Dutch–English dictionary

groeien

(intransitive) To increase, to rise

groen

(figurative) Lacking life experience; immature, inexperienced, naive; also, of or relating to something immature or inexperienced.

groen en geel worden van nijd of afgunst over

(transitive) To affect with jaundice; to color by prejudice or envy; to prejudice. [from 1791]

groen licht

Endorsement; approval; acceptance; acquiescence.

groenblijvend

Of plants, especially trees, that do not shed their leaves seasonally.

groene

(figurative) Environmentally friendly.

groene jongen

(politics, sometimes capitalized) A member of a green party; an environmentalist.

groene staar

(pathology) An eye disease or disorder that is defined as a characteristic optic neuropathy, or disease of the optic nerve, possibly, if untreated, leading to damage of the optic disc of the eye and resultant visual field loss due to lack of communication between the retina and the brain, which can lead to blindness.

Groenland

A large self-governing dependent territory of Denmark, in North America.

groenspaan

A blue-green patina or rust that forms on copper-containing metals.

groente

(figuratively, derogatory) A person whose brain (or, infrequently, whose body) has been damaged to the point that they cannot interact with the surrounding environment; a person in a persistent vegetative state.

groente-

Of or relating to vegetables.

groenteboer

(chiefly, British, Commonwealth, Irish) A person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit, normally from a relatively small shop.

groenten

Leaves and leaf-like parts of edible plants when eaten as vegetables or in salads.

groep

A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble; sometimes, such a group working for a professional recording artist.

groeperen

(transitive) To put together to form a group.

groepering

(countable) A collection of things or people united as a group.

groepsdruk

Inducement or influence by one's peers.

groepswerk

The cooperative effort of a team of people to achieve a common goal.

groet

A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence.

groeten

(intransitive, archaic) To meet and give salutations.

groeve

An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.

groeven

(transitive) To cut a groove in something.

groezelig

Dirty, unwashed, unclean.

grof

Shameless or impudent; shocking or audacious; brash. [from 1570s]

grofgebekt

(of a person) Given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed.

grofheid

The property of being rude.

grofweg

Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.

grol

(informal) A joke.

grollen

(intransitive) To act, speak, or otherwise behave with jest.

grom

A deep, rumbling, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal.

grommelen

(intransitive) To make a low, growling or rumbling noise, like a hungry stomach or certain animals.

grommen

(intransitive) To utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry animal; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound.

grond

(uncountable) Soil.

grondbezitter

A person who owns land.

grondelen

(intransitive, of waterfowl) To feed without diving, by submerging the head and neck underwater to seek food, often also tipping up the tail straight upwards above the water.

grondgebied

(Australia) One of three of Australia's federal entities, located in the country's north and southeast, with fewer powers than a state and created by an act of Parliament rather than by the Constitution: Northern Territory, Australian Capital Territory and Jervis Bay Territory.

grondgesteente

(countable, uncountable, geology, mining, engineering, construction) The solid rock found at some depth below the ground surface.

grondig

Conscientious and painstaking; meticulous.

grondlaag

(uncountable) Any viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.

grondlegger

One who founds or establishes (a company, project, organisation, state, etc.).

grondnoot

A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America.

grondregel

An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.

grondslag

The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.

grondstof

(economics) Raw materials, agricultural and other primary products as objects of large-scale trading in specialized exchanges.

grondtal

(mathematics) The number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers in a particular base, as ten for decimal.

grondtoon

(music) The first note of a diatonic scale; the keynote.

grondwater

Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers.

grondwerker

(chiefly, _, UK, historical) A laborer on a civil engineering project such as a canal or railroad.

grondwoord

A slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant such as a flower or a leaf; also, by analogy, the shaft of a feather.

grondzijl

A channel crossing under a road or railway for the draining of water.

groot

Of great size, large.

grootboek

(business, accounting) The central accounting record of a company or organization consisting of the accounts that support the value items shown in the major financial statements.

grootbrengen

(transitive) To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster.

groothandel

(business) The sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants.

groothandelaar

A person or company that buys merchandise from manufacturers, importers, or distributors and resells the merchandise to retail businesses and to business and institutional end users.

grootheid

The state, condition, or quality of being great

grootheidswaan

A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.

grootheidswaanzin

A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.

grootheidswaanzinnig

One affected with or exhibiting megalomania.

grootmacht

(international relations) A state that has the ability to exert its influence on a global scale.

grootmoeder

A mother of someone's parent.

grootmoedig

magnanimous, without arrogance or complaint, benevolently declining to raise controversy or insist on possible prerogatives.

grootmoedigheid

(uncountable) The trait of being abundant, more than adequate.

grootouder

The parent of someone's parent.

groots

Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignified, magnificent.

grootschalig

Of or relating to sale in large quantities, for resale.

grootspraak

Lofty, pompous or bombastic speech or writing.

grootstad

A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas.

grootstag

(nautical) A stabilising rope from high on the mainmast to the base of the foremast.

grootte

The state, condition, or quality of being great

grootvader

(by extension) A male forefather.

grootzeil

(nautical) The largest (or only) sail on a sailing vessel.

groove

(music) A pronounced, enjoyable rhythm.

gros

Twelve dozen = 144.

grossier

A person or company that buys merchandise from manufacturers, importers, or distributors and resells the merchandise to retail businesses and to business and institutional end users.

grot

A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.

grote

A large clothing size.

grote Augustijn

(printing, dated) A size of type between pica (12 point) and great primer (18 point), standardized as 14-point.

grote bek

(slang, uncountable) Backtalk; verbal impertinence.

grote leugen

(informal) An outrageous or blatant lie.

grote lijnen

(countable) The main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter; the crux, the heart, the pith.

grote mond

(slang, uncountable) Backtalk; verbal impertinence.

grote plas

(informal) Chiefly in across the pond: the Atlantic Ocean.

grotesk

(architecture, arts) Grotesque, incongruous.

grout

(archaic) Coarse meal; groats.

grove kleren

Heavy denim pants or trousers, usually with bib and braces, worn especially as work clothing.

gruis

A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking.

gruppetto

(by extension, cycle racing) A large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton in a race.

grutten

(usually, in the plural) Husked but unground oats.

gruwel

(countable) A person or thing that is loathsome; a detested thing. [Mid 18th century.]

gruweldaad

(countable) An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice.

gruwelen van

(transitive, colloquial) To dislike strongly. [First attested in the late 19th century.]

gruwelijk

Repellently frightful and shocking; horrific or ghastly.

gruwen van

(transitive) To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

gruwzaam

Repellently frightful and shocking; horrific or ghastly.

gruwzaamheid

(uncountable) An indifference to suffering or pleasure in inflicting suffering.

gruzelementen

(informal) Fragments or splintered pieces; numerous tiny disconnected items.

Guadalcanal

A volcanic island in the Pacific, part of the Solomon Islands.

Guam

An unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the Pacific Ocean. Official name: Territory of Guam.

guano

Dung from a sea bird or from a bat.

Guatemala

A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Guatemala, a Central American country.

guave

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

guaveboom

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

guavestruik

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

guerrillero

A soldier in a small independent group, fighting against the government or regular forces by surprise raids.

guichelheil

Any of various plants of the genus Anagallis, having small red, white or purple flowers, especially the scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis). [from 15th c.]

guillotine

(historical, also, figuratively) A machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade which is dropped onto the neck of the person to be executed; also, execution using this machine.

Guinee

(historical) The coastal region of West Africa between Morocco and the Congo, particularly the north shore of the Gulf of Guinea.

guirlande

A circular or linear decoration, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.

guitig

Lovable, charming, attractive or pleasing, especially in a youthful, dainty, quaint or fun-spirited way.

Gujarati

The Indic language spoken in the state of Gujarat, India

gul

Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed. [from 17th c.]

gulden

Having the color or quality of gold.

gulden sleutelbloem

A low-growing plant, Primula veris, with yellow flowers.

gulder

Used before epithets, describing the person being addressed, for emphasis.

gulheid

(uncountable) Disposition to do good.

gulp

A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the tuyeres of a blast furnace, a person's mouth, etc.

gulzigheid

The vice of eating to excess.

gum

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

gunst

A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).

gunstig

Of good omen; indicating future success.

gunstig stemmen

(transitive) To conciliate, appease, or make peace with someone, particularly a god or spirit.

Gustaaf

A en given name.

gut

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

gutsen

A sudden rapid outflow.

guur

Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds.

gymnast

One who performs (the sport of) gymnastics.

gymnaste

One who performs (the sport of) gymnastics.

gymnastiek

A sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness.

gymnastiekzaal

(formal) A large room or building for indoor sports.

gynaecoloog

(Commonwealth) .

gynaecomastie

(diseases) Excessive development of breasts in men, resembling the breast development in women.

gyros

A style of Greek sandwich commonly filled with grilled meat, tomato, onions, and tzatziki sauce.

gyroscoop

An apparatus composed of a wheel which spins inside of a frame (gimbal) and causes the balancing of the frame in any direction or position. In the form of a gyroscopic stabilizer, used to help keep aircraft and ships steady.

ha

An imitation of laughter, often used to express scorn or disbelief. Often doubled or tripled (haw haw or haw haw haw).

haag

(historical) A hedge.

haagdoorn

Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches

haak

(countable) A stopping mechanism, especially a clasp which stops something from opening.

haakje

Any of the characters “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, or the like, used in pairs to enclose parenthetic remarks, sections of mathematical expressions, etc.

haaks

(geometry) At or forming a right angle (to something).

haakwerk

(sewing) A form of needlework that is made by looping thread with a hooked needle.

haal

The movement of an oar or paddle through water: either the cycle of movement as a whole, or the propelling phase (as opposed to the return); the manner in which such movements are made; a rowing style.

haalbaar

Capable of being accomplished; practicable.

haalbaarheid

The state of being feasible or possible.

haalbare

Capable of being achieved, which either means possible or probable.

haan

A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.

haantje

A young male chicken.

haar

Belonging to her (belonging to that female person or animal, or in poetic or old-fashioned language that ship, city, season, etc).

haar opwachting maken

(intransitive) To come before the public.