Dutch–English dictionary

heek

One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera Phycis, Merluccius, and allies.

heel

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

heel wat

(often, in the plural, colloquial) A large number or amount.

heelal

Our universe, the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself.

heelkunde

(medicine) The medical specialty related to the performance of surgical procedures.

heem

One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family.

heemwaarts

Towards home.

heemziek

(often with for) Missing one's home and family very much when away; nostalgic.

heen

(archaic) From here, from this place, away.

heengaan

(intransitive, figurative) To disappear, vanish; to cease to exist.

Heer

(Christianity) God the Father; the Godhead.

heerlijk

(colloquial, figurative) Pleasing to a person's taste; pleasing to the eyes or mind.

heerlijkheid

The state or quality of being delicious.

heerschaar

A multitude of people arrayed as an army; used also in religious senses, as: Heavenly host (of angels)

heerschap

(formal) Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.

heerschappij

Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.

heersen

To be a dominant quality of a place or situation; to prevail, predominate, rule.

heersend

Widespread or preferred.

heerser

(transitive) To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord; to grant the title of lord.

heerseres

A person who rules or governs; someone or something that exercises dominion or controlling power over others.

heersersfamilie

A series of rulers or dynasts from one family.

heersersgeslacht

A series of rulers or dynasts from one family.

heerszuchtig

Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing.

hees

Having a dry, harsh tone to the voice, as a result of a sore throat, age, emotion, etc.

heester

(horticulture) A woody plant distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, being usually less than six metres tall; a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category.

heet

(colloquial, of a person) Very physically or sexually attractive.

heet worden

(transitive, figurative) To excite ardour in; to rouse to action; to excite to excess; to inflame, as the passions.

heethoofd

(pejorative) One who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights.

hefboom

A small such piece to trigger or control a mechanical device (like a switch or a button).

hefboomfonds

(finance) The use of borrowed funds with a contractually determined return to increase the ability to invest and earn an expected higher return, but usually at high risk.

hefboomkracht

A force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot.

heffen

(countable) An effort to raise something, such as a weight or one's own body, or to move something heavy.

heffing

(archaic, uncountable) Toll, tax, or tribute.

hefkraan

A mechanical lifting machine or device, often used for lifting heavy loads for industrial or construction purposes.

heft

The handle of a tool or weapon.

heftig

Marked by extreme and violent energy.

heftruck

A small industrial vehicle with a power-operated fork-like pronged platform that can be raised and lowered for insertion under a load, often on pallets, to be lifted and moved.

heg

A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.

hegemonie

(formal) Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.

heggenmus

A small European and Asian passerine bird, Prunella modularis; the hedge sparrow or hedge warbler.

hehe

Used to express relief of tension, fatigue, or surprise.

hei

A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland.

heid

(chiefly, non-productive) Same as -ance; having the state or condition of.

heide

A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland.

heiden

An adherent of the Germanic neo-pagan faith of Heathenry.

heidendom

Any of a class of religions often associated with nature rituals.

heidens

Pertaining or adhering to the Germanic neo-pagan faith Heathenry.

Heiderij

An international airport in the borough of Hillingdon, Greater London.

heidin

A person not adhering to a main world religion; a follower of a pantheistic or nature-worshipping religion.

heiig

Thick or obscured with haze.

heiigheid

Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility. (Compare fog, mist.)

heilbot

A large flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the ocean floor and swims vertically.

heildronk

(countable) A proposed salutation (e.g. saying "cheers") while drinking alcohol.

heilig

Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.

heilig verklaren

(chiefly, Roman Catholicism) To declare (a deceased person) as a saint, and enter them into the canon of saints.

heiligbeen

(anatomy) A large triangular bone at the base of the spine, located between the two ilia (wings of the pelvis) and formed from vertebrae that fuse in adulthood.

heiligdom

The consecrated (or sacred) area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar.

heilige graal

(figuratively) Anything that is highly sought-after but attained only through difficult endeavor.

heiligen

(obsolete, outside, set phrases) A saint; a holy person; an apostle.

heiligheid

The state or condition of being holy.

heiligschenner

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

heiligschennis

An act of disrespect or impiety towards something considered sacred.

heiligverklaren

(transitive) Synonym of canonize: to honor, formally name, or revere as a saint.

heilsoldaat

A member of a ground-based army, of any rank, but especially an enlisted member.

heilsoldate

A member of a ground-based army, of any rank, but especially an enlisted member.

heimelijk

Done or kept in secret, sometimes to conceal an illicit or improper purpose.

heimwee

(often with for) Missing one's home and family very much when away; nostalgic.

hek

(figuratively) A barrier, for example an emotional barrier.

hekatombe

(Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, historical) A great public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen; also, a great number of animals reserved for such a sacrifice.

hekelen

To find fault (with something).

hekje

(typography) The # symbol (octothorpe, pound).

heks

An ugly, evil-looking, or frightening old woman; a hag.

heksenketel

A place or situation of chaotic uproar, and where confusion prevails.

heksenkring

A formal group or assembly of witches.

heksenmeester

A male magic-user; a male witch; a wizard.

hekserij

Magical power; the use of witchcraft or magic arts.

Hektor

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A Trojan hero in Homer's Iliad.

hekwerk

Material used to make fences, fences used as barriers or an enclosure.

hel

(Greek god) The god of the underworld and ruler of the dead, son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Poseidon.

hela

A protest or reprimand.

helaas

Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event.

held

(informal, intransitive) To act as a hero (brave person; role model; or protagonist).

heldendaad

A heroic or extraordinary deed.

heldendicht

An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.

heldenmoed

The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, selflessness, etc.; the display of such qualities.

helder

Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.

helderheid

The quality of being bright.

helderziend

One of the Sibylline Oracles or Sibylline Books.

helderziende

One who foretells the future; a clairvoyant, prophet, soothsayer or diviner.

helderziendheid

(parapsychology) The power to see or perceive things objects or events beyond the natural range of the senses, such as the past or the future.

heldhaftig

Momentously heroic; grand in scale or character

heldhaftigheid

Strength of mind in regard to danger; the quality which enables a person to encounter danger with firmness

heldin

(informal, intransitive) To act as a hero (brave person; role model; or protagonist).

hele

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

hele toon

(language, dated) A whining style of speaking; a kind of mournful or artificial strain of voice; an affected speaking with a measured rhythm and a regular rise and fall of the voice.

helemaal

(intensifier, sometimes, _, childish) Wholly; entirely; completely; totally.

helen

(transitive) To restore to health.

heler

(informal) Someone who hides or buys and sells stolen goods, a criminal middleman for transactions of stolen goods.

heleres

One who heals, especially through faith.

helikopter

(aircraft) An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and typically having a smaller set of blades on its tail to stabilize the aircraft.

heling

Receiving and buying of stolen goods.

helium

(uncountable) The second-lightest chemical element (symbol He), with an atomic number of 2 and atomic weight of 4.002602, a colorless, odorless and inert noble gas.

hellebaard

Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff.

Helleen

A Greek, especially an Ancient Greek.

Helleens

Of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization before the Hellenistic period.

hellen

(chiefly, nautical) To incline to one side; to tilt. [from 16th c.]

hellend

(architecture) Tilted, said of an arch with one side higher than the other, or a vault whose two abutments are located on an inclined plane.

helleveeg

A fury; a she-monster.

hellevuur

(uncountable) The fire of Hell.

helling

(aviation) The incline of an aircraft, especially during a turn.

helm

The amnion which encloses the foetus before birth, especially that part of it which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth (traditionally considered to be good luck). [from 16th c.]

helmstok

(nautical) The tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; also, the entire steering apparatus of a vessel.

helmteken

(heraldry) A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually on a helmet above it, sometimes (as for clerics) separately above the shield or separately as a mark for plate, in letterheads, and the like.

help

(uncountable) Action given to provide assistance; aid.

help!

A cry of distress or an urgent request for assistance.

helpen

(transitive) To provide support to; to further the progress of; to help; to assist.

helpend

Helping; giving assistance or support.

helper

An attendant, assistant, or follower.

helpster

Something or someone which provides assistance with a task.

helrood

Having a deep red colour.

hels

In a fiendish manner; evilly, wickedly.

Helsinki

The capital city of Finland; a municipality, the capital of the region of Uusimaa, Finland.

hematoom

(pathology) A swelling of blood, usually clotted, which forms as a result of broken blood vessels.

hemd

(clothing) An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, and often has sleeves, either long or short, that cover the arms.

hemel

The sky, specifically:

hemelen

(religion) : the abode of God or the gods; the abode of the blessed departed.

hemelgespan

(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.

hemelgewelf

(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.

hemellichaam

(astronomy, astrology) A natural object which is located outside of Earth's atmosphere, such as a comet, an asteroid, the Moon, a planet, the Sun, or a star.

hemels

Of heaven; heavenly. [first attested around (1150 to 1350).]

hemelsblauw

(countable, and, uncountable) The clear blue colour of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of this colour.

hemelvaart

(religion) Entry into heaven while still alive.

hemlockspar

Any of several coniferous trees, of the genus Tsuga, that grow in North America; the wood of such trees. [from 1670]

hen

(uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food.

hendel

A small such piece to trigger or control a mechanical device (like a switch or a button).

Hendrik

A en given name, popular in England since the Middle Ages.

hengelen

(intransitive) To try to catch fish with a hook and line.

hengelroede

A rod, often made in sections, which carries a line used for angling and is used to support both the line and the reel and to cast the line.

hengelsport

(uncountable, informal) The act of catching other forms of seafood, separately or together with fish.

hengsel

The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.

hengst

An adult male horse.

hengstveulen

A young male horse.

Henk

A en given name, popular in England since the Middle Ages.

hennep

A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia.

Henoch

(biblical character) First son of Cain.

hentai

(Japanese pornography) A work of anime or manga (or any similar medium) that contains heavily sexual or pornographic art.

hepatitis

Inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection.

her-

again, anew

Hera

(Greek god) The queen of the gods, and goddess of marriage and birth; daughter of Cronus and Rhea, sister and wife of Zeus, mother of Hephaestus, Ares, Hebe, and Enyo.

herbeginnen

(intransitive) To resume.