Dutch–English dictionary

indringend

Demonstrating acute or keen understanding

indringer

One who interferes, intrudes or gets involved where not welcome, particularly a self-interested intruder.

indringster

An intruder (especially on someone's privacy).

indruk

A vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression. [from 17th c.]

indruk maken

(transitive) To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably.

indrukwekkend

That astounds or astound.

inductie

(embryology) Given a group of cells that emits or displays a substance, the influence of this substance on the fate of a second group of cells.

industrie

Of or relating to industry, notably manufacturing.

industrieel

Of or relating to industry, notably manufacturing.

ineenflansen

(transitive) To make or construct something in haste or in a makeshift manner.

ineengedoken

Sitting on one's heels; sitting close to the ground; cowering or crouching.

ineengekrompen

Withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.

ineenkrimpen

(intransitive) To cower, flinch, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear.

ineens

(idiomatic) Unexpectedly; without warning; all of a sudden.

ineenstorting

The act of collapsing.

inefficiënt

Without skill, ineffective, incompetent.

inefficiëntie

Lack of efficiency or effectiveness.

inelastisch

(literal, or, figurative) Lacking elasticity; inflexible, unyielding.

inenten

(transitive, immunology) To introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into something (e.g. the body) or someone, such as to produce immunity to a specific disease. [from c. 1722]

inenting

(immunology) The introduction of an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease.

inert

(chemistry) Not readily reacting with other elements or compounds.

inertie

(figuratively) In a person, unwillingness to take action.

Ines

A en given name.

infaam persoon

A person in the lowest and most despicable condition; an oppressed person; an outcast; also, such people as a class. [from early 16th c.]

infanterie

Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units, regardless of external transport (e.g. airborne).

infanterieregiment

A regiment of infantry.

infanterist

A kind of flour dumpling.

infanteriste

(India) An infantryman; a soldier.

infantiel

Immature in thought or behaviour.

infarct

(pathology) An area of dead tissue caused by a loss of blood supply; a localized necrosis.

infecteren

(transitive) To bring (the body or part of it) into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen), so that the pathogen begins to act on the body; (of a pathogen) to come into contact with (a body or body part) and begin to act on it.

infectering

(pathology) The act or process of infecting.

infectie

(pathology) The act or process of infecting.

inferieur

Of low rank, standard or quality.

inferioriteit

The quality or state of being inferior.

infernaal

(by extension) Of or relating to a fire or inferno.

inferno

A large fire; a conflagration.

infiltrant

One who infiltrates an organization or territory; an undercover or covert agent.

infinitesimaal

(informal) Very small.

inflatie

An act, instance of, or state of expansion or increase in size, especially by injection of a gas or liquid.

inflexibel

(figurative, of, _, policies and rules and their application and enforcement) Inflexible; rigid.

influencer

(social media, marketing) A person who is able to influence consumption, lifestyle, or political preferences of their online audience by creating or engaging social media content, often as a part of a marketing campaign.

info

(informal) information.

informant

(UK, Ireland) A police spy or informer.

informatica

The study of computers and their architecture, languages, and applications, in all aspects, as well as the mathematical structures that relate to computers and computation.

informatie

Things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something. [from 14th c.]

informatief

Providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information.

informeel

(linguistics) Characteristic of familiar conversation, of common parlance; informal.

informeren

(transitive) To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed.

infrarood

Having a wavelength in the infrared spectrum.

infusie

A product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities.

ing

Used to form nouns or noun-like words (or elements of noun phrases) from verbs, denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action.

ingang

The act of taking possession, as of property, or of office.

ingang doen vinden

(derogatory, figuratively) To spread or cause to spread.

ingebed

part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into

ingebeeld

Existing only in the imagination.

ingeboren

(medicine) Pertaining to a gland or glands.

ingebruikname

The process of assuring that all systems and components of a major piece of equipment, a process, a building or similar are designed, installed and tested according to the operational requirements of the owner or final client.

ingeburgerde

(British, historical) A person with rights between those of naturalized citizen and resident alien (roughly permanent resident), obtained through letters patent.

ingekorte versie

(US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

Ingelram

A en given name, in modern use transferred back from the surname.

ingelsteldheid

A way of thinking; an attitude or opinion, especially a habitual one.

ingenieur

Originally, a person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; now (more generally) , a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so.

ingenieurswetenschap

(uncountable) The application of mathematics and the physical sciences to the needs of humanity and the development of technology.

ingenieus

(of a person) Displaying genius or brilliance; inventive.

ingenomen

Made irrationally enthusiastic.

ingeschreven

Having had one's name added to an official list or entered into a register

ingesteld

Intent, determined (to do something).

ingestelde

Intent, determined (to do something).

ingetogen

Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements; unpretentious, humble.

ingetogenheid

Moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence.

ingeven

(transitive) To enter data.

ingeving

An illuminating realization or discovery, often resulting in a personal feeling of elation, awe, or wonder.

ingewande

(in the plural) The entrails or intestines; the internal organs of the stomach.

ingewanden

The internal organs of an animal, especially the intestines. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

ingeweid

With knowledge of; party to; let in on. [from late 14th c.]

ingewekene

A non-native person who comes to a country from another country to permanently settle there.

ingewijde

One who has been through a ceremony of initiation.

ingewikkeld

Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.

ingewikkeldheid

(uncountable) The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.

ingraven

(military) To surround or provide with a trench, especially for defense; to dig in.

ingrediënt

One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.

ingreep

(medicine) An action taken or procedure performed; an operation.

ingrijpen

(ambitransitive) To come between, or to be between, persons or things.

ingrijpend

With great attention to detail; complete, thorough.

inhalator

(medicine) A device with a canister holding medicine (either in powder or gas form) which is sprayed and inhaled by the patient, often for treating asthma and other respiratory diseases.

inhalen

To pass, overtake, or travel past.

inhalig

Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.

inhaligheid

Excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth

inham

A small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds; bight. [from 16th c.]

inhameren

(figuratively) To emphasize a point repeatedly.

inheems

Of or relating to the indigenous peoples of the Americas. [from 16th c.]

inheemse

(countable) An American Indian, a member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas (generally excluding the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, and Yupik). [from 16th c.]

inherent

Arising as the result of an event, inherent.

inhibitor

(chemistry) Any substance capable of stopping or slowing a specific chemical reaction.

inho

(intransitive) To control oneself when provoked.

inhoud

(usually, in the plural) That which is contained.

inhouden

(transitive) To hold inside.

inhouding

A sum that can be removed in tax calculations, usually from the taxable amount; something that is written off.

inhoudsloos

Lacking sense or meaning, often to the point of boredom or annoyance.

inhuldigen

(transitive) To open (a building, for example) to public use.

inhuldiging

The act of inaugurating, or inducting into office with solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies.

inhumaan

Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings.

initiaal

The first letter of a word or a name, especially of a person's full name (their initials).

initialiseren

To assign initial values to something.

initiator

One who initiates.

initieel

Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.

initiëren

(transitive) To begin; to start.

injecteren

(transitive) To push or pump (something, especially fluids) into a cavity or passage.

injectie

The act of injecting, or something that is injected.

injectiespuit

A device consisting of a hypodermic needle, a chamber for containing liquids, and a piston for applying pressure (to inject) or reducing pressure (to draw); a hypodermic syringe.

injunctie

(legal) A writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, in some cases, under statutes, by a court of law, whereby a party is required to do or to refrain from doing certain acts, according to the exigency of the writ.

inkaderen

(transitive) Of a picture such as a painting or photograph, to place inside a decorative border.

inkeer

The condition of being penitent; a feeling of regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning.

inkepen

(transitive) To record (a score or similar) by making notches on something.

inkeping in sleutelbaard

The ridges on the inside of a lock, or the incisions on a key.

inkerving

A long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such a slot cut into a hard material to provide a location for an engineering component, a tire groove, or a geological channel or depression.

inkleuren

(transitive) To give something color.

inkloppen

To enter text or commands into a computer using a keyboard.

inkom

A cover charge.

inkomen

Money one earns by working or by capitalising on the work of others.

inkomsten

(in the plural) A quantity or amount received; takings.

inkoop

(uncountable) The purchasing department of a company.

inkoopafdeling

(uncountable) The purchasing department of a company.

inkoopster

A person who makes one or more purchases.

inkopen doen

(intransitive) To visit stores or shops to browse or explore merchandise, especially with the intention of buying such merchandise.

inkoper

A person who makes one or more purchases.

inkorten

(transitive) To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

inkorven

(transitive) To put into a hamper.

inkrimping

The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression. [First attested from 1340 to 1470.]

inkten

(transitive) To apply ink to; to cover or smear with ink.

inktpatroon

(computing) A vessel which contains the ink or toner for a computer printer and can be easily replaced with another.

inktvis

Any mollusc of the class Cephalopoda, which includes squid, cuttlefish, octopus, nautiloids etc.

inkwartieren

(intransitive, of a soldier) To lodge, or be quartered, in a private house.

inladen

(transitive) To put in a barge.

inlaten

(transitive) To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.

inleggen met diamant

To adorn with or as if with diamonds.

inlegsel

The material placed within a different material in the form of a decoration.

inleidend

Introducing; giving a preview or idea of.

inleiding

An introductory section preceding the main text of a book or other document; especially, one written by another person (not the author of the work thus introduced).

inlevingsvermogen

Identification with or understanding of the thoughts, feelings, or emotional state of another person.

inlichten

(transitive) To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed.

inlichting

(countable) A political or military department, agency or unit designed to gather information, usually secret, about the enemy or about hostile activities.

inlichtingendienst

(countable) A political or military department, agency or unit designed to gather information, usually secret, about the enemy or about hostile activities.

inlijven

To add something to another thing, especially territory; to incorporate.

inloggegevens

(computing) Credentials: the combination of a user's identification and password used to enter a computer, program, network, etc.

inloggen

(computing, transitive, intransitive) To gain access to a computer system, usually by providing a previously registered username and password.

inlossen

(transitive, finance) To convert (some bond or security) into cash.

inluiden

(transitive, often, figurative) To proclaim or announce an event.

inmaken

(transitive, ergative) To preserve food (or sometimes other things) in a salt, sugar or vinegar solution.