Dutch–English dictionary

dubieus

(of a statement, matter, or thing) Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.

Dublin

(metonym) The government of the Republic of Ireland.

Dubrovnik

A city and port in southern Croatia, on the Adriatic Sea; formerly, Ragusa.

duchtig

(figuratively) Significant, hefty; beneficial.

Duckstad

A fictional city, located in the fictional US state of Calisota, that serves as the home of Donald Duck, his surrounding cast, and several other anthropomorphic animals.

due diligence

(legal) A process during which a potential party to a contract evaluates the assets and liabilities of one or more other potential parties, to assess whether it should enter into the contract.

duel

Arranged, regular combat between two private persons, often over a matter of honor.

duelleren

To engage in a battle.

duffel

A kind of coarse woolen cloth, having a thick nap or frieze.

duidelijk

Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.

duidelijk maken

To show one’s intentions with a sign etc.; to indicate, announce, or portend.

duidelijk verschillend

Composed of inherently different or distinct elements; incongruous.

duiden

(obsolete) To return; to pay back; to restore.

duif

A male pigeon.

duifje

(countable) One of several birds of the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes.

duikboot

(watercraft) A boat that can go underwater.

duiken

(intransitive) To swim under water.

duiker

A channel crossing under a road or railway for the draining of water.

duikster

Someone who works underwater; a frogman.

duikvlucht

(transitive) To cause to descend, dunk; to plunge something into water.

duim

The short thick digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.

Duimelijntje

A fairy tale about a thumb-sized girl.

duin

(geomorphology) A ridge or hill of sand piled up by currents of wind or water.

Duinkerke

A town in Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.

Duinkerken

A town in Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.

duister

Understood by only a few.

duisternis

darkness; obscurity.

Duits

Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people of German descent; to their cultures.

Duitse

Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people of German descent; to their cultures.

Duitser

(countable) A native or inhabitant of Germany; a person of German citizenship or nationality.

Duitsland

A country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany. Official name: Federal Republic of Germany. Capital and largest city: Berlin.

duivel

(now, chiefly, historical) A false god or idol; a Satanic divinity. [from 10th c.]

duivelbanner

A person, especially a priest or priestess, who is a masterful practitioner in purification and exorcism to force out evil spirits and/or demons from a living being.

duiveldoetal

A jack of all trades.

duivels

Resembling a devil.

duivelse streek

(uncountable) Devilish action or conduct; wickedness; (more generally) troublemaking behaviour; mischief; (countable) an instance of this.

duiveltje, deugniet

An offbeat, skittish person; especially said of a young woman.

duivenhok

One of an array of open compartments for housing pigeons in a dovecote or pigeon loft.

duivenhuis

(historical) A large, sometimes architecturally impressive building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, particularly those of ancien regime France.

duivenkot

A small house or box, often raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments (pigeonholes), in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house.

duiventil

A small house or box, often raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments (pigeonholes), in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house.

duivin

A female pigeon.

duizelig

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

duizeligheid

A sensation of whirling and loss of balance, caused by looking down from a great height or by disease affecting the inner ear.

duizeling

The state of being dizzy or in vertigo.

duizelingwekkend

Very baffling, confusing, or perplexing, often due to a very large choice being available.

duizend

A numerical value equal to 1,000 = 10 × 100 = 103 (1 E+3 exactly—in scientific E notation.)

duizendpoot

Any arthropod of class Chilopoda, which have a segmented body with one pair of legs per segment and from about 20 to 300 legs in total.

duizendste

last in order of a series of a thousand; next after the nine hundred and ninety-ninth.

dulden

(transitive) To tolerate, support, sanction, patronise or approve of something.

dumpen

(chiefly, British, informal) To dispose of (something) by putting it into a bin, or as if putting it into a bin.

dun

(informal, pejorative) Tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward.

dundoek

(nautical) A thin cloth of woven wool from which flags are made; it is light enough to spread in a gentle wind but resistant to fraying in a strong wind.

dunheid

The state or quality of being thin.

dunken

(obsolete, _, except in methinks) To seem, to appear.

dunnetjes

Thin in substance or consistency.

duo

Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.

duperen

To swindle, deceive, or trick.

dupliceren

(transitive) To make a copy of.

duplikaat

(legal) A duplicate of a legal document.

duren

(archaic, intransitive) To last, continue, endure.

durf

Boldness.

durven

(intransitive) To have enough courage (to do something).

durvend

Courageous or showing bravery; doughty.

dus

Used to fill space or pauses.

dut

(informal, chiefly, UK, Irish, Commonwealth) Sleep, snooze, nap, forty winks, doze.

dutten

(informal, chiefly, UK) To sleep; often with the connotation of a temporary or charitable situation, or one borne out of necessity.

duur

Of high cost; expensive.

duurzaam

Able to resist wear or decay; lasting; enduring.

duurzaamheid

The ability to last a long time by virtue of the power to resist stress or force.

duurzame energiebron

A renewable resource or source of energy.

duvel

A person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases poor devil and lucky devil.

duw

A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.

duw geven

(transitive) To push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal.

duwbak

(watercraft) A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.

duwen

(transitive) To poke, to push, to touch.

duwkar

(British) A small vehicle used to carry a load and pulled or pushed by hand.

duwtje

A push from behind or below, as to one who is endeavoring to climb.

duwtje in de rug

A push from behind or below, as to one who is endeavoring to climb.

dwaalgast

(biology, especially, ornithology) An animal, typically a bird, found outside its species' usual range.

dwaalleer

(religion) A doctrine held by a member of a religion at variance or conflict with established religious beliefs.

dwaas

(informal) Foolish, ill-considered, silly, unbelievable.

dwaasheid

Weakness or imbecility of mind; stupidity.

dwalen

(intransitive) To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.

dwaler

One who wanders, who travels aimlessly.

dwang

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

dwangarbeider

A convict sentenced to perform forced labor

dwangbevel

That which is enjoined; such as an order, mandate, decree, command, precept.

dwangbuis

A jacket-like garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in place, thus preventing the wearer from moving his or her arms. Often used in psychiatric hospitals to prevent patients from injuring themselves or others.

dwangmatig

Uncontrolled or reactive and irresistible.

dwangvoorstelling

An activity or entity that inspires a compulsive and potentially unhealthy fixation, or the fixation thereby inspired.

dwarrelend als een draaikolk

Of or pertaining to a vortex; containing vortices; moving in a vortex. [from 17th c.]

dwars

(Southern US, AAVE) across from: on the opposite side, relative to something that lies between, from (a point of interest).

dwars over

From side to side, often in an oblique manner; across or over.

dwarsbalk

A horizontal structural beam that runs perpendicular to the primary support beams; a girder.

dwarsbomen

(transitive, UK) To thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another.

dwazin

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

dwerg

(especially in, _, botany) Miniature.

dwerg-

(sometimes, derogatory) A very small thing; especially one which is conspicuously smaller than expected or by comparison. [from early 19th c.]

dwergpapegaai

Any small parrot from one of the nine species within the genus Agapornis. Sometimes they are kept as cage birds and are noted for their affection towards each other.

dwingen

(transitive) To force, constrain, or coerce.

dwingend

very interesting; able to capture and hold one's attention

dynamica

(physics) The branch of mechanics that is concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects.

dynamiet

A class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium such as kieselguhr, used in mining and blasting.

dynamisch

Changing; active; in motion.

dynamische

Able to change and adapt.

dynamiteren

To blow up with dynamite or other high explosive.

dynamo

(electromagnetism) An electricity generator; a dynamo-electric machine.

dynastie

A series of rulers or dynasts from one family.

dysenterie

(pathology) A disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines, especially the colon (large intestine), accompanied by pus (white blood cells) in the feces, fever, pain in the abdomen, high-volume diarrhea, and possible blood in the feces.

dyslexie

(neurology, pathology) A learning disability characterized by reading and writing difficulties.

dystopisch

Of or pertaining to a dystopia.

e-

Used to form possessional adjectives from nouns, in the sense of having the object represented by the noun.

e- -d

Used to form possessional adjectives from nouns, in the sense of having the object represented by the noun.

e-mail

(uncountable) A system for sending messages and datas by means of computers connected together in a network.

e-mailadres

A unique identifier of the form user name@domain name specifying a virtual location to which e-mail can be sent.

e-step

An electric version of the kick scooter.

earl

(nobility) A British or Irish nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess; equivalent to a European count. A female using the style is termed a countess.

eau de cologne

Any of a family of fresh, citrus-based fragrances distilled using extracts from citrus, floral, and woody ingredients, said to have been developed in the early 18th century in Cologne, Germany.

eb

The receding movement of the tide.

ebben

Made of ebony wood.

ebbenhout

(countable) A tree that yields such wood.

ebbenhouten

Made of ebony wood.

ecclesiastisch

Of or pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical.

echel

An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of subclass Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.

echo

A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer.

echoën

(computing, transitive) To repeat its input as input to some other device or system.

echogram

A medical image produced by an ultrasound echo.

echt

Yes, certainly; expression indicating strong agreement.

echt?

(informal) Indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information; to express skepticism.

echtbreekster

(broadly) One who commits adultery.

echtbreker

(broadly) One who commits adultery.

echtbreuk

(narrowly) Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse. See more synonyms at Thesaurus:cuckoldry

echte

Genuine, unfeigned, sincere.

echte marjolein

The leaves of this plant, especially dried, used in flavouring food.

echte salie

The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes.

echtelijk

Of or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses; connubial.

echter

However, although, nevertheless, on the other hand (introducing a clause contrary to prior belief or in contrast with the preceding clause or sentence).

echtgenoot

A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse.

echtheid

The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original, of having the same origin (or attribution, commitment, intention, etc.) as claimed.

echtscheiding

The legal dissolution of a marriage.

eclatant

(rare) Impressive, brilliant, striking, convincing.

eclecticus

Someone who selects according to the eclectic method.

eclectisch

Selecting a mixture of what appears to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles.

eclips

Especially, an alignment whereby a planetary object (for example, the Moon) comes between the Sun and another planetary object (for example, the Earth), resulting in a shadow being cast by the middle planetary object onto the other planetary object.

eclipskleed

(ornithology) A seasonal state of plumage in some birds, notably ducks, adopted temporarily after the breeding season and characterised by a dull and scruffy appearance.

ecliptica

(astronomy) The plane in which this great circle lies.

eco-

ecology or the environment (in the ecological sense)

ecoduct

(ecology) A type of wildlife crossing in the form of a bridge or tunnel, usually covered with foliage and turf, which animals may use to cross roads without the risk of being hit by vehicles; a wildlife viaduct. [from late 20th c.]

ecologie

(biology) The branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms with their environment and with each other.