Dutch–English dictionary

getto

An (often walled) area of a city in which Jews are concentrated by force and law. (Used particularly of areas in medieval Italy and in Nazi-controlled Europe.)

getuigd

(linguistics) Of words or languages, proven to have existed by records.

getuigen

To make a declaration, or give evidence, under oath.

geul

A trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside.

geur

A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one.

geuren

(intransitive, copulative) Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.

geurig

Fragrant or spicy.

geus

(nautical) A small ship's flag used as a signal or identifying device; a small flag flown at the bow of the vessel. [from 17th c.]

geut

(colloquial) A downpour; a flood of precipitation.

gevaar

Exposure to likely harm; peril.

gevaarlijk

Full of danger.

gevaarlijke

Full of danger.

gevader

(Christianity) A man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.

gevallenen

(pluralonly) Casualties of battle or war.

gevallig

Pleased; happy; gratified.

gevang

(US) A jail or guardhouse, especially in a naval military prison or jail on a ship, navy base, or (in fiction) spacecraft.

gevangen

Held prisoner; not free; confined.

gevangenbewaarder

One who enforces confinement in a jail or prison.

gevangene

A person confined to an institution such as a prison (as a convict) or hospital (as a patient).

gevangenis

A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.

gevangenschap

The state of being captive.

gevangenzetten

(chiefly, US, transitive, ) To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law.

gevariëerd

Showing variety, diverse.

gevat

Quickwitted and alert.

gevatheid

A skill in replying swiftly and wittily.

gevecht

(military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.

gevechtsleer

A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.

gevechtstenue

(US) Military clothing worn when doing menial tasks.

gevechtsvliegtuig

A class of fixed-wing aircraft whose primary purpose is to shoot down other aircraft, sometimes accompanied by a secondary purpose of attacking ground targets.

gevederte

(ornithology, collective noun) Layer or collection of feathers covering a bird’s body; feathers used ornamentally; feathering.

gevel

(programming) An object serving as a simplified interface to a larger body of code, as in the facade pattern.

gevelspits

(architectural element) The triangular area at the peak of an external wall adjacent to, and terminating, two sloped roof surfaces (pitches).

geven

(transitive) To assign a role in a play or performance to (an actor).

geven (om)

(transitive, intransitive) To be concerned (about), to have an interest (in); to feel concern (about).

gever

The person who deals the cards in a card game.

geverfd

Coloured or tinted with dye, or as though therewith.

gevierd

famous or widely praised

gevierde

famous or widely praised

gevierendeeld

(heraldry) (of a coat of arms) Divided into four parts crosswise.

gevlekt

Colored in patches; spotted.

gevleugeld

Having wings.

gevlochten

Made of wickerwork.

gevoel

Sensation, particularly through the skin.

gevoel van eigenwaarde

Confidence in one's own worth; self-respect.

gevoelen

(transitive, figurative) To experience.

gevoelig

Intense; sensitive; sharp.

gevoeligheid

(electronics) The degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal.

gevoelloos

Lacking sensation; numb.

gevoelloosheid

Absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation.

gevoelsmatig

Of or relating to the emotions.

gevoelswaarde

(semantics) A meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in.

gevogelte

A bird hunted or kept for food, grouped into landfowl (order Galliformes), also called gamefowl, and waterfowl (order Anseriformes: ducks, geese, swans, etc.), which together form the clade Galloanserae.

gevolg

A following. [from 20th c.]

gevolgsman

One who is a part of master's physical group, such as a servant or retainer.

gevolgtrekking

(mathematics, logic) A proposition which follows easily from the statement or proof of another proposition.

gevolmachtigde

Someone commissioned to perform certain duties.

gevorderd

At or close to the state of the art. (Can we add an example for this sense? )

gevorderdheid

The state of being advanced

gevraagde

Something asked.

gevreesd

Causing fear, dread, or terror.

gevreesde

Somebody or something dreaded.

gevuld

(followed by with) That is now full.

gevuld worden met

To become pervaded with something.

gewaad

(clothing) An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes a skirt below the waist.

gewaagd

(of an, act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.

gewaardeerd

Making a fair equivalent of, repaying or compensating.

gewaarworden

To use biological senses: to either see, hear, smell, taste, or feel.

gewaarwording

Conscious understanding of something.

gewas

(agriculture) A plant, grown for it, or its fruits or seeds, to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose.

gewauwel

Speech or writing that is unintelligible, incoherent or meaningless.

geweeklaag

The act of lamenting.

geweer

A less portable, long firearm that fires bullets or projectiles; a rifle, either manual, automatic or semi-automatic; a flintlock, musket or shotgun.

geweerloop

A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.

geweld

(legal) Either unlawful violence, as in a "forced entry", or lawful compulsion.

gewelddadig

Done by force, forced.

geweldig

In an amazing manner; in a way that causes amazement; wonderfully.

geweldloosheid

A philosophy that rejects the use of violence, and instead seeks to bring about change through peaceful responses even to violent acts.

gewelf

An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building.

gewend

(idiomatic, with noun phrase) Accustomed to, tolerant or accepting of.

gewenning

The act of habituating, or accustoming; the state of being habituated.

gewest

An administrative subdivision of the European Union.

gewestelijk

Of, or pertaining to, a specific region or district.

geweten

(chiefly, fiction, narratology) A personification of the moral sense of right and wrong, usually in the form of a person, a being or merely a voice that gives moral lessons and advices.

gewetenloos

Not conscionable; unscrupulous and lacking principles or conscience.

gewetensaanval

(now, negative polarity) A prick of the conscience; a moral scruple, a pang of guilt. [from 17th c.]

gewetensbeet

A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting.

gewetensbezwaar

(now, negative polarity) A prick of the conscience; a moral scruple, a pang of guilt. [from 17th c.]

gewetensvol

Influenced by conscience; principled; governed by a strict regard to the dictates of conscience, or by the known or supposed rules of right and wrong (said of a person).

gewetenswroeging

A feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning.

geweven

Fabricated by weaving.

gewezen

Previous.

gewicht

(dated, except, UK, dialectal, and, US) The force exerted by an object due to gravitation; weight.

gewichtig

Having a lot of weight; heavy.

gewichtigheid

The feel of the weight of something; heaviness.

gewichtloos

Without weight.

gewichtloosheid

(countable) An experience or instance of being weightless.

gewiekst

Sly, cunning, full of tricks.

gewiekstheid

Ability, skilfulness, especially skill in making plans and carrying them into execution; dexterity in managing affairs, adroitness, practical cunning; ingenuity in constructing, dexterity [9th century].

gewijd

Vowed; dedicated; consecrated.

gewild

Liked by many people; generally pleasing, widely admired. [from 17th c.]

gewillig

Without unwillingness or hesitation; showing readiness.

gewin

Money, riches, or wealth, especially when seen as having a corrupting effect or causing greed, or obtained in an underhanded manner.

gewinnen

To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.

gewisse

(chiefly, fiction, narratology) A personification of the moral sense of right and wrong, usually in the form of a person, a being or merely a voice that gives moral lessons and advices.

gewond

Wounded, physically injured.

gewone

(set theory, of a function from the ordinals to the ordinals) Which is strictly monotonically increasing and continuous with respect to the order topology.

gewone lijsterbes

Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.

gewone mestkever

Any of species Geotrupes stercorarius of large European dung beetles that make a droning noise while flying.

gewone tijdrekening

(chronology) Initialism of Before the Common Era, Before the Current Era, or Before the Christian Era.

gewoon

Simple, ordinary or vulgar.

gewoonlijk

Under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time

gewoonte

(legal) Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent. Compare prescription.

gewoonweg

Completely, wholly.

gezag

(uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right.

gezagvoerderm

One who exercises control and direction over a group of persons.

gezamenlijk

Done by two or more people or organisations working together.

gezamenlijke

Done by two or more people or organisations working together.

gezant

A diplomat of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there their sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-in-residence)

gezegde

An old saying which has obtained credit by long use.

gezegend

Having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing.

gezegendheid

The condition or state of being blessed; holy.

gezel

A trainee, especially in a skilled trade.

gezellig

Having elements of a feast or of entertainment, especially when it comes to eating and drinking, with accompanying festivity

gezellige

(of a place or object) Affording comfort and warmth; snug; social and comfortable.

gezelligheid

The state or fact of being gemütlich; middle-class niceness or cosiness, hospitality.

gezelschap

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

gezelschapsdame

A female chaperone who accompanies a man, and is usually not married to him.

gezet

Having a protuberant belly; potbellied. [Mid 17th century.]

gezette

Heavy in build; thickset.

gezeur

Whining and complaining, often contrived to evoke pity or shirk responsibility.

gezicht

(anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.

gezichtsdrukking

(in expressions such as make a face) A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.

gezichtsorgaan

An organ through which animals see.

gezichtspunt

Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.

gezichtsvermogen

Vision or the faculty of sight.

gezien

Taking into account.

gezindheid

Tendency or inclination under given circumstances.

gezoet

(wine) Retaining a portion of sugar.

gezond

Beneficial to bodily health.

gezond oordeel

The power or faculty of performing such operations; especially, when unqualified, the faculty of judging or deciding rightly, justly, or wisely.

gezond verstand

Ordinary sensible understanding; one's basic intelligence which allows for plain understanding and without which good decisions or judgments cannot be made.

gezondheid

(idiomatic) Said to someone who has just sneezed, as a polite remark.

gezondheidscentrum

An institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice.

gezouten

Treated with salt as a preservative; cured with salt, salted.

gezwaai

A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.

gezwam

(colloquial) (Often lengthy) speech or writing that is evasive or vague, or pretentious.

gezwel

(pathology, oncology) An abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue in animals or plants.

gezwets

Talk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaningful loquacity.

gezwind

Fast, quickly, swiftly.

gezwindheid

(mathematics, physics) The rate of motion or action, specifically the magnitude of the velocity; the rate distance is traversed in a given time.