Dutch–English dictionary

floëem

(botany) A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of sugars and nutrients manufactured in the shoot.

flonkeren

(intransitive) To gleam fitfully or intermitently; to twinkle; to flicker.

flonkerend

Radiant with bright light and color. [18th century.]

flop

(slang) A failure; an unpopular commercial product.

floppen

(intransitive, informal) To fail completely; not to be successful at all (of a movie, play, book, song etc.).

Florentijner

A native or inhabitant of the city of Florence, Tuscany, Italy.

Florentijns

Of, from or relating to the city of Florence, Tuscany, Italy.

Florentijnse

A native or inhabitant of the city of Florence, Tuscany, Italy.

floreren

(transitive, figuratively, of speech) To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder.

floret

(authorship, figuratively) In literature, theatre/theater, etc., a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character and who usually acts as an opponent or antagonist, but can also serve as the sidekick of the protagonist.

Floridakonijn

A rabbit of any of various species in genus Sylvilagus.

flottielje

(nautical) A small fleet of warships (usually of the same class), or a fleet of small ships.

flou

Out of focus; partially obscured; smudged.

fluctuerend

Stopping and starting, occurring, or presenting at intervals; coming after a particular time span.

flügelhorn

(brass instrument) A simple brass instrument consisting of a horn with no valves, playing only pitches in its harmonic series

fluïde

In a state of flux; subject to change.

fluïdum

Any substance which can flow with relative ease, tends to assume the shape of its container, and obeys Bernoulli's principle; a liquid, gas or plasma.

fluim

(uncountable, slang) Saliva or phlegm.

fluit

(colloquial) A recorder, also a woodwind instrument.

fluitconcert

A shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from a crowd or audience; a jeer, a boo.

fluitglas

A glass with a long, narrow bowl and a long stem, used for drinking wine, especially champagne.

fluithaas

Any of several small, furry mammals, similar to guinea pigs, but related to rabbits, of the genus Ochotona, from the mountains of North America and Asia.

fluitje

A device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound.

fluitketel

(cookware) A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.

fluittoon

Any high-pitched sound similar to the sound made by whistling.

fluoride

(chemistry) The anionic form of a fluorine atom.

flûte

A glass with a long, narrow bowl and a long stem, used for drinking wine, especially champagne.

fluweel

A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.

fluwelig

(also, figuratively) Like velvet; soft, smooth, soothing.

flux

A chemical agent for cleaning metal prior to soldering or welding.

fly-over

(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, Philippines) A road or railway that passes over another, allowing routes to cross without interruption.

fobie

Used to form nouns meaning fear of a specific thing.

focus

(uncountable) Concentration of attention.

focussen

(intransitive, followed by on or upon) To concentrate one's attention on something; to have as one's central point of interest, concern, etc.

foefelen

(ambitransitive) To cheat or swindle; to use crafty, deceitful methods. (often with "out of" preceding the object)

foei

(archaic) Sometimes followed by on or upon: used to express distaste, disgust, or outrage.

foeilelijk

(slang, vulgar) Extremely ugly.

foelie

A spice obtained from the outer layer of the kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg.

foerage

An act or instance of foraging.

foerageren

To search for and gather food for animals, particularly cattle and horses.

foetor ex ore

(pathology) The condition of having stale or foul-smelling breath.

foetus

An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal.

föhn

A warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in Switzerland.

föhnwind

A warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in Switzerland.

fok

(nautical, usually with a modifier) Any of a variety of specialty triangular staysails set forward of the foremast.

fokken

(transitive) To keep (animals) and have (them) reproduce in a way that improves the next generation's qualities.

foksia

A purplish-red colour, the color of fuchsin, an aniline dye.

folder

A list of names, addresses etc, of specific classes of people or organizations, often in alphabetical order or in some classification.

folie

Thin plate, foil.

follie

(architecture) A fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons.

follikel

(anatomy) A small cavity or sac, such as a hair follicle.

folly

(architecture) A fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons.

folteren

(transitive) To inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture.

fonds

The monetary assets of a person or organization.

fondue

A dish made of melted cheese, or chocolate etc., or of a boiling liquid into which food can be dipped.

foneem

(phonology) An indivisible unit of sound in a given language. A phoneme is an abstraction of the physical speech sounds (phones) and may encompass several different phones.

fontanel

(anatomy) A soft membraneous spot on the head of a baby due to incomplete fusion of the cranial bones.

fooi

An additional payment given freely as thanks for service.

fopduik

(sports) A deliberate fall after a challenge.

fopduiken

(sports) To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.

foppen

(transitive) To fool; to cause to believe something untrue; to deceive.

fopspeen

(North America) A rubber or plastic device imitating a nipple that goes into a baby’s mouth, used to calm and quiet the baby. [from 20th c.]

forceren

(transitive, computing) To force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type.

forel

Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once.

forelhaak

(usually, capitalized) A wide evenly curved fishhook.

forens

(US, UK, Canada) To and from work and home.

forensisch

Relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law.

fork

(metonymic, analogous to any prong of a pronged tool) One of the parts into which anything is furcated or divided; a prong; a branch of a stream, a road, etc.; a barbed point, as of an arrow.

forken

(ambitransitive, computing) To spawn a new child process by duplicating the existing process.

formaat

The layout of a publication or document.

formaldehyde

(organic compound) The simplest aldehyde, HCHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications; it dissolves in water to give formol (10%) and formalin.

formalist

An overly formal person, especially one who adheres to current forms; a stickler

formalistisch

Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books.

format

(hence) The form of presentation of something.

formatteren

(computing) To prepare a mass storage medium for initial use, erasing any existing data in the process.

formeel

(legal) Applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure.

formidabel

Difficult to defeat or overcome.

Formosa

A partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands. Official name: Republic of China. Capital: Taipei. [from 20th c.]

formuleren

(transitive) To put into a clear and definite form of statement or expression.

formulering

A choice of words and the style in which they are used in a given context.

formulier

A blank document or template to be filled in by the user.

fornuis

(countable, British) A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).

fors

Strong; bulky.

forsgebouwd

(usually, of a man) Large, well-built, and muscular.

fort

A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or mansion with some of the architectural features of medieval castles.

fortuin

Destiny, especially favorable.

forum

(Internet) A system in which users may send, read and reply to messages on a particular subject.

forwarden

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

fosfor

(chemistry) a chemical element (symbol P) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms.

fosforig

(chemistry) Of, relating to, or containing trivalent phosphorus.

fossiel

A dull person (especially an old man) who is behind the times, holding antiquated, over-conservative views.

foto

(photography) A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.

foto-

light, electromagnetic radiation

fotogeniek

Looking good when photographed.

fotograaf

(photography) One who takes photographs, typically as an occupation.

fotograferen

(transitive) To take a photograph of.

fotografisch

Pertaining to photographs or photography.

fotokopie

A copy made using a photocopier.

fotokopiëren

(transitive) To make a copy using a photocopier.

foton

(particle) The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. It is a gauge boson.

fotoshop

A digitally altered image.

fotoshoppen

(trademark, media, computing, usually, transitive) To digitally edit or alter (a picture or photograph).

fotosynthese

(biochemistry, organic chemistry) Any process by which plants and other photoautotrophs convert light energy into chemical energy.

fouilleren

(transitive) To search (someone) by feeling their body and clothing.

foulard

A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.

fournituren

Ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop.

fourniturenwinkel

A shop selling such goods.

fout

(countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.

foutief

Not according to facts; inaccurate or erroneous.

foutloos

Without fault; free from defect or error.

foyer

A lobby, corridor, or waiting room, used in a hotel, theater, etc.

fraaiheid

(uncountable) The quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine or good-looking; comeliness.

fractie

A grouping of all the members of a legislature from the same party.

fractuur

An instance of breaking, a place where something has broken.

fragiel

(figuratively) Readily disrupted or destroyed.

fragment

(obsolete) A piece; a fragment.

framboos

The plant Rubus idaeus.

frambozen-

Containing or having the flavor/flavour of raspberries.

frambozenrood

Containing or having the flavor/flavour of raspberries.

frambozenstruik

The plant Rubus idaeus.

frame

(snooker) A complete game of snooker, from break-off until all the balls (or as many as necessary to win) have been potted.

framework

(figuratively) A basic conceptual structure.

Française

A French woman; a woman of French ancestry, descent or citizenship.

franciscaan

A friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi's original order, such as (Roman Catholicism) the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (for men), Order of Friars Minor Conventual (men), Order of Saint Clare (women), or the Third Order of Saint Francis (men and women); or (Protestantism) certain orders in some Protestant churches, especially the Anglican Church and the Lutheran Church.

franciscaans

Of or pertaining to (Roman Catholicism) the Order of the Friars Minor, or (Protestantism, Roman Catholicism) to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi's original order.

franciscaner

Of or pertaining to (Roman Catholicism) the Order of the Friars Minor, or (Protestantism, Roman Catholicism) to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi's original order.

franciscanes

A friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi's original order, such as (Roman Catholicism) the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (for men), Order of Friars Minor Conventual (men), Order of Saint Clare (women), or the Third Order of Saint Francis (men and women); or (Protestantism) certain orders in some Protestant churches, especially the Anglican Church and the Lutheran Church.

franje

A ball-shaped bunch of plaited or otherwise entangled threads from which at one end protrudes a cord on which the ball is hung, and which may have loose, dangling threads at the other end (often used as decoration along the bottom of garments, curtains or other hangings).

Frank

One of the Franks, a Germanic federation that inhabited parts of what are now France, the Low Countries and Germany.

frankeren

(transitive) To place a frank on an envelope.

Frankfurt

The largest city in Hesse, in central Germany; in full, Frankfurt am Main.

Frankrijk

A country located primarily in Western Europe. Official name: French Republic. Capital and largest city: Paris.

Frans

(chiefly, _, uncountable) The language of France, shared by the neighboring countries Belgium, Monaco, and Switzerland and by former French colonies around the world.

Franse

A French woman; a woman of French ancestry, descent or citizenship.

Fransen

(chiefly, _, collective, and, in the plural) The people of France; groups of French people.

franskiljon

(ethnic slur, mildly offensive, slang) A French person, or a person of French descent.

Fransman

A man of French birth or nationality.

fransoos

(ethnic slur, mildly offensive, slang) A French person, or a person of French descent.

fransozen

(chiefly, _, collective, and, in the plural) The people of France; groups of French people.

frase

(grammar) A word or, more commonly, a group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence, always containing an expressed or implied head (the principal word or subgroup, with core importance) and often consisting of a head plus some other elaborating words.

fratsenmaker, wispelturig iemand

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

fraude

(informal) A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.

frauderen

(ambitransitive) To obtain (money or property) by fraudulent or deceitful methods.

fraudeur

(informal) A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.

frauduleus

Dishonest; based on fraud or deception.

freak

(slang, chiefly, derogatory) A person who is extremely abnormal in appearance, social behavior, sexual orientation, gender identity, or business practices; an oddball, a unique person, originally in a displeasing or alienating way.

Frederik

A en given name.

freelancer

Someone who freelances.

frees

(mechanical engineering) A rotary cutting tool typically used in milling machines.

freestylen

(intransitive, especially in rap music) To improvise one's own style; to ad-lib.