Dutch–English dictionary

fregat

(historical) A warship combining sail and steam propulsion, typically of ironclad timber construction, supplementing and superseding sailing ships of the line at the beginning of the development of the ironclad battleship. [mid 19th–late 19th c.]

fregatkapitein

A naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain.

fremineur

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.

frenetiek

Frenzied and frantic, harried; having extreme enthusiasm or energy.

frequent

Done or occurring often; common.

frequentie

(uncountable) The property of occurring often rather than infrequently.

fret

An often domesticated mammal (Mustela putorius furo) rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.

fretboor

A small screw-tipped tool for boring holes.

fricandon

A dish of ground meat (usually made from ground beef, although lamb, pork, veal, venison, poultry and seafood are also used) formed into a loaf shape, mixed with egg and breadcrumbs, then baked or smoked, and usually served in slices.

fricatief

(phonetics) Any of several speech sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonant.

friemelen

(intransitive) To wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly.

friettent

(UK, Ireland) A fast food outlet which sells fish and chips.

frigo

A household or commercial appliance used for keeping food fresh by refrigeration (short form fridge).

fris

Cold enough to cause discomfort.

frisbee

A disk-shaped gliding toy, sold under the brand name Frisbee.

frisdrank

A drink made from a fruit, especially a fizzy one.

frisheid

The state or quality of being fresh.

friteuse

(slang) A deep frier.

frituur

(UK, Ireland) A fast food outlet which sells fish and chips.

frivoliteit

frivolous act

frivool

Silly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner; lacking a good reason for being, or for doing what one does; due to or moved by a whim or caprice.

froefroe

(chiefly, _, US, Philippines) Hair hanging over the forehead.

frons

A wrinkling of the forehead with the eyebrows brought together, typically indicating displeasure, severity, or concentration.

fronsen

(intransitive) To have a frown on one's face.

front

A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group.

frontaal

(anatomy) Of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone.

frontlijn

(military) A front, or a boundary between opposing positions.

frontlinie

(military) Located at a front

fructivoor

An animal whose diet is mostly fruit.

fructose

(carbohydrate) A monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C6H12O6.

frugaal

Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate. [From early 17th c.]

frugaliteit

The quality of being frugal; prudent economy.

fruitcake

A cake containing dried fruits and, optionally, nuts, citrus peel and spice.

fruittaart

(US) Often preceded by a descriptive word as in apple cobbler, peach cobbler, etc.: a kind of pie, usually filled with fruit, originally having a crust at the base but nowadays generally lacking this and instead topped with a thick, cake-like pastry layer.

frunniken

(transitive, obsolete) To trifle with; to deceive; to mock.

frustrerend

Discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty.

fuga

(music) A contrapuntal piece of music wherein a particular melody is played in a number of voices, each voice introduced in turn by playing the melody.

fuif

A social gathering for entertainment and fun; a party.

Fukushima

The capital city of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.

fulmineren

(intransitive, figuratively) To make a verbal attack.

functie

A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.

functionaal

(mathematics) A function that takes a function as its argument; more precisely, a function whose argument varies in a space of (real or complex valued) functions and whose value belongs to a monodimensional space.

functionaliteit

(uncountable) The ability to do a task, performance, or execution; a set of functions that something is able or equipped to perform.

functionaris

A person employed as an official in a bureaucracy (usually corporate or governmental) who holds limited authority and primarily serves to carry out a simple function for which discretion is minimal or not required.

functioneel

Useful; serving a purpose, fulfilling a function.

functioneren

(intransitive) To carry out a function; to be in action.

functionerend

In good working order.

fundament

(figurative) A basis or foundation.

fundamentalisme

(religion) The tendency to reduce a religion to its most fundamental tenets, based on strict interpretation of core texts.

fundamenteel

Related to a foundation, base, or basis; serving as a foundation.

funderen

(transitive) To support from below with props or masonry.

fundering

(countable, foundry) The bottom part of a sand casting mold.

fungeren

(intransitive) To have a function.

fungibel

(originally, finance, and, commerce) Able to be substituted for something of equal value or utility.

furie

A fury; a she-monster.

furtief

Of a thing: done with evasive or guilty secrecy.

fusie

(fiction) The act of two characters merging into one, typically more powerful, being; or the merged being itself.

fusioneren

(transitive, intransitive) To combine into a whole.

fust

A round, traditionally wooden container of lesser capacity than a barrel, often used to store beer.

fustein

Originally, a kind of coarse fabric made from cotton and flax; now, a kind of coarse twilled cotton, or cotton and linen, stuff with a short pile and often dyed a dull colour, which is chiefly prepared for menswear.

fustijn

Originally, a kind of coarse fabric made from cotton and flax; now, a kind of coarse twilled cotton, or cotton and linen, stuff with a short pile and often dyed a dull colour, which is chiefly prepared for menswear.

fut

Ready vitality and vigour. [from mid 19th c.]

futloos

(British, archaic) Lacking vitality.

futloosheid

A state of extreme torpor, sopor or apathy, especially with lack of emotion, energy or enthusiasm; (loosely) sluggishness, laziness. [from 14th c.]

futuristisch

In the style of futurism.

fylogenie

(systematics) The evolutionary history of groups of organisms, such as species or clades.

fysica

The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy.

fysicus

A person whose occupation specializes in the science of physics, especially at a professional level.

fysiek

Pertaining to the whole body or mass; wholly.

fysieke mishandeling

(legal) The infliction of unlawful physical violence on a person, legally distinguished from assault, which involves the threat of impending violence.

fysiologie

A branch of biology that deals with the functions and activities of life or of living matter (as organs, tissues, or cells) and of the physical and chemical phenomena involved.

fysiotherapie

(British, Commonwealth, Irish) Therapy that uses physical techniques such as massage, ultrasound, heat, and exercise.

ga met God

(literary) Used, especially at a parting, to express the wish that the outcome of a person's actions be positive for them; typically said to someone who is about to start a journey or a daring endeavour.

gaaf

(slang) Excellent, fantastic; cool.

gaai

A widespread species of jay, usually crested and with pinkish-brown plumage and a harsh screech (Garrulus glandarius).

gaan

(transitive) To cause to change direction.

gaan slapen

(intransitive) To go to bed; to put oneself to sleep.

gaandeweg

In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly.

gaap

The action of yawning; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored.

gaar

(of food) Ready, fully cooked.

gaarne

In a glad manner; happily.

gaas

A thin woven metal or plastic mesh.

gaatje

(dentistry) A small or large hole in a tooth caused by caries; often also a soft area adjacent to the hole also affected by caries.

gabardine

(uncountable, countable) A type of woolen cloth with a diagonal ribbed texture on one side.

gabber

(colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, sometimes elsewhere in the Commonwealth) A friend, usually of the same sex.

gade

A person in a marriage or marital relationship.

gade slaan

(transitive) To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.

gadget

Any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled, often either clever or complicated.

Gaelisch

Of or relating to the Gaels, the Goidel peoples of Scotland and Ireland, and the Manx, or their languages.

gaffe

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

gaffel

Any of several types of pronged (tined) tools (physical tools), as follows:

gaffer

(film) A chief lighting technician for a motion-picture or television production.

gaggelen

(intransitive) To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does.

gal

A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.

gala

A formal dance.

gala bal

(informal) A large party; a gala event.

galactisch

(astronomy, specifically, sometimes capitalized) Relating to the Milky Way galaxy.

galant

Polite and well-mannered.

galanterie

Courteous behaviour, especially that of men towards women.

galei

(nautical, historical) A long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually a rowed warship used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern era.

galg

A wooden framework on which persons are executed by hanging. [from 1300s]

galgje

(uncountable, games) A guessing game where one has to guess the word an opponent is thinking of by guessing one letter at a time, and involving the gradual drawing of a stick figure hanging from the gallows.

Galilea

A mountainous geographic region in northern Israel.

galjoen

A large, three masted, square rigged sailing ship with at least two decks.

galknobbel

(plant disease) A blister or tumor-like growth found on the surface of plants, caused by various pathogens, especially the burrowing of insect larvae into the living tissues, such as that of the common oak gall wasp (Cynips quercusfolii).

Gallië

(chiefly, historic) A historical region of Western Europe referring to areas occupied by Celts during Roman times, roughly corresponding to modern France, Luxembourg, Belgium, most of Switzerland, and parts of Northern Italy (Lombardy), the Netherlands, and Germany west of the Rhine.

Galliër

A native or inhabitant of the historical region of Gaul, or poetically the modern nation of France.

Gallische

A native or inhabitant of the historical region of Gaul, or poetically the modern nation of France.

gallon

A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints

galmen

(British, Canadian) A loud, repeating clanging sound; a loud racket; a din.

galoche

(British) A waterproof overshoe used to provide protection from rain or snow.

galop

A gait of a horse between a trot and a gallop, consisting of three beats and a "suspension" phase, where there are no feet on the ground. Also describing this gait on other four-legged animals.

galopperen

(intransitive) To ride at a galloping pace.

galvaniseren

(broadly, dated) To coat with a layer of metal by electrochemical means.

gambiet

(chess) An opening in chess in which a minor piece or a pawn is sacrificed to gain an advantage.

gamma

A wide, seemingly unlimited, assortment.

gammel

In disrepair or disorder; poorly maintained; lacking upkeep, usually of buildings or vehicles.

gander

A male goose.

Ganesh

(Hinduism) A Hindu god of intellect, wisdom, gates, and beginnings, son of Parvati and Shiva.

Ganesha

(Hinduism) A Hindu god of intellect, wisdom, gates, and beginnings, son of Parvati and Shiva.

gang

A narrow hall or passage with rooms leading off it, as in a building or in a railway carriage.

gangboord

A passage along either side of a ship's upper deck.

gangreen

The necrosis and rotting of flesh, usually caused by lack of blood supply.

gangster

A member of a criminal or street gang.

gannef

One who carries out a theft.

gans

Throughout the whole of (a stated period of time; generally used with units of a day or longer).

ganse

Throughout the whole of (a stated period of time; generally used with units of a day or longer).

gansjarig

Lasting or remaining active throughout the year, for multiple years, or all the time.

gansje

A young goose.

ganzenjong

A young goose.

ganzerik

A male goose.

gapen

(intransitive, of a cat) To open the passage to the vomeronasal organ, analogous to the flehming in other animals.

gappen

(transitive) To illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal.

garage

A building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items.

garanderen

(intransitive) To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition). [from 18th c.]

garantie

Security; guaranty; bail.

garde

A kitchen utensil, now usually made from stiff wire loops fixed to a handle (and formerly of twigs), used for whipping (or a mechanical device with the same function).

garderobe

(British, Irish, India) A room intended for holding luggage, as at an airport.

gareel

A part of harness designed to distribute the load around the shoulders of a draft animal.

garen

(Internet) A series of posts or messages, consisting of an initial post and responses to it, generally relating to the same subject, on a newsgroup, Internet forum, or social media platform.

garenwinder

(textiles) A light, collapsible reel used to hold a hank of yarn in order to wind off skeins or balls.

garnaal

(Commonwealth) A crustacean, sometimes confused with shrimp.

garnizoen

A permanent military post.

gas

(uncountable) A flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating, electricity generation or as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles, especially natural gas.

gas geven

(US) To increase the fuel flow to a vehicle's engine in order to accelerate it.

gas terugnemen

(intransitive, idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.

gassen

(US) To increase the fuel flow to a vehicle's engine in order to accelerate it.

gast

(colloquial, used in the vocative) A term of address for someone, typically a man, particularly when cautioning them or offering advice.

gasten

(transitive, and, intransitive) to have someone over at one's home for a party or visit

gastenverblijf

A small house near a main house, for lodging visitors.