Dutch–English dictionary

fervent

Exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, and/or belief.

festijn

(countable) A gathering to eat, especially in large quantities.

festival

An event or series of special events centred on the celebration or promotion of some theme or aspect of the community, often held at regular intervals.

festiviteit

A social gathering for entertainment and fun; a party.

feta

A variety of curd cheese made from sheep’s or goat’s milk and originating from Greece.

fêteren

(transitive, usually in the passive) To celebrate (a person).

fetisj

(countable, uncountable) Sexual fixation to or arousal at something abnormally sexual or nonsexual, such as an object or a nonsexual part of the body. [from the early 19th c.]

feut

(US, Canada, Philippines) a person (of either sex) entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade for US, grade 9 for Canada, grade 7 for Philippines), a university, or legislative body

Fez

A city in Morocco.

fiaal

(architectural element) An upright member, generally ending in a small spire, used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a proportion, as where pinnacles flank a gable or spire.

fiasco

(slang) A failed enterprise; a bomb.

fibreus

Of or pertaining to fibre.

fibril

A fine fibre or filament.

fiche

(games, gambling) A token used in place of cash.

fictie

(literature) Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.

fictief

Invented, as opposed to real.

fiduciair

(legal) Relating to an entity that owes to another good faith, accountability and trust, often in the context of trusts and trustees.

fiedelen

(intransitive) To play the fiddle or violin, particularly in a folk or country style.

fier

Full of pride.

fierheid

An unreasonable overestimation of one's own superiority in terms of talents, or looks, wealth, importance, etc., which comes across as being haughty, lofty, and often showing contempt of others; exaggerated self-worth.

fiets

Clipping of bicycle.

fietsen

(intransitive) To ride a bike.

fietser

A person who rides a cycle, especially a bicycle, or who habitually engages in cycling.

fietsstuur

(mostly, in the plural) The bar used to steer a bicycle, motorbike, or similar vehicle using the hands.

fietstunnel

(British) An underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians (called pedestrian underpass in US).

figuur

A grading system based on the scale of performance of a group used to normalize a right-skewed grade distribution (with more lower scores) into a bell curve, so that more can receive higher grades, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject.

figuurlijk

Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures.

figuurlijke uitdrukking

(rhetoric) A figure of speech in which words or phrases are used with a nonliteral or figurative meaning, such as a metaphor.

figuurzaag

A saw consisting of a metal frame having a fine-toothed narrow blade held under tension, used in making curved cuts.

Fiji

A country and archipelago of over 300 islands in Melanesia in Oceania. Capital and largest city: Suva.

fijn

Consisting of especially minute particulates; made up of particularly small pieces.

fijne mijnheer

(UK, Irish, derogatory) A person of the upper class or with pretensions to it, who usually communicates an air of superiority.

fijnmalen

(transitive) To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder.

fijnproefster

A connoisseur in eating and drinking; someone who takes their food seriously.

fijnproever

A connoisseur in eating and drinking; someone who takes their food seriously.

fijnst

superlative of fine

fijt

An infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail.

filantroop

A person who loves humankind in general.

filantropie

(chiefly, _, uncountable) Benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of humankind.

filantropisch

Of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy; loving or helping mankind

file

A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a grid pattern.

filet

A strip or compact piece of meat or fish from which any bones and skin and feathers have been removed.

filiaal

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.

filie

(pathology) Used to form nouns meaning abnormal liking or tendency (for something), e.g. paraphilia.

Filip

(uncountable) One of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the Bible; one of the seven deacons.

Filipijn

A citizen or inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such.

Filipijnen

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of the Philippines. Capital: Manila.

Filipijns

(uncountable) The national language of the Philippines, based on Tagalog.

Filipijnse

(countable) A female citizen or inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such.

Filipino

A citizen or inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such.

Filippus

(uncountable) One of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the Bible; one of the seven deacons.

Filistijn

(historical) A non-Semitic person from ancient Philistia, a region in the southwest Levant in the Middle East.

Filistijns

(historical) Originating from ancient Philistia; of or pertaining to the ancient Philistines.

Filistijnse

(historical) A non-Semitic person from ancient Philistia, a region in the southwest Levant in the Middle East.

film

A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity.

filmen

(ambitransitive) To record (activity, or a motion picture) on photographic film.

filmindustrie

(film, uncountable) The film and movie industry.

filmmaatschappij

A company or organization that makes films, records or other artistic works.

filmmaker

A producer or director of films/movies.

filmmateriaal

(usually, uncountable) An amount of film or tape that has been used to record something.

filogenese

Evolutionary development of a species.

filologe

A person who engages in philology (historical linguistics), especially as a profession; a collector of words and their etymologies.

filologie

(philosophy, rare) Love and study of learning and literature, broadly speaking.

filologisch

(linguistics) Pertaining to historical linguistics.

filoloog

A person who engages in philology (historical linguistics), especially as a profession; a collector of words and their etymologies.

Filomena

A en given name.

filosofisch

Of, or pertaining to, philosophy.

filteren

(transitive) To sort, sift, or isolate.

filtratie

The act or process of filtering; the mechanical separation of a liquid from the undissolved particles floating in it.

finaal

Last; ultimate.

finale

(North America, Philippines) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.

finaliseren

(transitive) To finalize, bring to a conclusion, form the climax of.

finalist

A university student during the period of sitting their final examinations (whether or not in their final year of study).

finaliste

A university student during the period of sitting their final examinations (whether or not in their final year of study).

financieel

Related to finances.

financiële

Related to finances.

financiële bijdrage

An amount of money given toward something.

financieren

(transitive) To fund a project; to underwrite something.

financiering

Money provided as funds.

fineer

A thin decorative covering of fine material (usually wood) applied to coarser wood or other material.

fingeren

To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.

finish

An end; the end of anything.

Finland

A Nordic country having borders with Sweden, Norway and Russia in Europe. Official name: Republic of Finland.

Fins

Of or pertaining to Finland or the Finns; Finlandic, Finlandish.

Finse taal

The Finno-Ugric language spoken by the majority of the people living in Finland, one of the two official languages of the country (the other is Swedish).

fint

(usually, in the plural) A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice

fiool

A glass or plastic vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals.

firewall

(computer security) The software that monitors traffic in and out of a private network or a personal computer and allows or blocks such traffic depending on its perceived threat.

firma

(legal) An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.

firmament

(usually, uncountable, literary, poetic, also, figuratively) The vault of the heavens, where the clouds, sun, moon, and stars can be seen; the heavens, the sky.

fistel

(medicine) An abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect.

fit

Ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn.

fitting

(electrical) An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket).

fix

A prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game, an election, a trial, or a bid.

fixatie

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

fixeermiddel

(photography) A chemical (sodium thiosulfate) used in photographic development that fixes the image in place, preventing further chemical reactions.

fixen

(intransitive) To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance.

fjord

A long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs.

flabberig

Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; lacking firmness; flaccid.

fladderaar

A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring. [from 11th c.]

flageolet

(music) A type of small flute of the fipple family.

flagrant

Conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding; usually in a negative sense.

flambouw

(obsolete) A torch, used to light dark streets.

flamboyant

Showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, style, etc.; ostentatious.

flamenco

(uncountable) A genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, in Spain.

flamingo

(countable) A wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae of the order Phoenicopteriformes.

flanel

(uncountable) A soft cloth material originally woven from wool, today often combined with cotton or synthetic fibers.

flanellen

Made of flannel.

flaneren

(intransitive) To roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.

flappen

(uncountable, US, slang) United States paper currency; dollars.

flaptekst

A short description of a book, film, or other work, written and used for promotional purposes.

flard

A long, narrow piece (especially of fabric) cut or torn off; a strip; specifically, a piece of cloth or clothing.

flasher

(slang) Someone who exposes themselves indecently; someone who ‘flashes’ their genitals.

flat

(chiefly, North America, Australia, Philippines) A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.

flater

A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public; a social blunder; a breach of etiquette.

flateren

(intransitive) To make a big mistake, especially when it is careless or stupid. [from 1706]

flatgebouw

A residential building containing multiple apartments or flats.

flatgebouw met koopflats

(US, Canada, Philippines) An individual unit (such as an apartment) in such a complex.

flauw

Lacking in taste or flavor.

flauw doen

(informal, figurative, intransitive) To unnecessarily complain or whine, often about simple matters.

flauw vallen

(intransitive, idiomatic) To collapse in a faint; to black out, to swoon.

flauwe kul

(slang) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.

flauwekul

(slang, US, dated) Nonsense!

fleece

(countable) A textile similar to velvet, but with a longer pile that gives it a softness and a higher sheen.

flegmatisch

Not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.

flegmone

A solid mass formed by inflamed connective tissue, such as forms around an appendix in appendicitis.

flens

An external or internal rib or rim, used either to add strength or to hold something in place.

flensje

A soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface.

flessenhals

The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.

flessentrekkerij

Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved or unlawful gain.

flets

(by extension) Noncontentious, blandly agreeable, unlikely to cause offence or debate. [from 20th c.]

fleur

Highest level or rank; (figurative) elevation reached; loftiness or glory.

flexibel

Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.

flexibiliteit

(uncountable) Flexibility, pliancy.

flexie

(grammar, uncountable) The linguistic phenomenon of morphological variation, whereby terms take a number of distinct forms in order to express different grammatical features.

flik

(US, slang) A policeman; a detective; a railroad security guard.

flikker

(with article, "the nude") The state of total nudity.

flikkeren

Of light, shadow, or a partly obscured thing: to flicker, to glimmer, to quiver.

flikkersterretje

A hand-held firework that emits sparks.

flink

Firmly or solidly built.

flinterdun

(textiles) Very thin or transparent.

flipper

A device worn by divers and swimmers on their feet.

flipperkast

(games) A game, played on a device with a sloping base (a pinball machine), in which the player operates a spring-loaded plunger to shoot a ball, between obstacles, and attempts to hit targets and score points.

flipperspel

(games) A game, played on a device with a sloping base (a pinball machine), in which the player operates a spring-loaded plunger to shoot a ball, between obstacles, and attempts to hit targets and score points.

flirt

Playful flirtation; amorous play. [from 14th c.]

flirten

(transitive, informal) To make a romantic or sexual advance to.

flirterig

Of or relating to a young, flirtatious girl.

flits

A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.

flitsen

To shine, especially with intermittent light; to twinkle; to flicker; to glimmer, as a lamp.

flitspuit

An instrument for reducing a liquid to spray or vapor for disinfecting, cooling, medical use or perfume spraying.