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| each {determiner} (every) | :: elk, ieder |
| each other {pron} (to one another; one to the other) | :: elkaar, elkander |
| each to his own {proverb} (to each his own) SEE: to each his own | :: |
| eager {adj} (excited by desire in the pursuit of any object) | :: begerig |
| eagerly {adv} (in an eager manner) | :: gretig |
| eagle {n} (any of several large carnivorous birds in the family Accipitridae) | :: arend {m}, adelaar {m} |
| eagle owl {n} (large owl of genus Bubo) | :: oehoe {m} |
| ear {n} (fruiting body of a grain plant) | :: aar {m} |
| ear {v} (archaic: to plough) | :: ploegen |
| ear {v} (plough) SEE: plough | :: |
| ear {n} (external part of the organ of hearing) SEE: pinna | :: |
| ear {n} (organ of hearing) | :: oor {n} |
| ear canal {n} (tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum) | :: gehoorgang |
| eardrum {n} (membrane separating outer and middle ears) | :: trommelvlies {n} |
| earl {n} (a British or Irish nobleman) | :: graaf {m} |
| earless seal {n} (seal of family Phocidae) | :: rob {m}, zeehond {m} |
| ear lobe {n} (a part of the ear) | :: oorlel {f} |
| early {adj} (at a time in advance of the usual) | :: vroeg |
| early {adj} (arriving at a time before expected) | :: vroeg |
| early bird {n} (one who wakes early) | :: vroege vogel {m} {f} |
| Early Middle Ages {prop} (Translations) | :: vroege middeleeuwen |
| early riser {n} (early bird) SEE: early bird | :: |
| earmuff {n} (garment to keep the ears warm) | :: oorwarmers {p} |
| earn {v} (gain through applied effort or work) | :: verdienen |
| earn {v} (transitive: receive (money) for working) | :: verdienen |
| earphone {n} (sound device held near the ear) | :: oortelefoon |
| earphones {n} (small speakers worn over the ears) | :: oortelefoon {m} |
| earpiece {n} (speaker placed inside or held near the ear) | :: oortje |
| earplug {n} (protective clothing for the ear canal) | :: oordopje {n} |
| earring {n} (piece of jewelry) | :: oorbel {m} {f}, oorring {m} |
| ear shell {n} (abalone) SEE: abalone | :: |
| earshot {n} (distance) | :: gehoorsafstand {m} |
| earth {n} (soil) | :: aarde {f}, grond |
| earth {n} (any general rock-based material) | :: aarde {f} |
| earth {n} (the ground, land) | :: aarde, droge land {n}, land {n} |
| earth {n} (electrical connection) | :: aarde {f} |
| earth {n} (one of the four basic elements) | :: aarde {f} |
| earth {n} (one of the five basic elements) | :: aarde {f} |
| earth {v} (connect electrically to the earth) | :: aarden |
| earth {v} (to bury) | :: begraven |
| earth {prop} (our planet, third out from the Sun) SEE: Earth | :: |
| Earth {prop} (third planet of the Solar System) | :: Aarde {c}, aarde {f} |
| Earth {prop} (personification of Earth) SEE: Mother Earth | :: |
| earthen {adj} (made of earth or mud) | :: aarden |
| earthen {adj} (made of clay) | :: kleien |
| earthenware {n} (ceramic) | :: aardewerk {n} |
| Earthling {n} (inhabitant of the planet Earth) | :: Aardbewoner {m} |
| earth pig {n} (aardvark) SEE: aardvark | :: |
| earthquake {n} (shaking of the surface of a planet) | :: aardbeving {f}, aardschok {m} |
| earth up {v} (cover with soil) | :: aanaarden |
| earthworm {n} (worm (animal)) | :: aardworm, regenworm |
| earthy {adj} (resembling dirt or soil) | :: aardeachtig, aardig |
| earthy {adj} (down to earth) | :: met de voeten op de grond, natuurlijk |
| earthy {adj} (resembling or of the earth) | :: aardeachtig |
| earwax {n} (waxy substance secreted by the ear) | :: oorsmeer {n}, cerumen {n} |
| earwig {n} (the insect) | :: oorworm {m} |
| earworm {n} (earwig) SEE: earwig | :: |
| earworm {n} (tune that keeps replaying in one's head) | :: oorwurm {m} |
| easel {n} (upright frame for displaying or supporting something) | :: schildersezel {m}, ezel {m} |
| easement {n} (legal right to use another person's property) | :: erfdienstbaarheid {f}, servituut {n} |
| easier said than done {adj} (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) | :: makkelijker gezegd dan gedaan |
| easily {adv} (without difficulty) | :: makkelijk |
| easiness {n} (the quality of being easy) | :: gemakkelijkheid {f} |
| east {n} (compass point) | :: oosten {n} |
| east {adj} (in or towards the east) | :: oostelijk |
| east {adj} (of or pertaining to the east) | :: oostelijk |
| east {adj} (from the East) | :: oosters |
| east {adv} (towards the east) | :: oostwaarts |
| East {prop} (wind from the east) | :: oostenwind {m} |
| East {prop} (Eastern world) | :: (het) Oosten {n} |
| East {prop} (Eastern bloc) | :: (het) Oostblok {n} |
| East Asia {prop} (eastern subregion of Asia) | :: Oost-Azië |
| East Coast {prop} (the eastern seaboard of the United States) | :: oostkust {f} {m} |
| East Elbia {prop} | :: Oost-Elbië |
| Easter {n} (Christian holiday) | :: Pasen {n}, Paasfeest {n} |
| Easter Bunny {prop} (Symbolic rabbit sometimes depicted delivering Easter eggs to children) | :: paashaas {m} |
| Easter egg {n} (a dyed or decorated egg) | :: paasei {n} |
| Easter Island {prop} (Island in the Pacific) | :: Paaseiland {n} |
| Easter Monday {prop} (Monday after Easter Sunday) | :: tweede paasdag |
| eastern {adj} (related to the east) | :: oostelijk |
| eastern buzzard {n} (Buteo japonicus) | :: Japanse buizerd |
| easterner {n} (a native or inhabitant of the east) | :: oosterling {m} |
| Eastern Europe {prop} (Eastern Europe) | :: Oost-Europa {n} |
| easternmost {adj} (farthest east) | :: oostelijkst |
| Eastern Orthodox {adj} (pertaining to the Eastern Orthodox Church) | :: oosters-orthodox |
| Easter Sunday {prop} (Easter Sunday) | :: eerste paasdag paaszondag |
| Eastertide {n} (Eastertime) | :: paastijd {m} |
| Eastertime {n} (Eastertime) | :: paastijd {m} |
| East Flanders {prop} (East Flanders) | :: Oost-Vlaanderen {n} |
| East Flemish {adj} (from or relating to East Flanders) | :: Oost-Vlaams |
| East Flemish {prop} (group of Flemish dialects) | :: Oost-Vlaams {n} |
| East Frisian {prop} (Frisian language) | :: Oostfries {n}, Oosterlauwers Fries {n} |
| East Frisian {prop} (Low German dialect) | :: Oostfries {n}, Oostfries Nedersaksisch {n} |
| East Germanic {adj} (of or relating to East Germanic languages) | :: Oost-Germaans |
| East Germany {prop} (former European country) | :: Oost-Duitsland {n} |
| East Indies {n} (Southeast Asia) | :: Oost-Indië |
| easting {n} | :: Oostwaarde |
| East Sea {prop} (Baltic sea) SEE: Baltic Sea | :: |
| East Sea {prop} (Sea of Japan) SEE: Sea of Japan | :: |
| East Sea {prop} (Dead Sea) SEE: Dead Sea | :: |
| East Slavic {adj} (of or relating to the East Slavs) | :: Oost-Slavisch |
| East Timor {prop} (Country in Oceania) | :: Oost-Timor |
| East Timorese {n} (person from East Timor or of East Timorese descent) | :: Oost-Timorees {m}, Oost-Timorese {f} |
| East Timorese {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people) | :: Oost-Timorees |
| eastward {adv} (towards the east) | :: oostwaarts |
| easy {adj} (comfortable) SEE: comfortable | :: |
| easy {adj} (requiring little skill or effort) | :: makkelijk, gemakkelijk |
| easy {adj} (consenting readily to sex) | :: makkelijk, gemakkelijk |
| easy as pie {adj} (very easy) | :: een fluitje van een cent |
| eat {v} (to ingest, see also: consume; ingest) | :: eten, vreten (used for animals; vulgar when applied to people), consumeren |
| eat {v} (colloquial: cause to worry) | :: vreten, opvreten |
| eatable {adj} (able to be eaten) SEE: edible | :: |
| eater {n} (one who eats) | :: eter {m} |
| eatery {n} (a restaurant or café) | :: eetcafé {n} |
| eating disorder {n} (psychological disorder) | :: eetstoornis {f} |
| eating habit {n} (regular consumption of certain foods) | :: eetgewoonte {f} |
| eat one's hat {v} (to express disbelief about a proposition) | :: zijn hoed opeten |
| eat one's heart out {v} (feel overwhelming negative emotion) | :: lekker puh, nou jij weer |
| eat one's words {v} (regret something said) | :: zijn woorden terugnemen, zijn woorden innemen |
| eat out {v} (dine at a restaurant) | :: uit eten |
| eat pussy {v} (to perform cunnilingus) | :: beffen |
| eau de toilette {n} (lightly scented perfume) | :: eau de toilette {m} {f} |
| eaves {n} (underside of a roof) | :: dakrand |
| eavesdrop {v} (to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear) | :: afluisteren, luistervinken |
| eavesdropper {n} (one who eavesdrops) | :: luistervink {m}, afluisteraar {m} |
| eavestrough {n} (roof gutter) | :: dakgoot {m} {f} |
| ebb {n} (low tide) | :: eb {n} |
| ebb {v} (to fall away or decline) | :: wegebben |
| ebb and flow {n} (flowing out and in of the tide) | :: eb en vloed |
| e-bike {n} (bicycle powered by an electric motor) | :: elektrische fiets {f}, e-bike {m} |
| ebony {n} (wood) | :: ebben, ebbenhout |
| ebony {adj} (made of ebony wood) | :: ebbenhouten |
| e-book {n} (electronic book) | :: boek {n}, e-book |
| e-book reader {n} (e-reader) SEE: e-reader | :: |
| ebullient {adj} (enthusiastic) | :: uitgelaten |
| ebullient {adj} (agitated) | :: uitbundig |
| ECB {prop} (European Central Bank) | :: ECB |
| eccentric {adj} (not at or in the centre) | :: excentrisch |
| eccentric {adj} (not perfectly circular) | :: excentrisch |
| eccentric {adj} (deviating from the norm) | :: excentriek, buitenissig, afwijkend |
| eccentric {n} (person who does not behave like others) | :: excentriekeling {m} |
| eccentric {n} (off-centre wheel) | :: excentriek {n}, kolderschijf {f} |
| eccentricity {n} (a ratio between distances in a conic section) | :: excentriciteit {f} |
| ecchymosis {n} (skin discoloration) SEE: bruise | :: |
| Ecclesiastes {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Prediker |
| ecclesiastic {adj} (pertaining to the church) | :: ecclesiastisch, kerkelijk |
| ecclesiastical {adj} (pertaining to the church) | :: ecclesiastisch, kerkelijk |
| Ecclesiastical Latin {prop} (Latin language) | :: christelijk Latijn {n} |
| ecclesiology {n} (branch of theology) | :: ecclesiologie |
| echidna {n} (any of the four species of small spined monotremes) | :: mierenegel {m} |
| echo {n} (reflected sound) | :: echo {m}, naklank {m} |
| echo {v} (to repeat back what another has just said) | :: echoën, terugzeggen, herhalen, napraten, nadoen |
| echokinesis {n} (the compulsion or the act of imitating movements of others) | :: echokinesie {f} |
| echolalia {n} (echoing of words or phrases) | :: echolalie {f} |
| echt {adj} (genuine) | :: echt |
| eclaircise {v} (to make clear) SEE: clarify | :: |
| eclectic {adj} (selecting a mixture of what appear to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles) | :: eclectisch |
| eclectic {adj} (unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous) | :: uiteenlopend |
| eclectic {n} (one who selects by the eclectic method) | :: eclecticus {m} |
| eclecticism {n} (the quality of being eclectic) | :: eclectisch |
| eclipse {n} (passage of a planetary object between others) | :: verduistering {f}, eclips {m} |
| eclipse {v} (To overshadow) | :: overtreffen |
| ecliptic {n} (Earth's orbital plane) | :: ecliptica {f}, schijnbare zonneweg {m} |
| eco- {prefix} (concerning ecology or the environment) | :: eco- |
| ecofascism {n} (ecofascism) | :: ecofascisme {n} |
| ecofeminism {n} (a sociopolitical movement combining feminism and environmentalism) | :: ecofeminisme {n} |
| eco-friendly {adj} (ecologically friendly) SEE: environmentally friendly | :: |
| ecologic {adj} (related to ecology) SEE: ecological | :: |
| ecological {adj} (relating to ecology) | :: ecologisch |
| ecologist {n} (A scientist who studies ecology) | :: ecoloog {m} |
| ecology {n} (branch of biology) | :: ecologie {f} |
| e-commerce {n} (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) | :: electronic commerce, e-commerce |
| econometrics {n} (branch of economics) | :: econometrie {f} |
| economic {adj} (pertaining to an economy) | :: economisch |
| economical {adj} (relating to economy) SEE: economic | :: |
| economical {adj} (careful with money) | :: spaarzaam, zuinig |
| economics {n} (study) | :: economie {f} |
| economist {n} (expert in economics) | :: econoom {c} |
| economize {v} (to use sparingly) | :: bezuinigen, economiseren |
| economy {n} (effective management of the resources of a community or system) | :: economie {f} |
| economy {n} (frugal use of resources) | :: economie {f} |
| economy {n} (production and distribution and consumption) | :: economie {f} |
| ecosystem {n} (system of an ecological community and its environment) | :: ecosysteem {n} |
| ecoterrorism {n} (terrorism with an ecological motive) | :: ecoterrorisme {n} |
| ecotourism {n} (responsible travel) | :: duurzaam toerisme |
| ecru {adj} (beige) SEE: beige | :: |
| ectoparasite {n} (parasite living on the surface of host organism) | :: ectoparasiet |
| ectoplasm {n} (parapsychology: visible substance believed to emanate from spiritualistic mediums) | :: ectoplasma |
| ectoproct {n} (bryozoan) SEE: bryozoan | :: |
| Ecuador {prop} (country in South America) | :: Ecuador |
| Ecuadorian {n} (person from Ecuador) | :: Ecuadoriaan {m}, Ecuadoriaanse {f} |
| Ecuadorian {adj} (pertaining to Ecuador) | :: Ecuadoriaans, Ecuadoriaanse |
| ecumenic {adj} (ecumenical) SEE: ecumenical | :: |
| ecumenical {adj} (ecclesiastical: pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense) | :: oecumenisch |
| ecumenical {adj} (general, universal, worldwide) | :: oecumenisch |
| eczema {n} (acute or chronic inflammation of the skin) | :: eczeem |
| ed {n} (edition) | :: [editie] ed. |
| ed {n} (editor) | :: [redactie] red. |
| -ed {suffix} (having an object) | :: -ig, ge- -d |
| -ed {suffix} (having an object of a particular quality) | :: -ig, also as a past participle: ge- + -d |
| Edam {prop} (Edam cheese) SEE: Edam cheese | :: |
| Edam cheese {n} (type of cheese) | :: edammer {m} |
| eddy {n} (air or water running in an opposite direction to the main current) | :: draaikolk, werveling |
| eddy current {n} (an induced electric current) | :: wervelstroom {m} |
| edema {n} (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) | :: oedeem {n} |
| Eden {prop} (garden) | :: Eden {n} |
| Edenic {n} (of or suggesting Eden) | :: paradijselijk, |
| Edgar {prop} (male given name) | :: Edgar {m} |
| edge {n} (boundary line of a surface) | :: rand, kant |
| edge {n} (joining line between two vertices of a polygon) | :: ribbe |
| edge {n} (place where two faces of a polyhedron meet) | :: ribbe |
| edge {n} (an advantage) | :: voorsprong |
| edge {n} (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) | :: kling |
| edge {n} (any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge) | :: grens |
| edge {n} (in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph) | :: lijn, zijde, kant, tak |
| edibility {n} (suitability for use as food) | :: eetbaarheid {f} |
| edible {adj} (that can be eaten without harm; suitable for consumption) | :: eetbaar |
| edible dormouse {n} (dormouse which is food) | :: zevenslaper {m}, relmuis {f} |
| edict {n} (proclamation of law) | :: edict {n} |
| edification {n} (building) | :: gebouw |
| edifice {n} (building) | :: bouwwerk {n}, gebouw {n} |
| edifice {n} (school of thought) | :: constructie, denkkader |
| Edinburgh {prop} (capital of Scotland) | :: Edinburgh |
| edit {n} (a change to the text of a document) | :: wijziging {f}, aanpassing {f}, bewerking {f} |
| edit {v} (to change a text, or a document) | :: bewerken, wijzigen |
| edition {n} (literary work) | :: editie {f} |
| edition {n} (whole set of copies, print run) | :: druk {c} |
| editor {n} (person who edits) | :: redacteur {m} |
| editor {n} (newspaper editor) | :: redacteur {m}, krantenredacteur {m} |
| editor {n} (program for modifying text files) | :: editor {m}, tekstverwerker {m} |
| editor in chief {n} (highest ranking editor) | :: hoofdredacteur {m} |
| edit war {n} (a dispute over the content of a page on a wiki or other editable work) | :: bewerkingsoorlog |
| Edmonton {prop} (city in Alberta, Canada) | :: Edmonton |
| e-dress {n} (e-mail address) SEE: e-mail address | :: |
| educate {v} (to instruct or train) | :: opleiden, onderwijzen, opvoeden |
| education {n} (process or art of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment) | :: onderwijs {n} |
| education {n} (facts, skills and ideas that have been learned, either formally or informally) | :: opvoeding |
| educational {adj} (Of or pertaining to education) | :: opvoedkundig, onderwijskundig |
| educative {adj} (educational) | :: educatief |
| educator {n} (teacher) SEE: teacher | :: |
| educe {v} (to infer, deduce) | :: deduceren, afleiden, opmaken |
| educe {v} (draw out, bring forth; elicit) | :: oproepen |
| Edward {prop} (male given name) | :: Eduard, Edward |
| eel {n} (any fish of the order Anguilliformes) | :: paling {m}, aal {m} [before it can spawn], palingachtigen {p} |
| eelbuck {n} (device) | :: aalfuik, aalkorf {m} |
| eelgrass {n} | :: groot zeegras |
| eelpout {n} (fish of the family Zoarcidae) | :: puitaal |
| eelspear {n} (A spear for spearing eels) | :: aalspeer {m} |
| eeny, meeny, miny, moe {n} (similar children's counting-out games in other languages) | :: iene miene mutte |
| eerie {adj} (weird) | :: vreemd |
| eerie {adj} (frightened) | :: vreesachtig, angstaanjagend |
| Eeyore {n} (negative or pessimistic person) | :: iejoor {m} |
| efface {v} (make oneself inobtrusive) | :: zich wegcijferen |
| effect {n} (result of an action) | :: effect {n}, werking {f} |
| effect {v} (to make or bring about; to implement) | :: bewerkstelligen |
| effective {adj} (having the power to produce a required effect or effects) | :: efficiënt, werkzaam, effectief |
| effective {adj} (producing a decided or decisive effect) | :: effectief |
| effective {adj} (actually in effect) | :: effectief |
| effectiveness {n} (degree) | :: effectiviteit {f} |
| effeminate {adj} (of a man, behaving like a woman) | :: verwijfd |
| efferent {adj} (carrying away from) | :: afvoerend, efferent |
| efferent duct {n} (efferent duct) | :: afvoerend kanaaltje |
| effervescent {adj} (fizzy) | :: bruisend, bruisende |
| efficacious {adj} (effective, see also: effective) | :: effectief, efficiënt |
| efficacity {n} (efficacy) SEE: efficacy | :: |
| efficacy {n} (ability to produce effect) | :: doeltreffendheid |
| efficiency {n} (extent to which time is well used) | :: efficiëntie {f} |
| efficiency {n} (extent to which a resource is used for the intended purpose) | :: rendement {n} |
| efficient {adj} (making good use of resources) | :: efficiënt |
| efficient {adj} (using a particular proportion of available energy) | :: efficiënt |
| efficiently {adv} (in an efficient manner) | :: op een efficiënte manier |
| effloresce {v} (to seep through material and then crystallize on a surface in a powdery form) | :: verbloemen |
| efflower {v} (leatherworking: remove an outer surface with a knife) SEE: graze | :: |
| effort {n} (endeavor) SEE: endeavor | :: |
| effort {n} (the amount of work involved in achieving something) | :: inspanning |
| effortless {adj} (without effort) | :: moeiteloos |
| effortlessly {adv} (without effort; without difficulty or struggle) | :: moeiteloos |
| effrontery {n} (insolent and shameless audacity) | :: onbeschaamdheid |
| effusion {n} (outpouring of liquid) | :: uitstorting |
| effusive {adj} (extravagant or excessive) | :: buitenissig, excessief |
| E flat major {n} (Major scale of E-flat) | :: es-groot, es-majeur, es grote terts |
| E flat major {n} (Major chord of E-flat) | :: es-groot, es-majeur, es grote terts |
| e.g. {adv} (abbreviation for “for example”) | :: bv., bijv. [bijvoorbeeld] |
| egg {n} (body housing an embryo) | :: ei {n} |
| egg {n} (egg of domestic fowl as food item) | :: ei {n} |
| egg cell {n} (ovum) SEE: ovum | :: |
| egg cosy {n} (insulating cover placed over a boiled egg) | :: eiermutsje {n}, eiermuts {f} |
| eggnog {n} (alcoholic beverage) | :: advocaat {m} |
| egg on {v} (provoke) | :: provoceren, aanzetten tot |
| egg on one's face {n} (suffer embarrassment or humiliation) | :: een figuur slaan |
| eggplant {n} (plant) | :: aubergine {m}, eierplant {m}, eiervrucht {f} |
| eggplant {n} (edible fruit) | :: aubergine {f}, eiervrucht |
| egg roll {n} (a food made made by wrapping a combination of ingredients) | :: loempia {n} |
| egg-shaped {adj} (having the shape of an egg) | :: eivormig |
| eggshell {n} (object) | :: eierschaal {f} |
| egg timer {n} (timer with an alarm) | :: eierwekker |
| egg white {n} (clear part of an egg) SEE: albumen | :: |
| egg yolk {n} (central part of an egg) SEE: yolk | :: |
| egocentric {adj} (egotistical) | :: egocentrisch |
| egocentrism {n} (following ones egotistical desires) | :: egocentrisme {n} |
| egoism {n} (tendency to think of self) | :: egoïsme {n}, zelfzucht {f} {m} |
| egotism {n} (preoccupation with oneself) | :: egoïsme |
| egotism {n} (belief that one is superior) | :: hooghartigheid |
| egregious {adj} (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding) | :: flagrant, ongehoord |
| egress {n} (exit) SEE: exit | :: |
| egret {n} (Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea) | :: reiger {m} |
| Egypt {prop} (country in North Africa) | :: Egypte |
| Egyptian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Egypt) | :: Egyptisch |
| Egyptian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians) | :: Egyptisch |
| Egyptian {n} (person from Egypt) | :: Egyptenaar {m} |
| Egyptian {prop} (language) | :: Egyptisch {n} |
| Egyptian goose {n} (Alopochen aegyptiacus) | :: nijlgans |
| Egyptian plover {n} (Pluvianus aegyptius) | :: krokodilwachter {m} |
| Egyptologist {n} (A person; one who is skilled professes or practices Egyptology) | :: Egyptoloog {m}, Egyptologe {f} |
| egyptology {n} (Egyptology) SEE: Egyptology | :: |
| Egyptology {n} (the study of ancient Egypt) | :: egyptologie {f} |
| eh {interj} (used as a tag question) | :: hè |
| eh {interj} (used to mean “What?”) | :: hè |
| eh {interj} ((Canadian) an interjection used to ascertain the continued attention) | :: hè |
| Eid al-Adha {prop} (Islamic festival) | :: Offerfeest {n} |
| Eid al-Fitr {prop} (religious celebration) | :: Suikerfeest, Kleine Feest |
| eider {n} (duck of genus Somateria) | :: eidereend |
| eidetic {adj} (pertaining to a memory of perfect clarity) | :: eidetisch |
| eidolopeia {n} | :: idolopeia |
| eidolopoeia {n} (rhetorical figure) | :: idolopeia |
| Eifelian {prop} | :: Eifelien |
| Eiffel Tower {prop} (tower in Paris) | :: Eiffeltoren {m} |
| eigenvalue {n} (scalar multiplier of an eigenvector) | :: eigenwaarde {f} |
| eigenvector {n} (vector not rotated by linear transformation) | :: eigenvector {m} |
| eight {num} (cardinal number 8) | :: acht |
| eight {n} (The digit/figure 8) | :: acht {f} |
| eight {n} (Playing card with value 8) | :: acht {f} |
| eighteen {num} (cardinal number) | :: achttien {f} |
| eighteenth {adj} (the ordinal form of the number eighteen, see also: 18th) | :: achttiende |
| eighteenth {n} (the person or thing in the eighteenth position) | :: achttiende {m} {f} |
| eighteenth {n} (one of eighteen equal parts of a whole) | :: achttiende {n} |
| eightfold {adv} (by a factor of eight) | :: achtvoudig |
| eighth {adj} (ordinal form of the number eight, see also: 8th) | :: achtste |
| eighth {n} (person or thing in the eighth position) | :: achtste |
| eighth {n} (one of eight equal parts of a whole) | :: achtste {n} |
| eighth note {n} (eighth note) SEE: quaver | :: |
| eight hundred {num} (cardinal number 800) | :: achthonderd |
| eighties {n} (the decade of the 1980s) | :: jaren tachtig {n-p}, jaren 80 {n-p}; jaren 1980 {n-p} |
| eightieth {adj} (ordinal form of the number eighty) | :: tachtigst, tachtigste |
| eightieth {n} (The person or thing in the eightieth position) | :: tachtigste {m} {f} |
| eightieth {n} (One of eighty equal parts of a whole) | :: tachtigste {n} |
| eightsome {n} (group of eight) | :: achttal {n} |
| eighty {num} (80) | :: tachtig {f} |
| eighty-eight {num} (88) | :: achtentachtig |
| eighty-first {adj} (ordinal number 81st) | :: eenentachtigst, eenentachtigste |
| eighty-first {n} (one of eighty-one equal parts of a whole) | :: eenentachtigste {n} |
| eighty-five {num} (the cardinal number 85) | :: vijfentachtig |
| eighty-four {num} (84) | :: vierentachtig |
| eighty-nine {num} (89) | :: negenentachtig |
| eighty-one {num} (81) | :: eenentachtig |
| eighty-seven {num} (87) | :: zevenentachtig |
| eighty-six {num} (cardinal number 86) | :: zesentachtig |
| eightysomething {n} (octogenarian) SEE: octogenarian | :: |
| eighty-three {num} (83) | :: drieëntachtig |
| eighty-two {num} (82) | :: tweeëntachtig |
| Eighty Years' War {prop} (Dutch war of independence) | :: Tachtigjarige Oorlog |
| Eindhoven {prop} (city in the Netherlands) | :: Eindhoven {n} |
| einkorn {n} (einkorn wheat) SEE: einkorn wheat | :: |
| einkorn wheat {n} (domesticated form of wheat type) | :: eenkoorn {n} |
| Einstein {prop} (Albert Einstein) | :: Einstein |
| einsteinium {n} (element with atomic number 99) | :: einsteinium {n} |
| either {determiner} (each of two) | :: beide |
| either {adv} ((after a negative) as well) | :: ook (niet) |
| either {conj} (introduces the first of two options) | :: of, ofwel, hetzij; of ... of |
| ejaculate {v} (to eject semen or vaginal fluid) | :: ejaculeren |
| ejaculation {n} (ejection of semen through the urethra) | :: ejaculatie |
| eject {v} (to compel to leave) | :: buitengooien |
| ejection seat {n} (seat in an aircraft which can be ejected from the cockpit) | :: schietstoel {c} |
| eke {adv} (also) SEE: also | :: |
| eke {n} (addition) SEE: addition | :: |
| eke out {v} (to supplement) | :: aanvullen, rekken |
| eke out {v} (to obtain with difficulty) | :: bijeenscharrelen, [dialectal] bijeenscharten |
| ektara {n} (a one string instrument) | :: ektar |
| elaborate {adj} (detailed) | :: gedetailleerd, diepgaand |
| elaborate {adj} (flashy or fancy) | :: intrigerend |
| elaborate {v} (to give further detail or explanation) | :: uitweiden |
| elaboration {n} (act or process of producing or refining with labor) | :: uitwerking |
| elaiosome {n} (fleshy structure) | :: mierenbroodje {n}, elaiosoom {n} |
| elastic {adj} (made of elastic) | :: elastieken |
| elastic {n} (elastic band) SEE: elastic band | :: |
| elastic band {n} (loop of rubber or similar material) | :: elastiek {m} |
| elasticity {n} (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) | :: elasticiteit {f} |
| elate {v} (to make joyful or proud) | :: verrukken, aanvuren |
| elate {v} (to lift up, raise, elevate) | :: oplaten |
| elated {adj} (extremely happy and excited) | :: uitgelaten |
| elation {n} (An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism) | :: euforie |
| elation {n} (A feeling of joy and pride) | :: opgetogenheid |
| elative case {n} (case used to indicate movement out of something) | :: elatief {m}, elatieve naamval {m} |
| Elbe {prop} (European river) | :: Elbe {f} |
| elbow {n} (joint between upper arm and forearm) | :: elleboog {m} |
| elbow bone {n} (ulna) SEE: ulna | :: |
| elder {adj} (greater than another in age or seniority) | :: ouder |
| elder {n} (officer of the church) | :: ouderling {m} |
| elder {n} (Sambucus) | :: vlier |
| elderberry {n} (elder tree) SEE: elder | :: |
| elderberry {n} (fruit) | :: vlierbes {f} |
| eldercare {n} (care for the elderly) | :: ouderenzorg {f} |
| elderly {adj} (old) | :: bejaard |
| elderly care {n} (eldercare) SEE: eldercare | :: |
| eldest {adj} (greatest in age or seniority) | :: oudst |
| elecampane {n} (Inula helenium) | :: alant {m} |
| elect {v} (to elect) SEE: choose | :: |
| election {n} (process of choosing a new leader or representatives) | :: verkiezing {f} |
| election threshold {n} (minimum percentage of votes that a party needs to receive in order to obtain a parliamentary seat) | :: kiesdrempel {m} |
| elector {n} (person eligible to vote) | :: kiezer {m} |
| elector {n} (official) | :: kiesman {m} |
| elector {n} (in the Holy Roman Empire, a participant in the election of the emperor) SEE: Elector | :: |
| Elector {n} (elector or prince-elector) | :: keurvorst {m} |
| electoral fraud {n} (illegal interference with an election) | :: verkiezingsfraude |
| electoral system {n} (voting system) SEE: voting system | :: |
| electorate {n} (those entitled to vote collectively) | :: electoraat |
| electorate {n} (dominion of an elector in the Holy Roman Empire) | :: keurvorstendom {n} |
| electric {adj} (electrical) | :: elektrisch |
| electrical {adj} (electric) SEE: electric | :: |
| electrical engineering {n} (branch of engineering) | :: elektrotechniek {f} |
| electric chair {n} (device used for performing execution by electrocution) | :: elektrische stoel {m} |
| electric charge {n} | :: lading |
| electric current {n} (measurement of the rate of flow of electric charge) | :: stroomsterkte {f} |
| electric eel {n} (species of fish) | :: sidderaal {m} |
| electric fence {n} (electric fence) | :: schrikdraad {m}, elektrische afrastering {f} |
| electric guitar {n} (guitar which requires electronic amplification) | :: elektrische gitaar {m} {f} |
| electrician {n} (tradesman who works with electrical equipment) | :: elektricien |
| electricity {n} (form of energy) | :: elektriciteit {f}, stroom {m} |
| electro- {prefix} (of electricity or electrical) | :: electro- |
| electrocardiogram {n} (trace of an electrocardiograph) | :: elektrocardiogram {n}, hartfilm {m} [Netherlands, informal] |
| electrocardiography {n} (the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms) | :: elektrocardiograaf {m} |
| electrocute {v} (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock) | :: elektrocuteren |
| electrocution {n} (accidental death or suicide by electric shock) | :: elektrocutie {f} |
| electroencephalogram {n} (a recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph) | :: elektro-encefalogram {n} |
| electrolytic capacitor {n} (capacitor that uses an electrolyte) | :: elektrolytische condensator {m}, elco {m} |
| electromagnet {n} (magnet) | :: elektromagneet {f} |
| electromagnetic {adj} (pertaining to electromagnetism) | :: elektromagnetisch |
| electromagnetic interaction {n} (electromagnetic interaction) | :: elektromagnetische interactie {f} |
| electromagnetic spectrum {n} (electromagnetic spectrum) | :: elektromagnetisch spectrum {n} |
| electromagnetism {n} (a fundamental force) | :: elektromagnetisme |
| electron {n} (the negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit atoms) | :: elektron {n} |
| electron hole {n} (lack of an electron) SEE: hole | :: |
| electronic {adj} (pertaining to electrons) | :: elektronen- |
| electronic {adj} (operating on behavior of electrons) | :: elektronisch |
| electronic {adj} (generated by electronic device) | :: elektronisch |
| electronic {adj} (of or pertaining to the Internet) | :: virtueel, web- |
| electronic book {n} (e-book) SEE: e-book | :: |
| electronic mail {n} (email) SEE: email | :: |
| electronics {n} ((physics)) | :: elektronica {m} |
| electron microscope {n} (any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons) | :: elektronenmicroscoop {m} |
| electron neutrino {n} (elementary particle) | :: elektronneutrino {n} |
| electron volt {n} (a unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles) | :: elektronvolt {m} |
| electroplate {v} (to coat an object with a thin layer of metal using electrolysis) | :: galvanisch verzilveren |
| electrovalency {n} (charge) | :: elektronenvalenties |
| electrovalency {n} (number of electrons gained or lost) | :: elektronenvalenties |
| electrum {n} (fossil resin) SEE: amber | :: |
| elegance {n} (grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners) | :: elegantie {f} |
| elegance {n} | :: elegantie {f} |
| elegant {adj} (exhibiting elegance) | :: elegant, sierlijk, gracieus |
| elegy {n} (mournful or plaintive poem or song) | :: klaaglied {n} |
| element {n} (simplest or essential part or principle of anything) | :: element {n} |
| element {n} (chemistry: simplest chemical substance) | :: element {n} |
| element {n} (alchemy: one of the four basic building blocks) | :: element {n} |
| element {n} (something small) | :: element {n}, fractie |
| element {n} (place or state of being that an individual or object is better suited towards) | :: element {n} |
| element {n} (law: component of a cause of action) | :: element {n}, gegeven {n} |
| element {n} (set theory: object in a set) | :: element {n} |
| element {n} (heating element) | :: element {n} |
| elemental {adj} (basic, fundamental, elementary) SEE: elementary | :: |
| elementary {adj} (relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something) | :: elementair |
| elementary school {n} (school for children) SEE: primary school | :: |
| Eleonora's falcon {n} (Falco eleonorae) | :: Eleonora's valk {f} |
| elephant {n} (mammal) | :: olifant {m}, elpendier {n}, elp {m} |
| elephant seal {n} (mammal of the genus Mirounga) | :: zeeolifant {m} |
| elephant shrew {n} (Any member of the order Macroscelidea) | :: springspitsmuis {f} |
| elevate {v} (promote) SEE: promote | :: |
| elevating work platform {n} (aerial work platform) SEE: aerial work platform | :: |
| elevator {n} (permanent construction) SEE: lift | :: |
| elevator {n} (control surface of an aircraft) | :: hoogteroer {n} |
| eleven {num} (the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve) | :: elf |
| eleven hundred {num} (one thousand one hundred) | :: elfhonderd {f}, duizend honderd |
| eleventh {adj} (ordinal form of eleven, see also: 11th) | :: elfde |
| eleventh {n} (something in the eleventh position) | :: elfde |
| eleventh hour {n} (The last minute) | :: elfde uur |
| elf {n} (mythical, supernatural being) | :: elf, alf |
| elf {n} (very diminutive person) SEE: dwarf | :: |
| Elgar {prop} (male given name) | :: Adelger |
| Elias {prop} (male given name) SEE: Elijah | :: |
| elicit {v} (to evoke, educe) | :: ontlokken, oproepen |
| elicit {v} (to draw out, bring out) | :: onthullen, teweegbrengen, veroorzaken |
| elicit {v} (to use logic to arrive at truth) | :: redeneren, afleiden |
| elide {v} (to leave out or omit) | :: weglaten |
| elide {v} (to cut off, as a vowel or a syllable) | :: elideren, verbinden |
| elide {v} (to conflate) | :: samenvoegen, verbinden |
| Elijah {prop} (biblical prophet) | :: Elia {m} |
| eliminate {v} (to exclude (from investigation or from further competition)) SEE: exclude | :: |
| Elisabeth {prop} (female given name) SEE: Elizabeth | :: |
| Elisha {prop} (biblical prophet) | :: Elisa {m} |
| elision {n} (deliberate omission) | :: weglating {f} |
| elision {n} (the omission of a letter or syllable) | :: elisie {f} |
| elite {adj} (of high birth or social position) | :: elitair, elitaire |
| elite {n} (group with higher status) | :: elite {f} |
| elite {n} (person who is among the best at certain task) | :: top- |
| elitist {adj} (of or relating to elitism) | :: elitair |
| elixir {n} (liquid which is believed to cure all ills) | :: elixer |
| elixir {n} (pharmacy: sweet taste-masking liquid) | :: elixer |
| Elizabeth {prop} (female given name) | :: Elisabeth {f}, Elizabeth {f} |
| Elizabeth {prop} (mother of John the Baptist) | :: Elisabet {f} |
| Elizabethan {n} (pertaining to the reign of Elizabeth I of England) | :: elizabethaans |
| elk {n} (Alces alces) SEE: moose | :: |
| elk {n} (wapiti - Cervus canadensis) SEE: wapiti | :: |
| ellipse {n} (curve) | :: ellips |
| ellipsis {n} (typographic mark) | :: beletselteken {n}, doorlooppuntjes {p}, ellips {f} |
| ellipsis {n} (omission of word or phrase) | :: ellips {f}, weglating {f} |
| ellipsoid {adj} (shaped like an ellipse) SEE: elliptical | :: |
| elliptical {adj} (oval) | :: elliptisch |
| elliptical {adj} (showing ellipsis) | :: elliptisch |
| elliptic curve {n} | :: elliptische kromme {m} {f} |
| elm {n} (tree of genus Ulmus) | :: olm {m}, iep {m} |
| Elmer {prop} (male given name) | :: Aalmar |
| Elmer Fudd {prop} (fictional cartoon hunter) | :: Elmer Fudd |
| elongated {adj} (extensive in length) | :: langgerekt |
| elongated {adj} (stretched) | :: langwerpig |
| elope {v} (run away with a paramour) | :: weglopen |
| elope {v} (run away to get married) | :: weglopen |
| eloquence {n} (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) | :: welbespraaktheid {f}, eloquentie |
| eloquent {adj} (fluently persuasive and articulate) | :: welsprekend, eloquent, welbespraakt |
| El Salvador {prop} (country in Central America) | :: El Salvador |
| else {adv} (word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to) | :: zoniet, anders, in het andere geval |
| elucidate {v} (make clear) | :: verduidelijken, verklaren, uitleggen, verhelderen, clarificeren |
| elucidation {n} (A making clear; the act of elucidating or that which elucidates, as an explanation, an exposition, an illustration) | :: verduidelijking, verklaring, |
| elusive {adj} (evading capture, comprehension or remembrance) | :: ongrijpbaar |
| elusive {adj} (difficult to describe) | :: moeilijk beschrijfbaar |
| elver {n} (a young eel) | :: glasaal {m}, aaltje {n}, palinkje {n} |
| em {n} (name of the letter M, m) | :: em |
| emaciate {v} ((transitive) make extremely thin or wasted) | :: uitmergelen, uithongeren |
| emaciate {v} ((intransitive) become extremely thin or wasted) | :: verschrompelen, vermageren |
| emaciated {adj} (thin or haggard) | :: uitgemergeld |
| e-mail {n} (email) SEE: email | :: |
| e-mail {v} (email) SEE: email | :: |
| email {n} (system for transferring messages from one computer to another) | :: mail {m}, e-mail {m}, email {m} |
| email {n} (message sent through email an email system) | :: mail {m}, e-mail {m}, e-mailbericht {n} |
| email {v} ((transitive) to send an email or emails to) | :: e-mailen, mailen |
| email {v} ((intransitive) to send, or compose and send, an email or emails) | :: e-mailen, mailen |
| email address {n} (e-mail address) SEE: e-mail address | :: |
| e-mail address {n} (unique identifier) | :: e-mailadres {n} |
| Emajõgi {prop} (river in Estonia) | :: Emajõgi |
| E major {n} (the major key with E as its tonic) | :: E-majeur, E-groot |
| E major {n} (the major chord with a root of E) | :: E-majeur, E-groot |
| emanate {v} (To come from a source) | :: uitstralen, ontstaan uit, voortkomen uit |
| emancipation {n} (act of setting free from the power of another) | :: ontvoogding {f}, emancipatie {f} |
| emasculate {adj} (deprived of virility or vigor) | :: ontmand |
| embalm {v} (to treat a corpse in order to prevent decomposition) | :: balsemen |
| embankment {n} (artificial mound of earth and stone) | :: waterkering {f} |
| embarge {v} (to put in a barge) | :: inladen, aan boord brengen |
| embarge {v} (to board a barge) | :: inschepen |
| embark {v} (to start) | :: beginnen, starten |
| embarrass {v} (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely) | :: verlegen maken, in verlegenheid brengen |
| embarrassed {adj} (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) | :: in verlegenheid gebracht |
| embarrassing {adj} (causing embarrassment) | :: gênant |
| embarrassment {n} (state of discomfort) | :: verlegenheid {f} |
| embassy {n} (organization representing a foreign state) | :: ambassade {f} |
| embattled {adj} (subject to or troubled by battles, controversy or debates) | :: omstreden, omsingeld |
| embattled {adj} (prepared or armed for battle) | :: bewapend, gevechtsklaar |
| embattled {adj} (having battlements or crenellations) | :: voortdurend in moeilijkheden |
| embed {v} (lay as in a bed; lay in surrounding matter) | :: vastleggen, inbedden |
| embed {v} (mathematics; embed in) | :: inbedden in |
| embedded {adj} (part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into) | :: ingebed |
| embedded {adj} (partially buried in concrete or planted in earth) | :: verankerd, vastgebetonneerd |
| embellish {v} (to make more beautiful and attractive) | :: verfraaien |
| ember {n} (glowing piece of coal or wood) | :: sintel, hete kolen |
| embetterment {n} (improvement) SEE: improvement | :: |
| embezzle {v} (to steal money that one has been trusted with) | :: verduisteren |
| embezzlement {n} (The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner) | :: verduistering {f}, zwendel |
| embiggen {v} (enlarge) SEE: enlarge | :: |
| emblem {n} (representative symbol) | :: embleem {n} |
| embodiment {n} (entity typifying an abstraction) | :: belichaming {f} |
| embody {v} (represent in a physical form; to incarnate or personify) | :: belichamen |
| embody {v} (include or represent, especially as part of a cohesive whole) | :: belichamen |
| embolden {v} (To encourage, inspire, or motivate) | :: moed geven,verstouten |
| embolism {n} (obstruction or occlusion of an artery by an embolus) | :: embolie {f} |
| embower {v} (enclose something or someone as if in a bower; shelter with foliage) | :: omhullen |
| embrace {v} (to clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection, see also: hug) | :: omarmen, omhelzen, knuffelen |
| embrace {v} (to enfold, to include (ideas, principles, etc.)) | :: omarmen |
| embrace {n} (act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest, see also: hug) | :: omarming {f}, omhelzing {f}, knuffel {c} |
| embrace {v} (to submit to) SEE: undergo | :: |
| embrace {v} (to encircle; to enclose, to encompass) SEE: encircle | :: |
| embrittlement {n} (Process of being embrittled.) | :: verbrossing {f} |
| embroider {v} (to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread) | :: borduren |
| embroider {v} (to add imaginary detail to a narrative) | :: aandikken |
| embroiderer {n} (person who embroiders) | :: borduurder {m} |
| embroidery {n} (ornamentation) | :: borduurwerk {n} |
| embroilment {n} (an entangled situation) SEE: imbroglio | :: |
| embryo {n} (fertilized egg before developing into a fetus) | :: embryo {n} |
| embryo {n} (botany: rudimentary plant contained in the seed) | :: kiemplant |
| embryo {n} | :: embryo {n} |
| embryology {n} (the scientific study of embryos) | :: embryologie {f} |
| embryonic {adj} (embryology: of or relating to an embryo) | :: embryonaal |
| em dash {n} (typographical symbol '—') | :: heel kastlijntje {n} |
| emend {v} (to correct and revise) | :: emenderen |
| emerald {n} (gemstone) | :: smaragd {m} |
| emerald {adj} (of a rich green colour) | :: smaragdgroen, smaragdgroene |
| emergence {n} (The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view) | :: opkomst |
| emergence {n} (the arising of emergent structure in complex systems) | :: emergentie {f} |
| emergency {n} (situation requiring urgent assistance) | :: nood {m}, noodgeval {n}, spoedgeval {n} |
| emergency brake {n} (type of brake) | :: noodrem {m} {f} |
| emergency escape {n} (fire escape) SEE: fire escape | :: |
| emergency exit {n} (exit for evacuation) | :: nooduitgang {m} |
| emergency room {n} (hospital department) | :: spoedeisende hulp |
| emergency service {n} (public service that deals with emergencies) | :: nooddienst {m} |
| emergency stairs {n} (fire escape) SEE: fire escape | :: |
| emerging {adj} (becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising) | :: (naar) boven komen, naar buiten komen, zich vertonen, zich voordoen, blijken |
| emic {adj} (analyzing a culture from inside) | :: emisch |
| emigrant {n} (someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country) | :: uitwijkeling {m}, uitwijkelinge {f}, landverhuizer {m}, landverhuizerin {f}, emigrant {m}, emigrante {f} |
| emigrate {v} (to leave one's country in order to reside elsewhere) | :: emigreren |
| emigration {n} (act of emigrating) | :: uitwijking {f}, emigratie {f} |
| emigration {n} (body of emigrants; emigrants collectively) | :: uitwijking {f}, emigratie {f} |
| eminent {adj} (remarkable, great) | :: voortreffelijk, eminent |
| eminent domain {n} (government's right to expropriate private land) | :: onteigening {f} |
| eminent domain {n} (lord's property interest in a fief or fee) | :: oppereigendom |
| E minor {n} (the minor key with E as its tonic) | :: e-mineur, e-klein |
| E minor {n} (the minor chord with a root of E) | :: e-mineur, e-klein |
| emir {n} (Islamic prince or leader) | :: emir {m} |
| emirate {n} (country ruled by an emir) | :: emiraat {n} |
| emissary {n} (an agent sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else) | :: afgezant |
| emission {n} (something that is emitted) | :: uitstoot, emissie |
| emit {v} (to send out or give off) | :: uitzenden, afgeven |
| emitter {n} (that which emits) | :: zender {m} |
| emitter {n} (terminal of a transistor) | :: emitter {m} |
| emmer {n} (Triticum dicoccon) | :: emmertarwe {m}, tweekoren {n} |
| emoji {n} (digital graphic icon) | :: emoji {m} |
| emollient {adj} (Soothing; mollifying) | :: verzachtend |
| emolument {n} (payment for an office or employment) | :: bijverdienste {f} |
| emotion {n} (person's internal state of being) | :: emotie {f} |
| emotional {adj} (of or relating to the emotions) | :: gevoelsmatig |
| emotional {adj} (characterised by emotion) | :: emotioneel |
| emotional blackmail {n} (psychological misuse of a person's emotions) | :: emotionele chantage {f} |
| emotionless {adj} (lacking emotion) | :: emotieloos {n} |
| emotivism {n} (Translations) | :: emotivisme {n} |
| empathic {adj} (showing or expressing empathy) | :: empathisch |
| empathic embarrassment {n} (embarrassment felt for someone else: vicarious embarrassment) SEE: vicarious embarrassment | :: |
| emperor {n} (ruler of an empire) | :: keizer {m} |
| emperor penguin {n} (largest penguin) | :: keizerspinguïn |
| emperorship {n} (rank or office of an emperor) | :: keizerschap |
| emphasis {n} (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) | :: nadruk {m} |
| emphasis {n} (special attention or prominence given to something) | :: benadrukking |
| emphasis {n} (prominence given to a syllable or words) | :: klemtoon {m}, beklemtoning |
| emphasize {v} (stress) | :: benadrukken, beklemtonen |
| emphatic {adj} (characterized by emphasis) | :: nadrukkelijk, emfatisch |
| emphatic {adj} (stated with conviction) | :: nadrukkelijk, emfatisch |
| emphatically {adv} (in an emphatic manner) | :: nadrukkelijk |
| emphyteusis {n} (right) | :: erfpacht {f} |
| empire {n} (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) | :: rijk {n}, keizerrijk {n} |
| empire {n} (political unit ruled by an emperor) | :: keizerrijk {n} |
| empire {n} (group of states) | :: imperium |
| empire {n} (enterprise under the control of one person) | :: imperium |
| empiric {n} (unqualified or dishonest practitioner) SEE: charlatan | :: |
| employ {v} (employ, apply) SEE: use | :: |
| employ {v} (to give someone work) | :: tewerkstellen |
| employee {n} (individual who provides labor to a company or another person) | :: bediende {m} {f}, werknemer {m}, medewerker {m} |
| employer {n} (person or entity which employs others) | :: werkgever {m} |
| employment {n} (use, purpose) | :: benutting, gebruik {n}, nut {n}, emplooi {n} |
| employment {n} (the act of employing) | :: aanwerving, tewerkstelling |
| employment {n} (the state of being employed) | :: tewerkstelling |
| employment {n} (the work or occupation for which one is paid) | :: emplooi {n}, werk {n}, benutting {n} |
| employment {n} (an activity to which one devotes time) | :: emplooi {n} |
| employment {n} (the number or percentage of people at work) | :: tewerkstellingsgraad [proportion], tewerkstellingscijfer [number] |
| employment contract {n} (category of contract) | :: arbeidsovereenkomst |
| emporium {n} (place within a city for commerce and trading, see also: marketplace) | :: marktplaats {m} |
| emporium {n} (shop that offers a wide variety of goods for sale) | :: warenhuis {n} |
| empower {v} (to give permission to) | :: volmacht geven, machtigen |
| empower {v} (to give confidence and/or strength to) | :: opmachtigen, bemoedigen |
| empress {n} (female monarch of an empire) | :: keizerin {f} |
| empress {n} (wife or widow of an emperor) | :: keizerin {f} |
| emptiness {n} (the state or feeling of being empty) | :: leegte {f} |
| empty {adj} (devoid of content) | :: leeg |
| empty {v} (to make empty) | :: leegmaken, legen |
| empty set {n} (unique set that contains no elements) | :: lege verzameling |
| empty space {n} (vacuum) SEE: vacuum | :: |
| empty vessels make the most sound {proverb} (proverb) | :: holle vaten klinken het hardst |
| empyema {n} (collection of pus) | :: empyeem |
| Emsian {prop} | :: Emsien |
| emu {n} (Dromaius novaehollandiae) | :: emoe {m} |
| emulate {v} (to copy or imitate, especially a person) | :: imiteren, nadoen |
| emulsifier {n} (substance that helps an emulsion form) | :: emulgator {m} |
| emulsify {v} (To make into an emulsion) | :: emulgeren |
| emulsion {n} (suspension of one liquid in another) | :: emulsie {f} |
| enable {v} (to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities) | :: inschakelen, in staat stellen |
| enable {v} (to make something possible) | :: mogelijk maken |
| enable {v} (to allow a way out or excuse for an action) | :: in staat stellen |
| enable {v} (to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) | :: activeren, inschakelen |
| enantiomer {n} (one of a pair of mirror-image stereoisomers) | :: enantiomeer |
| encapsulate {v} (to enclose as if in a capsule) | :: inkapselen |
| encapsulate {v} (object-oriented programming: To enclose objects in a common interface) | :: inkapselen |
| encase {v} (to enclose in a case) | :: omhullen |
| encephalopathy {n} (condition affecting the brain) | :: encefalopathie |
| enchant {v} (to cast a spell upon) | :: betoveren |
| enchanted {adj} (under the influence of enchantment) | :: betoverd |
| enchanting {adj} (having the ability to enchant) | :: betoverend |
| enchantress {n} (attractive woman skilled at using magic) | :: tovenares,heks |
| enchantress {n} (beautiful, charming and irresistible woman) | :: verleidster, charmeuse |
| encircle {v} (surround) | :: omsingelen |
| enclave {n} (entity completely surrounded by another) | :: enclave {m} {f} |
| enclitic {n} (clitic which joins with the preceding word) | :: encliticum {n} |
| enclitic {adj} (affixed phonetically) | :: enclitisch |
| enclose {v} (surround, fence in) | :: omheinen |
| enclose {v} (insert) | :: bijvoegen, insluiten |
| encode {v} (to convert source information into another form) | :: coderen |
| encoding {n} (character encoding (computing)) | :: codering {f} |
| encompass {v} (surround) | :: omvatten |
| encompass {v} (include) | :: bevatten |
| encore {n} (brief extra performance after the main performance is complete) | :: toegift {f}, bisnummer {n} |
| encounter {v} (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly) | :: ontmoeten, stuiten op, botsen op, treffen |
| encounter {v} (confront (someone or something)) | :: ontmoeten, oog in oog staan met |
| encounter {v} (engage in conflict) | :: confronteren, het hoofd bieden |
| encounter {n} (unplanned meeting) | :: (ongeplande) ontmoeting, treffen {n} |
| encounter {n} (hostile meeting) | :: botsing, confrontatie, treffen {n} |
| encourage {v} (mentally support or motivate) | :: bemoedigen, aanmoedigen |
| encourage {v} (spur on, recommend) | :: aanmoedigen |
| encourage {v} (foster, give help or patronage) | :: bevorderen, patroneren, steunen |
| encouragement {n} (the act of encouraging) | :: aanmoediging {f} |
| encouragement {n} (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.) | :: aanmoediging {f}, bemoediging {f} |
| encroach {n} (encroachment) SEE: encroachment | :: |
| encroach {v} (to intrude unrightfully on someone else’s rights or territory) | :: binnendringen |
| encroach {v} (to advance gradually beyond due limits) | :: uitdijen |
| encroachment {n} (entry into a place or area that was previously uncommon) | :: aantasting {f}, afslijting {f}, overschrijding {f} |
| encroachment {n} (intrusion upon another's possessions or rights) | :: aantasting {f}, inbreuk {f} |
| encrypt {v} (to conceal information by means of a code or cipher) | :: versleutelen, coderen, vercijferen, encrypteren |
| encyclopaedia {n} (encyclopedia) SEE: encyclopedia | :: |
| encyclopedia {n} (comprehensive reference with articles on a range of topics) | :: encyclopedie {m} |
| encyclopedist {n} (person helping to write an encyclopedia) | :: encyclopedist {m}, encyclopediste {f} |
| encyst {v} (To enclose within a cyst.) | :: inkapselen |
| end {n} (extreme part) | :: einde {n}, uiteinde {n} |
| end {n} (death) | :: einde {n} |
| end {v} (ergative, intransitive: be finished, be terminated) | :: eindigen, ophouden, einden |
| end {v} (transitive: finish, terminate (something)) | :: beëindigen |
| endangered {adj} (in danger, at risk) | :: bedreigd |
| endarken {v} (to render dark or darker) | :: verduisteren |
| en dash {n} (typographical symbol –) | :: half kastlijntje {n} |
| endearing {adj} (inspiring affection or love) | :: vertederend |
| endeavor {n} (a sincere attempt) | :: inspanning, ijveren {n}, poging |
| endeavor {n} (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) | :: [en] inspanning, moeite, streven {n} |
| endeavor {v} (attempt through application of effort) | :: zich beijveren, proberen, nastreven |
| endemic {adj} (native to a particular area) | :: inheems, endemisch |
| endemic {adj} (peculiar to a particular area) | :: endemisch |
| endemic {adj} (prevalent in a particular area) | :: endemisch |
| endemic {n} (individual or species that is endemic) | :: inheemse soort {f}, inboorling {m} |
| ending {n} (termination or conclusion) | :: beëindiging {f} |
| ending {n} (grammar: last morpheme of a word) SEE: termination | :: |
| endive {n} (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) | :: andijvie {m} {f} |
| endless {adj} (having no end) | :: eindeloos |
| endless {adj} (indefinite) | :: oneindig, grenzeloos |
| endocarp {n} (inner layer of the pericarp) | :: endocarp {n} |
| endocrine disruptor {n} (substance that hinders the normal functioning of the endocrine system) | :: hormoonverstoorder {m} |
| endocrinologist {n} (practitioner of endocrinology) | :: endocrinoloog {m} {f} |
| endodontist {n} (one who specializes in endodontics) | :: tandarts gespecialiseerd in wortelkanaalbehandeling |
| endogamy {n} (the practice of marrying within one's own social group) | :: endogamie {f} |
| endorse {v} (support) | :: ondersteunen, aanbevelen, goedkeuren, bevestigen |
| endoscope {n} (instrument) | :: endoscoop {m} |
| endosymbiotic theory {n} (the theory that concerns the origins of mitochondria and chloroplasts) | :: endosymbiontenhypothese |
| endovascular {adj} (within a blood vessel) | :: endovasculair |
| endow {v} (to give property to (someone) as a gift; to provide with support in the form of a permanent fund of money or other benefits) | :: begiftigen, doteren |
| endow {v} (to enrich or furnish with some faculty or quality) | :: doteren, schenken |
| endow {v} (to naturally furnish) | :: begiftigen |
| endowment {n} (something with which a person or thing is endowed) | :: gift {m} |
| endowment {n} (property or funds invested for the support and benefit of a person or not-for-profit institution) | :: dotatie {f} |
| end up {v} (arrive at a destination) | :: belanden, terechtkomen |
| endurable {adj} (able to be endured; tolerable; bearable) | :: draaglijk |
| endurable {adj} (likely to endure; durable) | :: duurzaam |
| endurance {n} (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) | :: uithoudingsvermogen {n} |
| endure {v} (to endure) SEE: take | :: |
| endure {v} (endure, undergo) SEE: suffer | :: |
| endure {v} (to continue despite obstacles) | :: voortduren |
| endure {v} (to tolerate something) | :: verdragen |
| end user {n} (the final consumer of a product; the intended recipient or user) | :: eindgebruiker {m} |
| end user license agreement {n} (a contract between the manufacturer or copyright holder) | :: gebruikersovereenkomst {f} |
| enema {n} (injection of fluid into the rectum) | :: klysma {n}, lavement {n} |
| enemy {n} (someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else) | :: vijand {m}, tegenstander {m} |
| enemy {adj} (of, relating to, or belonging to an enemy) | :: vijandelijk |
| enemy of the state {n} (person accused of crimes against the state.) | :: staatsvijand {m} |
| energy {n} (impetus behind activity) | :: energie {f} |
| energy {n} (physics) | :: energie {f} |
| enfant terrible {n} (unconventional badly-behaved person) | :: enfant terrible {n} |
| enfeoff {v} (to give up completely) SEE: surrender | :: |
| enfeoff {v} (to put (a person) in legal possession of a freehold interest) | :: belenen |
| enforce {v} (to strengthen) | :: versterken |
| enforce {v} (to keep up) | :: handhaven |
| enforcement {n} (act of enforcing; compulsion) | :: handhaving {f} |
| enfranchise {v} (to grant the privilege of voting) | :: stemrecht verlenen |
| enfranchise {v} (to grant municipal or parliamentary rights) | :: stadsrecht verlenen |
| enfranchise {v} (to grant freedom from servitude) | :: bevrijden van slavernij |
| engage {v} (to bind through legal or moral obligation) | :: verloven |
| engaged {adj} (busy or employed) SEE: busy | :: |
| engaged {adj} (agreed to be married) | :: verloofd |
| engaged {adj} (already involved in a telephone call) | :: bezet, in gesprek |
| engagement ring {n} (a ring signifying a promise to wed) | :: verlovingsring {m} |
| engender {v} (to bring into existence, cause) | :: voortbrengen |
| engender {v} | :: voortbrengen |
| engine {n} (mechanical device) | :: motor {m}, aandrijving {f} |
| engine {n} (locomotive) SEE: locomotive | :: |
| engine block {n} (casting containing piston cylinders) | :: motorblok {n} |
| engine displacement {n} (volume of air/fuel mixture) | :: cilinderinhoud {m} |
| engine driver {n} (person) | :: machinist {m} |
| engineer {n} (person qualified or professionally engaged in engineering) | :: ingenieur {m} {f} |
| engineer {n} (person who finds a technical solution to a problem) | :: ingenieur {m} {f}, probleemoplosser {m} |
| engineer {n} (locomotive operator) | :: machinist {m} |
| engineering {n} (application of science to the needs of humanity) | :: ingenieurswetenschap {f} |
| engine trouble {n} (problems occurring with an engine or motor) | :: motorpech {f}, motorpanne {f} |
| England {prop} (region of Great Britain) | :: Engeland {n} |
| Englander {n} (person from England) | :: Engelsman {m} |
| English {adj} (of or pertaining to England) | :: Engels |
| English {adj} (of or pertaining to the English language) | :: Engels |
| English {n} (people from England) | :: Engelsman {m}, Engelse {f}, Engelsen {p} |
| English {n} (14-point type) | :: grote Augustijn, dubbel kolonel |
| English {prop} (the English language) | :: Engels {n} |
| English Channel {prop} (The part of the Atlantic Ocean between Great Britain and France) | :: Kanaal {n} |
| English holly {n} (Ilex aquifolium) SEE: European holly | :: |
| English horn {n} (cor anglais) SEE: cor anglais | :: |
| Englishman {n} (male native or inhabitant of England) | :: Engelsman {m} |
| English sparrow {n} (house sparrow) SEE: house sparrow | :: |
| Englishwoman {n} (a female native or inhabitant of England) | :: Engelse {f} |
| engobe {n} (A clay slip coating applied to a ceramic body) | :: engobe |
| engrave {v} (carve text or symbols into (something)) | :: graveren |
| engraver {n} (person who engraves) | :: graveerder {m}, graveur {m} |
| engraver {n} (tool used in this process) | :: graveerpen {m} {f} |
| engraving {n} (an engraved image) | :: gravure {f} {m} |
| engrossing {adj} (absorbing) | :: volledig inbeslagnemend, geheel doen opgaand, volledig bezighoudend |
| engulf {v} (overwhelm) | :: overweldigen |
| engulf {v} (surround; cover) | :: bedekken, omringen |
| enhance {v} (augment or make something greater) | :: vergroten, uitbreiden |
| enhance {v} (improve something by adding features) | :: uitbreiden, verbeteren |
| enhanced {adj} (improved) | :: versterkt vermeerderd, benadrukt |
| enhancement {n} (an improvement) | :: verbetering {f} |
| enigma {n} (riddle, or a difficult problem) | :: raadsel, enigma |
| enjoy {v} (to receive pleasure or satisfaction from something) | :: genieten van |
| enjoy {v} (to have the use or benefit of something) | :: genieten |
| enjoy {v} | :: genieten |
| enjoyability {n} | :: genietbaarheid {n} |
| enjoy your meal {phrase} (bon appétit) SEE: bon appétit | :: |
| enlarge {v} (make larger) | :: uitvergroten, vergroten |
| enlargement {n} (Act of making larger) | :: vergroting {f} |
| enlargen {v} (enlarge) SEE: enlarge | :: |
| enlightenment {n} (act of enlightening, state of being enlightened) | :: verlichting |
| Enlightenment {prop} (the Enlightenment) | :: verlichting {f} |
| en masse {adv} (in a single body or group) | :: massaal |
| enmesh {v} (To mesh; to tangle or interweave) | :: vangen, verweven |
| enmesh {v} (To involve in such complications.) | :: verstrikken |
| enmesh {v} (To involve in difficulties.) | :: betrokken zijn, verwikkeld zijn |
| enmity {n} (hostile or unfriendly disposition) | :: vijandschap, animositeit {m} |
| ennead {n} (the number nine) SEE: nine | :: |
| ennui {n} (listlessness, boredom) | :: lusteloosheid, verveling |
| Enoch {prop} (biblical character) | :: Henoch {m} |
| enoki {n} (Flammulina velutipes) SEE: enoki mushroom | :: |
| enoki mushroom {n} (Flammulina velutipes) | :: fluweelpootje {n} |
| enormous {adj} (extremely large) | :: enorm, gigantisch |
| enough {determiner} (sufficient) | :: genoeg, voldoende |
| enough {adv} (sufficiently) | :: genoeg |
| enough {pron} (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) | :: genoeg |
| enough {interj} (stop!) | :: genoeg! |
| en passant {n} (chess move) | :: en passant slaan |
| enrapture {v} (to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate) | :: in vervoering brengen |
| enravish {v} (to enrapture) SEE: enrapture | :: |
| enrich {v} (to make rich(er)) | :: verrijken |
| enrich {v} (to add nutrients or fertilizer to the soil; to fertilize) | :: verrijken |
| enrich {v} (to increase the amount of one isotope in a mixture of isotopes) | :: verrijken |
| en route {prep} (on the way) | :: onderweg |
| ensconce {v} (to place in a secure environment) | :: veilig wegbergen, |
| ensconce {v} (to settle comfortably) | :: nestelen, |
| ensemble {n} (a group of separate things that contribute to a coordinated whole) | :: ensemble {n} |
| ensemble {n} (a coordinated costume or outfit; a suit) | :: ensemble {n} |
| ensemble {n} (a group of musicians, dancers etc who perform together; the chorus of a ballet company) | :: ensemble {n} |
| ensign {n} (military officer) | :: vaandrig {m} |
| ensign {n} (banner) | :: vaandel {n} |
| enslave {v} (to make subservient; to strip one of freedom; enthrall) | :: knechten |
| ensorcell {v} (to captivate, entrance, fascinate) SEE: captivate | :: |
| ensue {v} (to occur as consequence) | :: erop volgen, daarop volgen |
| ensure {v} (assure) SEE: assure | :: |
| ensure {v} (make sure or certain) | :: verzekeren |
| entail {v} (to imply or require) | :: verlangen |
| entangle {v} (twist or interweave) | :: verwarren, verknopen, verstrengelen |
| entangle {v} (involve in complications) | :: verstrikken, verwikkelen |
| entanglement {n} (the state of being entangled) | :: verstrikking, verwarring, verwikkeling,verstrengeling |
| entelechy {n} (complete realisation and final form of some potential concept or function) | :: entelechie {f} |
| entelechy {n} (particular type of motivation) | :: entelechie {f} |
| enter {v} (to go into (a room, etc.)) | :: binnengaan |
| enter {v} (to type into a computer) | :: invoeren |
| enter into {v} (enter into) SEE: penetrate | :: |
| enteritis {n} (intestinal disease) | :: enteritis |
| enterprise {n} (company, business, organization, or endeavor) | :: onderneming {f} |
| entertain {v} (to amuse) | :: vermaken, amuseren |
| entertain {v} (to have over at one's home) | :: ontvangen |
| entertaining {adj} (amusing) | :: vermakelijk |
| entertainment {n} (activity designed to give pleasure or relaxation) | :: vermaak {n}, amusement {n} |
| enthral {v} (hold spellbound) SEE: enthrall | :: |
| enthral {v} (make subservient) SEE: enthrall | :: |
| enthrall {v} (hold spellbound) | :: betoveren |
| enthronement {n} (the act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned) | :: troonsbestijging {f} (act of enthroning), intronisatie {f} [formal] |
| enthuse {v} (to cause (someone) to feel enthusiasm) | :: enthousiasmeren |
| enthusiasm {n} (feeling of excited, lively interest) | :: enthousiasme {n}, geestdrift |
| enthusiastic {adj} (with zealous fervor; excited, motivated) | :: enthousiast |
| enthusiastically {adv} (in an enthusiastic manner) | :: enthousiast |
| enthymeme {n} (syllogism with required but unstated assumption) | :: enthymeem {c} |
| entice {v} (to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope) | :: aantrekken |
| enticing {adj} (alluring) | :: verlokkelijk |
| entire {adj} (internal; interior) SEE: internal | :: |
| entire {n} (stallion) SEE: stallion | :: |
| entirely {adv} (to the full extent) | :: helemaal, geheel, volledig |
| entitle {v} (to bestow the right to do something) | :: berechtigen |
| entitle {v} (to give a title to a book etc.) | :: benoemen, betitelen |
| entitled {adj} (having a title - book etc) | :: getiteld |
| entitled {adj} (having a right to something) | :: gerechtigd, rechthebbend |
| entitlement {n} (the right to have something) | :: recht op |
| entitlement {n} (something that one is entitled to) | :: aanspraak |
| entitlement {n} (a legal obligation on a government to make payments to a person, business, or unit of government) | :: uitkering |
| Entlebucher {n} (dog breed) | :: Entlebucher sennenhond |
| entomologist {n} (scientist who studies insects) | :: entomoloog {m} |
| entomology {n} (study of insects) | :: entomologie, insectenkunde |
| entourage {n} (retinue of attendants, associates or followers) | :: gevolg {n} |
| entrails {n} (internal organs) | :: ingewanden {n-p} |
| entrance {n} (place of entering) | :: ingang {m} |
| entrance {n} | :: [1] binnenkomst {f}, [2] intrede {f}, [3] toegangsrecht {n} |
| entrance {v} (to delight) | :: verwonderen |
| entrance {v} (to put into a trance) | :: in trance brengen |
| entrée {n} (main dish) SEE: main course | :: |
| entreaty {n} (petition, solicitation, prayer) | :: smeekbede {f}, smeekgebed {n} |
| entrecôte {n} (a premium cut of beef) | :: entrecôte {f} |
| entrench {v} (dig) | :: graven |
| entrench {v} (surround with a trench) | :: ingraven |
| entrench {v} (establish financial position) | :: zich vestigen |
| entrepreneur {n} (person who organizes and operates a business and assumes the associated risk) | :: ondernemer |
| entresol {n} (an intermediate floor in a building) | :: tussenverdieping {f} |
| entropy {n} (term in thermodynamics) | :: entropie |
| entrust {v} (To trust to the care of) | :: toevertrouwen |
| entry {n} (act of entering) | :: invoer {m} |
| entry {n} (permission to enter) | :: toegang {m} |
| entry {n} (doorway that provides a means of entering a building) | :: ingang |
| entry {n} (room immediately inside the front door) | :: entree |
| entry {n} (article in a dictionary or encyclopedia) | :: trefwoord {n}, artikel |
| entry {n} (record in a log or in a database) | :: post, notitie |
| entry {n} (term in a matrix) | :: element {n} |
| enumerate {v} (to specify each member of a sequence individually in incrementing order) | :: uittellen |
| enumerate {v} (to determine the amount of) | :: opsommen, enumereren, uittellen |
| envelop {v} (to surround or enclose) | :: omvatten, omhullen |
| envelope {n} (wrapper for mailing) | :: envelop {f}, briefomslag {m} |
| envelope {n} (something that envelops) | :: omslag {m} |
| envious {adj} (feeling or exhibiting envy) | :: jaloers, nijdig |
| environment {n} (area around something) | :: omgeving {c} |
| environment {n} (natural world or ecosystem) | :: milieu {n} |
| environment {n} (political or social setting, arena or condition) | :: milieu |
| environmentally friendly {adj} (causing little harm to the environment) | :: milieuvriendelijk |
| envoy {n} (representative) | :: gezant {m} |
| envy {n} (resentful desire of something possessed by another) | :: afgunst {f}, nijd {m} |
| envy {v} (to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions) | :: benijden, afgunstig zijn |
| enzyme {n} (catalytic protein) | :: enzym {n} |
| enzymology {n} (branch of science) | :: enzymologie {f} |
| eon {n} (eternity) | :: eeuwigheid {f}, [rare] eterniteit {f}, [rare] sempiterniteit {f} |
| eon {n} (period of 1,000,000,000 years) | :: eon {n} |
| eon {n} (geological time period) | :: eon {n} |
| eosin {n} (red, acidic dye) | :: eosine {f}, roodsel {n} |
| eosinophil {n} (type of white blood cell) | :: eosinofiel {m} |
| epee {n} (A fencing sword) | :: degen {m} |
| epenthesis {n} (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) | :: epenthesis {f} |
| ephemeral {adj} (lasting for a short period of time) | :: vergankelijk, kortstondig, vluchtig |
| ephemeral {adj} (existing for only one day) | :: eendaags, eendags |
| Ephesians {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Efeziërs, Brief van Paulus aan de Efeziërs |
| Ephesus {prop} (ancient city) | :: Efeze {m} |
| Ephraim {prop} (given name) | :: Efraïm |
| epi- {prefix} (above, over, on, in addition to) | :: epi- |
| epic {n} (extended narrative poem) | :: epos, heldendicht {n} |
| epic {n} (events appropriate to an epic) | :: episch gebeuren/verhaal {n}, heldendaden {p} |
| epic {adj} (of, or relating to, an epic) | :: episch |
| epic {adj} (Momentously heroic) | :: episch, heldhaftig |
| epic {adj} (extraordinary) | :: episch |
| epicanthus {n} (a skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians) | :: amandelogen {p} {n} |
| epicaricacy {n} (rejoicing at or deriving pleasure from the misfortunes of others) SEE: schadenfreude | :: |
| epicarp {n} (exocarp) SEE: exocarp | :: |
| epicene {n} (transvestite) SEE: transvestite | :: |
| epicene {n} (transsexual) SEE: transsexual | :: |
| epicene {adj} (effeminate) SEE: effeminate | :: |
| epicene {adj} (asexual) SEE: asexual | :: |
| epicene {adj} (of or relating to nouns or pronouns in any language that have a single form for male and female referents) | :: gemeenslachtig, geslachtloos |
| epicene {adj} (androgynous, hermaphrodite) SEE: androgynous | :: |
| epicene {adj} (suitable for use regardless of sex) SEE: unisex | :: |
| epicentre {n} (point above earthquake) | :: epicentrum |
| epiclesis {n} (part of the Divine Liturgy or the Mass) | :: Epiklese {f} |
| epicycle {n} (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle) | :: epicykels |
| epicyclic gear {n} (system of gears) SEE: planetary gear | :: |
| epidemic {n} (widespread disease) | :: epidemie |
| epidemic {n} (occurrence of such disease) | :: epidemie |
| epidemic {adj} (like an epidemic) | :: epidemisch |
| epidemiologic {adj} (of or pertaining to epidemiology) | :: epidemiologisch |
| epidemiological {adj} (of or pertaining to epidemiology) SEE: epidemiologic | :: |
| epidemiologist {n} (scientist who specializes in epidemiology) | :: epidemioloog |
| epidermis {n} (skin's outer layer in animals) | :: opperhuid {f} {m} |
| epididymal {adj} (epididymal) | :: epididymaal, van de bijbal, paratesticulair |
| epididymis {n} (tube) | :: bijbal, paratestikel {m}, epididymis {m} |
| epigenetic {adj} (related to epigenesis) | :: epigenetisch |
| epigenetic {adj} (related to epigenetics) | :: epigenetisch |
| epigenetics {n} (study of processes) | :: epigenetica |
| epigenetics {n} (study of heritable changes) | :: epigenetica |
| epiglottis {n} (cartilaginous organ in the throat) | :: epiglottis, strotklep {f} |
| epigone {n} (follower, disciple) | :: epigoon {m} |
| epigram {n} (short, witty or pithy poem) | :: hekelrijm |
| epigraph {n} (literary quotation placed at the beginning of a text) | :: motto {n} |
| epigraphy {n} (study of inscriptions) | :: epigrafie {f} |
| epilate {v} (to remove hair) SEE: depilate | :: |
| epilogue {n} (brief oration or script at the end of a literary piece) | :: epiloog {n}, nawoord {n} |
| epimer {n} (diastereoisomer) | :: epimeer |
| epiphany {n} (manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being) | :: verschijning, openbaring |
| epiphany {n} (illuminating realization or discovery) | :: epifanie, ingeving {n} |
| epiphany {n} (Epiphany) SEE: Epiphany | :: |
| Epiphany {n} (Christian feast) | :: Driekoningen {m}, Epifanie |
| epiphenomenon {n} (medicine: a symptom that develops during the course of a disease not connected to the disease) | :: epiphenomena |
| epiphenomenon {n} (philosophy, psychology: mental state or process that is an incidental byproduct of physiological events) | :: bijverschijnsel, epifenomeen {n} |
| epiphenomenon {n} (any state, process or other activity that is the result of another) | :: afgeleid gegeven, epifenomeen {n} |
| epiphysis {n} (pineal gland) SEE: pineal gland | :: |
| Epirote {n} (an inhabitant of Epirus) | :: Epiroot {m} |
| Epirus {prop} (region; historical kingdom) | :: Epirus, Epiros |
| Epirus {prop} (one of the 13 peripheries) | :: Epirus, Epiros |
| episcopal {adj} (related to a bishop) | :: bisschoppelijk, episcopaal |
| episiotomy {n} (surgical incision) | :: episiotomie {f}, epi {f} |
| episode {n} (incident or action connected with a series of events) | :: gebeuren {n}, episode |
| episode {n} (instalment of a drama told in parts) | :: episode {f}, aflevering {f} |
| epistaxis {n} (nosebleed) | :: epistaxis {f} |
| epistemic {adj} (relating to knowledge or cognition) | :: epistemisch |
| epistemic {adj} (relating to theory of knowledge) | :: epistemisch, epistemologisch |
| epistemology {n} (branch of philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge) | :: kennistheorie {f}, epistemologie {f}, kennisleer {f} |
| epitaph {n} (inscription on a gravestone) | :: grafschrift |
| epithelium {n} (membranous tissue) | :: epitheel |
| epithet {n} (term used to characterize a person or thing) | :: toenaam {m}, epitheton {n} |
| epithet {n} (term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person) | :: epitheton {n} |
| epithet {n} (abusive or contemptuous word or phrase) | :: scheldnaam {m}, schimpnaam {m} |
| epithet {n} (word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species) | :: epitheton {n} |
| epitome {n} (embodiment or encapsulation of) | :: verwezenlijking {f}, belichaming {f}, personificatie {f} |
| epitome {n} (the height; the best) | :: toppunt {n} |
| epitome {n} (summary) | :: samenvatting {f}, synopsis {f}, uittreksel {n}, excerpt {n} |
| epitomize {v} (make an epitome) | :: excerperen, samenvatten |
| epitomize {v} (be an epitome) | :: belichamen, in zich verenigen |
| epitrochoid {n} (geometric curve) | :: epitrochoïde {f} |
| epoch {n} (particular period of history) | :: tijdperk {n} |
| eponym {n} (person's name that has given rise to the name of something) | :: eponiem {n}, naamgever {m} |
| eponym {n} (word formed from a person’s name) | :: eponiem {n} |
| eponymous {adj} (relating to the person after which something is named) | :: naamgevend, gelijknamig |
| epsilon {n} (name for the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet) | :: epsilon {m} {f} |
| epsilon {n} (symbol for front half open unrounded vowel) | :: epsilon {m} {f} |
| epsilon {n} (arbitrarily small quantity) | :: epsilon {m} {f} |
| epsilon {n} (negligible effect) | :: kleinigheid {f} |
| equability {n} (condition of being equable) | :: gelijkmatigheid, uniformiteit |
| equable {adj} (calm and steady) | :: gelijkmatig |
| equal {adj} (the same in all respects) | :: gelijk, gelijke, identiek, identieke |
| equal {adj} (mathematics: exactly identical) | :: gelijk, gelijke, identiek, identieke |
| equal {v} (be equal to) | :: gelijk zijn aan |
| equal {v} (informal: have as its consequence) | :: betekenen |
| equal {n} (person or thing of equal status to others) | :: gelijke {m} {f} |
| equality {n} (fact of being equal) | :: gelijkheid {f} |
| equality {n} (mathematics: fact of having the same value) | :: gelijkheid {f} |
| equality {n} (equal treatment of people irrespective of social or cultural differences) | :: gelijkberechtiging {f} |
| equally {adv} (in an equal manner) | :: even, gelijk, gelijkelijk, gelijkmatig |
| equanimity {n} (state of being calm) | :: gelatenheid, berusting, kalmte, gelijkmoedigheid {f} |
| equation {n} (mathematics: assertion) | :: vergelijking |
| equator {n} (circle around the earth) | :: evenaar {m}, equator {m} |
| equatorial {adj} (of, near, or relating to the equator) | :: equatoriaal |
| equatorial {n} (kind of telescope) | :: equatoriaal {m} {n} |
| Equatorial Guinea {prop} (country in Western Africa) | :: Equatoriaal-Guinea |
| equerry {n} (responsible for the care of horses) | :: stalmeester |
| equerry {n} (personal attendant to a dignitary) | :: hofdienaar |
| equestrian {adj} (of horseback riding or horseback riders) | :: ruiter |
| equilateral {adj} (referring to a polygon all of whose sides are of equal length) | :: gelijkzijdig |
| equilateral triangle {n} (type of triangle) | :: gelijkzijdige driehoek {m} |
| equilibrium {n} (condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced) | :: evenwicht {n} |
| equilibrium {n} (physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero) | :: evenwicht |
| equilibrium {n} (mental balance) | :: evenwicht {n} |
| equinox {n} (intersection of the ecliptic with the celestial equator) | :: nachtevening, dag-en-nachtevening, equinox |
| equip {v} (to furnish for service) | :: uitrusten |
| equipment {n} (the act of equipping) | :: uitrusting {f} |
| equipment {n} (whatever is used in equipping) | :: uitrusting {f} |
| equipoise {n} (state of balance) | :: evenwicht {n} |
| equipoise {n} (counterbalance) | :: tegenwicht {n} |
| equitable {adj} (fair, just, or impartial) | :: rechtvaardig |
| equity {n} (ownership, especially in terms of net monetary value of some business) | :: aandeel |
| equivalence {n} (condition of being equivalent) | :: gelijkwaardigheid |
| equivalent {adj} (similar or identical in value) | :: gelijkwaardig |
| equivocation {n} (Logical fallacy) | :: ambiguïteitsdrogreden {f}, equivocatie, gelijknamigheid {f} |
| equivocation {n} (Expression susceptible of a double signification, possibly misleading) | :: dubbelzinnigheid {f} |
| -er {suffix} ((used form a demonym) resident or inhabitant of...) | :: -er {m}, -se {f} |
| -er {suffix} (used to form the comparative of adjectives) | :: -er |
| -er {suffix} (used to form the comparative of adverbs) | :: -er |
| era {n} (time period) | :: tijdperk {n}, periode {f}, era {m}, tijdrekening {f} |
| eradicate {v} (to pull up by the roots) | :: ontwortelen |
| eradicate {v} (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) | :: met wortel en al uitroeien |
| erase {v} (to remove markings or information) | :: uitwissen, uitgummen |
| eraser {n} (thing used to erase something written or drawn) | :: gom, gum |
| Erasmus {prop} (Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam) | :: Desiderius Erasmus {m}, Desiderius Erasmus van Rotterdam {m} |
| erbium {n} (chemical element) | :: erbium {n} |
| ere {conj} (before, sooner than) | :: eer |
| e-reader {n} (device) | :: e-reader {m} |
| erectile dysfunction {n} (erectile dysfunction) | :: erectiestoornis |
| erection {n} (rigid state of penis or clitoris) | :: erectie |
| eremite {n} (hermit) SEE: hermit | :: |
| ereyesterday {adv} (on the day before yesterday) SEE: day before yesterday | :: |
| ereyesterday {n} (the day before yesterday) SEE: day before yesterday | :: |
| ergative {n} (ergative case) SEE: ergative case | :: |
| ergative case {n} (case used to indicate the agent of a verb) | :: ergatief {m} |
| ergativity {n} (linguistics: structuring property of grammar) | :: ergativiteit {f} |
| ergo {conj} | :: daarom |
| ergonomics {n} (science of the design of equipment) | :: ergonomie {f} |
| Eric {prop} (male given name) | :: Erik |
| Eris {prop} (dwarf planet) | :: Eris {f} |
| Eritrea {prop} (country in Eastern Africa) | :: Eritrea |
| erm {interj} (expression of uncertainty) | :: euh |
| erm {interj} (indication of secondary message) | :: euh |
| ermine {n} (Mustela erminea) | :: hermelijn {m} |
| ermine {n} ((heraldry) a white field with black spots) | :: hermelijn {m} |
| erne {n} (Haliaeetus albicilla) SEE: white-tailed eagle | :: |
| Ernest {prop} (given name) | :: Ernst |
| E-road {n} (European road with an E-number) | :: E-weg {m} |
| erode {v} (To wear away by abrasion, corrosion or chemical reaction) | :: afslijten, uitslijten, verweren, eroderen, corroderen, aantasten, aanvreten, uitbijten, inbijten |
| Eros {prop} (God of love) | :: Eros {m} |
| erotic {adj} (tending to arouse sexual desire) | :: erotisch |
| err {v} | :: een fout maken, een vergissing maken, zich vergissen, dwalen |
| err {v} (sin) SEE: sin | :: |
| errand boy {n} (male employed to run errands) | :: loopjongen {m} |
| errant {adj} (straying from the proper course or standard) | :: dolend |
| errata {n} (added page listing the errors which were discovered after printing) | :: errata {n-p} |
| erratic {adj} (unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent) | :: onregelmatig |
| erratum {n} (corrigendum) SEE: corrigendum | :: |
| err on the side of caution {v} (to act in the least risky manner) | :: het zekere voor het onzekere nemen |
| error {n} (mistake) | :: fout, vergissing {f}, onjuistheid {f} |
| error {n} (difference between a measured or calculated value and a true one) | :: fout, afwijking |
| error {n} (one or more mistakes in a trial that could be grounds for review of the judgement) | :: procedurefout |
| error {v} ((nonstandard) To make a mistake; to result in an error) SEE: err | :: |
| ersatz {n} (something made in imitation) | :: ersatz, surrogaat |
| erstwhile {adj} (former, previous) | :: voormalig, vroeger, toenmalig |
| erudite {adj} (scholarly, learned) | :: geleerd, belezen, erudiet |
| erudition {n} (profound knowledge, especially that based on learning and scholarship) | :: eruditie {f} |
| eruption {n} (violent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano) | :: uitbarsting {f} |
| eruption {n} (sudden release of pressure or tension) | :: uitbarsting {f} |
| eruption {n} (infection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing) | :: huiduitslag {m} |
| eryngo {n} (Eryngium) SEE: sea holly | :: |
| Erythraean Sea {prop} (Red Sea) SEE: Red Sea | :: |
| erythrocyte {n} (red blood cell) SEE: red blood cell | :: |
| erythromycin {n} (any of a class of macrolide antibiotics) | :: erytromycine {f} |
| erythronium {n} (vanadium) SEE: vanadium | :: |
| erythropoiesis {n} (production of red blood cells) | :: erytropoëse {f} |
| Erzya {prop} (language) | :: Erzja |
| Erzya {n} (person) | :: Erzja |
| Esau {prop} (son of Isaac and Rebekah) | :: Esau |
| escalate {v} (to intensify) | :: escaleren |
| escalation {n} (a deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict) | :: escalatie {f} |
| escalator {n} (mechanical device) | :: roltrap {m} |
| escallop {n} (scallop) SEE: scallop | :: |
| escapade {n} (daring or adventurous act; undertaking which goes against convention) | :: escapade {f} |
| escape {v} (to get free) | :: ontsnappen |
| escape {v} (to elude) | :: ontsnappen aan, ontgaan |
| escape {v} (to avoid capture) | :: er vanaf komen |
| escape {v} (to halt a program by pressing a combination of keys) | :: stoppen, afbreken, onderbreken |
| escape {n} (act of leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation) | :: ontsnappen |
| escape {n} (computing: escape key) | :: escapetoets {m} |
| escape {n} (sally) SEE: sally | :: |
| escarole {n} (subspecies or variety of endive) | :: andijvie |
| Escaut {prop} (the river Scheldt) SEE: Scheldt | :: |
| eschatology {n} (system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death) | :: eschatologie {f} |
| eschatology {n} (the study of the end times) | :: eschatologie {f} |
| Escherian {adj} (of or relating to M C Escher) | :: Escheriaans {n} |
| eschew {v} (avoid, shun) | :: vermijden, schuwen, ontwijken |
| escort {v} (To attend to in order to guard and protect) | :: begeleiden |
| escrow {n} | :: borg |
| escutcheon {n} (coat of arms) | :: wapenschild {n} |
| escutcheon {n} (plate or bezel to fill the gap around a protuberance) | :: sleutelschild {n} |
| Esdras {prop} (any of four books) | :: Ezra {m} |
| -ese {suffix} (forming adjectives and nouns describing things characteristic of a particular place) | :: -ees |
| Eskimo {prop} (group of native peoples) | :: Eskimo's {m-p} |
| Eskimo {prop} (language) | :: Eskimo {n} |
| Eskimo {n} (member of the Eskimo people(s)) | :: Eskimo {m} |
| Eskimo {adj} (of, or relating to an Eskimo, Eskimos or their language, languages) | :: Eskimo- |
| Eskimo-Aleut {prop} | :: Eskimo-Aleoetisch |
| Eskimo kiss {n} (rubbing of one's nose against another's) | :: neuzeneuzen {n} |
| esoteric {adj} (understood only by a chosen few) | :: esoterisch |
| esoteric {adj} (having to do with concepts that are highly theoretical) | :: cerebraal, esoterisch |
| esoteric {adj} (confidential; private) | :: exclusief |
| esoterism {n} (inward forms of faith and religion) | :: esoterie |
| espagnolette {n} (locking device) | :: espagnoletsluiting |
| especially {adv} (particularly) | :: vooral |
| Esperantist {n} (specialist or speaker of Esperanto) | :: esperantist |
| Esperanto {prop} (auxiliary language) | :: Esperanto {n} |
| Esperantologist {n} (academic of Esperanto) | :: esperantoloog {m}, esperantologe {f} |
| Esperantujo {prop} (notional land) | :: Esperantoland, Esperantië |
| espionage {n} (act of learning secret information through clandestine means) | :: spionage |
| espousal {n} (betrothal) SEE: betrothal | :: |
| espouse {v} (become married to) | :: trouwen met, in het huwelijk treden met, tot man nemen, tot vrouw nemen |
| espouse {v} (accept, support, take as one’s own) | :: verdedigen, aannemen, ondersteunen |
| espy {v} (to catch sight of) | :: bespeuren, waarnemen |
| espy {v} (to inspect narrowly) | :: onderzoeken, bespioneren |
| -esque {suffix} (in the style of) | :: -esk |
| -esque {suffix} (resembling) | :: -esk |
| esquire {n} (male member of the gentry ranking below a knight) | :: jonkheer {m}, jonker {m} |
| -ess {suffix} (female suffix) | :: -in {f}, -esse {f} |
| essay {n} (written composition) | :: essay {n}, opstel {n}, essai |
| essay {n} (an attempt) | :: poging {f} |
| essayist {n} (one who composes essays; a writer of short compositions) | :: essayist {m} |
| essence {n} (inherent nature) | :: essentie |
| essence {n} (concentrate) | :: essence, aftreksel |
| essence {n} (fragrance) | :: parfum {m} {n} |
| essence {n} (true nature of something) | :: wezen {n} |
| essential {adj} (necessary) | :: essentieel, onontbeerlijk, wezenlijk, noodzakelijk, nodig |
| essential {adj} (of high importance) | :: essentieel, onontbeerlijk, wezenlijk, belangrijk |
| essential {adj} (in basic form) | :: essentieel, wezenlijk, echt |
| essential {n} (fundamental ingredient) | :: essentiële {n} |
| essentially {adv} (essentially) | :: essentieel |
| essential oil {n} (volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings) | :: etherische olie |
| essential tremor {n} (Neurological condition) | :: essentiële tremor {c} |
| -est {suffix} (superlative of adjectives and adverbs) | :: -ste |
| -est {suffix} (second-person singular present tense of verbs) | :: -t |
| establish {v} (To form; to set up in business) | :: oprichten, stichten |
| establish {v} (To found; to institute) | :: oprichten |
| establish {v} (To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate) | :: bevestigen, vaststellen |
| establishment {n} (the act of establishing) | :: oprichting {f} |
| establishment {n} (the state of being established) | :: oprichting {f} |
| establishment {n} (that which is established) | :: vestiging, bestel {n} |
| establishment {n} (slang: the ruling class or authority group) | :: establishment {n} |
| estate {n} (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) | :: bezit {n} |
| estate {n} (historical: major social class or order of persons) | :: standadel, |
| estate {n} (law: nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land) | :: bezit, eigendom, |
| estate {n} ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) | :: landgoed {n} |
| estate {n} (housing estate) SEE: housing estate | :: |
| esteem {n} (favourable regard) | :: achting {f} |
| esteem {v} (to regard with respect) | :: achten, waarderen, prijzen |
| ester {n} (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom) | :: ester {m} |
| Esther {prop} (female given name) | :: Esther {f} |
| Esther {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Ester |
| Esther {prop} (the heroine of the Book of Esther) | :: Esther {f} |
| estimate {n} (rough calculation or guess) | :: schatting {f} |
| estimate {v} (to calculate roughly) | :: schatten |
| Estonia {prop} (country) | :: Estland {n} |
| Estonian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language) | :: Ests, Estisch |
| Estonian {n} (person) | :: Est {m}, Estlander {m}, Estlandse {f} |
| Estonian {n} (language) | :: Ests {n}, Estisch {n} |
| estragon {n} (tarragon) SEE: tarragon | :: |
| estrange {v} (cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate) | :: vervreemden |
| estrange {v} (remove from an accustomed place or set of associations) | :: ontwortelen |
| estrangement {n} (the act of alienating) | :: vervreemding {m} |
| estrogen {n} (estrogen) | :: oestrogeen {n}, estrogeen {n} |
| estuary {n} (place where ocean tides and river water merge) | :: estuarium |
| esurient {adj} (avid, eager) SEE: avid | :: |
| esurient {adj} (very greedy or hungry) SEE: voracious | :: |
| eta {n} (Greek letter) | :: èta {m} {f} |
| et al. {phrase} (and others) | :: en anderen |
| etc. {phrase} (and so on, see also: and so forth) | :: enz., en zo voorts, etc. |
| et cetera {phrase} (noting the omission of the remainder of a list) SEE: etc. | :: |
| etching {n} (art of producing an image) | :: ets {m} {f} |
| Eteocypriot {prop} (the pre-Indo-European language) | :: Eteocypriotisch {n} |
| eternal {adj} (lasting forever) | :: eeuwig, eindeloos |
| eternal life {n} (immortality) SEE: immortality | :: |
| eternal life {n} (afterlife) SEE: afterlife | :: |
| eternity {n} (infinite time) | :: eeuwigheid {f} (definite article only) |
| eternity {n} (time extending infinitely far into the future) | :: eeuwigheid {f} |
| eternity {n} (period of time that elapses after death) | :: de eeuwigheid {f} (definite article required; often capitalized) |
| eternity {n} (informal: a comparatively long time) | :: eeuwigheid {f} (indefinite article only) |
| ethane {n} (aliphatic hydrocarbon, C2H6) | :: ethaan |
| ethene {n} (ethylene) SEE: ethylene | :: |
| ether {n} (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere) | :: ether {m} |
| ether {n} (substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space) | :: ether {m} |
| ether {n} ((organic chemistry) diethyl ether) | :: ether {m} |
| ether {n} ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups) | :: ether {m} |
| ether {n} (sky, heavens) SEE: heavens | :: |
| ethical {adj} (of or relating to the study of ethics) | :: ethisch |
| ethics {n} (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) | :: zedenkunde {f}, ethiek {f} |
| ethics {n} (standards of conduct) | :: zedenkunde {f}, ethiek {f} |
| Ethiopia {prop} (country in Eastern Africa) | :: Ethiopië {n} |
| Ethiopian {n} (person) | :: Ethiopiër {m} |
| ethnic {adj} (of or relating to a group of people) | :: etnisch |
| ethnic {adj} (belonging to a foreign culture) | :: etnisch, exotisch, vreemd |
| ethnic {n} (ethnic person, notably when foreigner or immigrant) | :: vreemdeling {m} |
| ethnic {n} (ethnic minority) | :: (etnische) minderheid(sgroep) |
| ethnic cleansing {n} (ethnic cleansing) | :: etnische zuivering {f} |
| ethnographic {adj} (of, or relating to ethnography) | :: etnografisch |
| ethnologist {n} (one who practices ethnology) | :: ethnoloog {m}, ethnologe {f} |
| ethnology {n} (branch of anthropology) | :: volkskunde {f}, volkenkunde |
| ethnopolitics {n} (politics as it relates to different ethnic groups) | :: etnopolitiek {f} |
| ethnoreligious {adj} (Of or pertaining to ethnicity and religion) | :: etnoreligieus |
| ethylene {n} (compound) | :: etheen |
| ethylene oxide {n} (simplest epoxide) | :: etheenoxide {n} |
| ethyne {n} (the compound C2H2) | :: ethyn |
| etic {adj} (analyzing a culture from outside) | :: etisch |
| etiquette {n} (forms to be observed in social or official life) | :: etiquette {m} {f} |
| Etruscan {adj} (pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria) | :: Etruskisch |
| Etruscan {n} (inhabitant of Etruria) | :: Etrusk |
| Etruscan {prop} (extinct language of Etruria) | :: Etruskisch {n} |
| etude {n} (piece of music) | :: etude {f} |
| etymological {adj} (of or relating to etymology) | :: etymologisch |
| etymologically {adv} (Based on or belonging to etymology) | :: etymologisch |
| etymology {n} (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words) | :: etymologie {f}, woordherkomst {f} |
| etymology {n} (account of the origin and historical development of a word) | :: etymologie {f} |
| etymon {n} (source word) | :: etymon {n} |
| EU {prop} (European Union, see also: European Union; EUSSR) | :: EU {f} |
| eucalyptus {n} (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) | :: eucalyptus {m} |
| Eucharist {n} (sacrament) | :: eucharistie {f} |
| Eucharist {n} (ceremony) | :: eucharistieviering {f} |
| eucharistic {adj} (pertaining to the Eucharist) | :: eucharistisch |
| Euclidean {adj} (of traditional geometry) | :: euclidisch |
| Euclidean geometry {n} (mathematical system) | :: euclidische meetkunde {f} |
| euergetism {n} (the practice of élite in Greek and Roman cities to distribute a part of their wealth to the community) | :: evergetisme |
| eugenics {n} (social philosophy) | :: eugenetica |
| eukaryote {n} (any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus) | :: eukaryoten {p} |
| Euler's formula {prop} (Euler's formula) | :: formule van Euler |
| eulogize {v} | :: loven |
| eulogy {n} (an oration to honor a deceased person) | :: grafrede {f} |
| eulogy {n} (high praise or recommendation) | :: lofrede {f} |
| eunuch {n} (castrated human male) | :: eunuch {m}, castraat {m} |
| eunuch {n} (such a man who was harem guard or in Middle Eastern courts under Roman Emperors, important officials of the state) | :: eunuch {m} |
| euonymus {n} (tree of the genus Euonymus) SEE: spindle | :: |
| euphemism {n} (use of a word or phrase to replace another word with one considered less offensive) | :: verbloeming, eufemisme {n} |
| euphemism {n} (word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way) | :: eufemisme {n} |
| euphonium {n} (brass instrument) | :: euphonium |
| euphony {n} | :: eufonie {f}, welluidendheid {f} |
| Euphrates {prop} (river in the Middle East) | :: Eufraat |
| Eurasia {prop} (the largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia) | :: Eurazië {n} |
| Eurasian black vulture {n} (Aegypius monachus) | :: monniksgier |
| Eurasian collared dove {n} (Streptopelia decaocto) SEE: collared dove | :: |
| Eurasian crag martin {n} (Ptyonoprogne rupestris) | :: rotszwaluw {f} |
| Eurasian hobby {n} (Falco subbuteo) | :: boomvalk {m} {f} |
| Eurasian jay {n} (Garrulus glandarius) | :: gaai {m} |
| Eurasian lynx {n} (Lynx lynx) | :: lynx {m}, los {m}, Europese lynx {m} |
| Eurasian nuthatch {n} (Sitta europaea) | :: boomklever {m} |
| Eurasian pygmy owl {n} (Glaucidium passerinum) | :: dwerguil {m} |
| Eurasian siskin {n} (Spinus spinus) | :: sijs |
| Eurasian sparrowhawk {n} (Accipiter nisus) | :: sperwer {m} |
| Eurasian spoonbill {n} (Platalea leucorodia) | :: lepelaar {m} |
| Eurasian tree sparrow {n} (tree sparrow) SEE: tree sparrow | :: |
| Eurasian woodcock {n} (Scolopax rusticola) | :: houtsnip {f} |
| Euripides {prop} (a Greek tragedian) | :: Euripides {m} |
| euro {n} (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) | :: euro |
| euro area {n} (Eurozone) SEE: Eurozone | :: |
| Eurocent {n} (one hundredth of a euro) | :: eurocent {f} |
| euro coin {n} (coin in the eurozone) | :: euromunt {f} |
| Euroland {prop} (group of countries having Euro as currency) SEE: Eurozone | :: |
| Euromaidan {prop} (series of anti-government protests in Ukraine) | :: Euromaidan {n} {m}, Euromajdan {n} {m} |
| Europe {prop} (European Union) SEE: European Union | :: |
| Europe {prop} (continent) | :: Europa {n} |
| European {adj} (relating to Europe or the European Union) | :: Europees |
| European {n} (person) | :: Europeaanse {f}, Europeaan {m} |
| European alder {n} (black alder) SEE: black alder | :: |
| European ash {n} (Fraxinus excelsior) SEE: common ash | :: |
| European bee-eater {n} (Merops apiaster) | :: bijeneter {m} |
| European bison {n} (the wisent species Bison bonasus) | :: wisent {m} |
| European Central Bank {prop} (central bank for the European Union) | :: Europese Centrale Bank |
| European hedgehog {n} (Erinaceus europaeus) | :: egel |
| European herring gull {n} (Larus argentatus) | :: zilvermeeuw |
| European holly {n} (Ilex aquifolium) | :: hulst {f}, steekpalm {m} |
| European honey buzzard {n} (Pernis apivorus) | :: wespendief {m} |
| European mink {n} (mink species) | :: nerts {m} |
| European otter {n} (Lutra lutra) | :: visotter {m} |
| European plaice {n} (Pleuronectes platessa) | :: schol {m} |
| European polecat {n} (Mustela putorius) | :: bunzing {m} |
| European robin {n} (Erithacus rubecula) | :: roodborstje {n} |
| European roller {n} (Coracias garrulus) | :: scharrelaar |
| European rowan {n} (Sorbus aucuparia) SEE: rowan | :: |
| European shag {n} (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) | :: kuifaalscholver |
| European smelt {n} (Osmerus eperlanus) | :: spiering |
| European squid {n} (Loligo vulgaris) | :: gewone pijlinktvis {m} |
| European Union {prop} (European supranational organisation) | :: Europese Unie {f} |
| europium {n} (chemical element) | :: europium {n} |
| Eurotunnel {prop} (Channel Tunnel) SEE: Channel Tunnel | :: |
| Eurovision {prop} (television network) | :: Eurovisie |
| Eurozone {prop} (those European Union members whose official currency is the euro) | :: eurozone {f} |
| Eustachian tube {n} (tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear) | :: buis van Eustachius |
| eustasy {n} (worldwide change in sea level) | :: eustasie |
| euthanasia {n} (practice of killing a human being or animal) | :: euthanasie {f} |
| eutrophication {n} (becoming eutrophic) | :: eutrofiëring {f} |
| Euxine Sea {prop} SEE: Black Sea | :: |
| evacuate {v} (to move out of an unsafe location into safety) | :: evacueren |
| evacuation {n} (act of emptying) | :: evacuatie {f} |
| evaluation {n} (assessment) | :: beoordeling {f}, evaluatie {f} |
| evanescent {adj} (ephemeral) SEE: ephemeral | :: |
| evanescent {adj} ((mathematics) diminishing to the point of reaching zero as a limit) SEE: infinitesimal | :: |
| evangelical {adj} (pertaining to the doctrines or teachings of the Christian gospel or Christianity in general) | :: evangelisch |
| evangelist {n} (itinerant or special preacher, especially a revivalist) | :: evangelist {m} |
| evangelization {n} (act of evangelizing) | :: evangelisatie {f} |
| evangelize {v} (tell people about Christianity) | :: evangeliseren, uitdragen van de blijde boodschap |
| evaporate {v} (to transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state) | :: verdampen |
| evaporation {n} (process of liquid converting to the gaseous state) | :: verdamping |
| eve {n} (day or night before) | :: vooravond {m}, vigilie {f} |
| Eve {prop} (the first woman) | :: Eva {f} |
| Eve {prop} (given name) | :: Eva |
| even {adj} (flat and level) | :: vlak, vlakke, gelijk, gelijke |
| even {adj} (without great variation) | :: gelijke, gelijkmatig, gelijkmatige |
| even {adj} (equal) | :: gelijk, gelijkmatig |
| even {adj} (arithmetic: divisible by two) | :: even, paar |
| even {v} (to make even) | :: evenen, gelijkmaken, platmaken |
| even {adv} (implying extreme example) | :: zelfs, (niet) eens |
| even {adv} (emphasising comparative) | :: nog |
| even {n} (Evening of the day) | :: avondstond {m} |
| Even {prop} (language) | :: eveens |
| evening {n} (time of day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight) | :: avond |
| evening dress {n} (elegant dress worn by women) | :: avondjapon, avondjurk |
| evening meal {n} (meal taken in the evening) | :: avondeten {n}, avondmaal {n}, diner {n} |
| evening star {n} (planet Venus seen in the evening) | :: avondster {f} |
| evening star {n} (Oenothera biennis) | :: middelste teunisbloem {f}, nachtkeers {f}, nachtpitjes {p}, nachtkaars {f}, leliën-van-een-nacht {p}, vierentwintiguursbloem {f} |
| even so {adv} (in spite of the preceding remark or facts) | :: desondanks, zelfs dan, toch |
| event {n} (occurrence) | :: gebeurtenis |
| event horizon {n} (gravitational sphere within which light cannot escape) | :: waarnemingshorizon |
| even though {conj} (although) | :: ook al, ondanks dat, hoewel |
| eventual {adj} | :: uiteindelijk |
| eventually {adv} (in the end) | :: uiteindelijk |
| ever {adv} (always) | :: ooit, altijd, steeds |
| ever {adv} (at any time) | :: ooit |
| ever and anon {adv} (now and then) | :: af en toe, nu en dan |
| Everest {prop} (Mount Everest) SEE: Mount Everest | :: |
| Everett {prop} (male given name) | :: Evert |
| evergreen {adj} (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) | :: groenblijvend |
| everlasting {adj} (Lasting or enduring forever) | :: altijddurend |
| everlasting {adj} (Continuing indefinitely) | :: eindeloos |
| every {determiner} (all of a countable group) | :: elk, ieder |
| everybody {pron} (all people) | :: iedereen, allen |
| every cloud has a silver lining {proverb} (in every bad situation there is an element of good) | :: achter de wolken schijnt de zon |
| every day {adv} (daily) SEE: daily | :: |
| everyday {adj} (appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions) | :: alledaags |
| everyday {adj} (commonplace, ordinary) | :: alledaags |
| every Jack has his Jill {proverb} | :: op elk potje past een deksel |
| every man for himself {phrase} (forget about comradeship; save yourselves!) | :: ieder voor zich |
| everyone {pron} (every person) | :: iedereen, elkeen, allen, allemaal, iegelijk |
| everyone else {pron} (all other persons) | :: alle anderen, ieder ander |
| every so often {adv} (occasionally) | :: van tijd tot tijd, af en toe |
| everything {pron} (all the things) | :: alles |
| every time {adv} (at each occasion that) | :: telkens wanneer |
| everywhere {adv} (at all places) | :: overal |
| evict {v} (to expel) | :: verjagen, uitzetten |
| evidence {n} (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) | :: bewijs {n}, bewijsmateriaal {n} |
| evidence {n} (anything admitted by a court as proof) | :: bewijs {n}, bewijsmateriaal {n} |
| evidential {adj} (of or providing evidence) | :: bewijskrachtig |
| evidently {adv} (obviously) | :: duidelijk, klaarblijkelijk |
| evil {adj} (intending to harm) | :: kwaadaardig, boosaardig, kwaad, slecht, euvel |
| evil {adj} (morally corrupt) | :: slecht |
| evil {n} (moral badness, wickedness) | :: kwade {n}, kwaad {n}, slechte {n}, euvel {n} |
| evildoer {n} (person who performs evil acts) | :: overtreder {m},slechterik {m} |
| evil eye {n} (wicked look) | :: boze oog {n} |
| evil laugh {n} (stereotypical villain's laugh) | :: demonische lach {m} |
| evil laughter {n} (stereotypical villain's laughter) SEE: evil laugh | :: |
| evilness {n} (of or relating to evil) | :: slechtheid {f}, kwaadaardigheid {f} |
| evince {v} (to show or demonstrate clearly) | :: aantonen, bewijzen, vertonen |
| eviscerate {v} (to disembowel) | :: ontdarmen, ontweiden, van ingewanden ontdoen |
| eviscerate {v} (to make ineffectual or meaningless) | :: ontkrachten,verzwakken |
| eviscerate {v} (to elicit the essence of) | :: uithollen |
| evisceration {n} (A disemboweling) | :: van ingewanden ontdoenontweien |
| evisceration {n} (A vigorous verbal assault) | :: iets afbreken, neerhalen |
| evoke {v} (to cause the manifestation of) | :: oproepen |
| evolution {n} (general: a gradual process of development) | :: evolutie {f} |
| evolution {n} (biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time) | :: evolutie {f} |
| evolutionary {adj} (of or relating to evolution) | :: evolutionair |
| evolutionary biology {n} (sub-field of biology) | :: evolutiebiologie {f} |
| evolutionary theory {n} (theory of evolution) | :: evolutietheorie {f} |
| evolutionistic {adj} (of or pertaining to evolutionism) | :: evolutionistisch |
| evolve {v} (come into being; develop) | :: ontwikkelen |
| ew {interj} (expression of disgust or nausea) | :: bah |
| ewe {n} (female sheep) | :: ooi {f} |
| Ewe {n} (ethnic group) | :: Ewe {p} |
| Ewe {prop} (language) | :: Ewe {n} |
| Ewe {adj} (pertaining to the Ewe people or language) | :: Ewe- |
| ex {n} (colloquial: former partner or spouse) | :: ex {m} {f} |
| ex- {prefix} (former) | :: ex- |
| exa- {prefix} (SI prefix) | :: exa- |
| exacerbate {v} (make worse) | :: verslechteren, verergeren, exacerberen |
| exact {adj} (precisely agreeing) | :: exact, precies |
| exact {adj} (habitually careful) | :: exact, precies |
| exact {adj} (precisely conceived or stated) | :: exact, precies |
| exacting {adj} (Making excessive demands; difficult to satisfy) | :: veeleisend |
| exactly {adv} (in an exact manner) | :: precies, exact |
| exactly {interj} (signifying agreement or recognition) | :: precies |
| exaggerate {v} (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) | :: overdrijven |
| exaggerated {adj} (that has been described as greater than it actually is) | :: overdreven, overtrokken |
| examination {n} (inspection by a doctor) | :: onderzoek {n} |
| examination {n} (formal test) | :: toets {m}, proefwerk {n}, examen {n} |
| examination {n} (interrogation) SEE: interrogation | :: |
| examine {v} (to observe or inspect carefully or critically) | :: onderzoeken |
| examine {v} (to determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination) | :: examineren |
| example {n} (something representative of a group) | :: voorbeeld {n} |
| example {n} (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) | :: voorbeeld {n} |
| example {n} (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) | :: voorbeeld |
| exanimate {adj} (lifeless; dead) | :: levenloos, levensloos, dood, doods, ontzield |
| exanimate {adj} (spiritless, dispirited, disheartened, not lively) | :: lusteloos, mat |
| exasperate {v} (frustrate, vex, annoy) | :: tot wanhoop drijven |
| exasperated {adj} (greatly annoyed; made furious) | :: geërgerd |
| excavate {v} (to make a hole in (something); to hollow) | :: uithollen |
| excavate {v} (to remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out) | :: uithollen |
| excavate {v} (to uncover (something) by digging) | :: opdelven, uitgraven |
| excavation {n} (act of excavating, or of making hollow) | :: afgraving {f} |
| excavation {n} (cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping) | :: bouwput {m} |
| excavation {n} (archaeological excavation) | :: opgraving {f} |
| excavator {n} (curette used to scrape out pathological material) SEE: curette | :: |
| excavator {n} (vehicle) | :: graafmachine {f} |
| exceed {v} (to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable) | :: overschrijden, overstijgen, overtreffen |
| exceed {v} (to be better than something else or than expected or desirable) | :: overstijgen, overtreffen |
| exceed {v} (to go beyond the limits of something) | :: overschrijden, te buiten gaan, overstijgen |
| excel {v} (intransitive: to be much better than others) | :: uitblinken |
| excellent {adj} (of the highest quality) | :: uitstekend, uitmuntend, excellent, voortreffelijk |
| excelsior {n} (3-point type) | :: kwart cicero |
| except {v} (to exclude) | :: uitsluiten, uitzonderen |
| except {v} (to take exception, to object to) | :: bezwaar hebben, protesteren, bezwaar maken |
| except {prep} (with the exception of) | :: behalve, uitgezonderd {n} |
| exception {n} (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) | :: uitzondering {f} |
| exception {n} (that which is excepted or taken out from others) | :: uitzondering {f} |
| exceptional {adj} (forming an exception) | :: buitengewoon, exceptioneel, uitzonderlijk |
| exceptionality {n} (quality of being exceptional) | :: uitzonderlijkheid {f} |
| exceptionally {adv} (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree) | :: buitengewoon |
| exception that proves the rule {n} (occurrence of counterexample) | :: uitzondering die de regel bevestigt |
| excerpt {n} (a clip, snippet, passage or extract from a larger work) | :: fragment, passage |
| excess {n} (degree by which one thing exceeds another) | :: overtreffen |
| excess {n} (insurance condition) | :: eigen risico |
| excessive {adj} (exceeding the bounds of something) | :: overmatig |
| excessively {adv} (to an excessive degree) | :: buitensporig, extreem |
| excessively {adv} (in excess) | :: excessief |
| exchange {n} (act of exchanging or trading) | :: uitwisseling |
| exchange {n} (place for conducting trading) | :: beurs {f} |
| exchange {v} (To trade or barter) | :: handelen |
| exchange {v} (To replace with a similar item) | :: ruilen, omruilen, wisselen |
| exchange rate {n} (currency rate (finance)) | :: wisselkoers |
| exchange student {n} (student in an exchange scheme) | :: uitwisselingsstudent {m} |
| exchequer {n} (treasury) SEE: treasury | :: |
| excise {n} (excise tax) SEE: excise tax | :: |
| excise tax {n} (any of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods) | :: accijns {m} |
| excision {n} (removal of a tumor etc. but cutting) | :: excisie {f} |
| excite {v} (to stir the emotions of) | :: prikkelen, opwinden |
| excite {v} (to arouse or bring out (eg feelings); to stimulate) | :: stimuleren, prikkelen |
| excite {v} (to cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state) | :: exciteren |
| excited {adj} (having great enthusiasm) | :: opgewonden, opgetogen |
| excited {adj} (being in a state of higher energy) | :: aangeslagen |
| excitement {n} (state of being excited) | :: opgewondenheid {f} |
| exciting {adj} (causing excitement) | :: spannend |
| exclamation {n} (exclamation mark) SEE: exclamation mark | :: |
| exclamation {n} (loud calling or crying out; outcry) | :: uitroep {m} |
| exclamation {n} (word expressing outcry) | :: uitroep {m} |
| exclamation mark {n} (punctuation “!”) | :: uitroepteken {n} |
| exclamation point {n} (exclamation mark) SEE: exclamation mark | :: |
| exclave {n} (a country's territory not connected to the main part) | :: exklave |
| exclude {v} (to bar from entering; keep out) | :: uitsluiten, buitensluiten |
| exclude {v} (to refuse to accept as valid) | :: uitsluiten |
| exclude {v} (to eliminate from diagnostic consideration) | :: uitsluiten |
| excluding {prep} (to the exclusion of) | :: met uitzondering van |
| exclusionary {adj} (acting to exclude something) | :: met uitzondering van |
| exclusive {adj} (of high quality and/or renown) | :: exclusief |
| exclusive {n} (information granted exclusively) | :: exclusief(je) {n} |
| exclusive {adj} (exclusionary) SEE: exclusionary | :: |
| exclusively {adv} (to the exclusion of anything or anyone else) | :: uitsluitend, exclusief |
| exclusive right {n} (The power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions) | :: exclusief recht |
| excommunication {n} (act of excommunicating, disfellowshipping or ejecting) | :: excommunicatie {f} |
| excoriate {v} (to wear off the skin of) | :: schrammen |
| excoriation {n} (flaying) | :: geseling {f} |
| excoriation {n} (skin abrasion) | :: afschurving {f} |
| excoriation {n} (verbal dressing down) | :: uitkaffering {f} |
| excrement {n} (human and animal solid waste) | :: uitwerpselen {n-p} |
| excrescence {n} (something, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else) | :: uitwas, exces |
| excrete {v} (to discharge material) | :: afscheiden |
| excruciate {v} (to inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture) | :: folteren |
| excruciating {adj} (Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing) | :: martelend,ondraaglijk |
| excruciating {adj} (Very intense; extreme) | :: extreem, intens |
| excursion {n} (brief recreational trip) | :: uitstapje {n}, excursie {f} |
| excuse {v} (forgive, pardon) | :: vergeven, excuseren |
| excuse {v} (allow to leave) | :: verontschuldigen, excuseren |
| excuse {v} (explain with the aim of alleviating guilt or negative judgement) | :: goedpraten |
| excuse {n} (explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgement) | :: uitvlucht {m} {f}, excuus {n} smoes {m} |
| excuse me {phrase} (request to repeat, see also: come again) | :: pardon, wablief, excuseer |
| excuse me {phrase} (request for attention) | :: pardon, excuseer |
| excuse me {phrase} (request to pass) | :: pardon, excuseer, excuseert u mij |
| excuse me {phrase} (sorry, as apology) | :: pardon, excuseer, excuseert u mij |
| execrable {adj} (hateful) | :: verfoeilijk |
| executable {adj} (capable of being executed) | :: uitvoerbaar |
| executable {n} (file that can be run) | :: uitvoerbaar bestand {n} |
| execute {v} (to kill as punishment) | :: executeren |
| execute {v} (to start a defined process and run it to completion) | :: bewerkstelligen, uitvoeren |
| execute {v} (to start a defined process, without regard to whether it runs to completion or not) | :: bewerkstelligen, uitvoeren |
| execute {v} (to start, launch or run software) | :: uitvoeren |
| execution {n} (act of executing or the state of being executed) | :: uitvoering {f} |
| execution {n} (act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty) | :: executie, terechtstelling {f}, doodstraf |
| execution {n} (manner or style of a performance etc) | :: uitvoering {f} |
| execution {n} (carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will) | :: tenuitvoerlegging, uitvoering {f} |
| execution {n} (carrying out of an instruction by a computer) | :: uitvoering {f} |
| executioner {n} (the person who carries out the execution) | :: beul |
| executive {n} (branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions) | :: uitvoerende macht {f} {m} |
| exegesis {n} (formal written exposition or explanatory essay) | :: exegese {f}, uitlegging {f} |
| exegete {n} (person skilled in exegesis) | :: tekstuitlegger {m}, tekstuitlegster {f}, exegeet {m}, exegete {f} |
| exemplary {adj} (deserving honour, respect and admiration) | :: voorbeeldig |
| exemplary {adj} (of such high quality as to serve as an example, see also: ideal; perfect) | :: voorbeeldig |
| exempt {adj} (free from duty or obligation) | :: vrijgesteld |
| exempt {n} (one who has been released from something) | :: vrijgestelde {m} |
| exempt {v} (to grant freedom or immunity from) | :: vrijstellen |
| exemption {n} (act of exempting) | :: vrijstelling, ontheffing |
| exercise {n} (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) | :: oefening {f} |
| exercise {n} (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) | :: lichaamsbeweging {f} |
| exercise bicycle {n} (exercise machine) | :: kamerfiets {m}, hometrainer {m} |
| exercise book {n} (booklet for students) | :: schrift {n} |
| exert {v} (to put in vigorous action) | :: inspannen |
| exert {v} (to make use of) | :: uitoefenen |
| exertion {n} (the action of exerting) | :: inspanning {f} |
| exfoliate {v} (to remove the leaves of a plant) | :: ontbladeren |
| exfoliate {v} (to remove a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation) | :: exfoliëren |
| exhalation {n} (meteor) SEE: meteor | :: |
| exhalation {n} (act or process of exhaling) | :: uitademing {f} |
| exhale {v} (to breathe out) | :: uitademen |
| exhaust {v} (to empty by drawing or letting out the contents) | :: uitputten, verminderen |
| exhaust {v} (to drain, metaphorically; to wear out) | :: uitputten |
| exhaust {n} (system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged) | :: uitlaatpijp {f}, uitlaat {m} |
| exhaust {n} (the steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there) | :: uitlaat {m} |
| exhaust {n} (the foul air let out of a room through a register or pipe provided for the purpose) | :: uitlaat {m} |
| exhaust {n} (exhaust pipe) SEE: exhaust pipe | :: |
| exhausted {adj} | :: uitgeput |
| exhaustion {n} (point of complete depletion) | :: uitputting {f} |
| exhaustion {n} (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) | :: uitputting {f} |
| exhaustive {adj} (including every possible element) | :: volledig |
| exhaustiveness {n} (state of being exhaustive) | :: volledigheid {f} |
| exhaust pipe {n} (pipe that vents waste gases from the engine) | :: uitlaat {m} |
| exhibit {v} (display or show (something) for others to see) | :: tonen, tentoonstellen |
| exhibit {v} (demonstrate) | :: vertonen, tonen |
| exhibit {v} (display publicly) | :: tentoonstellen |
| exhibit {n} (instance of exhibiting) | :: vertoning |
| exhibit {n} (something exhibited) | :: tentoonstellingsstuk |
| exhibit {n} (public showing) | :: tentoonstelling, expositie |
| exhibition {n} (large scale public showing of objects or products) | :: tentoonstelling {f} |
| exhibition game {n} (practice game) | :: oefenwedstrijd, vriendschappelijke wedstrijd |
| exhibitionism {n} (practice of drawing attention to oneself) | :: exhibitionisme |
| exhibitionist {n} (someone who exposes their genitalia in public) | :: exhibitionist {m} |
| exhibition match {n} (exhibition game) SEE: exhibition game | :: |
| exhilarate {v} (to cheer) | :: opvrolijken |
| exhilarate {v} (to excite, to thrill) | :: opwekken, stimuleren |
| exhort {v} (urge) | :: aansporen, aanporren, manen |
| exhortation {n} (Act or practice of exhorting) | :: aanmoediging {f} |
| exhortation {n} (Incite and encourage) | :: aanmoediging {f} |
| exhume {v} (To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter) | :: opgraven |
| exile {n} (the state of being banished from one's home or country) | :: ballingschap {f} |
| exile {n} (someone who is banished from one's home or country) | :: banneling {m} |
| exile {v} (to send into exile) | :: verbannen |
| exist {v} (to be) | :: bestaan |
| existence {n} (state of being, existing, or occurring) | :: bestaan {n}, voorkomen {n} |
| existent {adj} (existing; having life or being, current; occurring now) | :: bestaand, bestaande |
| existential {adj} | :: existentiële |
| existentialism {n} (philosophical movement) | :: existentialisme {n} |
| existing {adj} (that exists) | :: bestaande |
| exit {n} (way out) | :: uitgang {m} |
| exit {n} (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) | :: uitgang {m} |
| exit {v} (to go out or go away from a place or situation, see also: depart; leave) | :: uitgaan, vertrekken |
| exit {n} (act of departing from life) SEE: death | :: |
| exit {v} (to depart from life) SEE: die | :: |
| ex libris {n} (bookplate) | :: ex libris {n} |
| exobiology {n} (biology dealing with extraterrestrial lifeforms) | :: exobiologie {f} |
| exocarp {n} (outermost layer of the pericarp) | :: exocarp {n} |
| exodus {n} (sudden departure) | :: exodus {m}, uittocht {m} |
| Exodus {prop} (departure of Hebrew slaves) | :: Exodus {m}, Uittocht {m} |
| Exodus {prop} (book of Torah and Old Testament) | :: Exodus {m} |
| exogamy {n} (marriage) | :: exogamie {f} |
| exonerate {v} (to relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load)) | :: verlichten, ontlasten |
| exonerate {v} (to free from an obligation, responsibility or task) | :: ontheffen |
| exonerate {v} (to free from accusation or blame) | :: vrijspreken |
| exoneration {n} (the act of freeing a person of blame) | :: zuivering |
| exophthalmos {n} (abnormal protrusion of the eyeball) | :: exoftalmus |
| exoplanet {n} (planet outside Earth's solar system) | :: exoplaneet |
| exorbitant {adj} (exceeding proper limits) | :: exorbitant, buitensporig |
| exorcise {v} (To drive out an evil spirit from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer) | :: verdrijven, uitbannen |
| exorcism {n} (ritual driving out of evil spirits) | :: exorcisme, uitdrijving {f} |
| exorcize {v} (exorcise) SEE: exorcise | :: |
| exosphere {n} (the uppermost layer of a planet's atmosphere) | :: exosfeer {m} |
| exoteric {adj} (suitable to be imparted to the public) | :: exoterisch, openbaar |
| exoteric {adj} (accessible, capable of being readily or fully comprehended) | :: bevattelijk, toegankelijk |
| exoteric {adj} (of or pertaining to concepts having obvious practical application) | :: praktijkgericht, praktisch |
| exotic {adj} (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) | :: exotisch |
| exotic {adj} (non-native to the ecosystem) | :: uitheems, exotisch |
| exotic {n} (organism exotic to an environment) | :: exoot {m} |
| exotic dancer {n} (exotic dancer) | :: exotisch danser {m}, exotisch danseres {f} |
| expand {v} ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one) | :: vergroten, uitbreiden, openzetten, opentrekken |
| expand {v} ((transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of) | :: uitbreiden, vergroten, vermeerderen |
| expand {v} ((transitive) to express at length or in detail) | :: elaboreren, uitwerken |
| expand {v} ((transitive, algebra) to rewrite as an equivalent sum of terms) | :: uitwerken, ontbinden in factoren, factoriseren |
| expand {v} ((intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one) | :: uitdijen, uitzetten, uitplooien |
| expand {v} ((intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope) | :: uitdijen, zich uitbreiden, toenemen |
| expand {v} ((intransitive) to speak or write at length or in detail) | :: [over] uitweiden |
| expansion {n} (act of expanding) | :: expansie {f} |
| expansive {adj} (Comprehensive in scope or extent) | :: omvattend |
| expatiate {v} | :: uitweiden, breedvoerig spreken |
| expatriate {adj} (living outside of one's own country) | :: expat |
| expatriate {n} (person living outside own country) | :: buitenlander {m} |
| expatriate {n} (person banished from their own country) | :: banneling |
| expatriate {v} (banish) | :: verbannen |
| expect {v} (to look for, look forward to, anticipate) | :: verwachten |
| expect {v} (To consider obligatory) | :: verwachten |
| expect {v} (To consider reasonably due) | :: verwachten |
| expectant {adj} (pregnant) | :: in verwachting |
| expectation {n} (act or state of expecting) | :: verwachting {f}, afwachting {f} |
| expectation {n} (that which is expected or looked for) | :: verwachting {f} |
| expected {adj} (anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur) | :: verwacht |
| expecting {adj} (pregnant) | :: in verwachting |
| expectorate {v} (spit) SEE: spit | :: |
| expedience {n} (quality of being fit or suitable to effect some desired end) | :: toepasselijkheid {f}, passendheid {f}, gepastheid {f} |
| expedience {n} (speed, haste or urgency) | :: haast {c}, spoed {m} |
| expediency {n} (quality of being fit or suitable to effect some desired end) | :: doelmatigheid, opportunisme, |
| expedient {adj} (suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended) | :: doelmatig |
| expedient {adj} (simple, easy, or quick; convenient) | :: eenvoudig, snel, uitgekookt |
| expedient {n} (a means for achieving an end) | :: redmiddel, uitweg, slimmigheid |
| expedite {v} (accelerate progress) | :: versnellen, in vaart brengen |
| expedition {n} (An important enterprise, implying a change of place) | :: expeditie {f} |
| expel {v} (to eject) | :: verdrijven, verjagen |
| expel {v} (to remove from membership) | :: royeren |
| expel {v} (to deport) | :: deporteren |
| expenditure {n} (act of expending) | :: uitgave |
| expense {n} (a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure) | :: uitgave {f} |
| expensive {adj} (having a high price or cost) | :: duur |
| experience {n} (event(s) of which one is cognizant) | :: ervaring {f}, belevenis {f}, beleving {f}, ondervinding {f} |
| experience {n} (activity which one has performed) | :: ervaring {f} |
| experience {n} (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) | :: ervaring {f} |
| experience {n} (the knowledge thus gathered) | :: kennis |
| experience {v} (to observe or undergo) | :: ervaren, meemaken, ondergaan, ondervinden, beleven |
| experienced {adj} (having experience) | :: ervaren |
| experiment {n} (test under controlled conditions) | :: experiment {n}, proef {f} |
| experiment {v} (to conduct an experiment) | :: experimenteren |
| experimentally {adv} (in the manner of an experiment) | :: experimenteel |
| expert {n} (person with extensive knowledge or ability) | :: deskundige, expert |
| expiate {v} (to atone) | :: boeten |
| expiate {v} (to make amends) | :: goedmaken |
| expiation {n} (an act of atonement) | :: boetedoening {f}, verzoening {f}, voldoening {f} |
| expire {v} (become invalid) | :: aflopen, vervallen, verstrijken, verlopen |
| expire {v} (to exhale (something)) | :: uitademen, uitblazen |
| expire {v} (exhale) SEE: exhale | :: |
| expire {v} (die) SEE: die | :: |
| expired {adj} (dead) SEE: dead | :: |
| expiry {n} (death) SEE: death | :: |
| explain {v} (report) | :: uitleggen, verklaren, toelichten |
| explain {v} (excuse) | :: verklaren |
| explanation {n} (the act or process of explaining) | :: verklaring {f}, toelichting {f}, uitleg {m} |
| explanation {n} (something that explains) | :: verklaring {f}, uitleg {m} |
| explanation {n} (reconciliation) | :: uitvlucht, uitleg {m} |
| expletive {adj} (serving to fill up) | :: opvullend |
| expletive {adj} (marked by phrase-fillers) | :: expletief, vol krachttermen |
| expletive {n} (word added to fill a syntactic position) | :: vulsel, opvulling |
| expletive {n} (word that adds strength to a phrase) | :: expletief (woord) |
| expletive {n} (profane, vulgar term) SEE: swear word | :: |
| explication {n} (explanation) SEE: explanation | :: |
| explicit {adj} (very specific) | :: expliciet, uitdrukkelijk |
| explicit {adj} (containing material that might be deemed offensive) | :: expliciet |
| explode {v} (to destroy with an explosion) | :: opblazen |
| explode {v} (to explode (intransitive)) | :: exploderen, ontploffen |
| exploit {n} (heroic or extraordinary deed) | :: heldendaad {c} |
| exploit {n} (achievement) | :: wapenfeit {f} |
| exploit {n} (computing security) | :: exploit {m} |
| exploit {v} (use for one’s advantage) | :: exploiteren, uitbuiten |
| exploit {v} (exploit) SEE: take advantage of | :: |
| exploitation {n} (act of exploiting) | :: uitbuiting {f}, exploitatie {f}, uitbaten {n} |
| exploration {n} (act of exploring) | :: verkenning {f}, exploratie |
| exploration {n} (penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery) | :: exploratie, ontdekkingsreis, ontdekkingstocht |
| explore {v} (to examine or investigate something systematically) | :: onderzoeken, bestuderen, navorsen, exploreren, napluizen, uitpluizen, uitzoeken, aftasten |
| explore {v} (to travel somewhere in search of discovery) | :: verkennen, exploreren, op/een ontdekkingsreis gaan naar/maken in |
| explore {v} (to (seek) experience first hand) | :: verkennen, exploreren |
| explore {v} (to examine diagnostically) | :: diagnosticeren |
| explore {v} (to be enagaged exploring in any of the above senses) | :: op verkenning zijn, exploreren, (aan) exploratie doen |
| explorer {n} (person who explores) | :: verkenner {m} |
| explorer {n} (person who by expedition seeks new information) | :: ontdekker, ontdekkingsreiziger {m} |
| explosion {n} (violent release of energy) | :: explosie {f}, ontploffing {f} |
| explosive {n} (explosive substance) | :: explosief {n}, springstof {f}, plofstof |
| exponential {adj} (relating to an exponent) | :: exponentieel |
| exponential growth {n} (growth proportional to value) | :: exponentiële groei {m} |
| exponentially {adv} (in an exponential manner) | :: exponentiëel |
| export {v} (to sell (goods) to a foreign country) | :: exporteren |
| exporter {n} (person who or organization that exports) | :: exporteur {m} |
| exposé {n} (publication of investigative journalism) | :: exposé {n} |
| expose {v} (to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to) | :: zichtbaar maken, blootleggen |
| expose {v} (to subject photographic film to light) | :: blootstellen |
| exposer {n} (one who exposes) | :: tentoonsteller {m} |
| exposition {n} (action of putting something out to public view) | :: tentoonstelling {f} |
| expository {adj} (serving to explain) | :: uitleggend, verklarend |
| exposure {n} (condition) | :: blootstelling {f}, contact {n} |
| exposure {n} (part exposed) | :: ligging {f} |
| exposure {n} (lack of protection) | :: blootstelling aan de elementen |
| exposure {n} (taking a photograph) | :: belichting {f} |
| exposure {n} (time & f-number) | :: belichting {f} |
| exposure {n} (gardening) | :: ligging {f} |
| express {adj} (moving or operating quickly) | :: snel |
| express {adj} (specific or precise) | :: gedetailleerd |
| express {v} (to convey meaning) | :: uitdrukken |
| expression {n} (particular way of phrasing an idea) | :: uitdrukking {f} |
| expression {n} (colloquialism or idiom) | :: uitdrukking {f}, spreekwijze {f}, wijze van spreken {f} |
| expression {n} (facial appearance) | :: uitdrukking {f}, gelaatsuitdrukking {f} |
| expression {n} (mathematics: arrangement of symbols) | :: uitdrukking {f} |
| expressionism {n} (movement in the arts) | :: expressionisme {n} |
| expressionism {n} (genre in music) | :: expressionisme {n} |
| expressionist {adj} (of, pertaining to, or in the style of expressionism) | :: expressionistisch |
| expressive {adj} (effectively conveying feeling) | :: uitdrukkend, zeggingskrachtig, expressief |
| expressiveness {n} (the quality of being expressive) | :: zeggingskracht {c} |
| expressly {adv} (in an expressive or explicit manner) | :: uitdrukkelijk |
| express train {n} (a train making limited stops) | :: exprestrein {m}, sneltrein {m} |
| expressway {n} (US: divided highway) | :: expressweg, snelweg |
| expressway {n} (freeway) SEE: freeway | :: |
| expulsion {n} (the act of expelling or the state of being expelled) | :: uitwijzing |
| expunge {v} (to erase or strike out) | :: uitwissen |
| expunge {v} (to eliminate) | :: verwijderen |
| exquisite {adj} (especially fine) | :: uitstekend, exquise |
| extant {adj} (still in existence) | :: existent |
| extemporaneous {adj} (without preparation) | :: onvoorbereid |
| extempore {adj} (carried out with no preparation; impromptu) | :: onvoorbereid, geïmproviseerd |
| extempore {adv} (without preparation; extemporaneously) | :: à l'improviste, voor de vuist weg, onvoorbereid |
| extempore {n} (Something improvised) | :: improvisatie {f} |
| extend {v} (to increase in extent) | :: uitbreiden |
| extend {v} (to possess a certain extent) | :: uitstrekken |
| extend {v} (to cause to increase in extent) | :: uitbreiden |
| extension {n} (act of extending or the state of being extended) | :: uitbreiding {f} |
| extension {n} (medicine: operation of stretching a broken bone) | :: verlenging {f} |
| extension {n} (telecommunication: phone extension number) | :: toestelnummer {n}, toestel {n} |
| extension {n} (computing: file extension) | :: achtervoegsel {n}, extensie {f} |
| extension block {n} (power strip) SEE: power strip | :: |
| extension cord {n} (an electrical cord) | :: verlengsnoer {n} |
| extensive {adj} (wide) | :: uitgebreid |
| extensively {adv} (in an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth) | :: uitvoerig, uitgebreid, omvangrijk |
| extensively {adv} (to a great extent) | :: intensief |
| extent {n} (range of values or locations) | :: bereik {n}, mate {m} {f} |
| extenuate {v} (make thin or slender) | :: verdunnen, verslappen |
| extenuate {v} (lessen; palliate) | :: verzachten, afzwakken, vergoeilijken |
| extenuating {adj} | :: verzachtend |
| exterior {adj} | :: uitwendig , buitenlands |
| exterior {n} | :: buitenland {n} |
| exterior {adj} (being from outside a country) SEE: foreign | :: |
| exterior {adj} (external) SEE: external | :: |
| exterminate {v} (to kill all of a population) | :: uitroeien, verdelgen |
| exterminate {v} (to bring a definite end to, finish completely) | :: afmaken, beëindigen, uitroeien |
| extermination camp {n} (death camp) SEE: death camp | :: |
| external {adj} (outside of something) | :: uiterlijk, uitwendig |
| extinct {adj} (extinguished, no longer alight (of fire, candles etc.)) | :: uit, uitgedoofd |
| extinct {adj} (no longer used; obsolete, discontinued) | :: in onbruik |
| extinct {adj} (having died out) | :: uitgestorven |
| extinct {adj} (no longer erupting) | :: uitgedoofd, slapend, dood |
| extinction {n} (the action of making or becoming extinct) | :: uitsterven |
| extinguish {v} (to put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench) | :: uitdoven, doven, blussen |
| extinguish {v} (to destroy or abolish something) | :: vernietigen |
| extinguish {v} (to obscure or eclipse something) | :: verduisteren |
| extinguish {v} ((literally) to hunt down (a species) to extinction) | :: uitmoorden |
| extirpate {v} (to pull up by the roots) | :: ontworteld |
| extirpate {v} (to destroy completely) | :: uitgeroeid |
| extirpation {n} (the act of extirpating) | :: uitroeiing {f} |
| extol {v} (to praise; to make high) | :: prijzen, ophemelen |
| extortion {n} (the practice of extorting money or other property) | :: afpersing {f} |
| extra {adj} (beyond what is due, usual) | :: extra |
| extra {adv} (to an extraordinary degree) | :: extra |
| extra {n} (person in a play or movie with a minimal part) SEE: walk-on | :: |
| extradite {v} (to remove a person from one state to another by legal process) | :: uitleveren, uitzetten |
| extradition {n} (a formal process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government) | :: uitlevering {f}, uitzetting |
| extramarital {adj} (taking place outside marriage) | :: buitenechtelijk, buitenechtelijk |
| extramarital {adj} (adulterous) | :: buitenechtelijk |
| extra-natural {adj} (supernatural) SEE: supernatural | :: |
| extraneous {adj} (not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing) | :: bijkomende, vreemde, extra |
| extraordinary {adj} (not ordinary) | :: buitengewoon |
| extrapolation {n} (calculation of an estimate) | :: extrapolatie {f} |
| extrapolation {n} (inference) | :: extrapolatie {f} |
| extrasensory perception {n} (supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels) | :: buitenzintuiglijke waarneming {f} |
| extraterrestrial {adj} (originating from outside of the Earth) | :: buitenaards |
| extra time {n} | :: verlenging {f} |
| extravagance {n} (prodigality) | :: buitensporigheid {f} |
| extravagant {adj} (exceeding the bounds of something) | :: extravagant |
| extra virgin {adj} (of olive oil: fine grade) | :: extra vergine |
| Extremaduran {prop} (the language of Extremadura) | :: Extremeens {n} |
| extreme {adj} (of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost) | :: afgelegen |
| extreme {adj} (in the greatest or highest degree; intense) | :: extreem, extreme, intens, intense |
| extreme {adj} (excessive, or far beyond the norm) | :: extreem, extreme, overmatig, overmatige |
| extreme {adj} (drastic, or of great severity) | :: extreem, extreme, drastisch, drastische |
| extreme {adj} (of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment) | :: extreem, extreme |
| extreme {adj} (archaic: ultimate, final or last) | :: ultiem, ultieme |
| extreme {n} (greatest or utmost point, degree or condition) | :: extreem {n} |
| extreme {n} (each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale) | :: uiterste {n} |
| extremely {adv} (to an extreme degree) | :: uitermate, extreem |
| extremist {adj} (holding extreme views) | :: extremistisch |
| extremist {adj} (of, or relating to extremism) | :: extremistisch |
| extremity {n} (furthest point) | :: uiterste {n}, extremiteit {f}, uiteinde {n} |
| extremity {n} (limb) SEE: limb | :: |
| extremophile {n} (organism that lives under extreme conditions) | :: extremofiel {m} |
| extricate {v} (to free, disengage, loosen or untangle) | :: bevrijden, ontwarren, verlossen |
| extrusive {adj} (jutting out or extruding) | :: extrusief |
| exuberance {n} (The quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness) | :: excuberantie |
| exuberance {n} (An instance of exuberant behaviour) | :: uitbundigheid |
| exuberant {adj} (of people: very high-spirited) | :: uitbundig |
| exuberant {adj} (abundant, luxuriant, profuse, superabundant) | :: overvloedig, overdadig, uitbundig, exuberant |
| exudation {n} (something exuded) | :: exsudaat {n} |
| exude {v} (to discharge through pores) | :: afscheiden, uitstralen, uitzweten |
| eyas {n} (hawk) | :: nesteling {m} |
| eye {v} (to observe carefully or appraisingly) | :: bekijken, observeren |
| eye {v} (to view narrowly) | :: nakijken |
| eye {v} (to look as if intending to do sthg) | :: gadeslaan, in het oog houden |
| eye {n} (organ) | :: oog {n}, kijker {m}, gezichtsorgaan {n}, oculus {m} [medicine] |
| eye {n} (hole in needle) | :: oog {n}, naaldoog {n} |
| eye {n} (of a hurricane) | :: oog {n} |
| eye {n} (of a potato) | :: oog {n} |
| eye {n} (ability to notice what others might miss) | :: oog |
| eyebags {n} (dark circles under the eyes, caused by lack of sleep etc.) | :: wallen {p} |
| eyeball {n} (ball of the eye) | :: oogappel {m} |
| eyeblink {n} (moment) | :: ogenblik {n} |
| eyebright {n} (any of the flowering plants of the genus Euphrasia) | :: ogentroost |
| eyebrow {n} (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) | :: wenkbrauw {m} {f} |
| eyebrow pencil {n} (makeup used to define or draw on the eyebrows) | :: wenkbrauwpotlood {n} |
| eye-catcher {n} (eye-catching thing / person) | :: blikvanger {m} |
| eye contact {n} (action of looking at another human or animal in the eye) | :: oogcontact |
| eye doctor {n} | :: oogarts {m} |
| eye for an eye {n} (compensation for an injury) | :: oog om oog, tand om tand |
| eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth {proverb} (compensation for an injury) | :: oog om oog, tand om tand |
| eyeglasses {n} (spectacles) SEE: spectacles | :: |
| eyehole {n} (eye socket) SEE: eye socket | :: |
| eyelash {n} (hair growing on the edge of an eyelid) | :: wimper {m}, ooghaar |
| eyelid {n} ((anatomy) a thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye) | :: ooglid {n} |
| eye MD {n} (ophtalmologist) SEE: eye doctor | :: |
| eye of the storm {n} (region of calm weather) | :: oog van de storm {n} |
| eye patch {n} (patch worn to cover one eye) | :: ooglap {m}, ooglapje {n} |
| eye shadow {n} (makeup around the eyes) | :: oogschaduw |
| eyesight {n} (faculty of sight) | :: zicht {n}, gezichtsvermogen {n} |
| eye socket {n} (socket of eye) | :: oogkas {f} |
| Eyetie {n} (person of Italian descent) SEE: wop | :: |
| eye tooth {n} (canine tooth) SEE: canine tooth | :: |
| eyewall {n} (ring of towering thunderstorms of a cyclone) | :: oogmuur |
| eyewitness {n} (person who has seen and can testify about an event) | :: ooggetuige {m} |
| eyot {n} (islet) SEE: islet | :: |
| eyrie {n} (bird of prey's nest) | :: horst {f}, roofvogelnest {n} |
| eyrie {n} | :: adelaarsnest {n} |
| Ezekiel {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Ezechiël {m} |
| Ezekiel {prop} (prophet) | :: Ezechiël {m} |
| Ezekiel {prop} (male given name) | :: Ezechiël {m} |
| Ezra {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Ezra |
| Ezra {prop} (Jewish high priest) | :: Ezra {m} |
| Ezra {prop} (male given name) | :: Ezra {m} |
| éminence grise {n} (a secret or unofficial decision-maker; the power behind the throne, see also: power broker) | :: grijze eminentie |