Dutch–English dictionary

aktueel

Generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment; having currency.

aktuele

Generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment; having currency.

al

(organic chemistry) Forms the names of aldehydes.

al met al

(modal, set phrase) Generally, all things considered

al-

Encompassing, including all, or involving all.

Alaan

A en given name.

Alain

A en given name.

Alan

A en given name.

Alanus

A en given name.

alarm

Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.

alarm slaan

(transitive) To give (someone) notice of approaching danger or necessary action; to rouse to vigilance; to put on the alert.

alarmbel

(informal) A cue, warning, or alert; a sign or signal that something is wrong.

alarmeren

(transitive) To give (someone) notice of approaching danger or necessary action; to rouse to vigilance; to put on the alert.

alarmklok

A mechanical device for awaking people, or rousing their attention.

alarmkreet

A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.

alarmsignaal

Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.

alarmstemming

Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise.

Alban

A en given name.

Albanees

Of, from, or pertaining to Albania, the Albanian people or the Albanian language. [from 1593]

Albanese

A native or inhabitant of Albania; a person of Albanian citizenship or nationality and their descendants. [from 1569?]

Albanië

A country in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Albania. Capital and largest city: Tirana. [from ca. 1503]

Albany

The capital city of the state of New York in the United States, and the county seat of Albany County, New York.

albast

A fine-grained white or lightly-tinted variety of gypsum, used ornamentally.

albasten

Made of alabaster.

albe

(Christianity, chiefly, _, Anglicanism, Roman Catholicism) A long, white robe worn by priests and other ministers, underneath most of the other vestments.

Albert

A en given name.

Alberta

A province in western Canada. Capital: Edmonton. Largest city: Calgary.

Albin

A en given name.

albino

Congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism.

album

A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets, but now sometimes electronically as an e-book.

alchemie

(uncountable) The premodern and early modern study of physical changes, particularly in Europe, Arabia, and China; and chiefly in pursuit of an elixir of immortality, a universal panacea, and/or a philosopher's stone able to transmute base metals into gold, eventually developing into chemistry.

alchemist

One who practices alchemy.

alchimist

One who practices alchemy.

alcohol

(organic compound, countable) Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).

alcoholicus

A person who is addicted to alcohol.

alcoholische drank

(uncountable) Beverages containing ethanol, collectively.

alcoholisme

A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.

alcoholist

A person who is addicted to alcohol.

alcoholiste

A person who is addicted to alcohol.

alcoholonthouding

Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; total abstinence; teetotalism). [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]

aldaar

(location) In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).

aldra

Before long; soon. [from 15thc.]

aldus

Based on what is said or stated by; on the authority of; by the order of.

aleatoir

Depending on the throw of a die; random, arising by chance.

aleatorisch

Depending on the throw of a die; random, arising by chance.

alert

Attentive; awake; on guard.

alertheid

The quality of being alert or on the alert.

Alexander

A en given name, most famously held by Alexander the Great.

Alexandra

A en given name.

Alexius

A en given name.

alf

(Germanic mythology) A supernatural being or spirit associated with illness, mischief, and harmful or dangerous magical influence; in later Norse sources, sometimes divided into benevolent light elves (inhabiting Álfheimr) and malevolent dark elves.

alfa

The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A.

alfabeet

A person who is able to read and write.

alfabetisch

According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet.

alfabetisering

The ability to read and write.

alfabetisme

The ability to read and write.

alfamannetje

(zoology, ethology) The dominant male in a group of animals.

alfanumeriek

Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.

Alfons

A en given name.

Alfred

A en given name.

algeheel

With all parts included; with nothing missing; full.

algemeen

Difficult to understand; abstruse; hard to conceptualize. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

algemeen directeur

(countable, business) Initialism of chief executive officer.

algemeen goed

(figuratively) The mutual good of all; the abstract concept of resources shared by more than one, for example air, water, information.

Algerije

A country in North Africa. Official name: People's Democratic Republic of Algeria. Capital and largest city: Algiers. [from 1575]

Algerijn

A person from Algeria or of Algerian descent.

Algerijns

Of, from, or pertaining to Algeria or the Algerian people.

Algerijnse

A person from Algeria or of Algerian descent.

Algiers

The capital and largest city of Algeria.

algoritmisch

(mathematics, computing) Of, relating to, or being an algorithm.

alhier

(literary, or, archaic) To this place, to here.

alhoewel

Although, despite (it) being.

Ali

A surname from Arabic.

alias

Initialism of also known as.

Alice

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

alien

Any life form of extraterrestrial or extradimensional origin.

alikruik

A mollusk of family Littorinidae.

alimentatie

(legal, sometimes, pejorative) A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person.

alimentatiegeld

(legal, sometimes, pejorative) A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person.

alkaan

(organic compound) Any acyclic saturated hydrocarbon (methane, ethane, etc.).

alkali

(chemistry) One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing characteristics are dissolving in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue.

alkoof

(architecture) A small recessed area set off from a larger room.

Allah

(Islam) God, in Islamic or Arabic contexts

alle

Every individual or anything of the given class, with no exceptions (the noun or noun phrase denoting the class must be plural or uncountable).

allebei

Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items.

allebeide

Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items.

alledaags

Being part of the natural order of things; normal, customary, routine.

alleen

By oneself, solitary.

alleen maar

Without others or anything further; exclusively.

alleenbezit

An exclusive control over the trade or production of a commodity or service through exclusive possession.

alleenheerschappij

(political science, sociology) The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; Synonym of despotism. [First attested in the early 19th century.]

alleenheerser

An absolute ruler with infinite power.

alleenig

Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people.

alleenrecht

The privilege granting the exclusive right to exert such control.

alleenspraak

(drama, authorship) A long speech by one person in a play; sometimes a soliloquy; other times spoken to other characters.

alleenstaand

Not married, and (in modern times) not dating or without a significant other.

alleenstaande

A person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place.

allegaartje

A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.

alleluja

An exclamation used in songs of praise or thanksgiving to God.

allemaal

Every person.

allen

All people.

allengs

In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly.

allenig

Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people.

allerheiligenavond

The eve of All Hallows' Day; October 31st; celebrated (mostly in English-speaking countries) by children going door-to-door in costume and soliciting candy with menaces.

allerheiligst

Sacred, very holy.

alles

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

alleseter

An animal which is able to consume both plants (like a herbivore) and meat (like a carnivore).

alleskunner

A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.

allesomvattend

Including everything; universal.

alletwee

Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items.

alligator

Either of two species of large amphibious reptile, Alligator mississippiensis or Alligator sinensis, in the genus Alligator within order Crocodilia, which have sharp teeth and very strong jaws and are native to the Americas and China, respectively.

alliteratie

The repetition of consonant sounds or letters at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals; such repetition specifically involving stressed syllables.

allocatie

The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.

allochtoon

Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign.

alluderen

(intransitive) To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to invoke it by implication rather than mention.

allusie

An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned.

alluvium

soil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in a river bed, delta, estuary or flood plain

alma mater

A school, college, or university which a person has graduated from or attended.

almacht

Unlimited power; commonly attributed to a deity or deities.

almachtig

(sometimes, _, postpositive) Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful

almanak

(astronomy, navigation) A book or table listing nautical, astronomical, astrological or other events for the year; sometimes, but not essentially, containing historical and statistical information.

alom

Abounding; present in large numbers, plentiful.

alom bekend

In the public eye.

alomtegenwoordig

Being everywhere simultaneously.

alomtegenwoordigheid

The ability to be, or the characteristic of being, at all places at the same time (usually only attributed to God).

alomvattend

Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.

alover

Throughout, over.

alpaca

A sheep-like domesticated animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña.

Alpen

A mountain range in Western Europe, running from France to Slovenia, the highest peak of which is Mont Blanc, at 4808 metres.

Alphekka

(star) A bright binary star in the constellation Corona Borealis; Alpha (α) Coronae Borealis.

alreeds

Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously.

als

Considered to be, in relation to something else; in the relation (specified).

als liefhebberij hebben

(intransitive, figuratively) To participate or have an interest in an activity in a casual or superficial way.

als los zand

(figuratively) Not connected, coherent, or continuous.

als vanzelfsprekend aannemen

(transitive, of a thing) To assume something to be true without verification or proof.

als vanzelfsprekend beschouwen

(transitive, idiomatic, especially of a person) To give little attention to or to underestimate the value of; to fail to appreciate, especially something one has grown heavily accustomed to; not to value or care for appropriately, out of the assumption that the person or thing not valued cannot be lost.

als verouderd verklaren

(transitive, chiefly, computing) To declare something obsolescent; to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc. that still works but has been replaced.

als zodanig

(chiefly, philosophy) as; in the capacity of; acting as

alsem

The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood. [from 1350–1470]

alsjeblieft

(idiomatic) Said when handing something over to someone or doing a favour to them, usually to draw the recipient's attention to the exchange; equivalent to “thank you” when receiving something.

alstublieft

(idiomatic) Said when handing something over to someone or doing a favour to them, usually to draw the recipient's attention to the exchange; equivalent to “thank you” when receiving something.

Altaar

(constellation) A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble an altar.

alternatief

(mathematics) Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second.

alternator

(electrical engineering) An electric generator which produces alternating current through mechanical means.

altijd

At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.

altijddurend

Lasting or enduring forever; endless, eternal.

altoos

At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.

altruïst

A person showing altruism.

altruïste

A person showing altruism.

altruïstisch

Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish