Dutch–English dictionary

mikado

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

mikken

(of, animals, intransitive) To return to its owner.

mikmak

A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.

Milanees

Of, from or relating to the city of Milan or surrounding metropolitan city, Lombardy, Italy.

Milanese

A native or inhabitant of the city of Milan or surrounding metropolitan city, Lombardy, Italy.

mild

Mild, gentle, forgiving

milder worden

(intransitive) To give in or be swayed; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to show clemency.

milderen

(transitive) To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty.

mildheid

The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in judging or punishing.

milieu

(computing) The software or hardware existing on any particular computer system.

milieuactivist

One who advocates for the protection of the environment and biosphere from misuse from human activity through such measures as ecosystem protection, waste reduction and pollution prevention.

milieuactiviste

One who advocates for the protection of the environment and biosphere from misuse from human activity through such measures as ecosystem protection, waste reduction and pollution prevention.

milieuverontreiniging

Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc. [from 18th c.]

milieuvervuiling

Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc. [from 18th c.]

militair

Relating to war.

militaire gevangenis

(US) A jail or guardhouse, especially in a naval military prison or jail on a ship, navy base, or (in fiction) spacecraft.

militaire junta

The ruling council of a military dictatorship.

militie

An army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need, the entire able-bodied population of a state which may also be called upon, or a private force not under government control.

miljard

(dated, British & Australian, long scale) A million (times a) million (logic: 1,000,0002): a 1 followed by twelve zeros (1012); a thousand milliard.

miljardair

Somebody whose wealth is at least one billion (109) currency units.

miljoen

(long scale, and, short scale) The cardinal number 1 000 000: 106; a thousand thousand.

miljoenpoot

Any of many elongated arthropods, of the class Diplopoda, with cylindrical bodies that have two pairs of legs for each one of their 20 to 100 or more body segments. [from 1601]

miljonair

Somebody whose wealth is at least one million (106) currency units.

millennial

(originally, US, demography) Often capitalized: a person from the generation born in the last two decades of the 20th century, from around the early 1980s to the mid-1990s and who reached adulthood early in the third millennium C.E., characterized by their familiarity with computer technology and poorer financial prospects than their parents.

millennium

(with definite article) The year in which one period of one thousand years ends and another begins, especially the year 2000.

milliliter

(British spelling) A unit of measure of capacity, equal to one thousandth of a litre. Symbol: mL or ml.

millimeter

An SI/MKS unit of measure, the length of 1⁄1000 of a metre. Symbol: mm

milliseconde

(metrology) An SI unit of time equal to 10−3 seconds. Symbol: ms

miltvuur

(pathology) An acute infectious disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle, caused by Bacillus anthracis.

mimosa

(botany) A plant belonging to the genus Mimosa usually found in tropical climates, their leaves are usually prickly and sensitive to touch or light, and have small white or pink flowers.

min

Being a negative quantity; pertaining to a deficit or reduction. [from 18th c.]

minachten

To regard with contempt or scorn.

minachtend

Showing contempt or scorn; having a pronounced lack of concern for others viewed as unworthy.

minachtende

Showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous; scathing; withering.

minachting

(uncountable) The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.

minder

a smaller number.

minder dan

Less than.

minderbroeder

A friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi's original order, such as (Roman Catholicism) the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (for men), Order of Friars Minor Conventual (men), Order of Saint Clare (women), or the Third Order of Saint Francis (men and women); or (Protestantism) certain orders in some Protestant churches, especially the Anglican Church and the Lutheran Church.

mindere

A person of lower rank, stature, or ability to another.

minderheid

Any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority. [from 18th c.]

minderjarig

Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option, particularly:

minderjarige

(Scots law, obsolete) An adolescent, a person above the legal age of puberty but below the age of majority.

mindervalide

Having a disability.

minderwaardig

Of low rank, standard or quality.

minderwaardigheid

The quality or state of being inferior.

Minecraft

(video games) A sandbox video game, released in 2011, in which players explore a three-dimensional world made of blocks and can craft items, build structures, fight mobs to get experience points, enchant items and defeat bosses to earn rewards.

mineralogie

(petrology) The branch of petrology that studies minerals.

minetten

Performance of oral sex upon the vulva or vagina.

mineur

An operator of ordnance mines and similar explosives.

mini-

(sometimes, derogatory) A very small thing; especially one which is conspicuously smaller than expected or by comparison. [from early 19th c.]

miniatuur

An illustration in an illuminated manuscript.

minibar

A small refrigerator in a hotel room, containing drinks and snacks that the guest may choose to purchase during their stay.

minimaal

The smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree.

minimaliseren

(transitive) To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.

minimalistisch

(music) Characterised by the repetition and gradual alteration of short phrases.

minimalistische

(arts) Characterised by the use of simple form or structures.

minirok

A short skirt with its hemline well above the knees, generally at mid-thigh level.

minirokje

A short skirt with its hemline well above the knees, generally at mid-thigh level.

minister

(government) A politician who heads a ministry

ministeriaal

(historical) A member of the mediaeval estate or caste of unfree nobles.

ministerie

Government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister (or equivalent rank, e.g. secretary of state), who holds it as portfolio, especially in a constitutional monarchy, but also as a polity

ministerieel

Related to a governmental minister or ministry.

minnares

The other woman in an extramarital relationship, generally including sexual relations.

minnetjes

(figurative) Anything that is of little importance or worth.

minoriteit

Any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority. [from 18th c.]

minotaurus

(Greek mythology) .

Minsk

The capital city of Belarus.

minst

The most little; the smallest amount or quantity of something.

minstreel

(historical) Originally, an entertainer employed to juggle, play music, sing, tell stories, etc.; a buffoon, a fool, a jester; later, a medieval (especially travelling) entertainer who would recite and sing poetry, often to their own musical accompaniment.

mint

Of a green color, like that of the mint plant.

mintgroen

Of a green color, like that of the mint plant.

minuscule

Very small.

minuscuul

Very small.

minuskel

(countable) A lowercase letter.

minutieus

Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.

minuutje

(informal) A short but unspecified time period.

minzaam

(now only in boon companion) Gay; merry; jovial; convivial.

minzaamheid

The state of being gentle.

miraculeus

By supernatural or uncommon causes, e.g. by a god; that cannot be explained in terms of normal events.

mirakel

An event that appears inexplicable by the laws of nature and so is held to be supernatural in origin.

Miranda

(astronomy) One of the moons of the planet of Uranus.

Miriam

A en given name.

Mirjam

(biblical character) The sister of Moses and Aaron and the daughter of Amram and Jochebed.

mirre

A red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a tree of the species Commiphora myrrha, used as perfume, incense or medicine.

mirte

An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus, native to southern Europe and north Africa.

mis

(Roman Catholic Church) The principal liturgical service of the Church, encompassing both a scripture service (Liturgy of the Word) and a eucharistic service (Liturgy of the Eucharist), which includes the consecration and oblation (offering) of the host and wine.

mis-

Bad or wrong; badly or wrongly.

misandrie

Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against men.

misantropie

A negative view or hatred of the human race.

misbaksel

(figuratively) A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity. [from 16th c.]

misbruik

Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom. [from around 1350 to 1470]

misbruiken

(transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert [from around 1350 to 1470.]

miscommunicatie

An interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired.

misdaad

(countable) A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law.

misdaadwereld

That part of society that is engaged in crime or vice, and particularly those involved in organized crime.

misdadig

Against the law; forbidden by law.

misdadiger

A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.

misdeeld

Subject to deprivation; poor.

misdienst

(Roman Catholic Church) The principal liturgical service of the Church, encompassing both a scripture service (Liturgy of the Word) and a eucharistic service (Liturgy of the Eucharist), which includes the consecration and oblation (offering) of the host and wine.

misdoen

(transitive) To transgress or violate a law or moral requirement.

misdracht

(medicine) The spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term. [from 17th c.]

misdrijf

(uncountable) The habit or practice of committing crimes.

miserabel

Portending evil; ominous.

miserabele omstandigheden

Filthiness and degradation, as from neglect or poverty

misgeboorte

(medicine) The spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term. [from 17th c.]

misgunnen

To be unwilling to give or allow (someone something). [from 16th c.]

misgunst

Hostile attitude or feeling.

mishandelen

(transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert [from around 1350 to 1470.]

mishandeling

Physical maltreatment; injury; cruel treatment. [from late 16th c.]

miskleun

(figuratively) A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity. [from 16th c.]

miskleunen

(intransitive) To make a big mistake, especially when it is careless or stupid. [from 1706]

miskraam

(medicine) The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus.[from 16th c.]

misleggen

(transitive) To put something somewhere and then forget its location; to mislay.

misleiden

(transitive, informal) To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone.

misleidend

(obsolete) That captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc.) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical.

misleiding

An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.

mislukkeling

An object, person or endeavour in a state of failure, has failed at something or incapable of success.

mislukking

State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.

mismoedig

In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.

misnoegd

Unhappy; dissatisfied

misnoegen

Anger or displeasure stemming from belief that one or one's group has been wronged or betrayed by others; indignation.

misogyn

One who professes misogyny; a hater of women.

misogynie

Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women.

misplaatst

Not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners; indecent or immodest.

misprijzen

Disgrace or bad reputation arising from exceedingly shameful behaviour; ignominy. [from late 17th c.]

misprijzend

(of a look or glance) With disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion.

misschien

(modal auxiliary verb, defective) Expressing a present possibility; possibly. [from 13th c.]

misselijk

Nauseated; having an urge to vomit. [from 20th c.]

misselijkheid

A feeling of illness or discomfort in the digestive system, usually characterized by a strong urge to vomit.

misselijkmakend

(pathology, not comparable) Of, relating to, or having dyspepsia or indigestion.

missen

(transitive, stative) To be without, not to have, to need, to require.

misser

A failure to obtain or accomplish something; a failure to succeed.

missie

(countable) A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself.

missioneren

(by extension, ambitransitive) To advertise a non-religious belief, way of living, cause, point of view, (scientific) hypothesis, social or other position, political party, or other organization; to convince someone to join such a cause or organization or support such a position; to recruit someone.

misstand

Something that is immoral or not good.

misstap

A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public; a social blunder; a breach of etiquette.

misstappen

(intransitive) To step badly or incorrectly.

mist

(uncountable) A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud.

mistel

(countable, uncountable) Any of numerous hemiparasitic evergreen plants of the order Santalales with white berries that grow in the crowns of apple trees, oaks, and other trees, such as the European mistletoe (Viscum album) and American mistletoe or eastern mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum).

mistig

Obscured by mist or fog; unclear; hazy.

mistroostig

Cheerless, dreary.

misvatting

That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief.

misverstaan

(transitive) To interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectly; to misunderstand.

misverstand

An error.

misvieren

(intransitive, obsolete) To celebrate mass.

misvormd

Unusual of shape; misshapen.

misvorming

Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

mitella

A kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported.

mitigeren

(transitive, of problems or flaws) To reduce, lessen, or decrease and thereby to make less severe or easier to bear.

mitose

(cytology) The division of a cell nucleus in which the genome is copied and separated into two identical halves. It is normally followed by cell division.