Dutch–English dictionary

Jaak

(biblical) The twentieth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the general epistle of James.

Jaap

A en given name derived from a pet form of the name John. Occasionally a diminutive of other given names such as Jackson, Jacob, Jacqueline or Jonathan.

jaarboeken

Historical records; chronicles; history.

jaardag

A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years.

jaargang

The issues of a periodical over a period of one year.

jaargetijde

(North America, Australia, broadcasting) A group of episodes of a television or radio program broadcast in regular intervals with a long break between each group, usually with one year between the beginning of each.

jaarlijks

Of, for, or relating to a whole year, often as a recurring cycle; determined or reckoned by the year; accumulating in the course of a year; performed, executed, or completed over the course of a year. See also circannual.

jaarlijkse

Happening once every year.

jaarlijkse uitgave

Something that is published once a year.

jaarling

An animal that is between one and two years old; one that is in its second year (but not yet two full years old).

jaarmarkt

A community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements.

jaaruitgave

Something that is published once a year.

jacht

(real tennis) The occurrence of a second bounce by the ball in certain areas of the court, giving the server the chance, later in the game, to "play off" the chase from the receiving end and possibly win the point.

jachtdomein

(British) A large country estate where game may be shot or hunted.

jachtgebied

(British) A large country estate where game may be shot or hunted.

jachtgeweer

(firearms) A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.

jachthaven

A harbour for small boats.

jachthond

Any of various breeds of dog used by hunters to find, flush out and retrieve birds and other game; an individual of such a breed.

jachtluipaard

(cat) A distinctive member (Acinonyx jubatus) of the cat family, slightly smaller than the leopard, but with proportionately longer limbs and a smaller head; native to Africa and southeast Asia (where it is nearly extinct) and also credited with being the fastest terrestrial animal.

jachtmeester

A person employed to maintain the game for hunting and all associated materials and effects.

jachtopzichter

A person employed to maintain the game for hunting and all associated materials and effects.

jachtopziener

A person employed to maintain the game for hunting and all associated materials and effects.

jachtvliegtuig

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.

Jacob

A en given name derived from a pet form of the name John. Occasionally a diminutive of other given names such as Jackson, Jacob, Jacqueline or Jonathan.

Jacobus

A en given name derived from a pet form of the name John. Occasionally a diminutive of other given names such as Jackson, Jacob, Jacqueline or Jonathan.

Jacqueline

A en given name.

jade

A semiprecious stone, either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.

jadegroen

A semiprecious stone, either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.

Jaffa

A port in western Israel.

jagen

(transitive) To pursue with the intent to catch.

jager

Something or someone who chases. [from 14th c.]

jageres

(literary) A female hunter.

jaguar

A carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America, Panthera onca.

Jahwe

Known as the "Tetragrammaton", the four Hebrew letters יהוה which are transliterated into the Latin alphabet as YHWH (also IHVH, JHVH, or YHVH). Usually vowels are added to produce the spelling Jehovah, Yehovah or Yahweh (Jahaveh, Jahve, Jahveh, Jahweh, Yahve, Yahveh, Yahwe).

Jahweh

Known as the "Tetragrammaton", the four Hebrew letters יהוה which are transliterated into the Latin alphabet as YHWH (also IHVH, JHVH, or YHVH). Usually vowels are added to produce the spelling Jehovah, Yehovah or Yahweh (Jahaveh, Jahve, Jahveh, Jahweh, Yahve, Yahveh, Yahwe).

jaïn

An adherent or follower of Jainism.

jaïnist

An adherent or follower of Jainism.

Jaipur

The state capital of Rajasthan, India.

jak

An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane.

Jakarta

A province and capital city of Indonesia.

jakhals

Any of certain wild canids of the genera Lupulella and Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf.

jakkes

An expression of disgust in response to an unpleasant odor.

Jakob

A en given name derived from a pet form of the name John. Occasionally a diminutive of other given names such as Jackson, Jacob, Jacqueline or Jonathan.

Jakobus

(biblical) The twentieth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the general epistle of James.

jaloers

Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging.

jaloersheid

(countable, uncountable) A state of being jealous; a jealous attitude.

jaloezie

Upward sloping window slats which form a blind or shutter, allowing light and air in but excluding rain and direct sun.

Jalta

A city and raion of Crimea, Ukraine.

jam

(less common in the, _, US, &, Canada) A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts

Jamaica

An island and country in the Caribbean.

Jamaicaan

A person from Jamaica or of Jamaican descent.

Jamaicaanse

A person from Jamaica or of Jamaican descent.

jamboree

(scouting) A large rally of Scouts or Guides.

jammer

(countable) Something regrettable.

jammer genoeg

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

jammeren

To utter a sound expressive of pain or distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.

jan

Abbreviation of January.

Jan Klaassen

(British) A glove puppet who is the main character used in a Punch and Judy show.

jan-van-gent

Any of various large tropical seabirds from the genera Sula and Papasula in the gannet family Sulidae, traditionally considered to be stupid.

jan.

Abbreviation of January.

janet

(colloquial, sometimes, pejorative) A person of any non-heterosexual sexuality or sexual identity.

Jangtsekiang

The chief river of central China and the third longest river in the world, flowing a total of 6300 km.

jank

A prolonged, loud cry, like the sound of an animal; a wail; a howl.

janken

(transitive) Express by yowling; utter with a yowl.

jantje van leiden

(countable) A deliberately misleading or vague answer.

januari

The first month of the Gregorian calendar, following the December of the previous year and preceding February.

Japan

A country and archipelago of East Asia. Capital and largest city: Tokyo.

Japanner

(countable, chiefly, in the plural) A person living in or originating from Japan, or of Japanese ancestry.

Japans

Of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of Japan, its people, language, or culture.

Japanse

Of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of Japan, its people, language, or culture.

Japanse keizer

(history) A former title of the emperors of Japan during a certain period.

Japanse radijs

An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of garden radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily as a fallow crop for its fast-growing leaves (used as animal fodder) and as a soil ripper.

japon

A woman's ordinary outer dress, such as a calico or silk gown.

jaren 1920

The decade of the 1820s, 1920s, 2020s, etc.

jaren 1930

A decade starting with the year xx30, most usually the decade from 1930 to 1939.

jaren 1940

The decade of the 1840s, 1940s, etc.

jaren 1950

The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.

jaren 1960

(The decade of the 1860s, 1960s, etc.)

jaren 1970

The decade of the 1870s, 1970s, etc.

jaren 1980

The decade of the 1880s, 1980s, etc.

jaren 1990

The decade of the 1890s, 1990s, etc.

jaren 20

The decade of the 1820s, 1920s, 2020s, etc.

jaren 30

A decade starting with the year xx30, most usually the decade from 1930 to 1939.

jaren 40

The decade of the 1840s, 1940s, etc.

jaren 50

The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.

jaren 60

(The decade of the 1860s, 1960s, etc.)

jaren 70

The decade of the 1870s, 1970s, etc.

jaren 80

The decade of the 1880s, 1980s, etc.

jaren 90

The decade of the 1890s, 1990s, etc.

jaren dertig

A decade starting with the year xx30, most usually the decade from 1930 to 1939.

jaren negentig

The decade of the 1890s, 1990s, etc.

jaren nul

(chiefly, UK, sometimes, capitalized) The decade consisting of the last year of the previous century and the first nine years of the next: from 1900 to 1909, 2000 to 2009, etc.

jaren tachtig

The decade of the 1880s, 1980s, etc.

jaren twintig

The decade of the 1820s, 1920s, 2020s, etc.

jaren veertig

The decade of the 1840s, 1940s, etc.

jaren vijftig

The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.

jaren zestig

(The decade of the 1860s, 1960s, etc.)

jaren zeventig

The decade of the 1870s, 1970s, etc.

jargon

(countable) An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.

jarretel

A band worn around the leg to hold up a sock or stocking.

jarretelle

A band worn around the leg to hold up a sock or stocking.

jas

(countable, clothing) An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.

Jasses

(possibly, _, offensive, blasphemous) An exclamation, particularly used to express excitement or exasperation.

jatten

(transitive, engineering) To amplify; to signal boost.

Javel

(uncountable) A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening.

jawel

Used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement.

jazz

(music genre) A musical art form rooted in West African cultural and musical expression and in the African American blues tradition, with diverse influences over time, commonly characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms and improvisation.

je

Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns or names.

je leeft maar een keer

(slang) Acronym of you only live once, i.e. expressing the view that one should make the most of the present moment.

je meent het

Disdainful indication that something is obvious.

jeans

denim trousers

jeansbroek

denim trousers

jee

The name of the Latin-script letter J/j.

jeep

(genericized trademark) A sport utility vehicle or similar four-wheel-drive vehicle.

Jeffrey

A en given name.

jegenode

Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.

Jehova

(religion) A transliteration of the Masoretic pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.

jekker

Each of a series of blocks in a harpsichord or the earlier virginal, communicating the action of the key to the quill; sometime also, a hopper in a modern piano. [from 16th c.]

Jelle

A en given name

Jemen

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Yemen. Capital: Sanaa.

Jena

An independent city in Thuringia, Germany.

jeneverbes

Any shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family, which is characterized by pointed, needle-like leaves and aromatic berry-like cones.

jennen

(transitive) To intimidate (someone) as a bully.

Jenny

A en given name.

jep

(informal) Yes.

Jericho

A city in the West Bank, Palestine.

Jeroen

A en given name.

Jeruzalem

A city in the Holy Land between the Mediterranean Sea and Dead Sea, holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the claimed capital city of both Israel and Palestine.

jes

Used to form adverbs from adjectives and nouns.

jetlag

(aviation) A physical condition caused by crossing time zones during flight; often the result of disruption to the circadian rhythms of the body.

jeton

A token used in a special establishment like a casino.

jeugdig

(archaic) Young; youthful.

jeugdkrant

(British) A children's magazine.

jeuk

A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.

jeuk in de handen

A constant teasing desire or want.

jeuk in de vingers

A constant teasing desire or want.

jeuken

(intransitive, stative) To feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched.

jeuken in de handen

(intransitive) To have a constant, teasing urge; to feel strongly motivated; to want or desire something.

jeuken in de vingers

(intransitive) To have a constant, teasing urge; to feel strongly motivated; to want or desire something.

jezuïet

(Catholicism) A member of the Society of Jesus.

Jezus

(historical, religion) One of a variety of persons or entities in western Manichaeism, of whom some correspond closely to the Christian conception of Jesus of Nazareth.

JHVH

Known as the "Tetragrammaton", the four Hebrew letters יהוה which are transliterated into the Latin alphabet as YHWH (also IHVH, JHVH, or YHVH). Usually vowels are added to produce the spelling Jehovah, Yehovah or Yahweh (Jahaveh, Jahve, Jahveh, Jahweh, Yahve, Yahveh, Yahwe).

JHWH

Known as the "Tetragrammaton", the four Hebrew letters יהוה which are transliterated into the Latin alphabet as YHWH (also IHVH, JHVH, or YHVH). Usually vowels are added to produce the spelling Jehovah, Yehovah or Yahweh (Jahaveh, Jahve, Jahveh, Jahweh, Yahve, Yahveh, Yahwe).

jicht

(rare) A disease of wheat and cornstalks, caused by insect larvae.

Jiddisch

Of or pertaining to the Yiddish language.

Jiddisj

Of or pertaining to the Yiddish language.

jihad

(Islam) A holy war undertaken by Muslims.

jij

(archaic, dialectal, literary, religion) . [chiefly up to early 17th c.]

jijen

(transitive) To address (a person) using the pronoun thou, especially as an expression of contempt or familiarity.

jijzelf

(reflexive pronoun) Your own self (singular).