Dutch–English dictionary

gerechtigheid

Fairness, impartiality, or justice as determined in light of "natural law" or "natural right".

gerechts-

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

gerechtsdeurwaarder

(historical, Norman term) A reeve, (specifically) the chief officer executing the decisions of any English court in the period following the Norman Conquest or executing the decisions of lower courts in the late medieval and early modern period.

gerechtsgebouw

A public building housing courts of law.

gerechtshof

(legal) A court having jurisdiction to hear appeals and review a lower court's decisions.

gerechtvaardigd

Having a justification.

gereduceerd

Made smaller or less; having undergone reduction.

gereed

Prepared for immediate action or use.

gereedschap

A tool or instrument for working with.

gereedschapskist

A set of tools kept together, especially comprising all the tools suitable for some particular type of work.

gereformeerd

Of the Protestant movement typically associated with John Calvin, as separated from the Lutheran Church to pursue more extensive reformation.

gerei

An instrument or device for domestic use, especially in the kitchen.

gerelateerd

Standing in relation or connection.

geremd

(colloquial) Excessively concerned with rules and order, always serious.

gerenommeerd

Famous, celebrated, or well-known; widely praised or highly honored.

gereserveerd

Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish.

gereserveerdheid

The state of being aloof.

gerichtheid

(countable) An inclination, tendency or direction.

gerief

(slang) Any narcotic drug, especially heroin.

geriefelijkheid

Pleasantness.

gerieflijk

Having or permitting range or scope; roomy; commodious.

gering

Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option, particularly:

gering aantal

Fewness in number; too few.

geringheid

A smallness in size or amount that is insufficient; meagerness, dearth.

geringschatten

(transitive) To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.

gerinkel

The sound of metal or glass clattering against itself.

geritsel

A soft crackling sound similar to the movement of dry leaves.

Germaan

A member of the Germanic ethnic group which is the most populous ethnic group in Germany; a person of German descent.

Germaanse

A member of the Germanic ethnic group which is the most populous ethnic group in Germany; a person of German descent.

germanium

A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Ge) with an atomic number of 32: a lustrous, hard-brittle, grayish-white metalloid in the carbon group.

germinal

(historical) The seventh month of the French Republican Calendar, starting on the date of the vernal equinox (March 21 or 22) and ending on April 19 or 20.

geroddel

(uncountable) Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially about someone not present.

geroep

A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation.

geroezemoes

The sound of talking.

geroffel

The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.

gerommel

A heavy, reverberatory sound.

gerookt

(of food) Slightly salted and lightly smoked.

gerookte haring

A herring that is cured in smoke and brine strong enough to turn the flesh red; a typeof kipper.

geroosterd

Having been cooked by roasting.

gerst

A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare, or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks.

gerstekorrel

(dermatology) A keratin-filled cyst that can appear just under the epidermis or on the roof of the mouth.

Gertrude

A en given name.

Gertruida

A en given name.

gerucht

Information that was heard by one person about another that cannot be adequately substantiated.

geruchten

(uncountable) Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims.

geruchtencircuit

An informal person-to-person means of circulating information or gossip.

geruchtenmolen

An informal person-to-person means of circulating information or gossip.

geruim

Significant; worth considering.

geruis

A breathy sound like that of an object passing at high speed.

geruisloos

With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.

gerust stellen

(transitive) To make calm.

geruststellen

(transitive) To make sure and secure; ensure.

geruststellend

Giving comfort, especially in the sense of soothing distress.

geruststellende

Giving comfort, especially in the sense of soothing distress.

Gervasius

A en given name, common in the Middle Ages but rare today.

geschakeerd

(heraldry) Chequered; divided into small squares (chequers) by transverse vertical and horizontal lines.

geschal

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

gescheiden

(now, rare) Drawn away; removed from; apart from; separate. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

geschenk

(Hinduism) A blessing, typically a supernatural power, granted to an ascetic by a god or goddess.

gescherptheid

(uncountable) the fineness of the point a pointed object.

geschiedenis

An account of real or fictional events.

geschiedkundig

(uncommon) Synonym of historic: important or likely to be important to history and historians.

geschiet

The discharge of a gun or other weapon.

geschift

Of unsound mind; insane; demented. [from 17th c.]

geschikt

Suitable or fit; proper; felicitous.

geschiktheid

(uncountable) The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

geschil

A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals.

geschilder

the action of applying paint

geschilpunt

(countable) Often preceded by a form of to have: a basis or ground of dispute or objection; a complaint; also, a feeling or situation of ill will and unhappiness caused by this.

geschokt

(of a person, predicative, _, only) Angry, distressed, or unhappy.

geschonken wegens een gelofte

Dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge.

geschoold

Possessing skill; skilled.

geschreeuw

A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation.

geschreven

Handwritten, or by extension manually typewritten, as opposed to being mechanically reproduced.

geschrift

(countable) A writing; a written document.

geschrijf

(uncountable) The process of representing a language with symbols or letters.

geschrokken

Surprised and slightly frightened.

geschut

An army unit that uses such weapons, or a military formation using projectile weapons, such as archers.

geschutmeester

(military) A soldier enlisted in an artillery unit or who uses artillery.

geschutskoepel

(architecture) A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the corners of a building or castle.

geschuttoren

(architecture) A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the corners of a building or castle.

geschuttorentje

(architecture) A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the corners of a building or castle.

gescoorde korf

(basketball) The act of putting the ball through the basket, thereby scoring points.

gesel

(weaponry, chiefly, historical) A whip, often made of leather and having multiple tails; a lash.

geselen

(transitive) To whip or scourge as punishment.

geseling

The act of excoriating or flaying.

gesis

A sibilant sound, such as that made by a snake or escaping steam; an unvoiced fricative.

gesjoemel

Deceitful tricks; trickery; games. [from mid 19th c.]

geslaagd

Characterized by success.

geslacht

Identification as a man, a woman, or something else, and association with a (social) role or set of behavioral and cultural traits, clothing, etc; a category to which a person belongs on this basis. (Compare gender role, gender identity.) [from 20th c.]

geslachtloos

(biology) Lacking distinct sex, lacking sexual organs.

geslachtsgemeenschap

(uncountable) Sexual activity, usually sexual intercourse unless preceded by a modifier. [from 1899]

geslachtsloos

(grammar) In particular, in languages where words are assigned to one grammatical gender or another: lacking such an assignment.

geslachtsrijpheid

When bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin.

geslachtsverkeer

Sexual intercourse usually involving humans.

geslepen

Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.

geslinger

(nautical, aviation) The oscillating movement of a nautical vessel as it rotates from side to side, about its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down, as distinguished from the alternate rise and fall of bow and stern called pitching; or the equivalent in an aircraft.

gesloten

Uncommunicative; unwilling or hesitant to give information.

gesluierd

Covered by a veil.

gesmoord

Of sound, etc.: deadened, muffled, muted.

gesnater

The cry of a hen or goose, especially when laying an egg.

gesnopen?

(sometimes, offensive) Used by a speaker to confirm that the listener has understood something said to the latter: did you hear me?, get it?, understood?

gesnurk

The act of snoring, and the noise produced.

gesofisticeerd

Of art or other things: appealing to the tastes of an intellectual or sophisticated (sense 1) person; cerebral; also, cultured, elegant, refined.

gesoldeerd

Discounted in price.

gesp

A metal clasp with a hinged tongue or a spike through which a belt or strap is passed and penetrated by the tongue or spike, in order to fasten the ends of the belt together or to secure the strap to something else.

gespan

(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.

gespannen

Apprehensive, anxious, hesitant, worried. [from 18th c.]

gespecialiseerd

Highly skilled in, or specifically adapted to, a specific field.

gespens

A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.

gespierd

Characterized by brawn; muscular, thewy; strong.

gespierdheid

(bodybuilding) The degree to which the muscles in a body part are developed.

gespikkeld

Having a mottled or spotted skin or coat, dapple.

gesprek

(countable, uncountable) An exchange of text or voice messages in real time through a computer network, resembling a face-to-face conversation.

gesproken

Relating to speech

gestaag

Proceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees

gestatie

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

gesteente

(uncountable) The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.

gestel

The act or process of putting together a set of pieces, fragments, or elements.

gesternte

(astronomy) An arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure (especially one from mythology) or pattern, or a division of the sky including it, especially one officially recognized by astronomers; an asterism.

gestolen

That has been stolen.

gestoomd

Cooked by steaming.

gestoord

Of unsound mind; insane; demented. [from 17th c.]

gestopt

(medicine) Cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease).

gestorven

(now, _, rare) Deceased, dead.

gestrand

(nautical, of a vessel) Run aground on a shore or reef.

gestreept

Having stripes, decorated or marked with bands differing in color.

gestreng

Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe

gestructureerd

Having structure; organized.

gesuikerd

coated or encrusted with sugar

gesuis

A breathy sound like that of an object passing at high speed.

geta

(game of go) A technique for capturing stones by enclosing them in a “net” preventing them from escaping in any direction.

getal

(countable) An abstract entity used to describe quantity.

getalenteerd

Endowed with one or more talents.

getapt

(not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.

getater

(slang) A talk, particular an informal talk; chattering; gossip.

geteisem

(informal, somewhat, derogatory) The rabble; crowds; people of a low, disreputable or undesirable class or position.

getijde

(Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy) A liturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours obligatory to all Catholic bishops, priests, and transitional deacons, as well as priests of the Eastern Orthodox Church, and composed of psalms, hymns, and readings but lacking the eucharist.

getijgerde kat

(countable) A brindled cat.

getik

A relatively quiet but sharp sound generally made repeatedly by moving machinery.

getikt

Of unsound mind; insane; demented. [from 17th c.]

getikte

(slang) A crazy or deranged person; a lunatic.

getiteld

(literally) Having a title.

getoeter

The harsh note produced by a typical car horn.

getrippel

A soft repeated sound, as of rain falling, or feet walking on a hard surface.

getroffen

Influenced or changed by something.

getrouw

Loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.

getrouwd

In a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband.

getrouwe

A very close friend.

getrouwheid

Loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler.