Dutch–English dictionary

God lasteren

(intransitive) To commit blasphemy; to speak against God or religious doctrine.

goddelijk

Having the characteristics of a god.

goddelijkheid

(uncountable) The state, position, or fact of being a god or God. [from 14th c.]

goddeloos

Not acknowledging any deity or god; without belief in any deity or god.

goddeloze

(narrowly) A person who is certain that no deities exist or who thinks that the existence of deities can be disproven.

godenbeeld

An idol.

godenbrood

Any fungus of a number of species that insects such as ambrosia beetles carry as symbionts, "farming" them on poor-quality food such as wood, where they grow, providing food for the insect.

Godfried

A en given name.

godgeleerdheid

(uncountable) The study of God, a god, or gods; and of the truthfulness of religion in general. [from mid-14th c.]

godheid

(uncountable) The state, position, or fact of being a god or God. [from 14th c.]

godin

(religion) A female deity.

godje

(mythology) A half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal.

godloochenaar

(narrowly) A person who is certain that no deities exist or who thinks that the existence of deities can be disproven.

godloos

Not acknowledging any deity or god; without belief in any deity or god.

godsdienst

(uncountable) Belief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality (often including at least one deity), accompanied by practices or rituals pertaining to the belief.

godsdienstig

Committed to the practice or adherence of religion.

godsgeschenk

An instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune; a windfall.

godslasteraar

One who commits blasphemy; a person who mocks or derides a deity or religion, or claims to be God.

godslastering

An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.

godslasterlijk

Lacking piety or respect for the sacred; resembling blasphemy.

godsvermogen

A large amount of money.

godverdomme!

(vulgar, colloquial) An expression of anger, surprise, intense excitement or frustration.

godvergeten

(figurative, of a location) Desolate, boring and depressing.

godverlaten

(figurative, of a location) Desolate, boring and depressing.

godvrezend

(religion) Following the precepts of a religious practice; respecting and revering God and his authority.

godvrezende

Devout; pious; very religious.

goean

Any (member) of several species of birds in the genera Aburria, Chamaepetes, Oreophasis, Penelope, Penelopina, and Pipile, of the family Cracidae, limited to the Americas.

goed

Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent.

goed bezig

(idiomatic) Well done; congratulations!

goed doel

(countable) An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.

goed gedaan

(idiomatic) Well done; congratulations!

goed gevolg

The achievement of one's aim or goal. [from 16th c.]

goed ingelicht

Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]

goed keuren

To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally.

goed zo

(idiomatic) Well done; congratulations!

goedaardig

Having a disposition to do good.

goede

(uncountable) The forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.

goede manieren

(often, in the plural) Correctness in behaviour and morals; good manners, seemliness. [from 18th c.]

goede reis

Used to wish someone a good journey.

goededag

A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.

goedemorgen

Used as a greeting when meeting someone for the first time in the morning.

goedendag

(rather formal in, _, US, Canada) A greeting or farewell said in the afternoon.

goederen

(business) Anything movable (a good) that is bought and sold. [from 15th c.]

goedgeefs

(of a person or group) Very liberal in giving or bestowing.

goedgelovig

Easily deceived or duped; naive, easily cheated or fooled.

goedgelovige

A large cup for beverages, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.A mug

goedgemanierd

With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.

goedgemutst

Exhibiting a lively optimism; in high spirits, cheerful.

goedgezind

(dated) Happy, joyful, and lively.

goedhartig

Showing friendliness or goodwill.

goedheid

(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being good.

goedje

(informal) Miscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects.

goedkeuren

(transitive, archaic) To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically.

goedkeuring

Endorsement; approval; acceptance; acquiescence.

goedkoop

Appropriate to a restricted budget.

goedkope

Involving little expense; reasonable in price; cheap.

goedmaken

(ambitransitive) To make reparation, compensation, amends or satisfaction for an offence, crime, mistake or deficiency. [from 1680s]

goedpraten

To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.

goeiedag

(dated, formal) A somewhat formal greeting generally used between sunrise and sunset.

goeiemorgen

Used as a greeting when meeting someone for the first time in the morning.

goejave

A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, Psidium guajava.

goelag

(historical) Also GULAG: the system of all Soviet labour camps and prisons in use, especially during the Stalinist period (1930s–1950s).

goelasj

A stew of beef or veal and vegetables, flavoured with paprika.

goffer

A small burrowing rodent native to North and Central America, especially in the family Geomyidae (pocket gophers).

goh

(somewhat, dated) A general exclamation of surprise or frustration.

Goidelisch

Relating to the Gaels.

goj

(Judaism) A non-Jewish person.

gok

A significant risk, undertaken with a potential gain.

gokje

(British) A small bet or risky investment.

gokken

(transitive, ditransitive) To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager.

gokker

One who plays at a game of chance, who gambles.

gokspel

An activity characterized by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance, usually with money wagered on the outcome.

goktent

(gambling) A gaming room for which the capacity and limits change daily, often rented out to private vendors who run tour groups through them and give a portion of the proceeds to the main casino.

golf

(sports) A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes.

golfbaan

(golf) The land where one plays golf, with tees, fairways, greens and flags in holes.

golfbreker

A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.

golfen

(intransitive) To play the game of golf.

golfer

Someone who plays golf.

golfkam

A tuft, or other natural ornament, growing on an animal's head, for example the comb of a cockerel, the swelling on the head of a snake, the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc.

golflengte

(physics) The length of a single cycle of a wave, as measured by the distance between one peak or trough of a wave and the next; it is often designated in physics as λ, and corresponds to the velocity of the wave divided by its frequency.

golfspeler

Someone who plays golf.

golfster

Someone who plays golf.

golftop

A tuft, or other natural ornament, growing on an animal's head, for example the comb of a cockerel, the swelling on the head of a snake, the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc.

Goliat

(biblical character) A giant who, according to the Bible, was vanquished in battle with King David.

Goliath

(biblical character) A giant who, according to the Bible, was vanquished in battle with King David.

Gollem

A person who bears the traits or has the characteristics of Gollum in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth.

gom

(North America, Philippines) An object used to erase or remove something written or drawn by a pen or a pencil.

gonade

(anatomy) A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary.

gondellift

An enclosed car attached to a cable mechanically lifted up the side of a mountain; an enclosed ski lift; a cable car.

gong

(musical instruments) A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a loud resonant sound when struck with a soft hammer.

goniometrie

(geometry, analysis) The branch of mathematics that deals with the relationships between the sides and angles of (in particular) right-angled triangles, as represented by the trigonometric functions, and with calculations based on said relationships.

gonorroe

A sexually transmitted infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a species of bacteria (the gonococcus) that affects the mucous membrane of the genital and urinary tracts.

gonzen

To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.

goochel

Pertaining to conjuring tricks or illusions performed for entertainment etc. [from 19th c.]

goochelaar

A species of eagle, Terathopius ecaudatus, endemic to Africa and Arabia.

goochelen

(intransitive) To perform magic tricks.

goochelkunst

(entertainment) The art or practice of performing conjuring tricks and illusions to give the appearance of supernatural phenomena or powers.

goodwill

A favorably disposed attitude toward someone or something.

Goofy

A Disney character: a slow-witted anthropomorphic dog with a goofy laugh.

googelen

An Internet search, such as one performed on the Google search engine.

googol

The number 10^{100}, or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sexdecilliard (long scale). [from 1920.]

gooi

The flight of a thrown object.

gooien

To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide.

gooiplaats

A place for throwing.

gooiplek

A place for throwing.

goor

With dishonorable, base and vulgar expression.

Goot

A member of the East Germanic people known for their invasion of the western Roman Empire and subsequent founding of successor states in Italy and Spain during Late Antiquity.

gootsteen

A basin used for holding water for washing.

Gorbatsjov

A transliteration of the Russian surname Горбачёв (Gorbačóv).

gordel

A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt.

gordeldier

Any of the burrowing mammals covered with bony, jointed, protective plates, families Dasypodidae and Chlamyphoridae in the order Cingulata, found in the Americas, especially in South America.

gordelroos

(disease, informal) Herpes zoster, caused by Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus.

gordijn

A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.

gorgeldrank

A liquid used for gargling.

gorilla

The largest of the primates, belonging to the genus Gorilla; an ape native to the forests of central Africa and known for their trait of knuckle-walking.

Goris

A en given name; also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e).

gors

Any of various songbirds of the genus Emberiza, having short bills and brown or gray plumage.

gorsje

Any of various songbirds of the genus Emberiza, having short bills and brown or gray plumage.

gort

(chiefly, in the plural) Hulled grain, chiefly hulled oats.

GOS

Initialism of Commonwealth of Independent States.

gossie

(minced oath, euphemism) A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.

Göteborg

A city on the west coast of Sweden, in the province of Västergötland. It is the second-largest city in Sweden.

Gotenburg

A city on the west coast of Sweden, in the province of Västergötland. It is the second-largest city in Sweden.

gothic

(literature) Of or relating to the style of fictional writing associated with Gothic fiction, emphasizing violent or macabre events in a mysterious, desolate setting. [from early 19th c.]

Gothisch

An extinct Germanic language, once spoken by the Goths.

Gotisch

(literature) Of or relating to the style of fictional writing associated with Gothic fiction, emphasizing violent or macabre events in a mysterious, desolate setting. [from early 19th c.]

gotspe

(informal) Nearly arrogant courage; utter audacity, effrontery or impudence; supreme self-confidence; exaggerated self-opinion.

goud

Made of gold.

Gouda

A city and municipality in South Holland province, Netherlands.

goudader

(mining) A rich mine or vein of silver or gold.

gouddelver

Someone who digs or mines for gold.

gouden

Made of gold.

Gouden gids

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

gouden medaille

☉ (alchemy)

goudkleurig

Having the colour of gold.

Goudlokje

The protagonist of a traditional fairy tale. She is a golden-haired young girl who inquisitively enters the house of three bears and tries their three bowls of porridge, three chairs, and three beds, in each case finding only one that suits her.

goudmijn

(by extension, figurative) Anything which is a great source of wealth or yields a large income or return.

goudsbloem

Any of the Old World plants, of the genus Calendula, with orange, yellow or reddish flowers.

Goudse

A type of semi-hard to hard cheese originating in the Netherlands.

Goudse kaas

A yellow Dutch cheese made from cows' milk.

goudsmid

A person who makes, repairs or sells things of gold, especially jewelry.

goudstaaf

A bulk quantity of precious metal, usually gold or silver, assessed by weight and typically cast as ingots.

goudstuk

☉ (alchemy)

goudvis

A type of small fish, Carassius auratus, typically orange-colored.

goudzoeker

Someone who digs or mines for gold.

goulash

A stew of beef or veal and vegetables, flavoured with paprika.

gouvernement

The complete body of government ministers (whether or not they are in cabinet) under the leadership of a head of government (such as a prime minister)

gouvernementeel

Relating to a government.

gouverneur

(politics) The chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a country.

gouverneurs

Of or pertaining to a governor.