucht

A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.

drapperie

(countable) Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins, or posters).

drasland

(usually, in the plural) Land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas.

drassig

Soggy and marshy; wet like a swamp.

drastisch

Having a strong or far-reaching effect; extreme, severe.